don't ya just hate short chapters? i can hear everyone out there in internet land now: "YOU MADE US WAIT FOREVER FOR UPDATES TO THIS STORY AND NOW YOU'RE TORTURING US BY DRAGGING IT OUT EVEN LONGER?! AAAHHHHHHHHH!" i'm devious when i'm up writing late at night :)
Raven's Nest-Chapter 11
Someone else here knows who she is? Raven is in a near panic as she leaves the diner. She only knows Dick was really Robin because he just told her-even though in hindsight its should have been obvious to her because of his behavior. The very thought of someone else knowing who she is and that getting out to the rest of the town panics her so much that she missed Robin's subtle clue as to who entirely.
Red X is finally ready to let Raven know who he is when he meets her coming out of the diner. He rushes over to her not because he's in a hurry to talk to her but because of just how pale and disoriented she is right now. "Are you okay?"
Raven looks up barely registering who she's talking to. "I'm fine...I just need to get out of here...I have to go-I can't..." She stumbles feeling very faint all of the sudden.
Red X quickly catches her before she falls to the ground. "Raven?"
His voice sounds faint and far away but she hears him say her real name. That scares her even more until her hand brushes his left nipple. Through his shirt she can feel a piercing. Any guy could have one-but this is different the demon half of her recognizes it as a mark-her mark. Its him. Kevin is Red X. She slips into unconsciousness with that as her last coherent thought.
When she comes to its dark outside the window by her bed-she opens her eyes briefly taking that in before closing them again. She shifts trying to get up but someone holds her down. "Easy now dearie. You don't need to be up and about just yet."
She mutters weakly. "X?..."
"What did you say dearie?"
Raven opens her eyes to find Helen sitting on the side of the bed.
"You gave us all quite a scare this morning."
"Where?..."
"You're back in the apartment. Doc says you have to stay in bed. If you aren't better by in the morning he's going to take you to the hospital over in Jump City."
"No!"
"Stay calm dearie." She takes a wash cloth from the basin on the table beside the bed and wrings it out before folding it up and placing it on Raven's forehead. "Just rest now and you won't have anything to worry about. You just got a little too upset this morning and got your blood pressure up that's all."
"Where's Kevin?"
"He drove Doc over to the hospital in Jump City. The doc wanted some blood work rushed on you to make sure you weren't developing that...oh what did it he call it. Pre something or other. He didn't want to risk moving you to the hospital unless he absolutely had to. But don't worry you're going to be just fine."
"Is he back? I need to see him."
"Doc?"
"Kevin. Its important."
"You need to rest now, dearie. Whatever it is can wait till in the morning."
"No it can't!" Raven tries to sit up again.
"She's never going to calm down until she see him."
Helen looks up at Harley who stands in the doorway. "Better go see if you can find him." She turns back to Raven. "Lie back and rest easy now. Harley is going to find him for you."
Why are my last several chapters so short? i made some changes-cutting some crap.
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