Chapter 2: Bleeding Out, Losing Again
Two days passed without one second with him being with her. Beastboy longed to be with Raven, but he knew that the others would get curious and demand to know what was up. Beastboy knew that he was a terrible liar. So, he just stole glances at Raven. He would look at her in the hallway. He would watch her from the distance. Today, he stood near her bedroom doorway. Raven's stereo was blasting. This happened rarely, but he knew why. She was trying to get as much of her dangerous emotions out as possible. He swallowed and finally knocked on her door. Raven opened the door. She looked at him, trying not to smile or pull him quickly into her room.
"What?" she said coldly, maybe a little too cold.
"Can I come in?" he asked.
"Fine," she said letting him in.
The door closed. She walked over to her stereo and turned it down. Beastboy stood close to the door, watching her move. He wanted to hold her again, but he feared what she might do. Instead, he just stood there. She glanced over at him. Their eyes met, but her's moved away. He felt a weight in his heart. He loved her, but he didn't know if she loved him.
"Rae?"
"Hm?"
Her violet eyes looked at his once more. He wanted to get lost in her eyes. She blinked, causing him to close his eyes and shake his head. Raven looked at him questionally. Did she do something wrong? She walked over to him.
"What?"
"Nevermind."
Raven looked at him, confusion in her violet eyes. He closed his and sighed. He didn't know what to say. Thousands of words filled his mind, but none came to his lips, except four.
"Do you love me?"
She froze. Could she tell him the truth? Could she let her heart bleed out? Something inside her screamed no. Another part of her whispered quietly to her. She closed her eyes and listened to the whispered voice. Beastboy looked at her. He nodded. As he started to walk away from her, Raven grabbed his shoulder. He turned and looked at her. A tear snaked it's way down her cheek. He reached up and wiped it away gently, a small smile on his face. Then she smiled. His heart jumped. He somehow knew that she loved him. He knew, but didn't say anything. He thought that it was her uncontrolable emotions keeping her from telling him yes. Yet, it came in a quiet voice.
"Yes."
She was bleeding out to him. Beastboy nearly fainted. The one word that he truely wanted to hear. The only word that could make him fully love her. Her smile faded He placed his free hand on her shoulder.
"Never lose that smile, Raven. It just makes you even more beautiful," he whispered.
She blushed and smiled again, her heart bleeding out yet again. Somehow, she knew that he could be trusted even if the thing she wanted to tell him, show him, could split them apart. So with another quiet voice, she asked.
"If I told you something, would you get angry?"
"I never could," Beastboy replied.
Raven nodded. She slipped out of his touch, hating every second of it. She walked over to a book on her dresser and picked it up. Beastboy walked towards her. He noticed her smile fading.
"What is it?"
Then he heard the words that he never thought he would hear again.
"I know how to bring Terra back."
Time itself stopped for Raven. Beastboy's eyes grew wide. His face erupted in a huge smile.
"Are you serious!" he asked loudly.
Raven nodded, her heart dying. He hugged her and ran over to her door. In one second, he was gone leaving Raven to cry alone. Her heart had bled out and she lost him.
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Woo! This is a good one! Sad ending tho! Next chapter is even sadder! WOO!
Hikari Moriyaku
