Chapter Four
I was hovering one foot above my bed meditating. I had been here for four hours already. My eyes were closed, and my mind was blank.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos, Azarath Metrion Zinthos." I chanted. I heard a knock at the door.
"Raven?" It was Cyborg.
"What?" I called.
"We're going out for pizza, wanna come?" He asked.
"No, I have to meditate." I said.
"Ok." I heard him walk away.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos." I opened my eyes and got off the bed. Walking over to the center of the room, I moved the candles in a circle, and then made a circle of salt. I sat in the middle of the circle and got ready to look for the missing kids.
"Nekrinom Hesboreck Mortix." I chanted. Melchior, might have been evil, but he was good for one thing: Powerful spells. I let all thought go and focused on the kids.
"Help me!" "Help!" "Let us go!" "Why are you doing this?!" "Please." Crying. I gasped and opened my eyes. I collapsed on the floor.
I saw red eyes, and heard a voice, "What you have concealed you shall become."
The next thing I heard was someone knocking at the door.
"Raven, are you Ok?" It was Robin.
"Yeah." I said. My voice was shaking. I got up and opened the door.
"Raven, are you sure you're ok, you're really pale?"
"I'm fine, but I have something on the missing kids. Follow me." I walked past him to the living room. Once I was there I sat down on the couch. My head was still aching from the recent trip to the spirit realm.
"Right, Raven, we're here, now what did you want to tell us?" Robin asked. The others looked at me, waiting for me to talk.
"Where ever the kids are, they're being used for some kind of experiment. I'm not sure what but I know it's not good." I closed my eyes and rubbed my temples.
"So, that's all you have?" Robin asked. "Well that's not enough to find them."
"Do you know how painful it is to visit the spirit realm to find this stuff out?" I asked, my temper flaring. Black energy surrounded the microwave and there was an ominous creaking noise.
"No I don't know, but what does it matter if there's experiments being done if we don't know what they are?" Robin crossed his arms.
"Robin, stop. Raven did her best, leave her alone." Beast Boy stood up and stepped up to him. I felt a shift in his emotions. A darker, angrier presence filled his soul.
"Beast Boy, stop." I said, standing up and putting a hand on his shoulder. The beast looked at me through Beast Boys eyes. "I'm alright, it's fine, Robin's just stressed."
I did my best to soothe the Beast within him, knowing full well that if he knew I was safe, he would stop. Beast Boy blinked and the Beast calmed down.
"Sorry." He muttered, and turned back to sit down. I nodded and watched him sit.
"I'm going to my room." I said, and before anyone could protest, I vanished through the floor. It was my favorite way to leave, especially since I knew Robin still had more he wanted to say. I looked out the window in my room and groaned.
"Two days till full moon." I sighed. The full moon was the one time a month I have no control over my powers. It was a new development after Trigon was destroyed. I went over to the stereo and put Evanescence The Open Door in. I turned it to Snow White Queen and sat down on my bed. This song reminded me of my mothers rape. Trigon used to replay it in my head if he wanted to cause me nightmares. I sighed and used my magic to get my math book. I had homework that needed to be finished by tomorrow. I opened the book, not looking forward to having to redo everything.
"Stoplight, lock the door.
Don't look back.
Undress in the dark,
And hide from you,
All of you."
I wrote slowly, exhausted both physically and mentally.
"You'll never know the way your words have haunted me.
I can't believe you'd ask these things of me.
You don't know me.
You belong to me,
My snow white queen.
There's nowhere to run, so let's just get it over.
Soon I know you'll see,
You're just like me.
Don't scream anymore my love, 'cause all I want is you."
I was a fourth of the way done with the assignment.
"Wake up in a dream.
Frozen fear.
All your hands on me.
I can't scream
I can't escape the twisted way you think of me.
I feel you in my dreams and I don't sleep."
The book slipped from my grasp as I fell back against the headboard.
"You belong to me,
My snow white queen.
There's nowhere to run, so let's just get it over.
Soon I know you'll see,
You're just like me.
Don't scream anymore my love, 'cause all I want is you"
Red eyes filled my dreams and I groaned, scared of the images that haunted me.
I can't save your life,
Though nothing I bleed for is more tormenting.
I'm losing my mind and you just stand there and stare as my world divides."
The red eyes slowly turned into a face, then a body. My double stepped out of the shadows. "Hello Raven."
"You belong to me,
My snow white queen.
There's nowhere to run, so let's just get it over.
Soon I know you'll see,
You're just like me.
Don't scream anymore my love, 'cause all I want is you."
I sat up with a shout, then pressed a hand to my heart, breathing hard. I'd had this dream before but not for a long time. I heard footsteps coming closer to my door. A moment later someone knocked.
"Raven? Are you ok?" It was Beast Boy. Of course it was, he always was there to help me. I stood slowly and turned off the stereo with my powers.
"Yes?" I asked, opening the door and doing my best to wipe my face of all emotion. I knew that fear still showed in my eyes, what ever I did.
"I heard you shout." He said, looking worried. "I was just wondering if you were ok?"
"I'm fine, Beast Boy." I said, breathing calmly but my heart was still racing.
"No your not. You look terrified and your heart is racing like you've been running." He said, pushing his green hair out of his eyes.
"I'm fine." I repeated.
"Tell me what's wrong, Rae. I want to help."
"You can help me by leaving me alone." Once the words left my mouth I instantly regretted saying them. It wasn't Beast Boys fault I had a bad dream.
"Sorry I bothered you." He looked angry and I looked at the floor.
"Wait." I muttered. "Don't leave. I'm sorry." It wasn't like me to apologize, but I was scared and Beast Boy was the only one who knew what it was like to be afraid of your past.
He looked back at me, shocked.
"Rae, do you have a fever, the flu, did that bump on your head do something?" I shook my head.
"No, I had a nightmare." I muttered. He turned back to me fully and looked like he was debating something.
"What about?" he asked finally.
"Trigon." He nodded, giving me an understanding look.
"You dream about him a lot, huh?"
"Yes." I sighed and leaned against the door frame to my room.
"I know you don't like them, but, can I hug you? You look like you need it." I bit my lip and before I could answer, he was hugging me gently. I gasped and did my best not to blow anything up. When he pulled back he was wearing a wide grin.
"Do you feel any better?" he asked.
"Surprisingly, yes." I said. "And you must feel a lot better."
"What do you mean?"
"I didn't blow you up." I said with a small, almost un noticeable smile.
"Uh, right, ok, well, since your feeling better, I'm going to go to bed. See you tomorrow." I nodded.
"Remember, get up early, we have High School." He groaned and walked back to his room.
Sorry if Raven seems a bit OOC.
