Author's Note: IMPORTANT! This will most likely be the last chapter for this story! However, I may post an alternate ending (and by alternate I do mean alternate as in "totally different from the other one" so some of you may not want to read it. Remember that this is IF I decide to post it.
I would like to say thanks to everyone and anyone who's ever commented, read, or even said, "Hey! This sucks! Clean it up, dirtball!" Criticism fires me up; what can I say? Special thanks to 'my usual' (You know who you are!). You're the best and I hope people realize how helpful you guys have been. Frankly, that first chapter was atrocious but they got better when I got the help I so desperately needed. Thanks to all of you who read author's notes! If you review on this say you read it and then everyone who didn't will be like, "What are you talking about?" Yeah, I like confusing people. My friends say it's 'my calling.' Wow, way off topic! (Again!)
FOR ALL OF YOU WONDERING (and those of you that aren't!)-
The reason it took me so long to post is because my computer crashed. Yeah, I know people say that just because they're lazy but it won't even turn on! How am I typing this you ask? We have two computers. (But I used the other because it was a laptop and was way faster.)
Wow, four paragraph author's note. Must be a new record. Well, with out further ado (*Drum roll please *) :D The last chapter of Tragic and Beautiful.
Disclaimer! I don't own Teen Titan's (but if I did-oh you know the drill!). I don't own Five For Fighting or Superman either.
Song used: Superman Five For Fighting- Superman
Quotes from Amy Bloom andGeorge Jean Nathan.
Raven was ready to scream. She sighed. Starfire had been playing nurse ever since the boys had left three minutes ago. "Raven would you like something?" Starfire asked for the twenty-seventh time. Raven had been counting.
The dark bird closed her eyes and struggled to keep her tone even. "No Star. But I would like to meditate so could you keep it down?" Starfire opened her mouth to reply but then shut it again, nodding. She quickly picked up her things and ran out the door.
Once Raven was alone she started chanting rhythmically to herself. She wouldn't think of Cyborg or the possible danger he was in. She wouldn't think of Robin and Beast Boy trying to stop him before it was too late. She wouldn't---a nurse walked in destroying her peace.
"Um…There some guys here to see you," she said as she stepped aside revealing two men standing in the doorway. Raven's breath caught in her throat. They were the men who had tried to break into the Tower. They had tried to kill her before and what would stop them this time? The nurse walked off and then men shut the door and locked it behind them.
"Long time no see," said the blonde one. His face was twisted into a hateful smirk. In his hand he held a long sharp knife.
Raven raised an eyebrow. "Are you by chance cannibals?" she asked in the same monotonous tone she used every day. The brunette walked toward Raven his eyes locked on her. His steps were slow and deliberate as if wanting to draw out the suspense of her death.
Cyborg sat at the edge of the cliff and took out his communicator. He moved around a few wires and set it to record his final wishes. Would his teammates even find it? Cyborg didn't know. He pressed the record button and took a deep breath. "Hey guys, I guess now that you're listening to this you know I'm gone. Star? Can you do me a favor and take care of Rob? God knows he won't do it himself. BB. Hey man, what's up? You can have my Gamestation controller now." He chuckled sadly. "Robin, take care of both of them, man. Rebuild the team too. I don't want it to fall apart for my being weak." "Don't worry about me; I'll see Rae soon. You guys are my family; you treated my like I was normal. Thanks for that. I hope you understand. Love you guys."He hit the button again, set the communicator on the ground next to him, and put his face in his metallic hands. Would they understand? Would they even begin to comprehend the pain he was in? Would they be too bitter to even try? Cyborg could answer any of those questions. He shook his head. They would think him a coward for this, wouldn't they? And he was. He was running from the pain instead of facing it head-on. But what was there to live for when life as he knew it was gone?
It may sound absurd...but don't be naive
Even heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed...but won't you concede
Even heroes have the right to dream
It's not easy to be me- "Superman," Five For Fighting
Standing up Cyborg couldn't help but wonder what his teammate's reactions would be. Beast Boy would probably flip out. Cyborg took a step toward the edge of the cliff. Two more and it was over… Starfire would most likely cry. Another step. Robin was the one Cyborg couldn't quite place. He and Robin had been close; so close that Robin knew about Cy's feelings for Raven. Cyborg closed his eyes and took the final step. I'm coming Rae, he thought, I'm coming.
Beast Boy felt the wind rush through his hair. "God damn it, Cy. Where the heck are you?" he muttered aloud, his raptor wings beating hard on the down-stroke. The green titan was nervous to say the least. Robin had sent him up ahead to search because he could fly. He had to be the one to find Cyborg. Cyborg's life rested in his…talons. He scanned helplessly for any signs of his metallic friend, but found nothing to his dismay. With every beat of his wings he felt his energy depleting. Of course, exhaustion was a small price to pay for the life of his friend.
A small movement in the corner of his eye caught Beast Boy's attention and a small flicker of hope made the green titan want to do a back flip. He sped toward the object without thinking about what he would do once he reached to form. He peered closely at the shape that was growing larger by the second. His raptor vision quickly identified it as Cyborg. And he was moving towards the edge of the cliff. Beast Boy pushed with as much force as possible on every down-stroke. The wind whistled past him, and Cyborg got closer and closer to the edge. Only a few more steps and he would be gone. Beast Boy was a mere three feet away; his arms reaching out to grab his beast friend…
And he missed.
Raven looked the man in the eye. He had no idea what was coming. She grinned at him; one of her rare grins she saved for special moments like this or for Cyborg. She mentally called for the needles in all the cabinets to come out of their drawers. The shock on the faces of the thieves was so priceless Raven almost laughed. Almost.
The needles and syringes hung there for a moment and the blonde man fainted. The brown-haired man looked back and forth rapidly between his friend and Raven, as if wondering what to do. Raven chuckled aloud.
The brunette didn't share her humor on the subject. "You think this is funny?" He ran over to his partner in crime. Lifting the man over his shoulder her ran out the door. "This isn't over!" he screamed. "This isn't over by a long shot."
Beast Boy gasped and rocketed down to catch his falling friend. Grabbing his right arm, Beast Boy was able to life Cyborg up and back onto the cliff edge. "What…the hell…were you…thinking?" the green Titan asked, gasping between every few words. The metal man looked at him, but said nothing. But he didn't need to; Beast Boy knew what had happened. The youngest Titan looked at the ground and saw Cyborg's communicator lying there. Picking it up he raised an eyebrow warily. "Last request?"
Cyborg nodded grimly. "I'm sorry BB. I just…couldn't think straight."
"I know. Now let's go." Beast Boy smiled slightly. "You know…" How to tell him… How do you tell someone that the love of their life, who was presumed dead, was still alive? Beast Boy didn't know, but Cyborg needed to know all the same. "Cy, Raven's—"
A roaring engine cut him off. Robin pulled up in the T-car jumping out without waiting for it to stop moving. "Cyborg. Thank God you're all right." He began to walk towards the T-car. Followed by the others. "Let's get back to the hospital; the girls will be waiting."
Cyborg sucked in a breath and stopped in his tracks. "Wait, what?"
Robin wrinkled his mask. "I said that we should get back because the girls will be freaking out."
Cyborg blinked. "You mean—oh my God."
The leader looked confused. "BB didn't tell you?" He turned on the changeling. "You didn't tell him! Why on Earth wouldn't you tell him?"
"I was working on it!"
The T-car's engine revved. Cyborg stuck his head out the driver's side window, smiling. "Are you guys gonna just stand there or are we going back anytime soon?"
Words couldn't describe the way Raven felt when she saw Cyborg walk through that door. She leapt from her hospital bed and ran to the nearly deceased Titan, who scolded her half-heartedly. "Why you great big idiot! If you even do that again I swear I'll lock you in the Tower for the rest of you life," the dark bird exclaimed.
Cyborg tried to say something, but was cut off by Raven's lips on his. It was a simple kiss; just a peck. But it meant something. When Cyborg looked down at Raven she blushed. " I love you, Raven." he said.
Then the TV exploded.
Love at first sight is easy to understand; it's when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle. -Amy Bloom
Love is an emotion experienced by many and enjoyed by few. –George Jean Nathan
Author's Note: Okay, folks that's the end and I just realized, 'Hey! I left room for a sequel!' (Without meaning to!) I guess I could writ another one, (If I got enough requests and ideas) but unless I do I think I'll leave it at that. Critics welcome! (No, seriously I've gotten criticized twice throughout this whole story!) My writing's not that good people! Thanks to all who read! (Except Bailey!) Bailey's one of my best friends who I mistakenly told about this site. And now I'm way off topic.
Peace, Love, and Iggy.