The Vampire Titan

Music

Robin led in the dance, and we twirled as close to the stage as we possibly could. Once, I saw Charlie, but he was too busy dancing with a girl to notice me right next to him.

"Okay," Robin said, "while you stop the music, I'll take care of Punk Rocker."

I nodded. "And once the music stops, it should break the spell. The humans will probably be confused, but the others should realize what's going on."

Robin smiled at me, and we ducked away behind a curtain. "Be prepared for anything," he warned.

I nodded. "You, too. It's been a while since I've seen Charlie, but even then he had an evil heart."

Robin chuckled. "I trained with Batman, remember? I'm a master at martial arts. And when we get back to the tower, we're sparring, remember?" He joked.

"If I stay any later, you do realize that I'm not going to be able to leave town until tomorrow night, right?" I asked.

He sighed. "If you can help us get this guy in jail, I think we should be able to trust you," he decided.

I grinned. "That's so sweet," I said, pinching his cheeks lightly. "But I won't stay past my welcome. Now go, before we're caught!"

He rolled his eyes behind his mask, and then disappeared behind the curtain. I stuck to the shadows, making my way to the main stage.

I had told Robin that killing the music would be easy, but really, I had no clue how I was going to do it. I passed a stereo system that looked brand new, and an idea popped into my head. I looked around for speakers, but quickly noticed that the system was already hooked up to surround sound - all I had to do was plug it in. I fumbled around in my clutch for my iPod, and hooked it up. I went through my songs, looking for an upbeat tune, and picked the first one I saw - Taylor Swift's 'We Are Never Ever Ever Getting Back Together'. I turned the music up as loud as it would go, and heard the orchestra stop playing.

I peeked around the corner to see them all looking confused, but not one of them glancing my way. I looked further, but saw that everyone was still waltzing. In the crowd, I saw Robin, standing a few feet away from Charlie, who had frozen in his place, and was looking at the stage. Before he could see me, I hid back behind the curtain again.

Now what?

I took in my surroundings, and noticed a microphone. I used to sing when I was a little girl, but I hadn't sung in public for years. If I could somehow use compulsion, and put the power into my words, then could I break the spell?

Without a better plan, I picked up the mic and scrolled down until I found the song I was looking for. I stepped onto the stage as the opening of 'Rolling in the Deep' by Adele started to play. I closed my eyes, and tried to ignore the hundreds of people watching me in confusion. I started to sing, and as I did, I put power into my voice. I felt it radiate throughout the room, and even though I wasn't giving any orders, I could feel the commands taking over.

I opened my eyes, and immediately met Charlie's. He looked pale, and his eyes bulged. Everyone had stopped dancing, and the Titans were starting to creep up on Charlie. When the song was over, everyone was looking confused, and Charlie was running toward the stage.

Robin and Beastboy chased after him, while Raven and Starfire stood in front of the stage, ready to ambush him. The next song on my iPod started to play, but no one paid any attention to it.

Instead, everyone watched as Charlie ran forward, and jumped over Raven, and landed right in front of me.

"You," he breathed. "You bloody demon! You tried to kill me!"