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(Sorry again guys...thank you for all of your reviews, and on to the story! By the way, if anyone is to blame for me not updating sooner, it is Mr. C "the drama teacher". Lol...I was in the play a Mid-Summer Night's Dream, and had no time to sleep, much less write. So now that its over, and my friends are threatening me again, I suppose its only fair to update. One more thing, someone said they wanted to see a twisted plot; well here goes the first twist! P.S. Codswallop means nonsense or foolishness.)
In Your Arms Ch 5: Cyborg Speaks Codswallop
As Robin walked down the hallway and down the stairs to Raven's room, the doorbell rang. He ignored it and continued on. Nothing was going to get in his way this time. As he reached the door and extended his arm to knock on the door, Beast Boy (in octopus form) took a tentacle and wrapped it around Robin, and pulled him all the way to the living room.
Robin looked around and sat up quickly. Cyborg was back. There was a person with him in a thick hooded cloak. Robin stood up and attempted to compose himself. "Welcome back Cyborg. How was your trip?" The days had been calm lately, so Cyborg had been on vacation for a while. Besides, he had to find a new battery to replace his old one.
Cyborg grinned widely. "It was ok. Guess who I ran into? I saw them, and invited them to live with us."
Robin's jaw dropped to the ground. "Uh...are you sure its ok with everyone?" Robin stated as he raised his head looking in the direction of Raven's room.
"She won't mind. Besides, we were talking about new team members, so here they are. Two people came inside and waved to Robin and Beast Boy. Aqua Lad and Speedy grinned at each other then at Robin.
"Where are the girls?" They asked at the same time.
"In their rooms." Beast Boy offered. Robin elbowed Beast Boy in the ribs. "They aren't feeling well, I wouldn't bother them if I were you." He quickly said grabbing his side in pain.
Speedy and Aqua Lad left to get their luggage. Robin looked at the hooded figure. "And who is that?" he pointed.
The figure stepped forward and removed her hood.
"TERRA!" Beast Boy and Robin said in unison.
She smiled meekly and hugged her friends. "I'm kind of in hiding. Slade has been after me since I escaped from him, and refused to become evil. Then Speedy and Aqua Lad offered to help me, but Slade and his followers kept following me. They thought it would be best if I came here, that way we could all fight him off together if he comes."
"Raven thinks..."Robin said.
"I know what she thinks about me. That I'm not ready. If she gets to know me before she judges me, she'll see that I'm better now."
Robin shook his head slowly. "Okay, but you have to try to get along with her."
"Sure, I'll try to get along with someone that hates my guts." Raven said coming down the stairs, Starfire following right behind her with a sinister grin. The grin vanished and was replaced with a smile as she saw Speedy and Aqua Lad enter the tower.
"We have 5 rooms. How will 8 people go into 5 rooms?" Raven said sarcasticly.
"I call my own room." Aqua Lad said.
"Me too." Said Speedy.
"I'll room with Beast Boy." Cyborg said.
"Terra will mate rooms with me, won't you Terra?" Star said chirpily.
"You mean be your room mate? Sure, star whatever you say." She smiled and went up to Starfire's room with her things.
By now everyone was gone, and only Raven and Robin were left in the living room. "So I guess we'll be rooming together." Robin said hopefully.
"Uh...no." Raven replied plainly. "I'll sleep in the couch."
"That's not right. You can sleep in the bed and I'll sleep in the couch."
"If you insist. However, let me warn you, if I find that you are making any attempt whatsoever of trying to come onto me, I will kill you. Do you understand?"
Robin nodded. He wasn't going to do anything. He respected her too much. He loved her too much. He smiled and walked her into his room. "I hope it isn't too messy." He watched Raven look around.
The room was clean apart from the many books scattered around. "Read much?" Raven asked blankly.
"Feel free to read what you'd like." Robin said. "On one condition."
"What now, boy wonder?"
"Forgive me. Please. What happened a while ago is not what it looked like."
"Sure. Because what I saw was that you were on Starfire kissing her." Raven grew angry.
"She pulled me onto her! You have to believe me!"
"I don't HAVE to believe anything!"
"Think what you want, but know this. I have not feelings at all for Starfire. You should know, use your powers."
"I can't." Ravens telepathy was off lately, and she couldn't control it anymore, so she just tuned I out. She looked at Robin, and his eyes seemed honest. "Ok, I believe you."
"Let's start over. I want you to get to know me before you make any more definite decisions. We've been living together for a while, and I have to admit that I don't know much about you."
"Likewise, cape boy."
"First of all my name is Richard. I hate it."
"Can I call you Dick?" Raven smiled.
"Not in public." He smiled and left the room.
Raven looked around the room. Stacks upon stacks of books surrounded the room. She approached a stack about as tall as her head and picked up the top book. It was a poem book by Edgar Allen Poe, and it was titled "The Raven." She looked at it blew the dust off of it. Raven lay on the bed, and began to read.
A few hours had passed, and she finished the book. "Nevermore." She said as she closed it. "How long have I been reading that?" She looked at the clock. At least 4 hours had gone by. She sat up in the bed, and there was a knock on the door.
She looked up and Speedy grinned at her. "Dinner?"
She frowned disappointed; she was hoping it would be Robin. "Sure." She reluctantly stood up and walked down the hall with Speedy walking behind her. She could feel his gaze on her. She turned and said, "Why don't you take a picture?"
He put up his hands as if he were surrendering. "No camera, luv."
She rolled her eyes and continued walking. When the reached the kitchen dinner was made and the table set. Beast Boy and Aqua Lad had been cooking, and the Titian Tower smelled like roasted fish, and tofu. It didn't smell bad at all.
They all ate dinner silently. All 8 had plans on who and what they were going to do that night. And as far as Raven knew, she wasn't going to be joining them.
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(Sorry again guys...thank you for all of your reviews, and on to the story! By the way, if anyone is to blame for me not updating sooner, it is Mr. C "the drama teacher". Lol...I was in the play a Mid-Summer Night's Dream, and had no time to sleep, much less write. So now that its over, and my friends are threatening me again, I suppose its only fair to update. One more thing, someone said they wanted to see a twisted plot; well here goes the first twist! P.S. Codswallop means nonsense or foolishness.)
In Your Arms Ch 5: Cyborg Speaks Codswallop
As Robin walked down the hallway and down the stairs to Raven's room, the doorbell rang. He ignored it and continued on. Nothing was going to get in his way this time. As he reached the door and extended his arm to knock on the door, Beast Boy (in octopus form) took a tentacle and wrapped it around Robin, and pulled him all the way to the living room.
Robin looked around and sat up quickly. Cyborg was back. There was a person with him in a thick hooded cloak. Robin stood up and attempted to compose himself. "Welcome back Cyborg. How was your trip?" The days had been calm lately, so Cyborg had been on vacation for a while. Besides, he had to find a new battery to replace his old one.
Cyborg grinned widely. "It was ok. Guess who I ran into? I saw them, and invited them to live with us."
Robin's jaw dropped to the ground. "Uh...are you sure its ok with everyone?" Robin stated as he raised his head looking in the direction of Raven's room.
"She won't mind. Besides, we were talking about new team members, so here they are. Two people came inside and waved to Robin and Beast Boy. Aqua Lad and Speedy grinned at each other then at Robin.
"Where are the girls?" They asked at the same time.
"In their rooms." Beast Boy offered. Robin elbowed Beast Boy in the ribs. "They aren't feeling well, I wouldn't bother them if I were you." He quickly said grabbing his side in pain.
Speedy and Aqua Lad left to get their luggage. Robin looked at the hooded figure. "And who is that?" he pointed.
The figure stepped forward and removed her hood.
"TERRA!" Beast Boy and Robin said in unison.
She smiled meekly and hugged her friends. "I'm kind of in hiding. Slade has been after me since I escaped from him, and refused to become evil. Then Speedy and Aqua Lad offered to help me, but Slade and his followers kept following me. They thought it would be best if I came here, that way we could all fight him off together if he comes."
"Raven thinks..."Robin said.
"I know what she thinks about me. That I'm not ready. If she gets to know me before she judges me, she'll see that I'm better now."
Robin shook his head slowly. "Okay, but you have to try to get along with her."
"Sure, I'll try to get along with someone that hates my guts." Raven said coming down the stairs, Starfire following right behind her with a sinister grin. The grin vanished and was replaced with a smile as she saw Speedy and Aqua Lad enter the tower.
"We have 5 rooms. How will 8 people go into 5 rooms?" Raven said sarcasticly.
"I call my own room." Aqua Lad said.
"Me too." Said Speedy.
"I'll room with Beast Boy." Cyborg said.
"Terra will mate rooms with me, won't you Terra?" Star said chirpily.
"You mean be your room mate? Sure, star whatever you say." She smiled and went up to Starfire's room with her things.
By now everyone was gone, and only Raven and Robin were left in the living room. "So I guess we'll be rooming together." Robin said hopefully.
"Uh...no." Raven replied plainly. "I'll sleep in the couch."
"That's not right. You can sleep in the bed and I'll sleep in the couch."
"If you insist. However, let me warn you, if I find that you are making any attempt whatsoever of trying to come onto me, I will kill you. Do you understand?"
Robin nodded. He wasn't going to do anything. He respected her too much. He loved her too much. He smiled and walked her into his room. "I hope it isn't too messy." He watched Raven look around.
The room was clean apart from the many books scattered around. "Read much?" Raven asked blankly.
"Feel free to read what you'd like." Robin said. "On one condition."
"What now, boy wonder?"
"Forgive me. Please. What happened a while ago is not what it looked like."
"Sure. Because what I saw was that you were on Starfire kissing her." Raven grew angry.
"She pulled me onto her! You have to believe me!"
"I don't HAVE to believe anything!"
"Think what you want, but know this. I have not feelings at all for Starfire. You should know, use your powers."
"I can't." Ravens telepathy was off lately, and she couldn't control it anymore, so she just tuned I out. She looked at Robin, and his eyes seemed honest. "Ok, I believe you."
"Let's start over. I want you to get to know me before you make any more definite decisions. We've been living together for a while, and I have to admit that I don't know much about you."
"Likewise, cape boy."
"First of all my name is Richard. I hate it."
"Can I call you Dick?" Raven smiled.
"Not in public." He smiled and left the room.
Raven looked around the room. Stacks upon stacks of books surrounded the room. She approached a stack about as tall as her head and picked up the top book. It was a poem book by Edgar Allen Poe, and it was titled "The Raven." She looked at it blew the dust off of it. Raven lay on the bed, and began to read.
A few hours had passed, and she finished the book. "Nevermore." She said as she closed it. "How long have I been reading that?" She looked at the clock. At least 4 hours had gone by. She sat up in the bed, and there was a knock on the door.
She looked up and Speedy grinned at her. "Dinner?"
She frowned disappointed; she was hoping it would be Robin. "Sure." She reluctantly stood up and walked down the hall with Speedy walking behind her. She could feel his gaze on her. She turned and said, "Why don't you take a picture?"
He put up his hands as if he were surrendering. "No camera, luv."
She rolled her eyes and continued walking. When the reached the kitchen dinner was made and the table set. Beast Boy and Aqua Lad had been cooking, and the Titian Tower smelled like roasted fish, and tofu. It didn't smell bad at all.
They all ate dinner silently. All 8 had plans on who and what they were going to do that night. And as far as Raven knew, she wasn't going to be joining them.
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