Updating... now, yes, very much aware that i haven't updated this for... more than a month? hahas,
Shadow scraped the fork across the plate of food, metal scratched on metal causing a high screechy sound to emerge from it. The noise was lost in the racket made by the crowd also eating their lunch but one person's ears heard it clearly and could see that she had not touched her food at all. "I know that the food here is bad, but you have to eat something you know." Jinx said, not unkindly. "You shouldn't worry about the Titans, they're not worth worrying over."
Shadow turned to look at her unblinking cat eyes, "It's not them that's worrying me, it's… it's something else, something totally different… It's like, I keep hearing voices in my head. Two voices. One is obviously mine but the other… it's like my conscience or something like that… most of the time it's telling me to do something that's totally opposite of what my voice says. This has been happening ever since the little showdown I had with Raven… It's been going on non-stop… I have a hunch on where it came from but I don't like it, not one bit…"
"Oh, so you have a devil and angel advising you on your shoulders eh?" Jinx teased as Shadow snorted. "Well, I really don't know what to say, but hearing voices in your own head has never been a good sign. Usually means that person's been knocked too hard on the head too many times, but if it helps, you're one of the sanest person I've ever met."
"Gee, thanks." Shadow remarked, rolling her eyes.
Jinx smiled sweetly and opened her mouth to comment on Shadow's remark when the noisy clatter of the whole room suddenly hushed. Some people were craning their necks and standing up, looking in the direction of the exit of the room. She stood up curiously to see what was the cause and almost immediately sat down with a look of contempt on her face. "My, my, look who's dropped by for a visit."
But Shadow had no need to do that, she knew exactly who that person was. The person was someone she had wanted so much to meet and the also dreading it at the same time for the last few weeks. Now she was uneasy about it, although its reasons were totally alien to her. Shadow let a sigh escape her mouth; the sound seemed loud, as the silent atmosphere grew tense. Many people's muscles were bunched up tight, like a spring wound up and ready to spring. The squeaky sound of boots resounded in the room. It got closer and louder until Shadow knew that the person was right behind her.
"Hello."
"Hello to you too. What do you want?" Jinx snapped at the person.
"I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to her," was the retorted reply. Shadow tensed, she could literally feel a glare pierce through her from behind. Unable to bear the tense atmosphere any longer, she turned around and forced a sweet smile. "Hello, Raven."
"Yes, hello." Raven repeated. They watched each other before Raven's eyes flickered downwards momentarily. Shadow's followed its direction and noticed a mirror with black gothic designs on it was clasped in pale delicate-looking hands, almost hidden by the folds of Raven's cloak. She saw her real violet-eyed reflection staring back at her. It was positioned so that Raven could see her reflection clearly if she looked down. Shadow glanced casually around her and noticed that Jinx and the others were too busy glaring at Raven to notice the mirror.
"Alright, what do you want?" Shadow snapped out suddenly breaking the stony silence. She watched Raven's face intently and noticed a slight hesitation.
"You… You're coming with me." She replied, the mirror disappeared and a hand shot out, wrapping itself around Shadow's wrist, she pulled. Turning to walk out with Shadow in tow, she felt a slight resistance and turned to find a glaring Jinx holding onto Shadow's other hand. "What do you think you're doing? You and your friends threw her into jail and now you're just going to drag her out? I don't think so."
"Back off Jinx, this is my business."
"Well, she's my friend!"
"And she my sister."
A stun silence followed Raven's last announcement. Everyone turned to stare at Shadow and then at Raven. No one moved or made any sound for a long time but mutterings soon started up and Jinx face changed from confusion to confidence. She laughed. "Yeah right, I see no similarities at all. What are you going to say next? That you're identical twins?"
"Well, we are." The black mirror flashed out from under Raven's cloak and held it in front of Shadow. Gasps could be heard from all standing around her as she smiled triumphantly.
"I bet this is just a cheap trick that you did." A voice from the crowd peeped out. Mutters of agreement rang out. Raven scowled.
"But it's true." This time Shadow said it. Heads turned to stare at her and she looked back with boredom on every line of her face.
"What? You have to be joking." Jinx's voice rang shrill in to the ears of the once again stunned crowd. Shadow opened her mouth to answer but Raven had grabbed her again and dragged her out. Shadow turned back just as they approached the exit and saw the different mix of emotions pasted on the faces. Some were that of confusion but most were of anger and betrayal. "Oh, isn't this just great?" Shadow sighed silently.
She turned back and heard Raven say, "There's no need," to a guard who approached with a pair of handcuffs. She hauled Shadow along behind her out of the room and did not let go until they had walked far away from the room. Then a chilly silence enveloped them as they walked through the hallway without any sound save the squeaks from their shoes. Neither looked at, nor spoke to each other.
"Did you have to do that?" Shadow demanded finally breaking the stony silence.
"Do what?"
"Did you have to go and make all the people in that room my enemies?"
"You shouldn't be mixing around with that kind of people anyway. They're villains."
"Here's a newsflash for you sister dear. Your friends think I am a villain, they don't like me, and now, neither do all those people back there. So I have no allies, just a bunch of enemies. Thanks a lot Raven." Shadow retorted. "And since when did I ever allow you to decide what's good for me?"
Raven turned back and scowled at her and was about to snap something back in reply when approaching footsteps interrupted her. Both sisters turned and saw four different shadows approaching.
"Oh… no, this is just great." Shadow muttered. She turned to walk away but Raven's hand grabbed hers. Shadow scowled at her but Raven was too busy watching the approaching figures to notice. Shadow sighed loudly and smiled sweetly at the glare she was rewarded with.
"What's she doing here?" Robin's voice demanded from Raven but his eyes stayed on Shadow.
"I'm bailing her out." Raven replied simply. She walked forward with Shadow in tow.
"Why? She's a criminal. She attacked you."
"She's my sister." Raven said simply and she received the exact same result when she had last stated that just a few minutes ago.
"You're joking." Beast Boy said. His eyes went from Shadow to Raven. "You don't even look alike at all."
Raven stopped and pursed her lips. Turning to face Shadow, she commanded. "Drop your form now."
Shadow scowled but sighed when she met Raven's glare. Raising a hand, she muttered and drew a symbol into the air. Then she closed her eyes and grinned as a gasp of shock erupted from the mouths of the Titans. She knew how it looked like, shadows from surrounding areas rose to encircle her body until her body looked like one solid black mass. Then the shadows fell like tattered ribbons back to their original places and revealing her true form. Opening her eyes, she watched the titan's shocked faces with her violet eyes.
"Hello, I'm Shadow, very nice to meet you all." Shadow smiled sweetly. She was calm like she was just having a friendly meeting with the Titans for the very first time. Tilting her gently to one side, she inquired. "How do you do?"
"Ha ha, very funny." Raven growled out.
"Aw, Raven, why so grumpy?" Shadow questioned cheerfully, although Raven could feel that she was tense in every part of her. Sighing inwardly and rolling her eyes at Shadow, she grabbed her hand and started to walk when she was once again stopped, this time by Robin.
"What do you want now?" Raven growled with a dangerous edge in it. And before Robin could reply, she pushed him aside and dragged Shadow with her, leaving her shocked friends behind.
"My, my, aren't you friendly?" Shadow commented light-heartedly, although the look of boredom was back onto her face. "Where are we going?" She asked as they reached the exit of the jail and walked past curious looking guards.
Outside, Raven stopped suddenly and sighed. "I don't know."
"Oh, wow Raven… Well, goodbye then." Shadow said and walked away briskly without another glance at Raven.
"Wait a minute, you're not going anywhere."
Shadow rolled her eyes, spinning around; she grabbed hold of Raven's shoulders and glared right into her eye. "Look, you can follow but I need to go back hom- I need to go back to… where I live." With that, Shadow walked away. Raven looked after her before she closed up the gap. This time, keeping her mouth shut.
They both walked through the city and soon there were curious glances at the both of them. Raven noticed but Shadow seemed indifferent about it all. She just walked until she came to this block surrounded by brightly coloured flowers. Raven stared at them in amazement before following Shadow in. Walking up three flights of stairs, Shadow came to a door and unlocked it with a key. Turning the knob and pushing the door open, Raven was greeted by the sight of a room full of overturned chairs and a mass of broken things strewn all over the place.
"You… live here? This room is even worse than Beast Boys." Raven commented, taken slightly back. Shadow was a very neat person… or she was supposed to be.
Shadow glared and replied, "Get in or I'll slam the door in your face. Don't tempt me," she added quietly.
Raven went in, still rather shocked by the state of the room that she didn't notice that there was someone there until he shifted in the darkness and spoke. "Hello."
Shadow snapped the light switch on and whom she saw made her growl and bristle in anger. Raven stepped back and got into a fighting stance ready to attack.
Slade, sitting on the bed, merely looked amused at the reaction the two sisters had when they saw him. He was playing with something in his hand, throwing it up and catching it. He was pretty relaxed about having two demons standing in front of him. Looking straight at Shadow, he said, "Close the door, Shadow."
His words sounded too friendly and a thought immediately entered Raven's mind, I haven't stumbled into a trap by the both of them… have I? Taking a quick glance at Shadow, her doubts were swiftly silenced. Shadow still standing by the open door with one hand on the door's knob. She was silent and looked indifferent about the situation but the hand gripping onto the door told another story. It had a very tight grip on the knob and it was shaking. She looked more ready to pull the door off its hinges and throw it right at Slade than close it quietly it at his command.
"What do you want?" Shadow asked in an angry hushed whisper, her eyes glaring.
"I want you to close the door." Slade said simply and at the last sentence, the thing in his hand stopped going up and down at he pressed something on it
The door closed, with only the rusty hinges protesting.
Raven turned around confused and saw the same neutral expression on Shadow's face except there was now a blank look in her eyes. All signs of anger was gone, she just stood there rather listlessly with her hands hanging limply by her side.
"What did you do?" Raven asked surprised although she already had a guess and she did not like it one bit.