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Impending Bad Luck
Robin's p.o.v
My bike gave a last lurch before I let off the gas. Slowing we stopped in front of the Tower.
In a quick swift motion Raven was off my bike and glaring at me. Shadows fell onto her features giving them a slightly more sinister look.
"I'm going to warn you now Robin, I may be powerless but mess with me and I can still kick your ass." Her eyes were narrowed in threat. I tried to stop it but it was no use, that grin of mine spread onto my features.
She rolled her eyes and turned to leave but I quickly grabbed her wrist. She turned around to give me a cold stare. Black tendrils seeped around but quickly disintegrated into the air.
"Is that a promise?" I asked watching the last of the black disappear.
"Yes it is." She spat before tugging her wrist from my grip and steadily walking toward the tower. I found it just a little amusing to see a disgruntled Raven walking up to the tower. She almost never walked where she could fly. I think she felt me watching her as she readjusted her cape pulling any part of her body out of sight.
Smirking to myself I pulled my bike into the garage securing it before I took the stairs up.
Over the click of my metal boots I could hear an argument already brewing upstairs. I placed my bet on a guess that they were fighting over what to have for dinner.
I climbed the last of the stairs and opened the door leading into the living room. Sure enough a tofu-meat spat was occurring.
"Yo we are not having that crap again! It's been a hard day, we need meat for energy." Cyborg waved a fork as a weapon toward Beast Boy.
"No we need tofu!" Beast Boy had grabbed a fork as well. The kitchen was quickly turning into a swashbuckling match.
"Please friends, can we not just eat both with mustard?" Starfire's voice was also in the kitchen, attempting to negotiate I guessed. Her peaceful means meant nothing to the other two, sounds of clashing silverware could be heard.
I rolled my eyes making my way up stairs. No doubt Raven had as well decided to skip dinner. Tofu-meat-mustard mess didn't sound appetizing.
I opened my bedroom door and made my way to the bed. Articles called out to me from my walls. I didn't feel the need to look at them. If anything sleep would help me, stop me from thinking.
Something that had undoubtedly leads me to jump to conclusions in the past. I didn't bother undressing or anything, I just laid down lazily watching my ceiling as it was wiped free of the last sunshine rays.
A last taunting thought of a dark beauty fled through my head before sleep overcame me.
It was early morning when I was brought from sleep. There was a clanging downstairs. My room was closest and no doubt I was the only one to hear it.
I changed quickly and brought a comb through my hair before taking the trip downstairs. The clanging of pots got louder as I made my way toward the kitchen. If anything someone was trying to make breakfast in there.
My stomach mumbled at a notion of food. It reminded me of the skipped tofu-meat-mustard dinner.
"Raven?" I chuckled at the mess as I stepped into the kitchen.
"Say anything and I swear I'll claw your eyes out." Came an angered voice from the dark girl. I smirked sitting down at the table. The kitchen was possibly more of a mess than when Starfire cooked. Pans and pots littered the floor with eggs that seemed to have been cracked wrong. Tea garnishes were messily strewn about along with some bread.
Raven herself was trying to tame a pan of eggs that were hissing evilly at her. If she still had powers the eggs would have been far past hell by now with the degree of heat she was glaring toward them.
"Need help?" I got up moving toward her. Black mist had appeared around the area, it radiated off her mixing with the air before disappearing.
She growled and turned to me. "You do it!" She seethed and threw a hot spoon at me. With my training I was able to dodge the heated instrument just barely.
With that she passed across the kitchen sitting angrily on the chair I had just left and crossing her arms. I shook my head and grabbed a spoon.
"Maybe I should make breakfast." I laughed looking at all the damage. A moment of silence passed she seemed to be calming herself. She emitted a long sigh uncrossing her arms.
"No I'll do it." She ordered getting up. She went to grab the spoon from me but at a last moment I held it up over my head. I had a good few inches on her.
"Robin that's the last clean spoon." She glared with her hand out expectantly.
"Well then you'll have to take it from me then," I waved the spoon a little out of her reach.
"Robin," She hissed stepping forward trying to reach it. More black smoke reached out for the spoon but passed right through it and out of sight.
I stepped back stopping when my back touched the counter. Raven stepped forward trying to reach for the spoon. She was only an inch from me, clearly focused on getting the spoon. She was almost my height standing on the toes of her boots.
I leaned down a little and she inched closer almost getting the spoon. Her hair now brushed against my face. I smiled leaning in closer to her ear. I couldn't help it the closer she was the harder resisting became.
"Raven…" I whispered devilishly into her ear.
She jumped back pulled from her task. She scowled realizing what happened. Bits of black seeped around her hands.
"I'd kill you if you weren't the leader, you know that right?" She glared hard at me stepping back more.
"I know, but it was worth it," I smiled and quickly used my un-spooned hand to push a lock of her hair out of her face. With that I handed her the spoon and escaped from the kitchen.
She had looked like she was ready to spring on me.
I laughed a little to myself as my head put that into visualization. That wouldn't have been so bad…
"Hey Rob, whose makin breakfast?" Cyborg had just come down the stairs yawning.
"Raven, believe me she's going to rip apart the next person to go in that kitchen."
"Wow what'd ya do?"
"Who said it was me?" I asked trying to sound innocent. Cyborg gave me that look. I shrugged and sat down on the couch. "Care for some video games?" I asked Cyborg. He agreed and snapped on the power button.
There wasn't much to do until the sorceress was done in the kitchen.
Just as we were starting level two Beast Boy sprinted down the stairs. I tried to warn him about the kitchen, he unfortunately was going to quickly.
"Better not be eggs," He muttered to himself entering the kitchen. I swallowed hard looking at Cyborg. We shared a look agreeing that we'd write his eulogy. We both turned to wait for the oncoming explosion.
First there was a giant crash. I cringed.
There was a flying green furry blob that landed on the other side of the room. Whimpering came from the disgruntled Beast Boy. Raven walked a little out of the kitchen waving a dangerous looking spoon. She was glowing with a quickly disappearing mist.
"I am cooking eggs not tofu!" She quietly threatened at a cowering green cat in the corner.
I couldn't help it at this point and let out a low snicker. That was a very bad idea I later observed.
Raven spun to look in my direction. "Your next." She pointed the spoon at me before retreating into the kitchen.
I cracked a guilty smile before turning back around on the couch.
"Man you weren't kidding," Cyborg added glancing at Beast Boy. In cat form it quietly crept over to the couches.
"Sorry man, I tried to warn you," I addressed the cat. It morphed back into Beast Boy who grinned wearily and rubbed the back of his sore head.
"Friends what shall we be going to do today?" We had all just finished Ravens surprisingly un-poisoned breakfast and were assembled in the living room.
I stood in front of the four. One of which was glaring an unkindly death at me.
"Well Star," I started. "I guess we could have Cyborg run a scan on Raven's chip."
I looked at Cyborg and he nodded. "So he will be working on some way to deprogram it. I think the rest of us should get to training. It's going to be much more difficult without Raven's powers in battle."
"What do I do then?" Ravens bored tone made everyone jump a little. Ever since Beast Boys beating everyone and been a little weary.
"You'll be training with me, you need to strengthen your physical combat skills now. The rest of you try your times on the outside course."
With that everyone groaned. It was true I trained them constantly. I smiled setting Starfire and Beast Boy on their way. Cyborg took Raven for quick scanning and I ventured to the Training room.
It was two floors up from our sleeping quarters. Therefore you couldn't hear anything downstairs.
I unlocked the door entering the Training room. As I passed my stereo I clicked on some rock music. Sometimes the quiet up here got to be too much.
I sat down on the cushioned floor. I had nothing to do until Raven got up here. I could do some training alone but I feared I might get tired. I would need every ounce of energy I had to block Ravens anger fueled attacks.
Instead I decided to equip myself with a little extra protection. I found wrist guards and wraps that I attached securely. At least this way I'd have a better chance of not breaking anything.
A thought hit me. The last time I had broken something it was Ravens powers that had repaired it. That didn't leave a welcoming feeling in my stomach. I sat back down listening to the guitar beat. It was a darker which just made me a little more edgy.
After a while of worry I heard an echo of footsteps. I swallowed standing up and stretching. I readjusted the bands on my wrists, hearing the light footsteps getting nearer. Once secure I watched the door.
The door opened again quietly. From the darkness of the hallway stepped Raven. An angry determination ventilating from her she stepped further into the room. I reminded myself she still had that chip on, but from her demeanor that no longer gave me much comfort.
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