Arella had never traveled to Azarath when she was pregent with Raven. Instead she decieded to stay in Jump city and try to hide the maddness that she knew her child would bestow upon the world from her child. Raven grew up with her powers always being an outcast from everyone. She still had her powers and that's why she had to keep her emotions in check to keep control of her powers. But she knews nothing of Trigon, Azarath, or being a half demon. Well except for what she knew as legends from ancient books that her mother had given to her. She had heard of the Teen Titans and had once seen them fight a battle, but had never thought of joining them because she knew that they would be like everyone else and think she was creepy. When she was younger she had always sercertly thought that Beast Boy was cute.
Raven's 20 and 5'11" and in college. She's still and outcast. Beast Boy's 18 and 6'1"still a member of the Titans. Starfire is 19 and 5'11"also a member of the Titans. Robin is 20 and 6'0", and Cyborg is 22 and still 6'0". The Team isn't called The Teen Titans anymore It's just The Titans.
Chapter 10
Betrayal
"Why not?" Raven was pulling away harder now.
"I love you too." Beast Boy didn't allow Raven to respond because he kissed her. She breifly stoped struggling, but knowing that's what he wanted, and that he would do what he did last night. Before Raven had a chance to begin struggling again he totally pulled away. Then walked to his room. Raven just stood there totally shocked.
"Wasn't he going to make a move?" Raven shut her door and laid down. That night Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg had come to check on her making sure that she was ok. 'I don't know what to do and it feels weird coming to you, but I really need to talk to someone . . . After all you are my outside observer.'
'It's pretty clear what you have to do.'
'Not to me.'
'Join Slade.'
'NO! I CAN'T BETRAY THEM!'
'That's all you can do.'
'No! There must be another way!'
'I'm sorry, but I don't see any other options at the moment . . . He meant it'
'What? . . . What did who mean? . . . Please answer me!'
But there was no answer.
"Raven. Tomarrow Terra and I will attack the city. During the battle you will catch the Titans off gaurd and attack them." She heard from her right ear.
"No." She said calmly.
" I can force you remember, and I'll hurt him the most."
"Fine." Protest showed in her voice.
It was near 8:00 pm and still Slade never attacked. Wishfully thinking she thought that maybe he wouldn't attack. She was just about to fall into a peacful sleep, when the alarm went off. "Slade." She left her room. At street that Slade and Terra were attacking, Raven was very depressed and it was noticable. Beast Boy thought it was his fault.
"Why hello Titans. I believe that there is no need for introductions."
"You got that right." Robin had his arms crossed. "Titans Go!" Robin jumped at Slade with his bo staff.
"Now." Raven heard from. It Terra's voice. Raven didn't move as the Titans fought Terra and Slade. Raven slowly moved on her own. She didn't want to this, but she had to. A black aura surrounded Robin and he was thrown into a building. The other Titans looked at Raven with astonishment. She repeated this attack with Starfire and Cyborg, but she couldn't attack Beast Boy. She just levitated over to Slade and Terra looking at her feet. Slade put his hand on her shoulder.
"Well done Raven." Slades voice was more sinister than ever before. Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, and Beast Boy looked at Raven. They couldn't believe what had happened when Terra joined she attacked within the first week to avoid getting to close to them, so why did Raven wait so long to betray them. Was it so that they wouldn't hurt her? None of them knew. Confusion overpowered them from logically. Terra, Slade, and Raven dissapeared into the shadows.
Later at the tower, Beast Boy was in his room, Everyone else was in the living room thrying to shake of the feeling of seeing yet another new teammate join Slade. Beast Boy was sitting on his bottom bunk with his forhead resting on the palm of his hand. 'Why is it that as soon as I feel something more than friendship for someone they instantly become my enemy?'
God must hate me
He
cursed me for eternity
God
must hate me
Maybe
you should pray for me
I'm
breaking down and you can't save me
I'm stuck in hell
Raven sat on the edge of her new bed in her new room. 'What can I do?'
'Like I said, nothing.'
'You must have something!'
'I told you I don't know what you can do. Other than obey Slade or let Beast Boy die.'
'He would die because of me. I would be killing him.'
'It's not your fault. It's Slade's.
'No. It is my fault.'
'I know we feel that way, but it's not.'
'Why did you say we?'
'Because I'm an impartial part of you that makes jugments not based on feelings, but I'm still part of you so I feel everything you do.'
'Oh.'
Terra entered him room without even knocking. This iritated Raven, but she wasn't in the mood to be pissed off. "What do you want Terra?"
"I just came by to say hi. We might as well get along somewhat if we're going to work together." Terra smiled. It was clearly fake.
"Great you said hi now go away." Raven glared at Terra.
"That was rude. Oh well, Let's still be friends." Terra still had the very fake smile on her face.
"Don't give me that bull shit! We could never, and will never be friends! Even if were on the same side!"
"If we're on the same side then we have the enemies, and after all the enemy of my enemy is my friend." Terra's fake smile turned into a smirk.
"They aren't my enemies!" Raven puched Terra.
"Yes they are! I thought the same thing when I joined him, but now look at me. I want them dead as much as Slade!"
'Then why aren't they dead.'
"Then why aren't they dead!" Raven surprised her self when she repeated what her inner voice had said.
"Emotional pain. We don't just want them dead. We want them to suffer, and your the next step to that."
"How?" Raven demamded.
"Well for one the Titans are closer to you than they were to me, and Beast Boy has eternal heart break-"
"What did you do to him!"
"I did nothing you did." Terra walked to the door. "Slade told me to tell you that we're attacking and destoying the titan tower tomarrow. From there it'll be easy to send all of the Titans into self hatred. So that they will want to die as much as we want them dead." Terra walked out. Raven sat on her bed, and cried. She tought about all the times she had been betrayed. How everytime afterwards she would promise her self that if it ever worked out with anyone that she would die instead of betry them, but this was different. It was betrayal or his life.