Chapter Two: Memories of Pizza
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Every step you take
Is one closer to a doom you wake
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Raven faced the door, closing her eyes. A sigh escaped her lips as she reached for the large green button on the pad. It was cool, so she assumed Robin had just let her leave, instead of following, waiting outside to beg. Raven doubted highly that if she faced him again she could leave.
She pressed it lightly, almost afraid. Her words came back to her. "I don't do fear." Yes, not fear, but sorrow. She swallowed, as the door slid open, letting the night air blow in. The crisp breeze startled herself back to normal. A slight, laugh, was it? Like I know what normal is. A sigh. I must get moving. The others would not be so kind as to let me go... An image of Beast Boy duct taping her to a chair while trying to show off flooded into her mind. Perhaps facing Trigon wouldn't be worse than that. She smiled, not a smirk for once in her life, At least I won't see him again...
She walked through the open door, feeling the air blow through her hair. She swung a small black backpack, clasped with a silver buckle, over one shoulder, looking up at the tower longingly, it's glowing form silhouetted against the night sky. She muttered her mantra before hovering up into the air, her cloak billowing behind her like a tail. She transformed into a giant black raven as she spread out her arms, soaring a single circle around the tower in farewell.
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She flew into the city, landing in front of a steel door in the back alley of Dove Street. She lowered her arms, sighing. She didn't think about this part. She had nowhere to stay, and no money.
She blinked her purple eyes, once, only once, and surveyed the area around her. How was she supposed to survive? A thought wandered across her mind, How did she survive? How did the Titans survive? We- she corrected herself They don't get paid. Yet they still have a high-tech tower, food, money, and not to mention many of Robin's overly-expensive capes.
Robin.
No.
Don't think about it. Just head to the park. Yes, that's it, the park.
Robin.
Wait. With a pang of guilt, she guessed how the Titans got by. Robin's fan girls. A strange feeling same over her. Her mind seemed be be playing with her, What's that? Jealousy? She bit her lip. He probably wore that costume out to the store, just so fan girls could fawn over him, and give him money, while cooing his name, and how heroic he was.
He always wore it Well, we all always where our costumes. Back in the Bat Days, did Robin ever not wear that costume? Did he ever wear everyday clothes?
A laugh escaped her thin lips. Robin wore superhero underwear in those days. She imagined him in the green super-hero panties and died of laughter. Metaphorically, of course.
Her feet carried her, walking slowly. Each step she took a breath which, she had no rush.
From the alley to the lane, lined with small apartments, brown wooden roofs slanting steeply. From the lane to the street, seeing small stores and food places. The arcade, the shoe store, the pizza parlor...
Robin sat beside her, not even smiling, for he never did, but none the less enjoying his slice. He watched Beast Boy searching for quarters to play arcade games inside.
Starfire was wondering why the cheese stretched so much, tugging on the napkin. "This does not stretch, so why the cheese?" Robin turned his head to blink at her, or at least behind the mask.
Beast Boy glared, "Hello! Do you mind! Vegan here! Why couldn't we have gotten--"
Cyborg cut him off, brandishing a large metal hand, "WE ARE NOT GETTING SOY CHEESE!"
Starfire blinked, "Wait, is this 'soy cheese' of which you speak the rubber-like material which Silkie upchucked after feasting upon?"
Beast boy swallowed, and nodded.
"Well, it looks more delicious before the chucking up, the latter looks like Flechian Freggle Bean Stew." A giggle.
Robin paled slightly.
She heard herself teasing, "What? Boy Wonder a bit sensitive about the details?"
"I'm trying to eat. And please don't call me that..." He trailed off.
Suddenly a squeal, shrill and afraid, "Save me! It is trying to devour me! Friends!"
Judging by Beast Boy's laughter, the lack of Pizza on his plate, and the sticky mozzarella hanging from Starfire's face, a certain changeling had just gotten into some fun.
The image faded, and Raven sighed, shaking her head. She swallowed once, and flicked a hand out, as though pushing away the thought.
Forget, it's just a memory.
Forget, it's over.
Forget.
She stopped, realizing she was outside of a book store. She walked inside, immediately heading towards the back of the store. This one wasn't a brand name bookstore that sold coffee and magazines, it was an older, thrifty one. It pretty much was the essence of spooky. It hadn't been cleaned in a very long time, even spiderwebs hung from places. Imagine Starfire in here. There was hardly any light, except for a few white candles, each adorned with a green ribbon. The place was coated in dust, and it looked deserted, almost. She brushed a had along a shelf, and clouds of dust spiraled up from the volumes, as she coughed.
She saw a sign, and scanned the arrows. She followed off in one direction, towards the back right corner of the store. The flames of the candles flicked, only adding to the eerie feel of the store.
A creak of the wood reached her ears as she stepped, and she glanced around, before realizing it was probably her who created it. She reached an antique shelf, deep brown wood ornately carved with a few swirling designs. She keeled down and ran a hand over the spines of the books, dust billowing out. She pulled out a book, and read the title thoughtfully. "Ancient Eastern Artifacts and Amulets." She flipped through the pages, stopping every once in a while, when a picture caught her eye.
A creak behind her.
She slowly turned around, but saw nothing. She flipped back tot he jade dragon carving, scanning the text. Rubbish.
Another.
She turned a bit more quickly, then shrugged it off. It was a book store, there were bound to be more people. She shrugged it off, but she felt someone watching her.
Suddenly she turned around. And gasped, finding herself face to face with someone.
A cool voice escaped his lips. "Raven. Pleasure."
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So turn back, my love,
For your heart's own sake
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Author's note: well, Here I am, continuing. I was wondering what you would think if I threw in a fight scene... - Once again, review please. Evil cliffhangers. I know this one's really short, but I felt as though I had to update something.
Once again, disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans or the characters.