Chapter 7 Part 3
Once the door had closed, Robin looked around at his friends, while Raven stared at the spot Terra had been.
Starfire fell onto the couch limply. Shrinking in her seat her eyes where blank, but you could tell she was upset.
Beast Boy only stood there, trying to put it all together in his mind. Arguing with himself. Even when Cyborg removed his hand Beast Boy stood there.
See? She left! That's it, give it up. You did everything you could now just let her go! You held on longer then most would, there's nothing to be ashamed of so just let her go. Get on with life dude! Part of him yelled. But he refused to believe that, he refused to believe he had to give up on Terra. No! It's never too late! She can still come back! She- she just needs time and- he cut himself off. Time? She has had time; she had more then one chance. She's given up on you, give up on her. Still he refused to believe this. He wouldn't believe it. Terra wasn't gone forever, she was still there.
Beast Boy looked up at the door before quietly leaving the main room and walked to the roof. He found a little spot behind a large box and sat there with his legs to his chest. And his arms wrapped around them. Several times he banged his head against the box, then finally dropped it to his knees and let one tear fall. He hardly ever cried, he knew he shouldn't. It was childish; he was growing up and should act like it. But maybe, one bend wouldn't hurt too much.
Robin moved to the couch and sat down next to Starfire, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. He didn't know what to say. He would say everything was okay, if he didn't believe that to be a complete lie.
There was no other way to get across shore, so Tara got on a rock and flew herself across the lake sadly. Her head was hung in shame, guilt, and sadness. A tear fell down her face and hit the rock below her. One tear turned to many as she silently cried the whole way to Melody's house. Once there, she walked in to find it empty. Melinda was at work. Melody was still at school. Okay, so technically Tara was skipping school. But she didn't care. She wanted to be alone. She went to her room and sat down on her bed, her music on and playing quietly. She looked at her reflection. Her pathetic reflection. She looked more like Terra then before. It was the uniform. What've you done? She asked herself.
Cyborg quietly walked over and turned the stove off, no longer feeling hungry. He then sat on the couch with his hand holding his chin as he stared at the floor.
Starfire looked up at Robin with a look that said 'thank you.' but then looked back ahead blankly. Did she just lose a friend? From the looks of it... yes.
Beast Boy sat there, making no noise. His chin now rested on his arms that folded over his legs. He made him self stop this stupid crying; He had only caught a glimpse of Terra's rock, and Terra. But looked away just as hurriedly. He couldn't watch her leave again.
You just made the biggest mistake of your life! Terra yelled at the poor girl sitting curled up on her bed. You just turned down the five best friends you've ever had for a group of kids who mean nothing to you! You turned down the Teen Titans for school. You lost five great friends in one brilliant move! Nice going, smart one! She sat there just mentally beating herself. She heard the door open and close, and Melody and two other girls walk in.
"Tara?" Melody called through the house.
"Are you here?" another that sounded like Devon had called. There were footsteps down the hall way and her door opened. Somehow, she'd known that was coming. "Tara?" Melody asked.
Devon tried to push past so she could see. Her hand brushed her black pony tail tied hair off her shoulder. "Yo Tara?" She repeated Melody.
Mindy popped in holding a bag of chips. "What's up?"
"Can't you guys knock?" Tara shot at them, a bit angrily. She honestly wasn't mad at them. Mad at herself and upset at everything that just happed. She stood up, throwing her pillow to her bed. She moved to her computer and switched the sad song playing to another song. Great, another sad one.
"Nice outfit," Melody said, ignoring the remark.
"It's not just an outfit!" Tara snapped. It was a uniform. A Titan uniform. A cool one too…
"It's cute," Mindy said.
Tara rolled her eyes.
Devon stuck her hand in to grab some of Mindy's chips. She nibbled part of it off before saying. "Soo... watcha been up too?" then nibbled more of the chips, then ate them till they where gone. She reached in and stole some more.
"Nothing," Tara said flatly.
"That's not what the entire school's saying," Melody smirked.
"I dunno what you're talking about," Tara shot.
"Sure you do. Second period when that Brat Boy kid came to get you," Mindy quoted the words her and Devon had said to Beast Boy a few weeks ago.
"His name's Beast Boy!" Tara snapped.
"And yours is Terra, right?" Melody asked.
"What are you guys?" Tara near yelled. "An interrogation crew? Jeez!"
"So is it true that you flew off on a rock?" Devon asked while totally ignoring Terra's comment and reached for another salty chip but had her hand smacked by Mindy.
"Mine, go get your own." Mindy said, about half her chips had been eaten by Devon reaching in and grabbing a little bit every five seconds.
Tara sighed in a frustrated way. "Yes! Okay? Yes, I flew off on a rock, if you want to put it that way!"
"It took you all day to do whatever you did. What'd you do?" Melody asked.
"I helped some old friends! Okay?" Tara snapped.
"The Titans?" Melody asked.
Devon seemed to be on a totally different subject in a flash "So does that mean you like, like that green guy what's his name? Ooo is that mean Gar's open?" She then had her gut punched by Mindy's elbow. "Oww" Devon hissed. "Just asking..."
"So... you are like one of those-" Mindy was about to say 'freaks' but stopped and found a different word. "guys?"
Tara sighed. "Look, Gar was Beast Boy. He was just trying to get me to come back with him. To the Titans again…" she said. She looked over at Mindy now. "Yeah, I'm one of them."
"Then why are you here and going to school instead of out saving the world and what not?" Melody asked.
"It's a long story," Tara said.
"We're three dateless girls on a Friday night," Melody said. "We've got time."
"Oh" Devon said then looked at Melody then back at Tara. "Soo... are you gonna tell Melinda?" Her hand made its way back to the chips, but was again slapped by Mindy.
"What's to tell?" Tara asked.
"Um, how about who you really are?" Melody asked.
Tara shrugged. "I dunno…" she said.
"Are you going back?" Melody asked.
Tara had to think a moment before shrugging.
"You're crazy not to go back. As much as we'd miss having you around, well… it'd be more fun there," Melody said. "And plus… it's kinda awkward now. I mean, we don't know anything about you. About Terra."
Tara looked up. She kind of… didn't know what to say to that.
Mindy nodded in agreement with Melody after hugging the chip bag to her chest so Devon would stop.
Devon snorted at Mindy then looked at Tara. "Yeah, way weird. I never paid much attention to those Titan guys, but I'll keep an eye out for you if you go back." She said. "I would go back cuz I here the one guy with spiky black hair is real cute." She laughed.
Tara smiled a little. "Robin," she said. "His name's Robin. Don't let the red haired girl hear you say that, she'll chase you down and throw dump trucks at you," she only half joked, referring to Starfire and her super strength.
Melody laughed a little. "Come on," she said while rolling her eyes. "Face it, you miss them. You totally miss them."
Tara didn't say anything.
"You should go back. Not like we don't like you, but I have a feeling Terra had a lot more fun with the Titans then Tara did with us," Melody only half joked. "If you really didn't wanna be a Titan, you wouldn't have gone with him today. If you didn't care about the Titans you would have said 'forget that, I'm not one of you, you can save your friends yourself' or something."
"I'm not heartless…" Tara said. As she thought about it though… maybe she was heartless. She'd hurt all her friends today in order to get something she thought she wanted. She remembered last night, and Beast Boy's words stung her again.
You're so worried about not hurting yourself anymore you don't see who else you're hurting...
Tara looked up. She couldn't take it… everywhere she went people were bugging her about going back! She shook her head in an 'I can't believe this' way and got down on her knees. She reached under her bed and felt around for something. She pulled out a little light blue back pack and unzipped it.
"Tara?" Melody asked, giving her friend a weird.
The blonde girl looked over and shook her head. A small smile was on her face, and she didn't even realize it. "It's Terra," she corrected.
"What are you doing?" Devon asked.
"She's packing duh," Mindy rolled her eyes.
"Sorry Mrs. Chip hog." Devon rolled her eyes as well though joking in a way.
"So... does this mean your going back...Terra?" Mindy asked then popped another chip into her mouth.
Terra was over by her CD rack, pulling every CD she owned out and placing it in her backpack. She half shrugged. "I guess…" she said. She was still having second thoughts. She moved to her dresser and pulled her wallet out of a drawer. She put it in one of the pouches on her belt. Well… if she chickened out she could always sell the CDs to music stores and be wanderer again. After this, she couldn't come back to being a 'normal school girl'. That really wouldn't work out now. "Could you guys tell Melinda for me?" she asked as she stuffed every CD she could fit in her backpack. She remembered she had lot of CDs in her old room at the Titans'. She couldn't remember every exact one though.
Devon and Mindy watched Tara pack her things.
"I'll make sure Mel does," Devon said, referring to Melody.
"I am so jealous of you," Melody said. "You get out of school and get to hang out with a bunch super powered f… friends," she had been nearing the words 'freaks' that time too.
"You really shouldn't be jealous of me," Terra said as she attempted to zip up her near exploding bag. The CD Beast Boy… or Gar, had gave to her was neatly placed on top.
Devon waited a moment before putting in "Hey put in a good word for me with the boys-" She was cut of by Mindy giving her a push.
"Knock it off you boy crazed chip thief." Mindy joked then turned back at Terra as she finished her packing.
Terra lifted the bag and stuck her arms through the straps. "Well, Robin's as good as taken, and his girl has super strength and destructive starbolts that come from her hands, while beams come out her eyes. I really think it would be best to stay away from Robin. Cyborg's single… well… maybe… He's in love with his car," she only half joked. She hadn't mentioned Beast Boy for a reason.
"Darn…" Melody said in response to the part about Starfire. Maybe Robin was kinda cute.
"Bummer..." Devon whined. "Hey what about the green one? Oops, forgot, he's yours" She gave Terra play goo goo eyes.
Mindy rolled her eyes at her friends then looked at Terra once more, "So you gonna check up on us regular people every now and then?" She joked.
Terra's eyes had shot to Devon at the mention of 'the green one' in a 'he's off limits' kind of way... Technically… he was single… but Devon didn't have to know that. Right? She looked back at Mindy. "It can get pretty hectic over there." Okay, so all the chaos was city destruction. A lot of the chaos took place within the tower too. Like at breakfast when Beast Boy and Cyborg fought over meat and tofu. Or if Beast Boy pranked Raven. That always got ugly. For both Beast Boy and Raven. Or the teasing of Robin. That was always fun. "I'll try though," she said.
"Good, because I still don't know what we are going to tell all the kids at school." Mindy chuckled.
"Gossip!" Devon cheered.
"No" Mindy narrowed her eyes on her friend.
"I'm sure they'll get it sooner or later," Terra said. She had no doubt it would get out to the rest of the school.
"So… when are you leaving?" Melody asked.
Terra sighed. "Soon… now… I dunno, sometime today," she said with a shrug of her shoulders.
Mindy nodded in agreement. "I have to go home, I told my mom I would baby sit for her today." She said in a half whiny tone. "See you later Terra," She reached over and gave Terra a friendly good bye hug before walking out of the room then leaving for her house.
Terra smiled, giving her friend a hug back. "Well… I guess I should get going too…" she said.
"Well, have fun with the Titans," Melody said, giving her a one armed hug. "Take care," she added.
Devon didn't like goodbyes, "Yeah take care and don't. Die." She said clearly and in a way joking.
Terra laughed a little. "Yeah, I won't," she said. "Well… I guess I should go then… I'll catch you guys later," she said in a slightly hesitant voice.
Melody grinned. "We understand if you can't," she followed Terra out to the front door.
Terra stopped before leaving. "Yeah," she said. "Well… bye guys," she said before opening the door and walking out. Once outside, she pulled up a square of the sidewalk. It could be easily fixed. She jumped on and started off for the city. She could've just walked… but what fun was it if you couldn't show off? Even if just a little.
Devon also fallowed and waved Terra on. "Have fun! Stay alive! And say hi to the cute guys for me!" She yelled after the blonde.
Cyborg fiddled around with the game station controller that was held in his hands. He had made no real attempt to beat the game.
Starfire was in the same position, slumped down in her seat with her hands resting on her lap. And that sad look in her big eyes.
Beast Boy had yet to move, the sun was slowly starting to set. He hadn't cried since he forced himself to stop. His head was up and his jaw hung in loosely. His green eyes watched the golden setting sun dance over the orange colored lake. She had been gone for awhile, gone. Beast Boy puffed his chest up as he took in a deep breath through his nose, then let it out after holding his breath. A year or so ago Terra had shown up on the roof top, about this time. Old memories flooded his head.
Terra shook her head at Devon's request. As she flew down the road, she looked up. The sun was setting... it was a real nice sunset. She was in the actual city within minutes. Cars drove down the streets, people talked as they moved down the sidewalks, going in and coming out of stores.
Raven was sitting on the couch, a book in hand, though closed, and a cup of herbal tea on the coffee table in front of her. She hadn't said a word since Terra left.
Robin was still sitting next to Starfire. His arms were crossed and he was mindlessly staring out the window at the setting sun. He hadn't said much either.
Terra was now on the shore of the city. She was on the same chunk of sidewalk, standing straight with her arms behind her back, staring at Titans Tower. Should she go back after all that? She looked down into the water, staring at her reflection. For a brief second, she swore she saw the Titans' reflections behind her, all of them grinning. She whipped her head around, knowing nothing was there before she saw it. She shook her head a little.
Cyborg's foot slowly tapped on the floor, but that soon stopped. He looked back up at his video game that stated he had lost by a lot. He gave a half sigh then started it back up. The volume was low so it didn't make as much noise as it usually did. But then no one was yelling that they should have won that round or cheering someone on this time either.
Terra looked back to the Tower, one hand on a strap of her back pack now. She took a deep breath before starting slowly across the lake. She half hoped no one would notice her. Half because she wanted to surprise them, half because of the fact that if she chickened out and no one saw her, she could just leave again. Her hair blew behind her a little as she crossed, slowly and steadily, still thinking about it. She missed them… she hated school… she had nothing to be afraid of… Beast Boy had told her… she saved the city… she risked her life for the Titans and the city… why was she so afraid of going back? She could just put what she did in the past. She didn't have to think about it everyday of her life just because she was Terra. The rock sped up a little bit and Terra smiled slightly. Maybe she did belong here.
Beast Boy looked down at the rough floor he sat on. His butt was starting to hurt, so the green boy stood up slowly. Using his knee for balance. His hands brushed the dirt off the black uniform that clearly showed wherethe little specks of dust and dirtwere hidden. He was considering going back downstairs, maybe see what the others were up too. Try to joke around a little, but he highly doubted he would be able too. Joking had almost always been his high street out of sadness or depression, until now.
Terra looked up a little, looking over the Tower. She thought she saw someone or something move on the roof. She was about half way over the lake. She kept on flying, though keeping her eyes locked on the figure. When she realized who it was, she smiled. Beast Boy. The rock stopped at the shore. Well… she was almost there. Almost home. She let the rock drift upwards until she was almost level with the Tower rooftop. Her smile widened slightly and a small rock flew up to her. She made it zoom half way around the tower so it was on the other side. Then she made it flick itself onto the roof, tumbling and rolling as if someone had kicked it, stopping a little ways behind Beast Boy.
Beast Boy's ear twitched at the sound of something tumbling on the floor behind him. He turned around hurriedly, scanning the area before looking down, that rock hadn't been there a minute ago. Or as the little attention he had been paying said. "Terra?" B's voice was in a near whisper, like he knew he was only fooling himself.
Terra raised the piece of concrete she was still on so it was level with the roof top, one hand still holding her backpack strap. The slight breeze pushed her hair back a little. She smiled but didn't say anything… only waited to see his face again. To see Beast Boy's face again. For the first time since she'd accepted that she was still Terra. In a way… it would be the first time Terra saw Beast Boy again. She'd only been seeing him through the eyes of Tara. Not anymore.
Beast Boy let his eyes scan the area once more as if waiting for her to pop up. When they failed to find her he let out a sigh then turned around, though nearly jumping out of his skin. "AH!" Beast Boy jumped back with his arm raised so it nearly went up to his face. A moment later his arm dropped before he rushed over and grabbed Terra in the best hug he could manage since she was wearing her back pack. "Terra!" He whispered.
Terra's face immediately broke into a smile. She was a little taken aback by the sudden hug, but was more then happy as she wrapped her arms around his neck in a hug, eyes closed. She knew then… everything would be okay. "Beast Boy," she whispered back. "I'm sorry," she said. She didn't bother to say what for. She was sorry for everything. Everything she'd said and done in the past few weeks that might have hurt him in any way.
Beast Boy had a half smile and half grin. His lips parted enough to see his teeth but not a full smile. It was his calming sort of smile and just plain hard to describe. "It's okay," He kept his voice in a soft whisper. He closed his eyes and soaked in this moment, "thank you... for coming back."
Terra's face softened to a smile much like his. She opened her eyes halfway and looked over to the side. "I'd have to be crazy to not come back… Anyone would." It was already crazy enough of her to think she could change everything. It was crazy of her to think could put Terra behind her. It was crazy to think she could forget about the Titans. It was crazy of her to think she could forget about her best friend… to forget about Beast Boy.
Beast Boy chuckled then pushed away slightly, still close, he could now look at her though. "Crazy? Try totally insane and in need of mental help." He joked.
Terra loosed her grip around his neck and pulled back as well, her hands still on his shoulders. "Yeah," she laughed a little. "I dunno what I was thinking… but, I'm sorry for thinking it in the first place," she apologized again. She couldn't help it. She felt horrible for what she'd done to him.
Beast Boy tilted his head to the side slightly, still half smiling at her. "Terra, what's past is past right? Your back now, that's all the counts." his green eyes scanned her face. The long blonde hair that the wind would gently push every few minutes, her slightly tanned skin. Her small nose, the biggest bluest eyes he had ever seen. But he got no farther. His eyes locked into hers, he always found himself lost in them. His head started to lean closer to hers, without Beast Boy even taking notice of it at first.
Tara had a half smile on her face. She looked over his face too. She loved everything about him. Her eyes moved straight to his eyes as his head leaned in. For a brief second, she glanced down to his lips, then back to his face. Her head leaned forward. It was instinct, though she hardly realized what she was doing. There was nothing to interrupt them this time.
Beast Boy's smiled widened as his eyes closed half way and his mouth opened slightly. His hands slid down from Terra's back to her waist as they neared closer.
Terra's heart beat picked up pace. Her eyes closed and her arms moved back around his neck. Just seconds later she felt her lips press against Beast Boy's in a kiss. Her heart beat even faster then before. She had absolutely no thought running through her head yet she was the happiest she'd ever been.
Beast Boy thought he felt his pulse kick it up a notch at the feel of Terra's lips. He got a tingly feeling in his gut but ignored it and put his attention and concentration into the kiss. A real kiss, not some small peck on the lips. And no lies, they both were who they were ment to be. He pulled Terra closer, if that was possible.
Terra's hold around him tightened a little, but not enough to hurt him, her way of trying to pull him closer as well. She returned the kiss gratefully. She was unable to think. She knew what was happening, but she couldn't think of just how great it was. She could feel how happy she was, but couldn't explain it. She was beyond happy, she felt as though nothing could hurt her, like she was safe. Nothing but Beast Boy mattered to her right now.
Beast Boy was nothing but pure smiles and cheering on the inside. Go Beast Boy! Go Beast Boy! It's your birthday! He had to part from Terra to catch the breath she had taken away. But soon went in for another short but just as deep kiss. Beast Boy parted from Terra once more and opened his eyes to look into her face again. They were close, real close. He could feel her breath and their noses nearly touched.
Terra wished it could have lasted longer. But she was still happy. When they pulled away, she opened her ocean blue eyes to stare into his beautiful green eyes. She loved his eyes… she could stare into his eyes for hours on end and still be happy. She didn't move her head back any farther. Mainly because she didn't want to and partly because she didn't know if she could.
Beast Boy kept the smile painted on his face and let his eyes dance in Terra's. There was something he wanted to tell her, and might not get another perfect chance like this for a long time. "Terra..." Beast Boy's voice was still in a soft whisper. "I..." for a moment he thought his heart had jumped into his throat, but managed to go on. "I um... I-" He stopped, not being able to say that one word that could change a lot. I blame it on the chicken part of me! He thought before trying different wording. "I really...REALLY like you..." Beast Boy would just hope she got what he ment.
Terra listened to him talk. He sounded… nervous. When he finally spit the words out, her smile widened. She knew what he meant. She hugged him again. She couldn't stop it. Maybe she'd done it so he wouldn't see her face burning with a blush as she responded. "I love you too…" her voice was just above a whisper as she said those four words in his ear.
Beast Boy felt his whole face turn crimson, but his smile only got bigger then ever before. He felt something inside him start dancing and couldn't hold his excitement. His arms went fully around Terra's waist and he lifted her a few inches from the ground before spinning around a few times then putting her back down. Still holding her duh! He never wanted this to end. His face was glowing with happiness, his eyes seemed to stand out more as well from there own glow.
Terra screamed a little out of surprise but laughed all the same. Once he put her back down, Terra could only stare into his eyes once again, smiling still. It felt like she would never stop smiling. Like it was impossible. This had to be the best day of her life. She was unable to look away from him. Her brain was still in shock, and no thought at all ran through her mind.
Beast Boy smiled back at Terra wildly before stealing a quick kiss from her then letting go. "We should tell the others who's back," the excitement was all over his voice.
Terra smiled even more after they kissed again and let her arms fall to her sides. "Yeah, that's probably a good idea," she laughed and started to the door that would lead downstairs.
...Tia... you tell them! I can't! -sobs- G- Gre- Greaser out!
Tianimalz -- Yeah guys, this marks the end! Of our fan fictions? dude, no way! we got lots more to come! but for this story, I am sorry to say it's over. We might make a sequal somtime from now, though we arn't sure. But I want to say THANK YOU ALL for reading and reviewing! you all have been great! thanks the advice and compliments.
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Ps: Incase our readers couldn't tell... my and Greasergurlterra (Breanne remeber?) helped me write this! Let's all give her a hand -claps-