Title: piano
Author: poetgirl123
Chapter 4: issues
"OK, Raven," weeks later in Ravens room, Sarah starts, "You're ready to sing."
Raven looked at her blankly, "Sing?"
"Ya, sing, you know, to the melody?"
"I don't sing,"
"Well today you are." Raven looked at her blankly,
"OK, then I'll sing, and then you try." Sarah placed her fingers on the keys; "You don't mind Bill Harley?"
"I don't even know who he is."
"Well, listen to this." Sarah started playing a sad melody,
Cars full,
Trunks pack
Start from the roof rack
Mom says, we leave soon
Last time, in my room
One last look out my window
The yard, the streets, the place I know
I go, they stay, It's moving day
Here's where my bed stood
Floors made, of old wood
Mom left the light on
Walls mark with crayon
The door I slam, when I was mad
The place I cried, when I was sad
I go; they stay, on moving day
When I grown up, I might come back to this place again
If I find some kid lives here, I'll tell them who I am
Let's go,
Dad calls,
I guess,
That's all
Goodbye house, goodbye room,
I won't, be back soon
Down the steps, out the front door
Now I don't live here anymore
Part of, my heart stays,
On moving day
Its moving day
"I heard you sing this song before." Raven says, after the final part of the melody,
"Ya," Sarah took papers out and handed them to Raven, "Listen, there's a contest next month, you'll be in it. Alright?"
"Sure, as long as the titans don't find out."
Sarah rolled her eyes as she stood up off the chair, "Why do you always worry about 'The Titans' finding out?"
"I have a reputation with them."
"So, at least if they find out, you don't need to keep worrying. If you don't want them finding out so badly, then start practicing at my house."
"OK,"
"Listen, sorry about this, but you have issues. I know the titans think of you differently, but they're your friends. If they can't respect the way you are, then why call them your friends?"
Raven thought for a moment, "Cause they care."
"Care about what? The way you are? Or who you are?"
Raven thought for a moment, but couldn't think of an answer,
"Um, I'll be back here in a week so we can get you ready for the contest. Alright?" Raven nodded, it was quiet for a few seconds, "You know, if I yell, will the Titans here me?"
"It depends."
"Alright," Sarah went over towards Ravens bed, and grabbed her backpack, then headed for the door. Sarah turned back around towards Raven seeing her just stare at the piano keys, "Um, you can start playing." Raven started pressing the keys making a sad melody, "Bye," Sarah closed the door behind her,
Outside Ravens door,
"Yo!" Beastboy ran across the hall past Sarah with a can of soda in his mouth as a cheetah,
"Give me that!" Cyborg keeps yelling, after he ran past Sarah, he walked back to her, "Hey, I'm Cyborg." Cyborg took out a hand for her to shake, Sarah shake it.
"I'm Sarah," they stop shaking; Cyborg stared at her, "Is there something wrong?"
"Um, you look familiar,"
"Maybe we met, but never knew."
"No, it's like I've seen you in a picture..." Sarah's eyes widen,
"Well, I must go. It was... nice meeting you Cyborg." Sarah walked down the hall. Beastboy ran back to Cyborg,
"What's wrong with you?" Beastboy says as himself,
"That girl looks familiar." Cyborg says pointing a finger towards her,
"Oh, that's Ravens new friend,"
"New friend?" Cyborg turned towards Beastboy; "Raven has friends other than us?" All of a sudden, they heard music. "What's that?" Beastboy didn't answer; he was getting into the music,
Some kids have, and some kids don't,
And some of us are wondering why.
And Mom won't watch the news at night
There's too much stuff that's making her cry
"That sounds like..."
We need some help
Down here on earth
A thousand prayers, a million words
But one voice was heard "Raven?" Cyborg says
A house, a yard, a neighborhood
Where you could ride your new bike to school
A kind of world where mom and dad
Still believe the golden rule
Life's not that simple
Down here on earth
A thousand prayers, a million words
But one voice was heard
A thousand prayers, a million words
But one voice was heard
Once voice, one simple word, hearts know what to say
One dream can change the world
Keep believing till you find your way
"Yesterday, while walking home," Beastboy says, Cyborg stared at him. Beastboy started singing along
I found some kid on Newbury Route
He pulled a pistol from his bag
And tossed it in the river below
Thanks for the help
Down here on earth
A thousand prayers, a million words
But one voice was heard
One voice was heard
One voice, was heard
The melody continued as Cyborg stared at Beastboy blankly, "How do you know the words?"
"I don't know, it just sounds familiar."
After the melody ended, Cyborg thought for a minute, "Where's the last soda?"
"I drank it!"
"YOU WHAT!?"
From Ravens room, she was confused. She listened to the way her voice sounded, and it was good. NOCK, NOCK.
"Rave, it's Beastboy!"
Raven walked over to the door, just peaking through it. "What?"
"What are you doing in there? Cause I keep hearing music from your room, and just now, I heard words."
"Ya, but what I'm doing is none of your business." Raven slams the door, Cyborg leaning against the wall, "Tsk, tsk, tsk," Cyborg says, "You know better not to talk to her,"
"So, that music was familiar. It's like I know it..."
"Duh, you were just singing it."
Beastboy thought, "I did?"
"Ya," Beastboy blushed, "Um, I'm leaving now." Beastboy says as he walks away. When Beastboy was out of sight, Cyborg looked around at where he was. In front of Ravens room, in an empty hallway,
"Yo, wait up!" Cyborg runs over towards Beastboy,
In Ravens room, Raven looked through all the papers Sarah gave her, all of them were papers of songs and one was instructions saying:
Raven, find two songs you like, then practice those songs for the next months. Practice all the way till you memorized it. Find one love song, and another that you like. If you want, you can sing, but you don't have to.
Raven sighed, then looked through the papers:
Moving day (Bill Harley), Oklahoma (Billy Gilman), One voice (Billy Gilman), Lucky (Britney Spears (Don't get any ideas)), What dreams are made of (Lizzie McGuire (need partner)), Running home (LMNT), and Open your eyes (LMNT).
Raven sat on her bed looking through all of them; she sang each one in her head before she tried playing it.
An hour later, Raven fell asleep on her bed holding on to a sheet saying 'Open your eyes'.
Ravens dream, Raven walked around, not knowing where she was. The place was foggy, and she couldn't see, "Beastboy?" Raven says, Raven looked at the other direction, "Cyborg?"
Raven took a step, but there was a puddle. The fog cleared up showing a big puddle all the way to the end, "Robin? Starfire?" Raven started walking through the puddle.
"What's going on?" Raven looked around. There was nothing around her but dried ground, black trees, and the color gray. Up ahead was a big building, it was Titans tower. Raven ran up to it. She touched the building, and then went inside.
She was in her room,
"Why do you always worry about 'The Titans' finding out?" Raven saw Sarah say, she was seeing what happened earlier,
"I have a reputation with them."
"So, at least if they find out, you don't need to keep worrying. If you don't want them finding out so badly, then start practicing at my house."
"OK,"
"Listen, sorry about this, but you have issues. I know the titans think of you differently, but they're your friends. If they can't respect the way you are, then why call them your friends?"
Raven thought for a moment, "Because they care."
"Care about what? The way you are? Or who you are?"
Raven saw herself not answer back, "Why do they care?" Raven asked herself. Raven walked up to Sarah. She reached out towards her, but Sarah walked right through her, Raven looked back at herself, seeing herself just stare at the keys,
Everything disappeared. She was back by herself,
"Raven," Raven turned her head seeing her pink self,
"What?" regular Raven says, P. (pink) Raven stared at her,
"What did I do?" P. Raven says, she sounded to perky
"What do you mean?"
"You're always mad. Why is that?"
"Why are you talking like Beastboy?"
"Because..." P. Raven thought for a moment, "I don't know,"
"Just leave her alone." (Regular) Raven looked up seeing her green self- sitting in one of the trees. G. (Green) Raven jumped down up to them,
"Listen, if Raven wants to stay sad, let her, she'll just be like her gray self."
"But her gray self is always sad." P. Raven says,
Everyone turned their heads seeing Gray Raven sitting at the edge of the puddle just staring at herself,
"Raven," P. Raven says, "Look, your gray self is always scared and hiding herself. Are you going to let that emotion take over?"
"No."
"Then be smart!" Ravens yellow self-came walking past them reading a book, "Um, not as smart as your yellow self though." Y. (Yellow) Raven turns back around facing them,
"What's wrong with being smart?" Y. Raven says, "It at least helps me better then being perky or rough."
Veins came from G. Raven, "What's wrong with me!?" G. Raven yells,
"Oh, nothing," Yellow Raven says rolling her eyes as she walks away, a rock hit Y. Raven on the head, "OW!" Y. Raven turns her head seeing Orange Raven laughing, "That is not funny!"
"Um, I'll just talk to my gray self." Raven says, Ravens other self stares at her as they disappear.
Raven looked at her gray self. She walked over to her slowly. Raven can hear her gray self-mumble words but couldn't make them out.
"What are you doing?" Raven says, Gray Raven looked up at Raven, and then disappears. Raven raised an eyebrow, someone tapped her shoulder, and she turned around seeing her gray self again,
"Sorry, I'm just scared, I can't do anything without being frighten. Sadness goes through my veins, as I watch the skies go dark and being filled with pain. I thought I knew everything until everyone kept me wondering about the person I am." Raven stared at her gray self; it sounded like a poem
"I'm just a kid who keeps myself scared. For it is the one thing I'm good at. As I sat at the edge of the water, I saw myself growing sadder. Everyone around is different from me for as you can see, I'm not like everyone. I want to be, but somehow, I'm gone." Gray Raven disappears leaving Raven by herself once more.
"But no more will I be," Raven hears a voice says, "cause since I'm me, I can do anything. No matter how worried I am, I can't be ashamed for what I do, cause if I am, it'll be too soon."
"What are you talking about?" Raven yells,
"I hide myself from the world as everyone went about there days. Oh well, it'll be OK, for I am here and by myself, just keeping me wondering... about everything."
Raven opened her eyes, she looked around her room and out the window, it was nighttime. She sat up on her bed with the music sheets in her hand thinking about what her gray self said. It just didn't make sense; Raven is herself, just not like how everyone else was.
Author: poetgirl123
Chapter 4: issues
"OK, Raven," weeks later in Ravens room, Sarah starts, "You're ready to sing."
Raven looked at her blankly, "Sing?"
"Ya, sing, you know, to the melody?"
"I don't sing,"
"Well today you are." Raven looked at her blankly,
"OK, then I'll sing, and then you try." Sarah placed her fingers on the keys; "You don't mind Bill Harley?"
"I don't even know who he is."
"Well, listen to this." Sarah started playing a sad melody,
Cars full,
Trunks pack
Start from the roof rack
Mom says, we leave soon
Last time, in my room
One last look out my window
The yard, the streets, the place I know
I go, they stay, It's moving day
Here's where my bed stood
Floors made, of old wood
Mom left the light on
Walls mark with crayon
The door I slam, when I was mad
The place I cried, when I was sad
I go; they stay, on moving day
When I grown up, I might come back to this place again
If I find some kid lives here, I'll tell them who I am
Let's go,
Dad calls,
I guess,
That's all
Goodbye house, goodbye room,
I won't, be back soon
Down the steps, out the front door
Now I don't live here anymore
Part of, my heart stays,
On moving day
Its moving day
"I heard you sing this song before." Raven says, after the final part of the melody,
"Ya," Sarah took papers out and handed them to Raven, "Listen, there's a contest next month, you'll be in it. Alright?"
"Sure, as long as the titans don't find out."
Sarah rolled her eyes as she stood up off the chair, "Why do you always worry about 'The Titans' finding out?"
"I have a reputation with them."
"So, at least if they find out, you don't need to keep worrying. If you don't want them finding out so badly, then start practicing at my house."
"OK,"
"Listen, sorry about this, but you have issues. I know the titans think of you differently, but they're your friends. If they can't respect the way you are, then why call them your friends?"
Raven thought for a moment, "Cause they care."
"Care about what? The way you are? Or who you are?"
Raven thought for a moment, but couldn't think of an answer,
"Um, I'll be back here in a week so we can get you ready for the contest. Alright?" Raven nodded, it was quiet for a few seconds, "You know, if I yell, will the Titans here me?"
"It depends."
"Alright," Sarah went over towards Ravens bed, and grabbed her backpack, then headed for the door. Sarah turned back around towards Raven seeing her just stare at the piano keys, "Um, you can start playing." Raven started pressing the keys making a sad melody, "Bye," Sarah closed the door behind her,
Outside Ravens door,
"Yo!" Beastboy ran across the hall past Sarah with a can of soda in his mouth as a cheetah,
"Give me that!" Cyborg keeps yelling, after he ran past Sarah, he walked back to her, "Hey, I'm Cyborg." Cyborg took out a hand for her to shake, Sarah shake it.
"I'm Sarah," they stop shaking; Cyborg stared at her, "Is there something wrong?"
"Um, you look familiar,"
"Maybe we met, but never knew."
"No, it's like I've seen you in a picture..." Sarah's eyes widen,
"Well, I must go. It was... nice meeting you Cyborg." Sarah walked down the hall. Beastboy ran back to Cyborg,
"What's wrong with you?" Beastboy says as himself,
"That girl looks familiar." Cyborg says pointing a finger towards her,
"Oh, that's Ravens new friend,"
"New friend?" Cyborg turned towards Beastboy; "Raven has friends other than us?" All of a sudden, they heard music. "What's that?" Beastboy didn't answer; he was getting into the music,
Some kids have, and some kids don't,
And some of us are wondering why.
And Mom won't watch the news at night
There's too much stuff that's making her cry
"That sounds like..."
We need some help
Down here on earth
A thousand prayers, a million words
But one voice was heard "Raven?" Cyborg says
A house, a yard, a neighborhood
Where you could ride your new bike to school
A kind of world where mom and dad
Still believe the golden rule
Life's not that simple
Down here on earth
A thousand prayers, a million words
But one voice was heard
A thousand prayers, a million words
But one voice was heard
Once voice, one simple word, hearts know what to say
One dream can change the world
Keep believing till you find your way
"Yesterday, while walking home," Beastboy says, Cyborg stared at him. Beastboy started singing along
I found some kid on Newbury Route
He pulled a pistol from his bag
And tossed it in the river below
Thanks for the help
Down here on earth
A thousand prayers, a million words
But one voice was heard
One voice was heard
One voice, was heard
The melody continued as Cyborg stared at Beastboy blankly, "How do you know the words?"
"I don't know, it just sounds familiar."
After the melody ended, Cyborg thought for a minute, "Where's the last soda?"
"I drank it!"
"YOU WHAT!?"
From Ravens room, she was confused. She listened to the way her voice sounded, and it was good. NOCK, NOCK.
"Rave, it's Beastboy!"
Raven walked over to the door, just peaking through it. "What?"
"What are you doing in there? Cause I keep hearing music from your room, and just now, I heard words."
"Ya, but what I'm doing is none of your business." Raven slams the door, Cyborg leaning against the wall, "Tsk, tsk, tsk," Cyborg says, "You know better not to talk to her,"
"So, that music was familiar. It's like I know it..."
"Duh, you were just singing it."
Beastboy thought, "I did?"
"Ya," Beastboy blushed, "Um, I'm leaving now." Beastboy says as he walks away. When Beastboy was out of sight, Cyborg looked around at where he was. In front of Ravens room, in an empty hallway,
"Yo, wait up!" Cyborg runs over towards Beastboy,
In Ravens room, Raven looked through all the papers Sarah gave her, all of them were papers of songs and one was instructions saying:
Raven, find two songs you like, then practice those songs for the next months. Practice all the way till you memorized it. Find one love song, and another that you like. If you want, you can sing, but you don't have to.
Raven sighed, then looked through the papers:
Moving day (Bill Harley), Oklahoma (Billy Gilman), One voice (Billy Gilman), Lucky (Britney Spears (Don't get any ideas)), What dreams are made of (Lizzie McGuire (need partner)), Running home (LMNT), and Open your eyes (LMNT).
Raven sat on her bed looking through all of them; she sang each one in her head before she tried playing it.
An hour later, Raven fell asleep on her bed holding on to a sheet saying 'Open your eyes'.
Ravens dream, Raven walked around, not knowing where she was. The place was foggy, and she couldn't see, "Beastboy?" Raven says, Raven looked at the other direction, "Cyborg?"
Raven took a step, but there was a puddle. The fog cleared up showing a big puddle all the way to the end, "Robin? Starfire?" Raven started walking through the puddle.
"What's going on?" Raven looked around. There was nothing around her but dried ground, black trees, and the color gray. Up ahead was a big building, it was Titans tower. Raven ran up to it. She touched the building, and then went inside.
She was in her room,
"Why do you always worry about 'The Titans' finding out?" Raven saw Sarah say, she was seeing what happened earlier,
"I have a reputation with them."
"So, at least if they find out, you don't need to keep worrying. If you don't want them finding out so badly, then start practicing at my house."
"OK,"
"Listen, sorry about this, but you have issues. I know the titans think of you differently, but they're your friends. If they can't respect the way you are, then why call them your friends?"
Raven thought for a moment, "Because they care."
"Care about what? The way you are? Or who you are?"
Raven saw herself not answer back, "Why do they care?" Raven asked herself. Raven walked up to Sarah. She reached out towards her, but Sarah walked right through her, Raven looked back at herself, seeing herself just stare at the keys,
Everything disappeared. She was back by herself,
"Raven," Raven turned her head seeing her pink self,
"What?" regular Raven says, P. (pink) Raven stared at her,
"What did I do?" P. Raven says, she sounded to perky
"What do you mean?"
"You're always mad. Why is that?"
"Why are you talking like Beastboy?"
"Because..." P. Raven thought for a moment, "I don't know,"
"Just leave her alone." (Regular) Raven looked up seeing her green self- sitting in one of the trees. G. (Green) Raven jumped down up to them,
"Listen, if Raven wants to stay sad, let her, she'll just be like her gray self."
"But her gray self is always sad." P. Raven says,
Everyone turned their heads seeing Gray Raven sitting at the edge of the puddle just staring at herself,
"Raven," P. Raven says, "Look, your gray self is always scared and hiding herself. Are you going to let that emotion take over?"
"No."
"Then be smart!" Ravens yellow self-came walking past them reading a book, "Um, not as smart as your yellow self though." Y. (Yellow) Raven turns back around facing them,
"What's wrong with being smart?" Y. Raven says, "It at least helps me better then being perky or rough."
Veins came from G. Raven, "What's wrong with me!?" G. Raven yells,
"Oh, nothing," Yellow Raven says rolling her eyes as she walks away, a rock hit Y. Raven on the head, "OW!" Y. Raven turns her head seeing Orange Raven laughing, "That is not funny!"
"Um, I'll just talk to my gray self." Raven says, Ravens other self stares at her as they disappear.
Raven looked at her gray self. She walked over to her slowly. Raven can hear her gray self-mumble words but couldn't make them out.
"What are you doing?" Raven says, Gray Raven looked up at Raven, and then disappears. Raven raised an eyebrow, someone tapped her shoulder, and she turned around seeing her gray self again,
"Sorry, I'm just scared, I can't do anything without being frighten. Sadness goes through my veins, as I watch the skies go dark and being filled with pain. I thought I knew everything until everyone kept me wondering about the person I am." Raven stared at her gray self; it sounded like a poem
"I'm just a kid who keeps myself scared. For it is the one thing I'm good at. As I sat at the edge of the water, I saw myself growing sadder. Everyone around is different from me for as you can see, I'm not like everyone. I want to be, but somehow, I'm gone." Gray Raven disappears leaving Raven by herself once more.
"But no more will I be," Raven hears a voice says, "cause since I'm me, I can do anything. No matter how worried I am, I can't be ashamed for what I do, cause if I am, it'll be too soon."
"What are you talking about?" Raven yells,
"I hide myself from the world as everyone went about there days. Oh well, it'll be OK, for I am here and by myself, just keeping me wondering... about everything."
Raven opened her eyes, she looked around her room and out the window, it was nighttime. She sat up on her bed with the music sheets in her hand thinking about what her gray self said. It just didn't make sense; Raven is herself, just not like how everyone else was.
