Chapter 8 'Coming back?'
"Well, well, well if it isn't Garfield Logan…I've heard of you." Said a voice behind him.
Beast Boy sighed, silently cursing the person who ruined this moment that he had been waiting for, for the longest time.
"Some people called you a menace…others called you a freak of nature…I've been studying you for a while Garfield, or should I call you Beast Boy?"
Beast Boy turned around, obviously this guy wasn't going to go away. Behind him was a man in his late twenties, early thirties. He looked normal enough, but Beast Boy had a funny feeling about this guy.
"Who are you?" Asked Beast Boy.
"That's the guy that-." Began Raven.
"Philip Brown." Said the man smiling at them. "I was a good friend of King Tawaba, he told me of your mother and father and what happened, I'm very sorry." He said sympathetically.
Beast Boy who had been glaring at this guy looked up at him confused. "You knew about my parents?" he asked.
Philip nodded. "I've been doing research Garfield, and I think I may have found a way to bring them back." He said a smile twitching at the corner of his mouth.
"Garfield?" Whispered Cyborg from behind a few trees peering out. He looked back to the communicator about to question Robin.
"I don't know either." Said Robin.
"Please…he is named after an orange cat…yes?" Asked Starfire coming into his view.
"How long have you been here?" Asked Cyborg confused looking at Starfire.
"I came to see what the loud bang was." She said smiling. "Why is friend Beast Boy named after an orange cat?" She asked.
Cyborg and Robin burst out laughing.
Beast Boy, Raven, and this Philip guy turned around looking towards the trees.
"Heh, what's up ya'll?" Asked Cyborg popping his head out and laughing nervously.
"Let me guess…Cyborg." Said Philip. "And this is Raven." He said gesturing to the dark girl in front of him.
"Dude." Said Beast Boy. "Do you know everything in my life!" he yelled.
Philip shrugged. "So what do you say?" he asked. "You like the idea?"
"You mean…you can actually bring back my parents?" Asked Beast Boy astonished.
Philip nodded. "Perhaps…I've been doing research and I there might be a way." He said smiling.
Raven didn't like that smile. "It's impossible." She scoffed.
"My dear girl I assure you it's not." Said Philip. "All I need is some of Garfield's DNA-."
"His DNA has animal genes, it won't make them exactly the same as they were before…like I said it's impossible." Said Raven.
"We'll let Garfield decide that for himself." Said Philip turning to Beast Boy. "So…what do you say?" He asked.
"His name is Beast Boy." Whispered Raven becoming slightly angry a tree falling crashing into another.
Beast Boy looked slightly confused. "Ummm…do you think I could get back to you?" He asked.
"Sure…no rush." Said Philip. " I sent you here it doesn't matter to me…although that Robin boy might not like it."
"You're the one who sent us here?" Asked Cyborg finally speaking up. "I thought this was a mission."
Philip shrugged. "I knew Garfield would come…anyway I need to get going but if you want to get you're parents back I'll be waiting here tomorrow same place, same time." He said. "Well, see you around." And with that he walked out of their sight deeper into the jungle.
"Beast Boy, please tell me you don't believe him." Said Raven in her monotone.
"Raven this could be the best thing that's ever happened to me!" Said Beast Boy.
Raven looked at him. This was probably the happiest he'd ever been. She sighed. "Fine do what you want." She said walking off.
"Raven I-." He said walking after her.
Cyborg put a hand on his shoulder. "It's okay B, she'll come around." He said. "Now what do you say we go fix up some lunch…I'm starved, and I could really go for a burger."
"Tofu's better." Mumbled Beast Boy.
Cyborg smirked. "Come on ya little grass stain." He said walking away.
Beast Boy took a look back and quickly followed Cyborg back to the campsite.
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The rest of the day had been boring; knowing that there was no bad guy to fight left the three titans board.
Beast Boy looked over at Raven once again.
"If you wanna talk to her say something, I'm sick of watching you two sneak glances at each other for the past forty-five minutes." Snapped Cyborg.
Beast Boy sighed. "What am I suppose to say?" he asked.
Cyborg sighed. "So…did you figure out what you're doing tomorrow…I mean if you're going back or-."
This caught Raven's attention. She cracked her eye open, stopping her chant and looking at them.
"I think I might check it out…I mean this is my chance, I could have a real family, be normal…well mostly." Said Beast Boy laughing.
"But…what about the titans?"
They both looked up at Raven who was now sitting on the ground watching them.
"I-." Began Beast Boy.
"I think I better leave you two alone." Said Cyborg getting up and quickly walking into his tent.
Raven looked down. "What about our friends…what about me." She whispered. Her voice was monotone but he could see so much emotion in her eyes.
"Raven…" Said Beast Boy. "Stay here…with me, if everything works out and I get my parents back, stay with me."
Raven looked up and gave him a questioning look. "Beast Boy what about our friends?" Asked Raven.
Beast Boy shrugged. "They can live here too."
Raven stood up baring her fists. "What about the people in jump city, the people that really need us?" She asked. "Do you really want to leave your home?" She asked.
"This is my home Raven!" Yelled Beast Boy.
Raven unclenched her fists. "I don't know you anymore." She said almost sadly.
"What?" Asked Beast Boy.
"You've turned into Garfield Logan, and…I don't know who you are anymore." She said her voice wavering. A few snaps could be heard in the jungle, branches breaking, twigs snapping, due to her powers. "Goodnight Beast B-Garfield." She said walking into the tent.
His sleeping bag came flying out of the tent landing on his head.
Beast Boy sighed. He pulled the sleeping bag off of his head and held it in his arms. "I'm sorry." He whispered. "I'm really sorry."
Yeah this is getting really angsty I know. I'll update soon. Please review!
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