Raven's Shadow
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As the sun started to rise and daylight was entering the other Titans' rooms, Raven's room was still dark and completely horrifying.
Tons of books that were in order, skulls, scrolls, and crow replicas were sitting on her large shelf. Her dark navy blue curtains were still closed shut. Her bed was a total mess with her pillow near her feet and her blanket was probably kicked and is now on the floor. And Raven . . .
Raven's thoughts were scattered. Her temperature wasn't normal. Her skin was burning. And she was feeling something that she has never felt before.
She was out of control.
Her powers couldn't be controlled by her anymore.
She was just like Terra now. A girl whom she has always hated because she had hurt her friend's feelings. The girl whom she thought was her friend too.
Her mind was crossing memory lane once more. But that immediately ended as she heard a loud bang across her room.
BANG!
She sat up straight and was now breathing hard. She felt like she ran out of breath for a moment and needed to inhale lots of air so she would live once again.
She placed her right hand on her forehead to check her temperature. She knew she was feeling hot. It wasn't normal for her.
As she was about to close her eyes and try to meditate, knocks and shouting were heard from outside her door.
She tried her best to use her soul to see who were those people outside. It might be her friends but, it wouldn't hurt to worry just a bit.
As her soul was looking through her door, she could instantly recognize who those people were.
There was Robin, knocking and looking worried. Starfire was also there, thinking out loud on what might happen to 'friend' Raven. Cyborg was trying to look through his system for signs of threats inside her room. While Beastboy was turning into a green worm and trying his best to enter her room to check if she was okay or not.
But whatever they do, they cannot enter since Raven had accidentally placed a barrier in her sleep.
Raven was hesitating whether to open her door or not. She was there, looking like a complete wreck. But on the back of her mind, something was telling her to show her friends that she wasn't fine. She wanted to tell them that it was only a nightmare and her body was weak and her temperature was hot. She wanted to tell them everything.
But would they understand? Raven thought while walking back and forth.
Abruptly, she didn't realize that she was now in front of her door. She finally opened it and saw her friends worried faces.
"Raven, are you alright? We heard something loud coming from here." Robin asked while scratching his head.
"Yes, friend Raven. We thought you were under the attack by the evil villains." Starfire added while twirling her fingers to show her nervousness.
"Yeah. Sorry for bothering you but, you alright?" Cyborg asked in the most casual way possible as he tried closing his program to find any threats inside Raven's room or the T tower.
Raven's head was moving from one person to another as they spoke. Right now, her head turned to face Beastboy, still confused about what was happening.
"Raven, I know you might be angry but --" He straightaway didn't finish his sentence as he proceeded to say another one that is much less worrysome. "WOAH! Is that a red spot on your room? Coz, I think I can see something! Did Slade attack you? Your weird father Trigon? Or maybe . . . Larry?"
" STOP IT. " Raven said as she got her cape and used it to block Beastboy from getting in. And everyone knew it was a signal that no one was allowed to go to her room.
"I'm fine." Raven replied to their fear-indluged faces. Then she breathed for a second and added, "First off, I'm not attacked. If I were to be bombarded, I surely can handle it on my own. Second, Slade won't return, Trigon's dead, and Larry isn't even evil. Third, that spot is just for something not related to you guys. I thank you for your time but really, you guys are worrying for nothing." Raven said while turning her back against them to go back to her room.
But when she looked back, her friends were still there, standing.
"What? Didn't I tell you I was fine?" She said while her eyebrows were forming a crease on her forehead.
Beastboy took a step forward and gestured things with his hands. "It's just that you said you were fine so that means you were fine before but not anymore. Raven, we're your friends. We're here to help you, not hurt you."
Raven was shocked at what her young green friend said. Beastboy was smart, but in a different way. He wasn't usually observant when it comes to these important matters.
Did I cast a spell on him? Raven asked herself as she removed her hood to reveal her terrified face.
As she carefully pulled back her hood, she knew that her friends could see glimpses of her petrified face. She expected them to be shocked and say disturbing words that might hurt her but instead, it went the other way around.
They acted as if it was normal. They reacted the way how true friends should.
"Raven, I'm half robot but I am still half human. I can still sense your emotions somehow. You look terrified.What are you afraid of?" Cyborg asked with a soothing, calming voice.
But all they can hear was the heavy breathing of Raven, hesitating on whether to answer or not.
After a few more seconds of silence passed by, Beastboy made a move and tried walking into her room.
However, the moment Beastboy stepped on the dark colored carpet, he got electrified.
And suddenly, a shadow with a female voice spoke behind Raven, answering Cyborg's question.
" ME! "
Hello everyone! It's the first chapter of my story! How did you like it so far? If you also want to see this on wattpad then, not to worry! This fanfic would also be posted there next year? But anyways, thanks a lot for reading this! Have a good day/night!
-Your author :)
