Song fic..."Breathe No More" by Evanescence. This one is sad. Yeah, like the next two chapters are as well...sniffle...damn I hate writing sad stuff..........HikariMoriyaku
Chapter 11: Breathe No More
Slade moved letting Beastboy fall on his face. Cyborg held Raven in his arms. The girl was not moving. Her breathing was faint and slow. Beastboy stood up, but Slade was gone.
"Dude! Where did he go?!"
"BB! We have a problem here!" yelled Cyborg.
The changling ran over towards them.
"What's wrong?"
"I don't know, but she's not breathing very well."
"Let's get her to the infirmary. Maybe we can find out what's wrong," said Robin.
Starfire didn't say anything. It didn't even seem as if she was awake. Beastboy nodded. Cyborg and Robin went into the tower. Starfire looked at Beastboy.
"Friend, are you okay?" she asked near tears.
"Yeah, I'm fine," he choaked, tears falling out of his green eyes.
"Are you sure?"
"Star, don't push me. Please, not now."
"I am not pushing you anywhere. I'm going to cheak on friend Raven."
The alien walked over to the stairwell. She turned to look at Beastboy.
"Raven will not die without a fight. You should know that."
Beastboy stared at Starfire in suprise. She smiled then walked down the steps and into the darkness.
'She's right,' he thought. 'Raven won't leave me. She can't. Can she?'
Beastboy walked over to the stairwell. He soon disappeared down them.
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Raven fell through the darkness. She didn't know where she was at until she hit the bottom. She stood slowly. In front of her was a mirror. Raven looked at herself. The reflection was smiling, but Raven was not.
I've been looking in the mirror for so long
That I've come to believe my soul's on the other side
Raven placed her hand on the mirror.
"Is this the real me?"
It shattered, falling apart. Raven gasped.
Oh, the little pieces falling, shatter
Shards of me
Raven bent down to pick them up. She touched one and pulled her hand back. Her crimson blood was welling up. It began to drip down her arm.
Too sharp to put back together
Too small to matter
But big enough to cut me into so many little pieces
If I try to touch her
Raven sighed. She looked at the pieces. That was her. That was who she was. Who she used to be.
"I'm gone now. I've been broken."
And I bleed
I bleed
And I breathe
I breathe no more
She was falling again. She landed and stood. This time, a large well stood in front of her. She walked over to it.
Take a breath and I try to draw from my spirit's well
Yet again you refuse to drink, like a stubborn child
Nothing was in it. It was dried out. Tears began to form in her eyes.
"Is this what I was living for? Nothing?" she asked herself. "Was I truely nothing? No, I was just sick. I couldn't heal. I had nothing left to live for."
Lie to me
Convince me that I've been sick forever
And all of this
Will make sence when I get better
Falling again, Raven hit the ground. She didn't want to know what she was going to be shown this time. Something told her that it would be something painful. Raven stood. There was voices.
"Rae, Raven!"
"Why will she not awaken?"
"Raven!"
Three different voices calling to her.
"Raven!"
The last voice that haunted her dreams. The voice that called to her in her silent solitude. The voice that she grew to love.
But I know the difference
Between myself and my reflection
I just can't help to wonder
Which of us do you love?
"Beastboy!" she yelled.
Raven held out her hand. She walked towards his voice, but the darkness held her. She screamed, but nothing happened. She fell again. Raven fell into cold, dark water.
So I bleed
I bleed
And I breathe
I breathe now
Water, burning down her throat. Raven struggeled to stay above the water. She gasped for air, inhaling water instead. It burned as it forced its way down her throat. Raven felt tired. She stopped struggling. She stopped fighting. This was the end. She was dying. Her end was finally comming.
Bleed
I bleed
And I breathe
I breathe
I breathe
I breathe no more
Raven's heart began to slowly stop. Then, everything was silent.
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"Raven!"
Beastboy grabbed her hand. She had gotten so cold. Three tears came out of her eyes. Then, nothing. Her breathing stopped and her heart was getting slower. She was dying.
"Raven! No! Please, don't go!" Beastboy yelled.
When her heart stopped, Beastboy jumped on the bed. He pulled her into his arms.
"Raven, no!"
He kept sobbing her name, but nothing happened. She was gone. Raven died.
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Sniffle...Damn that's sad..............HikariMoriyaku