Welcome to chappy #2! I am very sad. I only have one review! :'( So please, please, PLEASE REVIEW & FOLLOW! This chapter is mostly focused on Cecilia, her powers, and origins. There are some things I left out but will be revealed in chapter 5, which I'm currently writing. Oh, and this chapter DOES have some religious mentions, so don't say I didn't warn you. Enjoy!
Disclaimer:I don't own Teen Titans, but I do own Cecilia and Duo! I also own a toasty hound's tooth scarf. Oh, and the X-Cube, feel free to use it. I just made that up randomly. XD
Chapter 2: Why I'm In White
"You guys live HERE?!" Cecilia gazed up at Titans Tower.
"Yep. Cyborg made the blueprints for the whole place. We helped too." Beast Boy said.
Cecilia watched as Cyborg unlocked the Tower. There was a hand print, &-digit code, and a eye scan for his human eye.
"Dang. Has anyone broken in before?"
"Unfortunately, yes." Robin said frowning. He wasn't in the mood to tell the story of Terra and her betrayal, how she unlocked the Tower to allow Slade's minions to destroy their house.
"Really?" Cecilia wrinkled her nose. "They must have been super smart to get in."
Robin decided to let that one go. Luckily, Cecilia didn't push for more info about who broke in.
"Whoa, cool!" Cecilia exclaimed as she entered the bottom hallway of Titans Tower. She plopped herself in one of the black chairs that lined the long hallway and examined the arm.
"Ooh, full grain leather! I love leather. Especially leather couches. They're the best for gaming."
Beast Boy and Cyborg snapped their heads around to look at her.
"What?" She asked. She stopped stroking the chair.
"You GAME?!" Beast Boy yelled. "Dude, you've GOT to see our new X-Cube 200!"
"And our Mario Bros. collection!" Cyborg added.
"But the X-Cube 200 hasn't come out yet! It's 3 more months!"
"Yeah, but we're superheros! Come see it!"
Cecilia, Cyborg and Beast Boy raced up the stairs, leaving Robin, Starfire, and Raven behind.
"Well, we know what Beast Boy's vote is going to be. Cyborg's too."Raven stated.
"Yeah, but you know Beast Boy's vote is never really valid." Robin said. Everyone moved up the stairs at a normal pace.
"Yes. I do believe Beast Boy will vote for anyone to join the team as long as they play the 'video games', dispite how useful they are in battle." Starfire said, semi-sighing about Beast Boy's lack of better judgement.
"Yeah. And all we've seen of them is her and that unicorn cowering in a ally. Big whup." Raven said dryly.
Robin let out a breath at the sight of the video game panidmonium in the living room.
"Oh, my glob! I've never seen such a huge collection on Mario bros. games ever in my life!"
"Yeah, we've been working on it for a while now." Cyborg said proudly.
"So," Robin cut in. "If Beast Boy ans Cyborg would stop throwing their video game collections on you, we can get to know you."
Cecilia laughed and said sure. Cyborg fetched a chair, and she sat across from the couch where the others sat.
"Tell us about your powers." Raven started. "You know that's all Robin cares about."
Beast Boy and Cyborg sinkered and robin shot Raven a look.
Cecilia rolled her eyes and answered anyway. "Well, I'm an angel who also happens to be a devil."
"Uh, last time I checked, I thought that wasn't possible possible." Beast Boy said, scratching his head.
"Oh, it is. Other wise I wouldn't have said so! You see, my parents were both angels." She started. "But my father retaliated. All the other angels brought him down and he was cast into Hell. But I hadn't been born yet. Angels are born differently than humans. You guys know Athena, right? The Greek godess?"
Starfire and Beast Boy shook their heads.
"She was a godess of war. In a story. She was born by coming out of her father's head." Cecilia said as simply as she could.
Starfire still looked confused.
"Like Larry." Robin clarified.
"Oh! I see." Starfire said.
"So anyway, I was born from my father's head. But at this point he was a devil. So I turned out part devil. I was born as a four-year-old, so I had the mental capacity to process the fact that my father was evil, my mother was good, and because of all this I wielded immense power and all that good stuff."
"So, you were born in hell?" Raven asked.
"Yeah, pretty much."
"Whoa." Beast Boy breathed.
"Because of the combination, I also acquried powers. Powers outside of the normal powers angels have. I can shoot energy from my hands, white or red depending on my form. I can shoot it as a bolt or a beam. In my devil form I also have my trident, and I'm resistant to extreme temperatures. I can also go into a half-devil-half-angel form." She transformed her left half, a definite line down her body. She had only one horn, no tail, and when she smiled the difference in her teeth was even more noticeable in a side-by-side comparison.
"That's seriously freaky." Cyborg said.
"Do you have to control your devil side?" Raven asked.
Cecilia changed back to normal, pausing. "No. It's not like I have a consuming evil when I change. I doesn't really affect my behavior either. Wait, I take that back; It knda does. Most angels are programed to be the epitome of perfection and goodness the mortals can't reach, but I'm not...clean, I guess you could say. I can't swear or lie in angel form, but I can in devil form."
"That sounds hard." Beast Boy said.
"Do we look surprised?" Raven asked, monotone.
"Dude, not cool!" Beast Boy slumped down.
"What are normal angel powers?" Robin asked, trying to get the conversation back on track.
"Normal for angels? Flight and speaking every language ever developed. I can also heal minor wounds."
"If you can fly, where are your wings?" Beast Boy asked.
"They're invisible right now. But look." She leaned slightly forward and her wigs sprouted out with a whoosh. They were huge, white, and feathery. She also flicked a place above her head and her halo became visible.
Starfire's eyes shined. "Ooh..."
Cecilia lifted her hands up and plucked the golden-glowing ring out of the air. "Do you want to hold it?" She asked Starfire, extending it towards her.
"OOH! I DO!" Beast Boy reached out to snatch it.
"Be careful, it's-" the halo made a B-line to the floor, Beast Boy only had a moment to pull his fingers out of the way. "-heavy."
"Gah! How much does that WEIGH?!" Beast Boy said, clutching his hand.
"I don't know." Cecilia said thoughtfully.
Starfire was the only one who could pick it up, but even her special Tamaranean muscles fought to keep it off the floor.
Cecilia took it from Starfire like is weighed nothing, and re-placed it in the air above her head. She made a subtle hand gesture and her wings and halo turned invisible again.
"You said you could speak many languages," Starfire said. "Do you happen to speak Tamaranean?"
Cecilia smiled and said something to her in Tamaranean. Starfire clapped happily and said something back.
"Do you speak sanskrit?" Raven asked. Cecilia nodded.
"Spanish?" Cyborg added.
"That too."
"Oh cool! Now she can translate for Mas and Menos!" Beast Boy pointed out. "Hey, I bet you can't speak backward." He challenged.
"Nac I say!" She shot back. A question mark appeared over Beast Boy's head. Cecilia just laughed.
"British accent?" Cyborg suggested.
"Why certainly." She said in a flawless British accent.
"What about Darth-" Beast Boy started.
"Enough with the languages, for Christ's sake!" Raven cut in.
Cecilia rubbed her temples. "Raven, please refrain form saying that."
Robin gulped, worried an argument was about to start, but Starfire saved them.
"Why are you on earth? Are you new? We would have heard of you if you were in another country. We are notified of all new young heroes."
"Oh! Yeah, I am new to Earth. I've been here about a month, today was the first time I ran into trouble. I came to Earth do do my Calling."
"What's a Calling?" Beast Boy asked.
"A Calling is basically a gift that God gave you to help people. Mine is relationship counseling."
Mischievous grins plastered themselves on Cyborg and Beast Boy's faces. A sly smile played around Raven's lips. Robin rand a hand through his hair and Starfire blushed slightly.
"That was the main reason I came here. But God told me I could also use my powers to help, too."
"So, um, where does Duo come into all this?" Robin asked, again trying to save the conversation.
"I met Duo when I was still little. He was called Leo then. He lived at the angel-horse barn near our house. I would always go there in the afternoons and get riding lessons. When Duo first came I was the only one who he liked. The trainer who ran the barn had me train him, and she told my mom we had a special bond. After I trained him for a whole year, my mom bought him for me and he moved to our house. As I got older, I trained with my powers, and once I hit him with a bolt of my energy. It was an accident of course, but he absorbed it instead of being struck. I freaked, and had the trainer come out to our house. She said he was fine, but she said I needed to see God because it was very strange."
Raven rolled her eyes as if to say 'So, you got to see God just because your unicorn absorbed so ENERGY? Ooh, big deal.'
Cecilia ignored Raven and kept talking. "So, we went and He said we were now connected at the soul. Basically, Duo has a part of my soul inside him. He's part of me. If I died, Part of him would die to, and vice versa."
"So, he's like a horcrux?" Raven asked.
"Yeah, that's a good comparison. And because we're connected, we can transfer energy between us. He's like my battery. If I need more power he can shoot energy at me and I'll absorb it. He also got a part of my devil soul, so he can change, too. That's when I changed his name from Leo to Duo."
Cecilia happened to glance at the clock on the microwave.
"Oh man! I need to go guys. Me and Duo need to get dinner."
"What? No! You can't leave! Me and Cyborg need to finish showing you our video games!" Beast Boy protested.
"Sorry! I totally want to, but I REALLY have to go."
Cecilia and the other Titans soot to say their goodbyes, and Beast Boy got down on the floor and clutched her leg. "NOOOOOOO!"
"Dude." Cecilia chuckled slightly. "I wanna stay, but Duo needs food and we're not exactly invited to spend the night."
Cecilia pulled his hands off her leg and left him lying on the floor, defeated.
"Well, I was great to meet you guys. Hope to see you around."
She gave Starfire a hug, then left.
Did any Harry Potter fans catch my horcrux reference? This chapter pretty much explained everything about Cecilia, but I had trouble getting all the info to flow correctly. That's why the update took so long, sorry. I've been re-working it every spare moment this past week. My friend Emma was reading this and was like, "Yep, there gos Cecilia, just casually meeting God, y'know..." XD. Sorry if I offended anyone, but I don't feel like I could have. But still, don't get mad at me. You clearly didn't read the part at the top if you did. Your fault. Anyway, If you have any more questions about Cecilia or Duo, Please PM me! and Review! Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving everyone!
~Cecilia
