~O.k soo I totally lied about the update thing. Truth be told, I have no idea how to do the bit after this and I suck out loud at writing fluff in any large quantity. Be patient and please don't kill me. -The writer~

I sat up quickly panting drenched in a cold sweat. I had just had the most revealing dream ever. It involved a dragon and a shape shifter and I was a superhero in a tournament and I'm rambling but the basic idea is that I have completely figured out everything with me feelings and Alex and stuff. (woot for run ons!) I loved him. He pissed me the f**** off. I tried to beat him at his own game. I lost. I realized that he was always a bastard. (In the dream Lady Escargot loses the tournament to the sexy astronaut shape shifter but then the dragon comes and makes him reveal his true form as a fugly snakey type of dragon so the two run off into the sunset and lady escargot is left fuming for a couple of minuets but then shrugs and meets a cute knight at the celebratory feast where she Is declared the true winner because astronaut mike dexter lied about his true identity which means he was disqualified. Huuzah! Three cheers all around!)

Man, I am messed up. However, I am going to completely disregard the second bit of my dream because falling for a guy that I'm going to leave in a couple months would be rather inconvenient and lead to a plethora of heart break, especially if the feeling are reciprocated.

Then I yawed and my brain switched back off. It's like six I think, if I'm judging the lack of sun outside correctly. Oh wait noo. I just used my brain! Damn! I knew I should have just left it at school like normal. Then I smelled bacon. I threw my hair up in a ponytail wit meh bangs oot. And put on some short shorts and a pretty lacey cammi. I groggily made my way to the kitchen that had been miraculously restored to its previous condition. I collapsed in a bar stool and put my head on the counter as I waited for some one to take pity on a poor tired soul weary soul that had just had the most relevant epiphany in her short life and get me a cheese and ham omelet with sausage and bacon and hash browns (but not hash cause that stuffs gross).

Somebody did and I devoured the scromdidily-umpious breakfast. Then I grabbed a random jug of orange juice that could have just appeared there for all I cared and took it to the couch. After my first gulp, I began to slowly turn my brain back on. It was tired from figuring out all the shit in my life for me while I slept. I love my brain. It is sooo much smarter than me. I don't even know how it knows half of the stuff that it does. Sadly, it only takes over when I'm sleeping or when I'm in that special comatose state that happens when I screw up my sleep schedule and then have to go to school and take tests and stuffers. Yes my brain is so smart. Sigh, I wish I could be more like my brain. Beep , beep bing! Oup, my brains on again.

I looked around and noticed that there was no one else there. My watch (which is awesome by the way) said that it was six thirty so I didn't space out for that long. I shrugged and went back to what I was doing. What was I doing? Oh yeah! Nothing. Then my phone went off. say it ain't so. I will not go. Turn the lights off. Cary me home. [guitar music]

I had a sudden brain wave that you were not doing anything!

gah! Brooke! We are synched to the in!

…no. don't so that.

sorry. I had the most relevant epiphany in my short life!

was it about Alex?

(0_o)…..how did you know?!?!?!??

heh. I'm good like that.

was awesome! It had far off places, daring sword fight, magic spells, a prince in disguise!

Really? Cause that sounds oddly like a line from beauty and the beast…

that's probably because it is. But it really was an epic dream.

I'll take your word for it.

it waaaas a.

do you want some cheese for that wine?

no…ok yes, but I resent that remark.

right well, I have to go now, a certain someone in very happy to see me.

eeeeeww! I thought you guys broke up!

we did, I was talking about my cat. He's clawing me to death.

oh. Ok then.

get your mind out the gutter , Aly.

fine fine…ill do it tomorrow.

loll

This is where I had a mine heart attack from laughing. You see, when ever I see lol, I think of a guy with a beep voice saying it as one word that rhymes with roll. Its very funny. Anywho, Starfire came out and started to rummage thought the kitchen. She sighed. "we forgot to procure food to replenish our supply that was destroyed by the robot. Would you like me to pick up something for your breakfast?"

"uummm, I've already eaten?"

"how? There is no food."

"I don't know man. I'm kinda freakin out, dude."

"ah. I see."

" You do? Please tell me!"

"…You don't want to know."

I gave star the evil eye then turned away to watch the sunrise through the new window. Truth be told I am more than used to things randomly appearing. I just assume that a logical explanation will present itself at a later date. Star leaves and Beastboy comes in, some increment of time later.

"Dude, where's the food?"

"Star went to go get some I think."

"Oh. Where'd ya get the orange juice?"

"No idea."

"Oh." There is silence and the sky become red. I think of an old girl scout song 'have you ever seen the sunset turn the sky completely red?' I have a song for almost every occasion. I honestly think that it freaks some of my friends out.

"Can I have some?"

"What? Oh, the juice. Umm , yeah, I guess so."

So Beastboy joined me on the couch and I told him of my epic, most relevant epiphany in my short life to date. Cyborg walks in to hear me saying "…so the evil golden dragon says 'my crimes may be great, but at least I admit mine.' and lady escargot is all like 'astronaut mike Dexter would never do anything as heinous as the acts you have perpetrated!' and the dragon was all 'oh yeah? Well watch this!' and she threw this vial of swirly stuff at mike Dexter and he was all 'nooo! I'm melting! I'm meeeeeltiiiiiiiing…' and then poof! He was gone and this black creepy dragon like thing was standing there. Lady escargot was all 'what have you done to astronaut mike Dexter ? don't tell me I'm ha ta choke a bitch!' and goldy was quiet and then was all 'daaaaamn. Hes haaaaaaawt!' and then…"cough cough.

"Oh, hi Cyborg! I was just telling Beastboy about my epic, most relevant epiphany in my short life to date."

"Yeah, its not the weirdest thing I have ever heard Though. Doesn't make top 10, not even top twenty. Maybe top 100, but ev"

"Ok you can shut up now. Sooo, Cyborg, what can I do ya for?"

"Well, I was wondering if anyone had gone out to get food yet."

"yeah, star did."

"Really? I just saw her with robin down the hall."

"What?!?!?!? Aly! You lied to me?"

"hey now, I only said that I thought she went out. She certainly implied she was going to."

"right, well I guess I'll just go. Aly, why don't you come so I know I get food that you'll eat."

"ok. We can act like a married couple buying groceries together for the first time!"

"…Why would any one do that?"

"Because, Beastboy, It's fun."

"But what about the story?"

"The evil nasty black dragon that was astronaut mike dexter runs off with the gold dragon because he finds her evilness appealing. Lady escargot is devastated at the lose of the man that she thought she loved, but makes herself go to the ball where she meets a tall dark and handsome knight with whom she lives happily ever after because the committee named her champion in light of astronaut mike Dexter's fraud."

"But what does this have to do with an epiphany?"

"Ill tell when your older, kid."

"But I'm already 14, oh much more do I have to wait?"

"Until your maturity level matches your age."

"…fine."

"Ready to go now?"

"yuppers!"

So I run out the door and down to the car. "I call shotgun!" Cyborg just shakes his head. "no one else is coming."

"Oh."

"So you had an epiphany, huh?"

"Yeah, it was about Alex."

"Oh." he sound kinda sad and silence reigned for a few awkward moments.

"I decided that I don't need him."

"yeah, I heard the last part of the story. Did he leave you for someone else?"

"stupid bimbo that belched her brains out."

"aah. So that's how it is."

"yeah." again with the silence.

"so who is the knight lady escargot meets? I guessed the rest of the people."

"oh, umm. I don't know?"

"alright then, don't tell me."

"Gah! Why must you insist that I lie?"

"I never dais that."

"you implied it."

"ok ok, you didn't lie. No get out of the car."

So I got out. I went over to his side and latched on to his arm. "So, honey, do you want to get the cart, or should I?"

"Don't worry, darling, I'll get it." he gave me a kiss on the head and I giggled like the school girl that I am as he walked away to get the cart. The game is soo on. I clung to his arm the entire time. We went to the produce section first cause its in the front. Why is it always in the front? We exchanged playful banter full of innuendos and giggling (mostly for me). We finally made our way to the dairy section which is always on the far wall. Really, why is it like that? Is there some law that demands all groceries to be that same or something? But I digress, we stood in front of the ice-cream freezer try to decide which kind to get. We already had four other cartons in the cart and we were only going to get one more but I wanted mint and He wanted shudder pistachio. I know, horrible right?

"But it tastes like tooth paste! Who wants to eat tooth pates?"

"I like it! besides I was traumatized by pistachios."

"oh come on. It cant be that bad. Besides I let you get the broccoli when I wanted artichokes."

"Who willingly eats artichokes and it is soo that bad! It was masquerading as mint and then I eat it and it almost made me barf!"

"that's nothing! Come on just try it! It's not that bad I promise!

"it's an irrational fear! You cant use rational thought with an irrational fear!" During this fight we had been steadily getting closer and closer.

"Fine! Have it your way! But next time, we get what I want. Capich?" we were inches apart be now so I leaned up and kissed him on the lips.

"Thank you!" then I grabbed my ice cream and skipped to the check out lane. I looked back when I realized that he wasn't following. "Aren't cha commin, honey?" He seemed to snap out of what ever was wrong with him and he pushed the cart forward. I heard an old lady behind us say "ah young love." heh, mission accomplished.

We pushed the cart to the car and loaded the many, many bags. Then we got in and just sat there for a minuet. I glanced at him and he met my gaze, then we burst out laughing. "Did you see the face of that one guy when we were in the cereal isle?"

"how bout the guy buy the soup? That was priceless!"

"Gah! I know! And the old lady behind us in line? Totally bought it! Either we make a really good couple or we are just fantastic actors."

"I am definitely taking you shopping with me more often."

"hellz yea! Alex would never do that with me."

And another golden silence. Oy vey, enough with the silence already! I plugged my iPod into the car and put on according to you. Cyborg got a little tense at the first words, smiled at the bit about the "mess in the dress" and then finally relaxed as he learned the full message of the song. Of course, this could all just be in my head. He seemed a little lost to tell the truth. Oh well, can't fix something if you don't know what's wrong. This slice of random wisdom comes curtsey of my amazingly smart brain.

We pulled into the tower just as the song ended. We got out and put all the groceries into the elevator and went up to the kitchen where we put them away. When we finished, I looked around and noticed that no one was in the room. that's weird I thought. I turned to Cyborg to tell him this and found him much closer than I remembered him being. I asked a question with my eyes and he kissed me. On the lips. It was short and when he moved back he whispered "now, we're even." Ah, touché. Well played, well played. Then he turned around and left, which confused me a little but I shrugged it off. Time reveals all things, besides, Beastboy just ran through the door and I don't think he could handle it if he saw us kissing. I mean you'd think that at 14, as he said he was, he'd be over the 'cootie' thing, you can never just tell with bees.

"Aly! Aly! I figured out what your epiphany was!"

"Really? I'm so proud of you Beastboy!"

"Yeah! I means that your old life was a lie and made you unhappy so you came here to be given a second chance at a happily ever after!"

"umm, wow, Beastboy. I never looked at it like that."

"I know I'm just too smart. I told Robin and Star that their theory was wrong."

"What was their theory?"

"Hmm? Oh. That you realized that Your ex-boyfriend was a jerk because he left you for a blond bimbo and that you've finally got over him and found someone else. But there's no way that's right. I mean who is there for you to fall for? One of us? Robin's taken, Your not gay, I'm to young, and Cyborg never shows emotions if he can help it so that would just be a lost cause, ipso facto, they are totally wrong and I am right." I just kinda stared at him for a minuet.

"Yeeaah, that's right." Then I walked way. I give the boy points for originality and thoughtfulness, but finding little green men doesn't get you far in an analytical paper, especially when you use line you learned from watching dodge ball. I know from experience. Which reminds me. I have two papers to write for when I get back that I haven't even started. At least the religion poster is done. That thing is sooo cool. I made a question wheel with an arrow and pie pieces that come off to show the answer. I am soo getting a good grade on that. Maybe I'll get Cyborg to help me. I know the English paper is about defending one of two quotes and the history is about that one person Mary something or other …Tudor, that's right. The original bloody Mary. Ooh, I could use that in my paper. How her life influenced the urban legend. That I'd be good.

I looked at my watch and saw that it is know ten. No wonder there were only old people at the store. Well, I'm bored now. What to do, what to do… Oh I know! I'll make a cake! But what kind? Hmm. Carrot? No. vanilla? No. Red Velvet? Hellz yes! But I'll make it Purple! Yes, yes, a perfect little twist. And I'll make a dip in the middle and put coffee ice cream in the middle with short bread cookies on top. Yes, it's all coming together now. Mwhahahahahahhaah ack ka cough ,cough harrumph. Anyway. Moving on. Ice cream and cake and cake ice cream and cake and cake. I hum the song as I work. Then it switches to a happy working song. Then once upon a December. I put the cake in the oven and let it cook. I got it to dip in the middle by cooking it in a spring form pan. I danced around the kitchen as I worked and sang "as we're finishing our happy working song!" Then I hum the opening to the next song "Dancing bears, painted wing. Things I almost remember, and a song someone sings once upon a December." and on it goes. I take the cake out and immediately put the ice cream on it so it spreads easier. Then into the freezer with it while I crush the cookies. My next song is don't rain on my parade. "don't tell me not to live just sit and pudda. Life's candy and the suns a ball of butta, don't bring around a cloud to rain on my parade." I put the cookies on the cake and leave it in the freezer. Well that was a fun hour and a half. What now? Ooh ooh, I know! A Lord of the Rings marathon! Yeah, perfect, just what I need.

I walk over to the window that is actually a screen in disguise. Hey, it's like a ninja or a spy. A British spy. A British spy with a license to kill. A British spy with a license to kill and a flawesome car. You get the idea and therefore will raise no queries when I call him James. I walk up to James and stare at him. I don't really know what to do so I decide to go the star trek rote.

"Computer, access digital video archives."

*voice pattern recognized. Welcome, Alyssa. Request pending.*

*Request acknowledged. Processing request.*

"Wow, James. I thought that you were supposed to be a super computer, but your kinda slow."

*personality changed to 'James'. did you mean James Bond?*

"Yes, now give me meh movies."

* of course. Which movie would you like to see?* There is just something about an English accent that makes me feel weak kneed.

"Lord of the Rings Trilogy."

*which one?*

"All of them."

*of course. Right away. Would you like some popcorn with that?*

"oh yes please." Then Raven walks in.

"Who were you talking to?"

"James…"

"Who is James?" She seems kinda mad or something when she asked. I just point at the screen. A picture or rather a 3d figure of James bond walks on screen. Then another one and another one. All the bonds are on the screen looking their absolute best. They greet Raven.

*hello, I am James. The new personality of the PC. It is a pleasure to meet you.* I sigh and bat my eyelashes. Raven looks from me to the computer.

"I'll leave the two of you alone."

"you don't have to go, I'm going to have a lord of the Ring marathon. You can join me if you want."

"No thanks, I prefer books to the movies."

"so you have never seen these movies?"

"No.."

"Then you have to! They are some the best adaptations of a book to screen that I have ever seen. They actually stay true to the characters instead of changing them to fit the current trend in Hollywood. Not only that but any character that was cut out was incorporated into the movie in some way."

"Fine. I'll give it a shot."

"YAY!" a robot arm hands me a large container of theater popcorn.

I jump onto the couch and Raven sits with me.

*Enjoy your show.*

"oh I will, James."

Raven rolls her eyes at my antics. Then the movie starts.

{The world is changing. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is now lost, for none now live who remember it.}

So after Hours and hours of watching the directors cut of the Lord of the Rings and debating the pros and cons of what peter Jackson did with this masterpiece, I can finally say that I have found a new best friend in Raven. Tomorrow we're going to do the Star Wars movies, but we cant decide to do them in chronologically or in the order they were made. It's a very big decision. One way shows the progression of the story and the other shows the progression of the techniques used to portray the story and the technology. I'm all for the story, but I see the benefit of the other way. Raven wants to see the techniques because it shows how George Lucas matured over the years, but she could see that just as easily by watching how the story changes, even though it would be seen as a regression as apposed to a progression .

So you see our problem. Beastboy joined us for a little bit towards the end of the first movie, but he left. Starfire and Robin sat through the second movie then left, and Cyborg came up unbeknownst to me, about 15 minuets into the first movie. I didn't notice until he grabbed some popcorn sometime during the third movie. The sad part was I was leaning on him for the majority of the time he was sitting there. I really need meh brain checked, or something. Oh well. It was like nine when the movie was over so we just had pasta and then we eat meh cake. Everybody loved it, in case you were wondering. Then I was forced out of the kitchen because I trued to help clean up and they wouldn't hear of it, the silly heads went so far as to have Cyborg escort me to my room and keep me there if I tried to leave. Which I did because I don't really like to be told what to do so Cyborg had to pin me to my bed to keep me there.

I pouted. Mostly because I didn't really mind that he was restraining me, which I found more than a little disconcerting. I don't really want to fall for another guy right now. Ah well, ill just try my best and give fate the rest. Hehehe, I rhymed. Oh wait, is he talking? Damn.

"…you said yesterday got me thinking. That name sounded familiar. I looked it up and he's my Great Grandfather. The kid he adopted was my mom's dad. He became estranged from his father just after he married and so my mother never talked of him. Do you think that might be why he's coming after me?"

"uhh, maybe? I really don't know much about the robot. However I don't think that robots are into revenge."

"oh." he sighed.

"why?"

"I want to know why he's coming after me because if, when , he come for me, my friends are going to be caught in the cross fire and I don't want them to be hurt. Any of them. They mean the world to me." He looked at me straight in the eyes when he said that. I felt something shift in me. It was like he suddenly became lodged in my heart in a way that used to be reserved for my family and my very best friends, like he was a missing piece to the puzzle that is my life.

"Do you want my opinion?"

"yes. "

"I think he's coming after you because you're you. You are famous and successful and I think that it resents that you used robots to protect humans and defeat other robots." I yawned. " You threaten him in a way no one else can."

" You're tired. Go to sleep."

"Psh" Yawn. "I'm not the least bit" Yawn "sleepy."

"Sleeep."

"fine." I somehow managed to turn over with him on top off me and closed my eyes.

+cHaNgE+

She finally fell asleep. I lay there holding her, thinking about what she said. I had hoped that he was after me for something that I could change, but I knew that was in vain. It's never that easy. I always thought that I was lucky to not have one of these uber enemies. Granted enemies were unavoidable in my line of work, but I had been prepared for that. I had no living family and my few friends were more than capable of taking care of themselves , but Aly is different. I have no doubt that she can take care of herself in her world, or even if she was just a normal citizen, but this world, my world…that's a different story. For all that she has strength that rivals my own. I don't think she has the nerve and I am positive that she lacks the training. Her instincts are keen, but they can only take her so far. This train of thought leads to another more complicated and difficult one.

Why did he care so much about her? He had known her for all of a day and he already felt as if he could not live without her. Which was bad . Very bad. She had to leave. He couldn't ask her to stay, and he knew he had no place in her world. Ah well, I've made friends all over the world in less time and I've seen them less then the three months that I will have to get know her. So that's it then, she just a friend. Good. Now I can sleep.

+ChAnGe+

It seems for all his thinking, Cyborg forgot his present situation. He fell asleep cradling Aly in his arms. (aweeee they're sooo cuuute!)

I stretched and sat up in bed the next morning. I looked down and saw that I was still in the clothes that I wore yesterday. I also saw that Cyborg was sleeping next to me holding me. He tried to pull me closer and I giggled. I never figured Cyborg for a cuddler. Hehe flapjack. I slowly pushed his arm off of me and stood up. He looked like he was going to get up so I whispered in his ear.

"I need to change so keep your eyes closed." He stiffened and I giggled again. I changed into some soft pajama bottoms and a tank top. "ok I'm done." He sat up, looking slightly confused.

"Why am I in your room?"

"Well, you see, I added some "extra" ingredients to the cake so we were drunk and we came to my room and hot wild sex before we passed out." he actually looked worried for a couple seconds.

"But, my vital show no activity that corresponds to your story."

"hmm, I guess that was just in my dream then." oh hey, it's stare at Alyssa day again, apparently.

"FINE! I made it all up to try and take the mickey out a you." he laughed. I like it when he laughs. Its ten times better than when he smiles.

We made our way to the rec room and I made myself yet another scrundidily-umpcious omelet with all my favorite fixings and I made Cyborg a meat lovers version with a side of meat. Man he loves his meat. Raven came in and eat whatever it is that she calls a breakfast.

"Why don't you go talk to James? Its to early for me too deal with him."

"Something tells me that it will always be too early for you to deal with him."

"How perceptive of you." I giggled at her flat tone of voice and went to go say good morning to my virtual husband. I mean James.

"Good Morning James."

*Good morning Aly. How may I serve you?* his voice made me shiver.

"I want to watch a star war marathon. Movie order if you don't mind. "

*But of course, Aly.* I giggled again. I'm giggling a lot today. And it's only seven.

* would you like any refreshments?*

"uh, yeah, I'd like three Voss water bottles and , uh, I guess a large popcorn, and oh, some Reecies pieces. "

*Anything for you, Aly.* I turned around.

"are you staying for this thing?" Cyborg shook his head as raven joined me on the couch,

"I have some searches I want to run."

"ok fine do that. Make me feel bad about being a lazy ass and watching movies for two days."

"It'll only take a couple minuets to set up the searches, then I'll be back. I promise." I smiled.

"Ok!" I jumped on the couch and took my food substances from Raven as the first movie started. Cyborg came back quickly and I sat with my two friends watching one of the best movie sagas of all time. In my head I made a mental list of things I need to do. I need to get more info on Kronos and how he was made. I need to see what I can really do with my strength. I need to write those two essays. I need to figure out what I feel for Cyborg ,exactly, and if need be, how to fall out of love with him. And I need to get back at Beastboy for stealing my Reecies!