Iamgoku: Hi everybody Welcome to the 13th chapter of 'Intangible' which you may know was original titled 'Invisible' and a 'syoc' originally authored by 'AC333'.

AC333 decided to let me adopt the story after she desired to re-write it, not wanting the version we had both worked so hard on to die, I am now posting and continuing it on my account along with 'Blaze Year One' which was another story I wrote that she published on her account, with AC being a consultant on various characters.

Now 'Intangible' and the spin off/prequel 'Blaze Year One' are both sequels to her story 'Suicide Squad' which takes place in Justice League following the Thanagarian invasion and Shayera's decision to quit the League, it is completed and can be found at the link below, I urge you to read that first, as it has several plot points that come up in 'Intangible' that you might get confused with otherwise.

(Just place the fanfiction website address in front of the below link without spaces and it should work)

s/11134687/1/Suicide-Squad,

And before we continue, I would like to thank AC333 once again for allowing me to continue this story that we have both worked so hard on, and found friends in one another through doing so.

Disclaimer: All DC characters are property of DC (duh).

Chapter 13

Olivia woke with a start, jumping as the stone door was dragged open. She and Jason quickly got to their feet, Olivia stepping behind him. She grabbed his arm as light began to fill the room. Jason shrugged her off and stepped aside, not at all moving to protect her. She would have been pissed if she wasn't so scared.

She was surprised at what she saw next. A small man slowly walked inside, two large guards flanked on either side. He was flipping through a small booklet, muttering numbers and dates to himself. Olivia realized that he was speaking English. He had blonde hair, bright blue eyes, and tanned (but more burnt) skin. The man wore a pair of round glasses on the edge of his nose, pushing them up with his index finger as he read from his book. He was about five and a half feet tall, a good six inches shorter than Jason.

Although he looked like he was from Europe, he was wearing traditional Aztec garb. He wore a green and blue tunic/toga thing that fell to his knees. He looked extremely out of place.

He finally looked up, his mouth dropping open in surprise. "By God, I don't believe it," he whispered, his voice containing a British accent.

Jason crossed his arms over his chest. "Yeah, well, believe it, buddy. Where the hell are we?" He asked, his words laced with venom. "And who the fuck are you?"

"I apologize; it has been years since I have seen someone wearing proper clothing." He swallowed before answering Jason's question. "I don't know where we are, to be honest. We are in the Mexica's capital of Tenochtitlán. Somewhere by the equator, between Europe and Asia," he said. He snapped his book shut, waving the guards out of the room. They uncertainly glanced at each other before exiting, closing the door behind them. He stuck out his hand. "My name is Cedric Gates, seventh son of Lord Gregory Gates."

Jason gazed at his outstretched hand, raising an eyebrow. Olivia stepped forward, taking his hand and shaking it. "Olivia Graham. This is Jason Reed," she said as she pointed her thumb towards Jason, shooting him a pointed look. She dropped his hand. "How did you get here?"

Cedric sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose with his fingers. "As the youngest son of a Lord, I was expected to make my own way in the world. I was originally studying language, history, and mathematics at University of Oxford. I was asked to join an exploration mission to find a route to China. However, our ship landed in a strange land, with natives speaking a different tongue. They sacrificed my shipmates, but kept me around to learn about our technology. Now, I am the emperor's, or Hueyi Tlatoani's, excuse me, scribe and historian. It has taken me about six years to completely learn their language—"

"What year is it?" Jason suddenly interrupted, bored with Cedric's explanation. Olivia shot him a glare but he ignored her, eyes focused on Cedric.

Cedric looked at him with surprise. "I beg your pardon," he said.

"You heard me," Jason said bluntly. He repeated himself. "What year is it?"

"If my calculations are correct, it is the year 1501," he said, glancing at the two with wariness. He looked at their clothes, stepping back a bit. "You two aren't from England, are you? Your accents…I don't recognize them. And a woman, dressed like a man," he said, glancing at Olivia's pants.

Jason shot Cedric a grin, waggling his eyebrows up and down. "We're from a country called the United States of America. Five hundred and fifteen years into the future, if you can believe it," he said.

Olivia stepped forward. "I know it's hard to believe, but we were sent here with our advanced technology. It sounds crazy—"

"—You're absolutely right, it sounds crazy!" Interrupted Cedric. "You must have eaten a poison root, or…"

Jason rolled his eyes, pulling out his iPhone and pressing the home button to light it up. Cedric gasped and stumbled backwards. Jason opened the camera app, snapping a picture of the shocked Cedric. As the flash went off, Cedric stumbled backwards. He then turned the phone to Cedric, showing him the picture he had taken. "Believe us now?" Jason asked with a smug grin on his face.

Olivia walked forward, grabbing Cedric's hand. "What's going to happen to us? I know they sacrifice their prisoners," she said, squeezing his hand. "I don't want to die here. Can you tell them that we need to get back to our time?"

Cedric shot her a look filled with sympathy. "If only it were that simple. Emperor Ahuitzotl will want to see you, then he will make his decision," he said, gently pulling his hand out of Olivia's. "The natives believe that the heavens, and Huitzilopochtli himself, sent you two down to us to play the sacred ball game, or tlachtli. Ahuitzotl will want to see you himself before he makes his decision."

"Ball game?" Asked Olivia. "What ball game?"

Cedric shook his head. "There is no point in worrying you before the emperor makes his decision," he said, knocking on the stone door three times, signaling the guards to open it. Again, they dragged the stone away as Cedric gestured for them to follow. "Come now, we mustn't make the Hueyi Tlatoani wait."

Olivia and Jason uncertainly glanced at each other before Jason shrugged, following Cedric out of the cell. Olivia jogged to catch up, choosing to stick with Jason. She couldn't believe that he wasn't scared at all.

Tenochtitlán was a surprisingly clean city. Olivia saw men and women, probably of the lower class, sweeping the streets clean. When she asked Cedric, he explained that the Mexica were extremely hygienic, bathing at least twice a day. Cedric told them all about the Mexica, explaining their gods, writings, language, agriculture, war techniques, and more. Although her history teacher had told the class that the Aztecs were extremely advanced, Olivia didn't believe it until she was there.

The entire time, they were trailed by two armed guards. Jason pulled his shirt over his gun to hide it. Cedric explained the Mexica's system of slavery as they boarded a small canoe, Olivia, Jason, and Cedric sitting in the middle as the guards stood and controlled the boat. As they passed people working on the barges, collecting produce, Cedric explained how many of the Mexica chose to sell themselves or their children into slavery. An Aztec could become a slave as a punishment. A murderer sentenced to death could instead be enslaved to the victim's family. A father could sell his child into slavery if the child was declared incorrigible by an authority.

Those who did not pay their debts could also be sold as slaves. People could sell themselves as slaves. They could stay free long enough to enjoy the price of their liberty; after that time they went to their new master. Usually this was the destiny of gamblers and of old ahuini (courtesans or prostitutes).

Olivia couldn't understand why these people would agree to work as slaves. Then again, she didn't understand why the Aztecs were so bloodthirsty. Cedric began to ask about their background but Jason immediately shut him down, saying it was none of his business. Olivia told Jason to be respectful because Cedric was helping them. Jason ignored her request, choosing not to speak at all.

After a bit of paddling though the canals, they got off the boat and headed for the city's main square. The large pyramid was even more intimidating close up, Olivia craning her head back to look at the top. There were two sets of stairs leading to the main temples, one painted blood red and the other bright blue. Both had blood staining the base of the stairs.

The temple was called the huei teocalli and was dedicated simultaneously to two gods, Huitzilopochtli, god of war, and Tlaloc, god of rain and agriculture, each of which had a shrine at the top of the pyramid with separate staircases. The spire in the center of the image to the right was devoted to Quetzalcóatl, the god of the morning and evening star. As the morning and evening star, Quetzalcóatl was the symbol of death and resurrection.

Although the Aztecs were fascinating, Olivia was terrified. It was more than likely that they would be sacrificed. And if not sacrificed, then they would be forced to participate in some sick ball game ritual. Cedric was attempting to keep their minds off of it by pointing out jewelers in the area, saying that the emperor would provide new clothes for them that were better adapted for the city's heat and humidity.

Speaking of heat, both Olivia and Jason were sweating profusely. They weren't dressed for warm weather, both wearing black and grey clothes. After a bit more of walking, they arrived at the emperor's palace. The Aztec emperor's house was no ordinary house. The palace consisted of high walls, an enormous courtyard, patios, innumerable rooms and bathrooms. The building covered an area of more than 500,000 square feet and was raised on a platform, built of beautiful stones. It was lavishly painted.

Cedric walked ahead as the guards pushed Olivia and Jason along. She was shocked at the number of people who filled the palace, whether they were warriors, priests, slaves, servants, concubines, entertainers… It was packed with hundreds of Mexica.

Finally, they arrived at the emperor's throne room. It wasn't a room at all, instead placed in the center of a large courtyard. Emperor Ahuitzotl sat at a large throne with ten stairs leading up to it, glancing down at Olivia and Jason like they were nothing.

He was surprisingly young but was extremely intimidating. He had black hair that fell to his shoulders, tanned skin, and the physique of a bodybuilder. He was outfitted with flowing robes ordained with jewels and feathers, a feathered headpiece sitting on his head. He had so much gold jewelry on that Olivia couldn't understand how he wasn't crushed by the weight of it. He smiled as the guards pushed them to their knees as Cedric stepped forward, bowing to the emperor.

He spoke to Ahuitzotl in the Mexica's language, pointing to Olivia and Jason then the temple, holding his hands to the sky as he said Quetzalcóatl's name. She tried to look as calm as possible but her heart was hammering out of her chest. Their lives were in Cedric's hands now.

Cedric finished explaining, then bowed and skirted away, into the crowd of people who stood watching in the courtyard. There were tons of people watching, waiting for Ahuitzotl to make his decision. After a moment of studying them, he stood from his throne, walking down the set of stairs, pausing at the base of the throne. He stared at them with an impassive set of eyes, first looking Jason up and down. Jason scowled, Olivia praying that Ahuitzotl didn't have a short temper.

He ignored Jason's disrespect and his eyes fell on Olivia. She swallowed as his eyes raked over her body, a slight smile appearing on his face as he stepped forward, reaching out his hand to cup Olivia's chin. He raised her face, tilting her head all the way back because she was still on her knees. After the longest five seconds of her life, he dropped his hand, Olivia sighing with relief.

He waved his hand as he left the courtyard, shouting commands over his shoulder. Instead of guards rushing to take them away, servants gathered them up, Cedric walking towards them with relief etched on his face.

"They're taking you to get changed now, then they'll bring you to the ball court. I will meet you there to explain what is happening, but you at least have a chance to save yourselves now," he said as the servants pushed them along, separating Jason and Olivia. She didn't want to lose him, but knew she had no choice. At least she would get clothes that were suitable for the sauna of a city.

Shaun POV

Shaun walked along the halls towards his room, holding a plastic bag full of some of the items Marcus had gotten for him. He finished the donut he was eating as he reached his door and entered his room, locking the door behind him.

Putting the bag down upon the bed he checked the clock that sat upon his bedside table and saw the time. He then walked over towards his closet, and once again moved aside the objects he had on the floor before lifting up the grate.

Lifting his trunk up out of the floor he put it down and placed his thumb on the scanner, the trunk unlocked and he opened the lid, picking up his Titans communicator. Standing up he walked over towards his desk and sat down, flipping the communicator open he pressed the buttons and waited for a moment for the connection to be made.

A moment later Raven's face appeared through the screen.

"Good morning," Shaun said smiling.

"Morning," she replied before turning her head to the side and seemingly reading through a text.

"I've got some good news," she said.

"You found the spell?" He asked.

Raven nodded. "It was easy as I still had some of the notes I made last time I needed to use this spell. Plus it didn't take long to find the books," she said turning back to him.

Shaun nodded before a look of contemplation came over his features. "Now all I gotta do is send you something of Olivia's," he said before Raven interrupted him.

"That won't be necessary," she said simply.

"Why not?" He asked in confusion.

"I'm going to come to you," she answered.

Shaun stared back at the screen for a moment before grinning. "Seriously!"

Raven nodded with a small smile on her face as Shaun was obviously happy at her decision.

"Oh this is gonna be great, to be able to see you in person again," he said before his expression softened. "Do you think you'll be able to stay long?"

"I'm not sure, I could be called back to Jump City at any time," she said with a hint of regret.

Shaun nodded before grinning again. "Well I guess we'll have to make the most of the time we got, doll," he said excitedly.

"Don't call me that."

Ignoring her comment Shaun continued. "I better go fill the League in on your visit then, how long do you think it'll take for you to get here?" He asked.

"I should be ready to leave in an hour," she said as he nodded and jumped up.

"I'll see you then, babe," he said before disconnecting the line.

Still grinning he walked over to the trunk and put the communicator back in, before placing it back under the floor in his closet and placing the grate back down, and hiding it under his items he had.

Quickly exiting the room he began to head towards the training facilities, hoping to find one of the founding League members to assemble a meeting.

…

Shaun was now sitting in the Founder's meeting room on the edge of the round table; all of the original league members minus Shayera were present.

"And you say she could bring Olivia and Jason back?" John asked from his seat.

"I know she can, as long as she has something she can link to Olivia she should be able to bring her back to the present, and without the use of the time machine," Shaun said nodding.

"And Jason?" asked Diana.

Shaun gave a small scowl. "Personally I could care less if that bastard is brought back at all," he said; however noticing Batman's expression he gave a small sigh and continued. "IF Jason and Olivia are together in the same proximity, like right next to each other, Raven might be able to grab both of them," he said.

"How do you know that she will be able to perform this successfully?" Martian Manhunter asked.

Shaun looked over at the Martian and back to Batman before continuing. "I spent a fair amount time with her and the other Titans previously. On one occasion a friend of ours, Cyborg, was sent back in time by a magical force; he was sent back five thousand years. Raven was able to lock onto his sonic canon and his systems and bring him back through a portal she created. I witnessed this with my own eyes, so I can tell you with certainty that she can do it," he said firmly.

"And she'll be arriving soon?" Superman asked, Shaun nodded in response and hopped off the table.

"As I said, she'll need something of Olivia's to use to help with the spell, so when she arrives we'll have to go through her room and find something," Shaun said before Batman spoke up.

"How did you contact her in the first place?" He asked.

Shaun scowled slightly before turning to him with an annoyed look.

"Pretty sure you already know, so why even bother asking."

"Your Titan's communicator," Batman said.

"Wait, you're a member of the Teen Titans?" John asked in surprise and confusion, to which Shaun grinned and gave a nod.

"Yeah, that never came up?" Shaun asked with sarcasm, before turning and waltzing out of the room.

Olivia POV

Olivia winced as one of the servants yanked a brush through her wet hair, digging her nails in the side of the stone bathtub. The water was warm and fragrant; she saw the servants put drops of oil into the warm water before she got in. They stripped her of her clothes, chatting in the Mexica's language as she quickly and awkwardly hopped into the tub. They weren't phased by her nudity at all, instead working to scrub dirt and grime off of her body from her trek through the jungle.

After they got all the dirt off her body, they dumped buckets of water onto her hair, plopping large amounts of oils and creams into it to keep it clean. They were working all of the knots out of it. When it was silky smooth, they rinsed the product from her hair, helping her out of the tub and drying her off with large, fluffy towels.

They seemed to be speaking directly to her even though she could not understand a word they were saying. At one point, she was able to piece together how much they admired her pale skin. After they dried her off, they helped her into a short skirt and crop top. The skirt came to four inches above her knee and the crop top was a crew neck tank top, exposing her entire stomach. She felt slightly self-conscious but the servants nodded with approval after she put it on. The outfit was gorgeous, a purple coloured material with actual gold threaded into it. They put a pair of gold embroidered sandals on her feet, sitting her at a vanity to do her hair.

One of the girls worked an intricate braid into the still dripping hair, patting Olivia on the head when she was done. They then placed tons of gold jewellery around her neck, arms, wrists, even ankles. This gold was worth the price of a small country. Olivia felt her body straining with the weight of it.

When the servants were done getting her ready, they walked her out of the room, handing her off to a young boy. He gestured for her to follow, leading the way through the castle. After walking through what Olivia felt was the entire palace, they exited the building, crossing the city's main square.

They finally arrived at the ball court, the boy bowing and running off. The back of the pyramid loomed above the court, Olivia crossing her arms over her chest as she nervously walked towards Jason. Cedric was sitting in the stands of the arena.

The court was shaped like an I, lines drawn to signal where each team stood. There were long, sloping walls on either side and on each side sat a large stone ring. Olivia remembered that if the players got the ball through the hoop, the game would end. Stands sat above each sloping wall and behind the ends of the court.

When Cedric saw her arrive, he jumped off the stone bleachers and scurried to the court below. "You seem to be fitting in much better now," he said, glancing at her outfit.

Olivia took a closer look at Jason, realizing the ridiculous outfit he was wearing. She burst out laughing, pointing her finger at him as he rolled his eyes and sulked. "It's not funny," he mattered as she began to laugh even harder, wiping the tears that were coming from the corners of her eyes.

Although he was wearing traditional Mexica clothing, it was extremely funny to see him wearing something other than his black jeans and black trench coat. He wore a embroidered kilt type thing that started at his bellybutton and fell to his knees, a ton of large gold necklaces hanging from his neck. He wore a pair of sandals on his feet. She took a closer look and saw that his chest was bare. She knew that both of them were going to get nasty sunburn because of their fair complexion.

"Shut up!" He snapped as she stopped laughing, giving him a look of pity.

"It's not that bad," she said, placing her hands on her hips. "Lighten up." Cedric stood beside them, awkwardly waiting for the two to finish fighting. Olivia turned to him, shooting him a curious look. "How did you manage to convince Ahuitzotl to let us live?"

Cedric gave them a sheepish smile. "The only way I have been able to stay alive this long is because I have been lying to Ahuitzotl for years. At first, they only kept me alive so I could teach them what I knew about advanced agriculture. When I grasped a basic understanding of the language, I lied and told Ahuitzotl that Tlaloc himself sent me here to teach them advanced techniques. He believed me because I tripled the amount of produce they produced from the year before," he said, pointing to the barges of produce out on the lake.

Cedric smiled, pointing towards a wheelbarrow that a slave was pushing. "I also gave them the invention of the wheel. It has vastly improved their transportation and labor costs," he said proudly.

He sighed and continued. "I told Ahuitzotl that you two were sent here by Quetzalcóatl," he said, uncomfortably glancing at the temple. "If they found out I was lying about their gods, they would execute me. I told him that Quetzalcóatl sent the two of you down here himself to play the game of ullamaliztli in this very court. The only reason they accepted this is because they truly believe that I am demigod; they believe the two of you are also demigods because of our pale skin and similar language."

Jason held up his hands. "Hold up," he said, shaking is head with confusion. "We're going to play some stupid ball game to prove that we were sent down here by the gods?"

Cedric pursed his lips. "Your game is one Mexica month away, or twenty days. You'll have that time to practice and approve because the most important game of ullamaliztli is exactly twenty days from now," he said. "Once you win, the Mexica will adore and worship you."

Olivia frowned. "Win?" She asked. "What makes you think that we're going to win? I don't know about Jason, but I'm horrible at sports. And only twenty days to prepare to face an extremely skilled team who has been playing ulla…ullama…maliz…whatever! We only have twenty days of preparation to face a team that has been playing this game their entire lives. It doesn't sound plausible."

Cedric gave her a grim look. "You don't have another choice. If you lose, you'll join the others on the tzompantli," he said, pointing to wooden poles with circular objects stuffed on them. She took a closer lip, gasping and pressing a hand to her mouth when she realized that it was a rack of human skulls. "The losers are sacrificed. So I suggest you take your practice seriously.

Olivia snapped her jaw shut, staring at the skulls. There hundreds in total, some still decaying. Jason spoke beside her in a relaxed tone, saying, "Well, that's twenty days away. When do you eat around here? I'm starving!"

She couldn't understand why he was so relaxed about this. They had twenty days to learn an ancient ballgame that was probably extremely complicated and took years to master. And if they lost, they would be sacrificed!

Cedric turned and glanced at the sun which had gotten much lower in the sky. "We'll go back to the palace. You'll be able to rest before dinner," he said, leading the way off the ball court. Jason followed behind, but Olivia stayed still. She was staring at the skulls, praying they wouldn't be the next ones to join.

Shaun POV

Shaun was waiting outside Metro Tower, pacing around for the past five minutes waiting anxiously, until a sight caught his eye.

Several feet in front of him a black swirling shape appeared before revealing Raven who stepped out onto the grass, the black energy disappearing as she walked forward and paused, a bag in hand, she simply stood there for a moment, staring back at Shaun from under her hood. Shaun stared back too before a wide smile spread out on his face and he sprinted forward.

"Raven!" He cried out happily as he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into his embrace, Raven didn't seem to mind however and her arms made their way around his hips, her shorter frame fitting into his perfectly as they hugged.

Shaun than moved back, still smiling at her as he spoke. "I'm so glad you're here, you don't have any idea how much I've been missin you."

"Oh, I think I can imagine," she said with slight sarcasm, Shaun then merely chuckled, remembering her abilities.

"Well I'm glad you're here, It gives us some time to catch up, and spend some quality time together," he said the last few words softer and leaned forward, moving her hood back to reveal her face fully, and couldn't help but become captivated by her features, he brought his hand up to touch her angular chin before slowly moving it to caress her cheek, her face was round and her purple hair framed it gracefully and going to just above her shoulders in length, as well as the gemstone she had on her Anja Chakra, which was completely flat on her skin and smooth.

Raven blushed slightly at his touch, her expression softening as he leaned forward, he lightly kissed her gemstone, causing her eyes to flutter slightly, and he then moved down and did the same lightly on her nose, before slowly leaning in to kiss her on the lips.

Until someone loudly cleared there throat.

Shaun instantly froze, as did Raven.

Shaun turned to see John standing there with his arms folded and a raised eyebrow.

"Sorry to interrupt, but Batman wanted me to come and get you as soon as she arrived," he said to them with a wry smile.

Shaun gave him a deadpan look of annoyance, and Raven pulled her hood back up to hide her expression.

As they made their way inside John leaned over to Shaun.

"Don't worry, I'm sure you two will have plenty of time to get 'reacquainted,''" he said as Shaun's eye twitched slightly.

"Batman just couldn't wait a few more minutes," Shaun said to himself with annoyance.

Raven POV

After meeting the League, Shaun and Raven informed Shayera of their plans to travel to meet them at the Time Machine site along with John. Shaun and Raven had both looked through Olivia's room for something to help Raven with the spell.

They had settled on her backpack, as she wore it to school every day. Raven said that it would help in tracking down Olivia and pinpointing her location in time due to it being in repeated and prolonged contact with her body.

Once they reached the Legion of Dooms hideout it was later that afternoon going on night time. Shayera was there to greet them at the door; she was glad that Raven was here and thanked her for coming all this way. She also thanked Shaun for asking her for her assistance.

However as soon as she had talked to them she led them inside, ignoring John who had tried to ask her of their progress.

As soon as they entered the room with the Time Machine, Luthor turned to them with a nasty look on his face. "So, Hawkgirl says you're going to be using Magic to find my son and the girl," he said condescendingly.

"Ya got a problem with that, Baldy?" Shaun asked from Raven's side, crossing his arms.

"I've found in my previous experiences to try and stay away from magic. I prefer sticking with science, something I can understand and explain," he replied narrowing his eyes at Shaun.

Raven looked over just in time for sparks to fly out of the computer console, and a piece of equipment break off of the time machine components.

"Well pardon us for interrupting you; it looks like you're making great progress," Raven said dryly, causing Shaun to snicker and Luthor to scowl at the girl.

Shayera spoke up, interrupting the others. "There are some empty quarters I managed to arrange for the two of you. I'll show you were you can put your things," she said directing them out of the room as Lex continued to try and sort through the console.

"You can start tomorrow with trying to find the two of them, I think you'll have better luck than Luthor is having with that machine of his," Shayera said as they walked along a hallway, leading to some empty rooms.

"I'll do my best, though it might take more than a day, maybe two for me to pinpoint Olivia. It's not easy sensing a person through time, though when I have a lock on her, I can create a pathway and pull her back in to the present," Raven explained as Shayera opened one of the doors to reveal a small room with two beds, a sink and mirror, as well as another door which they assumed was the toilet.

"It's not much, but it'll do," Shayera said as Raven nodded.

"Thank you, this is fine," she said as she placed her bag on the bed as Shayera left, Shaun however was leaning on the door frame.

"So, looks like we'll be in close quarters together," he said with a smile, Raven merely rolled her eyes as she opened her bag and began to organise her things.

…

It had been a few hours since they had eaten dinner and now Raven and Shaun were both asleep in their room. Well, Shaun was asleep. Raven was laying the bed she was sharing with Shaun, not wanting to sleep separate, she was trying to nod off, but her mind was preoccupied.

However a sudden sound caught her ear, causing her to turn to the other side of the bed were Shaun was sleeping. He let out a small sound of distress and his head began to swivel around in discomfort.

Raven could feel his distress and realised he was having a nightmare. It obviously wasn't too bad yet, but she knew if it continued on it could get worse.

Sitting up, she moved closer to his side, Shaun began to toss and turn more and more and his face began to show greater distress. Raven placed her hand on his chest and her other hand on the left side of his face.

"Shhhhhh," she whispered, leaning down to his ear, she began to lightly caress his cheek and rub his chest in calming circles.

"It's ok," she continued in a soft tone. "I'm here."

Shaun began to move around less, and his facial expression also showed signs of calming. His breathing began to slow down as Raven moved her hand from his cheek to comb through his hair and move it back behind his ears.

Raven then lifted up the thin blanket covering him and eased herself down next to Shaun, moving her head to rest on his shoulder. She felt his arms move and wrap around her subconsciously, and Raven moved her hands around his waist, enjoying the feeling of his body against hers, his warmth spreading throughout her body as she felt his head turn slightly rest against her hair.

She felt her cheeks redden slightly, but she didn't mind. They were alone, and she was enjoying herself too much to care.

Thinking back to how much they had been through together, Raven snuggled closer to him. She sometimes didn't know how he could still feel the way he did about her, after all she had done. She didn't think she deserved his affection, his love.

But he did, he had stood by her through everything that had happened, and had even literally gone to hell and back for her.

She didn't know what she had done in her life to merit having someone like him, but she was thankful nonetheless.

Stretching her neck up slightly, her placed a small kiss on his cheek, before easing back into her previous position.

"…..I love you….my Gend'an," she whispered, before her eyes closed and soon she found herself in a peaceful sleep.