Sorry i haven't posted in a while. i've just been really pre-occupied with other things at the moment. but i'll talk more at the end. so on with the story...
Chapter 13: Jealousy's Rage.
"Starfire! I know the true you is inside there! Why are you doing this?" Raven said, pleading with Starfire. She was desperate to not fight; her powers weren't fully under control yet.
"I have already told you that Raven. To kill you and get Robin back!" Starfire aimed a fire bolt and shot at Raven. Raven blocked it with a black energy shield causing the star bolt to hit a wall.
Robin heard the hit from his room. He walked out his door and went down to Raven's room to see what was happening. He knocked on the door. He could hear Starfire's voice spitting at Raven. "RAVEN! LET ME IN!" He yelled through the door.
She didn't answer. He began to ram up against the door. It broke down and he stumbled in to see Starfire backing Raven into a corner. "STARFIRE! STOP!" Robin shouted. Starfire snapped her round to look at Robin in the eyes. Her eyes were burning the emerald green they did when she got angry or jealous.
"I am getting rid of her Robin. Then you and I can be together without her getting in the way!" Starfire said to Robin.
"Starfire! I will never want you over her. I don't love you!" Robin yelled back at her.
"Then you will die too!" Starfire said, pointing one arm, green glowing around it, at Robin. "I THOUGH YOU LOVED ME! BUT YOU STILL CHOOSE HER OVER ME! IFI CAN'T HAVE YOU ROBIN, THEN NO ONE CAN!" Starfire screamed. She shot at Robin but Robin dodged out the way.
Raven stood up behind and encased Starfire in a black ball, hovering over the floor. Starfire hit against the edges but it was no use. There was no way out and she was trapped. Raven moved her out of the room and down the corridor. Robin walked by her side. "What are we going to do with her?" Raven asked.
"There are some cells down in the cellar. Bruce used to use them for criminals like Starfire; you know the kinds that have super powers and stuff. They should hold her. We'll take her down there." Robin said.
Raven guided the black energy ball down into the cellar. She threw Starfire into one of the cells and slammed the door. They could hear her trying to blast her way out but it was no use. She was trapped. They walked back up and tried to find Bruce. They couldn't find him anywhere. They hadn't checked one place though. They went up to the room, which they guessed was Bruce's own bedroom. They knocked on the door and entered. It was pitch black inside. Robin felt around the wall, trying to find a light switch. He found one soon enough and flicked it up. They were blinded for a moment from the sudden light but when their eyes adjusted to the dark, they were poisoned with the sight of Bruce lying in a corner, bruised and bleeding with cuts everywhere. In the middle of his top was the symbol Slade had branded Raven with. Robin ran over to him to check he was still alive. He put his fingers to Bruce's neck to check the pulse. There was a faint one. Robin turned his head to Raven. "He's still alive." His breath stopped though when he saw Slade holding a knife at Raven's neck while his over hand held tightly around her waist.
"Let her go Slade!" Robin hissed, standing up and standing in his fighting pose.
"Now why would I want to do that? She is my bargaining ticket." Slade's smug voice said.
"What do you mean by that?" Robin spat.
"Well you see, I have been growing rather jealous of your sweet love bird over here. See, she has the ability to influence your decisions in life, something I have wanted to do for a long time now. But you see, if I am to compromise her safety then I an control you with a click of my fingers." Slade said, Robin knowing full well that he was smirking widely behind that steel mask of his.
"What do you want Slade?" Robin spat.
"You. I want you to work for me. I want you to be my apprentice."
"But you already have Starfire."
"Yes, but with two Titans, I will be unstoppable."
"Will you promise not to harm Raven?"
"Of course. Now, do we have a deal?" Raven was trying to shake her head and signal to Robin to not do it, but if she moved it too much then the knife would slit her throat and kill her. It was already shallowly cutting at her, causing droplets of blood to fall down her throat and stain her pale skin.
"Fine." Robin said, his head dropping.
Raven wanted to scream at him but she couldn't. Slade released her and pushed her to the ground. "As your first duty to me apprentice, I order you to kill her." Slade said smugly.
"WHAT? YOU SAID YOU WOULDN'T HARM HER!" Robin yelled.
"I said that I wouldn't harm her. I never said anything about you not harming her." Slade said.
"I will not hurt her." Robin said.
"Well if you are going to break your promise to me, then I will break mine to you." Slade said before reaching for the knife in his back pocket and flinging it at Raven's leg. She cried out in pain. "It was nice to see you again Robin, oh and Raven, you're father has a message for you. He says to sit tight, your present will arrive soon enough." Slade disappeared.
Robin ran over to Raven and pulled the knife from her thigh. She screamed in pain. She sat up and put her hands over the wound and began to heal herself. "Why did you do that?" She said to Robin.
"Because I was not prepared to watch Slade kill you when there was simple answer to it." Robin said.
"What, so you think that I would rather be alive and have to live with the fact that I could not be with you and that you were working for my father than die?" Raven said, anger starting to escape in her voice.
"I would not be working for your father and yes, I would rather you live and know that you were safe from Slade than you dead and I would never be able to set eyes upon your living figure again." Robin said, also getting abit annoyed at the fact that she was having ago at him because he put her first.
"IF YOU WORK FOR SLADE THEN YOU WORK FOR MY FATHER ROBIN. I WOULD END UP HRUTING MYSELF IF YOU WERE TO DO THAT!" She yelled at him. "DO YOU KNOW WHAT HE HAS PUT ME THROUGH? I COULD NOT BEAR TO WATCH YOU STAND SIDE BY SIDE WITH HIM! IT WOULD TEAR ME UP IN SIDE!"
Robin dropped his head. He hadn't thought about it. He had only been thinking about Raven. He didn't think about the consequences but how could he when he was in a situation like that? "Look, I'm sorry ok. It's just that I love you and I didn't want you to get hurt. They were my only intentions." Robin said.
"I know you love me and I love you too. It just gets to me when every happy thing in my life, someone has to ruin." Raven said. She pulled him close to her. "Just promise me that if Slade asks you to join him or see me die, just let him kill me." Raven said with a slight smile on her face. Robin nodded, knowing full well that he would never uphold that promise, she knew that also but she didn't care. She pulled him close and into a passionate kiss.
They then suddenly remembered that Bruce was lying unconscious in the corner. They scrambled up and Raven lifted up Bruce with her powers. They took him down to the hospital wing, hand in hand. Even though Raven and Robin were going through probably the most difficult time in their lives, being hunted by Slade, Trigon and Starfire, they still had each other which kept them fighting on.
Sorry it's so short. i might not be posting for a while, i'll try to but it may not be for a week or so because my nan is dying and she lives with me and she's probably going to die quiet soon. shes starting to forget things and get confused so i'm trying to spend as much time as possible with her and it's just a really difficult time for me at the moment. i will try and post a new chapter up soon though but it probably won't be up for a week or so because of those reasons.
CrimsonCape aka Charlie
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