Author's Note: Sorry for the long lack of updating. Writer's block…
Chapter 3
My mind panicked in unconsciousness, trying to claw it's way out.
"There is no escape," Quake's voice echoed, and I let out a cry of pain as my cheek stung and my hands burned.
"Stay calm," said a voice.
How could I stay calm? The blades flew past me like shards of rock, cutting my wrists, my kneecaps. My neck.
"Beast Boy…stay calm."
Why wouldn't she just shut up about being calm? I was having enough trouble as it is! How would she like to be trapped on the San Andreas fault, being eaten alive by Doctor Light?
"Close your eyes and take seven deep breaths, in and out. Say the words with me."
"Azerath metrion zinthos"
"Azerath metrion zinthos"
"Azerath metrion zin—
My eyes flew open, and I looked around. My hands still stung with my cheek and arm, and I could tell I was shaking. I began to notice my surroundings. I was in that damned cave still…Robin, Cyborg, Starfire and Raven…
Raven? She had her hand on my cheek, muttering various incomprehensible words. I felt the pain ease and vanish.
"Beast Boy…you're awake. Good," Raven said, smiling slightly.
I still wasn't used to that whole smiling thing. Raven never used to smile, but once that whole "cleansed of evil" thing went down, she's been doing it all the time.
"What's with that?" I croaked, feeling a little blood trickle down my throat.
"The smile? I'm experimenting. Trying something new for once."
"No, I mean the hand on my cheek," I replied bitterly, still not having gotten over the whole argument.
"She was healing you. She did the same things with your hands and arm. It's a new power she's received." Who else could say that one but Robin?
"What happened?" Starfire asked, disturbed, like the other Titans, as to why this happened. "Was Beast Boy attacked by a supra-villian?" she inquired to Robin, the last word sounding uncomfortable.
"Someone tried to kill me," I said, my voice still, like the rest of me, trembling. "He…it…Quake."
"Gar, you're not making any sense," Cyborg said sympathetically. "My sensors show you haven't slept in weeks. You need--"
"What I need is her!" I virtually screamed. "Can any of you do that? All of your superpowers and you couldn't save Terra!" I gestured to the broken shards, which none of them had previously noticed, as looks of horror dawned on them.
"God." Robin blinked, backing away. Cyborg's human eye widened in terror. Raven put her hood over her head, trying to hide herself from the Titans and from the dead.
Starfire had a blank look on her face. She started to walk towards the bits of stone, and picked one up.
"Terra? Will you speak?" she said, quivering.
There was dead silence, and everyone's attention was now on Starfire.
"Please…speak…?" she said, her voice turning into a whisper. "At least…at least…" She hovered towards the side of the cave and threw up.
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It was early in the morning, and all the members of the team had turned in for some very much needed extra rest. Raven stayed up to talk to me again.
"You need to go up there too, Gar. You haven't slept in about a week, and the injuries, though healed, will make it far worse."
"Yeah. I guess so," I conceded. "She's everywhere though. Terra is, I mean. Everywhere I look…"
She nodded, and I stared into her violet eyes. I grabbed her from the back and kissed her on the lips, holding her hand. The television blinked on and off for several seconds, and we separated. I glanced at her, and I saw her terrible expression, a look of mixed disgust and horror on her face.
"Get away from me," she virtually spat.
"I--"
"Be sorry! I don't care! All you see is her! Everywhere!"
The glass on the television broke, and she stormed upstairs. I slowly walked up too, to my room.
I could barely believe it.
What was worse?
That she hated me now, and might never speak to me again?
Or maybe…
That…
She was right.
I went to bed.