Sister, O Sister!
Raven looked down at the hand, which was still shaking. She silently cursed herself for forgetting to meditate before coming down.
"Hey, Raven…" Beast-Boy began, hesitation showing in his face and voice, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Raven answered, shortly. She knew she was becoming tense, but she couldn't let them think anything was wrong. They might try to help her- and they might meet with Trigon. And that, was something she could not allow to happen, "I have to meditate," Raven announced, feeling more and more uncomfortable.
"Raven, if you need to talk…" Robin began.
"No!" Raven said quickly, "I don't need to talk. I am perfectly fine. I just had a nightmare- that's all."
Robin was a master at interrogations. One hour, maybe a little longer, would give him plenty of time to drag the information out of her.
"I really need to meditate," Raven said, not meeting any of their eyes, "I have to go."
Raven swooped out of the room, her cloak trailing behind her. Once in the sanctity of her room, Raven sat down, and began to take deep, steady breaths. Soon, she settled into a state of such emotionless-ness that she was able to begin chanting. Right before she began to enter the familiar depths of her own subconscious, she heard someone chanting with her.
What are you doing in my room? Raven demanded. No one should ever enter my room.
I need to talk to you. Came the answer, it wasn't from her own mind, but it was inside her mind- which did nothing to help Raven's unease.
How did you enter my mind?
I didn't. I am only sending you telepathic messages. You won't have learned this, having met no one else with your own power…
She had a point- Raven could tell by the voice that it was a girl- the only other telepath Raven had ever met was Aqua Lad, but he only spoke to sea-creatures.
What do you want? Raven worked to keep her mental voice cool, and un-revealing. She didn't want this person to sense her unease. (Raven didn't allow herself to think of it as fear, to save her personal pride.)
I only want to talk. There was no hostility in the girl's voice. She meant no harm… for now.
What do you want to talk about? Raven asked, deciding that it wouldn't hurt to find out what this girl wanted.
Are you Raven Roth?
Yes. Somehow, it didn't surprise Raven that this girl knew her name. Who are you?
I am Siriella. I am your sister.
Raven sat with Siriella, in the living room. All of the other Titans were gathered around, completely silent. Even Starfire was wearing the closest thing to a serious expression she could muster, which was a pout.
"How did you find us?" Robin demanded.
"I followed my instinct, and decided that Raven wouldn't be anywhere obvious. Obviously, I was wrong…" Siriella answered a hint of mischief in her eye.
"You didn't answer my question," Robin snarled, "How did you find us?"
"I searched," Siriella said, simply.
"For how long?" Cyborg asked.
Siriella thought about it, "Five years."
"What do you want with Raven?" Robin was looking infuriated- mostly because Siriella had beaten all of his technology and gotten into the Tower without any problem.
"Robin," Raven cut in, "She's not a criminal- she's my sister and she doesn't mean any harm."
Robin relaxed slightly, but he wasn't completely satisfied.
"How do we know your really Raven's sister?"
"I'm not," Siriella answered, "I'm her half-sister."
"How come Raven never told us about this earlier?" Beast Boy asked, a slight pout coming to his face.
"I didn't know," Raven admitted, "I knew that Trigon had a lot of different wives, and children, but I'd never met any of them."
"But friend Raven, how can you be sure she is your sister and a half?" Starfire asked, looking confused.
"Uh, Star," Robin said, "It's half-sister."
"Oh, oops," Starfire blushed.
"She is," Raven said, "She looks just like him."
There was a silence around the room, until Beast Boy hesitantly piped up, "Trigon?"
"Yes," Raven said, "Trigon."
Siriella looked annoyed for a moment, "I don't look like this in my real form," she defended, "and I look more like my mother than… that man." It was clear that Siriella felt similarly about Trigon as Raven did. She began to wonder if anyone had ever liked him.
"Anyway," Siriella went on, "Not that I'm not anxious to tell you every single little aspect of my life's story, I really need to ask Raven a question."
"What?" Raven asked, remembering why Siriella was here.
"Do you know where Erothine is?" Siriella asked, she began to look slightly anxious, "Do you know what happened to my brother?"
Raven looked down to the ground, "Come with me," she motioned for Siriella to follow her. Siriella did, all the time looking more and more nervous.
"Siriella," Raven began, knowing she wasn't ready for this, "Erothine, your brother, he was killed. Trigon killed him," Raven decided that beating around the bush was pointless.
Siriella was silent for several moments before asking, "How did he do it?"
"I'm not sure exactly, but I think that he went out of me, and possessed someone else- a human. Erothine didn't recognize who he was and…" Raven decided that she didn't need to go into detail about what happened next.
Siriella was too wrapped up in sadness for several moments to fully comprehend what Raven had said, "Wait! What do you mean, he went out of you?"
"Erothine never told you?"
Siriella shook her head, mystified.
Raven groaned. Despite the resemblance to Trigon and her own instincts, Raven wasn't completely sure this was her sister. If she just told this to some stranger, pretending to be her long-lost half-sister, Raven would never be able to forgive herself.
"When I was six," Raven began, decisively,"Something really bad happened to me…"
((Whee! So, what do you think so far? Sorry I kind of dropped it in the last chapter, but it was 12:00, and I needed to sleep. Well, anyway. I don't know what else to say besides I hope you like it so far and are not too confused, and I, um. Yea… that's it. Thanks for readin'!))
