Hiya Pplz! I'm back! And so are Terra and Beast Boy! Here's the fourth chappie! Please o please R&R! Thank you to everyone who reviewed! There are so many of you! O, u guys bring joy to my heart! U r all my people! I'm so glad I found people who share my own interests! sigh
Chapter 4Sorry
"How 'bout some tofu?"
"No."
"Banana?"
"No."
"Salad?"
"No!"
"An apple? It's your favorite color!"
"Beast Boy!" Terra snapped. "I said no. I'm not hungry."
"You really should eat something Terra," Robin said. "You need to get your strength back."
"Stop being stupid. This is a pointless argument. But Terra, you really should eat something," Raven said.
"Why would you not want to eat? I love food," Cyborg said; mouth full.
"Yes friend, you must eat. Regain your strength!" Starfire thrust the apple into Terra's mouth.
"Look, Terra, is something wrong? Why aren't you eating anything?" asked Robin.
Terra spat out the apple. "Nothing is wrong with me! I'm just not hungry! Don't you guys get it?" She looked down at her lap and after a pause said, "I appreciate your concern. It means a lot to me. But I'm not hungry."
Uncomfortable silence reigned in the Titan's kitchen. Raven, Beast Boy, Robin, and Starfire watched Terra. Cyborg looked from person to person, chewing slowly. After a while, Beast Boy walked to the fridge and pulled out some tofu. He set it in front of Terra. She looked up in surprise, and giggled. The atmosphere relaxed a little bit.
Terra picked up the apple and rubbed it on her shirt. She took a bite and walked to the window and looked out, chewing thoughtfully. When she was done, Terra walked back to the kitchen and threw away the core. She turned to face the Titans, who had barely touched their food.
"Look, you guys, I don't know how to say this, except, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for all the things I did to you, and the city. I was cruel, horrible, and ruthless. I deserved to die."
"No," Beast Boy whispered. "No, Terra."
Glancing at him, she said, "But you...you took me in again anyway, gave me another chance. But, I just wanted to make sure, and I need to know...if you forgive me." She looked at her feet.
Beast Boy ran to her and hugged her. She almost fell over in surprise.
"Oof."
"Of course I forgive you Terra! How couldn't I?" Terra smiled and held his arm in place. She didn't want him to let go, at least, not yet.
"Yes friend, all is forgotten," Starfire said, putting a hand on her shoulder. Terra looked at her gratefully.
"Yeah kid, its aiight. I forgive ya." Cyborg walked around to stand behind her.
"Hey, what's done is done. I trust you'll make better choices from now on," Robin said. Terra nodded. With everyone gathered around her, no one but Terra noticed Raven slip out the door.
Terra let go of Beast Boy. "Uh, 'scuse me for a sec." She left the room.
Ssst! The door closed behind Raven automatically. She walked briskly down the hall towards her room. She heard the door open and close again, and footsteps echo softly behind her. Raven kept walking. The footsteps got faster.
"Raven! I wanted to talk to you," Terra said, catching up to her.
Raven hid her surprise. She had expected Robin, or even Beast Boy to come after her, but not Terra.
"I wanted to tell you this personally, without anyone else around."
Raven turned to face her, arms folded expectantly. "Well?"
"I wanted to say that I'm sorry, especially to you because I probably beat up on you the most."
A flash of hatred resounded through Raven before she quickly suppressed it. "I'm not mad at you for that."
"Y-You're not?"
"No. I'm mad at you because--" Raven's voice shook. "You hurt my friends! How can you just expect me to forgive you right away?"
"I don't--"
"You were working for Slade! You gave him all our secrets. You told him our deepest fears, secrets, and desires of our hearts!" Raven took a step forward as Terra took a step back. White-hot anger surged through her. "You are a traitor through and through!"
Terra's eyes shone with emotion, faced with the enormity of what she had done. She had made a high wall between them, which neither girl could breach. Terra sank to her knees. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." she whispered over and over.
The anger faded from Raven's face. Using her powers she pulled her hood over her head and walked to her room, leaving a sobbing Terra behind.
Robin was the first to hear the commotion. His sharp ears heard muffled voices through the door. The Titans had been finishing their lunch. Looking around, he noticed that there was someone missing besides Terra.
"Where's Raven?" he demanded.
"I dunno, when was the last time we saw Rae?" asked Cyborg.
"I saw her last when I got up to comfort friend Terra," Starfire said. Then they all heard an outburst of yelling.
"Oh no," Beast Boy said. "You don't think--"
"Let's go!" Robin said. The four friends got up and made their way as fast as they could toward the door.
Raven sat on her bed and sighed. Why was she so angry? She hurt your friends, a deep voice sounded in her head. Anger.
She was sorry for it, came another, higher voice. Kindness.
Genuinely. Intelligence.
No she wasn't. Jealousy.
Aww, just leave her there. Laziness.
She' s probably crying. Timid.
Go fix your mistake! Bravery.
Make her happy! Joy.
The voices faded to the back of Raven's mind.
Truly, Raven had really liked Terra. She was easier to be around than Starfire. Starfire was always happy, and her constant joy got kind of annoying. Raven was good friends with Starfire but Terra was someone Raven could really talk to, especially about being thought of as dangerous. Terra could really relate. Raven still didn't know why, or what had happened to her. Raven had shared some of her deepest secrets with Terra, and she had still accepted her.
Raven had had her doubts in the beginning but, when she really had gotten to know her, Terra was great. She was the friend Raven had always wanted.
"Terra!" Beast Boy cried.
"What happened?" asked Robin.
Terra sat against the wall, silently sobbing. Robin took the hint and dashed to Raven's room.
"Friend, what is wrong?" Starfire asked, clearly concerned.
"Whoa, what just went down?" Cyborg looked around, noting a broken light bulb. (A/N: Raven's emotions broke it.)
Terra lifted her head, a determined look on her face. She wiped her arm across her eyes. The fresh tears joined the stains of others on her sleeve. Terra looked at her arm, staring at the stains. They were all examples of her guilt.
When Terra betrayed them, all Raven's suspicions came flooding back. She had been right from the beginning. Terra would never fit in here.
But now, seeing Terra's face, she couldn't just give up on her. Raven got up resolutely. A single tear ran down her cheek.
The door hissed open and Robin stepped in. Raven spun around, surprised.
"Raven!" Robin yelled. She ran past him and out the door with him following close behind.
"Terra--" Beast Boy began, but he never got to finish. She was already running down the hall. She couldn't give up yet. I'm going to make things right again...
Raven ran down the hall. She needed that friend. She couldn't just leave those memories behind and forget them.
What is Terra doing? Is she going to talk to Raven? Uh oh...
"Hey Terra! Don't you know that you shouldn't talk to Raven when she's mad?" Beast Boy called. Terra ignored him. I tried...
What is Raven doing? I've never seen her act like this before. Something really important must have happened.
Robin sped up. He was only a few feet behind her.
What the heck is going on here!
Cyborg followed Beast Boy, Terra and Starfire. Let's find out...
I am "the confused." What is friend Terra doing? I must find out... Starfire flew faster.
I'm sorry Raven...
I'm sorry Terra...
"I'M SORRY!" Raven and Terra shouted together, meeting each other around a corner. Raven gasped and stepped back. Terra's eyes shone with happiness. Raven smiled. Terra laughed. Soon both girls were laughing.
"You're forgiven," Raven whispered. Terra nodded, smiling.
The other Titans surrounded them. Both girls were sitting next to each other, one on each side of the corner, with their backs to the wall.
"Dude, what just happened here?" Beast Boy asked. Terra laughed and Raven smiled. His eyes widened. "And since when does Raven smile!"
"Yes friends, please explain your strange behavior." Starfire looked at them quizzically.
"Basically, WHAT HAPPENED?" Robin screamed. Raven and Terra exchanged glances.
"Hurry up, the suspense is killing me!" Cyborg yelled throwing his head back.
Should we tell them? Raven voice rang in Terra's head. She looked at her in surprise. Then Terra smiled. No not yet.
"Hey Raven, my room's kinda trashed. You wanna help me clean it up?" Terra's eyes twinkled.
"Sure," Raven replied. They got up and began to walk towards Terra's room.
Beast Boy stopped staring with his mouth open and jogged to catch up with them. "Hey wait up!"
Robin shrugged and Starfire put her hands up. Cyborg sighed. Here we go again...
"Wait for us!" Robin called after them.
The other Titans followed Raven and Terra to her room. They watched them smile and laugh, totally and utterly confused.
So, that's it! I don't like this chapter as much as the others, and it took a long time to write, but oh well. In case you're getting bored, I just wanted to let you know that there will be a fight in the next chapter! Yay! Finally some action. O, and I have 2 questions. 1: Are songfics banned? and 2: Do you think that Terra's control over her powers was through Slade, or did she really learn how? Was it just the suit?
I really need to know the answer to the 2nd question for my next chapter. So anyway, please R&R! O, and I'm sorry I was so hyper at the beginning. I wrote that on a different day then when I finished this chapter. Now I'm more mellow. sigh I hope I didn't scare you.
This is Internetional, signing out.