College Life

By Rose

I know, this story disappeared, but it got reported, so it was deleted. (Sigh) How rude, please do not report this story, I'm a bit excited and have many ideas for it.

SO: It would be greatly APPREICATED if you didn't report this.

Chapter Three: Rooftop Friendship

From last chapter-

"RUN!" Raven screamed, and Bee kicked the guy holding her in the groin, and Terra elbowed a guy in the stomach and they sprinted all the way to Raven and Faith's dorm, and bolted the door shut. Terra and Raven moved the desk up against the door and Bee yanked the window shut, while Faith propped the chair up against the door as another lock.

They were all shaking, from fear and adrenaline, and they pushed Raven and Faith's bed together and collapsed on top, shivering.

Only then did they realize that in those last 15 minutes, they had all immediately become best friends.

New Chapter- Rooftop Friendship

They had all fallen asleep. All except her and Raven. For the past hour, they had all talked endlessly, about their previous boyfriends, school, family, jobs, religion, everything.

Faith went over in her mind what she had learned about her friends. Terra had talked about her boyfriend, Brad, and about her parents who had forbidden her to date him. He was four years older than her, Hispanic, and very good-looking. He was, originally, their pool boy, and had a two-year-old son. Terra really loved him; it was completely obvious to everyone, even herself, despite her young age.

Brad's son's name was Thomas, and his fiancée, Emily, had died when giving birth when Brad was 21. The week she had died, Terra had let him have a week off, offering to do his job for him. "He just looked so miserable, and even I'm not that heartless!" Terra had commented.

Over the next few months, Terra, 17, and Brad, 21, had bonded and Terra helped him get out of his depression, and even helped Brad get a new job.

"I convinced him that Thomas needed him, so I got him a job in computer technology, which I know he's really into. Dear god, I thought I would suffocate when he hugged me. But all the same, I never wanted him to let go," she confessed, and Bee and Faith shrieked happily, and Raven made a face.

Terra showed them Brad's picture, which she always carried around. Bee goggled appreciatively, and Faith and Raven both agreed that he was a new definition of hot.

Terra and Brad easily became friends for an extremely long time, until one rainy summer night.

He was late coming home from work, and he asked Terra to pick up Thomas from pre-school.

"Thomas is so adorable!" she cooed, "And when I dropped him off at Joey's apartment, he said, 'Is mommy staying with us tonight?' He meant ME!" she shrieked, and Faith beamed, Raven's mouth fell open, and Bee replied, "Oh my god!"

"Brad tried to explain that I was only a friend, but Thomas threw a temper tantrum, and ordered me to stay. So I stayed a few more hours at their apartment until Thomas fell asleep. Then Joey drove me home, and apologized for Thomas's behavior. I had told him that their was nothing to be sorry for, and that I enjoyed being his 'mother-figure'. Then I totally spazzed, I thought that sounded like I was glad Emily was dead or something! I thought I would die, I felt so bad, so I apologized for seeming like I was taking Emily's place, but oh-my-god, he gave me a hug. And then kissed me!" Terra was smiling so broadly, that everyone immediately grinned, even Raven. They all sighed contently, and Bethany announced that Brad was the sweetest guy ever.

Terra nodded in agreement, "He really is! And after that, he and I were nearly inseparable! We did almost everything together, and I even stayed over at him apartment a couple nights, but we didn't do anything!" Terra defended, when Faith, Bee, and Raven all gave her a shocked look.

"But then I had to go back to school, and things got harder. My parents found out, and holy shit, they were mad. They thought I was sleeping with him! So, they basically monitored where I was all the time. It was horrible! I thought I would DIE!"

Faith, Raven, and Bee all nodded sympathetically. Terra continued her story, about how she secretly met Brad all the time, and how he and her both dated constantly, until she had to leave for college.

"He says that he might come up for a visit, and bring Thomas! I cannot wait to tell him about you guys!"

Faith now looked at Terra, who was sprawled across the bed, snoring softly. She was definitely in love, and clearly ready to spend the rest of her life with this Brad.

Faith smiled, and glanced over at Bee. After Terra had told her story, Bee went on about how she had lost her virginity when she was only fourteen. It had just suddenly burst out of her mouth, like she had been holding it in for years, the words just tumbling out of her mouth, looking at Faith, Terra, and Raven in fear, as though they would reject her.

"It was with my boyfriend, and I really thought I had loved him. But really, all he was was a sleazy cheap loser, who just got lucky." Bee snapped, touchy on the subject of who she had done it with.

After it had happened, he had immediately told all his friends, who told their girlfriends, who told everyone at her school. She was announced a slut.

"I hated it!" Bee ranted, "They would all look at me and whisper, and some girls even asked me if I was pregnant! Over the next year, I had no friends." Bethany's body was rigid and tense, and her eyes were narrowed. She definitely regretted what she had done, but she knew it was too late.

"Well, what happened next?" Terra asked, impatiently. Bee's eyes softened and she smiled.

"Then a new guy came, and he, like me, was basically an outcast. Only he wasn't a slut, he was gay. My school was extremely homophobic, and hated homosexuals. I was taught to except everyone despite their differences. His name's Clarence and I had immediately become his friend, and he mine."

He and she both shared a passion for singing, dancing, and art collecting, and dreaming of becoming a model. "Clare is the funniest and most random guy I know, I love him!" Bee said, smiling, using his nickname. But unfortunately, they both went to different colleges, he went to New York University, for male modeling. Bee had decided to go to Jump City University, for its famous acting and singing majors, as well as many others. They both were still best friends, and the best thing about him was that he knew she wasn't a virgin, and that she had had sex at a young age and he didn't really think differently about her.

"I love him for his humor, his kindness, and for his patience," Bee exclaimed, and Faith, Raven, and Terra had all immediately fallen in love with his character.

"He sounds so cool!" Terra replied.

"A very nice guy, I'm glad you found him," Faith responded, and Raven just smiled, which was enough of a compliment for Bee.

Faith spoke next, talking endlessly about her family, from her skittish and alcoholic mother, her strict father, bitchy sister, and overly protective and arrogant brother. All who basically ruled her life and her only real friendly relative was her Uncle Galfore.

"He is extremely patient and kind, with endless amounts of empathy. He taught me patience and understanding, and I would never be where I am today without him." Faith confessed.

"My parents didn't desire me to go to college, but I shared my passion of teaching with my uncle, and he sought out an appropriate college of my liking. He even enrolled me in English classes, since all the colleges I had interest in were located in America." Faith spoke of her uncle with such admiration, that Bee, Terra, and Raven all immediately adored him.

"He sounds so fun, like a second father or something," Terra commented, and Faith grinned, nodding.

"Yeah, what does he look like? I keep picturing an extremely tall and muscular, man with a thick beard," Raven mentioned, and Bee nodded. "Same here,"

"You were not far off, he is tall, muscular, and indeed has a beard, but you didn't mention his beautiful green eyes, or his scar across his left eye," Faith said, "He got his scar from battle is war, he is a general for the Swiss Army. He basically… looks like a big grizzly bear, only friendly!"

Raven smiled and Terra squealed, "GRIZZLY BEAR!" Bee grinned, "I like your uncle, is he going to visit any time soon?"

Faith looked uncomfortable for a moment, but then smiled, "Um… no, not yet, he might later in the year though,"

Bee and Terra grinned, but Raven frowned. Faith's smile looked forced, had something happened to her uncle?

But before she could press Faith for answers, she found herself speaking next. She talked about how her mother had left her father and her when she was nine, and about how her father was the basic stereotypical jackass.

"To put it lightly, I hate the guy." Raven confirmed, and everyone gave her a sympathetic nod.

"Sucks," Bee said, and Terra wrinkled her nose in disgust. Faith just gave Raven a considerate look, trying to understand how frustrating life must have been for Raven.

But Raven didn't say much more, but talked about her passion for writing and acting. She told them about how she dreamed of being a writer, or physiatrist, or even an actress.

"What I would give to forget my childhood and focus on my future, but some things I just can't forget. It sucks," Raven confessed, and Faith lay her head on her shoulder, trying to comfort her friend.

Bee and Terra both nodded in agreement and jumped head first into a debate on whose parents were bigger losers. After a half hour, Faith jumped in, "Friends, our parents may have their faults, and I agree, it is a love/hate relationship, but do they complain of our faults?"

Terra and Bee thought it over a moment, "…yeah…"

For some reason, this made them all laugh. Sure, not a lot made sense in their humor, but it was part of their relationship. They were all a part of each other; they made an entirely new person, a stronger person.

A person with Raven's depth and sensibility, Faith's kindness and empathy, Bee's sauciness and strength, and Terra's cheerfulness and laughter. They were all different, but they all played a part in their suddenly close relationship. Terra and Raven would bicker, then Bee would throw herself in, and Faith would become the peace maker.

Their lives had immediately changed in less than fifteen minutes. They saw life differently, they thought differently, and it was a huge change, a life-changing change. Even though it didn't seem like it, or perhaps they didn't even know, but they all needed each other.

Faith watched as Raven drifted to sleep, curling up into a tight ball next to Terra's right leg, and Bee's body. She was the only one still awake and showed no sign of exhaustion. In fact, she felt giddy, energetic.

'I should do something… insane…' she thought, and felt a small burst of homesickness, not as big as her last one, but still there, gnawing at her. She sighed, 'I need to do…something…I need… to just THINK' she thought. 'And get out of this room'

She looked at the door, and frowned at all the furniture piled at the door. She then glanced at the open window, a spark of triumph and determination spread across her face as she remembered her sister's last words to her, "You are a coward! You'll never do anything right!"

"Oh really, sister dear? You'll see," Faith growled, carefully moving herself off the bed, and tip toeing towards the window, scribbling a note for her friends if she didn't return soon.

Meanwhile, in the boy's dorm, Victor was snoring loudly, and Gar was mumbling something about drugs and llamas, and Richardwas clenching his teeth in annoyance. The noices of Victor's snoring and Gar's mumbling was driving him insane!

He resisted the urge to pound them both with pillows and shifted himself to a more comfortable position.

"Damn them…" he grumbled, discovering that his new position didn't help him fall asleep. He was annoyed enough without the noises. His Uncle Bruce had left him an excruciatingly long message on his cell phone, lecturing him about grades, school, friends, and even threw in 'THE talk'. Then the girls had blown them off, and weren't even at their dorms. To top it off, Gar discovered his hair gel and he and Vic spent the rest of the night cracking jokes about his hair.

'Oh, merciful joy,' Robin thought, bitterly.

He glanced over at the clock. It was three A.M. and he had his first class in criminal justice in less than five hours. He groaned and pounded his head into his pillow. The noise only made Vic snore louder and Gar mumble something about goats and beer.

He had to get out of there. Frustration filled him thoroughly, and he was just about ready to kill someone.

He suddenly gazed upon the open window. An insane thought filled his head and he grinned slyly. 'One way to feel like I'm still back home,' he admitted without guilt, and walked quietly over to the screen-less window. He carefully edged his body out of the room, placing his feet on the window ledge.

A loud gasp nearly made him fall and he spun his head around, to see what had mad the noise, and goggled in shock when he saw the exotic gorgeous girl who called had earlier called him Robin, to his left and climbing in his same exact position.

There was a silence, but it was honestly anything but uncomfortable, it was as though they were both studying each other, but both secretly understanding their reasons for being caught in such a strange position.

"Couldn't sleep either?" Robin asked, trying to sound casual.

The girl nodded, shyly. Richard noticed a small blush grow on her cheeks. 'She looks really cute,' He thought. He had always been a lady's man, easily scoring every chick he basically laid his eyes on. With his good looks, wealth, and many friends, girls would practically through themselves at him. At first, he thought he could live that life forever, but nothing lasts forever. He had grown bored, much to his entire friend's (if you could call them that) surprise and college seemed like a good idea when his uncle first mentioned it.

It had been nearly two minutes since they had first acknowledged each other, and right off the bat, Faith realized a strange tension between them. She couldn't place her finger on it, and simply tried to ignore it. She suddenly noticed that she hadn't answered his question.

"I could not; I actually wished to travel to the roof. The roof usually gives me some… reassurance," She struggled to explain, but Richard didn't look confused.

"Yeah, I understand. I'm going there too, I guess. Do you mind?"

Faith smiled, her sudden trust towards him growing. "Of course not,"

He proceeded climbing, so she wouldn't see the grin/smirk on his face. He liked to keep a calm and casual impression around people. In fact, he usually didn't have to force himself to be calm, it came naturally.

Faith followed his every move up the building, and it didn't take them more than five minutes before they reached the roof, since it was barely two stories above them.

She let out a small, quiet victory screech when she her hand felt the edge of the roof. Richard, already on top, laughed and grabbed her hand, pulling her up. As he pulled her up, closer to him, Faith felt the tension again, the feeling inside her, and she closed her eyes, trying to place the unfamiliar feeling.

She opened her eyes, forcing the feeling out of her, and immediately laid down on her back, on the concrete, gazing up at the blackish blue sky. Her hair spread all around her, like a cloak of red, and Robin immediately felt his eyes cloud, staring at her somewhat innocent beauty.

She was his new object of attention. Robin lay down next to her, turning his gaze ever so slightly towards her, and caught her gaze. He immediately looked away, trying to pretend that he wasn't looking at her, his cheeks begin to burn.

Faith smiled, immediately relaxing. "I asked to call you Robin, didn't I?" she asked, watching him intently.

He nodded, and then remembered something, "Hey, why'd you guys blow us off?" He demanded.

She looked confused, and then a look or memory spread across her face. The smile disappeared from her face, "Oh! …Oh…" her voice faltered, and her face grew pale. "We simply forgot," she said.

Robin (A/N: From now on, I call Richard/Robin: Robin) raised his eyebrows, not buying it. "I don't think I believe you," Suddenly, he noticed her wide eyes and pale face. "What's wrong, did something happen?"

She looked at him and tried to look happy, "Oh, well, we went out to get something to eat, went dancing, and then came home. I apologize for forgetting our outing," She replied, only half lying.

Robin looked at her, and her explanation seemed true, but something made him not believe her. He decided to drop it, and turned his attention back to the sky. Within minutes, they both fell fast asleep. In her sleep, Faith turned her body towards Robin, and placed her head on his shoulder. They remained that way for the rest of the night, until dawn came, and the sun shone its light upon the city. It was bliss, for the remaining night, held on top of the roof. Both minds relaxed and for a moment, in some form of heaven.

Done! Aw, very fluffy. No more chapters, until I write my next, but I have all this free time, I'm sure it won't be too long. Anyways, I have something to tell you about the future chapters.

Jinx and Kitten are coming. But we need another girl, and this new character MUST be: bitchy and a girl

So… have fun creating her! She's going to be all over Beastboy, by the way, and hates Raven.

So don't create yourself thinking you're going to be featured as a nice or cool person.

Please in your description add:

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Okay! Please review! Please don't flame, no one does useful flames anymore. Now all they are are stupid and pointless ways to discourage the author from writing.

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