Ch 6- How long is forever?

By: Ochako107

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The weekend rolled by too fast. As usual, Monday morning was not a very glorious day for anyone. Robin walked out of his apartment and locked the door. "Great, I have to go back to school." He muttered while pulling his black trench coat closer to him for warmth. He placed his glasses on and began walking down the sidewalk. "I hate the cold."

"Hello." He turned slightly to see Raven wish her hands in her pockets.

"Oh, hi, Raven." She crossed the street in order to walk with him. She was dressed as usual: a black skirt, black boots that came to her knees, a dark maroon long sleeve shirt and a silvery black scarf. "What's up?" He asked.

"Nothing." She watched her black combat boots in utter boredom as they neared the building. Robin knew something was on her mind but didn't say another word until they reached the school grounds. It wasn't any of his business anyway.

Raven mused in her own thoughts as she felt Robin pick up his pace leaving her slightly behind. She was thinking about Friday's events now that she figured a particular geek would come greet her with that big goofy smile of his…

'It's fake, he even admitted it.' Her mind reminded her.

She didn't want to be caught the other day but couldn't help but listen to his distressing story. And all that time, he'd just wanted someone to accept him. She could be a bitter girl, but she wasn't heartless…

By the time they reached the front, a bus pulled up to the curb. Starfire bounced off the bus smiling to the bus driver. She wore khaki pants and a lavender shirt with a little blue cat on her sleeve. "Hooray! I made it to school!" She looked up to see Raven and Robin walking. "Hello friends! How was your weekend?" She smiled.

Robin smirked. "It was good. A lot of homework I guess."

"It was fine." Raven said. "Um… how was yours?"

Starfire frowned. It was strange to see her sulk and none the less she really did look disappointed. "Oh, Blackfire had a party while dad was gone, and I had no idea about it. I ended up cleaning the whole house top to bottom." She put a finger in the air smiling again. "But it is okay! The house has never looked any cleaner now!"

"Why didn't you tell your mom?" Raven asked suddenly interested. "Don't you want to get that bitc… I mean girl in trouble?"

"Oh no, I would not want my sister to get in a dilemma!"

"Why do you even like her? She's mean to you."

Starfire averted her gaze, but sure enough she was saved by the bell. "Ah! It is time to start the learning process! I shall see you both during our eating rituals, good bye!" She rushed into the building leaving Raven and Robin's head spinning.

"What a peculiar girl." He muttered.

"She's always been like that." Robin turned to Raven who straightened her scarf. "She's always looking up to the bitch, and I don't know why." There was a silence but Raven looked up at Robin. "Anyway, I'll see you later, man."

Robin gave a short wave. "Yea… bye."

Lunch time came and to Robin's surprise, Beast boy and Raven walked over… without any argument. 'What's up with them?' He thought.

"Hi, Robin!" Beast boy took a seat and began devouring his cucumber sandwich.

"What? No arguing today, guys?" He asked a little shocked there were no harassments about the sophomore today.

Raven shrugged. "Maybe it was PMS or something last week." She muttered.

Beast boy slouched. "Too much information…"

From the opposite end of the cafeteria, Cyborg and Starfire walked over. "Hello friends!" Everyone gave her a collective 'hello', though not very enthusiastic. "I want you to meet…"

Raven's head popped up. "Cyborg?" She asked slightly shocked.

"Yo, ice princess." He smiled. Then Cyborg turned to Robin. "You must be the guy Star is talking about. I think I remember you telling Black a thing or two the other day."

"Yea, the name's Robin."

"Cyborg."

Starfire softly squealed. "It's wonderful that everyone is getting along so well! May we join you too?" There was a sudden hush throughout the room. Two of the cool kids… wanted to sit with them? Instantly Blackfire made her way towards the table.

"What's going on here?" She paused to see Starfire and Cyborg standing over the table Robin was sitting at. She put a hand to her hip and closed her eyes waving at everyone else. "Oh, it's nothing! Carry on people, nothing to see here!" She gave a little wave and made her way back to the cheerleaders who began talking wildly to Blackfire. Everyone else slowly began their routine thinking if Blackfire said nothing was wrong, there probably wasn't.

'What was that?' Robin thought to himself. 'There's something I don't like about all of this…'

"I guess you can sit if you want." Beast boy spoke up motioning for Star to sit. Robin shook himself out of his thoughts and just watched the two newer people sit with them.

"Thank you so much!" Starfire sat down and so did Cyborg.

"If Star wants to sit here, I sit here." He said firmly.

Beast boy leaned over to Raven who whispered, "Cyborg is almost like a brother to her." The young teen nodded before going back to his sandwich. Cucumber juice dripped out and a slightly yellow substance seeped from the edges. Raven watched him with distaste. "Ew…"

"It's healthy!"

"It's disgusting."

Beast boy shook his head and continued to eat. "Dude, you don't know what you're missing."

"Oh, I think I can live." Raven muttered while taking a bite out of her apple. 'Just because he has issues doesn't mean I can't still make fun of him once in a while.'

Robin took a look at the table. He could remember when it was so empty, all the chairs and all. Now the back table was suddenly full of life and quite random people. Didn't they know they were mixing with their opposite cliques?

"Hey, Robin."

"Hua?" He turned his attention to Cyborg.

"We're going to the arcade after school, coming, man?"

Robin stared around at Raven, Beast boy, Starfire, and Cyborg. Did he know he was mixing with opposite cliques? He nodded his head affirmatively. "Sure, I'll go I guess. Nothing better to do."

"I swear I'm the best at ski ball." Cyborg laughed nudging Starfire slightly.

"Oh yes, he is! Very good that he exceeded the upper limit to win me that endearing purple stuffed dog in seventh grade." Starfire mused while boosting her friend's ego.

Cyborg flexed his arms. "Oh yeah, I'm the best that that game."

"Oh yeah?" Everyone turned to Beast boy leaning on his arm while raising an eye brow. "Well you've never played against da master before."

"Yeah, the master at loosing."

"I can beat you anytime, any day!"

"What did you say, shrimp?" Both boys growled at each other while Raven pulled out her history homework and Starfire began blowing bubbles with her gum. Robin watched them with confusion. It was as if the two had met already. No one would go about calling each other names after just meeting… Beast boy grabbed Cyborg by the collar and Cyborg smashed his cucumber sandwich in his face.

"Cyborg was always how you say… 'aggressive' in seventh grade too." She told Robin.

Robin stared at the group and opened his chapter book once again drowning out the sounds of Beast boy tackling Cyborg. If these people were so persistent to hang out with him, he might as well amuse them for now. Besides, there was no way they would be his friends. Friends were merely images of the present that turned into memories of the past.

He hated it when people said they'd be best friends forever. What a bunch of garbage that was. Who knew how long forever was? Who ever kept friends that long? Friends…

He stared out at the group again.

They could never understand. Understand anything and wouldn't give a damn. To have friends means you have to give a little bit of yourself to them. He would be vulnerable again, and he would not let that happen. Yet, for now, he'd amuse them with useless information.

"You know." Beast boy and Cyborg paused to look at Robin. "I used to be the king of video games."

Just amuse them for now right? It is still giving them a little bit of him. What would four totally unusual cliques care though? They were being rebellious from their groups—it was a phase and they'd all soon go back. Cliques… friends… two in the same. They were images of the present that turned into memories of the past. Neither one of them would be there forever. Forever was too long to measure.

He smirked in a challenge he knew they would take. Beast boy and Cyborg exchanged glanced and shook determined fists at Robin.

"You're on, loner!"

Well, to hell with cliques today.

Author's Note: Hello my beloved commentators from all over! I just wanted to comment that Robin's past is going to be mysterious throughout the story pretty much so I mean… I bet some of you will get it from all the hints and clues I leave around. Watch, now I bet you all are going to be reading between the lines of everything now that I said that! Ahaha… No but really, Robin will warm up later in the story. He has a wall (metaphorically speaking… you know not an actual wall that he carries around! Someone throws a tomato at the authoress) that will slowly be broken and whatnot so let's just leave it at that. And yes, we will be viewing the entire Titan's pasts thought not all of them are horrible tragic sob stories. But who here hasn't had something a little bad happen to them, hua? (No one raises their hand) Okay… never mind.

Ahh! Next chapter Robin leaves? And we get a little insight of Raven and Starfire's past, whooowwwh scary, hua?

Responses!

Keruri1222- I'm so glad that you liked the last chapter, and yes. I did read the re-written version of JK. I wish you luck with writing it! Oh (hugs a Beast boy doll) there I hugged him! Haha, oh! And I have really got to start reading Saiyuki for you! Sorry it's taking so damn long but I'll get back to you on that one. Thanks Keruri.

Blackmoon36- Hai! (Yes!) Robin and Raven are going to have a nice friendship. Kind of rocky… but still they are going to be one of the stronger friendships. I think. Right… yes I'm pretty sure. Unless I suddenly do something that totally destroys their friendship or something like that. Highly doubtful though. Hehe, thanks for the review.

Thanks again to everyone who reviews and or reads! I really love reading what y'all have to say about this story. Stick around and I'll update ASAP, okay? Okay! Thanks again and don't forget to leave a nice note for me! (Goes about drinking green tea… while reviewing for class) Cya later!