Author's note: Ok... thanks for the reviews and I will try to watch my tenses... I kinda get all chaotic and just type whatever comes to mind... soweee... Writer's block has been lifted!!! This is Raven's perspective on chapter 8... It's not as fluffy as Robin's view because he doesn't know the whole picture...
To DarkWolfBlade: ... (O O) woah... that's a lot of reviews... thanks!!! ( ) I read your fic as well... nice real nice. I couldn't stop laughing... ( ) Please continue it... ( )
Chapter 8.5: Thoughts of a Black Bird
Raven awoke the the sound of fireworks... She gave herself time to focus... She was still in the park. It must be around 12:30... Beast Boy mentioned fireworks shooting at that time.She stood up slowly... strange she thought... there was blood all around, but she didn't feel the least bit weakened by it. Even half-demons should die of blood loss...Then she remembered... Robin...
She found him. She checked for his vitals. He was fine...knocked the wind and consciousness out of him, but fine. She searched his costume for his mask and placed it over his eyes...
"Wouldn't want the whole world to know..." She knew he couldn't hear her...
She made an effort to lift him. She thought he wuld be heavier considering he was a foot taller than she... but found no strain in the task. She began to walk out of the shroud of trees when a branch hit her... not her arms or any part of her person that she was familiar with... Then she flapped...flapped her right wing. Her thoughts swirled...But being Raven has it's perks... she managed to supress the urge to scream in shock...but she did drop Robin... and he landed on his head.
She became aware of what she had done and bent over to lift him again but not before saying the cleche line for every mistake done..
"...oops."
'He's going to feel that when he wakes up...'
She walked out and saw the stage...it wasn't very far and she was able to make out the rest of the team... Particularly a huge elephant with a bunch of people on its back...She flew towards them. She already had the ability to fly, but her wings made her go a lot faster...which startled most of the people when she landed...including her teammates.
"Raven? Where've you guys been the party's just getting...Where'd you get those...?!" Beast Boy returned to his original form and rushed towards Raven... not noticing that returning to true form would mean that the people that were once on his back wouldn't land very softly...
"What has happened to Robin?!?!" Starfire was on him in a second... which Raven did mind... just a little bit...Ok fine a lot...but reason overcame her... 'worried people would do that.'
"What happened, Rave?" Cyborg was concerned as ever for the both of them.
"...later...we have to get him back to the tower."
They all agreed on that...
When they had gotten there, Cyborg lifted Robin out and began to move towards the infirmary. He took one look at Raven...
"You sure you don't need anythything taken care of...?"
She looked at herself and noticed the blood stains...
"I'm fine. Just...take care of him..." She said sternly... she couldn't even look at Robin.
Cyborg rushed Robin into the infirmary... Beast Boy waited out on the couch with a crying Starfire. Raven walked towards her room... She recognized the respect Beast Boy showed her this time... he didn't pester her about her wings like she thought he would... Or maybe... he was concerned with how Starfire was taking this... she managed a small smile at the thought. Her pestering "baby brother" (who was actually older than her) showing a slight bit of maturity and interest...She closed her door... and took one look at the mirror...which shattered.
She clutched at her sides and fell to her knees... Her eyes... crimson. Her wings covered her trembling form while she made an effort to compose her thoughts... She was becoming more of what she had feared to be... whole...
"Friend Raven...?"
Starfire gently stepped into the room and shut the door behind her. Raven mentally kicked herslef for not locking it. She folded her wings back and stood up...
"...what..?" She was cold as ever...
Starfire said nothing... She gave her a sad looking smile...and took a few steps towards her... and gave her a hug. Not one of her super alien "I'm-crushing-the-life-out-of-you-with-love" hugs...But one of comfort...
"...it's not your fault..."
Raven broke...she didn't hug her back but she cried...cried hard. Some of the things around her room began to shake violently...but Starfire didn't let go.
"...it.s not your fault..." She repeated while she patted Raven's back...and cried.
They stayed that way for a few minutes. Starfire giving her friend what little comfort she could. Raven sobbing her heart out for the first time... and found that they were, although worlds apart and contrasting...indeed good friends. When Raven calmed herself down, Starfire released her and gave her a small smile...Raven began to talk to her about the events that transpired... that resulted in this...
"Starfire... I don't think I can go out there...at least not right now."
"...I understand, Raven...I shall tell the others for you." Star fire gave her one last hug and walked out of her room.
Raven respected the way Starfire knew she couldn't bear to tell that story again... or see Robin after what she had done... what she had become... She floated through the ceiling of her room and waited out on the roof... She sat down where she sat that time waiting for "the pizza boy". And remembered what it was like up to this day... she looked at the sea and no longer wished for herself to drown...
She never noticed how fast time flew as she sat there... thinking...until she saw a slight ray of light peering through horizon... She stood up and stood on the edge of the roof...spread her wings out to catch the morning breeze...and closed her eyes...
She heard the sound of the door opening and opened her eyes. It was Robin... her heart sank to see him... but fluttered when he called her name...
"Raven... what...what happened..?"
She flew and landed in front of him with her eyes closed... She opened them and locked his eyes with hers. She saw his failure to recognize her eyes... but he didn't turn away...
"I know...they take some getting used to..." She said while folding her wings back... She was ready to be rejected if it ever came to that... She wouldn't probe him... this is something she has to hear...from him.
"I put your mask back on... I thought you'd want to keep your amber hidden from everyone else." She continued... trying not to sound saddened.
"You brought me here didn't you..." He asked.
"Yeah...I woke up first in the park... Needless to say, they weren't the least
bit shocked at my new limbs." She tried to cover her sadness with her usual sarcasm... expecting him to turn away...
"I heard people have different reactions to alcohol... but this is definitely a new one." She felt a warm sensation falling over her...
'He not afraid of me...?'
"It wasn't the alcohol Robin... Years of not being able to feel anything finally pushed out of me... this is my true form...and I am technically an adult now... it's about time my other features stepped into the picture." She flapped her wings gently... she couldn't tell him about what she was becoming... at least, not yet.
"I think they suit you..." He said while giving her a childish pat on her head.
"I see a change in my wardrobe..." She muttered. She wanted to grab him by the collar again like the night before...
"I seriously doubt you could look bad in anything."
She blushed at his comment... and at her thoughts.
Robin suddenly grinned from ear to ear... Before she could grab him by the collar, he once again ran for the ledge and jumped as far as he could... Rolling her eyes, she dashed after him and caught him before he even started to fall and flew off...
"You really like to get on my nerves don't you...?"
"You're pretty when you're mad."
"Shut up."
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Yey... I feel much better now... What's up for them later on? I have no idea... thanks again for the reviews. I really wanted to give Starfire her due here... I don't think she's given that much credit as a good friend to Raven sometimes... ( )
To DarkWolfBlade: ... (O O) woah... that's a lot of reviews... thanks!!! ( ) I read your fic as well... nice real nice. I couldn't stop laughing... ( ) Please continue it... ( )
Chapter 8.5: Thoughts of a Black Bird
Raven awoke the the sound of fireworks... She gave herself time to focus... She was still in the park. It must be around 12:30... Beast Boy mentioned fireworks shooting at that time.She stood up slowly... strange she thought... there was blood all around, but she didn't feel the least bit weakened by it. Even half-demons should die of blood loss...Then she remembered... Robin...
She found him. She checked for his vitals. He was fine...knocked the wind and consciousness out of him, but fine. She searched his costume for his mask and placed it over his eyes...
"Wouldn't want the whole world to know..." She knew he couldn't hear her...
She made an effort to lift him. She thought he wuld be heavier considering he was a foot taller than she... but found no strain in the task. She began to walk out of the shroud of trees when a branch hit her... not her arms or any part of her person that she was familiar with... Then she flapped...flapped her right wing. Her thoughts swirled...But being Raven has it's perks... she managed to supress the urge to scream in shock...but she did drop Robin... and he landed on his head.
She became aware of what she had done and bent over to lift him again but not before saying the cleche line for every mistake done..
"...oops."
'He's going to feel that when he wakes up...'
She walked out and saw the stage...it wasn't very far and she was able to make out the rest of the team... Particularly a huge elephant with a bunch of people on its back...She flew towards them. She already had the ability to fly, but her wings made her go a lot faster...which startled most of the people when she landed...including her teammates.
"Raven? Where've you guys been the party's just getting...Where'd you get those...?!" Beast Boy returned to his original form and rushed towards Raven... not noticing that returning to true form would mean that the people that were once on his back wouldn't land very softly...
"What has happened to Robin?!?!" Starfire was on him in a second... which Raven did mind... just a little bit...Ok fine a lot...but reason overcame her... 'worried people would do that.'
"What happened, Rave?" Cyborg was concerned as ever for the both of them.
"...later...we have to get him back to the tower."
They all agreed on that...
When they had gotten there, Cyborg lifted Robin out and began to move towards the infirmary. He took one look at Raven...
"You sure you don't need anythything taken care of...?"
She looked at herself and noticed the blood stains...
"I'm fine. Just...take care of him..." She said sternly... she couldn't even look at Robin.
Cyborg rushed Robin into the infirmary... Beast Boy waited out on the couch with a crying Starfire. Raven walked towards her room... She recognized the respect Beast Boy showed her this time... he didn't pester her about her wings like she thought he would... Or maybe... he was concerned with how Starfire was taking this... she managed a small smile at the thought. Her pestering "baby brother" (who was actually older than her) showing a slight bit of maturity and interest...She closed her door... and took one look at the mirror...which shattered.
She clutched at her sides and fell to her knees... Her eyes... crimson. Her wings covered her trembling form while she made an effort to compose her thoughts... She was becoming more of what she had feared to be... whole...
"Friend Raven...?"
Starfire gently stepped into the room and shut the door behind her. Raven mentally kicked herslef for not locking it. She folded her wings back and stood up...
"...what..?" She was cold as ever...
Starfire said nothing... She gave her a sad looking smile...and took a few steps towards her... and gave her a hug. Not one of her super alien "I'm-crushing-the-life-out-of-you-with-love" hugs...But one of comfort...
"...it's not your fault..."
Raven broke...she didn't hug her back but she cried...cried hard. Some of the things around her room began to shake violently...but Starfire didn't let go.
"...it.s not your fault..." She repeated while she patted Raven's back...and cried.
They stayed that way for a few minutes. Starfire giving her friend what little comfort she could. Raven sobbing her heart out for the first time... and found that they were, although worlds apart and contrasting...indeed good friends. When Raven calmed herself down, Starfire released her and gave her a small smile...Raven began to talk to her about the events that transpired... that resulted in this...
"Starfire... I don't think I can go out there...at least not right now."
"...I understand, Raven...I shall tell the others for you." Star fire gave her one last hug and walked out of her room.
Raven respected the way Starfire knew she couldn't bear to tell that story again... or see Robin after what she had done... what she had become... She floated through the ceiling of her room and waited out on the roof... She sat down where she sat that time waiting for "the pizza boy". And remembered what it was like up to this day... she looked at the sea and no longer wished for herself to drown...
She never noticed how fast time flew as she sat there... thinking...until she saw a slight ray of light peering through horizon... She stood up and stood on the edge of the roof...spread her wings out to catch the morning breeze...and closed her eyes...
She heard the sound of the door opening and opened her eyes. It was Robin... her heart sank to see him... but fluttered when he called her name...
"Raven... what...what happened..?"
She flew and landed in front of him with her eyes closed... She opened them and locked his eyes with hers. She saw his failure to recognize her eyes... but he didn't turn away...
"I know...they take some getting used to..." She said while folding her wings back... She was ready to be rejected if it ever came to that... She wouldn't probe him... this is something she has to hear...from him.
"I put your mask back on... I thought you'd want to keep your amber hidden from everyone else." She continued... trying not to sound saddened.
"You brought me here didn't you..." He asked.
"Yeah...I woke up first in the park... Needless to say, they weren't the least
bit shocked at my new limbs." She tried to cover her sadness with her usual sarcasm... expecting him to turn away...
"I heard people have different reactions to alcohol... but this is definitely a new one." She felt a warm sensation falling over her...
'He not afraid of me...?'
"It wasn't the alcohol Robin... Years of not being able to feel anything finally pushed out of me... this is my true form...and I am technically an adult now... it's about time my other features stepped into the picture." She flapped her wings gently... she couldn't tell him about what she was becoming... at least, not yet.
"I think they suit you..." He said while giving her a childish pat on her head.
"I see a change in my wardrobe..." She muttered. She wanted to grab him by the collar again like the night before...
"I seriously doubt you could look bad in anything."
She blushed at his comment... and at her thoughts.
Robin suddenly grinned from ear to ear... Before she could grab him by the collar, he once again ran for the ledge and jumped as far as he could... Rolling her eyes, she dashed after him and caught him before he even started to fall and flew off...
"You really like to get on my nerves don't you...?"
"You're pretty when you're mad."
"Shut up."
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Yey... I feel much better now... What's up for them later on? I have no idea... thanks again for the reviews. I really wanted to give Starfire her due here... I don't think she's given that much credit as a good friend to Raven sometimes... ( )
