A Normal Life
Author's note: Woo-Hoo! I made it past 6 chapters! How am I doing so far? Are you missing BB yet? I am, but it'll be a couple of chapters before we hear anything about him. This chapter will probably be pretty short though, so enjoy. I've been thinking of removing this chapter, tell me what you think. By the way, be prepared for some harsh language in this chapter.
Disclaimer: I own nothing...still.
Chapter 7 – "Not So Perfect"
Breakfast had long since been cleared away, and everyone was getting ready to go ice-skating. Raven had been in her room putting on a few more layers, when she heard someone pounding up the stairs. She turned to look just as her "father" came bursting into the room. "Damn it Raven! What did I tell you!?" he screamed. He was furious, and Raven had no idea why. "What did I tell you?!" He repeated.
Flailing for an answer, Raven could only say, "I don't know...sir. What are you talking about?"
"Don't play dumb with me! I told you, you couldn't see that boy anymore!" "What 'boy'...sir?" Raven was a little scared. This couldn't possibly be the jovial man that played the piano and made pancakes. "I said don't play dumb! He just called up here and asked if you could go out with him today!" Her "father" said as he grabbed Raven hard by the arm. He was really squeezing her hard, and it was really starting to hurt. "I don't know what you mean! I don't know what 'boy' you're talking about!" Raven said wincing in pain as his grip became harder. "Don't smart mouth me girl! I know you disobeyed me, and there's no one to protect you now." He said as he raised his hand as if he was going to hit her. Suddenly, Arella caught his arm as he was just about to hit Raven. Neither Raven nor Troy had seen her come in. Still holding Troy's arm, Arella said, "Don't, it's Christmas-" She was about to say more, but Raven's "father" threw her like a rag doll across the room. "You can't keep protecting her Arella! She's got to own up to her own mistakes." Troy said as he raised his arm to hit Raven. "I'm sorry!" Raven shouted, in hopes that he would let her go. Troy's only response was "Sorry won't help you now." As his arm began its decent toward her face, Raven whispered three words. "Azarath Metrion Zinthos." Nothing happened. Shocked, Raven could do nothing but wait for her "father's" hand to make contact.
When she came to, she could see Arella leaning over her. Raven was still shocked that the man had hit her. It didn't seem possible that he could have been so horrible. "Come on honey. You need to hurry and get up. You don't want your father to get mad because you were late for ice-skating. Raven began getting off the floor. As she did, her "mother" continued talking. "I told you that you should have stopped seeing that boy. At the very least, you should have told him not to call the house." Deciding to play along, she said "Yes, mother. I should have told him." As Raven finished getting ready, she thought about what had happened. Why hadn't her powers worked? They'd never failed her before. The more she thought about it, she still couldn't figure out why her powers didn't work. Now more than ever, Raven felt that the only way she was ever going to get back to the tower was if she played along with these people's charade. Her powers had been her back up plan. The whole time she'd been here, she'd always thought that if she really needed to, she could have escaped using her powers, but now she was afraid that an escape might not happen. "There's always Beast Boy...maybe he'll come rescue me..." She said under her breath. But even as she said it she had a nagging feeling that no one was coming for her.
Author's note: Woo-Hoo! I made it past 6 chapters! How am I doing so far? Are you missing BB yet? I am, but it'll be a couple of chapters before we hear anything about him. This chapter will probably be pretty short though, so enjoy. I've been thinking of removing this chapter, tell me what you think. By the way, be prepared for some harsh language in this chapter.
Disclaimer: I own nothing...still.
Chapter 7 – "Not So Perfect"
Breakfast had long since been cleared away, and everyone was getting ready to go ice-skating. Raven had been in her room putting on a few more layers, when she heard someone pounding up the stairs. She turned to look just as her "father" came bursting into the room. "Damn it Raven! What did I tell you!?" he screamed. He was furious, and Raven had no idea why. "What did I tell you?!" He repeated.
Flailing for an answer, Raven could only say, "I don't know...sir. What are you talking about?"
"Don't play dumb with me! I told you, you couldn't see that boy anymore!" "What 'boy'...sir?" Raven was a little scared. This couldn't possibly be the jovial man that played the piano and made pancakes. "I said don't play dumb! He just called up here and asked if you could go out with him today!" Her "father" said as he grabbed Raven hard by the arm. He was really squeezing her hard, and it was really starting to hurt. "I don't know what you mean! I don't know what 'boy' you're talking about!" Raven said wincing in pain as his grip became harder. "Don't smart mouth me girl! I know you disobeyed me, and there's no one to protect you now." He said as he raised his hand as if he was going to hit her. Suddenly, Arella caught his arm as he was just about to hit Raven. Neither Raven nor Troy had seen her come in. Still holding Troy's arm, Arella said, "Don't, it's Christmas-" She was about to say more, but Raven's "father" threw her like a rag doll across the room. "You can't keep protecting her Arella! She's got to own up to her own mistakes." Troy said as he raised his arm to hit Raven. "I'm sorry!" Raven shouted, in hopes that he would let her go. Troy's only response was "Sorry won't help you now." As his arm began its decent toward her face, Raven whispered three words. "Azarath Metrion Zinthos." Nothing happened. Shocked, Raven could do nothing but wait for her "father's" hand to make contact.
When she came to, she could see Arella leaning over her. Raven was still shocked that the man had hit her. It didn't seem possible that he could have been so horrible. "Come on honey. You need to hurry and get up. You don't want your father to get mad because you were late for ice-skating. Raven began getting off the floor. As she did, her "mother" continued talking. "I told you that you should have stopped seeing that boy. At the very least, you should have told him not to call the house." Deciding to play along, she said "Yes, mother. I should have told him." As Raven finished getting ready, she thought about what had happened. Why hadn't her powers worked? They'd never failed her before. The more she thought about it, she still couldn't figure out why her powers didn't work. Now more than ever, Raven felt that the only way she was ever going to get back to the tower was if she played along with these people's charade. Her powers had been her back up plan. The whole time she'd been here, she'd always thought that if she really needed to, she could have escaped using her powers, but now she was afraid that an escape might not happen. "There's always Beast Boy...maybe he'll come rescue me..." She said under her breath. But even as she said it she had a nagging feeling that no one was coming for her.