Beast boy rushed to Raven's door and made it in time. The door wasn't locked so he invited himself inside.
Raven was on her knees, taking the clothes from her dresser and placing them neatly inside her suitcase. Farah was also grabbing her belongings and throwing them inside her own little traveling bag. She had a frown on her face and her eyes were red and puffy.
"What are you guys doing?"
Raven didn't stop her packing to even look up at him. Her eye has appeared to have gotten worse over the short time. Beast boy softened at the sight of her. He felt awful for being the cause to all of this.
"Please, don't leave."
Beast boy knelt down next to her and held her small hands in his to stop her from packing, but Raven pulled them away and continued grabbing her belongings. "I don't want to live like this, Beast boy. I refuse to."
"You don't have to." He said quickly. "I promise you that Terra won't hurt you again. I'll make sure she doesn't even look at you."
Raven rose to her feet slowly, her face winced at the pain that was from the cuts on her legs. She planned to use her powers to heal the wounds, but she had to get away. She couldn't bare staying at the Tower any minute. What she feared, came true, and there's no going back now.
"Do you have everything, Farah?"
Farah clung to her two toys and nodded her head sadly. She didn't want to leave the Tower. Sure, she missed her home, friends and Uncle James, but she was having fun with the other Titans and her father in this new atmosphere.
Beast boy only stared. He knew that no matter how much he tries to talk her out of it, she would still leave.
He looked up at her confused when she extended an open hand to him. "I want my ring back."
Beast boy cursed. He was hoping she wouldn't have noticed him taking it away. Beast boy stared at her hand. He contemplated on whether to give the ring back to her or not. He wanted to say something witty or have her do something before he gave it back, but with the look on her face, she wasn't in the mood to play. Either he would give the ring to her or she would take it from him.
Begrudgingly, he jammed his hand in his pocket and gave her the silver band, surprised to still have it.
With that, Raven snatched the ring and placed it on her finger. Her appearance changed back to Rachael Roth, with her long black hair, pale skin, and dark eyes. He only stared at the transformation.
Farah ran to Beast boy and embraced his leg. He looked down, feeling the tears swell in his eyes. Farah was his daughter, and he didn't want her to leave him again. He fell to his knees and embraced her tightly.
"Come, Farah."
Slowly, Farah pulled from the hug. She looked down and gave Beast boy Cynthia, her blonde barbie doll. He took it from her small hands and stared at it.
"I think Cynthia would rather stay here with you." She said softly.
When she ran back to her mother, Raven used her powers and summoned a portal that they fell into, with their belongings following.
In seconds, they were gone, just like that. Beast boy glanced around the room. It was barren again. He leaned himself against the dresser and stared at the doll in his hands. He could smell Farah's young signature scent which consisted of crayons which he assumed was from all the coloring pages she had done and a small hint of lavender, from being around her mother. He sighed and shook his head. He made her leave..again.
2 months later…
"Mommy, where's the food for Mr. Petey?"
Raven opened the cabinets in the kitchen. She scrounged around the boxed and canned food and sucked her teeth when she couldn't find the flaky pet food. "I don't know, honey."
"You have to find it! Mr. Petey hasn't eaten in hours! He's gonna' die." Farah looked back to her mother with large, concerning eyes. Her small hands were plastered against the glass of the fish tank as she stared at the small orange fish, who was swimming peacefully.
"I'm sure he'll be fine," Raven said under her breath. She searched the last cabinet and gave a relieved sigh when she finally found it.
"Here,"
Farah snatched the shaker from her mother and stood on the chair to feed her pet. Once she was satisfied, she placed the shaker on the counter and followed her mother to the couch. She giggled and crawled on top of her, which Raven happily embraced. Farah hummed when she placed her blonde head on Raven's chest, right above her heart to hear the thumping beat. Raven went back to reading her book while running her fingers through Farah's hair.
Farah stared at the TV in front of her. Nick Jr. was on, so she was enjoying her favorite show, "Bubble Guppies".
"Mommy,"
"Hmm?"
"I miss daddy..."
Raven froze. "Um, I'm sure he misses you too."
"And I miss Starfire, Robin, and Cyborg. Can we go back to the Tower? I wanna'-" Farah raised her head to look at her mother.
"Farah, we have to keep them a secret, remember?"
Farah pouted then placed her head back on Raven's chest. Her little finger played with Raven's silver ring, now knowing the secret behind it. This wasn't the first time she asked Raven that same question. She wanted to go back to the Tower and see the Titans. She harbored impactful relations to them and was upset to simply leave them behind.
Raven read the pages of her book, but she couldn't focus. Like Farah, she wanted to go back to the Tower and see Starfire, Cyborg, and Robin, but that was it. If she saw Terra again, she didn't know what she would do. She wouldn't fight her again, but there would be too much tension around them. Terra was good at holding grudges. If anything, she might throw the first punch again. Raven refused to lower her standards to fight the blonde. She had too much respect for herself to stoop so low. She had Farah to think about. Never does she want Farah to witness her being in a fight again.
And then there was Beast boy…
She had mixed feelings about him. She was mad at him, for sure. And she didn't know if she could forgive him. Two months is a long time to think. She still held feelings for him, but they were lowered after the fight. She didn't want to, though. When she had left, she hoped that her feelings for him would diminish completely, and she thought that it did. Imagining Beast boy at that moment made her cringe and shake with anger. But they didn't go away. She continued her life, however. She enjoyed having Beast boy around when they were at the Tower, but she wasn't the one to sit and cry over a guy. She did what she needed to do and made the right decision in leaving.
There was a knock on the door that pulled Raven from her thoughts. Farah quickly hopped off of her mother and ran to the door, excited to see who it was, but it was Raven who opened the door.
James smiled when he saw them and walked in. Farah jumped and raised her arms for him to raise her into the air.
"How are you guys doing?''
Raven closed the door and followed him to the couch. "We're fine."
"Uncle James, you said that you were going to take me to the zoo!"
He looked at her and smiled. "Did I really?"
"Yeah! And you said that we would look at all the animals and you would buy me a cupcake when we leave."
"Now, I don't remember saying that I would get you a cupcake, but I can take you to the zoo."
Farah jumped happily on the couch. "Can I still get the cupcake, though?"
"Of course," He pulled her into his arms and tickled her mercilessly. "I'll buy a cupcake for my cupcake," Farah screamed and giggled loudly, making sure the neighbors could hear.
Raven smiled at the two and went back to reading her book.
"Would you like to join us on our adventure to the zoo?"
Frankly, Raven wanted to avoid anything that had to deal with animals, but she needed a break from her apartment. "Sure, I guess."
"How's everything with you?'
Raven sighed and rubbed her head. She wished she could tell James everything about her situation with Beast boy, but she couldn't. "It's..fine, I guess."
"Uh, oh." He smirked. "Tell Jamesy."
Raven smiled at his funny tone, but she shook her head. "It's nothing much; I'm just fed up with..work." She lied. Raven could care less about her job. What really gnawed at her was Beast boy.
"Why? Schwartz being a bitch again?''
"When is she not.."
James chuckled, still holding Farah in his arms. "I think that after a relaxing day at the zoo, anything that's troubling you will just wash away."
Raven laughed. She didn't see the zoo as relaxing but it was worth it. "I hope so."
"And how bout I take you out to dinner?"
Raven gave him a playful smirk. "Is this another one of your opportunities to make me your girlfriend?"
James smiled, showing his perfect white teeth. "Umm...No. Two friends can't go out to eat?"
"If you're paying then sure."
"I always pay."
"But you don't complain about it." She retorted with a smile.
Whenever Terra was around, he wasn't. He made sure of it. They no longer talked, better yet look at each other. Even during their battles, there was no connection between them. They simply didn't work well together. Before, they would combine their attacks or help each other out as one, but now, it was like working with a stranger.
The team noticed this. They tried to help the distanced two, but it was futile. Beast boy didn't want to talk to her, and Terra was still upset.
Beast boy sighed and flopped on his bed. When he finally established that he would stay in his own bedroom, he made large improvements to it. He got rid of the creaky bunk bed and replaced it with a single king sized bed, which now fits his large body much better. He cleaned the room, re-did the carpets, so it no longer smelt like sweaty socks and dirty underwears then lastly, he repainted the walls. In all, the room has finally matured.
Beast boy grabbed the remote from the stand and turned on the flat screen that was planted on the wall. He placed his arms behind his head and watched the mindless sitcom that was on. Although his eyes were glued to the screen, his mind was out of it. He was thinking about Raven again. He missed her and Farah.
After breaking up with Terra, he thought about his actions and what he did to Raven, and he wasn't proud of them. He was the reason for her leaving twice. Sure, Terra played a role in it too, but it was mainly him. He was in the center of all the problems.
He twisted his body and took Farah's doll. Every day, he would stare at the toy and think about his little girl. He was happy that she gave it to him. It served as a memorabilia.
Beast boy fought hard at his urges to simply get up and go to them. It was bittersweet when she left. Bitter because she was leaving and that always placed a bad taste in all of their mouths, but sweet because he knew where they lived. But he didn't see them. Raven was obviously upset with him when she left, so there would be no use of him to go up to her home and beg her to come back again. ]
So he gave her the space she wanted, but oh how he wished to have her in his arms again.
Beast boy gingerly placed the doll back on his stand and went to the windows, taking in the beautiful view of his room. He never noticed the opportunity he had until he redesigned the space.
"I need some fresh air."
Beast boy opened the window and jumped off the ledge. He let the rushing air consume him as he continued to fall. He turned into a falcon just in time before his body could splat on the rocky shore.
Short chapter, sorry! This week is filled with quizzes and assignments, but I hope you enjoyed it. Let me know what you thought. Next update on Friday.
