Chapter 3!! woohoo..! its shorter than the others, but i guess ull just have 2 deal wit it...sry. enjoy

D-Claimer(im callin it that now): wat do i own? notin'...so im just gonna go over there and..u know...cry...

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Leaving

The next morning I awoke at five. Our base was quiet. Still and unmoving. I wanted to preserve that silence for as long as I could. I showered and got dressed and tiptoed out of my room and into the main room. I made my herbal tea and sat down on the couch. I sighed and sipped at my tea. I thought of the decision I'd made last night and a single tear fell from my eye. I'd be leaving the one thing that had ever made me happy. But I knew, deep down, that I was helping myself become a better person. I was making sure I wouldn't become my father. I closed my eyes and breathed in the calming aroma of my tea. I finished my tea and sat down on the floor. I quietly chanted.

"Azarath, metrion, zynthos," over and over again until I maintained a peaceful state.

I was drifting in mid-air in my meditation, my legs crossed and my arms outstretched. I was breathing calmly and my mind was clear of all thoughts. That was when I started to feel a pair of eyes boring into the back of my head. I calmly went on with my meditation for a second and then whipped around, aiming my foot at the place where a head would be. I didn't hit anything though. I landed on the ground and looked around. The room was empty. Except I felt a presence…

"Morning, Rae," Kid Flash's voice said in a smug tone.

I didn't even flinch, "It's Raven."

He sighed as I turned around, "I can't ever surprise you, can I?"

"No," I said flatly. "What do you want?"

"Jenny told me your answer," Kid said.

"Jenny? Who's Jenny?" I was puzzled.

"Umm. Never mind. Jinx told me what you said," Kid veered away from my question.

"Uhuh."

"You're serious about it then?"

"Yes, Kid. Otherwise I wouldn't have said yes. Aren't heroes supposed to be smart?"

He sighed, "I just wanted to check. Robin will be mad enough that you two are coming. He'll make you both swear to never go back to the dark or something. He's weird like that," Kid muttered.

"Not weird. Paranoid," I corrected.

"O..kay, since when do you care?"

"I don't. I just love correcting your mistakes," I responded quickly, feeling a blush rise to my cheeks.

I lifted my hood.

One of his eyebrows rose but then he forgot it. He moved on, "So, you and Jinx need to be packed and ready to say adios by twelve. You should go tell her."

"What? She didn't stay with you?" I questioned.

He shook his head, "No. She said she wanted to spend one last night here. Don't know why though. This place is a mess!"

"When you're done criticizing my home you can leave," I said poisonously.

He raised his hands in defense and then sped out. I rolled my eyes at the carefree speedster and glanced at the clock and the calendar. 6am on May 16. I ripped the calendar in half and threw it in the trash. No, I don't know why I did it. I was just mad. Mostly at Kid, but I can't blame him if I feel moody. But it's a nice excuse.

I walked out of the main room and stopped outside Jinx's door. I knocked twice and the door slid open. Jinx was standing there, pink hair a mess and looking tired.

She yawned, "We aren't all super-humans, Rae. Some of us actually need sleep."

I rolled my eyes, "Kid was here. He said we have to be packed and ready to leave by noon. What should we do with the boys? Tie 'em up or knock 'em out?"

She thought for a moment, "Neither. Do we still have some of that special air freshener?" she smiled devilishly.

I suppressed a grin. The air freshener was a scent that would keep a person asleep for hours if breathed in. I quickly teleported to my room and grabbed the bottle from my dresser. I teleported back.

"Just enough. I'll go spray it and then get ready," I cheerfully teleported to Mammoth's room.

I hardly dared to breathe as I tiptoed over to Mammoth's snoring form. I took a deep breath and sprayed near his face. I quickly teleported out to Billy's room. I did the same thing I did with Mammoth but first broke Wrangling Time in half. Then I teleported to Gizmo's room. I walked over to his computer and put all of his files in the trash can which immediately incinerated it all. Then I shut down his computer and sprayed the stuff in Gizmo's face.

I teleported to my room feeling satisfied. I looked in the mirror momentarily. My shoulder-length dark violet hair was up in a ponytail. Dark, deep amethyst eyes and small lips. Thin eyebrows that proved a point in a argument (raising your eyebrow helps a lot, I've found…). My skin was the same pale grey that it had always been, but my hands were callused from years of training and work outs. My cloak flowed mysteriously around me so that I almost blended right in to shadows if the hood was up. I looked away from my reflection as I realized how much I looked like my mother now. Except she never wore black.

But I was not my mother. As I put my candles and books into a large bag I thought about all the ways we were different. She was defenseless against my tyrant father. I could put up a fight, and win, most likely. I started stuffing in my extra cloaks, leotards, and civilian clothes into a bag. She went along with things but I'd refuse to do something I didn't want to do. We were so very different in our personalities. I almost didn't want to look like her. My mother, the woman who did whatever people told her to because she was afraid. I scrunched my nose up at the disgusting word. I finished packing my belongings and they levitated behind me as I walked into the main room. I made them fall on top of the table, crushing a few old pizza boxes in the process, and then I went to sit down on the floor and meditate.

I took a relaxing breath, "Azarath, metrion, zynthos. Azarath, metrion, zyn—don't even think about it Jinx."

I had felt her presence behind me, ready to push me over while I was in mid-air. Another one of Jinx's little unsuccessful pranks. My friends are so nice to me, sometimes I could just hug them. Not really. I could hear her curse and plop onto the couch.

"I won't ever be able to, will I?" she questioned needlessly.

"Not a chance," my feet hit the floor and I went to sit next to her.

She sighed, "We're really doing this. Abandoning everything we know to go be with the people we're supposed to despise."

"Wait, wait. I still despise them. I'm doing this for you and myself."

She chuckled, "Some parts of us will never leave. But yourself? What do you really have to gain?"

"I won't become the…monster my father was. I don't want to hurt people like he hurt me and my mother."

"Oh," she mumbled, "sorry 'bout that."

"It's no problem."

"You're going to need to change," Jinx said.

"I know that. I'm becoming a hero!"

"No, no. I mean your clothes. We're walking to the Tower and you need to be in civilian clothes," she explained.

"Oh well that's just great," I muttered as I crossed the room and pulled out a black tee-shirt, sweatshirt, jeans, and sneakers.

I teleported myself to my room and changed. I looked at myself in the mirror again. I almost looked like a normal teenager. I shook the notion from my head and walked back into the main room.

And then I walked in on something I really wish I hadn't. Okay, compared to some stuff I've caught Jinx and Kid Flash doing, this wasn't too bad. They were making out on the couch. I rolled my eyes in disgust and coughed loudly. They stopped and looked towards me. Immediately they got up and composed themselves as if nothing had happened. I glanced at the clock. 12:00.

"Are we leaving now, love birds?" I questioned teasingly.

Kid cleared his throat, "Um, yeah. Just follow me."

Kid wasn't wearing his normal uniform. He had on a white tee-shirt and ripped jeans. Sunglasses were poking out of his jean's pocket and his sandals barely peaked out from underneath his baggy jeans.

I levitated my stuff into the air and he shook his head, "Nope. You're gonna have to carry it. Can't bring attention to yourself while we're out there."

I glared at him and hoisted my back pack over my shoulder and pulled my suitcase off the ground. Jinx did the same and Kid led us out.

The sun was bright in our eyes as we exited our secret cave/base. My arms were already aching from the weight of my clothes and my shoulders seared with pain from all my books in my bag. I cursed Kid silently but followed his lead.

"You excited?" Jinx asked.

"If by excited you mean completely and totally unsure, then yes," I said flatly.

"Oh. It won't be that bad Rae, I promise!"

"Why does she get to call you Rae?" Kid whined.

"Because she's my best friend. You, on the other hand, are her boyfriend. There's a big difference."

He crossed his arms and pouted. Jinx rolled her eyes, "Oh come on, guys. Wally—oh, I mean, Kid, carry something."

I frowned, "Okay. This is just a guess but I'm gonna say that your real name," I looked at Jinx, "is Jennifer. And his is Wally. If you guys wanted to keep that a secret, you didn't do too good of a job."

They both blushed. I continued talking, "Are we there yet, Wally?"

He looked mad, "It's Kid Flash, alright? And we're only just entering the city."

He was right. We were entering the ever-so-not-really-magnificent city of Jump. Tall skyscraper-like buildings and then squat little stores and houses were littered around. Plenty of people were in the streets and many looked at us and our bags curiously, but no one approached. Kid led us through the hordes of people expertly and eventually we stopped at the pier. A white speed boat was waiting for us there and we all climbed in. I let my bags fall to the floor gratefully. My shoulders were on fire. I sat down and closed my eyes thankfully. But, all too soon, the ride was over and we were docked at Titan's Island. We clambered out and I looked up at the giant T slightly amused, but more nervous. Kid cautiously led the way up the craggy rock path and to the front door, which, ironically, was on the side of the T. There was a large blue button on the left side of the door. Kid pushed it and we waited silently. There was a rush of hurried steps and then a bang. Muffled yelling and then the door finally swished open. In the doorway stood a large metal man. Cyborg. Beast Boy was desperately trying to see over Cyborg's shoulder though.

At first Cyborg only saw Kid, "Hey Kid! What…" he finally saw us, "…the hell?"

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