Butterfly
A/N: Okay so I know she's not technically a Titan but she is the mother of one so that's enough right? I hope it is. This piece is…my idea of Arella and the choices she made. Uh…nothing much more to say so yeah, I'm done now.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. The Teen Titans belong to DC Comics who just may redeem themselves with the series simply called Titans. And the title is taken from Corrine Bailey Rae's song of the same name. I'll leave you to figure out why I chose it.
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Angela hadn't known what she was doing. All she knew was that she was escaping the abuse. Escaping the pain and the anger, the sadness and loneliness. She thought that she had found a haven, a home. She had been blissfully unaware of what the cult was doing, of whom they were calling forth until it had been too late to turn back. Until saying 'No' was no longer an option. Until Trigon had already used her to his advantage.
But Angela knew what she was doing when left the 'church'. She was running. Running from the monster they had called forth. Running from the creepy looks of worship, the frightening fawning that the disciples laid upon her. She was running from the feel of his mouth on hers, his hands on her body, his body hovering above hers. But most of al she was running from the child he claimed he had 'given' to her.
Angela knew what she was doing when she attempted to take her, their lives. She was doing what was right. Doing the self-sacrificing, noble act. Trying to spare the child the pain she knew was coming, trying to spare herself the horror of acknowledging what it was she was carrying.
Arella knew what she was doing when she accepted the Azarathian offer to begin a new life, to be safe and begin again. She was believing again, although this time more in herself than in the golden promises and gilded words of another. She was trusting that she would be able to deal with the demon, no the baby within.
Arella knew what she was doing when she handed over her toddler daughter to the monks and the mystical Azar. Knew what she was doing when she let them lead her daughter away and teach her the words that would bind her; the words that would chain her and trap her and keep her caged. She was protecting the world, the universe from the evil of Trigon. She was protecting her daughter, keeping her from realizing what and who she truly was. She was doing what was right.
Arella knew what she was doing when she stopped visiting her daughter; when she agreed to stay away. She was keeping the child at a distance. Keeping her from loving, from feeling anything that would jeopardize all her training, meditation. Jeopardize her life and the world. Arella knew that the world and Raven depended on her ability to keep away from her only child.
Angela knew what she was doing when she told Raven that those who could help defy the prophecy, those who could help defeat the darkness inside of her, lived on Earth. Knew what she was doing when told her daughter about the Titans. She was setting her little bird as free as could. She was giving her a chance to live, to learn, and to love. She was loving her daughter, and truly loving herself for the first time.
A/N: So I mixed some of comics Titan back-story with the shows back-story. I hope you guys like this. Review and let me know, okay?