Chapter 5-Liar
"You promised! You told me they wouldn't die! You said you wouldn't kill them!" Beast Boy was outraged as he stared at the limp and mangled body of Raven.
"My dear—naïve child," Slade responded coolly, "she killed herself. I didn't force her to come. I didn't force her to stay. I didn't force her to fight. I didn't force her to die. She is the one—"
"She didn't do anything to you! She just wanted to save me! Why do you always blame someone else? It's never your fault! It's always someone else's fault! You're just a liar that can't accept the truth! You've taken away my home, my friendship, my life—and now you've taken Raven! It's over, Slade. I'm done working for you. I'm—"
"Not going anywhere. You've signed a contract, and sworn to serve me. You wouldn't want to break a promise, would you?"
"You did. I'm your 'apprentice,' right? That means I'm supposed to follow in you footprints—learn from what you say and do. I lied, too. I'm leaving." Beast Boy turned and began to walk away, only to be grabbed by Slade.
"You're staying here, whether you want to or not."
Beast Boy glared over his shoulder, and his face twisted with anger and rage as he morphed into a green-and-black wolf. He snarled in warning, and Slade merely watched, a cold flame of scornful pity flaring in his eye visible for only seconds before vanishing into the mysterious mist of his eye.
Beast Boy mustered all of his strength and lunged himself toward Slade. Before Slade could react, he had his jaw clamped around his neck. Slade watched in horror, screaming and trying to pull the wolf away from him, only for his fangs to sink into his skin until Beast Boy could taste blood.
Finally Slade pried the beast off of his neck, and Beast Boy fell to the ground and shifted into a human. Slade glared down at him as he clutched his neck, which was oozing blood between his fingers. Both of them were panting: Beast Boy had put up a good fight against the powerful Slade, who was probably breathing so heavily from fear more that fatigue.
Slade advanced toward Beast Boy, who shifted into a gorilla and grabbed the fist that had been thrusted toward him. He lifted Slade with ease and through him across the room, and Slade hit the wall and sank to the floor.
Beast Boy stood, panting with anger as he stared at Slade. He waited for Slade to stand and attempt to attack once more.
He didn't move.
Beast Boy approached the unmoving body. He didn't move. Slade had apparently drifted into unconsciousness.
He sighed, turning away and walking to the side of the limp, pale, bleeding body of Raven. Beast Boy knelt down beside her, clutching her cold, feeble hands. He stared at her. It wasn't Raven—it couldn't be. The vulnerable, peaceful girl laying there—it wasn't his friend. It couldn't be. He couldn't have lost her, too.
But he had.
"Oh, Raven. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have left. I shouldn't have listened to Slade. I knew what he could do. Oh, Raven...I'm sorry...it's my fault...I'm sorry...for everything..."
Gently, Beast Boy lifted her and walked to the door, staggering beneath the weight of Raven and the pain in every muscle of his body. He limped through the door and closed it behind him, leaving Slade—and the past four months—behind.
Author's Note: I found out that in my sister's story "The Price of Friendship" which I keep procrastinating to read, Robin is crushed in Factory Gears in the end (which is about the 300th time he dies...). I didn't steal this from her; just—borrowed it from her without knowing it was hers! Anyway...Aw, this is soo sad! I love writing this story! Yes, I was very inspired... Yes, Beast Boy is going back to the Tower. But how will the Titans react, especially when they find out that Raven's dead? Will they welcome Beast Boy, or will they find him as a foe? I'll let you know as soon as I figure it out! Oh, and as soon as I can find a place to stick it, I've been working on Chapter ½, which will explain what happened between the Prologue and Chapter 1.