Chapter 19: Splintering Heart
A/n** yeah. so here it is.. But it's not even close to being done!! Yeah!
But I really appreciate the reviews!
After re-reading the entry for multiple times, Raven looked up as her door slid open. Robin stood there, holding her poetry book.
"Robin. this diary-" Raven initiated.
Confessions activated.
"I didn't mean it, Raven. I was just confused. I'm with Starfire now," Robin sympathetically told. She dropped her journal and froze.
Splintering Heart.
"Didn't mean what?" Raven asked. She had grown quite furious with him. He kept silent.
Echoing words.
"I love you Raven! But only as a friend." Robin implied. "I love Starfire more than you.
Secret revealed.
"Oh, I see," Raven nodded. Her neck stiffened at trying not to cry. Before any glimpse of tear fell, she teleported to the roof. She took her diary with her.
Gone again.
As Raven sat alone on the roof, she revised her diary.
"How could I have been so stupid!?" Raven snarled through her teeth. She tore up all the pages and ripped them to shreds. "If he likes Starfire, then. then I guess, that. I'm okay with that," she choked.
Looking at the shred in her hands, she walked to the edge of the roof and threw it over. When it fluttered down, the wind picked up, blowing it into the water. Raven smiled.
'I guess that's better,' she pondered. 'No one can know my thoughts, now.' Her stomach growled, causing a blush to happen.
"I should eat something," she alleged. She made her way down the stairs to the rec room, holding what was left of her diary and noticed Robin and Starfire together. She froze. As she much as wanted to move, her feet were glued.
Sitting on the sofa, Robin flipped channels, not even glancing at them. He looked right past the T.V. thinking of Raven. He scowled at every time he said the wrong thing at the wrong time at the wrong place.
"Robin? If we shall leave for the buffet of the Japanese now, would it be alright?" Starfire quizzed. Robin raised an eyebrow.
"Tonight? I thought we were going tomorrow," he stated.
"But, I have wanted to spend 'quality' time with Raven, tomorrow," Starfire pronounced.
"Does she know?" Robin asked. Starfire blushed.
"I shall comprise her all of the activities we shall do tomorrow," Starfire affirmed. "But I shall let her know that we are going!" Robin laughed.
"You know what, Star?"
"Yes?"
"You're optimistic."
"Optimistic?" Starfire didn't know what that word meant and tried looking it up in her mind's own dictionary.
"It means you're hopeful -er. always cheery," he said, answering her question.
"Oh! Thank you for informing me, Robin," Starfire expressed gratitude.
"That's why I like you so much," Robin said, hugging her. She smiled brightly and hugged him back. Robin held back a bit and stared at her face. He thought she was too precious to lose, and brushed her hair away.
"Robin, if I may, I would like to kiss you now," Starfire breathed.
"I- want... to kiss you too, Star," he whispered, drawing her close.
Raven gasped. Her body quaked.
They drew closer and closer until their lips met. Her lips were so soft; he couldn't resist but keep it there. Robin finally pulled away, as she reached forth, trying to kiss him, he pushed her back a bit and let her head rest on his shoulders.
They remained that way for what had seemed all eternity but was only a few seconds. They never detected Raven there until a heavy book dropped.
"Starfire. Robin?" Raven quoted. The diary flipped open to empty pages. The alien girl quickly pulled away as she held his hand. The telekinetic clenched on her cloaked that surrounded her sides and tried hiding tears with covering her face by the hood. The ground had drips of water.
"Raven!" Starfire puffed. "I. I am sorry!" Raven ignored her and stared at the ground while tears slid down her face and hung to her chin then splattered on the floor. She slowly loosened the grip on her cloak and stumbled a blaming finger at Robin.
"You. YOU LIAR! How dare you lie to me?! How dare you trick me into playing your stupid pointless game!?" Raven started to yell and interrogate. "Well, Robin?!" All the moveable objects flew around, the windows open, letting in winter wind. Papers flew as well. Starfire kept her hair behind her ear.
"Raven. just let me-" Robin began.
"No! Are you going to proclaim your love for Starfire?" Raven asked. Robin kept silent, his cape trying to go with the wind. "Because I won't listen if you do!"
"Raven. You don't have to be mad," Robin tried calming her but like always, it never worked.
"YOU SAID THAT IF ANYTHING BAD HAPPENED TO ME- IF I GOT HURT.!" Raven continued. "You... ROBIN. I HATE YOU, ROBIN!!!" She managed to slur into one.
"Raven, wait," Robin tried stopping her, "Raven!" Every pace of wind increased and the solid objects that were flying around crashed into the wall, denting it.
"LEAVE ME ALONE! I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU EVER AGAIN!" Raven declared. With that, she broke the window and flew out.
"It does not seem that Raven is alright," Starfire said, stating the obvious. Robin groaned and covered his face. He plopped down on the couch and leaned back.
"God. How could I have made this day any worse for her.?" Robin asked himself. Starfire wanted to get the entire burden off his mind.
"Shall, we go?" she asked. Robin just sat there, still.
"I don't."
"Robin?"
"Sure."
"I shall prepare the jet," Starfire announced.
"Yeah, I'll come with you," Robin slowly got up and followed Starfire to the jet.
Just then, Cyborg and Beastboy walked in.
"Damn. what happened here?" Cyborg interviewed first.
"Looks like Hurricane Raven visited here," Beastboy supplemented second.
"Something like that," Robin muttered. He was too embarrassed to say anything at all. Starfire looked at them and nodded. She clung to his arm and they ambled out of the room.
"Looks like someone got Raven angry," Cyborg confirmed. Beastboy nodded.
"REALLY angry," the teenaged green hero added. With that they laughed at what trouble Robin had gotten into with girls this time. "Dude, he has got to learn some tricks from the pimp-master right here." Beastboy said, indicating himself.
"Like you are a pimp," Cyborg teased. Beastboy glowered.
"All the women go after me," Beastboy winked. Cyborg snickered.
"All the women go after ROBIN. You're just there when it happens," Cyborg indicated.
"Shut up! You aren't going to be a pimp any time soon!"
"That's because I already am," Cyborg grinned. "All the girls like shiny techno men, who can dance."
"Really? Like who?" Beastboy glowered.
"Here, let me show you," Cyborg laughed as he pulled out his wallet and revealed the photos of him and his fan girls. Beastboy stuck his tongue out.
"Let's see. that one's ugly, that one's ugly. That one is DEFINETLY ugly... Man! You got all the ugly chicks in here!" Beastboy commented.
"At least they're better looking than you!" Cyborg grinned.
"So?"
"And at least I have some!" Cyborg grinned again. Beastboy scoffed.
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Raven wavered around on the beach, the rocks cracked as she walked past, the sand particles fused up in several places. The wind blew in her face and stung several tears.
"Why didn't I see it before?" Raven thought out loud.
She fell against the sand and looked at the sky. As she thought that the gray day couldn't have gotten any worse, it started to rain and the tide increased, splashing all over her. She sat up and sputtered salt water out. Seaweed was resting on her shoulders but she managed to take it off.
For hour after hour, she walked the polluted streets of their home town. She saw people's face she recognized and didn't recognize. She suddenly ended up at the front of Millie's diner.
"Dear, get it in here!" a familiar husky voice called to her. She smiled. They haven't met in the greatest condition, but it didn't matter. She really liked how the old woman was so nice to people. "It's freezing cold- You're all wet! Here's a towel!"
"I'm sorry," Raven mumbled. Millie shrugged.
"It's alright," Millie laughed as she towel dried Raven's hair. She recognized those lonely eyes that the young girl held. It was full of fear and revelation. It wasn't like before. Millie knew she'd be safe now. "Would you like something to eat? It's on the house."
Raven looked at her and shook her head. Her stomach growled. The restaurant owner laughed and wrapped Raven up in bundles of towels.
"You should eat," Millie told. With that, Raven sat in the chair by the window, exposed to the people. As the droplets of rain formed into sleets with thunder and lightening. The familiar streets that she once knew transformed into a lonesome street as people of all age and size rushed into a building.
Minutes later, Millie came rushing out with a steaming bowl of chicken noodle soup and loaves of bread.
"Is that good?" she asked.
"Yeah," Raven murmured. In an hour's time, she finished her food, always interrupted by the thoughts of Robin.
A/n** yeah. so here it is.. But it's not even close to being done!! Yeah!
But I really appreciate the reviews!
After re-reading the entry for multiple times, Raven looked up as her door slid open. Robin stood there, holding her poetry book.
"Robin. this diary-" Raven initiated.
Confessions activated.
"I didn't mean it, Raven. I was just confused. I'm with Starfire now," Robin sympathetically told. She dropped her journal and froze.
Splintering Heart.
"Didn't mean what?" Raven asked. She had grown quite furious with him. He kept silent.
Echoing words.
"I love you Raven! But only as a friend." Robin implied. "I love Starfire more than you.
Secret revealed.
"Oh, I see," Raven nodded. Her neck stiffened at trying not to cry. Before any glimpse of tear fell, she teleported to the roof. She took her diary with her.
Gone again.
As Raven sat alone on the roof, she revised her diary.
"How could I have been so stupid!?" Raven snarled through her teeth. She tore up all the pages and ripped them to shreds. "If he likes Starfire, then. then I guess, that. I'm okay with that," she choked.
Looking at the shred in her hands, she walked to the edge of the roof and threw it over. When it fluttered down, the wind picked up, blowing it into the water. Raven smiled.
'I guess that's better,' she pondered. 'No one can know my thoughts, now.' Her stomach growled, causing a blush to happen.
"I should eat something," she alleged. She made her way down the stairs to the rec room, holding what was left of her diary and noticed Robin and Starfire together. She froze. As she much as wanted to move, her feet were glued.
Sitting on the sofa, Robin flipped channels, not even glancing at them. He looked right past the T.V. thinking of Raven. He scowled at every time he said the wrong thing at the wrong time at the wrong place.
"Robin? If we shall leave for the buffet of the Japanese now, would it be alright?" Starfire quizzed. Robin raised an eyebrow.
"Tonight? I thought we were going tomorrow," he stated.
"But, I have wanted to spend 'quality' time with Raven, tomorrow," Starfire pronounced.
"Does she know?" Robin asked. Starfire blushed.
"I shall comprise her all of the activities we shall do tomorrow," Starfire affirmed. "But I shall let her know that we are going!" Robin laughed.
"You know what, Star?"
"Yes?"
"You're optimistic."
"Optimistic?" Starfire didn't know what that word meant and tried looking it up in her mind's own dictionary.
"It means you're hopeful -er. always cheery," he said, answering her question.
"Oh! Thank you for informing me, Robin," Starfire expressed gratitude.
"That's why I like you so much," Robin said, hugging her. She smiled brightly and hugged him back. Robin held back a bit and stared at her face. He thought she was too precious to lose, and brushed her hair away.
"Robin, if I may, I would like to kiss you now," Starfire breathed.
"I- want... to kiss you too, Star," he whispered, drawing her close.
Raven gasped. Her body quaked.
They drew closer and closer until their lips met. Her lips were so soft; he couldn't resist but keep it there. Robin finally pulled away, as she reached forth, trying to kiss him, he pushed her back a bit and let her head rest on his shoulders.
They remained that way for what had seemed all eternity but was only a few seconds. They never detected Raven there until a heavy book dropped.
"Starfire. Robin?" Raven quoted. The diary flipped open to empty pages. The alien girl quickly pulled away as she held his hand. The telekinetic clenched on her cloaked that surrounded her sides and tried hiding tears with covering her face by the hood. The ground had drips of water.
"Raven!" Starfire puffed. "I. I am sorry!" Raven ignored her and stared at the ground while tears slid down her face and hung to her chin then splattered on the floor. She slowly loosened the grip on her cloak and stumbled a blaming finger at Robin.
"You. YOU LIAR! How dare you lie to me?! How dare you trick me into playing your stupid pointless game!?" Raven started to yell and interrogate. "Well, Robin?!" All the moveable objects flew around, the windows open, letting in winter wind. Papers flew as well. Starfire kept her hair behind her ear.
"Raven. just let me-" Robin began.
"No! Are you going to proclaim your love for Starfire?" Raven asked. Robin kept silent, his cape trying to go with the wind. "Because I won't listen if you do!"
"Raven. You don't have to be mad," Robin tried calming her but like always, it never worked.
"YOU SAID THAT IF ANYTHING BAD HAPPENED TO ME- IF I GOT HURT.!" Raven continued. "You... ROBIN. I HATE YOU, ROBIN!!!" She managed to slur into one.
"Raven, wait," Robin tried stopping her, "Raven!" Every pace of wind increased and the solid objects that were flying around crashed into the wall, denting it.
"LEAVE ME ALONE! I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU EVER AGAIN!" Raven declared. With that, she broke the window and flew out.
"It does not seem that Raven is alright," Starfire said, stating the obvious. Robin groaned and covered his face. He plopped down on the couch and leaned back.
"God. How could I have made this day any worse for her.?" Robin asked himself. Starfire wanted to get the entire burden off his mind.
"Shall, we go?" she asked. Robin just sat there, still.
"I don't."
"Robin?"
"Sure."
"I shall prepare the jet," Starfire announced.
"Yeah, I'll come with you," Robin slowly got up and followed Starfire to the jet.
Just then, Cyborg and Beastboy walked in.
"Damn. what happened here?" Cyborg interviewed first.
"Looks like Hurricane Raven visited here," Beastboy supplemented second.
"Something like that," Robin muttered. He was too embarrassed to say anything at all. Starfire looked at them and nodded. She clung to his arm and they ambled out of the room.
"Looks like someone got Raven angry," Cyborg confirmed. Beastboy nodded.
"REALLY angry," the teenaged green hero added. With that they laughed at what trouble Robin had gotten into with girls this time. "Dude, he has got to learn some tricks from the pimp-master right here." Beastboy said, indicating himself.
"Like you are a pimp," Cyborg teased. Beastboy glowered.
"All the women go after me," Beastboy winked. Cyborg snickered.
"All the women go after ROBIN. You're just there when it happens," Cyborg indicated.
"Shut up! You aren't going to be a pimp any time soon!"
"That's because I already am," Cyborg grinned. "All the girls like shiny techno men, who can dance."
"Really? Like who?" Beastboy glowered.
"Here, let me show you," Cyborg laughed as he pulled out his wallet and revealed the photos of him and his fan girls. Beastboy stuck his tongue out.
"Let's see. that one's ugly, that one's ugly. That one is DEFINETLY ugly... Man! You got all the ugly chicks in here!" Beastboy commented.
"At least they're better looking than you!" Cyborg grinned.
"So?"
"And at least I have some!" Cyborg grinned again. Beastboy scoffed.
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Raven wavered around on the beach, the rocks cracked as she walked past, the sand particles fused up in several places. The wind blew in her face and stung several tears.
"Why didn't I see it before?" Raven thought out loud.
She fell against the sand and looked at the sky. As she thought that the gray day couldn't have gotten any worse, it started to rain and the tide increased, splashing all over her. She sat up and sputtered salt water out. Seaweed was resting on her shoulders but she managed to take it off.
For hour after hour, she walked the polluted streets of their home town. She saw people's face she recognized and didn't recognize. She suddenly ended up at the front of Millie's diner.
"Dear, get it in here!" a familiar husky voice called to her. She smiled. They haven't met in the greatest condition, but it didn't matter. She really liked how the old woman was so nice to people. "It's freezing cold- You're all wet! Here's a towel!"
"I'm sorry," Raven mumbled. Millie shrugged.
"It's alright," Millie laughed as she towel dried Raven's hair. She recognized those lonely eyes that the young girl held. It was full of fear and revelation. It wasn't like before. Millie knew she'd be safe now. "Would you like something to eat? It's on the house."
Raven looked at her and shook her head. Her stomach growled. The restaurant owner laughed and wrapped Raven up in bundles of towels.
"You should eat," Millie told. With that, Raven sat in the chair by the window, exposed to the people. As the droplets of rain formed into sleets with thunder and lightening. The familiar streets that she once knew transformed into a lonesome street as people of all age and size rushed into a building.
Minutes later, Millie came rushing out with a steaming bowl of chicken noodle soup and loaves of bread.
"Is that good?" she asked.
"Yeah," Raven murmured. In an hour's time, she finished her food, always interrupted by the thoughts of Robin.