Author Notes:
Sorry for the ciffhanger! Actually, I'm not XD MUAHAHA
Anyway, here's the following!
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That was not her. She felt like she was wearing a mask; but it all seemed and felt so real. She touched her whole face, to make sure it was really there. Raven just couldn't believe or know how it had happened, how those things had simply grown on her skin.
Taking a few steps back, she tried to organize her thoughts. That "changing" thing was for Beast Boy, not for her. It was just too much to handle.
While she was in this conflict, as if her current situation was not enough, she heard a knock on the door.
"Raven?" That was Beast Boy's voice. Great...
"Uh... Yes?"
That simple answer made the green titan's eye shine. "Great, you're awake! It's been 3 full hours, you really took a good nap... Feeling better?"
She looked at the mirror and sighed. "Maybe a little." She lied.
On the other side of the door, the Boy took a deep breath.
"So... I's thinking... Don't you wanna come out?! I wanna ask you something..."
"I-I don't think it's a good idea, Beast Boy."
Hearing those words, his ears lowered in disappointment.
"Ok!" He tried to sound happy. "But in case you need us..."
"Yes, thank you."
He looked at the door, confused. Maybe she was not feeling better at all; or maybe she just wanted to be left alone. Accepting that, he walked away, down-headed.
But as Raven heard his footsteps disappearing, she felt guilty. The girl walked towards her bed and sat down on it, covering her completely changed and monstrous face with both hands.
"So... How did Romeo do?!" Cyborg asked, when he met Beast Boy, walking down the hallways.
"She wants to be alone, Cy."
"Don't worry! She's sick. You should've known she'd be moody. When it's all over-"
Suddenly, they felt the ground shaking rather violently. The green titan immediately jumped on Cyborg's arms, scared; who didn't really seem to notice that fact, worried about the tremor.
Soon enough it stopped. Cyborg looked angry at his friend; and without looking at him, he simply dropped Beast Boy, who fell to the ground.
The Boy's communicator rang and Robin appeared on the screen.
"Beast Boy! Are you ok? Is Cyborg with you?!"
"Yeah, he's here." He said, sitting upright and rubbing his head. "Earthquake?"
"No. I'm checking the underground sensors right now, and not a single movement. It seems it happened only inside the Tower... We're at the living room, but the doors are stuck, maybe because of the impact. Star is trying to help to fix it."
They were able to hear a loud and destructive noise from the call, as Robin raised one of his shoulders and closed one of his eyes, in response to it. He looked at somewhere behind him and looked at the screen again.
"There is no problem anymore. And apparently, no doors either... But, anyway, can you see how Raven is? I... I'm afraid something is wrong."
Cyborg appeared on Robin's screen. "We're gonna check if Rae is fine. Than I'll see if it's any fail on the tower system."
Raven looked at her hands, worried. She had tried to meditate, to reverse what had happened to her; but she wasn't able to concentrate: the symptoms of her sickness continued, draining her strength easily. That made her feel so frustrated that her emotions went out of control, making the ground beneath her shake pretty hard. That was something that could not happen again; otherwise, the consequences would be worse.
Just a while passed by, until she heard another knock on her door.
"Raven?" That was Cyborg. "Are you ok? We felt a tremor and..."
"Yes, I..." Her voice sounded shaky. "I... I guess I'm fine."
That made both titans exchange a worried look. Beast Boy took his turn.
"Please Rae! Tell us what's wrong! We wanna help you. Don't you... Wanna see a doctor?"
Cyborg leaned his head to one side, looking at his friend with sarcasm. "Yeah, like a real human doctor really would see a half-demon." And as if he felt Raven's glare through the door, he looked down and cleared his throat. "Sorry."
She didn't like to be reminded about her awesome heritage.
Beast Boy shrugged it off. "Maybe he's satanic." At those words, the robotic titan hit his friend with his elbow strongly. The boy rubbed his arm, in pain.
"I don't think any real doctor could do any good..." Raven observed.
That made them look at each other, doubtful. "Uh... Ok, then. We'll examine you, just... Open the door." Cyborg said. "Please?"
The girl sighed. She wouldn't be able to find the cure without help. Finally, Raven touched the door and it opened, revealing her features as soon as she stepped into the light; and when she did, her friends widened their eyes, stunned at what they saw.
Raven had a duck face. Literally. Instead of her mouth and nose, she had a big orange beak; and her face was covered by feathers which were the same color as her pale skin. Her ears were nowhere to be seen either, probably replaced by duck ones, not easily visible. And her hair was gone as well.
Both of them stared at her; that was the last thing they had expected.
"Now, can anyone please explain:" she spoke the next part pointing at her face, angry."How that happened to me?!"
She looked at Beast Boy, who had apparently no reaction.
"And don't laugh."
"I'm not gonna laugh at you."
Cyborg and Raven looked at him, doubtfully.
"What?! I turn into animals all the time! I don't think that having a duck face is something to be ashamed of, or a reason to look for a ducktor- I mean doctor!"
Cyborg was about to let his laughter scape; but instead he hid his lips and took a breath. Beast Boy couldn't help it. It was his inner aura, his instincts, and he didn't even had time to think. He looked at her and scratched his head, smiling.
There was an awkward silence for some seconds, until Raven rolled her eyes.
"I came out to have a good time, but I'm honestly feeling so attacked right now..." She said, trying to hide a smile.
"What was that?" Beast Boy grinned at her.
"What?"
"A smile. You were trying to hide it. I saw it..."
She glared at him. "No, I wasn't."
"C'mon, Rae! You don't have to hide your smiles, y'know... I like them."
She sighed. If she didn't admit she was indeed trying to hide the smile once and for all, he would keep on insisting; and it doesn't matter what the reason was, but she didn't want it to happen. "Fine. That was not so lame."
Beast Boy's eyes shined. "Really?!"
"Yeah. But don't get used to it."
Cyborg let a quiet laughter scape and started to walk away. "C'mon, then. Let's see what we can do to reverse that."
"I cannot wait."
The other two titans followed him, disappearing behind the corridor walls.
"But Rae, you shouldn't feel so bad... You see, now orange is the new beak."
"Don't push it."
