Chapter two: Dr. Light…again
"So what's on the agenda today?" Asked Robin who was dressed in a pair of baggy jeans and a red t-shirt with the silhouette of a phoenix in the center.
"Well, they're ganna need me over at Titans East. Billy's givin' them troubles over there so I'll be leaving today. I should be gone about a week." The human Cyborg replied. He had begun to wear his "Stone" rings a lot lately.
"Oh man; not another week of video games with Raven." Beast Boy complained. He was wearing old worn out jeans, and a dark green long sleeve shirt, along with a chain around his neck. It had become a bit of a joke among the five friends that Beast Boy was their own strange pet.
Raven looked up from her book as she sat in the far corner of the room. "You glued my hands to the control while I was asleep." She murmured hotly. Starfire giggled softly. She was sitting beside Robin in an outfit almost exact to the pink one Raven had tried on earlier that morning, only hers had a chocker and thigh high boots to match. Raven had to watch herself carefully, and not ask if Star had been going threw her closet again.
"Well I'll be leavin'" Cyborg said as he stretched with a large yawn. "See ya" They all said good-bye to the friend and Cyborg was gone. "So what are the rest of you doing?" Robin asked cheerfully. He knew what he was doing. He and Starfire were going to the mall to "do the shopping of clothes", little did he know Star also planned to visit Victoria Secrets.
"Well I know I'll be making sure there's no super glue in the Tower" Raven muttered under her breath. Starfire giggled again before replying "Robin and I will be visiting the mall of shopping" She said letting her English slip.
"Star," Beast Boy asked "How can you not be cold in that outfit? It's the middle of January!" Starfire paused as she tried to take in his random question. "Oh," She finally said "the cold doesn't bother Tamiranians…remember?" This time she spoke in perfect English.
Eventually Starfire and Robin left for the mall, leaving Raven and Beast Boy alone in the Tower. Raven watched from over the rim of her book as BB turned on his newest video game, and jumped up onto the couch, controller in his green hands. "Ya wanna play?" He asked looking over at Raven as she sat there watching him. Raven gave him a suspicious look. "Do you really even need to ask?" She asked sarcastically. She stood up and, book in hands, left the room.
Back in her room Raven placed the book on one of her many book shelves. She walked over to her bed and sat down at the foot. Sighing she closed her eyes and, slowly she began to levitate about a foot or two above the round bed. She took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Azarath Metrion Zenthois" She murmured. Although she had gained better control of her powers she still needed to meditate when emotions were running high. And for the last couple of weeks, although barely noticed by her team mates, she had been feeling less then herself. She had been feeling restless, and visiting several unpleasant dreams, memories.
"Azarath Metrion Zenthois…Azarath Metri…" her meditation was suddenly interrupted by a loud beeping sound. Raven opened her eyes irritably to see the red warning lights flashing threw out her normally dark room. She quickly ran down stairs and joined Beast Boy at the computers. "It's Dr. Light" BB told her.
The screen that had shown Beast Boys game flashed and changed. Robin showed on the screen and BB snickered at the smug look on his face as he stood in the middle of Victoria Secrets. "What's happened?" He asked impatiently.
"It's just Dr. Light" Raven informed him in her monotone voice. She paid no attention to Robin's surroundings. "I can take him on my own, don't worry about it…oh and you might want to tell Starfire she's supposed to try that on in the dressing rooms"
Robin turned around and his cheeks turned bright red as he saw Starfire behind him in nothing but bright red corset, guarders, thong, and fish net stockings. "Robin how does this look?" Starfire asked unaware of the laughing from other girls and big eyed stares from the boys around. Robin did notice the boys though. "Get you fucking eyes off of her! Star, you need to try things on in the dressing rooms. There over there" He said leading Starfire over to the room labeled "dressing room". He turned back to his communicator, still red, and glared as he saw Beast Boy laughing. "Are you sure you can handle him?" He asked hurriedly, but found that Raven had already left. "Beast Boy" He said BB looked up now done laughing. "Follow her," Robin ordered concern now in his voice. Over the years, especially after her prophecy ordeal Robin had become very brotherly towards Raven. "She might need back up"
"I'm sure she'll se fine, but I'll go" Beast Boy said with a reassuring smile. "Why don't you go help your girlfriend choose her next outfit" He said teasingly. He then signed out before Robin had a chance to protest.
A tall scrawny man in a yellow, black, and white suit walked out of the down town bank large bags of money in his arms. As he walked, a trail of cash fell from the over flowing bags. He laughed as he noticed this. "This will be plenty to charge my suit for years." He laughed even more. "Oh look a penny" He said seeing a dull and dirty penny at his feet. "It must be my lucky day" Leaning over carefully, with his money bags threatening to fall over, he picked up the penny. He straightened back up smiling a crocked smile. He flipped the penny up into the air, and watched as it went up.
The penny fell to the ground with a soft patter as Dr. Light's cocky smile died away. All the color from his face left leaving him looking like a ghost as the edge of his mouth twitched. He whimpered stupidly as he stared up into four red eyes. The penny rose up off the ground surrounded in a small black orb. It came level with mans colorless face. "Is it really your lucky day?" Raven asked as she lowered herself to the ground.
The man twitched again. "I…I…" He began to giber gaber in a language not even Starfire could have understood. Raven just rolled her four red eyes before staring him down. Dr. Light held her stare but only for a minute. Then he started to shake uncontrollably looking anywhere, but at Raven. He had started muttering about dark places, and being very afraid. Raven almost smirked as she watched him. Finally she spoke. "Um….boo?" she asked sarcastically.
With a high pitched, girly scream Dr. Light dropped his bags of money and fainted. Raven sighed as her eyes returned to her usual two purple ones. Kicking him with her tinny-shoe she smirked. She pulled out her communicator, and first called the cops letting them know where Dr. Light was. She then called Robin letting him know she had taken care of things.
"Yo! Rae! That was awesome!" Raven turned, to see the teenage shape shifter running towards her. She turned away quickly, trying to hide a smile as Beast Boy tripped over his own shoelace. BB quickly picked himself up and, not bothering to tie his shoelaces, continued on as if he hadn't fallen at all. "Robin told me to come along just incase you needed back up." He glanced over her shoulder and chuckled as two cops carried away an unconscious Dr. Light "but I guess your doing fine."
Raven turned away from the officers and flinched as their car door mirror reflected the sun that pecked threw the clouds in her eyes. She looked back down at Beast Boy. "Yeah, I'm fine…Dr. Light's pretty easy." She murmured.
Beast Boy turned back around and led Raven back to the Tower. They walked in perfect silence for almost five minutes before the peace was shattered. "Hey!" Beast Boy exclaimed "We should go get pizza. The pizza shop is right down there." He said turning into a pointer hound and pointing his nose down a street. Stopping Raven looked down the street Beast Boy was pointing out. "Garfield," She murmured almost sadly as she looked down at the green dog. "They took that place down long ago…remember?"
Beast Boy looked up at her sitting on his dog hunches. He took human form still sitting like a dog. "Oh…yeah" He murmured sadly. "I guess I forgot. Why'd they have to take it down?" He asked. With a sigh Raven watched BB hearing the maturity in his voice, a change in him she could not help but smile at. He could be so smart at times. She slapped herself in her mind as she found herself thinking this. "That's what happens" she replied "Old things go, new things come. That's just how life is." She said softly. A kindness in her voice Beast Boy rarely heard, or any of the other Titans for that matter.
He stood up and began to walk again, Raven along side him. "I just wish things could be back to the way they used to be." He said as they passed a high school. Beast Boy caught sight of the school, and Raven watched as his ears drooped sadly. "Come on" she heard him say almost angrily. He turned into a green falcon and took flight heading back home.
Frowning Raven looked from Beast Boy to the high school. A bell rang and teenagers began to file out. Ravens eyes caught sight of a small group over friends; in the middle of the group was Terra. Raven glared coldly as she saw her holding hands with a tall teenage boy with spiky blond hair. She looked away as the two teenagers leaned in to kiss. 'Garfield, she was never good to you…not good enough' Sighing Raven transformed into her shadow raven and took flight, following Beast Boy back home.
Terra looked up as she broke away from her boyfriend. She had spotted two figures in the air. She blinked curiously, but saw nothing but two birds flying away.