Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans or anything dealing with the show
This is my first try at a Teen Titans story, so please bear with me
Second Chances
Ch 1 New year
Jumpcity sat still in the thick morning fog that had rolled in over the cool night from before. There were no lights on execpt for one, which was located in a five story apartment. The light came from a third floor room where a young man sat on the edge of his bed rubbing the effects of his sleep off his face. After he was fully awake, he stood up and walked over to a closet and opened the door leading into it. He flipped on the light for the closet, this light revealed the man's facial features. He had messy black hair due mostly to the part that he had just woke up. Probably the most noticable feature was the eye patch he wore over his right eye. He entered and quickly found his clothes for the day, he then proceed to the restroom where he closed the door after entering.
After a few minutes past, the young man exited wearing his usual daily clothes. He wore black pants with several chains hanging from them, a black tight sleeveless shirt , black combat boots, and also black cut-off gloves. The man walked into the kitchen and opened a pantry while pluging in a toaster at the same time. Once he found what he was looking for, he withdrew his hand, which held a box of chocolate fudge pop-tarts. He opened a bag and then placed them in the toaster to cook. While they cooked, the young man walked back to his closet. He returned soon wearing a long black leather trench coat over his shirt.
Once he returned he grabbed a paper plate and just as he walked over to the toaster, the pop-tarts popped into the air. The man quickly moved the plate catching both pop-tarts with ease. He then carried the plate over to a table, where he sat down with his breakfast. He patted his mouth as he let out a yawn before taking one of the pasteries in hand and began eating it. While this young man at his breakfast, a young girl across town was doing the same thing.
In another apartment across town a young girl sat on her bed in a cross-legged poistion. She was muttering a few chants while holding a large book in her hands. The girl had long purple hair and wore black eye liner around her eyes. She also wore a black tank top that had a low cut in the middle and a pair of tight black jeans that clung to her figure. Attached to the pants were silver chains that went from a belt loop on her left hip, to one a loop on the front of the pants. On her feet she wore a pair of small black combat boots.
She kept muttering her chants when suddenly the door to her room slowly opened. The girl opened her eyes to she another young girl with long red hair peep into the dark room."Excuse me friend Raven"asked the red haired girl said."What Starfire"asked Raven in a stern voice."I just wanted to say, that if we don't leave now, we will be late for the school high"said Star."Thats high school, and don't worry, I've never been late" said Raven getting of her bed and grabbing a black and purple hoddie, which she placed over her tank top. She then grabbed a black bookbag and headed out the front door with her friend.
Back across town the young boy was just exiting his apartment when he bumped into his friend in the hall."Hey Slade"someone called. Sladed turned around after just locking the door to see a tall man with spiked up silver hair standing infront of him. The man had on black pants, a long sleeved black shirt, and a long white coat with yellow trim that reached his ankles. "Hello Brother Blood" Slade said in mono tone."Hey Slade, ready for our last year of high school" Blood asked. Slade simply nodded his head as he proceed down the hall. Blood quickly gathered his things and ran to catch up with Slade."So do you think anything interesting will happen this year" Blood asked while trying to balance several books in his hands. Slade shrugged his shoulders in response."Glad to see you haven't changed".
As the two men walked down the hall, a man wearing black pants and a black shirt with a white button up shirt over it came out of his apartment. Slade and Blood both walked up behind him as he fumbled around with his keys."Hey Dr. Light" Blood yelled. Light shrieked in surprise due to the sudden arrival of his friends."Blood you know I hate it when you do that" Light said as he regained his composure."Yeah what ever, want to walk to school with us" asked Blood."Sure". The three friends walked down the hall to a flight of stairs, that they decended until they reached the bottom floor."So Light do you still have that nightlight in your room" Blood asked laughing as they exited the building.
Raven and Star walked down the sidewalk towards a large school that sat at the end of the street."Hey who are they" Star blurted out while pointing across the street. Raven looked over to where her friend was pointing. She saw three boys talking and walking in the same direction they were. One had spiked up silver hair and the other two had dark black hair. The one who caught Raven's eye was one of the boys with black hair, execpt he wore an eye patch over his right eye. He walked a little ways behind the other two who were in deep conversation. He had a black bookbag slung over his shoulder a duffel bag clinched in his right hand.'Who is he' Raven asked herself.
Slade walked behind his two friends as they conversed with each other.'Another boring year of worthless school" Slade told himself."Hey Slade, you have someone checking you out"said Light turning to his friend. Slade looked across the street to where a young girl with purple hair was staring at him. Slade just ignored the young girl and pushed past his friends continuing on his way to school."Hey Slade wait, are you just going to walk away at a perfect oppotunity to meet a girl" Blood asked catching up."Yeah Slade, we have never seen you with the opposite sex you know" Light added. Slade immeaditly stopped and turned to his friends."You want to know why I never get involved with the opposite sex" Slade said in a stern voice."Sure" both answered."Okay, the reason is that relationships only lead to heartache, lonliness, and wasted time, and I'll be damned if that will happen to me twice in my life" Slade said.
"What do you mean by twice in your life" Light asked. Slade lifted the eye patch up to reveal an empty socket."This is why". Light's eyes widened in shock, while Blood stood with his normal look."In my first relationship two years ago my girlfriend decided to experiment with some PCP a friend had given her. One night that we we're suppose to go out she had been using the drug. When I entered her apartment to get her, she thought that I was a burgler and ended up shooting my in my right eye" Slade finished."Wow" was all Light could say."Yeah, and now I do better alone, and will always do better alone". Slade placed his patch back into position and continued to walk to school as his two friends followed behind.
Raven watched as the boy had a long conversation with his friends before walking away toward the school."Looks like you have something to look forward to, huh friend Raven" Star cheerped."Please, I don't want another relationship after what happen in my last one" Raven said."Oh yes, that was most unpleasent, I would not want something like that happening again"."Lets just try to get throught this year unscared" Raven said before walking toward school."Yes, let us have a terrefic year" Star added as she ran to catch up.
Sorry its short, but what a cliffhanger huh. You know, the whole deal about not knowing what happen to Raven in the past. Maybe you'll find out later.
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