Hey! So the original plan was to switch from Raven to the team every other chapter. But since I felt bad about giving you such a cliffhanger last week, I've decided to just wing it and go with how the story flows. I hope that makes sense.
Disclaimer: If I owned the Teen Titans, I'd be President of the United States. It's just not going to happen, people.
Raven's breath hitched in her throat as she felt cool air stick to her neck. Her heart started beating as fast as it could, and she didn't dare turn her head. 'This is it,' she thought. 'It's time.' She then narrowed her eyes. 'But that doesn't mean I have to let it happen.' She then let out a yelp of fury and she punched whoever was behind her right in what she thought was its face. She then heard a groan of pain, and she jumped out of her bed.
She bolted to the door and just as she slid it open she heard a weak "Raben? Whab's wong wib you?" (Raven? What's wrong with you?)
"Farris?" Raven asked, slowly walking to the huddled heap.
"Ow… Youb are way to pebibe to hab sub a hard pub," Farris said. (You are way to petite to have such a hard punch.)
"Farris, I'm sorry. I thought it was…"
"My brober? Dobe worry, I got bab." (My brother? Don't worry, I got that.)
"Here, let me see." Raven said, crouching down to her. She gently placed her hands in front of Farris's bloody nose, but nothing happened. "My powers still haven't returned. Sorry Farris, I'll have to fix your nose in the bathroom."
"No bobem" (No problem.)
"Come on," Raven said, wrapping her small arm under Farris's bony shoulders. They walked out of the room into the dark hallway, and Farris gave a weak wave and all the side lamps burst with life. They turned into what Raven thought was the bathroom, and the light was already on. Farris sat down on the toilet seat and Raven grabbed some toilet paper.
"What were you doing in my room?" Raven asked.
"I came to tell you some good news, but maybe I'll just tell you tomorrow." Farris said. Her head was dipped back and the blood returned to her head, therefore making it easier to talk.
"Why were you so quiet?"
"I didn't want to wake you. Apparently you were already up."
"Well, thanks for not barging in like Beast Boy." Raven said, a small smirk playing on her lips.
"Who?" Farris asked.
"Oh. Um, just someone I know." Raven stammered. She didn't want Farris to know about her life, not if she planned to tell her that she was going to escape, at least not yet.
" 'Just someone' huh? 'Someone' special? Hm?" Farris teased.
" He's just a friend! Why does everyone think that I like him? He's just an annoying, obnoxious, bad joke telling, green, emerald-eyed, green haired, never giving up twit!" She snapped. Farris's mouth turned up into a smirk.
"In other words, an annoying, funny, green, cheery, always focused on you best friend?" Farris asked.
"Precisely!" Raven said. "Well, some of those things…maybe."
"That's what I thought." Farris said. Raven scowled and threw some more toilet paper in her face.
"You barely lost any blood, but it seems like you lost almost all of it." Raven observed.
"I don't have much. Demon, remember? The pale white face says it all." Farris said.
"So, what did you have to tell me?" Raven asked, trying to change the subject.
"Oh, right! Guess what? He did it. Crow actually did it!"
"Who did what?"
"Crow…? I didn't tell you about him?"
"I've only known you for a few hours, you haven't told me much."
"Oh, well, Crow is a demon, obviously, and we've been, well, dating privately. But his brother, Culter found out, and he told. But my father gave me permission, and this was about three years ago. And we were just hanging out in my room, when he did it! He proposed! And, it's never happened in Valequestation history! I'm the first to marry another demon!" Farris said, her voice thick with excitement.
"Well, congratulations, but, aren't you only eighteen? Isn't that a little early?" Raven asked, feeling like a mom.
"Yeah… But Crow is the perfect guy and he's just everything to me. I can't imagine my life without him." Farris said.
"So you love him?"
"Of course! And I know that it's weird that we're demons so we don't have emotions, but I think it's because I was originally human that I have some sort of feeling. Whenever I'm around him, I just want him to turn around and talk to me. If I see him, I can just stare at him for hours at end. Whenever I imagine something, or just think about something, he always pops in somehow. And whenever he's around, I feel like my stomach is having a fit, and my heart is just melting. Do you know that feeling?"
"Yes," Raven said quietly, looking down. "Yes, I felt it once."
Farris saw the change in the empath's attitude and she asked, "Did it not go well?"
"He just wasn't right. He had different feelings about me then I did of him. He's gone now, and I hope he never comes back."
"I'm sorry." Farris said.
"No pity is needed," Raven said, looking up. "People come, people go. It's pointless to be upset about something that happened so long ago."
"Well, I have one other thing." Farris said, a small smile appearing back on her face.
"What?" Raven asked, noticing Farris's smile.
"I overheard my brother and father talking after you went to bed. My father didn't want you to go through the pain of the bite, so he decided to choose the Death Bond drink. It buys you time, and you won't have to go through the process of death, then a demon."
Once Raven heard this, she realized that she did have more time. More time to escape.
"And also, he didn't know the timing of your birth, so if he bit you at the wrong time you would die. And we can't have that, can we?"
Raven stayed quiet.
"Raven? You okay?"
"Farris, if I told you that I wanted you to help me escape, what would you say?"
Farris sat there, her nose back to its pale color. Her face gave away that she was thinking hard. She would betray her brother, her family, her culture. She could risk her life for this. But Raven was an innocent girl, accused for her father's crimes. She didn't deserve this. Then finally, she looked Raven straight in the eyes. She could see the desperation and frightfulness in Raven's eyes, and she made her decision.
"I would say yes."
