A/N: New chapter. Read. Review. That is the imperative:)

P.S.: Special thanks to RoseMage for the constructive criticism. I'll try not to fail you.

Disclaimer: Same as in Chapter 3.

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Chapter 4

"How is it possible? I thought you're dead!" Terra spoke to the demon, though she still didn't know where he was standing.

"That's a common mistake in these days. Just look at yourself. The same could be said about you." the confident voice filled the room. Terra's heartbeat was getting faster. She was panicking. She quickly ran to the door, but she couldn't open it. She tried to switch on the lights, but they didn't light up.

"Come now Terra, there's no need to be afraid of me. I don't want to hurt you." Shade continued.

"The last time we met it was different." Terra yelled at him. She remembered too well how ruthlessly did he kill her in the crater. Intuitively she placed her hand on her scar. It still hurt.

"Well, last time the entire situation was different. But as you have probably noticed by now, things have changed since then. And so did you." Shade's voice clearly reflected amusement. Now the voice has disappeared from the room and Terra heard it like a thought. As if his words would be in her mind.

"Where are you?" Terra whispered while tears were once again appearing in her eyes. Fear had completely taken her over.

"Wouldn't you like to know?" Shade's voice resonated in her thoughts. A small laughter echoed.

"Please, leave me! I don't want anything from you!" Terra fell on her knees and held her hands to her ears, hoping to block out his chilling voice. But it was impossible.

"I know. However we have made a deal, one that cannot be broken easily. You seriously thought that my death would prevent me from forcing you to uphold your end of the bargain?" his voice was now the only thing Terra could hear. His voice now held all his essence in itself. All the hatred, all the pain. The darkness within himself, his cold soul. The screams of those he killed during his life, all the sorrow he had caused. Terra couldn't take it anymore. She felt that she was losing her mind in all the anguish.

"Please! Stop!" she said through her tears.

Same time, in Raven's room

Raven was meditating in her room. She wanted to clear her thoughts before sleeping. She has almost lost control of her powers during her previous talk with Robin. But then she had a good reason. Terra was dangerous. That liar, that traitor! No amount of remorse could wash away her sins.

"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos." the chanting was monotonous. Her perception seemed to widen as she started to feel the emotions of others. Almost everyone was peacefully sleeping. This feeling was like lying in a park on the grass, complete silence broken only by the singing of birds, the warmth of the sun on the skin. Suddenly however someone's feelings changed dramatically. It was Terra. Her feelings weren't as calm as those of others earlier, but now it was changing to worse. Raven felt huge fear and terror emanating from Terra, as she was scared to death. Raven felt her pain and sadness. It was like the stinging of thousand of needles, never stopping, driving her to insanity. Although she didn't really care for Terra, Raven knew that she had to go to her fast. Raven stopped levitating, quickly ran out of her room and immediately ran to Terra's room through the corridors. In a few seconds she arrived to the door. She knocked on it.

"Terra, are you alright?" Raven asked. No answer came, but she could hear a girl weeping in the room. It was Terra. Raven tried to open the door, but it was locked.

"Open the door Terra!" Raven asked her, but the girl inside still didn't answer. She just kept crying. Raven stepped away from the door and raised her hand in its direction. The door got surrounded by a black aura and was torn out of its place, then laid down on the floor. Raven looked into the room. It was dark, just like her own and Terra was kneeling in the center, holding her head. Her long blonde hair covered her face. She was crying heavily.

"What's the problem?" Raven ran to her. She was now worried about Terra. She kneeled down next to her and put her hand on Terra's shoulder. The girl's entire body was shaking. Terra quickly turned to Raven and looked at her with a frightened look.

"Raven?" Terra asked.

"Yes, it's me. What's the probl…?" Raven started her question, but Terra quickly crawled away from her, as if Raven would be the cause of her fear. Raven was puzzled by her behaviour. She didn't want to scare her. She looked at the steel door that was lying on the floor. With a single thought a black aura once again appeared around it and it was placed back in its previous place. She didn't want one of the other Titans to wake up and disturb them. She came closer to Terra, who was now huddled in the corner of her room like a terrified child.

"Terra, please calm down! Nobody's going to hurt you." Raven said as friendly as she could while coming a bit closer to her. At this Terra hugged herself even tighter and looked with horror at the dark Titan. Raven sighed. She didn't know what to do with Terra.

"Please, tell me what happened." Raven said as she sat down on the floor, facing the blonde teen. They sat there silently. After some minutes Terra was finally becoming calmer. She was still crying, but seemed to lose some of her fear.

"You…won't hurt me?" Terra asked.

"No, I won't. I promise you." Raven said. Terra nodded and then sat there without a word, looking at the floor. Raven remained silent as well. She knew that she had to be patient if she wanted to find out why was Terra so frightened. They sat there for several more minutes, neither one speaking. Finally Terra broke the silence.

"I'm leaving tomorrow." she said with a determined voice. Raven was shocked. At other time she would have been more than happy to hear this, but now it didn't make sense.

"What? Why?" Raven asked.

"I have to. I can't stay here. Especially if all of you guys hate me so much." Terra said. Her voice sounded empty, no emotions.

"That's not true. We don't hate you." Raven lied.

"Liar! I've heard your talk with Robin! I know you hate me!" Terra didn't believe her. Raven suddenly felt extremely ashamed for what she had said.

"I'm sorry Terra. I didn't mean that. I was just worried about you. And that's why I'm here now." Raven whispered. She came to Terra and sat down next to her. She removed her hood and looked with her violet eyes at the blonde girl.

"Tell me what's the problem. What happened to you?" Raven said sincerely. Terra looked at her, then once again turned away from her and looked at the city. It was clearly seen from her room. It was so beautiful, the hundreds of small lights shined like jewels.

"I can't. I'm sorry, but I just can't tell you." Terra said sadly. Raven didn't know what to say. The whole situation was confusing and she didn't know what to do. She wanted to help Terra, but she also knew how she betrayed them before, how she had abused their trust. Raven sat there some more moments, and then stood up. She looked at Terra. She was still watching the city.

"Okay. If you need anything, I'll be in my room." Raven said, silently walked out of Terra's room and went back to her own room.

"I just can't tell you." Terra whispered to herself, after she was once again alone.

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A/N: Hope you liked this. I'll come back to the last scene in one of the next chapters to explain what had really happened. But I won't update for some time, because I see that many of you guys read this, but don't review! C'mon, write me something! This doesn't apply to RoseMage and AnimationWickedRaven who are the best and nicestreaders here! Luv you both. Reviews, ladies and gentlemen (and everyone else)! Thank you!