Chapter ten

Title: birthmarks

Author: Angee

Rating: M

A/N Hi everyone...I'm so so so so sorry for the long wait. I've been so busy with my job and School that i had no time for anything else. Here is a bit of what i dosome days. On Monday I wake up at 5:00 am to go to School. I get home and 8:00pm in the night and thenI have to clean or do other things. On Tuesday I get up at five and head to work, get home at Nine so that i could then clean some more and then do homework. That may not seem bad, but it gets very tiring. THe other week i had to pull an overnight at my job. it was on Friday. I worked from 7:00 am till 4:00pm, then i had to get back to work at 10 so that i could stay till Saturday which ended up with me leaving at 12:pm the next day. i didn't get to sleep because my mother dragged me shopping and then when we got home it was time for me to go to a friend's birthday party. I had to attent. I ended up coming home on Sunday morning around 3:30 am. I went to sleep at four and woke up at 5:30 for school again. Sigh...But i will finish this story.

I do however believe that my writing has suffer and I do hope you like what i did here. Notice the title is BIRTHMARK...you will see that i incorporated a bit of that episode into this chapter. I hope you like it. Enjoy

Anger. A simple word, a very immense emotion. But that could not even begin to describe the amount of it that Areis was experiencing at a moment like this. His chosen one, or rather the one he had chosen was taken from his grasps.

Raven was supposed to be his. HIS damn it all...he flung a chair towards the door and banged furiously at the desk. He should have been the one to have taken her in all her innocence. How dare the bastard win what was rightfully his?

Areis clenched his fists "I will make him pay. I will take her from him, no matter how hard it may be" sitting down on a meditate pose, legs crossed, areis began to chant. If one thing he knew, was that he was the best mind manipulator there was, and with these powers he knew that he could alter the bond. It would take time but everything that was worth the fight always took time and planning.

Raven stretched out her body as a feeling of completion pass through her. It was a warm feeling and she couldn't remember a time when she felt that good. Something was definitely different about her but she couldn't put her finger on it. Rolling to her right side she came in contact with nothing. Opening her eyes she realized that Richard was not in bed. Now where did he go?

I'm teaching a few guards the proper way to protect their king.

Smiling after hearing him in her head she again closed her eyes why didn't you wake me?

You looked tired. Forgive me for caring about my wife.

I just wanted to be awake when you were. Richard something is different I can feel it.

He grinned and she could practically feel it yes, I know.

What do you know?

You gained your chakra. Did you not look yourself in the mirror?

When did this happen? I didn't feel it happening.

I awoke in the middle of the night because you kept tossing and turning. You were burning up a bit and I was about to wake you but something warned me not to.

What?

A voice. It was a female voice and it warned me. It said that you were going to gain your chakra and that I couldn't intervene.

Oh. Standing up she walked over to the mirror and was now able to see what he chakra looked like. It was a deep burgundy color almost purple and it suited her just fine. She wondered what her powers were going to be like, well some of them. She already knew one was being able to move things and encase them in a black bubble do...do you like it? Do I look attractive to you Richard? She heard a loud snort in her mind and could feel the rolling of his eyes. She was fuming. It wasn't like the question was absurd.

Honestly love, you need to realize that I love you no matter what changes you go through. Now let me finish punishing the guards for not securing us last night and then I'll meet you for breakfast.

Okay. She plopped down on the bed again. She was lightheaded all of the sudden and needed to brace herself. She didn't know how or when her eyes closed or when she fell into deep sleep. All she could remember was being back in azarath.

"What's going on? Why am I back here?" she walked around a very memorable temple and bumped into people. People? Her people...no one acknowledgeor apologized for bumping into her. What was going on? Why was she back in her home planet? Where was Richard.

"So you've come" she whirled around looking for the source of the voice "and now I can make you pay"

"Who are you? What's going on?" she was beginning to get frantic and didn't like what was happening one bit.

A laugh resounded around her head and it was sickening "Raven, Raven, Raven" it taunted "you shall pay for betraying your people. You shall be the downfall of all living things. It chose you and now I've come to deliver the message"

Raven felt a chill go up her spine and she whirled once more "who...who are you? What do you want?"

"What I want I will get. You are to open the gate to Azarath and I shall gain the powers that I desire. Foolish father of yours thought that your mother was the key to the temple. My dear child you are the one. And thanks to your bonding with that half breed you have become the ultimate weapon"

Raven fisted her hands "I'm sick of this. Who the fuck are you and what do you want from me?"

The laugh became louder this time and she covered her ears, her eyes shut tightly "STOP IT"

A dark shadow emerged from within the crowds of people walking by. None seem to notice her or what was going on. Hands gripped her forearms and she struggled to get freed "you shall be the key to my ultimate powers my little raven"

"Stop"

His hands burned her skin and she wanted to scream, cry do anything. She felt her dress engulf in flames and wondered if she was going to burn alive. Her skin was tingling and her eyes were getting misty "you can not stop me from coming and you can not stop me from destroying anything or anyone that gets in my way. I want the power of Azarath and I want it now" she screamed loudly as burning marks began to brand themselves on her body. Her eyes were still shut tightly and she was afraid of seeing what was happening to her.

"STOP IT...STOP IT" she was burning up she could feel it and wanted so badly to be in a frozen lake.

"I will have you sooner than you think. Wait for me" she screamed once more as the last of the burns disappeared and his hands let go of her. She dropped to her knees screaming and trying with all her might to get rid of the pain.

Robin was beyond worried. One minute he is lecturing his guards the next he is clutching her head in pain. Raven was feeling something and she was sharing it with him. Taking hold of himself, robin excused himself from the meeting and rushed as fast as he could to Raven. Entering the room he found her shivering on the bed but her face was flushed and her skin was hot to the touch.

He had tried to shake her awake, he had tried to enter her mind, but nothing worked and she was increasingly becoming warmer. The first scream made him jump from the bed at lightning speed and that also had the others scrambling to see what was going on.

Kyoshi was the first to enter his sister's room and found Robin desperately trying to wake her "she's in another trance"

"I'm trying to get her back Kyoshi, but it's not working"

Kyoshi took his sister's hand in his and tried with all his might to open a line with her. Nothing worked and soon both he and Richard were being pushed aside by a force "what's going on?" asked the concerned queen as she too made her way into the room.

"I don't know mother. Something is keeping raven from reaching me and I from trying to reach her"

"Is there anything you can do?"

Robin felt helpless and wanted so badly to wake her up "raven please...please wake up" another scream and the lights in the room plus the windows were shattered. Everyone else ducked and tried to get out of harms way. Luciano who had been informed of what was going on rushed as fast as he could to the room, only to find his princess trashing about on the bed. Her face was red and her breathing was shallow. Something was going on.

"STOP IT" screamed Raven. Robing tried harder to break through whatever was holding him from reaching his wife and when he managed he was first to notice red marks on her body. She was burning or something was burning her, placing his hand with hers Robin was able to get a reaction out of her. "STOP IT"Her eyes shot open and she tried to get some air into her lungs. Everything hurt and it was on fire. Her body pushed forward while tears of pain and desperation ran down her pale cheeks.

"Raven?"

"He's coming. He's coming for me" was all she muttered before she collapsed back on the bed with the marks on her body still visible.

Diana gasped and along with Terra and Kori rushed to the woman on the bed. The women were

trying to get to her but Robin quickly picked her up "someone get the medic team in here right now" he barked out "come on Raven open you eyes sweetheart. Please open you eyes" her skin burn he could feel it and it was really worrying him, who or what was responsible for this?

Her teeth clattered against her lips and her body was shaking uncontrollably. She could hear the people around her and wondered if they were a figment of her imagination or if they were truly there with her "cold, I'm so cold" she muttered.

"Everyone shut up" they did as told and he leaned in closer to hear what she was saying "what is it Raven" she kept shaking and he wanted nothing more than to protect her and help her with whatever it was. Many of the palace staff were running about trying to get the medic team to tend to their king's chosen wife.

"Sire" Diana and her son turned to the door to see an elderly man standing with younger men and women behind him "we have been informed of Lady Raven's condition" Robin nodded and motioned for him to come in "please everyone you must give us some room to work with here"

Kyoshi stood back with the rest of the women who had been crowding the bed near Robin and Raven "Kori you should go and have something to eat" Kori turned to Kyoshi "I don't want you to stress yourself out" she nodded and hugged him tightly.

"She's going to be alright Kyoshi. You'll see she is very strong" after giving him a tender kiss, kori made her way out of the room with Terra right behind her. There was no point in being in there, they would just be in the way.

Kyoshi didn't know what to make of things and was beyond worry. Why had this happened right after her boding with Richard? Did it have anything to do with the bond at all?.

Elsewhere, Areis smirked and with one hand wiped the sweat off his face. Hijai who was standing by the door to the room cleared his throat "I sensed that you used your powers. May I know what for son?"

Areis stood up dusting his pants "lets just say that I gave uncle the easiest way to handle raven. Now after he comes for her I will gladly dispose of the king"

Hijai smirked "now that's news that I love to hear"

Slade tapped his fingers on the board. It had been a great plan to use what little connection Areis had with Raven to enter her mind and use it. She had been vulnerable because of the bonding and that allowed him to enter her mind with not problem whatsoever. Now all he had to do was take her from earth and return to Azarath. Plans were going great and no one would stand in his way. Turning his head to the right he smirked "tell the others to get ready for landing, we will be having a great battle"

"Yes sir" answered a man within the shadows of the spaceship.

Logan and Stone were both really nervous. How could they have not seen this at all? Each men turned to the other and both gulped down their fears. Robin needed to know and he needed to know pronto. Without waiting for the science team both men ran out of the lab towards their king's chamber. This was really bad.

Robin watched as two women doctor wrapped bandages all over Raven's body. She was finally awake, but she would not look his way or even say a word. She knew who that man in her head had been and she was really going to be sick. Sudden fear and anger surged throughout her body and some furniture were encased in black once more. The doctor and his team stopped working to watch as the objects smashed against a nearby wall. Raven gasped and tried to keep herself under control.

Now she was less happy about having her powers and her chakra. Sensing her regret Robin knelt before her and took her chin in his hands "don't, please don't regret any of it my love. If you do then you are denying me once more" large tears ran down her cheeks and robin wiped them away "I can't stand the thought of losing you Raven, please trust in me"

The women wrapping her bandages moved aside and Raven leaned forward and wrapped her arms around his neck "I'm so sorry...so sorry"

"Sshhh...it 's okay Raven. I'm here for you. I'm the one who is sorry, I shouldn't have left you alone. Please don't cry anymore"

Raven took in deep breaths "I'm so afraid of what's to come"

"What?"

"I've seen what the future might bring us Richard. I don't know whether it is true or made up, but I don't want to take that chance. I can't lose you either"

The doctor made a sign with his head indicating that they should leave and the members of his team nodded in understanding. Raven sobbed while Robin stroke her long hair "I'm not going anywhere" he whispered.

Just as the doctor opened the door to leave Logan and Stone rushed passed the old man "Robin" both caroused and Robin lifted his head from where it was resting on Raven's shoulder.

"What is it?"

Stone looked at Logan who nodded and then looked back at Robin "there's something approaching us and it's not alone"

His eyebrows rose "and what does that mean exactly?"

Stone took a step forward "we have tried to contact whoever is inside this approaching unidentified object and they are not responding. This object is accompanied by seven more and they are not slowing down. The patrol team shot a warning sign but that didn't seem to work"

Richard pulled himself from Raven and stood "when will this ship and its friends land?"

"In two hours or less"

"WHAT?"

"We didn't see anything until just an hour ago. We couldn't tell you because of what was going on here" he looked at Raven as she tied her robe "and they seem to be the same ships as the one that Areis and his father came in" at hearing this Raven's head shot up and her eyes locked with that of her husband.

Robin could see something in her eyes but she was trying so hard to keep it from showing "Raven?"

"It's him, he's coming for me" was all she muttered to the trio standing by her bed.

Kyoshi please protect me. Kyoshi who had fallen asleep while Raven was being attended to suddenly woke with a start.

"Slade" he wheezed out as he fell to his knees and clutched at his chest "Is coming" I'm scared big brother. His eyes scanned the room and suddenly they locked with that of his baby sister who was trying with all her might to keep herself from crying what if he tries to hurt me again? "I will protect you Raven, you and Kori will be safe"

"And so will I" said Robin as he put a hand to her shoulder and squeezed it to emphasis his point "I wont let anything or anyone hurt you" I will kill who ever tries to hurt you and I will die trying. But you will be safe.

Thank you.

But what was really going to be the outcome of facing Slade? Could he protect her and keep his promise? Only time would tell.

Oh god i'm so tired. I've been a total bitch to my friends from school and i must apologize...but in another century...LOL...what did you think of this? Please tell me if it sucked...i'm freaking tired, buti will take more naps from now on so that i could work on my stories. Later