KURAMA: That's what I get for sleeping, I suppose.
Yep.
KURAMA: What did you do with the negatives?
I'm not telling you.
KURAMA: Why not?
Because.
KURAMA: Because why?
I don't feel like it. Maybe later.
[Disclaimer: Nothing, I tell you, nothing! But you still have Zoidberg...]
[Foreword: I have answered my first lucky thirteen reviews at the bottom! Look for yours! If you don't see yours, you sent it after I posted this. But send reviews anyway! I really appreciate them and they motivate me to write.]
The weather seemed hell-bent on reflecting the mood of those in the tower. It was raining still, not hard like before, but steadily raining out its life. Cyborg immersed himself in fixing the T-car, only coming out of his garage to get food. Robin sat with Starfire on the couch, attempting to console her.
"But why would she do something like that, Robin? Why would anyone do such a thing?"
"We don't know. We'll have to wait for her to tell us herself."
Beast Boy sat in Raven's room with her, talking about everything that happened.
"I'll go out later, I guess."
"Do you necessarily want to go out?"
"No. But I have to talk to them...they'll just drag me out there otherwise."
Then their conversation would drift to completely random things.
"If a tree falls in a forest and no one's around to hear it, does it make a sound?"
"Do the other trees laugh at it?"
"If a man's in the forest and there are no women around to hear him, is he still wrong?"
"Hey!"
Then Beast Boy got hungry and went to get something to eat. After being assured that Raven wasn't hungry, he left. Starfire and Robin were still sitting on the couch, but now they were watching Paulie before the power had a chance to go off again. The people at the institute were clipping Paulie's wings.
"How is she?" asked Robin, pausing the movie.
"She's in a better mood today." Starfire sighed.
"I am glad she is in a better mood, but I still do not understand."
"She said she'll come out of her room later. You can talk to her then." He went into the kitchen to look for something to eat. He found some leftover tofu in the fridge and got it out. He sniffed it. It smelled like an old shoe, so he ate it anyway.
.
.
.
About seven, when the other Titans were done eating and Cyborg was STILL in his garage, Raven slipped unobtrusively into the kitchen and began making herself some tea. Starfire looked at her out of the corner of her eye and continued to wash the dishes.
Raven wished they would stop skirting around her like she was about to break or fly into a fit of rage. She could feel Starfire staring at her as she poured her tea and went into the living room. She could hear Robin's sigh of relief as she stepped away from the knife drawer.
Beast Boy sat beside her on the couch with a funny look on his face.
"What's wrong with you?" asked Raven. Beast Boy exhaled.
"Do I have tofu breath?"
"I'd rather not find out. You always smell like an old shoe anyway." She began to look around for her book of short stories when Starfire sat down at the other end of the long couch. Robin sat next to her, between her and Raven.
:: James Bond theme music:: Silence...Awkward Silence. (Sorry, I couldn't resist...)
"Can we see—" Robin began softly, before Raven just stuck out her arm and continued reading. He looked at her oddly and pulled her leotard sleeve back to reveal the cuts.
"Twenty-six in all on that arm, four on the other. I'm right handed," she said, still without removing her eyes from the book. Starfire stared in fascination at her friend's mutilated arm.
"Why are you doing this to yourself?" Robin asked, speaking for the both of them. Raven sighed.
"Because I can't stand it. All of it. The stress from being a Titan...my father...a lot of things."
"But you are hurting yourself!"
"Starfire...that's the point. But it doesn't hurt. It feels good."
"I am confused. Pain is a bad thing! Surely you cannot derive pleasure from such a—"
"But I do. It's not exactly a euphoric thing—then we'd all be six feet under—but it makes me feel better."
"Oh...Have you thought about stopping?" she asked timidly.
"I'm trying."
"I'm helping," said Beast Boy, grinning.
[A/N: Yay, another chapter! I decided to answer my first lucky thirteen reviews. Then, as soon as I decided that, I got another review! So...there's an extra one, but it's still going to be the lucky thirteen.
Zerin Emperess (for chapter one): Thank you lots! I'm glad I inspired you to update.
Zerin Emperess (for chapter two): Thanks.
Eva (for chapter 3): Thanks...I guess. Enthusiastic, aren't we?
Identity99: Thank you! I'm glad you appreciate my writing!
EndlessDeviltry: I would have chosen The Ring, but I decided Paulie. I think it relates to the story in some minor way.
Raven-Vegeta: Thanks. I did.
leahgrave: Ah yes...the rubber bands never work, do they? ::glares at rubber band on wrist:: ::snap:: ow... thanks for the website recommendation!
dana1313 (for chapter 3): I do take pride. I am insane. I am happy.
Eva (for chapter 4): Better. Thankee!
dana1313 (for chapter 4): Thanks! I have every intention to.
therealbeastboy1: SHHH!!! Quit giving away the ending! Actually, I hadn't thought of that before but will deeply consider it now.
Rusty Marshmellows: (I love your name.) I am so flattered!! ;
Liz: Thank you!
Thank you all!!!! ::skips off singing:: I love my fans and my fans love me...
KURAMA: That makes two of you.
Shut up.
Yep.
KURAMA: What did you do with the negatives?
I'm not telling you.
KURAMA: Why not?
Because.
KURAMA: Because why?
I don't feel like it. Maybe later.
[Disclaimer: Nothing, I tell you, nothing! But you still have Zoidberg...]
[Foreword: I have answered my first lucky thirteen reviews at the bottom! Look for yours! If you don't see yours, you sent it after I posted this. But send reviews anyway! I really appreciate them and they motivate me to write.]
The weather seemed hell-bent on reflecting the mood of those in the tower. It was raining still, not hard like before, but steadily raining out its life. Cyborg immersed himself in fixing the T-car, only coming out of his garage to get food. Robin sat with Starfire on the couch, attempting to console her.
"But why would she do something like that, Robin? Why would anyone do such a thing?"
"We don't know. We'll have to wait for her to tell us herself."
Beast Boy sat in Raven's room with her, talking about everything that happened.
"I'll go out later, I guess."
"Do you necessarily want to go out?"
"No. But I have to talk to them...they'll just drag me out there otherwise."
Then their conversation would drift to completely random things.
"If a tree falls in a forest and no one's around to hear it, does it make a sound?"
"Do the other trees laugh at it?"
"If a man's in the forest and there are no women around to hear him, is he still wrong?"
"Hey!"
Then Beast Boy got hungry and went to get something to eat. After being assured that Raven wasn't hungry, he left. Starfire and Robin were still sitting on the couch, but now they were watching Paulie before the power had a chance to go off again. The people at the institute were clipping Paulie's wings.
"How is she?" asked Robin, pausing the movie.
"She's in a better mood today." Starfire sighed.
"I am glad she is in a better mood, but I still do not understand."
"She said she'll come out of her room later. You can talk to her then." He went into the kitchen to look for something to eat. He found some leftover tofu in the fridge and got it out. He sniffed it. It smelled like an old shoe, so he ate it anyway.
.
.
.
About seven, when the other Titans were done eating and Cyborg was STILL in his garage, Raven slipped unobtrusively into the kitchen and began making herself some tea. Starfire looked at her out of the corner of her eye and continued to wash the dishes.
Raven wished they would stop skirting around her like she was about to break or fly into a fit of rage. She could feel Starfire staring at her as she poured her tea and went into the living room. She could hear Robin's sigh of relief as she stepped away from the knife drawer.
Beast Boy sat beside her on the couch with a funny look on his face.
"What's wrong with you?" asked Raven. Beast Boy exhaled.
"Do I have tofu breath?"
"I'd rather not find out. You always smell like an old shoe anyway." She began to look around for her book of short stories when Starfire sat down at the other end of the long couch. Robin sat next to her, between her and Raven.
:: James Bond theme music:: Silence...Awkward Silence. (Sorry, I couldn't resist...)
"Can we see—" Robin began softly, before Raven just stuck out her arm and continued reading. He looked at her oddly and pulled her leotard sleeve back to reveal the cuts.
"Twenty-six in all on that arm, four on the other. I'm right handed," she said, still without removing her eyes from the book. Starfire stared in fascination at her friend's mutilated arm.
"Why are you doing this to yourself?" Robin asked, speaking for the both of them. Raven sighed.
"Because I can't stand it. All of it. The stress from being a Titan...my father...a lot of things."
"But you are hurting yourself!"
"Starfire...that's the point. But it doesn't hurt. It feels good."
"I am confused. Pain is a bad thing! Surely you cannot derive pleasure from such a—"
"But I do. It's not exactly a euphoric thing—then we'd all be six feet under—but it makes me feel better."
"Oh...Have you thought about stopping?" she asked timidly.
"I'm trying."
"I'm helping," said Beast Boy, grinning.
[A/N: Yay, another chapter! I decided to answer my first lucky thirteen reviews. Then, as soon as I decided that, I got another review! So...there's an extra one, but it's still going to be the lucky thirteen.
Zerin Emperess (for chapter one): Thank you lots! I'm glad I inspired you to update.
Zerin Emperess (for chapter two): Thanks.
Eva (for chapter 3): Thanks...I guess. Enthusiastic, aren't we?
Identity99: Thank you! I'm glad you appreciate my writing!
EndlessDeviltry: I would have chosen The Ring, but I decided Paulie. I think it relates to the story in some minor way.
Raven-Vegeta: Thanks. I did.
leahgrave: Ah yes...the rubber bands never work, do they? ::glares at rubber band on wrist:: ::snap:: ow... thanks for the website recommendation!
dana1313 (for chapter 3): I do take pride. I am insane. I am happy.
Eva (for chapter 4): Better. Thankee!
dana1313 (for chapter 4): Thanks! I have every intention to.
therealbeastboy1: SHHH!!! Quit giving away the ending! Actually, I hadn't thought of that before but will deeply consider it now.
Rusty Marshmellows: (I love your name.) I am so flattered!! ;
Liz: Thank you!
Thank you all!!!! ::skips off singing:: I love my fans and my fans love me...
KURAMA: That makes two of you.
Shut up.