Fallen Darkly
K.Blacre
Intertwined
Szephyn saw her and he completely stopped. After he realized he'd stopped breathing, he took a deep breath. Before he could do or say anything to her, Beast Boy stepped out of the elevator.
"Raven! You're back!" He yelled. Starfire and Cyborg followed.
"Raven!" Starfire said, running to her friend and embracing her. Beast Boy looked up at Szephyn and smiled. Szephyn simply turned away and walked out of the room. Beast Boy shrugged and went to Raven. Cyborg looked after him for a moment; he then turned to the dark Titan.
"So, where the hell have you been?" He asked in a jokingly tone.
"Figuring things out."
"In your mirror?" Beast Boy asked.
"No. I still haven't found it."
"What have you discovered?" Starfire asked.
"It's my father and a dark side to me, the demon princess, that's causing the black outs. They're trying to come into this world."
"What about that girl?" Cy asked.
"She's...my mother." They all gasped and looked at Raven as if looking at a new person. "Look, I'm really tired. I'm going to bed." Raven walked out of the room, leaving her friends still in a state of wonder. She walked down the hall and into her room. Finding the mess, she sighed and started to clean up. A shadow loomed in the doorway. She sighed and turned her head. Szephyn stood there, leaning up against the door frame with his arms crossed.
"Did you find out why I was taken from my home in the middle of the night?" He asked. "At some point, I'd like to go back." Raven turned back to what she was doing. She felt her heart plummet at the thought of him leaving. He obviously felt nothing for her.
"No. I can send you back, though. Or at least I can try." Szephyn's brows furrowed. He hadn't expected that answer. He walked in and started helping her. After a bit, the bed wasn't on the other side of the room, the dresser was lying on its front on the floor, and there was a new lamp in her room. The two had worked in silence, neither knowing what to say but knowing how they felt. Raven smoothed out the blanket on the bed and looked up. Szephyn had just put a new light bulb in the lamp and yellow light filled the room. He put his hands in the pockets of his jeans and turned toward her.
"Well, your room's not a mess anymore."
"Thank you." He smiled slightly and left the room, closing the door as he exited. Raven looked up, almost wanting to tell him not to leave. It was too late. She sighed and pulled off her cape and boots and lying on the bed. No matter how she turned, she couldn't get to sleep. Something stung her eye. She wiped her eyes with her hands. Tears. She curled up under the blanket and cried silently.
Szephyn walked back out into the living room, his face rid of emotion. Inside, he felt like he was being torn apart. Beast Boy was the one to notice him first.
"Hey, what's up?" He asked. Szephyn didn't answer just went to a chair at the kitchen table and sat down, his arms crossed before him, his head down. Starfire looked over the back of the couch at their friend.
"He looks as if..."
"He was rejected." Beast Boy said. The other two turned toward him.
"You mean he's...Raven?" Cyborg asked.
"Yeah. I finally noticed it after Raven left."
"Poor guy."
"Maybe we could do something for our friend." Starfire said. She got up and walked into the kitchen to Szephyn's side and sat down in a chair. "Is there something we could do for you, Szephyn?" He simply shook his head, his hair falling around his face. The elevators opened and Robin stepped through.
"Hey guys, I'm sorry I acted like an asshole."
"Tell Cyborg." Beast Boy said. "After all, he's only a machine." Robin sighed.
"I was an asshole. I'm sorry Cy. Can you forgive me?"
"Only if you get Szephyn to talk." Cyborg said. Robin turned around.
"What's wrong?"
"Szephyn?" Starfire asked. She put her hands on his cheeks and lifted his fallen head. Beast Boy and Cyborg followed Robin into the kitchen. Szephyn's expression was blank. His eyes were black, pure black.
"Szephyn, snap out of it!" Robin said, patting him on the cheek. His eyes fluttered and turned back to normal. He sighed and jumped up, jumping over the bar and landing in front of the door, then darting down the hall.
"Wow." Cyborg said.
"Come on. Something must be wrong." The other four followed him. Szephyn stopped before Raven's door. He opened it and walked in. Raven lie on the bed, her arms spread out, her legs together in a line. He walked to her and looked into her eyes. They were red. He put his arm under her back and lifted her torso off the bed. He didn't notice the others standing in the doorway. She stared blankly at him.
"Raven." He said softly. She didn't respond. He put his hand on her chest, feeling for a heartbeat. "Raven, snap out of it. Don't let your father do this. You're stronger than that." He looked around, trying to think of a way to wake her. His eyes traveled back up to her face, to her lips. He touched his lips lightly to hers. Her lips were warm. He didn't want to let her go. He felt a hand on his cheek. She kissed back, moving her lips around his. He opened his eyes and saw hers closed. Something choked him. A lump grew in his throat. She then opened her eyes and pulled away. The sting of hope was gone. She looked around at the others then at Szephyn.
"Get out of my room." She said calmly. The other four left. Szephyn rose to his feet and turned toward the door. He felt a hand on his. He looked behind himself and saw Raven standing right behind him, her hand clasping his. "I don't want you to go." He smiled and wrapped her in his arms.
"Well, aside from the part of kissing Szephyn, Raven seems pretty normal." Beast Boy said.
"I'm lost. What's all this shit about her father?" Robin asked.
"She was gone for a few hours. When she came back, she told us that her father and her darker side, the demon princess, are trying to come into this world. That's why she's blacking out." Cyborg said.
"Yes, and the girl is Raven's mother." Starfire finished.
"Mother!?" Robin exclaimed.
"Yeah. Kinda weird, huh?"
"So, did she find anything out about Szephyn?" Robin asked.
"If she did, she didn't tell us." Beast Boy said. Robin sighed and stroked his chin.
"I'm almost thinking that someone, or something, was trying to split us apart. You know, weaken us." He said, looking at the floor.
"That's kinda what I thought since you'd never acted like that before." Cyborg said.
"Well, Friends, I do believe it is time for me to go to sleep." Starfire said.
"Yeah. I'm beat." Beast Boy said. They both turned and walked out. Beast Boy looked down at Starfire's hand. He wanted to take her hand so much, but how would she take it? He then slid his hand into hers. She looked down at their hands and smiled. "Can we sleep in my tonight?" Beast Boy asked.
"Yes." She followed him into his room and they curled up on the bed. Beast Boy leaned in and kissed her lips lightly.
"Is it just me or are we missing something here?" Robin asked.
"I think we're missing somthing. BB and Star have been a little closer." They both looked at each other for a moment, wonder and shock on their faces. Then they started laughing. "BB and Star!"
"Together!" They laughed for a few minutes then it lowered down to giggles and then stopped. "I think we need to get some sleep."
"No kidding."
Raven and Szephyn lie on her bed, her back turned toward him, pressed up against his chest and his arms were around her. They didn't speak or move. They simply lied there in the light. She felt the warmth of his body through the thin layers of clothes they wore.
"I lied when I told you I wanted to go back home." He suddenly said. "I don't. I want to stay here."
"Won't your family miss you?"
"You have to have a family in order for them to miss you."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't be."
"Well, I lied to you, too."
"About being able to send me home?"
"No. When I told you that I hadn't found anything out about you, about why you showed up."
"Well, what'd you find out?" She rolled over on her other side to face him.
"You were brought here by my mother. You're the other half of my soul and I'm the other half of your soul. We make each other stronger by being near each other." He smiled.
"I was hoping you'd say something along those lines." She grinned and kissed him.
Author's Note: Well, that was kind of a long chapter. I told you some long ones would come up (take that as you wish). Szephyn now knows he and Raven are soul mates. I'm sorry if I've been lacking BB and Star relations. I've deemed this a Raven fic so you can't blame me that much (at least I think so). Anyway, thanks for the reviews and for reading my fic (I'm sure there are better ones out there). Don't forget to tell me what you think. Don't worry, the action will come just give me time to get there. I think I might make it over twelve chapters. Yay!