A Normal Life
Author's Notes: Did I throw you a curve ball on that last chapter? I thought so. I hope you enjoyed the last chapter. I hope it wasn't too drawn out, or boring. Anyway, please continue to review as you continue reading into the next chapter. Oh, and I promise everything will start to make sense in this chapter.
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Chapter 9 – "An Angelic Explanation"
Dead. Dead. Dead. The word kept echoing in her head. She never got to tell him how she felt. She'd had nightmares about him dieing before, but not this time...this time, this was real. She felt sick, she needed to sit down. The only place to sit nearby was the steps next to the statue of the skating angels. Raven stumbled over to the statue's steps and sat down. 'This has been the worst day of my life...and the worst part is that I still have no idea what is going on. I saw Beast Boy just yesterday, how can he be dead? How can this be happening? How I did I end up with those people? Why do I look different? Why aren't my powers working? Why?'
"I can tell you 'Why'." Someone said. Raven looked up to see Brian coming to sit down next to her. Raven was a little confused. She hadn't voiced her thoughts...had she?
"No, you didn't say anything. I read your mind." Brian said, his smile once again mimicking Beast Boy's. Raven started to ask how he could read her mind, but before she said anything, Brian answered, "I'm an angel, that's why I can read your mind."
"An angel?" Raven was a little taken back. She didn't really believe in angels, and Brian certainly didn't look like an angel. He looked like a regular guy, sort of like Beast Boy, but minus the green skin. "You've got to be kidding me. You don't really expect me to believe that you're an angel, do you?"
"You don't have to believe me. Regardless of whether you believe or not doesn't affect the fact that I exist. Besides, I know you believe me. Right now, you'd believe just about anything to get Beast Boy back." The angel replied. He was right, Raven knew he was. She wanted to believe that he was an angel, she wanted to think that he could bring Beast Boy back and fix all of this. "If you are an angel, prove it. Bring Beast Boy back."
The angel sighed at her request, "Things don't work like that. This happened for a reason. Everything that happened today, happened for a reason." he replied.
"Stop speaking in riddles. Why is this happening? Last night, before I went to sleep, I was Teen Titan. Last night, I was the daughter of a demon. Last night, Beast Boy was alive. Why is it that I woke up this morning, and I'm suddenly powerless? Why is it that I now have regular parents, and a regular life?" Raven asked, getting annoyed at the angel's attitude.
"Last night, you said that you wished that you were like everyone else. You said you'd give up everything, if you could just have one day when you didn't have your powers. I granted your wish. This is what your life would have been like if you would have been born normal. This would be your life with out your powers. This is what your life would be like if you were just like everyone else." The angel explained. Raven was shocked. Suddenly everything was clicking into place. It was completely impossible, but it made sense. It now made sense why she had baby pictures on the walls of the people's house. It now made sense why the people seemed to think that she lived with them. It now made sense as to why she looked different. It made sense that her mother looked different. Something didn't click though. "What about Beast Boy," she asked, "Why did he die?"
"He died because you weren't there to save him. You may have never realized it, but he depends on you as his back up plan. In your other life, he always knew that even when things were really bad, he could count on you to help him." Brian said. Hearing this struck a nerve with Raven. 'This can't be real! I want to wake up.'
"Really Raven?" he said, reading her mind, "I thought this was everything you ever wanted. You finally have a family that loves you. Now you don't have to worry about things exploding, or fighting monsters. You can be normal. You can go to school, and meet boys, and have a regular life." The angel said. His words began to sink in. It had been nice to be loved by a real family. It was nice to be able to hug someone without being afraid that something was going to explode, or that she was going to hurt them. It was nice not to have to meditate for hours on end, and it was nice to be able to do things with a real family. But even though those things were nice, were they really worth the loss of Beast Boy? Was this life worth losing her place as a Teen Titan?
"Raven," Brian said, breaking into Raven's thoughts. "You have a choice to make. I can make this life permanent. I can make you completely normal, or I can return you to your old life. However, if you choose this life, you won't have any recollection of your former life. You will have all the memories that go with this life. You won't remember being a Teen Titan, you won't remember Beast Boy...you won't even remember what it was like to have your powers."
Raven thought for a moment, allowing for his words to sink in. Her mind was easily made up. She knew which life she wanted.
Author's Notes: Did I throw you a curve ball on that last chapter? I thought so. I hope you enjoyed the last chapter. I hope it wasn't too drawn out, or boring. Anyway, please continue to review as you continue reading into the next chapter. Oh, and I promise everything will start to make sense in this chapter.
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Chapter 9 – "An Angelic Explanation"
Dead. Dead. Dead. The word kept echoing in her head. She never got to tell him how she felt. She'd had nightmares about him dieing before, but not this time...this time, this was real. She felt sick, she needed to sit down. The only place to sit nearby was the steps next to the statue of the skating angels. Raven stumbled over to the statue's steps and sat down. 'This has been the worst day of my life...and the worst part is that I still have no idea what is going on. I saw Beast Boy just yesterday, how can he be dead? How can this be happening? How I did I end up with those people? Why do I look different? Why aren't my powers working? Why?'
"I can tell you 'Why'." Someone said. Raven looked up to see Brian coming to sit down next to her. Raven was a little confused. She hadn't voiced her thoughts...had she?
"No, you didn't say anything. I read your mind." Brian said, his smile once again mimicking Beast Boy's. Raven started to ask how he could read her mind, but before she said anything, Brian answered, "I'm an angel, that's why I can read your mind."
"An angel?" Raven was a little taken back. She didn't really believe in angels, and Brian certainly didn't look like an angel. He looked like a regular guy, sort of like Beast Boy, but minus the green skin. "You've got to be kidding me. You don't really expect me to believe that you're an angel, do you?"
"You don't have to believe me. Regardless of whether you believe or not doesn't affect the fact that I exist. Besides, I know you believe me. Right now, you'd believe just about anything to get Beast Boy back." The angel replied. He was right, Raven knew he was. She wanted to believe that he was an angel, she wanted to think that he could bring Beast Boy back and fix all of this. "If you are an angel, prove it. Bring Beast Boy back."
The angel sighed at her request, "Things don't work like that. This happened for a reason. Everything that happened today, happened for a reason." he replied.
"Stop speaking in riddles. Why is this happening? Last night, before I went to sleep, I was Teen Titan. Last night, I was the daughter of a demon. Last night, Beast Boy was alive. Why is it that I woke up this morning, and I'm suddenly powerless? Why is it that I now have regular parents, and a regular life?" Raven asked, getting annoyed at the angel's attitude.
"Last night, you said that you wished that you were like everyone else. You said you'd give up everything, if you could just have one day when you didn't have your powers. I granted your wish. This is what your life would have been like if you would have been born normal. This would be your life with out your powers. This is what your life would be like if you were just like everyone else." The angel explained. Raven was shocked. Suddenly everything was clicking into place. It was completely impossible, but it made sense. It now made sense why she had baby pictures on the walls of the people's house. It now made sense why the people seemed to think that she lived with them. It now made sense as to why she looked different. It made sense that her mother looked different. Something didn't click though. "What about Beast Boy," she asked, "Why did he die?"
"He died because you weren't there to save him. You may have never realized it, but he depends on you as his back up plan. In your other life, he always knew that even when things were really bad, he could count on you to help him." Brian said. Hearing this struck a nerve with Raven. 'This can't be real! I want to wake up.'
"Really Raven?" he said, reading her mind, "I thought this was everything you ever wanted. You finally have a family that loves you. Now you don't have to worry about things exploding, or fighting monsters. You can be normal. You can go to school, and meet boys, and have a regular life." The angel said. His words began to sink in. It had been nice to be loved by a real family. It was nice to be able to hug someone without being afraid that something was going to explode, or that she was going to hurt them. It was nice not to have to meditate for hours on end, and it was nice to be able to do things with a real family. But even though those things were nice, were they really worth the loss of Beast Boy? Was this life worth losing her place as a Teen Titan?
"Raven," Brian said, breaking into Raven's thoughts. "You have a choice to make. I can make this life permanent. I can make you completely normal, or I can return you to your old life. However, if you choose this life, you won't have any recollection of your former life. You will have all the memories that go with this life. You won't remember being a Teen Titan, you won't remember Beast Boy...you won't even remember what it was like to have your powers."
Raven thought for a moment, allowing for his words to sink in. Her mind was easily made up. She knew which life she wanted.