A/N: decided to make the chapters a little shorter... there's not much comedy here.. sorry..
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Part 13: Court Proceedings: The Unexpected Reaction of the Half-demon
"Hold on! I can't mediate between you two if you speak at the same time!" Robin was having a hard time trying to resolve the growing conflict of Aqualad and Beast Boy. After Raven beat them cold the boy wonder had to wake Cyborg up so that he could help carry the two unconscious friends/enemies to the infirmary. He thought that when they would wake up, they'd already make up and forget about the whole incident. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. Titan green and Titan blue woke up at the same time and when they saw each other ligatures had to be used. Oh, and also duct tape when they couldn't stop yelling at each other. It took some time before they both agreed to stop screaming and the tape was taken off.
"Then I'll talk first!" Beast Boy announced.
"No, I will! Why should an imp like you speak first?" Aqualad retorted.
"What did you say! You wanna try saying that to my face again!"
"I'm already saying it to your face! And frankly, I'm having a hard time looking down at your face even though we're already sitting down!" Beast Boy turned into a dog and started barking.
"No transforming!" Robin ordered and slapped the changeling dog in the head. The green boy whimpered and changed back. Aqualad smirked and planned to say something when, "And no wisecracking! We're here to resolve conflict, not make it worse!"
"Still no progress?" Cyborg inquired as he entered the infirmary.
"What do you think?" the masked boy sarcastically responded.
"Chill Rob… I'm here to help." The mechanoid looked at the two tied up titans. "I think Beast Boy should go first since it was his burger that got victimized." The changeling beamed a smile at the elder titan while Aqualad pouted, and said "Fine.."
"You're the best Cy!" the changeling cleared his voice, "Your honor. I accuse Aqualad of eating my DELICIOUS tofu burger without my permission and left me to die of hunger." Beast Boy was resolute.
"Alright… what makes you say that he was the one that ate it..?" Robin didn't mind he was referred to as 'Your Honor.' He actually sorta liked that title.
"He admitted it himself!" the changeling moved around a little bit to free a finger and pointed accusingly at the Atlantean.
"No I didn't!" the prince swiftly interjected.
"Aqualad, it's still not your turn." Cyborg answered. So the blue boy just glared at the changeling. The young titan raspberried in reply as he continued with his explaination.
"Well, I asked him nicely if he ate my burger in the fridge and he said that he did."
"Hmm… alright. Aqualad, you're turn." The masked boy gave the floor to the Atlantean.
'I can't understand why I'm the accused here, when I'm the one that's really been victimized." The blue boy let out an irritated sigh before continuing. "I never said that I ate the imp's burger. I just told him that I ate the only thing that seemed to be edible from the fridge. What I ate did sort of looked like a burger but the taste was from being a burger… or even tofu.."
"I see.." the judge began contemplating.
"Oh, yes.. I almost forgot. I never knew that "asking nicely" meant sneak attacking a person and just beating him up without enough evidence… it's that some sort of imp tradition you practice?" the young boy glared and smirked at the changeling. The provoked child instantly changed into a rhino, freed himself from the ropes began attacking.
"Cyborg! Quick! The tranquilizer!"
CRASH! BAM! BOOM!
..This court trial might take a while…
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A few distances away from the trial Raven was peacefully drinking her usual herbal tea in the common room. The crashes and chaos in the med ward could be heard but she paid no mind to it. She had more important matters to attend to.
The sea outside the window showed a beautiful blue. They were like precious sapphire stones glittering in the sunlight. A smile crept on the face of the young girl as she remembered the cerulean worms in the cavern. The girl unconsciously went near and placed her hand on the window, touching the deep blue water in her mind.
"I miss those little blue worms… I also miss…" the goth girl stopped and shook her head. "What was I about to say..? I thought I already fixed this.. How many times do I have to tell myself that what happened was just a coping mechanism… there's no deep meaning... nothing… no connection.."
The goth girl quickly drank her tea and turned away from the window. She was about to exit the common room when the 4 boys from the ward came in.
There was still a small air of tension hanging about the green and blue titan but it seemed like Robin was able to make them come to an agreement not to maim each other for a while.
The masked boy made his way to the fridge while Cyborg made himself comfy on the couch and preoccupied himself with slapstick cartoons. The other two looked for something to do and immediately saw the half-demoness.
"Hey Raven!" they both greeted. They glared at each other and pointed an finger at one another. "Hey!" they once again said in unison.
"Uh.. Hey." Raven replied without making eye contact to either of the two. She didn't feel like talking, especially to the Atlantean. She'd been avoiding the young prince for 3 days now and she wasn't planning on stopping.
Not yet… She said to herself. I still need more time before I can talk to him like before… I just need more time…
While the goth girl was talking to herself the green and blue titan were looking for a topic of interest to talk to the girl in front of them.
"Nice weather we're having, huh?"
"Nice weather hey Rae?" the two said, yet again at the same time and annoyance was once again growing.
"Stop following me!" the changeling accused.
"What do you mean by that! You're the one that's been following me!" the Atlantean retorted. Veins popped on the head of the two and they started to once again bicker like little children.
The half-demoness was about to silently step away from the fight and go out of the room when the changeling suddenly pushed the prince. Raven could not respond in time and they collided to each other.
CRASH!
Robin and Cyborg quickly stopped whatever they were doing and looked at the location of the three, hoping that the crash they heard wasn't…
"Oh crap.. It really is.." Cyborg dropped the remote he was holding and hid behind the couch.
"You guys really want to get killed don't you?" Robin upsettingly looked the two boys that were no longer bickering.
They both felt their soul leaving their body as they looked at the broken pieces of porcelain on the floor and the spilt tea that it was once holding. Every titan knew the dire consequences one would face when they would do something ridiculous like going inside the goth girl's room. But none of them had ever—could ever imagine what would happen if you disturbed the half-demoness in her tea session and to actually break her favorite tea mug at the same time was just… well, plain stupid and it's just asking for an early Armageddon.
Silence.
The young girl did not move from her position. She didn't speak. She just looked at the broken remains of what was once her tea mug.
Cyborg was hastily writing his last will and Robin was readying himself for whatever chaos Raven would unleash,
Raven took a step forward.
Aqualad and Beast Boy closed their eyes in response. Readying themselves with whatever death sentence the half-demoness had decided. Sweat trickled down their faces as they swallowed hard.
Then…
Swoosh!
Aqualad and Beast Boy opened their eyes to see that nothing had happened to them. The young goth girl did nothing and said nothing. She just went out of the common room without a word.
"Phew!" Cyborg threw away the paper he was writing on and did what he was doing earlier. Robin went near the green changeling and punched his head.
"Ow! What was that for!" The young titan rubbed his head.
"What were you thinking! How could you be so careless.!" The west titan leader began his long sermon, while Aqualad still had not moved away from where he was standing. His face was expressionless but his eyes were looking down on the floor.
A call coming from the East Titan rung in the common room. Looks like the TV session and sermon would have to wait for a while as the masked leader ordered them to go to the communications room. But it seemed like the Atlantean did not hear.
"Aqualad!" the masked leader barked. The Atlantean slowly moved away from the spot. And with a last glance on the floor, he went to the communications room.
The common room was now quiet as there was no one inside. The view from the window still shone an enchanting blue outside as the waves crashed in and out.
Another color shone in the sun's light but it was not that of childish blue, but a slightly tainted brown. The liquid with no pure form spread and made itself comfortable on the common room floor and the broken pieces of the black mug slightly glittered along sunlight.
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i feel like i made the end of this chapter a little serious... sorry. hehe.. i'm making another story right now you see.. and it's a new project that's challenging me right now since it's tottaly different from my usual writing.. since it's actually rated M..if guys want.. you can check it out. it's entitled dead stars.. it's a robxstar angst thing... anyway.. i promise to make the next chapter have more touching moments between Aqua and Rae. (i kinda like this pairing anyway) just hope i have enough time and ideas... haha.. this is the last thing i'm writing before i go to sleep.. it's 12AM here in my clock... looks like three is my limit.. i mean writing and updating stories.. three chaps is my limit... well.. good day guys! sorry for the long chat.