Lonely Paths Come Together
Chapter Four
Home
You know it hurts,
You know you're scared,
Of walking down the road that leads to who knows where,
Don't you hang your head,
Don't you give up yet,
When courage starts to disappear,
I will be right here,
"So this is where you live?" Raven asked looking up at Robin.
"Yes, do you like it?"
"It's big." Raven said in obvious awe. The cavern was made completely of stone, which had been smoothed, by years of being underneath water. The water was now elsewhere, since Robin had moved in. Lights had been put up in the ceiling of the cavern. When they walked in Raven first saw large computer screens covering an entire stone wall right in front of them, two of which were on and operating, flashing to different parts of the city. Controls were also lined perfectly five feet away from the screens.
There were two tunnels leading in opposite directions on both sides of the room. They were standing in a large open doorway that then slammed shut once they stepped in. The door was camouflaged by looking exactly like a stone wall and being covered by vines that had grown over the years.
When your world breaks down,
And the voice is telling you to turn around,
When your dreams give out,
I will carry you,
Carry you,
"Where do they lead to?" Raven asked pointing to the tunnels.
"I'll show you." He lead on while Raven hung back walking slowly behind him, still looking at everything. They took the right tunnel first.
Lights flickered on and off while they walked, they passed two closed doors, one which Robin showed to Raven; it had tools and mechanical gizmos in it.
When the stars go blind,
And the darkness starts to flood your eyes,
When you're falling behind,
I will carry you,
"What's in that room?" Raven asked about the door that they didn't go in.
"Just old junk that I haven't got around to cleaning out."
"Oh."
They reached the last door, it opened on Robins command. He let Raven step in first.
Everybody cries,
Everyone bleeds,
Close your eyes and go to sleep,
And wake up to another day,
"This is my weapons room." Different weapons lined every wall; a table was at the far end of the room; where it looked like Robin had been making more weapons. Two large safes adorned the right wall. Robin opened up one of them. There were deferent kinds of powders and liquids, which were in glass vials, each of them had labels. Robin explained how he combined them to make his explosives and weaponry. He explained that besides catching criminals, he liked making new things that would work in helping him stop them.
After an hour, Robin had showed Raven almost every room in the tunnels, he also showed her where she would stay.
"This is your room, it'll take awhile to get used to I'm sure, but it should be comfortable for you."
"I like it; at least I'm close to the library." Robin had showed her his collection of his books that he had neatly stacked on top of several shelves.
When your world breaks down,
And the voice is telling you to turn around,
When your dreams give out,
I will carry you,
Carry you,
"We'll have to get you some different clothes for the night." Robin said, noticing the ripped ones she was wearing. After careful searching, Robin found clothes that partially fit her. He took her to his large kitchen that was brightly lit, and very clean. Food was stocked in every cupboard, most of which Robin had grown himself, since he rarely went topside, except at night. After feeding her, Robin brought her back to her new room.
The walls of the room were stone, also smoothed down. There was a bed at the far right of the room, lined up against the corner, with a bedside table and lamp on top. There was also a corner dresser in the left corner, with a mirror on the wall. The door to the bathroom was several feet away from the dresser, with the door slightly ajar, it showed off a shower with a blue curtain. There was a small desk, with a lap-top computer on top, by the front door. Every piece of furniture was a dark oak, which Raven liked very much.
You should know now that you're not alone,
Take my hand and we will find,
We will find your way home,
"Thank you." Raven said before going up to Robin, closing her eyes and wrapping her arms around his waist tightly.
Robin was surprised at the affection by the young girl, but patted her head, a small smile on his face. When she let go of him she also had a smile on her face. Robintucker her into bed and sat with her, holding her hand as she fell asleep.
When you dreams give out,
I will carry you,
I will carry you,
When the stars go blind,
When the darkness starts to flood you eyes,
When you're falling behind,
I will carry you,
I will carry you.