Well, here's the last chapter! Or is it?...(cough)
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans or the song Always, Again and Again from the movie Spirited Away. I don't own the movie either. Meh.
Earthshine
Chapter Fifteen: Always, Again and Again
You're calling, somewhere deep in my heart
I want to keep dreaming things that make my heart dance
My sorrows are too many to count, but
Somewhere beyond them, I'm sure I'll be able to meet you
The evening sun was low in the sky when the Titans went to Terra's grave. Around her tombstone was the plaque that they had put down when she had sacrificed herself the first timeā¦
She had sacrificed herself twice to save them.
When they keep repeating their mistakes, people
Know only the blueness of the blue sky
I can try to continue down this endless road, but
These two hands of mine can embrace the light
Everyone, even Raven, put down flowers. Starfire was on the verge of tears, and Cyborg and Robin hung their heads low. Raven's face was hidden by her cloak. Beast Boy just stared at Terra's grave, his eyes unblinking.
When we said goodbye, my heart went still
With my body turned to zero, I'm able to listen
The mystery of living, the mystery of dying
They're the same for the flowers, the winds, the
cities, all of us
One by one, each of the Titans left. Surprisingly, Raven stayed with Beast Boy the longest. Or maybe it wasn't so surprising. Raven wanted to tell him something. She wanted to tell him what she had been hiding ever since that terrible night.
She looked over at him, and then slowly began to walk away. Once she turned and opened her mouth to say something, then shook her head and left.
You're calling, somewhere deep in my heart
Let's keep dreaming dreams, always, again and
again
Instead of counting out every last one of our
sorrows
Let's sing softly with the same lips
Beast Boy was left alone with Terra and his thoughts. We could have saved you. Why did you leave me again? Was it something I did? Why did you leave me?
Amid my closing memories, I still hear
That whisper I never want to forget
Even in the pieces of a shattered mirror
A new landscape is reflected
Beast Boy then heard a voice in his head. The soft, reassuring voice that he thought he would never hear again. No matter how far we're apart, I'll always be with you. And you'll always be with me.
He closed his eyes and nodded, silent tears running down his face.
On this morning of beginning, my window is silent
Body turned to zero, be filled to the brim
I won't keep looking beyond the sea
Because I found that the shining thing I sought
Has always been here within me
It was night before Beast Boy was able to tear his eyes away from Terra's grave to look back at Titans Tower. He stared back again at the ground, trying to keep it in his mind forever.
Then, he turned around and never looked back.
By da way, Raven wasn't going to say that she loves BB, she was gonna say how she knew that Terra was gonna die and how she was involved in her death...No, you won't hear her confess, but that's what sequels are for! Yes, I'm writing a sequel, and no, Terra's not gonna come back. I think I'll put up the first chapter of it today.I was thinking about writing an alternate ending where she lives so I could do another sequel, but I'll think about that later. Anyways, thank you all my faithful reviewers for you support! Sayonara!
