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The
rest of the Titans filed in the TCar. Raven sat in the back seat
looking out the window. It had started raining. She couldn't help but
wonder why her off all people in the universe, would be asked to make
the sacrifice Slade was asking of her. As she thought things over, she
wondered why she was willing to go to such great lengths for Beast Boy.
After all, she didn't like him or anything. That would be stupid. She
was Raven. She couldn't LOVE anyone, let alone the skinny green clown.
As
Raven explored her thoughts, Robin and Starfire were having a
conversation about the birds and the bees. Starfire knew about mating
rituals in general, but she didn't have a clue when it came to earth
specific details, such as the "Making Out" and the "Marriage". These
things confused Starfire, so she turned to her trusty encyclopedia of
all things human, Robin.
"Friend Robin," chirped Starfire as she
stirred some sort of gastronomically terrible porridge, "surely Raven
will not comply with Slade's terrible request will she?", queried
Starfire, her normally bright eyes dim and grey like the storm outside.
"I
honestly don't know Star. It's not like Raven to make such rash
decisions like this, but I don't think we should interfere. Raven can
take care of herself", explained Robin as he took a sampling of
Starfire's latest creation.
Beast Boy sat in the back staring out
the other window. It had started raining. Beast Boy looked at the dark
clouds and thought of Nevermore, that dreadful place that is Raven's
mind. It was downright creepy the one time he was there, but now he had
no idea how terrible the storms were there, how violently the lighting
crashed among Raven's personalities; how Bravery and all the other
emotions were scurrying for cover.
Raven had retreated to her room.
She explained to everyone that she needed time alone to think. Of
course, she knew that Beast Boy would come around before too long so
she wasn't surprised to her a rap on her door. She walked over to the
smooth steel door and undid the latch, letting the light from the
hallway stream into the room.
"I knew you'd want to talk. Come on
in. Just don't touch anything. Unless you want another trip to
Nevermore. Beast Boy sweatdropped a little as he sat down on a soft
chair. Raven elegantly
sat down next to him.
"So"
"Yeah, so"
"Rae, are you really gonna go through with it? I
mean being a girl isn't that big a deal. I just can't stand the idea of
Slade being the one to take that away from you"
"Beast Boy, I don't
know. When I look at you, I see a great injustice. You weren't supposed
to be this way. The truth is that well, II kinda liked you as a guy.",
explained Raven as she blushed.
Beast Boy sat there not knowing what
to say or think. It seemed like his world was melting away. The room,
the furniture, Raven herself seemed to fade away. The last thing Beast
Boy saw before losing consiousness was a red swirling light emanating
from Raven's mirror.
Next chapter: Nevermore revisited
Sorry for the short chapter.
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