Welcome Back to the show... it's being a long time... but you know, sometimes life gives you bad things, but most of the times all the things becomes good... (and i'm better than ever... and with inspiration, cool, isn't it?) but enough with the blah blah blah... here it's is... Chapter 5 of Delicate Sound... Enjoy and Shine on
(the usual disclaimers... you know, that legal stuff)
In Memory of Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett; Shine On and Forever More
It's 3:50 in the morning, nothing it's functioning or it's turned off, tonight no one sleeps, what started as a normal day, went into a downward spiral until one of the parts of the team did something that might change their lives… or their vision of the life. Tonight Beast Boy quitted the team and some truths were shouted… probably some of the team thought that they were prepared for the leaving of one of the members… but as usual the reality its harder that all the simulations and guessing… now the four part ensemble tries to recover from the fact that they have lost the spirit of the team
"What we have made to stop this situation?" Cyborg asked while he cover his face… the fact that his friend is leaving the team strike him hard, some tears falling from his human eye "I can't believe that all this stuff… everything … god, I don't know what to say" while he walked to the common room, trough its windows you can see the city and the sea, all black, silent… like if the fate knew that all hell broke loose and its giving the exact surrounding for the scene
"We didn't made a thing, Beast Boy had a tantrum and he is threatening us to leaving the team… so immature" Raven said to the rest of the team, being the emotionless one helped her to think in a rational way "how long have we live with him?… all of us knows that we can't take him seriously, he is probably trying to call our attention"
"It can be, we can't forget that Beast Boy has some mental issues… it can be a good thing for him to show this illness" Robin added "better to be this way, instead of becoming a 7ft tall beast… Cy, did you tried to talk to Beast Boy?" the leader asked
"Yeah… but he will not open his door… that stubborn little bastard… what the hell is wrong with him…" Cyborg grunted "has anyone seen Star? I haven't heard anything from her"
"She is in her room, I went to talk to her, but she screamed to me at her native language… so that means that she's pissed off and she wants to be alone" Robin added "ok, guys, we need some sleep, maybe tomorrow we will fix this situation with more calm…" he stopped his speech in the exact moment that Gar appeared in the main room
"What's the matter with the luggage" Cyborg asked… hoping that all the recent situation was nothing more than a joke "are you leaving on a vacation?" he tried to spit a joke, trying to break the sombre ambience
"Kind of" Gar retorted "a vacation of you all. I don't want to sound as the unstable one, but before I leave I want to bury the hatchet… leave in good terms" he stared to Robin "Robin… you are a great leader… sorry about the outburst that I had few hours ago…but you know…. That's the nature of the beast" he chuckled a little after e ended the sentence, but there was no response "ok… I expected that, it hurts to say goodbye to your family… but I don't want that burden in my life… the burden of my family been killed by Slade… Cy… Vic, you are my best friend, you know that this has been the most difficult decision in my entire life…that's why I'm asking you to not trying to stop me, maybe in another occasion… in another time I'll tell you my reasons… and now" he looked at Raven, he didn't want to make this… he hasn't tried to say how does he feels about her… but it can be his last chance to speak in the tower "let's get through this with the least amount of pain possible… Rae… Raven, I know that you can feel our emotions… I know that you'll not forgive me for those things that I told you in the afternoon, but I'm not asking you for your forgiveness, instead I want you to listen to me… 'Cause this it's going to be one of the things that I have to take out of my chest"
"No way, you're going to spill the beans… finally… but at what cost?" Beastie asked to his self "… no, what the hell are you trying to do?"
"just watch me… as you are me, you should know it" Gar mentally asked "Rae… since we are a team I'm trying to be close to you… remember the "hey, you're funny" incident… at that exact time I started to falling for you… ok, I'm going to cut the crap… Raven, I love you… why did you think that I tried so hard to make you smile, to be with you… I know that this means you least than nothing but I need to say that to you" and with that said and done, he felt a little bit light, like he can float a few centimetres off the ground, but he fell to it at the same speed that he went up.
"So… this is one of your jokes… because it was retarded. Come on, let's be serious… you liking me? I suppose that you have heard that thing… opposites does attract… but that only happens in the movies… just if those things works that way… that relationship should have work… but not this time… and you are telling me that you're leaving the team… taking a vacation from us… we need a vacation from you! from your childlike attitude… you're a hero, for the god's sake…how do you think that I'm going to take this ?… you're like my little brother… it hurts to see you go, but it had to happen… it's a part of life" Raven said to Gar, who was in shock… he expected that response, but he didn't wanted to hear it.
"Well... I guess that the underdog doesn't win all the times" Gar muttered "… ok, I have written a resignation letter for whoever cares about it and I'm returning my communicator" he left the yellow communicator on the coffee table, aside of the letter, his hand was trembling, but he took all the strength that he had on his body and raised his head "I'll leave soon, but I have to take care of one last business" and without saying anything else, he went to the bedroom labelled "Starfire"
"Kori… Kori, please open the door, I really need to speak to you" Gar pleaded to his sister "I know that you're angry with me but I have to talk with you"
"GLERFNRAKR BRKAZTRA GLOFBARK!" Kori screamed at the top of her lungs, followed by a little whisper "I can't speak with you…no… I can't" as she restarted to cry her heart out
"Please, don't cry… I don't want to make you cry… I don't want to see you sad…" he stopped when he felt how the room's door opened, revealing a blood shot eyed, trembling Starfire… "God, Kori… please…" he just could not end the sentence… he just hugged her
"Why… just tell me why" Kori pleaded to her ex team mate "aren't you happy enough with us? Has anyone made something bad to you… are you tired of me? Please, Garfield… I need an answer to your sudden and abrupt change of hearts"
"No, Kori… I'm not mad at you all… and I'm not tired of you" he said as he took all the strength that was left on his body "in fact, you're the only one that hasn't made a judgement about me… and I thank you for that"
"… but then… what is the problem that makes you leave us… your friends…" Kori answered back "you promised to me that you'll not leave me…" She sobbed "please tell me what is the problem and I will… we will help you to overcome it, but please, do not tell me to be calmed down…" and finally she let the tears fall down from her eyes and let her body collapse… just to be grabbed by Garfield
"Kori… please… don't be this way" he said as he embraced Kori "don't be sad… I know that is difficult, you can't imagine how painful is for me to do this thing…" he stopped… his brain was trying to run but his body was static "you know that you are my little sister… my crime partner… my friend, but this time I don't want you to be sad… but I need this time for me to be alone" Gar ended has he took a letter "please, when you have some free time … read this letter, it has some things that I want you to know" he tried to go to the exit of the tower, but Kori doesn't let him go
"please don't go" she said "please… "she repeated as she felt that her body can't take the emotional stress...
And if I were a good man/ I'd talk with you / More often than I do.
Jump City down town
The scene was impressive, most of the streets are converted in a war zone. That is the usual state of the city while the titans are making their duty as crime fighters. But today's brawl was more brutal, if your enemy is a humanoid made of plasma, that is enhanced with more chemicals, that makes him more dangerous that his previous incarnation and answers to the name "plasmus" yes... that's the state of things today.
"Titans! regroup!" Robin screamed while his team mates followed his orders.
"damn... and you say that this is one of the "easy" ones?" asked Kid Flash, Beast Boy's replacement "I wonder how are the tough ones"
"Beast... I mean, Kid Flash... shut up" Raven retorted as she looked to Cyborg "and where is Star? I haven't seen her" she added.
"I don't know... wait... i have her communicator signal... and it's... two blocks away and static?" he said
"I will go and see what happened" raven said as she started to fly to the position
Meanwhile, in a destroyed street
Syd-Gar was walking thinking about nothing and everything with his "friend" Jasmine "i mean, how do you think that the titans can be good people... yeah, i know that they have saved this city, but they always destroys everything"she said
"hey, they do things that no one cares to do... do you think that the police is capable enough to stop... let's say, Slade, nope..." his speech was stopped when a certain alien princess literally fell from the sky
"Crap… it's Kori, is she ok... damn…" he tought "Jasmine, listen to me... go and bring me a bottle of water, I need it for clean her wounds, they look pretty bad" Gar ordered while he showed her Starfire's wounds, some acid burns and a bad looking bruise in the abdomen "but syd... you'll be ok?" she asked "don't worry, i'll be fine... now go!" he said as he gave Jasmine a little peck on the lips "don't worry, nothing bad will happen to me"
"ok, she is pretty bruised" he toughed as he tried to confort her "Star... are you ok?" he asked as her eyes started to open "Garfield, are you?" she pleaded, her eyes starts to adapt to the post shock, she only sees a blurry silhouette, but she reconises the shape of Garfield Logan "can it be him?" she wished with all of her heart but he only sees a normal guy "Gar... ow..."
"I beg your pardon?" he asked "I'm just trying to help you, now don't move... you have a nasty bruise in your waist... so, please don't do nothing risky... and Who's Gar anyway?" he added while he thought "maybe I should tell her... nah, anyway help is on the way" in that exact moment Raven appeared from the skies and landed in front of Star
"Starfire, are you ok?" Raven enquired to her fallen companion "and with who you were talking, may I ask?" she added
"eh... i Guess that was a side effect of the fall" Star responded. A small cat was watching the scene, but that was not an ordinary cat... it was green, but he was hid in the shadows.
It's awfully considerate of you to think of me here / And I'm much obliged to you for making it clear that I'm not here
End of Chapter 5