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-B L A C K – M A G I C-
Chapter 2- Rainy Weather, Days Without Sun
Mysterious Unknown
'Slade's Headquarters'
Her soft lilac eyes flashed open.
She blinked twice. Where am I?
The dark teen felt the slight grogginess still lingering.
The place was dark, and the only light shining, was shining upon her... very annoyingly. And it was cold. She could see her breath as she breathed, the hot air contrasting with the frostiness. She looked down at herself. She was still wearing her navy blue cloak and leotard, along with the rest of her ensemble. Then she realized that her hands were tied over her head, and she was hanging from an object. Both her hands and feet were locked in glowing blue shackles. She tried breaking away from them by using her powers, but nothing worked.
What is this?, she wondered. Why am I here???
Unexpectedly, an infuriating, feminine voice caught up with her.
"Hi Raven." greeted Terra in contempt. She eased her way to the center of the room, in which Raven was held captive. Anger was beginning to ascend inside of her. "Hanging around?" She laughed at her own cheap joke.
Raven kept silent.
"Huh? Don't talk?"
The dark girl turned her head to the side, looking away from the dumb blonde. She spoke to the air. "I don't 'talk' to traitors." She bit out the last word angrily.
Terra gave up on her short-lived leniency. Her eyes turned into livid slits. "Witch," she said, boiling inside, "you fucking, ungrateful BITCH!" She produced a dagger-like stone from the ground and decided to threaten the unmoving prisoner.
Raven spat scornfully in her face before she even got close, the warm, sticky saliva spreading all over the earthmoving girl's face and hair. She squealed an 'Eww!' and began removing the spit with her hands frantically, shuddering out of the vulgarity. The dark one began speaking indirectly to Terra once again. "The only, bitch is Terra, the worthless dog that has no control over anything. She is the dirty, cowardice traitor who whored herself out." She had wanted to say that for sooo long. "The BITCH of SLADE."
"Shut up." said Terra slowly and dangerously. "You're just jealous. The others liked me better than you. And you trusted... me." She smiled with haughtiness, as if she was cunning.
Strangely, Raven's expression saddened. "That's just the thing... You're not her." She clenched her teeth in fury and extended her reach as far as the chains bind her, making the emaciated girl before her jump back in fear. "She died, the day you were born."
"Why, you little-"
"Terra." Suddenly, his cold voice graced their presence. "Stop your foolishness and go back to your room." He talked to her like a little child. She glanced angrily at Raven. "Go." He commanded. Terra left in frustration, but she did so obediently, antagonism staining her appearance.
He turned his attention to the silent hostage. "So, you're finally awake, sweet... Raven."
She felt a chill shoot up her spine.
Now, she remembered. Slade had drugged her and brought her here before she completed her mantra to save Robin.
Robin... was he okay?
Raven awoke to reality.
Slade approached her unhurriedly, uprising from the darkness.
She didn't move or speak.
"Did you sleep well?" He asked her with calm ridicule. She didn't respond. Instead, she tried looking away from his stalking form, a feeling of uneasiness beginning to grow in the pit of her stomach. He stood in front of her and grabbed her face forcibly. "My, aren't we, quiet?" He gently touched her bottom lip, his eyes intent on its softness.
Raven shirked out of his grasp, biting out. "Don't. Touch. Me."
He grinned.
Titans Tower
'Infirmary'
'RAVEN!'
Robin quickly snapped up on the hospital like bed, cold sweat forming on his brow.
The three remaining Titans stood around him.
"Whoa, easy Rob," Cyborg said gently.
"Yeah, dude, calm down." added Beast Boy.
He looked at them in suspicion, one Titan missing.
"Where's Raven?" He asked impatiently.
Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Starfire exchanged quick glances.
"Friend Raven... is gone." Starfire spoke, hushed.
"Gone where?" They were silent. "...Slade got away again, didn't he?" He asked in dread, already knowing the answer.
They nodded sadly.
Robin got up.
"Please, Robin," pleaded Starfire. "You need rest."
Bang!
Robin punched the wall next to him, sending reverberations throughout the entire room, his expression serious and morose.
Silence'
Everyone kept quiet.
He muttered to himself incoherently.
"I don't need anything."
Then the Boy Wonder walked off.
Mysterious Unknown
'Slade's Headquarters'
"What do you want with me?"
Raven broke the dreadful, passing silence.
"What do you mean?" He asked in indifference, staring at her.
"You didn't just bring me here for my presence."
"And what if I did?" He spoke in riddles.
"Then you've wasted your time." She looked at him, sending him a sharp glare. "I know you're after the Trias, and you have a partner too. You'd never waste your time on mystical rubbish like this. So... who is it?"
"You're clever." He moved closer to her, the gap between them becoming smaller and smaller. Raven tried her best to keep her composure as he invaded way beyond her personal space. Her resolve never wavered, trying to keep her breathing pattern in check.
If only if she wasn't tied down like this...
Raven snarled, repeating her question again. "Who is it?"
"You should know." His face was inches from hers, their eyes at the same length, staring directly into the other's. He then moved near the side of her face, close to her ear. She could feel his hot breath against her skin, giving her goose-bumps. He whispered quietly, sending her terrible shivers throughout her being, "He's your father."
Slade waited for her reaction, wanting to see fear but instead, he was greeted with an enraged fire.
"Trigon." She said with deep loathing. "How did you meet him? He's a demon and you're just a-"
"He came to me in a dream." He cut her off, looking into the darkness. "I help him and he helps me." He spoke casually, moving away from her. "And we made a deal." He said it like it was plain elementary.
She raised a questioning eyebrow. "And what would that agreement be?"
"I get Robin... as my apprentice." He paused for effect. "And he gets you... his daughter."
Slade smiled evilly.
"You sick bastard..." Raven spoke above herself.
His smile dropped.
"Trigon never keeps his promises. He's pure evil. He does of his own accord." She warned him. "He doesn't listen to scum of the earth like you."
The masked villain frowned.
He walked up to Raven, and struck her hard across the face.
Raven felt her neck crack from the hit. She saw him glaring coldly at her through hooded eyes.
"Don't tell me that I didn't warn you," she said smartly.
The sharp strike had taken its toll. She spit out her blood to the side of the room, the scarlet liquid dropping with a sickening plop.
His eyes turned to slits. "I've had enough out of you."
Slade ripped off the gem, lying in the center of her forehead, without warning.
No, Raven thought suddenly and frantically, Chakra.
Then, he pushed her to the ground, cutting off the object she was hanging from. Raven fell to the floor, feeling slight pain. She looked up into his angry face. Maybe she shouldn't have warned him. She should've just let him die, first hand, at the hand of her terrible father.
He pinned both her arms and legs with his and out of nowhere a blue pill appeared in his hand.
"W-what is that?" She said a little scared, though she didn't mean to sound that way.
"It's your future." He said a bit too cruelly.
He opened her mouth with brute force as he threw the drug down her throat.
"Swallow it." He commanded.
She shook her head in defiance, relaying 'no.'
His cold, heartless eyes burned mercilessly into hers.
Then she realized...
She had no choice.
Days later...
Titans Tower
'Rooftop'
Robin sat atop the roof of the tower, in the same spot and position Raven usually meditated.
Days had passed and the clock ticked.
Still no sign of her.
Why did he feel so guilty?
Why did he feel like it was his entire fault?
Why did he miss her so much?
Robin sighed and pushed himself on his back so that now he was facing the sky.
It was getting darker and darker. The sky was becoming cloudy and gray, just like his thoughts. He closed his eyes and he saw her. "Where are you Boy Wonder?" Robin's eyes opened quickly.
Raven.
A raindrop fell on his nose. It was beginning to drizzle.
Robin got up and dusted himself off.
It was dinnertime.
'Dining Room'
Dinner was relatively mundane.
Cyborg and Beast Boy were arguing about 'tofu' and 'meat', per usual. And they were trying to get Starfire into the squabble, who was trying to feed them something called 'New-Worm Delight', which didn't turn out to be so delightful.
Robin kept quiet, playing with his food absentmindedly.
"Robin," asked Starfire, stirring him from his lack of attention. "Is something troubling you?"
The Boy Wonder wondered what it was like on her planet.
It must be a perfect place, he presumed.
He wished that he could be just as blissfully unaware as the redheaded alien girl. But he wasn't. He was left with a guilty conscience and unsettling thoughts. If he had unfinished business, he wouldn't simply just forget and live on joyfully, he would finish that business and make sure justice was paid, in full.
"Yes," he finally responded, "something is wrong." He got up from his seat, preaching to all of them. "Raven has been captured by Slade, and all we're doing is sitting around doing nothing at all to save her!" He felt the frustration build up inside of him.
Finally, the subject was brought up.
"Cool it, Rob," Cyborg stood up. "We have no idea where to start looking."
"She could be anywhere." stated Starfire.
Beast Boy spoke up. "And Slade might just be planning to attack the tower."
"What are we supposed to do?" The half-robotic man was trying to be level-headed for the sake of him and his friends. Inside, everyone was trying their best to remain calm.
"Do something. Anything at all." He spoke restlessly. He couldn't take it anymore. "I just don't want to know that I did nothing at all..." He mumbled. "She could be hurt." He didn't realize he said the last part.
"It's okay man," the mechanical man spoke comfortingly, putting a supporting hand on his friend's shoulder. "Raven's a big girl. She can take care of herself."
A part of Robin's mind breathed.
But what if she can't?
Another side of him awakened, retorting back.
Then there'll be hell to pay.
Robin looked up at the big oaf in front of him and smiled.
(Later on...)
Everyone began filing out of the kitchen saying their 'goodnights' and 'see ya in the mornings'.
Starfire and Robin were the only ones left in the dining room.
Robin gave a small smile towards the Tamaranian girl, making her heart flip. "'Night, Star." He yawned then began exiting.
"Wait, Robin!" She shouted to him, a bit too jittery. She covered her mouth with both hands in embarrassment.
"Starfire?" He turned towards her in confusion.
"U-umm. I was just wondering..."
"Yeah?"
"It's-nothing." She immediately decided, speaking quickly.
"No, there is something, isn't it?"
She looked at him and gave a little, almost invisible nod.
"So tell me." He urged, waiting patiently for an answer.
"It's just..." She watched in sudden interest as she connected both of her index fingers together, innocently stalling. "Umm... do you have... any feelings for friend Raven?"
"What kind of feelings?" He asked curiously.
"Like those of not of a dear friend but... more?" Starfire blushed at her suggestion.
Robin blanched.
"Uh... of course... not, Star." He rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "Is that all?" She nodded. Robin said his goodnight and ran down into the dark hallways towards his room.
Starfire clasped her hands together in merriment, not noticing his strange behavior.
Thank Goodness, she believed, I was wrong!
'Robin's Room'
Robin lay in bed, thinking of what Star said.
He knew Starfire liked him and definitely a lot.
But he never knew much about Raven, or her feelings.
But what about him?
He tossed and turned in bed. He was agitated.
What a stupid question!
Raven and he were friends, nothing more.
He brushed back his spiky black hair, aggravated.
He couldn't help it though.
He missed her.
Robin rested his head on his pillow and mumbled her name, submitting to sleep.
Mysterious Unknown
'Terra's Room'
Terra laid her head on Slade's lap as he stroked her fair golden hair with a touch of tenderness in his petting. She was still a bit angry about earlier because she had wanted to slit the dark Teen Titan's throat. She wanted payback for how she had talked to her that way, especially when she was at her mercy!
"Master, why did you bring Raven here?" Terra asked him with a touch of hurt in her voice.
He held three fingers up, silencing her and suspending her thoughts.
"One," He explained. "I had to get rid of Raven's powers, rendering her helpless against her father's wrath. Secondly, I needed to her to send the message to Robin and the Titans..." He stopped his reasoning.
"Then... what's the third reason?" The girl asked with wide blue eyes.
He looked at her with a sadistic expression.
"For my own amusement."
Titans Tower
Beast Boy, in dog form, was about to go outside to get the Sunday newspaper.
However, the sight of purple in front of him stopped him.
The green boy reverted back to his normal form and took a loud, short intake of breath.
"Beast Boy! What is wrong?" asked Starfire concernedly.
She looked down, along with her green friend.
The redhead screamed.
Mysterious Unknown
'Slade's Headquarters'
"WHERE IS THE GIRL?" The demonic voice echoed.
"I put her back on the doorstep of the Titans." Slade's voice echoed as well.
"WHAT!?" He growled.
"Such an independent wretch would have been too much of a hassle to take care of."
"THEN HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO DISABLE HER?" His loud, haunting tone questioned, hinting curiosity.
"Believe me. She won't have any control over the situation." He tossed a small, diamond-shaped ruby in the air, catching it skillfully.
"I SEE."
The two began laughing maniacally, both their voices echoing throughout the hollow hideout.
Titans Tower
The Titans stood in front of the unforeseen spectacle.
Lifelessly, Raven lay sodden, curled up in a ball, wet strands of dark violet hair pasted upon her face.
"Is she..." Starfire cried. "No it cannot be!" She squealed. Beast Boy caught her in his arms, holding the weeping girl.
Cyborg started blaming himself. "I should've been there. I should've-"
"Wait, guys." Robin halted them from their breakdowns and premature conclusions. He held the dark girl, a smirk on his face. "She has a pulse."
Lalalalala!!!
Stopping, right here! I know, it's a lot shorter than the chapter before.
Wait a little longer.
And by the way, thank you so much for the reviews! You're right but I'm a bit impatient.
Terra is a little 'meanie' in my story but it depends if you want her to be naughty or nice.
To Be Continued: Raven awakens and begins to act strangely. Is she actually starting to-EEK!-have feelings? Why is she trying to get into Robin's pants?
Lolz.
Review, review, review!!!
Please?
'Question'
Oh, yeah... um. I have an important question.
Can any of you readers name the sides and colors of Raven's emotions