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One with the show.
Chapter 5: Teatime with a Demon
The next Morning.
Nobody could explain it, but in one instant, and a bunch of Latin, the tower was COMPLETELY different. It was like the tower was in darkness and someone just flipped the switch bringing light back into the once dreary place. There were many similies you could use, it was like breathing fresh air after being underwater for to long, it was like looking at the sunlight for the first time, etc. but the bottom line was that the Tower was bright and cheery again, and if someone as dark and "creepy" as the resident mistriss of magic could notice it, then it must be a good thing.
Raven carefully looked around the hallway where her room was located, and with her empathic powers made sure she was alone. Once she was positive she was indeed along left her room, in her usual uniform skin tight leotard midnight blue boots and cloak. The only difference was that she had small a smile on her face, a quiet hum coming from her throat. She couldn't help it, and that is how good she felt. Although that changed quickly when she felt someone wrap their arms around her hourglass waist and lift her into the air spinning her around. She yelped in surprise, her powers knocking out a few light bulbs and cracking the walls. She didn't have to think to hard as to who it was, only one person had the BALLS to do something like this.
"Morning Rae Rae!" The green changeling sung as he swung her around in a circle.
"Put me down, before I rip out your spine and use it as dental floss!" she growled, but it would be a cold day in hell before she would let him see her slight smile this desplay of joviality.
He stopped spinning, but hadn't set her down yet. "Awe come on Rae, you can't tell me that this isn't a BEAUTIFUL morning?"
She rolled her eyes. "I can admit that, but it has nothing to do with the fact that you have your arms around me. Now down. NOW!" He relented and set her down on her own two feet. Ignoring the fact that she actually injoyed being slightly man handled (she was a teenage girl for crying out loud), she erased any sign happiness from her face and spun around to give him one of her signature glares.
"By the way that was cute humming." he said as soon as she faced him. She turned red from his comment, and was suddenly aware that the hood from her cloak had fallen off when he spun her around. "It's okay, Rae. We're all in a good mood after yesterday, there's nothing to be ashamed of for letting yourself enjoy it." He flashed her his large toothy grin, the familiar gleam in his emerald eyes had returned and she could tell he was back to normal as well . . . something she secretly missed.
She replaced her hood and turned back around. "If you tell anyone about that I WILL kill you, and I don't care if it dosen't look like an accident." She stalked off to down the hall, the grinning, and victorious changeling right behind her. She could tell he was indeed, doing much better then the past few days, and he wasn't the only one.
"FRIENDS!" Both teens turned to find themselves wrapped in a vice-like hug from the resident alien princess. Once she set the pair down she floated above them clapping her hands. "Is this not a most joyous morning of goodness!?" she chimed.
"You said it Star!" Beast Boy turned into a Blue Bird-species not the color-and began tweeting loudly and flying around with Starfire who giggled while she flew around him.
"Awe Yeah! I know ya'll ain't having a happy dance without me?!" Before Raven could register that Cyborg was behind her, she was hoisted into his arms and propped onto his shoulder. She outwordly growled, but she found it humorous that she fit perfectly on just one of his metalic shoulders when she sat, plus she couldn't find it in herself to be annoyed, not with Cyborg anyways. With everyone in too good of a mood, it was washing over her making her just as happy as well. Beast Boy morphed back to his human form and took a seat on the other shoulder of the bionic teen.
"Dude! You know what this call for!?" he asked happily.
"Awe yeah!"
"THE ULTIMATE WAFFLE, EGGS BACON SAUSAGE BREAKFAST!" They shouted simultaniously, Beast Boy didn't bother reminding his best friend that he perfered non-meat, who cares at this point.
"Please let us not forget the glorious mustard that we must partake of." Starfire clapped then flew off to the kitchen, Beast Boy right behind her, not bothering to change into anything.
"Cyborg you can put me down now." said the dark girl still on her surrogate brothers shoulder.
"I know." Raven yelped again when Cyborg began sprinting to the kitchen with the empath still on his shoulder, but once again, she couldn't find it in herself to stop him. Oddly none of them noticed that they were a member short, at least not until they got to the kitchen and dining room area. Cyborg stopped in his tracks when he saw that Beast Boy and Starfire were just staring at the breakfast table and the feast that was already prepared for them. What was more shocking was the Boy Wonder working about the kitchen to make it perfect.
He stopped all movement when he saw his four teammates enter through the swishing doors each staring at him with mouths agape. Starfire and Beast Boy couldn't help but snicker at his attire which was his usual traffic light uniform along with a cooking apron, and his face and uniform covered in flour and syrup. He cleared his throat and headed to the breakfast table.
"Morning guys," he said in a nervous jittery tone, "I-uh-made breakfast this morning. All the favorites. Waffles, for Raven and Star-extra mustard for star-tofu eggs and bacon for Beast Boy, and a pallet of real eggs, bacon and sausage for Cyborg, along with a stack of waffles." He gave a sheepish smile, he wasn't sure what to expect, but he wasn't expecting this.
"SWEET! Thanks Rob!" Beast Boy leapt from his spot and in one bounce he landed in front of his tofu breakfast and began to dig in, his team gapping at the changeling. He looked up at them with a mouthful of eggs. "What?" When no one responded, he simply shrugged and went back to his food.
"B-Beast Boy . . . " He looked up from his meal and found the Boy Wonder slowly making his way to Beast Boy's side. "I . . . am so . . . sor-sorry f-for . . . " Beast Boy had never seen Robin cry before, or get emotional, no one had, yet here he was, tears forming in his eyes without a care as to who was watching.
Beast Boy stopped his eating and did something else that shocked everyone. He stood up and pulled the Boy Wonder into a tight hug. "I know Rob." he said into his shoulder.
He sniffled. "Y-your not mad?"
Beast Boy released him. "Why would I be mad? You weren't yourself, you were possessed. I'm just glad you didn't puke pea soup all over me." He laughed at his own joke, which no one else seemed to get. "Point is, life is too short for grudges, and if I was going to hate someone I'll waste my hate on the guy that possessed you, and forced you to do those things. Sound good?" Wordlessly, Robin nodded his head. "Sweet!" Beast Boy sat back down and continued with his breakfast.
"Well I'm game." Cyborg patted his leader on the shoulder and gave him a warm smile, letting him know all was well between them.
Robin looked to Starfire next. He wasn't able to speak when she wrapped him in close hug, not a bone crushing hug, but a small gentle hold. Robin hadn't realized that he was now eye level with the alien princess. "Friend Beast Boy is correct. Life is not long enough for us to waste on senseless anger and hate." Robin continued to shed tears, bathing the aliens red hair in his salty discharge. Starfire pulled away, gave him a tender and warm smile and flew to her mustard with Waffles.
Last but not least.
"Raven I-"
She held up a hand stopping his apology. "No need. Like Beast Boy said, you weren't yourself." She moved to walk past him, but stopped right next to him and whispered so that only he could hear. "But I will never forget the look of you torturing Beast Boy with a PCC around his neck like some kind of animal, and yea you weren't in control of yourself and whatever, but your Pride and Wrath made you an easy target. My advice, get it under control and don't bother calling him your friend, because we both know that's not true." She moved past him, not waiting for him to defend himself, but he knew she was right. His former mentor taught him how to protect his mind and body from invasion, and all of those lessons went right out the window. He blamed it on the grief he felt when he learned of Garth's death, it weakened his barriars and thus made him an easy target.
He exhaled and did his best to put a smile on his face when he turned to face his teammates. "So what do you guys wanna do today? I figure we should have a day off, go to the park, museum, paintball, amusement park, come on what do you guys feel like?"
His teammates stopped mid-bite, four pairs of eyes looking at him as if he had completely lost his mind. Maybe that was exorcised along with the Demon.
"Is this just a way for us to forgive you easier?" Beast Boy asked, looking him over with a suspicious look.
Robin shrugged, a nervous grin on his face. "Maybe . . . "
Beast Boy grinned, food slipping from his mouth. "Well it's working!"
"Heck yea! When was the last time we had a day off?!" Cyborg agreed. He brought his forearm to his face and began looking around for something he and his teammates could do.
"Friends? Does anyone know where our Dragon friend went?" Starfire asked innocently.
Each of the Titans looked around the room just now realizing they didn't know where he was or if he left. Beast Boy piped up.
"You mean that guy I tried to kill yesterday?" A flash of guilt flew across his face.
"Why did you take off after him?" Raven asked, after all his sudden impulse startled her slightly.
He shrugged guiltily like a child who was being asked a question. "I don't know. You and I were talking then I caught a scent on the wind that I recognized and I took off. It's all kind of a blur after that. The next thing I remember was Robin . . . " he paused looking down at his half eaten food. Raven felt a wave of guilt flow from the team leader, but she ignored it, instead looked at the changeling.
"You know it wasn't Malchior right?" she said.
He nodded, again in a child-like manner. "Yeah. Malchior smelt like an old library too, but I didn't care. I smelt a Dragon and I took off. I'm sorry . . . "
They excepted his apology, but no one was really sure what he was apologizing for, and neither did he, it just seemed like the thing to do. For some reason, Raven couldn't help but feel a little flattered that Beast Boy took off like that because he thought it was Malchior. He wondered what he would do, if he ever saw him again. Back on the subject of Drake they hadn't even thought about the fact that they now owe'd Drake for saving their lives, but if they were lucky they saw the last of him last night.
"DUDE! Wicked Scary II!" Cyborg shouted.
Beast Boy forgot his shame and leapt in his chair. "SWEET! I've been waiting years for the sequal! Let's do it!"
"Yo I'm in!" Cyborg said high-fiving his best friend.
Starfire smiled. "I too will join you in the viewing of something Wicked and Scary for the second time. Plus it shall give us the excuse for us to partake in the comsumption of unhealthy junkfood." she ended with a smile.
"A movie does sound good." Was Robin's reply. He really didn't have much oppinion on what to do, he just wanted to have fun and relax, and earn his friends forgiveness in the process.
That just left one, and she knew they were staring at her.
"Raven," Beast Boy was in her face singing her name, "you know you wanna go?"
She looked at him over the rim of her teacup. "Good idea, then we can all have fun in another fear induced Haunted house this evening."
"Not if you admit your scared." Beast Boy continued in his sing song voice. "Besides if you find yourself getting scared just let me know and I'll be there to comfort you." He wrapped one of his wirey arms around her shoulders.
She looked down at the smaller limb. "I feel safer already. Now remove your arm before I remove it for you and beat you to death with it."
"Not until you say yeeeeees."
She looked at her teammates who were waiting for her answer. She sighed. "Fine." They errupted in cheers leaving her to roll her eyes. Thank shot Beast Boy away with her powers.
Jump City. Movie Theatre.
Starfire was bouncing in her seat with anticipation, causing the sorceress to stare at her oddly. Right now it was the two female Titans saving seats while the boys went out for snacks. They were dressed casually so as to avoid attention, but whether she wanted to or not the alien princess always stood out, and not just because of her odd skin tone.
Since Starfire was from a planet that was hotter then Earth she always ended up wearing less clothing. In this case a mini skirt, crop top and sandles, this along with her firey red hair, and the curveature of her body, made her incedible eye candy. Not that she was aware of this of course, but she was polar opposite from her best girlfriend who was a little bit more conservative, with a basic black hoody with high top converse shoes and jeans.
"Starfire, what are you doing?" The demoness asked.
Starfire looked to her, then looked around to make sure that the boys hadn't returned then leaned closer to her. "I have studied Earth culture for some time, and from what I have seen, during moving pictures that are particularly frightening it is customary for the male to comfort the female of his effection with an arm around their shoulders, thus protecting her form the frightening images. I do not see how moving images on a screen could be scary, but from the last time we saw something that was wickedly scary it was quite scary." She stared off thoughtfully.
Raven smirked. "Let me guess you plan on Robin 'do the comforting'? Why didn't you plan to have him do that the first time."
She shrugged. "I was . . . unaware of my feelings that night." Starfire smiled somewhat mischievously at her cleverness. As she finished discussing her plan, the boys returned with snacks, and just as Starfire predicted the Boy Wonder, who was dressed in a casual pair of jeans, a red T-Shirt and a black jacket with a pair of black sunglasses instead of his mask, took a seat on her left side, since Raven was on her right. Much to her dissmay-ish a casually dressed Beast Boy took a seat on her right. It was weird to see him outside of his usual uniform, with black jeans, button up purple shirt and a fedora.
He plopped down next to her, a grin on his face. "Don't worry Rae Rae, I made sure to wear deodorant so my pits don't stink when I put my arm around you when you get scared."
She rolled her eyes. "My hero." The lights dimmed.
. . . .
"I did not squeal!" Beast Boy shouted. "That was a bat in the movie!"
"There weren't any bats in the movie." Raven said with a smirk. She was looking out the car window as Jump City sped by, Beast Boy in the center seat, and Starfire on the end.
"Oh it was a squeal alright." Cyborg said from the drivers seat. "And I have the proof." He pressed a button on his arm and the recording of a familiar high pitched squeal filled the T-Car.
"Yup that is most diffinately friend Beast Boy." Starfire said as she dreamily looked out the window. Sure enough during an intense scene of the movie Starfire found herself in the Boy Wonders arms, and they stayed that way throughout the rest of the movie.
Beast Boy huffed and crossed his arms. "Whatever I totally saw how you jumped Raven."
Said empath left the view of the window and stared straight ahead shuffling her shoulders as if to get more comfortable, but he could tell she was embarressed. "I didn't jump because I was scared, I jumped because of a psychological response to other people jumping around me."
"Oh I see. So was the fact that you grabbed my arm a 'psychological response' too?" She glared at him, a glare that could make Hannibal Lecter cringe, but he kept his goofy grin just the same.
Cyborg watched the goofy kids in the back seat, then over to the lovestruck couple to his left. He couldn't help but smile to himself, but slowly fell. Robin had Starfire, Beast Boy was pretty much paired with Raven, then where did that leave him? He loved his role as big brother, but who didn't want somebody to love? Sure he had a fling with Bumble Bee, and he crushed on Jinx a million years ago, then there was the girl he met back in three thousand BC. Huh? Did he crush on them because he knew it wouldn't work out in the first place? After all he knew Jinx was a villain and that wouldn't go anywhere, and the women from the past was obvious, they were from different times. He and Bumble Bee had a SMALL fling back in the day but they mutually decided to not pursue anything further, but did he know that? Did he purposefully chose relationships that he knew had no chance of working out because in the end they would leave him anyways?
Just like her . . .
"Cy are you okay?"
Cyborg turned to Robin when he noticed that Cyborg was somewhat scowling. "Hmm? Yeah I'm fine, just in thought."
Robin was quiet a moment. "Dose it have anything to do with me?"
Cyborg smiled. "Believe it or not, not everything is about you. That crap you did wasn't the Robin we know. All that means is that your thick skull has to get thicker." The two friends shared a laugh when they came to a red light, the green and pale Titan still arguing back and forth, Starfire gazing dreamily out the window still. "So what are we feeling for dinner?" Cyborg asked, but before anyone could answer a red light began beeping on the dashboard computer of the T-car. The team, including Robin let out a groan, knowing what the little red light meant. With a groan and roll of his human eye, Cyborg typed the necessary comands to figure out what the trouble was. He patched into the police scanners and was able to clearly hear the problem. "Looks like a . . . uh oh. A hostage situation at a nearby cafe'. . . " he trailed off again as the information was downloaded into his computerized mind wirelessly from the computer in the car to his own.
"Cy? What is it?" Beast Boy asked, looking at his friend with worried eyes.
He didn't speak at first, but a look of sadness, and anger flashed in his organic eye. "There are at least two dead, and someone is threatening to drop more." he got confused. "Whoever it is, is scaring the hell outta the cops." Without another word, and with everyone completely forgetting about their day off, the T-Car sped off towards the cafe'.
When the car rounded the corner, the Titans could see a police baracade around the cafe', a S.W.A.T. team taking stratigic positions in order to gain enterance. Robin bent down, removing his black sunglasses for his usual mask and pulled out his utiliy belt wrapping it around his shoulder across his body.
"You have your belt with you?" Cyborg asked with a brow raied.
Robin smirked. "I was taught to never leave home without it." The familiar T-Car pulled up, police and bystanders getting out of the way of the Teen Heroes as all but one exited the car. Cyborg looked into the back rear window at the demoness.
"Everything o-" He saw her face twist into a frightened expression, her eyes not leaving the entrance to the cafe'. Her third eye could see the black negative energy wafting from the building like a foul stentch, and it was a familiar stentch at that.
"I . . . I think it's here." she stammered. Everyone crowded back into the car looking at her, but not bothering to shut the doors.
"Are you sure?" Robin asked, his face set in a serious stone like stare.
Raven, hesitant to reach out her powers to search the building, did so anyways. She had to be sure. She reached out of senses to search the building . . . and she saw pitch black fog and a pair of white eyes. She cut the connection quickly before it could sense her, taking a sharp breath as her powers came back to her like someone snapping a reel and she nodded her head quickly. Purple hair flapping about her face in a hurry.
"Yup." she managed to say, though her throat had dried up making it difficult to speak. "It's him." Robin left the car then looked at the building. He was the leader of this team, his family, he had to be sharp, but he had to be careful. He couldn't let his emotions get the better of him, not only was this Demon responsible for the death of his friends, but this was personal. This Demon used HIS body to hurt those he cared about, THAT wasn't going unpunished.
"What's the plan Rob?" Cyborg asked. Robin turned to his friends, regarding each of them individually, and mentally thanking them for being his friends.
"We go in. Kick it's ass. And come back out alive."
His team nodded, very happy with that plan especially the last part.
It wasn't hard for the Titans to move past the police barracade, to be honest most of them were to frightened to go in there. One of them mentioned how two cops had entered only to feel very sick to their stomachs, and pissing themselves when pure horror came over them. They couldn't explain it, but the man-if they could call him that-sitting at the far end of the cafe' had a chilling presence about him, so much in fact that the two officers dropped their weapons without being asked and joined the small group of hostages. If the Titans were willing to go in instead of the police force, they were okay with that.
Once entering the cafe' the younger detective took in as much detail as his mind could process, trying to stay ahead of what was in there. So far two dead. They looked like just random citizens, the two officers, a mother and her two children, one a girl no more then five, the other a boy at least twelve. Two men out to lunch, a few waitresses, and at the very end of the cafe' . . . was him. An aged man with a receading hairline, a square chin and jawline, a wrinkled forehead, but what was most off putting was his eyes. Lifeless. Cold. Dark. Void of empathy, and regret. In other words . . . chilling. He sat there a cup of tea in his hands seemingly without a care in the world, as if he hadn't just killed two people.
Out of the corner of his eyes Robin took a look at his teammates. Cyborg and Starfire, though frightened, held themselves high weapons at the ready, but it was Raven and Beast Boy he was worried about. Beast Boy seemed torn between his two basic animal instincts. Fight, or Flight. The dark creature in the building causing his smaller animal instincts to run and cower, but his more alpha male instincts to fight and protect his pack. Raven however was terrified, although she kept her usual stoic expression, but Robin, having known her for years, knew when she was scared. As for himself, this was personal, so he didn't have time for fear.
Robin slowly approached the man, who he KNEW was a demon. "You Carnus Valogneus?"
Carnus took another sip of his tea, and kept the tea's rising steam swarm over his face. He looked over the Boy Wonder, a smile lifting up the side of his face that froze Robin in terror, but he held firm.
"That's me." Even his voice was cold. "It's a pleasure to meet the origional members of the Teen Titans. I've heard a lot about you, true it was all screamed at me, but still."
Robin kept his emotions in check. He wasn't sure if this Demon could sense his emotions like Raven could, but he didn't want to risk it. "Let these people go."
Carnus looked around, as if he had forgotten that the people were there. He shrugged and waved his hand in a shooing motion. "They can go." At first no one moved, thinking it was a joke of some sort, but then the Demon looked around again. "GO!" That was all they needed to leave the Five heroes alone with Carnus.
He took incredible interest in the hot liquid in his cup, but out of the corner of his eye he saw the five heroes take positions around him. Cyborg and Raven on his right side, and Starfire and Beast Boy on his left with Robin in the center. Carnus looked up at the Boy Wonder. "You know, I thought you'd be taller."
Robin narrowed his eyes. "I'm not here to play your games."
Carnus chuckled, something else that sent a shiver down Robin's spine. "But I am." He looked around the Titans, there was SO much he could do to play with their little heads, but now wasn't the time . . . yet. Carnus finished his tea and sat back after he set the cup down. "I'm actually not here to talk to you, I need to talk to the one who has been following you," he looked off into the distance and spoke to no one in particular, "isn't that right Landon!?"
The Titans looked around not knowing who he was speaking to, but from the shadows appeared a man in a sharp three button suit, shined shoes, five olcock shadow on his charmingly handsome face, and neat black combed hair that swooped up in the front. He walked around the tables, not taking his dark eyes off the Demon.
"Titans, let me introduce to Landon, the King of Hell." Carnus introduced.
The one called Landon gave a bow to the Titans, then turned back to Carnus. "Hello Darling I figured if I followed this lot they'd lead me to you. You've been a bad boy, and been out WAY past your curfew."
Carnus snickered. "I returned the car in one piece." He took a look around the cafe' looking past the Titans and Landon. "Where's your pet?"
Landon tilted his head towards the doors. "Making sure everyone has cleared out, just in case this get's . . . rough."
Carnus looked somewhat dissapointed. "How gallant of you. I heard the rumors you were going soft," his face fell slightly, "I was hoping it wasn't true." Landon kept a ghost of a smile in an attempt to keep his bravado in check, but Carnus knew better. He wagged his finger at Landon. "And I taught you better then that young grasshopper."
At the end of his comment the door to the cafe' opened. Everyone turned to the doors to see the Dragon boy walk in. "Place is cleared outside." he announced.
Carnus looked over the Dragon boy. "Looking good Daniels, a thousand year long beauty nap does wonders. How's the famil-oh . . . wait . . . " Drake glared, his eyes flashing into black slits in anger. Carnus snickered at the reaction. "Anyways, this has been fun, but I didn't come here to fight. Just a friendly chit chat."
"Your not leaving if that's what your thinking." Robin scowled.
Once again Carnus chuckled. "Cute, but I'm not talking to you. As far as I'm concerned your just another BORING human. Here's what I'm going to do, and all of you are involved . . . well sort of, not the boring human's." Carnus got down to business. "I'm going to torture and kill another one of you Titans, but seeing as how your just so much fun, I'm going to give you a chance to stop me. Figure out which one I'm going to kill, and I'll give you a chance to stop me. If you can't figure it out in three days . . . well you'd better figure it out." He eyed each of the members in the cafe'. "I'll be generous with a hint." His eyes flashed white as his demonic gaze looked over each of the Titans, then fell on . . .
"You know I've never cut into an alien before. Tell me princess, what color do you bleed?"
As fast as lightning, Robin reached into his belt pulling out a few exploding disks throwing them at the Demon. An explosion of black energy shot from Carnus pushing back the Titans, Landon and Drake. In a flash of white and black the Demon killer dissappeared, leaving behind an echo of dark chortling.
Once the energy vanished Drake and Landon got to their feet. "Well that went well." Drake groaned.
"As well as can be expected." Landon was to busy brushing his suit off he failed to notice the sonic cannon aimed at his face and green energy aimed at his back. Drake was faced with black magic, and the horns of a green bull. Robin took the center glowering at the two.
"You two are going to help us keep our Titans safe."
"Technically that was already the plan darling." said Landon pushing aside Cyborg's cannon, a bright white smile spreading across his face. "This is good news though! Now we have three days before Carnus kills again!"
"Your definition of good news must be different from ours." said Raven whose black magic was still aimed at Drake. "Carnus threatened one of our own." Robin glanced at Starfire, but she showed no fear, instead she had the scowl of a warrior from Tameran, a look that was DARING anyone to come for her.
Landon snorted. "A misdirection darling. Believe me, the princess is not his intended target."
Cyborg aimed his cannon back at Landon's face a snarl aimed at the Demon King. "Then who is he after?"
Landon just lowered the bionic cannon with the tip of his finger. "Haven't the foggiest." The Titans shared uneasy looks. "Isn't this exciting?" Landon flashed a thousand watt smile which didn't ease the tension in the cafe' at all.
Titans North Tower.
When Gnark and Kole first helped to create the Tower they had free range over how to build their section. In essence they built it as an exact replica of their home in the Arctic Cirle, without all the dinosaurs of course. Thick foliage and vegatation was planted all throughout the floor, flowers, trees, loose hanging vines, and even a small river would through through the center. Too the brother and sister couple, it was exactly like home, even having built a hut like structure that they could place their belongings in. Well Kole could, Gnark was fine with what he had.
Gnark looked down at his kid sister who was swinging aimlessly on her hammock bed, coblat eyes completely without their spark looking in a daze at the wooden beams above her. He took his enormous hand and placed it on her head as if checking for a fever.
Kole smiled. "I don't have a cold, Gnark." she said shooing away his hand.
He sighed. "Gnark?"
She closed her eyes, shaking her head. "I'm just . . . I just wanna be alone right now."
"Gnark?" Kole rolled over onto her side away from him, clearly done talking, but Gnark was concerend since all she wanted was to be alone these days. "Gnark?" he tried one more time, but she stayed in her spot, now looking at the other end of her room. With a heavy sigh and nod of his head he left the young girl alone, grabbing a vine and swinging away.
She exhaled slowly. She was fresh out of tears, so she never cried anymore, now she just stayed in her room listening to the make-shift river, and other sounds of the faux forest that was her and Gnark's home away from home. All the while she thought about Joey. She had her own room in their hut that was complete with all the things a teenage girl would need. A closet, dresser, vanity, a hammock instead of a bed-she was more comfortable that way-and desk where she kept photo's of her friends, new family and of course her first love.
She sighed again and was now aware of the fact that she could see her breath. She shivered reaching for a blanket, but then a sick feeling came over her stomach. Before she could do anything else she heared someone coming into her room. She turned over on her hammock ready to tell whomever it was to please leave her alone. However she was met with a pair of white eyes and a hand clapped over her mouth to keep her from screaming.
"Hello sweety." Carnus said in a cold whisper. "I need your help with something." He smiled hungrily at her, terror pulsing through her veins.
Duh duh duh!
Looks like Carnus is still just messing with everyone.
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