A/N This is the complete chapter! Hurray!
I don't own teen titans, never have, never will!
Recap: Robin's heart practically stopped beating.
"She…she won't remember me?"
Chapter 10
Everywhere was black. Black, black, black. As far as the eye could see. Not that Raven really cared she was dreaming after all and her dreams had not been most pleasant lately.
She could sense rather than see the face looming above her and wonder why Slade was still tormenting her. She was with him in spite of everything. She sighed irritated and looked up to see that it wasn't Slade who was watching her it was Robin.
"Oh…hello Robin…" She said tiredly smiling to him. He growled and backhanded her face. Blood dripped from the corner of her mouth, as she turned to stare shocked at the man above her.
"What the hell was that for?" She shouted angrily wiping the blood away with the back of her hand.
"Traitor…" He whispered maliciously. "Betrayer…deserter...absconder…" He laughed spitefully and his face disappeared, though the sound of his evil laughter still rang loud in Raven's ears.
She awoke with a jolt sitting bolt upright in bed. She was crying though she didn't realise it. With a shaking hand she ran her fingers through her damp hair and sighed loudly as if trying to remove all of her fears and worries. She looked around the room she was in sadly. It was large, much bigger than her old room but it was too fancy. The walls were all covered in a flower pattern of red and gold. The furniture was all a deep mahogany colour including the bed frame. Raven stood up slowly and made her way to the window. The curtains were drawn closed but she could see the rays of sunlight just seeping from underneath them, against all the odds. It was almost like a sign to her that even though al hope seemed to be lost to never give up. Hastily Raven wrenched the heavy blood red drapes back and sunlight blinded her. It was nice to feel the warmth of the sun after feeling so cold in her nightmares, though her nightmares had only just begun. Raven looked around below the house she was in. There were no houses to be seen. Just lots of wide-open land with trees and grass everywhere. She almost smiled…almost. She had always like the countryside, what a shame she was here now under the worst circumstances possible.
She gazed at the landscape once again scrutinising it more closely now. She noticed that the horizon could be seen, unusual when in the country. But this place was like no other. She could see a large mountain in the distance surrounded by life. Trees and plants bordered the base of the mountain with their yellow and green glory, surrounding it with an emerald glow. The horizon was clear apart from the cliff, which shone brightly, glowing golden in the morning sunlight. Grasses swayed in the morning breeze and birds chatted animatedly. Raven opened the window and leant out. She turned and looked to the left. She could see a large hill and perched upon it were the most delicate looking ruins. Below the hill there was a large lake. Its surface shimmering brightly as the sun grazed the cold expanse of water lightly with its golden grace. Tall and old trees surrounded the lake partially curving and entwining around each other in tranquillity as vines crawled around the bark resting until nightfall. Raven smiled slightly. If she were to live anywhere in captive she would most definitely like to live here. She stopped then, shaking her head and shut the window hastily drawing the curtains so she could not see the beautiful landscape around her. She whimpered quietly. I am a traitor. She thought sadly, maybe her dream was a mere prophecy and she had, had so many of them in her life. I can't believe I am actually liking my new home…I can't…I can't…I can't like my life…not without…them…him. Turning from the window she walked to the door, she wouldn't stay in this room any longer. Plus she should look around the house while she could, it wouldn't be wise to get lost…not with Slade as a new 'master'.
She opened the door not worrying about noise and looked around the hallway. It was fairly simple, red walls, red carpets and the same dark furniture. There were pictures however. Raven wandered along the corridors, winding in and out of the different passageways, becoming acquainted with her new home. She stopped now and then to observe some of the pictures on the walls. They looked as though they had been painted with such love and framed with such care. She sighed and shook her head turning left to go down the final corridor. It was darker than the others. The walls were a deeper shape of red, the wooden floor became even shadowed and the furniture was not to be seen. The pictures had left the walls and only small windows remained. There was only one door down this corridor, shrouded in darkness it was. Rather foreboding Raven thought sarcastically. No doubt this was where Slade was and she didn't want to encounter him just yet. With only a creak of the floorboard she swiftly turned and fled back to her room, which now seemed more appealing than last.
