Hello everyone, and welcome to the fifth chappie of "Hidden Memory" as you can see, the title has been changed and just might be subject to change yet again. I didn't likey the last one and im not too fond of this…but anywho…I was planning to not type this until after Chrismahanukwanzakah break. But I was extremely bored, and have no life, so instead im typing this…be happee…yay… considering none of you people have reviewed my last two chappies, ive no one to thank and whatnot, so instead…
This chapter and whole frikin story is dedicated to Raven's Wolf, (go read his story after mine!) as you have seen in chappio numero uno; and Lain the Fluff master. Shes got a spiffilicious story called, "A Love Worth Seeking" (which she needs to update!) so after this, go read that and in ur review, tell her to update faster!
Disclaimer: yada yada yada. I don't own them, so stfu already!
P.s. i just now realized you guys have no solid flippin' clue what Karigan looks like, just tidbits here and there; so I'm gonna try and include some sort of good description or just flat out tell you people. mmmkay? get it, got it, lost it...oh wellies!
Hidden Memory
Chapter 5ive: The Dream and the Wait.
Karigan spent the night in a spare room adjacent to Robin's. Even though she was extremely tired, Karigan had a hard time falling asleep. All she could think about was Jake, or Slade, or whoever the hell he went by nowadays. Karigan thought she had rid herself of his filth, turned him into just a memory, but she was wrong, oh so terribly wrong. This mere memory had stepped back into her life and thrown it askew again. But this time she wasn't so sure she would be able to recover. Soon enough, sleep overcame her, and her thoughts turned into dreams.
Dream:
Karigan wasn't sure where she was. Her surroundings were dark and cold. If she had to guess, she was either underground or near the ocean. The edge of her vision was blurred, and her body seemingly frozen. Karigan tried to turn her head but her view suddenly shifted. The scene unfolding before her was outside. She was near the bay looking down on an old, abandoned warehouse. She squinted to see if there were any clues to where this place was, but only glimpsed the number 76 before her vision changed again. She was now looking at a room, (probably in the warehouse) where she saw Robin sitting on a crate, talking to herself. Then, out of the corner of her eye, Karigan saw two steel doors slide apart and reveal about 30 or so robots and Slade behind them. The robots started attacking Robin, while two more drug a furious Karigan towards Slade. He began saying something and then lifted her chin with his finger. Anger and flame coursed through both the looking Karigan and the captured one. Everything around her grew hot, and then surprisingly cold and wet.
Karigan jerked awake. The sprinkler system had kicked on in her room after her anger got away from her and she set alight the curtains and covers. What have I done? Her mind screamed. Then she heard her doors slide apart and Robin's voice called out.
"Karigan! Get the hell outta there!"
Karigan blindly made a mad dash for the door and ended up running head-long into Robin, knocking them both to the floor. They ended up in a very embarrassing position. Karigan had landed sprawled on top of Robin, who was staring into her eyes.
"Are you ok?" he finally asked. She nodded and her long, black hair tickled his cheek.
She turned her head to the wet and ruined room, "Sorry 'bout that." she commented.
"Um, it's ok, at least you weren't hurt." he replied. Robin had noticed she hadn't apologized for knocking him to the ground. The noise from the fire alarms had waken everyone else up; and much to the mortification of the pair, found them lying in the hallway. They both received surprised and amused expressions from the rest of the Titans. Karigan was first to react, "Um, I accidentally knocked him over running out of my room." The flushed girl stood and helped an equally pink bird off the floor.
Beast Boy was the second to respond, "Dude! What's burning? I need my beauty sleep!"
Karigan awkwardly raised her hand, "Ah, that would be me; I had a really weird dream, and, uh, set the curtains on fire." she told everyone sheepishly.
"I thought your powers only reacted to anger." Raven interjected.
"Yeah, they do. I was just really angry in the dream." Karigan answered. Then the sprinklers in her room stopped and the fire alarms silenced.
"Finally." sighed Beast Boy. Karigan peered around inside her room. The damage wasn't as bad as she thought it would be, but now everything was water logged too; and that made it even worse.
"Uh, yeah, I'm really sorry about this." she apologized again. "But at least I got some sleep." she added, coming out of the damaged room and shutting the doors behind her. Since it was too early in the morning to get more sleep, everyone filed downstairs to have breakfast. Instantaneously Beast Boy and Cyborg started fighting over tofu eggs or meat. Raven and Robin rolled their eyes. Karigan offered to make breakfast instead; considering she was the reason they were all up at 6:00 in the morning.
Beast Boy and Cyborg finally settled down and took up positions at the game station with Star emitting giggles and cries of encouragement every once in awhile. Raven was seating about three feet above the floor in front of the huge window meditating. Robin was helping Karigan with breakfast despite her protests. Karigan had already started making waffles and Robin was popping bread into the toaster.
"So why were you so angry in your dream?" he asked.
"It was Slade. I'm not sure what he was doing exactly, but the dream was still weird." she answered, not taking her gaze off of the waffles.
Robin paused for a moment to butter the toast. "What was so weird about it?" he questioned.
Now it was Karigan's turn to pause. After a few moments silence between them, she turned around to face Robin. "I dunno. At first I was in a dark room, and then I was looking down on an old, abandoned warehouse by a bay. Then my view changed, and I saw you," Robin's heart jumped. She was dreaming about me, he thought happily, "talking to me. But then a door opened and a whole shit load of robots swarmed in, along with Slade. The robots attacked you, and two brought me over to him. He started saying something, and then I got really mad. That's all."
Robin took all of this in silently. "Yeah, that is weird." he said distantly.
Before long, breakfast was ready, and everyone called to it.
Karigan cleared her throat loudly, "Presenting: a tofu, soy, and meat free breakfast for all to enjoy. SO sit down, don't complain, and eat." she ordered. No one needed telling twice. The food disappeared in a heartbeat, and Karigan started to clean up. But Starfire wouldn't hear of it, and she sent Karigan up to take a nice, warm shower.
Star began cleaning up as Robin talked, "I think Karigan's prescient."
"Why would you think of that?" Raven monotone voice answered.
"She said she had a weird dream last about Slade and some vacant warehouse. That's why her anger got away from her." he replied.
"Did she get a good look at where it was?" Cyborg asked.
Robin turned to him, "All I know is that it's near a bay, but anything else and you would have to ask her." And just as Robin finished saying that, Karigan walked through the door looking refreshed and reenergized. Starfire flew to her side and hooked her arm with Karigan's.
"Friend! You must come and share the interesting visions you have in your head while in deep slumber!"
Karigan looked confused and a little surprised as Star practically drug her to everyone else.
"Um, what's she babbling about?" she whispered to Robin.
"Your dream." he responded.
Now Karigan understood, "Oh, my dream. Well, what do you want to know?"
Cyborg was the first to speak up. "Did you see anything that might help us find where it is?"
Karigan thought for a moment. "The number 76 keeps popping into my head. I guess I saw a sign or something. But that's it, sorry."
Cyborg and Robin were both grinning. "What?" Karigan asked, confused. "What's so funny?"
"Nothing." Robin answered, still grinning. Then he addressed Cyborg. "Go check all deserted warehouses on the bay and at dock 76." Cyborg saluted and marched off.
"What, you think that warehouse could actually exist?"
"Yes, we believe that's where Slade's hiding and Bird Boy thinks you're prescient." Raven answered, sounding almost bored.
Karigan looked at Robin in disbelief. "You think I'm prescient. So what's next, all the things in my dream are actually going to occur?"
Robin nodded, "Some of it, if not all of it."
Karigan sweatdropped, (AN: I'm not even sure what the hell that word means, but it seems to fit…so, yeah) "Great. One day I find out I practically have a stalker, and the next I have more powers." she mumbled disoriented.
"Um, great. Raven, could you get her some tea or something?" Robin asked quickly, "I'm gonna go see if Cy found anything."
Raven nodded, "Tea it is." Karigan sat at the table and BB and Star joined her while Raven made tea. Star finally managed to ask what she had been wondering about since she had witnessed the 'Red Karigan'. (as she called her when Karigan was glowing and such)
"Friend, you have felt the 'Righteous Fury'?"
Karigan looked a little puzzled but then understood what she meant. "Um, yeah, I guess considering it's what fuels my powers." After that, the four of them sat in companionable silence while Raven and Karigan drank their tea.
Twenty minutes later, Robin and Cyborg came bursting in, grinning like a madman, "We've got him." he told everyone, then directly addressed Karigan. "Cyborg checked out dock 76 and there just happened to be an abandoned warehouse right off the dock itself." he added breathlessly. Man, he's just like a kid with candy, Karigan thought, smiling a little.
Raven cleared her throat, "That's nice, but you aren't planning on busting in there in broad daylight are you? That'd be foolish; you'd have to wait for dark to have the element of surprise."
Robin's shoulders slumped forward in defeat at this logic. "Damn it, you're right." Starfire didn't like seeing Robin depressed, or anyone for that matter.
"Do not worry, Robin. We shall pass the time with fun." As soon as Cyborg heard 'fun', one game came to his mind.
"STANKBALL!" He yelled, sprinting to go get the 'ball of stank' as Starfire called it.
"Say what?" Karigan asked, confused.
Raven rolled her eyes. "It's an idiotic game him and Beast Boy made up with a ball of their smelly socks." she explained.
"Hey, Rae, wanna ref?" Beast Boy asked. Raven grabbed her book and headed for the door, "No." was the only answer he'd get from her. Beast Boy morphed into a cute, little puppy and began to whine; but Raven kept on walking.
Starfire jumped from her seat and clapped gleefully. "I would much like to join in your enjoyment with the ball of stank." Beast Boy looked at Cyborg and shrugged.
"Let's do this!" Cyborg shouted, running out the door, Star and BB right behind him.
Karigan looked Robin directly in the eye. "I challenge you to a racing match!" she boomed in her most authoritative voice. The Boy Wonder smiled, "You're on!"
By the time Karigan had beaten Robin 2/5 games, and lost the other three, it was almost noon. BB, Star and Cyborg all came in breathless and laughing from Stankball. Raven mozied in a little afterward and set about to making some lunch. When everyone was done eating and everything was cleaned up, Karigan's watch beeped 2:00. Nightfall seemed to take forever to come around.
"A watched toaster never pops." Karigan told Robin.
"Hmm?" Robin asked, puzzled.
"It will seem to take longer for night to come when you're waiting for it. Just let go and forget about it for awhile." Karigan explained, sitting next to him. Damn, am I that transparent? Robin wondered to himself. Beast Boy and Cyborg were back at the game station, and Starfire was in the kitchen making some weird Tamaranian food for Karigan to try. Raven had been drawn into her book at the end of the couch. Karigan wasn't close enough that they were touching, but Robin could feel heat radiating from her body nonetheless.
"I just need something to occupy my time for a couple of hours. Something non-Slade related." Robin explained. Karigan thought for a few moments and replied,
"You could try sleeping, because I know you couldn't possibly have got enough last night." And if almost on cue, Robin let out a large yawn. Karigan eyed him as if to say, "See?"
"Alright, maybe I am a little tired," he confessed, "And maybe I could use some more sleep." he finished, standing up, "See ya later." he added, heading towards his room.
"Nighty-night!" Karigan added childishly, waving.
About ten minutes later, Starfire's cheery voice cut through the air, "Friend Karigan! My humnorfs are ready for your testing of the taste!"
Karigan stood up and said, "Let's do this."
The humnorfs looked like little orange snails with large, blue spikes protruding from it. Karigan thought they tasted like a cross between pizza and bubble-gum. BB, Raven and Cyborg stood in the background, gawking at Karigan.
"Dude! You like that stuff?" Beast Boy asked amazed and a littlefreaked out.
Karigan shrugged, "I'm willing to try anything as long as it doesn't move on its own."
At this, Beast Boy got an idea. (yes, he actually got a semi-smart idea, kudos for him) "Have you ever tried tofu eggs?" he asked
Karigan turned to look at him, "Um, tofu and eggs, no. But I will if you have any." And that set him off on a cooking spree. When the 'eggs' were finished, Karigan tried them, liked them, and ate all of them.
"You have got to be the weirdest person I know next to Beast Boy." Raven said, shaking her head.
Karigan grinned. "Thank you, my life goal has been completed."
"Dude, you like both Star's goop and BB's fake goop? Are you sure you didn't fry your brains last night?" Cyborg commented flabbergasted.
Karigan laughed, "Yes and yes. My mom was a vegetarian, so I've had tofu, but not tofu eggs. But now it's my turn to make something. Now you guys go play a game or something, just get out of the kitchen!" she ordered, smiling mischievously. "Time for cake." she quietly said to herself.
An hour and a half had gone by, and Karigan was finally finished.
"Touch the cake and I fry off your fingers and make you eat them." Karigan threatened. "I'm gonna go see if Robin wants any." She walked to his room and rapped on the door.
"Yo, Birdboy, ya want any cake?" No answer. Karigan knocked on the door again. "Wake up, Sleeping Beauty, it's almost four." Still nothing. She rolled her eyes. Maybe he's training. Ah, well, let's go have a look. So she trudged to the training room, and sure enough, found him there beating the living hell out of a punching bag. When he heard he come in, Robin looked up, a little startled.
"Oh, hey." Karigan leaned against the door frame with her arms crossed over her chest.
"Did you even sleep a little?" She demanded.
Robin shrugged, "A little. I woke up about an hour ago and couldn't get back to sleep, so I came up here."
Karigan snorted and rolled her eyes. "Oh well, do you want any cake? I made some for everyone to try."
"Uh, sure," he responded, crossing the room towards her, "but what kind of cake is it?"
"A surprise." she put simply, walking out the door.
When the two of them entered the kitchen Karigan snuck up on Beast Boy, (who was going for the cake as a dare from Cyborg) and slapped his hand; he let out a little "eep!" and jumped back.
"I told you to stay away from the cake, but since you didn't get any, and I'm feeling nice, I won't damage your fingers." she told him. Then she clapped her hands together and said aloud, "Come'n get it!" There wasn't any stampede, but Beast Boy practically inhaled his slice of cake.
"Dude, this cake rocks! What kind is it?" Beast Boy asked, almost to the point where he had started licking his plate clean of all crumbs. He had no doubt noticed that the cake was orange.
"Carrot." she answered as simply as she had with Robin. With that everyone looked up from their plates in shock.
"Carrot...cake?" Raven asked uncertainly.
"Mmm hmm." Karigan nodded, sitting down with her own piece. "and I made it with soy milk." she added smirking. At that, Raven, Robin, and Cyborg's eyes grew to the size of saucers. Karigan grinned wildly. "It was my mom's favorite..." she faded off, eyes now downcast.
"If it makes you fell any better, I can see why it was her favorite." Robin offered. Karigan raised her midnight-blue eyes to his, pain reflecting in hers. Then Karigan's head drooped lazily, and when she looked back up her eyes were red with anger and pain. The pain was from her middle, but through her eyes only, could the wound be seen. She gasped and looked up at everybody.
"I'm going to die tonight."
BWAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! i am the definition of evil, and LOVIN EVERY SECOND OF IT! ur prolly goin, "WHAT THE FLIPPIN CHEESE???!!! (ok, maybe not quite that) and im going to politely asked that you not flame me, because ive got evrything planned out, so dont kill me...yet. as always please R&R, and you can be mean, i dont care, i no what im doing in this story, and im gonna do it nevertheless!!!but anywho...onto the little piece of the next chappie!
"Also, at the push of a solitary button, carbon monoxide will enter through the ventilation system to that room only." OoO who will push the button? and why is carbon monoxide entering that room only? OoO and many other questions...
P.S. i started writing this during Chrismahanukwanzakah break, but finished it todae. (scruel was cancelled!! WOOT!!!)so in case ur confoozled, its okay...!
P.s.S i no this chappie is really long, but i needed some way to get to Karigan dying, and..crap..i cant say...damn spoilers...poo....it will all make sense in the next chappie!