Summary: Kory and Richard Grayson take care of the trespassers on their farm.
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans
AN: AU story. Characters may be ooc, but I'm not quite sure. This was originally supposed to be a one-shot songfic using "Hayloft" by Mother Mother (that's the reason behind the title), but it got a bit long '^.^. This is going to be a (hopefully) short story with short chapters, since this was supposed to be a one-shot anyway. Is this a horror? I'm still not sure. But there will be character death. No flames please and thank you, but constructive criticism is welcome. Couples? RobxStar and BBxRae. Enjoy!
1
The sun was setting over the horizon. Garfield and Rachel rode along the dirt road on Garfield's old moped, heading home after a day of fun. They were coming up on a farm, first seeing its large corn field stretching over to a small house. The tall plants blew with the slight breeze in an eerie, yet calming manner, only slightly lit by lowering sun. The small speakers on the vehicle buzzed with music and made the only sound on the road.
"Would you turn that thing off, already? That song's not going to get better each time you listen to it," Rachel nearly-barked, tightening her grip around Garfield's waist and frowning. Garfield bobbed his head absent-mindedly.
"How would you know?" he challenged. He looked in the small rear view and saw his girlfriend's frown deepen. "Aw, come on. It's not that bad," he hummed.
"It is when you've heard it a million times," Rachel muttered. Garfield merely shrugged and started humming along to the music, further annoying the girl behind him. Rachel sighed and looked away. The tall plants that surrounded them gave little indication as to what was behind them, and it enthralled the teen. She looked over the corn and silently willed the sun to lower faster as she liked to be out in the dark. The house ahead caught her attention, and Rachel wondered if it was inhabited.
Before she could imagine further, the moped began to slow down.
"Why are we stopping?" she asked.
"I don't know," Garfield looked down at his favourite machine and checked to see if he had his foot on the right pedal. He saw the gas meter and gasped, seeing it reach E. Garfield cursed.
"We're out of gas," he announced.
"You mean you didn't fill it before we left?" asked an increasingly enraged Rachel. Garfield chuckled nervously.
"Guess not," he looked over his shoulder with a sheepish smile. Rachel rolled her eyes with a huff. The moped came to a stop, and the two turned to see a path directly leading to the small house they'd seen before. On either side stood more tall corn plants, leaving no light to the narrow walkway. Rachel stood up and crossed her arms, looking back to see the sun halfway over the edge. She stared at the dark path and looked at the house that lied after it. Neither the path nor the house looked inviting, but Rachel saw that she and her boyfriend may not have had a choice.
"We're not going to get any help if we stay out here," she looked back at Garfield. "Let's see if there's anyone inside who can help us."
"W-Wait, we have to go in there?" Garfield blanched, gulping. "I-Isn't there anywhere else we can stay. You know, somewhere that isn't the scary house?" Rachel gave him a look.
"Do you see anywhere else?" she hissed with a raised eyebrow. The teenager thought that her boyfriend would shake his head and listen to her, but instead he grimaced in thought and looked around. Garfield narrowed his eyes and silently begged for something that would save him from having to follow Rachel into the dark structure. Please, give me something to work with, he thought, biting his lip. Finally, he spotted a barn and grinned. He looked back at the standing girl and eagerly pointed.
"Found it!" he stated. Rachel humoured him by looking over. When she saw the barn she nearly chuckled in disbelief.
"Seriously? The barn next to the scary house?" she questioned. Garfield nodded triumphantly.
"How is that supposed to be less scary?" she asked. Her boyfriend shrugged and leapt off of his moped, rolling it towards the path with confidence. Rachel blinked in amazement before sighing.
"How did I get myself into this?" she asked herself before following her boyfriend into the corn field. Behind them stood a dirty sign to which neither of them paid attention. A small beware sign was painted on the sign's wood, quickly disappearing behind the shadows of the night.