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Chapter Five- Trails of a Demon

Before Raven could say anything Robin started asking questions. "How? How did it, them, he, her, whatever get in?" Robin growled at the air in front of him.

"Maybe it didn't have to get in…" Beast Boy said, referring to Starfire's pet.

"Why would it not have to get in BB?" Cyborg asked.

"Starfire's new pet. It is so freaky dude!" Beast Boy said.

"MY LITTLE GLUMGORF DID NOT DO THIS!" Starfire shrieked, "Silkie II would not ever do such harm! Why would you think that friend Beast Boy?" Starfire asked, getting as close to rage as she could, but, being Starfire, was still perky.

"It wasn't the bug." Raven said.

"Well then what was it?" Robin asked.

"The markings on the walls, the blood on the floor, it was a demon, obviously. It wasn't hard for it to get in either, it might have teleported or just floated through the walls."

"What is the blood from?" Robin asked.

"It must have been… drooling." Raven said.

"Hah, ha, nice try Rae, but I call the jokes around here." Beast Boy said.

"I wasn't joking. It could have been injured, and wanted to take its rage out… I'm not sure, there are many possibilities. And don't call me Rae, ever."

"What if I-" Beast Boy started.

"No "what if's"." Raven cut him off. She didn't want to hear any of his attempts at jokes. There had been a demon in the Tower and she wanted to know what it had been doing in the tower.

"What are we going to do?" Robin asked. "How did one get in here? What happened? Raven do you know? If you don't know how will we know?"

Raven turned to him. She started to open her mouth and froze. "No…" Finally came out of her lips, barely a whisper, it couldn't be. It wouldn't have. No.

"What?" Robin asked.

"No… I don't know." Raven said. "I'm going to go find out." She teleported to her room, marched into her bathroom and glared at her reflection. This was the first time she had ever stood up to it, an odd sense of pride developed in her. She pushed the feeling away.

"How?" Raven hissed at her reflection, "How did you do that?"

What could you want? You do not wish to have anything to do with me! Her reflection mocked her words.

"You were in my mind! You made rage pulse through my veins! You-"

Let's not get feisty, demon. You deserved it! Fool! You will suffer, you will start the prophecy! YOU ARE A DEMON CHILD! YOU WILL DO WHAT YOU ARE DESTINED TO DO! YOU WILL BECOME WHAT FATE HAS DECIDED FOR YOU TO BECOME!

"Never." Raven almost broke her monotone, but managed to stay calm. "You will die." She hissed, anger seeping out of her words, "You will never be able to release a demon again! IF I FIND ONE I'LL-"

You'll what? What can you do to stop this? You can't kill yourself, your father will send you back, and you won't be able to control yourself this time. You can't get rid of your own REFLECTION!

"Raven? RAVEN? RAVEN OPEN THE DOOR!" Robin knocked, loudly, screaming for her. She ignored him. He persisted. "WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO IN THERE?"

"NO ONE! GO AWAY! LET ME STUDY! THIS IS FOR YOUR OWN GOOD!" Raven said loudly, still hitting her monotone. I lied to him! Why did I just lie to my own team mate? Why didn't I just tell him? Raven thought. She whirled around to face her reflection again. "You."

The rage is growing inside you! Good! Good!

Raven knew she could not get angry. Not ever. She needed to tell someone. Talk to someone. Something. Anything. Find answers. Franticly Raven looked around, she found what she was looking for. The mirror that would take her to Nevermore. Raven held her breath and was plunged into her mind.

"Despair, Misery, Sorrow, Sadness, feeling, emotion, I don't care! Get over here!" Swirls of blue and black trailed behind Misery, representing her feelings.

"Yes?" Misery said dully.

"I need you to make me depressed, sad, just not angry. Now."

"Why?" Misery droned on.

"Because!" Even Raven seemed happy in comparison to Misery.

"If I must…"

"You must…" No matter how much I regret it. Crying… screaming…

Raven was out of Nevermore and glaring at her reflection. "You won't beat me this time." She said, suddenly Misery started. Raven burst into tears, crying, wailing, and sobbing. Sadness came in. She hung her head and let the tears countinue to fall. Sorrow, a deep regret, a mix of sadness and misery flowing freely from her eyes. Despair. "WHAT COULD I HAVE… SNIFF…. SNIFF…. DONE?" Raven yelled. The demon reflection howled, it could not anger Raven no matter how it tried.

YOU WILL START THE PROPHECY!

Raven collapsed against herself. Knowledge had gotten her emotions back in their cages, where they belonged, Raven usually had to do this herself. I have to study… I have to help them… I… Raven screamed again, a blood curdling howl that could kill. She was breathing heavily, again the pain was ripping through her. This time her skin burned, yet no marks could be seen. Feeling like millions of bullets were being pushed into her skin over and over again Raven tried to crawl away, though she knew she could never escape the demons grasp. Demon! One could get out… I have to remain calm… I can't let one escape. Raven turned to face her mirror.

YOU WON'T ESCAPE ME! Come forth… The reflection beckoned a demon forward, Raven couldn't see the demon, and could barely sense it. What she could sense was a mourning soul, screaming to be free, enslaved by Trigon. Raven howled in pain upon realizing this, partially for the demon, and partially for herself. She tried to remember something to take the pain away… something sarcastic she had said not to laugh… Raven let her mind wander to he morning Cyborg had decided to upgrade the tower. He had been going on and on, finally leading the team to a new waffle maker. Raven remembered picking up a cooled waffle and saying, "Fear us villains, for we have waffles." She smiled… and nothing broke, some of the pain subsided. That had been a good comment… she loved her sarcasm, though she was sure some of her friends didn't want to admit it, they laughed.

Raven's reflection let out a laugh. You will pay for refusing me! It screamed. Suddenly Raven felt the gashes she had made on her arm open, blood pouring out again. She down on her lip to keep from screaming again, she was sure she had heard someone coming. Pain ripped through her arms, pulsing through her nerves, sending its signals of triumph to her brain. Robin. The thought struck her… he would think she had… no. She was going to have them always on her back now! They would send her away if they heard her talking to a reflection that they wouldn't be able to see! Raven sighed. This couldn't get any worse, could it? She let out a final scream, not caring who heard, just wanting to let something out. There was so much pain.

"Raven!" Robin broke into the room.

I have to stay awake.

"Raven what did you just do?" Robin demanded.

"I don't need your lectures now… just… he… hel…" She couldn't say help me.

"Help you?"

Raven nodded.

"Why? What did you do to yourself? I think you should help yourself!"

Again, pain ripped through Raven's body, making its course through her, causing her to shake violently. Her reflection just smiled.

"I didn't do this! IT IS A DEMON THAT IS DOING THIS TO ME!" Raven said. There. That saves them hearing me explain about my reflection…

"OH, REALL GOOD RAVEN! DON'T YELL AT ME TO COVER UP YOUR LIES! Trying to kill yourself again! Who is next, one of us?" Robin demanded.

Raven shut her mouth, surprised at the comment. "You know, for such a powerful leader, you really aren't very strong." Raven said, trying to stand up. She used the side of the bath tub, but again she shook violently and choked out blood. She was surprised she was still conscious. I must not be losing too much blood…

"Nice try. I'm not falling for this Raven, you tried to kill yourself and now you want to make it look like something else is. The demon downtown was one thing, but blaming it for your mistakes, how low can you get?"

Raven didn't have the energy to respond to him. Why was he so upset?

"And that 'demon' in the living room was really tough, leaving a mess for us to clean up! Raven how do you know it wasn't Starfire's pet?"

Raven wished she could answer, she wished she could tell him the signs, what the writing on the wall was, she wished she was yelling at him, while he was in a pitiful position. She couldn't, and she knew it. She needed help now, it was amazing to her she was still conscious.

"Can't answer because you don't know?" Robin asked. "Is this all fake Raven? To make you look innocent compared to them, to make you seem like you aren't doing anything to yourself? To get… attention?"

Raven's blood boiled, the mirror cracked, sending out several shocks of pain through her, shaking her, making her scream even louder, and finally choking out more and more blood.

"No. I wouldn't lie to my friends." Raven said hoarsely, finally choking out some words. What more did Robin want? A single tear slid down her cheek, Raven managed to lift her hand to wipe it away, and did not shed another tear. She refused to.

It finally clicked for Robin, she wasn't lying. He scooped her up, bridal style, and ran off to the medical room.

"If… I… die… I… will… come… back… and… you… will… remember… every… thing… you … said…" Raven choked out. "Forever."

"You hate me, don't you?" Robin asked, putting Raven down on a hospital bed and hooking up wires to her, trying, again, to pump life into her, hoping he would succeed.

"Yes." Raven whispered. "You… will… work… hard… to make… me…. forgive yo…" Raven faded into unconsciousness, Robin hoped she would make it back… she had to. He had to make her forgive him, saving her life obviously wasn't enough. Where were the other Titans when Robin needed them? Maybe he wouldn't have been so cruel to Raven if they had been there. Maybe. Why had he done it? Why? Hw could he be so cruel as to torture his own team mate like that? It was his fault all of this was happening! If he wasn't so hard on Raven, maybe demons wouldn't be her, Robin was sure her anger had something to do with all of this. Something. But he couldn't quite place his finger on what. What could he do to make her feel better? How could he make it up to her? How could he prove that he didn't mean that. He was just angry, he shouldn't have taken his anger out on her. But what was he telling himself this for, he should tell Raven. It was his fault, right? It always seemed to be.

Robin stared down at Raven, how could he have done this! If he hadn't had to yell… lose his temper, everything he never wanted to do to her, she wouldn't be draped across a bed, covered in white sheets, with machines telling her to keep going, telling me she is still here. She could be okay. Robin inwardly killed himself for doing this to her. Maybe he was lucky the other Titans weren't here, and they wouldn't be back until very late. Going clubbing had been Starfire's idea, he was glad he had refused. Where would Raven be if he hadn't been here? No one would have gotten to her, but would she be in as critical of a condition? What was Robin himself going to do when the Titans got back, it would look like he had done this to her. He could picture the scene, Beast Boy seeing Raven and starting to scream, getting the others attention, the questions would arise, they wouldn't believe him, thinking he had lied. Just like I thought Raven lied… This is my fault! Robin thought to himself.

Robin's stomach growled, though he would have liked to stay with Raven, he decided to get some food, just so he wouldn't have to listen to the gurgling demands of food.

Slowly Robin walked to the kitchen, almost robotically. He was in a daze, stuck in his dilema over what to do with himself, what to say to the others, how to explain Raven. What to say to Raven.

He absent mindedly stuck a TV dinner in the microwave, Macaroni in Cheese. Frozen pasta reheated. Mmm. So he wasn't having the best dinner, it would shut his stomach up, and he would do anything to do that. He would do anything to help Raven. He didn't have anything to give… Useless… Now he knew how Raven felt. When she was alone like this, at least. He knew what it felt like.

Robin leaned his forehead against the cold metal of the refrigerator, sighing, and inhaling the scent of every food stored in the kitchen. Robin stood there, his head against the fridge, inwardly screaming, until the microwave sent it's shrill ring through the air, signaling his meal was ready.

"Dinner." Robin said, taking the macaroni and cheese out of the microwave, grabbing a fork, and lifting off the plastic wrapper from his food.

Slowly he walked over to the table and set his food down. Being careful not to look at it, a habit Robin had developed, he shoved the first bite in. It didn't taste as bad if you couldn't see what you were about to force down your throat. At least it smelled good, sort of like real food. Maybe Robin was being to hard on his meal, but he didn't have much respect for frozen dinners anyways.

Robin sighed as he ate his meal, Raven would be alright, wouldn't she? The other would be back soon. He would find something to say… he could explain. He could prove it. He was Robin! Boy Wonder! Of course he could, doubting himself, insane.

It had been his fault, at least, he thought so. So why couldn't he do anything about it?

End chapter five.

Ok… some things to say about this chapter, questions to ask.

Was Raven out of character?

Did I rush the drama again? Or did I do it at a better pace? I'm trying to slow down, bear with me. I just get these scenes in my head and I use them, if I'm making any sense.

Why do you like this? I know a lot of people do, and I'm really glad, but I want to know why.

Are my chapters to short?

I'm going to try to update as fast as I can, but I want to make good chapters. I know it started out with me updating every day, but I want this to last and be a good story. So I hope you review, and please answer at least on of my questions. All would be great:hugs to all who do: Or a cookie. Maybe a stuffed Raven? Haha… I'm sounding insane, merry days.