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Chapter 5
Don't you hate those long car rides? ( And days where nothing goes right)

"Okay, I think we got everything," Beast boy said, slamming the trunk closed. "Pip's meds, everybody's clothes, and that little weird shape thing. Right, kay. Everybody ready?"

"Ready as we're gonna be," Damon replied impatiently. Beast boy climbed into the driver's seat and started the car. The car backed down the driveway and started down the road. At the first red light, Beast boy looked back. Everyone but Damon and him were fast asleep, which was understandable, considering that it was 5:30 in the morning. He wanted to get there as soon as possible and they lived about 6 hours away from the suburbs. Plus, traffic was hell during Christmas.

The light changed from red to green with a click and he sped down the almost deserted road.

Cyborg scooped his youngest daughter up out of her bed and brought her down to the car. He strapped her in securely and closed the door behind him. Destiny stared at her father with wide eyes.

"Ummm...Dad?" she asked, as the car rolled out the driveway. He turned to her.

"Yeah?"

"Ummm, do they know about...uh, Eileen?"

"What about her, Destiny?"

"You know, that she's like a cyborg. Won't that kinda freak them out?"

"I don't think so. They're 10 times weirder than Eileen. Trust me, Destiny, they aren't freaked out by much."

"So they won't think that we're–"

"Definitely not." he replied firmly. She still didn't look convinced. "Tell you what: when we get to the school, I'll let you drive."

Destiny smiled and all uncertainty erased from her face. "You're the best, dad."

"I know," he replied with a smirk.

Robin's alarm clock buzzed loudly. He slammed the snooze button and looked at the red numbers on the display. 6:30. He turned over, yawned, stretched and got up. He pulled on a robe and made his way down the stairs. The TV made a gray glare across the living room.

Robin flipped on the lights and was greeted by the faces of Andy, Dustin, and Zoe. The two 8 year olds gave him a confused look and Andy turned back to the TV.

"What are you doing up?" Dustin asked.

"I could ask you three the same question."

"The best cartoons come on early," Zoe replied.

"Yeah this is the only time they're not showing those freakin' Christmas specials," Dustin added. Robin shrugged and headed for the kitchen. He made a cup of coffee and sat down at the table. He stared as the creamer swirled around in the black beverage. For some reason, he found himself nervous. He didn't know why. He had no reason to be. He poured the sugar in the cup, mixed it, and took a sip. Immediately, he spat it out. He downed a glass of water and checked the container, which read in big, green letters "SALT".

"Of course."

"Damon, don't!" Pippa's voice called from the backseat. Damon pushed her away and leaned over his still sleeping older sister. "Damon, you're gonna make her mad."

"I know."

"What are you doing?" Raven asked, turning back to look at the kids. Damon hid something behind his back and smiled.

"Nothing."

Raven continued to watch him. She knew exactly what he was doing.

He lightly took the end of the feather Pippa had behind her ear and rubbed it against her sister's cheek. She brushed her face and turned away.

"You know I'm not going to stop her, right?" Raven warned.

"Yeah, but it is so worth it."

"If you think so," she said shortly and turned back to the front. Beast boy snickered. She elbowed him and he stopped laughing. He checked the clock. It now read 8:58. They were making really good time, seeing as they were 3/4 of the way there.

Damon rubbed the feather across her face again. Thorn moaned and shook her head. He made one last attempt. She raised her hand and slapped her face sharply. She shot up and rubbed her cheek gingerly. Damon doubled up with laughter. Thorn scowled and the seat belt tightened around his neck. He grabbed his throat and coughed loudly. He put the shoulder strap behind him and smirked.

"What you gonna do now?"

She thought for a moment, then the buckle unlatched itself and slammed into his forehead, leaving a bright red imprint. Pippa giggled as Damon moaned in pain and grabbed his head. Thorn put her head back on the window sill.

"Maybe now you'll leave me alone."

"Nope. Not till the 12th of never or the 32nd of October. Whichever comes first."

"Whatever." She sighed and closed her eyes.

"NO DESTINY! SLOW DOWN!"

"I'm doing the speed limit."

"YOU'RE DOING 50 OVER THE SPEED LIMIT! YOUR GLASSES BROKEN OR SOMETHING?"

"Daddy stop. I'm just gonna pull over and you can drive, okay? The apple never falls far from the tree, though."

"It does on a steep hill," he muttered, as he climbed into the driver's seat. They were about an hour away, and the anxiety was beginning to build up in him. He knew he shouldn't take it out on his daughter, but she was the only outlet he had. Eileen and Bradley were watching a DVD and had been completely silent since they woke up. "Look, Destiny, I'm sorry. I'm tired, that's all."

"It's all right. I'm a terrible driver. I barely passed my driving test. I only wish I could drive like you."

"Me too." he said quietly. She stared at the floor. "Oh, shit did I say that out loud? Sorry, D. If it's any consolation, I was a bad driver as a teenager, too."

He was lying through his teeth but she didn't know that. She smiled at him and kissed his cheek. Then she pulled her i-Pod out if her pocket and plugged her headphones in her ears. One more hour...

Robin checked over the house once more making sure it was clean. Aaralyn was lounged across the couch watching the Rudolf special with Starfire, the twins, and Andy. Matt was out practicing in the garage with the band and Chris was watching. Everything was perfect. Well, except that the band was playing exceptionally loudly. But that was all right. When somebody got there, they had to stop practicing and the others had to leave.

Suddenly the doorbell tolled. Robin started to get up, but Starfire beat him to the door. She flung the door open and gasped. A tall, dark, muscular man stood at the doorway accompanied by a teenage girl and two small children.

"Victor!" Starfire cried, beaming at him.

"Hey Kori," Cyborg replied. She engulfed him in a bone-crunching hug.

"Come in, please," she invited them in to the welcoming, warm house. They came in gladly and began taking off their coats. They hung them on the coat rack and walked through the entrance hall into the spacious living room, which was heavily adorned with Christmas decorations.

"Hey, Cy," Robin said, outstretching his hand. Cyborg shook it firmly then pulled him into a hug.

"Is that how you greet a friend you haven't seen in 20 years?"

"Of course not. Glad you could make it."

"Yeah, man. Wouldn't miss it." he replied, smiling. Destiny cleared her throat loudly and Cyborg nodded. "I almost forgot. This is my oldest daughter, Destiny. That's my son, Bradley and my youngest, Eileen. Guys, this is Mr. And Mrs. Grayson."

"It's a pleasure to meet you," Destiny said politely, extending her hand. Robin shook it; Destiny turned towards the garage. "Is that a real band?"

"They wish. They're going to stop soon so-"

"No. I like it. It's older music, isn't it?"

"Yeah."

"Can I go and watch, Dad?"

"Well, Mr. Grayson said–" Cyborg started but Robin cut him off.

"If she honestly likes them, I guess it's okay. Unless it bothers you."

"Please. I can barely hear it."

"Okay then. Um...kids!" Zoe, Dustin, Andy, and Aaralyn stuck their heads up from behind the couch. "The blonde's Zoe; only boy there is Dustin, those two are my twins; Andy's 10 and Aaralyn, we call her AJ, is 17, she's my oldest. My other two sons are out there. The older one is Matt. Younger one's Chris."

"6? Man...I thought my 3 were bad."

"It's not bad. You get used to it."

The doorbell tolled again.

"That'll be Raven and BB," Robin said, heading for the door. Cyborg followed him.

"I gotta see this. You think they have kids?"

"I know they have kids. 3 of them I'm pretty sure."

Cyborg doubled up with laughter. Robin opened the door.

"Come on in," Robin said, opening the door wider. The Logansfiled in quietly and he shut the door behind them. "You can put your coats there." They pulled off their coats and followed Robin inside.

Thorn looked around at the pictures and then at the four kids on the couch and whispered to Damon, "Have they heard of birth control?"

Damon choked, but stifled his laughter when Robin turned and glanced at them.

Cyborg stared at Thorn for a moment as if he was trying to make out who she was. "Theo? That you?"

Thorn's eyes got wide. "Coach Storm," She squeaked in a very uncharacteristically high voice. Damon laughed loudly.

"You're so dead."

"Shut up!" She elbowed him hard in the ribs. He rubbed them gingerly.

"Coach?" BB asked.

"Yeah, Theo's in my 3rd hour class. She's one of my favorite students actually. She's brilliant; she's not athletic at all, but she makes a hell of a ref. And I don't know why I never noticed it before. You two look exactly alike. Well, you looked exactly like that at sixteen, anyway. I'm kidding." he added, with a look at Raven.

"Well, not that catching up with you isn't fun, Coach...but I'm going listen to the band."

"I'll come with you," Damon said, following her.

"I wish you wouldn't."

"Who else is going to keep you out of trouble?"

"Whatever. Pip, you coming?"

Pippa shook her head silently. Thorn slipped out the door, closely followed by Damon.

"I assume by my daughter's reaction, she is not doing well," Raven said, throwing a glance at the door.

"You assume correctly," Cyborg replied. "She aced her exam, she just can't participate."

"I knew her P.E. grade was crap anyway."

"If you knew how bad it was, you'd want to kill her," Cyborg murmured.

Thorn and Damon sat down on the cleared driveway in front of the garage next to Destiny. She scanned the faces in the band. The drummer and keyboard player were girls. The other three were guys. The current singer she had seen in the pictures on the wall. The bass player looked kind of like the drummer. Her jaw dropped when she saw the guitarist. Her face, which was already pale, was now devoid of all color.

"What's wrong?" Damon asked, following her gaze. He howled with laughter. "Holy shit! Isn't that the guy you've had a crush on since like 4th grade...uhh...Matt Grayson!"

"You think so?" she replied sardonically."And the hits just keep on coming."

The song ended and Matt clapped his hands smartly.

"Kay guys. My parents' friends are here so you gotta go." There was a groan from the group as they pulled on their coats and headed down the road. He headed for the driveway with Chris. He turned and jumped when he saw the trio sitting on the cement.

"Hey. Uh, you must be Coach Storm's daughter, right?" he asked, helping Destiny up.

"Yea. You're Matt and Chris, right?"

"Yes we are." Chris replied and winked at Destiny. She gazed at him with a mixture of disgust and humor. Matt extended a hand to Damon, who took it and pulled himself up.

"I've seen you somewhere before," Matt said, pondering where he'd met Damon.

"Why don't I help you up?" Chris said slyly, reaching for Thorn.

"Touch me and you'll spend the rest of your life thinking you're a six year old girl," she retorted, getting up alone. Matt turned around as Thorn dusted the snow off her clothes.

"As if you could do that," Chris laughed.

"Care to find out?" She asked quietly. Chris froze in his tracks. "No? Okay then." she replied; Chris fell face first in a bank of snow, seemingly over nothing. Damon's eyes widened.

"Wait a minute. I recognize that aggressive behavior," Matt said suddenly. "Thorn, right? We've got P.E. and Chemistry together, don't we?"

"Yeah. We do."

"Well, we'd better get inside before we catch something."

Chris hurried after Matt and Damon hung back with Thorn.

"We can't use those here!" Damon hissed.

"Okay what are you frickin' talking about?"

"Our powers, Thorn. Mom and Dad said–"

"They didn't even notice. And screw what they said. I'm tired of listening to them anyway. I'll listen to them when they have to deal with it."

And with that she went inside, leaving him alone on the walk. He hurried in and slammed the door behind him.

A/n: Alright, guys this chapter is really long and I hope to get another chapter up real soon. I hope I didn't go OOC with the characters, if I did I'm really sorry. Please review. Tell me if you like it or if you didn't. No flames, please.