The Fire in Her Eyes

by SerenityQuill

Usually Raven can control her feelings and her powers. She's had enough practice with it in the past, a master in self-control. But when romantic inclinations towards Starfire start to appear, Raven can't stop her powers from emerging in dark and terrible ways. And there's only one way Raven knows how to stop it. (Raven/Starfire)

1. Prologue

[Prologue]

Raven stirred.

It wasn't like she had planned this. Planned to be sleeping next to Starfire, planned to wrap her arms around the green-eyed goddess, planned to… well… to do anything done this night.

And yet, it happened.

Raven swallowed the bubble of fear rising up her throat. Her powers lashed out, throwing open the curtains, warmth streamed across her bed, drawing her attention outside. A bird flew across the skyline. She glanced back, expecting to see her lover's face, but only an empty pillow lay next to her. Her arms had wrapped around a bundle of sheets. The window pane cracked, spidery lines webbing across the glass.

I hadn't happened.

The cracks deepened, pinging shards of glass to the floor. Raven pushed her head into her hands, willing the feelings to go away, trying to calm her emotions and quell the power deep inside her.

The web stopped expanding.

She dreamed it all. Like always.