Living on the River Styx
Disclaimer: I don't own TT.
A/N: Italics is a flashback.
There was a loud metallic clank as Cyborg's feet touched the ground. Soon Robin landed next to Cyborg on the ground. Robin gave Cyborg a mischievous grin and darted towards the abandoned warehouse.
"Aw man, that's cheap." Cyborg said as he began to run as well. He knew very well that Robin was too far ahead for him to catch up by running so he slammed his foot down on the pavement and was shot into the air by the rocket he had activated in his shoe. He flew right over Robin's head.
"Wha- HEY!" He heard Robin yell. Robin ran faster but knew there was no chance of his catching up. Cyborg was already at the warehouse, he smirked at Robin when he reached the entrance.
"Maybe next time." Cyborg said, chuckling and waving at a distant Robin. Robin glared at him and sprinted all the way to the warehouse. The others were already inside probably settling in to go to sleep even though the sun was rising and casting a blood red glow on the harbor. Robin darted inside the 'Abandoned' warehouse. With some difficulty he lowered the large garage door that was the only entrance into their home. They had managed to split it into three floors after these 2 years. The bottom floor had the kitchen, bathroom and living room. All of which had only the bare minimum of what they need to survive. The kitchen had a cheap old electric stove that was only used when the had pre-made meals, like oatmeal or soup, a refrigerator that was old and dirty, it looked like it belonged more in a prison cafeteria, but worked just fine, a reading lamp without it's lampshade since they couldn't install a light in the ceiling, an old bathroom sink they had managed to hook up to the water pipes from a nearby building, and a rotting wooden cupboard. The bathroom had a dirty glass door shower and toilet which they had managed to hook up to a nearby plumbing system as well, an old cracked sink and a partially broken mirror, there was no light in the bathroom so they tended to take their showers in the dark. The living room was simply a tiny TV and a moldy plaid couch. The second floor was Robin, Beast Boy and Cyborg's bedrooms. They were only separated by some ratty old blackout curtains. There wasn't much in the rooms except a few choice things they found in the junkyard. The third floor was Raven and Starfire's bedroom, also separated by only a ratty blackout curtain. Cyborg was settling on the couch to see if anything was on TV, they stole cable as well. Robin walked over and sat next to him, Cyborg moved a bit so there was room. They flicked on JCN or Jump City News and heard what they had been hearing for the past 2 years.
"Hades' children strike again!" The reporter said enthusiastically, then the screen changed to black. Cyborg had shut off the TV.
"Let's get some shut eye, man. That's what BB's doing." Cyborg said tiredly to Robin. Robin just nodded and went off to use the bathroom. Cyborg waited for him to finish and went in to use the bathroom after Robin left to go pass out on his bed. Beast Boy was already sound asleep, he was always tired. On the level above them Starfire was looking out of the window at the blood red sunrise which was now turning a rosy pink. There weren't any sunrises on her planet, only moonrises, so she always loved to watch the sunrise. Just beyond the curtain Raven was covered in blankets and staring at the ceiling, seeing the faces of everyone she had to kill to survive. It's what she did every morning. She was the first one of them who killed so they could survive. It was only a little while after they had first met…
"You kids that new gang? 'Hades' children?'" Said a tall imposing blond teenager, who was casually flicking a switchblade open and closed in his hands. "Well, we're the Blood Reds and this is our turf." They gang surrounding them chuckled menacingly. Robin bravely stepped forward. He looked extremely small compared to the gang surrounding them. He was only 12 at the time, but still had the makings of a leader.
"Look, we're not a gang and we don't want any trou-" A shorter dark eyed red headed teenager had placed a switchblade against his throat. Robin didn't budge.
"Shall I kill him Charlie?" The teenager asked the blond, obvious leader of the group.
"Please, non-friends can you just leave us be?" Starfire pleaded. The gang laughed again, Cyborg took this as perhaps his last chance to save his friend. While the gang was laughing he shoved Robin away from the switchblade and punched the redheaded teenager in the jaw. The teenager stumbled and dropped his switchblade. Raven looked at it and knew what she had to do. She grabbed the knife, teleported behind Charlie, the leader, and placed the switchblade next to his throat.
"If anyone tries to hurt my friends, so help me I will kill this kid." Raven said, her voice filled with malice so as to mask her fear. Charlie had been caught so off guard by this that he had dropped his own knife. He never expected that he could actually be killed. He started shaking then stopped when he felt the cold metal of the knife against his throat. Beast Boy was looking at Raven, almost fearfully. Raven ignored him and focused on the task at hand. No one moved.
"You're bluffing!" Called a slim black haired teenager. Raven glared at her.
"Try me." The black haired teenager did just that. She pulled out a knife and made to stab Beast Boy. Raven closed her eyes, screamed and pressed the blade into Charlie's throat.
A/N: Thank you for the reviews. Hope you enjoyed my Fic. (It isn't over yet.)