R&R por favor! I gotta watch my language...I've been cursing up a storm. I'm watching American Dad, I'm not sure if anyone else got this reference, but in one episode, Roger was disguised as Kurt Cobain.
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When you're smoking tinfoil in the morning
It's gonna be a cold day
When you're keeping everything inside you
It can only hurt you
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Starfire, Raven, Cyborg, Beast Boy and Robin were all seated around a table, towels wrapped around their bodies. They were all dripping wet and had sleepy expressions on their faces. Raven picked at her soggy french fries, frowning deeply.
"Alright. I'm just gonna say it; these french fries taste like shit." Beast Boy said in a disgusted manner, pushing his fries away from him.
"I do agree with Beast Boy. These frenched fries taste like the bowels of a klorbag." Starfire said, gaining strange stares from her teammates.
"Is that not what friend Beast Boy meant?" she asked innocently.
"Not in a literal way." Raven said, slumping over the table. The red sun was beginning to sink into the ocean and Raven was unfortunately beginning to feel tired. She didn't want to go to sleep, for she knew that her dreams would be haunted by Pesadelo. He was intent to kill her, she supposed.
"Beast Boy's right. We're better off with Star's cooking." Cyborg said dejectedly. Starfire gave him a hurt look and looked down at her feet.
"I mean her...wonderful, tasty meals?" Cyborg said, giving her a fake smile. Instantly, the red headed alien perked up.
"Then I shall prepare a meal tomorrow evening, so Cyborg can once more enjoy my cooking!" Starfire said, determined. Robin stifled a snicker while Cyborg glared at him.
"I'm pretty sure your boyfriend would like to try some too. Right Robin?" Cyborg said, flashing his leader a smug grin. The smirk from Robin's face was immediately slapped off and replaced with an 'O' expression.
"Glorious! Robin shall accompany me to the shopping of groceries!" said Starfire, clearly delighted by the fact that she would be cooking once again.
"Can we go home? Please?" Raven asked, yawning.
"Can't you teleport there?" Robin questioned. Raven groaned.
"If I must." With that, she disappeared into a puff of dark smoke.
"Woah. When'd she learn that one?" Beast Boy mused.
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Once in the safety of her sanctum, Raven ran a hand through her purple hair, worried would would happen when her head hit that pillow tonight. She hadn't been this afraid in a long time. She'd lived a particularly fearless life pretty much after banishing her father from Earth and to think that she was afraid of a half horse in her head got her all wound up. Throwing herself on the bed, she sighed. No amount of meditation of herbal tea would prepare her for tonight; she was sure of it. The fact alone that not only did Pesadelo beat her up in her dreams, but managed to beat her up in real life frightened her. It also confused the hell out of her. How he managed to do that was beyond Raven, only frustrating the gothic girl. Raven jolted up from her bed once she heard the door to the house open, and two very loud, very familiar voices. She glanced out of her window to see that the sun had completely submerged underneath the white capped waters. Another sunset wasted. Sighing, she grabbed her pajamas from her dresser and slid them on, feeling the weight of the world on her shoulders. She gave her bed one glance before sighing. There was no way she could sleep alone tonight, that was for sure. She'd probably bleed to death in her sleep and no one would ever know. She would have to sleep in Starfire's room tonight. She sighed again, knowing that the alien would just squeal in delight and insist upon the 'Earthly traditions of the slumbering parties' as Starfire put it. But she had to man up. She refused to die in her sleep, for that would be a horrible way to die. So, taking a deep breath of air, she grabbed her pillow and her blanket and floated to Starfire's room. Funny, she thought she could hear sounds coming from her room...weird sounds. Her eyebrows furrowed and she opened the door, only to find Robin making out with Starfire on her bed. Raven squeaked and slammed the door, horrified at what she just saw. A vase exploded next to her, something she hadn't seen happen in a while. Suddenly, Beast Boy's head peeped out of his room and he glanced over at Raven, curious as to why she was screaming.
"Uh...what just happened?" Beast Boy said. And then the thought dawned upon her. She would sleep in Beast Boy's room; after all, they were now official friends.
"I'm sleeping in your room tonight." Raven said suddenly, entering his room. She wasn't surprised to find his clothes strewn everywhere, and the rotting smell of food wafting from somewhere. But if she wanted to live to see tomorrow, she would have to suffer. Holding her nose, she examined the room, deeming the corner of it a perfect place to sleep.
"Not that I mind, but why?" Beast Boy said, arching an eyebrow.
"Remember how you thought I was dying this morning?" Raven said. Beast Boy nodded.
"That might happen again tonight, and seeing as I don't want to die in my sleep, alone and by a fucking horse, I need to sleep in here." Raven explained, setting down her blanket.
"Why don't you sleep in Starfire's room?" Beast Boy asked, not daring to ask about the horse part.
"Robin and her are doing...unmentionable things in there." Raven said, shuddering at the memory.
"Oh. Okay." Beast Boy said, not wanting to dwell on the though of Starfire and Robin sleeping together. It was like your sister have sex with your best friend. Which, was exactly what was happening.
"Well, uh...goodnight Rae." Beast Boy said, a tad bit guilty that he was sleeping in his bed and that she was was sleeping on the ground. But, this was his bed, and it wasn't like Raven had asked him, so he pulled the covers over his head. (A/N: I'm not that cliché...)
"Just remember, wake me up if I start doing something weird in my sleep. Night." Raven said, pulling the covers over her head. Her eyes closed and she drifted into the nightmarish hell that was her mind.
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Raven was once again falling in the darkness. By now, she was pretty used to it, and sat with her legs crossed, just wishing this would hurry up. The blackness faded into a familiar white room, and to Raven's surprise, a beaten up Cisma emerged from nowhere.
"You have no idea how glad I am to see you." Raven said truthfully.
"As am I. I have some things to explain to you." Cisma said solemnly, not at all sounding like his cheery self. The room suddenly faded into a park, stars twinkling in the sky. A lone bench sat in the next to a few trees and Cisma ushered her to the bench.
"Alright; what's going on?" Raven said, inspecting him. He had a huge, swollen black eye, and a cut on his lip. He seemed weak and Raven noticed that he limped as he walked.
"Pesadelo isn't using you as his host...he is in fact, a manifestation of your nightmares, your anger and your frustration." Cisma said, looking away from Raven.
"That's good right? I can just get rid of him?"
"No. I'm afraid not. Pesadelo...he has life in him. He isn't in your control anymore. You can't just get rid of your frustrations, or admit your angry to get rid of him." Cisma replied. Raven looked crestfallen and the strawberry blonde man.
"So...what's going to happen?" Raven asked, inhaling sharply.
"Pesadelo is going to escape from your mind...wreck chaos on your world. There's no stopping him from doing that." Cisma said. Raven gulped. Why was she always the one to cause utter chaos? Why couldn't it ever be Starfire?
"So...once again my fate is sealed?" Raven said sadly. Cisma nodded. The gothic girl looked up at the sky, wishing she wasn't always the demise of her friends. Somehow, she always managed to hurt them. A moment of silence passed between the two before Cisma spoke up.
"Why did you become a superhero Raven?" he said, his hands in his lap.
"What? I don't...I don't know."
"Was it to repent for your future destruction?" Cisma mused. Raven never though of it before. Maybe that's why she still stuck with the team, despite being thoroughly annoyed by Beast Boy all the time.
"I-I suppose so." Raven admitted, looking down at her feet. Another silence passed between the two.
"You know. Always getting told you're creepy...it doesn't make you any less creepy." Raven suddenly said.
"Why do you say that?"
"I'm just...I'm just thinking about what's going to happen...and what people think about me." Raven admitted.
"Not everyone thinks you're creepy. I know one person who thinks otherwise." Cisma said cryptically.
"That'll be the day." Raven laughed dryly.
"Ah. You're so blind." Cisma said, giving her a small smile, he glanced at his watch and looked back up at Raven.
"It's almost seven o'clock in your world. I should send you back." Cisma said.
"Alright. Um, thanks...for being my friend. You're not real, but...thanks anyway." Raven said, standing up. She remember something, though and turned back around to face Cisma.
"Just one more thing." Raven said, Closing her eyes, she placed her hand over his face, emitted a blueish glow. His injuries faded away, surprising Cisma.
"Thanks. Remember, there is someone in your world who cares more for you than you know." Cisma said, being rather cryptic. Before she could ask anything further, she faded back into her body, still wondering what Cisma meant.
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Before you all get confused and review and say "I thought this was a BbxRae, bla blah blah!" It still is. Cisma is a friend. Nothing more than that.
And I will explain him and Pesadelo later, because it is confusing. I know. I'm rather cryptic.
Erra Fawkes13: Eh. I'm not good at French. The school I transferred to last year didn't have the language I was studying so I had to take French. I pretty much suck at it. Anyhow, thanks for the fabulous review!
SecretlyAlice28: Thanks! I know...I'm very misleading :P
Firelily95: Haha, it's okay. Thanks for the review, I've got an obsession with this site too XD
Littlemissfg: You're welcome! Thank you very much, for thanking me about making your day :D
Black rose-raven angel: Probably hitting on girls. Ha, Beast Boy would probably put 'In a relationship with Beast Boy, and it's complicated' XD
Crazynerd: Thank you very much! To answer your question; remember that episode when Raven refused to admit her fear and she lost her powers...it's kinda like that. Plus, Nightmare's kinda powerful too. Same here. I didn't even know half the kids in my town could read. Ah. That sounded way harsher than I meant it to be. Welp, thanks for the review!
The Cretin: Thank you, for the overuse of the word great! Lol, seriously thanks for the review!
Lafalot22: Hehe, I dunno, perhaps he's used to it :) Thanks for the review!