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Over Time: Chapter 14: Demon Hostilities
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Devion stared at Aroree as she raced towards him. Her sword was above her head, ready to strike him at any given moment. The demoness' eyes started to glow a blood shot red and her pupils became slits. Devion jumped back as Aroree brought her sword down. The Titans could do nothing but watch. Cyborg sat there with his arms crossed, eyeing out Beast Boy.
"Give me my 10$ man." Cyborg looked around and smiled.
"Psst! You guys!" Cyborg whispered. They all turned towards him. "Khavi didn't get sucked into this bubble thing, she could get us out." He said, pointing at Khavi, who was sitting behind the bridge, watching in fear as the demons fought.
"And how's she supposed to do that?" Raven questioned. Cyborg frowned and shrugged. He signaled Khavi to come to where they were. She obeyed and crawled there, not wanting Aroree or Devion to spot her.
"Khavi, can you find a way to get us out of this?" Khavi nodded and looked at the ground. She picked up a rock and backed up.
"Ok, watch out." She whispered. Khavi threw the rock but it only bounced back.
'Strange. How did Starfire get in if that rock didn't?' Raven questioned in her mind. Then she noticed something.
"Khavi, when that rock made contact with this barrier, it showed a spark. It's probably working on electricity, do you think you can find a way to get some water here?" Raven asked. Khavi looked at the pond, then at the Titans.
"No, but I can find a way to bring you to the water." Khavi got behind the bubble that Cyborg was in and started to roll it downhill towards the pond. When Cyborg was close enough to the water, Khavi gave it one last push and he sank down under. Moments later, he popped up.
"Great! Now help me with the others." Cyborg and Khavi ran back to the remaining Titans and started rolling them downhill. Now only Robin was left, and Starfire took in the pleasure of rolling him down. As she was rolling the barrier, Aroree used her sword as a baseball to get Starfire out of the way.
"Sorry hun, I'm taking Robin with me." Aroree smiled, but was soon hit by Devion.
"You're not going anywhere." Devion informed as he hit Aroree again. Aroree snarled as she attempted to slice his head off, but he jumped, dodging any contact with the sword. A blue beam suddenly hit Devion, and Aroree was struck by a green goat.
"BOO YAH!" Cyborg cheered. "Star, you get Robin to the pond and we'll take care of them." Starfire nodded and began to roll Robin down once again. Robin was finally in the water and came out in a few seconds, dragging his wheelchair behind him.
"Stupid wheelchair." Robin grumbled. Out of the blue, he was picked up and now hovering about ten feet off the ground. Robin turned his head and saw Aroree.
"Let me go!" Robin fussed. Aroree just looked at him.
"What a handsome face. Such a shame that you have to work for Slade." Robin didn't take that as a compliment.
"I'm NOT going to work for Slade."
"You got no choice babe." Aroree began to fly off, but was hit by a green starbolt. Aroree was hit in the arm, which caused her to let go of Robin. Just as he was going to hit the ground, Starfire caught him.
"Robin, are you ok?"
"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!" Raven yelled. Starfire turned around and yelped as she saw Aroree above her. Luckily, Raven used to her powers to suspend her for a while.
"Get Robin out of there, hurry." Raven said as she tried to hold Aroree up for as long as she could. Starfire obeyed and carried Robin out of the way just as Raven released Aroree.
"Yo! Some help here!" Cyborg had Devion's staff jammed in his Sonic Cannon and Beast Boy's head was under Devion's foot, ready to smash it. Cyborg was busy trying to yank Devion's mythical stick out of his mechanic arm. Beast Boy got an idea and turned into a snake. Devion only stepped on him harder.
"You think I didn't know what you were going to do weren't you? I know all about your powers." Devion said, not looking down at Beast Boy who only groaned.
"My...hair! You're going to ruin it dude!" Beast Boy complained.
"MAN how could you care about your hair at a time like this?!" Cyborg questioned. Just then Devion grabbed his staff, still stuck in Cyborg's arm and tossed him, taking out his staff, sending the Hybrid skidding on the ground. Cyborg got up and wiped his chin, which had blood on it.
"That's it, you're going down..." Cyborg muttered. He felt a hand on his shoulder and he turned around.
"Don't get hurt out there." Khavi whispered before she gave Cyborg a kiss on the cheek.
"I won't." Cyborg responded confidently. Cyborg charged towards Devion and fired his cannon. He missed and got his staff instead. Cyborg was then hit in the head by a sword and Aroree jumped in front of him.
"Sorry, but this is my fight." Aroree kicked Cyborg out of the way and did a ground kick, causing Devion to fall right off his feet, releasing Beast Boy.
"Hey thanks- AHHH!!" Beast Boy was starting to thank Aroree but she just kicked him, making it easier for her to fight her half brother. Cyborg and Beast Boy got up and headed towards the area where Robin, Starfire, Raven, and Khavi were.
"Let's get outta here." Khavi said.
"No, if we let them battle here, innocent people might get hurt." Robin retorted.
"Robin, do not worry, we will handle them. Let us just go home now." Starfire picked Robin up by his arms but something else grabbed him but his legs.
"He's not going anywhere with you. He's going with me." Aroree snarled. Devion kicked Aroree causing her to trip.
"Do not worry about such foolish things Aroree. We settle this NOW." Devion turned and saw Starfire getting away. He merely grabbed her foot.
"You're staying here with me."
"Feh. NOW who's scaring about such foolish things." Aroree sneered. Devion snapped his head in her direction and immediately brought down his staff, which Aroree blocked with her sword.
"Good timing in reaction. Let's see if you have the speed to back it up." Devion threw down Starfire, spun around and his staff made contact with Aroree's leg. Two of the many spikes on Devion's staff went into Aroree's flesh causing her to jump back.
"Hmm... oh dear, I seemed to have caused a scratched." Devion teased as he saw blood trickling down Aroree's leg. She winced, but showed no other signs of pain. Aroree growled and once again charged at her brother. This time, Devion wasn't quick enough. Aroree had just shoved her sword into his stomach. She retreated her sword.
"I'll see you in Hell Devion." She taunted and laughed as she watched him fall. She gave him a good kick and headed towards Robin.
"Then Hell is coming here..." Devion muttered. In surprise, Aroree turned around and was shocked to see her brother stand up as if nothing happened.
"What?!" Aroree and the other Titans said in unison. Devion managed to put a smirk on his face.
"You thought I would die just after that?" He began to laugh now but only for a while. He spit out what appeared to be blood.
'This shit tastes nasty...' Devion silently thought then focused his attention on Aroree.
"This is for you Starfire!" He yelled as he ran in a punched Aroree from the chin up. Aroree did a back flip and landed on her feet.
"Where's my punch? Never mind, forget it I'll do it!" Aroree sped behind Devion and once he turned his head, Aroree socked him on his left cheek. Devion quickly retaliated by grabbing Aroree's hand and throwing her over his head. Aroree quickly caught control and used her wings to keep her hovering above the ground. Aroree looked over at Devion. He pulled his staff over his head and Aroree immediately knew what he was going to do.
'He's gonna play darts and arrows with me is he? Well I'm not the dart board!' She quickly looked at the Titans and grabbed the one who was closest, which in the case was Beast Boy. She used Beast Boy as a shield once Devion's staff came flying at them.
"Ahhh!" Beast Boy screamed and shut his eyes, waiting for the object to shoot right through him. He never felt it. When he opened his eyes, he caught a glimpse of a black shield just before it vanished. Out of the corner of his eyes, he could see Raven's white glowing eyes. Cyborg aimed his Sonic Cannon at Aroree and got ready to shoot. But not before Aroree could react. She quickly turned and had Beast Boy facing Cyborg.
"Hmm, now you wouldn't want to shoot your friend would you?" Aroree said. Cyborg's vein popped as he lowered his arm and whispered to Raven.
"I'm not taking the risk of hurting BB." Off to the side, Devion ran over to his staff. Something hit him before he could reach it though. He was on the ground rubbing his head and he was burned all over the front of his body. When he turned his head, he saw Starfire. She was only two feet above the ground with her scarlet hair blowing in the wind and her eyes glowing a bright green.
"Now now Starfire-"
"Do NOT lecture me." Starfire said slowly but clearly.
"Fine, I won't talk with words then." Devion lunged and Starfire, taking her down to the ground. He grabbed her arms and pinned it to the ground and he planted his knees on her legs, making it uneasy for her to escape.
"Starfire!" Robin yelled. He was on the ground and mentally cursed at himself for having paralyzed legs. He couldn't stand seeing Devion touch Starfire. It pissed him off. A lot. He punched the ground once and tried breathing slowly. He attempted to punch again, but a hand stopped him. It was Khavi's.
"Calm down Robin."
"Calm down?! CALM DOWN?! Devion is over there, about to do something to Starfire, and I'm supposed to calm down?!" Khavi quickly covered his mouth with her hand.
"Look, I know you care about her a lot, but she's a strong girl. She can take care of herself." Khavi said, it kind of calmed Robin down.
"Yeah, she is a strong girl. But what if she can't escape?! What now?!" Robin asked.
"Stop thinking so negatively!" Khavi ordered. Just then Devion flew over them and landed behind. Robin and Khavi stared at his body bewildered then turned around. Starfire was there, still on the ground but this time, Devion wasn't on her.
"What did I tell you?" Khavi pointed a finger at Robin. Only fifteen feet away from where they were, Raven and Cyborg were in a dilemma. They were willing to take down Aroree, but only one thing was in the way. It was Beast Boy who Aroree was using as a shield.
"Heh. They won't hurt me for now as long as I keep this twerp over here." Aroree chuckled.
"Hello! I'm right here, I can hear everything you say!" Beast Boy said.
"Shut your mouth." Aroree snapped. Beast Boy was suddenly engulfed by a black shield, and Aroree figured out that Raven was trying to pry Beast Boy free from her grasp.
"You!" Aroree signaled at Raven. "Blue hood girl, whatever. You stop that!"
"What are you going to do about it?" Raven asked in a sassy tone.
"This..." Aroree smirked as she pressed her sharp nail against Beast Boy's neck. Raven and Cyborg gasped, and Aroree pushed her nail in deeper, causing a trickle of blood to run down Beast Boy's neck.
Raven looked around, for once she didn't know what to do. But she was going to do something, she had to save Beast Boy. Raven looked at the sheath that Aroree had around her waist and took the sword with her powers. When the sword was only a few inches from Raven, she turned it over so that it was facing Aroree.
"Let go of him, or I will send this sword through your black heart." Raven threatened.
"Oh really?" Aroree pushed her nail in deeper. Beast Boy's pupils became thin and his breathing quickened, but he knew better than to try to escape and anger the demon, who held him captive.
"Really." Raven confirmed, Cyborg positioned his Sonic Cannon straight at the winged female, but she gave him a glare that said, 'None of that crap or your friend is gone.' Cyborg bared his teeth and put his arm down.
"It's not like you really care about him anyway..." Aroree rolled her eyes, knowing that it was dangerous for Raven to express her emotions all at once. This cause Raven's eyes to softened, but she stayed still, holding the sword with her powers.
"I mean, I've seen the way you act towards him..." Aroree continued. "I don't think you would mind if I just take his life away." Raven looked at Beast Boy's face and took notice to the single tear that was running down his face. That was the last straw.
At full speed, Raven summoned her powers to bring the sword straight at Aroree, but stopped it only a couple of centimeters from her chest. Aroree's eyes were as big as saucers. The blood ran down Beast Boy's neck in a now thick stream.
"There are times where I really wanna kill Beast Boy for his childish acts." Raven said slowly as she watched Aroree's frightened expression change to a hearty laugh.
"I knew it, I-"
"But I would kill for him!" Raven interrupted as her powers thrusted the sword through Aroree's heart. Beast Boy was immediately dropped. He was on his knees and hands. He coughed then grabbed his neck with his hand. He became weak from the blood loss. He turned his head towards Raven and barely managed a smile. Raven and Cyborg were already at his side.
"Thanks..." He said quietly, but Raven said nothing. She stared into his eyes with a loving look and gave him a hug. They turned around and saw that Aroree's body had disappeared, but she left her sheath and sword.
"Robin! Look out!" Starfire exclaimed as Devion jumped on Robin, and pinned him just as he did to Starfire.
"You have interfered with my plans too much." Devion said as he brought his staff above his head, getting ready the strike it through Robin. Starfire wouldn't stand for this. She began to shoot a few dozen starbolts at Devion's direction and Robin tried to sink into the ground as low as he could to avoid being hit. Khavi jumped back and hid behind a hill. When the smoke cleared, Devion was gone, leaving a surprised Robin on the ground.
"Where did he go?" Starfire asked.
"I'm right here, no need to worry love." A whisper came from behind the Tamaranian before she was coiled in something. Starfire shrieked when she looked down, realizing that a snake was wrapped around her body. She screamed even louder when a scaly face was right in front of her. It was a cobra, with a forked tongue and red eyes.
"Are you flattered by my new appearance? How sweet." Devion's voice hissed from the snake.
"What? Snake? How did he- Why is he-, what the hell is goin' on here?!" Khavi pointed and stuttered.
"Devion is a half cobra demon." Raven suddenly was next to Khavi, and so was Cyborg with a weak Beast Boy over his shoulder.
"What happened to him?" Khavi pointed to Beast Boy. "Minor mishap with miss demon over there." Cyborg explained. Cyborg aimed his trusty Sonic Cannon towards the snake, which coiled his friend.
"Aw man! Starfire stop struggling!" Cyborg said to himself. Robin propped himself up again a large rock and took a bird-a-rang out of his utility belt. And with his perfect aiming, he scratched the eye of Devion. The cobra demon hissed at released his grip on Starfire. Once she was free, she began striking at Devion again with her starbolts, with more power than ever. Devion returned back to his normal form, but when he stood up, he was suddenly blasted with a blue beam until his body mysteriously disappeared like smoke in the air.
"We... won?" Cyborg asked, confused. Robin sighed, relaxed and slumped down. When he looked around, all he saw was Devion's staff.
"Guess we did..." Robin said as he smiled at Starfire. Cyborg stuck a finger down his throat.
"Ok, let's go home. I'm too tired to figure out what just happened." Cyborg said.
"Let's." Raven agreed. Khavi and Raven walked ahead with Cyborg behind them with Beast Boy. Starfire and Robin remained in their place.
"Robin..." Starfire started. Robin looked up at her. "Did you mean it?"
"Mean what?"
"The pebble, the pond." Starfire reminded. (A/N: If you didn't read chapter 2, I made up this thing where if you skip a pebble on the water and it skipped three times then it meant that you were in love with the person you were thinking about in that moment. Why three? One skip for each word, I Love You. I'm not sure if it works in real life, but I thought it would be sweet in my story.)
Robin kept his masked eyes on her emerald eyes. 'What is there to say? I do love her. I wouldn't lie about something like that.' Robin thought in his mind.
"Yeah Star, I did mean it. I love you." Robin said with his sudden courage. Starfire just smiled at Robin, but inside she was jumping with joy.
"And I, you."
"Happy Valentine's Day Starfire."
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Over Time: Chapter 14: Demon Hostilities
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Devion stared at Aroree as she raced towards him. Her sword was above her head, ready to strike him at any given moment. The demoness' eyes started to glow a blood shot red and her pupils became slits. Devion jumped back as Aroree brought her sword down. The Titans could do nothing but watch. Cyborg sat there with his arms crossed, eyeing out Beast Boy.
"Give me my 10$ man." Cyborg looked around and smiled.
"Psst! You guys!" Cyborg whispered. They all turned towards him. "Khavi didn't get sucked into this bubble thing, she could get us out." He said, pointing at Khavi, who was sitting behind the bridge, watching in fear as the demons fought.
"And how's she supposed to do that?" Raven questioned. Cyborg frowned and shrugged. He signaled Khavi to come to where they were. She obeyed and crawled there, not wanting Aroree or Devion to spot her.
"Khavi, can you find a way to get us out of this?" Khavi nodded and looked at the ground. She picked up a rock and backed up.
"Ok, watch out." She whispered. Khavi threw the rock but it only bounced back.
'Strange. How did Starfire get in if that rock didn't?' Raven questioned in her mind. Then she noticed something.
"Khavi, when that rock made contact with this barrier, it showed a spark. It's probably working on electricity, do you think you can find a way to get some water here?" Raven asked. Khavi looked at the pond, then at the Titans.
"No, but I can find a way to bring you to the water." Khavi got behind the bubble that Cyborg was in and started to roll it downhill towards the pond. When Cyborg was close enough to the water, Khavi gave it one last push and he sank down under. Moments later, he popped up.
"Great! Now help me with the others." Cyborg and Khavi ran back to the remaining Titans and started rolling them downhill. Now only Robin was left, and Starfire took in the pleasure of rolling him down. As she was rolling the barrier, Aroree used her sword as a baseball to get Starfire out of the way.
"Sorry hun, I'm taking Robin with me." Aroree smiled, but was soon hit by Devion.
"You're not going anywhere." Devion informed as he hit Aroree again. Aroree snarled as she attempted to slice his head off, but he jumped, dodging any contact with the sword. A blue beam suddenly hit Devion, and Aroree was struck by a green goat.
"BOO YAH!" Cyborg cheered. "Star, you get Robin to the pond and we'll take care of them." Starfire nodded and began to roll Robin down once again. Robin was finally in the water and came out in a few seconds, dragging his wheelchair behind him.
"Stupid wheelchair." Robin grumbled. Out of the blue, he was picked up and now hovering about ten feet off the ground. Robin turned his head and saw Aroree.
"Let me go!" Robin fussed. Aroree just looked at him.
"What a handsome face. Such a shame that you have to work for Slade." Robin didn't take that as a compliment.
"I'm NOT going to work for Slade."
"You got no choice babe." Aroree began to fly off, but was hit by a green starbolt. Aroree was hit in the arm, which caused her to let go of Robin. Just as he was going to hit the ground, Starfire caught him.
"Robin, are you ok?"
"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!" Raven yelled. Starfire turned around and yelped as she saw Aroree above her. Luckily, Raven used to her powers to suspend her for a while.
"Get Robin out of there, hurry." Raven said as she tried to hold Aroree up for as long as she could. Starfire obeyed and carried Robin out of the way just as Raven released Aroree.
"Yo! Some help here!" Cyborg had Devion's staff jammed in his Sonic Cannon and Beast Boy's head was under Devion's foot, ready to smash it. Cyborg was busy trying to yank Devion's mythical stick out of his mechanic arm. Beast Boy got an idea and turned into a snake. Devion only stepped on him harder.
"You think I didn't know what you were going to do weren't you? I know all about your powers." Devion said, not looking down at Beast Boy who only groaned.
"My...hair! You're going to ruin it dude!" Beast Boy complained.
"MAN how could you care about your hair at a time like this?!" Cyborg questioned. Just then Devion grabbed his staff, still stuck in Cyborg's arm and tossed him, taking out his staff, sending the Hybrid skidding on the ground. Cyborg got up and wiped his chin, which had blood on it.
"That's it, you're going down..." Cyborg muttered. He felt a hand on his shoulder and he turned around.
"Don't get hurt out there." Khavi whispered before she gave Cyborg a kiss on the cheek.
"I won't." Cyborg responded confidently. Cyborg charged towards Devion and fired his cannon. He missed and got his staff instead. Cyborg was then hit in the head by a sword and Aroree jumped in front of him.
"Sorry, but this is my fight." Aroree kicked Cyborg out of the way and did a ground kick, causing Devion to fall right off his feet, releasing Beast Boy.
"Hey thanks- AHHH!!" Beast Boy was starting to thank Aroree but she just kicked him, making it easier for her to fight her half brother. Cyborg and Beast Boy got up and headed towards the area where Robin, Starfire, Raven, and Khavi were.
"Let's get outta here." Khavi said.
"No, if we let them battle here, innocent people might get hurt." Robin retorted.
"Robin, do not worry, we will handle them. Let us just go home now." Starfire picked Robin up by his arms but something else grabbed him but his legs.
"He's not going anywhere with you. He's going with me." Aroree snarled. Devion kicked Aroree causing her to trip.
"Do not worry about such foolish things Aroree. We settle this NOW." Devion turned and saw Starfire getting away. He merely grabbed her foot.
"You're staying here with me."
"Feh. NOW who's scaring about such foolish things." Aroree sneered. Devion snapped his head in her direction and immediately brought down his staff, which Aroree blocked with her sword.
"Good timing in reaction. Let's see if you have the speed to back it up." Devion threw down Starfire, spun around and his staff made contact with Aroree's leg. Two of the many spikes on Devion's staff went into Aroree's flesh causing her to jump back.
"Hmm... oh dear, I seemed to have caused a scratched." Devion teased as he saw blood trickling down Aroree's leg. She winced, but showed no other signs of pain. Aroree growled and once again charged at her brother. This time, Devion wasn't quick enough. Aroree had just shoved her sword into his stomach. She retreated her sword.
"I'll see you in Hell Devion." She taunted and laughed as she watched him fall. She gave him a good kick and headed towards Robin.
"Then Hell is coming here..." Devion muttered. In surprise, Aroree turned around and was shocked to see her brother stand up as if nothing happened.
"What?!" Aroree and the other Titans said in unison. Devion managed to put a smirk on his face.
"You thought I would die just after that?" He began to laugh now but only for a while. He spit out what appeared to be blood.
'This shit tastes nasty...' Devion silently thought then focused his attention on Aroree.
"This is for you Starfire!" He yelled as he ran in a punched Aroree from the chin up. Aroree did a back flip and landed on her feet.
"Where's my punch? Never mind, forget it I'll do it!" Aroree sped behind Devion and once he turned his head, Aroree socked him on his left cheek. Devion quickly retaliated by grabbing Aroree's hand and throwing her over his head. Aroree quickly caught control and used her wings to keep her hovering above the ground. Aroree looked over at Devion. He pulled his staff over his head and Aroree immediately knew what he was going to do.
'He's gonna play darts and arrows with me is he? Well I'm not the dart board!' She quickly looked at the Titans and grabbed the one who was closest, which in the case was Beast Boy. She used Beast Boy as a shield once Devion's staff came flying at them.
"Ahhh!" Beast Boy screamed and shut his eyes, waiting for the object to shoot right through him. He never felt it. When he opened his eyes, he caught a glimpse of a black shield just before it vanished. Out of the corner of his eyes, he could see Raven's white glowing eyes. Cyborg aimed his Sonic Cannon at Aroree and got ready to shoot. But not before Aroree could react. She quickly turned and had Beast Boy facing Cyborg.
"Hmm, now you wouldn't want to shoot your friend would you?" Aroree said. Cyborg's vein popped as he lowered his arm and whispered to Raven.
"I'm not taking the risk of hurting BB." Off to the side, Devion ran over to his staff. Something hit him before he could reach it though. He was on the ground rubbing his head and he was burned all over the front of his body. When he turned his head, he saw Starfire. She was only two feet above the ground with her scarlet hair blowing in the wind and her eyes glowing a bright green.
"Now now Starfire-"
"Do NOT lecture me." Starfire said slowly but clearly.
"Fine, I won't talk with words then." Devion lunged and Starfire, taking her down to the ground. He grabbed her arms and pinned it to the ground and he planted his knees on her legs, making it uneasy for her to escape.
"Starfire!" Robin yelled. He was on the ground and mentally cursed at himself for having paralyzed legs. He couldn't stand seeing Devion touch Starfire. It pissed him off. A lot. He punched the ground once and tried breathing slowly. He attempted to punch again, but a hand stopped him. It was Khavi's.
"Calm down Robin."
"Calm down?! CALM DOWN?! Devion is over there, about to do something to Starfire, and I'm supposed to calm down?!" Khavi quickly covered his mouth with her hand.
"Look, I know you care about her a lot, but she's a strong girl. She can take care of herself." Khavi said, it kind of calmed Robin down.
"Yeah, she is a strong girl. But what if she can't escape?! What now?!" Robin asked.
"Stop thinking so negatively!" Khavi ordered. Just then Devion flew over them and landed behind. Robin and Khavi stared at his body bewildered then turned around. Starfire was there, still on the ground but this time, Devion wasn't on her.
"What did I tell you?" Khavi pointed a finger at Robin. Only fifteen feet away from where they were, Raven and Cyborg were in a dilemma. They were willing to take down Aroree, but only one thing was in the way. It was Beast Boy who Aroree was using as a shield.
"Heh. They won't hurt me for now as long as I keep this twerp over here." Aroree chuckled.
"Hello! I'm right here, I can hear everything you say!" Beast Boy said.
"Shut your mouth." Aroree snapped. Beast Boy was suddenly engulfed by a black shield, and Aroree figured out that Raven was trying to pry Beast Boy free from her grasp.
"You!" Aroree signaled at Raven. "Blue hood girl, whatever. You stop that!"
"What are you going to do about it?" Raven asked in a sassy tone.
"This..." Aroree smirked as she pressed her sharp nail against Beast Boy's neck. Raven and Cyborg gasped, and Aroree pushed her nail in deeper, causing a trickle of blood to run down Beast Boy's neck.
Raven looked around, for once she didn't know what to do. But she was going to do something, she had to save Beast Boy. Raven looked at the sheath that Aroree had around her waist and took the sword with her powers. When the sword was only a few inches from Raven, she turned it over so that it was facing Aroree.
"Let go of him, or I will send this sword through your black heart." Raven threatened.
"Oh really?" Aroree pushed her nail in deeper. Beast Boy's pupils became thin and his breathing quickened, but he knew better than to try to escape and anger the demon, who held him captive.
"Really." Raven confirmed, Cyborg positioned his Sonic Cannon straight at the winged female, but she gave him a glare that said, 'None of that crap or your friend is gone.' Cyborg bared his teeth and put his arm down.
"It's not like you really care about him anyway..." Aroree rolled her eyes, knowing that it was dangerous for Raven to express her emotions all at once. This cause Raven's eyes to softened, but she stayed still, holding the sword with her powers.
"I mean, I've seen the way you act towards him..." Aroree continued. "I don't think you would mind if I just take his life away." Raven looked at Beast Boy's face and took notice to the single tear that was running down his face. That was the last straw.
At full speed, Raven summoned her powers to bring the sword straight at Aroree, but stopped it only a couple of centimeters from her chest. Aroree's eyes were as big as saucers. The blood ran down Beast Boy's neck in a now thick stream.
"There are times where I really wanna kill Beast Boy for his childish acts." Raven said slowly as she watched Aroree's frightened expression change to a hearty laugh.
"I knew it, I-"
"But I would kill for him!" Raven interrupted as her powers thrusted the sword through Aroree's heart. Beast Boy was immediately dropped. He was on his knees and hands. He coughed then grabbed his neck with his hand. He became weak from the blood loss. He turned his head towards Raven and barely managed a smile. Raven and Cyborg were already at his side.
"Thanks..." He said quietly, but Raven said nothing. She stared into his eyes with a loving look and gave him a hug. They turned around and saw that Aroree's body had disappeared, but she left her sheath and sword.
"Robin! Look out!" Starfire exclaimed as Devion jumped on Robin, and pinned him just as he did to Starfire.
"You have interfered with my plans too much." Devion said as he brought his staff above his head, getting ready the strike it through Robin. Starfire wouldn't stand for this. She began to shoot a few dozen starbolts at Devion's direction and Robin tried to sink into the ground as low as he could to avoid being hit. Khavi jumped back and hid behind a hill. When the smoke cleared, Devion was gone, leaving a surprised Robin on the ground.
"Where did he go?" Starfire asked.
"I'm right here, no need to worry love." A whisper came from behind the Tamaranian before she was coiled in something. Starfire shrieked when she looked down, realizing that a snake was wrapped around her body. She screamed even louder when a scaly face was right in front of her. It was a cobra, with a forked tongue and red eyes.
"Are you flattered by my new appearance? How sweet." Devion's voice hissed from the snake.
"What? Snake? How did he- Why is he-, what the hell is goin' on here?!" Khavi pointed and stuttered.
"Devion is a half cobra demon." Raven suddenly was next to Khavi, and so was Cyborg with a weak Beast Boy over his shoulder.
"What happened to him?" Khavi pointed to Beast Boy. "Minor mishap with miss demon over there." Cyborg explained. Cyborg aimed his trusty Sonic Cannon towards the snake, which coiled his friend.
"Aw man! Starfire stop struggling!" Cyborg said to himself. Robin propped himself up again a large rock and took a bird-a-rang out of his utility belt. And with his perfect aiming, he scratched the eye of Devion. The cobra demon hissed at released his grip on Starfire. Once she was free, she began striking at Devion again with her starbolts, with more power than ever. Devion returned back to his normal form, but when he stood up, he was suddenly blasted with a blue beam until his body mysteriously disappeared like smoke in the air.
"We... won?" Cyborg asked, confused. Robin sighed, relaxed and slumped down. When he looked around, all he saw was Devion's staff.
"Guess we did..." Robin said as he smiled at Starfire. Cyborg stuck a finger down his throat.
"Ok, let's go home. I'm too tired to figure out what just happened." Cyborg said.
"Let's." Raven agreed. Khavi and Raven walked ahead with Cyborg behind them with Beast Boy. Starfire and Robin remained in their place.
"Robin..." Starfire started. Robin looked up at her. "Did you mean it?"
"Mean what?"
"The pebble, the pond." Starfire reminded. (A/N: If you didn't read chapter 2, I made up this thing where if you skip a pebble on the water and it skipped three times then it meant that you were in love with the person you were thinking about in that moment. Why three? One skip for each word, I Love You. I'm not sure if it works in real life, but I thought it would be sweet in my story.)
Robin kept his masked eyes on her emerald eyes. 'What is there to say? I do love her. I wouldn't lie about something like that.' Robin thought in his mind.
"Yeah Star, I did mean it. I love you." Robin said with his sudden courage. Starfire just smiled at Robin, but inside she was jumping with joy.
"And I, you."
"Happy Valentine's Day Starfire."
+ ++ + A/N: Yes. The two demons are dead dead dead. Or are they? Sorry I've been so slow in updating, I've been trying to listen to all these songs for motivation. And I'm also sorry if this isn't all action-packed, typing action is my weakness. And just because the action is over, doesn't mean the story is. Only 25 more reviews until I get 100! Please help me! *Much Love – Seventy5ive
*VanillaSuga – Thanks for all your help. Love ya like a sister!
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