Disclaimer: See chapter one.
This story is going to be short. I really love the fact that I'm able to write something less than six or seven chapters. I've written a few one- shots, but I've only done one other story that's more than one chapter and less than six. Okay, I'll stop now. ;;
Chapter 2
Ebony steadily drifted from her grave to the cemetery gates. She tried to grab onto the steel bars, but her hands passed right through them. I forgot, she thought to herself, I can't grab solid objects anymore. She passed right through the bars and hovered up into the night sky. What month is it? What day is it? What time is it? Questions with no answers buzzed in Ebony's ghost mind. She shook her head and slowly dropped so she was just another inch above the tallest building in Jump City.
"Oh, Kristen!" she heard someone cry. She passed through the building's ceiling to find that it was a babysitting center. "You're the best big sister in the whole wide world!" the little girl said to her older sister.
"Did you have a good time with all of your friends today?" Kristen asked.
"Uh-huh!" her sister replied. "I can't wait to tell you all about it!"
I wish I could tell my sister about my day, Ebony thought. Too bad, she's still living in the Real World. I don't care how mean that sounds! I want her to be with me!
Ebony floated back up through the ceiling and gently flew across town. She looked down at all the people. They seemed so happy. She only wished that she could be part of that happiness. Even if she couldn't be, why did everything have to be so restricted? Why couldn't she come back even for just a day? She knew she was allowed to visit her sister whenever her sister slept, but it wasn't enough.
"I want to make Raven happy," she said, although the voice had no sound.
--Whatchya doin' tonight?
I wish I could be a fly on your wall.
Are you really alone? Still in your dreams?
Why can't I bring you into my life?
What would it take to make you see that I'm alive?--
Ebony hovered across town until bright lights caught her eye. She stared down at the flashing lights and booming music. She scratched her head and used her ghostly powers to melt into the building. She soon realized that she was in the Jump City Club. I know this place! she thought. This is the place where I died during the battle with Blackfire. Hey!! Ebony looked down and saw the black hair swinging around. What is she doing here? I thought she was an enemy of the Titans.
Ebony drifted down next to a crate and hid her ghostly body in the darkness.
"What's the point?" she silently asked. "No one can see me anyway."
Suddenly, the DJ popped on a new song. Ebony recognized it from one of Beast Boy's CDs. It was "Invisible" by Clay Aiken. She had always liked his work. She was mad when he didn't win Season 2 of "American Idol".
Just when Ebony thought things couldn't get worse, she saw something she never thought she'd see. There was Robin. He was standing alone on one side of the room. He wasn't even with his friends. He just stood there.
--If I was invisible, and I could just watch you in your room,
If I was invisible, I'd make you mine tonight.
If thoughts were unbreakable, and I could just tell you where I stand,
I would be the smartest man.
If I was invisible,--
"Wait, I already am," Ebony muttered. She looked to her side, and her blue-violet eyes opened up wide. There was Raven! She was there along with Cyborg, Starfire, and Beast Boy. A confused look plastered her face.
What are they staring at over there? she wondered, cocking her head. She followed their eyes and almost fell back in shock at what was happening. Robin was in the crowd now, and he had taken the hand of Jinx! No way! Ebony gasped in her head. This is just not right. Jinx isn't even a hero, let alone likable! Stupid, stupid, stupid!
--Saw you face in the crowd, call out your name,
You don't hear a sound.
I keep tracing your steps, each move that you make.
Wish I could read what goes through your mind,
Wish you could touch me with the colors of your life,--
Regardless of what Ebony was thinking, she decided to take a chance and check if Raven could see her. She calmly floated over to the Titans and set her feet down on the floor right next to Raven's. She put her hands behind her back and smiled up at her sister.
"Hi, Raven!" she cried. "It's me, Ebony!"
But Raven didn't respond.
"Hello?" Ebony tried again, waving her hand in front of her big sister's face. "Are you alive up there? Come on! Talk to me! Hello? Big Sister?"
--If I was invisible, and I could just watch you in your room,
If I was invisible, I'd make you mine tonight.
If thoughts were unbreakable, and I could just tell you where I stand,
I would be the smartest man.
If I was invisible,--
"Wait, I already am," Ebony finished, turning away from her friends. She noticed that Robin and Jinx were now dancing with each other. She had no idea about what Robin saw in that girl, but she gave up on it. After all, there wasn't anything she could do about it...right?
--Reach out, but you don't even see me.
Even when I scream out, Baby, you don't hear me.
I am nothing without you, just a shadow passin' through.--
Ebony looked up at the ceiling of the club. There was a giant disco ball turning around and around in circles casting milky white lights on everyone. The pink and purple and gold lights flashing from the walls also bathed the other heroes in neon lights. From where she was standing, Ebony could make out three very familiar figures.
"It's Blackfire, Thunder, and Lightning," she murmured. They were dancing together. "I knew that Blackfire was here, but I had no idea if those brothers were."
Suddenly, Ebony got an idea. With the disco ball, she's make a light show no one would ever forget.
--If I was invisible, and I could just watch you in your room,
If I was invisible, I'd make you mine tonight.
If thoughts were unbreakable, and I could just tell you where I stand,
I would be the smartest man.
If I was invisible,--
Ebony flew up next to the ball and held her hands high above her head. She closed her eyes and focused what little energy and power she had into making something happen. Her hands started to spark blue-violet lights. Soon, her hands and arms were engulfed by beautiful blue power.
Ebony flashed her hands out to both sides of her body and started to spin. The lights from her hands created blue stripes of sparkles that looked somewhat like the rings of Saturn.
--If I was invisible,--
"But I'm not," Ebony corrected. She snapped her fingers, and the blue, sparkling dust pieces gently floated to the ground, making the entire club light up in divine radiance.
Robin, Jinx, Raven, and everybody else in the club looked up to see what had caused such beauty to fall from the heavens. Even the DJ was a little confused and "Invisible" stopped short. As much as they were enjoying the lights, no one could help but wonder what strange forces could have caused the mysterious light show.
"I know what," Raven remarked, casting a glance at the disco ball. "Sister,"
"That's it!" Terra shouted into her communicator from a thick wire hanging at the top of the building. She was wearing special goggles and earphones. "The ghost is here! Attack!"
Plasmus punched a hole in one of the walls and gave the area a good spit.
End of Chapter Two
This story is going to be short. I really love the fact that I'm able to write something less than six or seven chapters. I've written a few one- shots, but I've only done one other story that's more than one chapter and less than six. Okay, I'll stop now. ;;
Chapter 2
Ebony steadily drifted from her grave to the cemetery gates. She tried to grab onto the steel bars, but her hands passed right through them. I forgot, she thought to herself, I can't grab solid objects anymore. She passed right through the bars and hovered up into the night sky. What month is it? What day is it? What time is it? Questions with no answers buzzed in Ebony's ghost mind. She shook her head and slowly dropped so she was just another inch above the tallest building in Jump City.
"Oh, Kristen!" she heard someone cry. She passed through the building's ceiling to find that it was a babysitting center. "You're the best big sister in the whole wide world!" the little girl said to her older sister.
"Did you have a good time with all of your friends today?" Kristen asked.
"Uh-huh!" her sister replied. "I can't wait to tell you all about it!"
I wish I could tell my sister about my day, Ebony thought. Too bad, she's still living in the Real World. I don't care how mean that sounds! I want her to be with me!
Ebony floated back up through the ceiling and gently flew across town. She looked down at all the people. They seemed so happy. She only wished that she could be part of that happiness. Even if she couldn't be, why did everything have to be so restricted? Why couldn't she come back even for just a day? She knew she was allowed to visit her sister whenever her sister slept, but it wasn't enough.
"I want to make Raven happy," she said, although the voice had no sound.
--Whatchya doin' tonight?
I wish I could be a fly on your wall.
Are you really alone? Still in your dreams?
Why can't I bring you into my life?
What would it take to make you see that I'm alive?--
Ebony hovered across town until bright lights caught her eye. She stared down at the flashing lights and booming music. She scratched her head and used her ghostly powers to melt into the building. She soon realized that she was in the Jump City Club. I know this place! she thought. This is the place where I died during the battle with Blackfire. Hey!! Ebony looked down and saw the black hair swinging around. What is she doing here? I thought she was an enemy of the Titans.
Ebony drifted down next to a crate and hid her ghostly body in the darkness.
"What's the point?" she silently asked. "No one can see me anyway."
Suddenly, the DJ popped on a new song. Ebony recognized it from one of Beast Boy's CDs. It was "Invisible" by Clay Aiken. She had always liked his work. She was mad when he didn't win Season 2 of "American Idol".
Just when Ebony thought things couldn't get worse, she saw something she never thought she'd see. There was Robin. He was standing alone on one side of the room. He wasn't even with his friends. He just stood there.
--If I was invisible, and I could just watch you in your room,
If I was invisible, I'd make you mine tonight.
If thoughts were unbreakable, and I could just tell you where I stand,
I would be the smartest man.
If I was invisible,--
"Wait, I already am," Ebony muttered. She looked to her side, and her blue-violet eyes opened up wide. There was Raven! She was there along with Cyborg, Starfire, and Beast Boy. A confused look plastered her face.
What are they staring at over there? she wondered, cocking her head. She followed their eyes and almost fell back in shock at what was happening. Robin was in the crowd now, and he had taken the hand of Jinx! No way! Ebony gasped in her head. This is just not right. Jinx isn't even a hero, let alone likable! Stupid, stupid, stupid!
--Saw you face in the crowd, call out your name,
You don't hear a sound.
I keep tracing your steps, each move that you make.
Wish I could read what goes through your mind,
Wish you could touch me with the colors of your life,--
Regardless of what Ebony was thinking, she decided to take a chance and check if Raven could see her. She calmly floated over to the Titans and set her feet down on the floor right next to Raven's. She put her hands behind her back and smiled up at her sister.
"Hi, Raven!" she cried. "It's me, Ebony!"
But Raven didn't respond.
"Hello?" Ebony tried again, waving her hand in front of her big sister's face. "Are you alive up there? Come on! Talk to me! Hello? Big Sister?"
--If I was invisible, and I could just watch you in your room,
If I was invisible, I'd make you mine tonight.
If thoughts were unbreakable, and I could just tell you where I stand,
I would be the smartest man.
If I was invisible,--
"Wait, I already am," Ebony finished, turning away from her friends. She noticed that Robin and Jinx were now dancing with each other. She had no idea about what Robin saw in that girl, but she gave up on it. After all, there wasn't anything she could do about it...right?
--Reach out, but you don't even see me.
Even when I scream out, Baby, you don't hear me.
I am nothing without you, just a shadow passin' through.--
Ebony looked up at the ceiling of the club. There was a giant disco ball turning around and around in circles casting milky white lights on everyone. The pink and purple and gold lights flashing from the walls also bathed the other heroes in neon lights. From where she was standing, Ebony could make out three very familiar figures.
"It's Blackfire, Thunder, and Lightning," she murmured. They were dancing together. "I knew that Blackfire was here, but I had no idea if those brothers were."
Suddenly, Ebony got an idea. With the disco ball, she's make a light show no one would ever forget.
--If I was invisible, and I could just watch you in your room,
If I was invisible, I'd make you mine tonight.
If thoughts were unbreakable, and I could just tell you where I stand,
I would be the smartest man.
If I was invisible,--
Ebony flew up next to the ball and held her hands high above her head. She closed her eyes and focused what little energy and power she had into making something happen. Her hands started to spark blue-violet lights. Soon, her hands and arms were engulfed by beautiful blue power.
Ebony flashed her hands out to both sides of her body and started to spin. The lights from her hands created blue stripes of sparkles that looked somewhat like the rings of Saturn.
--If I was invisible,--
"But I'm not," Ebony corrected. She snapped her fingers, and the blue, sparkling dust pieces gently floated to the ground, making the entire club light up in divine radiance.
Robin, Jinx, Raven, and everybody else in the club looked up to see what had caused such beauty to fall from the heavens. Even the DJ was a little confused and "Invisible" stopped short. As much as they were enjoying the lights, no one could help but wonder what strange forces could have caused the mysterious light show.
"I know what," Raven remarked, casting a glance at the disco ball. "Sister,"
"That's it!" Terra shouted into her communicator from a thick wire hanging at the top of the building. She was wearing special goggles and earphones. "The ghost is here! Attack!"
Plasmus punched a hole in one of the walls and gave the area a good spit.
End of Chapter Two