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[Third Dedication: I would like to dedicate this chapter to all my friends who cut. You know who you are.]
When it was finally a decent hour for normal people to be up and about, Beast Boy snuck out of Raven's room while she was still asleep for a few more minutes.
"What were you doing in Raven's room?" asked Starfire from behind him as he closed the door. The green one jumped roughly ten feet in the air.
"What do you mean?"
"You were in Raven's room, presumably all night from the state of your rumpled pajamas. Why were you in there?"
"Uh...I was..."
"It's obvious. He was sleeping with her." Cyborg nearly scared Beast Boy to death by talking right behind him without warning. Before anyone could register what was happening, Raven had opened the door, stepped out, and slapped Cyborg.
"I'm just about tired of you," she said. "You and your goddamned snide comments. We slept NEXT to each other, not with each other, and I will thank you to never speak to me again, because it certainly works the other way around."
They all looked at her, surprised. They had never thought she would actually hit him.
Raven slammed her door in their faces and leaned back against it. She took a deep breath and looked around for one of the shards of glass left from when her mirror broke. She found one and pulled back her sleeve.
The glass cut her forearm, leaving a thin trail of blood. She blinked and it was accompanied by a tear. Raven looked around for that box of tissues...
.
.
.
"You know Cyborg...you're being a real jackass," said Beast Boy as he went back to his room. Starfire ran off to get Robin, and Cyborg went god knows where to mope around.
In his room, Beast Boy fumed as he looked for some clothes. What made Cyborg think he had the right to talk like that to Raven? Or him, for that matter. So Raven cut herself. So what? She was going to stop soon, with Beast Boy's help.
Was it that Cyborg was jealous? Was Raven stealing his best friend from him? Or was he jealous for a different reason...his arms were metal. Metal doesn't bleed. Beast Boy paused as he was tugging on his socks. Was that the reason?
But why would Cyborg want to cut himself? At least Raven had good reasons...Raven. Maybe it was that he liked Raven...that certainly seemed a better explanation. Not nearly as far-fetched. Not NEARLY. By a long shot.
Raven...what was she doing? Surely she didn't decide to cut again... Beast Boy jumped up and ran to her room. He knocked on the door timidly.
"Go away, Beast Boy," came the voice from within.
"Raven...can I come in? Please?" The door glowed black and opened a bit. "I'll take that as a yes..."
Raven was sitting on the floor with her back to him. The bloody glass shard was to one side, abandoned as she just sat there and cried. The green changeling kneeled beside her and looked at her arm.
The new cut wasn't very long, but it was noticeable. Beast Boy put his arm around Raven. She shrugged it off and handed the shard of glass to him. She sniffed.
"I want to stop...I know it's wrong...but I can't, and I'm sorry." She took one of those jagged when-you're-crying breaths and looked again at the new cut. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm stupid to ever think that anyone could ever care enough about me to help until you came along, and then even that gets screwed up by some half-machine who thinks he can take over my life and ridicule me until I either stop cutting or slap him."
"You're not stupid, Raven. I care about you, and so does the rest of the team. Even Cyborg. He's just...I have no clue what he is, but there's some explanation. I'll find out what it is, and then you tow can be on speaking terms, right?" Raven shrugged.
"I don't care."
"Do you want to come with me, then?" Raven looked up, thinking over the consequences.
"No."
"Okay. I'll be back later." Beast Boy gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and left. Raven leaned back against her bed and drew her knees up to her chest. Folding her arms across the top of her knees and resting her head on her arms, she contemplated the worth of living any longer.
.
.
.
.
Beast Boy found Cyborg in his garage, just standing there in front of the T- car.
"Go away, Beast Boy."
"No. I want to know exactly what you mean by saying everything you've said lately. What's your problem?" Cyborg turned around.
"I don't know. I love Raven like a sister, and I can't tell you how much it...disgusts me to see her like this. I want her to stop, but I don't think I can help. Nobody can help, because nobody really knows her."
"I can try, can't I? We can all try."
"What if that doesn't work? What if she ends up...killing herself?"
"She won't."
"How do you know?"
"Because..." Beast Boy thought about it for a second. He didn't know whether or not she had any more glass in her room, and even if she did...no. She wouldn't. "Because I just know, okay?"
"Are you sure that's good enough?"
[A/N: Well is it?
KURAMA: I daresay not.
What do you know?
KURAMA: I brought my lawyer, that's what I know.
Oh...hello there. ::smile::
Gothica13 (7): Winner!!! What do you win, you ask? A walk-on role in the opening author's notes for the next chapter.
Gothica13 (6): I would never, ON MY LIFE, cut in front of people. Ever. I don't like people to begin with, but whatever. Terra is evil incarnate. End of discussion.
Rusty Marshmellows (8): Here ya go. More after a word from our sponsors.
Rusty Marshmellows (7): Whee!!! You can also put me on the Author Alert thing if you haven't already so that you don't miss a chapter. If you haven't already. I've no clue.
Ravenn03: If you will notice, I incorporated your idea into this chapter, but I didn't follow it through because I already had an idea. Thank you!
Identity99: You win too!!! Another walk-on role in the author's notes for the next chapter!!! I'm not sure whether it was her fault or her father's fault. You're not asking too many questions! Go ahead!! Raven is technically a half-demon half-human. Her father, Trigon, was a demon and her mother was human. Azarath, contrary to popular belief, is NOT A PLANET. It is merely another dimension.
Eva: Thanks.
Raven-Vegeta: Thanks.
raven1332: Thanks.
Big Mac: Thank you and good luck.
byebyebb18: There's your answer to the Cyborg question, and evidence against your Raven theory about her starting to stop. She wants to...but she can't. She's addicted.
Thank you reviewers!! Good night, Cleveland!! (Actually, I live nowhere near Ohio, but I have friends there!)
[Third Dedication: I would like to dedicate this chapter to all my friends who cut. You know who you are.]
When it was finally a decent hour for normal people to be up and about, Beast Boy snuck out of Raven's room while she was still asleep for a few more minutes.
"What were you doing in Raven's room?" asked Starfire from behind him as he closed the door. The green one jumped roughly ten feet in the air.
"What do you mean?"
"You were in Raven's room, presumably all night from the state of your rumpled pajamas. Why were you in there?"
"Uh...I was..."
"It's obvious. He was sleeping with her." Cyborg nearly scared Beast Boy to death by talking right behind him without warning. Before anyone could register what was happening, Raven had opened the door, stepped out, and slapped Cyborg.
"I'm just about tired of you," she said. "You and your goddamned snide comments. We slept NEXT to each other, not with each other, and I will thank you to never speak to me again, because it certainly works the other way around."
They all looked at her, surprised. They had never thought she would actually hit him.
Raven slammed her door in their faces and leaned back against it. She took a deep breath and looked around for one of the shards of glass left from when her mirror broke. She found one and pulled back her sleeve.
The glass cut her forearm, leaving a thin trail of blood. She blinked and it was accompanied by a tear. Raven looked around for that box of tissues...
.
.
.
"You know Cyborg...you're being a real jackass," said Beast Boy as he went back to his room. Starfire ran off to get Robin, and Cyborg went god knows where to mope around.
In his room, Beast Boy fumed as he looked for some clothes. What made Cyborg think he had the right to talk like that to Raven? Or him, for that matter. So Raven cut herself. So what? She was going to stop soon, with Beast Boy's help.
Was it that Cyborg was jealous? Was Raven stealing his best friend from him? Or was he jealous for a different reason...his arms were metal. Metal doesn't bleed. Beast Boy paused as he was tugging on his socks. Was that the reason?
But why would Cyborg want to cut himself? At least Raven had good reasons...Raven. Maybe it was that he liked Raven...that certainly seemed a better explanation. Not nearly as far-fetched. Not NEARLY. By a long shot.
Raven...what was she doing? Surely she didn't decide to cut again... Beast Boy jumped up and ran to her room. He knocked on the door timidly.
"Go away, Beast Boy," came the voice from within.
"Raven...can I come in? Please?" The door glowed black and opened a bit. "I'll take that as a yes..."
Raven was sitting on the floor with her back to him. The bloody glass shard was to one side, abandoned as she just sat there and cried. The green changeling kneeled beside her and looked at her arm.
The new cut wasn't very long, but it was noticeable. Beast Boy put his arm around Raven. She shrugged it off and handed the shard of glass to him. She sniffed.
"I want to stop...I know it's wrong...but I can't, and I'm sorry." She took one of those jagged when-you're-crying breaths and looked again at the new cut. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm stupid to ever think that anyone could ever care enough about me to help until you came along, and then even that gets screwed up by some half-machine who thinks he can take over my life and ridicule me until I either stop cutting or slap him."
"You're not stupid, Raven. I care about you, and so does the rest of the team. Even Cyborg. He's just...I have no clue what he is, but there's some explanation. I'll find out what it is, and then you tow can be on speaking terms, right?" Raven shrugged.
"I don't care."
"Do you want to come with me, then?" Raven looked up, thinking over the consequences.
"No."
"Okay. I'll be back later." Beast Boy gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and left. Raven leaned back against her bed and drew her knees up to her chest. Folding her arms across the top of her knees and resting her head on her arms, she contemplated the worth of living any longer.
.
.
.
.
Beast Boy found Cyborg in his garage, just standing there in front of the T- car.
"Go away, Beast Boy."
"No. I want to know exactly what you mean by saying everything you've said lately. What's your problem?" Cyborg turned around.
"I don't know. I love Raven like a sister, and I can't tell you how much it...disgusts me to see her like this. I want her to stop, but I don't think I can help. Nobody can help, because nobody really knows her."
"I can try, can't I? We can all try."
"What if that doesn't work? What if she ends up...killing herself?"
"She won't."
"How do you know?"
"Because..." Beast Boy thought about it for a second. He didn't know whether or not she had any more glass in her room, and even if she did...no. She wouldn't. "Because I just know, okay?"
"Are you sure that's good enough?"
[A/N: Well is it?
KURAMA: I daresay not.
What do you know?
KURAMA: I brought my lawyer, that's what I know.
Oh...hello there. ::smile::
Gothica13 (7): Winner!!! What do you win, you ask? A walk-on role in the opening author's notes for the next chapter.
Gothica13 (6): I would never, ON MY LIFE, cut in front of people. Ever. I don't like people to begin with, but whatever. Terra is evil incarnate. End of discussion.
Rusty Marshmellows (8): Here ya go. More after a word from our sponsors.
Rusty Marshmellows (7): Whee!!! You can also put me on the Author Alert thing if you haven't already so that you don't miss a chapter. If you haven't already. I've no clue.
Ravenn03: If you will notice, I incorporated your idea into this chapter, but I didn't follow it through because I already had an idea. Thank you!
Identity99: You win too!!! Another walk-on role in the author's notes for the next chapter!!! I'm not sure whether it was her fault or her father's fault. You're not asking too many questions! Go ahead!! Raven is technically a half-demon half-human. Her father, Trigon, was a demon and her mother was human. Azarath, contrary to popular belief, is NOT A PLANET. It is merely another dimension.
Eva: Thanks.
Raven-Vegeta: Thanks.
raven1332: Thanks.
Big Mac: Thank you and good luck.
byebyebb18: There's your answer to the Cyborg question, and evidence against your Raven theory about her starting to stop. She wants to...but she can't. She's addicted.
Thank you reviewers!! Good night, Cleveland!! (Actually, I live nowhere near Ohio, but I have friends there!)