This took three weeks to write? THREE WEEKS? Maybe I do have a procrastination problem…
Tragedies & Truths
It was the news that he had always dreaded. The words left him numb. The Doom Patrol…dead? It just wasn't possible. His family. The only family he had left. Dead. Mento, Elasti-Girl, Robot Man, and Negative Man. He'd almost lost them twice now, but this time he just couldn't help. They had found him after he unwillingly got his powers. They had adopted him after his parents died. They had trained him and made him feel like he was useful. And now they were gone.
"Beast Boy, I…I'm so sorry," Robin said, having been the one to show him the message in the first place. The changeling's face crumpled, and he turned his back on the team. He muttered something about wanting be alone and left the room. Terra, knowing him better than that, followed after him.
She found him sitting against the wall just outside the door, his arms wrapped around his legs and his forehead on his knees. She'd never seen anything more helpless. "You don't really wanna be alone, do you?" she asked, kneeling down in front of him. He shook his head and she took his hand, helping him up. The two walked in silence to Terra's room.
Once the door had closed behind them, his arms wrapped around her and pulled her close to him. She blushed slightly, hugging him back. She felt his shoulders shaking as he held her tighter. "Terra," he whispered. "I can't…I can't lose you, not again, please." She smiled into his shoulder. "I'm not going anywhere…Garfield." He froze. "Raven might have mentioned something about that being your real name," she said teasingly.
He sighed. "I like it," she murmured. "Hmm. Gar…"
"It sounds better when you say it."
He paused, then pulled away so he could look at her. "Terra?"
"Mm?"
"I…" He sighed again, blushing slightly. "I love you."
She stared up at him, eyes wide. "…Gar…"
She wasn't able to say anything else then, because he leaned in and gently pressed his lips against hers.
And finally, finally, everything was perfect in their lives.
I apologize for this chapter if you like the Doom Patrol. I personally think Mento is a jerk-face. *chases him with a baseball bat* HE SAVED YOUR LIFE AND YOU YELLED AT HIM FOR THAT? NOBODY YELLS AT MY BEAST BOY!
Anyway, FINALLLYYY! IT'S DONE! I got the "I love you's" and the kiss in! That kiss should've happened in "Betrayal." *chases Slade with a baseball bat* HOW DARE YOU INTERRUPT THAT KISS? JUST TEN MORE SECONDS AND I WOULD'VE BEEN SATISFIED!
Mongoose out.