Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans, DC does. I don't own the Phantom of the Opera either. I really don't know who DOES own the Phantom of the Opera...hmm...
A/N: Well, I hoped everyone liked the big scene. Gar just killed Red X, and the entire Opera House is in panic. But worst of all, Raven is doubting her love for Gar! Can she love a murderer? And what's up with Robin? O.o Time to find out!
Oh, yeah. Sorry to some loyal fans, bu this chapter has some Robin/Raven moments in it. Normally, I hate Rob/Rae, but for this chapter...it had to be done. Just keep in mind that I'm a BB/Rae supporter through and through. That should also give you a hint towards my new ending...
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Chapter Six
"I'm telling you, there is no Beast!" Robin called after the girl he was following. Raven had run from the stage, and was now heading up the grand stairs to the rooftop. Robin, concerned and obsessive as he is, was chasing after her.
"Why can't you just believe me? I'm telling you, it was Gar!" Raven yelled at him, turning to face him. She never stopped her ascent up the winding staircase. She was determined to get to the roof. She needed to get away. From the panic, the death...the Beast.
"It was an animal!" Robin exclaimed. "Some loose animal got in and attacked the guy, that's all!"
"How could an animal tie a noose? Or roar like that?" Raven asked, her eyes filling with tears.
"What man can do that?" Robin asked. "It's not as if the so-called 'Beast' can transform into animals! No one can do that!"
"Gar can," Raven told him. "I'm sure of it. The things he does, and the abilities he's displayed...they all point to him. It actually makes sense now."
"Even if this stalker CAN change into animals–which he can't–it doesn't prove that he's the Beast of the Opera!" robin cried back. "Just because this boy stalks you in the middle of the night doesn't mean he's the Beast!"
"Then how many people have green faces?" Raven asked, her voice actually cracking. As she felt herself beginning to cry, she pushed open the door she had arrived at. She stumbled through the opening, onto the roof. Snow was falling from the heavens, coating the rooftop with a thick blanket of the white material.
Down below, people could be seen herding out of the Opera House into their cars and catching buses. The police had finally arrived and started helping out. Raven knew their investigation would be worthless. No one would find the murderer. Not when the murderer was a shape-shifting genius that knew the building better than the owners. Better than anyone.
"The stalker had a green face?" Robin asked.
"Stop calling him that. His name is Garfield," Raven told him. "And yes, his face is green. He has pointed ears, green skin, and emerald eyes."
"How do you know all this?" Robin asked, his eyes narrowing.
"Because I've kissed him!" Raven yelled back. Robin looked like someone had just dropped an anvil over his head. "That's right, I've kissed him! Because I love him, and he loves me..."
At once, Raven broke out in a sob. The tears she had been fighting back ran loose upon her face. She clutched her chest and fell to her knees in eh thick snow. Despite the snow, she felt nothing. No cold ran through her, nor any heat. She felt absolutely nothing. Nothing but despair.
"How could he do this..." she sobbed, her tears falling and burning holes in the snow. Robin rushed over to her and kneeled down beside her. "He actually...killed someone..."
"Which is why he must be found and arrested," Robin told her. "I'm sorry if he was a fiend of yours, but he has to be taken down. Powers or no powers, we will catch him."
"No, don't you see?" Raven cried. Her amethyst eyes were glassy and wet, tears still streaming from them. "He'll just keep on killing. He'll kill you, and he'll kill anyone else that gets in his way! And he'll do it just to get to me. He'll kill to just to have me..."
"That won't stop me," Robin said. "I'll find him, and I will take him down. He's just another monster. And like every other monster, I have to take him down."
"No!" Raven cried. "Leave him alone, or he'll come looking for you! If you hunt him out, he'll do just what he did to that man in there. He won't stop until all the obstacles between him and me are gone. He won't stop until he has me safely in his bed, and all the competition bleeding at his feet!"
"And I won't let that happen!" Robin exclaimed, his voice rising. "Raven, you matter to me far too much! I love you, and I won't let that...that...Boy Beast get in my way. I'm going to protect you whether you like it or not!"
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Neither of the couple knew they had a visitor on the rooftop. It wasn't a policeman, or an actor. It was just the person they didn't want to find up there. The person Raven was hiding from. It was the Beast. It was Gar.
The green teen had followed the pair up the stairs. Not that they knew. Gar had his own way of climbing up to the roof. He knew every nook and cranny of this Opera house, and he used every single one of them. It helped that he could just transform into a fly and follow Raven everywhere.
Gar grimaced. It seemed the cover was blown on his powers. Now everyone would be suspect to every animal they saw. Great. Gar sighed. It wasn't his fault! The mercenary had tried to kill him! He had done it in self-defense. Not that Raven would ever know that.
As he heard their conversation, his mood didn't improve. Raven was practically telling Robin his life story. She had revealed his identity, and revealed she loved him. And he had insisted on helping her.
Gar fought the urge to smash the large gargoyle he was standing behind. She hated him! Raven actually thought he was a murderer. She was just like the rest...assuming. Judging before she knew the whole truth. Gar hated that. It had been that way his entire life. And now Raven, his one true love, thought he was a maniacal miller. He growled softly.
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"Robin...I..." Raven stuttered, looking back up at her friend. "I don't know what to do!"
"Don't do anything," Robin said. Honestly, he still didn't believe her. There was no way the green stalker could be the murderer. There was just too much coincidence to prove it. But he wouldn't let her know that.
"I...I feel so helpless..." Raven said, clutching herself. She didn't feel cold, just worried. And scared. "I can't love a killer. I just can't."
"Then don't," Robin said, leaning in closer. "Love a hero..."
As they drew closer, their eyes met. Raven stared into the eyes that were so often masked and felt her amethyst eyes being studied as well. As she leaned in closer, she felt Robin's warm breath and body heat. Warmth...that's what she needed. She needed the warmth of love. The type of love that Gar had taught her about. Unfortunately, Gar wasn't the one that could provide it.
Their lips met and immediately joined together altogether. As the kiss grew more passionate, Raven felt herself wrap her arms around Robin's neck. He likewise wrapped his arms around her waist. He pulled her closer, and Raven allowed it. She allowed her body to be pulled next to Robin's.
Finally, the two broke off and gasped for breath. As Raven panted gently, Robin leaned close to her ear. He quietly began to whisper the lyrics of one of their old songs into her ear. Raven smiled as she recognized the lyrics.
"TO SHARE ONE LOVE, TO SHARE ONE LIFETIME," Robin whispered into her ear. "Raven, will you share one love with me? Will you share one lifetime?"
As Raven stared into his eyes, she saw the love she had for so long wanted. Longed for. "Of course..." she said, closing the gap again. As they kissed, the pair silently rose from their position. They were soon standing up, with Raven in Robin's arms. They eventually broke apart again, and Raven leaned against Robin's chest.
She nearly gasped as she saw what lay only feet away. In the spot where she had ben crying was a green rose. Raven frantically looked around, but saw no sign if the Beast anywhere. The rooftop was bare, safe for Raven and Robin.
Closing her eyes, Raven leaned on Robin again. She sang the lyrics beautifully, almost as if an angel was singing. "TO SHARE ONE LOVE, TO SHARE ONE LIFETIME," she sang, her eyes remaining close.
She opened her eyes to look up at Robin. The Boy Wonder was still smiling gently at her, his eyes filled with love. Slowly, he wrapped his arm around er waist and the two began heading back towards the stairs. As Raven leaned her head on Robin's shoulder, she slowly looked back behind her.
Just as she looked back, she could have sworn she saw a cape flutter from behind a statue. But then it was gone. Relaxing again, the two lovers began their descent down the winding staircase. Both hand and hearts interlocked.
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As the door slammed close, a figure reappeared on the roof. As the Beast retook his true form, he walked slowly towards the green rose lying in the snow. Bending down, he picked up the rose. As tears grew in his eyes, he squeezed the rose. Green petals fell onto the snow, mixing with the blood of the still-wounded Beast.
As the red and the green mixed on the snow, the Beast stood up again. Gar looked down at the puddle of blood and puddles and began to cry. Soon, tears joined the puddle as well. Cracking the flower in half in his hands, Gar let out a roar of anguish.
"After all I've done..." he muttered to himself. His blood shot eyes still were still crying. "After all those evenings alone. After all the time I spent, all the careful planning. And yet, I did nothing. You never loved me."
"If everyone believes me a monster..." he growled, "Perhaps it is time to show them just what kind of a monster Garfield Logan can be!" He threw the broken rose into the shallow puddle of blood and tears.
Running out on the rooftop, he approached the gargoyle on the ledge of the rooftop. Climbing it, his eyes filled with rage at what had just transpired here. Arriving on the top, he drew himself onto his full height. "You will all rue the day you disobeyed...the Beast of the Opera!" he cried out to the night sky.
As the stars and moons shone on him, Gar transformed yet again. His body was covered in voluminous fur, and his fangs extended. His muscles grew thick and hard, and his face turned wild. As he transformed into the Were-Beast, he let out a cry that could scare a wolf.
His inhuman cry echoed through the night, startling all who heard it. And frightening one certain girl in particular. One certain girl who almost screamed in pain at the howl. Even apart, the two were connected. And Gar would keep it that way. Forever.
A/N: Well obviously, this isn't the end. I want you guys to know I still have a good four chapters left. And maybe an epilogue...who knows? Like I said earlier, big Rob/Rae in this, something even I don't like. But, for the sake of the story, it must happen. Sigh
Well, I hope you all enjoyed this scene. If you did, review. If you didn't, review anyway. I want reviews, obviously.
See ya next time in Chapter 7: Masquerade!
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