UGH!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! I JUST RESPONDED TO EVERY SINGLE REVIEW I GOT AND I WROTE REALLY LONG AND IMPORTANT AUTHORS NOTE AND IT GOT DELETED!!!! UGH!!!!!!! calm dow. i won't be able to respond to the reviews this chapter, sorry! Okay important stuff: the first song was written by RoBeN, the second one by me, and the third one by Matchin' Laces. It's the beginning of Angel from last chapter! Saturn, please do the disclaimer!
Saturn: why should I? I'm not in the story! Wait... i am.. nevermind sigh okay... well... mew-xena doesn't own the Teen Titans or any songs in this story except the ones she states are hers which includes, but is not limited to, "What do you see", the second song in this chapter. She does own Abbi and the plot of this story! Thanks! On with the story!
"A band..." they whispered and stared at each other. This isn't good.
"Um...." In her mind Raven cursed at her self. Why did she have to go speechless right then? "Beast Boy, I don't know if that's such a good idea..." She started but was cut off by Starfire.
"What do you mean Friend Raven? How can this... ba-and not be good? Is it some sort of villainous hobby? But then why would Beast Boy suggest such an activity? He is not a villain!" A sweatdrop appeared on everyone.
"What she means is that she doesn't like the idea." Robin tried to explain.
"Oh. But friend Raven, how can you not like such a glorious idea?" She said, twirling around. Suddenly Abbi spoke.
"Raven? Can I talk to you?" Before anyone could say anything, Abbi has whisked Raven off to the hall.
"Abbi." Raven hissed. "We can't do this. They'll find out!" Abbi sighed.
"Look, Raven, I know it may be risky, but we should accept this! It's the perfect cover-up! If you're already in a band, then no one will suspect anything! We'll add a few conditions so that it's extra safe. Come on Raven. They'll be suspicious if we deny. Please?" Raven sighed. Abbi made sense. 'I hate it when she's right.'
"What are the conditions?" She said warily, not willing to give up that easily. Abbi's eyes twinkled. ' Yes! She'll do it!'
"Don't worry. I'll take care of it. Do we have a deal?" Raven eyed Abbi's hand and thought it out.
"Fine." She replied in her monotone voice. "Let's go back now."
When they walked back in the living room, they saw that everyone had gotten out instruments and were tuning or polishing them.
"Hey Rae!" Beast Boy came bounding up to them, plainly excited. His face fell when he saw their expressions though. "You aren't gonna do it, are you?" Abbi was slightly taken back.
"No, Beast Boy, I managed to convince Raven here to give in. But we have a few conditions." Everyone froze. No one knew what to expect.
"Continue." Robin said. Abbi nodded.
"One, neither of us will sing. Raven especially." Beast Boy looked a little crestfallen but relieved. He HAD wanted to hear Raven sing, but, hey, he could live without it. "Also, Raven and I have a lot of previous arrangements, so if we can't make it to all of a concert to reward show then there must be NO whining or begging. We will make it to what we NEED to make it to, but we may be late or have to leave early. That's all." The Titans looked a little hesitant. But they really needed a keyboard player and a manager.
"Fine." Robin finally said. Raven nodded and stood up.
"Now that that's over with, I'm going to meditate." She left before anyone could oppose.
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"Old gray suit, bean worn through the years,
bought with such hope, stained with the tears,
same one he wore when Emily died,
same one he wore to the hospital with pried,
the day Jim's son was born "Don't hear from Jim now,
Don't know where he is,
wonder if he's still got that old dog of his
Old dogs, well, seems kind of strange...
that old dog and me,
we're almost the same."
Old dogs get slow and then they get gray,
old men wear gray suits day after day."
"Hotel Lincoln, dust on the chairs.
Front windows yellow, out it he stares,
walk slow to the docks, sea gulls stark cry,
ships whistle sounding, sailor walks by
sun glints off dark water, cigarette butts on the street,
people don't talk to the people they meet,
nobody knows nobody, ain't it a shame,
cities start young, and then they turn gray,
old men wear gray suits, day after day.
Now if it's true each will reap what he's sown,
one thing to remember when your out on your own,
when you are a young man, and your limbs are strong,
remember that old man that helped you along.
for some day like old dogs, and cities gone gray,
you may wear a gray suit, day after day
The fans cries broke everybody's eardrums. As the 'Titans' filed off the stage, they were grinning hugely. Abbi was backstage jumping up and down at the success of their first concert. The 'Titans' had been a huge hit. Even Raven looked really happy. But she was quickly ushered backstage by a hurried Abbi. Silence had a concert right after The Titans. Of course, the Titans still didn't know, but they thought that Raven and Abbi were hanging out backstage with Silence and her manager who went by the name of Saturn. The Titans thought that these four were great friends. Irony, huh?
The lights dimmed and Raven stepped out onto the stage. She had agreed to start doing concerts if she was allowed to wear a mask. Actually, she wore a simple black hat with her hair hidden underneath and a pair of purple-tinted sunglasses, so that it looked like her indigo eyes were caused by the sunglasses. She stepped out onto the stage. A single spot light shone on her. She opened her mouth and allowed her mind to be swept away by the music.
You come to school
What do you see?
A Bunch of jocks
And flat-out freaks?
Maybe you see like me,
Just some people,
Struggling to fly free?
She closed her eyes, thinking about the beginning of the Titans. They each had taken a name after one of the Greek gods, who in mythology were children of the Titans. Starfire was Hera, the goddess of marriage, children and married women. Robin was Ares, the god of war. Beast Boy named himself Dionysus, god of wine, and a partier. Cyborg was Poseidon, god of the sea. Abbi choose the name Athena, after the goddess of handicrafts, the city, wisdom and battle. Athena was also considered the protector of human life. And Raven choose Artemis, the goddess of wild things, the huntress goddess and the moon goddess. She is sometimes considered to be the goddess of single women, but she once fell in love with a mortal man.
If you change your sight,
Look at us in a new light,
Then you'll see,
I'm just being me
Every sound I make,
Every move I take
Puts me in a category.
Every sound I make,
Every move I take,
Makes me me.
What do you see?
Raven thought that all the names fit the Titans really well. Starfire was so kind and caring, but was very fighting when angry. That Hera just fit perfectly. Robin... well... it just works. The name sounds right and the god of war seemed apparent in Robin. He was a great leader, after all. For Beast Boy Dionysus fit because he was kind and caring and always so care-free. He loved to have banquets and festivals and get-togethers. For Cyborg, Poseidon worked just because. The name had a majestic power behind it, and seemed to stand with brute strength and experienced wisdom. The name fit Cyborg best. Abbi choose Athena because she WAS Athena. She was the protector the human life, she was the wisest, she was the most graceful, she was the battle-ready female on the team. Like, Raven, she had unchecked powers, and seemed the very essence of Athena. And Artemis....
Is it the way I dress
Or do my hair,
That makes me a freak?
Is it who my friends are,
Or what I do
That sets the bar?
Every sound I make,
Every move I take
Puts me in a category.
Every sound I make,
Every move I take,
Makes me me.
What do you see?
Well, everyone always told her that she was creepy, dark and mysterious. Artemis was the moon goddess. She stood for that patch of light that you can always count to be there in the dark. Perhaps that's why Raven chose the name. Raven had spent her entire life looking for that little white light, and she had found it in her friends. They were her ray of light in the darkness. And with the light came strength. There was nothing she couldn't do. That light would always lead her. It told her "It's alright. Don't give up." (A/N: cookies to you if you can name from what series those lines are from!) She liked Artemis because Artemis stood for the moon, and the moon stood for her friends.
Maybe changing sight,
Won't save a life,
But it makes a difference to me
Maybe changing sight,
won't save a life,
but it makes a difference to me
What do you see?
What do you see?
She finished the song and looked over the roaring crowd to find her friends. She smiled at the sight of them. To her, they were perfect. Alone, they were annoying as heck. But together... well Robin had said it best. They could do the impossible. As she felt her heart swell with unknown love for them, she burst into another song.
You're an angel from heaven, meant to show me how to love...
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