Disclaimer: hold on there cowpoke! I don't own any of the teen titans, so ya know, you can un-hog-tie me now!
My jazz: Fading Into Darkness – thanks! EDS4391 – thanks a bunch! It's nice how you can read about a couple you don't like… but not… flame me. I love people with generally open minds!
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Secret Meetings at 3 a.m.
"What's going on?"
Three other figures had now crowded in her doorway. One of them flicked on a light. Raven looked at the person's green hand and saw that he wasn't reaching out to her, he was handing her something. It was a little black box that was very plain looking. She reached out towards it to grab it, the green hand grasped it for a couple seconds.
"Everything okay?" Robin asked as he let go of the box for Raven to take it. He still had on his Titan uniform, nothing broke this kid from his pure determination to stomp out evil, not even sleep.
"Yeah." Raven lied.
"Friend, are you certain?" Starfire walked farther into her room. She was wearing a silky purple nightgown, and orange bunny slippers. "We heard a scream come from your room, and we rushed in to check it out."
"I heard it too, but it didn't come from my room." Raven kept her sentences short.
The two figures in the doorway still did not come any closer. No doubt they were thinking about what had happened the last time they wandered into Raven's room. One of them was whispering to the other and a semi-high pitched giggle escaped from the doorway. Raven looked over there and silently wished they would come into her room.
"Okay, we'll see you in the morning," Robin said, as he pulled Starfire out of the room.
The light flicked off and Raven's door slid shut with a bang. She lie back down, and pulled her blankets up on herself.
So, I just happen to scream and everyone comes running. They weren't sleeping… they were waiting for something…
Raven tossed and turned for a few more minutes trying to get comfortable as she continued to think about what it was they were waiting for.
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Outside Raven's room
"Robin, this is the third time this week that she has cried out for help." Starfire said to her friends. "Perhaps an ooze monster has been living in her room, or she has caught a case of the Barvarian measles?"
Robin leaned up against a wall and rubbed his hand along his chin thinking.
"Somehow I don't think that's it, Star," Cyborg said, while standing up straight with his arms crossed.
"She has been more secretive lately and quieter also," Starfire piped in.
Robin started counting on his fingers whilst mumbling something about melting and bubbling. He 'hmm'ed to himself whilst Cyborg and Starfire looked at him inquisitively.
"Is there something that you wish to share with us, Robin?"
"No… not yet." Robin picked himself up off of the wall, not even hearing Starfire's question; or if he did, ignoring her.
"Cyborg, how many more days until the equinox?" Robin directed his question at Cyborg, who pushed some button on his armthingy.
"About 13.56 days." Cyborg looked up. "Why?
"Well, Raven is sens-"
Beast Boy cut Robin off when he started laughing manically from beneath the Titans feet. He had been hunched over the whole time they had been talking. Cyborg bent down and picked something out of his hands.
"Whatcha got there, grass stain?" Cyborg looked at the object he had taken away.
It was a portable gamestation with the game Battle Monsters 5000 inside of it.
"Duuude! Give that back! I just defeated the 57th level!" Beast Boy made for the gamestation but Cyborg held it up out of his reach.
"Whassamatter? Too short!?"
Robin grew angry.
"Is that all you can think about when one of our team mates is having a-"
Raven's door opened quickly, leaving everyone speechless. Raven sent out a glare that would have poisoned them quickly had they been eating things.
"Do you guys always have secret meetings in front of my room without me at three a.m. in the morning?" She said dryly.
"No, we stopped so we could discuss the educational values of…" Starfire began.
"An early morning jog!" Cyborg piped in. "Well guys, I better go find out firsthand!"
Cyborg left.
Starfire started to speak again, but Raven put up her hand.
"Save it."
She started to walk away when Starfire asked her what she was doing.
"I can't sleep, so I came out here to get my book."
"Oh." Starfire said.
"I hope you can get to sleep," Robin said, whilst pulling Starfire away once again.
Beast Boy stood in the hallway whining about not getting to the 58th level, and what an oil stain Cyborg was.
Oh well. He thought. Might as well go entertain Raven with some of my charming good looks and jokes!
"I can't sleep either… even being with Raven is better then being alone this late." He said aloud with a hint of sarcasm.
As he grew closer to the living room, he saw a small bright light coming from the room in a corner.
He walked into the room, and saw the most beautiful things he could ever imagine on the floor, not moving.
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another cliff hanger. Man I love those. And I bet you'll never guess what the glowy thing is! I know! Hahahahaha.
Okay, I'm naturally a harsher person on my own stories, so from now on, I'm not going to critique them. Although… I liked this one a little better then the first chapter. Heh heh. ;D