A/N- Hey guys! Thanks for reviewing! Right now it's really late so I'm
going to finish this tomorrow or something. Oh, to hell with this it'll be
finished by the time you're reading this. ;)
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
It was morning at the tower. Everyone was awakening to a new day. Everyone that is, except Raven. She still had her amulet on so she couldn't sleep. She had her back to the window and was too deep in thought to notice that it was morning.
'So you're really going to take the scholarship, Raven?' she thought. 'I wonder what I'll tell the others. They'll be angry. That's for certain.
~*~ Thoughts~*~
"You're WHAT!" Cyborg would yell.
Beast boy would have fainted.
Starfire would start crying.
And Robin, with all the disappointment in her, would just stare and her with eyes that told her she was wrong.
She could already see Manzilla's Taunting face.
~*~End thoughts~*~
"RAVEN! BREAKFAST!" Hollered Cyborg from the kitchen.
'I'm coming' Raven told telepathically.
Raven arose from her chair and looked in her vanity. She looked horrible. She had circles under her eyes and her eyes were dimmed from the lack of happiness, in fact the only time that she felt happy for the past weeks was last night.
How could she be happy if she was about to turn her back on her friends and go to an Academy for Villainy?
'What do you mean by friends?' she asked herself.
She was walking to the door but stopped as she touched the cold steel. She looked at the statue by her bookcase. She was sure she had it next to her precious mirror before.
The statue was an odd one. It was a sculpture of two masks. On was a sad face and the other a laughing one. But the laugh had something to it that she couldn't put her finger on. It was as if the statue was laughing at the expense of another.
Raven shook off the strange feeling and opened her door.
~*~ Kitchen ~*~
Everyone was sitting at the table except Robin. Starfire was sobbing hysterically onto Cyborg's shoulder while Beast Boy looked through shaded eyes. Raven, fearing the worst, spoke up.
"Where's Robin?" she asked a little shakier than she felt.
Beast boy was making signs behind Starfire, telling Raven not to ask but Raven didn't seem to notice.
"He's in his room." Said Cyborg.
"Why is Starfire crying?" she asked feeling relieved that Robin's ok.
"Robin uhhh..." started Beast Boy.
"Robin BROKE UP WITH ME!!!" yelled Starfire as she glided to her room and shut the door behind her.
"Poor Starfire." Cyborg whispered.
Raven looked away from the others. They broke up? But why? They looked so happy. Then a sudden thought found its way into Ravens head.
'Thought he'd never do it.' It was Manzilla.
Raven looked at Manzilla.
'I finally have him all to myself.' The thought continued.
Raven covered her ears and started running towards her room and mega- locked it so no one could ever come in. She took out the incense and the same candle as before. She also took off her pendant just incase.
She closed her eyes and thought about all the bad things that had happened before. Her friends that treated her like nothing. Manzilla. Being caught up in the middle of things. But she couldn't finish.
There came a loud beeping and knew instantly that the alarm went off. She heard a loud knock at her door.
"Raven, Starfire's not going! We need you!" Cyborg said.
Raven thought for a moment. She should help, it was the least she could do if she's going to leave.
"I'll be right there." She spoke silently.
She arose from her spot and headed to the door. Then she heard a voice from behind her.
'Raven' it seemed to echo in a horrible way.
She looked around, troubled by the voice. Her eyes fell on the statue. It looked different than before; the laughing one looked more evil than earlier. She stared at harder. The one with sorrow in its yes looked so ominous that you'd be surprised if you can stay in the same room with it.
"Raven! We're waiting for you!" Cyborg yelled.
"Coming." She said in her monotone.
She will speak to Slade later. And with one last look at the statue, Raven left her room.
~*~ On the Streets ~*~
It was noon so lots of people were on the streets, at least until a certain monster came out. It was Albacore, the sea monster.
"Hey didn't your mother ever teach you to play nice?" asked Robin.
Raven always liked how Robin would say those kinds of things before he fought them. And unknown to anyone, Raven blushed.
Then both Robin and Cyborg sent the Sonic-Boom attack towards the slimy creature. It did some damage but not enough.
Manzilla took out an arrow and spoke coldly, "Lets see how you like this."
As she said this she threw the deadly arrow at Albacore. Albacore roared angrily and stretched a clawed hand towards Manzilla. He managed to scratch her face before he was engulfed in darkness by Raven.
As he turned into a shadow statue, Raven flew behind Manzilla and took and arrow from her basket and flew towards Albacore's face. With one last smirk, Raven implanted the arrow on the monsters forehead and watched as it crumbled into a million pieces.
She looked at the others and raised her head up as she flew towards the tower; the others gawked at her retreating form.
~*~ Raven's room ~*~
It was really late. Raven closed the door behind her and lit the candles in her room. She took a few glances at the statue and saw that it was unmoving. She finally closed her eyes and concentrated on her anger.
Slowly, a figure appeared in the smoke from the candles. Slade had come back.
"Well Raven, have you considered my offer yet?" he asked the troubled youth.
Raven hesitated. Was she doing the right thing? She hoped she was.
At first she couldn't find her voice, and then she started stammering when finally she could talk.
"Y-y-es I-I want to t-t-ake the scholar-"she couldn't finish.
She just looked at Slade, hoping he knew what she was talking about. To her surprise, he was smiling.
"Very good indeed. You are, as of now, enrolled in the H.I.V.E. Academy. You shall receive a letter shortly consisting of all that you will need, your transportation, etc." He said, smiling a wicked smile.
Raven wanted to ask more questions but he disappeared at the sound of her door knocking. Raven sighed hoping she did the right thing. She walked towards the door and opened it enough to show part of her face. It was Robin.
"Hi," he said ", I want to talk to you, please let me come in."
Raven looked into his masked eyes.
"Very well." She said in a monotone voice.
"Listen, I've been meaning to tell you that," he began ", you are a very special person and that you mean a lot to me."
Raven couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Look, what I'm trying to say is that, I Love you." He said but you couldn't really tell what kind of face he was showing.
Raven stared wide eyed at Robin. Did she hear him correctly? She hoped she did. At first she was speechless. There was a lot of silence when finally,
"I love you too, Robin." Tumbled out of Ravens mouth.
Robin looked at Raven and Raven looked at Robin. Their faces were inches apart and they were slowly filling the gap. Raven could feel Robin's breath. They were so close until their lips met.
It was a short yet passionate kiss but it ended too soon for Raven as the sound of Cyborg's snores sounded through the Tower.
"I better go." Robin said.
As he got up he smiled at Raven and to his surprise she smiled back.
When Raven closed the door she looked at her reflection. She seemed happier. Her eyes were less dim and the dark circles under her eyes were receding. She should stay she thought. She is going to contact Slade and tell him to forget it.
But she looked at the table were the candle was. The amulet was on top of it.
'Looks like Ravens going to go beddy-by." Came a hollow voice.
Raven looked at the statue. It was laughing.
She couldn't do anything except close her eyes.
~*~DREAM~*~
She was in the middle of no where. Her uniform was torn and she was covered in dry blood. She looked around her. Why did she have to take off the amulet? Then in a distance, she heard thunder. It started raining. She was caught in the middle of a storm! The winds howled as they bashed Raven.
The rain stung her skin until it was red and raw. It felt like thousands of wasps stinging her. Then she saw that the water was reaching her knees. Oh no. She was caught in a flash flood. And out of nowhere the water became a sea. Raven was sinking fast.
Then she felt something grab her hand. At first she was thankful until she looked up at her savior. It was horrifying. The thing had no eyes and its teeth were more like fangs. Dripping with blood and all.
The thing grew leathery wings and carried her up to the sky. It felt like forever until they reached a studio. But it was more of a graveyard. Raven started screaming as more things like the one that saved her appeared. They took her by the hand and started to gnaw at her fingers.
~*~END DREAM~*~
Rave woke up on the ground she looked around her and felt her face. It was clammy and sweaty.
"Raven, come to the kitchen." Cyborg said.
But if it wasn't for Cyborg's natural loud voice, Raven wouldn't have heard him. She wondered what could be wrong.
'Do you really have to ask that?' came a voice behind her.
She turned instantly. Her eyes moved across the room. Nothing was in there. That's when her eyes fell on the statue. Evil and ominous than ever.
"Who or what are you?" she asked.
Silence.
"RAVEN!" said Cyborg only this time his voice was fueled with anger.
"I'm coming." She said in her normal voice.
She opened the door and closed it behind her and walked to the Kitchen. Sitting there was all Starfire, Manzilla, Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Robin.
Robin was holding a yellow envelope with a honey comb print and an 'H' seal.
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
It was morning at the tower. Everyone was awakening to a new day. Everyone that is, except Raven. She still had her amulet on so she couldn't sleep. She had her back to the window and was too deep in thought to notice that it was morning.
'So you're really going to take the scholarship, Raven?' she thought. 'I wonder what I'll tell the others. They'll be angry. That's for certain.
~*~ Thoughts~*~
"You're WHAT!" Cyborg would yell.
Beast boy would have fainted.
Starfire would start crying.
And Robin, with all the disappointment in her, would just stare and her with eyes that told her she was wrong.
She could already see Manzilla's Taunting face.
~*~End thoughts~*~
"RAVEN! BREAKFAST!" Hollered Cyborg from the kitchen.
'I'm coming' Raven told telepathically.
Raven arose from her chair and looked in her vanity. She looked horrible. She had circles under her eyes and her eyes were dimmed from the lack of happiness, in fact the only time that she felt happy for the past weeks was last night.
How could she be happy if she was about to turn her back on her friends and go to an Academy for Villainy?
'What do you mean by friends?' she asked herself.
She was walking to the door but stopped as she touched the cold steel. She looked at the statue by her bookcase. She was sure she had it next to her precious mirror before.
The statue was an odd one. It was a sculpture of two masks. On was a sad face and the other a laughing one. But the laugh had something to it that she couldn't put her finger on. It was as if the statue was laughing at the expense of another.
Raven shook off the strange feeling and opened her door.
~*~ Kitchen ~*~
Everyone was sitting at the table except Robin. Starfire was sobbing hysterically onto Cyborg's shoulder while Beast Boy looked through shaded eyes. Raven, fearing the worst, spoke up.
"Where's Robin?" she asked a little shakier than she felt.
Beast boy was making signs behind Starfire, telling Raven not to ask but Raven didn't seem to notice.
"He's in his room." Said Cyborg.
"Why is Starfire crying?" she asked feeling relieved that Robin's ok.
"Robin uhhh..." started Beast Boy.
"Robin BROKE UP WITH ME!!!" yelled Starfire as she glided to her room and shut the door behind her.
"Poor Starfire." Cyborg whispered.
Raven looked away from the others. They broke up? But why? They looked so happy. Then a sudden thought found its way into Ravens head.
'Thought he'd never do it.' It was Manzilla.
Raven looked at Manzilla.
'I finally have him all to myself.' The thought continued.
Raven covered her ears and started running towards her room and mega- locked it so no one could ever come in. She took out the incense and the same candle as before. She also took off her pendant just incase.
She closed her eyes and thought about all the bad things that had happened before. Her friends that treated her like nothing. Manzilla. Being caught up in the middle of things. But she couldn't finish.
There came a loud beeping and knew instantly that the alarm went off. She heard a loud knock at her door.
"Raven, Starfire's not going! We need you!" Cyborg said.
Raven thought for a moment. She should help, it was the least she could do if she's going to leave.
"I'll be right there." She spoke silently.
She arose from her spot and headed to the door. Then she heard a voice from behind her.
'Raven' it seemed to echo in a horrible way.
She looked around, troubled by the voice. Her eyes fell on the statue. It looked different than before; the laughing one looked more evil than earlier. She stared at harder. The one with sorrow in its yes looked so ominous that you'd be surprised if you can stay in the same room with it.
"Raven! We're waiting for you!" Cyborg yelled.
"Coming." She said in her monotone.
She will speak to Slade later. And with one last look at the statue, Raven left her room.
~*~ On the Streets ~*~
It was noon so lots of people were on the streets, at least until a certain monster came out. It was Albacore, the sea monster.
"Hey didn't your mother ever teach you to play nice?" asked Robin.
Raven always liked how Robin would say those kinds of things before he fought them. And unknown to anyone, Raven blushed.
Then both Robin and Cyborg sent the Sonic-Boom attack towards the slimy creature. It did some damage but not enough.
Manzilla took out an arrow and spoke coldly, "Lets see how you like this."
As she said this she threw the deadly arrow at Albacore. Albacore roared angrily and stretched a clawed hand towards Manzilla. He managed to scratch her face before he was engulfed in darkness by Raven.
As he turned into a shadow statue, Raven flew behind Manzilla and took and arrow from her basket and flew towards Albacore's face. With one last smirk, Raven implanted the arrow on the monsters forehead and watched as it crumbled into a million pieces.
She looked at the others and raised her head up as she flew towards the tower; the others gawked at her retreating form.
~*~ Raven's room ~*~
It was really late. Raven closed the door behind her and lit the candles in her room. She took a few glances at the statue and saw that it was unmoving. She finally closed her eyes and concentrated on her anger.
Slowly, a figure appeared in the smoke from the candles. Slade had come back.
"Well Raven, have you considered my offer yet?" he asked the troubled youth.
Raven hesitated. Was she doing the right thing? She hoped she was.
At first she couldn't find her voice, and then she started stammering when finally she could talk.
"Y-y-es I-I want to t-t-ake the scholar-"she couldn't finish.
She just looked at Slade, hoping he knew what she was talking about. To her surprise, he was smiling.
"Very good indeed. You are, as of now, enrolled in the H.I.V.E. Academy. You shall receive a letter shortly consisting of all that you will need, your transportation, etc." He said, smiling a wicked smile.
Raven wanted to ask more questions but he disappeared at the sound of her door knocking. Raven sighed hoping she did the right thing. She walked towards the door and opened it enough to show part of her face. It was Robin.
"Hi," he said ", I want to talk to you, please let me come in."
Raven looked into his masked eyes.
"Very well." She said in a monotone voice.
"Listen, I've been meaning to tell you that," he began ", you are a very special person and that you mean a lot to me."
Raven couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Look, what I'm trying to say is that, I Love you." He said but you couldn't really tell what kind of face he was showing.
Raven stared wide eyed at Robin. Did she hear him correctly? She hoped she did. At first she was speechless. There was a lot of silence when finally,
"I love you too, Robin." Tumbled out of Ravens mouth.
Robin looked at Raven and Raven looked at Robin. Their faces were inches apart and they were slowly filling the gap. Raven could feel Robin's breath. They were so close until their lips met.
It was a short yet passionate kiss but it ended too soon for Raven as the sound of Cyborg's snores sounded through the Tower.
"I better go." Robin said.
As he got up he smiled at Raven and to his surprise she smiled back.
When Raven closed the door she looked at her reflection. She seemed happier. Her eyes were less dim and the dark circles under her eyes were receding. She should stay she thought. She is going to contact Slade and tell him to forget it.
But she looked at the table were the candle was. The amulet was on top of it.
'Looks like Ravens going to go beddy-by." Came a hollow voice.
Raven looked at the statue. It was laughing.
She couldn't do anything except close her eyes.
~*~DREAM~*~
She was in the middle of no where. Her uniform was torn and she was covered in dry blood. She looked around her. Why did she have to take off the amulet? Then in a distance, she heard thunder. It started raining. She was caught in the middle of a storm! The winds howled as they bashed Raven.
The rain stung her skin until it was red and raw. It felt like thousands of wasps stinging her. Then she saw that the water was reaching her knees. Oh no. She was caught in a flash flood. And out of nowhere the water became a sea. Raven was sinking fast.
Then she felt something grab her hand. At first she was thankful until she looked up at her savior. It was horrifying. The thing had no eyes and its teeth were more like fangs. Dripping with blood and all.
The thing grew leathery wings and carried her up to the sky. It felt like forever until they reached a studio. But it was more of a graveyard. Raven started screaming as more things like the one that saved her appeared. They took her by the hand and started to gnaw at her fingers.
~*~END DREAM~*~
Rave woke up on the ground she looked around her and felt her face. It was clammy and sweaty.
"Raven, come to the kitchen." Cyborg said.
But if it wasn't for Cyborg's natural loud voice, Raven wouldn't have heard him. She wondered what could be wrong.
'Do you really have to ask that?' came a voice behind her.
She turned instantly. Her eyes moved across the room. Nothing was in there. That's when her eyes fell on the statue. Evil and ominous than ever.
"Who or what are you?" she asked.
Silence.
"RAVEN!" said Cyborg only this time his voice was fueled with anger.
"I'm coming." She said in her normal voice.
She opened the door and closed it behind her and walked to the Kitchen. Sitting there was all Starfire, Manzilla, Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Robin.
Robin was holding a yellow envelope with a honey comb print and an 'H' seal.