With Or Without You (fourth in Destiny Series)

2) One Less Titan

Changeling stood gloomily in his room. After a while of digging, he had managed to find his tuxedo and pulled it on.

Nightwing and Starfire were powering through with their planning for the wedding. To this end, he had needed a suit.

To avoid anything awkward, Cyborg had been chosen as the best man, and Bumble Bee the maid of honor. Changeling didn't have a date.

Silently, he pulled out a black tie and felt the familiar feeling of emptiness sweep over him.He argued with his neck-tie, and lost.

No matter what he tried, he was unsuccessful in tying up his neck-tie. He scowled, looked at himself in the mirror, and stared at his Caucasian face, and wide blue eyes.

This was what he would've looked like if he hadn't gotten sick. This thought made him sad. He retreated out of the bathroom, still fumbling with his neck-tie.

He asked the others for help, but no one did. He complained that tying a tie was impossible. As soon as the complaint was uttered, black energy tied the tie perfectly.

He exclaimed a thank-you to the one responsible, turning as he spoke. He felt his jaw drop.

She was dressed in a black caterpillar roughed dress, and over her shoulder was slung a blue satin clutch.

Starfire commented on how gorgeous she looked, but he was too preoccupied with her beauty to hear the words.

He noticed that she was taller than normal, and couldn't help but feel self-conscious about his lack of height. As she drew nearer, he noticed that she was wearing black patent-leather high heels.

Raven looked absolutely stunning, and he was at a complete loss for words to describe how breath-taking she looked. The emptiness was more than Changeling could bear.

He could still see her so vividly in his mind. The flash back ended suddenly. Angrily he stripped out of the suit and pulled on his costume, exited his room, and made his way out of the Tower. 

He was so consumed by his thoughts that he almost bumped into a blue eyed girl standing outside. "Sorry." He muttered.

"Garfield?" he winced when he recognized the voice. He forced himself to look at her.

"Terra," she seemed taken aback by the lack of emotion in his voice. His usually mischievous eyes were dead. His lips were set in a firm line, there wasn't even a hint of his usual smile.

"It's good to see you," Terra smiled at him. Changeling stared dully at her. She frowned. He reminded her of Raven now. This was not Beast Boy.

"What are you doing here?" he asked sullenly.

"Heading back to my new foster home," Terra replied.

"You aren't with Gloria and Dan anymore?" surprise touched his voice. Terra shook her head. 

"That's too bad. I liked them." 

Terra smirked. She wondered what he would think if he knew who her new guardian was.

"So what are you doing here?" Terra asked.