Author's Notes: the title of this chapter comes from itself from the JRR Tolken describing the most beautiful term in the English language

Chapter 11

Cellar door

It took Beast Boy two days to heal and during those days everyone stopped by to spend time with him. Cyborg and impulse would spend time with him playing video games; Robin would spend time relaying information to him. Starfire found it vital to give him puddings that would heal him quicker, as for Terra she just sat there and talked about random things and blamed this whole thing on his girlfriend. Raven always visited at night by sleeping next to him providing her with warmth and him with a purpose in life.

As soon as Beast Boy was released from the medical bay he headed to his room and opened the bottom drawer of his desk, 'it's gone' thought Beast Boy as he searched franticly

Through his room. When a knock brought him back to reality, he rushed to his door and opened to find Cyborg standing there. "hey man, what's wrong" said Cyborg as he looked at the worried look on his friends face "I am missing something very important." said Beast Boy as he breathed in hard "what is it?" asked Cyborg "maybe I could help look."

"It's a ring, it belonged to my mother." said Beast Boy as he looked through the desk. Once again "were you going to?" Cyborg looked down at Beast Boy as he blushed, "when were you going to ask her?" Beast Boy looked up from his search and smiled "I was going to ask her on our anniversary, but I can't now." sighed Beast Boy "that in two weeks though you can find it in time." said Cyborg trying to cheer up his friend. "Maybe, you-" Beast Boy stopped his thought and started sniffing the air like a bloodhound who had a sent. Beast Boy then followed it.

He searched the halls and the rooms to find it, "friend Beast Boy," asked Starfire in a playful manner "why are you acting like a frantic during the full moon."
Beast Boy turned to her with a confused look "ok," said Beast Boy as he sniffed the air around him silently. "I am very busy right now." "Oh, I see," said Starfire with a smile, "I will leave you to your business then," Beast Boy watched her leave as he sniffed the air retracing the sent as he walked the hallway.

Raven was also wandering the halls also, in search of something or should I say someone, when Raven ran into Cyborg. "I was looking for you." said Raven as she looked him "why," asked Cyborg "I was wondering if you would help me find a gift." said Raven in a monotone voice. "And I would like if it could be done in two weeks." "Ok, I will help you," said Cyborg with a smile "when do you want to head to the mall?" asked Cyborg "maybe later today." said Raven as she shifted her feet. "Ok, I will get my Baby ready, so come down in an hour or so." said Cyborg as he made his way down to the garage.

Meanwhile in the main room the sent was bugging him. To Beast Boy it an insult to him, it was like when Robin's red X suit was stolen or Cyborg's car. "Who the fuck are you," said Beast Boy with a growl as he paced the room. "I need to find it,"

Beast Boy then clutching his head in pain, he stood there shaking and shaking back and forth as he legs gave away. The scents around the tower were flooding his mind he couldn't tell who took the ring. "It was going to be the perfect gift." sighed Beast Boy and his overall nervousness and pressure of eventually asking the question finally gotten to him. Suddenly a voice of deception entered in his mind ' there jealous of you and want you gone.' said the voice in his head. 'I told you the truth when we fought against each other and I am telling you the truth now.' "Lies" muttered Beast Boy as he was shaking and hitting his head against the wall. 'Are they, they are still afraid of you,' said the voice with a malice laughter 'and I wonder when Raven doesn't want the ring who will she run to.' "Shut up," said Beast Boy in a cracking voice "just shut up." his breathing became ragged and his eyes were filling with tears, when a voice entered his thoughts "what, wrong?" he turned to see Terra standing there.

"huh," said Beast Boy wiping the tears around his eyes and looking up at her, "what's wrong." said Terra with a smile hoping to cheer him up "nothing," said Beast Boy, with a pretend smile "just missing something very important," "maybe I could help you find it," said Terra helping him up. "what is it," "it's a ring, I was going to give it to someone." said Beast Boy "why should that Gothic bitch have it," said Terra causing Beast Boy to look at her shocked "I saw you two when you first got home, she doesn't deserve you." "I wish you wouldn't call the woman I love a bitch," said Beast Boy as he used the wall to support his weight breathing heavily thru his nose. "Why not she is." said Terra "she doesn't trust me." "She couldn't express emotion." said Beast Boy "but I could tell with her eyes she loved me, those eyes never lie." "What do my eyes say?" asked Terra looking straight into his eyes "they are sad, and worried." said Beast Boy "they are worried that you lost your chance with me, and you did." Terra started to cry and then ran out of the room past impulse.

"What did you say to her?" asked impulse as he stood right in front of Beast Boy Breathing hard as anger swept thru the teen. "I told her the truth," said Beast Boy as he walked away "and like most people it hurt her." impulse then punched Beast Boy causing Beast Boy to growl a deep and terrifying growl "I am having a bad day" said Beast Boy as he shot a look of hate towards impulse, Beast Boy then went to get something to drink "don't walk away from me Beast Boy." said impulse with anger and malice, Beast Boy ignored Impulse letting him get aggression out would be healthy for the little bugger. Then Beast Boy heard words that caused him to snap. "No wonder she left you, probably just like your parents."

Beast Boy cocked his head and looked at him with pure hatred "don't you ever disrespect my parents' again." said Beast Boy delivering a punch to Impulse's gut as he left towards the roof.

When he reached the roof Beast Boy sat down in the meditation area, he sat and started saying his mantra his mind drifted back to the African village he grew up in "Mom," said Beast Boy as he entered the house. It's still smelt of old cigars and freshly baked bread. He entered the living room and looked around. "Why my mind did brought me here" said Beast Boy as he sat in his fathers old recliner and looked around the smells and the feel of the chair his mind racing when he heard a voice from the other room. Beast Boy got up and walked into the room "still can't find the ring huh?" said intelligence sitting at a dinner table waiting. As he blew smoke rings, intelligence eyed Beast Boy and said "I remember everyone's scent, I just can't figure out this one though." "What do you mean?" said Beast Boy, "I searched the whole tower and found no one." "That's your problem, Gar." said intelligence offering Gar a drink "you still don't trust them like you trust Raven, you are always hiding behind your humor." "It's hard, I wish I could tell them everything that is wonderful, but I don't want to Break Raven's trust." sighed "I wish you were really here to help me."

Tears started forming in his eyes "there you go again whining like a bitch." said an exact replica what was his dark side. "What are you crying about now?" "Why don't you just go away" said intelligence as he looked at the dark side "look as much as you hate it I am a part of you." said the dark side. "And I want that ring back now." "What did the scent smell like?" "It smelt like oil mixed in with cheap aftershave." "I remember now," said intelligence pulling out a file and running down a list of people "Robin's sent is has a smell of hair gel, meanwhile Cyborg has a smell of a high grade oil so I guess he is out." Intelligence went down the list and stopped at raven as the smell of lilac filled the room. And beast boy sighed as he felt peaceful for awhile. "Red X" spat his dark side "the shit he used smelt like cheap oil and aftershave." "Why would he want my ring for?" wondered Beast Boy out loud. "He could use it to milk you for information" stated intelligence." I never smelt the scent outside the tower." said Beast Boy as the realization accrued "he is still in the tower." he felt his body as the cold wind blew as the night sky grew, he also felt a piece of cold steel against his throat.