Chapter 5: No Pain, No Game

"Hey Robin!" a man greeted him.

"Hey Bill, my lady friends here would like to get some work done," Robin said, pointing to Rave and I. I smiled and waved sweetly while Raven simply stood there.

"Me first!" I said happily, sitting myself on his bed. (That's where he does the work and Bill isn't nasty like the rest of the men on the ship. He is nice.)

"What will it be?" Bill asked me.

"I would like a red and white star please. A bold white outline with the fill in to be red please… if that is not too much trouble," I asked him. Bill smiled at me before laughing.

"Too much trouble? That's the easiest one I've had all day. In fact, it's the easiest one I've had in almost 3 years!" Bill said, still lightly laughing.

"Oh thank you so much!" I exclaimed before hugging him.

"No problem. So where do you want it?" Bill asked me. I laid down on the bed before bringing down the right side of my shorts and pointing to my lower waist, just above the bikini line.

"Right there eh'?" he asked. I simply nodded.

"Well this is gonna hurt a bit, but you have to hold still," Bill told me and I nodded again. He picked up the needle, drenched in ink, and a small wooden block. I closed my eyes, took deep breaths and he began; hammering the needle into my skin. Surprisingly, it didn't hurt that much and it was over in 10-15 minutes. I stood up and leaned up against the wall while the boys inspected my new tattoo.

"I want a detailed cross, don't care what kind, with a raven perched on the left arm of it. Try to make it as small as you can, but so that it still shows all the detail," Raven told Bill as he cleaned off his instruments.

"Where do you want it?" he asked, not taking his eyes off his work. If Raven seemed nervous before, she was calmer now seeing how much effort he put into everything.

"Middle back," she said.

"You're gonna need to bring up your top. Don't have to take it out, but I suggest you get one with an open back for a now so it can heal," Bill said and Beast Boy's eyes flicked towards Raven before returning to their spot on the floor.

"Let's just get this over with," Raven said dully, lying down on her stomach with her pale, but smooth back naked. Once again Bill dipped the needle in ink and began to work. Almost two hours later, Raven was done and we were walking down the halls. Raven was aloud to have her top down for today as long as she held it away from her back.

"So we have like twenty minutes left, what do you guys wanna do?" Cyborg asked as we came to a fork. One way led to our cells, the other to the open court yard used for the break.

"To out cells please, I wish to rest," I said.

"Don't forget we still have to work though," Robin reminded me. I groaned in frustration.

"At least I'll be there with you," Robin then said and I smile before lying down on my bed and closing my eyes. Soon enough though, my peacefulness was ruined by the Commander on the loud speaker.

"Slaves working in the engine room get back to work," he ordered. I sat up from my bed and walked out of my cell with Robin in tow. I found a string to tie my shirt back because it wasn't supposed to touch my tattoo and I kept my shorts low. Thank God Robin was working with me.

"Where do you want to work today?" Robin asked me. I pondered on that thought for a moment before deciding,

"Lifting the rocks and putting them down the shoot," I said, walking off towards the large rocks.

"You sure you can lift it?" Robin asked me.

"I am strong. Tameranians are all very strong so there is no need to do the worrying Robin," I told him, smiling.

"Alright, let's get to work then," Robin said, but before he could get to work, Beast Boy came into the engine room and ran over to us.

"Robin, the Commander wants to see you," Beast Boy told him.

"I'll be right back," Robin told me before running off to see the Commander.

With Robin:

"Commander, you wanted to see me?" Robin asked as he walked into the office.

"I need to talk to you about something that caught my interest, more like a certain someone though," the Commander said.

"Who are you talking about?" Robin asked.

"Starfire. She wrote, "To make the rude men leave me alone," and you wrote, "To work by the engine." I did some research and it turns out that Starfire is working the engine room. That's also were most of the "rude" men work and that's where you work now. Are you working in the engine room so that you can protect her?" the Commander asked.

"Commander, I have to get back to work," Robin said, trying to find a way to excuse himself.

"Robin, answer the question. Are you working down there to protect her?" the Commander asked again.

"Yes," Robin said.

"So you're willing to work another year and a half down there to keep her safe?" the commander asked.

"Yes," Robin told him.

"That is all. You may go back to work now," the Commander said.

"Thank you," Robin said before leaving.

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I AM SOOOOO SORRY THE UPDATE TOOK SO LONG! School started, I was sick on Thursday and Friday so I had a lot of make up work to do and I had to practice for band, and Halloween is tomorrow for me! So think of this as an early Happy Halloween thing! Please review and I'll try to make the next update faster!

Forever laughing,

I Laugh at ur Pain

BTW did anyone else feel that earthquake?! Cuz here in California, Santa Clara, my house was shaking! Anyway, if you felt the earthquake: hope you're okay! I'm fine!

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