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Chapter 4

Akiko woke up a few minutes later and dazedly walked out. Cy and BB started playing video games. Raven came in, grabbed some food, and left. Robin never came in for food. Star had left a while ago and she was still gone. They figured she was with Robin. Around an hour later, Star came in all excited about something and started pulling on their arms. She was talking too fast to understand, so they paused their game and followed her. All they knew at that point was that she had a camera and had to show them something. They followed her to a window where they could finally see why she was so excited. Akiko was curled up in a ball and sleeping on the window sill. Her tail was wrapped around her and her hands were in loose fists, making her look like a kitten. They noticed that Robin was there too, probably because Star had brought him.

Star started taking pictures, being very careful to not wake the cat girl up. Robin had a video camera and on Star's cue, she pressed record. He got a few minutes of her sleeping, then said cat girl woke up. But she didn't just wake up, she stretched. And when she did this, her ears flattened and shook very slightly, the tip of her tongue stuck out, and then she yawned and shook her head, jingling the bell on her collar. She then sat up and rubbed her eyes before looking around.

"N-nani?" she asked nervously.

"Kawaii~!" Star said excitedly as she glomped Akiko.

Akiko noticed the camera and turned bright red.

"Pl-please tell me that isn't on," Akiko muttered. Robin simply nodded before turning off the camera. "H-how much did y-you record?" Akiko asked nervously, knowing the answer but hoping to dear God that she was wrong. All that kept running through her head at that moment was "please no."

"All of it," Star said with a grin. Akiko groaned and the others could practically see the black clouds surrounding her. She just wanted to disappear. Then she realized she wanted to KILL. She wanted to kill them. They could feel the embarrassment and sadness being replaced with pure hatred. The black clouds turned into a black aura. The noticed her white rose turn black. Now the one word running through their heads was "shit!"

Luckily for them, the alarm went off before Akiko could do anything to them. Robin, BB, and Cy all ran to the living room. Star stupidly stayed with Akiko. Akiko smacked Star on the top of her head and then followed the others. Star held her head as chibi tears flowed freely.

Robin pulled up the screen to see who their opponent would be. It was Red X.

"Haven't seen him in a while," Cyborg noted.

"Titans, move out!" Robin commanded.

"Matte!" Akiko yelled. Everyone froze. Oh no. Akiko smacked Robin, Cy, and BB before happily rushing over to Raven. Akiko grabbed Raven's arm and whispered something to her before she stepped back and rose petals surrounded her. When the petals disappeared, so did Akiko.

"Wh-what did she say?" BB asked, trying (and failing) to hide the nervousness in his voice. Raven merely smirked and turned away until Star came floating in.

"I'm her favorite," Raven said.

"Wh-what?" BB, Cy, and Star all asked at the same time.

"That's what she said. I'm her favorite," Raven explained. She then grabbed Robin and flew out the window. Star grabbed Cyborg, BB transformed into a pterodactyl, and they followed Raven.

Swirling rose petals appeared downtown. When they dissipated, there was Akiko. She started looking around for Red X. She saw him heading down an alleyway and followed him. He noticed he was being followed and turned to face his pursuer. (WARNING: this scene may contain OOCness, and will definitely contain lots of flirting. You have been warned!)

"You must be new. I KNOW I'd remember a pretty face like yours," he said.

"Yeah, so?" she asked while rolling her eyes. It was too early to deal with this idiot.

"What's your name? Or should I just call you 'little kitty'?" he asked with a hint of teasing in his voice.

"Tch, Akiko. And if you call me 'little kitty' I'll slit your throat," Akiko said with a deadly glare. Okay so being called "little kitty" wasn't really that big of deal. Granted, she didn't like it, but she wouldn't kill for being called that. No, she was still fuming about being recorded a few minutes ago. She would NEVER take another nap out of her room. Plus she was still tired. It was too early in the morning for this.

"Now now, no need to be so hostile," he said, raising his arms slightly.

"Mou, you talk too much," she groaned. She just wanted to beat him (to death) and go home to sleep in HER room with the door LOCKED.

"Agreed," Red X said. Within a second he had her pinned between him and the wall. She tried to struggle, but he just pressed himself against her even more. He watched the black rose in her hair lighten and turn white while the tips turned a bright red. He looked at her face and saw that she was blushing. Judging by her face and the way she squirmed, she wasn't used to this kind of contact.

"N-n-nani wo sh-shiterun desu ka?" (What are you doing?) She asked furiously.

"Oh? Japanese, right? You sound so cute when you talk like that," he said with a teasing tone.

"U-urusai! Sawannai-de! Hottoite-yo!" (Sh-shut up! Don't touch me! Leave me alone!) She yelled as she tried to kick him off. He seemed amused by her attempts at freedom and pressed his body fully against hers. Her breath hitched and she momentarily stopped moving.

"I'm surprised a pretty girl like you isn't used to this," Red X said as he played with her hair.

"Jigoku e ike," (Go to hell) she said as she tried to yank her hair away from his hand.

"Pretty girls shouldn't cuss," he fake scolded her.

"N-nani?" she asked surprised. He could understand her?

"Don't look so surprised. I learned some Japanese a few years back. I know some key phrases," he explained as he moved his hand down to play with her skirt hem. He looked towards the entrance for a moment, then looked back down at her. "Let me know if you ever get tired of being a Titan. Or even if you just want to play with a bad boy," he whispered to her with a smirk hidden behind his mask. He reluctantly let her go and dashed down the alley.

Akiko stood there, watching him go, as she tried to catch her breath. What was WRONG with that guy? Seriously! He acted like he was going to…and then he just runs away? Mou! Boys were confusing! The only thing she knew now was that she was NEVER wearing a skirt again! Well, at least not without shorts or something underneath…

Then she understood why he ran off. She could hear the others coming. She had to admit (but never out loud) that it was impressive that he heard them before her. Even if he did have an unfair advantage being the teas-ER and not the teas-Y. She slowed her breathing and fixed her hair and clothes before walking out, pretending to look for her target.

"Did you find him?" Robin asked.

"I thought I saw him go down that alley, demo I couldn't find him," Akiko explained (lied).

"Damn, he got away," Robin muttered to himself.

"Gomenasai," Akiko said as her ears drooped.

"Aw~! It's not your fault~!" Star said sweetly as she huggled Akiko. Akiko growled, her ears flattened, and her tail poofed up slightly. Star quickly let go and flew over to hide behind Robin. "Still mad about the video?" Star asked. Akiko merely growled again and surrounded herself with rose petals. Then she was gone. Star let out a sigh of relief.

"That'd be a 'yes'," Cy said while trying not to laugh.

"I thought it was a 'hell yes'!" BB said before breaking out into a laughing fit. Cy joined him and Star just pouted. She didn't like having Akiko mad at her. But she didn't know how to fix it.

"Relax, Star," Cy said with a grin. "After she sleeps and eats, it'll be like nothing ever happened."

Star didn't really believe him, but she nodded anyway. The five of them flew back to the Tower and Star immediately started looking for Akiko. She looked everywhere (and I do mean EVERYWHERE), but couldn't find the pink-haired cat girl. The only place she didn't look was Akiko's room, but the door was locked. She knocked and called for Akiko, but said cat girl wouldn't answer.

Star eventually gave up and floated to Robin's room. She knocked on the door and waited for him to answer. When he did, she was nearly in tears.

"I-I couldn't…f-find her," Star said, trying to hold back the tears.

"Just give her some time to cool off," Robin said calmly. He invited her in and she sat with him on his bed, crying on his shoulder.

A few hours later, Robin and Star went to the kitchen to eat. Star saw Akiko at the fridge and immediately perked up. But before she could do anything, Akiko said, "I'm gonna go find some REAL food…that doesn't blink at me." Akiko shuddered before being surrounded by rose petals and disappearing again. Star's heart sank again. She thought she would have a chance to make up with Akiko, but now she'd have to wait even longer!

Akiko appeared outside of a pizza shop. 'I guess that'll work,' she thought. Unfortunately, she didn't even get a chance to go inside before she was practically tackled.

End of chapter 4! Hope ya like it~! Ah, don't you just LOVE cliffies? No? Just me then? *grins* But no worries! If I get some reviews, I'll update within a couple days! I've already written it and everything~! So R&R, luv ya, bye~! =^^=