Author's Note: Argh! Yes, yes, I know, I promised this would be up by the 14th. But, hey, I haven't had time. So, sorry guys. Well, I'm officially 13. Joy.
Please review, it's always appreciated!
"So, how about it, Terra? Want to go?" Robin asked after swallowing a mouthful of pancakes. Terra looked at him for a moment, hiding half her face behind her water glass.
"Sure." She said after a few more moments of sucking on an ice cube. Robin beamed, but everyone else looked slightly surprised by her agreement. "But, under one condition." She added, holding up a finger. "Everyone else comes." It seemed everyone at the table sighed in relief.
"Alright, but may I ask why?" Robin questioned.
"Well.. that's obvious... why should we get all the fun? I think the rest of the team deserves a day to enjoy themselves."
"True..." Robin said, watching her. "Okay, okay, everyone can come."
"Good!" Terra said happily, downing another pancake. Though they were relieved that Robin and Terra weren't going alone, the rest of the team shot each other nervous glances as if to say, 'Now what?'
"When's the carnival?" Raven asked, not looking up from her tea.
"Saturday and Sunday." Robin replied. "But we'll probably go Saturday night... that when they have the fireworks, or so I've heard..." After saying this, he got up and put his empty plate in the sink. "Great breakfast, Cy." He muttered and left the room.
"Well, that was cheery." Raven stated.
"Please... don't give him a hard time about anything." Terra whispered.
"Huh?" Raven looked at her.
"I suspect... he's having a hard time with something."
"Like?"
"I don't know... but, he needs help... and so do I... we are helping each other. And that's what we both need most right now..." She finished, looking down at her hands. Raven gaped at her.
"Him? Need help? No! It's you that needs help! And he isn't helping the situation!" Raven yelled hysterically.
"See? I knew you guys wouldn't understand!" Terra yelled back, she sounded hurt by what Raven said.
"Terra!" Beast Boy said, grabbing her arm, but she shook him off.
"No! Don't you understand! I don't remember anything! And whatever I do remember, it doesn't make sense! And Robin's only been trying to help me! I need him right now..." Terra stood up, covering her eyes with her hands. Her hands were shaking. She uncovered her eyes again, they looked red. "I'm going..." She whispered and swept out of the room. The four looked after her, speechless.
"Just when I thought she was beginning to see through Robin's lie, too..." Raven broke the silence.
"It's not her fault." Starfire said at once.
"Yeah, Robin was the one who was able to get to her first when she came back. Naturally he would have control over the whole thing." Cyborg said, suddenly not touching his food.
"I don't care what Robin is doing. I don't care what Terra thinks about him right now. I don't care what they say. I will get her to remember." Beast Boy said firmly. "I miss the Terra I know. And..."
"We miss the Robin we know, too." The other three finished his sentence.
"Right..."
It had been a few days since the argument had taken place. All the Titans had been nervously awaiting the day of the carnival. Now it was Friday, and everyone seemed extremely edgy. What would have normally been a fun, friendly outing, was becoming an evening almost everyone was dreading.
Beast Boy had one plan only: Keep Terra away from Robin. If Terra would ever remember, she'd need to be away from Robin for quite awhile. Starfire just wanted to get back Robin, thinking up ways to make him jealous. Robin also had a plan, and that was to get Terra alone as many times as possible. Terra was just trying her best to look forward to Saturday, wanting everyone to be happy and friendly toward each other again. But in the process of thinking about all of it, she just became depressed, staying isolated in her room. All were acting very out of character, and caught in the middle, was Raven and Cyborg. The two were just there to babysit them, making sure nothing got out of hand.
"This is to creepy." Raven said to Cyborg on Friday morning. They were staring at a very pale Terra. She was wandering through the tower like a ghost, obviously lost in thought. She had just entered the living room, but was totally oblivious to the fact that Raven and Cyborg were even there.
"I know..." Cyborg replied.
"I hope everyone shapes up soon... I mean, I am so used to everyone being so happy. It feels... wrong... for everyone else to be gloomy." Raven said tonelessly, keeping an eye on Terra.
"That's so unlike you, Raven." Cyborg said with a snort.
"Heh, I guess so. But what are you going to do?" She shrugged as she said this. Cyborg stretched his arms.
"This is the longest week I've ever been through..."
"Can't wait for tomorrow..." They said together. They looked at each other and smiled. Raven turned her head back in the direction where Terra had been.
"H-hey! Where did she go?" She stuttered, standing up.
"Hn! Hya!" Robin grunted, planting a roundhouse kick right into a dummy's stomach. He continued to fight his practice dummies. Sweat dripped down his face, he was tired, but he had to keep going. This was the only available way to let everything out. He jumped, his foot landing on a dummy's back, and he back flipped off it, hitting it's head with his unoccupied foot. He landed back on the ground, panting. He had knocked down the dummy. He went over to set it back up. As he was practicing, he didn't realize someone had slipped into the room. Just as Robin got the dummy back up, someone stepped out of the shadows.
"Robin?" The person called. Robin flinched and snapped around. A very pale and sickly looking Terra was standing a few feet away from him.
"Terra?" He replied, looking her over. "What's wrong? You look awful..." She didn't answer, just stared at him through her sunken eyes. For a moment he thought he hadn't heard her. "Erm, Terra?" Her eyes lingered on him a second longer, but then they closed and she fell forward. "Terra!" Robin cried, rushing forward to break her fall. He wove his arms around her, just in time and brought her back up. Her head lolled to one side; she was unconscious. Robin slumped to the ground, placing her head on his lap. He brushed her hair away from her face and slapped her face softly. She opened her eyes again. Robin's insides swelled with relief. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah... just... haven't been... eating much..." She let out, smiling up at him weakly. Then she slipped back into unconsciousness.
"I need to get you back to bed..." Robin muttered, standing up. He heaved her up and positioned her on his back. He traveled slowly back to her room, her upon his back, still limp with unconsciousness.
He finally reached her room. He set her carefully on top of her bed. He sat on the edge of the bed, watching her. After a few minutes, dread rose steadily in his chest.
"What have I done? This is my fault... it's my fault for the way everyone is acting." Robin whispered to himself. "But... but tomorrow... I promise I'll..." He continued, but his voice trailed off when he heard a knock on the door. He hesitated, but got up and walked over to the door. There was another knock as he neared it. Robin opened the door. Beast Boy was standing outside in the hall, Robin should have guessed. They stared at each other for a moment, both held tired expressions.
"What?" Robin finally asked.
"I want to talk to Terra." He said.
"I thought so..."
"Well, obviously, I mean... if I go to her room. I would expect her to answer, not you." Beast Boy said, his tone held a hint of annoyance.
"Yes well..." Robin's voice wavered a bit. He lowered his eyes. "You can't speak to her."
"Why?" Beast Boy asked quickly.
"..." Robin stayed silent, not raising his eyes again. Beast Boy stood on the tips of his toes to get a good look over Robin's head. He peered around, trying to find a trace of Terra. "There is nothing for you to see..."
"Let me in!" Beast Boy pushed past Robin. He caught sight of the pale, unconscious Terra and gaped. He rounded on Robin immediately. "What have you done!"
"I didn't do anything!" Robin hissed defensively.
"Then what..."
"I was about to get to that." Robin said impatiently. "She came to me when I was training... told me she hadn't been eating... and then fell unconscious. I brought her back up here. If you want to be any help, go get something for her to eat."
"Why don't you go get her something to eat-?"
"Look! This is serious, so stop being so goddamn stubborn! If you don't want to help, then I'll do it all myself!" Robin barked. Beast Boy's ears fell.
"Sorry..." He mumbled and hurried out of the room. Robin sighed and looked back to Terra. She had not yet stirred. Robin sat on the edge of her bed again, putting his head in his hands. His head was pounding horribly. The door slide open again and Robin looked up. Beast Boy had come back with some food. He walked over, carefully balancing the plates of food he had brought on a tray. He set the tray on his lap as he sat down by Robin.
"I got some stuff I thought might be good for her or something..." He pointed to the tray on his lap. Robin saw a bowlful of soup, crackers, fruit, and a large glass of ice water.
"Thanks... that should be easy stuff for her to get down..." Robin replied with much gratitude. He took the tray from Beast Boy and set it on a night stand by Terra's bed. Robin got down on the ground, standing on his knees and resting his elbows on the bed. He watched Terra and thought about the rest of the team. The dread starting swelling in his chest again.
I'm so, so sorry... all of you...
