"E," a calming voice calls out.
"Yeah?" I question, trying to make my voice loud enough to carry outside of the room. I look around my limited viewing area to see if someone was coming. I try to move my hands, but they are pinned somewhere in the pretzel of me.
"Where are you?" The gravelly voice calls out.
"Gym. Help!" I call out. Soon there is a swoosh of doors opening. I hear footsteps walk towards me and I try to move myself to see my visitor. They walk around into my view and I see the purple shoes knowing they belong to my best friend.
"How'd you do this?" she asks me, bending down to look closer.
"I'll explain after I get out of this Rae. Can you help me?" I say gasping between phrases.
"Ok," she nods and starts finding out how to move my limbs to release me. She pulls my right leg which was over my left leg and back and under my right arm. She then moves my right arm out of the equation and I start breathing better again. She then moves my right leg from the tangle of limbs and everything come out of the giant knot. I groan as I move freely again.
"So how'd you get like that?" she asks me again, sitting down on the floor in front of my face.
I sit up and look at my friend. Her purple hair framing her face like her purple cloak framed her body on the floor, Rae seemed as normal as someone with brown hair in jeans. I smile and say, "I was stretching and doing gymnastics, with a bit of yoga thrown in. I twisted myself to much and it resulted in an Enchantress knot."
She laughed and says, "Well, that's a new one. Anyway, Robin's looking for you."
"Oh. Why does he need me?" I ask, a bit of heat coming to my face.
"I don't know. He just said he needed you," she says, standing up.
"Thanks Raven. You're my savior!"
"Of course. But you should make me my favorite dish as a payment," Raven says as she walks out of the gym. I look around the room and down at myself. My blue gym outfit rivals Starfire's everyday outfit. The shirt exposes my stomach and looks like a sports bra and my mini skirt covers to about the middle of my thigh. Perplexed, I try to figure out if I change before seeing Robin or just go as is. I shrug my shoulders and start jogging to get to the living room. I turn down the corridors and see Beast Boy walking towards me.
"E, Robin is looking for you. He needs you-" I manipulate my structure to make me intangible and run right through Beast Boy. "ASAP. That is so cool!" Beast Boy says in his high pitched voice.
"Thanks Beast Boy! Talk to you later!" I yell as I keep running. I skid into the living room which is our main op's room, living room, and kitchen all in one. I see Robin and Starfire together and look at them in a funny way. I clear my throat to let them know someone was in the room. They look at me and Starfire quickly gets up and leaves. Robin gets up, looks at me, blushes, clears his throat and says, "I want you to come with me on a trip."
"Is it a mission?" I ask confused.
"Not really," Robin admits. He looks at me and says, "Come with me." He turns around and heads towards his room. We all knew that Robin's room was off limits. But there was something off with him right now. I follow him into his room.
The room is dark and I stand in one place until my eyes adjust to the absence of light. Suddenly a dim light shines in a corner of the room. I see Robin standing behind a chair at a desk, and he says, "E, sit down."
I walk to the chair and sit down. He sits across from me on the bed and I look for his face but can't see because of the darkness. "Robin, do you mind if I put some light in here? At least between us so I can see you," I ask trying to find him.
"Between us," He replies quietly. I clasp my hands together and quietly say, "Illuminatio." A ball of light forms between my hands and as I separate them the ball grows bigger. I stop it at a certain size and place the ball in midair between us. I look at Robin who has a look of amazement on his face.
"You can do that?" he asks looking at the ball.
"You can touch it. It won't burn you," I explain to the curios boy sitting across from me. He extends his green gloved hand and touches the orb. It surrounds his hand a little piece comes off the orb and stays with his hand as he removes it. He smiles at the small little orb in his hand and looks at me.
"E, I need someone to go with me," Robin starts.
"Wouldn't Starfire be better? I mean, I'm probably better here," I say quickly.
"E, I need someone to go with me to find the True Master," Robin blatantly states.
My cheeks flush with color and I look into the orb. Robin places his finger under my chin and lifts my face to look at him. "I trust you to come with me."
"Why do you need to go to this 'True Master' person?" I ask quietly.
"Because, I'm not good enough," Robin admits quietly, removing his finger from my chin.
"Robin, you are the greatest martial artist I've seen," I say reaching for his hand.
"No I'm not. I was beaten tonight and I trained with the best," Robin explains, standing up from his bed and walking towards something in the dark.
"Robin, I'll go with you, but, I still don't think I'm the best one to go-" I say as I stand up. Robin then shows up right in front of me and puts a finger on my lips to halt my speech. I look at him confused and he says, "If I didn't think you were the best one to go, I wouldn't ask. E, please."
"I still don't understand but I'll come with you," I say after he removes his finger. He then places his hand on my cheek and I close my eyes. "When are we leaving?" I ask in a whisper.
"Tomorrow morning," Robin says as he removes his hand. "Get some sleep Tress; we'll need it for the journey."
"All right Robin," I say, placing my hand over the large orb of light. Robin starts to hand me the smaller one but I hold my free hand up saying, "It likes you. Let it stay. Keep it in a nice bag or case and it will shine forever." I turn around to leave his room and trip over something on the floor. Robin catches me by my silver belt and holds me close.
"You ok?"
"Yeah. You can let go of me," I say quietly, color heading to my face. He releases me and I turn to him, nod, and then exit his room. The door closes behind me and I head to my room. While walking down the corridor I see the room that had been empty for a while now. It was Terra's room, before she betrayed us all. Raven's room is right next to mine since we have similar powers and it was an open room. I walk through the doors of my room and see the beautiful color of turquoise with a bit of silver and black thrown in for contrast makes the room decorative and functional. I smile at the room filled with things that remind me of home. I look at a picture on my bedside table of my mother and I in the throne room of our palace on Zorna.
I think back to the truths my mother told me the night before we came to Earth. She told me about my background, that I was half Zornathian and half Earthling and that my father wasn't the best. The rest of the team thinks I'm an earthling, but I can't tell them what else I might have learned about myself. There was one person who would tell me who my father was but now I'll never know, seeing as how he died alongside Terra when she caused the earthquake that encased her in her stony prison where she now resides.
I walk to the dresser where a set of pajamas lies in a drawer. The other drawers remain mostly empty due to the fact that I have my mother's apartment in the city where I reside as my alter ego, Cordelia Abernathy, who is starting a relationship with someone dear. My cell phone rings and I see the caller I.D. and immediately pick up. "Hello?" I say sweetly.
"Cordi? It's Dick," the voice says through the other end of the phone.
"Hey, what can I do for you?" I ask, sitting on my bed.
"I just wanted to see if you could meet me for a bit. I have something I want to tell you," Dick says curiously.
"I can. Where do you want to meet?"
"The amusement park?" Dick supplies quickly.
"Sure. I'll meet you in a few minutes," I reply quickly.
"I'll see you in a few," Dick says as he hangs up the phone.
I hang mine up and quickly teleport myself to my apartment and change into a nice violet tunic dress, put on black jeans underneath with purple flats and some nice diamond earrings and a cameo hair pin. The silver Celtic woven crown ring that Dick bought me sits on the dresser and I know I have to put it on to show him that I remember it. (This Outfit [polyvore]) When I look in the mirror I see Enchantress standing there in purple but when I remove the mask, Cordelia Abernathy arises and stares back at me with hazel eyes. I then walk down the street to see a motorcycle race past me. It stops at the light and the driver looks at me and says, "Cordi?"
"Dick?" I ask the driver who then lifts the visor on his helmet. I see his dark sapphire blue eyes peering at me.
"Hop on, we'll get to the pier faster," he says handing me a helmet.
"I think I'll just walk," I say nervously.
"Come on. The light's about to change. I won't let anything happen to you," he insists. I purse my lips, grab the helmet, put it over my head and buckle it under my chin, then swing my leg over the back of the bike, and wait. Dick grabs my arms and wraps them around his waist saying, "Hold on tight princess."
I hug him close as he races off through the green light. I laugh and close my eyes loving the feeling of him close to me. After a while of driving he stops gently and I release my hold on him. He gets off the bike and helps me off before he does anything else. We take the helmets off and I smooth my hair out.
"You look beautiful as always," Dick says to me, kissing me on the cheek. I smile and he takes my helmet, setting it on the bike. He then takes my arm and we walk along the pier and listen to the sounds of rides and laughter. I lean my head on his shoulder and smile as we walk. We walk to a little concession area where we order a milk shake and funnel cake. I start to grab my wallet from my purse but Dick quickly places a hand over mine and says, "My treat."
"Fine, but I buy next time," I say sweetly.
"You should keep her. She's a rare one you know?" The man behind the counter says to Dick.
"I wouldn't trade her for anyone because no one could replace what she means to me," Dick replies. I smile, stand on my tiptoes, and kiss him on the cheek.
"I feel so special when I'm with you," I whisper in his ear.
"Well you are special to me. No matter what happens," he says confidently. I smile and grab the funnel cake as it is passed to us. I then grab napkins for us and head to a table. Dick grabs spoons for us and meets me at the table.
"So, what did you want to tell me?" I ask, breaking off a piece of the fried sweet in front of us.
"I'll be gone for a while, traveling," he says, almost embarrassed, or trying to hide something.
"Ok. Don't worry about anything. I'll be here when you get back. And just so you know, you don't have to call me every night. I'm not clingy like that. If you're traveling, take the time for yourself. Just, tell me all about it when you get back," I explain to him, trying to ease the tension he was putting on himself.
"Thank you Cordi," he says as he grabs some of the cake. I spoon some of the chocolate shake out of the cup and into my mouth needing some cold to take away from the warmth in my mouth. I look over and see powdered sugar on Dick's mouth and cannot resist the impulse. I lean into him and kiss him sweetly.
I pull away from him and see his look of shock. I blush and realize that I probably shouldn't have done that. "You had powdered sugar on your-"
"Shh," Dick says halting my speech by putting a hand behind my head. "You talk too much dear," he says as he pulls my head closer to him. He then kisses me tenderly and I can't help but melt in his arms. Our first real kiss and I had the guts to start the trend. He pulls away from me and blushes a bit.
"What's the color for?" I ask, placing a hand on his cheek.
"That was-"
"Your first time?" I supply. He nods a bit embarrassed and hangs his head. I lower my head to get under his face and say, "It was mine as well."
"But," Dick starts. I silence him with a quick kiss. I move my head from under his and he looks up at me. I smile and go back to eating the cake and shake in front of me.
"Not hungry anymore?" I ask him holding a piece of funnel cake in my hand. Dick looks at me shaking his head. I place the fried dough in front of him and say, "If I eat this by myself I'll look like a balloon, save me from myself."
He smirks and opens his mouth. I slide the sugary treat onto his tongue and see his expression change slightly. I giggle and slide closer to him. He wraps his arm around me and we finish our treats. After seeing the plate empty we get up and throw the trash away. He then offers me his arm and I take it. His hand in his pocket and my arm woven with his, we walk down the amusement park and see a group of people dancing and doing gymnastics.
"Hello lovely lady," I handsome looking boy says to me. He takes my free hand and kisses it lightly. I smile, giggle, and lean against Dick. "Would you care to dance?" He asks me still holding my hand. I look to Dick who has a look of assurance on his face and reply, "Yes." The boy leads me to the center of the circle and the music switches to a ballad. He sets me in a frame of body that looks like an elegant style. We start moving and I smile to myself thinking "I'm glad I took ballroom dance at school." We dance around the floor and I try to keep an eye on Dick and figure out what's going on inside his head.
