Like an Animal
Chapter 19
I do not own Teen Titans
Ho! Sorry I haven't updated in awhile. I've been dying to see what pops out of my head next. Nothing but drama has been going on at my skool. My best friend got a girl friend, and me being his best friend who is a girl, she gets all territorial and acts like a bitch when ever I talk and/or touch him. So yea…
Anyways, here comes the next installment to a fun-filled epic adventure of my sick and twisted fanfic. Forewarning, more drama with Starfire's death. I know, I know, you're getting tired of that, but bear with me this last time. Enjoy.
Two days later, Terra was pretty much well enough to leave the medical room. So, that morning, she walked into the kitchen and took a seat next to Cyborg. Everyone had already started eating, but they saved a big helping of pancakes and eggs and turkey-bacon for her. She quickly grabbed a plate and piled it up high with food, and dumped a river's worth of syrup on it.
Everyone had visited her yesterday while she was in the med. room. Some tears were shed, but nothing major. Titans East had already gone back to their hometown because crime rates there were surprisingly going up. The theft of high-tech robotic parts had been stolen, along with a quarter of a million dollars worth of processors and such. Very odd indeed.
Back to breakfast…
"Wazzup, Terra," Cyborg muttered through a mouthful of food.
"Hey Cy," she said quickly before stuffing a massive forkful of eggs and pancakes into her mouth.
BeastBoy finished up his soy-based meal and headed towards the big screen TV.
"Anyone feel like watchin' Blood Rayne?" he asked as he plopped down on the couch and flipped through some channels.
"Yeah, put it in," Robin said as he finished up and headed towards the TV.
"Come on Ter and Rae. Hurry up and finish eating. I know you'll like it, guys," BeastBoy said.
"Don't rush me. I'm thoroughly enjoying my tea, and I don't need you or a movie to interrupt my moment of contentment, because I doubt I'll have another like it for awhile," Raven said in monotone.
"Why do you say that?" Terra asked.
Raven sighed.
"Because Cere' will be here in five… four… three… two…"
The window at the far side of the wall burst open, sending shards of glass everywhere. Cere' fell through, with her wings tucked tightly to her sides, like she had been dive-bombing through the air. She rolled and then quickly got to her feet and shot through the automatic doors that quickly closed behind her.
No one said anything for a long while.
"Well what the hell…?" Cyborg finally muttered.
There was a fluttering sound that started filling the air. Everyone remained frozen as the sound grew more intense. Terra cautiously stood up and headed towards the broken window.
When she stopped in front of the window, her face noticeably paled, her eyes widened and her jaw dropped.
"What? What is it?" BeastBoy asked.
Terra just stood there, rigid and unblinking.
"What is it?" Raven said, setting down her tea and making a move to stand up.
Terra started shaking as she leaned back a little.
"Oh my God! Duck!"
Terra dropped to the floor, and no sooner had she done that, a mass of black smashed through the window and flooded the room.
Everyone started screaming as the birds continued to rush into the room, screeching and smothering everyone.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!"
All the birds dropped dead on the floor, making a thick black carpet on the ground.
Robin treaded through them, trying hard not to fall, but crushing the carcasses under his feet as he did so. They were at least piled up to his shins.
"Terra? Terra where are you?" he shouted.
A hand emerged from underneath the dead birds, and gripped the windowsill so tightly that the wood splintered. She stood up with a look of murder in her eyes and spit out a mouthful of feathers.
"I hate birds," she said.
There was still one flying erratically in the air, and Raven caught it with an upraised hand and squeezed it. The bird started flapping and chirping furiously until everyone heard a series of satisfying cracks and crunches.
Everyone turned and stared at Raven as her eyes slowly started to glow red, and the blood from the bird dripped down her arm.
"Cere'!" she roared.
There was a series of bumps behind the doors, and they soon swished open revealing a very scared looking Cere'. She approached Raven with a nervous smile.
"Raven, I love what you've done with your hair," Cere' said, timidly taking a feather out of Raven's hair and rolling it between her fingers.
"What the fuck," she said, shoving the dead bird in Cere's face. "Is this all about!?"
Cere' raised her hands and shrugged, trying to keep her grin up even though she was deathly afraid.
"I have to say, I'm impressed. I didn't think you'd be able to… disable all of these birds. What did you do? Put some aura around their hearts and make it explode? Very clever Ra-"
Raven grabbed Cere' around the throat, mainly because Cere' wasn't wearing any clothes, therefore no collar, and drew her closer to her face.
"You didn't answer my question," Raven said through clenched teeth. "Let me try again. Why, Cere', are there a flock of birds in our home?"
"Um… well you see, funny thing. I was in a cave, right? And I explored it and there were these birds there and I was like 'Hey, why don't I try and talk to them? I have wings… they have wings… so why can't we all just get along?' So I got there attention and… well… here we are. "
Raven's grip tightened around her neck.
"You. Idiot."
"Yes I'm an idiot, can you let go now?" Cere' asked, her voice a higher pitch.
Raven's lip twitched as she looked up at Cere'. After a moment of silence, Raven's eyes dimmed back to their normal amethyst color, and she released Cere's neck.
Cere' took in a breath of relief as she backed away and rubbed her neck.
"Thank you."
"Don't thank me yet. You have to clean every single one of these birds up. And the feathers, too. And repair the window."
"Ha, very funny Raven. I'll just be going now."
"But I wasn't-"
Raven was stopped short by Cere's lips giving her a playful kiss. Her eyes widened as Cere' pulled away, gave a haughty laugh and then exit through the doors.
No one dare say a word.
Raven's face steadily got redder and redder, until she finally picked up a dead bird and through it at the closed door with all her might.
"Damn that woman to hell!" she shouted before she opened a portal beneath her and teleported into her room.
Terra looked at everyone and asked, "So… anyone knows what just happened?"
Everybody shrugged their shoulders.
Something in Terra's head pinged, and she looked around again.
"Um… where's Starfire? I thought for sure I would've seen her by now. Or felt one of her bone-crushing hugs."
Cyborg picked up a dead bird and started plucking its feathers.
"I'm gonna go and make some lunch. See ya'll later."
He stumbled out the double doors, and everyone heard as his metal boots started picking up pace and then his doors slam shut.
"I… um… I'm going out," Robin said slowly as he shoved his hands in his pockets and trudged over the dead birds.
Terra turned to BeastBoy.
"BeastBoy… what's wrong with everyone? Where's Starfire?"
BeastBoy sighed, and pushed some carcasses of the couch. He patted the empty spot and Terra came and sat next to him. He then took Terra's hands and looked her straight in the eyes.
"Terra… while you were… gone, someone else left, too."
"You mean Starfire went back to her home planet? Tamaran, I think it was-"
"It's a little more complicated than that," he said quietly.
Terra raised a confused eyebrow, and then her eyes widened.
"You mean… she… you can't be serious," she stuttered, giving a nervous laugh.
BeastBoy looked down at the ground… er… birds, and shrugged his shoulders.
Terra's face dropped, and she pulled her hands away from BeastBoy's.
"You're lying," she said, standing up.
"Terra, calm down. I know it's a lot to take in-"
"No! Shut up! You're lying!"
"Terra! Calm down! You have… to calm… down…" he said, trying to keep as composed as possible.
Terra paused and then vaulted over the couch. She waded through the dead birds and then walked out the door.
"Where are you going?!"
"To find out where Starfire really is!" Terra's voice echoed throughout the hallway.
She walked up to Starfire's door and knocked on it.
"Starfire, it's Terra, open up."
When there was no reply, she knocked again.
"Starfire, please open up!" she said on the brink of tears.
Nothing.
She opened the door, expecting to get a blinding flash of pink, but all she found was a bare mattress and a gray wall.
She stood there, frozen for a moment or two, her knees trembling underneath her.
"No…" she whispered to herself.
Terra ran to Raven's room and knocked on the door, shouting her name. When she didn't open the door fast enough, she simply slammed the door open to find Raven and Cere' shouting at each other.
They both stopped yelling and turned to look at the severely freaked-out Terra. No one moved, until Cere' went to Raven's open window and dove out of it.
Her flapping could be heard in the background as Raven uncrossed her arms and motioned for Terra to come in. She closed the door behind her and lowered her head.
"Raven… tell me. Is Starfire really…" her body trembled with unshed tears. "Is she really… gone?"
She was clenching her fist so hard that the knuckles turned white. She looked up at Raven when she didn't give an answer.
"Please tell me… that BeastBoy was just joking," her voice cracked.
Raven swallowed hard and took a few steps closer towards Terra.
"I would be lying… if I said he wasn't," Raven replied.
Tears silently poured down Terra's cheeks as she slowly turned around and started walking out the door.
"Terra, where are you going?"
She turned around and smiled weakly at Raven.
"Um… I'm just g-gonna go out for a little bit."
"Are you sure?" Raven asked, furrowing her eyebrows.
"Yeah, I'll be back, don't worry."
Raven watched as she exited the door and let it close behind her.
She sighed, and sat down on her bed, crossing her arms around her chest.
Cere' arrived a few moments later with a box of donuts in her arms and a very messy custard-filled donut in her mouth.
"Donuts? Where'd you get donuts from?"
"Why, at Krispy Kreme of course," she said after devouring her pastry.
"They let you in there naked?"
Cere' shrugged her shoulders as she walked off the windowsill and sat down next to Raven, opening the box.
"Here, I got you a chocolate one with sprinkles."
Cere' handed it to Raven and she took it and took a small bite.
"You know, you're still cleaning up those birds," she said.
"Funny," Cere' said as she stood up and headed out the door with the box of glazed delights. "BeastBoy likes glazed, right?"
"I guess. And I wasn't joking about the birds."
"Clever Raven, always making jokes and such. I'll see you later."
"But I wasn't-"
Her door slammed shut, and Raven let out a disgruntled moan.
'I'll never get that woman to break at this pace. The sassy bitch."
"How many times must I remind you?"
Raven mentally slapped her self.
"…Sorry…"
"That's quite alright."
Raven knew Cere' was grinning from wherever she was.
"That happy-go-lucky-"
"Raven…"
"Damn it!"
T BB
Terra had walked to the graveyard, hoping to pay respects to Starfire's grave. She couldn't quite get hold of her powers just yet, so she had to go on foot.
Once at the graveyard, it wasn't very hard to spot out Starfire's grave. It was near the back, and there was a life-sized built statue standing above her resting site. It depicted her in a fighting stance with her fists in balls of energy and her hair flowing behind her.
Terra sat in front of the statue and drew her knees up to her chest.
Starfire
A Teen Titan
And A True Fighter 'Till The End
R.I.P.
She started sobbing into her knees and didn't care at the moment whether she was disturbing anyone's peace.
There were footsteps behind her, but she didn't bother looking up. As she continued crying, she felt the figure sit down next to her and wrap a strong arm around her shoulder.
"She died fighting. I'm sure that's the way she would've wanted to go," BeastBoy said.
"But she shouldn't have gone in the first place," Terra retorted as she continued crying into her knees.
BeastBoy nodded and remained silent after that, rubbing Terra's shoulder in comfort even though she remained rigid against him.
"Can you please leave me alone?" Terra finally said.
BeastBoy was taken aback.
"But Terra-"
"Please… BeastBoy. Just go."
"I don't want to leave you alone."
"BeastBoy, for just once in your life can't you understand that sometimes people just want to be alone? Is that so hard to understand?"
BeastBoy opened his mouth to say something, but nothing came out. He looked at her and then said, "You know I'm always here for you, right?"
She nodded against her legs.
"Okay." He leaned over and gave her a gentle kiss on her head before standing up and transforming into a hawk.
As BeastBoy flew over the park, one of his wings jerked unnaturally. He took a quick glance at it, and passed it off for overworked nerves.
It did it again, only much stronger this time, and he nearly dropped out of the air.
"Okay BeastBoy, gotta calm down. It's just nerves, that's all. Yeah dude, you just gotta calm down."
"What's wrong?" Cere's voice rang in his head.
"My wing's twitching a lot, that's all."
"Uh-oh…"
"Uh-oh?! Uh-oh is definitely not good!"
As if on cue, his wing started aching terribly. There also seemed to be several things moving underneath it. Now BeastBoy was completely freaking out.
His wing burst open, sending feathers everywhere, and something else seemed to emerge from the arm socket. He let out a pain-filled screech as he fell into a clearing. He landed with a loud "thud!" and remained motionless for a few moments before transforming into a human.
He groaned and slowly turned his head to look at his right arm and nearly screamed. Large talons protruded from 3 fingertips. His thumb seemed to have shifted to a new position, making his hand look more reptilian than anything. His pinky was gone. Scales covered his arm from his hand to his elbow, and then turned into an emerald green fur until it reached his shoulder.
He stared at it with wide eyes as he moved the fingers experimentally.
"Woah," he said as he struggled to his feet, not taking his eyes of his new limb.
He turned it around so that he was looking at the palm. In the center of the palm was a long slit that went horizontally. He tilted his head in curiosity as the slit opened up revealing some sort of fleshy tunnel that seemed to go through the whole length of his arm.
Just then, he felt something surge through his body, and he moved his head just before a jet of some purple liquid shot out of his arm. He turned around and watched as the liquid burned holes into the ground, making a small ring of fire around it.
BeastBoy cracked a small grin as he flexed his arm.
"Acidic projectiles…" he whispered to himself.
"That is so fuckin' awesome!"
R
After finishing her donut and being unsuccessful in finding Terra, BeastBoy and Cere', and knowing that Robin was moping in his room at the reminder of Starfire, and knew Cyborg was preoccupying his mind with some mechanical problems, she decided to take a shower.
She shed her clothes and hopped into the shower, putting the water a little on the cold side this time.
As she let the water run over her body, she felt a pair of hands place themselves on her shoulders and rub them softly.
"Hey," Cere' cooed in her ear. "You haven't been a naughty girl in awhile."
"Ever thought that maybe it's fun to be good?" Raven replied coolly.
Cere' gave a deep chuckle and moved her hands down to Raven's biceps.
"You know what I want… what I need."
"Can't you find someone else? Do you always have to feed off me?"
"Robin's hasn't felt up to the task in awhile, BeastBoy will only play with you, Cyborg… well he's… Terra just got out of the hospital and I don't know her that well, and now you don't even want to play with me. I'm going to whither away soon if somebody doesn't do something."
Cere' moved her hands right underneath Raven's breasts, and she felt her grow stiff.
"I'll just touch. Just for a little while, that's all I need. Please Raven?" she whispered in her ear.
Raven looked over her shoulder where Cere' was standing, waiting for her answer.
"Please? I promise I won't move any lower than I already am… unless, of course, you want me too."
"No, that's alright," Raven said quickly. "You can… do whatever you need to do, but do it quickly."
"But my dear Raven," Cere' moved her hands up to Raven's breasts and she stroked the erect nipples gently. "That takes away all the fun."
Raven shuddered underneath her touch as she continued to tease her. Cere' rested her head on Raven's shoulder and kissed her softly on the neck.
"Cere' please… how much longer?"
"Not too much longer now."
Cere' brushed her fangs against Raven's neck before biting into it as she started massaging her breasts a little more vigorously. Raven let out a light gasp as she felt Cere's teeth making bite marks along her neck.
"Don't leave marks," Raven said before Cere' got anymore into it.
"Sorry," Cere' muttered softly against her shoulder.
Raven grunted in reply as Cere's hands got a little more creative and started pinching and tugging at her nipples as the other free fingers kneaded her breasts quickly.
Cere' licked Raven's earlobe, and then dropped her hands to her sides abruptly and stepped out of the shower.
"Alright, I'm done," she said as she gone down on all fours and shook herself in a dog-like manner.
"What? That's it?" Raven said as she pulled away the shower curtain.
Cere's ears perked as she turned around and sat back on her haunches, smirking.
Raven caught we she had just said and blushed lightly.
"You know Raven, your eyes kind of turn pinkish hue when you're… sexually excited."
"They do?"
"Not entirely. Just little specks of pink here and there. I find it very erotic."
"I'm sure you do," Raven mumbled as she stepped out of the shower, grabbing a towel and wrapping it around herself.
Cere' rubbed her tail against Raven's thigh as she walked past her, and then stood up and followed her into the room.
Raven plopped down on her bed and let out a loud sigh. Cere' mimicked her, and Raven gave her a look that made her laugh.
"You're so serious all the time Raven."
Raven sat back against the headboard and looked over at Cere'.
"And I don't think I've ever seen you mad. You're point?"
Cere' smiled and crawled up some, laying her head on Raven's lap.
"Oh Raven, you wouldn't want to see me mad. No, no, no."
"Why not?"
"Because, I'll make people do things."
"What do you mean?" Raven asked, stroking Cere's dirty blonde hair.
"I'm the ventriloquist. You all are the dummies," Cere responded, looking up at Raven.
Raven gulped nervously as Cere' continued to stare at her with her hard, brown eyes. Eventually, to Raven's relief, she smiled and turned her head back around.
"Don't worry. I love you all too much to do anything completely wrong. But Raven, clever Raven, you're too smart to get me worked up enough to do something so dire. But Robin, poor, poor Robin, he'll have to watch out, he will."
"Why? What did you do to Robin?" Raven asked, slightly panicked, as she stopped stroking Cere's hair.
Cere' simply giggled and said, "Raven, Robin's just fine, but he's pushing it, he is. Just using me for a tool of sex to get his mind off that redhead."
"But… I thought you were, basically, a tool for sex. I mean… you live off the stuff."
Cere' paused.
"That's true, but whenever we're getting intimate, he sees Starfire, not me. And I get this weird feeling afterwards when I'm lying there. My eyes prick and a lump forms in my throat."
"You feel hurt."
Cere turned her head and looked up at Raven.
"Is that it? Is that what the feeling's called?"
Raven nodded.
"Hurt. Sadness. Jealousy. There're many words for it."
"I see now…" Cere' said as she turned her head back around.
"Yes, I understand. I felt like I did after you punched me, before. Only no physical pain. Yes, it's very clear now."
"So… are you still going to stick with him?"
"No… he's miserable. I don't think he'll ever really fully recover from the death of your friend. But I'll help him. He'll feel so much better afterwards," Cere' said, smiling rather maliciously. "Oh yes, so much better. He won't ever have that feeling of grief again… or any feeling for that matter…"
"Well, that's nice of you. What are you going to do?"
"That, my friend, is a little secret that only BeastBoy's ears may receive. He'll be an essential part of Robin's recovery… purging…"
Raven laid her head back and sighed.
"Terra's back, and BeastBoy's coming. I'd better get changed."
She pushed Cere's head off her leg and rummaged around in her closet. She pulled out her leotard and cape and slipped into those before walking out into the hallway with Cere on her tail.
Suddenly, she stopped, and Cere' bumped into her.
"What? What is it?"
Raven turned around and looked up at Cere', a frown on her face, and said, "You're cleaning up those birds."
Cere' seemed lost for a moment, and then slapped her forehead.
"Dammit, I thought you would've forgotten by now. Yes alright, I'll clean it up at dinner time."
"Dinner time?"
"Yes. I'll be hungry then."
"Wait, you're going to eat those birds?"
Cere' scratched her ear indolently and sniffed.
"Yeah. So?"
"That's sick."
"No, that's supper," Cere' replied smartly.
"Fine, whatever," Raven said as she continued to walk down the hallway.
"Where're you going?" Cere' asked.
"Kitchen."
"Why?"
"I want another donut. There are some left, right?"
"There should be."
"Okay, good. Those things are addictive."
"I know, aren't they just the grandest things?" Cere' asked giddily.
"Sure are," Raven said as she raised her hood up from force-of-habit.
Just then, the alarm blared.
Cere' ducked down and covered her ears as Raven groaned out loud.
Robin burst out of his room, as did Cyborg soon afterwards.
Terra came running down the hall and skidded to a stop behind Cere'.
"Guys, it's Dr. Light, down by the docks!"
"Gawd, quite shouting, we're right here!" Cyborg yelled.
"Awesome, let's go," Terra said excitedly. "I've been itching to kick some ass."
Robin looked over to her and said, "Actually, Terra, I think it's better if you stay here. You haven't fully recovered your powers, and I don't want you getting hurt."
"But Rob-"
He raised up a hand.
"Next time, Terra. I promise."
Terra frowned and lowered her head.
"Where's BeastBoy?"
Everyone looked around. Robin let out a sigh.
"Cere', looks like we're gonna see what you can do in the battlefield. But put some clothes on first."
"Do I-"
"Yes, you have to," he snapped. "Now hurry up, we don't have much time. Borrow one of Raven's leotards or something."
"No, I think I'll just find those jeans with the whole in the back so I can wag my tail," she said as she walked towards Raven's room.
"And get a shirt, too!" he yelled after her.
Raven turned around to see Terra walking slowly up the steps towards the rooftop. Raven caught up to her and put a hand on her shoulder to make her cease walking.
"Terra, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I just wanted to go along with you guys. Take my mind off Star, you know?"
"I do know, but Robin is concerned about you, and doesn't want you getting hurt. We're all worried about you."
Terra nodded and then opened the door to the roof.
"I'll keep that in mind… while I drown in my thoughts."
She took a few more steps and then closed the door behind her, leaving Raven staring at the iron door.
"Okay… something's definitely wrong with her. That's something I would've said."
Dr. Light was putting up quite a fight (heh-heh, that rhymed).
He had upgraded his light armor, and could now create shields of electricity that he could disperse with a clap of his hands.
Needless to say that it was pretty hard to get a good hit in. Cyborg got in a good shot with his plasma gun, but only because Robin was throwing a barrage of bird-o-rangs and Cere' was spewing fire from a small human/dragonish form she took on.
Raven was sitting on some the cargo nearby, resting her chin in her hand, watching lazily the rest of the team fought.
She could beat, maybe even kill Dr. Light in a split second. That's why she was letting the team have some fun before they called her in to finish the job. She pushed a lock of hair behind her ear as she continued to watch them have at it.
Cere' looked rather frustrated because her fire wasn't penetrating his shield and took a good hit at it, only to be electrocuted and sent flying backwards a few dozen yards, sliding into the cargo Raven was sitting on top of.
"That bastard!" she shouted as she got up and charged at Dr. Light once again.
Robin did a series of back-flips, trying to dodge the energy balls the villain was chucking at him. One hit his metal bo-staff, sending a nice little shock throughout his system. He dropped to one knee, and then quickly rolled out of the way as another ball rushed towards him.
Cyborg switched to his sonic canon and tried shooting Dr. Light from different angles. As he let out a long stream, he shouted, "Alright Raven, I think we're done here!"
The electro-shield dispersed and Cyborg skidded backwards quite a ways.
Raven sighed as she jumped off the cargo and brushed herself off, taking her time.
"Raven, hurry up!" Robin shouted.
"You dare think you can defeat me? You fools!" Dr. Light yelled triumphantly as he sent Cere' flying again.
"Here goes nothing," Raven grumbled to herself as she opened a portal beneath her.
T BB
Terra laid on the rooftop, watching the clouds pass by idly.
So much had happened while she was gone.
First shock, her being alive. She nearly had a heart attack when she bent her fingers and felt them move.
Second shock, seeing the drastic change in everyone's physical appearance. Including herself.
Third shock, finding out Raven and BeastBoy had hooked up while she was away. It kind of hurt to know that they had moved on without her, but hey, that's life.
Fourth shock, and the most shocking shock of her life, finding out that one of her very good friends had passed away. Now, she had a feeling, when she had awoken from the statue, that something was wrong. Not just with the Teen Titans, but with something else too. Something unsettling in the earth.
"Maybe it's that Cere' girl where I'm getting all these bad vibes from," she thought.
There was a fluttering sound, and then footsteps nearing her. She sat up to see BeastBoy heading towards her with a lopsided smile on his face. His right sleeve was torn completely off, but he looked absolutely fine.
"Hey Terra, check this out!" he said excitedly as he held out his arm.
They waited… and nothing happened. BeastBoy frowned and shook his arm a little.
"Come on arm, work! Spray out acid again!"
"Um, BeastBoy, are you feeling alright?"
He sighed and plopped down next to her, his bottom lip sticking out in frustration.
"Yeah, I'm feelin' okay. You?"
"I could be better," she answered truthfully.
"Why? What's the matter?"
She looked over at him and furrowed her eyebrows.
"Oh, right. All that stuff while you were gone and… yeah."
Terra leaned back and propped herself up on her elbows, staring blankly ahead.
A few moments of comfortable silence passed by as they watched the sky and the birds fly so high (sorry, I felt like rhyming s'more. Forgive me).
"BeastBoy… can I ask you a personal question?"
He nodded silently, his little white fang poking out from his mouth making him still look boyish.
"You and Raven… how's that work?
He glanced at her, than looked back up at the sky, rocking back and forth on his bum.
"I guess… I've always had a thing for her. I was just too afraid to admit it to anyone… and to myself. I'm not sure about her though. I never thought she'd fall for a prankster."
Terra was silent for a moment.
"So… you never felt anything for me?"
"I did. We kissed, remember?"
"No we didn't. Slade interrupted us."
BeastBoy leaned back and squinted his eyes in thought.
"Oh, that's right. Then I went all ballistic on him."
"Yeah, you did," she laughed.
BeastBoy smiled at her and said, "First laugh of your second chance at life, brought to you by BeastBoy."
Terra chuckled, but her grin quickly faded. She shifted her weight on her propped elbows, and looked down.
"I won't have a second chance at everything, though…"
"Yes you will. You can learn to use your powers again, you can learn to ride a bike again, and you've already said your first words, taken your first steps and eaten your first meal again. So tell me now, what chance will you be missing?" he said playfully.
"A second chance at you," she said, turning to him.
BeastBoy's eyes widened considerably, and he looked away from her.
"Uh… Terra, look. I-"
"No… I'm sorry. I'm taking this too far. Forget it. Forget I said anything."
She looked up at the sky, following a cloud formation drifting over them.
"I just wish… I could go back in time and steal that kiss from you," she sighed. "But life moves on, and I will too."
She scrambled up to her feet and brushed herself off.
"The others are off fighting Dr. Light by the docks, in case you wondered. I'm sure you can catch up with them in get some of the action."
She started walking towards the door, kicking loose stones on the way.
"Where are you going?" BeastBoy asked.
Terra stopped in her tracks, putting her hands in her jean's pockets.
"Well, I guess I'll eat a little something, and then pack-"
"Pack? Pack for what?"
She smiled softly at him.
"There's no point in me being here. You guys have enough team members, and my powers still aren't fully intact. I'll just be a burden to you all."
"You're not going," he said standing up. "I won't let you go off again."
"BeastBoy…-"
"Nuh-uh. You're staying here. Right here with the team. You'll get your full power back eventually, I promise," he said, approaching her and putting his hands on her shoulders.
"We lost you once, and we're not letting you go again."
Terra lowered her head, letting her long blonde hair fall in her face.
"I'll just cause more controversy between you guys. It feels awkward. I know Raven said she trusts me now, but I still feel a lot of tension between us. And I know for sure Robin doesn't feel comfortable around me."
She took BeastBoy's hands and slid them off her shoulders.
She started to walk away, but BeastBoy grabbed her arm and pulled her into a rough kiss.
Terra pushed away from him, and stared at him with wide eyes. She momentarily put a hand to her lips, but quickly dropped it.
"I'll see you at dinner," she mumbled hastily before running out the door.
BeastBoy stood there, his mouth open in shock at his own actions.
"Oh… my God, Raven is so gonna kill me."
R
Well… Dr. Light went into a coma, thanks to Raven.
Let's see, how'd it happen?
Oh yes.
Raven had gone into a portal she had opened up and appeared inside of Dr. Light's little electric shield, without his knowing. She gripped his head with both hands and sent enough power through him to knock him unconscious.
Unfortunately, she had underestimated her powers, and had used some excess power on him. He immediately collapsed, convulsed, and then ceased to move at all.
The Titans circled around him. Robin nudged him with his foot, then looked up at Raven.
"What the hell did you do to him?"
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to kill him!" she yelled, panicked and frustrated.
Cyborg bent down next to Dr. Light's lifeless body, and sent a green beam over his body. He stood up, intently reading his arm, and then gave a sigh of relief.
"It's alright, he's not dead, he's just in a coma."
"Like that's any better," Cere' said as she changed back to her original form.
They stood there for a few more moments in silence, staring at the villain's body.
"Well, is anyone going to call the ambulance!?" Raven shouted.
"Oh, right," Robin said as he pulled out his communicator and called 911.
"Raven…"
"What Cere'?"
"Um…" Cere' glanced at her side for a second, then looked back at Raven.
"Terra and BeastBoy kissed," she thought quickly, afraid of Raven's reaction.
When Raven didn't do anything, she tilted her head in confusion.
"Uh… Raven, did you get what I said? Hello, Raven? Are you still with us?" Cere' said, waving a hand in front of Raven's eyes.
Slowly, but surely, Raven's face steadily became redder, the air around them started sparking with black aura.
"Raven, are you alright?" Robin asked, trying to stay clear of the sparks.
"Yeah, Rae. You don't look so hot."
All of a sudden, Raven pushed back her cloak and let out an angry cry as she sent a column of black energy into the air.
Everyone ducked down, praying that they wouldn't be killed today.
When Raven was done, she lowered her clenched fists, breathing deeply and raggedly.
"I'm gonna kill that bastard! I knew that bitch couldn't be trusted alone with him! They are so DEAD!"
She opened up a vortex underneath her that stirred the wind like crazy.
When her head sunk into the darkness, and the portal closed up, everyone cautiously stood up and looked around.
A bird fell out of the sky and right in front of them, set ablaze by Raven's previous outburst. They stared at it and then turned to each other.
"Um… what was that all about?" Robin said.
Cere' put a hand on her hip and ran the other hand through her hair.
"Don't ask. Just… when we get home, stay out of the hallways and close to the walls, just in case any airborne objects decide to whiz past you."
Cyborg gulped and nodded, and Robin quirked an eyebrow.
Back at Home...
BeastBoy lay on his bed, staring up at the ceiling. He let out a sigh, and then suddenly, the wind started to stir inside of his room.
He sat up, his eyes wide, looking for the source of the sudden uproar, when a portal opened up next to his bed, spitting out a very pissed off Raven.
BeastBoy jumped off the bed and ran past Raven before she completely came out of the portal. He tried to open the door, but it was locked. He turned around, his back pressed against the metal wall, watching as Raven slowly turned around.
"BeastBoy…" she hissed as her lips twisted into a sickly looking smile that absolutely made BeastBoy cower in fear. Her red glowing eyes not helping him overcome it.
"Now Raven! Listen-"
"You are so DEAD!"
She suddenly ran at him, her fist upraised. BeastBoy let out a yelp as he dropped to the floor, before her fist could connect to his face.
Robin, Cyborg, Cere', and Terra stood in front of BeastBoy's door and watched in horror (and slight amusement) as a huge dent made itself in the titanium door.
They heard more screaming and yelling and… breaking of things as the conflict continued.
The noise stopped, and everyone turned to look at Terra, who's mouth had gone slack.
"Um… it was an accident?" she said, right before BeastBoy crashed through the door.
It hit the floor, making a loud 'pang!' sound echo throughout the building, as BeastBoy scrambled to his feet and ran down the hallway, running into the wall at one point.
Raven shot past the gawking Titans and chased after him, her eyes glowing a dim red, and dark essence swirling around her.
"Why won't anyone help me?!" BeastBoy screamed as Raven caught up with him, and started giving him a good pummeling.
Well, I know that was a pretty weak chapter, and took so long to update, but it's building up. in about 2-3 chapters, people will start dying off, so hang tight with me now, you shall be rewarded. Patience is a virtue.