Robin paced, his arms crossed as he stared at the ground with deep concentration. He occasionally glanced up at the unconcious form layed along the couch. His cape fluttered a bit at each turn and the rest of the Tatans watched him, waiting for his judgement. He finally stopped and turned towards them, sighing slightly.
"We can't just leave her on the streets." Beast Boy said from out of nowhere.
"I know. But I'm not sure if we should trust her in the tower." Robin rubbed his chin, deep in thought.
"It's my fault she's stuck here. The least we could do is give her a place to stay until we can send her back." Cyborg strategized.
Robin nodded," As leader I declare she stays here until we can send her back."
Starfire smiled," Another friend!"
Alyssa stirred slightly, then groaned and opened her eyes slightly. All she could percieve was a blur of moving colors. Her icy blue eyes opened a bit more and her pupils let the light in so she could focus in on the picture more. To her immense surprise, she saw cartoon characters? Are they even supposed to exist.
The Titans stared back at the bewildered girl for a while to watch her reaction.
"Um... Hi?" she tried feebly.
"Hello!" Starfire shouted happily, zipping in front of her. She smiled," I'm Starfire!"
Alyssa realized she was tensed up and relaxed her muscles forcefully," Nice to meet you, I'm Alyssa." Alyssa sat up from her lying position. She watched each member of the Titans cautiously, the room was filled with a tense and awkward silence. Each side was holding their breath in anticipation, waiting for the other to speak. Robin finally broke through the silence.
"My name is Robin."
Everyone started a bit from the sudden noise, except Raven who just watched quietly.
"I'm Beast Boy." Beast Boy decided to continue the stream, his voice proud as he pointed a thumb at his chest proudly.
"The name's Cyborg." Cyborg greeted stiffly, looking off to the side uncomfortably.
"Raven." Raven spoke up.
"Nice to meet you guys." Alyssa smiled a bit," And how did I get here?"
Her question was answered with silence that they had just tried to fight off. Cyborg seemed a bit more uncomfortable, as he couldn't seem to keep still. he finally sighed and decided that keeping the truth wasn't a good idea.
"It was my fault." his voice cracked the silence and everyone stared at him, willing for him to go on. He opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted.
"No, it's mine." Robin admitted," I was the one that persisted against Cyborg's wishes."
"Anyways, I had built a device that used a portal to transport anyone and anything to different dimensions. Robin and I fought a bit and the machine was accidently turned on." Cyborg looked to the side again, then met Alyssa's gaze.
'Then why not send me back?" Alyssa asked.
"Because, it takes a month to charge. Breaking open the space-time continuum takes a lot of energy."
Alyssa was surprised, she was going to be stranded in a familiar-yet-strange universe for a month?
"And we have decided that you will stay here until you can go home." Robin comfirmed.
"But..." Alyssa trailed off a bit. It couldn't be that horrible, right? She was going to be away from her brother for a month! And she was staying with her favorite cartoon heroes!
"Oh, and you're going to have to stay within the Titan property, no exceptions." Robin added. He was paranoid a bit from Alyssa, but he couldn't shake the feeling that she was supposed to be here.
"Wait, what?" Beast Boy interjected," We never..."
Raven used her power to shut Beast Boy's mouth.
Robin nodded to Raven in a thank you and turned back to Alyssa. Raven blushed slightly, but no one noticed.
Alyssa thought about it for a while, then realized it was probably Robin just being paranoid. "Fine by me." she smirked slightly.
Robin nodded," You can stay in the guest bedroom, Starfire?"
Starfire jumped to attention," Yes?"
"Please lead Alyssa to where she will be staying." Robin's gaze flickered to Alyssa for a second,"Meeting dissmissed."
Robin left with a twirl of his cape and the others followed.
Starfire took Alyssa's arm and practically dragged herdown the hallway.
Alyssa would have yelped, except she was kinda used to it because of a certain friend.*
Alyssa waslead to a bare metal door, which opened easily and Starfire let go of her arm.
"If you need anything, my room is there." Starfire pointed to another metal doored room that had her name engraved in the front," And dinner is at 6. Have a good day!" Starfire turned to leave, but a cat suddenly ran down the hall in front of her.
Alyssa's eyes widened," Miss Fraidy?"
* That "certain friend" is me. I'm just spastic that way :D
Me: Hope you have enjoyed the second chapter!
Starfire: Who's Miss Fraidy?
Me: You'll find out next chapter.
