The End For Us [An Evil Sapphire Saga]

[Bry]

Raven was asleep for maybe four hours before she woke up again. The past two weeks had left her with dreadful sleeping habits, and it would probably take her a few days to restore them back to normal. Upon opening her eyes, she did nothing but stare at the ceiling for a solid twenty minutes, trying in vain to catch a few more moments of peace and rest, before she rolled off the bed and to her feet.

The sight of the Tower upon the Titans' initial return had left her a little sick, clad as it was in orange and black, and she stared in disgust at the last remnants of intrusion in her bedroom. The thought of Slade, or even Sapphire carrying his orders, in her sanctuary ticked her off, and Raven kicked aside some of her out-of-place books and belongings so to leave her room.

Robin had been gracious when he suggested she have the first rest, so she took it upon herself to return the favour and relieve him of his watchdog duties. Making her way to Beast Boy's room though, she heard voices and wondered if Robin hadn't already been replaced as Beast Boy's caretaker.

Sapphire was sitting by the changeling's bed, and the two were talking quietly while their leader stood a few feet away from them. Concern radiated from him, as well as guilt and pain from Sapphire and Beast Boy respectively, and Raven quietly entered the room, coming to stand beside Robin.

"How is he?" she asked in a hushed tone. Obviously the changeling was sitting up and talking, so he must be doing better than when last she'd seen him.... Considering back then, he'd been a little dead-to-the-world. But still, she wondered how well he was coming along without the blood transfusions he normally would've had upon returning to the Tower. Shifting her eyes to glance sideways at Robin, Raven added, "And how are you?" before waiting quietly for his answer, all the while listening in case Beast Boy mentioned something problematic. Though she hadn't slept much, four hours was plenty to bring her back up to speed in case her green friend needed her once again.

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I was just about to leave when a voice stopped me. Turning around I saw it belonged to Sapphire. I flashed her a small smile. “You can call me Reflecto. It is nice to finally meet you official like,” I replied. “I am sorry, but I should probably go. You guys seem quite busy here and your little green friend needs you. Besides, I am not very good on teams and as you may have noticed I am not a very good hero. Never was good at it. Always seemed to get in the way or that was how it felt,” I explained, revealing that I had previously been on a different superhero team. Then after inquiring Beast Boy of his health Sapphire walked back out of his room declaring she had to leave too. ‘Okay,’ I thought frowning. ‘I had hoped to go alone and leave this team before I got anymore involved.’ Truth was I feared getting involved since things turned out badly for Hero’s Inc. But it seemed this girl wanted to leave the team for good too. I suppose I could hardly blame her for wanting to leave after what she did. I wasn’t sure what more to say to the fire starter that I just met. I just looked knowingly at her.

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Standing out in this hallway with a stranger, while her dearest friends were in Beast Boy's room, was proving unnerving. Everything about this man currently annoyed her. His saving her actually made her angrier, if that was even possible.

"I'll tell you this right now, boy." oh how irony could kill her, "I am NOT[/i] a common criminal."[/color] why was she so concerned with what he was thinking about her and her moral code? "so if you want to lecture me, I'm not interested." she knew he loved to talk, she had been listening when he was trying to distract Slade. "and wipe that all-knowing smile off your face! you don't know anything about me, Reflecto! you barely know my name!" oh yes, she was tactful.

it couldn't be helped, however. she needed the Titans to realize that she wasn't going soft, even though she had been emotional. and considering what she had done to them, she knew it wise not to yell at any of them. so although she felt a pang of guilt, it could not be helped. Reflecto had won the unspoken election to be her scapegoat. hopefully, he wouldn't take it personally. [/size]

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As soon as the little fire starter and I were alone in the hall together all hell seemed to break loose at once. My black cat ears drooped to the sides and I felt myself take a few steps backwards as this hot tempered girl began shouting all sorts of accusations at me. Confused I just frowned at her as I found my back up against the back hallway wall. My yellow eyes just blinked at her. “Huh? What are you even talking about? I wasn’t going to lecture you although it is apparent that you could stand to learn a few manners,” I firmly corrected. My yellow eyes then glared right into her brown ones. “Now if you’ll kindly excuse me I should get going for it is also apparent that I am not needed here,” I hissed. It was meant to be a warning that neither she nor the other Titans should impede me from leaving.

Looking back at Sapphire I wasn’t quite sure what her deal was. Why she was so mean. Did I not just help save her? So much for gratitude, I thought. It was almost as though she were taking out all her anger out on me. Well, I decided that was just fine with me. It wasn’t like I was sticking around on this team anyway. I was an adult with...issues. They were teenagers and heroes. It wouldn’t work.

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ooc: I feel like this thread is a zombie! and I revived it. but I don't want it to die just yet ; A ;

bic: Sapphire finally let herself relax after her outburst. The man who had saved her did not deserve to be the victim of her rage. She took a few calming breaths, though whether it was to relax her thoughts or keep her from talking impulsively she didn't know.

"You-uh-you don't have to leave... I was just..." She paused trying to keep her crazy emotions in check and to keep herself from revealing too much. "I was just being a jerk. My emotions are crazy right now. My thoughts are jumbled." She was not making sense to herself, so how was anyone else to make sense of her?

What's wrong with me today? I betrayed my friends and now I'm having mood swings? She didn't understand anything.

ooc: aaaaand it's short

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Looking at the firestarter standing before me I patiently listened as she apologized for her earlier outburst. “No, it’s fine,” I said with a sigh. “I mean such outbursts are perfectly understandable after going thru all this with your teammates,” I reassured her with a small smile to let her know all was forgiven. “But,” I began as my yellow eyes fluttered towards Beast Boy’s room, “I still need to get going. I am an adult and I do have previous engagements like my job. So, if you will all just kindly excuse me I really must get going. Thank you all once again for the save back there. That creepy masked guy back there, definite bad news. Really must avoid running into him and all that especially after what occurred here today.” This time I had addressed all the Titans.

Giving them a small, respectful nod I turned and headed down the hallway. Once I reached the end I took a deep breath before placing my hand around the knob and opening the T-Tower’s front door. “Farewell Titans. Hopefully if Fate permits we shall see each other again some time,” I said, turning around for one last time before heading outside and closing the door behind me.

ooc: Had him leave since you said you wanted the thread to die. At least he left on a positive note.

[Silv]

When Beast Boy asked Robin if Slade had trashed the place the expression on the Boy Wonder's face had darkened. He hadn't had a chance to see everything, but what he had seen had made him want to set Slade on fire all over again. The boy tensed when Sapphire said she was leaving. He turned to look back at her but by then she had already left the room and Raven was gliding towards them. “He'll be fine,” he responded to her question, the corner of a mouth quirking up at her second. “We'll all be fine.” But the truth was he didn't know that for certain. Not after everything they'd been through.

“Make sure he eats,” he said quietly to Raven even though he really didn't need to. He knew Raven could handle the infirm. After all, they'd had to do it plenty of times before. “I'm going to go deal with Sapphire and the stranger.” a pause. “Then I promise I'll get some rest.”

He made it to the pair just as Reflecto was leaving. The Boy Wonder hung back a bit before the man seemed to notice him, and addressed him as well as Sapphire. The kid nodded, “Thanks for the help,” he said gruffly watching as the man left before turning to the cat girl besides him.

Robin held up a hand to stop Sapphire from saying anything. The expression on his face was surprisingly gentle. “Sapphire,” he said. “Before you do anything rash, I just want you to know that I understand what you went through,” a painful pause. “I understand that Slade can be...manipulative. I don't blame you for falling into his trap.”

“If you want to stay with the Titans there is still a spot on the team for you.” he said. “I won't push you to stay or go, I just want you to know that the offer still stands.” he turned to leave but then stopped, turning back towards her. “And I happen to know from experience that having friends...” he trailed off, shaking his head, as he remembered the biggest difference between himself and Slade. “it helps.”

And with that the Titan's leader wandered off to go and see what sort of mess Slade had made of his room.

~THE END~