X jolts awake when I shove his shoulder, looking bewildered as he takes in my expression.
"Robin just had a discussion with Batman about an impenetrable room in your home. You owe me an explanation."
He doesn't even have the grace to look flustered, just sighs and doesn't ask how I know what Robin was discussing with Batman two hours from a darkened bedroom in a tiny, run-down cabin.
"I was waiting until you were ready."
"Which would be when?" I demand. "It just hit me that I don't even know your name..."
His face softens and he reaches out, pulling me into his arms despite my half-hearted struggles.
"All you had to do was ask," He murmurs into my hair, his heart beating steady against my back. "It will take a bit of explaining though."
"Oh I'm sure it will," Malchior purrs, sounding pleased.
X stiffens, his heart rate picking up.
"Raven," He breathes slowly. "What is that?"
"Someone who doesn't know how to keep their mouth shut."
Malchior chuckles and X is pushing me away, up out of the bed and rummaging around in my bag before I can so much as say a word.
"What are you doing?" I snap.
My things aren't there for him to go through and he's supposed to be explaining things to me.
X ignores me entirely, coming up with the book and staring at it in something that I realize might be shock. He is completely frozen.
"Where did you get this?"
He turns to look at me, still holding the book, his hands wrapped around spine and fore edge, keeping it from opening.
"You know what it is."
There is no question that he does.
"Yes," He says softly. "Yes, I know what it is."
"How?"
He shakes his head, glancing down at the book before walking out of the room.
When he returns his hands are empty, the book nowhere to be seen. He studies my face for a long moment and I wait for him to speak.
"How?" I repeat.
He sighs.
"Because it is mine."
He reaches up and peels the mask off and my heart stops.
I know those eyes.