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Chapter three - Confrontation.
As soon as the front door closed, Robin became nervous. How the hell was he going to explain the disappearance to the other titans. And when Star was with him too?! 'Oh man,' he thought solemly, as he released his grip on Starfire's hand. She had gone a bit quiet and pale.
'Now I know how Raven felt.' thought Robin, sensitively. He turned to Starfire, who looked back at him eagerly. She was obviously thinking along the same lines.
"Robin, what are we going to tell them?" whispered Starfire nervously. Robin shook his head sadly.
"I just don't know, Star. We'll have to play along. Just try to not say anything about..well..y'know." he whispered back. She nodded vehemently, and they trudged into the kitchen. The other titans were eating breakfast in there, with Swift.
Beastboy was yet again trying to feed another victim Tofu, Robin noted as he peeped round the doorframe. He paused, to watch the scene. Starfire was floating in a worried manner behind him.
"You've never tried this..right?" said Beastboy pleadingly. Swift shook her head slowly, looking bemused. Her hood was down, and the expression on her face was priceless. Cyborg was roaring with laughter, next to Swift. Raven, hood up, as always, was watching from the side, occasionally tutting or shaking her head.
"Well then," pursued Beastboy aggressively. "How do you know you don't like it?!"
"Because it looks like...sick..." said Swift, shuddering. This only made Cyborg laugh harder. He was crying with laughter now. Raven was actually putting her hand to her mouth to prevent herself laughing. Beastboy's "tofu tasting" sessions were always hillarious.
Beastboy's mouth was open at the last comment. "Dude, that is so harsh..."
Swift merely laughed as well, causing the tofu to explode over BB, as Raven had done a while back. This only made her laugh harder and the plate exploded in Beastboy's hands. He jumped backwards and fell over.
"Okay, okay, you don't like it!" he muttered, dusting himself off. The other three chuckled at him, as he went to the sink to wash himself off.
"How about some REAL breakfast? Some REAL eggs and bacon, what do you say?" said Cyborg. Swift nodded happily, and Cyborg looked triumphant as he walked over to prepare some food.
Raven and Swift exchanged a glance and chuckled to each other as Robin and Starfire walked in.
Beastboy was turning round at that precise moment, and he grabbed Cy's arm as soon as he saw them. Cyborg looked up, and was silenced with shock. The room itself fell eerily silent.
Surprisingly, the first person to break the silence was Swift. She smiled at the two red teenagers infront of her.
"Hello, Starfire and Robin, how are you both today? I am real sorry about how I must have acted yesterday, but well, I feel a lot better now." she trilled, bouncily.
Starfire grinned cheesily, reverting to her old cheerful self. "You were fine yesterday, just very tired. I understood that, and you did not upset me. I too am from another planet, and the first day is most definitely the hardest." she confided.
Swift nodded sympathetically. She turned to Robin. "And what about you, Robin? Am I forgiven?"
"Heh..yeah, course. It was a rough day for you. Glad you feel better." Robin stammered uneasily. He was still totally puce. The other titans were stonily quiet.
Beastboy, being his old self once again, asked the obvious. "Where have you two been?"
Robin chuckled uneasily, whilst Starfire blushed. "Hah, well thats a funny story..y'see.."
"..you were out. We understand." said Swift, desperately trying to make things easier, but failing miserably. Robin nodded gratefully.
However, Cyborg, Raven and Beastboy did not look impressed by this answer.
"What EXACTLY were you guys doing?" said Raven. She had a glint of happiness in her violet eyes. Finally revenge on Robin, for his earthshattering insensitiveness on her confession. (A/N: see "A stranger within" for reference, if you forget this, k?)
Robin had picked up on this. He knew what he had coming to him. He decided to take it like a man. Unfortunately, he was too nervous to act like one. He looked at the floor awkwardly.
"I suppose there is no point keeping it from you guys. You're bound to find out sooner or later. Me and Star well.." he swallowed, looking at Raven nervously.
She was glaring right at him. Her eyes were saying to him 'Its harder than it looks, isn't it, tough guy?'
He could tell she was enjoying this. But he wasn't going to give her the satisfaction of gloating after he wimped out. He was GOING to say it. Right here, right now.
"....I love Star." he blurted out, after a few minutes of silence. It was unexpected and it took the other titans by shock. They soon recovered.
Cyborg giggled. "Dude, we knew that." The other titans nodded. Robin glared at them all. Starfire was bobbing about behind him.
"Please do not be angry with, Robin. I love him too. We are very happy, and we want you to be happy as well." said Starfire nervously, on the brink of tears. The other titans seemed to enjoy this groveling.
But Beastboy took pity on Starfire. He knew what this felt like. "It's okay, Star. They are just messing about. We are...well..I am happy for you guys." he said, meaning it.
Cy and Raven nodded in approval. Swift smiled. "Young love is sweet."
"But sooo over rated." she muttered not quite under her breath. The other titans just smiled at her. She was going to fit in after all.
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After this little "confrontation" they all wandered into the TV room to chat about Swift's situation. They needed to find out exactly what they planned to do.
"Swift you need to tell us everything you can." came the monotonal voice of Raven softly.
Swift nodded, and gathering her thoughts, began slowly.
"It all started about a month ago. My...mother, came home one night looking agitated. She said that Trigon knew my 'little secret.'. I pretended at first, not knowing, or more like not WANTING to know what she was talking about. Of course I knew what my punishment would entail.." she swallowed and paused. Her green eyes closed then flickered open again.
"So, mother reminded me. I knew that I was going to get caught some day. But still. I was prepared to pay that price for Raven."
Raven impulsively reached forward and grabbed Swifts clammy hand.
"Anyway," Swift sniffed. "It happened. I prepared myself for it, and Trigon came. He showed no mercy. He entrapped me in serious torture and physical pain before releasing me. As soon as I could, I ran back home. Mainly out of instinct. My mother hugged me tightly. I was nearly passing out with all the pain, but I had to be strong."
A tear rolled down her face, but she carried on regardless. "Mother told me something. I..I..don't remember."
She made a forced, frustrated face and rubbed her head."It...it was a message for Raven. Thats right. She told me to come to earth straight away. She really wanted me to tell you this message Raven but.."
Sighing, Swift slumped in her seat." I can't remember Rae, I just can't." Another tear rolled down her cheek. Then another and another. They were flowing freely from her eyes.
Raven gripped her hand and gave her a winning smile. "Just finish the story. And stop WORRYING. It'll cloud your thoughts even more. Remember, believe in yourself, right?"
Swift nodded. The other titans looked on in confusion, but it didn't matter. Swift knew what it meant and that was all that was important. She wiped her cheeks.
"Right...well I don't remember much after that. Mother helped me onto a spaceship which took me to a planet, called Leotherias. (a/n: yes I made it up. ^^) There they noticed my condition and gave me good medical attention. I managed to recouperate after a few days. The scars, however, are deep."
Swift pulled up her sleeve revealing some black scar lines which went up her skinny arms. Starfire winced, and the boys looked shocked. Raven looked more angry than ever.
"Darn you Trigon." she muttered frustrated. Her head swam with all the fear and pain which she thought she had left behind her. Still she wanted to hear more.
"Swift, please continue." coaxed Raven gently. Swift rolled her sleeve down and sighed.
"Well after that, I mostly 'bummed' around, sleeping when I could, eating what little I could, just trying to survive, and barter passage off Leotharias to find Earth."
She sighed again and rolled her eyes. "It was a lengthy process, and well to make a long story as short as I can, I got to Earth yesterday. I could sense you straight away, Raven. And though I was weak and tired you gave me hope. I had to find you." she smiled weakly at Raven. "And now I have."
Silence enveloped the team as they sat musing over Swift's sad tale.
Robin blinked. "What could that message have been. Can't you remember ANYTHING about it at all?"
Swift turned to Robin grimly and shook her head. "It's stored somewhere up here." she said tapping her temples. "But its a case of...unlocking it."
Beastboy was mulling the thoughts over in his head. He had remained silent up till then. Suddenly he had an idea. It was a long shot..but...
"Um," he said, uncharacteristically shy. "I think I have an idea."
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The titans gasped in horror. Swift just looked at him, eyebrows raised. "What?" she said.
"Well..Raven is slightly telepathic, right? So why doesn't she look into your brain, and see if she can...unlock it for you." Beastboy said blushing.
The other titans were agast.
"OH MY GOD! The green dude actually had an idea worth talkin' about." chuckled Cyborg affectionately.
Raven ruffled his hair playfully. "My little genius." she teased. Beastboy just blushed more.
So it was agreed. Raven was to prod around and see what she could find.
She postioned herself so that her legs were folded beneath her and her hands hovered above Swifts, slightly trembing, persona.
Raven had only ever studied this particular idea of telepathy, never actually practised it. She was as nervous as anyone, but it didn't show. Then again, it never did.
"Just try to relax." she said to Swift, who closed her eyes. Raven concentrated.
Her eyes turned white. The titans remained silent. The tenseness in the room was horrifying. They half wondered what she would find and half wondered if it would work at all. Either prospect didn't sound too appeasing.
It was a scary thought. Their lives could change with this very prediction....
Suddenly, Raven gasped and fell off the couch onto the floor. Swift was down an instant before Beastboy, and they both heaved her up.
She was rubbing her head, although it was sore. Her eyes looked frightened, and she looked paler than normal.
Raven sat up slowly and rubbed her eyes. "Oh shit..." she said.
Swift and the titans could but look at her in angst.
"What Raven? What did you see?"
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Chapter three - Confrontation.
As soon as the front door closed, Robin became nervous. How the hell was he going to explain the disappearance to the other titans. And when Star was with him too?! 'Oh man,' he thought solemly, as he released his grip on Starfire's hand. She had gone a bit quiet and pale.
'Now I know how Raven felt.' thought Robin, sensitively. He turned to Starfire, who looked back at him eagerly. She was obviously thinking along the same lines.
"Robin, what are we going to tell them?" whispered Starfire nervously. Robin shook his head sadly.
"I just don't know, Star. We'll have to play along. Just try to not say anything about..well..y'know." he whispered back. She nodded vehemently, and they trudged into the kitchen. The other titans were eating breakfast in there, with Swift.
Beastboy was yet again trying to feed another victim Tofu, Robin noted as he peeped round the doorframe. He paused, to watch the scene. Starfire was floating in a worried manner behind him.
"You've never tried this..right?" said Beastboy pleadingly. Swift shook her head slowly, looking bemused. Her hood was down, and the expression on her face was priceless. Cyborg was roaring with laughter, next to Swift. Raven, hood up, as always, was watching from the side, occasionally tutting or shaking her head.
"Well then," pursued Beastboy aggressively. "How do you know you don't like it?!"
"Because it looks like...sick..." said Swift, shuddering. This only made Cyborg laugh harder. He was crying with laughter now. Raven was actually putting her hand to her mouth to prevent herself laughing. Beastboy's "tofu tasting" sessions were always hillarious.
Beastboy's mouth was open at the last comment. "Dude, that is so harsh..."
Swift merely laughed as well, causing the tofu to explode over BB, as Raven had done a while back. This only made her laugh harder and the plate exploded in Beastboy's hands. He jumped backwards and fell over.
"Okay, okay, you don't like it!" he muttered, dusting himself off. The other three chuckled at him, as he went to the sink to wash himself off.
"How about some REAL breakfast? Some REAL eggs and bacon, what do you say?" said Cyborg. Swift nodded happily, and Cyborg looked triumphant as he walked over to prepare some food.
Raven and Swift exchanged a glance and chuckled to each other as Robin and Starfire walked in.
Beastboy was turning round at that precise moment, and he grabbed Cy's arm as soon as he saw them. Cyborg looked up, and was silenced with shock. The room itself fell eerily silent.
Surprisingly, the first person to break the silence was Swift. She smiled at the two red teenagers infront of her.
"Hello, Starfire and Robin, how are you both today? I am real sorry about how I must have acted yesterday, but well, I feel a lot better now." she trilled, bouncily.
Starfire grinned cheesily, reverting to her old cheerful self. "You were fine yesterday, just very tired. I understood that, and you did not upset me. I too am from another planet, and the first day is most definitely the hardest." she confided.
Swift nodded sympathetically. She turned to Robin. "And what about you, Robin? Am I forgiven?"
"Heh..yeah, course. It was a rough day for you. Glad you feel better." Robin stammered uneasily. He was still totally puce. The other titans were stonily quiet.
Beastboy, being his old self once again, asked the obvious. "Where have you two been?"
Robin chuckled uneasily, whilst Starfire blushed. "Hah, well thats a funny story..y'see.."
"..you were out. We understand." said Swift, desperately trying to make things easier, but failing miserably. Robin nodded gratefully.
However, Cyborg, Raven and Beastboy did not look impressed by this answer.
"What EXACTLY were you guys doing?" said Raven. She had a glint of happiness in her violet eyes. Finally revenge on Robin, for his earthshattering insensitiveness on her confession. (A/N: see "A stranger within" for reference, if you forget this, k?)
Robin had picked up on this. He knew what he had coming to him. He decided to take it like a man. Unfortunately, he was too nervous to act like one. He looked at the floor awkwardly.
"I suppose there is no point keeping it from you guys. You're bound to find out sooner or later. Me and Star well.." he swallowed, looking at Raven nervously.
She was glaring right at him. Her eyes were saying to him 'Its harder than it looks, isn't it, tough guy?'
He could tell she was enjoying this. But he wasn't going to give her the satisfaction of gloating after he wimped out. He was GOING to say it. Right here, right now.
"....I love Star." he blurted out, after a few minutes of silence. It was unexpected and it took the other titans by shock. They soon recovered.
Cyborg giggled. "Dude, we knew that." The other titans nodded. Robin glared at them all. Starfire was bobbing about behind him.
"Please do not be angry with, Robin. I love him too. We are very happy, and we want you to be happy as well." said Starfire nervously, on the brink of tears. The other titans seemed to enjoy this groveling.
But Beastboy took pity on Starfire. He knew what this felt like. "It's okay, Star. They are just messing about. We are...well..I am happy for you guys." he said, meaning it.
Cy and Raven nodded in approval. Swift smiled. "Young love is sweet."
"But sooo over rated." she muttered not quite under her breath. The other titans just smiled at her. She was going to fit in after all.
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After this little "confrontation" they all wandered into the TV room to chat about Swift's situation. They needed to find out exactly what they planned to do.
"Swift you need to tell us everything you can." came the monotonal voice of Raven softly.
Swift nodded, and gathering her thoughts, began slowly.
"It all started about a month ago. My...mother, came home one night looking agitated. She said that Trigon knew my 'little secret.'. I pretended at first, not knowing, or more like not WANTING to know what she was talking about. Of course I knew what my punishment would entail.." she swallowed and paused. Her green eyes closed then flickered open again.
"So, mother reminded me. I knew that I was going to get caught some day. But still. I was prepared to pay that price for Raven."
Raven impulsively reached forward and grabbed Swifts clammy hand.
"Anyway," Swift sniffed. "It happened. I prepared myself for it, and Trigon came. He showed no mercy. He entrapped me in serious torture and physical pain before releasing me. As soon as I could, I ran back home. Mainly out of instinct. My mother hugged me tightly. I was nearly passing out with all the pain, but I had to be strong."
A tear rolled down her face, but she carried on regardless. "Mother told me something. I..I..don't remember."
She made a forced, frustrated face and rubbed her head."It...it was a message for Raven. Thats right. She told me to come to earth straight away. She really wanted me to tell you this message Raven but.."
Sighing, Swift slumped in her seat." I can't remember Rae, I just can't." Another tear rolled down her cheek. Then another and another. They were flowing freely from her eyes.
Raven gripped her hand and gave her a winning smile. "Just finish the story. And stop WORRYING. It'll cloud your thoughts even more. Remember, believe in yourself, right?"
Swift nodded. The other titans looked on in confusion, but it didn't matter. Swift knew what it meant and that was all that was important. She wiped her cheeks.
"Right...well I don't remember much after that. Mother helped me onto a spaceship which took me to a planet, called Leotherias. (a/n: yes I made it up. ^^) There they noticed my condition and gave me good medical attention. I managed to recouperate after a few days. The scars, however, are deep."
Swift pulled up her sleeve revealing some black scar lines which went up her skinny arms. Starfire winced, and the boys looked shocked. Raven looked more angry than ever.
"Darn you Trigon." she muttered frustrated. Her head swam with all the fear and pain which she thought she had left behind her. Still she wanted to hear more.
"Swift, please continue." coaxed Raven gently. Swift rolled her sleeve down and sighed.
"Well after that, I mostly 'bummed' around, sleeping when I could, eating what little I could, just trying to survive, and barter passage off Leotharias to find Earth."
She sighed again and rolled her eyes. "It was a lengthy process, and well to make a long story as short as I can, I got to Earth yesterday. I could sense you straight away, Raven. And though I was weak and tired you gave me hope. I had to find you." she smiled weakly at Raven. "And now I have."
Silence enveloped the team as they sat musing over Swift's sad tale.
Robin blinked. "What could that message have been. Can't you remember ANYTHING about it at all?"
Swift turned to Robin grimly and shook her head. "It's stored somewhere up here." she said tapping her temples. "But its a case of...unlocking it."
Beastboy was mulling the thoughts over in his head. He had remained silent up till then. Suddenly he had an idea. It was a long shot..but...
"Um," he said, uncharacteristically shy. "I think I have an idea."
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The titans gasped in horror. Swift just looked at him, eyebrows raised. "What?" she said.
"Well..Raven is slightly telepathic, right? So why doesn't she look into your brain, and see if she can...unlock it for you." Beastboy said blushing.
The other titans were agast.
"OH MY GOD! The green dude actually had an idea worth talkin' about." chuckled Cyborg affectionately.
Raven ruffled his hair playfully. "My little genius." she teased. Beastboy just blushed more.
So it was agreed. Raven was to prod around and see what she could find.
She postioned herself so that her legs were folded beneath her and her hands hovered above Swifts, slightly trembing, persona.
Raven had only ever studied this particular idea of telepathy, never actually practised it. She was as nervous as anyone, but it didn't show. Then again, it never did.
"Just try to relax." she said to Swift, who closed her eyes. Raven concentrated.
Her eyes turned white. The titans remained silent. The tenseness in the room was horrifying. They half wondered what she would find and half wondered if it would work at all. Either prospect didn't sound too appeasing.
It was a scary thought. Their lives could change with this very prediction....
Suddenly, Raven gasped and fell off the couch onto the floor. Swift was down an instant before Beastboy, and they both heaved her up.
She was rubbing her head, although it was sore. Her eyes looked frightened, and she looked paler than normal.
Raven sat up slowly and rubbed her eyes. "Oh shit..." she said.
Swift and the titans could but look at her in angst.
"What Raven? What did you see?"
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MWAHAHAHHAHAH!! I love evil cliffies. Keep reading and reviewing and I promise not to leave you hanging.
I hope that this chappy was okay, I just needed to use it to straighten some stuff out. Hope you enjoyed it anyhow. R/R let me know! ^^
Replies! Pour vous! (translation: for you!!!)
Classic Cowboy - Thanks dude. You are tooooo kind! *grins widely* ^___^
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purplerave - Hehe, just you reviewing is enough for me! But I'm flattered that you are an almost-fan anyhow! ^_^
A purple otter - Mail it to this email addy - just_blowing_bubbles@hotmail.com if you please! Thats soo cool. I am a member of Deviantart too...Chibi1309 the same. ^^ I'm really chuffed you actually drew her! XD excellent!
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