Wolvmbm, titanfan45, Alina Alone, Lil chap welsh nd proud, yooper0987, CRAZYGIRL427, and FoxFireOrenjithank you for reviewing! It means a lot to me! Also, everyone, I beg forgiveness for taking so long to update. Dodges thrown pitchfork Um… okay, very sorry am I! Stupid laptop has locked up my Microsoft Word, and school has been hell. Senior English, to be exact. Oh well. Thanks for reading, everyone. I' going to be gone for the Academic Decathlon in a few hours, and will be gone until Sunday. Now, on with the story! Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans.
"Rachel," Bee asked, putting her hands on her hips, "what happened to my Tower?" Rachel looked truly confused, and Garfield poked his head out from behind the couch. "What happened to you two," she asked, dumbfounded. Rachel had jet-black hair and normal skin, but her eyes were still violet, although much lighter than they were before. Garfield had blonde hair, blue eyes, and there was not a spot of green on him anywhere.
Sighing, Raven quickly went over the Book of Rukon with Bumblebee, who remained quiet, and explained the change in looks.
"So, Garfield and I will be different until this day next year, when the spell shall have to be performed again." Her head ached and she clutched it. Garfield put his arms around her. The pain was gone after a few seconds.
"What's wrong, Rae?" her boyfriend asked worriedly.
"The spell took a lot out of me. I need to sleep," she stated, laying her head against his left shoulder and swinging her arms around his neck. "Take me home, Gar." With that, she fell into a deep slumber.
"Well, I guess we'd better get back," Garfield said. He picked Rachel up bridal style and started walking towards the door when Bee stepped in the way.
"Uh-uh. We'll give you a ride in the B-car," Bumblebee stated, folding her arms as she did so. Beast Boy just nodded and went down into the T-Car, oblivious to the destruction around him.
-Back at the apartment-
Garfield closed the door and sighed. The trip home had been hectic, with Bee raving on about how long it's going to take to get the Tower back in proper order. After a few minutes, Garfield just blocked her out. Walking into the bedroom, he gently placed Raven on their bed, but was unable to get her arms off from around his neck. "Rae, sweetie, time to let go," he whispered gently, kissing her on the forehead.
"I'll never let go," she murmured in her sleep. Her lips formed a smile. Garfield just decided to get in bed next to his girlfriend, although it was a bit hard to get to his side of the bed. He slipped once, landing in an awkward position on top of his girlfriend. After finally getting to his side of the bed, he closed his eyes and thought. Yes, he was hungry. No, he was not tired, as he had feigned back at the Tower. Truthfully, he didn't want to help clean the Tower up. They'd be working until well after Christmas to clean, and this was one Christmas he did not want to miss. He just wanted to spend time with the most important person in his life, Raven. Also, he didn't want to be around an angry Bumblebee. The stories Speedy and Aqualad had told him… yeah, best to stay away for a few days. He placed his arms around his lover's waist and relaxed. Within an hour, he was snoring gently.
-December 22nd, Jump City-
Robin paced back and forth. Why hadn't she understood? Their dating could have compromised the team. No, scratch that. The Titans weren't just a team, they were family. He couldn't stand if one of them got killed. He wouldn't fail this family. He couldn't fail again. True, he had been only seven when his parents fell to their deaths, but he should have done something. He keeps telling himself this, over and over. He failed his mom and dad. He wouldn't fail the Titans. Tears fell freely as he slumped to his knees, tears falling from his mask-less face.
"Mom, dad, I failed you. I failed!" Robin screamed into the clouds overhead. "Now I'm failing my second family. Please, send me a sign, tell me what to do," he yelled, slamming his fist onto the roof of Titans Tower. "The girl I love is gone, and two of my best friends have disappeared. Help me find them, please!" Lightning cracked overhead, and thunder boomed. The wind picked up, blowing his cape dramatically. No voice rang out, no words of comfort and wisdom. Just dark, eerie silence. "I hurt Starfire, and I regret it. I'm sorry Star, I'm sorry," he whispered, not quietly enough for the Tamaranean behind him.
Who is it? Galafore? Starfire? Wildfire? Yes, he will make an appearance, maybe next chapter, who knows? Well, wish us luck. We're off to the Alaska State Academic Decathlon Competition in Anchorage! Until the next chapter.