4. Trust Me…Not
Robin and Erika rode from Terra's stone chamber to Titans Tower without speaking. Robin thought it would be best not to say any thing; he didn't want to trigger another outburst. She could cause him many problems if she was angry. Erika however, didn't want to press her luck. She wanted him to trust her, but Robin wasn't very willing. One wrong word and he'd tell her to take a flying leap. They continued on. Robin had visited Terra many times but he never recalled it taking this much time to get back. Robin glanced back at Erika. She looked so shy and timid sitting silently behind him, not like the obnoxiously tempered girl from the cave.
They entered Titans Tower unnoticed. Two people played video games in the living space of the tower. "I think it'd be best if you wait here while I get every one else; I want to introduce you to them all at once instead of separately. Do you understand?"
Erika looked up from her feet and returned Robin's gaze. "Yeah, I get it."
Robin left Erika alone in the doorway. She looked around. She'd never seen anything like it. She noticed the two people playing video games on the couch. One was half human, half robot, a cyborg. The other one was some sort of short, green alien with peticularly pointy ears. As Erika continued to look around the room many visions flooded to her head. They were of every thing experienced in this tower good and bad. She focused to clear them out of her mind, they couldn't know about her powers.
A few moments later Robin returned from the far-left hallway with the rest of the Titans. Once Robin stood directly in front of Erika he turned to her side and said, "This is Erika, the one I told you about."
"Oh no, not her." Raven muttered.
"Raven what's the problem? She's going to help us bring back Terra." Beast Boy said in confusion.
"Yeah right, I know her all to well; she's not going to help us."
"Why would Robin bring her here if she wasn't going to help? You're not the only one here with good judgment."
"Why won't you just believe me? Did it ever occur to you that I may know a Few things you don't?"
"If you weren't so secretive maybe I would!"
The room began to fill with noise. Raven and Beast Boy yelling back and forth, ready to tear each other's head off; the other Titans taking sides and helping the argument progress. Robin stood watching with a puzzled look. Erika once again looked up from the floor and stared at Robin. She lost control of her emotions, tears flooded to her eyes as she turned on her heals and headed to the door. When she reached the door she looked back at Robin, he still had the same look on his face. This time Robin met her eyes and realized Erika had enough. Erika looked away, opened the door, and slammed it behind her.
The loud bang of the door caused the fight to quickly end. The titans looked at the door then looked at Robin. Robin turned, disappointed, and walked towards his room. Raven headed toward her room very satisfied; everyone else returned to what they'd been doing before Erika had entered everyone except Beast Boy that is. He quickly slipped out the door hoping to locate the girl with the name of Erika.