Even though Jump City was still unaccustomed to dealing with snow and ice (more than one citizen had to have a friend call 911 in order to unstick their tongues from poles) they had grown used to a few things that snow usually brought about: Snow days for the kids, snowmen lining the streets, and of course, snowball fights and ice skating outdoors.
Starfire giggled at some of the snowmen her and Robin passed on the way to the city lake. Some were rather cute, with one pair holding stick hands and having a lovey-dovey look on their white faces.
Some she did not understand. One looked like a pig in a wig and skirt, sitting on a brick wall, while another opposite it looked like a large green frog. When she asked about this, Robin looked at the pair, and merely smirked, mentioning something about 'The Muppets'.
The girl made a mental note to try and find some movies about The Muppets. She liked the frog. It reminded her of her pet back home, save that her pet had two more heads and six legs...
It had started to snow again when the couple reached the lake, though not very hard. The flakes seemed to hover, watching, waiting for something to happen.
The Boy Wonder wandered towards the skating stand, purchasing their skates, and showing the alien girl how the things would work.
"Okay Star," he began, sitting them both down on a bench and showing her the skates. "You're supposed to strap it on, like this," he demonstrated, tugging on and tightening his skate. "Let's see, cool."
He carefully made his way over to the ice, and stepped on.
Starfire watched, transfixed, as the boy slowly and methodically pushed his feet out...back...out...back. One foot at a time...
"C'mon Starfire," he called, smiling and making a figure eight. He paused, waiting.
The alien girl cocked her head down at her skates, mentally shrugging and floating over to the Boy Wonder, a playful grin on her face. She turned, and did a figure eight as well, inches off the ice.
Robin sighed, and motioned her to put her feet down.
Starfire smiled, nodded, and gingerly did so.
She blinked, still standing. She had seen many earthlings fall on their backsides after taking one step onto the ice. Yet...it was easy, she thought, starting to skate slowly towards the smiling Boy Wonder.
"That's it Star! Nice and easy," he called, encouraging.
Soon the couple were skating in slow tangent, holding hands all the way. . .
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After a leisurely dinner at a place called Shenanigans, the young couple purchased some movies that Starfire expressed an interest in, and headed back to the tower.
They made camp in Robin's room, seeing as how he had a VHS and a DVD player. After slipping in the first movie, the Boy Wonder flopped back onto his bed, smiling as the alien girl quickly scooted over, snuggling against his body. Almost automatically, his arms wrapped around her, holding her close as the opening credits rolled.
Robin felt his heart flutter happily at Starfire's surprised smile as a swamp scene came into view, with a certain long legged green frog sitting on a log, and strumming a banjo.
'Why are there so many songs about rainbows
And what's on the other side?
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions
And rainbows have nothing to hide
So we've been told, and some choose to believe it
I know they're wrong; wait and see
Someday we'll find it, the Rainbow Connection
The lovers, the dreamers, and me...'
Star frowned slightly, and looked up at the Boy Wonder. "Robin?"
Robin looked down, still smiling. "Yeah Star?"
"Why are you not like the proverbial rainbow? Why do you hide yourself from m-, the others and myself?"
The Boy Wonder blinked down at the alien girl, masked domino eyes meeting emerald green. He knew that one day she would question him, push the line that he had so deftly drawn when the team had first formed. Yet it still surprised him. Raven herself had never really pushed him before that little incident, and she didn't push him now.
Then again, this wasn't Raven he was dealing with. Raven had secrets, and knew the value of keeping such secrets, even from her closest friends.
This was Starfire. No, this was Kori'ander, an alien girl whom he'd come to care for more than himself. Did he want to end up like his mentor, Batman? All alone in a cave with only a butler and bats for company, having scattered his own family to the four winds?
One word strummed through his whole being as he gazed at the girl in his arms: NO.
Starfire felt a thrill as Robin leaned down, giving the girl a rough, ravishing first kiss. A soft coo escaped from her as he pulled away, and she reached up again, tugging him back and returning the gesture, albeit in a softer, more loving manner.
The movie played once, paused on the start menu, and began to play again on its on accord. And again. And again. And again...
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"Dude, why are we up?"
Cyborg glanced at the green changeling, giving him a stern look. "Because Robbie said we were going to start some new training program nice and EARLY this morning." He blinked his one eye, and looked around the living room. Only Beast Boy and himself had been on time. Raven had slinked in a few moments earlier, hair still dripping from her shower.
"Speaking of early birds, where is our fearless leader?"
Raven murmured something inaudible into her cup of tea.
Beast Boy cocked his head at her, ears twitching. "What was that Rae? Didn't catch it."
Raven looked up, eyes slightly...embarrassed looking? "Um...Robin and Starfire are still asleep."
Another head cock from the green boy. "Why?"
Raven merely shook her head, and returned to her tea.
"That tears it," Cyborg said. "C'mon BB. Let's go give Robin a wake up call for once."
"I wouldn't do that," Raven began, but trailed off as both boys ignored her. She sighed, shrugged, and finished her tea off.
She was on her second cup, gently inhaling the subtle scent of green tea when she heard Beast Boy let out a loud "AAAAAAHHHH! GET YOUR CLOTHES ON NOW ROBIN!!!"
The mystic let a small smirk tug at the corners of her lips. "Told 'em so..."
Meanwhile, by this time in his room, Robin had slammed the door shut, sweating and offering a shaky grin to the alien girl laying on his bed. "Jeez. I'm wearing pants...the way he was going on," he continued, making his way over to his closet and pulling out a uniform. "You'd think that we slept together or something."
Starfire cocked her head at the boy. "But we did sleep together."
"Oh yeah..."
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While the Titans finally got on track with their training program, going over basic maneuvers in the snow and ice and learning a few survival tricks, there was a slight, quiet disturbance on the other side of Jump City.
Bobby was your average five year old boy. He was his happiest when he was away from school and his home, out playing with his friends in the park.
Since there was so much snow, he was in the park now, playing hide and seek with some of his buddies.
He crawled through the leaves of a frozen bush, and pushed deeper into the cover of the trees and plants. This was a perfect spot, he congratulated himself as he ran behind a particularly spiky plant.
Bobby skidded to a stop, sliding a few more inches than he would have liked. He blinked down at the blue body, frowning in confusion. Why was it blue? It must be cold, he reasoned, kneeling down for a better look. After all, what did you expect from a guy that was nekki?
"Hey Mister?" Bobby asked timidly, reaching out and poking the long mane of dark hair on the man's head. "Mister, could ya wake up-please?" the last part came out in a frightened squeak. The man had opened his eyes, and in a flash, was standing tall, green eyes looking around the clearing precisely and warily. Satisfied that he was in no danger, he glanced down at the youngling at his feet.
Bobby gulped, but stood his ground. No way was he going to let a big blue man scare him into running home crying for his momma. Cindy Lu would never let him live it down!
Then...the blue man smiled. The boy relaxed, a sense of peace and calm washing over his small frame. This guy wouldn't hurt him, he knew. He just needed...what did he need? Never mind, he told himself, frowning slightly. He had a few very important questions he felt he needed to ask the guy before he even thought about helping him.
"Are you an alien invader?"
The man smiled again, and slowly shook his head.
Bobby let out a sigh of relief. "Okay...what's your name and where are you from?"
The man seemed to be mulling this over, then he opened his mouth, and a soft British accent flowed out. "My name is Cere-um, sorry, I meant to say my name was Max. And I'm from Hell."
Bobby blinked at this. "So...you're from down there?" He pointed at the ground, eyes wide.
'Max' smiled. "No. There's a place in England called Hell. That's where I'm from."
Bobby beamed. "Oh, that's okay then. Um, where you heading?"
The blue man considered the child before leaning down, and whispering in the boy's ear. Bobby listened carefully, nodded a few times, and pointed towards the bay.
Max nodded his thanks, and simply vanished.
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Jacques moaned softly, hands gripping Raven's hips, locking them in place as she moved against him aggressively, hungrily. She leaned down, biting at his chest and neck, drawing gasps and groans from the thief.
Normally, this would be one of his greatest fantasies. To have a beautiful girl ravishing him to the point of exhaustion. Raven had yanked him into her room the second he had showed up, an hour or so after she had finished that new training program Robin had insisted on doing. Now, three hours later, she had refused to let him rest, instead arousing him again and again, enticing him with kisses, licks, even bites.
He wasn't even sure if he could finish this act or not. X growled, flipping them both over and beginning to move erratically against her, harder and faster than before. Raven merely crooned at his actions, arms wrapping around his back and legs around his torso, her own body reaching up to thrust against his assaulting one, egging him on. Her eyes widened as another orgasm hit her, and she let out a keening screech, nails digging into the dried blood on X's back.
The thief moaned, wishing to stop, but he knew better. He kept thrusting, even as her walls squeezed him. There, he could feel it coming, he thought hazily. The tightening sensation, soon he'd get this damn love making over with and just sleep for a few days.
The couple screamed in unison, climaxing as one. The mystic sighed at the warm feeling that once again flooded her abdomen, and she loosened her hold on her lover, eyes closing as she basked in the pleasure.
Red X had stamina, damn good stamina by his own account. He could run for miles without stopping, he could stay awake for three days nonstop, and he could bench press 250 lbs easily.
But there was no way he could have another go at Raven. Not tonight anyway. Maybe a week from now, he thought as he collapsed against her, not even bothering to pull himself out of her warmth. It would take too much effort.
"Jacques," a sultry voice purred after a moment in his ear. X groaned, head turning away from the voice. "No. I can't Rae...not tonight..."
"Please Jacques, I need you," the girl begged, wrapping her legs around him again and moving against him, trying to entice him.
Red X merely laid there on top of her, ignoring her actions. Soon enough, his breathing slowed, and Raven knew he was fast asleep.
Damn.
Raven sighed, gently pushing the slumbering thief off of her, and rolled out of bed, padding to her bathroom.
She blinked at the sight.
A tall man stood her bathtub, blue skin glistening with still-wet snow. His long dark hair hung down over his shoulders, and green eyes seemed to try to draw her in, enchanting her. She pointedly ignored the fact that he was naked.
Raven was about to demand who the hell he was and what the hell he was doing in her bathroom when the man lowered his eyes, and kneeled before her.
"Mi'lady," a soft European accent wafted up to her ears. "I am here to assist you in your...needs."
Raven continued to stare at him. "You," she finally whispered, pointing a trembling finger at him. "You were in my dream..."
He merely nodded. "I am the one called Cerenus. And I have come to help."
Raven frowned, then pointed out her door. "Get out. I won't have you-"
"Mi'lady, allow me to explain something that you might find important," Cerenus interjected coolly, standing once more. "You are in heat," he stated bluntly, ignoring her askance look. "If you do not allow me to...mate...with you, you will hyper-sex your lover to death. He's beyond exhausted right now. A bomb could go off right in this very room, and he would not awaken. For his sake, and for the sake of your other male friends, let me embrace you as a mate."
Raven merely looked at him, still frowning. "And if I refuse to sleep with you?"
The blue-skinned man offered a crooked grin. "Normally, I wouldn't push the issue. Female demons are more volatile and violent than we are, raping a female is the last thing on any male's mind." He smile faded, and his eyes seemed to harden into jade. "But there's more here at stake than just your male comrades. Yes," he murmured, seeing the dawning look of realization on her face. "You know of it. Yes..."
Raven didn't even blink, and suddenly, Cerenus was there, right in front of her. She let out a soft gasp, automatically backing up into her countertop. Cerenus reached out, gripping her around the middle and hefting her up, setting her down on the cold counter. She opened her mouth in a gasp, and squealed as the male demon's mouth captured hers, and proceeded to gently ravish it.
'Yes mi'lady,' his voice purred in her mind, even as she struggled against him. Her powers seemed to have shut down, and weren't responding to her frightened commands.
'Just relax, mistress,' he hissed in her mind, hands shifting to her hips and massaging them.
Raven shuddered at the unwanted attention, her body already heating up.
'Just let go, let the demon out to play...'
Four red eyes appeared on the mystic's face, and her nails elongated and sharpened. She snarled something inaudible, and her naked form jumped forward, grinding against his blue one.
'Yessssss, it seems I'll have to mate with you in the barbaric way before I can truly cure you.'
Some slumbering part in Raven's mind wondered vaguely what he meant by that. She got her answer fairly quickly.
Cerenus easily gripped her, pulling her off the countertop and in the same momentum flipping her over, her backside high in the air. Raven blinked, then let out a furious, inhuman roar of rage.
The roar turned ecstatic as the male bit her lower back, and began to slowly thrust himself inside her. The pain was exquisite, Raven thought deliriously. His shaft was covered in barbs and spines, increasing the pain tenfold. She squirmed against him, panting hard as he invaded her body, silently begging for all of him.
Cerenus paused when he had embedded himself all the way. Now for the dangerous part. He bit his lip, closed his eyes, and murmured a harsh sounding spell.
Raven let out a surprised grunt when she felt another shaft poke at her rectum. How did he do that? she wondered hazily. The thought died out when she felt him tense behind her, and with a grunt, force himself inside with one stroke.
The half-demon screeched, seeing nothing but black with occasional white flashes of stars.
Cerenus merely held himself inside her, calmly waiting out her writhing and screaming.
When she had stilled, and was only panting raggedly, he began to move.
The twin invasion of her body was tearing her apart, the girl thought hazily, panting hard as the male thrust and pulled, thrust and pulled. She could feel blood trickling from both holes, and it seemed that the pain intensified tenfold as he began to shove into her faster, a low, continuous growl erupting from his throat.
Then he reached her g-spot, and continued to rub against it and prick it...
Raven's four eyes rolled up into their respective sockets. Oh, Azar...
She thrust back at him, urging him on. She let out a continuous stream of cries as he obeyed, shoving himself into her with more and more force. Her claws scrabbled at the counter, leaving gashes in the surface. Her blood trickled down their joined bodies, and her belly burned.
Cerenus listened and watched her, curious. He cautiously reached down under them, and started to gently stroke her clitoris. When she moaned louder, he took it as a good sign, and started to rub it harder and harder.
Raven's body arched and writhed, her mouth open in a silent scream as she came. Cerenus allowed his body to release into her, the extra tension vibrating through Raven's body in one glorious gush of release.
Raven blacked out for a moment. She awoke to find herself flipped on her back now, staring up at Cerenus' passive face. "Now that I've subdued you for the moment," He murmured, leaning down and embracing her in a lover's hug. He leaned his forehead against hers, whispering now.
"Just let me do this. Trust me, you'll feel much better."
He sighed, chanting softly. Raven couldn't feel her body, she was so numb from the combined pleasure and pain, it was like her body had shut down for the moment to process what had happened to her.
Soon they're bodies began to glow a deep crimson, and an ebony shadow emerged from Raven's body. A pale blue one emerged from Cerenus', and the two entities slammed into each other, sparking and imploding on each other.
Raven could only watch, body truly spent as she felt her spirit return.
Cerenus held her for a moment longer, then gingerly helped her to sit up.
Raven blinked at him, then looked away, her lilac eyes returning. "What did you do?" she finally whispered, hands rubbing her bare arms.
"I fixed your problem," Cerenus said simply. His hand casually stroked her breast, causing the teen to blush and look away. "Good," Cerenus smirked. "You're done for now. First heat is usually the worst," he explained, fetching a towel and beginning to clean her off. "After this, whenever you come into heat again, your mate will be able to keep up with you. You might want to invest in one of those sex books that humans are so fond of looking at-"
"What do I tell him?" Raven whispered, looking at the door.
Cerenus shrugged. "That is up to you, mi'lady. And now, I shall take my leave." His green eyes gazed down into her lilac ones, and he seemed to soften slightly. "I shall see you again, Raven, though for less pleasant circumstances I'm afraid."
And with that, he vanished.
Raven sat there for a long time, shivering in her towel, mind whirling. Still unsure about how she should feel, the mystic staggered out of the bathroom, and collapsed onto her bed, falling into slumber after she clumsily wrapped her form around X's.
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Heeee, hi guys (waves timidly) Yeah, sorry for the lack of updating and the like. Been busy with life, and I kept trying to fix this chapter, to better it. Then I realized it's just one of those chapters that has to be bad so that others may be good. Sorry for the rape-like quality of this, but there was no avoiding it. Not in my world, anyway.
Yes, that's why Raven's been a little...out of it. Intelligence was on the right track with the pheromones comment.
Toodles.
