Anyone up for a cat fight-ish gym class? Hopefully you are, because Raven, Jinx, and Terra are going at it with a volleyball! And I apologize to everyone who has read one of my other stories, "You know you love Teen Titans too much when..." Apparently there's a rule in the system's guidelines that says no lists. So I am very very sorry that I broke the rules and got my story deleted. That's why this chapter took so long to post. I lost access to my account because I broke the rules. Sorry guys!
"Hey, Raven," Jinx greeted Raven as she entered the locker room. "Did chorus go all right?"
Raven shrugged, and began turning her combination lock so she could change into her gym clothes.
"Raven, why are you changing?" Jinx asked as Raven opened her locker and pulled out the bright yellow shirt that all students had to wear for gym. "I though Mom gave you an excuse note."
Raven held up one finger, meaning that she'd explain in a minute, and quickly changed into her gym clothes. The bandage that was around her wrist was showing, as the shirt was short sleeved.
'I don't want to sit out during gym class,' Raven wrote. 'It'll just draw attention to the fact that I'm not all right. I threw away Mom's note to Mr. Lonng. Gym class doesn't involve much talking anyway.'
"But Raven, you were limping!" Jinx tried to reason with her. "And you still have a bandage on your wrist!" As she said this, Raven began unwrapping the bandage. Her wrist had a large purple bruise all around it, looking somewhat like a bracelet. She threw it into her gym locker, and walked out of the locker room, her mouth set in a determined line.
The determined line opened into a gaping hole as she realized what unit they were about to start in gym.
Volleyball nets had been set up in the gym. There was a large box of balls in a corner, and some of the students were already throwing them around.
"Want me to tell Mr. Lonng?" Raven turned around to see Jinx behind her. She shook her head no, but her mind screamed, "Yes!" She took a deep breath, and walked over to where the rest of the class had assembled, waiting for instructions.
Mr. Lonng waved his hands, motioning for everyone to sit down. Raven and Jinx sat at the back of the group. Mr. Lonng waited for a moment, then began giving out instructions.
"Everyone is to partner up," he called, his loud voice booming around the large gym. "Then everyone will practice the different volleyball passes." His eyes traveled around the group, before resting on Roy. "Roy, would you like to demonstrate?"
"Sure," Roy stood up. Mr. Lonng picked out a ball from the box, and he and Roy walked over to an empty part of the gym. They demonstrated how to do a forearm pass, an overhead pass, and how to serve.
"All right, everyone, pair up and start working!" Mr. Lonng threw the ball to Roy.
After picking out a ball, Raven and Jinx went to the far end of the gym, where people were least likely to see them. Raven threw the ball to Jinx, and Jinx returned it with a near perfect forearm pass. Raven threw it again, and Jinx pulled off another spectacular pass.
"Hey, girls," a voice said. The two looked over to see Terra standing with a hand on her hip, a smug smile playing about her lips. Raven almost automatically put her right hand over the bruise on her left wrist, the volleyball tucked under her arm. "We have an odd number in the class. Mind if I work with you two?"
"And you can't work with someone else because…?" Jinx asked sarcastically.
"Because everyone else is either too good or are afraid of the ball," Terra simpered, shrugging her shoulders.
'And you're not afraid of the ball?' Raven thought, still clasping her wrist in her hand.
Jinx made eye contact with Raven, and both of them rolled their eyes.
"Fine," Jinx said. Raven threw the ball to her again, and this time, instead of aiming back at Raven, Jinx aimed her pass towards Terra.
Terra put her hands over her head defensively as the ball fell to the ground beside her. Raven smiled as she covered her wrist with her hand again.
"I wasn't ready for that," Terra frowned. She picked the ball up and threw it hard at Jinx.
Jinx, however, was ready for the ball. She knelt down and passed it to Raven with perfect aim. Raven let go of her wrist, and, not reacting fast enough to pass the ball back, simply caught it and smiled.
"You two must think you're so clever," Terra scowled. "I could do that if I wanted to, Jinx."
In answer to this comment, Raven threw the ball at Terra. Terra wasn't ready for this either, and the ball hit her in the stomach. Terra kicked the ball back towards Raven as it fell to the floor.
Terra's eyes narrowed as she looked back at Raven, and she smiled meanly.
"Nice bracelet," she glanced at Raven's left wrist. "Was it a present from your daddy?"
Raven's blood boiled. She wanted nothing more than to yell at Terra, or, even better, hit her. How had she found out?
Almost as if she had read Raven's mind, Jinx asked, "What do you mean by that?"
"What do I mean?" Terra laughed. "If anything, I should be asking you what you mean. I heard the story. Rocket and I were walking past that math room when your little pow wow was going on. We decided to listen in on some campfire stories." She laughed again. "Let me tell you, I was glad we stuck around. So, Raven, you can't talk? Well, that's too bad. You won't be able to say anything when I tell you this…"
Outside the gym, a large bunch of noisy freshmen biology students walked by the doorway. One of them laughed loudly at a joke someone else had told, and a teacher was shushing them, perhaps adding even more noise to the throng.
Terra smirked as Raven balled her hands into fists.
'How dare she say that about me!' Raven thought, willing her thoughts to come out into words. 'How dare she insult Gar and Jinx! Speak, Raven! Speak!'
But nothing came out. She looked over at Jinx, who looked equally as mad.
"So that's what you think of me and Raven and Gar?" Jinx was fighting to keep her voice down. "Well, if I could sink to your level and let you know exactly what our 'pow wow' thinks of you, I would. But there's something in this world called manners, that I seem to have and you obviously don't." She turned back to Raven. "Come on, let's keep working on our passes. Maybe if we get good enough, we'll be able to hit a certain someone on the head and make it look like an accident."
Raven picked up the ball, and she threw it over to Jinx. Jinx passed it back, and, instead of catching it, Raven passed it back. The ball hit her wrist, but Raven only grimaced and set up her aim for Jinx's next pass.
"Good form, girls," Mr. Lonng complimented as he came over to their spot in the gym. "Very good. Now, Terra, let's see you try."
Jinx and Raven exchanged evil smiles, and Jinx, who had the ball, threw it to Terra, at the perfect height for a forearm pass. Terra fumbled with her arms and attempted to pass it, but the ball bounced lightly off her fist and hit the floor. Jinx picked it up.
"The ball's your friend," Mr. Lonng smiled. "Think of it as a Snickers bar. You can never let it hit the ground."
"But there's a five second rule concerning food," Jinx muttered out of the corner of her mouth. Raven smiled.
Mr. Lonng clapped Terra on the back and walked over to another pair of girls, who were having trouble throwing the ball.
"You made me mess up on purpose," Terra scowled at them again.
"No I didn't," Jinx shrugged. "That was the perfect height for a pass, right Raven?" Raven nodded.
"Oh, sure you did, Jinx," Terra said sarcastically. "I'll have you know that–"
Mr. Lonng whistled shrilly.
"Partners, go to opposite walls and practice serving!"
Jinx and Raven wordlessly went to opposite ends of the gym. Terra followed Raven to her side, obviously concluding that, since Raven was unable to talk, she would be the easier target.
Jinx and Raven made eye contact, and Jinx, who had the ball, served it perfectly over the net. The ball came just the right distance, and Raven caught it easily. She held the ball about two inches above her right fist, and served it back.
The serve was a little wide, but Jinx was able to catch it.
"So, how is Gar?" Terra whispered in Raven's ear. "He didn't cry too much after the dance, did he? Well, I suppose whatever the two of you did cheered him up. So, did the two of you reach home base yet?"
If it was possible, Raven's hatred for Terra doubled when she said that. She frowned as Jinx served the ball back. She stretched out her hands to catch it, but Terra bumped her out of the way, causing her to fall to the floor.
"Whoops," Terra said sarcastically as Raven looked up to see her holding the volleyball under one arm. "Sorry about that one. I guess I wasn't thinking straight. I suppose you weren't either when you became Gar's girlfriend. How much begging on his part did it take?" She laughed, then continued. "Or should I be asking how much begging on your part did it take? Who would ever want to go out with you?"
Raven scowled as Terra attempted to serve the ball back over the net. She clenched her hands into fists as she watched the ball flop to the ground, still on the same side of the net.
Thankfully, Mr. Lonng whistled again, signaling the end of the period. Raven hurried to the other side of the gym where Jinx was standing, obviously waiting for her. Jinx opened her mouth to speak as Raven came over next to her, but Terra's laughter cut her short. Raven turned to see Terra standing, smiling meanly, right behind her.
"That was a fun class!" Terra laughed. "We should definitely be partners again!" She turned sharply and began flouncing over to put the volleyball back.