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A/N: WOOOOOOOO I'm back! Yeah I know, I disappear for months at a time and suddenly pop back up again. But life's been pretty hectic this year. So I hope you guys will forgive me for the long wait. I have a few new ideas that literally just came to me, so I'm going to try to fit them in somehow.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans. They are property of DC!
Slade's got some tricky plans in mind, and the Titans may be seeing some familiar faces soon...
"Who are you and why do you keep calling me that?" The girl backed away slightly, looking up at the dark figure looming over her.
"That is your name."
"That is not my name. And you still haven't told me who you are."
"Who I am does not concern you at the moment. I've come to help you retrieve your memories."
"My memory is perfectly fine," The girl said uncertainly.
"You don't sound so sure of that."
"I—of course I'm sure! I just...I have to go, I have a ton of homework to do."
"Not so fast young lady. I'm not finished talking to you yet. There are things we need to discuss," The figure moved into the light. The girl gasped, the way the light reflected off that two toned mask disturbed her, but she could not understand why.
Starfire smiled happily to herself as she sparred with Robin in the training room. Since he had admitted to having feelings for Raven, they had spent very little time together. Robin was still her best friend, even if he did not feel the same for her as she felt for him. But then her smile faltered, she remembered why she had wanted to find Robin today.
"Beast Boy has not been himself lately," Starfire said softly.
Robin paused and took a swig of water before answering. "What do you mean Star?"
"He has...I have seen him leave his room at night to do the skipping of stones," Starfire said a little confused.
"That's not really unusual Star, maybe he was just having trouble sleeping."
"But Robin, he has been doing this almost every night."
Robin arched an invisible eyebrow at her comment.
"I prefer to keep my window open during the night, as the sounds of nature provides a soothing environment for slumber. But the sounds of constant splashing would wake me soon after, and I have often discovered that Beast Boy had been making the noises," Starfire said a little embarrassed.
"I can ask him to stop if you want me to Star, I'm sure he didn't mean to wake you. Beast Boy just likes to go out there and think sometimes," Robin chuckled a little at his own comment. Beast Boy thinking? Starfire caught his quip and laughed as well.
"I am not upset with him, but I am worried. Beast Boy usually enjoys his sleep, I have never known him to avoid it," Starfire responded.
Robin nodded agreeing and grabbed a towel. "I'll go ask him what's wrong. No one on this team should have to deal with their problems alone. That's why we're friends."
Starfire smiled brightly at his remark and hugged him tightly. She let go almost immediately blushing and Robin gave her a small smile.
Meanwhile Raven sat silently in her room, dozens of candles lit around her. She held her book on her lap and breathed in deeply with her eyes closed. She exhaled softly and opened her eyes. She had barely slept the night before, but she had managed to gain some energy through her meditation. She too had noticed Beast Boy outside. She felt his troubled emotions as he eased out of his room quietly and slipped into the cool night air.
His own tense feelings had stuck with her, and now she decided she might try looking into her book for answers. It didn't disappoint her. There in the sleek black print beneath her fingers, appeared the name "Terra". Raven's eyes grew a little wide. This would certainly explain why Beast Boy had been feeling so tense lately. If her name was written in the book, it could only mean they'd be seeing her again. She didn't know how this would effect Best Boy, but she knew it wouldn't be easy on him. He was already troubled as it was. Sometimes her own heart hurt at the pain he felt over her loss.
Raven closed the book and put it aside. She snuffed the candles out and stood up slowly, walking towards her door. She almost didn't believe her own thoughts, but she knew she had to have a talk with Beast Boy. She walked down the hallway trying to convince herself to turn back, but he was her friend, regardless of how annoying he could be. He was going through a tough time and she would help him.
She found him in the main room playing one of his video games alone. He didn't seem as enthusiastic as she would have expected. Beast Boy paused his game and turned to her suddenly. She definitely hadn't expected that.
Cyborg shook his head mumbling under his breath. Something fishy was going on here, and he was going to find out what it was before things got out of hand. First he had almost walked in on Robin and Starfire hugging and smiling at one another. He didn't want to jump to conclusions, but if that spiky haired punk thought he could two time his little sis, he would make him regret it. Just moments later he had been about to join Beast Boy in a game of Turbo Tanks 2000 when he saw Beast Boy and Raven leave together. He couldn't just let her sneak around his best friend's back! Something was definitely off here.
The blone girl looked at the screen, almost in tears. She saw herself, or at least someone that looked an awful lot like her, raising impossibly big boulders from the earth. Her hair whipped fiercely behind her, her eyes shown a blindingly yellow light, the same light that surrounded her gloved hands. This couldn't be her. She didn't have any powers, and she didn't remember any of this ever happening.
"That is you Terra. You were powerful once, and with my help, you will be again," The man paused the footage and walked around her.
"That can't be me! I can't lift huge rocks like that!" The girl said almost frantically.
"Maybe not at the moment. But you will in time. Have patience."
"You just don't get it. I'm not that girl...whoever she is. That's not me, I don't remember any of this. I don't even remember you! I just wish you would all leave me alone!" The girl clutched her head, and closed her eyes against the frozen image on the screen.
"Do you remember your parents? Your friends? Do you remember anything from your childhood? Anything besides high school?" The man's cold voice hissed near her ear.
The girl was shaking her head, willing herself to think back. She just couldn't recall any faces, not even memories. Her mind was blank, as if she'd just woken up and gone to school. She always wore the uniform, always ate lunch with the other girls. Did her work in the library. She couldn't remember doing anything other than attending school.
She felt tears sting her eyes and tried to hold them back. Then, she felt a large gloved hand lift her chin. She opened her blue eyes, bleary with unshed tears. One single steel grey eye stared back at her.
"I am Slade. You were my Apprentice once Terra," The man now known as Slade dropped his hand and soon produced a small silver clip from his utility belt. It was in the shape of a butterfly, and it glinted sinisterly at her in the light. She slowly reached out to accept it, it felt heavy in her hands. Her reflection appeared to her, shadowed and distorted.
A/N: And that's it! Nothing happened between Slade and Raven this time, but don't get discouraged! There WILL be more interaction. Don't worry about the Rob/Star, BB/Rae implications. This is strictly Rob/Rae, I haven't changed my mind about that. I just felt like spicing things up a little bit. Hope you guys found it interesting, and I'll try to update sooner rather than later. Review! Otherwise it's like I'm writing for no one which would be pointless, so I wouldn't write at all...