((buwaha! I Actually bothered to FINISH this BEFORE posting ANY chapters!
I will do that to all my fanfics now, because I never did finish my others!
This is my first finished Teen Titans fanfic, my first finished fan fic
ever, really, but it was not my first Teen Titans IDEA. No, I WAS writing
another fan fic that sprouted off of an RPG that I started with my 8 year
old sister to get her to Role Play with me 'cause I'm a bored geek like
that. BUT that RPG included Terra because my sister loves Terra because
she's so much like Terra. I don't really like Terra, as you can see I'm a
BBxRae fan and Terra just SCREWS IT UP! So I am currently making it so
Terra is out of hte picture and it's taking some doing, so it won't be up
for a while. Not to mention it is a great deal longer than this short one
here. Anyway, enjoy!))
Part One- Pain
Starfire let loose a series of starbolts, blasting at the large purple thing that towered above them. It looked down at her and swatted at the Tamaranian as if she were but a fly. Starfire hit the ground with a 'thud'. "Starfire!" Robin called, running to her to be sure she was all right. "Azarath Metrian Zynthos!" Raven screamed, sending a series of nearby trash cans at the monster. It turned from Star to her and roared in annoyance. Raven held out her hand again. "Azarath Metrian Zyn-"
She gasped as the thing closed it's large hand around her neck, chocking most sound immediantly. She tried desperately to speak, but no word came out. She gasped and sputtered for air as the monster's nails dug into her neck. "Raven!" Beast Boy cried out and Cyborg charged his gun, aiming at the monster's arm. With a burst of energy he released the blast and it hit it's target. The monter roared, but didn't drop Raven. He charged up for another bast.
Raven's eyes grew large as she continued to gasp for air. She felt the pain consume her, radiating from the sharp pains in her throat straight through to her toes. Beast Boy, now a bird, was flying frantically up to her, pecking at the thing's hand when he finnally reached the height. The monster's other hand flicked the bird off and Beast Boy was sent tumbling through the air, flapping frantically to regain altitude. The pain pulsed through Raven's body as her lips moved to take in air that would not come. She felt the tears rush up to her eyes... Fight the pain! Her mind screamed and she tried, but couldn't. The air wasn't coming and the world was begining to spin... Her eyes went black... and the monster screamed.
Black electricity jolted through the monster's limbs, causeing him to stumble back in pain. He still did not let go of Raven. Red cresents appeared on the monster's neck as did several other mysterious cuts caused by seemingly nothing. His skin split all down his arms and legs and the blood oozed down, coursing with black electricity. The monster screamed in utter agony. Still he did not release Raven. Beast Boy tried to fly to her, but was zapped out of his bird form by the energy. Desperately he grabbed at her, his hands closing around her ankles. The electricity flew across his body and he cringed against the pain it caused. He reached up for Raven's limp hand in time to see a cut open up along his arm. He screamed and the monster let go of Raven as it died.
Beast Boy hit the ground with a thud, Raven landing limply on top of him. He grimaced in pain. He could feel the warmth of his blood seep out of a cut on his face, his right arm, his left leg, and now his back as well. "To think..." he muttered out loud "I fight robots, monsters, the HIVE... and the time I get beaten up the worst is because of..." He trailed off as Raven stirred. "Raven! Are you okay?" He asked as Raven tried to sit up. She fell backwards back onto Beast Boy and he cringed again. "Urgh..." She muttered, staring up at the stars for a moment before attempting to sit once more. Beast Boy sat up behind her, supporting her back with an arm. She looked ahead at the dead monster who was still surrounding by it's own wet shining blood... She cringed slightly. "What happened?" She asked. The large cuts didn't look like they were from Cyborg or Starfire's energy attacks. They were also too wide to be from anything of Beast Boy's or Robin's...
"You don't remember, anything?" Beast Boy asked, cringed once again as Raven shifted her weight onto his injured leg. She leaned forward onto her knees, getting off of his leg. She adjusted herself to sit on the ground, sort of facing him. "You're bleeding." She noted aloud in her normal monotone voice and Beast Boy nodded. Should he tell her she did it? How would she react? Best left unsaid, for sure. "Yeah." He answered simply.
"So, what happened?" She asked again. He HAD to tell her now, right? He wouldn't leave her alone until he told her. I mean, she'd know if he lied, right? "Well..." he began nervously. "You kind of..." He nodded his head towards the monster. She looked at the monster silently before attempting to stand. She stumbled a bit, but was otherwise sucessful. "And your wounds?" She asked as Beast Boy stood as well, also stumbling due to his leg. "They'll heal." he said, avoiding the meaning of the question. Raven understood, though, and nodded silently, putting her hood back over her face. Cyborg came over to scan the both of them for any serious injuries. Surprizingly, Raven didn't suffer anything due to oxygen loss. He then scanned Beast Boy.
"Dude, sit back down, you don't need to be standing on that leg." He scolded and Beast Boy plopped down almost thankfuly. It hurt like hell. "We need to get those cuts wrapped up before you loose too much blood." Raven looked back at the monster, taking off her cloak as she did so. She looked down at her cape and used her powers to rip a strip off of the end and then another right after it... and another... and another...
"Will this help?" She asked, floating the pile of bandage-sized cloth strips to Cybrog. Cyborg knelt by Beast Boy and began to wrap the wounds. Raven looked back at the dead monster and Beast Boy watched her in worry. What was she thinking just then?
When they got back to the tower she went directly to her room. She hadn't said a word since the incident. Starfire had been set on the couch where she was stirring softly, assuring the Titans that she was just sleeping. Robin was sitting beside her on the couch and Cyborg ran one more scan. Assuring Robin that she was fine, Cyborg went over to Beast Boy, who was sitting at the counter just kind of staring into space.
"Hey, man, are you okay?" He asked, resting a hand on the green boy's shouler. "Yeah." Beast Boy said, taking a sip of his soda. "It'll heal." He assured Cyborg and he nodded, walking over to fridge to get his own soda. Beast Boy drained the last sip of carbonated goodness before standing shakily. His leg still hurt, in fact it hurt even more than it did before now that the adrenaline wore off, but he stood anyway. Figuring that maybe he should clean and re-dress his wounds, he went to go try and take a shower.
The water stung as it hit the open wounds and he watched the reddened water swirl down the drain. He couldn't stop thinking about Raven. Was she okay, I mean, after loosing control and all? Would he have to go back into her head again and pry her out of the hands of some other mosnter now? He kinda hoped not, though he would. "She should be all right. She's a strong girl, she can handle it." He told himself as he twisted the shower off and reached out for a towel. He managed to wrap his arm and bandage his face just fine, but when he bent over to wrap his leg a pain shot up his back reminding him of that injury as well. He pulled on his ripped pants and stubled out to the living room. "Yo, Cy, a little help here?" He said comicly with a grin and Cyborg nodded, helping him bandage his back and leg.
Starfire had already woken up and she and Robin were talking on the couch. Beast Boy watched them in the reflection of the TV as he drank another soda. He sighed out of boredom. "Man, all this junk is soooooo depressing!" He said, resting his head on the counter. "It's like someone died or something."
"Wanna play a video game?" Cyborg asked with a shrug. Beast Boy watched Starfire lean in as Robin wrapped an arm around her. "Yeah, I do, but..."
"The lovebirds?" Cyborg asked and Beast Boy nodded, sipping his soda.
"Go get a room!" Cyborg yelled and Starfire squeaked in surprise. Robin choked on air in embarrasment. "The TV," Cyborg announced to Beast Boy, "Is now ours."
After hours of video gaming, Raven still hadn't left her room. It was getting late, so maybe she was just asleep? After convincing himself of this, and being beaten Cyborg for the 5th time much, to his dismay, Beast Boy and the others all decided to retire.
Beast Boy tossed and turned on his bed. His back hurt him too much to lay on it, and his arm wouldn't let him sleep on his right side, where as his leg prevented him from sleeping on the left. Annoyed, he finnaly turned himself into a dog, stretching himself out onto his belly. After several more annoying moments of unrest, he heaved himslef out of the bed and changed back into his human form. He stumbled out of his room and made his way to the kitchen. When he flipped on the light, he was surprised to find someone already sitting there.
The smell of herbal tea floated over to him as he looked to see Raven sitting at the counter, sipping from her tea cup. She didn't look up. Beast Boy got himself a soda and sat next to her. "Why can't you get a soda like every other teen in the world?" He asked her, looking at the tea in her glass. "Because, green tea is an antitoxidant, cleansing the body of all harmful chemicals. The green tea also contains flouride, promoting healthy teeth and favorable breath. Not to mention that the chamomile and mint promote relaxation of both the body and the mind. Soda just creates air bubbles and a caffine or sugar induced rush." She took another sip of tea and still did not look up. Beast Boy shrugged and opened his soda, taking a sip.
"So... what are you doing up this late?" Beast Boy asked.
"I should ask you the same."
"Nuh-uh, I asked you first."
"I was meditating and everything got quiet. I thought I'd take a nice relaxing break in pure silence."
"Uh... is that a hint?"
Raven took another sip of her tea, still not looking up at Beast Boy. "Yes." She said simply and Beast Boy made pretend he got slapped, though it didn't matter since she wasn't watching. "Ouch, that was harsh." He said, sipping his soda. "And yet you remain." Raven pointed out, sipping her tea.
"I was worried about you today, you know? You just kinda walked off without a word. I tried to imagine what you were thinking, but that's not easy, even for someone who's been in your mind."
"Good. I'd hate to know that you of all people could tell what I was thinking." Raven said, sipping her tea again.
"But it worried me. Are you all right, now?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I never was -not- fine."
Beast Boy sipped his soda. "Oh, okay."
Everything grew silent. Raven finished her tea and stared at the stray leaves in the bottom. Beast Boy leaned over her shoulder and joined in looking at them. "Can you read them?" He asked and Raven shrugged. "Sometimes a little bit." She continued to look at the bottom of the cup. "Can you read them now?" He asked and Raven shook her head, but continued to stare. "I think you can." Beast Boy said. "No I can't." Raven said, still not looking up. "Tell me what it says." Raven sighed.
"Struggle, change, and emotional distress. Tell me something I don't know." She stood up to put her glass into the sink. "Not very good, huh?" Beast Boy asked, looking at his soda without drinking it this time. "No, it's pretty much what I get every time. Nothing new." She rinsed her cup out and set it in the sink with a sigh. She still hadn't looked at Beast Boy. "I think I'll go to bed now." She announced as she began to walk off. "Hey, wait!" Beast Boy said, standing and snagging her shoulder with the hand of his bandaged arm. She stopped and lifted her hand up to his, resting her fingers on the bandage and turning to him for the first time that night.
"I'm sorry." She whispered, running her fingers lightly over he bandage a moment before drawing her hand back. She touched the bandage on his cheek just as lightly. "It's all right, it'll heal." He said as he lifted his hand to touch hers. She pulled her hand back quickly. "But I don't even remember doing it." She said softly, though it was loud enough in the silence. "I know, exactly why I don't blame you." She shook her head. "It's exactly why I must meditate more. It WAS my fault, my fault for loosing control. That's the 3rd time now! First I lost control of anger ((Nevermore)), then fear((Fear Itself)), and now pain. I have to take more responsibility over my emotions."
"Did you ever think that maybe they explode because you let them build? You know, like some weird volcano... BOOM!" Beast Boy made this comical display of a volcano with his arms. Raven was silent. "Ha! You never though about that, did ya? I said something smart, admit it!" Raven shook her head. "And what do you suggest I do? Express them and break everything in the house?"
"Well, no, but express them just a little, not so much that you're breaking things, but not blocking them. Now admit it, I AM smart!" Raven shook her head again.
"You don't understand."
"You're afraid to admit I'm right is all."
"Shut up, you really don't understand. I'm going to bed now."
She turned back around and began to walk out. Beast Boy plopped back down into his seat. "Aw man! That means I'll have no one to talk to!" He whined and Raven shrugged. "Try going to sleep." Beast Boy stuck his tongue out at her turned back and sipped his soda again. It was begining to go flat. He sighed. What now?
((Okay, what do you think? Don't review yet! Read the other chapters FIRST because it IS a finished fic! Yay!))
Part One- Pain
Starfire let loose a series of starbolts, blasting at the large purple thing that towered above them. It looked down at her and swatted at the Tamaranian as if she were but a fly. Starfire hit the ground with a 'thud'. "Starfire!" Robin called, running to her to be sure she was all right. "Azarath Metrian Zynthos!" Raven screamed, sending a series of nearby trash cans at the monster. It turned from Star to her and roared in annoyance. Raven held out her hand again. "Azarath Metrian Zyn-"
She gasped as the thing closed it's large hand around her neck, chocking most sound immediantly. She tried desperately to speak, but no word came out. She gasped and sputtered for air as the monster's nails dug into her neck. "Raven!" Beast Boy cried out and Cyborg charged his gun, aiming at the monster's arm. With a burst of energy he released the blast and it hit it's target. The monter roared, but didn't drop Raven. He charged up for another bast.
Raven's eyes grew large as she continued to gasp for air. She felt the pain consume her, radiating from the sharp pains in her throat straight through to her toes. Beast Boy, now a bird, was flying frantically up to her, pecking at the thing's hand when he finnally reached the height. The monster's other hand flicked the bird off and Beast Boy was sent tumbling through the air, flapping frantically to regain altitude. The pain pulsed through Raven's body as her lips moved to take in air that would not come. She felt the tears rush up to her eyes... Fight the pain! Her mind screamed and she tried, but couldn't. The air wasn't coming and the world was begining to spin... Her eyes went black... and the monster screamed.
Black electricity jolted through the monster's limbs, causeing him to stumble back in pain. He still did not let go of Raven. Red cresents appeared on the monster's neck as did several other mysterious cuts caused by seemingly nothing. His skin split all down his arms and legs and the blood oozed down, coursing with black electricity. The monster screamed in utter agony. Still he did not release Raven. Beast Boy tried to fly to her, but was zapped out of his bird form by the energy. Desperately he grabbed at her, his hands closing around her ankles. The electricity flew across his body and he cringed against the pain it caused. He reached up for Raven's limp hand in time to see a cut open up along his arm. He screamed and the monster let go of Raven as it died.
Beast Boy hit the ground with a thud, Raven landing limply on top of him. He grimaced in pain. He could feel the warmth of his blood seep out of a cut on his face, his right arm, his left leg, and now his back as well. "To think..." he muttered out loud "I fight robots, monsters, the HIVE... and the time I get beaten up the worst is because of..." He trailed off as Raven stirred. "Raven! Are you okay?" He asked as Raven tried to sit up. She fell backwards back onto Beast Boy and he cringed again. "Urgh..." She muttered, staring up at the stars for a moment before attempting to sit once more. Beast Boy sat up behind her, supporting her back with an arm. She looked ahead at the dead monster who was still surrounding by it's own wet shining blood... She cringed slightly. "What happened?" She asked. The large cuts didn't look like they were from Cyborg or Starfire's energy attacks. They were also too wide to be from anything of Beast Boy's or Robin's...
"You don't remember, anything?" Beast Boy asked, cringed once again as Raven shifted her weight onto his injured leg. She leaned forward onto her knees, getting off of his leg. She adjusted herself to sit on the ground, sort of facing him. "You're bleeding." She noted aloud in her normal monotone voice and Beast Boy nodded. Should he tell her she did it? How would she react? Best left unsaid, for sure. "Yeah." He answered simply.
"So, what happened?" She asked again. He HAD to tell her now, right? He wouldn't leave her alone until he told her. I mean, she'd know if he lied, right? "Well..." he began nervously. "You kind of..." He nodded his head towards the monster. She looked at the monster silently before attempting to stand. She stumbled a bit, but was otherwise sucessful. "And your wounds?" She asked as Beast Boy stood as well, also stumbling due to his leg. "They'll heal." he said, avoiding the meaning of the question. Raven understood, though, and nodded silently, putting her hood back over her face. Cyborg came over to scan the both of them for any serious injuries. Surprizingly, Raven didn't suffer anything due to oxygen loss. He then scanned Beast Boy.
"Dude, sit back down, you don't need to be standing on that leg." He scolded and Beast Boy plopped down almost thankfuly. It hurt like hell. "We need to get those cuts wrapped up before you loose too much blood." Raven looked back at the monster, taking off her cloak as she did so. She looked down at her cape and used her powers to rip a strip off of the end and then another right after it... and another... and another...
"Will this help?" She asked, floating the pile of bandage-sized cloth strips to Cybrog. Cyborg knelt by Beast Boy and began to wrap the wounds. Raven looked back at the dead monster and Beast Boy watched her in worry. What was she thinking just then?
When they got back to the tower she went directly to her room. She hadn't said a word since the incident. Starfire had been set on the couch where she was stirring softly, assuring the Titans that she was just sleeping. Robin was sitting beside her on the couch and Cyborg ran one more scan. Assuring Robin that she was fine, Cyborg went over to Beast Boy, who was sitting at the counter just kind of staring into space.
"Hey, man, are you okay?" He asked, resting a hand on the green boy's shouler. "Yeah." Beast Boy said, taking a sip of his soda. "It'll heal." He assured Cyborg and he nodded, walking over to fridge to get his own soda. Beast Boy drained the last sip of carbonated goodness before standing shakily. His leg still hurt, in fact it hurt even more than it did before now that the adrenaline wore off, but he stood anyway. Figuring that maybe he should clean and re-dress his wounds, he went to go try and take a shower.
The water stung as it hit the open wounds and he watched the reddened water swirl down the drain. He couldn't stop thinking about Raven. Was she okay, I mean, after loosing control and all? Would he have to go back into her head again and pry her out of the hands of some other mosnter now? He kinda hoped not, though he would. "She should be all right. She's a strong girl, she can handle it." He told himself as he twisted the shower off and reached out for a towel. He managed to wrap his arm and bandage his face just fine, but when he bent over to wrap his leg a pain shot up his back reminding him of that injury as well. He pulled on his ripped pants and stubled out to the living room. "Yo, Cy, a little help here?" He said comicly with a grin and Cyborg nodded, helping him bandage his back and leg.
Starfire had already woken up and she and Robin were talking on the couch. Beast Boy watched them in the reflection of the TV as he drank another soda. He sighed out of boredom. "Man, all this junk is soooooo depressing!" He said, resting his head on the counter. "It's like someone died or something."
"Wanna play a video game?" Cyborg asked with a shrug. Beast Boy watched Starfire lean in as Robin wrapped an arm around her. "Yeah, I do, but..."
"The lovebirds?" Cyborg asked and Beast Boy nodded, sipping his soda.
"Go get a room!" Cyborg yelled and Starfire squeaked in surprise. Robin choked on air in embarrasment. "The TV," Cyborg announced to Beast Boy, "Is now ours."
After hours of video gaming, Raven still hadn't left her room. It was getting late, so maybe she was just asleep? After convincing himself of this, and being beaten Cyborg for the 5th time much, to his dismay, Beast Boy and the others all decided to retire.
Beast Boy tossed and turned on his bed. His back hurt him too much to lay on it, and his arm wouldn't let him sleep on his right side, where as his leg prevented him from sleeping on the left. Annoyed, he finnaly turned himself into a dog, stretching himself out onto his belly. After several more annoying moments of unrest, he heaved himslef out of the bed and changed back into his human form. He stumbled out of his room and made his way to the kitchen. When he flipped on the light, he was surprised to find someone already sitting there.
The smell of herbal tea floated over to him as he looked to see Raven sitting at the counter, sipping from her tea cup. She didn't look up. Beast Boy got himself a soda and sat next to her. "Why can't you get a soda like every other teen in the world?" He asked her, looking at the tea in her glass. "Because, green tea is an antitoxidant, cleansing the body of all harmful chemicals. The green tea also contains flouride, promoting healthy teeth and favorable breath. Not to mention that the chamomile and mint promote relaxation of both the body and the mind. Soda just creates air bubbles and a caffine or sugar induced rush." She took another sip of tea and still did not look up. Beast Boy shrugged and opened his soda, taking a sip.
"So... what are you doing up this late?" Beast Boy asked.
"I should ask you the same."
"Nuh-uh, I asked you first."
"I was meditating and everything got quiet. I thought I'd take a nice relaxing break in pure silence."
"Uh... is that a hint?"
Raven took another sip of her tea, still not looking up at Beast Boy. "Yes." She said simply and Beast Boy made pretend he got slapped, though it didn't matter since she wasn't watching. "Ouch, that was harsh." He said, sipping his soda. "And yet you remain." Raven pointed out, sipping her tea.
"I was worried about you today, you know? You just kinda walked off without a word. I tried to imagine what you were thinking, but that's not easy, even for someone who's been in your mind."
"Good. I'd hate to know that you of all people could tell what I was thinking." Raven said, sipping her tea again.
"But it worried me. Are you all right, now?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I never was -not- fine."
Beast Boy sipped his soda. "Oh, okay."
Everything grew silent. Raven finished her tea and stared at the stray leaves in the bottom. Beast Boy leaned over her shoulder and joined in looking at them. "Can you read them?" He asked and Raven shrugged. "Sometimes a little bit." She continued to look at the bottom of the cup. "Can you read them now?" He asked and Raven shook her head, but continued to stare. "I think you can." Beast Boy said. "No I can't." Raven said, still not looking up. "Tell me what it says." Raven sighed.
"Struggle, change, and emotional distress. Tell me something I don't know." She stood up to put her glass into the sink. "Not very good, huh?" Beast Boy asked, looking at his soda without drinking it this time. "No, it's pretty much what I get every time. Nothing new." She rinsed her cup out and set it in the sink with a sigh. She still hadn't looked at Beast Boy. "I think I'll go to bed now." She announced as she began to walk off. "Hey, wait!" Beast Boy said, standing and snagging her shoulder with the hand of his bandaged arm. She stopped and lifted her hand up to his, resting her fingers on the bandage and turning to him for the first time that night.
"I'm sorry." She whispered, running her fingers lightly over he bandage a moment before drawing her hand back. She touched the bandage on his cheek just as lightly. "It's all right, it'll heal." He said as he lifted his hand to touch hers. She pulled her hand back quickly. "But I don't even remember doing it." She said softly, though it was loud enough in the silence. "I know, exactly why I don't blame you." She shook her head. "It's exactly why I must meditate more. It WAS my fault, my fault for loosing control. That's the 3rd time now! First I lost control of anger ((Nevermore)), then fear((Fear Itself)), and now pain. I have to take more responsibility over my emotions."
"Did you ever think that maybe they explode because you let them build? You know, like some weird volcano... BOOM!" Beast Boy made this comical display of a volcano with his arms. Raven was silent. "Ha! You never though about that, did ya? I said something smart, admit it!" Raven shook her head. "And what do you suggest I do? Express them and break everything in the house?"
"Well, no, but express them just a little, not so much that you're breaking things, but not blocking them. Now admit it, I AM smart!" Raven shook her head again.
"You don't understand."
"You're afraid to admit I'm right is all."
"Shut up, you really don't understand. I'm going to bed now."
She turned back around and began to walk out. Beast Boy plopped back down into his seat. "Aw man! That means I'll have no one to talk to!" He whined and Raven shrugged. "Try going to sleep." Beast Boy stuck his tongue out at her turned back and sipped his soda again. It was begining to go flat. He sighed. What now?
((Okay, what do you think? Don't review yet! Read the other chapters FIRST because it IS a finished fic! Yay!))