Divine Right
Teen Titans
Pairing: Raven & Slade
Declaimer: I own nothing. I do not gain anything for writing this. It is a non-profit writing. Teen Titans is owned by its creators. I only have control over the characters that I create and the plot that I make.
"Talking"
-Thinking-
=Sent Thoughts=
Chapter 9
Broken Song
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"Hello Miss Raven how did it go?" Alfred asked her when she opened the door.
Raven sighed as she leaned against the door frame with a small grimace.
Alfred gave a quick smile before he covered it up with his hand. "That bad I take it."
"It was not all bad. In fact, for the beginning it was fine until He got angry. If he could have held on to his temper then it would have gone great." She said as she ran her fingers through her hair. She stopped when a thought came to her. "Why are the two of you acting this way?" Raven demanded as she crossed her arms over her chest and tapped her foot.
"I have no idea what you are talking about." Alfred said in a calm voice as he looked like he was trying not to smile. "What am I up to and who is the other person?"
"You know very well what you are up to and who is helping you with it." Raven sneered slightly as she started to get a migraine. Alfred stood to his full height and stopped teasing her as he saw her pained expression.
"If you wish to speak of this matter than I suggest that we do so in private. Unless you want Master Bruce to hear. . . ." He began only to have Raven yank him into her room. She pulled him clear of the doorway before she slammed the door shut and locked it. He watched as Raven leaned against the door panting slightly and gave a short chuckle.
Hearing laughter Raven's head shot up and she glared at the source.
"This not a laughing matter. If the blasted Bat heard about this then he would be signing his own death-warrant."
"What do you mean by that?"
"I mean Slade knows who he is and he also knows Nightwing's real name. He could tell anyone that little tidbit and every villain in a five block radius would come running to this place faster than you could even blink." She said as she looked off to the side. "But that's a different matter. I would like to know how you met your partner in crime." She asked as she made quotation marks with her pointer and middle fingers.
"Oh, how I met Wintergreen, hmm. Well I met him at the park playing chess. It was a lovely Sunday morning some odd years ago. We played one game for the longest time before he had to leave. Since then we have become pen pals. We swap stories about our employers and recipes. All in all he is my friend." Alfred said solemnly. "How do you find Wintergreen?"
"I find him a person of strong character. He has to be if he is living with his employer almost twenty-four seven." Raven stated as she sneered the word employer. "He is a grown man and he still has temper tantrums." Raven sighed. "I hate to say this but he has tantrums worse than Timmy when Teether steals his blanket, and he is a child." Alfred covered his mouth with his hand to hide a blooming smile.
"I take it that Mister Wilson has a way of getting under your skin."
"He seems to have that ability now doesn't he?" Raven said as she took a strand of her hair and played with it. She thought for a moment and then said. "Why are you calling Slade Mister Wilson?"
"Well Miss Raven it was how I was raised. In addition, I have to see him at social advents when I go. It would be rude of me to call him by his given name when I am just a lowly butler."
"What is that suppose to mean?"
"It means just like it sounds. He is of a higher class then me. If I do something wrong in the eyes of the society then it would place Master Bruce in a bad light." He watched as Raven frowned and went to speak before he cut her off. "I know it is not fair but that is the way of society. Anyone that is employed by the higher classes has to watch what they do or it will affect their employer poorly. Master Bruce employed me so if I do something wrong he is affected by it. His judgment would be called into question."
"It's still not right but I have no say in it. I'm just glad that I do not have to deal with the social masses."
"That may be true for now but that is not why I have come here. Master Bruce is in the study and wishes to speak with you." Alfred said as he turned and went to the door. As he stood before it and unlocked it, he looked over his shoulder at Raven. "It would be nice of you if you tried to work with Master Bruce. In addition, if you think about it your team is like the social classes. If one member acts out the whole team is effected and looked down upon. I hope you understand that." Alfred said as he opened the door and left after closing the door behind him.
Raven shook her head as she to left her room. She walked down the hall and downstairs. She went past the library and in to the study. She saw Bruce sitting in a high-backed black leather chair behind a polished black wooden desk. He was sorting through some paperwork and checking on the computer on the desk beside the papers. He looked up when he saw her enter.
"Alfred said that you wanted me." Raven said. "I know it is about going on patrol with you. You do not have to worry about me acting out. I would hate for my team to be looked at wrongly for my actions." She stated to which Bruce raised an eyebrow. "Society affects our team also but not on a grand scale. We are looked up to. Well except for the villains that is."
"What bought on this change?" Bruce asked as he leaned back in his chair.
"Let's just say a word from the wise and leave it at that."
"So Alfred finally got to you." Bruce said with a short chuckle causing Raven to scowl. "But that is not why I called for you. Tomorrow night is the one I will need help patrolling. I was also wondering if you wanted to do some training tomorrow."
"I can do the patrolling but not the training."
"And why is that Raven?"
"One of my team mates broke something of mine that is very important to me. I was hoping to get it fixed. The item is complex and may take awhile to fix."
"Are you sure you can't put it off for another day?" Bruce asked only to receive a head-shake. "Alright but can I know what the item that needs to be fixed it?"
Raven thought for a moment before she said a short summoning spell and summoned the wooden box.
"This is the item in question. And this is what needs to be fixed." Raven stated as she held up the box and showed the inside mechanics.
"It looks complex, but why don't you ask the one who made it to fix it?"
"Ask my cousin to fix it; are you out of your mind?" Raven demanded crossly. Bruce looked affronted as he grasped the arms of his chair and made to get up. Raven waved his angered look aside as she explained. "My cousin would take it apart and remake it. I just happen to like it the way it was before it broke. She also isn't the best person to be around."
"And why is that?" Bruce asked he once again sat back in his chair.
"You should pray you never find out." Raven said cryptically.
Bruce raised an eyebrow in question only to be ignored as she looked off to the side.
"So personal histories are out of the question I take it." He said and received a nod. "I will respect your privacy and not push for answers. You will tell me when you need or want to. If you tell me at all that is your choice." He stopped to take a deep breath. "Now that the matter is settled you can go." He said as he went back to his paper work. Raven narrowed her eyes slightly then turned and left the room.
She went walking for the hall that led to the stairs when Alfred came from the kitchen.
"Raven did you eat lunch?" Alfred asked. Raven turned to look at the grandfather clock in the middle of the entranceway against the wall. She was surprised by the time.
"No I didn't eat lunch. I didn't think it was this late." The time was three thirty. "I guess the talk over tea took a lot longer then I thought." She said as she followed Alfred in to the kitchen.
"Well since you missed lunch an early dinner is in order." Alfred said as he led her to the food. On the island was stew with buttered bread, Herbal tea sweetened with honey and assorted fruits. Raven sat in her chair and said.
"I'm not used to eating or having someone makes me so much food all the time. Cyborg would cook for me and he was the only one I would allow to do that."
"Why is that?" Alfred asked as he also sat down for supper.
"Starfire makes food that humans can not stomach and I do not like tofu. Therefore, Beast boy is not allowed to make me food. The Boy Wonder cooks for himself and sometimes Star."
"Well as long as you're here you can always look forward to a home cooked meal."
"The comforts of home." Raven stated quietly as she put some stew into her bowl. Alfred smiled as he to begin to eat. As they ate, Alfred asked a question.
"I heard that you have a cousin. How old is she?"
Raven dropped her spoon beside her bowl slightly shocked by the turn in the conversation. She quickly composed herself and answered.
"She is three years older than me. So she is now twenty-one."
"What kind of person is she?" Alfred asked as he poured the both of them more tea.
"Well she is different I'll give her that much. She is to smart for her own good. But she is lucky that she has the power to back up those smarts."
"What does she do for a living?"
"Anything that she puts her mind to but she mostly does what she wants. She can be annoying at times. But she is my only cousin that I accept and know of."
"Well I have found that most families annoy each other. It could be considered a fact of life."
"Fact of Life?" Raven snorted. "I don't think that's true. If it was then anything could be considered a fact of life."
"Yes that is true." Alfred said before he took a bite of his stew. Raven watched with her eyebrows raised. "Is there something the matter Miss Raven?"
"No nothing is wrong Alfred." Raven said as she waved her hand dismissively. "I'm just not used to such good table manners."
"Oh dear, are Master Richard's table manners bad. I had hoped he kept his table manners because if he didn't then it would have been a waste to have taught him." Alfred said with a slightly resigned look.
"Don't worry his manners are still great but I rarely see him eat. I mostly stay in my room to meditate. The ones I am talking about are Cy and BB. Cyborg ate a whole rack of barbeque ribs in one bite. In addition, BB would eat as different animals. I could have gone without seeing a green chicken eating off the island in the kitchen." Raven stated as she went and finished her supper. She sat back in her seat and held her re-filled cup of tea in her hands. Alfred got to his feet and cleared the island of dirty dishes. He then went to the fridge.
"I hope you don't mind but I made a cake for dessert. I thought you would want that instead of cookies." Alfred said slyly as he placed a piece of angel food cake and a fork in front of Raven.
Raven gave him a slight glare over the comment about the cookies and then raised her eyebrow over the choice of cake.
"What's wrong Miss Raven? You don't like angel food cake?"
"I never had it. The name was off-putting to me. But I will try it because you made it." Raven said as she placed her cup on the island and took a bit of cake with her fork. She stared at it before she closed her eyes and took a bite. As the flavor hit her tongue, her eye blinked open. "It's so light and moist. It has a light but refreshing flavor that I can not place." She looked towards Alfred and noticed a twinkle in his eyes. She blushed lightly and bruised herself with finishing her piece of cake. Alfred gave a small laugh as he began to eat his piece of cake.
"I'm glad that I could get you to try something new and have you enjoyed it also." Raven looked over to him and gave him a small shy smile.
Alfred and Raven talked for a while before he had to leave and take care of Tim. Raven then went to her room with a smile on her lips.
When she entered her room, her communicator went off. She took it off her belt as she closed and locked her door. She opened it and saw who it was.
"Hello Little Bird. How are you doing?" Slade questioned her.
"I'm doing fine now. I'm kind of glad you called."
"Are you now?" Slade asked with a smirk Raven rolled her eyes and said.
"It's nothing like that. I just need your help."
"And what pray tell would the Great Raven need help from little old me for?" He said as he sat back in his seat.
Raven sighed as she put her forehead in her hands.
"I need you to act as a buffer for Dr. Light." She said causing Slade to raise an eyebrow in question. Raven saw it when she looked at him so she answered the silent question. "I'm going to his shop in the morning and I know he will try to run away."
"So let me get this straight. You want me to stop him from running?" Slade asked and received a nod. Slade thought for a moment then said. "Fine, I will make sure to stop Light."
"Thank you Slade." Raven said quietly. Slade raised an eyebrow. He was not used to Raven acting so shy. Dare he say it, he found it cute. . . . . Wait did he just think Raven was cute. He sighed as he rubbed his head with his hands. "What's wrong you have a headache?"
"I don't but I'm starting to get one. I am going to go before it gets worse. I will meet you in the alley way in front of Light's shop."
"Try some chamomile tea. It might help." Slade head shot up at Raven's kind words. He gave her an unreadable expression. His eye bore into hers with an unyielding intensity before he closed the link and left Raven alone with her thoughts.
"That was weird." Raven said as she closed her communicator. She went and took a shower before she meditated. Hours flew by before she opened her eyes and looked at the time. She saw it was late so she got up and brushed her teeth before going to bed.
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Morning- Mansion
Raven got up and dressed. She walked down to breakfast and ate it while watching the clock. When it was eight o'clock, she got her coat. She said goodbye to Alfred and then teleported to the meeting place.
As she entered the alleyway, leading to the street that Dr. Light shop was on she saw that she was alone. Or was she? She looked at her surroundings closely only to have the darkness of the alley kept much of the place hidden. She swept through the place with her mind and felt thoughts not her own. She sighed as she placed a hand to her forehead and said.
"You can come out now Slade I know your there." As she watched, she saw Slade walk out of the darkness where he had leaned against the wall. "Why were you hiding from me?"
"What's wrong Little Bird? Thought I stood you up?" Slade asked with a chuckle.
"To be stood up this would have to be a date and it's not." Raven sneered as she turned on her heels and marched out of the alley towards the shop across the street. All the while having to listen to Slade slight laughter at her expense.
When Raven opened the door, she heard a bell. She looked up and saw that above the door was a small bell hanging from a hook. It would be hit by the opening door and announce that it opened. She stepped to the side to allow Slade to come in. She watched as Slade closed the door and she heard a slight click. When Slade turned around, she frowned lightly at him. He shrugged as if it was nothing to lock up a shop and then turns the open sign to close. She sighed as she shook her head and walked to the counter.
As Raven got to the counter, she saw that a bell was there to. It was one of the ones that was mounted in to place and made for a hand to hit.
She pushed down lightly on the button on the bell and was answered by a ringing peal. A shuffle was heard from the back and a voice was heard to say.
"Just a moment, I will be there shortly."
Raven just stood by the counter looking at the things on display. From the corner of her eye, she saw Slade walk towards the back. She sighed and mumbled something about children. She heard footsteps come from between the aisles.
"Hello and welcome to my shop." The person who the footsteps belonged to said. "What can I do for you?"
Raven turned slowly and said in her monotone.
"Hello." Just one word and one look at her and Dr. Light was running for the back. Raven sighed as she slowly walked after him. She just knew that it would have happened like that. He still feared her greatly it would seem.
"Oh well his loss and my gain." She deadpanned.
As she walked towards the back, she saw Dr. Light struggling to get out of Slade hold. She saw that Dr. Light was held from behind. Slade had a hold of both his arms and held them behind his back. The more he fought the harder Slade would grip him.
Raven also saw Dr. Light having a hard time getting away where as Slade looked like he was not even trying.
"You can give up now Dr. Light before you hurt yourself. Slade is not going to let you go. . ." Raven said only to be interrupted.
"SLADE." Dr. Light shouted as he turned his head to look over his shoulder. A white-haired man with an eye-patch met him. He stared at the one eye and thought. When he finished thinking his eyes bugged out and he began to fight worse than before.
"He seems almost as afraid of you as he is of me. What did you do to him?" Raven asked. Slade looked to answer but was not given the chance.
"He did nothing to me personally. I just know him by his reputation." Dr. Light said as he stopped fighting. He was then thrown in a chair curtsey of Slade. He sat up and made to get up only to see the shadow of the man behind him looms threateningly. He shrunk down in the seat and awaited his fate.
"As I was saying before you ran away Dr. Light. Hello, Slade and I . . ." Raven began only for Dr. Light to once again be interrupt her.
"What are you working with Slade now? Super heroing got boring. Needed to switch sides. Well I am sorry but I quit the villain business two years ago. I am now the owner of my store so you will have to look else where." He took a deep breath to begin his tirade again. Raven spoke before he could.
"I know that Dr." She said shortly and raised an eyebrow as Dr. Light made a noise like air coming out of a balloon. He seemed to deflate right before her eyes. "I did not come here for that. I came here for you to fix something for me. And Slade is just here to make sure you did not get away." Dr. Light listened to her and slowly turned in his seat to look at Slade. He watched as the one called Slade clasped his arms behind his back and stood up to his full imposing height.
"What's the great Slade doing falling a young girl orders?"
"She did not order me, she asked me."
"Oh now I see it now. You're into little girls." Dr. Light exclaimed with false bravado. He quickly shut up when Slade placed a hand on his shoulder and tightened his grip.
"I could break you quite easily so it would be in your best interest to do as you're told." Slade said in a menacingly quiet voice as he leaned down to speak in Dr. Light's ear.
"Now if you are both finished. I would like for you to fix this." Raven said as she waved her hands in a flourish and held the wooden box. She placed it before Dr. Light amid raised eyebrows.
"This is what you need me to fix?"
"Yes it is so can you fix it. The inside's broken." Raven said.
"Alright let's see how to fix this." Dr. Light said as he opened up the inside panel. Amazed by what he was seeing Dr. Light looked up at Raven and demanded. "Are you sure that your cousin made this?" He said as he pointed at the mechanics of the music box. It was complex with gears and broken light cylinders. Each piece was put in intricate order and looked more like space technology. Far advanced by modern standards.
"Yes I'm sure, she made it for me when I was five. She was eight at the time." Raven said as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"That can't be right. The amount of work and effort to make this work and have it still work for almost thirteen years later is far beyond the intelligence and ability of an eight year old girl." Dr. Light stopped mid rant to take a deep breath to begin again with his tirade. "Even I the Great Dr. Light would be hard pressed to even duplicate this broken masterpiece. It would be completely impossible for a child to have made this." Dr. Light would have said more but he was interrupted.
"Nothing is impossible. It could be improbable but never truly impossible." An angelic tone of voice was heard to say. Every one whipped around to face the owner of the voice. Dr. Light's mouth dropped as his eyes bugged out and Slade's eye widened at what they saw. All Raven did was face-palm.
Sitting on the display counter was a female figure that looked around twenty-one. She had long thick black hair in a loose single braid. It pooled on the counter top beside her. She wore white semi-loose pants and white dress shoes. She had on a white Chinese shirt with blue and gold seams. She wore a long suit like jacket over it. The jacket was white with gold and blue threaded designs on the border. The end of the jacket reached down to mid-thigh. However, what she was wearing was not the reason for the stares. Her face had been what garnered the attention from the two men. Her face was beautiful; it looked like the purest porcelain with a hint of ice. Her eyes were the color of freshly frozen frost and the pupils were slightly slit-like. Her lips were cupid's bow-shaped and looked as if every man's dream would be to have just one kiss graced from them. Her nose was straight, well-defined and was the prefect size. Her skin was a healthy shade of the palest cream. She had her bangs cut to frame her face in a waved caress. All in all her face appeared able to make an angel weep.
"Who are you and how did you get in my shop? I locked the door the last time I checked." Dr. Light demanded after he got over his shock.
"It was quite simple really. All I did was teleport to where my cousin was." The angelic being said as she crossed one leg over the other and clasped her hands on her knees.
"And just who is this cousin you speak of?" Dr. Light asked.
"She is my older cousin and three years my senior." Raven said as she stared at the wall. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw her cousin smile at her; Raven scoffed and placed her head in her hands. She turned and faces her cousin and then demanded. "What are you doing here Aria? I thought that you were busy."
"I had a feeling you would be in need of my help so I came. What seems to be the problem?" Aria said as she leaned slightly forward with a small smile on he lips.
"You tell me." Raven said as she pointed at the music box on the counter top.
"Hmm, it looks like it fell from a middle shelve of a book-case. Knocked over by a green-skinned boy playing with books he should not touch." Aria mused as she looked over to Raven. She was given a narrowed gaze and a nod in confirmation. "It was in worse shape then it was in." Her right eyebrow rose slightly. "The spell you used is faulty. You have to fully understand how the thing that you are trying to fix works and how it's put together." She stops so that the information sunk in. "If you do not understand that then the spell will not work."
"So how does it work?" Raven demanded with a scowl. Aria looked unaffected by her cousin show of anger. In fact, she looked lightly amused. Her eyes glowed slightly in mirth.
"All you had to do was to ask me and I would have fixed it. Or at least told you the right spell to fix it."
"Ya sure, like I would ask you to fix it. I like it as it was originally was. If I asked you to fix it you would have changed it someway." Raven scoffed at her cousin.
"I would have asked you if you wanted an upgrade or if you wanted it the same. But now that I am here let me take a look at it." Aria stated as she placed her hands on the counter top and pushed off the surface. She landed on her feet and walked over to them. She stood beside Dr. Light and was easily three to four inches taller than he was.
"I see you didn't play around with your height like you did your eyes and hair." Raven said as she crossed her arms over her chest. She found herself ignored as her cousin lifted up the box.
"You also hide your natural coloring so you have no room to talk." Aria said calmly as she reached over and lightly ruffled Ravens air. She found her hand smacked away as Raven fixed her hair.
Aria looked closely at the inside parts and then for no reason she threw the box lightly in the air until it almost hit the ceiling. She placed her hands in her pockets and as the box fell to the ground, Dr. Light went to catch it only for the box to stop at mid-air.
As the box floated in thin air, Aria took her hands out of her pockets. Her eyes narrowed and the boxes inside began to come apart. She looked closely at each part. The ones she saw where broken she took and dropped them in the wastebasket. She then placed her hands together and clasped them tightly. When she opened them, she held replacements for the lost components.
"How are you doing this?" Dr. Light asked in awe.
"She can make or form almost anything she can think of. As long as she wants it than it will most likely happen." Raven answered the question as she leaned against the counter waiting. "She is also vastly telepathic and can see residual auras on objects. Just like she was able to know that Beast Boy broke the box and how." As they watched, Aria placed her hand over the box. She closed one of her hands in to a fist and than opened it fast at the box. The parts then zoomed back into place and then started to glow.
Aria turned her head and stared at the panel, which floated off the counter top when she narrowed her eyes. The panel then flew back in to place and then the box closed. It then dropped to her hands and she handed it to Raven.
"There that's finished, it would have happened sooner if you asked me to fix it." Aria stated as she placed her hands in her pockets and walked to the door. When she got to it, the door opened by itself. She left the shop and stood outside.
"Thanks for trying to help but I have to keep her out of trouble." Raven said as she ran after her cousin with Slade following at a slow pace. Dr. Light was left alone in his shop shaking his head in confusion.
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Here ends Chapter 9
Sorry For the wait. Winter is annoying with barely any Heat in the house.
First ever original character. Tell me how you liked her. Ok Here is a profile.
Aria- Female six-foot tall. Race Azarathion Demon. Albino with white hair and pale skin. Most off-putting feature is her red eyes with slit pupils. Uses spells to keep her appearance more human. Very smart and powerful. Sometimes can be seen as cruel. Has some moments where she will cause trouble just because she is bored. Raven acts like a babysitter. Reasons for being full and not half demon will be revealed later in the story.
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discb- Raven does have some of her father's powers so who knows. But with Slade we will just have to wait and see. Thank you for the review.
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acrobats they tumble- I didn't read the pairing either until I watched some amv of the pairing. I thought the one made by silly strings was funny. Hellfire from the Hunchback of Notre dam. They made it great. Alfred is a paternal figure and Raven did not have much of one. Cy is the big brother she never had and even enemies can be friends. Thanks for the review oh and they will get what is coming to them. Oh yeah update your stories please He lied and Wooing a half-demon.
Guest2- I'm not sure if you are the same guest or not so I added the I added in the baddies so some goodies will have to come in. About Constantine I could probably add him in for a while because of a spell gone wrong. And about Bats he will get out of the state he is in.
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GinsengH- Hello and thank you for the long and informative review. About the first chapter most of the first chapters I read needed work and the later chapters the author got into the story. Its like the saying don't judge a book by its cover. Nightwing and Batman had a falling out. Ravens has to have been there or the know the exact location to teleport. It also takes energy to teleport. Works with someone else new uniform. Don't worry you weren't harsh so I didn't mind. Thanks again for the review.
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Just a warning. I will be adding in more characters soon. From the likes of Deadpool to Jason Todd (AKA Red hood) so look forward to them. If someone wants a character added and I can work them in then I will put them in the story. Thank you for reading this fic and thanks for the reviews.
Reason why I wrote this is Raven and Slade Youtube videos. I might even add in some of the songs or list the names.
This story was forever bouncing around my head and would not stop. So I wrote it down. It is a story that I hope will be liked. I will try to make the chapters the same length.
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