Chapter 10
Conflict
Raven opened her eyes. She felt different. Why was that? She didn't feel like killing people or causing destruction. All she wanted to do was lay there. Closing her eyes, she rolled over and heard someone groan. Her eyes opened again to see Beast Boy. She felt butterflies in her stomach as her face began to heat up. Slowly, she lifted her hand and ran it through his hair.
"Raven?" BB asked, sleepily.
She smiled, "Did you have a nice nap?" Her hand was still ruffling his hair, causing him to purr.
"Yeah," he returned the smile with a slight blush on his cheeks when he started to purr. "So what happened yesterday?"
Her smile was replaced with a frown as her hand fell back onto the bed, "I didn't mean to throw you into a wall."
"I know but why were you so upset in the first place?"
The demon's frown deepened as she turned away, "I don't wanna talk about it."
The changeling felt guilty now for bringing it up. He didn't want her to be upset but how could he cheer a demon up? Suddenly a light bulb appeared above his head, "Hey Rae, wanna go steal something?"
Her body shook but no sound came from her. She was silently laughing. Who would've thought anything like that would ever pass through his lips like it was an everyday thing.
Thinking he'd screwed up again, he placed a hand on her shoulder, "Oh Raven, I just wanted to cheer you up."
She turned over, facing him and began to laugh normally as she began tickling him, "You succeeded Beast Boy and now you're going to pay the price."
The green titan was shedding tears, he was laughing so hard, "Please Raven." He gasped, out of breath, "Stop…it!"
Finally after a whole minute had passed she stopped, "Alright Beast Boy, let's go steal something." She rolled off the bed and grabbed her cloak, snapping it on.
BB was still breathing heavily, unable to move.
Raven used her powers to lift him out of bed and slip on his shoes and gloves. "Come on, I don't have all day to wait for you."
"I'm," he started to roll off the bed, "coming." His body hit the floor with a big thunk.
She rolled her eyes, smiling as she helped him up while sinking them both into a portal below them.
Currently all the titans and Rachel were out patrolling together when they heard someone laughing behind them as a red portal appeared. Their eyes widened at the sight.
Raven was laughing. Not in an evil or I'm all better than you laugh but a pure happiness laugh.
But that wasn't all. No. It was the fact that Beast Boy was the cause as he kept on tickling her sides as she rolled on the ground.
"BEAST BOY!" She laughed, "I'M SORRY, OK!"
He grinned, "Oh I know you're sorry but now this is just for revenge. You left me in agony back there and I quote you when I say, 'now you're going to pay the price."
"I …WAS…JO-KING," she continued laughing, and now finding it hard to breath.
Not wanting to push his luck, he stopped, "Ok Rae, I forgive you."
"Thank you," she laid there on her back, breathing heavily and staring up into his eyes.
Robin cleared his throat, causing the two to blush as Raven stood up.
Then she glared at them but didn't dare make a move to hurt them with Rachel's voice starting to echo in her ears.
If he knew you were here to kill us that would surely break his heart if not his soul.
BB's blush died down as he looked between his friends and Raven in confusion. Why wasn't she going to try to hurt them like she always did? Then he noticed Rachel was with them. Was there something going on between the two of them that he didn't know?
They were shocked her eyes weren't red anymore and they thought maybe she could be reasoned with now? She wasn't attacking them but was that only because Beast Boy was with her? Even if the rest of her features except for the eyes were the same, she seemed more relaxed now and just looked annoyed rather than angry.
"Why are you here Raven?" Robin asked in his usual serious voice.
"Pst," she huffed. "The last time I checked I didn't have to answer to stupid mortals." Raven turned away rudely.
The boy wonder picked the wrong thing to say next, "The last time I checked you never said sorry either."
Her hands formed fists and she felt a fire of anger lit inside her but she felt it melt away as the changeling put a hand on her shoulder. She let out a frustrated sigh and calmly replied, "That is none of your business."
Rachel knew Raven was holding everything inside and that in order for her to accept the truth she'd have to let it all out. She had been thinking and reading the books in her room and found that she could only become one with Raven again if she accepted the truth. There was only one thing holding her back and that was accepting how she felt for a certain green titan. "Raven, it's not like me to say something like this but I have to."
Raven looked at Rachel.
The other titans focused on her with confused expressions.
The angel smiled and whispered, "I knew you fell for him and guess what? You love him more than life itself."
No one else heard what she said, not even Beast Boy with his animal hearing.
Raven, however, had heard it loud and clear. She turned away from all of them. Everything she had been holding in. All the confusion, anger, and frustration where all about to burst out. One more thing said to her about that certain subject or by a certain person and she knew her control would crack.
"Raven?" Beast Boy asked cautiously.
That was it. Her emotions were all going to pour out.
Rachel smiled and told them to find some shelter and quick.
Raven turned around so fast he almost fell back as she released everything she had kept bottled up inside. "WHY CAN'T YOU JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!"Her extra set of eyes were back and burning with frustration, confusion, and annoyance."WHY IS IT THAT NO MATTER HOW MUCH I HURT YOU, YOU ALWAYS COME BACK!" Her whole body began to glow with her red energy."WHY DO YOU LIKE SOMEONE SO EVIL LIKE ME!" A whirl wind had started up around her as her power dug a ditch into the ground where she had stood but was now lifting up into the air. "WHY CAN'T I KILL YOU!"Waves of her dark power were coming from her, destroying everything in its path."WHY DO YOU ALWAYS INTERRUPT MY THOUGHTS! WHY DO I ALWAYS HURT WHEN I SEE YOU IN PAIN!"Tears started flowing from her eyes."WHY IS IT THAT THE MORE TIME I SPEND WITH YOU, THE HATRED THAT BURNS INSIDE ME STARTS TO DISAPPEAR! WHY DO YOU CARE? WHY DO I WORRY ABOUT SOMEONE SO GOOD!"
The changeling had been dodging all her energy waves and the things flying around but he had heard exactly what she was saying. He jumped into the middle of the whirl wind and flew up to her as an eagle before changing back to his human form so he could embrace her into a hug. Her power burned him like acid but he only held on tighter as tears fell from his eyes, "Because I love you Raven!" He spoke loud and clear. "And nothing you do or become is ever going to change that!"
Raven's power began to become dark, almost black. Her long silver hair was now starting to turn violet and her red skin was fading to a pale grey. Her expression mirrored that of a small scared child as she blinked away her extra set of eyes, leaving only two purple colored orbs. "I'm sorry Beast Boy," she cried.
The titans came out from their shelter and stared at Rachel, who was glowing with white energy.
She smiled and waved, "Thank you." Then she became nothing but that white magic as she became one with Raven.
Raven's black magic turned pure white and made her body glow with its aura surrounding her as it slowly let her down to the ground with an unconscious and almost dead changeling in her arms.
The titans were all froze in their spot, not believing what was happening.
"Beast Boy," Raven cried, holding him tighter and shutting her eyes. She could feel his pulse was almost gone.
"Friend Beast Boy is not dead, right friend Robin?" Starfire finally asked Rob with tear filled eyes.
The Boy Wonder embraced her, letting her cry onto his shoulder.
Cyborg sighed. Then he asked, "Uh man, do you know exactly what Raven's white magic does?"
"I know as much as you do. Why do you ask?" He patted Star on the back.
"Cuz now BB's surrounded by it, too." Cy pointed out.
It was true.
The orange titan turned away from her leader to see what would happen.
"Beast Boy," more tears rolled down Raven's cheeks. She kept her eyes closed and tried with all her might to summon her healing ability but she was simply too weak. Since her eyes were closed, she had no idea her white magic had surrounded the almost dead boy too. Her body was shaking as she continued to sob.
"Why are you crying Rae?" A familiar voice asked.
She looked up to see Beast Boy smiling at her. Instead of sad now she looked mad, "Why am I crying? Why am I crying!" She shouted at him. "You almost fucking die and all you can do is ask why I'm crying!"
They stared at each other for a moment as her anger disappeared.
Suddenly she embraced him in another hug as she whispered, "Do that again and I'll throw you into another wall."
He chuckled but he was clearly out of breath, "If I get the same treatment I got after my first encounter with the wall, I guess it wouldn't be so bad."
A small smile formed on her lips, "Idiot."
The next chapter will be the last but there will also be an alternate ending since I couldn't decide which one to use. Thank you all for reviewing. I hope you all enjoyed this story.
