Hey! Sorry this took a while but we're having state testing in school and I've been really lazy lately. Not too lazy to dream up the next chapter though! :) Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans please don't sue me I am only almost 13 and I am just a pathetic 7th grader and I can't see any reason to go on. *gasps for breath* (that was a long sentence you know!) I think I covered it all.

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Chapter 23: Friends Stick Together

          Shadow jumped up, ignoring the fact that her face hurt. She hurried towards the door. I've got to save my friends! She thought.

          She reached for the doorknob, but stopped her hand when it was an inch away. Would the Titans even want to be my friends anymore? She thought. She saw a little light spot on the door. She looked down and saw that the light of the candle was reflecting off her locket. She took her hand away from the doorway and took the locket in both hands. Gently opening it, she revealed a picture. Smiling up from the picture were the Teen Titans.

          Cyborg was the tallest of the bunch, so he stood out more. He had that, "I'm-better-at-video-games-than-you-and you-know-it" smile planted on his face. She then looked at Starfire, who was flashing her best Tameranian smile. Robin was next to her, smiling his mysterious smile that all the girls in town called "The Robby smile." Shadow shook her head at the disgusting name and looked at Beastboy next. His grin was almost too big for his face, and had both hand flashing Thumbs-up at her. Raven was next to him, looking almost as sullen as she usually did but was smiling a small smile, showing her soft side. But what mostly caught her eye was the girl in the middle of them all. She had cork-screw curly hair and dazzling green eyes. She was smiling happily and care-free. It was the only recent picture of Shadow looking even remotely happy.

          Shadow snapped the locket shut and grasped it her hands. They are my friends, and nothing Athair does can change that. She jerked the miraculously unlocked door open and ran down the halls toward the jail cells.

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In case you're wondering, Athair mean Father in Irish. Shadow will sometimes use Irish words when she is angry of determined. (I would have put the Irish words in at the beginning of the story, but I hadn't thought of it until the last few chapters) Also, in the last chapter, the word Drocarra is actually two words I crossed into one! It really means Magic Rock. It sounds a whole lot better in Irish than in English doesn't it? D

Also, I'm sorry it's so short! I wrote this Chapter in a short period of time, and I can't see any reason to continue this chapter!