One in every crowd….
Chapter one:
Theory
I'm Roxxi and I'm in jump city to check on a child hood friend. We both grew up in Gotham city and were friends ever since we could talk. We were neighbors. When he was 13, he left. I recently found out he was here, jump city. Now, I've come to find him.
I was wearing a jack skellington hoodie over a skater ensemble. {A tee shirt over a thermal shirt and some baggy jeans.} I had an Arteyu messenger-bag with my element board in it. I had an element hat on with my long hair tucked up in it. I looked like a dude.
I was wandering around when I caught sight of him.
"Looks like mister anti-social started a team" I smiled. I followed them to an ice cream place. I went up to the counter and placed my order. Robin and his team were right behind me, so they could hear my order.
"A scoop of chocolate and one of vanilla, tons of chocolate sprinkles and whip cream with at least 5 cherries." I choose chocolate and vanilla because they were opposites and I like opposites. A ton of chocolate sprinkles because I love those things and at least 5 cherries because I'm addicted to maraschino cherries and can't settle for less than 5. Back in Gotham, this was the only thing I would order. They got so used to making it; they made it a new special and put it on the board of flavors. They called it "Rox my world", in honor of me. I soon got it and sat down at a table.
Luckily, the titans choose a table near me. They all started joking around.
"Looks like you made friends…" I muttered to my self, bitter-sweetly. I was so used to being robin's one and only friend. Then the green guy came over.
"Hey dude!! I like your board. I'm beast boy by the way." He stuck out his hand and I shook it.
"Roxxi." I replied.
"Isn't that a girl name?"
"Does gender really matter, I think it's better to be recognized for who you are, not what gender you are." I replied.
The robin walked up. "I'm sorry if he's bothering you. Beats boy doesn't know when to shut his mouth."
"Robin, this dude says that he thinks gender doesn't matter!!'' beast boy exclaimed.
"Well, whatever, I'm gone. I gotta get home." I stood up. Then a gust of wind came and knocked my hat off of my head.
"Well, crap…" I muttered as I picked it up.
"You're a girl?!!?!?" beast boy exclaimed.
"Yeppers!!! Roxxi Driscoll at your service!" I exclaimed hyperly and bowed in an over-the-top manner.
"Roxxi Driscoll…'' robin muttered. I popped my ear buds from my ipod in and started to walk feeling hurt. He'd obviously forgotten…
3rd person pov:
"Wait!!!" robin exclaimed. But Roxxi kept walking.
'Maybe I'll see her again….' robin thought.
Little did robin know that he would see Roxxi again, at around midnight….
~~~around midnight~~~
Roxxi pov:
It's really funny how the towns' folk react to things. For example, I pick up a few cars with my mind, not hurting anyone and they start screaming. It makes me laugh. About 5 minutes after I started juggling cars, robin pretty much materialized in front of me, holding a staff. I set the cars down carefully and said, "Awesome… the titans are here to help with my experiment."
"Experiment?" beast boy asked.
"Yes, I have a theory." I replied.
"Look, you can tell us your theory behind bars.'' Robin said.
"Only if you can catch me first!" I exclaimed as I ran off.
~~~an hour later~~~
"Oh, come now robin, you can do better than that." I mocked him as I dodged every blow he tried to land on me.
"I… can't…" he managed to struggle out. I still hadn't broken a sweat.
"Oh, you can robin, it's quite straightforward really. Just open up your other senses, not just vision" I said, as I jumped over a blow that was supposed to hit my feet.
"Why should I listen to you?! You're the villain!" he exclaimed. He swung his staff again but I caught is and stopped it from moving.
"Really robin? Am I really the villain here?" I asked and flipped my hair behind my shoulders. "Let's take a moment to think about what makes a villain."
"Um… they injure citizens… and demolish things."
"And have I done any of those things?" I asked with smoldering eyes.
"I saw robin swallow. "no." he answered.
"Now, on with my theory. I came here to prove my theory that if someone comes to visit their friend who just up and disappeared three years ago, they wouldn't recognize them in every setting.
"They might recognize them at a shop, but in and unexpected place like this, they totally forget. Thank you for showing me robin, that in making a team you have forgotten about your first friend. Thanks a lot." I let his staff go and walked away, tears in my eyes.
"Wait, Roxxi." robin said. He had caught up with me and had put his hand on my shoulder to keep me from walking any further.
I shrugged off his shoulder and continued walking, tears streaming down my face. This time he spun me around to face him.
"JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!!!" I yelled in his face.
"No, I won't. I obviously hurt you and want to make it up to you." He looked at me pleadingly.
"You wanna know how you can help me, just leave me alone." I tried to pull away but he didn't let go.
"I know if I let you go, you're going to retreat to a dark corner and cut yourself. I'm not leaving you alone." He looked at me knowingly.
I sank down to the ground and let out all the tears I'd held back.
I heard robin sit down next to me and held me.
'I'm sorry… I'm going to cling to you… I'm going to cry into you…' I thought as I did exactly that.
Robin's pov:
That's when the rest of my team showed up.
"Ok… I think we missed something." Cy said as he took one look at Roxxi and me.
''It's a long story." I stated
"well, we have a while, mind telling us this long story of yours?" raven said, sitting down.
"yeah, starting with who the heck this chick is." Beast boy said, also sitting down.
Roxxi looked up and said, "you've already met me, earlier today at the ice cream place. I'm Roxxi."
"ok… now I'm lost." BB stated.
Roxxi sighed and then started coughing really badly.
''god d**n these, stupid sinuses…" she muttered before passing out.
"look, I'm gonna take her back to the tower and put her in the spare room. We'll talk tomorrow." I said, picking Roxxi up. She was light as a feather.