Have You Ever Wondered? Prt.II
Raven was on her bed with the gray sheets surrounding her. She was not sleeping but wondering what she would do when Slade would come back. She sighed and dug her face into her pillows. It was only six o' clock and she wished the frustrating day would be over. She lifted her head and decided to meditate.
"Azarath, Meteron, Zinthos……Azarath, Meteron, Zin…" Her meditation was interrupted by a knock on the door. Raven stood in front of the door and slightly opened it. It was surprisingly Beast Boy.
"Beast Boy?" Raven said in a questioning tone of voice.
"Uhhh Yeah….I brought you some herbal tea and cookies."
"Cookies?"
"Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, and I made it. Hoping you would feel better." Raven stared at Beast Boy still surprised from his visit, especially with cookies and tea.
"I'll take the tea… but the cookies… I'll pass"
"C'mon Raven they're shaped like the team!" Raven looked down at the plate and noticed the misshaped faces on the cookies were indeed the teams. Raven took the tea in one hand and took Beast Boy's head shaped cookie and bit it…hard. Beast Boy smiled uneasily. Raven looked down at the plate and also took Robin's cookie.
"I know you want some Beast Boy, it's written all over you. Take the rest. I know you'll enjoy eating Cyborg. Beast Boy was stunned by Raven's "kindness", but he smiled his toothy smile and quickly said thanks while biting on Cyborg's head. Raven looked at Robin's "head" and set it down next to her mug of tea. She sipped the tea and she had a feeling all of this was Robin's idea…..Raven shook her head from the obviously useless statement she said before and began to meditate again. The rain was falling outside and the lightning and thunder were creating a frightening sound. The loud noises kept interrupting her meditation so she stopped and laid down on the bed thinking how to spend her time. Before she knew it she was fast asleep. In her dream was fire and smoke. She saw hooded people surrounding a child. The child had a triangular red emblem and had grey skin resembling hers. Long candles were lit around the infant and strange potions and mixed herbs were put together near the baby. Raven started to remember strange things such as this in her past and she realized this was a memory right when she saw a man and a boy. The man being her father, the man she hated the most and the boy…..seemed unfamiliar. His crystal blue eyes were piercing and terrifying more than her father's red ones. The hooded people surrounding the baby bowed at the graceful steps of the father. He was a Lord in Azarath. And Raven hated every second she was with the man and also being his cursed daughter. Raven screamed remembering the painful things her father did to her as a child.
"Raven! Raven!" Raven moaned and realized that the painful memory was just a dream. Raven felt warm drops of perspiration against her forehead and cheeks. Raven closed her eyes and opened them again and seeing Beast Boy shaking her.
"Beast Boy?" Raven said. "What're you doing in my room?""Uhh…..sorry you were screaming and…."
"Raven!" Raven turned her gaze to the second intruder of her room, it was Robin.
"I heard you scream what happened?"
"It was nothing." Raven quickly put her hood on hiding her face.
"I'm sick and tired of you hearing "it's nothing" I want some answers Raven!" Robin's hands were now on both of her shoulders instead of Beast Boy's. Raven's eyes widened and she shook herself away. Beast Boy's eyes were in a serious face.
"S…Sorry Raven I lost control…" Robin said apologetically. Raven slowly nodded as a sign of understanding. Beast Boy was dumbfounded and was staring at Robin and Raven. Robin turned to Beast Boy and grabbed him by the arm.
"Let's go. I think Raven needs time alone." Beast Boy nodded and turned his head to see Raven's face astounded by what happened. Raven breathed in and out and calmed herself. The rain was pounding harder than ever. Raven stared at the window for a long time. The rythmetic beats of the drops hitting against the window was surprisingly soothing. Slowly sipping tea and staring out the window made the long hours of wait go away. While she was at her last gulp of tea she realized the Robin cookie still on the table. She wrapped it in a mound of tissue and placed it on her table. It was 11 o'clock and she climbed on to her bed resting her head on the cold pillow not knowing Slade was outside her window watching her every move.
"I see….the one you treasure is indeed in the tower…" Slade sneered coldly, "this will be very interesting….have a good night sleep birthday girl…while you can."
