Things Change- Sometimes, for the Better

Chapter 1: Things Change

(Beast Boy POV)
    It's been a long, undoubtedly depressing day. I keep replaying the last words Terra spoke to me, even throughout the fight with the new villain in town, Terra was my main focus. "Things change, Beast Boy, the girl you want me to be is just a memory." I keep trying to tell myself that she'll come back and it will all be back to normal. But deep down in my heart, I know she won't. I guess I just can't understand why she would just leave us all without any notice whatsoever. I think that we deserve to know. I get that she wants a fresh start and a clean slate, but we can still be her friends! And I could still be with her!
    As I pondered these depressing thoughts alone in my room, I (unsurprisingly) heard a knock of concern on my door. When I unwillingly opened to see who was in the other side, I already had a feeling of who it might be. My intentions were correct, I opened to see a concerned Cyborg staring at me. "Aye, BB, what's up? You've been off since the crime fight. Anything goin' on in that brain of yours?" As he was saying this, I had completely forgotten that I didn't tell anyone about my encounter with Terra earlier that day. "Oh, yeah.. I saw Terra today. Guess I forgot to tell the team, sorry." I was holding back an ocean of tears. He replied with, "I-I thought she turned to stone? How did she escape?? How is she doing? Why has she not talked to us??" I couldn't hold it back anymore, my heart was shattered, I single tear streamed down my face and many followed. After all, Cy was my best friend, I can trust him to understand, even without knowing what was going on. "She told me that things change, that she isn't who we think she is, she was at a school, Cyborg!!!! I had my doubts, but I knew it was her. I guess she didn't, she claimed her name wasn't Terra, but I KNEW it was her. I just don't know why she would leave us like that. Why she would leave me like that. I thought I was her best friend." Cy stared at me in disbelief, he was utterly speechless. "Sorry for being mopey-dopey, dude..." I continued, shaking my head. "I understand, BB. Want me to leave you be? I can tell the team for you." I nodded my head. And with that, he sympathetically pat me on the back, and went on his way.

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Later that day:
(Beast Boy's POV)
    Midnight. I usually never stay up this late. I hadn't left my room all day, highly because I wanted to avoid any awkward conversation about the whole situation I experienced. Cy told me that he'd told the team before going to bed and recharging. I got up, feeling very hungry. As I left my room, I heard pounding music down the hall. As I headed down the hall into the kitchen, it only got louder. It wasn't exactly rock, but it seemed closer to it than any other genre of music, so I went with that. And to be honest, I kind of liked it.
    As I reached closer to the common room I noticed that the strange music was coming from Raven's room. Curious, I knocked on her door. No answer, obviously. I contemplated trying again. Meh, nothing's ever stopped me before, why start now? I knocked again. She opened this time, door halfway open, hood up, covering her eyes and nose, as usual. "What are you listening to?" I asked. In a monotonous tone, she replied, "Music." No duh, I thought. "Well yeah, I mean like, who?" Raven hesitated, "why?" She was always so suspicious, I never understood why. I shrugged my shoulders and looked down, slightly embarrassed. "I dunno, just curious I guess.." And with that, she quickly, somewhat angrily responded, "Handsome Furs. Are we done with questions?" "Yeah", I said, "thanks." Well, that was strange, and quite frankly, kind of rude. The least she could do was show some enthusiasm. I've had a really, really bad day and she doesn't seem to care. Oh well, it's Raven, she never really does. Or at least she doesn't show it.
    I made my way to the kitchen, snacked a bit, and went to my room. But I wasn't ready for bed, yet. I looked up the Handsome Furs on YouTube, what a strange name. I found the song Raven was listening to along with a ton of others. The song she was listening to was called "What We Had". And while it was good, I much rather preferred "Envangeline". It was very upbeat, and in a way, it made me feel slightly better than earlier. After browsing, I decided it was time to hit the sack. It was, after all, one-thirty in the morning.

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A/N: Hi guys! I don't really know where I'm going with this story but I hope you enjoy it so far! I have an idea of how it will end already, but hopefully the writing in between then will be up to standards. Please give me feedback! Tips, what you liked, ideas for the future, anything :).