Robin got Raven and himself a bowl of cereal. Raven sat at the kitchen table as Robin walked towards her. "Thanks," Raven said as he placed the bowl in front of her. "No problem." There was an uncomfortable silence for a while. Raven wished Cyborg or Starfire would come down to ease it. When her wish wasn't granted, Raven thought she should shoot for some conversation.
"So…anything new?"
"No, not really."
Raven continued, "So, nothing about how Terra came back?" Robin's faced frowned slightly, making his expression serious. "No, we still haven't figured it out. Beast Boy says she turned away from him and refuses to talk anymore." "Do you think she really doesn't remember?"
"She doesn't," came a voice from behind them, making them both jump. "Morning Beast Boy," Robin said, brightening his tone knowing that Beast Boy was sensitive to the subject of Terra. Beast Boy didn't reply. He just stared for a couple of seconds and turned towards the door.
Robin continued his cheery tone, "You're up kind of early. Any reason why?" Beast Boy stopped with his hand on the door, "I couldn't sleep. That's all. I'm going to go out for some fresh air."
Beast Boy left the room. He hadn't been the same since he unexplainably saw Terra. Raven felt empathy for Beast Boy. She knew how it felt to be rejected by someone you cared for. She remembered when Malchior used her, Beast Boy told her she was never alone and actually made her feel better. Although Raven knew Beast Boy wouldn't take anything she said to heart, she told Robin, "Maybe I should go talk to him."
Raven went out of the tower to find him. Her first instinct was to go to the boulder-piled shore in front of the tower. As she suspected, she saw Beast Boy trying to skip rocks across the water. Raven sat next to him carefully, making sure not to alarm him. "Hey Beast Boy."
"…Hey," he said, his eyes still facing the dark ocean. The ocean wind and the sprinkles of rain made her shiver. She didn't know how he could stay out here.
"Aren't you cold? It's 7:00 in the morning and it's raining." He said nothing, nor did he even look at her. Raven frowned. Even though earlier she was sad herself, she wasn't going to let someone else share that pain.
"What's wrong?" "Nothing…" Her question turned into a command, "Beast Boy, what's wrong." "Pssh, do you even have to ask anymore? I would think it'd be obvious." Raven was slightly taken aback. His sudden anger was unusual for his normal behavior. But then again, Beast Boy hadn't been his usual self. He was right though, she did know. It was obvious that he had loved Terra very deeply, and was hurt that she didn't remember him.
"Sorry. I just wanted to make sure I was right," Raven said carefully. Beast Boy yawned. Raven studied his face and noticed how tired and worn out he looked. He looked like he hadn't gotten sleep for days. The dark ocean reflected its shadows into his emerald eyes, taking away the usual sparkle in them.
"Umm…So…How did you sleep last night?" Raven wanted to know if Beast Boy's dark and sunken eyes were due to lack of sleep or just stress. He smirked slightly at the question and said sarcastically, "Hmm, what sleep?"
"So I take it you were up all night?"
"Yeah."
Raven really wished Beast Boy would give her more then just a "yeah". Raven pressed on. "Did you just lie on your bed or did you actually get up and do things?" All of Beast Boy's responses were delayed, leaving Raven hanging. "Half and half," he said, still not looking at her, "I laid on my floor and listened to music for a while, then I went on top of the tower and just…thought over things."
It was beginning to become difficult to find things to say to him. Raven bit her lip in discomfort and stared into the water. "Raven, why are you out here anyways? Not to sound rude, but you don't like me so…Just thought I'd ask." Raven looked up and saw that Beast Boy was looking at her. "To keep you company and just to see if you're alright. Plus, even though it was a long time ago, I still owe you for being there for me with the whole Malchior thing."
"Oh…Raven, do you think Terra will ever come to? I mean, the last time I saw her she said "The girl you want me to be is just a memory". Do you think that means she really does remember?" She knew that either way she answered his question neither answer would be a good one. If Terra really didn't remember, then there was nothing anyone could do. But if she was just pretending, it would break his heart even more. Raven took in the salty air and replied, "I don't know Beast Boy. I honestly don't know."
The rain started to fall a little harder, making Raven shiver. The wind was also starting to pick up, blowing dust and spraying the water up against the rocks and onto their legs. Beast Boy wasn't fazed by the pick up in the weather. He looked at Raven, seeing her shiver and squint her eyes as the wind blew them dry made him realize that she should go in.
"You don't have to stay out here, Raven." She looked over at him, "Do you want to go inside with me then?" Beast Boy looked down at his shoes that were starting to get soaked. He knew he should go in, but the icy rain seemed to mute some of his pain. He watched Raven as she stood up, trying hard to keep her balance on the damp rocks. Beast Boy sighed and softened his voice, "You go in. I think I'm going to stay out here for a little while."
Raven looked at him, holding her arms to keep warm. As she put on her hood, she told him, "Please, come with me. You've been outside most of the night; you're probably going to get sick." Beast Boy smiled lightly, "That's just a myth. No one gets sick from rain or being outside too much." Raven rolled her eyes. Countless times before when they had missions in the rain he always ended up with a cold that would leave him complaining for days. "Please, Beast Boy," she pleaded, "You always get sick from the rain. Plus, this recent stress and a virus will make you feel worse than you already do."
She put out her hand to him. Raven was definitely trying to make him feel better, which is a hard thing for her to accomplish. So Beast Boy decided he'd go with her. He took her hand and she pulled him up. Her cold skin made him shiver, but at the same time he felt warmth go through his veins.
As they walked back to the tower, there was an explosion from inside one of the rooms. The window shattered and they heard pounds and yells from above. They heard the faint cry of Robin saying the usual, "Titans, go!" Both Raven and Beast Boy flew to the room, the wind pushing them sideways as they went. Raven looked at Beast Boy in his crow form. He was weak and ruffled from his lack of sleep and nutrition. "Beast Boy, don't fight, you're too weak!" Beast Boy ignored her suggestion and flew faster.
When they arrived in the living room, they saw Robin battling Red X to the ground, Starfire and Cyborg firing from the side. Robin kicked him off, sending X in to the air.
"Azerath metrion zinthos!" Raven picked up Red X with her powers and held him as long as she could while the others took their shots at him. Once he broke free, Beast Boy transformed into a monstrous gorilla and charged. Red X slipped quickly away from him, appearing right next to Starfire and knocking her out of mid air. Robin caught her in time before she hit the floor. Red X threw what looked like a marble into the middle of the room. It exploded, causing fire and smoke to immerse into the air. As they titans were distracted, X took Raven by the feet and slammed her to the ground. He picked her up by her hair and pulled out his "x" knifes.
Beast Boy saw what was about to take place and he took action. He ran forward and leaped onto Red's back. They both fell backwards and landed on the coffee table, Beast Boy's head hitting on of the edges. As he rubbed his head, Red X took the knives and threw them towards Beast Boy. They sliced through his uniform and into the skin on his arm. He yelled in pain and was then punched in the back of the head. Everything went black.
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