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Chapter 2 Raven's child
"Azerath Metrione Zinthose, Azerath Metrione Zinthose, Azerath Metrione Zinthose" The sun was starting to rise, and Raven had just finished her meditation. When she opened her eyes, her meditation partner was no where to be seen. She let her feet fall to the floor and proceeded to search the tower. She finished searching the upper structure of the tower without a trace of Asura. She went down the crop of the building. As she went down, she started to hear a sort of watery sloshing sound. This curious sound drove Raven closer to it; she followed the sound all the way down to the entrance of the building. There was Asura finally, mopping up the dirt and mud tracked in by the other titans when they came in earlier yesterday. "Good morning Raven" said Asura. After meditating for an entire night with her his fear of her had pretty much diminished completely. "What are you doing, Asura?" she asked in a tired but curious voice.
"I'm doing my job, just as Mr. Wayne said I was supposed to do"
"Is that all you are here for? Just a house maid?"
"No way, I'm here to be your companion as well" answered Asura. Raven looked down at the watery floor, seeing her reflection in the water. The bags around her eyes from meditating all night were very prominent. She put up her hood so that Asura wouldn't notice as his mopping brought him closer to her.
"By the way, Raven, that egg I gave you, has it hatched yet?"
"No, not yet, will it hatch soon?"
"Its was supposed to hatch last night, go check on it" Raven then turned back toward the stairwell; she looked back at Asura for a second, and then proceeded up the stairs. She headed toward her room, entered the door and closed and locked it behind her. She looked into the incubator with the egg inside that Asura gave her.
At first look, the egg seemed motionless, but when looking closer she saw that it was twitching, and there were small cracks in it. Raven's eyes widened and she felt her heart flutter at the life that was beginning in front of her eyes. It wasn't until later she noticed that that emotion burst the glass of the incubator. She was intensely watching the egg, until she heard a knock at her door. "Ms. Raven is it hatching?" it was Asura. She approached the door and opened it slightly. "Yes, it's hatching"
"This may be too much to ask, but can I come in? I'll teach you how to take care of the chick." Raven looked down, and then looked back at the shaking egg. After about a minute of nervous contemplation, she grabbed Asura by the collar of his shirt and jerked him inside, then closed and locked the door behind him. "Don't tell anyone that I've let you in here, and don't touch anything except the egg and incubator" She insisted.
"Well, what's left of the incubator anyway" noted Asura. He walked toward the incubator on the glass covered floor barefoot. The glass cut into his feet as he walked, but Asura showed no reaction to the pain. "Come here Raven" he said
Raven floated towards the incubator and landed on a patch of floor without glass covering it. "Stand in front of the egg, the chick needs to see you as its mother so that it will accept food from you" said Asura. Raven's heart fluttered again at the thought of being a mother, causing the room to shake a little. The egg then started to flake away with the chick's beak poking out of a small hole. Then Raven got the idea of helping it out of its shell, she thought if she broke the egg with her powers, it would be free of the eggshell prison. "Azerath, Metrione, Zin-"
"No! Don't!" Asura grabbed Raven's arms and stopped her chanting.
"Why?"
"Every animal has to go through a physical journey at their birth; interrupting or stopping their journey could kill the animal. Only help it out if you see the chick stop moving" He said as he loosened his grip on the cold arms of Raven. She then lowered her arms, and the black aura on her hands disappeared. The chick was definitely in no need of Raven's help, it was cracking open the shell very fast. Soon, a boney wing popped out, then a tiny talon. Soon the chick was completely free of the shell, and was resting in the small cradle of the incubator.
"Why has its eyes not opened yet?" asked Raven
"Probably because the incubator light is bugging it" answered Asura. He then switched off the light of the incubator, and the sunlight from Raven's window filled the room. The bluish-black chick slowly opened its eyes, and met Raven's eyes first. It started to make cute peeping sounds and extended its featherless wings toward her. Raven almost jumped up in glee. The sight of the cute chick made her emotions go wild for a split second, causing the whole tower to shake. A few minutes later, when the chick was completely dry from the egg yolk, Asura approached Raven and handed her a small eyedropper filled with a greenish-yellow liquid.
"What's this stuff?" asked Raven
"The chick's food." answered Asura. Raven looked at the contents of the dropper in disgust.
"Feeding the chick is pretty simple." Asura then gently took Raven's hand into his hands, and positioned the dropped to feed the chick. Asura's hands were warm, much warmer than her hands. "Raven...Raven, you paying attention?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah"
"Good, now this may look harmful to the chick, but rest assured, that it is fine" Asura then slowly pushed Raven's hands down, so that the dropped slipped down the throat of the tiny chick. "Now very gently squeeze on the dropper" said Asura. Raven then squeezed the dropper very gently, and the chick started to bob his head as the food entered its mouth until the dropper was empty. Asura then pulled back on Raven's hands and placed the dropped next to the incubator. "And that's all there is to it, do that four times a day, and it will be fine." said Asura.
Raven looked into Asura's eyes, and was almost entranced by the emerald glow. She then looked down at the broken glass on the floor. "Azerath Metrione Zinthose" each piece of glass was surrounded by Raven's black aura. Then they reassembled onto the incubator. Asura removed the incubator lamp and placed it away from the enclosure. "Ravens are considered one of the most intelligent birds, so be sure to give it lots of attention" noted Asura as he started to leave Raven's room. "Asura...wait" said Raven, Asura stopped and turned around. Raven went into her closet and pulled out a black armband and gave it to him. It had the same jewel in the center that Raven had on her forehead. "I like it Raven, reminds me a lot of you." Said Asura. She then put her hand on Asura's cheek. "Thanks" she said.
"No problem Raven." He said as he left. Raven then closed her door.
Chapter 2 Raven's child
"Azerath Metrione Zinthose, Azerath Metrione Zinthose, Azerath Metrione Zinthose" The sun was starting to rise, and Raven had just finished her meditation. When she opened her eyes, her meditation partner was no where to be seen. She let her feet fall to the floor and proceeded to search the tower. She finished searching the upper structure of the tower without a trace of Asura. She went down the crop of the building. As she went down, she started to hear a sort of watery sloshing sound. This curious sound drove Raven closer to it; she followed the sound all the way down to the entrance of the building. There was Asura finally, mopping up the dirt and mud tracked in by the other titans when they came in earlier yesterday. "Good morning Raven" said Asura. After meditating for an entire night with her his fear of her had pretty much diminished completely. "What are you doing, Asura?" she asked in a tired but curious voice.
"I'm doing my job, just as Mr. Wayne said I was supposed to do"
"Is that all you are here for? Just a house maid?"
"No way, I'm here to be your companion as well" answered Asura. Raven looked down at the watery floor, seeing her reflection in the water. The bags around her eyes from meditating all night were very prominent. She put up her hood so that Asura wouldn't notice as his mopping brought him closer to her.
"By the way, Raven, that egg I gave you, has it hatched yet?"
"No, not yet, will it hatch soon?"
"Its was supposed to hatch last night, go check on it" Raven then turned back toward the stairwell; she looked back at Asura for a second, and then proceeded up the stairs. She headed toward her room, entered the door and closed and locked it behind her. She looked into the incubator with the egg inside that Asura gave her.
At first look, the egg seemed motionless, but when looking closer she saw that it was twitching, and there were small cracks in it. Raven's eyes widened and she felt her heart flutter at the life that was beginning in front of her eyes. It wasn't until later she noticed that that emotion burst the glass of the incubator. She was intensely watching the egg, until she heard a knock at her door. "Ms. Raven is it hatching?" it was Asura. She approached the door and opened it slightly. "Yes, it's hatching"
"This may be too much to ask, but can I come in? I'll teach you how to take care of the chick." Raven looked down, and then looked back at the shaking egg. After about a minute of nervous contemplation, she grabbed Asura by the collar of his shirt and jerked him inside, then closed and locked the door behind him. "Don't tell anyone that I've let you in here, and don't touch anything except the egg and incubator" She insisted.
"Well, what's left of the incubator anyway" noted Asura. He walked toward the incubator on the glass covered floor barefoot. The glass cut into his feet as he walked, but Asura showed no reaction to the pain. "Come here Raven" he said
Raven floated towards the incubator and landed on a patch of floor without glass covering it. "Stand in front of the egg, the chick needs to see you as its mother so that it will accept food from you" said Asura. Raven's heart fluttered again at the thought of being a mother, causing the room to shake a little. The egg then started to flake away with the chick's beak poking out of a small hole. Then Raven got the idea of helping it out of its shell, she thought if she broke the egg with her powers, it would be free of the eggshell prison. "Azerath, Metrione, Zin-"
"No! Don't!" Asura grabbed Raven's arms and stopped her chanting.
"Why?"
"Every animal has to go through a physical journey at their birth; interrupting or stopping their journey could kill the animal. Only help it out if you see the chick stop moving" He said as he loosened his grip on the cold arms of Raven. She then lowered her arms, and the black aura on her hands disappeared. The chick was definitely in no need of Raven's help, it was cracking open the shell very fast. Soon, a boney wing popped out, then a tiny talon. Soon the chick was completely free of the shell, and was resting in the small cradle of the incubator.
"Why has its eyes not opened yet?" asked Raven
"Probably because the incubator light is bugging it" answered Asura. He then switched off the light of the incubator, and the sunlight from Raven's window filled the room. The bluish-black chick slowly opened its eyes, and met Raven's eyes first. It started to make cute peeping sounds and extended its featherless wings toward her. Raven almost jumped up in glee. The sight of the cute chick made her emotions go wild for a split second, causing the whole tower to shake. A few minutes later, when the chick was completely dry from the egg yolk, Asura approached Raven and handed her a small eyedropper filled with a greenish-yellow liquid.
"What's this stuff?" asked Raven
"The chick's food." answered Asura. Raven looked at the contents of the dropper in disgust.
"Feeding the chick is pretty simple." Asura then gently took Raven's hand into his hands, and positioned the dropped to feed the chick. Asura's hands were warm, much warmer than her hands. "Raven...Raven, you paying attention?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah"
"Good, now this may look harmful to the chick, but rest assured, that it is fine" Asura then slowly pushed Raven's hands down, so that the dropped slipped down the throat of the tiny chick. "Now very gently squeeze on the dropper" said Asura. Raven then squeezed the dropper very gently, and the chick started to bob his head as the food entered its mouth until the dropper was empty. Asura then pulled back on Raven's hands and placed the dropped next to the incubator. "And that's all there is to it, do that four times a day, and it will be fine." said Asura.
Raven looked into Asura's eyes, and was almost entranced by the emerald glow. She then looked down at the broken glass on the floor. "Azerath Metrione Zinthose" each piece of glass was surrounded by Raven's black aura. Then they reassembled onto the incubator. Asura removed the incubator lamp and placed it away from the enclosure. "Ravens are considered one of the most intelligent birds, so be sure to give it lots of attention" noted Asura as he started to leave Raven's room. "Asura...wait" said Raven, Asura stopped and turned around. Raven went into her closet and pulled out a black armband and gave it to him. It had the same jewel in the center that Raven had on her forehead. "I like it Raven, reminds me a lot of you." Said Asura. She then put her hand on Asura's cheek. "Thanks" she said.
"No problem Raven." He said as he left. Raven then closed her door.