School's almost over!!! It makes me smile a lot. lol Geez, I'm so tired. Must take nap after chapter seventeen. This chapter may be short.
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Cyborg's eyes fluttered open. He moaned and looked around. He saw nothing but darkness. An empty, black, void of darkness seeming to be endless in every direction he looked in. Slowly, tiny specks of light flickered on, one after another.
"What happened?" Cyborg thought back. "I remember Gizmo saying something about Carmen being all alone in the tower. Then, me and Beast boy were landing on the tower's roof. Carmen was being chased by Jinx. Slade came for her. Then…we fell off the tower," He floated around, trying to gather a reasonable explanation for his current situation. "Am I dead? Is this Heaven or something?" Cyborg continued to look at his surroundings. The place he was in was beautiful and haunting at the same time.
"No. This is the place where I spent the last four years," Cyborg looked down towards his feet. Carmen lay on top of him or under him, it was difficult to tell up from down. Her arms wrapped around his chest tightly, as if she let go he would drift out of reach. Carmen's eyes, usually full of spark and emotion, seemed empty and dead. No shine or sign of life came from them.
"This is the index? How did we get here?" Cyborg asked, wrapping his arms around her shoulders. He wouldn't let her go. Carmen's lifeless eyes gazed up at him. It was terrifying the way she looked at him. She had no emotion in her face. Her breathing was slow and movements lethargic, if any. Her spirit completely gone from her body, and her once beautiful eyes drained of life.
"I brought us here, Victor. To save you from the fall," Carmen's lifeless eyes began to tear up. "I didn't want to bring you here, but I had no other option," she buried her face in his chest to hid her tears. She didn't sob, only tears ran down her face. The surrounding lights began to fade in an odd shade of gray-blue. "I don't want you to see me like this, and in this place." Cyborg caresses her fine hair. He had never known Carmen like this. Floating around in that black void of nothingness for four years would have been treacherous for any human being on Earth. Returning to where her nightmares spawned had stripped Carmen of her very soul.
"Carmen, it's ok. You're not alone in this place. I'm here with you now. Please don't cry," Cyborg pleaded, his breath warm in her hair as he spoke. Holding her close, Cyborg took out the old music box from his leg. "Look what I have," He said, holding it up to her. The lights sparked in a bright yellow, as if in surprise. Carmen took the box and stroked the curved corners with her thumb. Looking at the underside, she ran her fingers over the inscription. As she held it, Cyborg gently wound it up to its max. The minor and heavenly tune echoed throughout the index. As the box played its melody, Carmen's eyes started to return to their natural brilliance. The lights sparkled a bright blue and slowly grew in size, fusing together.
"It makes me happy that you still have this," Carmen smiled, her eyes full of joy.
"I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. It has part of you in it, and you're the most cherished gift I have," Cyborg blushed intensely. Carmen locked her dark blue eyes in his. The lights pulsated around them as the song continued to play. Cyborg felt his heart in both his throat and his stomach. Her eyes were so full of passion and longing. "I…I have to… tell you something," Cyborg chocked out. Carmen's heart skipped a beat and the surrounding blackness disappeared into a white hole.
The Titans had managed to defeat Slade's minions. They watched him retreat by air.
"This isn't over," were Slade's retreating words. Robin just watched him leave like the rest of the Titans. They looked at him confused. He always went after Slade. Beast boy walked over to Robin.
"Dude, aren't we going to go after him?" Robin didn't answer. Apparently the others didn't see Cyborg and Carmen fall off the tower.
"Robin, are you ok? You are not injured?" Starfire asked concerned. Robin remained silent. Raven looked around and asked the dreaded question.
"Where're Cyborg and Carmen?" Beast boy and Starfire looked around as well. Robin clenched his fists.
"They…" he started to say, but was interrupted by a bright light emitting from the sky. As suddenly as it came, the light disappeared and Cyborg landed gracefully on the roof. He held Carmen's limp body in his arms, looking quite heroic. Cyborg glanced at the stunned faces.
"Umm, hey guys," he shrugged. Robin's jaw dropped.
"Hey guys? You fall off the tower and all you have to say is 'Hey guys'!?" he yelled. Cyborg cringed.
"Easy killer, I'll answer questions and crap later. Right now I have to fix Carmen up." Robin looked over Carmen's condition. Her leg was badly injured and incrusted with blood; she also had many bruises and cuts. "Hey Raven, will you help me out?" Cyborg asked.
"Of course," she opened the door for Cyborg, who jogged towards the infirmary.
Starfire, Robin and Beast boy waited in the living room while Cyborg and Raven tended to Carmen's wounds.
"I hope she is alright," Starfire said as she paced back and forth. Robin looked over at Beast boy, who was oddly quiet and thought out loud.
"Yeah, me too,"
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I'm sorry it's so short, but I hope you like it. R&R