Kitty: Hi guys! Another chapter ready to go!
Sunny: Yeah. As soon as we walk back in.
Kitty: How did you guys get here?!
Crow: The door over there.
Kitty: Get back in there you guys! I need to start the chapter!
Ari: Says who?
Kitty: Says the all powerful author! That's who!
LB: If you're so 'all powerful', then how did we walk through that door without you noticing?
Kitty:......
LB: Our work here is done.
Kitty: Hey! I brought you into this story, and I can easily take you out! In other words, I CAN KILL YOU OFF!!!
(they run back through the Story Door)
Kitty: Thank you.....On with the story.
TTNG: New Team
Chapter 29: I'm Sorry
Barely anyone was talking, and Lucky was too scared to go out in public, or near windows thinking Slade would get her. Sun was stressed out. She tried to hide it during her last conversation with her father, but it was in vain. She couldn't hide anything from him. But Nightwing was afraid enough of emotions that he didn't pry.
These days, Sunny found herself more and more in LB's lab, listening to the African-American genius go on and on and on about stuff nobody really cared about. Well, not exactly listening as much as staring off into space. LB was the only one who didn't seem to force being pleasent around her. The others tried, but it was taking a long time to heal.
"I just don't get it. None of the things that were stolen from Microsoft and Boeing have anything in common. Either Sade is messing with us again, or they're not telling us everything that was stolen." poor LB wasn't used to not knowing things.
"Can't you hack into their security network?" Sunny asked, still not really paying attention to the frustrated computer expert. Her thoughts were focused more on how to apologize, which she hadn't done much of. Ever.
"That's the problem! I can't! Jane must be one heck of a hacker, cause there's no way I can crack that code!!! Are you even listening to me?!" her voice had raising an octave per second. She slid her glasses higher on her nose.
"Huh?" Sunny said absentmindedly.
Silence..........
"Go talk to him."
"What?"
"Go talk to Birdie! I know you want to."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Girl, do you see the five college degrees up there?" LB asked pointing to the wall.
"Yes..." Sunny replied. There were indeed five college degrees from Jump City University. Engineering, psychology, medical.......stuff like that.
"And what do they tell you?" she pushed.
"That you're too smart for your own good?" Sunny answered dryly. LB rolled her eyes, and pushed her glassed up again.
"No, they tell you that I'm not an idiot. Go talk to him before I call Arachne in here. I might want a new piƱata." she said, wagging her finger as she spoke.
Sunfire knew LB well enough to know when she was bluffing. She wasn't.
"Whatever. I just need some time to think."
And with that, the leader exited the lab. LB sighed.
"Too much pressure....she needs a break. And so do I." she looked in a compact mirror that Sunny had left behind. "Ugh. Girl you need to get some sleep. And you really need to stop talking to yourself. It don't look good. See? You're doing it again! AUGH!!!"
She didn't plan to run into Crow, but that's just how it worked out.
Originally, she was gonna go up to the roof to think about what to say to him. Of course, he just had to be up there meditating. As she opened the door, a wave of panic swept over her. The empath obviously felt that, because he opened his eyes, and turned his head toward her. She stepped back.
"Sorry. I'll just-"
"No. Stay." he beckoned. She hesitated, but walked over and sat next to him. He lowered down next to her, knowing her emotional turmoil wouldn't allow her to float.
"So you're actually talking to me? I thought you would be too busy with you books." she muttered.
"Ouch."
"Well it's true."
"Yeah. I guess."
An awkward silence followed. Crow was trying to figure out why she was up here. Was she trying to apologize? Yeah right. She'd said sorry three times in her life.
"Are you gonna say anything?" she asked.
"I've been wondering the same think about you."
"Hmph."
"Why did you come up here anyway?"
"Why do I ever come up here? To think!"
"About what?!"
"What do you THINK?! EVERYTHING! LB's threat, Slade, Lucky, the team. And you know what?!"
"What?!"
"I'M SORRY!" she yelled. Crow gaped at her, not sure if he was dreaming.
"For what?" he asked.
"Everything! The snooping, the yelling.....and treating you like you're my faithful sidekick." she whispered. It was pretty much all she could manage. They just stood there for a moment, until Crow took hold of her wrist, and pulled her close to him.
"So I take it you forgive me?" she asked. Crow chuckled.
"Yup. As long as you forgive me for being such a jerk."
"I did awhile ago."
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
"Oh great......."
WINTER BREAK BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
