Fallen Darkly

K.Blacre

New Battles

Starfire lifted her head from her usual position when she slept, her hair overhangin the bed's foot while her feet rested at its head. She ran a brush through her hair and went into the kitchen for breakfast.

"I'm not eatin' tofu!" Cy yelled at BB.

"I'm not eating bacon!"

"You've never been a pig before!"

"It's still a living creature!"

"Must you two argue over everything?" Raven asked, sitting a few feet off the floor in her usual spot. Starfire giggled and walked over to Raven.

"Are you alright this morning, Raven?" The girl opened her eyes a slit and looked at the Tamaranian in front of her, her head slightly tilted.

"Yes." Smiling, Starfire turned to the arguing boys.

"Perhaps I could cook something for breakfast this morning." They stopped arguing and looked at Star.

"Fried pig sounds really good right about now." Beast Boy said with wide eyes.

"How 'bout some tofu?" Cyborg asked, fear in his.

"It's nine in the morning and no arguing?" Robin asked, walking into the room.

"Cyborg and Beast Boy suggested their usuals. As usual, they argued over it. Then, Starfire suggested she cook. And thus the silence." Raven broke down.

"Oh. How about..."

"Not pizza." Raven said.

"Okay." Before he could say anything more, the Titans' alarm went off throughout the tower.

"Ah man!" Cyborg growled.

"And before breakfast! The undescency of people!" Beast Boy yelled. Robin went to the screen and read off the attack.

"Who is it this time? Slade?" Cy asked.

"No, it's not." He said it curiously and turned to the others.

"Well, we could either keep standing here and wait for the repair bill or we can go and do something about it." Raven said.

The T-car sped through the city as people ran about. The R-cycle sped ahead. Raven sat beside Cyborg as he drove through the streets. Her eyes turned black and began to glow. Cyborg looked at her and notice the jewel on her forehead shining. Just like Star said. A mail box suddenly blew up, putting the R-cycle into a spin as Raven was thrown back into her seat and the T-car pulled to a sudden stop. Beast Boy looked down at the bike and the car from the air in his hawk form. Star dropped from the air and ran to Robin. He pulled off his helmet and looked back at the T-car. The front end looked like it had hit a pole head-on. Inside, he could see Raven slumped to one side, her eyes and jewel glowing. Starfire saw it, too.

"I told you." Something shook the ground as Beast Boy dropped from the sky and ran to the car. Cyborg got out and hurried to Raven's side of the car. As soon as he opened the door, Raven came tumbling out, lost in her trance. Robin and Star looked ahead as a heavy wind pulled together from all over. In the center of the four-way stop, a girl stood, her body glowing a bright white. She looked almost identical to Raven except her hair was longer and she wore no cloak. Her belt and clasps resembled leaves. She pointed her arms in front of her and Robin and Starfire flew back, over the hood of the car. Star caught herself but Robin landed, accompanied by a sickening crack.

"Robin!" Star yelled. Beast Boy went over to see if Robin was okay while Cyborg tried pulling Raven from her trance. He looked up at the girl as she walked forward.

"The demon princess." She said in a fused voice. In a flash, she was gone.

She slowly blinked her eyes, the room around her coming into focus. She was in the Med. Wing of the tower. A green face suddenly came over her. Beast Boy looked up.

"She's back!" He called. Two more faces hovered above her.

"Hey, you a'right?" Cyborg asked.

"What happened?" Starfire asked. Raven blinked many more times and slowly sat up. She put a hand to her head as if bracing it.

"I...I don't know." She then looked up at the others. "Where's Robin?" They looked at each other.

"His collar bone was snapped." Beast Boy said. "A girl showed up. She sorta looked like you." All eyes were on her now.

"If you think it was my fault..."

"No! But, she did. She came outa nowhere and blew this...wind on Star and Robin. He flew over the T-car and snapped his collar bone."

"I was able to catch myself in the air. I should have caught Robin." She balled her hands into fists and shut her eyes tightly, bowing her head.

"Hey, it wasn't your fault."

"You're all talking as if I'm dead." Raven looked up to the door to see Robin walking in.

"How long was I..."

"Two days, Man." Beast Boy said, looking at her.

"Two days?"

"Yeah, it was really weird. We were drivin' into the city to go find out what was goin' on when you just went into a trance. A mailbox blew up and the R-cycle went into a spin. Then, you jolted back like you were hit and didn't come out of it 'til today."

"We tried everything to bring you out, but nothing worked so we finally just let you come back for yourself." Robin finished.

"It really creeped us out, Rae." Beast Boy said, looking at Raven with worry caressing his face.

"Well, I'm fine now." She slid off the table and walked out without looking back. Robin looked down at his cast as she walked out.

"So, did we ever find out who that girl was?" Robin asked.

"No, but she looked a lot like Raven." Cyborg said.

"Yeah."

"Did the girl not show up after Raven went into her trance?" Starfire asked.

"Yeah, she did." Cyborg said.

"Well then maybe the two are connected in a way. Maybe we should find out."

"I don't know." Robin said.

"Remember when she wouldn't admit she was afraid after watching that movie and her mind conjured it up? Raven can do things even she's not aware of." Beast Boy said.

"He's got a point there, Rob. Maybe we should check it out. Just to make sure."

"Alright."

Raven went instantly to her room, locking the door behind her. She had to find out what was going on, if her father was up to something again. She looked around for her mirror, but didn't find it anywhere.

The others moved to the living room to talk about the events of the encounter with the strange girl when Raven burst into the room.

"Who took it?"

"Took what?" Beast Boy asked.

"My mirror. Where is it?"

"Uh, Rae, we didn't touch it. None of us did." Cyborg said.

"Then where did it go?"

"Did you check everywhere in your room?" Robin asked.

"Of course I did. Starf..."

"I have not touched anything in your room, Raven. I have not been in your room since last you let me. Which was some time ago." Starfire quickly said. Raven sighed and turned to go back to her room.

"Why is she so worked up about her mirror?" Robin asked. Cyborg and Beast Boy looked at each other, worry streaking both their faces.

Raven closed the door to her room only to be confronted by a girl that looked much like herself, only a bright white engulfed her body...

Author's Note: Okay, so here's the second chap. I hope you liked it. Tell me what you think. Don't worry, I'm getting to the romance part. So, who is this strange, glowing white girl that wants the demon princess? I don't know, that's why I'm asking you! Just kidding. Answers coming.