Okaaaaaaay… it seems like there were questions to answer. And reviews… Three already, thanks.
fatcat11388: Thank you! I'm adding chapters riiight… about… now! I hope my updates are fast, but I have no guarantees…
otakualways: Robin wanted to keep Starfire away because he didn't want her to freak out when she saw Raven bleeding to death. In knowing Starfire, she would. I won't say anything further so I don't… offend anyone. Hahaha… You catch my drift?
Zoicytes-Shadow: Buwahahaha! He will… if I don't twist the plot too much. It all ties in though… I'm glad you like the pairing! Rae/Rob stuff is awesome. Too bad I won't have too much fluff… maybe at the very end. But that's awhile off. Or I'll do a 'humorous' sequel.
Though you didn't review, (person who introduced me to fanfiction), I hope you like this. Because I'm trying my very hardest to write something that you will read. And I'm going to need your help too, for some definitions. Of course, you won't read this until you are back from your 'unwanted vacation' But when you do, I hope you like it. I really, really do. Because I think it might go somewhere. Well… I thought that with my last story, and look how that turned out. Ah well… Oh, and I posted my one-shot, the one I did that day you were here and ate dinner, if you recall. It hasn't gotten any reviews which does not surprise me. You said there are to many stories where Raven tries to kill herself, and cuts herself, bla bla, bla… This is different, PLEASE read this chapter if you read any… Ah well… I'll shut up, I know you don't want to hear it.
Chapter two… Torniquet
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While Raven sat in the bathroom, trying to escape her demonic reflection, the other Titan's sat in the living room, wondering what was going on. They had filled in Starfire and Beast Boy on what had happened and were now discussing what to do with Raven.
"We can't leave her alone for to long, who knows what she'll do." Robin said.
"We need to keep her safe, at all costs. Whether she likes it or not." Cyborg agreed.
"True, but how? Raven won't let us do that, no matter what!" Beast Boy said.
"Friends, why don't we just trust friend Raven?" Starfire asked.
"We do trust her we just want her to be safe." Robin said.
"Of course, but can we not just trust friend Raven to be safe herself?"
"I s'pose we could give it a try…" Robin said. "If it doesn't work, Beast Boy, you know what to do. Cyborg, cameras."
"Rae does have some privacy rights Rob." Cyborg pointed out.
"Not when she does this she doesn't." Robin said, he was stubborn, always.
Raven sat, mediating. She had taken the cloth off of her hand, which had stopped bleeding, save traces of blood dripping out of the deeper cuts. She was feeling calmer, and slowly, was able to shut away her reflection. The hollow, demon, evil, heartless, side of herself. The side she hated. The side she fought every day. The side she was afraid she would never defeat.
Raven stood still, she heard voices. The Titans were talking. About her. They thought she was insane, that she needed help. They were going to watch her? How could they invade her privacy like this? She deserved freedom! She would defeat this. They wouldn't take her freedom away. They- The alarm suddenly went off, shattering her peace. It's red blare flashing through her room.
"…not sure what they are, but they are in the center of Jump City and we need to stop them!" Robin said. "Good, you decided to show up Raven." He said, "Come on."
"I'm coming." Raven said in her monotone. She followed them out the door.
The Titans stood, glaring at a monster. It was unlike anything they had ever seen, blood dripping from the corner of its mouth onto the pavement, parts of a human hanging from its teeth, its four, blood red slits glaring at them, its scaly red body covered in scars, reminding it of forgotten battles.
"Oh…" Raven didn't finish her sentence, and if she had, it would have been censored.
"What is it?" Beast Boy asked.
"I don't know man…" Cyborg said.
"It is much like the glorphalglargunch!" Starfire exclaimed, "A horrid monster on Tamaran!"
"It's a demon." Raven said. The others prepared to fight. She stopped them. "I suggest you let me handle this." Raven said. The other Titans stepped back. "Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos, RETURN TO HELL!" Raven cried, the demon twisted, burning, crying out a final roar. A pile of ash, and a pool of blood sat side by side on the cool Jump City pavement. Both slowly dissappearing. If you didn't know better, you would never guess anything had happened.
"Come on, back to the tower, we need to talk about demons, you will have to learn some tricks." Raven said.
"Ahem! I'm leader!" Robin said.
"Fine." Raven fell behind the team. Letting Robin lead them wherever he wished. Which happened to be to the T-Car, so they could go back to the Titan Tower to listen to Raven talk.
"There are demons here." Raven started.
"We know…" Beast Boy said, getting a death glare from Raven and a smack from Robin. Starfire and Cyborg listened.
"I don't know how they got here, or how many there are going to be. But… it has something to do with the apocalypse."
"The what?" Cyborg asked.
"Oh… Right, you don't know. Well, I should start from the beginning. When I was born, they looked into my future. On my birthday, something horrible is supposed to happen. I'm meant to destroy the world. This is why I must always contain my emotions, as you know, the result of them running freely is… catastrophic. Before you ask, the demons tie into this, because Trigon, my father, is obviously demon, and he must be sending them for me, to start the apocalypse. Which means, you all will have to learn ways to defeat a demon. Just firing at them won't work. Starfire's starbolts might, I believe they run sort of on emotion, which will help weaken these types of demons. You are also pure, Starfire, so that gives you an advantage. It will be harder for them to touch you, when they do, they burn. The rest will need to be equipped with holy water, this kills them, being pure. I'm sure there is a way we can lace it in with Cyborg's cannon, and Robin, we can make you a weapon. Beast Boy… you will be harder. You will need to change into something pure, this will be very hard work for you to learn to do, an angel, or an elf, a fallen angel might be best. I'm sure there is some way I can help you learn this, it will probably take a potion or a spell to help you. Now if you'll excuse me I need to medidtate." Raven finished, starting to leave the room.
"Whoa, wait. We still need to talk about earlier." Robin said.
"Here. Is. A. Summary. For. You," Raven said through gritted teeth. "I tried to commit suicide, my demonic side had convinced me to, you found the note, you came to get me, and you know the rest. There, happy?" They didn't need to know about her reflection, not until she was sure if it was real, or just her imagination.
"No! You could have died Raven!" Robin persisted.
"I KNOW WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED!" Several things in the room shattered, and a few cushions exploded. Raven turned and stalked out of the room, her emotions got the better of her, yet again.
Robin ran after her, catching up at her doorway, he had needed no encouragement from the Titans to go talk to her.
"WHAT!" Raven turned around at feeling Robin's hand on her shoulder. "Don't. Touch. Me."
"I uh… Sorry. Look, Raven, we are worried about you. We want to know what we can do to help?"
"GO AWAY! Do what I told you in the living room. Find holy water!"
"Where?" Robin asked.
"YOU CAN FIND SLADE, YOU CAN FIND WATER!" The wall cracked and an innocent vase shattered.
Robin looked shocked at her insult. "Wha… what?"
"Go away! I need to medidate!" Raven walked into her room and slammed the door. Robin trudged back to the Titans to tell them what had happened. All the while thinking about why Raven didn't want to tell him more. He had been inside her mind, shouldn't she want to tell him something?
Raven slumped against her wall, angry with herself, angry with her father, and wanting to kill her reflection. She grabbed her mirror that let her into Nevermore off a table. "I need to have a talk with my emotions." She muttered to herself.
A huge red hand grabbed her by the neck and pulled her into Nevermore.
"Raven." Knowledge said, nodding to her.
"Ohhh she's here. Why?" Misery whined.
"YAY! RAVEN! I MISSED YOU!" Happy exclaimed.
"Raven… sniff… you're… here." Sad said, crying.
"What on Azarath could you want?" Anger growled.
"Hmmm… Raven…" Love said to her, a half smile, and a half frown playing across her lips.
"Yes, yes, I'm here. Now, I have questions."
"Of course." Knowledge said.
"I'm going to need Love too, I'm afraid." Raven said, signaling for Love and Knowledge to come over with a finger. Her other emotions shrank back to their normal corners, contained in their cages once again.
"Well?" Knowledge asked, "What do you want Love and I for?"
"A thought has struck me… Love, you are not really an emotion, you contain some emotions, but you are more of a distraction, something that pulls me down further. Why are you in Nevermore?"
"Because… in a way I am an emotion. I contain emotions, yes, but I also help hold them down. I contain feelings too, excitement, suspense, hatred. All of the things I contain make up, love."
"That is not why you came, is it Raven?" Knowledge said.
"No… it just struck me when I saw love, that's all."
"Who do you love?" Love asked Raven, interrupting Knowledge.
"I don't love anyone."
"Wrong! You will… you will." Love grinned.
Raven ignored Love and turned to Knowledge.
"Love, back to your cage!" Knowledge said.
"Allright…" Love said, a hint of mischief in her voice.
"What are demons doing in Jump City?" Raven said, as soon as Love was gone.
"I'm not sure, I think it has something to do with you're demonic reflection. We have to do something about that, even if it means you can't look in a mirror ever again. It is a very powerful force, we're slipping to control you, once it starts to get to you…" Knowledge trailed off.
"I know… I know. So you're saying my reflection is helping demons cross into the real world?"
"Somehow… it might even tie in with Trigon. This may be his way of weakening you so he can easily start the prophecy. You will need help from the Titans." Knowledge said, "As much as we hate to admit it. You cannot defeat all of the demons that will come on your own."
"Yes… I should go help then with Holy Water… and research this as much as I can."
"I'm trying to keep them under control, Raven you cannot listen to your mirror, it goes insane in here. You have to fight its lies."
Raven nodded and found herself standing in her room.
"RAVEN! OPEN THE DOOR RIGHT NOW!" Robin yelled. Raven walked over to the door and opened it to reveal a furious Robin.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THERE? I'VE BEEN OUT HERE FOR THE PAST FIVE MINUTES AND YOU WON'T COME OUT!"
"I was in Nevermore."
"Really? Let me see your arms then."
Raven glared at Robin, although internally hurt. He didn't believe her. She slowly pushed up her sleeves. "Nothing, now do you believe me? I don't do that! I can't do that! It's… You wouldn't understand." Raven withdrew to her room, hurt. She shut the door and let her emotions rage. Vases shattered, the curtains tore, Anger was done, Sadness started. Everything was floating, Sadness and Misery were not as violent as Anger.
Robin stood outside, hearing all of this happen. A wave of guilt passed over him, he realized he had done this to Raven.
"Raven?" He knocked.
"GET AWAY!" The dark girl yelled. Robin backed away. He could only make things worse.
"We're going to go get the water…" He mumbled weakly. Raven faintly heard this on the other side of the door.
"Just… get… away…" She said to herself.
Raven stood up, she should go with them to get the water. She didn't trust them getting some, this was important, they couldn't mess up. Raven calmed herself and walked out of the room. She caught up with the others just as they were climbing into the T-Car.
"I'm coming." Raven said in her trademark monotone.
"Allright." Cyborg shrugged. Raven climbed into the car.
"Where were you going to go to get the water anyways?" She asked them.
"A church…" Robin said.
"Do you even know where one is?" Raven asked him.
"Well… no…" The other Titans faltered with Robin.
"Well, we're stuck then. Obviously I don't." Raven said.
"We can find one. They stick out." Beast Boy piped in.
"How do they stick out friend Beast Boy?" Starfire questioned.
"Nevermind Star they just stand out from other buildings, so we can find it. But… let's TELL JOKES!" Beast Boy exclaimed.
"How about, let's say we did, and you spare us the misery, and we don't."
"You're just jealous Raven, you can't tell awesomely amazing, super hilarious jokes!" Beast Boy said. "OK, why did the chicken cross the road?"
"To get away from the ugly green thing chasing it." Raven said.
"Nooo… Where did you get ugly green thing? To get away from Chick-Fil-A! AHAHAHAHAHAAAAHAA… HA..ha… ha…"
"You are the ugly green thing, grass stain!" Cyborg said.
"Go Raven!" Robin said laughing.
"I don't understand, whit is this A-Fil of Chick?"
"A resturant that sells chicken!" Beast Boy was grinning, someone had to laugh at his joke!
"Ohhh! So the Chicken was not in the mood to eat chicken so it crossed the street instead?"
"No… Not- nevermind." Beast Boy said.
"It doesn't matter, we're here." Raven said, pointing at a church.
The church was a large on, huge stone pillars sweeping across the front with intricate carvings of biblical figures in the stone of the church. Large stain glass windows telling a bible story were around the church, letting colored light stream in. In the front there was a garden of roses with a statue of a saint, the Titans didn't know which. Slowly the group of teens approached the giant wooden doors that led into the church. The door opened with a push from Cyborg, and slammed behind them. Slowly the Titans approached the alter, their footsteps echoing though the church.
"Hello." A priest dressed in full garment stood in front of them, at the alter.
"Hello." Raven said, in her flat monotone. "We need Holy Water."
"May I ask what for?"
"Yes. There are demons in town, we are the Titans in case you hadn't noticed, and we need some of the water to rid the earth of their presence." Raven said. The other Titans nodded.
"You are Raven, are you not?" The priest asked her.
"Yes, I am Raven."
"I can give you Holy Water, but I cannot help you any further." The priest said.
"We didn't come for help. We don't need help." I know you can't help me! You are but a priest, you do not understand demons, and what they can do. Raven thought to herself.
"You must be careful with this, use it wisely."
"A sprinkle is enough to purify anything. I know." Raven said, carefully taking one of the golden containers studded with expensive jewels, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds. Each of the Titans took one container, thanked the priest, and left.
Back in the tower Raven was, again, standing in front of the Titans trying to explain things, and doing her best to ignore Robin. She was still trying to regain control from earlier. "You will need to learn how to use this, and I'm not the best teacher. I will have to give you each books, and study how you can use it. Beast Boy is going to need to most help, changing into a holy, or pure creature. I have to go study this… I will keep the water, until we need it again." Raven used her powers and carried the water to her room, setting it on a table in the corner. Just as she turned to her bookshelf the alarm went off.
"It's Dr. Light, he's at a park for some reason…" Robin's voice crackled over the intercom. Raven sighed and floated to the living room.
"I'm flying." She said bluntly, after reading where the park was. One near the other side of Jump City. Why can't we live in a small town? No… we had to come to Jump City, didn't we Robin?
Dr. Light stood at a water fountain, grining insanely. "WITH THE POWER OF THE SUN I WILL MAKE THIS WATER FOUNTAIN EXPLODE! PREVENTING CHILDREN FROM DRINKING, AND THEN… THE WORLD!"
The pathetic part about everything, was I didn't feel any guilt for making him insane.
"LOOK THE TITANS!" Dr. Light fired blasts of light at everyone, only to get hit with a sonic cannon blast, several explodable bird-a-rangs, a wave of starbolts, and a death glare from Raven.
"What- wha- I thought you broke your arm!"
"What?" Raven asked Dr. Light. "Why would I break my arm, I can just heal it."
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGH!" Dr. Light ran towards a police car that had pulled up. "LET ME IN! LET ME IN! I WANT TO GO TO JAIL!"
"That was much to easy." Raven said. She turned to the Titans. "I'm going to back. I have to study." Raven flew off to the tower, with Starfire holding Robin behind her, Beast Boy as a pterydactal carrying Cyborg.
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Well… It's not going to turn into a Star/Rob if that's what you're thinking, it's just easier that way. And… All of the demon stuff… sorry, I don't know much about them, but I like what I put, so I'm keeping it. Huge plot twist, I know. But it was fun, and now I have a plot! Well… if you look at it… it isn't too much of a plot twist, I could have done more… but I'm nice, so I didn't.
Oh, I forgot the disclaimer: I don't own TT but I DO own the demon, and the priest. I guess I own half of Raven's reflection, but it's Raven so I don't really own that either. Please don't sue me!
Right… so review. Please! I want your input on the story! Good, bad, horrible, it needs , you know the drill. And if you have any questions I will gladly answer them!