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Chapter 4: All Rise
They were charged guilty. All of them.
We acted upon emotion! We swear it!
The punishment? Regret, more sorrow added to the pain. They didn't mean to scream at her. She wasn't allowed to show her feelings; they should've remembered. She should've retaliated, screamed, yelled, anything! But no, she said nothing, and left without a word.
"Oh! Friend Raven must hate me now! I have been most inconsiderate to her feelings…" The redhead burst into tears again, guilt overwhelming her. Beside her the lovely couple fidgeted uncomfortably. Then the blonde, the one called Terra, sighed heavily.
"I guess…I guess I should've remember about her emotional problems before I…before I started to yell…" Her boyfriend agreed with a nod.
"Yah. Dude, maybe we should like, all go say sorry. She didn't deserve that right after…" He cringed visibly and the taller boy next to him turned his face away. He grit his teeth and mentally slapped himself across the face.
"Yo man! I can't believe you said that to her! You're so stupid, Cy!" The Tamaranian, or Starfire (as you all know), placed a hand on his shoulder gently.
"We are all to be blamed for the mistreatment of our friend, friend Cyborg. I agree with friend Beast Boy. We shall all go and apologize to our friend Raven." They trudged along slowly, making up their speeches of sorry and misunderstanding in their minds, one step at a time.
They could hear her muttering softly behind the thick titanium door, and they glanced at each other, none of them knowing what exactly, to do. Starfire answered the silent question and hesitantly rapped on the door.
"Friend Raven?" Her voice was squeaky, revealing her fear, matching theirs. The chanting behind the door was silenced, and there was an awkward silence that lingered.
"Um…Raven?" Beast Boy called out softly, hoping for his friend would open the door, but wishing as well, that she wouldn't. Another silence. Then the door whooshed open, making the four Titans jump in surprise.
"What?" Her voice came abruptly, sounding annoyed and her eyes were bloodshot with lack of rest.
"We're here…" Terra started.
"…to apologize for our rude behavior, friend Raven. Please, forgive our harmful words!" Starfire ended, an unusually sad expression on her face.
"Yah Rae. We're all really sorry." Cyborg gave her a remorseful look. They all waited her response, and she stared at them, making them twitch with apprehension.
"Whatever. It's fine." She muttered and the door closed. It was confusing, actually. They knew she had forgiven them, but why did her voice seem so…pained? Her eyes had been red, but if she had been crying, they'd know; the whole tower would be crumbling down into broken pieces of rubble. The guilt was still haunting them, and they knew it wouldn't go away. Sighing, they all left their separate ways. Beastboy and Terra to the carnival, Cyborg to his newest GamestationFX, and Starfire to say her goodbyes to Robin. The goodbyes he would never be able to hear.
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