Here I am once again...
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It had been more than a week since Blackfire had discovered the truth about Raven's sexual preference and the secret that the titan held in her heart.
Surprisingly enough, the taller woman made no references toward the issue of the red head, but she didn't however, stop flirting with her guest. It happened so frequently that the shorter girl had grown used to it and even accepted it at times. Her advances had become something like a ritual to Raven, seeing as she made a pass at the titan first thing in the morning, while she drank or readied her tea for breakfast.
The heroine of course just shrugged it off, telling herself that it was merely Blackfire's weird way of greeting her good morning. She had known the taller woman for being a playful creature.
Besides, she was thankful that the other girl had not ridiculed her about her heart break. Maybe it was just because the Tameranian simply didn't care about her trifles, but still, she knew that aside from being a playful creature, the dark haired girl was also a conniving one. She didn't completely trust the other woman but what scheme could she be planning that would include the shorter girl's ailing heart?
The brunette walked into the kitchen and found her guest standing by the stove, getting her tea ready. She hummed merrily as she opened the cupboard and began to get her cereal. She watched the blue haired girl from the corner of her eye, smirking as Raven poured her tea.
It had been an interesting week for her, seeing as not only did she have a guest that entertained her, but also because the past week allowed her to observe said guest. She had gotten a better understanding of the titan that intrigued her to no end. She noticed the reason why Raven had spent so much time meditating.
It wasn't that the girl wanted to do it. She had to do it. That fact became clear to Blackfire when she had watched the girl one afternoon, floating in midair as she meditated. Her face was blank, but occasionally let one emotion slip after another. It was as if she were chasing her emotions, trying to settle her mind. The emotions that the lilac eyed woman could recall the most was the pain and anger that Raven felt. The hostess could see that her guest was still torn up about Starfire getting with Robin.
Personally, she didn't understand why such a being like the teen before her would be so enamored with her sister. The red head was like a child. Naive and innocent to no end. Not too mention always so damn chipper and annoyingly pleasant. Growing up with her was hell for the villainess. What Raven could possibly see in her, Blackfire didn't know. She knew her sister did not deserve to have someone like the stoic teen dote upon her. Not only did Starfire not know what to do with someone like the usually quiet teen, she was unworthy of her.
Blackfire shook her head. She couldn't believe she was getting riled up over the issue of her little sister and her guest. It wasn't like her to be so concerned about the business of others. She shrugged it off, convincing herself that she was merely stating her opinion and nothing more.
"So, you seem to be wearing less and less every morning." the alien remarked as she looked at the titan who was wearing a pair of boxer shorts and a tank top. "Is this your way of flirting with me?" she wiggled her eyebrows suggestively and smirked. Her comments and actions earned her a shake of the head and a scoff.
"Good morning to you too." mumbled the blue haired girl as she drank her tea.
"It certainly is a good morning." the supposedly retired villainess grinned as she stared mindlessly at Raven's exposed cleavage. The titan made no move to cover herself up, seeing as doing so would only make the other girl tease her and call her a prude. Then again, she was opposed to having the taller teen look at her as she was a piece of meat.
She sighed as thoughts of a certain red head invaded her mind once again. It seemed to always happen to her. One minute she would be thinking of something, the next Starfire would pop into her mind. She would push all thoughts of the green eyed beauty behind only to have them resurface again. She was really exhausted from doing this but she had no choice. She really wanted to stop thinking about her team mate.
Blackfire watched as the face before hers contorted with agony and a hint of exhaustion. She had observed Raven enough to know that this was the face she got whenever she thought of her little sister. There wasn't a moment in a day when this face did not show. It seemed to show almost every hour of the day. It was rather pathetic on Raven's part.
Strangely enough, even though the onyx haired alien knew about this weakness, this frailty of the heroine's, it did not faze her attraction one bit. After all, the reason that Raven intrigued her was because she seemed to be so cold and incapable of emotions and the princess just absolutely loved it. Imagine being able to have someone like that, screaming you name in sheer pleasure for hours on end. It certainly provided an ego boost and most importantly, achieving this seemingly impossible feat would only prove that she was the best.
Perhaps it was because knowing what she did gave her an advantage, or maybe it was because it only made her realize that Raven was indeed capable of feeling. Though her feelings were unreciprocated and wasted on someone so unworthy. Okay, Starfire was beautiful, considering that Blackfire looked a lot like her sister, except for the hair and eye color. But still, beauty aside, her sister had absolutely nothing to offer. The dark haired girl frowned, being around Raven was making her feel. She shuddered at this realization. She reminded herself that she had only one goal and one goal alone. She would bed the blue haired girl a couple of times and that would be it. After all, what else could she want from the titan? With new determination, she decided that she would change her game plan a bit in order to speed up things.
The titan was brought out of her thoughts when she heard Blackfire cleared her throat and coughed. Glad for the girl's interruptions, she gave the girl her attention.
"Choking?" the monotone in her voice was clear but the dark haired girl saw the glimmer of amusement in the shorter girl's blue depths. Raven was teasing her.
"If I was, would you give resuscitate me? Give me mouth to mouth?" she retorted, a hopeful gleam evident in her eyes. The titan shook her head and almost smiled. Blackfire grinned at that. The girl was taking to her and they both knew it. Raven couldn't help but me amused for the lilac eyed girl surely was relentless with her flirting.
"No, mouth to mouth is when you drown." retorted the usually stoic girl, earning a frown from the taller girl. Upon seeing this, Raven couldn't help but smile, a small one of course, but a smile none the less. "But I would probably use the Heimlich maneuver on you." lilac eyes gawked at her. She couldn't believe that the other girl had just gone along with her, that she was actually reciprocating her attempts for a conversation. Most importantly, she remembered that the blue haired girl had started the teasing. It dawned on her. She really was making progress. The brunette shook off the feeling of shock and grinned.
"So, wanna go swimming?"
"No thanks." she replied.
"Just when I think you're fun..." the dark haired girl grumbled.
"What could ever make you think that?" her voice monotonic and dull, as if she was trying to prove a point. It only made Blackfire realize that she was just being playful.
"Well fine, if you don't want to go swimming, then what do you want to do?" she asked, earning a shrug from her house guest.
"I'm here to watch you remember?" reminded the heroine on a mission. Strangely enough, it didn't feel like a mission anymore. It was almost as if she was hanging out with a friend. Then again, she told herself that this was Blackfire she was with and their chance at friendship sailed away the day she attacked Starfire.
Here she went again, thinking about the red head who was without a doubt, sitting comfortably with Robin beside her while they enjoyed breakfast. Suddenly she found herself overjoyed to be away from the tower.
"Oh that's right. Wherever I go, you go." she smirked maliciously. Her voice had yet again brought Raven out of her reverie. The titan saw her grin and didn't like her look one bit. She found herself a bit worried about what the brunette had in store for her. "God!" exclaimed the taller girl. "We're not gonna do anything illegal." she proclaimed and watched as the titan relaxed. "But it would do you good to wear something more... casual." she advised. "It's pretty annoying to walk around town and stop every time people ask for your autograph." Raven silently agreed. "Now get ready. We've got a full day ahead of us." she commented. So the blue haired girl claimed she was no fun at all? The brunette scoffed at that. Today was the day she would show Raven what the word fun meant. "Don't you look ravishing?" the Tameranian complimented the shorter teen. It wasn't a lie. The titan stood there, without her costume, in civilian clothing. If it weren't for the empty look on her face she would almost look normal. Then again, even with the emotionless look on her face, she was still damn gorgeous.
"Let's just go." commanded the shorter teen completely aware that a pair of lilac eyes were memorizing every curve of her body. The brunette did not move. "What's the matter? Change your mind?" she asked.
"You're not gonna say anything about the way I look?" the taller girl pouted.
"You look nice." she replied. Raven didn't go around commenting people like that. Not even Starfire got such a praise from her. After all, how cold could a person be if they went around shouting praises to every beautiful girl they saw?
"Just nice?" challenged the Tameranian who glared at the titan, a hand on her hip. The shorter girl sighed and relented.
"You look pretty." she stated. It wasn't like she was lying. It was just that it wasn't really in her nature to be so full of praise.
"Let's go."
Raven kept silent. She didn't know where they were going but she didn't want to ask, knowing that Blackfire would not tell her anything anyway. Besides, she didn't want the taller girl to think that she was nervous or anything like that. She couldn't give her the satisfaction that she could affect Raven in such a way.
"This is your big plan?" the titan asked as she looked at the building before her. Somehow, she had thought that they would be something more. She paused, trying to find the right word. Perhaps thrilling would be a good choice of words. Dangerous even, seeing as this was the type of person Blackfire was.
"Come on, don't tell me you've never ice skated before?" taunted the brunette. Raven said nothing as she entered the skating rink. The supposedly retired villainess followed right behind her. She rented their skates and handed the shorter teen her pair. The lilac eyed woman proceeded to put on her skates and headed out into the ice. Since it was so early, there weren't that many people and the ice had just been freshly shaved. She relished the feeling of the smooth ice underneath her skates. She loved the way the cold wind caressed her face as she made her way through the frozen water. The brunette looked at the stands and saw her hose guest was sitting down, watching her. She frowned at that and approached the girl. She stopped at the railing and proceeded to sit on it. "What's the matter Raven? Skates don't fit?" she asked.
"They're fine." her voice monotonic and bored.
"Then why aren't you skating?" she inquired. Skating by herself was boring.
"I'm doing my job." she responded.
"Well you know." she hopped off of the rail and proceeded to skate backwards. "You can watch me while you skate." she countered as she skated. "Unless of course you're scared I'm gonna show you up." the brunette taunted as she brought out her toe pick and leapt up into the air. Raven watched as she tucked her arms in and spun. She landed on the ice gracefully, earning her an applause from many patrons of the rink. She smiled at them and winked at her, for lack of a better word, babysitter. She skated in the ice completely aware of the blue eyes that were on her.
She could continue to sit down, by herself, as thoughts of Starfire crossed her mind. Or she could get up, join her love's sister on the ice, and maybe try to have fun. What a choice to make. Raven thought bitterly as she got up and headed into the rink. She skated beside Blackfire who had the biggest grin on her face, knowing that she had won this round.
"If you keep grinning like that, I'm gonna get off." Raven mumbled. The taller girl didn't listen, the grin not dissipating from her lips as she continued to skate with the shorter teen. The titan shook her head and kept on. She might as well try to enjoy herself which, as much as she despised admitting it, wasn't very hard for her to do.
They continued to skate for a while, until of course the brunette's stomach had called attention to itself. They headed out for lunch and ended up going to a small restaurant. The two continued to hang out. The titan without her costume thought the scene was a bit hilarious. Never in a million years did she think she would be sitting down, having a decent lunch with Blackfire, again. Besides, the girl was a villain she was supposed to be watching. Yet here she was, skating and entertaining the brunette as though they were friends. Neither would admit it aloud but they enjoyed each other's company.
Perhaps it was Raven's broken heart that made her lonely and wanting company. But still, to think that she would find it in her love's sister was extremely unusual. She couldn't believe it.
They spent the day with her following the brunette everywhere. Raven was having fun though she tried her best not to show it, after all, it would only prove to Blackfire that she was a great entertainer and that she was fun to be with. The titan knew the princess did not need this ego boost for it would only cause the Tameranian's head to swell even more.
"I don't dance." remarked Raven as she followed the taller girl into the club. She would have arrested the girl or prevented her from going into the club if there was alcohol, but alas, life was as unkind as ever to her.
"Well you will." the brunette said as she began to pull her houseguest to the floor. The titan could put up a fight but causing a brawl would only draw attention to her and the taller girl. Negative attention that they both didn't need, seeing as the Tameranian was on parole already. The music swelled into the air. The dark haired girl made her way onto the dance floor, walking past bodies that grinded up against each other, whilst she pulled her houseguest. It was strange to her that the titan was not putting up a fight. She didn't bother to ask why, not wanting to pass up the opportunity to have the stoic teen so close to her. Blackfire was about to start to dance when she felt a hot breath upon her neck.
"How about I just get you a drink?" Raven's mouth was so close to the taller girl's ear that it took all of the brunette's willpower to not turn around and kiss her right then and there. She took the other girl's silence as a yes and let go of her hand. By the time the supposedly retired villainess had turned around, her houseguest was gone. She was left alone on the dance floor, her body still suffering the effects of having the stoic teen so close to her. Though she was not alone for long seeing as she was quickly surrounded by many who wanted to dance with a beauty like herself.
She danced, letting her hips match the rhythm of the music. She changed partners quicker more than the DJ changed songs. It seemed that her attention span was that of a fruit fly. The brunette became bored so quickly without the titan beside her. She moved off the dance floor, leaving behind many disappointed admirers.
Lilac eyes searched the bar for a blue haired girl. She was shocked to find Raven sitting in a corner while an unfamiliar girl talked to the titan. Her eyes narrowed at the sight. How dare the shorter girl leave her on the dance floor and flirt with someone else? The nerve of her. Blackfire walked casually toward the pair and glared at the unknown girl before her. She caught the last bit of their conversation.
"So you wanna go out sometime?" the girl asked. Raven was about to respond when the supposedly retired villainess entered the scene.
"Hey Rae." the brunette greeted as she slung her arm around the shorter girl's shoulder. No doubt the titan would kill her later for the invasion of space and judging from the glare that the girl gave her, she would be killed for using the forbidden nickname. The Tameranian didn't care. If that was the price she had to pay for being close to the ethereal being, she would gladly pay it.
"Oh you're taken... I'm sorry." the unknown girl scampered off. Before could Raven could tell her to get off, she did so.
"You said you were gonna get me a drink." she reminded the girl, hoping the shorter teen would forget about the invasion of space.
"I did." Raven replied.
"Where is it?" she asked.
"Couldn't find you so I drank it."
"You drank it?" she paused, narrowing her eyes a bit. "Or that little tramp did?" she asked, her voice carrying venom with it. Blackfire stood still. Her words and reactions played over her mind. Was she angry that Raven was entertaining someone else? Why should she be? The wheels started to spin. Was she jealous? No, she denied it. She couldn't be jealous. Raven would be another notch on her bed post and nothing else.
Before the titan could respond, her pocket started to ring. A bright red light emitted through the cloth. She reached into her pocket and brought out her communicator. The stoic teen looked into the screen and found a red light blinking on the map. It wasn't far from where they were at.
"Blackfire?" Raven called out to the taller girl, bringing her back to reality. The brunette looked at the communicator then back at it's owner. There was trouble in the city and of course the titan wanted to go help. However, she couldn't very well leave her current mission. The Tameranian nodded her head and the two left the club.
There stood Billy Numerous with his posse of himself, coming out of the bank holding large bags. Upon seeing the two unknown, yet incredibly beautiful girls before him, he grinned.
"What do you say girl's? There's enough Billy to go around." the villain stated as he made two more copies to make a point. Blackfire and Raven scoffed at that and began to rush at him.
The titan used her powers and threw a mailbox at the bank robber and his clones. The brunette followed by hitting them with a bunch of starbolts. The dust settled and they saw more Billy's glaring at them. The attacked the two girls who defended themselves rather easily.
Raven shielded herself from the attacks, blocking each punch and kick from the Billy's. She was finding it hard to retaliate, seeing as they wouldn't stop coming and their numbers were not dwindling. Blackfire however, sent each one that came after her flying back with her punches. Her fury was indeed righteous at the moment.
She couldn't help but think about what happened in the club and how she reacted when she saw some girl trying to ask Raven out. It angered her to no end, why she couldn't answer that at the moment. Was she really jealous? If so, why was she? These were the unanswered questions that plagued her mind as she punched and kicked the Billy's before her. Pounding on them was really helping her sort out her thoughts. She couldn't be jealous. Though she couldn't deny that all the fighting was making her feel at ease. It had been so long since she was allowed any action and her body and mind sure were enjoying it. After all, she had a month of restraint and what happened at the club did not help ease her one bit. It felt incredibly good to let loose.
The blue haired girl wondered where her teammates were. Usually, their respond time was quicker than this. She couldn't help but wonder if anything happened to them, to her. She scolded herself. Here she was on the battlefield, thinking about the red head. It wasn't the time or the place yet she couldn't help herself.
The brunette kept on fighting until the Billy's were all gone. Both her and Raven were too wrapped up in their minds to notice that the rest of the titan's had come in the picture. Blackfire looked at the pile of Billy's before her. They laid on the cement, groaning, bleeding, and heavily bruised. She didn't even notice the damage and the bodily harm she had inflicted. She didn't feel guilty. No, she was a bit embarrassed however as she came to terms with the truth. She frowned. Jealousy was unbecoming of her.
"You girls certainly did a number on them." Robin commented as he approached the two warriors before him. He recognized the taller girl but he couldn't say the same for the shorter one. "Blackfire, who's your friend? And where is Raven?" he asked.
"Uhm my dear Robin, I think that is Raven." remarked Starfire as she latched herself unto her boyfriend.
"What?!" Beast Boy exclaimed as her saw the casually dressed yet incredibly attractive teen before him.
"No way!" remarked Cyborg. They had the same eye and hair color yes, but there was no way in hell Raven would walk around in civilian clothing like that. Right?
"Wow Raven, you look hot." complimented the green boy.
"Hell Yeah!" agreed the half metal man. Raven said nothing as she kept trying to avoid looking at the couple in front of her.
"How about we all go get a pizza?" suggested Robin.
"Yeah! Come on Raven, you haven't hung out with us ever since you started your mission watching Blackfire." Beast Boy reminded his friend and teammate.
"Come on Raven." Cyborg and Beast Boy both pleaded.
"Blackfire can even come with, just so you won't have to leave your mission." the metal man suggested. Before either could reject the offer, the green boy grabbed the lilac eyed woman and dragged her to the pizza place. He would have grabbed Raven but he knew there would be a price to pay and he really didn't think it was worth it. The titan without her costume had no choice but to follow.
Lilac eyes remained on her as she sat down. The brunette could hardly believe it. She was jealous. It was a feeling that she was not familiar with seeing as she never really cared about anything before. But now, here she was with the green eyed monster breathing down her neck. It didn't even matter that the girl got rejected or that Raven didn't flirt back. She was just irked that the girl would even pay attention to the shorter girl. It was like she wanted the shorter teen all to herself. Did that mean she had feelings for the titan? Did she like Raven? She didn't know. She knew the feeling of want, but this was new to her.
They sat outside, enjoying the crisp air of the night. The titans talked amongst themselves, leaving out Blackfire who didn't care seeing as she was too involved with her thoughts. Raven too just sat there looking down on her plate of pizza. She had already eaten yet Cyborg and Beast boy insisted. She was too tired to argue.
"So Raven, I'm loving the make over." Robin said, calling attention to his quiet teammate. He brought his girlfriend closer to him and planted a kiss on her cheek as he stroked her hair.
"Yes friend Raven you look enchanting." Starfire interjected. Raven visibly shifted from the compliment. The blue haired girl knew that she was just trying to be friendly, but really, the red head should know better than to distribute comments like that to a girl whose heart she just broke.
"So what brought on the change on wardrobe?" the masked titan asked. "Trying something new?"
"Well I think you look wonderful Raven." Cyborg complimented his friend.
"Yeah Raven!" agreed the green titan. "You're gonna be beating off girls with a stick." the comment earned him a jab on the ribs from his much larger friend.
Raven's eyes shot up and looked at her teammates. She looked at Robin who just looked at her apologetically. Starfire tried best not to meet her eyes while Cyborg and Beast Boy looked at her, pity clear in their eyes. They knew. They all knew. She could feel her whole body tremor with shame, with anger. She could feel it rising as her heart beat faster and faster. She turned to look her no longer secret love.
"You told them?" she struggled to get the words out. Her voice cracked as she struggled to push her tears back. Then she began to feel it. There was something else besides anger that she felt. It was something darker. She knew what it was. She knew she had to control herself but she couldn't. It called to her and she had no strength to deny it at the moment. "You fucking told them?!" she exclaimed. Her resolve broke. She felt it course her veins and she could do nothing to suppress it. Her mind was just too clouded.
"I told Robin..." Starfire whimpered in fear as she watched. Blank ocean blue eyes turned into a glowing red color. Raven hissed at her, baring her fangs at the red head.
"Raven it isn't her fault." Robin said as he stood in between his girlfriend and his teammate. "I..." before he could utter another word, he felt a tight grip on his throat. He struggled to breath.
"I wasn't talking to you." the usually stoic titan reminded him. "You're being very rude." she used her powers to throw him aside effortlessly. He crashed into a wall and slid onto the floor.
"Robin!" the worry in the red head's voice took over her as she stood up and tried to rush to her boyfriend's side, only to feel something grip onto her. She saw her hand was wrapped in black. She struggled to break free from Raven's hold but failed. She was pushed down onto her seat by her teammate's powers. "Raven..." she whimpered in fear. She had never seen the other girl so angry and her anger seemed to fuel her powers, making her more powerful than ever.
"You told them." Raven said as she approached the red head. "Of course you would. To have someone like me feel for you... well it's probably rather ridiculous yet flattering for you." the arrogance in her voice did not measure up to the embarrassment and hurt she felt. "I have to wonder what would make someone like me fall for someone as pathetic as you." she asked herself. "Perhaps it's the human in me that treasures your naivete." she said in disgust. It became clear to all of them that this wasn't just Raven anymore. It was her demonic side. The demon in her had taken over.
"Raven please... he is my lover. It was necessary that I informed him what had happened between us. He only told the other's because he thought it would make them more understanding and careful around you." she reasoned. "Please understand."
"Raven calm down." Cyborg advised his friend.
"You don't want to do something you're gonna regret." Beast Boy said. Their comments earned them a flick of the wrist, causing them to hit the wall and join their team leader on the floor.
"None of you hold the right to tell me what to do." the half demon stated. It was true for none of them was as powerful as her and for her to bow to the wishes of another was absurd. Her human half could do it but she would never succumb to the wishes of people that were unworthy to stand before her. She was much stronger than them and could kill them without breaking a sweat after all. Then she felt it, her control was slipping. It seemed her human side was fighting to regain control.
Blackfire sat there, watching the scene unravel before her. She was dumbstruck by the amount of power that Raven had displayed. It didn't even look like the girl was trying. Then fear gripped her when she saw the blue haired girl's eyes turn red. It was different than the other times seeing as they were not glowing black. She didn't know what to do. She couldn't find it in her to get up and help the teen. What could she do? Besides, she was too afraid. The brunette scolded herself. She seemed to be feeling a lot of things for the first time. First she felt jealousy, now she felt unbridled fear and the source of it all was Raven.
She held her hands to her head as she groaned out in pain. It felt as though her insides were on fire. The demon in her did not want to be called back in and was fighting her. The struggle between her human half and her demon hald continued within her as others watched. She fell to the ground, clawing at the cement as she reverted back. She caught her breath as she stood up. She was a bit glad that there wasn't a lot of damage. Ocean blue eyes looked at the red head, then at her teammates, then at her mission and saw the same thing in their eyes. They were all afraid, afraid of her.
"Raven?" Blackfire was the first to speak out and find her voice.
"It's me." she replied and earned a look of relief from everyone. She too was relieved and a bit surprised that she had not killed anyone. She was lucky that she had gained control in time. The half demon felt a hand on her shoulder and found a pair of lilac eyes staring at her. The hand was trembling slightly and the fear was still clear in the owner's eyes. But Blackfire was slowly regaining her confidence, realizing that whatever darkness had taken hold of the titan was gone.
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