Sorry for the Delay! I've been having writers block! It's like all of the good ideas have been sucked from my head or something! I also had a lot of homework. (You see, I have this really evil teacher. She gives me sooooo much homework, I'm usually doing it by 9:30 at night!) I think I'm still having some so don't blame me if this chapter stinks. By the way, I've changed the Title! Hope you like it!
Disclaimer: Okay, for the seventh time, I DO NOT OWN TEEN TITANS!!!!!! Okay, on with the story!
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Chapter Seven: Lunch
When Robin, Beastboy, Cyborg, and Raven got back to the tower, Starfire had set up a huge feast of all sorts of disgusting Tamerainian foods. There were bowls of green liquid with things floating in it that looked like blue broccoli, were large plates with that looked like purple pigs with pink and lime green polka-dots, along with a series of other disgusting foods that are to horrible, gruesome, and oddly colored to mention.
"Too bad Terra isn't here," commented Beastboy, remembering how she had loved Starfire's "sushi & ice cream" surprise.
"Too bad for us you mean," said Cyborg, "Without her, we're all gonna have to eat that junk ourselves!"
Robin didn't like the fact that they were talking badly of Starfire. "So Starfire," He said loudly, "What's this?"
Starfire was waltzing around the table adding new-um- foods (if you can call them that) as she went. "This is a feast of test passing, for Shadow had beaten three tests already, and we must celebrate!"
"Must we?" asked Raven, who neither wanted to eat the disgusting food or celebrate.
Starfire looked insulted. "Why, on Tameran," she began, "We would be having a much bigger celebration, so I feel this is the least I can do!"
Cyborg turned to look at Shadow, expecting to see her looking as green as the bug shaped jello in front of her. But Shadow was looking over the 'wonderful' foods Starfire had prepared for her with a look of guilt, sadness, and mild surprise.
When she realized that Cyborg was looking at her, she changed her face to the happy upbeat face he had seen just 15 minutes ago when she had beaten his test. Don't think about that, he thought, Just because she beat your test, doesn't mean she'll get past Robin's or Raven's. The thought of Shadow not being able to beat either one of the remaining tests put a smile on his face and a song in his heart.
Why is he smiling? Thought Shadow. Is he imagining me failing the other tests? He must be. He hates me so much, I can feel it! She had sensed his hatred for her since the minute she had walked in for auditions a few days ago. Every time they locked eyes, his hatred hit her like an arrow. She had to keep from wincing every time their eyes met, so she rarely looked at him.
"Sit! Sit! Sit!" Said Starfire cheerfully, knocking both Shadow and Cyborg harshly out of their thoughts. "We must eat before this wonderful feast rots!" The very thought struck nausea into everyone's stomach.
After lunch, everyone went into the living room to play video games, watch TV, and just talk. Robin wanted to know as much as he could about Shadow. He had high hopes for her. She had speed and agility (the lion incident), determination and logic (Cyborg's Robots), and a good sense of humor (essential for living with Beastboy).
"So," he began, "Can you tell us about your family?"
Shadow tensed up. Cyborg thought this funny. "Yah," he said as Robin was about to drop the subject (Robin saw her tense up too), "What about your family?" He could see Shadow shaking a bit; Not from anger, no, but from what seemed like fear. Cyborg's pleasure in seeing her upset erased itself a little bit. Wow, he thought, I didn't mean to make her this upset!
"I don't know anything about them." Shadow said quickly. Cyborg's pleasure quickly came back. Ha! I knew it! She was probably just faking the whole scared shaking thing!
Shadow could see Cyborg smiling. Why does he think it's so funny to see me shake like this? I know he saw! On the other hand, the fact that Cyborg didn't care insured that he wouldn't try to find out why she acted the way she did.
"I think I'd better go," she said standing up. She felt like crying. She wasn't sure why, but she was sure that she didn't want to do it in front of the Teen Titans. "I'm kind of worn out."
The team said goodbye as she flew out through the giant window in the wall. She flew quickly to the hotel with tears in her eyes, went directly to her room. She threw herself face first into her pillow and cried herself to a restless sleep.
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How was that? I hoped you liked it! You're really lucky I had time to do this considering my awful homework giving teacher as I have mentioned above. I would like to thank 'Kaiba's Slave' and 'Dragons Dagger' (at least I think that's his name) for being my friends online and giving me great ideas! I would also like to thank everyone that reviewed! I haven't gotten a single bad review so far, and I'm very happy! It makes me feel like a great writer! Last year, in 6th grade homeroom, I was voted most creative writer, and from what everyone has been telling me, I feel like one! Thanks again guys!