Lost Memories

Beast Boy felt his heart tear in two. Terra didn't remember him? How could she not?

"She lost her memory," Robin explained as Terra wandered over to the windows. He pointed accusingly at Larry, "When he tried to fix her, he forgot what he was doing halfway in and she got this way."

"I said sorry!" Larry pouted. He leaped onto Robin and said, "But she's alive, and that's what matters most, right?" He waited for some reassurance. "Right?"

Beast Boy let his mouth hang open slightly. Too much had happened within five minutes… He felt too overwhelmed… He needed to sleep…

"So she doesn't remember anything?" Cyborg asked, walking over from God-Knows-Where.

"Not much. We managed to tell her where she was, who we," Robin pointed to himself, Larry and Starfire, "are, and what we do."

Larry grinned broadly. "Robin said I was a Teen Titan." He hugged Robin again. "My DNA buddy!"

Robin sighed, and then looked over toward Terra, who was examining the television. "She should probably sleep."

"Sleep?" Beast Boy raised his eyebrow. "She was just asleep for a year."

"She needs to eat," Cyborg concurred. "Waffles."

Starfire clapped her hands together. "Do you think she would wish to partake in the consumption of my-"

"No," Robin said quickly, causing Starfire to pout. "No offense meant, Star, but she should probably have something… real to eat."

Starfire lit up again and then flew off. "I shall go locate the mustard!"

"So…" Terra wandered back over to the group. She eyed Beast Boy, Cyborg, and Raven peculiarly. "Who're you guys?"

Raven looked toward the others, debating whether or not she should actually reintroduce herself. What was the point? Terra had betrayed them – what said she wasn't going to again?

She continued to debate it, until Beast Boy and Cyborg looked to her to speak. She hesitated. "I'm… Raven."

Terra smiled good-naturedly. "Hi, Raven."

Raven forced a quick smile, but then excused herself from the awkwardness of the situation.

The group went silent again. Larry hopped off of Robin's shoulder and tried to look important, Terra admired the house, and Cyborg, Robin and Beast Boy all waited for each other to say something.

Beast Boy didn't get why he was being so silent. He had known her best… Better than anyone (and at this point in time, better than herself). Why did it feel so awkward to speak to her?

"Are you hungry?" he finally asked. Terra cocked her head at him, but the nodded vigorously.

"That'd be great!" She beamed, and followed Beast Boy and Cyborg toward the refrigerator.

"Is this memory loss thing temporary?" Beast Boy asked later on in the night. The "men" were huddled on the couch, while the "women" were trying to show Terra around.

Robin nodded unsurely, and then looked to Larry, who smiled.

"She should hopefully remember things piece by piece," he explained, "eventually, she'll have her whole memory back."

"How long will it take?" Cyborg asked, changing the channel for the umpteenth time.

"About a year."

"A year?!" Beast Boy felt his jaw drop. He jumped on the couch and started to flail his arms around. "I can't wait a year!"

"Well that's how long she was in stone for," Robin clarified for him. Larry nodded in agreement.

Beast Boy sat back down, all the excitement from the day slowly started to leave his body. He felt almost depressed again, as if Terra wasn't lurking around the tower with Raven and Starfire.

"But who knows," Cyborg started, "It could be shorter. You never know what true love can do." He teased, poking Beast Boy on the shoulder.

Beast Boy narrowed his eyes at the comment. If Terra couldn't even remember who he was, how in the world would she come to love him?

He sighed, letting Cyborg and Robin continue to tease him. He no longer found the strength to stop them.

"I'm shutting down." Cyborg yawned, placing his hand on the security system. "Security is up."

Terra looked around nervously when the lights went out abruptly. "What was that? Are we under attack?"

"No, no," Robin placed his hand on her shoulder, causing her to jump a bit. "It does whenever Cyborg…" He trailed off, as Terra had already started to walk away from him.

"So where do I sleep? On the couch?" She asked Beast Boy, who blushed lightly by her acknowledgement of his presence.

"No, you have a room." He couldn't help but stare into her eyes. Her big blue eyes… He finally broke his trance. "Follow me."

Beast Boy led Terra down several hallways until they came to the room she had been given when she joined the team. They had never done anything with it – just let it be.

Terra, amazed by the automatic sliding door, finally walked inside and curled on her bed. She started to doze off, spying Beast Boy out of the corner of her eye. He was standing by her door, idle. It almost seemed as if he was looking after her, making sure she was all right.

"Hey," she called out to him, causing him to jump slightly. Once she got his attention, she asked, "Did I like you before…?"

Beast Boy felt his face heat up. He didn't want to sound self-indulgent, but he didn't want to lie either. "Yeah. We were good friends."

Terra smiled, closing her eyes again. "I think I remember liking you a lot."

He didn't know what to say, so he smiled. He flicked off her light and said in a hushed voice, "Night Terra."

Terra smiled after him, and then quickly fell asleep. Beast Boy exited her room, and headed for his own.

He didn't know what to think anymore. He wanted to hope for the best – that Terra would regain her memory quickly and that everything would go back to normal…

Normal. He thought, cringing slightly. What is… normal?