(Here's Chapter 9 folks, this chapter is just about the conditions Raven is in. With the feelings the Titans have for the current situation and the trouble lying ahead... With the story in mind, enjoy!!!)
CH9
If there was a place more boring in life than waiting for the most anxious news is from an hospital while waiting for news that will determine if your friend or lover, depends on the mood, is to live or die…at least that was what the Titans were doing, waiting if Raven was going to live or die.
All the Titans waiting in the waiting room, doing nothing more than pacing the room, trying to find something on the TV except to find it on an old nature channel and old documentaries, or reading an old magazine that was that seemed as old as the dinosaurs are…all in all hospitals wasn't made for teenagers.
"I can't believe this!" Hot Spot cried after finally quitting on finding a show on the TV. "Not only we have to suffer under this anxiety is boredom!"
"What do you expect man? Disney Land?" Argent asked sarcastically.
"Something like that?" Hot Spot responded.
After that Argent and Hot Spot began a shelling of words against each other. They managed to burn one or another with remarks and counter ones. At first it was entertaining, but then the rest of the Titan began to grew very annoyed…sometimes they wished for Beast Boy's joke, even the corny ones.
Then it finally boiled over, "All right, you two just shut up!" Terra yelled, that made the arguing Titans look at her in surprise. "Now this isn't the time. My God, one of your friend's is hurt while the other may not survive. You guys have no heart, at least a guilty conscience."
Both Argent and Hot Spot looked insulted with a mix of guilt while they finally keep themselves quiet. This time, every Titan was in moment of silence. Everyone was left only with their thought while they embraced the current situation and how to handle it. Of course the Titans never went against people like the Eternals or the aftermath of their twisted ways, which Raven was the testament to their ways.
Robin thought he had failed as a leader, and a friend. Silently he vowed the Eternals will pay for their suffering, vowed he'll defeat them like he defeated Slade (HA!), the Brotherhood of Evil and the destruction of Trigon…oh, how they will pay! Starfire, well, she felt so horrible, there wasn't a ounce of happiness in her eyes. She never seen her friend like that, never has she felt so much guilt than seeing she couldn't help Raven and now she may not live… Cyborg, Raven was a sister to him. It hurt to see her like that, not after what he had seen before. He never seen a person so beat up, never he seen Beast Boy in so much pain, not physical but emotional…How is he going to take it if Raven dies?
Argent hasn't known Raven that long but she couldn't help but feel pity on her. She liked Raven for her fashion, looks and her dark ways but they never truly have gotten that close…no she feel horrible for not getting know her as she is not by the way she acts. Hot Spot's situation wasn't much different. He liked her as a girl, for her body mostly…oh how he lusted after her, but after hearing that Raven had been raped, now he felt sicken at the very thought…Jericho, well, as guys are they can't keep their minds on anymore than one thing at a time and think most about sports, cars and sex…Jericho had a crush on her (who hasn't, Raven is a pretty attractive girl.) But never had thought of at all much more as an item to lust after, not as a person, but seeing her bruised, starved and vulnerable. Now his thoughts have changed.
Terra…well she wasn't thinking of Raven, not in the heartless sort of way, but was thinking what Beast Boy was feeling after witnessing Raven being tortured then raped. She couldn't but shutter at the thought…those look in those eyes…pain, sorrow and anger mixed into one said human being as she remembered Beast Boy kneeling their with cuts and bruises at the bitter shell of Raven. Feeling horrible at the words she said to Raven that seemed to happen years ago, "…you hurt everything you touched… no one ever loved a demon." If she recalled, those were the lat words she said to her before the Eternals. Now Terra regretted those words to her and those she said behind her back. She felt tears running down her cheek, she sniffled a bit, and only to hear that some of the other Titans were doing the same…misery enjoys company!
"Hey guys." A voice said suddenly.
Nearly everyone jumped out their skins to see Beast Boy walking up to the Titans in the waiting room, followed by a doctor. Beast Boy had few bandages on his face, that blood was clearly being absorbed by the it, while Beast dressed in a new clean uniform (imagine the stench!), but no matter how he dressed and looked, his face still showed the emotional stress in his eyes.
"Take a seat Mr. Logan." The doctor said, nothing much to look at but a short bald, vulture like face of a man wearing the white coat and carrying the clip board. When Beast Boy did, the doctor glanced at the clipboard before saying something to the Titans, when he did… "As you can see, Mr. Logan has nothing more than a few cuts and bruises and a case of eating healthy again, he seems to have no problem. As for the Miss Raven Roth, I have good news and bad news."
"What's the good news?" Robin asked.
"Raven will live." That got the Titans in uproar in joy and celebration, "But," the doctor said, making the Titans quiet up. "the bad news, she is in a very bad situation."
"Like what?" Cyborg asked, his voice trembling with the worst horror.
"Do you what me to give you every detail?" When the Titans hesitated to nod, the doctor continued. "The worst damage was done to her ribs, six out the 24 are broken, 2 more cracked. " All the heroes winched at the sheer thought of it. "Her right hand is broken so severely that all of her wrist bones been crushed and in time, her hand will never be the same. As for her face, likely her nose wasn't broken, but she has massive bruising on her cheeks and chin. Her body has massive bruises like she was beaten with a baseball bat not including that some were infected. And from her last check out a few months ago… Raven weighed up to 119 pound, from the lack of food; she now weighs little more than 89 pounds." Some of the gang groaned not at the words the doctor gave but the very image that they could see Raven be beaten. Beast Boy didn't need to imagin it, he actually seen her get hurt.
"What else?" Terra asked.
The doctor sighed with frustration, then he began to hesitate, but he had to. "Raven was raped. That, well, I feel uncomfortable even saying this but she has more bruising around her groin area and…" he couldn't continue, and the Titans didn't force him to continue, for they felt they didn't want to hear anymore.
"So what now doc?" Robin asked.
"Raven needs to stay in the hospital for a few weeks, just to make sure. Run a few test, fill in the paper work, she can leave soon as she get better to move on her own. Other than that nothing more you guys could do. Besides, she was lucky. If she stayed there for more than a week at most, she would've died." With that, the doctor left.
"Those damned Eternals!" Beast Boy barked in anger. Now his face showed every bit of anger Beast Boy has bottled up since getting to the hospital. The others were shocked that Beast Boy could swear and mean it, but none of the guys said a word, for they agreed more. "How could man be so heartless? Despite everything I could do to save her, I was dumb enough to wait till they raped her to finally get the damned courage to fight back and help her! Thanks to me, she's almost dead!" Beast Boy began to cry, Star went over to comfort him, and he hugged her tight as he could, remembering how Raven felt as he held her when she cried.
"Man, it is not your fault." Cyborg said, "You didn't know she was going to get raped, if not you would've escaped later, but you didn't know!"
"But I hurt them." Beast Boy said, after letting go of Starfire. "I released the Beast on them…I let him hurt them, I might have killed some…and I am glad."
Starfire gasped while the others gaze on in surprise. "You don't mean that." Starfire said. "Do you?" the very question surprised Star when Beast Boy looked up to her with those hatefully look in his eyes.
"I do. I rather send those Eternals to the eternal pit of hell for to rot and be tortured and raped by the demons in them like they did to Raven. I will laugh when I do it. I swear I will." Beast Boy muttered, the Titans gazed at each other with worry. Only time Beast Boy acted someway to he is now is right after he been contaminated that brought forth the Beast, now it was worse.
"Its okay man. It is over." Robin said. "Nothing can hurt Raven now, but realize what you're saying. You actually want to kill?"
"To protect Raven, yes." Beast Boy answered. "I don't need you're goody-goody lectures of right and wrong. I watch Raven be tortured and raped. I heard her scream for mercy only to get a kick in the ribs. They laughed at her when she was getting raped while many Eternals watched…oh I know what I am talking about man, those Eternals aren't human and they deserve every ounce of punishment they get and it won't break my heart to see them begging for mercy when I kick them down again and again." Even talking about it made Beast Boy happy at the very thought of it.
"Okay man, I get it. But don't go of on your vendetta when Raven needs you the most. I don't need to have that on my conscience BB. But right now, Raven is still in danger, she is unconscious and vulnerable. So I need one Titan to guard for a period of time then we will switch… who's volunteering first?" Robin said.
"I will." Beast Boy asked getting up.
"No you don't." Cyborg said shoving Beast Boy back down. "You done enough already. Believe me, good food and sleep will do you much, but I promise you can see her." Beast Boy looked as if he was ready to hurt his friend for the suggestion but finally, he agreed.
"Then I will." Terra said. Everyone looked at her as if she just appeared out of the wall.
"Why? You hate Raven." Argent asked.
"Yes I do hate Raven, but after what she's been through…I can at least repair some damage I done." Terra replied. "Maybe I can make something of a frielndly relationship."
"Okay, Terra." Robin said. "As for the rest, we will return to the Tower and plan something to counter the Eternals. If there is trouble Terra, call us."
Terra nodded as the others began to leave the waiting room, all except Beast Boy who came to Terra. She suspected him to bribe her with something so he can watch Raven… "Terra, I may have been rough on you for the past months on Raven and what love relationship that was… what is was." Beast Boy said. "Let me just say I am sorry, and that we can be friends again, but not like that again."
"I understand, I been thinking about it too. It won't work, but I was stupid to believe it could. I want to be friends too, and I promise I won't interfere with your relationship to Raven. And I vow to protect her, for you as a friend."
Beast Boy smiled, he then moved to hug her. Terra knew it was just a friendly embrace. "Thanks Terra. And I know you will." With that Beast Boy hurried to catch up to the Titans, leaving Terra to ponder how she will accomplish that?
"Only other thing I have to worry about than just Eternals' is that freak Shadow." Terra said, that left more disturbing thought than before, then she wondered… "How will he take it?" And that sent more shivers down her spine than she recalled when first meeting Shadow, and that made her shiver more when she had no answer at all…
None what's so ever…?
(Now what? How will Shadow take it when he see's Raven? All I can tell is it isn't going to be pretty. Review... any ideas? Let me know...)
