Author's note: This is my first shot at a fic ever so please...be gentle.... I
kinda like to put my thoughts in here so sorry if you don't like my style
or something but I just want to give it a shot and all... Enzyveys... here it
is.
Disclaimer: I'll say this just once...As much as I wish I did... I do not own
Teen Titans...I may put some of my own characters in it later but as of now
zilch...
"Red Feather, Black Feather"
Chapter 1: Bird watching and Pizza
Wilted Flower
In Time's hand she waits,
For the wilting flower to die
Willing against the hand of Fate,
For another chance to fly
Her thoughts plagued her heart
And her soul slowly fades
For her love was a dying art
For a price no one had paid
Slowly, Time releases her from her iron gate
After many moons touch the velvet tide
For in Time's hand she used to wait.
In loneliness, the wilted flower died.
It's a Saturday and late summer. Strangely enough, "clean-up" was less
common these days. Maybe it has something to do with it being near fall.
Even criminals get cold. The Teen Titans were getting pretty laid back as
the weather got colder... All but one.
Raven steps out to the roof of the tower... waiting for a certain creature to
return with the Pizza. Beast Boy, Cyborg and Starfire were having a movie
marathon and since it wasn't her turn yet, she decided to wait it out...
Yeah.... Keep telling yourself that.
She sits a foot or two away from the ledge. Keeping an eye out for a
certain patch of red that might fly by. 10 minutes later, she decides to
preoccupy herself by looking around the city. Raven stared out towards the
city docks... seeing the full moon's reflection on the water, wanting to
drown herself. Then she realized. She's been drowning all her life.
Drowning in pent up emotions and pent up thoughts. Yet she welcomed the icy
waters of her mind. It soothed her in some way reassuring that her being
cold is the best way to keep her powers under wraps.
But why did it hurt...now? She felt a crack in the icy barrier that once
surrounded her... A raven. The symbol of darkness and despair... Falling for
the bringer of fire and light... a robin... or to her, a phoenix. She knew
that he was more than just an average looking person beneath that mask. And
that intrigued her... What must his eyes be like? What will she see behind
them... He was fiery and easily swayed by his temper once he lets it fill
him. She was the opposite. Most of the time that is...
Recently, it's been getting harder and harder for her to focus. In battle
she had been getting caught many times and he'd always bail her out. She
was sick of it. She will end this. She will get this out of her system the
moment he returns. She was going to tell him just what she thought of him...
and say nothing more on the matter. She believes that letting it out might
help this time because keeping it in sure as hell isn't working. Cyborg and
Beast Boy must get a kick out of this if they ever found out. Sometimes,
she envied Starfire... How approachable and open she could be. That
frustrated her. It's not fair. I don't have a choice unless they want to be
lost in oblivion...
A drain pipe had bent out of shape when she lost her grip on her thoughts.
She shakes her head and tries to focus. She finds her view of the docks
blocked........
By a red suit and a black and yellow cape.....
"Hello? Anyone there?"
Raven, startled, falls back... and being caught off her guard is a first for
her. The drain pipe bends again.
"Ha ha very funny..." She says sarcastically while standing up.
"What are...er...were you doing out here? It's pretty late..."
"Thinking...." She was trying her best to hide her face.
"Oh... ok I know you hate to be bothered when you do that... Or rather just
plain hate to be bothered so... I'll be going now. Don't mind me." Robin
starts to walk past her.
"Robin..." She said in barely a whisper... the pipe began to bend...louder.
"Yeah?..." Robin stood there, ready to listen.
She had his attention. She just had to say it. She was focused. She focused
on one thought. Him. She emerged from the ice and flew towards the source
of warmth she desperately needed but forbade her to have... She will say it...
or say something at least... She could feel her courage somehow rising like a
bird towards the heavens summoning all within her to speak....
"... The pizza's getting cold."
.... Someone must've shot that "dang bird of courage" because that one just
bit the dust.
"Oh...yeah..better be heading in then." And he resumed his journey towards
the warmth of the common room.
"Nice...black bird nice..." she whispered to herself... Probing him would be
much easier. However, she thought of that as low. It would be like cheating
or simply checking to be sure because you were too scared to take a risk.
She hated risks, but didn't like being a coward either. She would take her
time and be patient. With herself, Robin, everyone else...yes...even Starfire...
The pipe bent violently again.
"Damn it."
She walks towards the entrance and heads straight for her room, ignoring
Starfire's reminder that her movie was up next.
kinda like to put my thoughts in here so sorry if you don't like my style
or something but I just want to give it a shot and all... Enzyveys... here it
is.
Disclaimer: I'll say this just once...As much as I wish I did... I do not own
Teen Titans...I may put some of my own characters in it later but as of now
zilch...
"Red Feather, Black Feather"
Chapter 1: Bird watching and Pizza
Wilted Flower
In Time's hand she waits,
For the wilting flower to die
Willing against the hand of Fate,
For another chance to fly
Her thoughts plagued her heart
And her soul slowly fades
For her love was a dying art
For a price no one had paid
Slowly, Time releases her from her iron gate
After many moons touch the velvet tide
For in Time's hand she used to wait.
In loneliness, the wilted flower died.
It's a Saturday and late summer. Strangely enough, "clean-up" was less
common these days. Maybe it has something to do with it being near fall.
Even criminals get cold. The Teen Titans were getting pretty laid back as
the weather got colder... All but one.
Raven steps out to the roof of the tower... waiting for a certain creature to
return with the Pizza. Beast Boy, Cyborg and Starfire were having a movie
marathon and since it wasn't her turn yet, she decided to wait it out...
Yeah.... Keep telling yourself that.
She sits a foot or two away from the ledge. Keeping an eye out for a
certain patch of red that might fly by. 10 minutes later, she decides to
preoccupy herself by looking around the city. Raven stared out towards the
city docks... seeing the full moon's reflection on the water, wanting to
drown herself. Then she realized. She's been drowning all her life.
Drowning in pent up emotions and pent up thoughts. Yet she welcomed the icy
waters of her mind. It soothed her in some way reassuring that her being
cold is the best way to keep her powers under wraps.
But why did it hurt...now? She felt a crack in the icy barrier that once
surrounded her... A raven. The symbol of darkness and despair... Falling for
the bringer of fire and light... a robin... or to her, a phoenix. She knew
that he was more than just an average looking person beneath that mask. And
that intrigued her... What must his eyes be like? What will she see behind
them... He was fiery and easily swayed by his temper once he lets it fill
him. She was the opposite. Most of the time that is...
Recently, it's been getting harder and harder for her to focus. In battle
she had been getting caught many times and he'd always bail her out. She
was sick of it. She will end this. She will get this out of her system the
moment he returns. She was going to tell him just what she thought of him...
and say nothing more on the matter. She believes that letting it out might
help this time because keeping it in sure as hell isn't working. Cyborg and
Beast Boy must get a kick out of this if they ever found out. Sometimes,
she envied Starfire... How approachable and open she could be. That
frustrated her. It's not fair. I don't have a choice unless they want to be
lost in oblivion...
A drain pipe had bent out of shape when she lost her grip on her thoughts.
She shakes her head and tries to focus. She finds her view of the docks
blocked........
By a red suit and a black and yellow cape.....
"Hello? Anyone there?"
Raven, startled, falls back... and being caught off her guard is a first for
her. The drain pipe bends again.
"Ha ha very funny..." She says sarcastically while standing up.
"What are...er...were you doing out here? It's pretty late..."
"Thinking...." She was trying her best to hide her face.
"Oh... ok I know you hate to be bothered when you do that... Or rather just
plain hate to be bothered so... I'll be going now. Don't mind me." Robin
starts to walk past her.
"Robin..." She said in barely a whisper... the pipe began to bend...louder.
"Yeah?..." Robin stood there, ready to listen.
She had his attention. She just had to say it. She was focused. She focused
on one thought. Him. She emerged from the ice and flew towards the source
of warmth she desperately needed but forbade her to have... She will say it...
or say something at least... She could feel her courage somehow rising like a
bird towards the heavens summoning all within her to speak....
"... The pizza's getting cold."
.... Someone must've shot that "dang bird of courage" because that one just
bit the dust.
"Oh...yeah..better be heading in then." And he resumed his journey towards
the warmth of the common room.
"Nice...black bird nice..." she whispered to herself... Probing him would be
much easier. However, she thought of that as low. It would be like cheating
or simply checking to be sure because you were too scared to take a risk.
She hated risks, but didn't like being a coward either. She would take her
time and be patient. With herself, Robin, everyone else...yes...even Starfire...
The pipe bent violently again.
"Damn it."
She walks towards the entrance and heads straight for her room, ignoring
Starfire's reminder that her movie was up next.