A/N: YAAAY! So many nice reviews! Thanks thousand times! Hugs to everyone So, let's continue, shall we?
Disclaimer: The same as in Chapter 5.
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Chapter 6
The Titans immediately ran into the garage. They were taking Terra with them, just in case she would remember something. Cyborg, Terra and Beast Boy sat into the T-car, Robin went by his motorcycle. The machines roared loudly as the engines were pushed to their limits on the way to the cave.
"What is with Raven?" - Terra asked Beast Boy, who was sitting next to her on the back seat of the T-car. She has noticed that Raven was missing, but was too afraid to ask why. Now that she was with Beast Boy while Cyborg was driving, she has finally gathered enough courage. Beast Boy however didn't answer. He was looking out through the window of the car. He was too deep in thoughts, and didn't hear her question. He was thinking about Raven.
"Who do I love? Two days ago I thought, that I love Rae, and now that Terra's back I feel the same kind of love for her. I have to choose. But how? How could I decide which one to love? Oh man, this is way too much for me!" - he was thinking hard. He felt that a soft hand touches his hand. He quickly turned and saw Terra holding his hand, while she was looking deeply in his eyes. He turned away blushing. He didn't know what was right or wrong anymore. No one trusted her, because she was their enemy. Could he love her after all she has done? Has she changed? Or was he supposed to love the dark girl who seemed to hate him the most of all people in the world? And now Terra was gently holding his hand. Should he tell her how does he feel about Raven?
"Beast Boy, what's wrong?" - Terra asked worriedly.
"Nothing. Just been thinking about some stuff." - he replied, still not looking at her.
"Please tell me. I feel that something's bothering you. I want you to be happy." - she said. At this he looked at her. This was exactly what he felt for Raven. He knew that deep inside she was sad and he wanted her to make her happy. Now he looked in Terra's eyes. He could tell that she was begging him to share his sadness. A small tear ran down his face, he felt that he was falling back into depression again. This isn't how it was supposed to be. He was sitting here with their former enemy who was now trying to comfort him.
"I just feel...lost, confused. I...I don't know what to do. Raven has left us, you returned, and I don't know what's going on around me anymore." - he said, his voice filled with pain. He was suffering. He wanted to tell her, to tell anybody how he felt, but he knew that no one was there for him. No one would understand.
"Don't worry, everything'll be alright." - Terra said and hugged him. He felt his sorrow leaving him.
"Thanks."
"And now, could you please tell me what happened to Raven?" - the young girl asked.
Some minutes later, near the cave
Beast Boy finally finished speaking about Raven: how she acted before disappearing, how they looked for her without success. Terra listened silently.
Finally they arrived to the entrance of the cave. Or at least where the entrance to the cave was. It was gone. Everything was gone. They stepped out of the car, Robin got off his motorbike and now they were just staring at the scene in front of them. There was no cave. In it's place was a huge gaping hole in the earth, that looked like a crater. The trees around the crated had been torn out of the ground with roots and were now lying on the ground. It seemed as if a huge bomb had exploded, because the fallen trees formed circles around the crater. They went near the edge of the crater and saw two small figures in the middle. They quickly ran to them. When they got closer they saw, that one of the figures was Starfire. She was kneeling near the other person and was waving towards them to hurry up. And the other one was...Raven.
They had arrived to the girls. Raven was lying on her back, her eyes closed. Her cape was torn to pieces and her leotar had cuts as well. And when they leaned closer, they saw that she has had cuts all over her body. The wounds were partially healed, so they weren't bleeding, but she still seemed to be in a very bad condition. Cyborg quickly analyzed the girl with one of his scanners.
"She has a pulse, but it's very weak. We have to take her back to the tower quickly, or she won't survive!" - he said in a hurry.
"Alright. You three, take Raven back fast. Me and Starfire will look around to find some clues and will join you as soon as we're done here." - Robin ordered.
With that Cyborg took the unconscious girl in his arms and ran back to the car, with Terra and Beast Boy following him closely. They entered the car and drove off in the direction of the tower.
At the crater
"Found anything Star?" - Robin asked the beautiful girl now that they were alone.
"I'm sorry Robin, but I was not able to find any 'evi-dence' as you call it. This is everything that is left." - she looked around. The place really was empty, nothing but rocks.
"Alright. I'm glad that you had found Raven though. I hope she'll recover." - Robin said, and began to walk to his motorbike. Starfire was hovering along next to him.
"Me too. She's my best friend, and I hope that nothing bad will happen to her." - Starfire said.
"Star. I wanted to tell you that...well..." - Robin was trying to speak, but was too nervous because of what he wanted to say. This wasn't the right moment to tell her. To confess his love for her. But he had started and there was no way back now. Starfire looked at him, oblivious to what was he trying to tell her.
"What is it Robin?" - she was worried.
"Well, I...I just wanted to thank you for...helping everyone in this difficult situation. It's good to see how you...how you try to comfort everyone, especially Beast Boy. He needs our help and, well...I guess that's it." - he was now practically shaking, his face completely pale.
"Oh Robin, you know that I care about each of you. It is absolutely natural that I help you. I do not wish to see either none of you sad or hurt." - said Starfire, though she did not understand why was it so difficult to tell her this. They had arrived to the mototrcycle. Robin put on his helmet, sat on the vehicle, and sighed a bit.
"There, now this was absolutely the worst confession of love in the history. Good going there, boy wonder!" - he thought, and mentally kicked himself.
He drove back to the road and was headed straight for the tower, the girl of his dreams flying next to him.
Meanwhile, inside the T-car
Cyborg was driving like a madman, breaking at least a dozen of laws about road traffic, but now he couldn't care less. Terra was sitting now next to him, while Beast Boy was sitting in the back with Raven lying across the back seat, her head resting in his hands. She was so vulnerable. He never really noticed what she was really like. She has never shown any kind of weakness, she has always tried to do everything alone, never asked for help. But now he saw nothing more than a girl. The girl that he loved. And she was dying.Life was escaping her gentle body. And even now she seemed to be absolutely calm, as if she was just sleeping. He looked at the cuts on her body. Who could've done this to her? He felt anger growing inside him. If he ever found whoever did this he wouldn't hesitate to kill that person. She didn't deserve this! He wanted her to live. He promised that he wouldn't give up until he made her smile. But now it looked like he would never get the chance to fulfill his promise. He caressed her pale, yet beautiful face. No, this couldn't end like this. She couldn't die in his arms. There was so much he wanted to show her, so many jokes to tell, so many places to take her to. Too many feelings he wanted to tell her about. Too much love in him to let her go.
Beast Boy leaned closer to Raven's face and placed a loving kiss on her lips. Maybe she would wake up like Terra did. Maybe he has a power to bring people back to life with a kiss.
Terra saw this from the corner of her eyes. She saw how her love has kissed the dying girl. It pained her to see this. He was supposed to love her. He said that he loved her! And now he broke her heart.
But Raven didn't wake up. She remained still. And her breathing was getting weaker.
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A/N: Damn, almost no inspiration today. I know it's still short. Dunno if I'll write another chapter today. Anyway, hope you enjoyed this, reviews plz. Oh, and sorry for ending stories like this, but I just can't help myself. :)