Second chapter is short. Sorry! Thank you to those of you who valiantly checked back for updates! (like they actually would...) *huff* fine. Thank you for those of you who accidentally re-stumbled upon this chapter! (that's more like it) Youmake me feel so unloved! sorry. Actually, I now do own the titans! and three cars. And while I'm dreaming, a unicorn and the country of Switzerland. (???) I love their cheese! lol, sorry. Read.
Later, the titans returned from a massive Cinderblock beatdown. They were surprised to not see Chelsie anywhere. Well, Cyborg was. The rest kind of forgot about her since they couldn't hear her or even see her very well. "Chels?" he called.
There was a sound from the kitchen. The team got into ready positions and prepared to battle whatever they might find. The titans noted that the kitchen was very, very clean. Come to think of it, most of the tower had been spotless upon their return.
Raven could feel a presence in the room; Cyborg was getting a thermal scan. Robin looked around for any sign of a human being. His sharp glance picked up on a hazy area moving quickly to the sink. The haze seemed to envelope a pile of dishes on the counter. The dishes rose, steadied themselves, and... Placed themselves in the cupboard?
"Feeling cleanly, Rae?" Beast Boy asked the empath. Raven just glared. Dark energy formed around her hands. Chelsie noticed the team and waved. Then, remembering she was invisible, said "Hey, Vic! How was the battle? What happened to the bad guy? Did you guys win? I can't believe I actually know a real superhero!" Cyborg just laughed. He lowered his arm and said "It's alright guys, it's just Chelsie."
"I have seen that the flour for cooking has not worked as well as was hoped?" Starfire asked.
"Yeah, I just showered and threw my clothes back on. Then I cleaned up the tower a bit." Chelsie told Cyborg.
"Yeah, noticed." he laughed. The rest of the team just watched Cyborg's seemingly one-sided conversation in amusement.
"I'm going to get the laptop." Raven decided, floating to her room. Everybody else continued what they were doing before the alarm went off. Well, before Chelsie showed up, actually. Well, no, Raven was doing something different. Oh, and Star was trying to communicate with Chelsie. And Cy wasn't there before Chelsie showed so...
Okay, new plan! Let's try that paragraph again because that was just a horrible fail. BB and Robin went back to playing... Oh forget it, Raven's back, we'll watch her. Forget about BB and Robin, we don't care about them right now. Breathe in, breathe out, okay.
Raven walked back with the laptop.
"I don't think there's a password... Is there really anything you need to do to this thing?"
"I don't think so..." Chelsie/Cyborg said. Soon, the laptop was 'floating' over to the table and Chelsie was typing away. Starfire was delighted to finally have a way to talk with her, and soon they were discussing strange foods... Chelsie, it turns out, had a very interesting set of taste buds.
After a while Star was replaced by Beast Boy, whispering about some prank she could pull invisibly. Of course it involved Cyborg. As much as she tried to ignore it, Raven was irked that Chelsie had just appeared and was now perfect in her teammates' eyes. Something just didn't fit, and she had to find out what. The last time something turned out too good to be true, it was.
What Raven didn't know was that the rest of her team was having trust issues as well. Beast Boy was worried about her real personality; who she really was. Usually, when meeting people for the first time, one might put up a facade to make a good first impression. What would they discover about this girl once she had been there a while? He was slightly worried about betrayal but decided not to get too close; eliminating the problem altogether. This may seem fairly profound for the little grass stain, but remember Terra. He definitely did not want a repeat of her. Robin was worried, too. About the effect this could have on the team, of course. And he was curious. 'How does someone just turn invisible?' he thought, 'What made this work?' He just had to get this figured out. Maybe if he sent for testing from Batman... Starfire was not really contemplating anything, she was cooking again. One doesn't think much while they are cooking. They're too busy measuring. Unless their name is Martha Stewart or Rachael Ray.
Meanwhile Chelsie was telling Beast Boy that no, she would not prank Cyborg. She was new here and pranks weren't her thing. 'no' she typed again. Beast Boy just sulked away, his brilliant idea foiled before he even put it into action.
Chelsie had to admit, she felt like she fit in here. On one hand, she was happy that Vic- no Cyborg, get it straight- Cyborg's friends liked her. On the other, she felt like an intruder, and didn't like feeling that she was intruding in on a balanced household. 'You don't have much choice.' she reminded herself, 'Where else can you go?' With that in mind, she went to watch all three boys duke it out on the gamestation. After a while, the flashes gave her headaches and she took to looking out into space, not paying attention. If she had, maybe what happened next would not have happened. Cyborg suddenly jumped off the couch having won, his arm colliding with Chelsie's nose. She let out a yelp and all eyes turned to her, even though not everyone could hear her. A small line of blood appeared midair, apparently from Chelsie's nose.
"Sorry Chels!" Cyborg exclaimed. Chelsie quickly typed 'I've always been prone to nosebleeds.' before leaving for the bathroom. Starfire wanted to help, you know Star, but was stopped by Cyborg.
"If she's anything like I remember her, it's best to just forget this." he stated calmly.
"But why must we allow her pain to go unnoticed?" Starfire questioned.
Cyborg shrugged, "She just doesn't like people seeing her in pain. Makes her awful hard to read most of the time. That's another reason I'm worried right now; I don't honestly know how this invisibility is affecting her emotionally." He went in to start another game, as if to prove it truly was no big deal.
"Wait a second," Raven interjected, "If she's how you remember her? What if she's not? What if she's the exact opposite? What if she's not even who she says she is?" the next part was so quiet even Beast Boy's sensetive ears were hardly able to pick them up. "What if she's like Terra?" The hair on the back of the changeling's neck went up as he heard that name, one that brought back a flood of memories I shall not get into.
"I trust my own ears." Cyborg fumed, not having heard the last question. "That is Chelsie, I know that for sure and I doubt any villain would try to double her anyways. She's been behaving normal, and she was never a good actor. If she's faking, I think I would know. I don't know what your problem is, but-" he was cut off when the doors opened. Chelsie immediately noted the tension in the room. She bit her invisible lip and picked up her laptop. She typed 'Sorry...'
"Hey, a nosebleed's no big deal!" Beast Boy said cheerfully. Chelsie, next to Cyborg, said "I heard yelling." very quietly.
Cyborg sighed. "Its not your fault, it's just that we've been kinda high strung lately. You're not the problem." Just great. He just wanted to help out a friend and this is what happens... Oh well, he'd figure something out.
"I think I'll just go to my room..." Chelsie picked up the laptop and walked out of the room. She had heard much more than she had let on. In fact, she was there before Raven started yelling. 'Why does she hate me so much?' she thought, 'I didn't think I was being that suspicious. Maybe she's just paranoid? I should find out more about these guys...' She sat down on the bed and clicked on the Internet icon. In the search query, she typed 'Cyborg Robin Beast Boy Raven Starfire Jump City' and clicked search. She figured there couldn't be too many pages that matched this. Boy, was she wrong. It seemed like there was a large following of what seemed to be called the Teen Titans. There was at least five webpages, most likely more, dedicated to each member full of forums, rumors, pictures, everything. They appeared to be celebrities! Chelsie sighed. She obviously didn't know where to start looking for any actual facts about the team. She decided to change her search to 'official teen titans website' and found a bio site. 'Whoa!' she thought, 'Tamaran is a planet?'
And now we have broken the fourth wall, though only slightly. They don't know they're a show, but are now aware of the sites. I really don't know how much she should find out about everyone. Ideas? Please review with them, then I'll know what people think. Also to let me know what you think, please check out the poll on my profile. Finally, can anyone tell me the difference between a 'hit' and a 'visitor'? Explainations will make a very confused mind less confused. (though not much.) Hey, you're part of my mind too! (touche.) thank you.
