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Giving Thanks that it's all over and we can start over.

Who: Beastboy, Terra and Fluttershy
What: Trying to mend what was torn apart
Where: Beastboy's new apartment in the Hope District.
When: Sometime between November 20th and December 1st

Beastboy was so nervous he couldn't sit still as he scurried around the apartment stuffing empty cans and wrappers into a trash can and straightening a pile of pillows and blankets on the sofa he had scavenged from the ruins of the city.

In fact, most of his furniture and decor was made up of scavenged items. His coffee table was in fact a large heavy piece of wood set on top of an over sized rubber tire. It did it's job well as demonstrated by cans of soda, juice and a tin of cookies the green teen had set out trying to make a good impression on the two girls he liked most in this city.

Rita's keyboard sat to one side of the room and in another corner was some weights that apparently belonged to Chili. Both girls were watching Beastboy running around like a chicken with his head cut off till a beeping sound alerted them that the microwave was finished. Beastboy sprang for the door though. "They're here!"

"They are not here." Chili calmly corrected him and Rita waddled over to procure a bowl of popcorn from the kitchen.

"Sit down before you hurt yourself." The Gaomon added with a stern look in her eyes. It was almost enough to get Beastboy to calm down...almost.

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Terra's...awkward, to say the least. She has with her Gotsumon and Armadillomon, who's taken to riding on her shoulder. And Fluttershy, of course. In a weird kind of logic, she thought maybe if she brought her partners it'd be less uncomfortable?

No. No, it's still uncomfortable, seeing him for the first time since...that. At least Fluttershy's here, she thinks. Maybe she wants to fix things between them. It's good she's here, to be a mediator.

She swallows. She glances at her friend. She waits for the door to open. Not exactly the most relaxing circumstances.

It was a tense atmosphere to be sure, and they hadn't even seen Beastboy yet. Glancing at Terra, she smiles gently, placing a hand on the other girl's shoulder.

"It'll be okay," she says softly. She has to keep the tremor from her voice, because of how worried she was that it wouldn't be.

Floramon and Choco share worried expressions before one of them finally knocked on the door.

Beastboy had just about turned around when the knock on the door had him turn again so sharp he slipped and fell into the door face first with a loud "THUMP!"

When he opened it, he wore a crooked dazed grin and his face looked flattened giving the clear impression of what had just happened.

"Good evening ladies..." He slurred.

She know him enough to take a guess at what happened. Out of instinct, Terra gently grabs at his flat face with a wince. "You gotta be more careful, Beastboy."

After a moment, history catches up with her, and Terra withdraws but doesn't drop her hand entirely. It's a weird sort of icebreaker.

Fluttershy glances between the two of them for a moment. She really hoped they could fix what happened between them.

"Are you all right?"

His face went from green to red and he promptly stuck his thumb in his mouth, blowing hard till his flattened face puffed out again. Then he offered the girls a sheepish grin.

"Y-yep! I've had worse after all. Come on in and have a seat! Make yourselves comfortable. Err...Me Case is su casa!" He was just hoping to ignore the face shaped dent in the back of his door.

Despite herself, a tiny smile comes to Terra's face, and she looks down, to hide it and to try and see if looking away from him will make her feel any more confident.

That's a negative, oh well. She nods lightly and walks on in, with Gotsumon following her and with Armadillomon eyeing Beastboy as she passes.

"...This place looks a lot like mine. Guess they're modeled the same."

She follows Terra inside, a little nervous herself as she stands in the room for a moment, a bit awkward before stepping towards the couch.

"It's nice. I haven't...had a chance to look at any of the apartments in the Kindness district yet...I have to...wait on a few things before I can move out."

As she speaks, her good wing twitches just slightly.

Beastboy took a seat on the opposite couch next to Chili who leaned against the arm and watched the scene unfold with disinterest.

"Help yourself." He urged gesturing to the feast of junk food and drinks he had set out for them. Chili reached for one but Rita stopped her paw.

"Guests first." She urged and Chili gave her a venomous look. It seemed the two partners hadn't quite gotten used to one another just yet. But Beastboy was oblivious and focused on the girls.

Terra takes a seat next to Fluttershy, with Gotsumon on her other side. Armadillomon immediately makes for the food.

Now, Terra's wanted to say something, perhaps. Fluttershy's wing caught her eye, but she didn't want to intrude about it. Now, however, before the obvious conversation topic-- "'Shy, what happened to your wing?"

Fluttershy tenses a little, pausing in the middle of taking some food Floramon offered to her. She glances at Choco, who frowns but doesn't say anything.

Then she sighs softly, rubbing her arm in a nervous gesture. "Th-There...was a bit of an...accident before. Back when people were still...affected by the virus."

Her eyes trail to the floor before she closed them. "I...don't know if either of you heard about what happened to Hiccup that time..."

Beastboy shook his head and Rita offered, "We were a little busy dealing with Beastboy, but we did hear that Donatello was in a bad way and caused some trouble."

"We haven't heard anything about Hiccup though...where's the dude been?"

On the other hand, Terra glances away, thinking. "Haven't heard from him in awhile... But he was dealing with stuff last I did."

Armadillomon looks up from his chowing down. "'id 'e 'reak yer 'ing?"

With a start, Terra looks at him. "No! No, he wasn't like, uh...the rest of us were."

"Mm...H-Hiccup and I hadn't been affected by the virus...a-at least I don't think we were...but Donnie had been...pretty bad off. I-It had gotten to a point where, when Donnie was still able to...to think properly, he had asked me to...to look after Paolo's egg...because Paolo hadn't hatched yet, and he was afraid of what he might do to it."

She shudders a little, taking a breath before speaking again. "When it started getting worse though...Donnie decided he wanted Paolo's egg back. S-So he...he came after me. Th-That's when...wh-when my wing was..." She couldn't quite say it, but the implication was clear.

"Hiccup came before Donnie could do any worse," Choco continued, seeing that it was hard for Fluttershy to continue. "Except...then Donnie attacked Hiccup and...Hiccup died."

Beastboy grimaced and Rita looked shocked. Only Chili maintained a stoic expression. When Beastboy did speak it had an edge of hopefulness to it.

"But...he came back right? Just like I did? It's like falling asleep and waking up back in the Terminal..."

As Fluttershy continues her tale, Terra grows more and more uneasy. She realizes a few moments before Choco says what happened what it was leading to. How horrifying. How...awful. A chill settles through her, and she curls her hands into fists in her lap. Armadillomon stops eating, and Gotsumon sinks down a bit into his seat.

"...While we were going nuts, you guys were..."

Terra puts a hand on Fluttershy's.

Choco nodded at Beastboy. "Yeah, he came back. After it all happened, we were found by a couple of brothers. One of 'em had space in his apartment, so they took Fluttershy and Hiccup there, fixed up Fluttershy's wing and helped Hiccup out when he woke up again. We've been staying there with them ever since."

When Terra's hand finds her shoulder, Fluttershy manages a small smile at her. "I-It's okay...E-Everyone was dealing with something then. I-It's better that...less people were involved..."

"The Kratts." Rita took a guess, but Beastboy looked torn between heartache and irritation.

"It makes sense...but I don't have to like it. I coulda helped if I hadn't been all..."

"Boarish?" Rita suggested.

"Yeah." He sighed.

"A short tempered manchild?" Chili offered.

"That too." He agreed hanging his head.

"Bit of a pervert too." Rita added.

His ears twitched "OK they get it."

"And from what I hear generally rude." chili concluded.

Gotsumon pipes up, "Terra was pretty bad too!"

She nudges him.

With a heavy heart, Terra nods slowly. "Probably would've just...made things worse, if you came to us... I'm sorry, that this all happened."

Fluttershy shakes her head. "I'm just...glad you guys didn't have to get involved. What happened with Hiccup...that was terrible enough. I don't know what I would have done if it happened to others..."

Looking up, she manages a smile. "Besides...everyone's all better now...Hiccup is recovering...and Donnie is back to normal...a-and you guys are too. Everything is all right now..."

Or at least it hopefully would be.

"And Christmas is coming!" Beastboy burst out springing to his feet excitedly.

"Look at us! We're all getting down in the dumps over stuff that's behind us right? I mean I'm not a jerk anymore, I already apologized for it and I'm gonna keep doing all I can to make up for all of it...everyone else is pretty much on the same page right? So what are we all moping for?"

Rita shrugged. "Maybe not everything has been settled?"

Chili looked pensive. "Is there anything in particular that you did while under the influence of the virus that you have not atoned for?"

Beastboy looked thoughtful, then went pale and his ears drooped. Just as quickly his cheeks burned red and he looked at Fluttershy guiltily.

"Bingo." Chili and Rita remarked at the same time.

Now, Terra knew something was coming, that she'd screwed up and said some really horrible things, but why's he looking at Fluttershy? She can't quite figure that out. Slowly, she looks between the two of them, confused.

"We...have some stuff to sort out...right?" She's not oblivious. "What's going on?"

Fluttershy winced a little, looking down at her hands resting in her lap.

"Y-Yes...We...W-We do have something to sort out."

It was the whole reason she'd asked to talk to the two of them in the first place. But it was suddenly so difficult, now that the time presented itself.

Taking a deep breath, she forced herself to speak.

"Wh-While...While people were affected by the virus...and after...you two had that argument...S...S-Something happened...b-between Beastboy and me..."

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Now Rita was looking worried and Chili had a stoic stern expression as her muscles tightened like she was waiting for an excuse to punch Beastboy.

"I...kinda sorta...kissed Fluttershy...without asking." He mumbled looking ashamed. The confession drew a gasp from Rita and Chili barred her teeth.

"I'm sorry!" He added and then winced bracing himself for anger.

A moment or two passes, and Terra sits staring at Beastboy. Gotsumon, like Rita, gasps. Armadillomon stops eating. It's Terra's new partner who has something to say about the matter, and to Fluttershy.

"Dang. Did you slap 'im? You totally shoulda slapped 'im."

The response now is instantaneous. Terra hisses, "Ars!" The little guy shrugs and she shakes her head, returning to the present moment with a furrowed brow and a tight jaw.

"I... I dunno, what to say," she admits. She looks to Fluttershy. "It's, what you think, that's...kind of the most important thing."

He did kiss her without her permission, after all.

"W-Well, I..." Blushing again, she avoids looking at either of them.

"I-I...I'm not sure what to think. I-I've...never been in a situation like this before, and I-I...I was really confused after it happened..."

She sighed softly, a little shakily. "B-Because I...I felt bad about it...but...i-it...it felt nice too..."

That relaxed Beastboy just slightly, his pointed ears pricked in surprise though and more red flooded into his cheeks.

"You did? Wow!" Then he caught himself. " I-I mean just ...I should have made sure it was ok first but my head, I was being all sleazy."

His over reaction broadcast a fear of being rejected or labeled as a pervert by the two girls in this world he was closest to.

What's Terra feeling? There's...regret, isn't there? She knows that all too well. This must be why Fluttershy wanted them to all talk together. Obviously. She wants to feel, well, betrayed, but how can she? She deserves this, doesn't she?

Besides, feeling that doesn't ever lead to anything good.

The bottom of her stomach falls and in a cracking voice, she says, "Oh. Well. I can...you know, go somewhere else, if you're both..."

She can't bring herself to look anywhere but the snack table, and even as Armadillomon tries with a frown to wave at her, she stays still.

"N-No, Terra...please don't..."

More than anything, Fluttershy was afraid that they wouldn't be able to fix this. That something would ruin the friendships she had with both of them.

"The truth is...I-I don't know what will happen from here. I-I...I've never dealt with anything like this before, and I...I-I'm not sure what I'm feeling.

"But I know that I...I'd never want to do anything that...would hurt either of you."

Beast boy's reaction however was much sharper. "No!" He yelped leaning for Terra like she was getting up to leave. When Fluttershy said her part he nodded.

"It's not like that! I mean...I 'm flattered yeah...Fluttershy is amazing and sweet. But she 's not you! No one could ever take your place."

Inching closer to her, face burning his voice quivered. "Please don't leave?"

Terra is stunned, to say the least. Beastboy's desperation cuts through everything she's trying to push away, and she jerks her head up.

With nothing else to say, Terra stammers out, "I- I said some really bad things. You still...?"

"Of course!"

Taking her hands into his he searches for those beautiful blue eyes to catch her gaze.

"I said some awful stuff too but I'm crazy about you Terra."

Rita cleared her throat and when Beastboy looked back she gestured at Fluttershy .

"I don't know why I kissed her like that...I mean...I really like You Fluttershy, just differently...I think?" He groaned "I mean at the time I was upset and glitched out so I just...did it. " then back to Terra "but I never stopped thinking about you, even when I was acting like a tool."

It was a confusing situation as the desperate boy kept looking back and forth between the two girls trying not to hurt anyone. Rita looked just as confused but Chili looked scornful.

Fluttershy smiled a little. "I-I think...You were just upset about...what happened. And the virus made you do something you wouldn't normally have done..."

It hurt a little bit, admitting that. But hoping that the two of them could work out their relationship made her feel much better.

"I-I...do admit, the kiss...confused me...a lot. I-I'm...still a little confused and I've been...trying to understand my own feelings and...what it meant to me. But..."

She looked up at both Terra and Beastboy. "Even if I thought I do like you, Beastboy...as just...more than a friend...And even if you two aren't able to work things out. I...I don't think I'd ever be comfortable starting anything.

"Y-You two have...so much history together. And you've been through so much...Both from your world, and here. I'd never be able to understand Beastboy the way you do, Terra. And that's okay...That just shows how close you two really are."

She smiled, but her gaze dropped to the table. "B-Besides...m-more than anything, I...I could never do that to you, Terra. Even if...Beastboy and I ever thought we'd want to start a relationship...it would never feel right...Because you're our friend, and we'd...never want to hurt you that way."

More and more lately, Terra hasn't been wearing her gloves. Though it's getting ever-so-slightly colder, she's felt a certain freedom in letting her fingers free to the air. So now she feels a bit more, when Beastboy takes her hands, both from touch and deep inside, when their eyes meet.

And with Fluttershy's words, Terra has to look to her too, until her gaze starts to blur, just a tiny bit. For so long, she's felt alone, from the SCOPE Virus and its timing, with Rise leaving, who she grew so close to. But she still has people here very close. She still has that, and here's proof.

"You guys... Nngh." She hears her own voice waver and with a tiny swallow she pulls one hand from Beastboy's to wipe her eyes with the hem of her sleeve, which clears away the blurring. And then, she returns the hand, and she squeezes, like holding him any less would snatch everything away. "I... I so love both of you."

It doesn't stop her voice waver, but she speaks with more conviction, and a bit more happiness.

It was a rare moment in Beastboy's life where he couldn't think of anything to say.

He couldn't even take his eyes off her.

Leaning in, feeling his stomach flip he brushed his lips over hers, igniting memories of their first kiss and every kiss between then and now.

Rita blushed and covered her eyes, while Chili sniffed and looked away.

Fluttershy couldn't keep from smile, but still turned away to give the two of them a moment of privacy. Looking down at her hands, she took a deep breath and slowly uncurled her fingers in her lap.

The pain in her chest was still there...but the fact that it was only slight was enough to tell her all she needed to know.

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Terra kisses back, somewhat desperate, because she's spent the last month and a half thinking she never would again. Her hand goes to his hair, and though she doesn't open her mouth, she kisses back, hard.

And meanwhile, Gotsumon slips from the couch, from Terra's other side, over to Fluttershy. He's not incredibly perceptive, but he does reach over and pat her leg. Fluttershy is a very good person.

The kiss is long and lingering, warm lips pressing together as silently Beastboy tells her so much. About how he's missed her, about how sorry he is for everything he couldn't control. About how happy he is that she's still here and hasn't gone home like so many others.

Rita coughs to try and get their attention. But when that doesn't work Chili sighs and throws a pillow at them "Get a room." She grunts looking away to try and hide her own embarrassment.

Fluttershy has to bite back a small laugh when Chili throws the pillow at them. Well that was certainly a way to break up the mood.

"M-Maybe I should...get going," she murmurs softly, suddenly feeling a bit self-conscious herself. "I-I'm sure there's still a lot you two need to talk about, uh...between yourselves..."

The pillow smacks into them and it easily pushes Terra apart from Beastboy, her lips tingling from the quick separation. She shakes her head lightly, face flushed. Armadillomon can't help but chuckle, and Gotsumon looks down and rocks on his heels.

"N-no, I--" Terra clears her throat. "There is, but uh, you don't have to just...run out."

"Yeah! No! I mean..." Beastboy flailed a little still red from the kissing. "We should be celebrating right? I mean we're all back to normal-"

"As normal as you ever were anyway." Rita teased and Chili smirked.

"Right! And Fluttershy you're healing up and it's almost December! We'll get to have Christmas together!"

She smiled slightly. "Y-Yes...but now that you guys are better, we'll have plenty of time to hang out. Right now, though, you two should spend some time together. You two have a lot to catch up on, after all. B-Beside, I should...um..."

"Change the bandage for your wing," Floramon helpfully reminded her.

"R-Right...I-I should head back and...get the bandage changed."

She knew how much it sounded like an excuse, but she felt it would be better if she gave them some time alone.

Terra's hand lands on Fluttershy's shoulder, gently. "You know if you wanna hang, you just gotta say so, alright?"

It's not said to keep her there; there's acceptance, that yes, they do need time alone, but that Fluttershy is a close, treasured friend.

"And if you need help. ...Long as another whacko virus doesn't knock out my good sense."

Beastboy gave a solid nod, practically buzzing because he didn't want to say out loud that everything was going to turn out OK. Why jinx it?

"Anytime, any place, when there's trouble you know who to call."

She nodded, smiling. Rising to her feet, she walked over and embraced them both.

"I know...thanks, guys...."

A group hug? Terra will take it. She wraps an arm around Fluttershy and one around Beastboy.

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