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Chapter 2: Games We Play
Raven shut the door behind her, the darkness of the lower levels shut away. She grinned recapping the sweet memory.
Sweet ravens of Nevermore…
The girl pulled back up her hood hiding herself once again; there was still work to be done.
She strode cautiously, slowly, around the towers floors. It was nearing noon, no doubt the two notorious gamers were up.
But before pleasure she needed something. Her incessant stomach ached horribly reminding Raven of her lack of food. She turned on her heels, navy cloak swishing toward the kitchen.
Just like many times before she pulled out the tea. Her tea. It seemed normal, expect for today. Today had already been different and there were more changes to come.
Realizing her grip on the teacup was too strong she immediately placed the cup back on the counter. Need no one figure it out until the end…
"Hey Raven?"
Raven stiffened. She had not planned this, of everything not this, not yet.
She turned, making her movements fluid, keeping her eyes violet. She turned to give Robin the smallest inclination she was listening.
"Have you seen Starfire? I haven't been able to find her all morning." Her leader scratched the back of his head, as if willing the information.
"Haven't seen her." Raven lied looking directly into the masked eyes her monotone icy. She always had a way of lying right into someone's eyes.
"Alright." Robin turned to leave, Raven letting out a small sigh of relief. It was hard to resist the temptation of using those powers, that black magic…
Robin paused right at the kitchen entrance. "You ok?" He never turned around; the two had backs to each other.
"Never been better," Raven could not help the sick satisfaction in her voice, or the fact it wasn't her voice. It was much, much darker. Robin didn't seem to notice.
"Alright, I'll meet you in the training room like always then?" Robin offered. He was hopeful to say the least. The last few days Raven's attitude had been troubling, more distant. If anyone it was him to notice.
It had been an accident, then a ritual. Every day the two met when the sun was fading in the training room to work together.
Raven didn't answer. She concentrated on the cup in front of her listening to his footsteps fade. The now angry tea bubbled red over the top dripping onto the counter.
It burned red and black stains into the counter. Raven didn't care as she turned and left the kitchen.
"Beast Boy?" Raven drawled, hiding the eagerness in her voice better this time.
The boy rattled on his controller, he was playing alone. She had not counted on this, but it just made getting him alone so much easier.
"Yea?" He didn't remove his eyes from the screen. Furiously hitting the buttons. He was delaying her. Raven irked an eyebrow up slightly, the video game "short circuited".
"Aww man!" Beast Boy jumped up immediately checking the circuitry for reasons of it shorting. Mumbling to himself he fought through the mess of wires in the back, all the time blubbering about the lost video game.
Raven thoughts turned to something ingenious.
"You know I found one of those in storage the other day." She deadpanned. Immediately the changeling was in her face, eyes pleading. "I'll take you there."
She rolled her eyes for effect and started leading the boy on. Her plans had changed slightly, but this one was more ingenious than before.
Twisting through the maze of corridors she lead the eager Beast Boy up. Nearing the room she grew anxious, her hands quivered in delight of the rapturous images already twisted in her head.
The room was just below the tower roof. It was true she had visited it before; she had visited almost all the rooms of the tower. She always felt this one would come in handy, and now it would.
"We there yeeeeet?" The ever-annoying boy whined. Raven gave a grin under her hood and pressed against the wall in front of her.
The wall was actually a door. It swung in with a screech, pitch black greeted the two.
"It's too dark!" Beast Boy pointed out. Raven pushed down her hood.
"Here." She pushed her powers out, they wanted to go for Beast Boy, but she forbid them, urging the real task. The light bulb in the middle of the cluttered room glowed purple, giving the room some light.
Cords, wires, ropes, strings, tethers, cables, lines, and twine of every shape and imaginable length lay in the room. It was Cyborg's major supply source. He ordered things from the dump like this and piled them in the vacant titans rooms.
"Hey I don't see any video game stuff in here…" Beast Boy trailed off looking about before his gaze shifted back to Raven.
Raven stood under the light, the door had been shut, and it's purple being the only light source. She glowed eerily under its contrast, Beast Boy felt his skin prickle.
"Ah but this is my kind of game," Raven cooed waving an arm casually.
Tendrils of black sprang forward grabbing cords and ropes and cables. They snaked across the floor toward the boy.
Beast Boy tore his gaze from an amused Raven. He transformed into a bird quickly taking flight as the cord snakes slithered closer.
A few shot from shelves wrapping a green raven in their midst. Beast Boy changed again, this time into a gorilla.
More wired wrapped around his legs holding the animal to the ground. Quickly they slithered grabbing his bulky arms winding tightly around.
Beast Boy had no choice but to resume his human form. Grunting and cussing the boy fought. His strength no match for the cords they quickly wrapped across his skin. Red lashing pressed in under all the rope.
His arms and legs finally were held in place. A few red and green wires squeezed his torso. A purple shimmering metal cable hung around the boy's neck forcing his gaze on Raven.
"Raven…what are you…" Beast Boy was gasping. The fight and strain had leaving his short of breath. The purple cord tightened ever so slightly, Beast Boy coughed, hacking for air in his lungs.
"What not finding this fun? This not your kind of game?" Raven hissed. The bulb above her blinked in and out. She was having so much enjoyment watching her powers drain the sweet life from Beast Boy.
Beast Boy was terrified. The light kept blinking out. At first he thought it was his consciousness leaving. No it was worse, he was still awake.
He could keep the blood in his veins pushing to get to his quickly dying limbs. He struggled for little breath in his lungs. He didn't want the air, he wanted to pass out. But his carnal animal instincts pushed his body to breathe.
The cord at his neck was most noticeable. It was sharp metal that slowly dug into his skin. He couldn't focus; Ravens words didn't reach his head.
His only thoughts were of betrayal, another female he held close was betraying him. No it wasn't because of Slade, or he didn't think so. No Raven clearly stood satisfied as she controlled whether he lived or died. By the tightening of the cords, he guessed the later.
"Why?" Beast Boy choked out. He felt the sour taste of blood and bile on his tongue. His joins groaned under protest. He could feel his bones willing to break.
He felt his shoulder dislocate paralyzing him further. His pelvic bone beginning to bend most painfully.
"Because you all deserve to be punished," Raven answered warmly. The light blanked out for a few moments, the two in complete darkness.
Beast Boys eyes widened, he had heard that. He wasn't the only one to die…
"That's right, I still have two more to attend to." Raven smiled and stepped forward. Beast Boy felt his vision dimming and his heart slowing. It had sped up trying to get out blood, but now it was quitting.
Raven drew a finger across the purple at Beast Boys neck. It tightened, digging into the skin pressed against the artery there. Blood spilt around it spilling down the boys green skin.
Raven pressed a finger to the vermilion liquid. Drawing it back she watched the red droplet gather on her finger. Slowly it dripped to the ground.
Satisfied she stepped back again. Beast Boy felt himself take his last breath, the oxygen gathering in his body for no purpose.
The purple pressed finally cutting through a vital artery. The lights of the room finally flickered out. They shone only once more briefly before staying dead.
Beast Boy had seen no one in the room, Raven was gone.
He didn't even have time for emotions. Tears never came, no remorse for the troubled soul. Betrayal and confusion sunk deep into his crushed bones and mangled arteries.
The cords stayed put long after Beast Boys heart had stopped. Stale blood still slipped over his lifeless form staining the green cords and mixing with the red.
Lifeless green eyes looked out at the dark. Raven had won this game…
Mmm another dead. Don't worry you'll get more understanding about Ravens OC-ness later. I hope it was eerie enough for everyone, and thanks to those who reviewed. Happy Halloween…
:Bloody Fae: