BB: What do you mean, not the only one?

Raven: What I said. I'm not the only half-demon in this house.

(Iris, behind the door): She admits it!

(Krimson, same place): Shh!

Cy: (raised eyebrow) Part demon?

BB: So you are evil!

Raven: (desperately) No! I'm not evil!

(Iris): Ha!

BB: (Sceptically) So you're a demon, yet you're not evil. Right...

Robin: Hey! Give her a chance to explain!

Star: What is a 'demon'?

BB: An evil creature. (Raven sinks lower in her chair, shaking, wrapping her arms around herself) With evil powers that like killing people...

Star: (slow on the uptake) No! Raven is our friend, she is not evil! Raven, you are not evil, correct?

Raven: (chibi voice) I don't want to be, but my father was evil...

Robin: Enough. Your choices say whether you are good or evil, not your family.

Raven: Azar, the high priestess in Azerath, took me under her wing and taught me to control my powers. She taught me to heal as well, to undo the evil that he's done... That I might do.

BB: ...

Iris: ...

Krimson: ...

Star: Raven...

Cy: (glares at BB)

BB: I... I'm sorry, Rei...

Raven: (still teary) You should be. (stands up shakily) I'm gonna go to my room and... Meditate or something. (Leaves by a different door to I&K)

BB: (looks on mournfully)

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Krimson: So... What do you think?

Iris: She knows about me, that's for sure.

Krimson: What about this demon stuff?

Iris: Stuff? (Is still in shock from what Raven said)

Krimson: Do you think she's evil?

Iris: I... I'm not sure anymore.

Krimson: (yelps) What do you mean, not sure? You have to be sure!

Iris: She sounded so convincing...

Krimson: The blood is thicker in her than you...

Iris: Here, now... You wouldn't think that she'd turn out like that, would you?

Krimson: But she does. We've been there, been attacked by it. C'mon Eis!

Iris: (looks at her hands, starts shaking) Does that mean that I'll turn out like one of Them too?

Krimson: Stop it Eis! (shakes her) You won't! You're mostly human!

Iris: And she's half human. Unless there's something we don't know...

Krimson: (Fires up a red-bolt) Shut up Iris! Now!

Iris: Krimson... (stares into space)

Krimson: Wake up! Don't make me fire this thing!

Cy: (opens door) What's going on out here?

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Okay guys, sorry if I'm slow to update lately, if you've got me on Author Alert you'll know that I've been working on a Xiaolin Showdown fic: 'Sequel to 'In the Flesh''