KURAMA: You're weird.
Exactly.
KURAMA: Got any of those cookies left?
Nope.
KURAMA: Why not?
You didn't want one, so I ate them all.
KURAMA: You're mean.
[Disclaimer: insert witty disclaimer here]
"Azarath Metrion Zynthos...Azarath Metrion Zynthos...Azarath Metrion Zynthos..." Raven was meditating in her room as it continued to storm outside. It was almost six o'clock, but Raven didn't want to eat supper with the rest of the Titans. She didn't want to eat anything with anybody, really. Until someone knocked on her door. She opened her eyes and stood up.
"What?" she said, cracking the door open. A pair of green eyes looked down at her. It was Starfire.
"Friend Raven, would you enjoy eating supper with our fellow teammates?" she asked, smiling. Raven would have politely declined had the young Tamaranian not grabbed her arm and made her come along. Halfway down the hall, she stopped.
"Why did you stop? Go ahead; drag me through the tower to dinner." Starfire moved the hand that was holding onto Raven's arm.
"I felt something on your arm," said Starfire inquiringly.
"It's nothing," Raven said a little too quickly.
"What is it?" Starfire asked. Raven brought her arm underneath her cloak, hiding it from her friend.
"Friend Raven, let me see what is on your arm, please." Puppy dog eyes.
"No."
"Please? I wish to see what is on your arm!" she grabbed Raven's arm and pulled the sleeve back. Her eyes widened as she stared at the marks. Raven's eyes also widened, but in fear. What would she do?! Starfire let go of Raven's arm and backed away, slightly horrified, very shocked, and quite confused. Raven tried to stop her as she turned and ran to the kitchen, where the others were fighting over who got to eat what.
"I said I want the leftover pasta!"
"So take it. I want that pizza form last week!"
"Starfire, what's wrong?" Starfire staggered into the kitchen, a look of horror and shock on her face.
"It's Raven. She—"
"Oh, crap..." Beast Boy said a little louder than he wanted to. He received strange looks from all three of his friends in the room. "Uh...did I say that out loud? Heh heh..."
"Starfire, calm down. What happened?" Robin put his arm around the alien girl's shoulders.
"I went to retrieve friend Raven for dinner, and when I did, I felt something on her arm. I pulled her sleeve back and—there were awful scars and cuts and other such wounds, all in a row! What happened to her?" She was on the verge of tears.
"I'm sure it was an accident, Starfire. Calm down," said Cyborg. Beast Boy dropped his spoon and snuck past his teammates. He ran up the stairs to the hallway that Starfire had come dashing out of.
Raven was still standing there in the middle of the corridor; sleeve still pushed back, eyes still wide. She just stood there, exactly as she was when Star had run off. She slowly looked over at Beast Boy, a tear sliding down her cheek.
She sank to her knees, and he stepped forward to put his arms around her shoulders. The secret was out, and no matter how much anyone disliked it, it could not be changed. Raven cried into Beast Boy's shoulder silently. Nothing exploded. Nothing broke. But she cried.
.
Robin, Cyborg, and Starfire appeared at the other end of the hall. Starfire couldn't stand it and ran back to the living room, but Cyborg and Robin stepped forward. They could see Beast Boy's back and Raven's cut arm wrapped around it from the other side. Robin's mouth hung slack as he stared in shock at what his friend had done to herself. Cyborg just kind of stood there, astonished.
"Raven..." Robin was at a loss for words. Without letting go of Raven, Beast Boy spoke to him.
"Don't say anything, Robin. Just go away and leave her a lone for a minute." They retreated. Gradually, Beast Boy coaxed Raven to stand up and walk with him back to her room.
"Beast Boy...what will they say?" she asked softly as he laid her down on her bed and pulled the covers up over her shoulders. He kissed her on the forehead and stood back up.
"I'm gonna go talk to them about it right now. Just...calm down and try to get some sleep or something."
.
.
.
"What happened to her?" asked Cyborg when Beast Boy entered the living room. Beast Boy sat down on the couch and prepared to give a long explanation.
"She...she's having a few problems right now. Stress, mostly, but her father's been attacking her lately, and there was a thing with me..."
"Whoa, you mean she did THAT to herself out of STRESS?!" Robin yelled.
"Mostly, yeah."
"Well what was the rest? Raven did not hurt herself like that from stress alone, yes?" said Starfire, still shaken up.
"That's all she told me, and even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you."
"Why the hell not? We're her friends; we're here for her."
"Because that would be something for her to tell you, and I don't want to invade her privacy by telling you something that isn't mine to tell. I'm not a joker all the time."
They sat in silence for a few minutes, the sky behind them growing darker until the only illumination for the whole tower was the occasional weak lightning flash. Robin finally dragged himself up to the gym to think himself through a training session. Starfire decided to go to bed after she had been sitting there until nine. Beast Boy went up to check on Raven. Cyborg just kind of sat there like a metal vegetable.
.
.
.
"Raven? Can I come in? It's Beast Boy." He opened the door. There was almost no light, but he could tell she was asleep. He made his way quietly across the room. She was beautiful when she was asleep. But she was beautiful any time.
[A/N: Well den...secret's out and Starfire is seriously freaked. Things are certainly getting twisted around a little. I was thinking about this earlier (hide your children, I was thinking!) and realized that in a way, this can be related to Paulie: bird tells problems to unusual protagonist, who helps solve aforementioned problems. Sweet.
Kurama's asleep. He can't talk right now, but I will tell you that he does snore something awful.]
[Afterword: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to all of you who reviewed!! This is the most response I have ever gotten in such a short time for one of my fics!!! Thank you all!!]
Exactly.
KURAMA: Got any of those cookies left?
Nope.
KURAMA: Why not?
You didn't want one, so I ate them all.
KURAMA: You're mean.
[Disclaimer: insert witty disclaimer here]
"Azarath Metrion Zynthos...Azarath Metrion Zynthos...Azarath Metrion Zynthos..." Raven was meditating in her room as it continued to storm outside. It was almost six o'clock, but Raven didn't want to eat supper with the rest of the Titans. She didn't want to eat anything with anybody, really. Until someone knocked on her door. She opened her eyes and stood up.
"What?" she said, cracking the door open. A pair of green eyes looked down at her. It was Starfire.
"Friend Raven, would you enjoy eating supper with our fellow teammates?" she asked, smiling. Raven would have politely declined had the young Tamaranian not grabbed her arm and made her come along. Halfway down the hall, she stopped.
"Why did you stop? Go ahead; drag me through the tower to dinner." Starfire moved the hand that was holding onto Raven's arm.
"I felt something on your arm," said Starfire inquiringly.
"It's nothing," Raven said a little too quickly.
"What is it?" Starfire asked. Raven brought her arm underneath her cloak, hiding it from her friend.
"Friend Raven, let me see what is on your arm, please." Puppy dog eyes.
"No."
"Please? I wish to see what is on your arm!" she grabbed Raven's arm and pulled the sleeve back. Her eyes widened as she stared at the marks. Raven's eyes also widened, but in fear. What would she do?! Starfire let go of Raven's arm and backed away, slightly horrified, very shocked, and quite confused. Raven tried to stop her as she turned and ran to the kitchen, where the others were fighting over who got to eat what.
"I said I want the leftover pasta!"
"So take it. I want that pizza form last week!"
"Starfire, what's wrong?" Starfire staggered into the kitchen, a look of horror and shock on her face.
"It's Raven. She—"
"Oh, crap..." Beast Boy said a little louder than he wanted to. He received strange looks from all three of his friends in the room. "Uh...did I say that out loud? Heh heh..."
"Starfire, calm down. What happened?" Robin put his arm around the alien girl's shoulders.
"I went to retrieve friend Raven for dinner, and when I did, I felt something on her arm. I pulled her sleeve back and—there were awful scars and cuts and other such wounds, all in a row! What happened to her?" She was on the verge of tears.
"I'm sure it was an accident, Starfire. Calm down," said Cyborg. Beast Boy dropped his spoon and snuck past his teammates. He ran up the stairs to the hallway that Starfire had come dashing out of.
Raven was still standing there in the middle of the corridor; sleeve still pushed back, eyes still wide. She just stood there, exactly as she was when Star had run off. She slowly looked over at Beast Boy, a tear sliding down her cheek.
She sank to her knees, and he stepped forward to put his arms around her shoulders. The secret was out, and no matter how much anyone disliked it, it could not be changed. Raven cried into Beast Boy's shoulder silently. Nothing exploded. Nothing broke. But she cried.
.
Robin, Cyborg, and Starfire appeared at the other end of the hall. Starfire couldn't stand it and ran back to the living room, but Cyborg and Robin stepped forward. They could see Beast Boy's back and Raven's cut arm wrapped around it from the other side. Robin's mouth hung slack as he stared in shock at what his friend had done to herself. Cyborg just kind of stood there, astonished.
"Raven..." Robin was at a loss for words. Without letting go of Raven, Beast Boy spoke to him.
"Don't say anything, Robin. Just go away and leave her a lone for a minute." They retreated. Gradually, Beast Boy coaxed Raven to stand up and walk with him back to her room.
"Beast Boy...what will they say?" she asked softly as he laid her down on her bed and pulled the covers up over her shoulders. He kissed her on the forehead and stood back up.
"I'm gonna go talk to them about it right now. Just...calm down and try to get some sleep or something."
.
.
.
"What happened to her?" asked Cyborg when Beast Boy entered the living room. Beast Boy sat down on the couch and prepared to give a long explanation.
"She...she's having a few problems right now. Stress, mostly, but her father's been attacking her lately, and there was a thing with me..."
"Whoa, you mean she did THAT to herself out of STRESS?!" Robin yelled.
"Mostly, yeah."
"Well what was the rest? Raven did not hurt herself like that from stress alone, yes?" said Starfire, still shaken up.
"That's all she told me, and even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you."
"Why the hell not? We're her friends; we're here for her."
"Because that would be something for her to tell you, and I don't want to invade her privacy by telling you something that isn't mine to tell. I'm not a joker all the time."
They sat in silence for a few minutes, the sky behind them growing darker until the only illumination for the whole tower was the occasional weak lightning flash. Robin finally dragged himself up to the gym to think himself through a training session. Starfire decided to go to bed after she had been sitting there until nine. Beast Boy went up to check on Raven. Cyborg just kind of sat there like a metal vegetable.
.
.
.
"Raven? Can I come in? It's Beast Boy." He opened the door. There was almost no light, but he could tell she was asleep. He made his way quietly across the room. She was beautiful when she was asleep. But she was beautiful any time.
[A/N: Well den...secret's out and Starfire is seriously freaked. Things are certainly getting twisted around a little. I was thinking about this earlier (hide your children, I was thinking!) and realized that in a way, this can be related to Paulie: bird tells problems to unusual protagonist, who helps solve aforementioned problems. Sweet.
Kurama's asleep. He can't talk right now, but I will tell you that he does snore something awful.]
[Afterword: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to all of you who reviewed!! This is the most response I have ever gotten in such a short time for one of my fics!!! Thank you all!!]