I'm not going to camp anymore due to lack of fundage. So there won't be a week gap in between later chapters.
6666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666
Carmen walked slowly back to the living room. She was beginning to regret getting up so early. She yawned as she entered. Robin and Beast boy were playing a video game, while Cyborg was washing the muffin pans. Starfire and Raven were entering through a different door.
"Hey guys, did you like the-," Her sentence was cut short by the embrace of Cyborg, Starfire, and Beast boy. She blinked twice. "I'll take that as a 'yes'?"
"You make the BEST muffins!" Cyborg complimented, squeezing her shoulders slightly tighter.
"I agree. Thank you so much. They were glorious!" Starfire smiled at her, not noticing Carmen's face was a wee bit blue. Beast boy clung to her knees and went dreamy-eyed remembering the muffins.
"Dude…your muffins be gooood." Raven smiled and sat in her usual place to read her book. Robin got up from the couch and stood in front of Carmen.
"Thanks for breakfast. You really didn't have to do that though," he scratched the back of his head. Carmen blinked then smiled sweetly. She had to give him credit for it. He was trying to be nice to her. Then, a thought turned in the back of her mind. Why didn't he trust her?
"Of course I did. You all have been very kind to me. It's in my nature to repay my debts," Carmen explained. BB, Star, and Cyborg let her go and went back to what they were doing before. Leaving her and Robin to themselves. The wheels inside both of their heads were spinning frantically. "What have I done to make me seem untrustworthy? Do I really look that intimidating? Do I look intimidating at all for that matter?"
"So, Carmen has to repay her debts huh? That could be useful information if I ever need it," Robin made his mental note before smiling and walking back to the couch before Beast boy started the game without him. Carmen sat down and rested her head on the table. Cyborg dried off his hands and walked over to her.
"You look tired," he sat across from her and smirked. Carmen moved her head upward to look up at him. She merely groaned and stuck her tongue out at him. "That's what you get for staying up late and getting up early. It doesn't work that way you know," He smiled. Carmen sighed sleepily. "You should go back to bed," Cyborg patted her head teasingly and waited for her reply. When it didn't come, he leaned over to get a better view of her face. She was asleep or at least appeared to be. Cyborg poked her shoulder. She opened one of her eyes half way and yawned. "Go to bed Carmen. Sleeping on our table isn't exactly hygienic," Carmen stood up reluctantly and staggered to the door. "Don't stop to sleep in the hallway," Cyborg instructed. She looked back and smiled at him with her sleepy, half open eyes.
"Right. That would be bad," she walked out the door, heading for Starfire's room. Cyborg watched her leave and continued to stare at the door for a moment after she was gone. Raven and Beast boy noticed.
"Mm-hm," they grunted quietly in unison. All four of them stared at Cyborg. When he looked back at them, BB and Robin smirked, Starfire smiled from ear to ear, and Raven merely averted her eyes back to the pages of her book.
"What?" He shrugged.
777777777
Thoughts kept spinning in Carmen's head. She sat on her mattress and leaned against the wall. Nothing made sense. Was he always like that?
"Why doesn't Robin trust me?" She looked to her side thinking. "Well, he doesn't have to trust me, but he doesn't need to be so suspicious. If he and Victor are truly friends then Robin should know him well enough to know he wouldn't bring an untrustworthy person into their home like he did," Carmen brought her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them. "What's wrong with me? What did I do? I hope I don't hurt their friendship. Victor's always been protective of me, and if Robin doesn't like me there might be some problems," Resting her forehead on her knees, Carmen wondered if perhaps she should tell Victor of her thoughts, but thought better of it. "If I tell Victor, then there will be problems. That's the last thing I want to cause. Maybe I should ask Starfire or Raven. They know him well enough and they understand the feminine need of secrecy. What ever that may be," Then she got to thinking again. What of this Slade character? He was an enemy of the Titans, but knew of her somehow. It sent a chill down her spine remembering his foggy voice. He was a frightening person. His understanding of the human mind and how to manipulate it made him extremely dangerous. Carmen lay her head down on her pillow and sighed. Her mind was somewhat a spider web. Everything in it was linked to something else. That something was linked to another something and it just continued. She began to feel very alone and lost. Victor was with her but; there was only so much he could do to help. He himself was a very sensitive person, and could easily take something the wrong way. Carmen began to fiercely miss her older sister. Anny would know what to do. She always did. "I wish you were here," Carmen felt her eyelids get heavy as she drifted to sleep once more.
6666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666
Sorry I would've made this longer but I'm not really in the mood to write at this moment and this chapter had to be up by Wed. morning. I did what Carmen did too. Staying up late and getting up early so doesn't work.