Raven wakes up slowly and sees that she's on her bed. She sits up and looks around, not seeing Rose. She gets up and walks to the living room. Something made her go to the coach and there she was. Rose was sleeping on the coach with a blanket on her. Raven tried to remember what happened.
Her eyes open slowly, vision blurry. "Rose?" She felt warm arms around her neck area and the back of her knees.
"Shh. Go to sleep." Her voice was quiet, with a hint of drowsiness. She lays Raven on the bed gently and Raven fell back asleep.
The memory flashed in Raven's mind. Oh yah. She touches Rose's hair gently and jumps back as she hears the door slide open. The two worst people just came in. Robin and Beast boy. They walk to Raven and she lifts her hood over her head. Just perfect. She thinks sarcastically and it looks like Robin's in a dangerous mood and Beast boy looked too happy. Raven could have barfed right then and there at Beast boy's expression.
"Hey Raven." Robin muttered, his mood increasing as if knowing Rose is only a few feet away.
"Hey Rae!" Raven elbows Beast boy in the stomach. He's on the floor, holding his stomach. "W-what was that for?" Raven glares at him.
"Don't call me Rae." Robin looks over the coach and has an expression of disgust.
"That thing just ruined my appetite." Robin hissed. Raven sighed, next came Cyborg.
"You're just mad she kicked your butt badly." Cyborg says. Robin glares at him but Cyborg still has a mocking smirk.
Great! Now we only need Starfire-as if on cue Starfire rushed in. Raven's eyebrow twitched at the noise. Starfire tried to persuade Robin to rest, while Cyborg and Beast boy make fun of Robin. "QUIET!" everyone turns silent. Rose stirs around then sits up, she rubs her eyes and looks at Raven with a big smile. What's with her?
She got up and stretched, she yawns as she makes her way to Raven. "What's with the noise?" Robin glares at her and is about to explode.
"Oh, I don' know. We just decided to fight for no apparent reason." Rose just yawns and he rubs his eyebrows frustratingly. "It's you!" Rose blinks and ignores him. Just as he was about to speak she grabs his face, smushing it.
"I finally had a good sleep, don't ruin my mood or I'll kill you." Her eyes shot him a death glare and glares back. She let's go of him and walks to the fridge. "By the way, I might not act like it but thanks for letting me stay." Everyone looks at her, shocked she said something nice. She gets out milk and pours a big glass. She drinks it all in a matter of seconds, everyone looks at her. "I like milk." She shrugs and she stares at every titan. "You each remind me of someone."
"Really?" Beast boy says excitedly.
"Yah, but you wouldn't know them since they are probably still locked up." She stares at them then down. "Wanna play a game?" Everyone looks confused. Rose looks at them again and chuckles a bit.
"Sure…but how do you play?" Beast boy asked bravely.
"We get in a circle and hold hands, we circle around one person and shout 'Circle You, Circle You'." Everyone seemed confused and she chuckles darkly.
"Why would we want to play a stupid game?" Robin yelled, pissed.
"Oh, it's not a game. It's more like kill or be killed game." Everyone looks at Rose horrified.
"Ok, that's it. Who are you?" Raven snapped at Rose. Rose leaned against the counter and eyes Raven with amusement in her eyes.
"I'm Rose." Rose retorted
"I know you're-"
"But with a different personality." Raven eyes Rose suspiciously. "Don't believe me? They created a Rose with a personality that goes along with everything they want instead of the real one."
"So…you're not Rose…or are you?" Beast boy asks confused. Rose bursted out laughing, she wipes her tears.
"If Rose heard this, she would be very disappointed in you guys. I knew everything she knows about you, except she's too nice to tell you. I know everyone's past, some I even witnessed…well not me personally but Rose."
"Where is she?" Cyborg spoke with a dangerous edge in his voice.
"Wouldn't you'd like to know. She's gone, but I might be in her body or maybe I'm in a replica body. You choose which to believe but it doesn't change that I exist. You should just throw her away, since she's so pathetic. She has all these power and she chooses not to use it!" Rose's eyes show craziness and they sent down shivers down every titan's back.
"Is Rose really that powerful?" Raven shouted, angry for some reason.
"Let me put this in your language. Rose could defeat Trigon with one blow if she was willing to." Raven's eyes widen at Rose.
"If she's so powerful then why didn't she kill that scientist guy?" Robin asked irritatedly. Rose smirks darkly and walks to him.
"Fear."
"Fear?" Robin repeated.
"He realized her power when she had no control over it and took her in. He made her fear him and made her know he was the boss. One slip up, broken arm. Another slip up, you get stabbed with a knife. Another slip up, you get shot at. He's a smart man. Smart but crazy. He will be a big threat to you guys sooner or later." Rose states the horrible facts calmly.
"Fear…fear! Of course!" the titans stare at Robin with bewilderment.
"Robin understands, and I hope you guys also realize it too." She grabs a pack of strawberries and eats each one slowly while studying each one. "I am not Rose, I am Rose. I only exist for one purpose, to make sure the real Rose doesn't do something stupid and die. Better watch your backs', she could attack you any moment."
"Then what about Aidan?" Raven asks slowly. Rose stops eating for a second then laughs.
"That stupid brat…I never liked him. He knew too much…" She looks at them with delight. "Ok, since you guys seem a bit tense, I'll give you some advice. I will take over her body one day when she feels the most vulnerable and betrayed. You see stupid Rose acts cold but really wants you guys to trust her and think of her as a friend. And once you betray her, I'll take over her body. So I'd get on my good side, which means get on Rose's bad side. You see I already like Boy Wonder here because Rose hates him since he never accepts her. She's a messed up person, but still clings onto hope of being loved."
"We like her." Beast boy says evenly, she laughs a bit. "I'm serious."
"Even if she loves to the point of dying for you, you will either be killed or separated from her. Like little Aidan." She laughs crazily. "He was a snot nosed brat that she loved so much to the point she tried to do suicide!" She laughs continuously . "And it was more than once!" She continues to the laugh.
"You are NOT nice!" Starfire yells and Rose snickers.
"Is that the best you got sweetie? I am the opposite of stupide Rose, living only for her. I know everything about her. Her thoughts, her traumas, everything! She knows nothing about me!" She chuckles a bit and pops a strawberry in her mouth. "I'm glad they gave me my own body or else I would've actually liked Rose. Too bad I didn't."
"You're eating all our food!" Cyborg yells.
She chuckles, "You didn't know? Oh come on! Rose really didn't tell you guys?" She laughs. "My stomach hurts! This is too amusing! She has an abnormal appetite. You see they morphed her beyond possible. Her own thoughts began to change, everything is not her own, well sometimes." She sighs and scratches her head. "Weird I thought I heard someone calling me-" She clutches her dress with wide eyes. "Ahaha! She doesn't like that I'm talking to you!"
"Are you connected to Rose?" Raven asks.
"Yep." Eyes still wide with pain. "By a single tear drop with all emotions."
"A…single…tear drop…with all emotions?" Robin repeated.
"Regret, Bitterness, Hate, Happiness, Sadness, Madness, Craziness, Love, Relief, and the most important Pain. All these emotions created me, every time she feels one of these, I feel it."
"That's…impossible…" disbelief all over Robin's face.
"Not if you love someone more than your own life. You see, Rose loves Aidan more than anything. What if he disappeared? Tears fell continuously for days. She would not eat, not sleep. She was miserable. Until she hears there's a still slight chance he's alive…at that time…I felt it…it was Relief, Happiness, and most of all…Undying Love. I was overwhelmed with the sudden emotions and couldn't believe feelings could be so warm and comforting. That was the only chance I got to feel it, she never felt that way ever again. She was like a doll, feeling nothing. It was cold and shivering…"She snaps out of it, "I will see you guys soon!" she runs to the window and dives in the water. She didn't come up after that.
"….OK…that was weird." Beast boy says unhelpfully.
"...It's actually not weird at all." Beast boy and everyone gape at Robin. "Everything she said made sense…"
"I don't think it matters." This time all stares were directed to Raven. "Rose is still Rose. That was not Rose. That was Rose. I don't think we should act differently to her now that we listened to her. The real Rose is the one we should worry about." All titans nodded in agreement except Robin. "Robin." Robin gives a small nod. When Rose comes back, I'll talk with her about this. "Let the talking to Rose to me since you guys would just mess everything up." Rose…who are you really?
