Me: I haven't been able to update. And here's why.
Acer: Because you tried downloading free music.
Me: Meet my computer. Back from the repair ward.
Acer: It's you're fault I was in a coma and lost our documents.
Me: I know, you won't let me forget it. I will be back to updating every day, now. Enjoy.
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"But Alysa doesn't actually like Jacob, but Jacob really wants Alysa but secretly loves Beth..."
Turnip nodded and tried to follow what M'gann was saying about her cit-com. He was sitting on the couch with her in the rec room. The other teens were all training and that left him and M'gann waiting for cookies to bake.
M'gann continued to talk about the 'love triangle' as she put through the commercials. "But if Beth ever found out, she would-" beep"-Woohoo, text message!" M'gann chimed as she pulled a cheap flip phone from her pocket.
Turnip smiled at M'gann as she typed rapidly on her phone. She stood up. "I need to go check Conner." She said.
'You mean make out with him.' Turnip thought, knowing that she wasn's listening. 'Robin told me everything.'
"Can you record this?" She asked, gesturing toward the tv.
Turnip nodded and took the remote.
"Thanks," She said. "I'll be back to check on the cookies." She chirped as she floated out of the room.
Turnip sighed and put the tv show on record.
"Turnip? You in here?"
"Yes." Turnip said, barely loud enough for Ollie to hear him.
Ollie walked over to the couch and sat down beside him. "Flash says the tests are almost done. I'll take you to Star City orphanage in a few days."
Turnip closed his eyes nodded.
"Turip I'm really sorry."
Turnip shook his head. "I understand." He said quietly, his voice breaking.
"The woman at the orphanage wanted you to fill thses out." Ollie said, handing Turnip a packet of papers with various quesions on them.
Turnip nodded and took the papers and small pencil from Ollie.
"I promise it will work out, Turnip." Ollie said and stood up, walking out of the room to do what ever it is Ollies do.
Turnip looked at the papers. They were various questions about personality and hobbies. Turnip felt tears burn his eyes as he started working on them.
"Where is everyone?" Robin asked Turnip as he walked into the rec room.
Turnip shrugged and wiped his eyes.
"You okay, man?" Robin asked and kneeled down infront of Turnip. He was wearing a t shirt and sweats with sunglasses.
Turnip nodded as Robin gently pulled the papers from his hands.
"I remember these." He said quietly. "I had to fill them out when my parents died...Do you want me to help?"
Turnip nodded, letting Robin sit beside him. He scooted closer to Robin, making their shoulders brush together.
Robin took the pencil from Turnip. Robin's hands were white and chalky, so he was probably just on the parallel bars or trapeze or any other things that he did.
"Full name." Robin said.
"Turnip Kaylor Betson." Turnip said quietly.
Robin wrote this down on the paper. "Name at birth."
"Madulin Dmitri Aptekar." Turnip said. He felt his stomach wrench at the name.
"Favorite hobbies." Robin said, pretending not to notice the look of disgust on Turnip's face.
"Archery." Turnip said.
"Anything else?" Robin asked after he scribbled down on the paper. "Art, swimming-"
"No." Turnip said firmly.
"How bout making cookies with cute girls-"
"I said no, Robin." Turnip said.
"Okay, okay." Robin said. "Favorite things to do with family...that's stupid."
Turnip closed his eyes and looked down at his lap. He thought about shooting with his brother and sister and helping his adoptive mother with dinner. His chest started to hurt when he thought about her warm smile or the lullabyes she sang to his sister.
"Dude," Robin put his arm around Turnip. "Eto normal'no." (It's okay) He said quietly.
Turnip covered his face when tears started to leak from his eyes.
"Turnip...Ya dolzhen byl eto delat."(I had to do this, too)Robin said soothingly in Russian. "...uspokoytes', eto ne tak uzh plokho." (calm down, it's not that bad.)
"Ya ne mory etogo sdelat..." (I can't do this.) Turnip whimpered as Robin now put both arms around him. "Ne vozvrashchayetsya..." (Not again.)
"Ya ponimayu, Turnip." (I understand.) Robin said as Turnip leaned into chest.
"Hey, what happened?" Artemis asked as she walked into the rec room.
"Just some papers the adoption people want Turnip to fill out." Robin said as Artemis kneeled infront of them.
"So Ollie's really sending him away..." Artemis said as she put her hand on Turnip's shoulder. "I can't believe him." She murmered.
Turnip's small body shook as he coughed and cried. His fore head was resting against Robin's jaw as Robin rubbed his arms gently. "Pozhaluysta, malysh, ne plach." (please, kid, don't cry.)
"I'm trilangual, and I can't understand what you're saying." Artemis said as Robin continued to murmer softly into Turnip's ear.
"Despair! Despair! Despair!" M'gann cried as she floated into the rec room. "I feel despair!" She gasped when she saw Turnip crying into Robin's shoulder. "Turnip..." She floated over to him and sat on the other side of him. "What happened?" She asked softly, trying her hardest to not just read his mind.
Robin pointed to his own head, giving M'gann permission to read his mind and see what happened.
M'gann did and gasped sadly when she was done. She wrapped her arms around Turnip's waist in a tight hug and put her face against Turnip's. "It's okay, sweety. We're here for you."
And then something amazing happened.
Turnip giggled.
Apperently M'gann's severe over-reaction and protectiveness was amusing to him.
M'gann continued to sway slightly with Turnip in her arms as he continued to giggle inbetween sniffles.
Artemis and Robin let out a sigh of relief.
Turnip was now laughing softly as M'gann kissed his cheek.
"We'll be right back." Robin said as he and Artemis stood up.
"Where are you going?" M'gann asked curiously.
"To talk to Green Idiot." Artemis said.
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Gettin close to the end, peoples! But yet, the trilogy has just started...
Will Robin and Artemis convice Ollie to adopt Turnip?
Will Ollie get his ass chewed by Batman?
Will M'gann's cookies burn?
Did Wolf poop on the floor?
Will my water ever be turned back on?
Find out in chappy 12! Review or I dont update.
