Raven: The Nest
by Marvel Man (Alpha Man)
Chapter 1
Cold.
Shivers.
Raven awoke to the feeling of immense cold. It was snowing outside. Raven's breath could be seen, like a puff of cloud emitting from her mouth. The puff afterward faded away. Then another one followed.
Is anyone else awake? She thought. I really need to start wearing pants.
Her hands were sweating, yet still cold. Somehow, Raven was always cold.
Raven decided to go into the living room. It was pitch black. Everyone in Titans' Tower was asleep. Raven looked outside at the snowflakes falling like tiny pieces of dandeloins that you blow and make a wish with. The snowflakes danced in the wind. They made motions of circles and figure eights. Raven was calm now, but her breath could still be seen. She was still cold.
Raven felt tired, and she thought she should mediate. Perhaps it would convince her body to go back to bed.
Sound mind, sound body. Azarath Metrion Zinthos.
Azarath Metrion Zinthos. Azarath Metrion Zinthos. Azarath Metrion Zinthos...
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Morning soon came.
"Raven? What are you doing up?"
Raven yawned. "I was mediating, Cyborg... I must have fallen asleep."
"You look like you could use the rest. How 'bout some waffles?"
"Thanks. But I'm not hungry."
"You need to eat something! You're so dang skinny!"
Raven didn't smile.
"Oh glorious! Some of my friends have already awakened!"
"Hey, Star." Cyborg said
"Starfire, aren't you cold?"
"What?"
"Cold. Y'know... uh... can describe it." Raven hesitated
"Do you mean the body's reaction to a low temperature?"
"Sure."
"On my planet, we do not feel such... or if we do, it is to much lower temperatures than this."
"Beast Boy has arrived!" Beast Boy exclaimed as he practiced his air guitar.
Raven's head suddenly hurt terribly. She clenched it with both hands, screaming and moaning in pain. Everyone was startled.
After a few solid seconds of silence, Cyborg asked, "Raven, are you okay?"
"It's nothing... I just need to be alone... tell Robin I went out."
"Oh-kay!" Beast Boy chuckled
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Raven was outside now. Small, tiny snowflakes landed on her. She outstreched her hand, and let the snowflakes fall on it. They soon disappeared after landing.
Raven felt better. In the sun now, she was not quite so cold. But the snow did not make it easier.
She used her powers of levitation to fly around the city. It was quite soothing. She noticed that the water had completely froze.
Raven landed where a once green park had turned white... with some yellow spots here and there.
She noticed that small footprints had been left in the snow. These footprints where not one foot in front of the other. They were made in pairs. Some animal had been hopping through the snow, and leaving its thumb-size footprints. Raven guessed it was probably a squirrel. The footprints led to a tree, with a hole in it. Raven saw two little eyes in the darkness. Raven called to it, very gently, like a mother.
"C'mon, I won't hurt you."
The squirrel stuck its head out, hesitatingly. When it saw Raven's smile, kind eyes, it decided to come out. The squirrel pranced up to Raven, who lowered her hand.
When it had jumped onto her hand, Raven immediately knew it was a boy.
"So... did you miss the bus? Or are you still looking for a place to spend the winter?"
The squirrel rubbed its eyes, and then shivered.
"Yeah, I'm cold too."
Raven and the squirrel were startled by the loud sounding alarm on Raven's cloak. The squirrel scurried away in fear.
"Sorry! I didn't mean to..."
Raven sighed. She opened up her communicator.
It was Robin.
A/N: This story was written a very long time ago. For old times' sake, I'm posting it here. ENJOY!