So--obsessed--with--Eiji...HIS EARS ARE SO COOL!
Yay 9th Elsewhere!
K,this is pretty long,took me 4 hours to write so enjoy.
Chapter 3
Ranae stretched and opened her eyes.Then quickly shut them again as light poured in.Damn Matron...She must have come and opened the blinds again!She knows I can't stand having them open!
She groaned as she heard a twittering.Matron had opened the window as well!
Slowly,she rolled diagonally across the bed till her feet hung over the edge.She carefully sat up.Padding across the small room,she slammed the window shut with a bang.Another groan came from behind her as she lowered the heavy blinds.
"Nooo...don't wana get up..."
"You don't have to.It's Saturday."Ranae flopped tiredly back onto her bed,burrowing underneath the covers once more.
"Uhhnnnn..."Jira moved around a bit before falling back into a restless sleep,tossing and turning constantly as usual.Ranae,however,couldn't fall back asleep.Now that she was up,she couldn't stop the wheels of her brain churning.Her plan was perfect.There was no possible way it could fail.She and Jira had gone over it a thousand times.Only one more week until they were free.She still couldn't stop worrying about it though.
The money was hidden in the wonky floorboard.Check.
Clothes organised so they could be packed into the one bag in less than 5 min.Check.
Arg! Ranae couldn't take it anymore.There was no possible way she was going to fall asleep.Slowly she got up and walked to the computer over in the corner.As she walked past the mirror,however,she stopped.Looking back into it,she could have sworn her eyes had been violet for a fraction of a second.But only her midnight blue eyes,framed by long mouse brown locks looked back at her.
Ranae shook her head.She was too obsessed with the Teen Titans.Speaking of them,she ran over to the tv and switched it on.The news was almost on.And with the first anniversary of Raven's disappearance nearing,there was bound to be alot of coverage on the Titans.Ranae flopped down on her bed again as the newscaster started the introduction.She leant forward,almost hanging off the end of her bed.
Jira made a noise that sounded rather like a tiger's growl."Tv...bad...want...sleep..."
"Too bad."Ranae retorted back in the tone of voice she always used,something halfway between sarcasm and monotony."I'm watching the news."
Jira gave up on her attempts to sleep.Throwing a pillow at Ranae,she stood up and dragged her feet till she could fall down on Ranae's bed.It was closer to the tv."Going to watch Beast Boy again?That's just sad,Ranae."
Ranae shot a venemous glance at her half-asleep friend."So what?You're gona drool all over that tin man again."
Jira half-smiled,sleep still wearing off.Her green eyes hung almost closed."He's cute,okay?"
Ranae lifted an eyebrow."Whatever."
They both focused on the screen as images of the Teen Titans' last battle started playing.Halfway through,however,the screen went blank and a recorded message began playing.
"Please stand by for important live news coverage direct from city hall."
They both groaned.What could be more important than watching a teenaged superhero running around in spandex?And another one running around in nothing(I mean,Cyborg does run around naked).
But their hopes came back when they saw a shot of the Titans standing behind a podium come onto the screen.Robin stepped up and began to speak into the microphones there.The other Titans hung behind him,looking a bit awkward.Except for poor Beast Boy.He looked like he didn't even realise where he was.His eyes were glazed over and looked red from crying.Ranae's heart went out to him.Poor guy.He hadn't been the same since Raven disappeared almost a year ago on his birthday.She switched her attention back to Robin.
"--we ask people to report any possible sightings of her to their nearest police--"
Ranae switched off.They sent out the same plea for Raven practically every month.
Sometimes,Ranae would make believe that she was actually the missing Raven.It was a pretty childish dream,but that didn't stop her from having a part of her that refused to believe the overwhelming evidence that she wasn't Raven.But when it came down to it,she couldn't be.Raven had violet eyes,and violet hair.Not to mention amazingly cool powers.
And Ranae had been in the orphanage since she was a little girl of two.Of course,she couldn't remember back that far.Seven months ago,her bus had run off a cliff.No-one had died,but all the kids came out with heavy amnesia.Matron hadn't been on the bus,so she still remembered everything,and sometimes she could tell them a bit about what happened before they lost their memories.But whenever Matron told Ranae something,it just seemed so surreal.
She guessed it was just her sub-concious wishing that she really was Raven.Because if she was,she'd have a chance at the changeling.Even though she hated to admit it,she did have an enormous crush on him,probably like almost all the girls within a hundred mile radius of Jump City.It was almost as sad as Jira's crush on Cyborg.Almost.
Ranae looked around the white room.She hated it here.The orphanage wasn't like the ones you see on tv.Theirs' was actually quite high-tech.But she still hated it.She especially hated the white.It should be dark in a person's room,to let them sleep properly.
Matron was really strict,as well.She and Jira had wanted to die their hair like Raven and (Jira's favorite villian,who she said had great fashion sense) Jinx,who hadn't been seen in public since the Hive Five's raid of the mall in Jump City,more than a year ago.But Matron had refused,saying that she would not tolerate strange hair colors among her pupils.They had wanted to cut their hair like Raven and Jinx.Matron forced them to wear the standard 'an inch below the shoulders' cut.
But that was almost over.Ranae didn't know why she hadn't escaped before now.Maybe the crash that gave her amnesia had changed the way she thought,because she and Jira had been planning their escape for six months now.And they were so close to freedom,she could taste it.
Actually,she could smell the waffles.Breakfast time.She breathed in heavily,enjoying the aroma.She didn't know why,but everytime she smelt it,it reminded her of a deep voice going "Uhhhmmm...Sure?"She guessed it was just some repressed memory stuff.
She shrugged it off and reached for the remote.Fumbling with it for a second,she quickly found the power button and hit it.The screen zipped,and went blank.Jira glared at her in annoyance.
"What did you do that for?Cyborg was doing the cutest thing with his thumbs..."
She sighed,obviously off in Lala land,dreaming of the metal man.Ranae rapped her hard on the head.
"Hello?Waffles?" Her monotonous voice cut into Jira's daydreams.
"Fine."
She rolled off Ranae's bed,landing on her feet.She strode over to her dresser and snatched out her favorite black dress,pulling it over her head.She made sure it sat properly before grabbing some pink stockings from another drawer and pulling them on.Quickly,with the ease of practice,she drew her strawberry-blonde hair up into two high pigtails,fastening it with two black bands.She twirled once in the floor length mirror before pulling on her worn black boots.She looked at the end result,her pink cheeks drawn up in a smile.
"What do you think?Do I look like Jinx,or what?"
Ranae rolled her eyes at the natural show-off Jira seemed to be."Whatever."She had already put on her usual jeans and dark blue hooded jacket."Come on,we'll be late for breakfast."
Jira pouted slightly at the lack of attention,before running off after Ranae,who had already started down the corridor.
"How come you picked the Robin outfit?"
Breakfast had finished several hours ago,leaving the students with free time.Ranae and Jira had retreated back to their room,to go over the final details of their plan.
"Dunno.We have to have an outfit,to escape on Halloween,so I chose it."
Jira wasn't satisfied with that answer."But I thought Beast Boy was your favorite Titan.Why pick the Robin costume?"
"Because..."Ranae furrowed her brow,trying to remember why she chose the Robin costume over the Beast Boy one."Because..."
A sudden thought came into her head,and she realised why she did."The mask...makes me feel cool?"
Jira rolled over."Whatever."
Ranae couldn't shake the feeling that those words were important somehow.She wasdisturbed in herthoughts,however,by a loud knock on the door.She looked up as Matron burst through the door,carrying a tray.
Great.She groaned inwardly.I hate having diabetes.She grabbed a syringe from the tray Matron held out to them.Jira grabbed the other one.Bracing themselves,they quickly injected the fluid into themselves.Tossing the syringes back onto the tray,they both fell backwards onto their beds.The insulin always made their heads feel funny,like they were trying to think through water.They stuck out their tongues at each other as Matron bustled back out of the room.They had already stolen enough insulin from the supply closets to keep them alive for another three months.
"Can't wait till next week."
"Me either."Ranae spoke her agreement,before picking up the mask again,not remembering what had been so important a moment ago.
In case you didn't get the last bit,that's telling you how 'they' keep the kid's memories in check.And probably their powers.And yes,it's supposed to be obvious.
Probably won't update for a while now,school's started again XP
