The Red Titan

Chapter 6 The Dance

(Arde's Room)

"That was unexpected.." the pale teen sighed.

He walked to his bed and allowed his body to fall limp. He had almost kissed Raven. Almost. The word lingered in his head, why did Cyborg have to show up at that exact moment? Frustrated, he ran his fingers through his mass of red hair.

'Still need to dye that.." he thought to himself.

Outside his window it was dark, screams of terror could be heard from the common room. 'Horror movie.' he answered the unspoken question.

He could take a nap, he realized as a yawn escaped his mouth.

"I'm sure no one would be committing crimes at this hour.." he mumbled. Arde let the screams of his comrades fade into nothing as he closed his eyes.

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(Meanwhile in Raven's room...)

'What in the hell was that!?' she screamed in her own mind.

Was she really about to kiss him a few moments ago? And why the hell hadn't she just teleported like Arde did? She had to walk pass the common room and be badgered by her friends because of her stupidity. The empath paced around her room in deep thought.

"He's lucky I didn't send him flying into the bay..." she muttered running her hands through violet hair.

She was visibly flustered as she continued about her room.

'That cannot happen again.' she told herself.

'And why not? It was fun wasn't it?' the red clad emotion, that held the feeling of lust, asked her.

"No." she answered under her breath.

'You're lying.' she sing songed.

"No I'm not. Go away." Raven said trying to block the emoticlone's words from her mind.

'Whatever you say. Raven.' Rage finished leaving her counterpart to think.

"She was agreeable today." she uttered.

Raven went over the events that had occured once more, they had been talking and the next thing she knew they were just inches away from kissing. Cyborg's interruption had bothered her a bit, but it was still good that he had done so. She thought things over for a few minutes longer before collapsing on her bed. She needed to meditate. Not only did she want to meditate she desparately needed to meditate. The empath assumed her meditation position and rested her hands on her knees. "Azarath Metrion Zinthos.... Azarath Metrion Zinthos" she stated her mantra clearly. She floated with ease above her bed with her cape hanging behind her.

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(The Next Day in the Commons Room)

"Are you sure dude!?" the green changeling said excitedly to his friend.

"Yeah, B! I saw it with my own eyes! Er.. eye!" he laughed as he spoke.

Cyborg new that what he had seen the previous not was not 'nothing' as the two empaths had suggested.

"So....uh...what to we do? We can't bother Rae about it cause she might send us to an alternuh....aldernad....alter...".

"Alternate dimension." Cyborg suggested.