Synopsis:

Ever wondered what would happen if one of Raven's emotions was released into the real world? Well, when Raven decides to squash her love (and lust) for Beast Boy, things get a little wacky... Lust is sick of being ignored and forgotten, and so she decides that she's sick of being controlled by Raven. And so, Lust captures Raven in her own mirror, and goes out into the Tower... sound good? Keep reading to find out what happens!

Introduction:

You know what I'm going to say. I won't bother to say it.

Disclaimer:

Raven/Beast Boy, Starfire/Robin, Cyborg Kickass. End of discussion.

Dedication:

To Laura, Tara, and Aero, my best friends, and to Alex, another best friend, who has helped me with this fic a lot. Also to all the Raven and Beast Boy supporters out there.

Hint For Chapter Seven:

Beast Boy meets Lust for the first time... and figures out what's wrong with Raven.

Quote Of The Chapter:

"I. . . I. . . I'm we-wearing a th-th. . ."

Meanwhile, Raven's usually tidy room was swiftly being dismantled. The girl was sitting on her bed, closing her eyes and trying to breathe steadily. All around her various items were shattering and exploding, discarding their broken pieces across her previously neat bedroom floor.

After a few minutes, the sound of breaking glass, cracking plastic, and ripping fabric ceased, and the telekinetic was partially calm once more. Raven knew now what she had to do. She had to go back in her mirror and sort this whole mess out once and for all. The girl would have to have a chat with the two newest additions to her magical mirror.

The empath swiftly got to her feet, dodging broken pieces of glass as she did so, and glided over to the mirror. She looked at it, closed her eyes, touched its surface, and was immediately sucked inside.

Inside of her mirror, all chaos ensued. Black, twisted trees stood on one side of a nearby path while bright red apple trees, just beginning to flower, lined the other side. Thunderclouds were omnipresent in the dark sky above, and forks of lightning flashed and licked at the clouds as thunder roared. Her mind was, however, devoid of rain. Swift breezes blew about, causing the girl's cloak to flutter behind her.

Raven looked on in amazement. Flowers covered the ground, some bright and radiant, some dead and dry. She had never seen her mirror like this before. The scent of lavender wafted through the air, perhaps the only thing that did not disturb Raven as she looked about her. The lavender scent was familiar to her. It was the only thing that she recognized.

It was then that a strange new emotion collided into Raven from behind.

The telekinetic fell to the ground with an audible 'thump' as the emotion backed up a few paces and glanced worriedly at the fallen Raven. Raven picked herself up and arched an eyebrow at the strange emotion. She was bedecked in a white, flowing gown, but her face- Raven had the impression that it was normally cheerful and smiling- was concerned and her brow was furrowed.

"Hello," she said swiftly, in a calm, clear voice. "I am-"

"Love," Raven interrupted. "I know."

"Yes," the emotion confirmed. "You have to get out of here. . . you should not have ventured into your mirror in the first place. . . "

"Why?" Raven asked. "I usually sort out problems by coming in here. . ."

"Before," Love said, "your emotions were not at war. Even though they were dangerous, you had them under control. Now, all hell is breaking loose and you need to get out before my sister finds you here."

"Your sister?" Raven asked.

"Lust," Love said. "My sister. Lust is not normally dangerous in someone as reasonable as yourself, but since she came upon you by surprise. . . she wants to take over your mind because you've been denying your feelings and keeping her locked up."

"What?" Raven asked. "She wants to take over? I haven't been denying my feelings!"

"You have," Love told her firmly. "You've loved Beast Boy for months now, subconsciously. Knowledge and Reason wouldn't let you accept it. They squashed Lust and myself before you even realized what was going on."

"So what do we do?" Raven asked tentatively, not bothering to argue with Love.

"You have to accept fully that you love Beast Boy," Love stated. "That will bring Lust under control. Knowledge and Reason and I have been trying to subdue her for days, but she's just been getting more and more powerful. . ."

"Yes," said a contralto voice behind the pair, "I have. And you see the result." Raven and Love whirled around just in time to see a new figure approaching them and gesturing at the strange landscape of Raven's mind. Raven was staring at this new emotion in complete shock.

"I. . . I. . . I'm we-wearing a th-th. . ."

"Yes," confirmed Lust. "Come now, Raven, I expected better of you. Now, I'm afraid that we won't be needing you any more."

As Love looked on with horror, Lust grabbed Raven's wrist and glared at her. "As soon as I get you out of the way, I'm leaving this mirror. I've been caged up for far too long!"

Suddenly, a cage appeared out of thin air, a door on one side of it ajar. Lust laughed. "I'm all powerful here now, Raven. I can do- or make- whatever I want, and there isn't a thing you can do to stop me!" And then, Lust dragged the protesting Raven forwards and shoved her through the door and into the cage, slamming the door shut behind her.

"Now," she growled, "we'll see how YOU like being caged. Now that you've finally come in your mirror, I can leave it and go into your world, and I won't have to take orders from you any more. Goodbye, Raven." And with that, Lust disappeared. Raven felt her heart sink. Lust was now inside the Titan Tower, and she was trapped within her own mind. How much worse could it get? If only she knew. . .