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Chpt.3
Starfire called the rest of the titans into the room and they gave me a questioning look, and my stomach churned uncomfortably. I trusted Starfire, but I wasn't sure about the others. The robot man that Robin referred to as Cyborg frightened me the most. If anything happened I couldn't defend myself against him.
"Friends! This is Rein!" Starfire grinned happily. She flew happily over to Robin then took a more sad tone. "She can not enjoy the hug." she frowned.
"Dude it's nice to meet cha'." grinned The green skinned boy extending his hand to shake. I looked at him, the his hand, then back at him. "Oh yah." he said rubbing the back of his head.
"Nice to meet you too." I said shyly.
"Hey, isn't Rein a boys name?" inquired Cyborg.
"So. It can be a girl's name." I said sternly. I always liked the name Rein. It was like rain, but instead of an A there was an E, and it was pronounced like Ryan.
"So Starfire, did she tell you why she snuck into here." I heard Robin question.
"No." replied Starfire, and Robin raised an eye brow.
"Rein. I don't know why you're here, but we need to take you back to your home. Your parents are probably worried sick." Robin stated.
"No. you can't take me away." I said urgently, and received confused stares. "because I don't have parents." I tried to recover.
"Well, where were you staying before?" Robin inquired.
"The streets." I shrugged.
"Well what about the orphanage?" a purpled haired girl questioned.
"Nobody wants a daughter that they can't hug without being in pain." I stated. The titans looked at me with sympathy.
"Robin. She could stay with us." Starfire said hopefully. I held my breath as I waited for his reply. Finally he stated,
"Okay, she can stay." he stated, and Starfire whooped in joy. Robin then introduced me to the two people whose names I didn't know.
"Rein, you already know Starfire, and Cyborg." stated Robin. "This is Beast boy and Raven." he concluded and I gave a shy wave.
"Oh newfound friend! We shall have so much fun! We should go to the mall of shopping!" she grinned. I looked down at my cloths. Holly sneakers, tattered jeans, and a worn out dirty grey T-shirt. I could use new cloths, but if I moved from the tower I risked Slade, and if I'm gone for awhile he'll push that button for sure.
"Umm… no thanks Starfire. D'you think I could just finish reading the Tom Sawyer book and settle down a bit?" I questioned.
"Oh yes! I'll show you to the guest room, and bring you that book." she grinned. I followed her into a hallway. Before I left the room, I heard Robin whisper to Raven,
"How does she feel?"
"more then scared, she's terrified. I don't know if it's from us, or something else." she whispered back. Starfire showed me to a room with a bed and a big window pointing towards the ocean.
"I hope you enjoy the book. Just call me if you need me new friend." Starfire smiled.
"Thank you." I grinned. My mind was still rushing about Slade and what I was going to do, but when I opened the book and started to read, I was swept away into the south.
This chapter and the rest of this story is dedicated to my great Pop-pop. I loved you Pop-pop! Please review this chapter. Pleeease!
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Rian Scheetz Jr.
December 15 1919 - December 30 2009