Give Up On Me

Chapter 3: I'm Not Strong Enough

A/N: Too anybody who cares. This will be the last chapter.

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"So that's it?" the green changeling asked as Raven stared at him with her unwavering glare.

"Yes it is," she replied in as cold a tone as ever. "I have no reason to tell you anything—it is neither important nor any of your business."

"Why do you have to act this way?"

That usually made her react in some way; not this time. She just disregarded it as if it were the team's first year in existence. "I guess that's just how I am."

"I give up."

Silence.

"I can't do this anymore," the boy elaborated. "I've tried and I've tried and—nothing. You were doing so well and you just…you just…god Raven…why?"

He stared at her beseechingly and she finally reacted. Her gaze finally wavered and she couldn't bring herself to look him in the eye any longer.

"You'll never know how it feels to just try so hard for so long and then…nothing."

"I'm sorry." It was the first attempt to assuage him she'd made, but it was just too late.

"No you aren't," he sighed, turning around and seeming to sag even more than he ever had in the past. "You never are."

"Gar—"

"Don't call me that. It's Beast Boy."

She had nothing to say.

"I promised that I'd never give up on you—you said you didn't want me to." He followed this by looking back at the shadowed girl who still could not bring herself to return the gaze. "I think you lied. I'm done—I'll have my bags packed by the morning."

"What? Where—?"

"I'm going to see if Robin'll let me transfer to the east team," the deflated boy replied steadily. "I don't think I can look at you anymore."

"Ga-Beast Boy—"

"Good bye Raven," the boy said, walking through the doors. He stopped briefly to say one more thing. "I hope whoever you were just talking to is stronger than I was."

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A/N: I wrote this quite awhile back—shortly after having finished and posted the second chapter in fact. I hope that my Raven had deemed this worthy of her time.

If so, know this. I'm sorry, but I just can't handle you. Maybe you're a different person by now, but I doubt it. If you're reading this, know that you were both the best and the worst thing to ever happen to me. I loved you. I hated you. But now, I'm neutral. I'm finally over you.

But I have saved the best news for last. You and I? We could never have worked out after all. I'm gay. So, if it hadn't been you, it would have been me. I hope that, if nothing else, that takes one small bit of weight off your shoulders. I know you have enough to carry as it is.

I'll always remember you.

Signed,

Your personal Beast Boy.