Afterglow
Ch. 1: Fallen
Author's Note: First Teen Titans fic. RavenXCyborg, really fluffy. Title of the story and titles of the chapters are from Sarah McLachlan's cd, "Afterglow".
Disclaimer: Teen Titans doesn't belong to me.
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"We all begin with good intent
When love was raw and young
We believe that we can change ourselves
The past can be undone
But we carry on our back the burdens time always reveals
In the lonely light of morning
In the wound that would not heal
It's the bitter taste of losing everything I've held so dear"
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Raven sat up in bed with a gasp, clutching the dark sheets to her chest. She stared into the darkness, fighting to calm her breathing. She finally succeeded and sighed, rubbing her aching forehead. "Stupid dreams," She muttered, swinging her legs over the side of her bed and standing. "Maybe one of the emotions know what's going on," She started toward her dest, where her dark mirror glinted in the moonlight. She reached out to touch it, but dark light exploded from the mirror, shattering the glass. Raven threw her arms over her eyes to protect herself from the flying shards, but at the same time pain exploded through her head. She screamed in agony as her powers, her soul, her mind, HERSELF, was yanked out of her body, leaving it to collapse, limp, blind, and bleeding, to the floor.
Cyborg awoke with a start, a female scream still reverberating in his ears. "Raven," He whispered breathlessly, already heading to the door before he realized it. By the time he actually knew what he was doing, he was outside Raven's door. He knocked quietly. "Rae?" No answer. "Raven? You awake?" He opened the door. "Sorry to wake you, but...I..." He trailed off. In the light from the hallway, he could see Raven's lithe form sprawled on the floor. Her black leotard and alabastar skin were covered in dark cuts, and there were shards of silver glass all around her. But it wasn't the wounds that Cyborg was staring, horrified, at. It was her face. Her normally violet eyes were now black and staring blankly at him, unblinking. "Raven!" He rushed to her side. "Raven, please don't be dead," He whispered as his fingers scrambled for a pulse. He didn't breathe until he felt it, nice and strong. He sighed in relief. "Thank God," He smoothed her dark hair back from her flawless face, then gently closed her eyes. "What happened to you, Rae?" He asked her still body softly, running his fingers through her silky ebony tresses.
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Author's Note: Okay, first of all, to RavenXBeast Boy fans, no flames, please. I warned you, didn't I? All you others, please review. I love compliments!
Ch. 1: Fallen
Author's Note: First Teen Titans fic. RavenXCyborg, really fluffy. Title of the story and titles of the chapters are from Sarah McLachlan's cd, "Afterglow".
Disclaimer: Teen Titans doesn't belong to me.
***
"We all begin with good intent
When love was raw and young
We believe that we can change ourselves
The past can be undone
But we carry on our back the burdens time always reveals
In the lonely light of morning
In the wound that would not heal
It's the bitter taste of losing everything I've held so dear"
***
Raven sat up in bed with a gasp, clutching the dark sheets to her chest. She stared into the darkness, fighting to calm her breathing. She finally succeeded and sighed, rubbing her aching forehead. "Stupid dreams," She muttered, swinging her legs over the side of her bed and standing. "Maybe one of the emotions know what's going on," She started toward her dest, where her dark mirror glinted in the moonlight. She reached out to touch it, but dark light exploded from the mirror, shattering the glass. Raven threw her arms over her eyes to protect herself from the flying shards, but at the same time pain exploded through her head. She screamed in agony as her powers, her soul, her mind, HERSELF, was yanked out of her body, leaving it to collapse, limp, blind, and bleeding, to the floor.
Cyborg awoke with a start, a female scream still reverberating in his ears. "Raven," He whispered breathlessly, already heading to the door before he realized it. By the time he actually knew what he was doing, he was outside Raven's door. He knocked quietly. "Rae?" No answer. "Raven? You awake?" He opened the door. "Sorry to wake you, but...I..." He trailed off. In the light from the hallway, he could see Raven's lithe form sprawled on the floor. Her black leotard and alabastar skin were covered in dark cuts, and there were shards of silver glass all around her. But it wasn't the wounds that Cyborg was staring, horrified, at. It was her face. Her normally violet eyes were now black and staring blankly at him, unblinking. "Raven!" He rushed to her side. "Raven, please don't be dead," He whispered as his fingers scrambled for a pulse. He didn't breathe until he felt it, nice and strong. He sighed in relief. "Thank God," He smoothed her dark hair back from her flawless face, then gently closed her eyes. "What happened to you, Rae?" He asked her still body softly, running his fingers through her silky ebony tresses.
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Author's Note: Okay, first of all, to RavenXBeast Boy fans, no flames, please. I warned you, didn't I? All you others, please review. I love compliments!