AN:

Well, part 2 for your viewing/reading pleasure.

Not to sure how I feel about this part. Could be wirters block, who knows? If I add something, I'll let you guys know. As always, rate and review and comments are always appreciated.


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The tower overlooked the city. From there the Titans watched over there domain. Crime was so rampant they couldn't even attempt to heed every call of distress that came in. The Ops center was rendered almost pitch black, the sun having set hours ago. But still Robin worked by light of a lamp, cataloguing every crime from the smallest robbery to the biggest hostage situation. As he leafed through the folders bursting with police reports he stopped at one that detailed a crime that had just happened earlier that day. It was puzzling, not in how it began or why, but in how it ended. The report told of a jewelry store robbery gone school hostage situation. With a frustrated sigh Robin continued reading. The witness statements made no sense. The only constant was that three men ran into that school and three had to be carried out. One had a broken arm, X-rays at the hospital showed it was snapped neatly - the work of a professional. Another was unconscious; his throat had swollen from a strike to it. But the third, that was the one that made no sense. That man was lucky to be alive. A stone pillar supporting the roof of the cafeteria had collapsed, nearly killing him. No one who was there could give a coherent description to why it did. Some say a girl pushed it, but how a 16 year old girl could push a one ton pillar of stone was beyond Robin. Others say the school was in the middle of an earthquake, but the geological center made no mention of any kind of tremors the entire day. A case like this deserved more attention Robin decided, but it would have to wait for another day.

From where she stood Terra could see a light in Titans tower go out, leaving the tower shrouded in darkness. She stood on the pier across the bay, she had been for the last few hours, trying to think of what to say.

"Where to start? Where to end? Can I even expect them to listen to me, after everything I did?" She breathed. Despite her confusion of what to say she knew something needed to be. The conversation with…whoever that really was had made that perfectly clear.

As hard as she thought, nothing seemed appropriate to say. She was going to talk to people she had almost killed in cold-blood. A "how's it going" was hardly appropriate. Coming up with nothing and deciding it was time to act, she began to make her way towards the tower.

BeastBoy padded along, trying not to disturb the others. The unending growling of his stomach made sleep elusive, so he made his way towards the kitchen. He had changed since his last meeting with Terra – if that even was her. He still cracked jokes, and they still weren't funny, but the care-free BeastBoy had been replaced with something a little different. He was a little quieter, more introspective. The rest of the team noticed this but said nothing. Terra was his love after all and ever since her fate had been called into question he had never fully recovered. Before he had seen her he had closure, she was a statue. But now, he had no idea what happened to her. She still permeated his thoughts, his dreams, which made him want to fall asleep even quicker. After filling himself with whatever he found in the refrigerator he headed back to bed. Tossing under the covers, his mind wandered back to their last meeting: when she had told him she wanted nothing to do with him. She refused to admit she was Terra, but he knew, he just knew it was her. The way she looked, talked, acted - it was her! Why wouldn't she admit that? Why wouldn't she stay with him? He knew her; she couldn't last forever in a normal life. And even if she had amnesia that stuff wears off doesn't it? But what if that wasn't her, what if she really was gone? A frustrated growl escaped his lips, all these thoughts serving only to keep him awake longer, which kept him away from her.

*Plink*

BeastBoy sat up.

*Plink*

"What is that?" He wondered aloud.

*plink*

Whatever it is it's annoying him, and keeping him awake.

*Plink*

Noticing the noise was coming from the window he made his way over, throwing the blinds aside…and coming face to face with Terra for the first time in months. He didn't believe it, it must just be a dream. It had to be a dream; she was smiling at him, her eyes blue and caring. But, he remembered, the Terra he saw in his dreams didn't smile. And then he noticed where she was – 7 stories in the air, on a rock. She didn't have her powers in his dreams. His mouth began moving, but no words came out. Finally his brain caught up with his body, and he managed to squeak out a greeting.

"Terra?"

She nodded, her smile shifting to the corner of her mouth in strained amusement.

"It's me BeastBoy. Can I talk to you…or, well if you don't want to I understand…" Came her voice, slightly muffled by the glass.

"No!" He practically shouted "Terra, please we can talk whenever you want!"

He backed up, expecting her to follow.

"Umm BeastBoy, the window?"

"Oh right, sorry" he stammered with a forced grin, quickly unlocking the window.

She stepped off the boulder she had used and it gently moved into the background of the sky. Gently, BeastBoy thought…that had not been a way Terra had done something since…his mind flashed back to the night at the amusement park where his lips almost touched her's, where his world had almost been completed, then destroyed. He didn't know where to begin; he had so much he wanted to say. But he didn't know what she was here for, though he had his hopes. Slowly the air of levity disappeared, replaced with one of solemnity.

Her smile was gone, her eyes refused to meet his.

"BeastBoy…I don't know what to say, after everything I have done to you and the other Titans…I just don't know what to say."

She was shaking he realized. She was open, defenseless before him. He saw just how much she was hurting. Minutes passed in silence, she still refused to look up, so great was her shame.

Finally she continued "Any kind of apology is worthless from me, I should never have done what I did, and by the time I realized it…I had almost, almost…"

The image of her with the pointed rock held over him flashed into both of their minds. She saw the moment where she almost lost, and he saw the moment where she started to win.

"I just don't know what to say…"

The tears could not be held back any longer, and they glistened in the moonlight, making trails of silver down her checks.

"Terra…Terra, just say you'll stay…"

His voice jolted her back, now it was her turn to gape at someone, eyes unbelieving and jaw open.

"Stay…but how, how can the others look at me? How could I expect to have their trust?"

"Terra, no one blames you anymore. We found out how unstable your powers were when we tried to bring you back. We know how badly you wanted control. Slade used you; he preyed on every weakness you had, promised you things he could never give you. But none of that matters, you're here, with us. You're a Titan, you're my friend…"

"You tried to bring me back…" She murmured in disbelief.

"We tried, but nothing worked. Everyone else gave up, but I couldn't."

"And when I saw you a few months ago, I thought I had found you, that you would come back. But why Terra, why did you push me away like that, I would never have done anything to hurt you?"

This was the part she dreaded. Rejecting him had hurt him more than being Slade's apprentice ever had. She almost lost herself in her misery, but she owed him an explanation. She owed him her life.

Her gentle crying broke into sobs.

"I don't know. I didn't want to hurt you anymore. I should have told you the truth, but I thought I should just start over, as a normal person, without powers. I didn't want to be a hero; I thought I had hurt too many people to ever be one. In some ways I still think that, but someone convinced me that I needed to be here." She took a deep breath. "But the biggest reason was that…"

"What Terra?"

"Was that I thought I didn't deserve you, to be near you or in your life. I knew you wouldn't see it that way, but I didn't want to see you hurt again. By me…" she finished.

He could still barely believe she was here, back in the tower. This was something he had given up hope of seeing, but here she was!

"So…what are you going to do?"

"I don't know B.B., I want to come back but would they ever let me?" She said between her sobs.

"I don't know, but Terra, please don't cry anymore. Do you need to spend the night here?"

"No, no I'll be fine. I'll be back in the morning, I promise. I need to talk to the others." Terra said, wiping her eyes and giving him a slight smile.

"If you're sure. Just come back to my room when you're ready, I'll be waiting."

"Thank you BeastBoy, for everything." She said hugging him.

She turned around and made to leave when BeastBoy stopped her.

"Terra, I missed you so much, please come back tomorrow."

"I will, I promise." And with that she departed.

Entirely drained of energy, BeastBoy collapsed back onto his bed, and fell asleep instantly.

With a smile on his face.

For the first time in months.


AN:

And so concludes part 2. If the dialogue sounds a little...forced, that was planned. Part 3 should be up sometime next week. Thanks for reading!