5
"Her…that's her…" he says, "The criminal was wearing a cape just like that one!"
"ME?" I say, pointing at myself. Now, I have been with my cloak, this whole time. I never did anything bad like stealing.
"Raven?" Robin asks.
"Yeah, her. It was her."
"It couldn't have been. I've been with Daniel this whole time." I say.
"Are you sure?" Starfire asks.
"Yes." I say. Now, I hate being put on the spot like this. And worry goes through my eyes right now. I know I am innocent. But I hate this attention. It would be one thing if it were back at the tower, but here…but I really can't stand it. People are starting to stare! I quietly fall through the ground, and appear again in my room.
I know they probably are sure that I'm guilty now, but I couldn't stay there. I mean, c'mon, I have the right to be silent, right!
I slowly walk into my bathroom, splashing water on my face. That scared me a lot. I mean, if I WAS going to steal something, I would be a crow, or completely black while I did…I didn't steal anything though, so it's a mute point. My friends will believe me, right?
I walk back to my bed…, "Three, two, one". Robin bursts through the doors of the elevator, screaming, "RAVEN!" through the intercom.
I stand up, leaving my room, and walk to the Opp.s room. "What?" I ask, irritated a lot.
"What was that about?" Robin inquires.
"What?" I ask again.
"YOU! You just took off, leaving us there to deal with the merchant."
"you know I don't like to be put on the spot like that, even when I am innocent. And when I said, I didn't steal it, I meant it. You should just believe me then and there."
"We need to search your room."
"No."
"We have to. It's so we know you didn't leave to hide the evidence that you stole." Robin continues talking. Beastboy, Cyborg, and Starfire just stand there, listening to us talk.
"Raven." Cyborg finally talks.
"So, it speaks…" I say, "I thought you were my friends. But you can't even back me up…I didn't steal anything, I wouldn't."
"Girl…you need to let us check your room." Cyborg said.
"If not, then I'm going to have to assume the worst. I'll have to put you in prison, Raven. Is that what you want?" Robin says.
"But I didn't do anything."
"By not letting us into your room, it's showing us that you have something to hide."
"I have many things to hide, Robin. I have hidden most of them from you for the longest time. You do NOT want to know those things."
"Raven. Please…" Beastboy whimpers.
"Fine." I finally give in.
Robin walks towards my room. Oh, I don't want them in there. I will have to clean for days, I will have to check my stuff, to make sure they didn't touch my cursed books. I'll be working for days. I hear the door open, and close behind Robin, Star and Cyborg, but Beastboy stands outside in the hallway with me.
"Raven?"
"Yeah, Beastboy?"
"You didn't steal anything, did you?"
"No…I already told you. I wouldn't steal."
"I believe you, Raven, that's why I'm not in there."
"Thanks Beastboy." I answer. That was one of the sweetest things I've heard all day. Beastboy is such a sweetheart. But I am dating someone already.
"Your welcome."
"RAVEN!" Robin storms out of my room, holding a beautiful $5,000 necklace. "What's this?"
"A necklace. I don't remember buying that or even getting it…" I mutter to myself. "I've seen that necklace before…with Dan! That was the one I saw in the…oh"
"This is the necklace that was stolen, do you realize this, Raven?"
"Yes. But I didn't steal it, I swear. I think I was framed." I say, bluntly.
"Then how did it get in there? The Tower has ton of cameras and security." Cyborg says, "Who got into my tower!"
You see, he calls the tower 'his' because, well, his dad did build it for us…
"I don't know…and the cameras aren't in my room" I say…
"Then that makes us even more suspicious of you." Robin says.
Beastboy just stays quiet and so does Star…they both want to stick up for me, but both have their own reasons to keep quiet.
"But it wasn't me…" I say…tears threatening my eyes…
"I'm sorry, Raven, but we have to put you in jail until we figure out what's going on with you." Robin says…
Now my heart is pounding furiously. I can barely see my hand in front of my face, my sight is blurry from tears. I can't feel emotion, but I need to now. My best friends don't believe me, but Dan will. Dan loves me. Beastboy believes me too. But I can't talk to him now.
I act on instinct. "I didn't steal it, and if you don't see that, then I don't know why I ever called you my friends." I say, hash. I practically yell it, but I don't. I run towards the window down the hall, jumping into it. I fall through it, and fly…fly away. I fly towards MY building, landing there. I open my communicator, tracking Dan's. After I track it down, I fly in the sewer, dropping my communicator down there. I also take off my belt and my cape. They all have trackers on them. I walk through the sewer towards where I remember Dan's tracker was.
I fly quickly threw the ground and into a gorgeous house. It's five stories high, very beautiful. I fly threw every room till I hit a very dark one. I see Dan right there. I grab his communicator, without him seeing me, and fly back through the ground, placing it next to my communicator. Then as quickly as I can, I fly back to his house. Landing in his room.
"Raven?" Dan says, as I appear next to him.
Now I'm out of breath, but I manage to mutter… "They told me….I stole….I didn't…in my roo-." Then I fall onto his bed, completely exhausted, and fall asleep.
TTTT
I feel a gentle hand stroking through my hair. I try to remember what happened. I was accused of stealing, I ran away, I'm not a Titan…I'm a criminal. I am at Dan's and hopefully, I'll be allowed to stay.
I open my eyes slowly. "Dan?" I say.
"Yeah, Raven?"
"I am so sad…"
"What happened, Rae?"
"Robin thought I stole. That necklace in the jewelry store. I didn't steal it, I swear, but It somehow showed up in my room when they checked it. It was stolen and wound up in MY room! I am NOT a thief! Beastboy is the only one who believes me…" I wiped my tears away from my eyes, "Do you believe me?"
"Of course I do. I just wonder who's trying to frame you…"
"I don't know. Can I stay here?"
"Sure thing, Rae. Just don't let my 'rents see you." He is sooo sweet.
"Okay, sure. I need some clothes though. Wanna go shopping?" I ask.
"Sure. Oh, I bought these for you." He hands me that pair of really expensive jeans.
"Return those NOW." I say.
"No. Trust me, it isn't my money. My parents are loaded. Don't worry, it isn't that expensive for us."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah! Try them on."
Slip off my leotard, revealing my bra and underwear. I pull off my shoes and pull on the pants. "They are perfect." I say giving him a huge hug. "Thank you so much."
"You're welcome."
"Damn, I need a shirt. You got anything?"
"Yeah, I think I do, actually." He smiles, "My mom is a packrat. There's something here from a few years ago, when I first started my dark stage. Here." He pulls out this very plain dark purple shirt that is kind of short, but it is tight enough. It's perfect…it hugs me in all the right places…
"Perfect." I say. "Thank you so much, Dan." I give him a tiny smile.
"No problem." He smiles back, placing his hands around my back, pulling me into him, "I'm so glad you are staying with me."
"Me too." I answer.
"I love you." He says. Now, this makes me fly. I am so happy right now.
In response, I reach in, kissing him right on the lips. I part my lips immediately, forcing my tongue into his mouth. He reacts instantly, pressing his tongue against mine.
I hear a little ring coming from Dan's computer. We part and he walks over, reading the instant message. 'Dinner'. That was all it said.
"That's my mom." He says, then walks to the door. "I have to go to dinner. I'll try to bring you back something."
"Okay."
"I love you, Raven. If you want, you can go on my computer, or do whatever." He smiles then walks down the stairs. Now I know it's bad to go through people's things, but I had nothing to do. After searching through the drawers several times, I come across a jigsaw puzzle. I lay it out on the floor, scattering the pieces everywhere. This should keep me occupied for a few hours.
First, I place all the edge pieces together, making a huge rectangle. I instinctively look at the box now, and I see this puzzle has 1,500 pieces. This should be fun…