Raven

"Beast Boy?" Raven asked.

At first, she suspected her own mental disorder except that Starfire was in view, Robin was on the ground, and Cyborg was half conscious. She glanced at the tube and saw that it was empty. Her magical anger dissolved and she fell on her feet. She stepped towards Beast Boy slowly.

He was looking at her like a expert in a museum. So was she, but he was more intent. Raven reached out and touched his molten burnt face. Half of it was peeling off and his hair was gone. His eyes untouched, but under them were the most tight pulled out lines she ever witnessed. His nose was twisted slightly to the left. The right side of his lip as torn downwards. His ears were chipped and his chin was split open.

She stroked his cheek. She felt the smooth skin ooze out pus, but she didn't care. The soft touch wound was newly opened and exposed some blood. It covered her hand like spider webs, but she did not care. Much less, looking into his eyes, she didn't notice. It was the real Beast Boy. She stepped into his lovely aura and hugged him slowly. Cautiously. Testing him and his reaction.

What if he didn't like her for real? What if he had only put on a show for her just so he could prove he could gain the affection of a demon?

Dread filled her heart when he was hesitant. Was this confirmation of her doubt? Was he actually disgusted by the first sight of her or was he just wondering if the memories of her had changed? Raven was on the edge of tears and a total mental breakdown. This was the second worse suspense ever. The first of course being whether or not she got into heaven.

And all she heard was her heartbeat. Da-dum. Da-dum. Da-dum. Da-dum. She was basically in her mind rolling in nails and hot tar. One second. Two seconds. A long moment.

Beast Boy returned the embrace.

Raven almost squeaked in joy as he brushed her thumb on her back. It may have been outside her cloak, the touch was still reassuring. He drew the hug into a more intimate position. She had to bend her head towards his lips which she eagerly obliged to kiss. She let him move in a more inappropriately fashion as he let his hands enter her cloak folds. She shivered from the best touch she ever had.

"Raven," he whispered. "What happened to you?"

"I've lost my mind."

"No, you lost me."

"You are my mind."

Beast Boy let a small air bubble come between their lips which was an escape of laughter. From there, their kiss turned more sloppy. The spit and blood became so thick that they nearly choked. When they withdrew, they nearly collapsed.

"I love you," she said with absolute pleasure. She was overexcited.

"Raven, I love you too."

But Raven's love was bigger. It was making bigger sob tears of happiness. Her heart was swelling to the point that the current truth would be that if someone can die from heartbreak, she would be immune to such a thought of consideration for the rest of her life.

Then it began to fall apart.

Raven fell down and stayed on her back as the headaches smashed through every glass wall in her brain. The room started to become red from the pain. Literally. The temperature was rising as Raven couldn't take it anymore.

She dropped the shield.

It could only be seconds before the Tower exploded. Raven was free from the headache as she gazed upon the beauty of the Beast. She was bleeding from both nostrils and her grey skin had turned white. Her third eye, the red diamond, had turned black. Her hands were leaking a river of black magic. It was almost like a pool of blood.

She expected death as Robin threw a explosive gadget at the window. With the window blown out, Starfire jumped out. She would be falling towards the water. Cyborg was rising up as the first shot came through the window. It hit him in the shoulder. He fell back and dragged himself back as another hit him in the right thigh.

"I… I… can't put… the-the, I… can't," Raven was broken. She was so hurt, she struggled to even formulate the words. No more magic, no more energy, and no more life left to expend. Another headache would be her demise.

Robin dragged Cyborg back as another bullet came through the empty pane and pierced his chest. Now flat on his back, Raven tried to summon magic. It was never going to happen as she saw a flash in the distance. A sniper scope. She was going to die. But she didn't want to see it coming. She looked at Beast Boy and smiled.

But the inevitability of death never came. The bullet never struck. Instead, Raven heard the sound of a giant wave. She smelled the ocean's salt. Fish. Seaweed. Aquman.

Raven tilted her head as she saw the Man of Steel descending with the Caped Crusader.

Rescue was here as Raven saw black.


Raven awoke in a well polished cave. She was resting in a tube. She extended her hand and melted into a portal to exit the device. She looked around. She saw Beast Boy and the rest of the Teen Titans conferring with the Justice League. Perhaps, it was time to let go of the fantasies and grip onto what was right in front of her.

Whether it be real… or fake.


The End


Shout out to Invader Johnny.

Wait a few days and be on the lookout for the next story. A hint of what it may be:

East shall never see me,

And I will remain without law

Revolvers and spurs

Make the prostitute crawl.