Chapter four! I wrote this chapter while I was sick today. :(
In this chapter, I really shed all of the fears Cyborg had because I figured it was, well, time to do so. His sweatshirt and sweat pants stay until the end of the final chapter, though.
Yes, Raven has an apartment. It'll come in again in the last part of my story.
Little BB-Raven hinting in this chapter, but it's still fairly subtle.
I introduce Raven's many emotions in her mind. I hope I did an ok job of this. I think the emotions are Love, Happiness, Fear, Knowledge, and Wisdom. Around that, anyway.
So, I hope you like it, and don't forget to review! I didn't get very many reviews last chapter, but I'm very thankful for the ones I did recieve.
When Beast Boy awoke, it was so dark he could barely see his hand in front of his face. He adjusted his eyes and glanced around the room. The room was stingy and musty, so much that it reminded him of dried blood. The only light came from the smallest strips of light that was quickly fading as night drew closer. The walls were cracked, the floor boards were creaky and rotting, and the bed he was sitting on was made nearly entirely of springs.
A black puddle formed beside the bed. Out of it came a familiar head. The face was hooded and the only thing he could make out was her eyes. The head was followed by a cloaked body.
"He's awake," The girl said. Her voice was cold and lonely, and her expression was unreadable.
The door creaked open and three smiling faces entered cautiously. They greeted him and ruffled his hair, slapping him on the back and laughing. So happy, in fact, that none of them noticed the girl depart into the shadows.
He rubbed his back and groaned. A mouse scurried across the floor.
"What happened? Where am I?" He asked, smiling a bit.
A chuckle came from the trio. It was still very dark, so the only remaining girl held up a hand. The room was soon lit by a green light.
"You jumped in-literally-and helped us. You're in Raven's apartment; she had been watching the battle from afar and healed you." A boy with spiky black hair said, sitting down on the bed. He immediately stood back up. He furrowed his brow at the bed and frowned. "That's an uncomfortable bed if I've ever seen one," He murmured under his breath.
Beast Boy blushed a bit.
"Yes, we are most grateful for your assistance! You are feeling the better?" The girl asked.
Beast Boy nodded.
"Well, alright!" A tall man with a hooded face said. He pulled back his hood to reveal a smiling face.
"That was some amazing stuff you did back there," the spiky haired boy acknowledged.
"I'm not green for nothing, baby!"
A gurgling noise came from him. He clutched his stomach and laughed. "I don't know about you, but I'm starving," He said, searching his pockets. He pulled out a flyer and passed it around.
"It's to a new pizzeria that opened uptown. It's supposed to be really good," He added.
When the flyer came to the girl, she first read it inches away from her face. Then, she held it as far away as her arms would hold it.
"Please, what is a 'pizza'?" She asked, only she pronounced it piz-zah.
"No, no Starfire. It's pronounced pete-zah, not piz-zah." The spiky haired boy said with a playful sigh.
"Earth customs are most strange," Starfire whispered. "What is the pete-zah?" She asked.
"Uh, well. It's a cheesy and greasy triangle shaped kind of food-" The half metal man replied, but he was interrupted by Starfire jumping up and down and laughing.
"Glorious! Raven, perhaps you too would like to partake in the eating for the greasy and cheesy foo-" She began, turning around. She stopped mid sentence and looked around the room. "Raven?"
"It's for the better, anyway. They wouldn't have wanted me," the dark girl murmured to herself.
You don't know that, a voice said in her mind.
What, are you crazy? We're not allowed friends! Can you imagine what they would do the minute they found out? Another voice retorted.
Maybe we don't need to tell them.
I wouldn't mind having friends, a cheery voice said.
Who in their right mind would want a half-demon-apocalypse-bringing-girl as their friend? Another yelled.
Good friends.
No such thing. They'll turn on us, that's what. You should know that, added the darker sounding voice.
I think having friends would be good for us! One giggled; the same merry voice as before.
I agree. And that green one was actually kind of cu-
"STOP!" Raven yelled, putting her hands to her head. The people on the street began to give her strange looks, and a woman grabbed her child's hand and walked away quickly. She sighed and sadly sunk into the shadows of an alley.
Meanwhile, across town, the other four had just finished the last slice. The cyborg burped and patted his metal stomach.
Beast Boy laughed. "So like, where does it go?" He asked, still laughing. He got a scolding look from the rest of the group, but the cyborg waved it away.
"Nah, it's okay. I think you were right Robin; maybe I'm this way for a reason. The food goes to my stomach, which is still down there somewhere. It then goes becomes digested through my circuitry and is processed."
The green-skinned boy scrunched his face. "Huh?"
"It goes to my stomach, and then gets made into a little box that comes out of me," He laughed.
"Ohh. Gotcha."
They all had a good laugh, but were interrupted by a beeping noise from Robin's watch.
"Trouble," He said gravely.
When the four of them arrived at the crime scene, the same teenaged criminals were loading equipment from an electronic store.
"I hope you intend to put that back," Robin said smugly.
"You again! Didn't we just put you in jail?" The metal man yelled, throwing his arms around.
"You didn't actually think a simple jail could hold us, did you?" The pink haired witch said with a laugh. "Oh! You did. How quaint."
"We've beaten you before, what makes you think this time will be any different?" Beast Boy said coldly, moving into fighting stance.
"We're counting on it."
The four wasted no time. Robin took advantage at their leader's attention elsewhere, and threw a disk at her. She was immediately incased in ice. Her eyes flashed pink, and the ice shattered.
"Attack!" She commanded, sending pink flashes of light from her hand.
All seven of them fought for nearly half an hour. The unformed Titans were struggling and falling behind, not being able to work together.
"Some team," Their leader sneered, throwing a jinx at Robin.
"Azerath, Metrion, Zinthos!" A voice came from above the building that was next to the battle.
The three H.I.V.E members were suddenly trapped in black light. They tried every attack they knew; the pink-haired leader sent the pink flashes in every direction, a look of desperateness finally spread across her face. The brute rammed into the black walls with all his strength, and the child-sized criminal just sat in the middle of it all, cursing and spitting.
A cloaked figure floated down from the building with ease, her arm stretched out and her palm covered in the similar black light. Her eyes glowed white, and her expression was a rare fierce.
"Do not. Insult my friends," She said coldly, but at the same time her voice hinted at anger.
The H.I.V.E team stopped their attempts to break free, except for the girl, who kept banging on the walls.
"This won't hold us for long! This isn't the end!" She yelled until the police came and carried them away.
"Stupid scud-munching flea balls!" The miniature villain screamed as he was carried away and strapped into a chair that resembled a car seat.
The dark girl smiled to herself and admired her work.
"Raven…Did you really mean that? About us being your friends?" Beast Boy asked.
Her eyes closed hard and she turned away. "No. It was in the moment. Goodbye," She replied, her voice cold and monotone again. She disappeared into the shadows.
Beast Boy sadly turned back to the group. He blinked hard and smiled so boldly, it was almost false. "So, are we like a team now? You know, like the…Teen Super Hero Fighting Force, or something!" He said, his eyes sparkling.
Robin's eyes widened and he stepped away from the group. "Err, no. It doesn't. I don't want to be in a group. I came here to be solo, and that's what I'll do." He took off in a run, his face hard and refusing to show any emotion.
Cyborg put a reassuring hand on Starfire's shoulder. "He didn't mean that."
"Yes, yes he did."
So, ha! It's not only Raven who is unwanting company, but Robin, too! I said this in the next chapters, but I brought out his more friendly side as he grew more accustomed to being around people his own age.
But When BB said (Jeeze, he can't say anything right, can he? First he sends off Raven, then Robin! Lol) that they should be the Teen Super Hero Fighting Force, or the TSHFF (haha, couldn't resist that), it scared Robin and reminded him that he wanted to be solo.
It's too late now, Robie-poo! I've dragged you in and you have friends now, bwuha!
Robin: Gasp! You fiend!
He'll come around. Anyway, stay tuned for the next chapter.
Before I go, I want some opinions. Put this in your reviews, please.
Should I add one more chapter before the final one?
And in the final battle, who should they fight?
a. Mumbo
b. Plasmus (again)
c. H.I.V.E five (again, only this would be the third time and I'd rather not)
d. Slade
e. Other (tell me who you'd prefer I use if you want me to use someone who isn't here)