AN: Thanks for the comments, new chapter up.

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�"Out, damn'd spot! out, I say!—One; two: why, then
'tis time to do't.—Hell is murky.—Fie, my lord, fie, a soldier, and
afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our
pow'r to accompt?—Yet who would have thought the old man to
have had so much blood in him?"

- William Shakespeare

Chapter 2 – Realisations

Beast Boy ran. His cheetah legs flying beneath him as fast as his heart was pounding. In the corner of his eye he saw his fellow teammates rushing down the street, but none could match Beast Boy's speed. His mind was racing, if Raven was… No, he shook the thought out of his head, she was the strongest of all of them, she couldn't fall to some white masked idiot telepath could she? It was his fault, he had distracted her by annoying her before. Would the last thing that occurred between them be a fight? Beast Boy quickened his pace, not giving a backward glance to his companions who were struggling to keep within sight of him. Smoke wafted all around him, masking the soft scent of Raven. He had reached her, but was it already too late?

Her body lay crumpled on the ground, several feet away from the unmoving villain. Beast Boy quickly morphed back into human form, and rushed over to Raven. His heart pumping rapidly, as fear of what he would find, overtook him.

"Raven…?" Beast Boy murmured, as he drew close to the blue-cloaked body. It moved slightly, revealing its face. She looked fine to him, but you never referred to physical injuries when talking about Raven.

"Beast Boy… what…?" said Raven, as slowly her face tensed as she realised what had occurred. The other Titans were silhouettes in the smoke, barely defined, but clearly visible. Raven's face hardened as she caught sight of the rest of her friends, and she promptly melted through the ground, leaving nothing but a closing whirlpool of blackness.

"Raven!" Beast Boy exclaimed, shocked by her sudden departure.

"Where's Raven?" cried Robin, as he appeared out of the mist, the other two Titans standing on either side of him.

"She teleported out of here" replied Beast Boy cautiously, knowing that Robin would be frustrated she didn't stick around for one of his lectures. Robin's face did indeed darken.

"And the Telepath?" asked Robin. Beast Boy glanced over to his left, where a white figure lay, still as stone.

"Well at least Raven managed to beat him" muttered Robin.

"Then we are victorious?" questioned Starfire. Beast Boy's brow furrowed, weren't any of the others worried about Raven? Was he the only one who cared about her at all?

"What about Raven" inquired Beast Boy fiercely, "don't you guys care if she's okay or not?

Robin raised his eyebrow.

"I'm sure Raven is fine, if she's well enough to teleport back to the Tower, then she's well enough to look after herself" replied Robin.

"Besides, Raven isn't our biggest problem right now…" said Cyborg darkly.

The Titans all turned around, their faces bloated with questions as they stared into his two eyes.

"I just checked this guy's vitals and… I'm not picking up a heartbeat…" said Cyborg gravely. "I think he's dead."

Shock flowed through the faces of the Titans. Those very words were ones that could shatter their entire world. Robin's face was dark, Starfire's face was mired in shock. And Beast Boy's face was blank. His heart had stopped at the news. Raven killed someone? The very thought just seemed profoundly wrong in his head. No, she couldn't have, he couldn't believe it. He wouldn't believe it.

"You can't be serious" stammered Beast Boy. Cyborg just looked down.

"Alright. We can't keep thinking about this, we have to do something" murmured Robin, sounding thoroughly shaken. "Beast Boy, go back to the tower and speak with Raven about this. The rest of us will have to…" Robin paused, looking down, "to deal with the authorities."

"Me? Talk to Raven?" cried Beast Boy in protest, "why not any of you guys?"

"This isn't the time to argue Beast Boy" Robin growled. "The rest of us are needed here, I'm the leader here, Cyborg's got the equipment to fix up the Telepath if he does get back up. And I'm not letting Starfire out of my sight, until we get this whole thing sorted out."

"Whatever" grunted Beast Boy, as he morphed into a hawk.

Beast Boy's wings fluttered softly through the air, the mild breeze flowing through his feathers. Why did he have to go and tell Raven? Why did he have to face her look of pain, despair and horror when he told her the news? He couldn't bear to tell her the truth, but he couldn't bear to lie to her. He sighed, dreading the moment to come.

Raven sat on her bed, her sheets layered on top of her. She had lost control many times before, but this time was different. If she hadn't managed to push her emotions back down, she might have destroyed the entire block. She was weary, bone-weary. She didn't know what to think, what to feel, what to know, she was numb. Number than ice. The covers of her bed engulfed her, while she sat in the darkness, all alone. What would happen when her friends discovered what she had nearly done? How could she explain everything to them? Everything had gone wrong, they would never trust her again. Not that they had before. Why did she lose control, she thought angrily. The windows had been shattered, and everything beyond was plain to see. The walls were closing in on her, and her breath caught and she felt as if she was choking. Unable to hold them back anymore, lonely tears fell from her eyes, leaving dark drops on her sheets.

Suddenly there came a tapping at her chamber door. Raven gasped in surprise, she had not expected the others to be back so soon. Quickly she wiped away her tears, hoping her eyes wouldn't give anything away.

"Raven?" came a voice, through her door.

She recognised that voice, it was Beast Boy. Raven was shocked, she had expected Robin, or all the Titans but… Beast Boy?

"What?" muttered Raven, trying to keep her voice steady.

"It's Beast Boy" replied the voice, "are… you okay?"

"I'm fine" answered Raven, maintaining her monotonic voice.

"Are you sure? Do you want to… talk or something?" stammered Beast Boy, his voice layered with concern.

Raven was surprised, she still found it weird whenever Beast Boy acted serious. Maybe she should go out and talk to him? Suddenly she was gripped by an inexplicable urge to spill everything to someone, to talk until her heart was depleted of words, to speak until her throat grew dry. She sighed, and picked herself up, walking towards the door. Using her powers she opened the door slightly, as always, keeping her face in shadow.

"Raven… I can't talk to you like this. We need to talk… face to face" murmured Beast Boy, slightly irritated that she always hid behind walls.

She didn't have the energy to argue, and she knew how persistent Beast Boy could be, their many years as 'friends' had taught her that at least. Letting out a weary sigh that would do an old man proud, Raven stepped outside, facing Beast Boy. Though only a year had passed, Beast Boy had grown at an alarming rate, and was just over an inch taller than Raven now. The day when Beast Boy had finally topped Raven, had been a haunting one for her, no longer could she intimidate him with her height. Raven pulled her blue hood down, a signal for Beast Boy to start talking.

"Are you okay?" his eyes softening as his previous state of irritation gave way to one of concern.

"I told you I'm fine" replied Raven sharply, she didn't want anybody's pity.

"What happened back there? You basically blew up the entire street" said Beast Boy.

"I thought it was plainly obvious… but maybe not so obvious for some" muttered Raven, with narrowed eyes.

"So you… lost control?" asked Beast Boy.

"Evidently"

"Are you sure you're okay? You look as if you've been… crying" murmured Beast Boy. Raven's eyes flashed.

"Well your eyes are clearly mistaken. And if all we're going to be talking about is whether I'm okay, then I don't see any point for me to stand out here" said Raven fiercely, her pride taking a sufficient blow.

"Oh, I'm sorry for wondering if you're okay, next time I won't even bother and let you rot by yourself" replied Beast Boy, a red flush of anger appearing on his cheeks.

"Good! I don't need your pity" spat Raven, as her suppressed emotions began to swirl in her head.

Beast Boy looked as if he were about to shout back an angry reply, but then closed his mouth. His eyes sank to the floor, remembering his previous thoughts: would the last thing that occurred between them be a fight? Beast Boy sighed.

"Raven, why do we always fight?" asked Beast Boy, his eyes mired in sorrow.

Raven was startled by his response. Had she really hurt him with her words? She hadn't heard Beast Boy speak like that since the Beast had taken control of him. Her anger dissipated back to the depths of her mind. She sighed.

"I don't know Beast Boy" Raven replied, quietly. "Are the others taking the Telepath to jail?" asked Raven, attempting to lighten Beast Boy's mood. On the contrary, his face darkened.

"Raven" Beast Boy stated, his heart racing as he felt the moment approaching. "He's dead."

Her heart stopped, frozen like ice. It leapt up to the heights of her throat, choking off any words that she wished to say. There was a static tingling on the ends of her fingers and toes, which spread throughout her body, sending chills up her spine and blasting a thorough flow of ice cold feeling into her mind. She couldn't believe this was happening. It had to be some kind of sick joke. But there was no playful gleam in Beast Boy's eyes, just the dark reflection of her face. This wasn't happening. This was a dream, a nightmare. But deep-down she knew no amount of pinches would be able to shake her from this hell. And it was then that the realisation hit her. She, Raven Roth, was a murderer.

AN: Hope you enjoyed it. Hopefully I will stick to the chapter per day IF I can. Have a great day, today's my Birthday (17th March in Australia). More to come.