Chapter 4: A Day In The Life
Written By: Chrissie Brynn
Directed By: No One Really
6:00 AM
Raven had never needed much sleep, and no matter what time she went to bed she usually got up early. It was pretty much the only time that the tower was quiet, and she could relax and meditate in some place other then her room (which had been purged of all the Hello Kitty horrors Savior had put up in his attempt to help her, but was not quite back to the way she wanted it). She had showered and dressed in her usual outfit, and had gone down to the kitchen.
She was quite surprised to find she wasn't alone.
"Well, you're up early. Then again I expected that. Good morning Raven." Savior said from where he was standing at the oven. He had taken off his white jacket and it was draped over one of the kitchen chairs.
"Prove it." Raven said curtly, annoyed that her privacy had been interrupted.
"Point well taken."
"What are you doing up?"
"Was too charged on adrenaline from the fight yesterday, couldn't sleep well. Probably gonna drop like a stone tonight, but until then…what's wrong? You're not still mad about the whole grabbing thing, are you?"
"Noel, don't misunderstand me. I appreciate not getting covered in sludge like my teammates, but I also dislike the idea that you felt that you needed to protect me from a little dirt."
"You were…"
"Closest, right. Not buying it. Beast Boy was virtually next to me, you could have grabbed him too. Save your noble intentions for those who will appreciate them, I find them distasteful and sexist. Now could you please move, I want to make my…"
"Tea?" Savior said, holding up a steaming cup on a saucer. Raven's eyebrow arched. "I had a feeling you'd be an early riser."
"If you wasted my tea by not making it…" Raven said as she took the saucer, lifted the cup, and sipped. She blinked.
"It's good…you remembered my instructions."
"I have a good memory for those things." Savior said, as he lifted the kettle and another cup to the table, pouring it.
"You're drinking my tea?" Raven asked.
"Trying it."
"Why?"
"Why not?" Savior said, as he sat down and took his own sip. "Hmmmm…a tad bit bitter, but it works for the tea and not against it."
"You drink a lot of tea?" Raven asked.
"My mother did…I was with her a lot, so I did it by default. I think she used like 120 different brands during her life…"
"I see." Raven said, sitting down and bringing up her book. She didn't want to start talking about parents. For obvious reasons.
The two were silent for a minute.
"Lord of the Flies, huh. First time through?" Savior asked, looking at the book Raven was reading. Raven sighed inwardly: he wanted to keep talking.
"No. How did you know of it? School reading? Or did you watch the movie?" she asked curtly, hoping he would go away and leave her alone.
"Actually, my mom gave it to me. It's perhaps the best book on man's innate animal and flaw in giving in to it. It takes an exceptional individual to resist it, hence why Ralph is all alone at the end. Exceptional people are always alone. And yes, I have seen the movie. Both of them: the old black and white version and the more modern one with those several revisions as the book was written during WWII. Some clash with the book, but on the other hand, it has one of the best pieces of child choir music I've ever heard in a movie."
Raven lowered her tea, a bit intrigued despite herself.
"I personally find the best bit is at the very end where that child tries to recite the information about himself that his parents obviously taught him to the soldier and he can't remember it. One of the best images I've ever read."
"Yes that is a disturbing bit, but did you notice that…"
9:00 AM
Robin tried to sleep in when he could, but a lifestyle of sudden trips out into the city at midnight and god knows what else happens in Gotham for a few years had royally messed up his biological clock, and twenty minutes ago he had found himself up and no able to fall asleep. So he got dressed and headed for the kitchen.
To his surprise he bumped into Starfire. She looked worried.
"Robin, I think we have a problem. Raven and Savior seem to be angry at each other…and they are threatening to hurt the other by using school supplies." Starfire said in a rush. Robin's eyebrow arched.
"What?"
"They were talking pretty fast, but I heard something that sounded like Raven said she would erase Noel's head…"
"What?" Robin repeated, deciding to see what was going on for himself.
He could hear the voices as he turned the hall. It was definitely strange to hear Raven's voice raised: she was usually very collected, for obvious and good reasons. But her tone wasn't so much angry as firm.
"…notes that it is representing the split that all schizophrenics must live with." Raven said as Robin walked in.
"Hello, what's going on?" Robin asked.
"Please friends, don't erase each other's heads!" Starfire said from behind Robin. Savior looked confused, and then he began to chuckle.
"We're ok Robin. We're discussing a film called Eraserhead. We were kind of into the discussion when Starfire came in so we ignored her."
"Eraserhead?" Robin said.
"Yes we're trying to decide what it means. Raven here thinks that it represents a schizophrenic's mind."
"It DOES." Raven snapped.
"No no no! It's an allegory of the human condition during the Cold War! The mutated fetus CLEARLY represents the fear of nuclear holocaust and the hallucinations that Henry has are definitely the representation of the madness that it would take to do that to society, yet their constant appearance shows how easy it is for that madness…"
"That is ridiculous! The baby clearly shows the way the outside world looks at the mentally ill: like twisted freaks who should…"
By now Robin had left the room after getting a muffin. He sat down in their lounge and looked at the computer to see if any major events had happened while they were sleeping. He could hear the continued argument going on: ten minutes later Starfire walked out looking incredibly confused.
"Robin, what does "the microism inside the macroism" mean?"
"………Beats the heck out of me!"
"Robin, I do not wish to attack you! I merely wish to learn what Noel and Raven are speaking so loudly about."
Robin facevaulted.
The argument finally ended several minutes later when Cyborg showed up and Raven retreated back to her room. Savior came out to the lounge while Cyborg attacked the fridge for food.
"You managed to have a conversation with Raven that lasted more then a few sentences. I'm impressed."
"We think alike." Savior said. "So, do we go out looking for criminals or do we wait for them to pull something and go pound them into oblivion."
"A little bit of A and a little bit of B." Robin said in his best Grandpa Simpson impression. "By the way Savior, I want to run some tests on your powers later."
"Sure." Savior was saying when Cyborg suddenly dropped a metal arm on his shoulders, making him jump.
"Noel, it's time for you to learn a little lesson about video games: you only think they're silly because you haven't been playing enough of them!"
"Uh…"
"So time to learn!" Cyborg said, shoving Savior towards the couch. Too hard, as Savior literally flipped over it and landed on the other end with a thud.
"Ooops." Cyborg said.
"I can't feel my legs." Savior said on the other end.
"Oh come on that's a cliché among cliché's" Cyborg said as he vaulted over the couch, landing on it much better then Noel.
"I think I heard something snap."
"Oh just get up here and play!"
10:00 AM
"ARGH YOU MOTHER…LOVER!" Cyborg yelled as he lost another round of Super Mega Championship Ultra Turbo Street Combat 3 ¾ to Savior.
"I told you I was gonna button mash." Savior said. He was pretty amused: he had constantly messed up Cyborg's strategies by mashing the kick button. He found that funny: the great skills of several martial arts masters were no match for the power of Savior's kicks!
"Ok, we are changing games! Cheater. I bet you camp in Quake too." Cyborg muttered, getting out Mechracer X.
10:45 AM
"Ha ha! The man is back!" Cyborg said as he bested Savior in another race.
"Rematch." Savior said for the ninth time.
"Hey man where's the rage? There's no fun to be had without the rage!"
"It's a video game, not the fate of the entire free world."
"Aw man, no fair! It's no fun without the rage!"
"The king has returned!" Beast Boy said as he sat on the couch and grabbed the third controller.
"Never mind." Cyborg said with a wicked grin.
"What are you doing Robin?" Starfire asked.
"Answering my e-mail. My PUBLIC e-mail, which I DID NOT WANT, and which people ask me questions despite the fact I REALLY DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO ANSWER A BUNCH OF PEOPLE'S QUESTIONS." Robin said, directing his angry words at Cyborg. Cyborg just smirked and started another race.
"If that's not bad enough, most of these people ask the same questions over and over! Geez, time for some spring cleaning! "Dear Robin, what is it like being a superhero?" Oh, what a good question! Let me think of how I should answer it…DELETED!" Robin yelled as he deleted the question. "What's next. "Dear Robin, do you have a secret crush on Starfire?" Ah, now THIS question is definitely worth my time and consideration…DELETED! Oh this is getting good! Now what…"Dear Robin, do you wear the same clothes all the time?" Oh THAT'S a new one. No way do I get this freakin' question all the time! I suppose I'll probably answer it right now DELETED!" Robin laughed, now thoroughly enjoying himself. "Holy Dear Robin! Holy E-Mail! Did you invent the word holy? Are you made of holy stuff? Are you full of holes?" Oh I'll totally answer this one because apparently the only thing I'm concerned with is saying sub-puns with the word holy in them DELETED!" Robin crowed.
"Now you've done it Vic, Robin's lost his mind." Beast Boy said.
"I think he's still on his way there." Cyborg replied.
"What next? "Hi Robin. This is Trevor from Hampton Maine and I was wondering if you could teach me to be as awesome as you. I am a vampire and…"……And WHAT? That's it? I am a vampire and I'm going to attack you? I am a vampire and here's a million dollars? I am a vampire and here's your own spaceship? I mean what the…oh wait, I get it! THEY GOT HIM! Someone stuck him with a stake through the heart right in the middle of the e-mail! Oh Trevor! I MOURNE FOR YOU!" Robin mock-cried, and then pretended to weep into his hands.
"Ok, NOW he's lost it." Cyborg said.
11:30 AM
"The only thing better then one wannabe to trash is TWO wannabe's." Cyborg said, as Starfire had joined in and the four were having a four-person race.
"Forget them Cy, you have to worry about ME!" Beast Boy yelled as he zoomed it and tried to knock Cyborg out of the lead.
"Please, like you could…AH!" Cyborg yelled as his ship suddenly started sparking, along with Beast Boy's. A second later a missile slammed into the two of them and blew them off the track. "What the hell?"
"Scrambling and homing missile. Eat my dust." Savior said as he zoomed past the place where Cyborg and Beast Boy's cars had been.
"Why you lousy…!"
"I've got the win sewn up now!"
"What does this button do?" Starfire asked, and then Noel yelled as his car blew up. A moment later the hot pink racer she had picked zipped past and over the finish line.
"I WON! I WON! I WON!" Starfire chanted as she started jumping up and down in joy.
"Ah man being bested by a wannabe sucks." Cyborg said.
"Oh this ain't so bad." Beast Boy said as he watched Starfire jump up and down.
"Dear Robin, if you could have a threeway with Raven and Starfire who would get it first?" Oh what a mature mind DELETED!"
12:30 PM
"Never much did like mac and cheese. Too…simple…lacks a certain subsistence." Savior said as took a bite from his grilled cheese and bacon sandwitch.
"It's not made from animals." Beast Boy defended.
"Um excuse me, cheese?"
"You think this cheese is made from animals?"
"Hay Robin u suxxor u fag Im goina keel yu yu queer faggot…" oh I am so scared DELETED!"
1:15 PM
"HOLY…!" Savior yelled as he flew across the room. He flew over Robin's head, but all Robin said was "DELETED!" He hit the wall with a thud.
"Real mature guys." Savior said as Beast Boy and Cyborg laughed hysterically.
"I won again!" Starfire said, grinning.
"I knew challenging her to an arm wrestling match would end badly." Savior muttered.
"Dear Robin, what's it like getting it up the ass from Batman, because I know you do you homo faggot…" Oh god is that nonsense still floating around? Damn you Fredric Wertham! Gee I wonder if I should actually say that DELETED!"
"Someone once gave me a not so politically correct piece of advice Robin." Savior said. "Arguing on the Internet is like running in the Special Olympics. Even if you win, you're still retarded."
"PI indeed but oh so true! Enough of this! Let's go test your powers now Noel." Robin said, closing up his e-mail.
2:00 PM
"Entry 1-B from Timothy Drake, alias Robin, aka myself. Entry concerns preliminary tests run on Noel Collins, alias Savior, in regards to his metahuman mutation, the possibly sentient energy extension that Noel calls the Shimmer." Robin said into a microphone. He spoke as he watched Noel perform tasks to indicate certain qualities Robin wished to record. He wasn't worried about anyone overhearing this conversation: it was going straight into Barbara Gordon aka Oracle's memory banks, and her security was the best on the planet, or maybe in the galaxy.
"Subject professes to be unsure of exactly what was sprayed on him that resulted in this mutation, but power suggests that a benign, at least at the moment, mutation of the nervous system happened. Exact details will be added as they are acquired." Robin said, as Noel followed his instructions down in the training area.
"Subject's "Shimmer" emerges in the primary form in a rope shape that is roughly 6.2 inches in circumference from the subject's right hand. Maximum length the rope shape can extend when energy is summoned from right hand is approximately 100.7 meters long or 327.3 feet, roughly the height of a 30-story building. Subject can project the energy from any part of his body though, including his left hand, feet, and so on. However, for each projection, the distance the energy can emerged is halved: one extension from each hand will only go 50.35 metres and so on."
Robin took a note down and continued.
"Subject believes energy possesses at least some kind of awareness, if not intelligence. Tests do indicate possibilities that the appendage is acting less like an extension of subject's body then like a creature given an order. Data is sketchy and flawed, will gather more before drawing conclusion."
"The energy of the appendage does not appear to have a set state: subject can alter it's weight and density with no apparent effort. As a rope subject can whip the energy with enough force to shatter a 2.5 foot thick block of concrete, or roughly 178.7 miles an hour. Length does not seem to decrease momentum: a 20 foot long extension does the same damage of a 200 foot extension."
"Energy is not confined to a rope-like state: subject can alter the shape of the material to whatever primitive shape he needs as long as he possess enough of the appendage's "material" to do so. The subject can make the extensions sharp, sharp enough to slice through stone and small amounts of metals like rock and steel, or can be altered to a serrated saw like state to saw through thicker materials. Subjects can interweave the robe strands to create shields, platforms, and even primitive weapons such as swords and clubs. Suggest powers similar if weaker then Green Lantern's ring, which can create anything in any shape as long as it is charged, while subject is disqualified from such powers due to limited amount of energy "material" to work with. Ability to alter density also makes the weapon a potent bludgeon."
"The energy itself seems gifted with great strength, and subject, while using said energy appendage, can lift a maximum of 7.2 tons or roughly 14400 pounds in weight. Subject can only lift such extreme for the duration of a few seconds. Appendage transfers the weight to the body much as if one were lifting a heavy object with their arms. Subject's limbs do not seem affected by such things such as whiplash: a last minute catch after falling from a great distance shows that the energy appears to absorb the momentum that would have torn a normal man's arm out of his socket had he fallen from such a height and caught himself with a normal rope. Subject's strength is not altered by number of appendages: he can only lift his maximum with one appendage as well as ten. Subject can carry lesser loads for various increasing lengths of time: he can hold the average vehicle up for several minutes if necessary."
"The energy appendage also appears quite resistance: it's great speed makes it very difficult for bullets to hit it, and a woven shield in front of the subject has blocked the firepower of several powerful machine guns, though subject needed a fair amount of material and a few seconds to form such a dense shield. The energy has also proven to be unaffected by extreme heat, extreme cold, and heavy amounts of electricity. The subject says he knows of a weakness in the appendage but would not divulge said weakness at this time. More data to come by later."
"Subject is approximately 6'3 in height with crystal white hair and light blue eyes. He weights approximately 221 pounds and possess a fit and low-fat physique. Subject is right handed, well balanced, and in good shape. Name, repeated once again, is Noel Collins, aka Savior."
"This is the end of Entry 1-B. More data to be acquired in the field as needed and as observed. End current observation."
4:00 PM
Knock knock.
The door slid aside to reveal an un-amused Raven. Her expression did not change when she saw Savior standing at her door.
"What?"
"I came to fix your room back up the way it was."
"…………That is not needed, I can do it myself."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. Thank you for offering. Goodbye." Raven said, and closed the door. Savior stared at it for a few seconds.
"Man, always you and Raven, huh?" Cyborg asked suddenly. Savior jumped.
"Don't do that." Savior said as he looked at where the large man had appeared at the end of the hallway.
"Why you always with her? You're yakking with her when I wake up and here you are at her room. What, you can't go an hour without seeing her?"
"No, I am merely trying to…make amends…for my…error…" Savior stammered. Cyborg smirked.
"You LIKE her, don't you?"
"What? Well yes! No! Teammate wise, uh, she and I…with the movies and the truck yesterday and…"
"Ohhhhhhh! Savior and Raven, sitting in a tree…!"
"Oh please not THAT! Act your age, not your shoe size!"
"K-I-S-S…!"
"DAMNATION WILL YOU CEASE THE INFERNAL CHANT?" Savior roared. Victor stopped, still smirking.
"Sure I will!"
"Good!"
"If you do one thing…"
4:05 PM
Knock knock.
Raven opened her door again to find Savior there once again.
"What?"
Savior suddenly lifted a kazoo and blew on it quickly.
"Oh, I'M VERY VERY SORRY! I'M SO VERY VERY SORRY! I'LL NEVER EVER DO IT AGAIN!" Savior sang as he did a goofy little dance.
4:10 PM
"OH NO PLEASE I GOT ENOUGH OF THIS YESTERDAY!" Savior yelled as he ran through the lounge. Four paddles encased in black energy quickly followed, followed by Raven as she floated along behind them, swinging the paddles at Savior as he ran through the door at the other end.
Raven glanced at Robin and Starfire giving her incredulous looks.
"What?"
"Oh nothing!"
"Yes nothing!"
"Good." Raven said as she floated out of the room again.
A moment later Victor walked in, laughing breathlessly and wiping his eyes.
"I had a feeling you were behind this. When Raven gets done killing Noel could you tell him we finally have a room for him?"
5:00 PM
"I live to kill Cyborg. I live to kill Cyborg. I live to kill Cyborg…" A badly bruised Savior said as he unpacked his lone bag. His room was sadly bare: just a bed and a few desks with a closet. He winced: Raven had gotten him pretty good. She had enjoyed it too, he swore.
"Damn…" Savior muttered. "Maybe I'd better chance it."
Had anyone been outside the window of Savior's room at that moment they would have been blinded by a bright flash.
6:00 PM
"Hey Savior we're ordering pizza what do you want on…" Beast Boy said as he casually charged into Savior's new room, still talking before he trailed off.
Someone was sitting on the bed. But it wasn't Savior.
Beast Boy's eyes widened as the new man looked up, shocked. He was a slight man, not very large, with deep red hair tied in a ponytail behind his head and deep blue eyes. He was pretty good looking, and nicely dressed in what appeared to be a nice pair of slacks, a T-shirt, and shoes, slightly worn.
But he wasn't Savior.
"Beast Boy!" The man said, shocked.
"Hey, what the hell? WHO the hell?" Beast Boy yelled.
The new man started getting up, but Beast Boy wasn't going to let him get his hands on a weapon, as he charged, turning into a lion and pouncing on the new man. He dug his claws into his shoulders as he opened his mouth.
"Who are you? Where's Noel?"
"Beast Boy, it is me! Noel!"
"You're not Noel! You don't look a thing like him! WHERE IS HE!" Beast Boy roared.
"Ugh, don't do that! Your breath is almost as foul as that stuff you sprayed on me yesterday!"
That made Beast Boy hesitate. The only ones who had seen that were his fellow Titans.
"If you ARE Noel, then what the hell…" Beast Boy said, getting off but ready to pounce again if he needed to.
"Sorry Beast Boy, I should have told you. But I wanted to get to know you a bit better. This…is really me. It's who I was before the…accident."
"Then what was you before?"
"I'm not sure…it's like when I…changed….I got a whole new body out of it. Watch. Cover your eyes."
And Noel slammed his hands together.
Blinding white light filled the room, causing Beast Boy to wince. It faded quickly, and he looked.
The taller, more muscular, white-haired and white-suited Savior was back.
"Whoa. Now THAT'S a useful secret identity."
"Indeed. The hand clap is just for dramatics: I can do this simply by willing it. Also, any damage I sustained in this body seems to heal much quicker if I go back to my original body, which suffers none of the injuries of THIS form. It's why I changed back: Raven really gave me a whipping."
"Yeah, she's like that, isn't she?" Beast Boy said as he turned back into his human form.
"Beast Boy, would you mind…not telling the others yet? I want to...integrate myself some more."
"Sure…and my name is Logan. Garfield Logan. Call me Gar."
"I will…Garfield."
"Oh you just be ASKING to get your head bit off now!"
7:15 PM
"I am amazed you managed to find a place that would go to all the trouble for Gar's toppings." Savior said. "Tofu cheese ain't exactly…"
"Yeah. We saved the guy's shop from being demolished a few times. He remembers us." Robin said as he shoved another meat-laded slice into his mouth. Savior would have commented on his table manners, except Starfire's were even worse.
"Hey Robin, you forgot to log out of your e-mail properly…" Cyborg said from over by the computer.
"Yeah looks like you got a bunch more too." Beast Boy said. Robin groaned and walked over.
Raven got up from the couch she was on and started for the kitchen when a Shimmer-supported cup of tea was suddenly in front of her.
"Peace?" Savior pleaded. Raven cast him a harsh glare, but she took the tea.
"…….You have a knack for this, I will admit." She said after a sip, and headed into the kitchen.
"Oh for the love of god, DELETED!"
7:45 PM
"Well looks like the villains kept themselves busy with non-evil deeds today. Rare." Cyborg said.
"So what should we do?" Savior asked.
"Robin and Starfire went to get movies. Now if they can only find something we'll all agree to watch. Not the easiest of tasks." Cyborg said.
"I find the trash you people usually find entertaining hard to swallow, indeed." Raven said from her corner.
"Hey Raven, remember when Starfire brought back that film "Snow Falling on Cedars" and Cyborg got all mad but he tried watching it anyway and by the end he was totally captivated? Who knew ironhead was such a softy inside!" Beast Boy laughed. Cyborg lunged at him, but Beast Boy turned into a monkey and leapt away.
"We found it!' Starfire said as she ran into the room.
"Found what?" Cyborg asked.
"That film Noel said was his favorite! Man Eats Dog!"
"Man BITES Dog." Robin said as he followed Starfire with two bags of newly purchased junk food.
Savior suddenly looked pale.
"Uh guys I REALLY don't think you wanna watch that…"
"Nonsense! You clearly have some taste! How bad can it be?" Cyborg replied. Savior's worried look increased.
"Guys, trust me, this REALLY isn't the kind of film you want to watch…"
"Oh what's wrong, is there a little gore? Bah! We've sat through all kinds of Raven's films stuffing our faces, nothing happened there! We can handle it!"
"Really guys it's a…"
"We want to see the film you loved so much, Noel! Why is that bad?" Starfire asked.
"Um Star, I didn't LOVE the film persay, I just…"
"Enough excuses!" Robin said as he put the tape in. "We can handle it!"
"Guys…"
"Whoo hoo! Blood and gore! Blood and gore!" Beast Boy said as he opened a bag of chips.
"GUYS…"
"Man, it's in French with English subtitles? Man I hate subtitles…" Cyborg said.
"GUYS…………!"
"What wonderment will this film have?" Starfire asked. Savior threw up his hands.
"Ok, but know this! I warned you, repeatedly! I take no responsibility for anything that happens here!" Savior said, and he walked over and sat down on a couch near to Raven.
"What's so bad about it?"
Savior glanced over to Raven, surprised to hear her speak.
"Just watch and see."
"Whoo hoo, here we go!"
9:20 PM
As the credits began to roll, Robin numbly picked up the remote and turned the VCR off.
For a few moments everyone was silent, and then as one, everyone looked at Savior.
"I warned you." He said defensively.
"What the hell was that?" Cyborg said.
"I WARNED YOU. That film is not for light viewing."
"Oh dear god, it WAS just a film, right? Not actually a…" Beast Boy said. Noel couldn't believe it, but Beast Boy had actually turned GREENER.
"It was a film. That was done on purpose to give it a documentary feel."
"………NOEL WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT? THAT WAS ONE OF THE SICKEST THINGS I'VE EVER SEEN, AND I'M A PARTNER TO BATMAN!" Robin suddenly jumped up and yelled. Starfire wasn't there: Robin had escorted her from the room a third into the film, her eyes wide and filled with horror.
"That film is the best black comedy of society's sick obsession with turning criminals into celebrities I have ever seen. It shows so much on how so many of us think and how sick and twisted it is when viewed from afar that you have to laugh or you'll start screaming. That's why it's my favorite film: because it hits that nail so hard on the head."
"But…oh geez…but they…I mean…" Cyborg said.
"Looking at humanity's ugly side is never pleasant, Cyborg. If it makes you feel better, they exaggerated a lot of things in that film. But probably not that much. Humanity has a lot of rotten things squirming in the shadows of the veneer we call civilization. I am going to bed now. I am sorry if I traumatized Starfire Robin, but I gave you repeated warnings and you refused to listen. My hands, are clean." Savior said defensively, and got up and left.
"Feel like breaking the tape…" Cyborg said.
"That was a good film. I can see why he liked it, in his own way." Raven said, as she walked past, leaving the room herself.
"Figures she would like it! Aw man, make a note Robin! Never let Noel pick the films!"
"Right. Now if you excuse me, I am going to try and help Starfire and hope she won't be seeing a shrink for the next ten years."
"You do that. Me and Beaten All The Time Boy are going to play some games to get that bad taste out of our mouth."
"Oh shut up!"
9:30 PM
"I'm ok Robin! It was just a movie! All fake! Though I wonder why people would like to put such unpleasant stuff on film." Starfire said. "You do not need to commit gratuitous acts of bodily harm on Noel."
"I may do it anyway."
"Relax Robin! Let me sing you the song of Happiness! It will surely remind you that there are good things about humans!"
9:47 PM
"Ok Star that's enough I understand I'll be going now…!" Robin said as he practically ran out the door.
"But Robin, there are still 745 verses!"
10:10 PM
"Hey man, I had enough with Noel's button mashing earlier, don't you start!"
"I'm not! I am using skill! But this character is just so set up that sometimes mashing on the buttons produces better results!"
"Well if you're using skill, pick another character!"
"………..No."
11:25 PM
"Man I wonder if Superman gets these DELETED!" Robin said. He was back at his e-mail, finishing the clean up.
"Dear Robin you're a great leader and are so strong and brave I hope we can fight for the next decade or more" oh how touching DELE…wait…" Robin said. "Yours forever, Starfire. PS: Is that scary movie over yet?" AW MAN, I KNEW IT! Noel's movie-picking privileges are hereby suspended for eternity! Ok last one…"
"I'm going to bed. Night Robin." Beast Boy said as he walked past.
"Night Gar." Robin replied.
Beast Boy left the room and headed down the hall. The last thing he heard was a yell of "DELETED!"
1:00 AM
The moon was out, and it's light shone softly through the window as the door quickly opened.
The figure glided in slowly, barely touching the ground and not making a sound above a whisper. Slowly, it glided over to the bed where Savior slept.
Noel stirred as the figure glided up above him, but only after the cloaked figure drifted down and settle on top of him did his eyes snap open.
"What the hell…?" he said, and his eyes widened as he saw who it was. "Raven? What are you…?"
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhh." Raven said, putting her finger against Noel's mouth. Noel went silent, totally aware of Raven's body on top of his, as she removed her finger and leaned down.
Her lips were soft with a very slight bitter taste from her tea, and Noel's shock quickly faded. He reached up and gently took the side of her face, returning her affection. He closed his eyes, savoring her.
He opened them.
OH MY GOD HER SKIN WAS RED AND SHE HAD FOUR EYES AND SHE HAD FANGS AND SHE WAS GOING TO EAT HIS FACE…!
"GUH!" Noel gasped as he sat up in bed. He took deep gasping breaths as his brain resettled itself and came back to reality.
"Dream. Just a dream." Noel said. He pulled back his blanket and sheets and switched on the light. Clad only in boxers up got up and began pacing, trying to dry the sweat that soaked his form.
"What's going on?" he asked the mirror. "What is it with her? I've seen women with her dark gothic looks before. What's so special about Raven? Geez, what happened Noel…" Noel said to the mirror. "And what the hell was that thing at the end? Man Freud would have a field day…"
His breathing was back to normal, but Noel still felt unsettled. Both by the dream and by his feelings.
"Can I…should I…could I…dare I?" Noel pondered. He traced a vague design on the table top. "Raven…"
He found no answers with the table, and eventually Noel went back to bed, losing his uncertainty in the brief unknowingness of sleep.
His dreams were filled with dark slashes and the slight bitter taste of almonds.
Well well, isn't this interesting! Hopefully. Well, what will come of this? I know what will come next chapter: The Troika spring their trap! What awaits the Titans next? Except the ending theme of course.
Raven: NO!
T-E-E-N!
T-I-T-A-N-S!
Teen Titans, let's go!
Raven: RAGE.