Yo yo yo people! I'm really really REALLY sorry about not updating for this ridiculase amount of time. If you looked on my profile you would have heard I had an extreme case of writers block and that this chapter was written by sheer will-power. I literally just wrote a paragraph a day and this popped up! I have no promises for when the next chapter will be and honestly haven't even started yet.
Anyways a few days ago I was remembering the days before I had a account and I remembered that I always got so excited when an author allowed anonymous reviews because that meant I could leave something! So I now allow anonymous reviews. However I really really don't want any hate mail because that would just make me very depressed. : (
Last but definitely not least PinkPanther123! The reaper sisters are not ghost and are half reapers because they have to pass their father's (the grim reaper himself) test to become full reapers. What is the test? You have to read on to find out! Also I would like to thank you for reviewing EVERY chapter! You are honestly incredibly awesome!
i'm really sorry if there's spelling mistakes or typos! i couldn't get this to my Beta! again really sorry and i would be totally fine if you pointed out mistakes! i would actually be grateful!
And I think that's it…
Oh! But I just have a little tid-bit of info!
Did you know that in the teen titans comic Starfire's real name is Koriand'r?( Kory for short) or that she and Robin have a kid named Mar'i Grayson (Grayson is Robin's last name apparently.)? Lol I read too much Wikipedia.
And of course the annoying disclaimer!
If I was the richest girl on earth, had seven cars, a pool filled with jello, and had a director make this story into a really awesome movie I still wouldn't own Teen Titans of Danny Phantom. Why? Because with the way I spend I'd be bankrupt by Monday. It's sad but it's true…
READ ON!
Raven's POV
For the first time in my life I went to bed with a headache that even the strongest teas couldn't cure. It made my head throb and my throat hurt. It made me feel all kinds of dizzy and like I was walking on air. It was unlike anything I ever felt before.
I blame Lio.
When I woke up things weren't much better. The throbbing was still going strong and my throat was dry. My dizziness is gone though. I thought as I stood up. Suddenly I felt as if someone had just physically sucked the oxygen out of the air. I swayed slightly and held onto the bed post for support. That did me almost no good, as I feel back on the bed. Sighing I closed my eyes. Correction. My dizziness was gone until I stood up. Great.
I opened my eyes and glared at the ceiling. I blame Lio.
Ever since that guy 'uncrossed my wires' my bodies been going haywire. First I'm hot for no reason and then I'm cold. Then I'm hot and then I'm cold. It is so frustrating to have emotions! Why does everyone want them if there so annoying!
Ever since my emotions have been let loose they have been doing all sorts of things. Each of them wanted to test out Lio's theory and see what would happen if they put a certain emotion on maximum power. So to put it simply: I will be experiencing extreme mood swings in the next 24 hours, give or take.
Yippee…
Lio's POV
I slowly walk down the dimly lit hallway in titans tower with the now familiar feeling I'm being watched. I can feel my eye twitch in frustration as I once again survey the room in my head. Then the tower. Then the shore and water around the tower. There is no one inside or outside the titan tower watching me. And it can't be raven since she is currently getting uses to her new emotions.
I feel a slight prickle on the left side of my neck and my body tenses. Slowly I turn towards the uncomfortable prickling and sure enough find something staring at me with large beady eyes.
What looks to be a large red beetle is staring at me with large glassy eyes. I quickly search my memories of learning sessions with the scientist to remember what a beetle looks like. My suspicions are confirmed as I remember the exact image of he common beetle. My eyes narrow as I take a step near the strangely colored insect.
"You're a bit big for a beetle aren't you?" I say more to myself then to the bug itself. The beetles bug red eye lids blinked down on its beady black eyes. Its large head (which about the size of m hand) tilted to the side as if it was processing this information.
Suddenly it opened its jaws, looking more like a snake then a beetle, and hissed as it lunged in my direction.
Twisting to the side at the very last moment possible I managed to dodge it but not before one of its fangs sliced the side of my ear as well as some of my hair. I stood there, stunned, as I reached up to my bleeding ear. My cuts never stayed open long enough to bleed. They always closed up seconds after they opened leaving nothing but slightly pink flesh in its wake. I swallowed hard as I stared the large beetle straight in the eyes. I could almost hear the thing laughing at me as it once again cocked its head. Processing. Getting ready to attack. This was not good.
Furrowing my eyebrows in focus I stared the beetle down. This time I was the one to suddenly attack as I slammed my fist straight into the insect glossy back. A loud squelching sound was made as the beetle oozed red liquid from under my fist. However I didn't have time to celebrate my victory as the red liquid rippled from under my fist and gathered back to the red body of the beetle. Almost immediately I felt something jab into my hand and slice through skin. I ground my teeth together as I continued to punch the beetle and it continued to spontaneously rejuvenate and bite my already bleeding hand. As I felt my hand begin to become even number each time it was bitten I finally flinched, which was enough for the beetle to scurry across the wall and down the hall of titan tower. I cursed before running frantically down the hall after it.
That thing would be nothing but trouble.
Dani's POV
I continue to walk down the stairs slowly, not really paying attention, so I shouldn't be surprised when I trip. But I let out a sharp cry anyway. I grab the railing to stop myself from tumbling down the stairs, but twist my ankle the wrong way in the process. I hiss in pain as I try to get up but sit down instead. As I stay sitting of the steps of the only stair case in titan's tower I lay my head against the wall lightly. I breathe out slowly and close my eyes. I am so tired. I didn't get any sleep last night. Well I did. However it was only for about half an hour. And it wasn't even in my bed. I can feel my face heat up at the memory.
Slowly I drift out of a perfect dream. Danny was there. Being all heroic and saving me from some monster I can't remember. When he saved me he asked me to come live with him and his family. I told him I didn't want to impose but all his said was 'nonsense Dani! You're like my sister now'! I smile and run to Danny but before I get there I feel someone wrap their arms around my waist, holding me back. I am about to protest when I see the face of my captor. Lio stands there with his chin jutting out with pride and confidence. 'No way Phantom. If you want Dani you'll have to take her by force' he said with his all too familiar smirk. I can feel the tension build up between the two of them but keep my mouth shut. Is it wrong to feel happy about this situation?
And that's when I wake up. Wonderful.
I blink groggily around the room only to see that it is empty. The titans are gone and the table has been wiped down and cleared. I can't believe I slept through that. I'm usually a heavy sleeper but this is ridiculous. I blink down at the soft blanket over my body. Must have missed that too.
I rub my eyes and lean back into…what? I turn sharply to see none other than Lio, who is staring at me with a slightly curios gaze. I can feel my jaw drop as I stare blankly at Lio. Despite the fact I'm not fully awake my mouth starts to ask one of the many questions in my mind.
"What are you doing here?" I ask in barely and whisper. Lio only stares at me for a moment before tucking a stray lock of hair behind my ear. I hold my breath at his hand's brief contact with my cheek.
"You can sleep through anything can't you? It's amazing really." He says as he fixes the blanket that was falling off my shoulder. I swallow hard as I look up into his dark glasses. He stares at me for a moment before a smirk begins to tug on the corners of his lips. "Hey, did you know you talk in you sleep?"
Instead of an answer all that leaves my mouth is a small incomprehensible squeak. My face heats up and before I know what I'm doing I push Lio away. Suddenly Lio isn't beside me any more and is sprawled on the floor instead looking like he was in slight pain. I don't have time to regret pushing him as my feet stand up and leave the room on their own accord.
I hide my face in my hands despite knowing that no one could see it. Lio probably hates me. He didn't Tele-mail me last night to ask why I pushed him or even try anything this morning.
I massage my ankle slowly as I think. Maybe I should talk to him? Apologize for pushing him even though he can heal himself…
Once again I sigh before leaning back on the steps behind me. Exactly how am I going to face him after I slept on him then pushed him then ran away. I frown at the ceiling, taking a deep breath and pinching the bridge of my nose to calm the coming headache.
This is going to be a long day.
The all knowing voice's POV
Lio ran down the hallway adrenaline pumping through his veins. All he had to follow was the thin trail of red liquid the beetle was leaving behind.
He took swift and careful steps hoping not to wake anyone in his chase. He grinned as he caught a glimpse of the beetle as it rounded a corner.
Suddenly the door to the left of him slid open revealing a giggling Starfire and a grinning Robin. Their faces fell when the saw Lio.
"Lio!" Robin said nervously. "We were- just- um- wait. Lio you're bleeding! What happened?"
Lio's eyes widened as he saw the beetle stop and turn around at the sound of Robin's voice. It scurried along the wall stopping when it was at the side of Robin's head. Lio's eyes flitted between the unsuspecting Robin and the vicious beetle to his right. How could Robin not see the blood red beetle that was twice the size of his head? Lio wondered but the thought was pushed out of his head as the beetle cocked its head to the side, ready to strike.
"Friend Lio is something wrong?" Starfire asked with concern. Lio didn't answer her.
"Lio?" Robin said slowly. He waved his hand in front of Lio's face but Lio's eyes were set straight to the left of him.
Lio eyes stayed focused of the beetle. He watched in horror as the beetle opened its jaws so wide that two large watermelons could fit in it with ease. He remembered the numbness he received from the beetle bite and then that Robin was completely human. He didn't want to think about what that bite could do to Robin's skull let alone his brain tissue.
With inhuman speed Lio punched the beetle with all the strength he could muster in his slowly numbing arm. Fortunately that was more than enough strength to make the bug ooze the familiar red liquid. Unfortunately the he punched a hole through the wall that the beetle quickly escaped into. Lio cursed and stood silently, with his arm still in the large hole in the wall.
"What in the-?"Robin swallowed hard as he stared at Lio outstretched fist that had narrowly missed his head.
Lio glared at him his voice and his stare full of cold distance. "Shut up."
Both Starfire and Robin were shocked as they stared at the now strangely frightening Lio as he stood in absolute silence. He stayed that way for so long that Robin had decided that Lio probably had forgotten why he had come here in the first place. He then proceeded to question him about his actions but before he could even open his mouth Lio sprang to life launching himself at Starfire but missing, kicking a hole in the wall directly above her head. He cursed and shook his foot as if trying to remove something from it.
He then furrowed his eyebrows as he stared at the ceiling. His eyes trailed down the ceiling and without a word he began to sprint in that direction.
Both Robin and Starfire stood completely still to Lio was out of sight then let out a breath they didn't know they had been holding. They then gave each other worried glances which both had a subdued undertone of fear.
All knowing POV
Beast Boy and Cyborg sat quietly in the kitchen both eating a bowl of cheerios despite the fact that both of them hated cheerios with passion. However they were both eating it with extreme gusto, cereal flying everywhere and milk slopping out of the bowls.
"I will beat you!" Beast boy said loudly through a mouthful of cereal and milk.
"Yeah right!" Cyborg said before swallowing loudly. Neither of them knew how this had started or why they were competing. They just knew they didn't want the other to win.
"Wait!" beast boy said suddenly making Cyborg stop mid-slurp. Beast Boy grinned evilly before walking to the fridge. "Let's make this interesting." He said as he grabbed a large carton of orange juice. Cyborg looked confused until Beast Boy poured the orange juice slowly into his bowl. Cyborg's jaw dropped and he looked at Beast Boy with disbelief.
"Dude that's nasty..." Cyborg said after a moment of silence. Beast Boy shrugged. Suddenly a wide grin spread on Cyborg's face. "I like it!"
Soon they were pouring, dumping, and plopping random things into each others cereal until both breakfasts vaguely resembled one of Starfire's meals. They only stopped when Beast boy got some pickle juice in his (extra pickle of course) and Cyborg's was sporting some rather chunky guacamole. Not to mention the sight of the intense amount of food covering the counter, table and floor. They stared at each others meals and then their own before acknowledging each other.
"Dude," Beast Boy said quietly. "I am not eating that."
"You read my mind buddy." Cyborg said giving Beast Boy a pat on the shoulder. "Now let's play some video games before Robin comes and makes us clean this up."
"agreed." said Beast Boy. With one last look at their bowls the two silently began to leave the room.
However they literally only got one foot out the door when Lio barged in. he was slightly out of breath and had that crazy look in his eyes as he look cautiously around the room. A steady trail of blood was falling from his right ear down to his neck but Lio didn't seem to notice it. He also didn't notice that his hand was turning a dull shade of red that darkened and spread as the seconds went by.
"Uh," Cyborg said a little taken aback by Lio's appearance. "Morning…"
Lio didn't acknowledge Cyborg's greeting as he looked frantically around the room. After about five minutes he let out a frustrated sigh. He turned to the two of them as he started for the sink.
"Dude what happened to you…" Beast Boy said cautiously.
"Nothing" Lio said quickly. He began to run his swollen and injured hand under cold water. He cringes at first but then his whole body relaxes. He breathes evenly through his nose before turning to face 2/5 of the famous Teen Titans. "Why are you staring at me?"
"Dude you have blood pouring out of your ear and a hand that looks like it's seriously infected. Is it wrong to be worried?" Beast Boy said, not taking his eyes off Lio's hand.
Lio's body relaxed once again and his expression soften. " you guys are worried about me?" he asked looking a bit guilty.
"Well, yeah." Cyborg said as if it was obvious.
Lio sighed as he took his hand out of the water. As soon as he did he winced in pain but ground his teeth before Beast Boy or Cyborg could notice. "It's fine. It's just this thing the scientist experimented on me. It's supposed to make my skin look healthier."
"Dude that does not look healthy." Beast Boy observed. Lio shrugged.
"It's just started." He said as he dried his hand on a near by towel.
As Beast Boy and Cyborg wondered what that meant exactly, Lio's attention was turned towards the table.
"What are those?" he asked curiously. He continued to dry his hands as he walked over to the table where BB and Cyborg's creations sat.
"Uh those…those are-"Beast Boy stuttered uselessly. He looked to Cyborg for help but Cyborg merely shrugged. Beast Boy took a deep breath and-"Cy made me do it!"
"I did not!" Cyborg said looking panicked. "It was your idea"
"Yeah but you're the oldest! Shouldn't you have lectured me or something?" Beast Boy asked pointedly. Cyborg snorted in distain.
"Just because I'm old doesn't mean I'm mature" he said as if that was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Guys!" Lio said suddenly before Beast Boy could retort. "Look I don't care where it came from! The question is," Lio said as he circled the table curiously. "Is it edible?"
Beast Boy and Cyborg exchanged glances.
"Define edible…" Cyborg said slowly as he stared at his guacamole filled cheerios.
"Simple. Can I eat it?" Lio said as he dropped the towel and lifted Beast Boy's bowl.
"Uh, I guess?" Beast Boy said it more like a question then a statement.
"What BB's trying to say is that this bowls are filled with ingredients that normally wouldn't be eaten together" Cyborg said quickly.
"Hey you can't judge it till you try it." Lio said as he lifted the bowl to his lip. He paused before getting a mischievous glint in his eye. "Okay how about this. If I can eat both these bowls without gagging or throwing up you guys owe me a favor?"
"Uh, sure dude but this stuff has got to be a lot worse the Starfire's dinners. What's in it for us?" Beast Boy asked as he was suddenly all business.
"I'll eat any of Starfire's meals or snacks that don't taste right to you." Lio said confidently. Beast Boy and Cyborg exchanged glances. Though Starfire's last diner was okay you could never know what the future would bring when it came to that girl.
"Deal." They said in unison as the both reached out to take his hand. Grinning, Lio shook both of their hands with his uninjured one. Once again he began to tip the bowl to his lips and once again stopped mid-way.
"Wait a minute…" Lio said as he looked at BB and Cy over the rim of the bowl. "This doesn't have cow in it does it?"
Beast Boy and Cyborg silently shook their heads and Lio seemed happy with it. He tipped the bowl and drank it with loud gulps. Cyborg and Beast Boy had to struggle to keep down the little cereal they did eat as the watched.
Lio licked his lips when he finished and grinned proudly at the two of them.
"H-how is it?" Cyborg asked curiously.
"Oh, it tasted horrible!" Lio said with shrug. "But then again, I've had worse."
"Oh." Cyborg said looking a little bit disappointed. Lio nods slowly and grins once again.
"Well what are you waiting for? Pass me the other one! He said as he slammed the empty bowl on the table.
Beast Boy quickly passed Lio Cyborg's bowl and Lio just as quickly drank it, without even flinching. Lio swiftly licked some mustard off the top of his lip before becoming serious.
"Ok here's the favor." He said as he put the bowl down. "I am going out. You two are going to cover for me when Dani asks where I am. I don't care what excuse you use as long as it's possible for me to be back before diner. So don't go telling her I went to Mexico, alright?" Beast Boy and Cyborg stood in a silence that seemed to echo through all of titan's tower. Cyborg was the first to speak
"Why don't you want Dani to know where you're going?" he asked in confusion.
"Because knowing her, she'll want to come and I can't afford for her to be there when I do what I'm going to do." Lio said vaguely. Memories of Starfire and Robin's slightly frightened faces flashed through his mind but he quickly pushed them out.
"You wanna tell us where you're going?" Beast Boy asked feebly.
"No." Lio said bluntly as he began to leave the room. He stopped at the door however and turned to Cyborg." What's the quickest way out of here?"
" Robin's motorcycle but-" Cyborg didn't get to finish his sentence as Lio left the room shouting a calm 'thanks' over his shoulder
Raven's POV
Ugh.
That was all I had said all morning. Other then the occasional 'whoa' from dizziness and 'shut up!' to my emotions, I was practically a mute. Those guys were going crazy in my head! luckily for me they hadn't tried to make me do anything yet but somehow I knew that it was only a matter of time. That thought did nothing for my mood, which was getting worse by the second.
I'm going to kill Lio.
I walked down the hall at the slow pace. There was no where I wanted to go anyway. My pace began to slow with each step I took and it wasn't long before I was hardly moving at all. Without thinking I let my mind wander and that was all it took for one of my many emotions to take over. Suddenly I started giggling uncontrollably and then the giggling turned into stomach cramping laughter. Soon I was rolling on the floor laughing about who knows what. It was becoming harder to breathe the longer I laughed. I wasn't used to laughing this hard and I knew if I didn't stop soon I'd probably cough up a lung. My vision was blurred with tears from laughing so hard and the cramps were steadily getting more painful.
"Raven?" a familiar voice asked from a direction I couldn't put my finger on. I managed to rub some tears from my eyes long enough to see Dani looking worriedly at me from her position on the east stair case. "Are you alright?"
I shook my head with difficulty and Dani quickly began to limp to my side. She knelt down beside and sat there for a moment not knowing what to do. I slowly began to hyperventilate and began to make frantic hand movements to speed up her though process. I could practically see the light bulb light over her head when she finally thought of an idea.
"Raven! Raven look over here!" I looked over to her and she quickly put on a straight face. "What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, and has a bed but never sleeps?"
I stood completely still and blinked in confusion. Once. Twice.
"Wh-what?" I said cleverly. Dani sighed in relief and fell back onto the floor.
"Good. You stopped laughing." She said as she let out a breathy laugh of relief. I raise an eyebrow as I notice she's right. I stopped laughing so abruptly that I didn't even notice.
"I guess I did." I said slowly as I sat up into sitting position. Dani chuckled and then sat up, looking at me with burning curiosity.
"What made you laugh like that anyway?" Dani asked with a slight cock of her head.
"The pure humor of the situation Lio has put me in." I said bitterly as I got to my feet. Dani flinched slightly then looked guilty.
"Sorry about that. I can give him another kick to the head if you want?" she offered sincerely. I shake my head with a sigh.
"What's the point? He has the incredibly irritating ability to bounce back more annoying then ever." I offer her my hand and she hesitates slightly before taking it. Dani stands with a great amount of difficult wincing every time she puts even the slightest amount of pressure on her left foot.
I regard her injured foot with prodding eyes and furrowed eyebrows, with a sigh Dani explains herself.
"I fell down the stairs." She said with a shrug. I roll my eyes as I wrap her arm around my shoulders to steady her.
"And here I thought you were more graceful than that." I said as we made are way slowly down the hall.
"So did I." Dani said with a chuckle. I allow myself a small smile at the relaxing sound of her laughter.
"I can understand the connection you have with Lio now." I said without thinking and instantly regret it when Dani regards me with that ever curious gaze. Explaining myself all the time was tiring.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"I mean how you guys got close after the 24 hours you were with each other. You both have a way to make an impression on someone no matter what you do. Which made it easy for the two of you to slip into each others lives. Plus you have this weird ability to make people want to smile. Or at least loosen up a bit." I said with a shrug. Dani beamed with pride as we continued to walk down the hallway. Her grin was so wide and bright that I couldn't help but ask. "What?"
"I think you just complimented me." Dani said with a curt nod. "No wait, I'm sure you just complimented me."
For some reason I felt I had to defend my actions.
"Not really. I'm just saying." I said with another shrug. Dani gave me an annoyingly knowing grin.
"Sure Raven." She said with that annoying tone in her voice. With a sigh I let it go. We walked down the hall in comfortable silence for a while before something occurred to me.
"Dani?" I asked quietly
"Yeah?" she said as she starred absently ahead of us.
"What is the answer? To the riddle I mean."
She turned to me blushing slightly and quickly looked to the floor.
"I was honestly hoping you could tell me." was her quiet reply.
Lio's POV
Frowning, I desperately mentally searched the many streets of Jump city as I leaned leisurely on Robin's motorcycle. I was foolish to think it would be easy to find a red beetle the size of a small boulder. This thing obviously wasn't normal considering the fact that my ear was still heavily bleeding and my hand was throbbing erratically.
Sighing I take off Robin's helmet and quickly put my sunglasses on. It would be rather peculiar if people suddenly fell from mental exhaustion. If it was peculiar it got to the titans. And when it got to the titans it got to a certain dark haired spitfire.
I clench my jaw as I once again feel eyes on me.
"You know, it's rude to stare." I say, as I absently search one of Jump city's more dark alleys.
"I-I know but… um would you like to earn some money? A-and get that cut on your ear cleaned up too." a fluttery voice asks nervously.
Sighing I turn my attention to a small girl (who couldn't be older than me) in rather baggy looking close, staring at me expectantly. Her clothes are so big it's almost impossible to see her small frame and her brown hair is scooped into a messy ponytail. Her shirt is hot pink and say 'DAME AMOR POR DINERO' in so nervous it verges on fearful, she subconsciously plays with her fingers. Each finger is wearing a different ring with, what seems to be, absolutely no relation to the other.
"No." I say bluntly, turning away from her nervous expression. She lets out a choke noise of surprise and I mentally watch as her expression falls to one of hurt and embarrassment.
"I-I-I-I'm s-sorry to have bothered you…" she says quietly. Her eyes are downcast as she slowly walks away. My jaw clenches once again but this time not in anger. This time in undeniable guilt. I just shoved away a small stuttering girl who offered me help.
"Wait." I say in an automatic monotone. It's not my fault. This is how I get when annoyed. She either doesn't hear me or thinks I'm talking to someone else cause she just keeps shuffling her feet in that completely depressing way. "Hey!" I say a little more loudly this time. She still shuffles her delicate little body in that I'm-a-kicked-puppy way. I've seen a kicked puppy at the institution. I don't know where society got the idea that scientist were stuttering passivist who didn't believe in violence. Society had obviously been lied to.
I sigh for the umpteenth time today as I push off the side of Robin's incredibly fancy motorcycle. I walk briskly to her side making the mistake of touching her arm. A million words come rushing at me at once, all on full volume of course.
Oh-my-gosh-someone's-touching-me!-ok don't-panic-Ella-just-think!-where-did-you-put-the-pepper-spray?-let's-see-I-put-it-in-my-purse-to-make-sure-I-didn't-lose-it-then-gave-it-to-Dad-for-a-refil-then-then-then-WHAT?-Oh-my-god-I'm-gunna-DIE!-I'm-gunna-be-cut-to-ity-bity-pieces-by-some-crazy-serial-killer-before-I-turn-twenty-five!-and-in-broad-daylight-too!-how-pathetic-is-that? Oh-dios-mio-me-voy-a-morir!-Querido-Señor,-o- Buda,-o-la-fuente-de-mayor-no-está-ahí-fuera,-REPUESTOS-PARA-MI-VIDA!
Pulling my arm back sharply I stared at her in disbelief for a few moments. This girl put quick thinking on a whole other level.
Her body trembled as she turned around making her look, if possible, more breakable.
"I have pepper spray!" she half-shouts when she's half way facing me.
"No you don't." I say breathlessly as I steadily catch my breath. All the fear and panic she was experiencing was tiring me out.
She finally turns around and relaxes. But just a bit.
"How'd you know that?" she asks quietly.
"Know what?" I ask dumbly as I attempt to stop some of the bleeding by applying pressure on my ear. However all that gets me is a bloody hand. She opens her mouth to speak but I cut her off. "Never mind. I hope you don't mind but can I take you up on that offer? And instead of getting paid can you just get my ear to stop bleeding? I'll take you fixing my ear up over common currency any day."
"Uh-uhm sure?" she says questioningly. She just stands there for a moment, staring at me in disbelief.
"Miss?" I ask after a couple of minutes. She blinks and blushes in embarrassment.
"I-I'm not a miss. I'm not that old you know?" she says looking slightly offended.
"Well then…what should I call you?" I ask confused
"Ella. Not El. El-la. I hate it when people shorten names." She says with more confidence then she's shown since I met her.
"Well Ella, can we please get my ear cleaned up? Cause it's dripping blood all over my shirt and its not even mine to begin with-"
"Yes yes of course! Sorry I zoned out for a bit there. Come to my store and I'll get you all cleaned up. Mi dios you're a mess!" taking my hand she practically drags me to a small furniture store that could be easily missed in the already cramped street.
Still not completely sure on compliments (Dude, that was totally, completely and utterly sick? How exactly can that be good?), my eyebrows furrow slightly as I stare at her back in confusion.
"Um, thank you?" I say my voice laced with uncertainty. She looks back at me with a curious and slightly amused expression before letting out a bubbly laugh that warms me to the core.
All knowing POV
When Lio left he left Beast Boy and Cyborg with more worry then they had before. Having Robin get mad at them for making a mess is nothing compared to the ton of pressure they got from that one conversation with Lio. It wouldn't be so bad if the person they had to lie to wasn't Dani. However since this was Dani they were both quite scared for their own wellbeing.
"What do you think she'll do to us if she finds out?" Cyborg asked as he and Beast Boy half heartedly played video games.
"Well, seeing what she did to Lio when she was…worried about him I say we'd be lucky to get out skinned alive." Beast Boy says quietly.
"That's so comforting." Cyborg says his tone dripping with sarcasm. Beast Boy rolls his eyes.
"Who said I wanted to comfort you?" is his agitated reply. Beast Boy's avatar crashes into yet another wall and he throws down his controller in frustration. "I'm too depressed to do this." he says as he slowly moves into the fetal position. "I mean," he turns to Cyborg with a slightly panicked expression. "I'm way too young to be skinned alive!"
"Dude!" Cyborg says as he gives Beast Boy a strong clap on the back. Beast Boy yelps in pain as he falls to his side. "There is no guaranty Dani will find out!"
"Find out what?" a curios voice asks from the doorway. Cyborg and Beast Boy turned (in Beast Boy's case rolled) to see Dani standing in the doorway with her arm firmly around Raven's shoulders to steady herself.
"That we trashed the kitchen." Beast Boy says a little too quickly. Dani's curiosity increased tenfold as she let go of Raven and hobbled toward the kitchen. With a roll of her eyes Raven reluctantly followed Dani.
When Dani got to the kitchen she let out a small noise of disapproval. For a moment both Cyborg and Beast Boy thought they were going to get lectured like Lio would but instead Dani looked to them with disappointment.
"I thought you guys said you trashed the kitchen. This isn't trashed! It's just a bit messy!" with a sigh Dani flopped into a near by chair. Raven however stared at the kitchen with her jaw clenched and her fists shaking.
"Clean it up." Raven said with her voice dangerously low. Cyborg and Beast Boy exchange confused glances before shrugging simultaneously.
"Um… why?" Beast Boy asked quietly. Raven looked to him in disbelief.
"Why? Why? BECAUSE I SAID SO!" Raven yelled looking slightly (completely) crazy. Beast Boy and Cyborg stood there, stunned and Raven face started to turn red. "WHY THE HECK ARE YOU STARING AT ME FOR? DO IT! NOW!"
Beast boy and Cyborg franticly tried to gather cleaning supplies as Raven ranted furiously in the doorway. Sighing Dani banged her head lightly on the table.
"Do I have to do everything?" she asked herself as she struggled to get up despite her ankle. "I mean I'm injured here!" stopping at the sink she fills a glass with water. After taking a sip she sighs contently. Hobbling to Ravens side she waves her hand in her face.
"WHAT?" Raven asked angrily as she turned to face Dani. Instead of a reply Raven was greeted with a full cup of water to the face.
All was silent as Raven, who was dripping wet, spat out the water that had landed in her mouth. Wiping her eyes carefully Raven looked to Dani with slight annoyance.
"Was that necessary?" she asked as she rubbed some water off her left cheek. Dani merely shrugged.
"I don't know anymore riddles." With that she plopped heavily back into her chair.
Lio's POV
Bright yellow walls. A fluffy pink couch. Blue lamps. An orange desk. Purple arm cha-
I take a sharp breath as pain once again shoots from my palm all the way through my arm. This isn't working.
I expand my mental vision to outside the furniture store I'm currently in. past the many streets and into the many stores I mentally search for the beetle. Clenching my jaw I try to ignore the piercing pain. Suddenly I realize that my situation is verging on pointless. It's like I'm searching for a large red pin in an incredibly large haystack…with skyscrapers. Sighing I begin to count the cars in the city. One by one. Anything to get my mind off-
A strangled noise that is somewhere between growl and a moan escapes me as I am once again greeted by intense pain. A sudden jolt of pain from my ear through the rest off my skull is bouncing around my head as my mental vision blurs. I bite down on my tongue and clutch my ear in attempt to stop the pain but it only intensifies.
"Are you alright?" Ella's face is as blurred as everything else in the world around me flashes in front of my mental eyes. I see all of Jump city in less than a millisecond and than it's on the rest of the world. The pain intensifies the farther from the furniture store I go. Dani's home, the institution, all of Durston. That's when I started seeing things I didn't recognize. A tall tower, a local Nasty burger, sewer grounds, all flashing at a break neck speed as my head pounded with pain. through all of it I did see something I recognized. Here. Ella's furniture shop. With Ella standing beside me looking scared. Her hand was touching my ear glowing a pasty yellow like a light bulb. And then it was gone again. I was in a dark place with tall castles and many dark figures, a place where the air and walls and floor were all a glowing green, a tall dark house in a darker forest. I was just at the Eiffel tower when it all went dark and the pain was too much. I don't know if I screamed or cried out but I do know that this was nothing like I had ever experienced. Am I malfunctioning?
Breathing heavily my mental eye focuses on yellow and white tile. Swallowing I spread it out top see that I am kneeling on floor of Ella's office. Ella is standing at the door with her hand over her mouth and tears in her eyes as she stares at me. Slowly I get up into sitting position.
"Welll…that brings migraine to a whole other level now doesn't it?" I say quietly to myself. I quickly run my fingers through my hair as I try to get a grasp on what the heck just happened.
"I am so sorry!" Ella said after a minute. She buzzed around the room so fast that she became a small blur. Or maybe my vision was acting up again. Frowning, I begin to give myself a few good clunks on the head for good measure. As I hit myself I noticed something. Pulling my hand back I noticed that there was no blood on it. My hand was still purple and pounding but there was definitely no residue from my ear…
"Hey!" I said with a grin "what are you sorry for? I've stop bleeding! Thanks! This is the best luck I've had all day…" Ella stared at me for a few moments before shaking her slowly.
"Mi dios you are completely insane aren't you? You just had a-a I don't know what on my floor and your thanking me?" she said. She looked like she was about to cry. Or have a mental breakdown. Either one would be pretty bad. "I probably screwed up your head more than I thought! I never should have-"she stops abruptly and bites her lip. She turns her head and sniffs. She begins buzzing around the room again but this time with a goal. Finding a box of tissues she loudly blows her nose.
"Never should have done what? Cured me? I have to say I disagree. Bleeding is incredibly annoying and I'm grateful you made it stop." I say with a smile. Ella takes o9ne look at me and makes a noise half way between a sob and a scream.
"Mi dios! Stop making me feel guilty with that smile and those 'thank you's! Don't you see? It's my fault! I-I tried to speed up the healing process by putting a little…magic into it…" she said quietly. She looked down at her mudding brown sneakers that may have once been a shining white with shame.
"So…you're a witch?" I asked in confusion. Though it wasn't my goal I was happy when she laughed.
"Now why would you think that?" she said as she took a seat beside me on the floor.
"Well witches perform magic don't they?" I asked with a smile. She laughed and shook her head.
"Witches perform witchcraft Lio." she said with a smile. Smiling right back at her I raised an eyebrow.
"And you're trying to tell me that's not the same thing?" I asked.
"You're catching on!" she said with a giggle.
"But isn't it like…cars and vehicles? Not the same thing…but it's the same idea?" I asked and am slightly happy when she frowns in thought. Her expressions change in an instant. She went from shy to shock to happy to panic to guilty to happy and now to thoughtful. Its amazing how a person can change that fast. And her thoughts! They gave me a headache! Those things were I mile per minute.
"Well…I guess…but I'm not a witch." She paused for moment looking unsure but than relaxed slightly. Taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly a prideful grin suddenly appeared on her face. "I'm a healer."
I raised my eyebrows at her and gave her a smile.
"Oohhh ahhhh!" I said jokingly. She grinned and gave me a light shove.
"You don't believe me!" she said her grin still intact. However it looked much more strained than before.
"No," I said as I look thoughtfully at her blue walls. "I do believe you. I was just expecting something more…duhn duhn DUHN!...you know?"
She blinked at me for a moment before bursting out laughing.
"No….I'm sorry Lio but I haven't completely understood what you been saying since we met. Have you ever been told that you're really strange?" she asked with a smile that reached the very depths of her eyes. Grinning back I shrugged and cocked my head.
"Once or twice…" I said and she laughed again pulling me up to my feet.
"Something you should know about me Lio," she said as she pulled me out of her office and into the actual shop. "I like strange" warm tingles flowed through me as she gave me a warm, wide grin.
All knowing POV
Beast Boy and Cyborg were just about finished with the kitchen and both vowed to each other that they will never, ever, clean again. Every time they tried to take a break Raven went crazy. Dani had poured so much water on her that at one point she merely asked 'where's the hose?' It had been brutal and they still weren't done! They decided that the next time they had a food fight it would be in the garage where they could just hose everything off.
They were just scrubbing some mustard off a wall when Robin and Starfire came into the room. Both of them had serious looks on their faces and didn't even acknowledge the room. Cyborg and BB didn't notice that though.
"We-we can explain!" Cyborg said as he looked to Beast Boy.
"We just woke up this morning with the intense urge… to clean?" Beast Boy said nervously. Cy's shoulders slumped and he shook his head disappointedly at Beast Boy. "I'm sorry! I couldn't come up with anything!"
"Guys…we don't care about the mess…" Robin said quietly. Cyborg and Beast Boy both stopped their bickering and became suddenly serious.
"What's wrong Robin?" he asked as he looked between Robin and the Tamerainian.
"This morning…" Starfire looked worriedly at Robin before continuing. " Frie-…Lio had attacked Robin. He had missed but he had still…" Starfire clenched her jaw and turned to the floor. "He had also tried to attack me but…he had also missed…then he ran off in this direction cursing and speaking to himself. Robin and I are worried….and I little bit frightened for Lio's mental conditions-"
"Wait what?" Dani asked quietly but urgently. "Lio did what?"
"He-" Starfire began but was cut off by Dani again.
"I heard you the first time!" she said absent mindedly as she stared at a wall. "That doesn't sound like Lio…he does everything for a reason…even if he doesn't tell anyone else that reason its for a reason. For example Raven…" Dani trailed off and continued to stare at the wall. It was minutes before someone spoke up.
"What about me?" Raven asked with a frown. Dani rolled her eyes.
"He's trying to get you to open up. That's why he keeps bugging you. He wants you to show a little more emotion and test your limits. He's going about it the wrong way but he means well…." She whispered as she thought about what Lio had done. She blinked and looked up to Star and Robin. "You said he missed?" she asked curiously.
"Yes…" Robin answered with a sigh. He wished that for one second Lio wouldn't be so complicated.
"That's not possible. Lio doesn't miss. He isn't built to miss. Something in his brain or whatever…" She said quietly. She frowned and put a finger on her chin and thought for what seemed like hours to the titans. Finally she blinked as if startled and looked to both Robin and Starfire. "Did you guys ever think that maybe…maybe Lio wasn't aiming for you?"
Lio's POV
She is seventeen and a half, Spanish, not native Indian (common mistake with healers that bugs her), She has asthma but has only had mild attacks, and hates bananas. I have learnt this over the course of an hour and can't wait to learn more.
"So you're seventeen?" I asked quietly as an old television set played in the background. It had a wooden frame and a fuzzy picture but Ella called it Merma. She said that Merma was the first thing she ever bought and she wasn't going to throw her out till she died. Even then Merma was going to be buried with her. One catch though. Healers don't die. When those words left her mouth so did another bubbly laugh. Her sense of humor was strange but amusing. But then again, strange was good.
"Yep!" she said as she crossed her legs onto her couch. It was dusty and brown and incredibly old. It smelled like cleaning chemicals and pine air conditioner. His name was Burnaby. Second thing she ever bought. He was going down with her too.
"You don't look like it." I said with a slight frown. She scoffed and gave me a slight shove before laughing. Her fleeting emotions were something I was growing used to and starting to look forward to. I was trying to see how many emotions she'd show me in the span of five minutes.
"Well that's because healers don't…grow, you know?" she said looking slightly thoughtful.
"Further explanation needed." I said with a smile and shake of my head. She grinned and then looked thoughtful again.
" okay so…we grow but then we stop when we're like…fourteen or thirteen or something….and then we grow again when we turn twenty-five lets say." She said with a shrug. Reaching toward the table she grabbed a glass bottle filled with coke. She took a swing and then looked to me. She stared at me for a moment before taking another gulp and swallowing loudly. "What?" she asked as she turned back to me.
"What's with you and twenty-five?" I asked curiously as I remembered her thoughts earlier today. That she was going to die before she even turned twenty-five. She starred at me for a good minute before shifting a bit on the couch to face me.
"When you're nine everyone talks about ten. When you're twelve everyone wants to be thirteen. Then when you fifteen the big thing is sixteen. Seventeen? You want to be eighteen. Nineteen? Twenty of course. But the way I see it, you life really starts when your twenty five." She said before settling back into her seat and taking a swing. She smirked at me and I knew that she wanted me to work for this.
"Why do you think life starts at twenty-five?" I asked monotonously. She grinned widely and scooted closer to me.
"I thought you'd never ask Lio my boy!" she said practically shining in the way she smiled. Her smile slowly disappeared and melted into a wistful expression. "Twenty-five is when you just get out of college and bump into the one at a coffee shop. Twenty-five is getting married and having two beautiful niños after a wonderful honeymoon. Twins of course. A boy and a girl. Then comes twenty-six but…you can't help but wonder…how the hell you got so lucky with twenty-five"
It was quiet for a moment and I could feel my curiosity on the tip of my tongue. However the peaceful expression on her face as she gazed into emptiness made me hesitate. But I seemed to be spending too much time with Dani because-
"You got all that from a number?"…I couldn't help myself.
Ella blinked at me for a moment before grinning.
"You're a strange one Lio…" she settled into her seat again and took a swing of coke. "So…" she said as she starred at me.
I blinked in confusion before doing the only thing I could think of.
"So…" I repeated. She looked like she was going to burst from anticipation.
"Aren't you going to ask about…you know?" she said as she squirmed in her seat.
"No actually I don't…" I said with a shake of my head.
"What happens when you're seventeen Lio?" she said patiently.
"…you get your licenses?" I guessed feebly.
"No that's sixteen Lio." she said with the same patience.
"Oh…"
"When you seventeen you graduate! And what happens when you graduate Lio?" she asked.
"You … get to keep the hat?" was my once again feeble answer.
"Prom Lio! Prom!" she yelled in frustration. Slightly started by her reaction I merely stared at her. "Aren't you going to ask about my Prom?' she asked quietly.
"Do you want me to?" I asked with a sigh. She nodded and I rolled my eyes. " how was Prom Ella?" I asked with my usual annoyed monotone.
"I didn't go." She said immediately. I scoffed and looked to her in disbelief.
"Then why'd you want me to ask?"
"Because…because I really wanted to go Lio! but I couldn't because my solstice was on the same day but….Lio-would-you-please-please-please-do-a-mock-prom-with-me-for-like-ten-minutes-pleease-?" she spoke so fast that her words slurred together and her lips barely moved.
"Wh-? Is this what I'm getting paid for?" I asked in disbelief. She looked pleadingly at me before speaking.
"Well…Lio your really…good looking and are the type of guy I could only wish to ask me too my Prom! I know it's weird and a little creepy but…please Lio? I just want to pretend for ten minutes…"
Why was I the type of guy she could only wish for? She was a lot more beautiful than Samantha by far and hade a lot nicer (albeit quick) thought than her too. Sighing I stared into her warm and pleading face.
"Tell you what? You've got fifteen minutes." I said with a grin. She grinned back at me before doing a little seated happy dance.
"Yay! Okay I'm gunna go put on my dress!" she said before jumping off the couch and running full speed into her office.
"YOU DO KNOW I'M FOURTEEN RIGHT?" I yelled after her.
"LIO MI HIJO YOU COULD BE FIVE AND I WOULDN'T CARE! YOU ARE THE MOST STRANGELY WONDEFUL GUY I'VE EVER MET!" was the reply from the office.
I could feel the grin on my face grow bigger than I ever thought possible.
All knowing POV
They had been juggling ideas of what Lio could have been trying to hit for over an hour now. A spider? A stain on the wall? Zilch? However they had gotten absolutely no where but right back to the beginning.
"Alright the only way we are going to get this mystery solved is by asking Lio himself." Dani said with a sigh as she drank down her cup of OJ in a matter of five seconds. She licked her top lip but stopped half way. Slowly pulling her tongue back into her mouth she blinked questioningly at Robin. "Where is Lio anyway?" she asked with a frown.
Both Cyborg and Beast Boy 'discreetly pursed their lips and sat on their hands as they looked between Dani and Robin.
"I don't know…" Robin said as he looked at Cyborg and Beast Boy's current state. " last time we saw him he was heading this way."
Dani took a side glace at Cyborg and Beast Boy as well. Slowly she began taking steps their way.
"Oh…isn't that interesting? The only one's this way this morning were BB and Cy…" she stopped in front of them and scowled fiercely. " where is he? Is your hiding him I hope you know the consequences." She growled as she looked between the two.
Beast Boy and Cyborg looked at each other before shaking their heads simultaneously with their lips still pursed. It was quite a comical sight but Dani didn't laugh. She growled for a moment but then suddenly smiled. Her smile was so sweet it hurt to look at and made her, if possible, even more threatening.
"Fine." She said calmly as she walked across the kitchen and into the living room. It was silent as the titans stood completely still and waited for Dani came back. Beast Boy silently prayed that she wasn't going to find a skinning knife and Cyborg prayed for a wrench not to appear in her hands.
Suddenly the cheery background music that the TV was playing cut off and was interrupted by static. There was more silence as the titans wondered what the heck Dani was up to. Soon however their curiosity was put to rest as Dani walked into the room. With Cyborg and Beast Boy's game system as well as at least a dozen game discs. She hummed as she gently set the games system and games on the floor and searched around the room. She finally let out a soft 'Aha!' as she found a large meat mallet and continued to hum all the way to the pile of games. She was either humming howdy doody or row row row your bout. It was hard to tell. Finally Dani stopped moving- but still hummed- as she stopped with the mallet and hand and games in front of her. It happened so fast that no one had time to object. The mallet was over Dani's head, coming down, and repeatedly crushing the game discs before anyone could blink. It was silent other than the cringe-worthy smashing sound that the metal mallet and game discs made when they connected.
The smashing finally stopped and Beast Boy and Cyborg sighed in relief. Their happiness was short lived as they realized what just happened. Beast Boy bit his tongue to keep himself from shouting 'why?' at the top of his lungs and Cyborg shook his head solemnly.
Dani smiled cheerfully at the two before side stepping towards the game system. Her smile fell and the scowl from earlier settled back in.
"Start talking or the Game Diamond gets it."
Lio's POV
Paulo López Marcos was a heart breaker. Maria Collas was clearly in love with him and had even agreed to marry him! However he had easily left her for Teresa Covas Garcia. Five minutes before the wedding. Who knew life was so interesting?
"Paulo, donde podemos correr?" Teresa asked as they rode off on Elí ( Paulo's black stallion)
"Siempre y cuando estoy contigo mi amor … podríamos ir a ninguna parte." Paulo said rather suavely. Teresa swooned and said the same line she always does when Paulo says something like that to her.
"Ah Paulo!" she said as she hugged him even tighter from her spot behind him on the horse. Suddenly Paulo stopped on his horse and jumped off. He picked Teresa of the horse and set her in front of him. They kissed passionately and then broke apart.
"Ah Maria!" Paulo said as he kissed her again. My jaw dropped and I was pretty sure Teresa's did too. I couldn't tell since they were still kissing but I just knew! Suddenly Teresa pulled back and looked at him with disbelief. I cringed as the loud slap of skin to skin contact filled the room it was quick but definitely had impact. Teresa stormed off with tears running freely down her face and Paulo feel to his knees with shame.
"Lo que hay de malo en mí?" he yelled dramatically to the heavens before the screen slowly faded to black. I stared at Merma for a moment before taking a long swing of Ella coke. That was amazing! I quickly searched for the convertor to find another episode.
"So you're watching Spanish soaps now huh?" Ella's voice was amused and I could just picture the smirk on her face. I turned with the question of the ridiculous amount of time she took on the tip of my tongue but all words were lost when I saw her. her thick hair was down insteads of the pony tail it was in all day and she was dress in a long red dress that flowed all the way to her toes, which were unsurprisingly bare. For some reason I couldn't imagine her in the high heels Samantha was thinking about yesterday. She just wasn't that type of person.
"Well don't just stare at me! Say something?" she said fiercely. However the nervousness in her expression told a different story. She looked scared and bare like she wasn't used to doing this thing. That, I could imagine. I grinned reassuringly at her.
"You look really really pretty." I said with confidence. There was no doubt about that. It was surprising that she didn't even know that. I could see her whole body relaxes after the words left my mouth. A still slightly nervous but slightly happy smile danced across her lips.
"You think?" she asked as she span around.
"There is no way that you could look anything but beautiful." I said quietly. She instantly stopped spinning and looked at me with a surprised expression. Her jaw was lowered and her eyes were wide. She closed her mouth with a click but still stared at me. Before she could say anything I interrupted. "In that dress! There's no way you could look anything but beautiful in that dress!" I said quickly.
She stared at me for a moment before laughing breathily.
"Oh! Cause you know I though you said-"
"Yeah, so how do you do this dancing thing?" I asked quickly before my Dani inspired mouth could say anything more.
"Oh! Well, um, you just put your hands around my waist," she said pointing to her waist with both hands. I got up off Burnaby and slowly walked to where she was in front of her office. "Wait!" she said as she ran silently across the room. She stopped at an object that looked like a cross between trombone and a table.
"And that is…" I asked with a small smile. She looked at me and grinned as she placed a long thin rod with a point on the end onto a disc on top of the table.
"Her name is Judith! She's a music player. A very old one but a music player none the less." She walked slowly back towards me, making sure not to step on her flowing dress. When she was finally in front of me minutes later she grinned even wider. " now as I was saying. Hands on my waist Lio." I did as I was told and tried not to feel uncomfortable with it. Though her thoughts were slower this time they were still a slight headache. However feeling her heart beat through my right hand calmed me a bit. She was nervous. I could tell that from both her thoughts as well as her heart beat. "Now, I'll put my hands on your shoulders and…" she thought for a moment and that was all I needed to vaguely know what to do.
"How about I follow you?" I asked with a shrug. She sighed and nodded.
"Sure. I hardly know what I'm doing anyway." She stomped her foot and suddenly Judith was playing a soft melancholic tune. It was slow and peaceful and made you feel like you wanted to just stop and listen. But not dance. This was no where near dancing music. However I was not going to say that. This was Ella's Prom. If she wanted Judith to play depressing music, then play away Judith!
I took a step back and she stepped forward. A step to the side and she did it too. I go forward she goes back. And the back to the beginning. I could hear her thinking about how amazingly in sync we were but I couldn't help but feel like I was cheating. I mean, I knew exactly what she wanted me to do! How could I not be good at this?
Suddenly I had the urge not to do as I was supposed to. Not to follow what she thought should be done. I don't know why but I wanted her to know I had no idea what I was doing. So that she'd know what I would really do if I couldn't tell what she was thinking..
Biting my lip I looked over to Judith and stared at her disc. I stared for a good minute before the thing stared to move faster. Along with the disc the music speeds up as well. And soon the music was at a fast Dancing pace. Much too fast for dancing but definitely something…strange. I removed my hands from Ella's waist and she was about to check on Judith but I grabbed her hands before she had the chance.
"Judith," I said as I began dancing us into a strange lopsided circle. "Obviously didn't like the type of music we're dancing to!" taking her hand I spun her in a completely circle before she ended up facing me again. "Isn't supposed to be less like a funeral and more like a party?" I asked as danced her around again.
She looked confused for a few more seconds before I started to gallop around the room with one of her hands in mine and the other around her waist. She laughed the same laugh that I now looked forward to and got into the silly-and very strange-dance we were doing.
Soon we were galloping and spinning and circling around the whole room as Judith played strange and alien tune of some other word. But that was okay. We were both happy with being apart of that other world for a second as we danced around Burnaby.
All knowing POV
Rina Reaper growled angrily at the bonfire that used to be the desk of her hotel room. The fire reflected two teenagers doing some sort of foreign jig around a large furniture store. They were laughing loudly and being completely silly as good friends. However. However, there was something in the way she stared at him as he stared at his shoes to make sure he avoided her feet. Something about the way he held her even tighter after he spun her around. Something about the way they laughed,that told Rina that they could be more than friends. Rina ground her teeth together angrily before she caught someone staring at her.
"What?" she growled as she took a swing of something that definitely wasn't coke.
"You're drinking human alcohol? You do know that stuff is ridiculously strong don't you? Especially to the inhuman," Lysa Reaper pointed out with a sigh. She knew her sister probably wouldn't listen to her but still felt like she had to say something.
"Lysa c'mere. Come look at the wrench who thinks that she can steal a man from a Reaper." Rina said as she waved her sister over with her large bottle of wine. Curiosity peaked; Lysa speed walked over and looked into the fire pit. She blinked at the human who was with their future pet making him dance around stupidly. She clenched her jaw with jealousy. She wanted to make him dance around! However when he danced for her it would be cause he was walking on burning coals barefoot. But it was still dancing.
"You see her Lysa? The one in the dress!" Rina said angrily with slightly slurred words.
"I see her you idiot!" Lysa yelled back at her intoxicated sister. Rina giggled stupidly before pulling some of Lysa's hair back from her ear. Leaning in close Rina whispered slowly into her sister's ear.
"You see her Lysa? You see'er?" Lysa cringed at the strong smell of wine coming off her sister breath but didn't move away. One thing she learned not to do was interrupt her sister when she was angry. "You see'er Lysa" the one in the dress? Yeah, that one! You see'er right?" Rina giggled again. "Yeah…I'm gunna kill'er! Yeah! I am! I serious! No lie LyLy!" she said with another giggle.
She stepped back from her sister and toddled towards the glass wall of their hotel room. It faced all of jump city and gave a great view. It was also a great door for her drunken sister. With an animal like growl Rina threw her wine bottle at the wall and laughed giddily as it smashed into a million pieces. She slowly started flying towards a furniture store she didn't know the location of and a girl who she hated without good reason singing a song their father used to sing to them when they couldn't sleep.
Off with her head!
That woman over there!
Of with her head!
She's not scared!
Off with her head!
She dared to cross a Reaper girl!
So off with her head!
And let's watch it float!
Sighing Lysa Reaper followed her clearly crazy sister.
Lio's POV
It was fun. Dancing around in Ella's furniture shop was the most fun I've probably ever had. However as I felt the new heat in the air and smelt very distant smoke I knew it was over. That Ella was probably not going to want to dance with me after she saw me fight. When I fought I definitely wasn't nice Lio. I was experiment 170 who would do almost anything to get the job done. She would probably be scared of me after this. And its all for the best. She should be scared after all. I smiled at her and swept her legs from under her with my good arm in one swift moment. She squealed in fright and wrapped her hands around my neck. I walked slowly over to Burnaby and pushed him back until he toppled over. I sat behind Burnaby with Ella close to me and ignored her questions. Whenever she tried to get up I merely pushed her back down. She was getting scared but I didn't have time to worry about her fright. I sighed and reached out to touch the cheek of the first friend who wasn't ever scared of me or suspicious of me. The first friend who told me a secret without asking anything in return. The first girl who I'd thought of as beautiful.
"I'll protect you Ella." I said quietly to her. Her eyes widened and she looked even more scared than before. She dug her fingers into the dusty bottom of Burnaby. It had been sitting on the floor for so long that there were a million dust mites covering its surface. I smile at her in attempt to make a little more comfortable. "And if I can't, I promise you. You're not going to die. I can promise that. And if you get hurt it will be nothing compared to what I'll do to whoever had the guts to hurt you. As long as do as I say and believe I'm not going to give up on you we should be okay. Do you believe in me Ella?"
Before she had a chance to answer an unbearable heat surrounded the room. I swallowed hard and held Ella closer to me. Her heart was quickening and my arm was throbbing like hell but it was all right. We were alright. I'm not going to let her die since a first for me. And she needs to be rewarded for that.
Suddenly an explosion sounded through the practically silent room and the smell of smoke was over-whelming. Debris flew over our head and I was vaguely able to pick up pieces of the front of Ella's store. Ella trembled as she did when we met only hours ago. However this time her tears were staining my shirt instead of my own blood. I stroked her hair slowly as the world seemed to move in slow motion. I single white tile passes overhead and chuckle bitterly. You can keep the man away from the chaos, but you can't keep the chaos away from the man.
How very strange.
Finally the end, eh? That was so long! I meant to end it a long long time ago! Like before he got to Ella's office! He ways supposed to watch TV there and see Rina causing mayhem outside but that didn't go as planned. I don't know how Lio got a crush on Ella but….yeah. He did. I know this chapter was probably boring for you so if you're going to tell me that then don't bother. It's not my best work and I'm not proud of it. But, hey! I updated! That's gotta count for something right?
Dear Konekoko
You smart cookie you! You totally called me out on an idea I had on an idea I had for the sequel of this fic but I may hint about it in this one. I was planning on it being a boy and him escaping …well I can't tell you…I've said too much! I'm sorry! But I'll give you full credit for the idea if you want 'kay?
Its 12:00 am and I wanna sleep ( I'm so lame right?) so goodbye my lovely readers! Sorry if it got boring for you!
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