Chapter Fifteen: "Warnings"
"Very well Robin." She lowered her head and disappeared.
"What just happened?" Robin asked, turning around to face Raven.
"Shadow's are very stubborn. The only way to reason with them is to stand up to them. Never back down Robin. Especially when faced with a Shadow. We're going to see the leader, so please do not speak unless I tell you to. Ok? I don't want you to say the wrong thing." She began walking, but stopped a few steps away from him, "Because you do have a tendency of saying the wrong things at the wrong time." And with that she started her pace again.
Robin stood still for a moment, but soon after he ran to catch up with her.
"Do you know where we're going?" Robin asked, looking at the scenery. It all looked the same to him.
"Yes. I've been here a few times before. To you it may look the same, but to me, it's a whole other world. Human's rarely come here, thus why you can't see anything beyond shadows." She told him.
"Oh." Was all Robin could say.
They continued walking, and out of no where the girl he had met in his dreams and argued with Raven started walking beside him.
"What the-" he was silenced by her hand on his mouth.
"Shhh. We don't want you to be afraid." She explained.
"I'm not afraid of you." Robin informed her sternly.
"That is one reason why she likes you." The girl smiled.
"Who are you talking about?" Robin asked, looking ahead of him.
"Our leader, she loves you so much." She answered.
A slight shiver went down Robin's spine. He was starting to feel uncomfortable, so he decided to change topics.
"What's your name?" Robin inquired. The girl looked at him, obviously confused.
"Name?" she whispered to herself.
"What are you called?" he asked again.
"I am Shadow." She replied.
"No, you're name. Don't people call you something other than shadow?" Robin asked.
"Oh, I am Keyda." She smiled.
"Ok." He said.
Raven turned around, just now noticing Keyda standing by Robin. She stopped and allowed them to catch up.
"Get away from him!" Raven harshly told her.
"You would do wise not to tell me what to do Raven." Keyda threatened.
"I don't want you anywhere near him. You know you can't influence him to stay." Raven argued.
"I'm not breaking any rules Raven! Shadow's don't go against there promises." She replied, standing tall and not showing any signs of backing down.
"I don't care." Raven muttered.
"You should Raven. If I were you, I would be careful this time." And with that she disappeared back into a shadowed wall. Robin stood, dumbfounded and lost.
"Uh Raven-" Robin began, "-what's going on between you and Keyda?" he asked innocently.
"It's a long story."
"I'm sure we have the time." Robin assured her.
"Not now." Raven told him.
They continued walking; Robin was getting aggravated because the scenery looked the same. Raven was getting mad because Robin kept asking her questions that she didn't want to answer.
Suddenly Raven stopped; Robin stopped along side her, starring at what Raven seemed to be looking at. He squinted his eyes, but still found nothing.
"What is-" he was interrupted by Raven's hand waving in the air, signifying that he should remain quite.
Keyda emerged from the shadows once again, only this time holding a small black jewel that was glowing white.
"Robin, wear this before the leader so that you may see her. I would have given it to you before but Raven interrupted me. Wear it so that you may see our world." She motioned for him to take it.
Robin wasn't sure what to do. He looked over at Raven and she nodded and he took it. He placed it on his chest, opposite of his 'R'. As soon as he put it on and looked up, he saw a whole world. Nothing looked dark, but looked different then his own world. He now saw what Raven saw. It was beautiful.
"Raven, I do not think you should go in with him." Keyda suggested.
"I don't care; if I'm not there he won't understand anything. You're not going to trick him into something he's not willing to do." Raven snapped back at her.
"Very well, but know that you're actions have consequences." Keyda warned.
"I'll take them." She replied.
"Follow me please." Keyda said as she began walking. They came up to a giant door that Keyda phased through. To Robin's surprise, he walked through it too. It was like he was a ghost, just like them, well not a ghost but a shadow.
A winding voice came once again.
"Hello Robin." It whispered to him.