Yellow and Green

[Audrey]

With her hands together in a formation that looked like something out of a ninja graphic novel, rocks were flying all about the roof. The roof was always Terra's optimal training space; if something went wrong, it was the place likely no one would get in the crossfire. What was amazing though is since joining the Titans, her powers were going wrong less and less. It was no instant solution like Slade promised, but it was progress. As the rocks took their formation, a machine across the way roared to life, also manipulated from the inside out by Terra's geokinesis. The blue and chrome square device made a couple sputters and coughs before starting to click rhythmically.

After just about 8 clicks, a spinning disc went flying out of the machine off the side of the tower towards the Pacific Ocean at top speed. Almost nearly as fast, one of the rocks Terra had held up went flying in pursuit after the disc, smashing it apart over the water, sending the pieces floating to the bottom of the bay. After another eight clicks, another disc went soaring. However, Terra's mark didn't hit quite as well this time, leaving the disc to land in the water unharmed. The frustration of a miss was apparent in Terra's face, but she continued to focus regardless. After a good 10 minutes, the discs were all gone. The second disc was the only miss. Not good enough.

There could be no misses. Terra cursed to herself as she walked over and turned off the disc jockey. She always beat herself over these things. Being a hero was precious. A missed target was all the potential for a casualty, for a piece of wasted ammo that would determine the battle, it could be the difference between everything. Sometimes, she could almost swear she was Robin with how meticulous she got about perfection. She supposed he understood though. How much a miss could mean. She wondered if he lost someone from a mistake or if the Batman drilled it all into his skull from the countless numbers he'd been unable to save.

She sighed, turning around, only to walk right into a volleyball net and fall flat on her back, a nice crosshatching of red lines on her face from the strike. When did that get put up? She racked her mind and remembered it had been up the whole time, she'd just been so focused on her miss she'd forgotten. That was problem for her, she forgot things when she focused too much. Hadn't she forgotten enough already? She smiled and tapped the abandoned volleyball over the net and then jumped under and struck it again on the other side. Satisfied with her little folley, she took a seat on the edge of the tower to just watch the waves of the bay travel. It felt good being home.

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Meanwhile, in the confines of his room, Beast Boy sat up from his bed, his eyes feeling the strain of playing a 3DS on full 3D.  "This thing should really come with a warning label..."  But then he remembered that it, in fact, did.  He was just prone to constantly ignore it.  "Well...  A few warning labels.  Whatever." he said, turning the handheld device off before standing up.  Stretching, he yawned, a content grin on his face.

With a casual stroll, he made his way out to the kitchen, pouring himself a glass of root beer.  Running a gloved hand through green hair, he picked up his glass and went for a walk through the Tower.  The Titans had grown so much since he had left.  Even though they were small in terms of numbers, look at what the original team had accomplished in such a short amount of time.

Now, they were mentoring the next wave of heroes.  A new wave of metahumans that required training and the sharpening of their particular skills.  It was a big responsibility.  A lot to take in.  As more recruits were brought in, he would have less and less times to goof around.  To play video games and try out new tofu recipes.  As dreadful as it sounded, he also welcomed the notion.  Sure, he loved to have fun, but the thought of someone becoming a hero because of him filled him with immense pride.

Wasn't that what part of being a hero was all about?  To encourage the good in others around you to the point where they were heroic in their actions?  He stepped out onto the roof, lost in thought as a familiar smell crept into his nostrils.  The smell of Terra's perfume.  It was strong over the scent of root beer, and he closed his eyes and sunk his head.  "I really miss you." he said in a half whisper.

As he took another sip of his root beer, he opened his eyes to see Terra sitting on the ledge of the tower.  In sheer shock, he spit the root beer out of his mouth in a giant, caramel coloured fountain.  "Te...  Ter...  Terra?!  Is that really you?" he said, green eyes fixated on her.  He wanted it to be her.  He couldn't stomach the thought of her being a mirage.  Or something worse.

[Audrey]

Terra had admittedly been in a pretty deep trance in watching the waters shift. So when her thoughts were shattered by the sound of spitting and a voice asking if it was her she jumped startled and lost her balance on the edge of the tower and fell clear off the side. Most people would be in an incredible panic in a situation like this, but Terra had actually fallen off the side of the building multiple times having practiced up here so much so she was about used to it. She simply focused and brought a rock from the island up underneath herself and pulled herself up to roof once more.

Pretty easy for her, but it probably frightened the person to see her fall, the person of whom she soon saw was Beast Boy. She had heard he was back in the tower, but had been... avoiding going out of her way to meet with him. He was a difficult subject being they had been together and all, and only he carried those precious memories they shared. He was a complete stranger to her, and she had been his precious one for sometime. She felt warm and nice when she saw him, but not a memory of him could come to her head if she tried.

Looking about at the splattered soda on the ground and his look like he'd seen a ghost, she realized the Titans must've neglected to tell him she was back. Had she really become so entwined with the daily schedule that the others completely forgotten she had been dead as far as Beast Boy knew? Jeez, she was going to have to explain it to him now. "Uh... Hi Beast Boy. Long time no see?" she opened up. Wow, totally not awkward at all. Yup, that's what you tell someone who thinks you're dead: "Long time no see". Like it's a joke or something. She mentally facepalmed at her stupidity.

"Let me explain this," she added, stepping off her rock and coming up to Beast Boy, maybe giving a hug. She wasn't sure if he'd do that thing where a person runs off instead of facing a hard issue. The shock on his face made it really hard to tell if he was happy or utterly terrified to see her. "Well... I'm not dead first of all. How that's possible, I'm not quite sure if I figured out yet. Robin thinks it has something to do with something Raven did? It didn't quite make sense to me though," she began, noticing he was a whole half-foot shorter than her. It almost made her giggle. She had just assumed he was on an angle in all their pictures, but he really was that short.

"So I woke up in a desert awhile back with no memories. I wandered around awhile. Saw Gotham, Metropolis, Smallville, Seattle, trying to figure out who I was. I met my brother Geo Force! He said you were really cool by the way and that I guess there was some other girl who looked just like me? Not sure what her deal is, but she's not me. We checked in Robin's DNA scanner. And... well, me and Slade got in a fight, and I ate with some homeless kids, and I decided to return to the Titans cause I was tired of being alone. I... well, still don't remember anything, but I've been trying really hard to control my powers my own way and be a true Titan to you guys. I'm not quite sure if everyone trusts me yet, but I'm trying really hard to be the best I can be for you guys," she tiraded, struggling to find the right words to quite cover 4 years of history that encompassed her entire memory. It probably came off a bit jumbled but... hey! That's what questions are for.

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He watched in horror as she fell off the roof of the Tower.  Slowly, all of the colour drained from him until he was nothing but white and gray outline.  "Terra!!" he screamed out, morphing into a pterodactyl.  But, just as he went to take off, her form came back up, riding on top of a giant rock.  He let out a giant sigh as he morphed back to his human form.  Out of everything she could've said, she chose "Long time no see."

Not a great start to the conversation.

To make matters worse, as she looked down on him, she looked as if she were fighting back a fit of laughter.  He knew that look.  He wasn't oblivious to the fact he was the shortest Titan.  How a majority of teens his age, yet alone older, towered over him.  Shock slowly turned into annoyance as his ears began to flatten.  His eyelids lowered into a squint.  However, his ears perked up when she mentioned her brother.  His expression then turning into curiosity.

He set down his glass of root beer as he listened to what she had to say.  It was a lot to take in.  So, that look-a-like wasn't Terra at all.  He felt stupid for beating himself up about it.  For letting Slade get into his head about it.  "So, you don't remember us at all?" he asked, his ears dropping down as he felt sad thinking about it.

But, the more he thought about it, he realized it wasn't important.  What mattered was she was here, in the now.  Without another thought, he latched onto her and held her as tightly as he could.  His whole body began to shudder as he started weeping uncontrollably.  All of those memories he shelved.  All those emotions he bottled.  They all shot to the surface in an unbearably short amount of time.

After what seemed an agonizing eternity, he finally calmed down.  Slowly, he released her as he looked back up to her, wiping his eyes.  "Not exactly the best way to prove your brother right..." he said, trying to get some form of laughter out of the situation.  "I can't replace the memories that are lost.  Maybe they'll come back.  Maybe they won't.  Memory loss is a tricky situation."  He paused, not sure how to put everything into words.  So, he just freestyled it.

"But, that's okay.  Because, we can make new memories.  There's no one I'd rather rewalk those steps with.  You're a hero through and through, Terra.  You're a great person.  My favorite person.  I trust you completely." he said, delivering a toothy grin.  She was a hero, afterall.

[Audrey]

Terra was really bad at this whole 'social' thing. But how do you approach this? There had to be a real select few who knew how she felt right now. To tell a person that loved you dearly that you have no idea who they are and that don't remember a single moment shared together. It's not exactly easy. She just tried to roll with the terrible start she got on with Beast Boy. It was heartbreaking to watch his face. The guy certainly wore his heart on his sleeve. Every twist and turn in her tale of woe was completely readable on his face. The ears were probably the biggest giveaway. The sight of those long green ears going down could make a sad puppy think twice about how bad he felt.

"I'm sorry, I don't. Things sound familiar sometimes, but no actual memories have made their way into my head," Terra answered his inquiry, despite it's likely rhetoric nature. She gave a sympathetic glance before the two of them were tight in a hug. She openly reciprocated the hug, entirely welcome to have a friend in her life even if she couldn't remember them. As she felt damp warmth on her shoulder, Terra realized Beast Boy was crying. The notion struck at her heartstrings and before she knew it, she was crying herself, the tears dropping into Beast Boy's green hair. She so wished she could remember something. Something about this situation, crying over something you can't even recall, just felt improper. Like she didn't deserve to cry. Well, no one could say she wasn't an emotional person. She would always welcome sadness over the fearsome temper lying inside her.

Finally, he pulled away and as he composed himself, so did she, wiping off the tears on her gloves and cracking a smile. "I've had a couple years to deal with it. I think my journey started just about when yours did based on what Robin told me. I guess in a little way, our souls were just a bit entwined. If I was a sappy romantic, I'd have the gall to suggest we were perhaps looking for each other the whole time. But I'm not, so I'll just say I'm glad we got back around the same time," she responded with a smile and a wink, giving a glimpse of her unspoken intentions.

"It's funny. I actually said something really close to that to Starfire when I first showed up here," she commented on the statement of making new memories. It was actually very close to that words she spoke in that moment when Starfire convinced her to stay rather than run away like she always did. She stumbled a little in her mind as Beast Boy declared his undying trust for her though. Something about it bothered her. She liked being trusted and all, but it felt... like she hadn't earned it. Like she got a pass for something she didn't do. "I appreciate that BB, but... I really hope you won't give me special treatment because of our past. I'm not quite that same person anymore, and as much as it might hurt for me to say it, I really would like it if you'd judge me on who I am now rather than who I was, even if it is positive and all. I want to earn your trust and your friendship the fair way. Deal?"

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Her tears rolled down her cheeks, onto his hair, and finally settled on the side of his neck.  His eyes widened.  Had he made her cry?  He felt more guilty than he did before.  But, as he pulled back and composed himself, so did she.  He couldn't help but smile, reaching up to her and wiping a stray tear from her cheek.  "My trip to India?  That was only a few months back.

"It would've ended a lot sooner, but I had a bit of an injury." he said, parting his hair to show the scar on his scalp.  "I was stricken with temporary amnesia.  So, that's why I say memory loss is a tricky thing."  He blushed at her wink, averting his eyes from her.  He felt the smallest of flutters in his chest.  But, he took a deep breath and tried his best to keep his composure.

She seemed happy to entertain the idea of them starting off fresh.  That was quite a relief.  But, she had issues with him trusting her.  Sighing, he shook his head.  "Come on, Terra.  That's like eating a pie.  And then getting a new pie set before you and the other person telling you to give that pie a blank slate.  You already know that pie is going to be awesome too."  Because, Beast Boy logic.

His finger pressed on his lip as he thought for a moment.  But, all that ceased when his stomach let out a fierce rumble.  He then realized that he was pretty hungry.  "All this talk of pie has me starving.  You want to get a slice or three with me in the kitchen?" he asked, wearing a grin that nearly took up all of his face.  If they were to start off fresh, why not start it with something awesome like dessert?