Here's another chapter for ya to enjoy.
I don't own Danny Phantom or Teen Titans
"Hey Raven. What's up?"
"Could I talk to you for a little bit?" asked the empath, her emotionless mask hiding her nervousness.
"Uh, sure, come on in," answered Danny as he stepped to the side. Raven walked in while the halfa searched for the button that shut the door.
"So," said the ghost teen, smiling at his achievement of shutting the door. "What did you want to talk about?" Raven remained quiet while she stared out his bedroom window, her back to the Titan.
"I wanted to apologize for what happened."
"You don't have to apologize for that," chuckled Danny as he walked up to the dark sorceress. "It may be really embarrassing, but the initiation isn't that bad."
"It's not that," responded Raven her voice taking on a more solemn tone. "I'm sorry for making you lose everything just to fix my stupid mistake."
"What are you talking about?" asked Danny, his amused tone being replaced with concern.
"I'm the reason Trigon ended up in the Ghost Zone." Surprise and shock became evident on the hybrid's face while Raven continued. "If I hadn't opened the portal to our dimension for him, I wouldn't have destroyed him and you'd still be with your friends and family in Amity Park." Raven could feel the mix of rage and sadness that filled him by being reminded of the life he had lost.
"I can underst…"
"You don't have to apologize," interrupted the half ghost, his emotional flare dying down. "You did what you thought was best."
"But it's my fault you've ended up like this!" shouted the dark sorceress as she spun to face the hybrid, the windows becoming encased in black energy before cracking in their frames.
"No, it's not," responded the ghost, his soothing voice a contradiction to the annoyed glare he was giving her. "You did what you thought was best. You had no idea any of this would happen."
"How can you not be angry with me?!" asked the exasperated empath, glistening lines of tears visible underneath her hood. "You lost everyone you cared about and your home because I screwed up."
"Because I don't blame you!" shouted the halfa, catching the female Titan by surprise. Danny moved over to the circular bed and sat on the edge facing the window.
"There wasn't anything you or the other Titans could do to save them. The container of Nasty Sauce was seconds from exploding by the time you arrived." Reaching into his shirt collar, Danny pulled out a slightly wrinkled picture and stared at it. Moving closer to him, Raven saw that it was a picture of the half-ghost's friends and family all standing in front of FentonWorks.
"It's my fault I couldn't save them," Danny muttered as his blue eyes misted over from the memories and emotional pain. "All I had to do was escape Dan's grasp for two minutes and I could have saved them."
"Danny," whispered Raven as looked back at her with a warm smile.
"But you guys have given me a home and a second chance at being a hero, so you shouldn't feel guilty for something you had no control over." A startled look appeared on his face when he found the empath wrapped around his chest in a stiff, awkward hug. His warm smile returned as he wrapped one arm around her back. They remained like that for around twenty seconds before Raven relaxed her grip and began to pull away, prompting Danny to do the same. The two Titans just stared at each other until Raven got up and began walking towards the door. She got as far as the door frame before turning her head to look at the ghost boy.
"Goodnight," the empath uttered meekly, giving him a small smile. "And thanks."
"Anytime," replied the ghost, giving her one last smile before watching the door shut behind her.
I know, it's short. But every good story has to have at least one short chapter.
You guys are close to the 150 mark! Keep up the reviews!
