-Chapter 10-
Raven closed her eyes tightly feeling as though her chest was being compressed by a great weight, stealing her breath. She opened her eyes slowly and glanced up from beneath Malchior, hoping it was just Cyborg watching… Nope, of course not, she was never that lucky. Robin, Beast Boy and Starfire were all with him as well. Each with matching faces of unhinged jaws that would have hit the floor had they not been attached. "Oh Gods…" She whispered softly, too shocked to even blush yet.
Malchior looked up at the group. "Oopps…" He said trying very hard not to grin. "I think we've been caught…"
Raven closed her eyes tightly, shaking her head. "Shut up… Just shut up…" She whispered beneath him.
Malchior chuckled and leaned down, kissing her forehead, not getting off her.
"Dude!" Beast Boy yelled, finally snapping out of his shock. "Is this what you were doing when I bugged you before?!"
"Yes." Malchior said with a smile. Raven roughly smacked his chest before rolling over to crawl out from under him with a huge blush over her face.
"Shut up!" She snapped at Malchior, getting to her feet and wrapping her arms around her chest looking away from her friends and to the floor, wishing to sink into it and disappear. It was only the thought of leaving Malchior alone with her friends that kept her from fleeing. She did not want him answering any of their questions without her around to mitigate what would be revealed.
"Holy crap Raven!" Cyborg exclaimed seeing the state of her uniform. "Didn't know you liked it rough…"
Malchior bellowed with laughter from Cyborg's words while Raven blushed a darker shade of scarlet if that was possible. Malchior slowly got up, still laughing greatly, while being glared at by Raven. "Shut up!" She yelled at Malchior, feeling her power flare out.
Malchior did not take heed however and continued to chuckle while looking over his handiwork. "I can't help it, this is funny…"
"Maybe to you but not to me!"
"Friends, you looked like you were greatly enjoying yourselves." Starfire said with a smile.
"Oh, we were." Malchior said with a wicked grin and the purr of lust in his tone.
"How long were you standing there?!" Raven asked in shock. How had she been so blinded not to notice them at all?
"Awhile…" Robin said, finally seeming to regain use of his jaw.
"Yeah, we showed up when you were all grabbing your breasts being all hot!" Beast Boy exclaimed, turning into a wolf and howling.
"Oh Gods… I'm going to go and die now…" Raven said, turning away from them and walking very, very calmly back to her room as thoughts of how to end all the embarrassment filled her.
Malchior chuckled. "If you've been there that long, why did you interrupt us at all?" He asked whilst reaching back and grabbing Raven as she walked by, pulling her to him. Raven struggled but soon gave up, burrowing her face into his body. She grabbed one of his wings, pulling it around her, hiding behind it.
"Well as… Hot…" Cyborg started, unsure if he really wanted to use that word to describe what he saw Raven, whom he considered his little sister, doing, he could not think of a different one at that moment. "As that was, we don't need you two doing it in the living room…"
"Hey, I'm game to watch them do it anywhere!" Beast Boy said getting a hard smack on the back of his head by Cyborg. "Oowwie!"
"Man, quit being such a horn-dog!" Cyborg yelled at Beast Boy with a glare.
"Please, what is a 'horn-dog'?" Starfire asked slightly confused. When did they switch from watching Raven mate Malchior to a dog with a horn?
Cyborg sweat dropped, unsure of how to explain it to Starfire. Thankfully, for him, Raven spoke up behind Malchior's wing. "He means pervert!" She said while still keeping her face against his stomach.
Malchior chuckled looking down at her. "You ready to stop hiding yet?"
"No."
He smiled and wrapped his arm around her. "As you wish, though you will have to face them again at some point."
"No, never, and I want my cloak!" She said defiantly against him, not even bothering to look up at his face. She was sure the embarrassment alone was going to kill her soon.
Malchior chuckled. "That is somewhere in the tower and a bit chewed on if I must admit." He replied.
"Man, what all did you do?!" Beast Boy asked wondering where else that they might have ended up enjoying themselves at in the tower.
"We played a game of predator and prey." He looked down at Raven with an all-knowing look on his face. "Which, I think you have some explaining to do."
Raven groaned and faced her friends moving his wing down from her face but still using it to hide her body. "Starfire, I owe you a few plants and some perfume. Beast Boy I used your stank-ball trap and Cyborg I used your new restricting device, it worked well by the way. Robin… I took one of your belts…" She unclipped it from her waist and sighed, walking up to him, handing it to him with her head down. "I'm sorry…" She said before quickly backing away, still blushing slightly. She ended up back in Malchior's awaiting arms and did not fight him as his wings wrapped around them, covering her body once more.
"Damn, what all happened?" Cyborg asked.
"Use your cameras." Malchior stated. "I am sure you have them everywhere. You should be able to map it all out. Plus, I am curious to see just how she was able to allude me for so long."
"Yeah, alright…" Cyborg said going to the computer and hooking into it, scanning the footage, pulling out the frames that had the two in them.
Beast Boy walked up to Malchior and Raven while Starfire put away the food. "That was so hot to watch Raven…" He said to which Raven gave him a death glare as her eyes glowed white with her power. "Eep!" Beast Boy quickly jumped away taking cover.
Robin did not move from where he was standing, watching everything with a blank expression. His thoughts ran so fast in his head he could not keep up. The only thing he could think of was how he was going to permanently take Raven back for good tonight. 'Sex… That's what he's using on her, that's how he's controlling her. If I take her and fuck her she'll want me instead.' It made sense in his head and it made up his mind. Tonight he would get her alone with him and finally show her just how much she means to him.
"Alright, I got it all." Cyborg said with a smile as he cut the sections into two screens, each showing them both standing in the room they were in now. "Alright, top section will show Malchior's camera shots, bottom will show Raven's."
He pushed play as everyone gathered around. Beast Boy and Starfire sat down on the couch. Beast boy had pulled out a bucket of popcorn, seemingly out of nowhere, and started munching on it, sharing with Starfire. Cyborg sat back in his computer chair while Malchior and Raven walked up to the back of the couch standing behind it, Raven still in his arms. Robin just hung back not leaving his spot as he watched silently.
The sound of the music started as Cyborg pushed play and they watched Raven take off, starting the chase. Everyone watched in silence seeing Raven rushing around and into the rooms. There were no cameras in the rooms so they had to wait each time she went into one of them. The Titans wondered what she did in them but they knew she had not done anything that they would be mad at her for. Cyborg and Beast Boy bellowed with laughter seeing Malchior hit with their stank-ball.
"Oh man! I can't believe that worked!" Beast Boy said with a laugh, wiping a tear from his eye.
"That was the foulest smelling thing I have ever smelt." Malchior said gripping Raven tighter.
"How come you aren't using your powers Raven?" Cyborg asked watching the screen unwilling to look away.
"We had a few rules…" She said softly, smirking as Malchior came up to her plants she left him on the screen.
"Yes, and I am adding a few more rules to that list for next time." Malchior stated with a half glare down to her.
"Oh, those are my Cornfiakids!" Starfire said pointed to the screen. "The goo from them is most tasty but must be collected carefully."
"Tasty to you…" Malchior mumbled seeing the things explode on him. "That was your worst trap I think… The ball I could handle but that…" He shuddered. "That was evil."
Raven smirked. "I don't know, I enjoyed it."
Malchior growled watching her screen. "The amount of goo that came from those little plants should not be possible."
Cyborg and Beast Boy laughed seeing Malchior burning off the gunk. Everyone watched anxiously as the chase continued. Cyborg would make a few comments to Raven about being clever while Beast Boy just snickered the whole time. Once the end came, everyone watched with a hushed tension in the air. Beast Boy and Starfire silently rooted for Raven, watching her set up the traps and wait in the water.
A few minutes later Malchior came through the room setting them off and the group watched with crossed fingers as Raven tried to sneak past only to be seen. Once out in the hallway and caught, Cyborg clicked off the screen, guessing what happens next.
"Aww, come on man!" Beast Boy whined. "I want to see what we missed!"
Cyborg just rolled his eyes and ignored him, facing Raven and Malchior. "Seem you put up a good fight Raven." He said smiling to her.
"Yes, she was a most difficult prey to catch." Malchior said with a purr looking down at her causing her blush and burry her head back into his chest.
"Just shut up…" She mumbled getting a chuckle out of him.
"Yeah, well, who is cleaning all that mess up?" Cyborg demanded, crossing his arms. "Cause, I'm not doing it." Why did he always have to clean up after everyone?
Malchior grinned. "I will." He said with a smile. "It was my idea after all." His power flared out from him sending magic into the tower making everyone's hairs stand on end on their arms from the rush of it. "There," He said grinning wider. "All fixed and back to normal."
Cyborg groaned and pouted. "Man, magic makes things too easy."
Malchior eyed him seriously. "That is the second time you have said that…"
Cyborg was caught off-guard by the look in Malchior's eyes. "Well, it's true…" He said hesitantly. He did not understand why Malchior suddenly looked so… Serious.
Raven looked up at Malchior who was staring at Cyborg with a strange look in his eyes. She rubbed her hand over his abs to get his attention. "Malchior…?"
He glanced down at her with a soft smile on his face, no sign of the look he had given Cyborg. "Yes dear?"
"Are you alright?" She asked softly.
"Of course, why wouldn't I be?" He said too smoothly and Raven knew he was lying.
She did not press him knowing he would not want to talk about it anyways. "Liar." She whispered ever so softly, so only he heard.
He ignored her, turning back to Cyborg with a grin. "So, what are your plans for the rest of the night?"
Cyborg thought about it. "Well… We don't really have any unless Robin has training planned. Do… You?" He asked turning to where Robin had been only to find the spot empty.
"Dude, where did he go?" Beast Boy asked looking around. He had not even heard the doors open and close.
"Hmm, he must have left a while ago." Malchior said thoughtfully. "Sneaky…" He said with a grin. "Didn't even hear him leave."
Raven cast out with her empathic powers locating Robin in his room. "He's in his room…" She hesitated feeling a great rage in him. "And he's angry…" She said softly.
"Why is friend Robin angry?" Starfire asked floating between everyone.
"Probably cause he just saw what the rest of us did." Beast Boy said calmly as he kneeled on the couch cushions, leaning over the back to look between Cyborg and Malchior easier.
"Please, I do not understand." Starfire said looking for an explanation. "Why would such acts of affection make him angry? On my world, seeing such acts would invite others to show such affections for their gornofca."
"Gornofca?" Cyborg asked in question.
"I believe the term is lover." Starfire said thinking about it and nodding. "Yes, that is close enough."
"Huh…" Beast Boy thought about and grinned. "So… On your home world, you see someone making out, you find someone to make out with?"
Starfire smiled and nodded.
"Sweet… Hey, next time you visit home take me with you." He said with a grin that earned him another smack by Cyborg.
"Man BB, knock it off." Cyborg shared a serious look with Malchior who nodded.
"Raven, why don't you go change into some clothes that are not ruined?" Malchior asked looking down to her.
She glared up at Malchior knowing he was just sending her away but did not complain; she needed to change anyways. "Fine." She called up her powers and was gone.
Malchior stretched and yawned once Raven was gone. "I didn't think you guys would have been back so soon." He said while his wings slipped back into his back.
"Hey, we took our time." Cyborg said watching Malchior who took off his torn up shirt and threw it in the trash.
"Guess I chased her longer than I thought then." Malchior said off handily, flexing his hands, looking at his dragon clawed fingers. It was strange to be in this half form. Not bad, just strange. "What time is it?" He asked looking to Cyborg.
"About 8pm."
"Well, what do you normally do around this time?"
"Sit back and relax." Beast Boy said with a grin. "Games mostly, wanna play?" He asked pulling out the controllers.
"No, I will pass." He turned from them walking to the doors. "I think I would rather just relax for now actually." He stated as he left them, his tail swaying back and forth behind him.
Beast Boy turned to Cyborg. "You wanna play?"
Cyborg shook his head. "No, I need to get some stuff done." With that, he left leaving Beast Boy and Starfire alone.
Beast Boy turned to Starfire. "How about a movie?" He asked to her, hoping she would stay around him. He really did not like being alone.
Starfire smiled. "Okay friend Beast Boy!" She said, floating over to the couch to sit with him.
"Sweet!" Beast Boy said gathering up a few movies to watch, letting Starfire pick which one.
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Raven sighed as she went into her closet and pulled out another uniform. She looked at it for a moment and thought better of it, putting it back. She pulled out a normal blue long sleeve shirt and a pair of black shorts instead. She slid off what was left of her uniform and tossed it in the trash, slipping on the new clothes. She figured if she did not have to go out then wearing a uniform would only put it at risk of being cut up like the last one.
"I wish he'd stop ruining my clothes…" She mumbled to herself, leaving her closet. She grabbed her book going to her bed, taking the chance to enjoy a bit of silence before he came to bug her once more.
It was not too long until Malchior was knocking on her door and she used her power to open it, allowing him to walk in. "Changed already, huh?" He asked with a smile seeing her sitting on her bed.
"I see you haven't." She said taking notice that his shirt and wings were gone.
"Don't need to." He climbed onto her bed, sitting before her as she continued to try to read her book. "Can I lie next to you?" He asked softly.
Raven glanced at him. "My bed isn't really big enough for both of us…" She replied.
"Then let's go lay in mine, it's huge." He grinned, holding out his hand to her. "I promise to let you read." He said to tempt her.
She rolled her eyes and closed her book taking his hand. He smiled and teleported them to his bed. "Good, now get comfortable."
She shook her head and crawled back to his headboard putting a pillow behind her back. "You're demanding, you know that?" She asked, picking her book back up and opening it as Malchior slid up to her side, laying his head on her shoulder and draping his arm across her lap.
"I know, but you like it."
"And how do you know that?" She asked skeptically.
"If you didn't, you'd tell me off." He said with a smile and kissed her cheek. "Read your book. I just want to relax with you."
"Is that all you want to do?"
"No, but it is all I will do." He said kissing her shoulder. "In a few hours we will need to deal with Robin…"
Raven sighed and looked at the pages in her book. "I know… Everyone goes to bed around 10 o'clock. Robin normally doesn't go to bed till around 11 or later…"
"Is that when you would like to do it?" He asked softly, watching her.
She nodded. "Yeah…" She sighed. "He's my best friend Malchior… I still can't believe that he would purposefully hurt me…"
Malchior sighed and slid his other arm around her back. "Read your book Raven. We will deal with it later."
Raven sighed but started reading her book that she was finally close to finishing. Time slipped over them slowly and Malchior yawned softly, nuzzling into her shoulder with his cheek.
"You finally tired?" Raven asked while turning her page.
"I suppose…" Malchior said not opening his eyes as he relaxed against her.
"Why don't you lay down then?" Malchior grumbled something about not moving. "I'll pet you." She tempted, earning a smile from him.
"Deal…" He scooted down and Raven shifted slightly, letting him lay his head against her hip. She set her book open in her lap and used her free hand to caress his head, taking her fingers through his hair causing him to purr. Malchior shifted to lay on his stomach, crossing his arms under his head. Raven waited until he had finished moving and went back to stroking down his head, taking her fingers through his long black hair that was surprisingly soft between her fingers. Malchior purred deeper as he closed his eyes and started to drift.
Raven smiled softly, looking at him lying there so innocently. Her eyes looked him over and she could not help but wonder what it must be like to have a tail. She grinned seeing the tip of his tail twitched as he fell asleep. She started reading her book again until she finally finished it. She smiled softly and glanced out his window seeing the darkness and the glowing moon. 'Must be about 11 by now…' She thought and glanced down at him. She bit her lip and sat her book down carefully on the bed. Very slowly, she slipped off the bed. Malchior shifted slightly but made no move to awaken.
Raven breathed out a sigh of relief and snuck out of his room. She was going to go see Robin and talk to him. She knew things would have to go better between them if Malchior was not around. She could talk to him, convince him that breaking the bond would be for the best and everything between them would be able to go back to the way it was before.
Raven arrived at Robin's door after a short walk and knocked softly. Everything was quiet for a moment but then she heard some shuffling behind his door and it opened with him smiling to her. "Hey Raven." He said stepping aside and inviting her inside. "I was just going to go find you."
"I had good timing then." She said seeing nothing out of place in his room. He always kept it so neat and orderly.
"You always do." He said closing the door and hitting the lock button softly while she was looking away. He smiled to her kindly, walking up to her. "What do you want to talk about Raven?"
"Robin… What happened before-"
"It won't happen again, Raven." He said reaching out to her, touching her arm softly. "I promise. I will never hurt you Raven." He moved closer to her. "You know that, don't you?"
She nodded and smiled softly. "I know. You're my best friend."
"That's right." He said grinning. "I know I haven't been at my best lately. I just don't want you getting hurt by him. You know I'll do anything to keep you safe."
She nodded and looked away from him. "I know Robin but… I'm happy…"
Robin nodded, his smile slipping away slightly. "You think he's the one who will make you happy?"
She glanced up at his tone. "I do…" She hesitated for a moment. "I'm going to break our bond tonight Robin…"
Robin sighed and looked away. "Before you break me… Can I at least have one last hug?"
Raven nodded, giving into the sad look in his eyes. She went to him and wrapped her arms around his body, holding herself to him tightly. Robin grinned, wrapping one arm around her. She closed her eyes relaxing against him. "Everything will go back to normal after this…" She said softly.
Robin held her with one hand while the other slipped to his belt, pulling out a needle. "No Raven…" He said bringing it up and stabbing her in the neck, injecting the contents into her as she gasped. "Things will be perfect soon." He said with a smile, holding her as the drug took effect quickly knocking her out.
"Robin…" She whispered in shock as she collapsed into his arms and he held her close.
"Just sleep Raven…" He said with a smile brushing her hair from her face. "You'll remember you love me after this." He picked her up and laid her on his bed carefully. He meticulously laid her out and swept her hair all to one side by him. He smiled down at her remembering all the times he had pictured her sleeping in his bed. "So beautiful… You are mine Raven… You always have been…" Robin turned from her, going to an empty wall and sliding a small square of it over, revealing a control panel that he input a code into. A clicking sound was heard as a large section of the wall opened up and lighted, showing his most private collection.
Robin smiled looking at the pictures that lined the open space. Raven was in every one of them. Some looked to be taken from cameras posted in city while others had some of the Titans in them and a few Robin had gotten from stalkers that had been trying to follow his Raven. He grabbed the brush sitting next to a few letters, a lock of hair, a matching set of black lace underwear and bra, along with a few other small personal items that had once been in Raven's possession. He took the brush and knelt by Raven, brushing out her hair very carefully. Once he was finished, he placed the brush back, eyeing the hairs that now tangled around the bristles. He went to his dresser pulling out candles and a lighter, placing them around his room and lighting them. He knew she loved candles so she would be happy that he was setting this all up just for her. Once that was completed, he turned off his ceiling lights letting the many candles light his room giving everything an eerie effect.
Raven groaned and shifted on his bed getting his attention. He went to his desk grabbing another syringe, taking it to her and injected it in her arm, dosing her again. "You can't wake up yet, Raven. I haven't finished setting everything up." He said smiling to her. "It's going to be such a good surprise. You're going to be so happy once you see just how much I love you."
Robin smiled as he went to his stereo system turning it on and playing the song that he was humming in his head. Avenged Sevenfold's 'A Little Piece Of Heaven' began to play on repeat.
"You had my heart… At least for the most part…" Robin sang softly as he grabbed a pocketknife and went back to Raven. He slipped off her boots setting them down softly at the foot of his bed. He pulled off her socks and ran his fingers up and down her legs admiring the smoothness of her skin.
"We're coming back, coming back," Robin sang with a smile, taking the knife and cutting her shorts. "We'll live forever, live forever, Let's have a wedding, have a wedding, Let's start the killing, start the killing…" He sang ever so happily as he saw more and more of her oh so pale and shinning skin. She almost seemed to glow in the candle light. Once the shorts were cut away, Robin pulled them out from under her, admiring the dark blue bikini underwear she was wearing. "Always so sexy Raven." He said tracing his hand over her body. He climbed onto the bed, hovering his body over hers as he straddled her, pressing his groin into hers with a groan. "Oh yes, Raven…" He carefully cut away her shirt throwing it to the side.
Lust filled his eyes as he looked over her plump breasts, tracing his fingers across the lines of her bra. He leaned down, kissing and licking her mounds, enjoying the taste of her skin that he had only imagined about until now. "So perfect…" He whispered against her skin. He glanced up at her face, only now noticing the marks on her neck. Robin felt his body shake from rage at the thought of marks he did not make on her skin. "No…" He frowned with narrowed eyes. "I will leave better marks then those…" A devious idea filled his mind and he gripped his knife harder. "Don't worry Raven, you'll like these marks, they will last forever…"
Robin smiled as he brought the knife down on her, tracing thin lines along her skin enjoying the contrasting color of her dark blood against her pale flesh. "So beautiful…" He said in his disillusion. "I'll write my name into your flesh…" He laughed. "After all you like it rough, don't you?"
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Malchior shifted and groaned as he slowly opened his eyes. Something did not feel right… He opened his eyes expecting to see Raven next to him and shot up with a start, noticing she was not there. He looked around quickly, seeing her book sitting on the bed. "Raven?!" He called out, reaching out to where she had been finding the spot cold. "Fuck!" He quickly jumped out of bed and rushed out of his room, going to hers and forcing open the door, hoping she was in there. Empty. His heart raced as he realized she must have snuck off to see Robin on her own. "Oh, this is not good…"
Malchior quickly teleported to Cyborg's room, banging on his door. "Hey wake up!"
There was a groan and soon a tired looking Cyborg was facing him with a glare. "What the Hell man? It's past Midnight…"
"Raven snuck off to deal with Robin while I was asleep, come with me!" Malchior said in a rush while reaching out to grab Cyborg. Before Cyborg could even say anything, Malchior teleported them to just outside Robin's room.
"Hey!" Cyborg shook his head trying to get himself to wake up and get his bearings. "If Raven thinks she can handle this on her own I'm sure she can." Cyborg said stopping Malchior from banging on the door. "Robin won't do anything that stupid."
"I have a very bad feeling growing in my chest." Malchior said trying to keep a growl out of his voice. "I feel fear and I can't explain it."
Cyborg's look turned serious knowing you should always trust your gut. "Alright." He went to the door and banged on it. "Hey Robin, you seen Raven?" He asked, yelling slightly to be heard over the music.
"No, now go back to bed, it's late." Robin said behind the door.
Malchior growled. "I smell her scent…" He said resisting the desire to blow down the door.
"Robin, why don't you open the door and come talk to me for a minute?" Cyborg spoke, trying to keep calm as his heart started to race. Why did Robin just lie to him?
"Cyborg! I'm trying to sleep!" Robin yelled getting angry. Why can't he just leave him and Raven alone?!
The chorus played and Malchior listened to the words feeling his fear grow. "No…" He snarled and pushed Cyborg aside, stabbing his hands into the door, ripping it open. The sight before him and Cyborg froze them both from shock.
There on the bed, lay Robin and Raven. Raven was covered in numerous thin cuts with the word 'mine' written in big bloody letters across her chest. Malchior roared in raged and lunged at Robin who acted quickly, grabbing Raven, dragging her off the bed, moving to hold her up and pressed the blade to her throat drawing a line of blood. "YOU CAN'T HAVE HER!" Robin screamed frantically.
Malchior froze, eyeing him with rage but extreme caution. "Robin, let her go…" He said trying desperately to remain calm.
"No, she's mine!" Robin yelled pressing the blade deeper into her throat. Raven groaned in his hold.
"Holy shit…" Cyborg said shaking his head and holding out his hands. The severity of the situation had brought him out of his shocked state. "Look Robin, you need to put the blade down…"
"No, she's mine… You can't have her!"
"We're not going to take her from you…" Cyborg said trying to be diplomatic while Malchior thought about how to get Raven from Robin without him slicing her throat open first. He had never been great with healing magic and did not trust himself to maintain control if he saw anymore of her blood be spilt.
"Yes you will…" Robin said glaring at him. "You'll give her to HIM!" Robin backed up from them more. "But you can't have her… You see, she's mine, she's always been mine…" He said with a smile. "If I kill her, she'll stay mine forever…" Malchior shifted slightly and Robin glared at him pressing the blade deeper into her throat. "Don't come any closer monster! I won't let you have her. She was made for me!"
"Come on Robin," Cyborg said getting his attention back on him. "Let's just all talk about this…"
Raven groaned and her eyes fluttered open slowly. "Wh…" She tried to move but found her body was not responding. She gasped softly feeling the pain in her neck. Her eyes scanned everything she could see. She saw Malchior before her with Cyborg and looked around the room, remembering she was in Robin's room. Everything slowly started coming back to her. "Oh Gods… No…" She whimpered softly and still could not get her body to move.
Robin looked down at her and smiled holding her tighter. "It's alright Raven," He said sweetly. "I won't let them take you away from me. You're going to be with me forever. It's what you want and I want you to be happy."
She whimpered and mouthed the words 'help me' to Malchior.
"Do you trust me Raven?" He asked her in her mind looking into her eyes.
"Yes…" She said back without hesitation.
"Can you move?"
"No, my body is frozen…"
"Good, close your eyes…"
She whimpered but did as he asked.
"This is your last chance Robin…" Malchior said darkly. "Let. Her. Go…"
"No, she's going to be with me forever!"
Malchior took one last slow breath and reacted faster than the human eye could track. Robin slid the knife against Raven's neck but Malchior had grabbed his hand before he could complete the stroke and ripped Robin's hand away with a roar, crushing his hand around the handle. He threw Robin away from Raven and into the far wall. Malchior quickly caught her before Raven could hit the ground and put his hand over her throat calling out his magic, pouring it into the cut that was not as deep as he feared. She whimpered as her throat started to stitch back together under his glowing hand.
Robin screamed in pain as he flew through the air, slamming against the wall surely breaking a few ribs, and held his hand feeling that every bone had to be broken. Cyborg was on him quickly, taking the knife away and pulling out a pair of cuffs snapping them on him tightly. Robin yelled and struggled but Cyborg punched in him the face, hard, knocking him out. "That is enough out of you!" Cyborg yelled. Once he had cuffed Robin's legs together for good measure, he rushed over to Malchior who was holding Raven.
She cried softly in his gentle embrace as she lay limply. "She can't move…" Malchior said with worry.
Cyborg placed a fingertip on one of Raven's cuts doing a blood scan. "She's been drugged, from the level left in her blood stream it should finish wearing off soon."
Malchior nodded and pulled Raven into his arms, picking up her small body carefully. Raven cried harder seeing all the cuts on her body. Malchior kissed her forehead. "No Raven…" He said taking her and walking past Robin and out of the room with Cyborg following. "Don't look, just close your eyes… I'll heal you."
"Where are you taking her?" Cyborg called from the doorway not willing to risk leaving Robin alone.
"My room, where she is safe." Malchior said walking to the elevator. He wanted to use his magic so badly to get there faster but just could not trust himself with all the different emotions storming in his chest. Healing magic was all he was going to allow himself to focus on right now.
Cyborg sighed and turned back, looking at Robin who was just in his boxers and mask. "I can't believe this… How the fuck did you think doing this would be okay?" He glanced around the room feeling sick and noticed the opening in the wall. He walked to it and his eyes widened in shock seeing Robin's Raven shrine. "Holy shit… How long have you been obsessing over her…?" He asked himself noticing some of the pictures were very old judging by the time stamps on them.
Cyborg sighed and went back to Robin after blowing out the many candles in the room and turning off the music. Grabbing him roughly and throwing him over his shoulder, he took Robin to the medical wing. Cyborg un-cuffed him and strapped him down to the bed tightly. Robin groaned and started to wake up while Cyborg was gathering supplies to work on Robin's hand.
"What the hell…?" Robin asked struggling to move. He cried out when he tried to move his broken hand. "Where is she?!" He yelled looking at Cyborg who glared at him.
"She's safe and away from you." Cyborg said roughly, pulling up a chair and worktable to Robin's arm.
"Give her back to me! She belongs with me!"
Cyborg glared at him but did not say anything, going to Robin's hand. "Try not to move, I have to set these." He said coldly with a slight smile as he started snapping Robin's bones back together getting screams of pain from the boy. He knew he should not take pleasure in them but right now, Cyborg wanted to kill him. This was just the next best thing. Robin stopped screaming once Cyborg finished setting his bones and had casted his hand completely. "You've lost your mind Robin…"
"Where is my Raven?" Robin asked with a hoarse voice.
"She's safe and with Malchior... Where she belongs." He added as an afterthought.
Robin yelled, cursing Malchior and him while screaming for Raven. Cyborg sighed and grabbed a small towel, shoving it into Robin's mouth gagging him. "Just shut up, you bastard." Cyborg grabbed a few more restraints and used them on Robin to make sure he stayed put while he left to go check up on Raven. He grabbed a few different things before leaving the room and a struggling Robin behind him.
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Malchior opened his door using his tail to punch in the code. He took Raven and laid her on his bed setting her head on a pillow. He looked her over while she cried softly with her eyes closed. None of the cuts seemed very deep but there were so many all over her body… He went to ones on her chest first, using his magic to heal them. It took longer than he would have liked but he knew this kind of magic was something he had never bothered with before. He wished now he had taken more time to explore this part of himself. He drew his hand back seeing her skin smooth and flawless once more. Only light red marks, that would fade quickly, were left along with little lines of blood. He continued his healing until he had healed every cut on her body.
"I'm sorry…" Raven said in a hushed tone when he finished.
Malchior looked at her in shock. "Raven, why are you apologizing? You have done nothing wrong…" He took her hand into his, giving it a squeeze and kissing her knuckles softly.
"I shouldn't have gone on my own…" She said opening her eyes to look into his. "I just… I thought that it would be better going… Going alone…" She whimpered closing her eyes once more. "I didn't think he'd try to…" She choked, breaking into a quiet sob.
Malchior whined softly and went to her, kneeling down before the bed and wrapping his arms around her, holding her while she laid on the bed. Raven felt some form of strength in her arms and wrapped them around Malchior, holding onto him as tight as her weak trembling hands could, finding comfort in his warm touch. "Do not blame yourself…" He whispered into her ear. "This is his doing and he will pay for it with his life."
"No… Please…" Raven said drawing back from him slightly. "Don't kill him Malchior… He's just… he's just a little sick…" She said trying to defend Robin. "If I break the bond he'll get better." She said trying not to break down and cry more. "We can get him help; he'll change back to who he was before…"
Malchior sighed, looking at her with such sadness in his eyes. "Oh Raven…" He shook his head and leaned back down, holding her close. He could not bring himself to tell her that Robin was not going to change back… She cared so deeply for her friend could she not see the fault in him?
A soft knock sounded on Malchior's door. "Come in." Malchior said with a sigh. Cyborg entered the code stepping into the room seeing Malchior draw back from Raven.
"Hey…" Cyborg said walking up to them hesitantly. What are you supposed to say in a situation like this? "How are you doing Raven?" He asked trying to stay neutral.
Raven shifted and slowly brought herself up with Malchior's help. "I'm…" She closed her eyes trying to build up her strength. "I'll be okay…" She said looking to Cyborg.
Cyborg nodded seeing that the drugs were wearing off as he had thought they would. "That's good." He looked her over not seeing the cuts anymore. "Thanks for healing her." Cyborg said to Malchior as he walked up to them.
Malchior dipped his head once. "She needs something to wear." He said to him.
"Oh, right, I'll be right back." Cyborg said. "Anything you want in particular Raven?"
"I want a shower…" She said making Cyborg pause.
"Then a shower you shall have…" Malchior said, gathering her up in his arms once more, taking her out of his room with Cyborg leading the way into hers. Raven sat in his arms in silence as Malchior took her to her bathroom and sat her down on the toilet carefully.
"I'll get you some clothes." Cyborg said while Malchior pulled out towels and such for her while she sat numbly, lost in her own thoughts, looking at all the little red lines on her skin.
"Will these fade?" She asked looking at them as Malchior turned on her water letting it get hot.
Malchior watched her, kneeling down before her and taking her hands into his, kissing her palms. "Yes, they will be gone by morning." He said looking to her eyes that seemed so dead. It crushed him to see her so hurt… "Raven-"
"I think the water is hot enough…" She said softly looking to him. He nodded and stood up while Cyborg reached in the room setting down some clean clothing for her to change into.
"I found your night clothes… Hope it's what you're wanting." Cyborg said hesitating slightly.
"That's fine… It is night after all…" She said standing up.
"I'll be right outside Raven." Malchior said as he and Cyborg left the room when she turned her back to them and he closed the door.
Malchior sighed heavily and leaned against the bathroom door. "How did I let this happen…?" He asked himself, looking at his hands that had lost their dragon form long ago. "I knew he was dangerous… Why did I have to fall asleep by her…?"
"It's not your fault man…" Cyborg said, blaming himself in some form as well. "We just didn't think he'd go this far…"
"I should have known…"
"You couldn't have." Cyborg said shaking his head. "What do we do?" Cyborg asked unsure of what to do in this case. He had never thought he would have to worry about any of them being raped by a friend. They had procedures for if it happened by someone outside of the tower but inside…? Thankfully, they had gotten there before Robin could have… He shook his head. He did not want to think about it anymore.
"She doesn't want me to kill him; though it's all I can think about right now…" Malchior said as he clenched his fists tightly. He sighed and pushed off the door shifting his form completely back to being humanoid. "I want to break his fucking neck!"
"Yeah well, you did a good job on his hand. I got to put all those bones back into place. He screamed." Cyborg said trying not to take a sick pleasure out of it; he failed.
"Good but that isn't nearly punishment enough." Malchior said trying not to growl.
"Did Raven say anything on what she wants done?"
"Yeah… Though I can't understand why…"
"What did she say?" Cyborg asked watching Malchior go back to the door, leaning on it again.
"She will break the bond tonight but she wants him to get help. Says he's just sick." He growled but it turned into a sigh. "She thinks he will get better…"
"The chances of that are…" Cyborg stopped at Malchior's look.
"I know… But it's what she wants… She can't see him as anything other than her friend, even after all this…"
Cyborg sighed but smiled slightly. "Yeah, that's Raven… She'll defend the ones she loves till her last breath…"
"Tonight almost was her last breath…" Malchior said softly.
"Don't remind me dude… That was a close one… You moved so fast…" Cyborg watched him. "Why didn't you just use magic?"
Malchior sighed and looked away. "I'd have killed him if I had… She would never forgive me if that happened."
"Oh… But you knew you could get to her in time to stop him?" Cyborg questioned.
"I had no other choice." Malchior said meeting his eyes. "I will never let another take her life from her."
Cyborg nodded and sighed. "Man I'm going to have to tell BB and Star… How the Hell do I explain this?!"
"Tell them the truth."
"Oh yeah, just go hey BB, Star," he said throwing his hands up into the air dramatically. "Last night Robin attacked Raven and tried to rape and kill her." He sighed leaning over. "Yeah, that will go over well..."
"If I tell them I will add more words I am sure they are not allowed to hear."
Cyborg sighed and waved at him. "No no, I'll tell them… somehow…"
"Where is he now?"
"Strapped down in the med wing. I made sure he can't escape."
"Good… I think if I saw him right now I might just kill him anyways."
"I'm surprised you aren't throwing a rampage right now…" Cyborg said with a slight grin.
Malchior grinned back slightly, trying to find a glimmer of humor in the thought. "If I was not so worried about leaving her side I would be."
Cyborg smiled. "I'm glad she's got you now." Malchior tilted his head giving Cyborg a questioning look. "She needs someone to watch over her." He said explaining. "She's always been the one watching over us. It's nice knowing there is someone to watch over her."
Malchior nodded but kept silent as Raven screamed in the bathroom. He closed his eyes listening to her pain and whined softly in sympathy.
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Raven stood in her bathroom listening to the shower flowing. She slowly, numbly, reached back and unhooked her bra slipping it off, putting it in the small trashcan by her toilet. She slipped off her underwear and placed them in it as well. Carefully, she stepped into the hot shower and pulled the curtain shut. She stood in the water letting it run down her body washing away the little trails of blood on her skin.
After a while, she reached out, grabbing her shampoo and started to wash her hair. While the shampoo was rinsing from her hair she grabbed her soap hoping to wash away the dirty feeling that clung to her body like a thick layer of mud. She scrubbed her skin roughly until she could not see the red lines against her now red skin. She choked back a sob, leaning forward and laying a hand on her wall as the water poured over her, taking trails of soap with it down her body. She cried softly dropping her scrub watching the water drain away wishing she could flow away with it.
Why did this have to happen? Why? Why did she always have to suffer so much? Robin was her friend… He was her protector… When did that all fall apart and become something so twisted? She cried harder as she forced her body to move, grabbing her conditioner next and working it into her tangled hair. Her black tears mingled with the water running down her face as she cried softly wishing for everything to go back to how it was before.
Raven held her face in her hands while the water washed down her hair, cleaning the last of the conditioner from her long locks. She tried to breathe normally but found a pressure building in her chest begging to be released. She finally broke and threw her head back screaming. Repeatedly, she screamed until she felt her lungs burn and her voice could take no more abuse. She collapsed roughly and curled up into a ball crying softly, mourning what she feared was lost.
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After a while of silence, Raven finally opened the door and Malchior looked her over making sure she was okay. She was dressed but had not seemed to bother drying off very well as the blue long sleeve nightgown she wore stuck to her skin and she did not seem to care. Her hair was wet and dripping down her back as she looked at the two in her room.
"Oh Raven…" Malchior said softly reaching out to her to touch her arm carefully, mindful of the wet bandages that clung to her skin beneath the sleeve. She moved to him and went into his arms, hugging herself to him tightly. He held her carefully and rubbed his hand up and down her back. Some part of him made note of her lacking a bra but quickly shoved such thoughts aside. "You need to rest…" He said softly.
She shook her head. "No… Where is he…?" She asked softly drawing back from Malchior. She built up her inner walls; forming her strength and will to do what she knew must be done.
"Med-wing…" Cyborg said seeing her pull together her courage. No one could ever say she was not the strongest person they knew if you saw her now.
Raven nodded and walked past them and out of her room. Malchior and Cyborg both followed her quickly but said nothing. Raven's feet led her to the wing long before she even remembered where she was. She stood outside the door unsure if she really was strong enough to face him again…
Malchior reached out to her, laying a hand on her shoulder. "I'm here for you Raven." She reached up with her other hand and touched his softly.
"Thank you…" She whispered as she opened the door and walked in coming face to face with Robin. She was glad he was gagged and still masked. She did not want to hear his voice or see his eyes. "I'm… I'm breaking the bond now…" She said with her voice breaking slightly as she watched him struggle.
Cyborg and Malchior stood behind her, offering her their support. Raven walked over to Robin standing by his head where she could reach out and touch him. Her hand hesitated just above his skin and she bit her lip holding in a whimper as she tried to stay strong. Raven closed her eyes and forced her hand down onto his forehead reaching out with her mind and into their bond.
She whimpered feeling all of Robin's overwhelming and twisted emotions. Raven used her power and will to brush them all back as she went deeper, picturing herself walking in a hallway with many doors. Some were open, others were closed and a few even locked. She walked past all of that however, going for the tingling sensation that lead her further down.
Robin's eyes rolled into the back of his head with his body going limp as Raven went further into his mind, diving into his subconscious where their bond had taken root in his mind. She found it deep in his mind and looked upon it; it seemed so innocent before her. The bond had taken a form between them. A small rose plant with red leaves and one single black rose that sat in a sea of white soil as the hallway and doors fell away.
"Raven…" Robin whispered, as he looked to her, watching her, his body forming in his mind. "Don't do this… Please!" He said wanting to be closer to her but unable to move.
Raven looked at him and black tears slid down her cheeks from her eyes. The black gems fell from her face, staining the white ground beneath her bare feet. "I have too…" She said back softly. "You've gotten sick Robin…"
"No I haven't! I love you!" He reached out towards her, still unable to move his legs. He looked down seeing white chains growing up from the ground wrapping around him. "Don't do this! Don't let Malchior make you do this!" He said desperately.
"Malchior isn't making me do anything…" She whispered as she stepped closer to the plant feeling its pulse. "I am choosing to do this Robin. You have to let me go now." She said trying to smile to him. "We will get you help, you'll get better and you'll be happy with Starfire."
"I don't want Starfire! I want you!" He yelled struggling to break free of the chains that continued to climb up his body the closer Raven came to the rose. "I need you Raven!" He screamed. "You're what keeps me sane!"
"No Robin…" She knelt down and took the plant by the base in her hand. "If you were sane right now, you would not have done what you did…" She grabbed the plant tightly looking up to his face. "This will be the first step for you to regain your sanity…"
Robin screamed as she ripped the plant out of the white soil taking all of its roots with it. Raven and Robin were jolted out of the mindscape both screaming in pain. Raven stumbled back into Malchior's awaiting arms that held her up carefully. Raven looked at Robin who was screaming wordlessly into his gag, tossing and fighting his restraints as much as possible. Raven glanced down to her hand, slightly shocked to seeing the plant from their mindscape in her grasp. The black petals wilted, red leaves crumbling and falling off turning to ash while the white roots turned black and fell into dust.
"What was that?" Cyborg asked watching as the ash and dust seemed to fade away.
"The form of our bond…" Raven said softly, looking back to Robin who continued to thrash about. "Cyborg… knock him out before he hurts himself…" She requested softly and he did just that. Cyborg grabbed a needle filled with a sedative and held Robin's arm down pushing it into his vein. Robin started to calm right away and after a few seconds, was out cold. Cyborg reached up and removed the gag so Robin would not risk choking in his sleep.
Raven relaxed against Malchior feeling very weak and tired. Malchior gracefully picked her up bridal style and held her close. "Now you must rest." He said in a slightly firm tone to make sure she would not voice against it. Raven only nodded and rested her head against his shoulder closing her eyes.
Malchior and Cyborg shared a look and both nodded. Cyborg made sure Robin was more than secure and they all left, locking the door behind them. "I'm taking her to bed." Malchior said as they walked to the elevator.
"Yeah, I'm going to head back to mine. I've got a lot to figure out tomorrow…"
"Who leads the team now?" Malchior asked as they got into the elevator and each pushed the button they needed.
"I do… I guess… Till he's ready to lead again…"
Malchior kept his thoughts to himself on that matter and when the door opened, he and Raven wished Cyborg a goodnight and Malchior took her to his room. He opened his door and walked in setting her down in her chair. He knelt before her taking her hands into his. "Do you need or want anything Raven?"
She shook her head. "No… Just sleep…"
He nodded. "Alright, you're going to stay by me tonight." He said to which she only nodded once more. He kissed her hands and stood up going to his bed pulling back the sheets and blanket. He put the pillows back where they belonged and called to her after placing her book on one of his shelves. "Come to bed Raven," he said walking to her and taking her hand as she got up, walking to the place he had made for her. She climbed into the bed and he pulled the blanket over her as she lay on her side with her back to the middle of the bed.
"Are you going to lay with me?" She asked looking up at his face.
"Do you wish me to?" He asked softly. She nodded and he smiled just as softly. "Then I will." He moved to the other side of the bed getting under the covers and moved up beside her. He brought his body up against hers, spooning her much smaller form, draping his arm over her. His hand found hers and she entwined their fingers together. "I'm sorry I failed to keep you safe…" He whispered tenderly, feeling a great pain open up in his chest that he had been ignoring. "I'm so sorry for everything…"
"It wasn't your fault…" she said quietly.
"I should have been there…" He said equally as quiet.
"And I shouldn't have left on my own…" She closed her eyes feeling tears she did not have left try to fall. "I just want to sleep…"
Malchior nodded and squeezed her hand. "Then sleep Raven… I will watch over you…"
She closed her eyes slowly, feeling sleep starting to take over her senses and she relaxed against him with a soft sigh. Malchior breathed evenly as he closed his eyes but did not sleep. He kept his thoughts clear, keeping his mind and power on high alert incase Robin somehow managed to get free and tried to come for her. He would never let her out of his sight again. He had been terrified at the thought of losing her in that moment and he knew for sure now. If he lost her, he would lose his what little sanity he felt he had left…
-END OF DAY 3-