I am trying my best to make these make sense. I know exactly what I'm talking about, but, please tell me if you are more lost then you think you should be.
"Booyah!" Cyborg yelled as he knocked out the criminal.
"Good work Titans. That's the second call we've had since Raven and Beast Boy left, but we need to be ready if something bigger comes up while we're two members short." The police hauled away the petty thief, who was now awake and screaming, but they paid him no attention.
Starfire touched down near them.
"I have surveyed the area. There does not appear to be anymore badness taking place nearby." Robin nodded to her, and checked his communicator once again for alerts.
"All right. But we still need to remember that this would be the perfect for a major villain to strike."
"Chill man, we can handle the city until those two get back."
"I wonder how our friends are faring? Friend Beast Boy has not contacted us since they arrived."
"Don't worry, they can take care of themselves. The worst that's going to happen is Raven's sadness over her mother's death." That was a turning point for Robin. It was one of the few times he was totally and completely dead wrong.
Raven continued walking the courtyard where the ceremony was to be held. True, it was still a few hours until moonset, but she needed time alone. She was not used to having another's presence so close to her so often. Alone was better she decided. Alone she didn't have to worry about the emotions of others. Alone, she could even block out the screaming inside her own mind that increased near others. Alone she had no extra complications. She'd be alone forever, so she might as well get used to it now.
Suddenly she realized she was not as alone as she had thought.
Beast Boy was still muttering angrily in what remained of the room. He paced for a few minutes, but found little comfort in that either. Sighing, he sat back down, and remembered what he had screamed at Raven.
"It would be easier if I didn't care. But I do…God I do…" Softly, he touched his own lips, which had been so recently pressed up against hers. Closing his eyes, he could almost relive the moment. Then he snapped them open. "God! Why does she have to be so…so ugh! Why can't these people just let her be?" As if in answer to his question, a piece of paper floated in his eyesight. "Huh?" he reached up to grab it. On one side was a handwriting he didn't recognize. The handwriting was unsteady as of one who had long ago forgotten the English language, or of one who is very sick.
"Even the seemingly endless night has a dawn. The clouds will part and the sun will shine."
"Huh?" He didn't have a clue what it meant. He was about to throw the paper away, when he noticed another note on the other side, written in Raven's spidery handwriting.
"Beast Boy. Do not leave the chambers. I am proceeding to the ceremony and will return when it is complete." At that point, he almost ripped the paper. He was angry at her, angry at the people who lived here. She couldn't just tell him to stay put like a child. Not after what happened between them. The people around here couldn't tell her what to feel either. They couldn't foresee the future. As far as he could tell from his own experiences, the future was a fluid thing that was subject to change depending on a person's choices. However, instead of ripping the paper, he placed inside a hidden pocket in his belt with his communicator. Then he proceeded to leave the room.
Walking, he realized that he had absolutely no idea where he was going, but he didn't care. He just needed out of that room. Whether it was because he cooped up or because he needed to not listen to Raven, he didn't know.
Wandering, he found a huge door. Curious, he walked up to it. It looked quite normal, but it seemed to emanate power. There was script written above it, but, he couldn't read it. Reaching out his hand, he grasped and was about to open it.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you" a dry voice came from behind him, he jumped to find a man standing behind him.
"Why? It's just a door."
"If you think that, then you are more ignorant then even your charge believes you are." Questions marks popped from his head.
"Huh?" the man sighed.
"The door is our portal to other dimensions. It is forbidden. You do know what that word means, don't you?" Beast Boy slouched down a little, frustration welling up again.
"I'm not that stupid."
"I am disinclined to believe you at this point. You observe everything, but understand little of what you see. You hate our people without cause."
"Without cause? Your people rejected Raven! Tell me, what has she done? Nothing! Your not one to talk, you hate her without reason!" He was even more angry at everything after the events. He still had no answers. It felt good to be able to relieve some of the anger onto someone else.
"Like I have said you understand little. No one truly hates Raven. We understand that she alone is not responsible for the things that have occurred and will occur in the future." Beast Boy snorted.
"Well, you sure do a good job of hiding it. I've seen the way people look at her and treat her."
"There was a law passed when she was born. After we looked into her future and saw what it held. It was forbidden to express love or concern towards her, lest she feel and release the demons hidden inside her. People found it easier to hate. Your charge has not had an easy life by any reckoning."
"And you just let this happen? Couldn't you have done something? Your are magical or something! Dude, if you can look into the future then couldn't you have done something to help her?" The man shook his head.
"To do so would mean fighting and interfering with destiny. Our people are pacifists. We will not raise arms. Not for any reason." Beats Boy shot him an incredulous look.
"Why do you keep calling her my 'charge' its not like I'm her keeper. She's her own person!"
"You are her protector. She has appointed you as so. You will stay with her throughout even the toughest times."
"Yeah, like when you refuse to help her? Or when she thinks her own people hate her? I may be stupid, but even I know that hatred only breeds more hatred." The man shook his head.
"She knows as well as any other that there are reasons that things are done. We will accept the reasons and the consequences at any cost." Beast Boy glared at him.
"You people disgust me. For God's sake, grow a back bone!" He turned away. "Now, I'm going to go find my 'charge' as you so kindly put it. I think we have some things to talk abut." He left the man standing in front of the door.
"Azar" Raven turned to greet her long dead mentor.
"My child. You have learned your lessons well. You are strong. Yet, at times, being too strong is just as bad as being weak."
"I am not in the mood for riddles. Please state your reasons clearly and leave."
"Raven you know very well that even for you, total repression is dangerous."
"Not as dangerous as the emotions I have been feeling. Without barriers I fear I will fulfill the prophecy."
"Prophecies can be misinterpreted. You must go back to your protector. You will need him."
"I need no protector, nor do I have one." Azar smiled slightly.
"Yet you choose one. And you have chosen well. He will help you until the end."
"I. Don't. Need. Anyone!"
"Your soul is in turmoil Raven. You deny it, but you forget I taught you. I apologize in advance, but I am doing this for your own good. Running will not work forever." Azar reached out a transparent hand to touch Raven's forehead.
"Wait, Azar! What are you…" She never finished her sentence.
Man, I'm really bad at cliff hangers...sorry. I am already working on the next chapter, so it should be up soon.