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Chapter 24: Flashback # 4 Love Hurts

(Author's Note: This chapter kinda gets… bad, so don't read it unless you have the stomach. And no one under 13!) 3 (ice cream)


The Titans all looked at Sam, who was still in deep thought. Suddenly, Shuhei ran forward and hugged her tightly. She stroked his hair and smiled weakly at him. It wasn't really romantic love; it was more like a brother-sister love. He wrapped his arms around her tightly, and she smiled.

"This is your little brother?" asked Tim. Sam nodded her head, and then faced the Titans with Shuhei still in her arms. Tim said, "Sam told me that she had a little bro when we went to middle school together. Shuhei was a little short Japanese 6th grader with hair that was dark brown which looked a light highlighted brown in the sunlight. They were really close. He always sat with her at lunch, and she always cleaned him up whenever he fell on the court and scraped himself. They aren't related, but Sam felt that she had to protect him sometimes. They parted when she graduated, and they haven't really seen each other after because of the explosion." All the Titans looked at Sam, who was still holding onto Shuhei and combing her fingers through his hair. Suddenly, a door opened and light peered through. Sam calmly walked forward, but then stopped.

"Robin," she said. "I don't think you want to come here. It might bring back bitter memories." Robin looked confused and asked, "Why?" Sam replied, 'You didn't think." Robin grimaced and everyone walked into the door. It slammed behind them, and a light blinded their eyes…

When the Titans opened their eyes again, they were in a quiet, dark room. They saw two figures, one lying in the bed and one pacing the floor. The one in the bed stirred, and the other rushed to her side.

"Sam, you okay?" asked an anxious Tuttle. Sam opened her eyes and looked at Tuttle's deep blue eyes. She slightly nodded and slowly rose up.

"Tuttle, can I say something?" she asked. Tears watered up in her eyes, and Tuttle held her in his comforting arms. They sat there for a while, and Tuttle's hear thumped. "What?" he asked.

"After Slade's fire attacked me, it took something from me. He's blind in both eyes. He needed the eyes of a strong hero. He was going for Dick Grayson, you know, the Boy Wonder? But he got me first. He had already prepared Dick's eyes, but I took him first. Now, my eyes are blind, Tuttle. I can't see you," she said. Tuttle looked at her, and took her hand. She lifted it and put it through his long, blondish-brown hair. (get ready for some mushiness. Sorry!)

"I'll never see your blonde hair again, or gaze through your deep blue eyes." Tuttle looked into her brown eyes. They seemed normal. "Why do your eyes see normal though?"

Sam replied slowly, "Fire and Wind are not good partners. Slade took my eyesight, but I could restore it with the wind. But I also had to use fire. Now my eyes will change color because of the emotions in my body. Fire exposes emotion, but wind doesn't. That's why I am blind. I see emotions, but I can't see the world around me without feeling regret." Sam stood up and walked toward the door. Tuttle asked, "Where are you going?" Sam replied, "I'm going to find Dick and settle this argument."

Robin paled a little, and said, "Sam…" She hushed him, and they were transported to another setting. It was a lit up guys locker room, and soccer players were inside, changing and preparing to go home. Sam slowly entered the locker room. She had cuts slicing through her check, a bandage patch on one side of her forehead, bruises on her legs, a long thin cut down both arms, and a bandage on her leg. Sam slowly walked through the crowds of boys, who all stopped to check her out. One guy even dared to ask, "Hey Sam. Want to go out? I've got free reserve a restaurant. Later, you and I, go to my house, you know, make out, get into bed …" All of the guys hooted, but Sam turned around and glared at him, then calmly replied, "I thought you played volleyball Gene, not soccer." Gene the guy walked up to Sam and held her hands and pulled her toward him. "Come on, it'll be fun." Sam pulled away and punched him in the stomach. "Just remember the time I served the ball and whacked you in the face as an answer, Gene." Gene held his stomach and nodded. Sam turned around and another voice said, "If you're looking for your little bro, Shuhei left already."

Sam turned around and faced Dick Grayson. He had his black hair down like when it got wet, but the front was spiked a little. He wore a dark green and black soccer uniform. He had on black sunglasses, and he flashed a white smile. Sam looked at him and said, "I wasn't looking for Shuhei. I was looking for you." All of the other guys started hooting and chanting again until Dick raised his hands up and silenced them. He grinned and said, 'So, you want to take my offer for the City Hopkins's Dance? I mean, aren't we perfect?" All of the other guys yelled back, "Of course." Dick turned back to Sam and said, "Of course I'll go! When should the limo pick…" Suddenly, Sam grabbed him by the throat and pulled his face toward hers, and said, "No, I'm not going. I wanted to talk about Slade." Dick's face went serious, and he paled a little more. Sam let go and whispered into his ear, "Tonight meet Tuttle and me by the graveyard. We have some business to settle." Sam turned around, and Dick managed to yell, "So it's a date, right? Cool, pick you up at six and later we can go to my house! Hey guys, give it up for your captain! He just got a date with one of the smartest and most athletic girl in the whole school! Give it up for him!"

As Sam left the noisy chanting locker rooms, a hand rested on her shoulder. She turned around and faced Tuttle in the uniform. He had a bandage on his check and twin bruises on both legs. He had scratches all over his arms and a large bandage on his left arm. He smiled his white smile, and Sam smiled back. She gave him a hug and asked, "Where's Shuhei?" A figure popped out of a locker and said, "Here!" Sam hugged Shuhei sisterly, and ruffled his hair. Sam turned back to Tuttle and quietly said, "Don't forget," and hugged him again. This time the whole soccer team was watching them. Sam didn't notice and walked out of the locker room. Shuhei waved, and went to change into his normal clothes. Tuttle smiled a little and then turned to the rest of the guys. "What?" he asked.

Gene walked up to him and said, 'Man, you one lucky guy, dating Sam." Tuttle blushed and said, "I'm not dating her." "Then why did you hug her?" asked Dick, who was leaning on the locker. He walked toward Tuttle, and a sea of soccer players parted. "You think you better just because Sam likes you? Well, you aren't," he said to Tuttle. "You're just another punk trying to get in my way between Sam and me, so back off. She's mine, got that?" Dick pushed Tuttle into a locker, smashing his head against the cool metal. Blood dripped from a previous cut. "Got that? Tuttle replied, "No. She loves me, and she hates you." Dick kicked Tuttle and punched him until he was a heap on the ground, bleeding. "Let that be a lesson." Shuhei ran over to Dick and kicked him really hard in the back. Shuhei punched him in a fury of fists, causing Dick to bend forward in pain. Dick whirled around and was about to strike Shuhei when a hand grabbed his. "You going to hurt little kids now too?" asked a weak Tuttle. Tuttle whispered to Shuhei, 'Get Sam." Tuttle pushed Dick back into a tall person who was standing next to Gene. It was Tim. He looked amused, but stayed calm. He caught Dick and pushed him back up. "Go get him. But that Sam isn't worth your time." As Tim said those words, he frowned.

Dick charged Tuttle and punched him in the stomach, then kicked him over and over. He kicked him into another locker, which stained a blood red. Tuttle laid on the ground, breathing hard, which blood trickling from his mouth. Dick asked, "So, who's Sam going to like now, a captain of the soccer team or a beat up soccer player who can't defend himself?" Tuttle hunched up and stood up again. "A beat up soccer player who can't defend himself from a weird captain." Dick shot his foot out to kick Tuttle, but a hand grabbed it and pulled on it hard. Dick flipped over and landed on his back.

"I agree with Tuttle," said Sam coolly. She ran to Tuttle's side with a skateboard in her hand and Shuhei by her side. She dropped the skateboard and said to Tuttle, "You okay?" Tuttle grunted, and Sam picked him up off the ground and he rested himself on her shoulder. Shuhei was only up to Tuttle's chest, but he helped to boost Tuttle up. Sam handed Tuttle the key and said, "Come on. Let's go." Tuttle and Shuhei got out of the door, but as Sam was leaving, a group of soccer boys covered the entrance.

"Where do you think your going?" asked Dick. Sam slowly turned to face the soccer leader. "Going home." Dick walked a full circle around her, looking her up and down. The soccer team crowded around them in a circle, and Tim was watching every move Dick made. Another pair of eyes was also watching them. Dick finally said "I like you. Your body is muscular, and perfect." He suddenly went forward and grabbed Sam in a hug. Sam struggled to get free, but Dick's hold was steel. He pushed her chest into his.

"What? You don't like it? I thought you'd rather date a soccer captain then a beat-up player. You know, we do look good together…" Sam pulled out of his reach, Sam eye's flashed anger, but through her black sunglasses, no one could tell. She ran toward Dick and threw a punch. But he grabbed her fist and pulled her into himself really hard. Sam backed away, but Dick looked unaffected and still grinned stupidly. Sam's eyes were burning with hate, and once again she ran forward with the speed of a track sprinter. She managed to sock Dick in the stomach, but he was able to grab both of her arms and twist them behind her back. He pinned her to the wall. Sam was still struggling to get away from him, but then Dick turned her around and kissed her in the mouth. Sam got mad. Really mad. She flipped over and kicked Dick into the ground and had one knee in his stomach. She leaned onto him and put pressure onto his stomach. She stood up when she got him to the "begging for mercy" stage and looked at one of the guys. Dick was on the floor with blood coming from his mouth.

Tim walked toward Dick and said, "Here," and handed him a towel. Dick rose up and said, "Someone watch Tuttle, Shuhei, and Sam. I want to settle some issues with Sam." Tim walked out of the locker room and tailed Sam.

"Mind me asking, but what just happened?" asked Beast Boy. Sam looked at the ground and then stared at Robin. "What do you think, Robin?" Robin replied slowly, "He was a ghastly guy." Sam flashed an evil grin, and Robin winced again. Sam said, "Okay you guys. Hurry up. We need to follow Tim and Sam and Come on."

Sam jogged forward, but Tim stopped her. "Are you sure you want to show them?" Sam looked annoyed and said, "It's what they need to know." Shuhei asked, "Did you have a skateboard in there?" Sam looked at him and said, "Yes I did. Now come on." She sprinted forward to catch up to the flashback Sam and Tim All of the other Titans followed her, and everything blurred in darkness.


Chapter 24 up! Really weird and long! Review! A spoiler!

" Why the hell do you not date me? I love you!"

"Why the hell would I date a bastard like you? You only like me for my looks!"

"Then why date Tuttle?"

"Because he loves me, that's why."
"Then why is he dating that blonde cheerleader?"

Chapter 25: Flashback #5: Love equals Hell