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Chapter 2: Warm moments, cold fights
Raven couldnt belive it was real. She half-expected to wake up in her bed at any moment. But it was real. She was sitting across from the only family she had. Her brother was lying there, on the floor, sleeping curled up like a little puppy. She could almost pet him, but decided it would be best to leave him. The anguish and anxiety that had filled her soul the last few months was gone and was now replaced with a more whole feeling. Like a part of her had been removed, but now it was back in the form of her peacefully sleeping older brother. She couldnt help but smile at the sight.
She and the other Titans welcomed Kardol back with open arms, especialy since he took out all three HIVE graduates with ease. He was pleased to find his room, "The Museum" as he called it, was just as he had left it. He was even surprised that none of them had bothered to at least open one of his many books. "Your always welcome to do so." he had told them. Raven had noticed that Kardol had changed drasticly. While he still wasnt really a social kind of guy, he wasnt near as cold hearted as he was last time he was with them. Maybe it was because he had finally found a place where he could live in peace. A place where he could be loved and cared for, not turned away because of his unsettleing form or backround. A place where he could forget his troubled past and actually look forward to his future.
Kardol's leg twiched slightly from his unseen dream, and Raven smiled. She felt like she could almost hug him, which was odd, considering she rarely showed any hint of emotion. Raven found it easier to control her powers when she was around Kardol. She couldnt really explain why, but his very presence awoke something that was otherwise absent all these years. Love. He filled her with love, something she'd never thought she would feel in her lifetime. Given, it wasnt as strong as a love as she would feel for say a boyfriend, but it was still a strong love. And she was willing to take any of it she could get.
Kardol's dream seemed to be reaching its peak, for his body started to twich all over. He growled softly at a invisable foe, but then gave a loud wimper of pain. Surprised, Raven watched him intensely. He wimpered again, this time with more sadness in it. Raven couldnt help it. She reached down and stroked the top of his head softly in a attempt to sooth whatever pain he was feeling. To her amazement, his body stoped twiching and he seemed to relax. He streched out his body and folded his massive wings across the floor. He began to give off a low sound from his throat. Raven leaned in to find out what it was and gasped. He was purring. She couldnt help but grin and petted him even more. Wow, hes different when he sleeps she thought to herself.
"He's sleeping well." a voice said from behind Raven. She jumped from surprise and turned to see Beast Boy and Robin leaning over the couch. Both were staring at the purring creature with a smile. Raven noded. "Yeah." she said, looking down at her brother. She couldnt help but think he no longer looked like a menacing looking monster, but a friendly creature with a gentle soul. "Its good to have him back." She said, not taking her eyes off him. "Yeah, it is." Beast Boy said. All of them felt that this moment was heaven, for they rarely got some peace in this town.
"Think he'll stay for good this time?" Robin asked as the topic flashed arcoss his mind. Raven suddenly realized that too. He could leave her again just like that. The thought filled with a sudden angry feeling of rejection, but she quickly shot it down. "I dont know." she said, fighting back the angry feeling. "We'll have to find out when he-" She was cut off when Kardol began to twich again, his purr becomeing a hateful howl of anguish and despair. Raven reached down and stoked his head again, calming him easily. She smiled and closed her eyes, useing this moment to defeat her anger. "Well, i think he's already made that choice, Rae." Beast Boy said. Raven looked up at him, confused. "What do you mean?" she asked. BB smiled. "Well, if he wants you to stay with him in his dreams, why not him stay with you while he's awake?" Raven's eyes lit up with understanding, and she felt comforted by BB's words. She looked down at her brother again, and hoped he would wake up soon.
"What the hell happend out there!" Brother Blood screamed at his students. Jinx, Mammoth and Gizmo all slunked thier heads down in shame. The HIVE always broke thier captured students out from jail, but ever since Blood took over the Academy they would rather stay in prison than face his wrath. "Well? Answer me!" Blood screamed, his anger rising. Jinx finally spoke up. "Well, sir, this thing.....it just came out of nowhere and-" "I know what happend, Jinx!" Blood interupted, "But havent i trained you all to be prepared for anything?" "You exspect us to be ready for something like that?" Gizmo mumbled under his breath. "What was that?" Blood said, glareing at Gizmo. He looked up nervously. "Uh, nothing, Headmaster." Blood narrowed his eyes at him. "You will realize, Gizmo, that you dont make the rules around here. You dont own this Academy!"
"And neither will you, old man." a calm voice said from the darkness. Blood and his students all turned to its source. Blood's eyes widend at what he saw. There standing before him in a line was five odd characters. One was dress like a ninja, complete with a sword on his back and a mask hiding his identity. One was wearing a cloak that hung from the large pieces of armor on his shoulders that wraped around his body. On his head was a viking looking helment with large horns. Not a inch of skin was showing, as his face was hidden by a black void in his helmet. Resting on the dark creatures shoulder was a little girl, not looking more than six years old. She was dressed in what looked like brown rags. She had short red hair and a huge smile across her face. Standing next to them was a woman dressed in all blue. She had pure white hair and she was horribly pale, like a ghost. Standing in the middle of them was a tall, young looking muscular man. He wore pure white pants and just a white shirt, so that his sharply built abs and chest were showing. All of them stood threatingly, as if waitng for the chance to strike.
"Who the hell are you?" Blood demanded. His students just stared at the newcomers. The man dressed in white smiled. "Lets just say were new in town, and need a place to crash." He looked around at the academy walls. "This will do nicely." Blood was growing annoyed. "Who do you think you are, just barging in here unannounced? Get out of here!" The man in white looked at the woman in blue. "Shiva, shut him up, will you?" he wispered to her. Shiva grined. "With pleasure." She pointed her hand at Blood, and a white mist was shot at him. Blood could barely react as the mist overtook him. Jinx and the boys held up thier hands as the mist reached them. Jinx felt a icy cold feeling creep along her skin, and noticed that her long pink hair was frozen. Suddenly the mist dissapeared, and the students gasped. Blood stood there frozen solid in a block of ice. They all looked at him for a few moments before glareing at the intruders.
"Attack pattern Alpha!" Jinx cried, and her and the boys leaped in different directions. Gizmo flew at the dark being and the little girl, fireing missles as he flew. A heavily armored hand emerged from the drak being's cloak, and all the missles simply stoped in thier tracks and fell to the floor. Gizmo blinked, but then gasped as he felt something land on him. He looked up to find the little girl sitting on his back, smileing. "Hey, do you wanna play?" she asked, giggleing. Gizmo did a barrel roll to try and get her off, but he looked back up to see she had her hands above her head. "Weeee!" she yelled. Gizmo looked back and simply grunted. He was inches from a support beam. "Crud." he said as he slamed into it. He fell to the floor, unconsious as the girl landed gentle behind him. "Aw, your no fun." she said.
Mammoth was busy chargeing the ninja. He raised his fist as the ninja didnt move at all. He slamed his fist down, but only hit the floor. Suddenly, he felt a pain in his neck as the ninja delivered a chop to him. Mammoth fell to the floor, out cold. Jinx saw her comrades fall, but focused on the remaining two. Shiva and the man in white just smiled at her. "She's all yours, Avol." Shiva said to the man in white. Avol noded and looked at Jinx. His eyes suddenly flashed, but nothing more happend. "Take your best shot, girl." he said Jinx glared at him and sent a pink beam his way. Avol simply smiled and caught the hex in his bare hand. Jinx gasped as he crushed her spell. To her horror, nothing bad happend to him. She backed away slowly as the others gathered around Avol and Shiva. "You cant win, girl." Avol said with a grin. Jinx agreed with him and ran away from them into a dark corridor. Suddenly she screamed from the darkness, then the cold silence returned.
Jinx's limp body was tossed into the light, followed by the footsteps of something very large "About time you showed up!" Shiva scolded. A deep, chilling voice called out from the dark. "Sorry, i was enjoying the scenery." it said sarcasticly. Shiva sighed and looked at Jinx. "She dead?" A pair of glowing red eyes opened up in the dark, and they looked at Jinx. "No.....i thought i'd keep her alive." the voice said in a sinister tone. "We're here on buissness, not pleasure, Rajik." Avol said. Rajik could be heard growling. Avol rolled his eyes. "But, when were done, do as you wish." he said, annoyed. Rajik grunted in approval and steped into the light.
He stood nine feet tall with a long slender neck and a tail and wings. He looked just like Kardol, but his skin was a dull brown color, and his snout was scared and his left ear was torn. Avol looked at him. "Did you find the girl?" he asked. Rajik smiled. "Yes.....and im looking forward to meeting her." he said with a soft laugh.
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