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Red X: Bird Boy is a chicken! A chicken!

Robin: I'm not, stupid

Raven: Quiet down! I'm reading!

Robin: Help me to kill this fool, Rae!

Raven: No, and shut up

Rorek: There they go again

Me: 1, 2, 3, and star

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L'andre the Demoness - I knew that you'll like the nosebleed scenes. HAHAHAHA

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Chapter 7: Choices

"Get out, Raven is not here," Trigon said to her, anger in his voice. "No! My daughter is here, Raven is here, so give her back!" the woman pushed Trigon aside but he's blocking her to do that.

"Honey, what's wrong?" Arella went down the stairs to see what's going on and saw the true mother of Raven, Layla. "If it isn't Arella," Layla smirked and glared at Arella. "Get out, Layla, Raven's happy with us now," Arella positioned herself in between Layla and Trigon.

"Shut up, Arella, she never liked you, thief!" Layla spat at the violet - haired woman.

"I said get out!" Arella pushed Layla away. "I won't until Raven is with me!" Layla pushed Arella like what she did to her.

"What's going on?" the Titans went down with Raven. Layla looked at the Raven and smiled. "L-Layla?" Raven moved forward a little bit to her. "Stay back, Raven!" Trigon demanded his daughter.

"I won't!" Raven said firmly and ran to Layla, hugging her. "Oh my sweet Raven, you've grown to be such a beautiful young lady," Layla smiled and kissed Raven's forehead and Raven smiled a little too. "Let's go now, we're going to Japan and we'll be together again," Raven's smile fell down.

"But, my friends are here," Raven said worriedly. "Honey, we are finally happy, let's go," Layla held out her hand to Raven, but Arella slapped it away.

"She'll never go with you!" Arella pulled Raven back to them. "What more could you want, sister?" all of them gasped in shock at what did she called at Arella. "Sister?!" All of them shouted in unison.

Layla nodded and walked in front of Raven and grabbed her hand gently. "Raven, let's go now, come with mommy," Layla pleaded her daughter. Arella, who was behind Raven grabbed her other free hand and looked at her pleadingly.

"Raven, please, stay with us, please my Raven," Arella pleaded her daughter, tears formed in her eyes. "Stop!" Raven yelled and pulled her hands back to her, closing her eyes. "Can I just please make my own decision?" Raven yelled.

The two woman looked at each other and nodded at Raven. "I-I don't know who'll I pick," Raven looked down at her feet. Red X moved forward and so did Rorek.

"Think from the heart, Raven, look deeply into yourself and you'll know the right answer," Rorek smiled at Raven. Raven looked at Red X and he gave her a nod. Raven looked at the two woman.

Raven looked at Layla then Arella, she gasped a little when she saw her mother's burned hand. She remembered where she get that, she remembers every detail that happened to her hand.

FLASHBACK

4 year - old Raven ran to her mother who was in the kitchen. Arella was heating the oil to deep - fry the chicken for dinner and looked at her daughter sweetly, "What do you need, sweet Raven?"

"Mom, do we have some plastic spoons?" Raven asked her mother. "Well yes, it's on the cupboard, but it's too high, honey, I'll get it as soon as I am finished cooking," Arella told her daughter. "No, I'll get it," Raven grabbed a nearby stool and positioned it to the high cupboard. "Be careful, honey," Arella said worriedly at her daughter.

"Almost..got...it," Raven tip - toed her toes and reached out her hands to the cupboard. The stool was shaking and the stool slipped on the floor and time slows down as Raven fell. Raven hit her body and head on the stove, suddenly, the pan with extremely hot oil shook and was about to fall on Raven' head.

Arella grabbed the pan with hot oil and some of the oil fell on her hand. Not caring for the burn in her hand, she ran quickly to her beloved daughter.

"Raven! Are you okay? Did the oil spill on you? What do you feel? Did you hurt your head? Do you have some bruises?" Arella was asking her daughter, her heartbeat fastened, afraid that her daughter might feel hurt.

Trigon ran to the kitchen, hearing Arella's worried voice. "A-Arella, y-your hand," Trigon pointed to Arella's burned hand. Arella raised an eyebrow and looked at her hand and gasped. Little Raven stood there, in shock, thinking that it's her fault.

That night in the master's bedroom...

Knock Knock

"Come in," Trigon said. The door of their room opened slowly and revealed a little violet - haired girl looking down to her feet, holding her violet teddy bear. "What's wrong, dear?" Arella smiled at her daughter. Raven looked up a little and saw her mother's hand covered in bandages.

Raven's eyes are fillled with tears, then, she burst out crying. "Raven dear, what's wrong, my little bird?" Arella got out of the bed and walked to her daughter, touching Raven's face lovingly. "I-I'm *sob* sorry!" Raven sobbed. "Sorry for what my dear?" Arella asked sweetly. "I *sob* burned you hand," Raven cried.

"Oh this, this is nothing, it's not your fault, Raven, it's not you fault, so, stop crying," Arella wiped Raven's tears away and smiled at her. "Y-You're not angry?" Trigon giggled.

"Why would your mother be angry of you, darling?" Trigon smiled.

"Your daddy's right, there is nothing in the world that can make me hate you because I love you," Arella hugged her daughter and kissed her forehead. "I love you too, mommy," Raven kissed her mom's cheeks.

"Mommy, Daddy, can I sleep with you? I have a nightmare," Raven pleaded her parents. "Why of course," Trigon said.

Raven went under the covers and placed her head on the pillows, Arella came in next. "What's your nightmare about?" Arella asked her daughter. "It's full of shadows and creepy stuffs," Raven said.

"Hhhmmm, I bet the shadows will pull you under the covers..." Trigon joked then his hands went under the covers and tickled little Raven's foot. "And tickle you!" Trigon tickled Raven's stomach and feet which made her laugh.

"Daddy! S-Stop hahahaha! Y-Your a jerk hahahaha!" Raven laughed out loud and so did Trigon, Arella giggled at the sight seeing her husband and little daughter. "Okay you two, bed time," Arella turned off the lights and they slept in slumber.

END OF FLASHBACK

Raven's eyes are filled with tears, remembering that time. "Raven, you okay?" Kori walked to her friend and placed a hand on her shoulder. "I-I choose..." all of them looked at her, Arella looked worriedly at her daughter. "I chose Arella!" Raven ran straight to her Arella and cried on her shoulders. "My daughter," Arella hugged her daughter back, crying.

"Nothing can replace you, you're always there for me, you fight for me, even if I hurt you, you're still there to forgive, I chose you because...I love you, mom!" Raven cried. "I love you too, my beautiful Raven," Arella smiled while tears fall in her eyes.

They let go of each other and looked at Layla who's smiling at them, at the same time, tears flow from her eyes. "Mom," Raven hugged Layla too. "I-I'm so sorry, Arella is always there for me, but, I love you too," Layla just smiled.

"It's okay my daughter, you spoke from your heart, and I love you, so,so much," Layla kissed Raven's forehead and hugged her. "I will be going now," Layla turned around to walk but was stopped when Raven hugged her again. "I will miss you, mom," Raven smiled.

Layla turned around and kissed her daughter's cheek, "Me too, but you can call me, my house is near your school, the big house with the golden roof, you can go there to visit me sometimes," Layla smiled. "I will visit you sometimes," Raven let go of the woman.

Before Layla left, she looked at her sister, "See you soon sister."

"You too, sister Layla," Arella said. And from that, Layla disappeared waving at them. "I'm happy for you, Rae," her friends hugged her lightly and smiled at her, and so did she. "Thanks, guys," Raven thanked them and they nodded.

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Raven's life was back on track, she go to school every school days. When they would end class late, she would sleep on Layla's house and chat with her sometimes. Raven was happy again, Rorek and Red X are giving her flowers sometimes, both fighting for her love.

~That Saturday~

"What is it mom?" Raven went down and looked at her parents. "Honey, do you want to go in the carnival with us this weekend?" Trigon smiled.

"Of course!"

Trigon and Raven are spending time with each other, having a father - daughter bonding often. Arella was giving time with her daughter by teaching her in her lessons or teaching her to play the piano.

'Life isn't so bad after all,' Raven thought

End Of Chapter 7

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