Chapter 12
Beast Boy looked up and down the hall.
It was deserted. No one in sight.
He took a deep breath and stepped up to the door.
Knock, knock, knock.
Beast Boy waited. He felt as if he was sweating enough to fill a swimming pool.
That was until the door opened.
"Yes?"
Terra stood waiting for a response.
"Um, do you want to go out with me tonight?"
The world for him seemed to stretch into an eternity.
He imagined in his mind that she would say no, and that he would be going to his room alone.
"Sure." She said.
"I understand, I'll just go." Beast Boy said walking away when suddenly he realized what she said.
"Really! Alright!" Beast Boy started dancing, and Terra laughed.
After awhile he stopped dancing when he heard Terra cleared her throat.
"Huh." He said looking up.
She leaned close to him and whispered.
"Where are we going?"
"Oh, yeah."
He held out an arm, which she took.
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Raven looked out of the window at Beast Boy and Terra.
Terra lifted the ground beneath them and flew off into the night.
"Looks like they are going on a date."
Raven was not startled by Red X who spoke from behind her.
"Yeah, they used to go out a lot before what happened with Slade."
"You thought she was a traitor?" Red X prompted.
"Yes, she gave Slade nearly everything about us, our base, our powers, weaknesses, communications, we were almost defeated."
"What happened?"
Red X could tell she did not want to talk about it, but she went on anyway.
"It was not good. Cyborg and Beast Boy took on Slade's robot army. I took on Terra, I-"
She bowed her head and Red X put a hand on her shoulder.
"I almost killed her. She was in my power and it felt good. Then Slade stopped me and I snapped out of it."
Raven breathed a sigh.
"Slade retreated and we never saw him until you drew him out."
"Yet there was something, something that got loose, I have been struggling to keep it at bay, but sometimes-"
Raven then floated away and Red X let his hand fall as she drew away.
Red X stared out at the night, the clouds and the stars brightly above them.
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"Thanks for your help dude." Cyborg said as he closed the hood of the car he was making.
"No problem, this vehicle is going to be awesome."
"Yeah, I can't wait until it is done. With your help just a few more hours."
"Sure, just so long as you return the favor later." Red X said with a nod.
"You got it."
Cyborg held out a fist and they silently agreed.
Red X headed out of the room with Cyborg next to him.
Upstairs they walked by Raven's room.
"I want a check on her."
Cyborg shrugged.
"Raven, are you there?"
"Maybe we should try knocking."
Cyborg knocked on the door and it fell over.
"Opps."
"Raven, are you here."
Red X walked inside.
"We are in Raven's room, we aren't supposed to be here." Cyborg said tiptoeing quietly.
"Raven, are you here?"
Cyborg looked around the room.
It was dark and looked like Halloween came early.
"Look at this." Cyborg said picking up a mirror and showed it to Red X.
"Didn't know Raven would have a vanity mirror."
Red X looked in her bathroom.
Cyborg was about to put down the mirror when suddenly a giant red hand leapt out of the glass.
"Whoa!" he shouted.
"Cyborg!"
Red X shouted and grabbed on to the metal man.
"Yaaaaaaa!" they both shouted falling into the vortex.