My Child
Kawaii Kabu
"Happy Birthday dear Ja~de! Happy Birthday to you~!" A small gathering cheered as the one year old tried to blow out her candle. The weather was perfect: sun shining, birds singing, gentle breeze. Perfect August weather.
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The Titans are back in Jump City. Hopefully their visit at S.T.A.R labs will show some results.
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An hour later the toddlers were playing in the paddling pool while the grown-ups chatted over drinks. Somehow this wasn't t as bad as Raven expected- she thought they'd look down on her and Jade because Jade's father wasn't around. Funnily enough they all thought Jared was Jade's dad-he doted on the girl so much already.
Some of the other mother's there were blantantly checking him out 'being perverts'- as Kida mentioned. It was like they were fangirls or something- most of these women had husbands. What were they doing perving on Raven's boyfriend.
"Hey Rachel come over here a second!" Jared called her from the crowd of women. She was stil holding her half-eaten piece of cake-victoria sponge- when he embraced her. "I was thinking..." he whispered in her ear "well wondering really... would you like to move in with me?"
"A bit sudden isn't it?"
"Maybe... if you don't want to move in now, I'll wait for you." he said with a kiss.
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"Wooo! We're finally back!" Beastboy cheered as the Titans neared the Tower. He was hyperactive, that was expected though, on the journey back he wolfed down ten packets of oreos and two of those giant lollipops that cost $10 each. Terra and Starfire giggled at his reaction. Even Robin and Cyborg smirked at the changeling's reaction.
But hey, they all missed Jump city.
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They were greeted by Titan's East and an older-looking Melvin. She searched through their faces hopefully and became sullenfaced after they all exited the T-ship.
"Young Melvin, what is wrong?" Starfire asked the blonde girl.
"Raven's still not back." Melvin replied with unshed tears shining in her eyes. Titan's East looked at the girl sadly as Starfire took her inside, tears running down her young face.
"She's been looking for Raven during all her free time." Bumblebee explained. A heavy silence hung in the air, there was also awkward tension between Speedy and Terra. They never 'officially' dated. It had been more than a year since their last outing together but the red-headed archer had still not gotten over the fact that he got played.
"...So.... are you guys leaving right away?" Beastboy asked, "Or are you staying the night for celebration partay?" Everyone looked at him as if he had just lost his green- with the exception of Speedy who was glaring daggers. Ignoring him Aqualad summoned one of his whale buddies to take the Titans East back to Steel City. Bumblebee hopped on with Mas and Menos mumbling something about how 'so much stupid should not be able to reside in one human being'. Speedy also joined his teammates on the whale and they sailed away-Aqualad leading his fishy friend.
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Melvin was crying in Raven's room when Starfire decided to check on her once agian. The Titan-tots had a specail bond with Raven. Seeing as they had no parents of which to speak- Melvin felt as though she was abandoned.
"Please young Melvin, do not cry." The alien princess pleaded.
"B-but I miss Ra-Ray-ven" The blonde girl hicupped in response. No ammount of television dramas or informative documentary's about children could prepare Starfire for the tears of a small, red-faced, twelve year old girl missing her mother figure. Starfire's eyes softened as she looked upon the scene in front of her. She held Melvin close to her until the girl cried herself to sleep.
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Slam
The doors were smashed out of the door frame. A multitud of masked figures entered the hallway. They passed many pictures of a mother and her infant daughter lining the walls and headed for the front room and bedrooms. They looted just about everything they could carry: TV, Radio, Jewellery. One even raided the kitchen of food.
The apartment was completely different when they left. It was as though a tornado blew through it. Totally ransacked of all expensive furniture and belongings each room was more bare. Photographs were damaged, mirrors were smashed. Glass littered the floor. Furniture was tossed aside and ripped apart. Books were torn and pages hung loosely from broken spines.
To finalise their raid, the group of yobs spray-painted their gang-sign and tag-names on each and every wall.
Above the doorway in red, someone had sprayed:
Go back to Hell, Demon-bitch!