Dream Raper

The pain was almost unbearable, but she managed to make her way to the door. She had a noticeable limp, but since it was midnight no one would be awake, and she could slip quietly into her room without being spotted. That would be her plan, for now.

She took a deep breath and opened the door, stepping inside, where she knew she would be safe. She heaved a sigh, and pressed her backside against the kitchen entrance. She didn't have any strength left, nor did she want any. All she wanted to do was become locked away in her room, away from everyone and everything. She couldn't bare to live like this. Her body slid down to the floor, where she sat and sobbed quietly.

"Need…soy…milk…"

Beast boy began walking sleepily out of his room, and descended the staircase. He scratched his backside as he made his way to the kitchen. Flipping on the nearest switch, the lights came on, and he drowsily approached the fridge. He opened it and began chugging his milk, dripping half of it down his bare chest. The changeling didn't seem to care though, he was in a trance-like state.

Just as he was returning the carton to its self, he heard a rustling sound. Instantly, his pointed ears twitched, and he whirled around. His cat reflexes kicked in, and he began searching the room for the cause of the noise. Even with his keen eyes, he couldn't spot anything. He shrugged, and closed the fridge door.

Raven sat tucked away in the closet, listening to the boy on the outside. She didn't know why she hid, or why she was so afraid of someone she knew so well, but she was. Her heart was pounding heavily against her chest, as she listening to the footsteps that were approaching her. She closed her eyes tightly as a light poured in through the newly opened area of the closet.

"Rae?..." Beast boy stared down at her, completely baffled. "Dude, why're you in the closet?"

Raven simply shrunk back further into the small closet, not looking him in the eye. She curled up in a ball, her knees up to her chin.

Beast boy raised a brow. "Are you…alright?"

Raven turned her head, still not answering the shape shifter.

"Rae, you're scaring me, what's wrong?"

"Nothing," Raven replied at last, standing shakily. "Just…leave me alone." With this, she stumbled out of the closet. She began to limp to the doorway, but Beast boy quickly blocked her off.

"Tell me what's up."

"I…I just wanna go to bed…"

Beast boy sighed in defeat, dropping his arms to his sides. "Alright…"

At that, Raven began walking as quickly as she could to the stairs, dragging her leg behind her. She didn't even look back, she didn't even feel badly that she had left her friend confused and upset, she didn't care about anything.

Beast boy watched after her, his face more serious than usual. 'I wonder what's up with her…' He sighed, and inhaled sharply, smelling something strange. His view was turned to the ground, where he noticed a shining trail of red. Blood…

Raven was curled up onto her bed, trying to hide the pain that was throbbing in her lower abdomen. She wanted to cry out loud, sobbing uncontrollably, but she knew that she couldn't. She couldn't bear to wake up with blood-shot eyes and show the embarassment of it all. If they knew she had been crying, they'd ask even MORE questions.

Forget Beast Boy! Cyborg and Starfire and Robin would ask, saying it was for the safety of the team for them all to know.

Shaking her head, she burrowed under the covers, trying to hide from herself. But she knew that nothing could ever hide who she was inside. And she didn't WANT to admit who she was inside.

A small, frightened little girl.

The next day, Starfire traveled down the hallway, heading towards Raven's room. "Friend Raven?" she called, leaning against the door marked with her friend's name. "Are you 'all right'? For it is past the noon, and you are still inside of your room of bed..."

Raven stirred inside of her bed, rubbing her temples. "Huh?" she asked, pulling herself into a sitting position. To her horror, she realized that she had bled inside of her bed, leaving large blotches of dark red blood. "Oh no..." she murmured. How could she let someone else wash her sheets, when they would be so totally suspicious?

"Friend Raven?" Starfire repeated.

Raven then stood up, opening the bedroom door while rubbing the back of her neck. "Yeah Star?" she asked, trying to cover her legs with her cloak.

Starfire beamed. "Friend! You have awakened! Come!" She yanked Raven by the arm, as her friend cried out. "You must join in with the breakfast!"

"I-I'm not hungry..." Raven shook her head, looking at her. "I'll just go back to my-" After trying to unlatch her arm futilely, Starfire yanked the dark titan into the main room.

"Friends! Our other friend, Raven, has awakened!" the alien chirped.

The 3 males looked up at Raven, who looked more fragile than a china doll, her alabaster skin was tear-stained. She stood completely still, trying to not make eye contact with any of them. Beast boy noticed this, and became more worried than he already was. He rose from his chair.

"Rave-"

"I've gotta go." Raven turned on her heels and rushed back out of the room, bolting toward the stairs.

The others stood in complete confusion, blinking and watching after, as Beast boy took off to see what was up. The changeling ran up the stairs, faster than he ever did before. He'd had enough, if something was wrong with the one he cared most about, he'd have to find out no matter what it took! He raced down the hallway and opened Raven's door. "Raven, I don't care what you say, you're going to tell me exactly what's up!"

Raven was huddled in a ball on her bed, which had been stripped of its covers. Her knees were tucked up to her chin, so that she could rest her jaw on them. Her eyes locked on Beast boy, but she didn't seem to be listening.

Beast boy walked over to her, but tripped over a stray sheet on the floor. He fell over, earning a look from Raven. As he went to pull the sheet off of him, he noticed the blood that it was saturated in. "Raven-this-wha-you?..."

Raven began crying silently, and looked away. "I don't want to talk about it. Get out."

"Do you have your period? Is that it?"

"Get out."

"Listen, I know you get testy this time of month, but it's nothing to lock yourself in your room about."

"GET OUT!" She had screamed at him, standing to her feet. Her four red eyes glared down at him from ontop of the bed, but they soon vanished, and she fell back down, half conscious.

Beast boy quickly jumped foward and caught her. "Raven!" Something sticky was rubbing up against his leg, so he looked down. Raven's legs were covered in red, sticky, blood. The changeling quickly began searching for a cut of some kind, but his hand was caught by Raven's.

She simply shook her head. "I'm not cut..."

Beast boy gave a confused look. "Raven, why are you bleeding?"

Raven stared up at him, eyes filling with tears again. Should she tell him? Could she even bear to recite the events of that night?

"Did someone hurt you?" Beast boy gripped her shoulders, more roughly than he had intended. "Raven, TELL ME!"

Raven shook at his rage. She had never seen him this angry or worried. She had to tell him, she couldn't hide it any longer. "I was...raped..."

Author's Corner-

Well, that was a lovely chapter, don't you agree, Mary-chan? -gets no responce and looks around- oh, that's right, I finished this alone, LOL!

anyway, Colie-chan here reporting from the end of our first chapter! This was an RP we started one time, and we both loved it's drama so much that we decided to turn it into a fic! aren't you lucky u got to ready it!

The next chapter will be up shortly, that is, if you all comment! We won't post till we get lotza comments! MWAHAHAA!

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