Disclaimer: Do not own Teen Titans… or Mafia or anything. Just the plot.
A/N: Whoa, people, what happened? Where are my reviews? What, am I losing my touch? Tell me if I am I think I'm beginning to lack something too…
Terra stumbled into the restaurant and catches her breath with a suitcase in hand. She drags herself to the counter to face her boss.
"Sir," She began, still breathing hard from her run from the house she delivered to, to the restaurant. Mr. Andrew gave her a look. "I need a break…" She breathed, barely able to stand. He stares for a while then smiles.
"Of course," He answered. "For the rest of the day if you like. You have worked hard. You deserve break, yes?" For a short moment Terra was shocked. The whole day to herself! She blinks and smiles widely with glee.
"Oh thank you, sir!" She squeals, hugging him over the counter. The boss was shocked by the unexpected action. Terra noticed what she was doing and pulled away abruptly. "Oh my gosh, sorry boss! I won't do that again, I promise!" She panics. Andrew smiles.
"No need to apologize. I will see you tomorrow morning at nine 'o' clock sharp, understood?" He advises before returning to drying cups.
"Yes sir!" Terra assured as she walked out with that suitcase still clenched tightly between her palm and fingers.
A short moment later, Terra was staring up at a sleazy-looking hotel with the words 'Gotham Hotel' flashing in blinding pink, ripping through the darkness of the night. Terra looked down at the door and walked in. In it was a comfy-looking lobby with couches here and there. The walls were white and navy blue, the tables polished clean.
She went to the manager and asked him if she could stay for a while. He gave her a price and she paid. Fortunately for her, she received money from Marcello's allies. It was enough to stay for about three days tops.
The man at the counter gave her a room and the key.
"Please, enjoy your stay." He mumbled, his attitude not matching with his words. Terra ignored the cold tone and walked up to her room.
Once she got to the door to open it, she heard voices from the door behind her. They were muffled but once she got her ear pressed against the fine wood it was at a satisfying tone.
"Listen Charlie, we ain't sure if Marcello got a new lackey. It's still a rumor that we ain't sure of. No one's sure of it…" An Italian accent cut through the tough voice as the man spoke.
"Now you listen to me. Boss said we gotta find whoever robbed pretty boy Bruce Wayne and ask her questions. If she is from the Jump City Mafia then we cut her," Terra froze to the words and held her neck in fear of having it cut.
"What makes boss think it's a Jump City Mafia member?"
"Yo, don't question Fat Bruno or he'll slash your throat. He just knows alright? It isn't gonna kill us if do it. It's if we don't do it we'll get killed." The bothered voice rang through the room. This must've been serious. Terra's heart was wrestling out of her chest. If they were to catch her, she would be so screwed. "Anyway, back to more important things. You got that golden cigar case boss asked for?"
"Yeah, it's right in the safe…" The buff voice answered.
'Cigars… safe…?' Terra wondered with a cocked eyebrow. 'What safe…?' She quickly stopped thinking once she heard footsteps growing a slight bit louder as they appeared. Terra jumped back from the door and whirled around just as soon as it opened. The men exited their room still talking about the pack of cigars.
"You better be tellin' the truth. Boss doesn't like it when people lie…" The man in a navy blue suit and black, slick hair with the matching eyes told his ally. The shorter man frowned as he locked the door.
"Why would I lie? I know how bad boss gets. I ain't stupid." The man with the rough voice snapped. That meant the tall guy must be Charlie. Terra mentally wrote down this information. It might come in handy for the future. As they began to chat and walk away Terra took a mental photo of them and carefully preserved it in her mind. This will also come in handy.
The amnesiac opened her door and quickly closed it. Before she can resist, she was admiring the room she was told to stay in. It sported navy blue walls, a queen-sized bed, a wide TV, bright wall lamps and a clean bathroom that actually smells good with a bonus of a Jacuzzi. Terra grinned at how fortunate she had become in Gotham.
She got cleaned and plopped into bed, not bothering with food until morning… though the cigar case was still tugging at her. What's so important about a cigar pack… unless it was holding something important…?
Terra grinned at herself. This has just gotten more interesting, yet dangerous to Terra's dismay. Luckily, those guys from earlier gave her ways to contact them if anything. This thought comforted Terra until she slipped into slumber. She was really getting used to all this Mafia stuff if she found having the help of criminals comforting…
Robin paced around his room, restless. He had been thinking about the delivery girl that had come over earlier. She seemed so familiar that it was quite eerie. He flipped out the communicator and contacted the Titans. "Robin to Titans. Do you read?"
"Oh, not again…" Cyborg's voice sounded through the fuzzy image in his communicator as it began to un-fuzz. "Yeah, we here, what is it now?" He snapped. Robin frowned.
"I think I have a pretty good lead on the robber. There are some chances she might have gotten out… with some help." Beast Boy quickly pitched in.
"I told you! You guys would never listen!" The others gave him a look and sighed.
"Listen Beast Boy… I know you don't want to believe it but Terra's gone… we can't change the past-…" Raven was quickly cut off by a fueled up Changeling.
"Maybe if you guys saw for yourselves you would finally agree with me!" Everyone stayed silent after Beast Boy's words. As the silence grew stronger so did Beast Boy's anger. "Well?" He snapped at his team. Robin cut in before the argument got anymore heated up.
"It's just a guess. Like I said last night, Speedy and I are going to search into this. Robin out." With that, Robin's face cut out of the big screen of the Titans' TV. Beast Boy gritted his teeth and ran out. Raven was about to call out but Cyborg stopped her.
"Let him go. He'll be back." The tin man murmured as they watched him storm out with an attitude.
Beast Boy finally reached the cave again. He already knew Terra wasn't there anymore but he didn't just go there because of Terra. It was also his thinking place. A place he would hang out in if he were stressed.
He plopped into a sitting position in front of Terra's stand. It was cracked and slightly broken to Beast Boy's surprise. Then he noticed the pieces of rocks sprawled around and drips of dried liquid. It certainly wasn't water. It was still visible even when dried. He morphed into a wolf and sniffed it. It had no smell. The green teenager turned back into his original form and ran out. Wait until his friends saw this…
I thought this chapter wasn't too good. Please review and tell me what's going wrong.
