There are probably spelling and grammer mistakes in it. But its late and I'm tired and sick. Swine flu most likely.
Kuyeng 13-the heart logos - Its not exactly a shack...its more of a fix-er-upper. That can't be fixed. Its like a crappier version of Jared's apartment complex. I hate terra too. But I'm trying to keep open minded. I don't want to portray her as some crazy whore.
Dragonfriend7738 - I know its quick. I had written up the first chapter and was like "Its been a month right?" And then I posted it and saw it had been like a week.
Jinx will join the titans....later. Very later. When I feel is right. Which is when I can't think of anything else to write. And your right, Robin really doesn't care about Jinx that much, so he wouldn't have such a hard time letting her do communtiy servace.
I had to introduce Terra early. She my fuse for this story. The boom is going to go off soon. Cause she definatly remembers everything. Cause she uncoordinated and runs into trees.
The english language is fucked. You need to become a beta-reader so you can fix it for me.
Kadija! - Robin is in this chapter! Slightly. Next chapter he will be in more.
Ravens life is exciting. Just not so...dangerous and strange. Don't worry, I'll fix that soon.
Robin is not 'in love' with Raven now. But he wishes things were different. Which I will go over in the next chapter.
d-a28b - You know I'm up to no good. Lol.
Shadow - The press. Wanna guess who wrote that article? Good old Terrin Gold! That is what I called him, right? well, I'm defintly not going to go check.
Yeah, X fought without his suit. I'll describe it more in this chapter, but next chapter will have more.
I think theres a sadist in all of us. This is the only place we can let it out lol. Your very smart, it was the shock that made her forget to repress. Shes such a dumbass.
breaker99 - I hope I updated fast enough-I have no sonse of time.
cinnamon sweet - Beastboy will be pretty happy. Raven kinda likes working with them, but it doesn't feel the same. But they are not going to africa, they are going to australia. Two completly seperate contrys.
Blackangeldust - Wow. Thats extremly hillarious! oh well, the Jenny in this story is lovely. she'll make you proud. unless your uncomfortable with her being very lesbian. I'm laughing right now.
There will be a whole lotta jared/rae cuteness at the end of this chapter. Seriously, you'll cringe with love. No0w I've updted my story again, you have to update yours.
I don't own shit, other people do. So don't even try to sue me. Besides, it would take a long long time to find out where I live.
Raven Roth
I looked at Terra, and she looked at me.
Cerulean eyes locked with violet, both colored with disbelief.
The shock of hitting the tree had brought the bitch's memory back and we were seeing each other in the flesh again for the first time in almost three years.
Of course I had thought of her from time to time, none of the thoughts being pleasant, especilly not when Beastboy had said he had seen her again. But I had put all of the theorys and curiosity to rest. Now I couldn't stop staring. Though neither could she.
I had no doubt we could have knelt on the ground by the fringe of the woods and stared at each other for half an hour, but as it was, more Cabins were going up in flames, as Gizmo set up tiny bombs, for no apparent reason.
The shield that had been containing about thirty teens had disappeared with my shock, and now they were off running again, with no direction and no visibility. Flashes of green appeared over the far end of the field, and I assumed it was Starfire.
"Stay here." I ordered, but I saw the resilience, the imminent rebellion in her eyes. Same old Terra, that was for sure. It was obvious she remembered, whether it was the bump to the head, or she had just suddenly decided to stop repressing her memories, I didn't know. What I did know was that she had comprehension dawning on her face, in her eyes, as if every thing was falling into place in her head, finally making sense. For a moment she looked in pain, yet now she was pushing herself up off the ground, determined.
"I said stay!" I commanded, in my best impersonation of an authoritive Robin, as I got ready to sprint over and help Jared subdue Kyd, or at least contain the blazes before it reached the woods and caused a devastating bush fire. Terra ignored me and tried to follow, though her steps were misplaced and she was constantly losing her footing on tree roots, and possibly tripping over her own confused feet.
"Raven!" I heard Beastboy's whiny call from across the field. For some reason I felt a little guilty when I flicked around and blocked Terra from view, just in case he had super sight even out of his animal forms, and could recognize her in the dark. I had never really asked, and him seeing her would mar his concentration.
Beastboy had Gizmo in a headlock, but the kid was struggling hard, kicking at biting like an upset toddler. Robin had Jinx in cuffs, and I could see Cyborg was close, his expression torn. Jinx didn't look worried, just slightly pissed off, her eyes narrowed at Robin, who was pretending not to notice. It would be interesting to see what my big brother would do; stay with Robin and pretend nothing was bothering him, or free Jinx when he wasn't looking, betraying the titans but saving his…lover from a long time coming prison term.
Urgh.
I ran forward while Terra stumbled around. It might not have been the smartest thing to do, but I couldn't hear logic through Jealously, Rage and Desire. My head was jumbled, this camp site was burning and that was all that mattered right now.
"Can you put out the fire?" Robin asked in businesslike tones, no greeting or anything of the like as I reached the group. Starfire and Cyborg were standing with him, occasionally coughing from the smoke, eerily lit up by the flickering light thrown off of the fire.
"I can try." I offered darkly. I had never tried to put out a fire with my powers alone, but it looked like that was what I would have to do since their was nothing close that could put it out for me. "Azarath Metrion Zynthos!"
My energy contained the nearest cabin, and I tried to push the fire down, but nothing much happened. The black energy seemed to act only as another layer of fire. The ground underfoot was moist, but still too stuck together for me to rip it up and throw it on to put the blaze out. My ability to move objects wasn't strong enough for that. Robin growled.
"We're gonna have to start dousing." he muttered. Many of the school children had been corralled into lines by a few haggard teachers, while the other had headed for the woods with torches to search for other students who were probably lost and alone, scared out of their minds. They were shivering in skimpy Pj's and shell-shocked, all of them watching Jared wrestle Kyd to the ground, eyes wide. Even the owners of the camp site, or who I assumed were the owners because of their utterly devastated expressions, were sparing him a glance.
I found myself watching as well, as Jared easily pinned Kyd up against the tree, taking obvious joy out of slamming the side of his face into the tree trunk so he couldn't use his magic, pine cones scattering everywhere with heavy thumps while most of the girls watched avidly, wishing he would talk to them, and most of the boys watched with awe, wishing they could be him.
Empathy told me they were impressed, and for some reason my emotions didn't like it. It even distracted them from Terra for a moment.
It was clear Jared was in control. And enjoying it. His smirk was easy to make out in the semi-darkness. I could picture it clearly in my head, see the muscles moving in his arms. I was broken out of my gawking by Robin, chucking me a large yellow bucket, pulling it seemingly from out of nowhere. The blush that would have appeared on my cheeks once upon a time would have been bright beet red, but now it was just a faint pink flush, that he might have missed. hopefully.
I looked over my shoulder, over to the tree that Terra had run into, but found I couldn't see it from here. And I couldn't see Terra anywhere either. This was almost worse than seeing her in the first place. Right now she could be anywhere, talking to anyone.
"There's a water tank about half a mile away." Robin told the whole group, one hand still holding Jinx by the back of her shirt so she couldn't get away and the other holding a stack of buckets. "Beastboy, we're going to need more of these." he said quickly. He was hard to hear over the sound of the flames and the Cabin crumbling inwardly.
Beastboy was still struggling with Gizmo. I took pity and held him down with my powers, so Gizmo was stuck pinned to the ground, unable to fight anymore. Beastboy looked up at me, puffing in exhaustion from keeping the little freak at bay for so long, a silent thank you, though it was still half-hearted. He was still cold to me, but it seemed like Karma for the way I had treated him a while back.
"Hurry up!" Robin ordered, as the fire roared, and the gray smoke cloud increased. Cyborg started coughing hoarsely. Jared pulled Kyd over, coming into the flickering light. As their faces left the darkness, I could see Kyd was glaring at me and Jared was smirking.
"Got any spare handcuffs chuckles?" Jared asked, shoving Kyd into Robin so he had to drop the buckets to hold onto him. Jared came and stood next to me. "We left ours at home."
I made a mental note to slap him later, as Cyborg stopped coughing and looked over in suspicion, horror dawning on his face at the innuendo.
"I hadn't got time for this! Get to the water tank!" Robin yelled mercifully, marching both Jinx and Kid over to what looked like the head teacher and handing them both over.
"We're not livestock" Jinx complained loudly.
All the teachers and students took a visible step back, eyes terrified. Robin breathed out, and closed his eyes in frustration.
"STARFIRE!" He roared, over the sound of the burning. Starfire came running, her swinging red hair the same color as the flames.
"Yes Robin?" She asked nervously, holding her hands behind her back, while we stood around watching, not knowing what to do. Where were the firefighters?
"Look after these!" He commanded, looking around. He looked at us piercingly. "What are you waiting for!? The water tank!"
I coughed as smoke tickled the back of my mouth, tasting like ash.
"He's not in a very good mood is he?" Jared noted in amusement, though his voice was hoarse.
"Well his mood might improve if you stop making sexual comments." I hissed, about to run in the direction Robin had jogged off in. Jared grabbed my arm, holding me back. I looked up at him.
"Hey, calm down Angel. Stress is bad for you." The effect of his wise comment was ruined by loud shrieks from the female students. We both spun around to see the main hall on fire, noxious black smoke pouring out the doors and windows.
"Azar." I sighed, but my sigh was caught in my throat as I saw Terra had finally made her way over from the trees. Robin and Cyborg were already back with two bucket full of water each, sprinting faster than I had ever seen them, but clearly losing enthusiasm.
My mind stuttered, trying to figure out a way to stop her. But it was too late, she already had her arms raised, and her eyes were glowing yellow.
"Uh, who is she?" Jared asked with a raised eyebrow. Robin threw his sad little bucket over the nearest cabin, having little to no effect. I felt the ground shake and closed my eyes. I didn't want to see this.
I didn't want her here. This wasn't my life anymore, but that did not mean she could have it. The last time she was here, she ruined everything, and when Beastboy said she couldn't remember, I had breathed a sigh of relief.
I heard a sound like the earth was being pulled apart, and then collective gasps around me. I didn't want to open my eyes until it was over.
"Terra?" I heard Cyborg say in disbelief, but the worst part was Jared's;
"oh", like he suddenly understood what was going on. He must have known about what had happened with her. Of course he would. He was a villain. At one time he would have laughed about it, happy that we had been so trusting, and so foolish.
This hurt in my chest. Knowing people as good as Jared thought our desision had been foolish. Knowing people hd wanted us to fail, and where happy when it happened.
The pattering sound of dirt being dropped from a great height reached my ears and I cringed, realizing what she was doing. Terra was doing what I couldn't, and putting the fire out.
I opened my eyes and first saw the amazing sight of a huge crater in the ground behind Terra, whose eyes had returned to their normal blue and who was standing, panting, by herself exactly where she had been before, still in her teddy bear PJ's.
"Terra?" A softer, more vulnerable, younger and hopeful sounding voice than the one that usually belonged to Beastboy asked behind me. I spun around, seeing a boy with the happiest look on his face, in front of a still smoking bunch of cabins, buried in separated clumps of dirt. Next to him, the faces of Students and teachers were painted with awe and most of all, relief. My ex-teammates were all grinning, and Starfire's hands were clasped in joy in front of her chest. I slowly turned around to see Terra smile weakly at Beastboy, but no one could deny the smile lit up the dark campsite, however tired it was.
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Jared Wilson
I saw Raven swallow back a nasty retort and cross her arms tightly over her chest, her carmine pink lips set in a tight line.
Every Titan nodded, most unconsciously, at what Terra, the tiny blond girl, had just said in her explanation of the events that had taken place tonight. I had thought Lela and tiny Jenny were little, but this girl looked like she might be blown away by the wind. You would never know by looking at her that she had the power to lift boulders and rip craters in the ground with only her mind.
Of course I had heard all the stories. Everyone who considered themselves on the opposite side of the law to the titans had heard. It had grown into legend, that would probably be told to our grand-kids. The fact that a little girl had managed to trick Robin and co. into letting her join their team, and then taking them all down one by one until she had control of the city, made every criminal giddy with delight. It had been a big moral boost to know it was possible.
Now that I knew Raven the way I did, knew how things affected her and saw the way she was reacting to Terra's return, I felt slightly ashamed of the way I had laughed hysterically when I had first heard the story. More guilt. She didn't need anymore problems from me. I was carefully watching every move she made, to see how hard she was taking this.
Maybe Terra had done something especially terrible to Raven, because the others wouldn't take their eyes of Terra, whereas Raven scoffed at everything she said. We were sitting away from the main group, on Ravens wordless insistence, while the titans all orbited around Terra like she was the sun, sitting on the floor at the foot of the couch she was sitting on, or standing behind, watching her. If they had been paying attention to Raven, they would have noticed her dark looks.
"And then I remember lots of the girls screaming, so I ran out of the cabin with them and it was really dark and I couldn't see much." Terra sighed. Beastboy, who was sitting very close next to her, reached out and squeezed her shoulder. Gagging would seem childish, so I refrained. Only just. I had noticed he had been hanging off her every word. The green kid was in love with her, and by the looks of things, had been for a while.
"So the next thing I know these freaks just come out of nowhere, and the B block cabins are on fire. My friend Gin ran into the woods so I went to follow her but then I think my other friend Becky called out my name because I heard something, so I turned around, and that's when I hit the tree." Terra blushed slightly and Cyborg laughed loudly, grinning teasingly. He was sitting on her other side, and I caught the way Ravens face fell, before becoming harder. She balled her hands up into tight fists, trying to conceal her intense irritation.
Every time one of the titans made any kind of contact with Terra, Raven seemed to get more silently worked up. It was funny. Cute.
Raven was jealous. I wasn't quite sure why. It defiantly wasn't looks. Terra was blond and blue-eyed, but way too skinny. And after all, Raven wasn't even fully human. She was, literally, something else. Blondie simply couldn't compete. And I doubted she was going to try.
"Well, it really hurt. And I heard someone ask if I was okay, so I got up, and then I saw Raven. Everything flooded back and suddenly I remembered everything again." Everyone looked at Raven, and I noticed Beastboy's expression was softer than usual. Like he was thanking her. Good. He had been acting like a little whiny bitch, and I didn't know whether that was how he always was, or because of me.
Raven expertly changed her expression from cold to neutral. It must have taken a lot of effort, it was late, almost four o'clock in the morning, and she hadn't had any sleep. She was tired, and her usually flawless façade was slipping.
"And then their were more fires, so Raven left-"
"Wait, you knew she remembered?" Robin asked Raven, cutting Terra off. The way he said it sounded like an accusation. I straightened my back.
If that dickhead wanted to attack her at this time of night, I was going to be the one who stopped him. Raven didn't leave them so she could get this crap.
"I couldn't be sure that she remembered," She said easily, which meant she was lying. "I thought it would be more useful for me to try and put out the fire before it reached the forest than sit around."
Terra attempted a half smile, though it was clear she sensed Ravens hostility, and continued with her story. I watched Robin calm back down. I half wanted him to start yelling so I could brake his nose.
"but I saw no one could put the fire out, and then I realized I had done it before, so I just did what felt natural, and it worked." she shrugged humbly, pulling her blanket closer around her body.
"It was awesome!" Beastboy grinned. Raven sighed loudly and tucked a strand of violet hair behind her ear, biting her lip. Her expression was intensly pissed.
That was the moment I knew I was staying over at hersfor the remainder of the night. One, it was almost four in the morning, and no way was I driving to Raven's and then driving to mine. And two, I couldn't wait to get her home. She looked so cute when she was jealous.
The Titans seemed to ignore Raven, on purpose or because they were tired and didn't hear I didn't know. "And we left your room just the way it was before!" Beastboy said enthusiastically. I fought the urge to throw up again, and kept my mouth shut. Sunshine wouldn't thank me for causing a fight at this time of the morning.
Terra smiled.
"I am tired."
"I mean, you don't have to stay of you don't want to..." Beastboy said quickly, then trailed off nervously.
"But, the invitation to resume your place on the team is certainly there." Robin said for him.
Ravens eyes narrowed, and she closed her delicate eyelids. She looked like she was about to explode. I had seen this expression before, and knew it took her a while to calm down for it.
"We should go." I said hastily, standing up. "Its late and I've got class in the morning."
This was an excuse. I just wanted her to get to bed, so she wouldn't be pissed in the morning, and so I could talk to her in private.
Among other things.
Terra's head flicked around in surprise.
"Go where?" She asked blankly. I predicted Raven's reaction, and wasn't at all surprised.
"Home." Raven said aggressively, picking up her keys from the bench and standing up. Terra's eyebrows shot up in confusion."What do you mean?"
Raven shot her a look which clearly said idiot.
"I mean I'm going home." She replied sharply. "To my apartment. Where I live. And Jared is going to his home. To his apartment. Where he lives." she elaborated slowly.
"You mean your not a Titan anymore?" She asked in surprise.
"Obviously." Raven said scathingly. Terra's eyes flicked over to me, looking me over.
Before I knew what was happening, Raven had my hand in hers, and was standing much closer than she had been before, almost territorial. I couldn't help it, I grinned.
Robin looked at us all awkwardly.
"Uh Raven, can you come back tomorrow for follow up?"
My grin fell of my face. He kept trying to get Raven back in to the tower, and it had only been three months.
Raven nodded distractedly and pulled me towards the elevator.
"See you." She muttered darkly.
We walked into the elevator without a word to each other, but I felt her relax as soon as the doors close. She dropped my hand, but I grabbed hers back. She sighed yet didn't resist.
"You okay?" I asked. She looked at me, violet eyes tired.
And then she let lose, eyes dark.
"Why the hell does she have to remember now?! After all she's put us through!" Raven hissed, before glancing at me again. "You must know what she did." her eyes narrowed.
"Uh yeah" I admitted nervously. I barely ever saw her this worked up anymore. She didn't linger over it.
"So you know she betrayed us. And their up there," she gestured above her head somewhere as we stepped out into the garage and over to her car. "acting like she's Azars latest fucking miracle!" She unlocked the Camaro and pulled the door open violently. I didn't bother asking if I could drive. I slid in the front seat and clicked my door shut a lot more softly than she did.
"Terra's so fragile yet heroic." She muttered sarcastically. "So traumatized yet positive" she slammed her foot down and sped towards her place. "She's such a," She turned the corner sharply. "Traitor." She spat the word.
"Calm down Sunshine." I tried to sooth her, though I was fighting down a chuckle. She looked extremely pissed, glaring at the dark road ahead. "Just tell me what's really wrong."
She pursed her full lips, but seemed to calm slightly and sink back into her seat.
The car's cab was silent for a few minutes while thought it over. I watched her, stared at her body hunched angrily over the steering wheel. Her soft curves illuminated by the street lights we passed.
Finally she broke the silence, her voice even.
"She's taking my place Jared. They needed a new titan any way." Raven sighed, but I sensed her putting up a wall.
"Don't shut me out." I said softly, wishing I could grab her without causing her to crash and wrapping us around a power pole. "What happened last time?"
"She came, she saw, she conquered. She passed information to Slade right under our noses, and it looked like she changed her mind in the end and they believe her, but we can't be sure."
"Its not your problem anymore." I insisted.
I wished the titans would dissapear so we could get on with life. we could go for a week, pretending they didn't exist, but then she had to go visit them, or they would ask her to help them, and it would be dragged back out again.
"There still my friends Jared. Maybe we don't work together anymore, but there still my friends. And she-"
"Is taking your place" I answered for her.
"Since when were you a psychologist?" She asked in irritation. I smiled wryly.
"I've learnt a lot from you."
"Yes, well, I don't like her there. Cyborg, he's treating her like he treats me. Like a sibling. Robins not shouting, or issuing commands. Starfire is beaming but none of that is anything compared to the expression on Beastboy's face. He's come alive again. Its like she never left." Though she said it in an offhand way, her eyes were filled with steel. She was in pain.
"So you want me to stay over tonight?" I asked slowly.
"One, its morning. Two, your actually asking me this time?" The corner of her lip twitched, and she pulled up to the curb, sighing and looking over at me.
"Fine. You have no choice. I'm staying whether you like it or not." I said, leaning across the arm rest to grab her around the waist and kiss the hollow of her neck. She smelled familiar, and I asociated the scent with home.
Raven was my home now.
"That's better." She said sarcastically, reaching up to pry my arms off. I silenced her with a kiss.
She finally responded, and I heard her sigh a little. Grinning while kissing her, I knew this was what she needed.
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