Ch. 2

(Carrie's POV)

Raven's room was dark and ominous, and so long. Raven's room seemed somehow different from the rest of Titan's tower. Carrie studied Raven's emotionless face and her amethyst eyes, remembering what Raven had told her about her encounter with her father, Trigon. Raven didn't have an easy life, either, Carrie knew. Did anyone besides Chris and people like her have life easy? But the last night had past, and somehow, Carrie had gotten through the night in the huge titans tower. It was morning now, but it didn't feel like it.

Raven seemed to notice her almost hypnotic stare. "Are you alright?" Raven asked. "I don't know," Carrie sighed. For a while the two girls looked into each others eyes, and they understood each other completely. It was almost like they were….sisters. And they were silent for a while, because neither really wanted to talk, and both were not really the girly, talkative-type like Terra and Starfire were. Someone knocked on the door. It was Robin. "Raven…" Robin spoke, "I need to talk to you." "Is it urgent?" Raven asked monotonously. "Yes," Robin said, firmly. So Raven opened the door and let Robin in yes, readers, I know you think this is out of character but in extreme circumstances NO ITS NOT. "It'd better be important," Raven said.

(Robin's POV)

"Someone's knocking on the door. And I think it's important," Robin said. "I'm going to go answer the door," Raven said to Carrie. "I'll be right back." Robin looked at Carrie. He knew by looking into her eyes that she wasn't over what happened yet. But how could she be? Robin wanted so much to help her. He wanted so much to make her smile again. He looked at her again. "Are you alright?" Robin asked. "I…I think so," Carrie said, weakly. "I know it's hard," Robin said, "To just move on. To get over it." All of a sudden, Carrie asked, "The mask. What color are your eyes under the mask?" Robin paused. His eyes were a secret. No one ever saw his eyes. Not since his father died. But Robin said, "One day, I'll show you." And once again, their eyes met. Carrie said, "I…I don't know how to trust anyone anymore. After what They did to me. H..how will I know whether people are t…tricking me or not?"

And Robin said, "I would never trick you. None of us would. But really, you can never know for sure. You just have to trust your instincts. You'll find that they are usually right." Carrie looked into Robin's masked eyes. "I…I think I trust you. And Raven," she said. "But I don't know how to forget. I don't know how to forget; I want to just forget the first sixteen years of my life but I know I'll never be able to. Why were they so mean to me…………………………."

Robin walked into the room and put his arm around her. "Some people are just that-mean. But just because they were mean shouldn't change who you are. Just because they say something, it doesn't make it true," Robin said. "But," Carrie said, "If you went to that school, you probably would have hung with them…." "No," Robin said. "I would have kicked Chris's butt. I wouldn't let such mean girls treat you that way. You know, Carrie, you are beautiful." Carrie said, "It's not true, I'm not, not really…the gym teacher said it to but I know it can't really be true." Robin said, "It is. And there's no way I would have been friends with Chris. I would have kicked her ass. I still want to."

Carrie looked down. "I didn't mean to do it," Carrie whispered. "I wish I could just turn back time. The whole school, the whole town…maybe my Momma was right…"

Robin said, "You don't have to believe what she said anymore. She was insane. You know, though, it's not bad to believe in God, it's just your mother took it way too far."

There was silence for a while. Then Carrie said, "But I did sin, didn't I?…the whole school…." Robin said, "It wasn't really your fault. You got out of control of your powers. But you can train yourself to be in control of your powers, to not react out of emotion, and rage. Raven and Terra used to have big problems with that…."

Carrie said, "They were all so mean to me but I still feel bad that they are dead now…." They made eye contact again. "You just have to be strong," Robin said. "And Carrie whispered, "I'm trying but it's hard….". She paused for a while, and then said, "Thanks for being nice to me….for not treating me like everyone else from my school did….and for saving me…."

(Raven's POV: Doorbell)

Raven opened the door. At the door stood a girl with short, brown, curly hair. "Who are you?" Raven asked. "What are you doing here?" And she said, "Oh. I came here because my family is moving here. I researched Jump City, and I found out about you guys…the teen titans. And I…wanted to ask you a few questions." "Who are you?" Raven asked. "Why is your family moving here?" And she said, "It's a long story." And Raven said, "I think I already know it." Both girls were silent for a while. "Fine, come in. We'll answer your questions." Before she went in, she asked, "How many teen titans are there? Six?" And Raven answered, almost gravely, "No. Seven." "Oh," the girl giggled. "The document I read must be outdated. May I ask who the seventh titan is….?" And Raven said, "I think you already know her." The girl looked shocked. "She survived?"

After a while, Raven said, "If your name is Chris, you can just leave.."

But the girl was not Chris. Somehow, Raven knew it. The girl said, "My name is…" "Quiet," Raven said. "If we talk about this, it has to be very quietly…" "Ok", the girl said, "My name is Sue Snell. And…I was not part of Chris's plot…I assume you know all about it, right?...I was just trying to help her…I asked my boyfriend to take her to the prom…but apparently Chris then decided to plan something…" Raven said, "That's really hard to believe, but I think you are telling the truth…" And Sue said, "How do you know?" And Raven said, "Because I have very similar powers to Carrie. Starfire has star bolts, Beast Boy can transform into animals, Cyborg is half robot and has a weapon program programmed into his system…and Robin is just Robin but he's really agile and strong."

"Why did you come here, anyways?" Raven asked. "I told you, I was researching. And because I'm moving here. But I was researching telekenisis, to figure out what happened…or rather find proof….but I guess what I found instead is even better…."

Then Sue said to Raven, "I am sorry for all those years. I was trying to make up for it, but it went badly wrong….and I don't blame you guys if you hate me…."

(Back with Robin and Carrie)

"Let's go down," Robin said. "Let's see who was at the door." So they went down, and when they went down, they saw her. "No…." Carrie whispered and then ran back upstairs to Raven's room. "Come back down, Carrie. Come back down," Robin said. "I'll go talk to her," Sue said. "I don't think that would help much," Robin said. "And who are you, anyways?" And Raven told Robin everything. "I'm trully sorry," Sue said to Robin. "Well, you're apologizing to the wrong person." Robin ran upstairs after Carrie, and Raven and Sue followed him. Hearing the commotion, Starfire followed them.

(In Raven's room) (no one's POV)

Carrie layed on Raven's bed, her head turned away. Robin, Sue, Raven, and Starfire walked in. "Carrie," Robin said, "Maybe facing what happened would help it go away….would help you to forget…." "What's Sue doing here?" Carrie whispered. Raven told Carrie what he told Robin downstairs. "She's lying," Carrie whispered, almost in tears. Robin went up to Carrie and put his arm around her. "Look at me," Robin said. "Look at me." Finally Carrie turned around. Her face was wet with tears. "See for yourself. Use your powers to see if she is telling the truth." And so Carrie saw that Sue was telling the truth, and Sue wasn't a part of Chris's plan. "But you still were mean to me with them. All those years you teased me and took part in all the pranks they played…you are still one of them….do you know how much you hurt me…..do you even care…." Carrie said.

Sue said, "Carrie, I'm sorry, I am………………………….."

Carrie looked at Robin and then at Sue and then back at Robin. She looked into Sue's eyes, and didn't know what to think. It was just too much all at once. She looked at Robin, and Raven, and Starfire, and then back at Sue.

"I'm sorry, Carrie, I was wrong..."Sue said.