Hello, and welcome to... THE UPDATE SHOW! On tonight special episode, Chapter 5!
Yeah... don't ask. My thought process has been on the fritz since yesterday.
Damn all those delicious, cherry brainfreezies...!
Random quote #4: "It's not about the number of friends one has; but the quality of them." -Anonymous
"Robin! I see that you are also done with your errands for today!" Starfire squealed, as she, with much difficulty, set the key into the Tower's front door lock.
Her time at the mall of shopping had been great! There was an "ALL MALL SALE" and she just couldn't buy only one thing, thus explaining her empty wallet and full arms.
She had even gotten a pink cape for Raven that she was sure she would love!
"Here, let me help you with that." Robin said, walking up to her and taking some of the many shopping bags from her grasp.
"Thank you very much!" She said. "They were getting very heavy!"
Robin just smiled as Starfire turned the key in the keyhole. Yet, his face soon turned into a frown as he watched Starfire abruptly stop what she was doing and look down at the key in her hand.
'That's strange.' She thought to herself. 'The door is already unlocked. I could have sworn I told Beast boy to lock it before he left with Cyborg.'
"What's wrong Star?" Robin asked at the girl, as she continued to stare at the door.
Starfire shook the worry off. Now she was being silly! They could have gotten there before them. She looked back at Robin and smiled, forgetting about the weird happening for a moment.
"Oh, it is nothing, I just-"Starfire started, but stopped and gasped, dropping her bags on the ground.
The entryway was a total mess! It looked like an angry storm had passed through...
"Wha-wha..." she couldn't form the words to describe the shock and worry she felt deep down, in the pit of her stomach.
Robin looked at her confused, wondering what exactly she was so worked up about.
He was about to ask her what she saw that was so upsetting, but, "Oh my gosh..." was all he could say, after looking over Starfire's shoulder, at the scene of destruction, in the once clean room.
"What the heck happened here?"
Beast boy tapped on Raven's bedroom door quietly and cautiously. Cyborg stood beside him, face in a deep frown. They knew that they shouldn't be doing this, but they had to know what happened.
What if that man had done something to her, or if she was hurt, crying even? They couldn't risk it.
"Uh... Raven? Are you okay in there?" Beast boy asked timidly, as he set his pointed ear against the metal passageway into her domain. He stopped knocking and listened. There was nothing, but silence on the other side.
"Nothing." Beast boy sighed to Cyborg, slowly walking away from the door.
Starfire slowly walked into the darkness filled Tower, shopping bags long forgotten outside. She watched her feet, so as not to step on any glass.
Robin set down the items he had been holding by the doorway and followed Starfire, just as cautious.
Raven knew they were outside her door, worried about her, but she didn't care. She just wanted to be alone right now.
She wanted to lie there on her bed forever, never having to deal with any of life's many problems. Never having to have to relive the whole experience again in telling them about it. She just wanted it all to go away.
She wanted "him" to go away.
She closed her eyes and saw nothing but the inside of her eyelids and the darkness that seemed to follow her wherever she was.
'Always.' Her thoughts reminded her sadly.
Robin didn't know what happened, but as he ran up the stairs, trailing closely behind the speedily flying Starfire, he knew that they would get some answers.
One way, or another.
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