Chapter One: Satan Himself

Starfire approached Raven's door, a door no one in the house dared to even look at for the past month and a half. She cleared her throat, and knocked softly. "Raven?" she inquired shyly, "are you alright?"

Inside, Raven sat on her bed, curtains drawn shut and candles on her night stand and dresser were lit. She had before her a set of knives, and a picture on the wall at the end of her bed. By now the picture was impossible to identify from all the holes the knives had created.

"Perfect," Raven replied flatly.

Starfire shifted in her spot. "Would you allow me to come in?" she asked.

Raven sighed and threw one of the knives at the picture. She hadn't socialized for over a month, after all. "I suppose so," she answered. She used her powers to slide the door open. Starfire walked cautiously inside.

"Raven, why are you living in such darkness?" Starfire asked. Raven used her powers to shut the door, and to bring a chair from the corner to where Starfire was standing.

"It's relaxing," she told Starfire. She threw another knife at the picture on the wall. The knife hit it dead center. "Please, Star," Raven started, "I just want to be alone." Starfire shifted her gaze and stood. "I understand."

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"Raven," Beast Boy called, "Raven we need your help! There's some weird guy on the roof and he says he won't leave until he sees you."

Raven threw a knife at the door. "I'll be right out," she replied. Nervously, she blew out the candles and opened her door. The hallway was empty. She pulled the knife from the door and threw it onto her dresser. She had a gut feeling this wasn't going to go smoothly.

When she got to the roof, she saw no one there. She crossed her arms angrily. I knew this was gonna be a lie to get me out my room.

Raven turned then, but didn't even take one step when He stepped in front of her.

"Why hello Raven," He said with a smirk, "it seems like ages since I last saw you. How have you been?" Raven took a step backwards. "Now Raven, I thought you would learned your lesson. There is no backing away from me. There is no escaping me." He wrapped a hand around her arm. She was too petrified to say anything.

"That was one good time wasn't it?" He asked. Raven looked down at her feet. "Yes. And now we can have some more fun, doesn't that sound just delicious?" Raven looked back up at Him angrily and tried to shake loose. "Now what did I just tell you Raven?" He let her arm go and held both of her wrists in his hands. "You can't escape me."

She cringed in his grip; he was right, as she had discovered over a month ago. There was no escaping Him. You could only do what he wanted. Even with her powers, there wasn't anything she could do to get away from Him. She had merely been lucky.

"What are you thinking?" He asked her. She closed her eyes shut and turned her head away from Him. He pushed her toward the edge of the tower. "Tell me what you're thinking," He demanded. Raven took a deep breath. "You're right," she whispered. "What was that?" He enquire, pushing her closer. "That you're right," she replied louder. He pulled her from the edge and threw her to the ground. "Good girl."

Raven rubbed her head in the spot that had hit the ground, and upon hearing no sound from Him, assumed he had left. When she looked up, however, he was looming right above her. "I do believe we should be going, my dear," he told her. "I have some plans that include you tonight." He held his out to her, but she only moved away from it. "Raven," he said as he bent down to her eye level, "I just finished explaining this to you." She focused her eyes past him and answered, "I know." She put her legs on his stomach and pushed him back, giving her enough time to stand and get inside before he could touch her.

And still her plan failed. He grabbed her hood and pulled her back. "That was a nice try, I'll give you that." He pulled her up again and held her by her wrists as he did before.

Where is everyone?

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Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg sat on the couch. "So what did you tell her?" Cyborg asked when Beast Boy returned. "There was a creepy guy on the roof that wouldn't leave until she went up there," he answered.

"But Beast Boy," Starfire said suddenly, "there really was a creepy guy on the roof."

"And how would you know?" Beast Boy protested.

"Because he's leaving," Cyborg answered.

Outside, He was pulling Raven to a car. "Dude!" Beast Boy shouted. "I didn't know that!" The doors slammed and the car sped away. "Whoever he was, he's gone now," Robin stated.

"This is all my fault," Beast Boy said miserably. "You got that right," Cyborg retorted. "Hey! You didn't know either!" Beast Boy said back. "Enough," Robin interjected. "Beast Boy may have told her he was up there but she didn't have her locater." Starfire coughed. "So that means," she asked, "we cannot find Raven?" Robin nodded. Beast Boy slumped in his seat.

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"Dear Raven," He said, "I do believe you should say something, don't you?" Raven glared at him into the rear view mirror of his car. "Fair enough. I shall just have to punish you later." Raven looked out the window.

So it WASN'T a lie. Than why didn't they help me? Why weren't they there? Where were they? Some friends they are.

The car stopped with a jolt. "Quick ride wasn't it?" He asked. "Not if you were dreading it," Raven replied. She no longer cared if He killed her or not. She would let her mouth run as long as He didn't want to hear what she had to say.

He opened her door. She cocked an eyebrow at his outstretched hand, slid over to the other door, and opened it herself. He met her on the other side. "Come now Raven," he directed, "I don't like to be late." Raven crossed her arms, horribly terrified of what plans he had in store for her, but stubbornly she did not allow herself to show her fear. "So you want to do it the hard way. Foolish girl, making a foolish mistake."

Raven threw a fierce glance at him. "I am not the foolish one here." He straightened. "I see you lost your common sense on the way here." She looked away from him. "Fear is not common sense."

When Raven looked back in his direction, he was not there. His keys were still in the ignition, but he was no where in sight. She looked around to be sure he was not around, and furtively inched her way to the car. She pulled the handle, and the door opened. She looked around again, trying to figure out if this was indeed real or not a trick, before she sat inside the vehicle. When she tried starting the car, the engine turned over. Raven sighed and slumped back into the seat.

"You really thought I left an escape route didn't you?" He said. Raven jumped. "Wh-where are you?" she demanded. "I'm right behind you Raven." She adjusted the rear view mirror, but saw no one. She sat back again, sure she was going insane. And then a hand covered her mouth from the back seat.

Raven clawed at the hand around her mouth. "Sh, Raven. You should know by now I wouldn't hurt you...at least, not yet."

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Beast Boy looked glumly out the window. "Chill out man," Cyborg told him, "I"m sure she can handle it."

"Handle it!" Beast Boy shouted. "Sure she can handle it! But what if he's got back up! She doesn't! And it's MY fault she could be killed or hurt or...I don't know!" He continued to look the window after his outburst. "You know what I think?" Cyborg asked. "What?" Beast Boy said without interest. "I think you only feel this guilty because you've got a crush on her."

Beast Boy didn't look away from the window. "Dude, that's so not true." Cyborg shrugged. "If you say so. But let's hope that when you deny your feelings the side-effects are as bad as they are with Raven." With that, Cyborg got up and walked away.

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When Raven woke up, she was in room that looked much like one in a hospital. It was then she realized her clothes had been removed. She pulled the sheets up and wrapped them around herself.

The room was looking more and more familiar; the white tile on the walls, the speckled white linoleum on the floor, the off-white curtain and the white cotton sheets. She pulled her legs to her chest and rested her head on her knees. This time she couldn't see the video camera, but she knew it was there; He had just known where to hide it so his footage would be undisturbed.

He showed up moments later. Speak of the devil, she thought to herself. "Good, you're awake," he stated. "And I'll have you know that you were too resistant on the drugs that I couldn't do anything to you. You got lucky once again Raven." She didn't budge. "You're a sick son of a bitch," she told Him. "How nice of you to notice," he replied.

"If you feel like it, you can take a shower. The bathroom is two doors down. And I left you some clothes and towels in the bathroom also. Whether or not you take a shower, you will be dressing up tonight. I have a special thing planned." He turned then, done with his speech, and walked out of the room.

"He's more than a sick son of a bitch," she said aloud. "He's Satan himself."