Beast Boy was alone in his room. He felt that it was all his fault. Their leader had left., and, to him, it was all his fault. If he just let in go, they wouldn't be in this situation. His room was no longer dirty or junky but clean and black. Solid jet black wall surrounded him. The only thing that stayed the same was the positioning of his band posters. (Mudvayne, KoRn, SlipKnot, Twiztid, MushroomHead, UnderNeath, and Marilyn Manson if you wanna know..) His bunk bed was replaced with a king size one, that took up an eighth of the room, and a TV and stereo were on the other side of the room. All of this was above a reddish purple carpet.
Another change, knives. He owned lots of knives now. He wasn't quite sure why but he liked having them. He liked their look, their shine, and their power. When he held one, it was like he controlled life and death.
"I could cut my wrists right now…would anyone care? I know Vic would, but what about Rae or Star?...would any girl ever care for me like I thought Terra did?.." The changeling brought the blade to his forearm and cut it. "…at least I bleed normal.." He played with the thought many times before but now he had the darkness that almost begged him to do it. It had seemed like the dark and light Titans switched. Raven no longer stayed in her room. She explored contact with others. Mostly it was with Starfire, her best friend. She worried about Beast Boy. She also worried about Robin. What would become of the men she cared about? Robin could just be venting. He could just be acting out, nothing serious. However Beast Boy was different. He was sensitive and often, now, on the edge. "Why does he hide from us now?" She thought out loud.
"I don't know Friend Raven… perhaps it is because of Friend Richard…" Starfire said.
"Perhaps… I just.. worry…."
"I know" the princess hugged her friend tightly "It is because you are such a wonderful friend."
Raven hugged her friend back before letting go. Cyborg walked in the living room and greeted the two girls. "Hey, how B?"
"Friend Garfield has been in his room for quite some time.. it's.. very bothersome.."
"Why's that Kori?"
"Well.. he just hasn't been… well.. He seems to always be depressed. He never does the hanging out anymore or the playing of the games on video.. he's no longer himself.. One friend has left and I fear that another does not.. it is as if the Rekmas has come.."
"The drifting.." Raven said as she remembered the word's meaning.
"I'm sure we're not gonna drift apart" Cyborg assured the two girls.
"Really? I no longer sense Garfield's life signature!" Raven immediately teleported to Beast Boy's room. It was the first time she had seen it sense his changes. She looked all around it. On the floor was a note, fearing the worst she picked it up with shaky hands and looked at a red stain on the paper. She took two fingers to the substance and examined it. "Blood…" the Goth was almost in tears. She began to read the note's message.
"I have decided to leave the Teen Titans. I no longer see a purpose for me here. Everything is so fucked up.. I just got to get away. I don't want to hurt any of you.
Goodbye,
Garfield Mark Logan"
Now the tears fell. Raven looked up and saw the open window. Then over to his dresser. The drawers were open. He took everything and left. He hadn't committed suicide at least, but he was still gone.
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The West Titans split up after this. With barely a team left, there was no need to keep it going. Everyone tried to move on. Raven and Starfire moved away from Jump City. They tried to keep in touch with Cyborg but that proved to be very difficult. Cyborg sought a more normal life as a computer programmer and cybernetics expert. He went to collage and earned doctrine degrees in many different subjects. Later on he met up with an old enemy..
"Jinx?" Dr. Victor Stone looked across the bar. He rubbed his human eye and made sure his cybernetic one was working properly before standing. He wasn't drunk but he still wobbled in surprised. He slowly walked over to her, trying to think of something to say to her. What could he possibly say to her? He no longer wore his white shorts and vest, but normal clothes. He was wearing a short sleeve blue open shirt with a white t-shirt underneath, and long baggy blue jeans. (his feet are already shoes)
"You're serious?" Jinx asked her friend. She was wearing her two favorite colors, black and pink. Black low cut jeans, a mesh top with a pink and black striped tank top underneath.
"Ya, he always said he hated leaving you. He never meant to hurt you." He said.
"Um.. hi.." Jinx turned around and looked up to see the man she once believed she loved.
"Hey Vic…. how ya been?"
"Good" He said "You?"
"Ok. You wanna sit down?" she asked as she sat, patting the spot beside her and smiling.
Vic thought his heart would jump out of his metal chest "Alright, who's your-Gar!"
"Hey dude." The former Titan greeted with a smile.
"How ya been? And where have ya been?" Vic asked his old friend.
"Well, after that whole Robin incident I just went around. Tryin' to find my way in the world you know? I went to an acting school and I think I'm pretty good…"
"Ok, what about you beautiful?" Cyborg asked Jinx who blushed at his comment.
"Well.. um… after the Titans split I didn't think my life style would be fun anymore so I opened an herbal remedy shop down town."
"How's that goin'?" He asked her
"It's ok.. Wish I had someone nice and tall to help me.."
Gar rolled his eyes and drank his Jack and coke. Seeing a new couple isn't what he needed right now. Not when it was her birthday. The birthday of the girl who once regretted having ever being born. The girl he had always cared for. Then, next week it would be the other's birthday. The birthday of the princess from far away. The other girl he cared for.
Gar took a necklace out of his shirt and looked at it. It was silver with a raven and star charm on it. While Vic and Jinx weren't looking, he kissed the charms and put them back in his shirt. "The only girls I thought I could truly love... I'll never see you again…there's always that knife…"
"So, where are you stayin'?" Vic asked Jinx
"Well Vic… on the floor of my shop" She looked at him and expected a laugh… It didn't come and she was grateful.
"What about you? Where do you live?" the young pink-haired woman asked.
"I designed and built a house on the mountain."
"You mean that big white one?"
"Yeah, you've seen it?"
Jinx nodded. "Yeah, it's beautiful"
Vic smiled and replied "Thanks. You want to come over?"
"Sure. Just to talk though."
"That's all I want to do."
They completely forgot about Gar, who was half way drunk. The green man crawled into the back seat of Vic's car right before Jinx and Vic left the building. He opened the door for her and motioned for her to enter.
"Oh, such a gentleman.." She said with a smile as she sat down in the modified T-car and closing the door. Vic went to the driver's side and got and drove them to his house. All the while, Gar was in the back seat; passed out.
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