Disclaimer : I dont own teen titans, but I do own Swift. ^_^
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Chapter two - Swift's Story.
The titans and Swift were sitting on the large couch talking. The others, wanted to know a bit about Swift's past and life. She was still a bit shy, but she sat and talked for a while.
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"So, Swift," said Robin politely, looking interested. "What brings you to earth."
Swift looked sorrowfully at the ground. Tears welled up in her dark green eyes. She clenched her fists. Robin felt a bit stupid, but he said nothing. Swift sniffed.
"I...It's not that I wanted to come here. I had to come here." she said sadly, her voice wobbling. It was obvious to them all that she was struggling to keep her emotions under control.
Although she was related to Raven, they were nothing alike at all. Swift wasn't as calm and emotionless as Raven. She was older, and in a dazed mess. She didn't seem able to cope with her feelings like Raven did. But that was what made her all the more interesting. She seemed...vulnerable, and naive. Which was strange for her age.
Raven, now wrapped her arm around the girl's shaking shoulder. Raven cared for her cousin very much. On Azarath, Swift had been Raven's 'mentor', looking after her and believing in her no matter what. But now....this Swift was merely the pieces of the old one.
Swift regained herself and spoke slowly and expressing every syllable with hate. "Trigon...he sent me into exile."
The others looked at Raven, who closed her eyes and shook her head.
"That's...the dude me and Cy met inside Rae's head isn't it?" said Beastboy.
"Yea, that evil dude. Oh man, poor you Swift." said Cy gently. Swift looked at the two boys and sniffed gratefully. Reassurance was what she needed right now.
"Well, I don't know what you mean by Raven's head...but Trigon is Metr-- Raven's father." said Swift solemnly. "He recently found out that I had helped out Raven when she wanted to escape. He would have killed me, except he wanted me to live in shame."
"Which on Azarath is a worse punishement than death. You must sever all connections with loved ones." added Raven helpfully.(A/N:this probably isn't true, about the Azarathian punishment, but it just fits in well here. And I personally think that it is worse.)
Swift began to sob at this. Raven embraced her properly, allowing her to cry on her shoulder.
The others looked at the new girl silently. The sobs echoed around the tower, and seemed to enter everyones soul. Things smashed, but noone said anything. Eventually, Raven let Swift go. Swift rubbed her tired, red eyes, and carried on her sad story.
"So, anyway..." she sniffed, pawing at her eyes. "When I was told that Trigon was exiling me, my mother, Ashelba told me to come and seek out Raven until we could figure out a way of getting out of this mess."
"Ashelba, is my mothers sister. She hates too Trigon, but there is nothing you can do about it on Azarath, unless you want to be taught a severe lesson." said Raven emotionlessly. Swift closed her eyes and when she opened them they were glowing purple.
"Trigon will pay some day." she said angrily, causing the couch to shake and more smashing of glass. Raven placed a hand on Swifts shoulder and gasping, she reverted to normal.
"I...apologise. It hasn't been an easy month." Swift said awkwardly, rubbing her neck.
"We truly understand, Swift. We are now your friends too." said Starfire full of concern. "I am sure you can stay with us. We shall help you. Won't we Robin?"
"Of course." said Robin simply. He gave Swift a thumbs up, and the other three grinned behind him. Swift looked up and gave a weak smile.
"Thank you...you are too kind."
Raven took Swifts arm gently. "Come on. You look tired. I'll take you to your room. Sleep now, we can talk more later." It was all Swift could do to nod weakly. She was tired beyond belief.
The other titans chorused "Goodnight!" as she left the room.
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"Woah. That was really weird." said Cy when the two Azarathians had left.
"Tell me about it. Swift seems okay though. I feel kinda sorry for her. It can't be nice being banished away from the people you love." said Robin, looking at Starfire when he said it. He blushed.
Cy and BB rolled their eyes. Starfire didn't notice any of this. She was too busy thinking about the events of the day.
"Yes it is....strange being in a different planet. I hope she will be alright." said Star softly. Beastboy remained silent. He was also thoughtful.
'Raven seems to know something about this "Swift" that noone else does. I wonder what it is. Anyway, she seemed distracted. I know she was mad with me, I'm the biggest jerk in the world.' he thought to himself silently.
"Cyborg, you seemed a little...entranced when Swift walked in. Do you have a CRUSH?!" teased Robin. Cyborg blushed.
"Come off it dawg. We've only known her a half hour." he muttered looking down. Inside he was cringing. She was beautiful, no doubt about it. The way the light shone on her silky black hair and her green eyes was mesmorising. It was amazing. He felt like he had been hit by a hammer when she looked at him. 'But I'm a goddamn robot. She'd probably think I'm really...stupid.' Cy thought to himself sorrowfully.
Robin was looking at Starfire. She had her forehead creased in thought. She looked beautiful, as she always did. He had the urge to grab her and kiss her right there and then, but instead he looked down. He suddenly felt all weird inside. It was like a hot substance was bubbling around his heart and his head was all light, and dizzy.
Starfire was thinking about her first day on earth and how hard it was to get used to things. Most of the things would have been much harder if it hadn't have been for Robin. 'Robin.' she thought silently, as her head rocketed above the clouds and her heart began to beat faster and faster. She was burning up inside.
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Robin stood up and stretched. Cyborg and BB had started to play on the PS2 again.
'Addicted. Thats what those two are.' he grinned inwardly, watching the intense concentration on their faces. Starfire was watching them, but she looked a bit bored.
'Do it now, Robin.' said a voice inside his mind. 'Do something to get her alone with you. ANYTHING!' the voice said desperately. Robin thought quietly for a second.
"Well," he said outloud. "I'm gonna go get some air. Anyone want to come with me?" He added. Starfire looked at him excitedly.
"Robin, are you going down to the...Park?" she grinned, looking although she would explode with excitement. He nodded at her. With a whoop of happiness she flew over the back of the couch, towards him.
"BB, Cy? You coming or not?" said Robin, inwardly praying they would decline. Neither of them turned around. There was simply a chorus of "No."
"Right, well see you guys later. C'mon then, Star. Lets go." said Robin, his heart accelerating suddenly. They left the room. As soon as the front doors shut, BB and Cyborg looked at each other, with a raised eyebrow.
"I thought it was never goin' to happen." Cyborg said laughing. Beastboy was giggling as well.
"Yeah, it's about time those two got together." said Beastboy, turning his concentration back onto the game.
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Raven reached one of the spare rooms, and walked in, supporting her cousin with her free arm.
"Raven, I really appreciate this, you know." said Swift quietly. She was half asleep. She sat down on the bed, as Raven closed the door, softly.
"Shhh." said Raven quietly. "It's alright. Now sleep, Swift."
Swift lay back on the bed, and began to sob again. Raven walked over and crouched down by the dark haired girl. She clasped her hand.
"What's wrong? Are you worried?" said Raven, full of concern. She had never seen Swift cry before. Swift was the one who had helped Raven to control her emotions, and now she was in a total frenzy. It was quite a frightening transformation.
"Mother..." Swift sobbed, uncontrollably. "I miss her so much."
Raven sighed. "It's not easy leaving Azarath. But, Ashelba can't be here for a bit. It'll work out eventually, Swift. You'll see."
"It won't. I'll never see her again. And...and..." she sniffed. "I'm just a worthless nuisance."
Raven gave Swift a stony glare. "No you aren't. Who was the one who told me 'Never give up, no matter what'? And who told me 'Embrace life, no matter how hard it is'? Are you telling me, that all that was a lie?"
Swift regained control. Just for a second, Raven saw a flicker of her old cousin. The pride and anger shone in Swifts eyes. "I meant every word."
Raven smiled at the new glaze over the dark green eyes. "Then you had better start believing in yourself. Remember what you said to me when I was saying goodbye..'Believe in yourself else.."
" '..all is lost.'" finished Swift smiling again. "I'm sorry Raven. It's just been so hard."
Raven nodded, and stood up. "So sleep now. Then we can figure out what to do, when you are thinking more clearly." Swift's eyes flickered shut.
"I'm sure glad your my cousin..."Swift muttered sleepily, her eyes closed. Soft breathing escaped her lips a moment later. Raven smiled at the sleeping girl.
She walked over and shut off the light. As she left the room, she took another quick glance at Swift's sleeping form.
"I'm sure glad your here, I need you right now, Nerithon." whispered Raven. She closed the door softly, leaving the room.
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Hehe AWwwwWW. I likes Nerithon/Swift. I think she's a real sweetie.
Hehe, R/R please.
Replies-
Invader Sam - Her hair is black...I'm sure I said that *checks* yes I did. Sorry, but I just felt it was right at the time. Thanks for the suggestion thou. Goin right now to check your ficcy out! It rocked as far as I read before! ^_^
Classic Cowboy - Just read the fic and see ^_^ hehe sorry but I don't want to say anything to give too much away. O_O; But I'm glad you like swift too, and there will be more BB/R later on.
Purple Rave - Chill chill. All will be revealed soon! hehe, and thanks for reviewing! Your the best ^^
A purple otter - Sugar high huh? They're the best. Glad you like the story and No i didn't know that O_o; ^_^
Thats all for now. R/r if ya want more! ^^
Ja-ne! ~*Chibi*~
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Chapter two - Swift's Story.
The titans and Swift were sitting on the large couch talking. The others, wanted to know a bit about Swift's past and life. She was still a bit shy, but she sat and talked for a while.
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"So, Swift," said Robin politely, looking interested. "What brings you to earth."
Swift looked sorrowfully at the ground. Tears welled up in her dark green eyes. She clenched her fists. Robin felt a bit stupid, but he said nothing. Swift sniffed.
"I...It's not that I wanted to come here. I had to come here." she said sadly, her voice wobbling. It was obvious to them all that she was struggling to keep her emotions under control.
Although she was related to Raven, they were nothing alike at all. Swift wasn't as calm and emotionless as Raven. She was older, and in a dazed mess. She didn't seem able to cope with her feelings like Raven did. But that was what made her all the more interesting. She seemed...vulnerable, and naive. Which was strange for her age.
Raven, now wrapped her arm around the girl's shaking shoulder. Raven cared for her cousin very much. On Azarath, Swift had been Raven's 'mentor', looking after her and believing in her no matter what. But now....this Swift was merely the pieces of the old one.
Swift regained herself and spoke slowly and expressing every syllable with hate. "Trigon...he sent me into exile."
The others looked at Raven, who closed her eyes and shook her head.
"That's...the dude me and Cy met inside Rae's head isn't it?" said Beastboy.
"Yea, that evil dude. Oh man, poor you Swift." said Cy gently. Swift looked at the two boys and sniffed gratefully. Reassurance was what she needed right now.
"Well, I don't know what you mean by Raven's head...but Trigon is Metr-- Raven's father." said Swift solemnly. "He recently found out that I had helped out Raven when she wanted to escape. He would have killed me, except he wanted me to live in shame."
"Which on Azarath is a worse punishement than death. You must sever all connections with loved ones." added Raven helpfully.(A/N:this probably isn't true, about the Azarathian punishment, but it just fits in well here. And I personally think that it is worse.)
Swift began to sob at this. Raven embraced her properly, allowing her to cry on her shoulder.
The others looked at the new girl silently. The sobs echoed around the tower, and seemed to enter everyones soul. Things smashed, but noone said anything. Eventually, Raven let Swift go. Swift rubbed her tired, red eyes, and carried on her sad story.
"So, anyway..." she sniffed, pawing at her eyes. "When I was told that Trigon was exiling me, my mother, Ashelba told me to come and seek out Raven until we could figure out a way of getting out of this mess."
"Ashelba, is my mothers sister. She hates too Trigon, but there is nothing you can do about it on Azarath, unless you want to be taught a severe lesson." said Raven emotionlessly. Swift closed her eyes and when she opened them they were glowing purple.
"Trigon will pay some day." she said angrily, causing the couch to shake and more smashing of glass. Raven placed a hand on Swifts shoulder and gasping, she reverted to normal.
"I...apologise. It hasn't been an easy month." Swift said awkwardly, rubbing her neck.
"We truly understand, Swift. We are now your friends too." said Starfire full of concern. "I am sure you can stay with us. We shall help you. Won't we Robin?"
"Of course." said Robin simply. He gave Swift a thumbs up, and the other three grinned behind him. Swift looked up and gave a weak smile.
"Thank you...you are too kind."
Raven took Swifts arm gently. "Come on. You look tired. I'll take you to your room. Sleep now, we can talk more later." It was all Swift could do to nod weakly. She was tired beyond belief.
The other titans chorused "Goodnight!" as she left the room.
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"Woah. That was really weird." said Cy when the two Azarathians had left.
"Tell me about it. Swift seems okay though. I feel kinda sorry for her. It can't be nice being banished away from the people you love." said Robin, looking at Starfire when he said it. He blushed.
Cy and BB rolled their eyes. Starfire didn't notice any of this. She was too busy thinking about the events of the day.
"Yes it is....strange being in a different planet. I hope she will be alright." said Star softly. Beastboy remained silent. He was also thoughtful.
'Raven seems to know something about this "Swift" that noone else does. I wonder what it is. Anyway, she seemed distracted. I know she was mad with me, I'm the biggest jerk in the world.' he thought to himself silently.
"Cyborg, you seemed a little...entranced when Swift walked in. Do you have a CRUSH?!" teased Robin. Cyborg blushed.
"Come off it dawg. We've only known her a half hour." he muttered looking down. Inside he was cringing. She was beautiful, no doubt about it. The way the light shone on her silky black hair and her green eyes was mesmorising. It was amazing. He felt like he had been hit by a hammer when she looked at him. 'But I'm a goddamn robot. She'd probably think I'm really...stupid.' Cy thought to himself sorrowfully.
Robin was looking at Starfire. She had her forehead creased in thought. She looked beautiful, as she always did. He had the urge to grab her and kiss her right there and then, but instead he looked down. He suddenly felt all weird inside. It was like a hot substance was bubbling around his heart and his head was all light, and dizzy.
Starfire was thinking about her first day on earth and how hard it was to get used to things. Most of the things would have been much harder if it hadn't have been for Robin. 'Robin.' she thought silently, as her head rocketed above the clouds and her heart began to beat faster and faster. She was burning up inside.
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Robin stood up and stretched. Cyborg and BB had started to play on the PS2 again.
'Addicted. Thats what those two are.' he grinned inwardly, watching the intense concentration on their faces. Starfire was watching them, but she looked a bit bored.
'Do it now, Robin.' said a voice inside his mind. 'Do something to get her alone with you. ANYTHING!' the voice said desperately. Robin thought quietly for a second.
"Well," he said outloud. "I'm gonna go get some air. Anyone want to come with me?" He added. Starfire looked at him excitedly.
"Robin, are you going down to the...Park?" she grinned, looking although she would explode with excitement. He nodded at her. With a whoop of happiness she flew over the back of the couch, towards him.
"BB, Cy? You coming or not?" said Robin, inwardly praying they would decline. Neither of them turned around. There was simply a chorus of "No."
"Right, well see you guys later. C'mon then, Star. Lets go." said Robin, his heart accelerating suddenly. They left the room. As soon as the front doors shut, BB and Cyborg looked at each other, with a raised eyebrow.
"I thought it was never goin' to happen." Cyborg said laughing. Beastboy was giggling as well.
"Yeah, it's about time those two got together." said Beastboy, turning his concentration back onto the game.
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Raven reached one of the spare rooms, and walked in, supporting her cousin with her free arm.
"Raven, I really appreciate this, you know." said Swift quietly. She was half asleep. She sat down on the bed, as Raven closed the door, softly.
"Shhh." said Raven quietly. "It's alright. Now sleep, Swift."
Swift lay back on the bed, and began to sob again. Raven walked over and crouched down by the dark haired girl. She clasped her hand.
"What's wrong? Are you worried?" said Raven, full of concern. She had never seen Swift cry before. Swift was the one who had helped Raven to control her emotions, and now she was in a total frenzy. It was quite a frightening transformation.
"Mother..." Swift sobbed, uncontrollably. "I miss her so much."
Raven sighed. "It's not easy leaving Azarath. But, Ashelba can't be here for a bit. It'll work out eventually, Swift. You'll see."
"It won't. I'll never see her again. And...and..." she sniffed. "I'm just a worthless nuisance."
Raven gave Swift a stony glare. "No you aren't. Who was the one who told me 'Never give up, no matter what'? And who told me 'Embrace life, no matter how hard it is'? Are you telling me, that all that was a lie?"
Swift regained control. Just for a second, Raven saw a flicker of her old cousin. The pride and anger shone in Swifts eyes. "I meant every word."
Raven smiled at the new glaze over the dark green eyes. "Then you had better start believing in yourself. Remember what you said to me when I was saying goodbye..'Believe in yourself else.."
" '..all is lost.'" finished Swift smiling again. "I'm sorry Raven. It's just been so hard."
Raven nodded, and stood up. "So sleep now. Then we can figure out what to do, when you are thinking more clearly." Swift's eyes flickered shut.
"I'm sure glad your my cousin..."Swift muttered sleepily, her eyes closed. Soft breathing escaped her lips a moment later. Raven smiled at the sleeping girl.
She walked over and shut off the light. As she left the room, she took another quick glance at Swift's sleeping form.
"I'm sure glad your here, I need you right now, Nerithon." whispered Raven. She closed the door softly, leaving the room.
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Hehe AWwwwWW. I likes Nerithon/Swift. I think she's a real sweetie.
Hehe, R/R please.
Replies-
Invader Sam - Her hair is black...I'm sure I said that *checks* yes I did. Sorry, but I just felt it was right at the time. Thanks for the suggestion thou. Goin right now to check your ficcy out! It rocked as far as I read before! ^_^
Classic Cowboy - Just read the fic and see ^_^ hehe sorry but I don't want to say anything to give too much away. O_O; But I'm glad you like swift too, and there will be more BB/R later on.
Purple Rave - Chill chill. All will be revealed soon! hehe, and thanks for reviewing! Your the best ^^
A purple otter - Sugar high huh? They're the best. Glad you like the story and No i didn't know that O_o; ^_^
Thats all for now. R/r if ya want more! ^^
Ja-ne! ~*Chibi*~