Later that day found Terra trailing along after the Old Titan's children as they went into town for pizza. It was strange but even though she had known their parents when they were the same age she felt more comfortable around the new Teen Titans. Maybe it had something to do with the way Raven would smile at Beast Boy when she had never known Raven to smile at anyone. Or maybe it had something to do with the way they all acted so mature now, so adult like… But then again they were adults. The truth was it was like those twenty years had never happened for her. She still thought, acted, and looked like her teenage self.
"Umm… good pizza!" Animal said licking his fingers after finishing his third slice.
"Hey save some for Terra!" Hawk reprimanded.
"Oops… Uh want some there's still some left," Animal waved a gloved hand in front of Terra's face. She jumped snapped out of her reverie.
"Oh yeah sure! Thanks!" She grabbed the last slice.
"What are we going to do now that we have finished our dinner?" Spirit asked cheerfully sipping her soda.
"How about we go down to the Warf?" Bot suggested.
"Okay that sounds good." They all pitched in to pay for the pizza. Well all of them but Terra who had no money, and then left the greasy yummy smelling pizza place and turned right down the street. Animal transformed into a dog to chase pigeons and they had a good laugh when a pigeon jumped into flight to flee from the scary green puppy and Animal ran straight into a brick wall he hadn't noticed being so intent on the poor bird.
"Ow…" Animal transformed back rubbing the giant bruise on his head and sulking over to the rest of the group.
"Oh is Animal alright!" Spirit exclaimed terrified that he was severely injured in some way.
"I'm fine. No really Spirit I'm okay!" Animal tried to ward his friend off but Spirit was persistent and eventually got him to go get an ice pack from a connivance store they passed on the way. When they finally got to the Warf the ice had melted so Animal threw it out in a rubbish bin when Spirit wasn't looking. The Warf itself looked nothing at all like Terra remembered it, all shiny hard metal and clean new white washed buildings with neon lighted billboards for things she had never even heard of but the sight of the ocean was familiar and therefore comforting. She strolled over to the edge of the Warf leaning on the steal railing and looking out at the horizon if she squinted so the high-tech hover boards skimming the surface of the waves ridden by rowdy teenagers looked like surf boards and the odd contraptions flying overhead resembled planes it almost looked the same, and as the sun set throwing brilliant beams of gold across the rolling dark blue waters she sighed. This view never seized to be stunningly breath taking.
"What are you sighing about?" Animal asked coming up beside her and pushing himself up onto the railing dangling his legs over the side.
"It's just so beautiful here." She answered as the sun became perfectly level with the horizon so that the beams of light united forming one golden path across the ocean surrounded by velvety purple darkness and stars. Animal looked and his expression softened. Not that it had been hard before but the constant hyper mischievousness was suddenly replaced by some warm inner glow that was so different yet so much the same that… This was what Beast Boy had looked like the time they had both sat together out side of the titans tower and he had promised he would never reveal her secret. She flinched and shut her eyes to block away the burning she could feel pricking the backs of them. She took a deep breath and opened her eyes once more to meet the uncannily purple concerned gaze of Animal. Her throat constricted and she stumbled backwards a step before turning and running as fast as her legs would take her.
"Terra! Terra wait! Where are you going?" Animal called after her and his yells were joined by that of the others but the last sign of Terra, the thumping over her boots against the hard pavement, faded away as she turned a corner and Vanished into the depths of the city.