P.S: I was going to do the plot some people guessed but I HATE predictable stories and I certianly don't want mine to be one. For advice on your next reviews, keep your guesses to yourself! XD! Ahh, I joke...sort of. On with it!
Titans Tower
The titans sat at the informal meeting place for the umpteenth time that week. Starfire's chin was in her hands, Cyborg was trying to think, Beast Boy was eyeing a fly buzzing around the room, Raven was leaning back in her chair imaging happier times and Robin was at the head of the table looking aggrivated and worn out. He ran a hand through his thick black hair and then stopped suddenly, a sligh gasp escaping him.
"I...I've got it!" Robin yelled, pounding a fist on the table.
Everyone looked up in surprise and let out small gasps. What could he have planned? He looked at the team seriously, his mouth going into a grim line. Raven tapped Beast Boy and he snaped back to look at everyone else.
"So...What's your plan?" Cyborg asked uncertianly.
Robin took a deep breath and let out a long sigh. "Slade stole Drusilla for an apprentice, am I right?"
The team just gave a slight nod in response, waiting to see where he was going with this.
"But what if he's offered an even greater apprentice, he might even keep Drusilla and take that apprentice to build onto his team."
Cyborg held up a metal finger in disagreement. "I see where you're going with this...but...If we try to do a trade, he'll see right through us. He'll know that we're trying to inflitrate his lair and get Dru out of there."
Robin nodded, "I know...But what if we don't offer him. What if he happens to find one of us?"
Raven furrowed her eyebrows. "What are you talking about?"
"What I'm talking about is we stage a team breakup. We can all act as if we're going our seprate ways and he's bound to attempt to turn one of us evil. See what I'm saying?" He scanned them for reactions.
They all gave it deep thought. It sounded pretty good, but there were some holes that needed to patched up. What if he's onto the act all along and traps someone? Most importantly...Who is that someone?
Starfire finally spoke up. "But Robin...Who would he choose?"
The boy wonder peered his masked eyes into the distance. "I'm not sure...he'll have to make that decsion himself..."
Raven bowed her head slightly, the hair falling around her eyes. She knew that Slade would probably choose her. She didn't want any of her other team mates to go to him, but she didn't know if she could handle that man like Robin once did. Her face twisted into a grimace of his single eye, mocking the whole team everywhere they went.
The team began to converse as to how and where they would stage the fight. They were making arrangements for who would start the argument, and other parts of the plan. Raven let out a small, nearly inaudable sigh. Beast Boy looked over at her, raising a concerned olive eyebrow.
"You alright Rae?" He asked quietly.
She nodded, looking over at him, the hair sliding away from her eyes and masking the worry. Robin announced that they would plan more tomorrow and that everyone should get a good nights sleep. Starfire, Robin and Cyborg left the room while Beast Boy and Raven sat at the table, talking to each other for a few more minutes into the night.
"Do you think Robin's plan will work?" The changeling asked.
Raven sighed, standing up. "Perhaps...I think that Slade might see right through it though...but that's a risk we're going to have to take..."
Beast Boy nodded and walked out of the room with Raven into the dim hallway.
Slade's Lair-
Drusilla slowly creeped out of her room, she haden't been out of there for weeks now. Her dark eyes scanned the area for any sign of Slade, but found nothing. Drawing a deep breath, she began to tip toe foward. The hallway that was infront of her seemed to never end with tons of gears and doors leading to places unknown. She hoped one of those places was Aiden's room, she wanted...no, needed to talk to him. Suddenly, heavy footsteps were heard in the distance and Dru let out a loud gasp. Covering her mouth, she leaned up against the wall, cloaking herself in darkness.
Slade brooded down the hallway, his one eye darkened with crashing emotions. He looked around and brushed right past Drusilla, obviously focused on other things at the moment. She let out a small breath of relief and kept making her way down the hall. She peered at the black letters that read the names of the rooms and finally reached one that read 'Apprentice'. Dru raised a slender eyebrow and twisted the knob, pushing the door in.
Aiden gave a slight stir in his sleep and rolled over. Drusilla walked in quietly, shutting the door behind her and squinting against the even deeper darkness. Her own breath echoed back at her around the room as she leaned against the wall. Her feet moved foward gracefully and she found her way to his bed.
"A-Aiden?" She asked in a hushed whisper.
She heard the blankets being twisted and pulled. Something was grumbled and she furrowed her eyebrows. Reaching a pale hand out into the darkness, it landed on bare flesh and she squeaked in surprise.
"Go away Slade. Haven't you done enough with me tonight?" He grumbled under the blankets.
Drusilla frowned and shook him slightly. "Aiden...It's Dru.."
More shuffling and then a small light going on, causing both of them to squint against the light. He inspected her and gave a slight yawn.
"Why so late?" He asked, tilting his head.
Her dark eyes dashed away instantly. Why in the world didn't he have a shirt on...so distracting...
"Uh...Slade won't let me out of my room during the day..." She stuttered.
He raised an eyebrow at her emberassed look and shrugged. "Yeah...So, why you here?"
She forced herself to look back up at him and focus on his eyes and nothing else. "I wanted to see if you got any progress on our escape plan..."
He gave a deep sigh and ran a hand through his thick hair. She noticed he was slightly sweaty and tried to shake her mind of such thoughts. She blinked a couple of times. Eyes...Focus on eyes...
"Erm...Where's your shirt?" She blurted out and then smacked her forehead. "Sorry..."
Aiden gave an amused smile. "It's alright...Um...I was just...working out...that's all..."
Now she stopped acting like an emberassed kid and looked up at him. His eyes were deep, like an endless, restless ocean. Something was wrong, she knew.
"That's a lie..." She blurted out without even realizing it.
His eyes widened for a bit and he stared at her. "What...How do you know?"
She peered at him. "There's no place TO work out in here...Tell me, what were you really doing? It can't be all that bad...I mean, there's nothing all that bad to do in here..."
He swallowed hard and then looked away. "Well...I think you better get back to bed before Sla..."
Before he could finish his sentence, loud footsteps, almost running were heard. Drusilla gasped and looked around worridly. Aiden pointed to the closet and she briskly stepped in as the door slammed open.
"Get your clothing back on...I've got something to show you..." The masked man said, joy almost lining his voice...if that was even possible..
A/N: So, wha'd Slade find! XD Slight cliffy. Okay, I'll be updating every Friday/ Saturday from now on- So check back next week and as always: Read and Review! Yeah! -Emmery.