Helooo! Back again with chapter nine. *rubs square eyes*
It's only fair to say that I'm back to College 2morrow, so like it may not be updated as quickly, but I'll sure as hell try.
Another note - Sorry about the paragraphing, I'll try to sort it out a bit better in this chapter. It will still be spaced out but less so. Tell me if you prefer this format or what in a review! ^_^
~*Chibi~*
Disclaimer: I dont own teen titans.
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Chapter nine - Klorbag.
Raven wandered downstairs the next morning at 6.00am. She had only had 2 hours sleep, but she was awake. And in desperate need of tea!
She glided silently as a ghost into the kitchen, to find someone slumped over the table, not moving.
She stood still, wide eyed, and pulled her hood down. Gliding over she took a look at the lifeless figure.
It was Starfire. She had...some sort of paste all over her hand and mouth, and the table was covered in it. Her cheeks were wet like she had been crying.
"Oh NO!" shreiked Raven without thinking. "shes poisoned herself!" She gasped. Suddenly she had a flashback to the previous night.....
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"Raven...I.."
"Leave me ALONE."
"Please Raven..."
"Azarath...Metrion...Zinthos" ........
*
Raven sank to her knees and sobbed silently. The bowl of paste exploded, the contents splattering all over the "unconcious" body of Starfire.
"Its my fault. Its all my fault." She held the cold clammy hand of Star sorrowfully and for the first time in her life felt really bad.
Tears fell from Ravens tired eyes. She looked at Starfire.
'How could I have been so cruel?' she scolded herself. 'She was only trying to help!' She looked at her own hands in pure hatred, letting go of Star's. The hand flopped loosely and hit the table leg.Suddenly, the Tamaranians eyes opened.
They blinked slowly, and focused on Ravens hunched figure.
"R...Raven?" said Star, croakily, rubbing her neck. Raven looked up. Embarrased she pulled her hood up to hide her face. Starfire sat up, and blinked a few more times.
The blurry world came into focus again. Then she noticed the pastey contents of the smashed bowl.
"My sadness pudding!" she cried. Raven looked up. Starfire looked down at her shoes. "I shall make some more." she sighed.
She looked at Raven, slowly, not sure what to say. "Raven, I am truly sorry. I was a...Klorbag." she said, as a tear rolled down from her own sad,tired face. Raven stared at the teen.
Her hair had lost some of its shiny quality, and looked worn and frizzy. Her face was paler than normal and she had bags under her eyes.
"I was the Klorbag." said Raven sadly, a solitary tear rolling down her face as well. "I should have kept my temper."
"I should have kept my thoughts to myself. I apologise. Shall I make a forgiveness pudding?" Starfire enquired, slowly, wiping her tear away.
Raven gave a teeny tiny smile. "No." she said. "Make a happiness pudding. Its all in the past now." she added. Starfires face lit up, and Raven would swear she saw the colour flooding back to her cheeks.
"Are we...friends again?" she asked happily.
"Sure." said Raven in her normal monotone voice. Starfire ran to hug Raven, but then remembered who it was, stopping quickly and putting her hands behind her back. Internally, Raven smirked. Then she saw Starfires face.
"Ummm..." Raven said awkwardly, blushing under her hood. "You may want to wipe your face, heh."
Starfire looked in the mirror, giggling at her pasty face. She mopped herself up quickly enough, and started on the table.
"Thank you Raven. And also I wished to thank you for your advice."
Raven nodded in approval, as she finished pouring her tea. "And exactly what advice would that be?" said a voice behind the two girls. They both froze and looked at each other.
"Robin!" said Starfire joyfully, breaking the silence. "I am pleased to see you today. I was just making a happiness pudding!" she smiled at him.
Raven decided to leave them alone. She picked up her tea and began to leave silently. Then she had a thought.
"Ummm," she said, turning to look at the two titans.
"Robin..." she began, not quite sure how to phrase what she wanted to say. Robin looked at her quizzically.
"Sorry, about yesterday." she said quite emotionlessly.
Robin smiled. "Its okay."
Raven nodded and glided off, leaving Starfire and Robin alone.
"She is truly a good person." said a perkier Starfire staring at where Raven had been standing.
"Yeah. In her own way." said Robin thoughtfully,
"Now then, lets start on breakfast!" he said, making Starfire squeal with joy. Little did they both know, that Raven had heard every word. She smiled as she closed her door. Her life seemed to be turning out okay after all.
The lamp exploded behind her. She rolled her eyes and putting down her tea, went to sort it out.
After she had finished, she sat on her bed and quietly.
'What am I going to do?' she thought, sipping her tea silently and contemplating her fate. She put the tea down, and lay back on her bed. Her life was swirling in her mind.
'I'm not sure about things anymore.' she thought, angrily. Why was her life turning into a drama episode? She was plain old Raven, monotonic, quiet and thoughtful, but packing one hell of a punch.
That was the way she had always liked it. That was the way she always assumed it would be. But things were turning blurry in her head.
Suddenly, she wanted to walk around with a smile on her face. She wanted to laugh at the jokes made, and join in with the games. She wanted to show an interest in what the others talked about.
'Basically,' she decided in her head, 'I'm fed up of being me.' She sighed, flippantly, and threw her arms behind her head.
She couldn't be or do all those things. She had to control her emotions. She had to remain the monotonic goth that she was. It was a really depressing thought. She felt trapped inside her mind.
'If I do laugh at the jokes, and have fun, I know the consequences.' she mused, thoughtfully. 'BOOM. Some house would explode or something.'
She was starting to feel depressed inside. She felt like she was tumbling into a dark pit. She needed a hand to hold onto, to pull her out, to save her. The feeling was unbearable.
Plus, she couldn't talk about it to ANYONE. Noone cared enough to listen...except maybe...
She shook her head violently, even though she was the only one in the room. She wasn't going to talk to anyone. This was HER problem, and she was going to deal with it in her own way.
'Who cares what anyone else thinks?' she told herself angrily. 'It's my life.'
'But there will be no peace, until you admit the truth.' a voice inside her mind told her aggressively. Do you want to live in this "cave" in your head forever? Of course you don't.' Raven didnt argue with the voice. Instead she listened quietly and patiently.
'But, what do I have to do?' she asked the voice mentally. It's answer was pure and simple.
"Tell the truth. Tell him the truth."
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AwwwWWwww. A change of heart in Raven! So cute. I hope I kind of kept her normal character alive. Bear in mind she had only had 2 hours sleep, which is why she panicked!!
Again, I'm not sure on this chapter, but we'll see!
Anyway...Replies!
patriot1 - What to say but thanks, and hugs!
Chloe - I'm kinda glad you gave your honest opinion. I'm also sorry that ya didn't like it but hopefully it'll get better. The shadow was his humour, btw. ^^ (maybe reread it more carefully, now you know and things will slot into place.)
screamingmonkeydemons - Okay, well keep on goin! Thanks for reviewing! keep on goin with your fic, please!! ^__^
Tiger*GRRrr - Thank you soooooo much! I think I'll leave it in. Its something different, and Ive had enough positive response. Thanks again! ^_^
Bill - Thanks, much appreciated, as always.
Invader Sam - Uh huh, it will be involved later on, but I don't want to say any more on this subject - just keep on going!
Classic Cowboy - Wow! Thanks a lot! *cheesy grin*
Review at the bottom left, please!
Ja-ne! ~*Chibi*~
It's only fair to say that I'm back to College 2morrow, so like it may not be updated as quickly, but I'll sure as hell try.
Another note - Sorry about the paragraphing, I'll try to sort it out a bit better in this chapter. It will still be spaced out but less so. Tell me if you prefer this format or what in a review! ^_^
~*Chibi~*
Disclaimer: I dont own teen titans.
**************************************************************************** ******************
Chapter nine - Klorbag.
Raven wandered downstairs the next morning at 6.00am. She had only had 2 hours sleep, but she was awake. And in desperate need of tea!
She glided silently as a ghost into the kitchen, to find someone slumped over the table, not moving.
She stood still, wide eyed, and pulled her hood down. Gliding over she took a look at the lifeless figure.
It was Starfire. She had...some sort of paste all over her hand and mouth, and the table was covered in it. Her cheeks were wet like she had been crying.
"Oh NO!" shreiked Raven without thinking. "shes poisoned herself!" She gasped. Suddenly she had a flashback to the previous night.....
*
"Raven...I.."
"Leave me ALONE."
"Please Raven..."
"Azarath...Metrion...Zinthos" ........
*
Raven sank to her knees and sobbed silently. The bowl of paste exploded, the contents splattering all over the "unconcious" body of Starfire.
"Its my fault. Its all my fault." She held the cold clammy hand of Star sorrowfully and for the first time in her life felt really bad.
Tears fell from Ravens tired eyes. She looked at Starfire.
'How could I have been so cruel?' she scolded herself. 'She was only trying to help!' She looked at her own hands in pure hatred, letting go of Star's. The hand flopped loosely and hit the table leg.Suddenly, the Tamaranians eyes opened.
They blinked slowly, and focused on Ravens hunched figure.
"R...Raven?" said Star, croakily, rubbing her neck. Raven looked up. Embarrased she pulled her hood up to hide her face. Starfire sat up, and blinked a few more times.
The blurry world came into focus again. Then she noticed the pastey contents of the smashed bowl.
"My sadness pudding!" she cried. Raven looked up. Starfire looked down at her shoes. "I shall make some more." she sighed.
She looked at Raven, slowly, not sure what to say. "Raven, I am truly sorry. I was a...Klorbag." she said, as a tear rolled down from her own sad,tired face. Raven stared at the teen.
Her hair had lost some of its shiny quality, and looked worn and frizzy. Her face was paler than normal and she had bags under her eyes.
"I was the Klorbag." said Raven sadly, a solitary tear rolling down her face as well. "I should have kept my temper."
"I should have kept my thoughts to myself. I apologise. Shall I make a forgiveness pudding?" Starfire enquired, slowly, wiping her tear away.
Raven gave a teeny tiny smile. "No." she said. "Make a happiness pudding. Its all in the past now." she added. Starfires face lit up, and Raven would swear she saw the colour flooding back to her cheeks.
"Are we...friends again?" she asked happily.
"Sure." said Raven in her normal monotone voice. Starfire ran to hug Raven, but then remembered who it was, stopping quickly and putting her hands behind her back. Internally, Raven smirked. Then she saw Starfires face.
"Ummm..." Raven said awkwardly, blushing under her hood. "You may want to wipe your face, heh."
Starfire looked in the mirror, giggling at her pasty face. She mopped herself up quickly enough, and started on the table.
"Thank you Raven. And also I wished to thank you for your advice."
Raven nodded in approval, as she finished pouring her tea. "And exactly what advice would that be?" said a voice behind the two girls. They both froze and looked at each other.
"Robin!" said Starfire joyfully, breaking the silence. "I am pleased to see you today. I was just making a happiness pudding!" she smiled at him.
Raven decided to leave them alone. She picked up her tea and began to leave silently. Then she had a thought.
"Ummm," she said, turning to look at the two titans.
"Robin..." she began, not quite sure how to phrase what she wanted to say. Robin looked at her quizzically.
"Sorry, about yesterday." she said quite emotionlessly.
Robin smiled. "Its okay."
Raven nodded and glided off, leaving Starfire and Robin alone.
"She is truly a good person." said a perkier Starfire staring at where Raven had been standing.
"Yeah. In her own way." said Robin thoughtfully,
"Now then, lets start on breakfast!" he said, making Starfire squeal with joy. Little did they both know, that Raven had heard every word. She smiled as she closed her door. Her life seemed to be turning out okay after all.
The lamp exploded behind her. She rolled her eyes and putting down her tea, went to sort it out.
After she had finished, she sat on her bed and quietly.
'What am I going to do?' she thought, sipping her tea silently and contemplating her fate. She put the tea down, and lay back on her bed. Her life was swirling in her mind.
'I'm not sure about things anymore.' she thought, angrily. Why was her life turning into a drama episode? She was plain old Raven, monotonic, quiet and thoughtful, but packing one hell of a punch.
That was the way she had always liked it. That was the way she always assumed it would be. But things were turning blurry in her head.
Suddenly, she wanted to walk around with a smile on her face. She wanted to laugh at the jokes made, and join in with the games. She wanted to show an interest in what the others talked about.
'Basically,' she decided in her head, 'I'm fed up of being me.' She sighed, flippantly, and threw her arms behind her head.
She couldn't be or do all those things. She had to control her emotions. She had to remain the monotonic goth that she was. It was a really depressing thought. She felt trapped inside her mind.
'If I do laugh at the jokes, and have fun, I know the consequences.' she mused, thoughtfully. 'BOOM. Some house would explode or something.'
She was starting to feel depressed inside. She felt like she was tumbling into a dark pit. She needed a hand to hold onto, to pull her out, to save her. The feeling was unbearable.
Plus, she couldn't talk about it to ANYONE. Noone cared enough to listen...except maybe...
She shook her head violently, even though she was the only one in the room. She wasn't going to talk to anyone. This was HER problem, and she was going to deal with it in her own way.
'Who cares what anyone else thinks?' she told herself angrily. 'It's my life.'
'But there will be no peace, until you admit the truth.' a voice inside her mind told her aggressively. Do you want to live in this "cave" in your head forever? Of course you don't.' Raven didnt argue with the voice. Instead she listened quietly and patiently.
'But, what do I have to do?' she asked the voice mentally. It's answer was pure and simple.
"Tell the truth. Tell him the truth."
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AwwwWWwww. A change of heart in Raven! So cute. I hope I kind of kept her normal character alive. Bear in mind she had only had 2 hours sleep, which is why she panicked!!
Again, I'm not sure on this chapter, but we'll see!
Anyway...Replies!
patriot1 - What to say but thanks, and hugs!
Chloe - I'm kinda glad you gave your honest opinion. I'm also sorry that ya didn't like it but hopefully it'll get better. The shadow was his humour, btw. ^^ (maybe reread it more carefully, now you know and things will slot into place.)
screamingmonkeydemons - Okay, well keep on goin! Thanks for reviewing! keep on goin with your fic, please!! ^__^
Tiger*GRRrr - Thank you soooooo much! I think I'll leave it in. Its something different, and Ive had enough positive response. Thanks again! ^_^
Bill - Thanks, much appreciated, as always.
Invader Sam - Uh huh, it will be involved later on, but I don't want to say any more on this subject - just keep on going!
Classic Cowboy - Wow! Thanks a lot! *cheesy grin*
Review at the bottom left, please!
Ja-ne! ~*Chibi*~