Hi. I updated. Aren'tyou proud of me? But wait, there's more! I'm going to replie to all your lovely reveiws. Now everything has meaning again.
cindycindy549:1. Why thank you.
2. Shut down is right!
darkkara13: She's only sick in my stories. And some others. But in the show, she's a sweetie!
Litl-Miss-Smashly2005: You're right, it is sad. Didn't notice that. scratches head
BBravengrl: Please stand up, I don't want you to get your knees dirty. And as for a Rea/Rob fic...well, we'll see where the wind blows us.
never1860: If it's interesting, then maybe I will finish it. We shall see.
Eternal Luna 21: I love it when people vote for the yuri pair.
vinnie the geek: 1. I am in you power. I will do as you say. eyes do the spin thingy
2. Don't cry! Everything will be ok. See! There's a new chapter!
Ravens-Despair: 1. Circles aren't meant to be broken, but you never know.
2. Oh noes! We musn't make Robbie-Poo cry, or he will be very upset with us. Here, I'll fix it. applies bandaid
majiku-neko-chan: I like the ideatoo.It's sexy.
Gohan Strife:Thanks forall the helpful suggestions. I'm really trying to improve spelling and grammer, but sometimes I just forget. Hey, isn't this interesting. I'm replying to one ofyour reveiws!Whoa!
troublemaker007: 1. You're not insulting Raven fans, seeing as I'ma hardcore Raven fan, and you have not insulted me. It's true, though, that Raven is often left out in Rea/Rob/Star fics. I aim to change that.
2. I won't ditch it. You and all my other reviewers are so sweet and helpful that I couldn'tjust leave it. I needed more creative fuel, that's all.
Metal Dragon Kiryu: Areyou trying to predict the ending?Even I don't know what it's going to beyet! We'll just have to wait and see.
Ok, all done. And know, without further ado,the next chappie!
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The Way Things Will to Be
Pain comes in many forms. It can be caused physically, mentally, or emotionally.
Today, with shall be learning about the different ways people deal with emotional pain.
Some people chose to ignore it.
"Please, I can make the morning meal today," Starfire said, in attempts to stop Cyborg and Beast Boy from killing each other.
They blinked at her.
"Well," Cyborg mumbled while he loosened his grip on Beast Boy's neck, "Sure, but only if you make something...edible."
"Y...yeah," Beast Boy choked out.
"If you wish," Starfire gave her two companions a polite bow before starting to make their breakfast. She hoped Raven would come and eat for once. The beautiful dark girl hadn't left her room in over a week. The "incident" that tore the two young women apart had happened over a month ago, but only now Raven was acknowledging it, by choosing to lock herself away. And it was killing Starfire's heart.
"Would you be liking waffles or 'cakes of the pan' more?" Starfire asked the two boys.
"Pancakes," called Cyborg.
"Waffles," cried Beast Boy.
A small scuffle broke out.
Starfire sighed, "I suppose I shall make both." She really didn't want to, but she knew she must. Or else, Cyborg and Beast Boy would suspect something was wrong. The last she needed was them prying into her life. Because nothing was wrong. They would be wasting their time.
"Raven," Starfire breathed, "Please come back. I'm so sorry."
And then, others chose to quietly work out their feelings of pain.
"Come now, Raven. You can't stay mad at her forever. She's not from Earth; she doesn't understand the things work here."
"I can stay mad at her for as long as I like," snapped the sorceress.
"Have you seen her? She looks miserable. If you just accepted her apology..."
"I will not. She was hurting Robin. He was only trying to be there for her, to be her boyfriend. He liked her a lot, as much as I hate to admit. I cannot forgive her for the damage she's done to him."
"She loves you."
"..."
"Raven?"
"Stop...stop talking to me. I need to meditate. Leave me alone."
"But she really loves you, Raven. You can't deny that. It will only increase the pain."
"I'm trying to work on that, but you aren't letting me!"
"Please, calm down."
"Shut up!"
Raven cast about her mind for the voice, but it was gone. She breathed a sigh of relief. Her emotions had been bothering her ever since she had locked herself up in her room. They worried about her to much. She could deal with this all by herself. She just had to go inside her head, find Pain, and kick her ass. Raven had been doing that for the last month, but Pain just kept coming back. Love was getting worse too, telling her to forgive Starfire and talk to Robin. But Raven didn't want to do any of that. She just wanted for things to go back to normal. No more of this shit. She wanted it all to go away.
Some chose to inflict pain on others as a means of dealing with their own pain.
Robin smashed the life sized dummy into the floor, but the thing just popped right back up again. He punched it, kicked it.
Right punch, jump kick, right punch, left punch, left kick, right punch.
He beat the poor dummy 'till its stuffing fell out.
"That'll teach you, you dirty bitch," he spat. The orange dummy swung around on the springs that held it in place. It seemed to be nodding at the boy, mocking him. Out of pure hate, Robin punched it right were its face would be if it were human. The dummy flew off its springs and went sailing across the room.
Robin adjusted his mask, which had gone askew, and realized he was sweat profusely. He tried to wipe it away, but it was in vain. He left the training room and headed for the bathroom. A cold shower would do him good.
He went inside the bathroom, and closed the door. He slowly removed his clothes, all except his mask. He never took it off. He had forgotten why he wore it all the time, but why change now? He was perfectly content with keeping his identity secret, even from his teammates, his friends.
He climbed into the shower, turned the tap of cold water on, and pushed the button to change from the faucet to the shower head. The freezing water rained down on his already sweat drenched body. He closed his eyes tight and tried not to think about Starfire. She always came into his mind when he showered. Or when he was naked. Or all the time.
She plagued his mind night and day. How? How could she have feelings for Raven? Raven...well, she's a bitch! A stupid dyke. She was always doing shit like this, always trying to get the best of him. He wasn't going to stand for it anymore. He was going to get Starfire; even if Raven was using her black magic on him, he would get his girl. Not even Slade could stop him now.
There are some methods that are not effective when dealing with pain.
Can you point them out?
Yay! Next one coming some other time!
