Chapter 11: Anger and Hatred
(Following Day)
Raven walked into the kitchen to see Beast Boy and Cyborg in there as well. Avoiding them both, she went about making some herbal tea. While the water was heating up she decided to prepare an omelette. She took out two eggs, cheese, sausage, ham and bacon. She didn't know why she had a sudden appetite for these things but she wasn't about to complain after all the freaky stuff that happened last night. Worst of all Robin being raped by her father.
"You have an appetite," Beast Boy said sarcastically but Raven decided to ignore him, "do bad events give you hunger pangs?" he asked her.
Raven continued to ignore him. She knew that responding to him would only lead to an argument.
"You don't tell people 'Good Morning' anymore?" Cyborg asked suddenly as he sipped on a glass of water.
"Good Morning, Cyborg," Raven responded and purposely didn't make an acknowledgement to Beast Boy.
"Well I've obviously been knocked off your friendship list," Beast Boy said coldly.
"You knocked yourself off," Raven responded in her usual monotone voice as she started to cook her omelette.
"Is that so?" Beast Boy asked.
"Yes," Raven told him.
Beast Boy sat back in his chair at the table and stared at Raven. She had her back to him as she cooked her omelette. Cyborg and himself were usually the ones who cooked anything in the tower. It was a rare feat to see Raven cooking; especially with what she was cooking at the moment. He decided to quietly watch her but still harboured his feelings of resentment, distrust, and hatred towards her.
Soon Raven finished cooking her omelette and placed it in a plate and then went about preparing her herbal tea. After finishing everything she got a tray, placed her food on it and left the kitchen.
Raven walked briskly towards her bedroom. She felt that it would be her only sanctuary from her angry team members. But when she entered her room she got a horrible surprise. Her room was turned inside out and even her underwear was hanging out drawers or on the floor. Spell books were strewn across the room, some with pages torn out of then, others either just left on the floor or severely battered. Everything she owned was flung all over the room from places like her closet, drawers and so on. With a furiously reddened face (and after four items in her room exploded), she stormed straight for Robin's room.
"Robin!" Raven screamed and for some reason still had the tray with her food still in her hands, "you better come out of here right now!" she shouted.
There was no answer. Raven was starting to get angrier when the door flew open. A furious Robin stood there and behind him his room was in shambles. Raven lost her angry expression and looked at his room in disbelief.
"Did you do this?" Robin snarled and Raven shook her head as her mouth hung open in shock.
"I thought you ransacked my room," Raven told him, "but who else would do this?"
"I don't know," Robin admitted, "wait, why should I trust you?" he demanded.
"Because I'm not dumb enough to destroy my own room," Raven responded, "I know everyone here hates me," she told him emotionlessly as she pushed down her emotions of pain and sadness even deeper down inside herself, "but I think we need to declare a meeting," she suggested.
"Why should I listen to you?" Robin snarled.
"Do what you want," Raven said coldly and turned to leave.
"We'll convene right now in the kitchen," Robin said suddenly and walked ahead of Raven.
Raven silently followed.
(15 minutes later in the kitchen)
Raven quietly sipped her tea as the three other male Titans stared at her. This is how it had been after Robin had made them meet and told them what had happened. Raven didn't feel that she had to say anything since Robin had already said that she told him that she didn't mess up any of the rooms. But it seemed that none of them would leave her alone until she spoke.
"I didn't destroy the contents of anybody's room," Raven stated.
"That's all you have to say?" Beast Boy asked icily.
"Yes," Raven responded.
"Let me get this straight," Beast Boy said, "you think after what happened last night all we're going to sit here and talk about are a pair of ransacked rooms?" he asked her frankly.
"We've met here to talk about who ransacked the rooms," Raven said.
"And none of you have any idea who did it?" Robin asked and the others shook their head, "why should I believe that you're innocent Raven?"
"Do you want to see my room?" Raven asked him.
"That's circumstantial," Robin responded.
"You can believe that Slade's my father but not that I didn't thrash my own room?" Raven demanded.
"Maybe you should've done them in opposite order," Beast Boy suggested sarcastically.
"This conversation is pointless," Raven stated, "you and Robin wont believe me no matter WHAT I say," she pointed out.
"We'd believe your confession," Robin said coldly.
"How sweet," Raven muttered not hiding her sarcasm.
"We need to find the culprit," Cyborg spoke up, "and bickering among ourselves wont help," he added seriously.
"I thought we already found out the culprit," Robin responded.
"Is this how it's going to be now? Raven asked, "everything time something bad happens I'm going to get the blame?
"So who's to blame?" Robin asked her, "who's to blame for Slade raping me?" he demanded loudly.
"Dude!" Beast Boy cried in disgust, "could you please just not mention that?" he asked even though it sounded more like an order, "or at least don't use that…. word that begins with r," he said uncomfortably.
"Rape?" Robin asked.
"Dude!" Beast Boy cried in protest.
"Fine," Robin snapped, "now Raven…"
Robin stopped and looked forward in shock. Everyone else followed his gaze and saw Starfire. Starfire stood there wearing one of Raven's capes and had several items in her hand including newspaper articles that Robin collected with information on criminals.
"I have to find bad man Slade," Starfire said in a cracked voice, "I have to find out why he poisoned my best friend and raped…" she continued but stopped and started to cry.
Robin's eyes opened wide in horror. How did she know about the rape? He had spoken to her when he took her to her room but she had been unconscious. Unless….
"My ears of hearing heard what you said Robin," Starfire stated, "I was in state of no movement (immobility) but my ears of hearing picked up everything," she told him.
"No," Robin whispered, tears filling his hidden masked eyes unlike his visible pained face, "you weren't supposed to know," he told her.
"Why were you in my room Starfire?" Raven asked carefully, "and why did you make a total wreck of my room as well as Robin's?"
"Don't do verbal action of the mouth with me offspring of bad man Slade!" Starfire exploded, "you caused the bad that happened to our companion of friendship Robin!" she accused.
"I didn't mean for it to happen," Raven almost snarled as she struggled to keep her temper under control, "now why did you wreck the rooms?" she asked.
"I hate you," Starfire hissed and her eyes become small slits as Raven gasped and the others looked openly surprised, "you ruined our lives," she continued strangely speaking in perfect Earth English, "you WILL pay for it," she added and stormed off.
"Starfire!" Robin cried and ran after her.
Raven could barely hold back her tears. She ran from out the tower and disappeared by the time Cyborg and Beast Boy exited the house to try and stop her.
End Chapter 11
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