Discalimer: Nope, still don't.
Tea, History and Nudeness, oh my!....
Hours whittled away as Raven slept the sleep of the dead. She hadn't slept that well or that long in quite a while. She loved the nap just not how it came about. After waking, she made her way back into the common room. Her hair was a mess, and her clothing rumpled, but she didn't care. As soon as she entered the room, she walked straight for the kitchen. The others saw her enter and began to talk to her, only to be cut off as she ignored them and walked by. They gave each other curious looks and cautiously followed behind her.
Once in the kitchen they watched as she placed a kettle of water on the stove. Mindlessly she set about getting her mug and her herbal tea and began to prepare it for the water. They watched with smiles, old memories washing over them. Beast Boy stepped closer and leaned against the counter. With a large smile and called over to Raven. "Want me to make you breakfast?
She automatically replied with "Herbal Tea!"
"Aww man!" Beast Boy whined playfully. The other came over to the counter and table, laughing lightly. Raven blinked her eyes a few times, looked at her mug, then looked up at the others.
"Riiiiight." She removed the whistling kettle and went about making her tea. When she was finished she went to the table and took a seat. She leaned her head over the steaming mug, inhaling the scent and letting the steam clear away her cobwebs.
Starfire floated around the kitchen, removing the lunch she had made earlier from the refrigerator. It was abandoned that afternoon and no one had eaten since the incident. She went about heating it up and Cy helped get out dishes. Robin and Beast Boy sat at the table with Raven while her head completely cleared itself form it's sleepily haze.
When it was ready, the food was served. Everyone ate their fill and moved to the couch. Raven sighed as she sat down, four pairs of eyes on her, and readied herself to explain what had happened, today and in the past, and what was going to happen.
Curling her legs under her on the couch, she took a deep breathe and released it. "So I guess you all want to know what happened earlier?"
They nodded their heads and lightly said yes. She nodded back and began.
"Well I should start with what's been going on since I ...left. When I flew off, I kept flying until my powers ran out. I ended up in some town in Nowheres-ville. I spent a few nights there, wandering the streets, mainly meditated, when I was able to find a place safe enough. I wasn't there for long, I kept thinking about here, and all of you. I even came back, but I saw a newspaper about what I did, what everyone thought of me." She paused and shook her head lightly. "I kinda camped out at the docks for a few nights, just watching the tower, watching you guys leave to get the bad guys." She smiled a little.
"Why didn't you come back then?" Robin whispered. She looked over at him, her gaze not really focusing on him, and then looked away.
" I didn't want.. I couldn't." She sighed. " I didn't want the city to turn their backs on the rest of you. So I stayed away." She continued before more questions could be asked. "Anyway, I left after a few days. Decided it was time to finally get a hold on my control. So I went back to Azarath. My mentor had passed on years before, but her followers were more than willing to help me. They told me the only real way to get full control was to exorcise Trigon from my mind. I was apprehensive at first. But they assured me that they had ways of doing it safely. Since he was basically sucked into my mind by my Chakra, he would have to be "sucked" out the same way. It was some kind of ritual, I was kind of out of it when it happened. All I remember was letting rage take me over, setting him free, and battling him inside my mind. When I came back from it, they had him trapped into some kind of magical stone. I don't question my people's ways. But I knew he was gone, I could feel it inside."
She smiled gently at this. The others had kept quiet while she explained. She looked over them, still smiling, letting them know they could ask questions now before she continued the story, and they did.
" Why didn't you come back after that?" Said Cy
"What happened to that stone? Is it safe? Can he be set free again?" Beast Boy asked
Starfire and Robin nodded in agreement with the questions and waited. Raven shifted on the couch and answered them.
" My powers were stronger after he left, so I still needed to get a hold of them. Azar's followers disposed of it, it doesn't exist anymore, and no." With that she went on with the story. " Moving on. After I mastered my new full powers. I left and came back to earth. I traveled around abit, seeing new countries, learned new culture's. But this city, this tower, all of you were always on my mind. I think it was harder for me to come back , then it was to rid myself of my father. But I did it, and now I'm here."
Robin smiled and moved closer to Raven. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer to him. The others looked at the couple, then to each other, and smiled. Cyborg cleared his throat, hiding his smirk. " So what happened this afternoon?" Raven looked at him, her eyes sad, and snuggled against Robin's side.
" It was like a vision. But it came with pain, a lot of pain." Robin squeezed her. "Someone is coming to destroy me, and you , and the world. You know, typical madman." She giggled alittle before sobering. " My Mother came to me to warn me of him. If I don't defeat him, then everything I love will be demolished."
Everyone stared open mouthed at her before Robin spoke out. " Who is this guy? How can we stop him?"
"His name is Azariah Zurl, or Zurl the Steward. He was my Father's, well, Steward. He ruled Azarath while my father was trapped. He is also the leader of my Father's followers. As you can imagine, Zurl is not happy with what I did. Also.. " Raven giggled nervously. " I kind of became 'Queen of Azarath' after my father was destroyed." She rolled her eyes and looked at the others. They looked back at her in shock. She couldn't help but laugh at their faces.
"Dude! We knew your dad was important on Azarath, but we didn't know he was THAT important!" Beast Boy fell over with his hand on his forehead, faking a faint.
Raven again rolled her eyes. "Whatever... unlike others.." She gave Starfire a playful glare, making the red-head blush and look away. " I don't go around blabbing that I'm 'Royalty'."
Beast Boy picked himself up and crawled over to Raven. He bowed over her feet. A grin on his face and began to plead. "Oh great Queen of Azarath! Don't smite me!"
The others laughed, excluding Starfire, who looked a little worried.
"Yes, friend Raven, please do not smite Beast Boy!"
Raven stood up from the couch, lightly kicking Beast Boy out of the way and stretched. "I won't Starfire." She looked down at Beast Boy and grinned. "At least for now." He whimpered and crawled over to Cyborg. Starfire nodded, Cyborg laughed, and Robin watched Raven.
"Well I need a shower before we talk more on the subject." With that she walked out of the room.
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Warm water rushed over Raven's body. Slowly she relaxed. Her muscles where sore from being frozen in that Vision. A small radio played on the counter. Raven hummed along with a song while the water soothed her. So she wasn't able to hear the door slowly creak open before it was too late.
"Friend Raven! I wish to speak with you!"
Raven jumped and screamed out. Quickly she turned around to the voice, her hands trying to covered her body and stop herself from sliding at the same time. Shunning the clear glass shower doors, Raven stared wide-eyed at Star, who stood smiling in the doorway. Raven blinked her eyes and called out. "Star! Get out! I'm busy here!"
Starfire raised her brows slightly before walking further into the bathroom. " I do not mind your current state of undress."
Raven grunted. "But I do. So scoot! Turn Away. Do something! Just stop looking at me!" Raven hunched her body over itself, trying to hide her private areas.
"I am sorry friend Raven, Do not smite me!" Fear flashed into Starfire's eyes as she turned herself around, facing a wall. "Is this better?"
Raven looked up and sighed. ' why me! why me!' "Uh I guess it's better. But next time, wait until I'm OUT of the shower before you decide to talk." Star nodded.
" So what do you want to speak about?" Raven eyed Star cautiously as she rushed to finish her shower.
" I wish to apologize for intruding on your intimate moment with friend Robin today. I did not mean to. I was calling upon you for lunch. Do not be mad." Star inhaled deeply and waited.
"I'm not mad with you. To be honest, I should think you mad with me." Raven said as she turned the shower off. Quickly she wrapped a towel around her body as Star turned slightly in confusion.
"Why would I be mad at you?"
Raven wrapped another towel around her hair turban style and moved to the sink. " Because before I left, I know you and Robin kind of had a thing going, you know?"
Starfire blinked. "Oh! Yes we did for a little while. But it ended before you ever left. We were not , what is it, "Right" for each other. So we decided to be best friends instead. So I am happy that friends Robin and Raven are Right for one another. I just wish for you not to be mad at me for intruding."
Raven nodded, her brow furrowed from thinking. "I not mad with your Starfire. And I'm also happy that you are ok with Robin and I."
Starfire clapped her hands before floated over to Raven and putting her into a death hug. "Glorious! I shall make Happiness pudding!"
Raven groaned. ' Azar! Save me.' " Sounds good Star, why don't you go and do that."
Starfire let go, smiling and nodded her head. " Oh I will!." She turned and floated out of the bathroom.
Finally leaving Raven in peace. Or so she thought, until a knock came from the door. Raven crossed her eyes and made a face at the door. She sighed and called out. "What do you need now Star?"
"Uh. It's Robin. I passed Star in the hall. She said you where in here, and I wanted to check on you. See if you were feeling better?"
Raven stood straight and looked at the door. She blinked as a slow grin spread across her face. "I'm fine Robin, thanks."
"Can I uh...can I come in?" He asked nervously. Raven sighed loudly. ' What is this, Nude Raven Talk Hour!' Her shoulders slumped lightly before a thought came to her. 'Well..it IS Robin... hmmmmm..' Quickly she rubbed her body down with the towel. "Uh sure, hold on!" She tossed the towel into the laundry bin and slipped her robe on. Securing it into place as she moved to the door and opened it. The door swung open, Raven moved back to the sink as Robin stood in the door frame, slightly drooling, as he stared at Raven.
"So what did you want?" No answer.
"Robin, what did you want?" Still no answer.
Raven turned and raised a brow. Robin leaned against the door frame, drool lightly dripping from his mouth, his eyes kind of glazed over. An evil grin graced Raven's lips.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" The bin of dirty laundry glowed black and flew through the air, smashing into Robin chest. There was a loud "Humph!" as Robin sailed to the floor with a thud. Raven laughed out and walked slowly over to him. Robin shoved the basket off of him and looked up at Raven, confused and hurt. Raven saw the look and frowned.
"I'm sorry, but it was too easy." She leaned forward, her hand extended out to him. He glared at it, but took it. She started to pull him up, but instead found herself being pulled down. Before she could catch herself, she collapsed onto Robin and groaned out. Robin laughed at her and immediately put her into a bear hug. She started to struggle out of it, both laughing, until her sash become lose. Her eyes widened and she stopped moving. Robin looked at her curiously.
"What's wrong Raven?"
"Uh.. I need to get up.. now.."
Her hands tried to clasp the robe close, but Robin was in the way. She pushed herself to her feet, Robin also standing with her. They became tangled and as she pulled away from him, her robe fell open, exposing her nakedness underneath. Robin's eyes widened, a small smile crept into his lips as he stared. Raven froze in shock. ' Run! Run now!' She blinked, gasped, and ran for her life down the hall back to her room. The sound of random objects exploding began in the background as her bedroom door slammed close behind her.