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Chapter 8: Remain In the State of Denial

"No! No friend Raven! You are not going to die!" She screamed and cried. Threw things and slammed fists against the floor. But the empath before her just sat still upon the bed, an empty, tired look to her eyes.

It's true then…

Starfire wrapped her arms around Raven, as if trying to hold her away from death's grip.

friend Raven is truly leaving us…

"No, friend Raven…I shall not allow you to leave us…" The door burst open and a frantic looking Terra ran inside.

"Starfire! Raven! What's going on? How did Robin…?"


They were eating ice cream on the ferris wheel. It was a beautiful night, stars sprinkled into the swirl of dark gray clouds. The sound of beeping cut the comfortable silence like a knife.

"Yo! BB! Terra! Get over to the tower NOW!" Cyborg's urgent face pleaded.

"Coming dude!" They flew off, a pterodactyl and a beautiful blonde upon a large chunk of rock. They reached the MedLab, which was where the screaming was coming from. Banging the door open, both Beast boy and Terra gasped in shock.

"Robin…?"


She glanced at the sobbing girl to the unmoving girl, back to the sobbing one.

"Starfire…?" Her voice was questioning, and gently placed her hand on the shoulder of the distressed Titan.

"Friend Raven…" Starfire hiccupped loudly.

"…Friend Raven is dying!" She let out a loud wail and began to sob once more. Terra jerked her head to face Raven, who looked as though she was going to pass out.

"Raven? What is she talking about? Raven?" The girl swayed and fell into a dead faint. In another room of the Titan's Tower, a teen boy took his first step.


"Dude! How did…how did you…?" Beast Boy was helping Robin steady himself as he took a step from the bed.

"I don't know. But the Mark of Scath was on my chest. In blood." He grimaced as he raised his shirt to show the other two boys. Cyborg shook his head in utter disbelief.

"So you think Slade is behind this?" The leader of the Titans gave him a curt nod.

"But he's the one who killed you! Why would he bring you back to life?" The green changeling was waving him arms in hysteria. He couldn't believe it. It confused him, made him happy, and made him want to cry. Robin was back.

"Yea man. And besides, he couldn't get past my security! It's completely updated and Slade-proof!" The half cybernetic boy was indignant.

"Look. I'm tired. I need some sleep." Robin's voice held no humor, and no wonder. He just came back from the dead. Without another word, they helped the weak boy to get to his original room, hoping he would talk tomorrow. As soon as he hit the bed, Robin fell into a deep sleep, and a half-demon child woke up in cold sweat.


It was cold. So cold. The world before her was spinning and there was something crushing her lungs. Two figures before her steadied her and after a few more moments she could see clearly again.

"Raven." Terra's voice was soft, yet demanding. Raven turned her eyes to her, and was surprised to see silent tears run down her face.

"Terra, what's wrong? Are you okay? Why…?" She turned to Starfire, and realized that she also, was crying.

"What's going on?" Her tone was frustrated, and she was feeling as though she was run over by a 200 ton Mac truck.

"Starfire told me about…about the spell." The earth psychic spoke and in a rush the last few days stirred into her memories.

"Oh…the spell." Raven's head began to pound and she took in a shaky breath.

"Raven, how much more time do you have left?" Terra wiped her tears away, so as not to make Raven feel bad. In turn, the darkly dressed girl cleared her throat, but Starfire spoke for her.

"According to the spell, as soon as the one who was dead has reached full strength, the user of the spell shall be cleared from the world." Licking her dry lips, Terra pulled out her communicator. She needed to tell the others.

"No!" Raven jerked her hand out and snatched it from Terra's hands.

"You can't tell them! You can't tell any of them!" The two girls watched her in disbelief, and Starfire shook with anger.

"Friend Raven! You must tell them! You must!" Raven shook her head over and over again.

"No. You can't. If you do, I'll leave." It was a threat. What could they do? Nothing, of course. They reluctantly promised her their silent oaths, shared rivers made of tears, and arguments of why, when, and how.

"Friend Raven…you cannot…I will not let you…" With a fresh batch of tears she ran out of the room. Terra closed her eyes, which were also wet with salty water.

"Raven…I can't believe this…" Rolling her eyes, Raven did her best to smirk.

"Look. None of you can change this, so there's no point in crying. Just don't tell the boys that I…" With a gasp she jerked forward, clawing at her abdomen in shock. Terra hurried to her side as she whimpered in pain.

"Raven? Raven! Com'on! It's okay!" Her amethyst eyes rolled back, showing white and from the corner of her mouth, blood dribbled forth. In desperation, Terra called Starfire, who came back in moments later, eyes puffed and bloodshot. Both were doing their best to help the suffering girl, but the pain wouldn't stop, the whimpers of fear weren't ceasing, and the blood was beginning to leave a small pond in the dark satin sheets.


He thought he heard something and looked up. Smiling wide he waved a chicken leg at the figure before him.

"Whoo! Hey Robin! Glad you're up!"


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