LOVE IS MY SAVIOR!
You know what I DO own the charcters! ...Ok I'm j/k I take it back! But seriously I don't I wish I did but don't, heck I want a toilet made out of gold but that isn't gonna happen either.
Ok guys the garage sale sucked and Indiana Jones (who I don't own) stole the holy grail and the lost ark so I'm broke once again. Maybe I can actually finally sell the Mona Lisa j/k anywho I don't own the song "Cycle Down" by Skillet
Freak Yeah! Ok well I'm a little bit more than excited that this fic is so well loved! Seriously I was expecting my other one-shot "Doll Face" or "Ghost of My Past" ( both are also Rob/Rae) to be better but hey...Angst and horror I can do.
Ok to finally give recognition to those I believe should be thanked! This chapter is dedicated to you guys!.
Instant Coffee! Heck yeah you're the greatest!
Katie! You're freaking awesome!
Jncera! You're freaking great!
Nubia and tiny tinker you guys are also freaking great as well!
If I didn't mention you and you are also a faithful reviewer or you just want to be mentioned tell me in your review so I can dedicate the next (and last) chapter to you guys because I love people who review! Anyway Hope you enjoy!
Another week had passed and each day Raven lost more of herself. She couldn't feel anymore, she was callous and numb. Torture wasn't as bad as it used to be since Pain left. The emotion she felt towards her friends also left when Happy and Love disappeared from her mind. Only two emotions remained and they were Hate and Helplessness. She was locked in this prison and she just didn't care anymore, she didn't care about anything.
Raven laid unconscious on the cold and damp stone ground as her face twisted into a mixture of unrelenting pain and confusion. Her breaths became quickened and ragged as she tried to will herself to wake up from the heart wrenching sight she was seeing as it played in ever corner of this horrible nightmare.
There he was in such a way she had never seen him before. Her fearless leader, her commander was knocked down from the pedestal she placed him on but it also made her respect him in ways she hadn't before. He was actually a normal guy...he wasn't invincible, he didn't have all the right answers, he was helpless but what shocked her most was... he was human.
It hurt her to see him in such agony, it pained her more than any torture she had gone through these past few weeks. She actually cared for him, she cared for him more than she cared for her own well being, she cared for him and that was the point. Her mind, her body her entire being longed to be with him at this very moment. He was saying something but try as she might she couldn't make out his words, what the hell was he saying?
She couldn't believe what she saw next, this horrible and crushing sight she would have never dreamed to be possible. There he was the boy wonder, Robin, leader of the Teen Titans crying uncontrollably. "What is it that is causing you so much pain?!" She yelled to him in her mind. "What is it that you need to make you be as you were, to go back to that boy, that man I had loved so long ago?" She was feeling it now, it was washing over her again. Helplessness had come to claim her as she felt the feeling engulf her.
She needed to concentrate! "What was he saying? What does he need!" She yelled to herself as she combated the only emotion she could feel now. God how she hated feeling so damn helpless! It had to end here, it had to end NOW! The sound of the mad man's chilling voice echoed throughout the void that was once Nevermore. It was only one word but only word was needed in this desperate hour.
"RRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNN!"
Her cold sweet mingled into the open wounds as she awoke with a gasp in both pain and terror. The thought played over and over in her mind as she gained up every ounce of strength she had. "Robin needs me! I'm still needed in the world!" She would go to him or she would die trying!
She felt as ever inch of her body began to shake in pain as her insides began to seep through the gashes that covered her back and arms. She reached out her blood soaked arms as she began her climb once again, but this was different, there was something bigger at the end of the race rather than the finish lane.
Crashing, covered with debris
Dwelling in my own pity
Cry like I have not
Dig like I had not
He was there and he needed her and she needed him. Her body slowly but surely felt like it was being turned inside out the higher she climbed. Her fingernails began to pull back as she pressed them up against the stone walls as she continued her struggle. Her brilliant violet eyes began to fill with tears. Pain had come back to haunt her in her darkest hour. But through the pain and tears she pressed on towards the light at the end of the tunnel.
I start to claw
Gotta get outta here
I've got to, gotta get out
She had to get out! For him she must get out! She finally felt something she hadn't felt in what seemed like ages. She began to laugh uncontrollably at the memory of one of BeastBoy's antics. She felt Happiness once again. The pain wasn't as great as it was before so the violet-haired girl pressed ever onward determined to reach higher ground.
I am, I am, I am on a higher ground
You are, You are my cure from the cycle down
She reached out her bloody fingers as her fingertips touched and danced in the rays of light. She was nearly there. She looked down to see how far she had come which made her Fear appear at thought of how painful the fall might be if she failed. What if she didn't reach the top? What if she couldn't escape? But determination kicked in once again as she settled her gaze forward pursuing something more than this realm of despair, her desperate pursuit for him and him alone.
Sinking in a sea of self pity
Deception never sold so well
Regret like I have not
Pain like I don't want
I start to claw
Gotta get outta here
Images of his face, his smile were what kindled her passion to win. Her Bravery had kicked in as she felt the rays of light wash over her face. She was almost there, A bit longer now and she could hold him in her arms, a little longer and she could dry his tears while she cried her own.
I've got to, gotta get out
I am, I am, I am on a higher ground
You are, You are my cure from the cycle down
She held out her hand as it punctured to through the ceiling and time and space itself. The portal once again reopened. She felt as her a hand reach for hers to help pull her up as she began to cross over into the realm of reality. She looked into face of her savior, she looked into the beautiful magenta eyes of Love. Love had pulled her through and it was Love who saved her from herself.
I'm so cold and I wonder
How'd I make it this long without You
Pull me out, out from under
On the cycle back to You
Raven awoke naked and cold in the waters surrounding Teen Tower, the salt of the ocean causing her wounds to go in a frenzy of pain as she cried out in anguish. Her gaze continuing upward as she saw the one and only place she considered her home, beautifully lit and just a few feet away was Titan Tower.
I am, I am, I am on a higher ground
You are, You are my cure from the cycle down
AN: Ok if you don't get it well her it goes, this is based off the comic and Raven was in a place called Dis, and she was in Nevermore too but more so in Dis. It is a realm of in which you can't get out of because you don't care to get out. You don't care period! So you're free when you start to care about something which in Raven's case was Robin well hope that helps. Please Review!