Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans, standard; I know you guys are smart enough to figure that out.
A/N: I'M NOT DEAD BEE-YOTCH WOOO! Glad to be back! But enough of my talk, that's after the chapter, no matter how frickin' short it is … frustrating … I was hoping for it to be longer, but I decided to be mean and leave it at that.
So …
Enjoy!
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Label Me Sin
7:20
7:21
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"Good mornin' all you playaz and hatahz, I'm your host DJ Cash and you're listening to 102. 7 DA BOMB! Comin' up on you're earlier mornin' line up for all you early birds is "So What" by Field Mob Feat. Ciara. Spin it!"
Before the music could even start, a tired, lazy hand reached out and slammed down on his alarm clock. Throwing the covers off and sitting up, Angel buried his face in is hands as he growled at the memory of the night before murdered his brain. He was still getting a major headache from thinking about the night before. The only reason how he found himself asleep and waking up to the annoying buzzing of his alarm clock was the exhaustion of thinking too much.
Yet … it still couldn't be helped.
It kept replaying in his head, every single detail of the night … Sin … he had her!
He had her and he knew he did … but the cut on her lip …
His mind reeled at the many possibilities of who it could be; yet he couldn't find the heart to believe that Ra –
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
"Hey playa," looking up to the hall, or the entrance of his room where the door was still wide open – he forgot to close it after he got home last night. Amber eyes blinked tiredly up at his pink haired cousin, with light pink eyes she smiled at him nervously, "come on, we gotta get to school."
"School …" Angel flopped back onto his bed and grabbed his pillow, throwing it over his head he huffed and listened as Jinx walked away humming a minor tune to herself, however stopped when her cell pone went off.
Since she was just down the hall and appeared to have stopped just at the stairs – Angel's room was closer to the stairs anyway; he couldn't help to listen as he prepared himself for school. "Hello … Blackfire, what do you want … the only thing you need to get off your chest are those fake as tits you call breasts … fuck you, I don't need to listen to this shit … Why? So I can listen to you insult me even more? Go to hell! … What makes you think I'll give you anything … So I'll ask again, what do you want from me … Malchior, since when have you two ever gotten along … … … Sorry Black, but I can't just give you that information … Because it will be going against the reason I've quit, that's why and if you don't like it, you're just going to have to deal with it … Blackfire, I know how bad you want to take down the Nightriders, but you seem to be missing the point I'm trying to make. These "criminals" aren't just criminals they're people that are just trying to make a life out of what they got and what they got Blackfire is all they have. The most I can tell you is Sin's the ringleader and the most respected out on the streets, look, if you wanna find Sin the first thing you're going to have to do is take down Trigon and Slade. They're the real bad guys, good-bye Blackfire, and never call me on my cell again."
With a click she flipped her cell back into her pocket and sighed, eyes closed she leaned on the wall and shook her head. Malchior's gonna tell Blackfire who's Sin navigator is? Why? Not entirely understanding it herself she moved to continue down the stairs, but stopped when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Turning around, Jinx suspected nothing when she saw Angel and smiled, "Hey X, ready to go?"
X scowled, "Yeah … but first, mind telling me exactly who Blackfire is and her connection to our problem?"
Jinx's smile instantly fell and her heart nearly stopped beating when she took a second look into his amber eyes and finally noticed it was blazing over with a furious inferno. Angry and suspicions, Jinx gulped and chuckled nervously, "Uh … heh … um … can I plead the fifth?"
"Sorry, cuz, I failed US History, remember?" X scoffed.
In the famous words her young brother mutters every time he gets caught, Jinx huffed, and looked down the rest of the stairs, "Crud."
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"What do you mean you already decided? You can't decide something like this all on your own Malchior!" Raven screamed into the phone while pacing her room, Nevermore the odd cat/dog looking animal watching his master with worried eyes as she frustrated huffed and plopped onto her bed. Ronan leaning against her doorframe eating an apple seemingly ignoring the fact that she was dressed in nothing more than a black tang-top and her black-laced panties. Violet hair pulled up into a messy ponytail (messy because she fell asleep in it).
While Malchior on the order end already on his feet and slipping on his leather jacket while holding his cell phone to his ear glared at the ground, "Arnell, it's getting too hot. We have to leave and you know this. Don't argue with me, please."
"Bu –" Raven silenced herself when Malchior overlapped her voice and thoroughly cut her off.
"I don't give a damn Arnell! I already have to go to Blackfire in order to cover up our tracks! Fuck! If that's not all, I have to blow Rorek's cover to do so! Meaning you have to find yourself a new navigator anyway!"
Raven looked up to the ceiling over her room trying so desperately not to let a tear slip from her face she stood up again and passed her room. Never minding that she was giving Ronan a free show to watch her change, as she slowly got ready for the day, still talking to Malchior, "Fine … but where are we going and when?"
Malchior grabbed his car keys and headed to the door, at the same time Rorek came down the stairs straightening his own jacket out he gave Malchior an odd look. Noticing that he was on his cell phone, Rorek was about to question who it was, but found that he didn't have to ask when Malchior sighed, "Saturday, you, Rorek and myself are going to Gotham, then transferring to Steel City and if it's safe we'll go back to Azarath."
After Raven slipped on her shirt she raised a brow and questioned, "Saturday? Why so soon?"
"Because that's when I have to fork over Rorek's rank …"
"… Fine …"
"Okay then … I'm coming home, and it's 7:55, you're late, get to school."
"… Later, I have to head to the office for something."
"Be careful, bring Ronan with you."
"No, it's an in and out kind of thing, I'll be back in no time."
"… You sure?"
"Yeah …"
"Alright, bye."
"Bye …" with a frustrated huff Raven threw the phone on her bed and marched out her room, Ronan moving out of the way and following after the angered young Nightrider. Her deep dark violet eyes locked on the ground as she maneuvered though the living room heading for the exit, she stopped suddenly and remembered that she had a guest. Turning around and noticing Ronan was already in the kitchen throwing away his eaten apple Raven sighed, "I'm going to the office, then heading straight to school … Malchior and Rorek are on their way back … think you can survive without me till then?"
Nonchalantly Ronan shrugged and rummaged through the fridge, giving a stale, "Whatever."
Not very much comfortable with that reply Raven snorted and marched out the loft. Ronan looking up from the fridge and closing it, he sneered and leaned on the counter, crossing his arms over his chest. Ice-blue eyes glaring at the ground for a moment he sucked in a deep breath then slowly exhaled, They're leaving Saturday … not quite sure if that's a smart move … having found the last apple in the fridge he bit into it and raised a brow when he threw the phone a thoughtful look all the while chewing away … Maybe I should call Blackfire … just incase …
Without even a second thought Raven exited the loft and went around to the underground garage since Malchior wanted his Infinity back to return to his loft with Rorek. Raven had to use another car – and not the GT – she put that one away for now, just to be safe. Instead she'd use her other back up ride, a very nice Astro Martin Vanquish S. With the keys in her hand she pressed the button to unlock the car, but even before she entered the garage she heard the revving of a very familiar engine, Porsche Cayman S … X … with an annoyed scowl, she turned back to the road.
Angel … her worst nightmare was realized when he pulled up and turned off his car later stepping out and walking right up to her, "And here I thought I got rid of you … what?"
"Where is it?" he asked just as sharply as she had started out.
Raven raised a brow at Angel when his hazel eyes bore into her invincible violet eyes, "Where's what?"
Angel scoffed, "You really think I'm stupid don't you?"
"Yes, actually, I do."
"So I guess that must be the reason you've been screwing with my head as well as Robin's with this whole 'Sin' trip?"
Without meaning to, Raven broke eye contact from Angel to glance momentarily to the ground in thoughts of a defense … but what was the point? Her plan wouldn't have worked … she was leaving this Saturday and her game was up … there was just no way she could add Angel and Robin to her Nightrider's List. They were just too into their own lives to be a Nightrider … they couldn't commit themselves to the road if she asked them to. It was the whole reason she became Sin to begin with … she heard there was potential in Jump City so she went after it … and it all blew up in her face.
Malchior was right … it just wouldn't have worked.
With a tired the sigh breaking passed her lips, Raven closed her eyes then turned up to Angel and reopened them to stare into awaiting hazel orbs. Biting down on her lower lip she sneered and stepped up even closer to him, challenging him with no shame or guilt, "So you did you homework … now what?"
"You tell me." never breaking away from her gaze he shrugged nonchalantly, "you're the mastermind."
Raven scowled and rolled her eyes with a scoff, turned her back on Angel and continued on to her Vanquisher, "I don't have time for this."
"Did you steal the Ford GT from Area 51 … or was it a gift?" Angel crossed his arms over his chest when Raven slowed and glared at the ground, glaring over her shoulder at Angel's casually smug personality. She figured that he couldn't help it … it was in his nature to be cocky … and the part she found so frustrating about him was not just his personality.
It was his stubbornness and constantly fluctuating morals, he can get down and dirty just to get what he wants … but then again it's like he can never forget he's still human and shows compassion the best way a guy like him was able to. Everything like Robin … but nothing like him all the same … Hold on … Raven thought with a sudden raised brow. Turning around fully she had a flashback memory of the masked vigilant back at the Ball: "… this guy, Trigon, he's insane. He's planning to kill his own daughter."
"It was you …" she breathed in sudden realization.
Angel nodded, "It was me … Robin and me switched places for the night, because he had to look up a few things and found something very interesting. Like, Jinx was a former FBI agent working under Blackfire – or Tori Ander … your clean up crew, am I right?"
… and here I thought he was just another idiot … Raven shook her head and crossed her arms over her chest sneering, "I don't know how you found all this out … but now that you know it … what are you going to do about it?"
That was when his infamous smirk came back into play; closing the gape between them he lifted a hand up to run it under chin, only to have her gently move from his touch. Boring her violet orbs into his hazel eyes that never seemed to hold any other feeling other then a wise-cracking vibe, "I wanna help ya out of course, someone's gotta watch out for my girl. Might as well be me."
Raven scoffed and rolled her eyes, putting her hands on his chest she shoved him away from her and backed up to her car, taking out her car keys, she retorted, "I'm no one's girl, especially yours. So step off Casanova, you're barkin' up the wrong tree."
Finally reaching her car she pressed the button to unlock it, but before she opened it, she looked up to Angel who was still standing where she left him, shaking his head and opening his mouth to reply. Raven bothered to stay still to hear his come back and placed her hand on the hood of the Vanquisher, only to frown deeply when she felt something off … something … not right. While Angel mouthed off, she turned to glare at her hood and raised a suspicious brow, The engine's warm … I never used this car … suspicion growing to another more deadly realization.
Raven stepped away from the car and looked down at her keys, putting them in her pocket she walked right back to Angel, who notice something had spooked her, "Rae? What's wrong?"
Ignoring the nickname she constantly told him wasn't his to use, she stared up at him and pointed at her car, "I never used this since the beginning of the school year … the hood's hot … do the math."
It wasn't hard to figure it out, wrapping an arm around her shoulder and pulling her back out of the garage away from the car he voiced his concern, "Where were you going? I'll take you."
"I can take myself," Raven shrugged Angel's arm off her shoulders, "Ronan's still here, I can borrow his ride."
JINGLE
"Not without these," Angel smirked when Raven looked up to a pair of keys he jingled, a familiar pair of keys … Ronan's car keys to his Dodge Viper! "When he kicked me out of your house he didn't take into consideration that I've studied pick-pocket since I was a kid."
"Gimme that!" Raven made a jump for the keys, but with Angel's height advantage and her naturally short disadvantage. She couldn't reach it, familiar with this from her brother she balled her hands into fists and sent a punch to his chest, but he sidestepped her attack and slid up behind her. Wrapping an arm around her waist, Raven couldn't hide the sudden blush that deepened upon her cheeks when he pulled her against his chest. Gritting her teeth and concentrating on her anger she struggled out of his grasp and once he let go she turned around to kick him but swiped nothing but air when he dashed to his Cayman. Raven growled, "Xavior! Give those goddamned keys to me NOW!"
Angel chuckled darkly and shoved them in his pocket, with a shrug he opened his car door and winked at the fuming Raven, "You either ride with me … risk getting blown to bits, or … you know … I want you to beg. Yeah, straight down on your knees and beg me for the keys … your choice."
Raven let out an aggravated scream and kicked the ground, stomped it and cursed it in a language Angel couldn't understand. Though the message was clear, she didn't want to do either and ended up shooting an evil glare at Angel was she marched to his car and yanked the passenger side open. Jumping in she slammed the door shut and muttered, "You're fucking sick."
"I know," he climbed in and shut the door then turned on the car, "but you love me like that."
"Shut up and take me to the F.I.H at downtown Jump City."
"Touché."
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"She didn't go for it."
"Where is she now?"
"Hitching a ride from that kid."
"Really now? Follow them and once you get her in a clearing, take the shot."
"As you wish, Slade."
"Warp, I hate failures. Just so you know."
"Understood."
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Heh … FIH … Fear Itself Headquarters … I love that business name. It sounds like something Raven really would name her company … Fear Itself. Plus that episode was cool. (Shrugs) Well, I'm back ladies and germs and trust me when I say I'm trying to get back up to speed with this story. To be honest, I haven't been myself, and this ain't an excuse either, I'm telling you as it is, I was loosing interesting in all story writing fo0r a moment when JAD was deleted. Shot through the Heart I tell ya, but just be happy I'm back and no I haven't forgotten about you guys.
Imaginations a funny thing … you can't just tell it to get to work, it puts out on your for … ever … never seeming to come back unless you pull a miracle out of your ass. (Shrugs) what'cha gonna do? So, just be patience with the next update, I'm trying here.
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