Chapter seven!
Loosing.
Declamiar-Me no own, so f*ck off lawyers!
Raven walked down the titans corridor. Allowing her mind to finally wonder what the hell happened. It all started with the STUPID party, Robins 17th to be exact. She had sat there drinking her wine cooler. What had Robin tride to hand her before? So Robin tride to hand me a straight beer, that's what almost everyone else was drinking, he had been my best friend and acted like it during the party. It wasn't until that night that something changed about him. About them all, I don't have any good answers for that. But what was wrong with Terra? I had for givin her, yet she still is acting, evil. What would drive her to do that? Why had she hurt herself? Was it her who dropped the Slade communicator?
Why wouldn't Robin believe me? He's my BEST friend, who always defended me, always tried to give me respect, honesty, and kindness. He...aghhh i dont know! The only answers I have is Slade WAS there, Robin isn;t Robin, the only allies i have so far are Speedy and Cyborg. There's no way Aqualad, Robin, or Terra trust me. I suppose now i find out how many i reaaly have.
Raven found herself before the common room doors. They swished open and she held her breath. All the Titans minus Robin, Speedy, Cy, BB, and Terra were in there. Which left her, Jinx, Bee, Mas y Menos, Starfire, and aqualad. Raven confidently walked to the kitchen were Jinx and Bee were quietly conversing.
Raven diddn't say anything, walking straight to the cubboard grabbing her cup and filling it with water. She chanced a glance over her shoulder to find them both starring at her. "Hey." She said lamely. Bee's eyes dimmed and zoned out for a split secound before she glared at Raven, got to her feet and stormed out of the commons. Raven looked at Jinx.
Jinx sat there stunned but she did soomething Raven would never forget she got to her feet ran to her and hugged her breifly. "Don't hit me! But something fishy's going on here, no one's...no one's being themselves. I think-" Just then the common doors swished open and in walked the boy wonder. Great, Raven inwardly cursed.
Robin turned into the kitchen not bothering to look at her, Robin brushed right past her saying hi to Jinx. He grabbed a can of pop, slammed the fridge door and turned back to them. Pausing as he walked towards Raven, as if finally noticing her presence. Raven once again held her breath. Robin scanned her up and down then walked out of the commons.
"Harsh, Raven you need to get out of here."
"I need to WHAT?" Raven asked suprised.
"All these guys there talking about you like your a clingy bug, one that needs to be squished."
"I dont run from my problems," Raven monotoned.
"Your not running if you find Slade and stop him from-" Suddenly her eyes dimmed much like everyone elses did as there heads swiveled towards Raven. Raven blinked rapidly at her friends..who shockingly were no longer her friends. Her friends seemed to be being controlled by someone. There moves became totally roboric.
Jinx's fist slammed into her temple knocking Raven unto her stomach on the floor. Raven groaned as she heard the approaching feet of her zoned out friends. Shooting to her feet she glanced around. Aqualad, starfire, Jinx, and Mas y Menos surrounded her. All with there hands raised ready to fight her. "Shit" Raven muttered.
She needed an escape fast, if she phased there was a chance one of the droned out friends would grab her she needed something faster. Raven suddenly had an idea. She tensed her legs and slid over the counter racing to the door, a series of jinxes, water bombs, mini bombs, and star bolts hit the ground all around her.
But Raven kept running threw the doors, the rest of her so called team fireing and chasing behind her. Closely on her heels, Raven threw sheilds and small amounts of power behind her not willing to hurt her friends. Even if they weren't her friends they were in there. Raven dodged running in an uneven ziggzagged pattern, Mas y Menos she hit with a barrier everytime they got to close.
Where do I run? THE INFIRMARY! Raven sharply turned the corner barely being skimmed by a pink hex. Running at top speed her cloak flung out behind her she picked up speed one floor above the infirmary. Raven Dove down the twelve stairs, rolling down them, landing in a crouch she got to her feet and tore off running yet again. She had almost lost the gang when she flung open the doors to the informory. Slammed them and bolted them shut.
"SPEEDY, CYBORG" Raven cried looking around the white room. To her luck and suprise they were both leaning over Terra, they both turned around with startled expressions.
"Raven what's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost!" Speedy questioned as he set down his medical tools.
"It's the team they've all gone...drone like!" Raven flinched as they pounded on the door. "Cyborg you need to help them NOW!"
Cy looked at her a mixture of fear, respect, and brains. "Alright rae, tell me what happened." Another series of bangs and shouts echoed in the hallway. "And fast!"
Raven recapped her story of finding the communicator and her flee from the kitchen to here. Finishing with a plea of "What can we do!"
Speedy glanced at the floor thinking hard. "You said you had the Slade communicator with you right, so why don't we use it?" Raven and cyborg shared a look and then starred at Speedy. The ginger grinned believing he had a brilliant plan. "Well if Terra did drop it on purpose, then it was set there for a reason. If we call slade and tell him we want answers there's a chance we can end this whole thing."
"I don't like it. If it was an accident and Slade is somehow controlling the team, doesn't that mean he'd want us controlled too?" Cyborg was quiet for a minute after digesting what Raven had said.
"I say we try it. It's risky but that door won't stay up for forever." Raven looked defieted but nodded, Cyborg was after all secound in command. They picked up the communicator opening it. The screen was black for a few minutes before a face was suddenly starring at them. The face of a man in a golden orange and black suit.
"Ahh my little bird it appears you've managed to salvage some friends."
"Game over slade, tells us what's up NOW."
Slade gave a small chuckle, "Demanding little thing aren't you, much like Robin."
"Shut up," Speedy and Cyborg hissed simoltaniously.
"My my, those two just won't do, I suppose i could get rid of them myself. But wait i already DID!" The communicator blackened and Raven glanced horrified at the blank eyes of cyborg and she was sure behind his mask speedy's were too. Raven lept back from them, immediatly in a fighting possition.
Robotically they both stood up, Cy's sonic cannon pointed square at her chest, speedy's bow aimed right at her heart. Raven;s heart sank, she was alone. She couldn't hurt these two, but they sure as hell could hurt her. Raven knew she had to stall them, do something to get to Robin. She didn't know why but suddenly she was drawn to him, where ever it is he was.
Speedy and cyborg shot at her, Raven put up a sheild and backflipped in the air. Training with Robin was about to pay off. Raven sent power to the ceiling creating a crater in the ceiling as it smashed down on cyborg but Speedy flashed out of the way. He raced around the room flinging arrows at her. Raven tried to sheild herself from them but was caught ruffly in the ankle by a red arrow. Raven pulled the arrow out blood dripping out of her wound. Irritation seared threw her, time to stop this.
Raven focused all her concentration on speedy holding her sheild with one hand, she sent her powers to the floor board as he was running almost to it. Raven stood it up and speedy smashed into it face first knocking himself unconcious. Raven smirked at the tard, she let down her sheild and moved to phase to Robins office. Pausing she walked over to speedy and kicked him in the side of the head.
"DOuble tap." She whispered as she evaporated from the room. And into Robins office, where he was waiting for her.
~~~~~IN ROBINS OFFICE~~~~~~
"You see we knew you'd come to me princess." Robin hissed in her ear, with lightning speed he tied her wrists behind her back, and wrapped his hands around her waist. The rest of the team was in there including Bee. "How about we take you to be taught a lesson." With that they dissapeared into Slades dungeon.
~~~~~~~IN SLADES QUARTERS~~~~~~
The walls were made of mud, clearly under ground. Two large chairs sat infront of them. Robin squeezed her waist extra tight smirking evilly. The rest of the team walked in seperate directions threw several different doors. Leaving Raven and Robin in the middle of the room. Raven used a quick moment to dip into there bond, Robin was as dazzed as BB was when Mad Mod had hypnotized him. Last time Raven had to make bb laugh, she wondered what she had to do this time.
"Robin, you look like your going to kill me."
"If i could i would." He whispered into her ear.
"Ohh the darkside of the traffic light." Robin let out a chuckle "always so whitty huh" Robin gripped her waist so hard she was sure she's have bruises.
"Robin...s...Stop!" Raven cried breathlessly.
"But why, don't you like it Princess?" He hissed the name.
"P-please! Tell me what your doing!"
"I'm handing you over to Slade so he can break our new pet in." He whispered harshly into her ear. Robin unsnapped her cape, letting it fall to the floor. Raven tried her hardest to use her powers but something stopped her. Raven began to shake trying her hardest to stop this.
"Don't hurt yoursel now princesss, powerproof bondes."
Suddenly one of the doors behind them open and slammed again, Robin straightened his back and began to carress her check while he held her VERY close to himself. Medal boots clunked behind them, walked past them and sat in one of the chairs.
"Why look" Slade marvelled "My new apprentice."
"Never." Raven snapped.
"Come on now Raven look at yourself, your all alone, what have you got left to fight for? What have you got left to live for?"
"You may have my friends but you will NEVER get to me understand!"
"That sounds like a threat my bird,"
"You of all people know i can carry out any threat i make."
Slade sighed "Your much like me you know, charming, stubborn, forcefull, powerfull, and defiant. It will be hard to break you, but eventually you will learn discipline."
"Don't ever tell me what to do!" Raven spat and Robin continued to stare at her in wonder.
"Get used to it kid, from now own we will rule together, with our army of titans." Ravens anger was spuing over, she attempted to lung at slade but Robin restrained her waist now with both hands.
"Robin if you'll kindly hand her over to me i do believ her first whipping would be fun to watch. Robin rubbed a smooth hand over her stomach, touching her face gently. Raven began to plead with her mindless best friend. "Robin please don't leave me. I need you Robin." Her voice cracked as she whispered urgently, and he paused it was exactly what she needed she turned in his iron grip placing her hands on his neck.
"ROBIN" slade cried impatiently. But Robin crinkled his for-head at what Raven was whispering. Ravens eyes began to water, "Robin this could be the end for me and you need to know even if your not you. I know your in there and i know you can hear me you need to know that I...Robin..i love you." She whispered leaning into him she gently brushed her lips agenst his. Robin fliched and seemed to begin to shiver.
"ROBIN HAND ME THE GIRL" Robin immediatly turned Raven away and pushed her onto the ground in front of him. "I WOULD RATHER YOU PARTAKE IN HER FIRST WHIPPING." Slade bellowed at him and Robin slightly nodded his head in partial agreement.
Robin seemed to zone completely out in thought, leaving Raven alone with Slade. Raven smirked at the ground hoping her plan worked. That is until a certain Blonde head came bounding around the corner carrying a large white whip.
"Terra" Raven hissed.
Ohhh exciting huh! I hope that answered a FEW of your questions and so all of you know yes Raven acted out portraing her feelings. This does not however mean she doesn't have feelings for the boy blunder:) more twists to come!
