OMG! it was so fun to write this chapter.
I'll try to write the next chapter fast.
I honestly want to know what's gonna happen.
Chapter Eight: Introduced to the HERO Side of Life
Raven followed the green boy to the pizza joint. Her eyes showed no light; her face showed no emotions and she was silent. Beastboy tried to break the silence, but as soon as he had opened his mouth to say something, Raven glanced at him darkly, making him stop. Raven tried not to glare at the boy, but she could not get all the shadows to leave her eyes.
She could sense his nervousness and his heart beating slightly faster. She could hear his every thought. Raven almost lost her emotionless state when she heard that he thought that she looked pretty… just different than most girls. She caught her widening eyes, before they enlarged. The girl was surprised. In what way did she look… pretty? Why would he even think that? Did he… like… her? Her questioning thoughts were interrupted by an excited squeal. A girl with tan skin in a small top and skirt flew toward them rapidly then pulled the Beastboy into a tight hug rambling on about how happy she was to see him. Raven starred, unemotionally, of course. Behind her walked two boys more casually; one with metal for most of his body and the other in a spandex costume. These were the people she had seen the other day at the mall. The ones called… Titans… was it? When the overly excited hyper girl finally stopped crushing the green boy with her hug she took notice of Raven. She at once started asking all sorts of question. Raven looked at the tanned girl nervously. She was too loud, hyper, happy, excited and basically everything else she hated. Raven didn't listen to the girl's questions. She was too busy keeping herself from attacking the girl. "Whoa. Starfire, slow down. You're talking… like way too fast for anyone to understand you" Beastboy said trying to come to the purple haired girl's rescue.
The girl known as Starfire stopped and took a deep breath to calm herself down. Raven was just about ready to run for it. There was no way she would be able to last another minute of these people. The masked boy pulled the girl back slightly to calm her. The robot man looked at Raven curiously, "Was there some costume party I didn't hear about"? Raven's eyes turned to daggers. "Is there something wrong with what I'm wearing" said Raven, daring him to make a wrong move. Her voice was icy and dark. Beastboy couldn't help but shiver at the sound of that voice. It was kind of creeping him out. Before the metal boy could say anything the boy with the cape jumped into the conversation to avoid anything bad from happening. "So… I'm Robin, This is Starfire, and that's Cyborg" said Robin pointing to Starfire then Cyborg. Raven forced her eyes and voice to soften before she told them her name. "I'm Raven" she said.
As they ate pizza Raven didn't say a word, unless absolutely necessary; and even then she kept her speech short, brief and to the point. She kept their minds close to hers as she picked at a piece of pizza. She wanted to know who exactly these people were. Robin was the leader she found. He used to be Batman's sidekick… whoever that was. He was strong, determined, brave and everything else you'd likely find in a hero. Starfire was an alien princess. She didn't stay long in that hyper girl's mind. She was only in it like less than a second. Cyborg had been in an accident; hence the robotic parts. He was the compute guy and kept the team from getting into any too serious arguments. Then there was Beastboy, the shape shifter, the jokester, the annoying stubborn boy. One by one Raven slipped into their minds without them even noticing. They were certainly interesting teens. They fought villains and kept the city safe. They were super heroes, like the ones you'd find in a book or comic.
The half-demon was growing bored. Every conversation that took place was confusing. She couldn't even figure out what the topic was half the time. Her eyes were darkening. Her boredom and annoyance was making her making her hungry for something vile. Raven came out of her thoughts when she heard a quiet beeping. she looked up and around the table trying to find the source of the sound. It sounded kind of like an alarm clock; her alarm clock. The masked boy reached into his pocket while the rest of his team dropped their food and crowded around him. Raven raised an eyebrow; what were they doing? Robin looked up from his communicator. "Trouble", he said. Beastboy began to whine, "But, dude, I've just like, met a girl". "Sorry Beastboy, but that will have to wait" said his leader. "And I'm pretty sure it ended before it even started" added Cyborg. "What did the ending?" questioned the confused Starfire.
Raven stood up, "well if you're busy… I'll just leave, and see you later". Before she could even make her escape the annoying green boy grabbed her wrist, "NO… you don't have to leave. Come with us. We'll be done in like a second… right Robin?" Beastboy looked at Robin for help. Before Robin could take a breath in Starfire answered. "Oh yes. You may come with us, new friend. And afterwards we can do the games and the FUN" Squealed the alien girl happily. Raven just about let a growl escape her vocal chords. Her teeth grinded together; keeping her from killing them right there. "How lovely" said Raven through clenched teeth. Nobody took notice of her anger. Robin started running to a car with Cyborg behind him, and before Beastboy could even walk Raven to the car Starfire grabbed her other arm and dragged her to the car. Raven whispered her mantra to keep herself somewhat calm. The first chance she got she was going to kill that red haired girl. The green boy would be next.
As soon as they were all in the car Cyborg drove it out of the parking lot then sped down the road. "Who are we beating up this time?" he asked. "I am too, most curious" added Starfire. Beastboy didn't say anything. He could see in his peripheral vision that Raven was giving him a death glare. The only thing on his mind was how to keep her from killing him. Robin answered their questions with one word, "Cinderblock". Raven didn't bother to ask who the hell that was, for she knew she wouldn't be given an answer sense they were about to pull to a stop. Her question was answered soon enough anyways.
A Hunk of rock crashed through the brick wall of a nearby building. "Titans Go" yelled Robin. The four teenaged super heroes took action right away. They jumped out of the car and started attacking the rock. There was no way the half-demon was going to watch from the car. The view was terrible. She wanted a better look at what was going on. Quietly she slipped out of the car unnoticed. She immediately ducked as she sensed Beastboy's body flying towards her. The shape-shifter crashed, screaming, into the car behind her. Raven glanced at him giving him a look that told him that he was pathetic. Beastboy looked up into her violet eyes. She didn't even have to say anything, her eyes said it all. he didn't have a chance.
As the two locked eyes, Cinderblock took that time to notice the new girl. He ran at her, punching Starfire and Cyborg out of the way. Along the way he threw Robin out of the way like a piece of trash. Beastboy's eyes widened as he saw Cinderblock charging at them. Raven merely rolled her eyes. She had sensed the boulder's movement before Beastboy could comprehend that the rock was running at them. Swiftly she turned around and put all her momentum into a kick and punch that sent him hurling into the opposite direction. His rock body collided with a brick wall which collapsed on him, making him pass out in the rubble.
Raven straightened up and shook her hand out a bit. That had kind of hurt, but what do you expect when you punch a giant piece of concrete. Beastboy, still lying on the ground stood up in shock and his mouth dropped open along with his eyes bugging out. Robin and Cyborg were too, completely shocked. Starfire didn't seem too surprised by the hit. She didn't know that a most earth girls couldn't do that. So instead she jumped up in joy and congratulated her 'new' friend on her victory.
The girl looked around her, from the three boys and girl and realized that that move she had just preformed had, One: put unwanted attention on her; Two: made the Titans more interested in her; and Three: had made Beastboy have a bigger crush on her. "Well at least I didn't use my powers" thought Raven. Using them could have made things a lot worse. She pulled her hood over her head trying to hide from the three boys starring at her and the one girl jumping up and down in excitement. All she wanted to do was disappear. She almost considered it then remembered that no one was supposed to know about her powers. Not that anyone made that rule, she had just told herself that she had wanted to be seen as normal as possible. "Dude" was the only word that Beastboy could force out of his mouth. Cyborg could only nod in agreement. Starfire wasn't even paying attention. She was too busy singing and dancing around. Robin was the only one that really said anything. "How… did… you…do… that?" asked Robin, who was still recovering from his shock. Raven sunk into her cloak the furthest she could, nervously. The last thing she wanted right now was to answer that question.
Then a thought crossed her mind. Why was she nervous? Why was she trying to hide? Why was she even dealing with these people? Why? She was the most powerful half-demon alive and could do anything… so why was she so damn nervous? It didn't make any sense. She had never felt this way before… powerless… She hated it. Her human half was in control of her emotions at the moment. This was what a normal teenage girl would feel. Her demon half was gone. It had no control over her emotions. Her human half was in complete control. But how… had this even happened. She had always felt the demon in her, not the humanness. So why was she feeling it so strongly now?
With a deep breath she pulled her demoness to her and pushed the humanness from her. Confidence began to fill her. The reckoning nerve feeling was vanishing. Raven shifted her body to the other side, letting her hood fall back slightly. Smugness showed on her face and in an almost taunting voice she said, "Its called self-defense". She then smiled mischievously, "what? Is a girl not supposed to do that? Is she supposed to wait for the strong fearless hero to save her and sweep her off her feet?". Raven taunted them in a little sweet evil voice. Then her voice grew dark and strong, "well, I got news for you… some girls don't need a Hero, in some ridiculous costume to safe them. Some girls are just as strong, if not stronger than boys. Some girls like to take care of themselves". Smiling wickedly, Raven gave a small wave of her hand for a goodbye then turned on her heel and walked away leaving the Titans starring at her as she walked off.
Raven turned the corner and gave a content sigh. She felt much better now. Now that she had ridden herself of those four stupid teens she could do something productive, like scare the hell out of someone/something. That actually sounded nice. Maybe she'd torture some newly arrived souls then demolish them. She needed to wreck havoc on something/someone/ somewhere. She could not contain this vileness inside herself any longer. It needed to be released, but not here. Here was where she was going to be seen as a normal, well mostly normal high school girl. Walking into the shadows of a nearby alleyway she teleported away.
She reappeared in her room, an immoral grin spread across her face. She was about to cause pain; a lot of pain. After the souls were dead, her brothers would be dead next.
