Disclaimer: I don't own Teen titans - just Swift! ^^
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Chapter fourteen - The truth
Swift turned to look at her sister with tears in her eyes. The relief was indescribable, she just felt as if her whole world was coming together again. Raven's unusually frail state worried her though.
Raven was looking at Swift with inquisitive eyes, and so Swift felt a compulsion to share some of her feelings. She sat down on the bed and held Ravens cold hand.
"I'm glad your feeling better," she began softly. Raven gave a small smile. Swift gave a half smile back, and felt more estranged from Raven than she ever had done before. Raven herself sensed the awkwardness.
"What's wrong?" she croaked. Suddenly she had a choking fit which caused Swift to pat her on the back comfortingly.
"I'm just so relieved you are alright. I mean we never got to sort things out before you left, and well I just didn't want you to go forever. I'm getting soft." she sniffed shaking her hair out. Raven's brow furrowed.
"There's something more than that, isn't there?" she rasped, praying that she could keep the energy to talk to Swift. She rubbed her temple soothingly and tried to think calm thoughts.
"Yes. Yes there is.." began Swift nervously. Raven's heart began to quicken. She wondered what the 'news' could be. She forced herself to maintain composure. Her eyes demanded that Swift carried on.
"You see, when you left, we figured out the rest of my mothers riddle. Raven, we're sisters."
Ravens head exploded with relief, and yet swirled in utter confusion. She closed her eyes and opened them again. She stared at Swift.
"Say that again..." she croaked slowly. Swift put her hand to her face.
"You heard me. We're sisters Raven. Well half sisters to be exact. You see, Trigon raped my mother, so technically he's my father too. As much as that repulses me." said Swift, spitting the last few words with hatred. Raven could sympathise.
And then Raven smiled. Not a 'false have to pretend to be happy' smile. But a 'genuine from the heart smile'. There was noone she could have wished to be close to more than Swift. They shared so much and yet so little had been said.
"Ehm.." said Swift, watching the different emotions flicker over Raven's tired face. Raven snapped back to reality. There were no words to describe her true feelings, so she just had to condense her thoughts.
"I'm.." she started thoughtfully. "I'm glad its you."
The relief washed over Swifts face, for all to see. She grinned all over and hugged Raven. Raven smiled gently from behind her sister's back.
But when Swift sat up again, she was crying. Raven's puzzlement deepened.
"What?" she rasped, frowning. Swift looked up as a tear rolled down her cheek and landed on her black cape.
"You know I can't stay here..." she began, sniffing. "I'm leaving, Rae."
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Cyborg was hard at work in his room, trying to find out exactly what was wrong with the Azarathian. He ran all kinds of tests, but there seemed to be no results. He rubbed his head and sat back in his chair, thoughtfully. 'What the heck is wrong with her? There is nothing here at all.'
Beastboy knocked on the door. The noise caused the metal man to jump. He turned around and saw the shapeshifter nervously entering the room.
"Hey, B." he said, turning back to the computer and frowning. Beastboy came and sat at his side.
"So, do you know yet?" he asked, in a trembling voice. Cyborg shook his head slowly.
"I just don't get it, B." he sighed. "I've tried and tested her for everything that I can think of - even flu, y'know?"
Beastboy nodded vehemently. "Yeah, I know. But nothing?"
"Nada."
They sat in silence for a while. Beastboy looked up slowly, a far off look on his face.
"But you know..." he started slowly. "...that Raven isn't from earth, right?"
"Yeah? So?"
"So, maybe what she's got isn't an earthly virus?"
"Nah, B. Already looked up everything." said Cy, pointing to a mass of open books.
"No no, but wait. What about like, if Trigon gave her something?"
"Gave her somethin'? Like what?"
"Well, like a germ, or some kind of sickness?"
Cyborg turned to look at the green man. "You know something, B? You're a genius."
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Raven looked down, feeling the hot tears pricking the back of her eyes. She could hear Swift sobbing next to her, which just encouraged her own tears to come. She stopped them, feeling frustrated.
"You aren't..angry are you?" asked Swift between sobs. Raven looked up, with a soft expression.
"No, of course not."
Swift sighed, but continued to weep. Raven reached out and touched her hand.
"Though, I'm not exactly going to leap in joy am I?" she croaked sarcastically. Swift laughed, through her sobs. Raven smiled again and squeezed the hand. All of a sudden she felt tired and closed her eyes. Swift looked up and froze in horror.
"Raven, RAVEN!" she yelled. But Raven had fallen back into a sleeping state. Swift got up, immediately. She ran off towards Cyborg's room, as fast as she could, hoping that her sister was just tired.
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"So, what we do is..." began Cyborg pointing to the screen. He was cut of by a yelling.
"CY! BEASTBOY! HELP!"
They looked at eachother, and without a word got up and ran out of the room. Swift was running towards them with a tearstained face.
"DUDE, whats wrong?" said Beastboy, as Swift ran smack into him. She panted and looked at the boys, her eyes welling up.
"Raven just went all funny and passed out again."
The shock on the boys faces was sudden and all three raced back to the dark, gothic room. There Raven lay, as peaceful as she had been a few hours earlier. Beastboy ran to her and touched her shoulder.
"RAE?" he shouted, shaking her. She continued to sleep. He turned to the others in a blind panic.
"CY! Help?!"
Cyborg walked calmly towards the bed. He scanned her, and checked her pulse and breathing.
"She's okay, she's alive. Stay calm." he told the other two, who were quivering in fright in the corner. Anyone could practically see the cogs turning in Cy's brain. 'Think, Cy, Think.' he told himself, as he looked at the sleeping girl. Then suddenly he had a brainwave.
"Okay, we have two options."
"OKAY, tell us! C'mon, Cy!" said BB impatiently. Cyborg put his hand up.
"Look, first you need to calm down. By getting like this you aren't helping yourself or Raven."
The other two quietened at his words. He walked towards them slowly.
"Option one: We wait until Raven wakes up, run some more tests and try to find a cure. Option two: We go into her mirror and see whether there is something inside her that is making her like this."
"Dude, hello?!" said Beastboy angrily. "This is RAVEN, going into her mirror means certain death. Remember last time?"
Cy nodded slowly. "Yeah, but this could be our last hope of curing her."
"I'll go." said Swift."I'm sure she'd prefer it if I went."
"I'll come with you." said BB. Swift shook her head.
"No. You stay here with her. There could be something bad in there. If you got trapped, she'd never forgive me. Just stay put okay?"
Beastboy looked rebellious. Cy put his hand on BB's shoulder. "Cool it man. Let her go. Raven needs you here by her."
"Okay.." said BB reluctantly. Swift gave a half smile then walked over to the dresser and pulled out the mirror.
"Good luck." said Cyborg. Swift turned and smiled, then went straight into the mirror.
"I hope she's okay." said BB, as the mirror tumbled back into the dresser.
"Yeah. Me too." said Cy, turning around and walking back towards Raven.
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Hey, sorry again for not updating sooner. This is the first chance I've gotten to do so. Okay, a few VERY quick replies!
Raven A. Star - Awwww thanks! They apologised (Sort of) so its okay! And thanks for the compliment! Hope you enjoyed this chapter!
Nethrion - Hey, your names sorta like Swifts - Nerithon. Never noticed that before, Lol. Woop, glad you like the story,dude!
Carrot the Luvmachine - Mushiness soon, promise! Gotto find out whats up with our beloved Rae first! ^.~
Okay, thanks to all others who reviewed, sorry if I didn't reply, let me know if you want one! ^.^
Ja-Ne! ~*Chibi*~
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Chapter fourteen - The truth
Swift turned to look at her sister with tears in her eyes. The relief was indescribable, she just felt as if her whole world was coming together again. Raven's unusually frail state worried her though.
Raven was looking at Swift with inquisitive eyes, and so Swift felt a compulsion to share some of her feelings. She sat down on the bed and held Ravens cold hand.
"I'm glad your feeling better," she began softly. Raven gave a small smile. Swift gave a half smile back, and felt more estranged from Raven than she ever had done before. Raven herself sensed the awkwardness.
"What's wrong?" she croaked. Suddenly she had a choking fit which caused Swift to pat her on the back comfortingly.
"I'm just so relieved you are alright. I mean we never got to sort things out before you left, and well I just didn't want you to go forever. I'm getting soft." she sniffed shaking her hair out. Raven's brow furrowed.
"There's something more than that, isn't there?" she rasped, praying that she could keep the energy to talk to Swift. She rubbed her temple soothingly and tried to think calm thoughts.
"Yes. Yes there is.." began Swift nervously. Raven's heart began to quicken. She wondered what the 'news' could be. She forced herself to maintain composure. Her eyes demanded that Swift carried on.
"You see, when you left, we figured out the rest of my mothers riddle. Raven, we're sisters."
Ravens head exploded with relief, and yet swirled in utter confusion. She closed her eyes and opened them again. She stared at Swift.
"Say that again..." she croaked slowly. Swift put her hand to her face.
"You heard me. We're sisters Raven. Well half sisters to be exact. You see, Trigon raped my mother, so technically he's my father too. As much as that repulses me." said Swift, spitting the last few words with hatred. Raven could sympathise.
And then Raven smiled. Not a 'false have to pretend to be happy' smile. But a 'genuine from the heart smile'. There was noone she could have wished to be close to more than Swift. They shared so much and yet so little had been said.
"Ehm.." said Swift, watching the different emotions flicker over Raven's tired face. Raven snapped back to reality. There were no words to describe her true feelings, so she just had to condense her thoughts.
"I'm.." she started thoughtfully. "I'm glad its you."
The relief washed over Swifts face, for all to see. She grinned all over and hugged Raven. Raven smiled gently from behind her sister's back.
But when Swift sat up again, she was crying. Raven's puzzlement deepened.
"What?" she rasped, frowning. Swift looked up as a tear rolled down her cheek and landed on her black cape.
"You know I can't stay here..." she began, sniffing. "I'm leaving, Rae."
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Cyborg was hard at work in his room, trying to find out exactly what was wrong with the Azarathian. He ran all kinds of tests, but there seemed to be no results. He rubbed his head and sat back in his chair, thoughtfully. 'What the heck is wrong with her? There is nothing here at all.'
Beastboy knocked on the door. The noise caused the metal man to jump. He turned around and saw the shapeshifter nervously entering the room.
"Hey, B." he said, turning back to the computer and frowning. Beastboy came and sat at his side.
"So, do you know yet?" he asked, in a trembling voice. Cyborg shook his head slowly.
"I just don't get it, B." he sighed. "I've tried and tested her for everything that I can think of - even flu, y'know?"
Beastboy nodded vehemently. "Yeah, I know. But nothing?"
"Nada."
They sat in silence for a while. Beastboy looked up slowly, a far off look on his face.
"But you know..." he started slowly. "...that Raven isn't from earth, right?"
"Yeah? So?"
"So, maybe what she's got isn't an earthly virus?"
"Nah, B. Already looked up everything." said Cy, pointing to a mass of open books.
"No no, but wait. What about like, if Trigon gave her something?"
"Gave her somethin'? Like what?"
"Well, like a germ, or some kind of sickness?"
Cyborg turned to look at the green man. "You know something, B? You're a genius."
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Raven looked down, feeling the hot tears pricking the back of her eyes. She could hear Swift sobbing next to her, which just encouraged her own tears to come. She stopped them, feeling frustrated.
"You aren't..angry are you?" asked Swift between sobs. Raven looked up, with a soft expression.
"No, of course not."
Swift sighed, but continued to weep. Raven reached out and touched her hand.
"Though, I'm not exactly going to leap in joy am I?" she croaked sarcastically. Swift laughed, through her sobs. Raven smiled again and squeezed the hand. All of a sudden she felt tired and closed her eyes. Swift looked up and froze in horror.
"Raven, RAVEN!" she yelled. But Raven had fallen back into a sleeping state. Swift got up, immediately. She ran off towards Cyborg's room, as fast as she could, hoping that her sister was just tired.
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"So, what we do is..." began Cyborg pointing to the screen. He was cut of by a yelling.
"CY! BEASTBOY! HELP!"
They looked at eachother, and without a word got up and ran out of the room. Swift was running towards them with a tearstained face.
"DUDE, whats wrong?" said Beastboy, as Swift ran smack into him. She panted and looked at the boys, her eyes welling up.
"Raven just went all funny and passed out again."
The shock on the boys faces was sudden and all three raced back to the dark, gothic room. There Raven lay, as peaceful as she had been a few hours earlier. Beastboy ran to her and touched her shoulder.
"RAE?" he shouted, shaking her. She continued to sleep. He turned to the others in a blind panic.
"CY! Help?!"
Cyborg walked calmly towards the bed. He scanned her, and checked her pulse and breathing.
"She's okay, she's alive. Stay calm." he told the other two, who were quivering in fright in the corner. Anyone could practically see the cogs turning in Cy's brain. 'Think, Cy, Think.' he told himself, as he looked at the sleeping girl. Then suddenly he had a brainwave.
"Okay, we have two options."
"OKAY, tell us! C'mon, Cy!" said BB impatiently. Cyborg put his hand up.
"Look, first you need to calm down. By getting like this you aren't helping yourself or Raven."
The other two quietened at his words. He walked towards them slowly.
"Option one: We wait until Raven wakes up, run some more tests and try to find a cure. Option two: We go into her mirror and see whether there is something inside her that is making her like this."
"Dude, hello?!" said Beastboy angrily. "This is RAVEN, going into her mirror means certain death. Remember last time?"
Cy nodded slowly. "Yeah, but this could be our last hope of curing her."
"I'll go." said Swift."I'm sure she'd prefer it if I went."
"I'll come with you." said BB. Swift shook her head.
"No. You stay here with her. There could be something bad in there. If you got trapped, she'd never forgive me. Just stay put okay?"
Beastboy looked rebellious. Cy put his hand on BB's shoulder. "Cool it man. Let her go. Raven needs you here by her."
"Okay.." said BB reluctantly. Swift gave a half smile then walked over to the dresser and pulled out the mirror.
"Good luck." said Cyborg. Swift turned and smiled, then went straight into the mirror.
"I hope she's okay." said BB, as the mirror tumbled back into the dresser.
"Yeah. Me too." said Cy, turning around and walking back towards Raven.
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Hey, sorry again for not updating sooner. This is the first chance I've gotten to do so. Okay, a few VERY quick replies!
Raven A. Star - Awwww thanks! They apologised (Sort of) so its okay! And thanks for the compliment! Hope you enjoyed this chapter!
Nethrion - Hey, your names sorta like Swifts - Nerithon. Never noticed that before, Lol. Woop, glad you like the story,dude!
Carrot the Luvmachine - Mushiness soon, promise! Gotto find out whats up with our beloved Rae first! ^.~
Okay, thanks to all others who reviewed, sorry if I didn't reply, let me know if you want one! ^.^
Ja-Ne! ~*Chibi*~