Jedi: Thanks for all the replies and encouragements, people. So to not
forget to notify everyone later, my website just opened a few days ago. If
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link above my bio. And now here's the sixth chapter of this fanfic.
~ The Raven's Omen - Chapter 6
"Morning, Raven!" Starfire said cheerfully. "Please sit, for Robin and BeastBoy are making us the special breakfast feast!"
As Raven sat down at the table beside Star, she awkwardly gazed around at the neat, clean and colorful room. She supposed that the boys still felt bad about not being there for the girls earlier than they should have, and they prepared a special breakfast for them. Raven didn't mind the attention, but there was something about going to the extremes to do these kinds of things just for an apology that she thought was completely ridiculous.
Moments later, Robin came out of the kitchen, carrying two steaming hot plates of freshly made waffles with blueberry, strawberry and maple syrup. He grinned from ear to ear when he saw Starfire's face as she contemplated her breakfast plate topped with mustard. Robin set down Raven's plate before her and stepped back, not really knowing what to expect; but still with a small smile.
Raven wrinkled her nose and looked up at Robin with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm surprised the smoke detector didn't go off..." she said. "Are these from the microwave by any chance?"
Raven didn't really want to say that. But she always tended to say (or not say) whatever crossed her mind first whenever she opened her mouth to speak. Keeping other feelings and confessions inside of her until they piled up would cause confusion and emotional discharge.
But Robin didn't take it so hard.
"No. It took us over an hour to get it right. So, you're very welcome..."
He walked away, leaving her and Starfire alone to eat. She slowly cut her food into small pieces and ate them carefully. She found the waffles to be quite delicious and proceeded to eat contentedly, though not exactly showing it. Well, Starfire had already plummeted into her food. Raven moved her seat another few good inches away from Star and the flying clots of mustard that sprinkled out of her plate.
'Starfire does have unusual etiquette when she's hungry...' Raven thought. '...and happy... and eccentric... and just plain crazy...'
Stopping her thoughts, BeastBoy vigorously walked to the table with freshly- prepared breakfast... tofu. He sat down at the table and tried to sustain his watering mouth. He gave Raven a sideway glance and smiled, serving himself some tofu eggs also.
"Mornin' Raven! Didja have a good night's sleep?" he said.
"Uh-huh," Raven simply replied.
"Good! Hope you have lots of energy, 'cuz I figure we should start working after breakfast!"
"What are you talking about?" Robin said, walking in and sitting down beside Starfire.
BeastBoy hesitated a bit, but Raven said it for him, anyway.
"We agreed yesterday night that he would teach me how to use my new ability," she said.
Robin's eyes went from Raven to BeastBoy and a sly smile curved up his lips. BeastBoy blushed slightly, but shot the boy-wonder a threatening look that unmistakably said, "It's not what you think! You dare say a word and I'll eat you, bones and all!"
Unmistakably.
"Hey, speaking of which, Raven," Robin continued. "I found out those antacids that stayed within you didn't fade away. Instead, they oozed out of your bloodstream and into your nervous system and gathered in the brain. The mental shock must have altered your powers and obviously, given you these new ones."
Raven blinked. "H-how did you find out all of that?" she asked.
Robin merely shrugged and uneasily served himself some tofu bacon.
"It's pretty cool what you can do with just a computer and a hair sample," he said.
"I smell waffles!" Cyborg's voice was heard. "They smell like REAL waffles!!"
His thundering footsteps getting near, everyone held onto their plates. Cyborg entered the dining room and his jaw almost dropped when he saw Starfire and Raven's exquisite breakfast.
"Oh, no you don't!" BeastBoy said immediately. "Those are for the girls! You are eating MY breakfast, just like Robin is..."
Cyborg would have put up a fight, but he was too tired. He had stayed up late the last night and he had sped down to the table, hoping to see his dream breakfast. He just shrugged and sat down to eat. BeastBoy eyed him carefully and cringed.
"Dude, how long have you stayed up last night? Omen kept ya awake?" he said.
Cyborg suddenly shot upward, getting everyone's attention.
"Oh, man! I almost forgot!!" he cried out. "OMEN! C'mere boy!"
Scampering dog paws were heard in the distance, and much to the surprise of the Titans, Omen entered the room almost six seconds after being called. Robin, Raven and BeastBoy's jaws dropped in shock. Starfire hadn't noticed any of this... she was way too engulfed in her own plate of mustard waffles.
"Man, how did he get down here so fast?!" BeastBoy practically shouted.
Cyborg beamed and pointed at Omen's limp paw... or where his limp paw used to be. It was now replaced with a robotic leg that the retriever could easily move as if it was real.
"I was working on it all night. It came out pretty cool, huh?" Cyborg said proudly.
"Yeah, it did," Robin said as he got up from his seat and walked to the dog to see the mechanical paw closer. "This is amazing, Cy..."
"Yeah," BeastBoy said. "Like father, like son... HAHAHAHA!"
"Very funny," Cyborg muttered, getting back to the table.
"Yes it is, isn't it?" Beast shot back.
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Megara didn't mind prison much. It was like a second home, considering she has been there a few times before. And the coffee was better there. But she seethed whenever she thought about those 'Titan brats' and how things would have been like if she hadn't underestimated them. She would have been in her new executive office now.
Instead, she was residing in a dirty cell, sitting in the far corner with her head between her knees. She just wanted to scream. But was held down by thought after thought.
"Ms. Apparatus?" an officer said.
Megara lifted her head and glanced at the policeman with a scorn.
"What is it?" she mumbled.
"You have a visitor..."
The officer left the hallway and Megara slowly stood up and walked to the gate of her prison cell, looking for whoever wished to talk to her. She didn't have a clue to who it could be, since she had no friends, nor family.
"Mistress, I presume?" a voice said from the shadows.
A ray of hope suddenly struck Megara.
"M-master??"
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To Be Continued...
~ The Raven's Omen - Chapter 6
"Morning, Raven!" Starfire said cheerfully. "Please sit, for Robin and BeastBoy are making us the special breakfast feast!"
As Raven sat down at the table beside Star, she awkwardly gazed around at the neat, clean and colorful room. She supposed that the boys still felt bad about not being there for the girls earlier than they should have, and they prepared a special breakfast for them. Raven didn't mind the attention, but there was something about going to the extremes to do these kinds of things just for an apology that she thought was completely ridiculous.
Moments later, Robin came out of the kitchen, carrying two steaming hot plates of freshly made waffles with blueberry, strawberry and maple syrup. He grinned from ear to ear when he saw Starfire's face as she contemplated her breakfast plate topped with mustard. Robin set down Raven's plate before her and stepped back, not really knowing what to expect; but still with a small smile.
Raven wrinkled her nose and looked up at Robin with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm surprised the smoke detector didn't go off..." she said. "Are these from the microwave by any chance?"
Raven didn't really want to say that. But she always tended to say (or not say) whatever crossed her mind first whenever she opened her mouth to speak. Keeping other feelings and confessions inside of her until they piled up would cause confusion and emotional discharge.
But Robin didn't take it so hard.
"No. It took us over an hour to get it right. So, you're very welcome..."
He walked away, leaving her and Starfire alone to eat. She slowly cut her food into small pieces and ate them carefully. She found the waffles to be quite delicious and proceeded to eat contentedly, though not exactly showing it. Well, Starfire had already plummeted into her food. Raven moved her seat another few good inches away from Star and the flying clots of mustard that sprinkled out of her plate.
'Starfire does have unusual etiquette when she's hungry...' Raven thought. '...and happy... and eccentric... and just plain crazy...'
Stopping her thoughts, BeastBoy vigorously walked to the table with freshly- prepared breakfast... tofu. He sat down at the table and tried to sustain his watering mouth. He gave Raven a sideway glance and smiled, serving himself some tofu eggs also.
"Mornin' Raven! Didja have a good night's sleep?" he said.
"Uh-huh," Raven simply replied.
"Good! Hope you have lots of energy, 'cuz I figure we should start working after breakfast!"
"What are you talking about?" Robin said, walking in and sitting down beside Starfire.
BeastBoy hesitated a bit, but Raven said it for him, anyway.
"We agreed yesterday night that he would teach me how to use my new ability," she said.
Robin's eyes went from Raven to BeastBoy and a sly smile curved up his lips. BeastBoy blushed slightly, but shot the boy-wonder a threatening look that unmistakably said, "It's not what you think! You dare say a word and I'll eat you, bones and all!"
Unmistakably.
"Hey, speaking of which, Raven," Robin continued. "I found out those antacids that stayed within you didn't fade away. Instead, they oozed out of your bloodstream and into your nervous system and gathered in the brain. The mental shock must have altered your powers and obviously, given you these new ones."
Raven blinked. "H-how did you find out all of that?" she asked.
Robin merely shrugged and uneasily served himself some tofu bacon.
"It's pretty cool what you can do with just a computer and a hair sample," he said.
"I smell waffles!" Cyborg's voice was heard. "They smell like REAL waffles!!"
His thundering footsteps getting near, everyone held onto their plates. Cyborg entered the dining room and his jaw almost dropped when he saw Starfire and Raven's exquisite breakfast.
"Oh, no you don't!" BeastBoy said immediately. "Those are for the girls! You are eating MY breakfast, just like Robin is..."
Cyborg would have put up a fight, but he was too tired. He had stayed up late the last night and he had sped down to the table, hoping to see his dream breakfast. He just shrugged and sat down to eat. BeastBoy eyed him carefully and cringed.
"Dude, how long have you stayed up last night? Omen kept ya awake?" he said.
Cyborg suddenly shot upward, getting everyone's attention.
"Oh, man! I almost forgot!!" he cried out. "OMEN! C'mere boy!"
Scampering dog paws were heard in the distance, and much to the surprise of the Titans, Omen entered the room almost six seconds after being called. Robin, Raven and BeastBoy's jaws dropped in shock. Starfire hadn't noticed any of this... she was way too engulfed in her own plate of mustard waffles.
"Man, how did he get down here so fast?!" BeastBoy practically shouted.
Cyborg beamed and pointed at Omen's limp paw... or where his limp paw used to be. It was now replaced with a robotic leg that the retriever could easily move as if it was real.
"I was working on it all night. It came out pretty cool, huh?" Cyborg said proudly.
"Yeah, it did," Robin said as he got up from his seat and walked to the dog to see the mechanical paw closer. "This is amazing, Cy..."
"Yeah," BeastBoy said. "Like father, like son... HAHAHAHA!"
"Very funny," Cyborg muttered, getting back to the table.
"Yes it is, isn't it?" Beast shot back.
~\~/~
Megara didn't mind prison much. It was like a second home, considering she has been there a few times before. And the coffee was better there. But she seethed whenever she thought about those 'Titan brats' and how things would have been like if she hadn't underestimated them. She would have been in her new executive office now.
Instead, she was residing in a dirty cell, sitting in the far corner with her head between her knees. She just wanted to scream. But was held down by thought after thought.
"Ms. Apparatus?" an officer said.
Megara lifted her head and glanced at the policeman with a scorn.
"What is it?" she mumbled.
"You have a visitor..."
The officer left the hallway and Megara slowly stood up and walked to the gate of her prison cell, looking for whoever wished to talk to her. She didn't have a clue to who it could be, since she had no friends, nor family.
"Mistress, I presume?" a voice said from the shadows.
A ray of hope suddenly struck Megara.
"M-master??"
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To Be Continued...