I decided it was about time to add another chapter-ish thing to this

I decided it was about time to add another chapter-ish thing to this. In the spirit of Earth day, this chapter is all about the enviroment.

BTW, I just wanted everyone to know that as of this very moment, I own 19 cats. :D

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans.

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Environmentally Friendly

"Why am I doing this again?" He asked, picking up another piece of trash off of the side of the road. It was a sweltering hot day, and Jake had been complaining the entire five minutes that they had been out there.

"Because we are supposed to be good examples for the community, and since Earth Day is next week, we volunteered to clean up our city for the week. You sounded really interested when I suggested it," Mar'i pointed out, momentarily pausing from her work.

"But we've been out here forever! How much longer is it?" He whined, walking up to a tree. He sat in the shade, happy to be out of the heat. Mar'i groaned and rolled her eyes before responding.

"We have been out here for five minutes, Jake. As for how long it will be, we have five more hours today, and every other day for the rest of this week," She resumed her work, smiling at his pain.

"But that means we won't be done with this for all of eternity! Besides, I don't see why we have to do this; no one knows that we're the people setting the good examples. Your dad made us swear we wouldn't tell a soul," He complained.

"See that tree you're sitting under? Yeah, well, I thought you would start complaining, so I asked my dad to sit in it and watch you just to make sure you were working," she informed him, smiling innocently. Almost immediately he had jumped out from under the tree and picked up nearly all of the trash he could find.

"See, Mr. Grayson, sir? I'm picking up all of the trash and being a good role model!" He laughed nervously, continuing to work. Lian walked over to Mar'i.

"Where is your dad really?" she whispered. Mar'i grinned.

"He's playing golf with Bruce. He says it's the only thing he can beat him at, but he loses every time," she whispered back.

"Nice."

Leaves Don't Just Grow on Trees, You Know

"Are you sure you want to plant it there? It's too close to the other trees," He pointed out. Jake nodded in response.

"Yes Victor, I want to put it here, right outside of my window," Jake told him.

"But why?" Victor asked, "It will block out the sun. Besides, either that tree or the other one will suck all of the nutrients away, and you'll have an ugly dead tree in your yard." Jake looked down at the small sapling in his hands, at the window, and then at the other tree.

"I want it there because I like to open my window a lot, but the leaves from that other tree keep blowing into my room. I know it will take like, three years to completely cover the other tree, but the way I see it, it's worth it," He told him. Victor just stared.

"Wait a minute, let me get this straight. You want to grow a tree to block out the leaves from the other tree?" He questioned.

"Pretty much," Jake said.

Victor turned and walked away, muttering something along the lines of, "Yeah, because leaves don't grow on trees!"

Sunset

The sky looked like a painting. Reds and oranges were streaked across the sky, with purples and pinks swirled in. Jake, Lian, Mar'i, and Victor all sat in awe, staring up with wide eyes.

"I bet," Mar'i whispered, "that the sunset was created when the world lost all of its beauty, and people began to destroy everything. Then, when all hope seemed lost, the Earth tried one last time to get people to appreciate life, and he called for all of the greatest artists that the world had ever known. They painted the sky, and everyone saw how amazing life was after just one glimpse. So to reward the people for seeing the light, the artists paint it every night for all to see."

"Or maybe," Jake whispered back, "the colors represent every good soul that ever existed, and when you die, if your heart is pure, you become part of the greatest mural ever painted."

"What if," Victor started, "the sunset was created as a reminder that after everything, there is something beautiful at the end of the day?"

"What about you, Lian? What do you think?" Mar'i asked quietly. Lian just stared at the masterpiece in front of them. No one had told them to be quiet, but it seemed only fit in this situation. All four were content. After about five minutes, Lian stood up, and brushed herself off.

"It's too bad that the colors we see are actually just the light reflecting on all of the pollution in the air," she said.

"You really know how to ruin a moment, don't you?" Mar'i asked.

"Yep, it's my specialty!"

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