Chapter 8 one week on
After Chloe made me a PNL bracelet I felt much better at work and only blew up a few glasses. I mean the titans could tell something was different but my response to each was. I'm making money why do you care. I started to hang out with the Harlequins more and more they just understood me.
We were at one of our frequent emergency coffee meetings where we discussed very important issues such as my father, the titans, my emotions and how gorgeous Kris was.
"Raven that bracelet won't work by it's self you have to do other things to keep your emotions in check"
"What else can I do I meditate like all the time"
"you meditate you may as well watch paint dry for all the good that does, no you need to let your emotions out in small amounts and in each extreme"
"I don't get it"
"Like to let out sadness watch a really sad film, for happiness listen to an unusually happy song."
"And for anger you know that's a bad one for me"
"Well I throw rocks into the ocean and then blow them up"
"Sounds good"
"It will make you feel so much better, do you have a meditation mirror?"
"Yes but you said meditation was useless"
"Not the mirror if you don't know what's going on in your head it's a great way to find out"
"You have one then"
"Of course"
I love having coffee with Alisha she knows exactly what I've been through and she knows what to do all I got from Robin was to try to not blow the place up. Well that's not entirely true but he was no where near as helpful as Alisha.
"I think Kris likes you"
"I know he already asked me out"
"Raven this is information you tell me straight away"
"He asked me last night"
"Okay what did you say?"
"Yes he's taking me out on Friday morning"
"Coolness what are you wearing"
"Tight black top and jeans Chloe picked it out as a date outfit a couple of days ago when we went shopping"
Yes I go shopping now. The Harlequin's have the capability to shop like a Starfire but choose not to, as they know I would just collapse.
"Anyway I have to go now and collect even more alcohol for the bar, and remember next Friday is Animal day so keep it open. I don't care if jump city sets on fire, or if like a big bad villain comes back. That's your number one priority."
"Alisha for the last time I will be there I already arranged to go shopping with you on the Wednesday and Thursday to buy the outfit, and we already decided I was going to be a bunny"
"Ok fine"
"Go you paid last time so I'll get this"
"Thanks Raven see you tonight"
"See ya"
I pay for the coffee and leave a large tip. Feeling generous today. And walk back to the tower, where I will get like a million questions from Robin as to where I have been. But again, caring?
"Hey Raven"
"Hello all"
"Friend Raven Robin has some exiting news come sit"
"Not too long I have to get ready for work"
"Your shift doesn't start for 5 hours" said BB
"My job requires perfection and that takes a long time"
"Well you might not have it for much longer there's a guy from the town committee who wants us to escort him and protect him at this nightclub he goes to frequently, and he's willing to pay us. If all goes well then he'll refer us to his friends and that should make enough money to live on"
"But I love my job"
"Raven you knew it was only going to be temporary besides we'll be able to work as a team again and everything should go back to normal"
"What if I don't want normal Robin?"
"Raven excuse me for saying this but what the fuck is up with you this week you're completely out of character"
"Yeah in a good way, this week has been the best one of my life. I actually learned a. how to control my emotions and b. how to be an actual human being, and that there is so much more to my life than sitting in my dark creepy room reading books all day."
"Raven"
"Yes beast boy you can say I told you so but do you know what I'm past caring for five years I've had to watch you guys experience every emotion under the sun. And now I have a chance to do that too and you want to take it away from me"
"Raven we had no idea you never told us" said Cyborg
"You never asked, to be fair to you guys you helped me through a hell of a lot but Alisha understands my powers better than I do and if I couldn't see her everyday then-"
"Question, who's Alisha?" said BB he had perked up slightly since I admitted he was right
"My boss she's also Azurithan she gave me this bracelet to help with my emotion after I blew up half her bar, and she still kept me, I need this job"
"Okay Raven you can keep it I'm sorry I didn't know it meant this much to you"
"Thanks when is this thing any way?"
"A week tomorrow"
"So next Friday?"
"Yeah"
"I can't go it's an incredibly important event at work"
"Raven your loyalties to the team come first"
"But we've been planning this all week what if I call an honorary titan and get them to fill in for me"
"Then that would be okay, I'm not happy about it but I suppose it would be fine"
"Friends I was recently speaking to friend Argent and she is most anxious to visit perhaps she could do the filling in for Friend Raven?"
"That sounds great star why don't you go call her"
"Cool now I have to go get ready"
Ugh that sounds great star why don't you go call her typical robin she could say lets all drink bleach and he'd still praise her whereas BB, Cyborg and I just get scalded.
"Raven"
"Beast Boy what can I do for you?"
"I just wanted to tell you to have a good time at work tonight"
"Thanks BB"
He walks over and hugs me and I find myself hugging him back, and not flinging him out the window.