This is a story I made for Deviant art – upon getting inspiration from a picture by Woahnessness – but decided to upload it here, too. Cause I'm awesome that way!
Also, sorry, the title's kinda rubbish. I couldn't think of a better one.
I don't own any of the characters, sadly. If I did, d'ya think I would've let CN cancel Teen Titans?
Enjoy!
It pained her to see them together. To see them sitting in each others arms, hugging in the corridors, watching the sunset from the roof. It was hard to keep herself in control, and to fix that smile on herself to let her friends know she was alright.
But she wasn't.
Whenever she saw them together, the green-eyed monster in the pit of her stomach would roar and claw at her heart. And it hurt, it hurt her more than she could have imagined.
Yes. It pained her to see Jericho and Raven together. To see Raven place herself in Jericho's lap, or to see him unexpectedly pull her into a hug. But Kole was strong, and she would get over it.
At least, that's what she told herself.
But every night she was haunted by the same dream. That stupid, stupid argument. She couldn't even remember what it was about, something silly and unimportant. She couldn't recall who had started it, only that once they had gotten going, they couldn't stop.
'Don't you ever shut up!' Jericho signed angrily as he glared at Kole from across the room. 'All you do is talk, talk, talk!'
"Well, maybe I have a lot to say!"
'Maybe you have too much to say.'
"Well, at least I make attempt at conversation! All you want to do it strum that dumb old guitar all day long!"
Kole squeezed her eyes shut as she stared at the ceiling above her bed. He'd said some pretty hurtful things to her that day. But so had she. If she could turn back time, she would have taken back everything.
"Whatever, Slade Jr." Kole screamed. Jericho's eyes widened before narrowing in fury.
'Leave that man out of this.'
Kole flinched and sighed. She turned her head and saw Argent enter the room. She, alone, knew how torn up she was about the whole affair, as being her room mate she had heard her muffled sobs and murmurs at night.
"You alright, love?" she asked, sitting down on the other bed. Kole sat up and smiled sadly.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"Y'know, you'd probably feel better if you just apologised to him," Argent said after a few seconds silence.
"I know," Kole sighed. "But…he's constantly with her and I don't feel comfortable talking to him with her there," she admitted. "I know it's ridiculous. I mean, Raven's my friend but…I don't know."
"It's perfectly understandable," Argent assured her. "Tell you what. I'll try to get Raven away from him for a few minutes so you can talk to him."
"No, it's fine." She shook her head. The two girls were quiet for a few minutes before Kole spoke up again. "What if…what if he's still mad and won't talk to me? Or, at least let me talk to him…"
"Don't forget we're talking about Jericho, love. He's probably feeling as bad about it as you are. He's not one to hold grudges. Don't you remember when Beast Boy stole his guitar? He didn't stay mad for long."
"I suppose."
Kole got up and smoothed out her skirt before smiling weakly at Argent. "I'll see you later, I need some fresh air," she said before leaving the room. She climbed a few stairs until she reached the door leading onto the roof.
She quietly opened the door and peered around. All was quiet. The sun was beginning to sink behind the horizon, staining the clouds golden-pink and sending a wave of orange through the sky.
But Kole's view of the fantastic scene was blocked by the silhouettes of two people, sat side by side. Instantly, her heart dropped and the green-eyed monster roared.
Raven was talking quietly to Jericho but Kole couldn't hear what she was saying. She held her breath, straining her ears to pick up something, but could only hear the soft mumble of conversation. Suddenly, Raven stopped and Kole had the most horrible feeling that she'd been spotted, and quickly ducked back inside.
Raven twisted around but didn't see anything out of the ordinary and quickly looked back again. Jericho glanced behind him shortly after, and noticed something Raven hadn't.
The shadow by the door was wrong; someone was standing just out of sight. He thought he knew who it was but didn't alert Raven of this. Instead he just turned back and pretended he'd seen nothing.
When she could once again pick up the low mumbling of conversation coming from Raven, Kole snuck back down stairs. She didn't stop once as she made her way through the tower, down to the bottom level and out the front door. She made her way around the tower to make sure that she was on the side that wasn't facing the sunset and sat down on the rocks. She then removed her boots and let the water gently lap against her feet.
She liked being outside. The fresh air liberated her and left a sweet taste in her mouth. She inhaled deeply and let out a sigh. By now the sun had completely sunk, and the moon was reflected in the still, dark water; like a sheet of black glass.
Taking another deep breath, Kole thought about all the heartbreak she had gone through; all of the hurt and sadness she felt; all of the anger running through her veins. And then she breathed out and let it all go.
She let go of every negative emotion that had taken over her these past few days, and let go of the green-eyed monster inside her. And a warm feeling came over her as she finally let go of him.
I don't really like the beginning all that much…but the second half is better, I think.
Sorry it's so short…I didn't want to waffle too much.
Next chapter is really for my romanticism needs, as I couldn't bear to leave it on such a depressing note.
Review please!
