Chapter 15: The Undying love of A Raven
It was all over the news across the globe, from Gotham to Metropolis, the death of a teen titan. Dallas was known well by almost none, but they new he was a good man, a kind man who only wished to help. The world grieved for his lost.
But one person grieved more then anyone else, one lonely blue shadow who sat in her room and cried and cried. Raven, she hadn't come out of her room sense his death, Today was his funeral. Batman, Superman, all of the justice league and the teen titans would be there, morning for the lost of a truly great hero. Ravens head was buried in her pillow, it had been soaked with tears over the past week, she felt she had done nothing but cry. The man she had given her heart too was stripped from her, taken away so quickly that she didn't know what too do. There was a soft knock on the door as beast boys voice came through.
"Hey...Rave....it's time..." Raven stood up and slid her hood over her head, her outfit was not blue on this day, it was black, her eyes unseen under her hood had filled with tears. She walked toward the door, stopping just before it to stare at a picture, his picture. He was holding beast boy and giving him a noogie, and too her surprise she giggled softly at the memory. She took the picture and held it too her heart.
"I will find you Dallas....there has to be a way to bring you back....I will not loose you..." She set it back down on the mantle and walked out the door of her room. She walked into the living room where the teen titans stood, all of them dressed in black, even cyborg had put on a black suit. They said nothing as they all headed out the door, Robin took to the sky with his new bird wing glider, Raven flew on her own and used her powers to lift Cyborg, Beast boy turned into a Raven and flew beside the dark Raven. Star fire flew besides Robin, but not a word was said. They landed at the cementary quietly as the other hero's from around the world filtered in. Batman, Super man, Spider Man, Flash, all of them came to mourn the loss of a hero too the world.
Raven looked around a hint of anger in her eyes, how could they mourn for a man they did not know? She knew him better then anyway, she knew how it felt to be in his arms, she knew how his lips felt against hers. She knew the steady beat of his heart as she laid her head against her chest. They knew none of this yet still they mourned. Raven stared down at the open casket as the others gathered. He looked so peaceful, so at peace, but how could he be that way? How when she knew he could not go to heaven or hell, then it struck her. An Idea, something that could bring Dallas back too her and too the world, back into her arms. If she could do this, Raven decided then and there she would give herself too him, she loved him that much.
"Friends...we have gathered here today to mourn the loss of one of the world's greatest hero's, Dallas was as we all know born with unnatural abilities, some of which were beyond even our comprehension, but still, he did not sway to the side of evil, no he was a good man and a good friend" Robin's eyes teared up as he spoke, he had trained with Dallas, learning new techniques too use against slade.
"In his final moments, it was his friendship with Raven and his courage, his will to give up whatever he had...including his life...for anyone he cared for. So...I give the floor to Raven, for it is she, who will deliver the Eulogy..." Raven stood up and took the podium from Robin. She stared out over the large crowd who had gathered.
"Dallas and I....we were not friends..." The crowd looked alittle strange at her, as tears began to pour down her face. Why was she doing this? Because she didn't care anymore, she wanted the world to know, she wanted everyone too know that he did not die alone.
"We were more....just days before his death...Dallas and I had begun to date, as I see you all hear today to mourn him, I will admit it makes me alittle upset, you knew of him yes, but did you know the real him? Let me tell you who he was....Dallas was one of a kind, he was gentle, soft, yet understanding of the hardships life could bring. He was friends with all of us, he played video games with beast boy, he worked on Cyborgs Car, he trained with Robin, infact, he even ate Starfires pudding of happynes..." Half the crowd alittle, yuck look on their face.
"Why would he put himself through something like that? For friendship that's why, to make us all feel better about ourselves, he never thought of himself or of the consequences too his actions, I'm sure he knew that blast would kill him, he probably thought that samerui sword would kill him too...but that's what Dallas was...he was a giver and took nothing, but he did take something when he left, he took my heart with him, So I ask you all just this, mourn for him if you will...but not because he is a lost hero...but because he is a lost friend..." with that Raven suddenly took off into the sky, flying as fast as she could back toward teen titan head quarters, wanting to get started on her plan.
It was all over the news across the globe, from Gotham to Metropolis, the death of a teen titan. Dallas was known well by almost none, but they new he was a good man, a kind man who only wished to help. The world grieved for his lost.
But one person grieved more then anyone else, one lonely blue shadow who sat in her room and cried and cried. Raven, she hadn't come out of her room sense his death, Today was his funeral. Batman, Superman, all of the justice league and the teen titans would be there, morning for the lost of a truly great hero. Ravens head was buried in her pillow, it had been soaked with tears over the past week, she felt she had done nothing but cry. The man she had given her heart too was stripped from her, taken away so quickly that she didn't know what too do. There was a soft knock on the door as beast boys voice came through.
"Hey...Rave....it's time..." Raven stood up and slid her hood over her head, her outfit was not blue on this day, it was black, her eyes unseen under her hood had filled with tears. She walked toward the door, stopping just before it to stare at a picture, his picture. He was holding beast boy and giving him a noogie, and too her surprise she giggled softly at the memory. She took the picture and held it too her heart.
"I will find you Dallas....there has to be a way to bring you back....I will not loose you..." She set it back down on the mantle and walked out the door of her room. She walked into the living room where the teen titans stood, all of them dressed in black, even cyborg had put on a black suit. They said nothing as they all headed out the door, Robin took to the sky with his new bird wing glider, Raven flew on her own and used her powers to lift Cyborg, Beast boy turned into a Raven and flew beside the dark Raven. Star fire flew besides Robin, but not a word was said. They landed at the cementary quietly as the other hero's from around the world filtered in. Batman, Super man, Spider Man, Flash, all of them came to mourn the loss of a hero too the world.
Raven looked around a hint of anger in her eyes, how could they mourn for a man they did not know? She knew him better then anyway, she knew how it felt to be in his arms, she knew how his lips felt against hers. She knew the steady beat of his heart as she laid her head against her chest. They knew none of this yet still they mourned. Raven stared down at the open casket as the others gathered. He looked so peaceful, so at peace, but how could he be that way? How when she knew he could not go to heaven or hell, then it struck her. An Idea, something that could bring Dallas back too her and too the world, back into her arms. If she could do this, Raven decided then and there she would give herself too him, she loved him that much.
"Friends...we have gathered here today to mourn the loss of one of the world's greatest hero's, Dallas was as we all know born with unnatural abilities, some of which were beyond even our comprehension, but still, he did not sway to the side of evil, no he was a good man and a good friend" Robin's eyes teared up as he spoke, he had trained with Dallas, learning new techniques too use against slade.
"In his final moments, it was his friendship with Raven and his courage, his will to give up whatever he had...including his life...for anyone he cared for. So...I give the floor to Raven, for it is she, who will deliver the Eulogy..." Raven stood up and took the podium from Robin. She stared out over the large crowd who had gathered.
"Dallas and I....we were not friends..." The crowd looked alittle strange at her, as tears began to pour down her face. Why was she doing this? Because she didn't care anymore, she wanted the world to know, she wanted everyone too know that he did not die alone.
"We were more....just days before his death...Dallas and I had begun to date, as I see you all hear today to mourn him, I will admit it makes me alittle upset, you knew of him yes, but did you know the real him? Let me tell you who he was....Dallas was one of a kind, he was gentle, soft, yet understanding of the hardships life could bring. He was friends with all of us, he played video games with beast boy, he worked on Cyborgs Car, he trained with Robin, infact, he even ate Starfires pudding of happynes..." Half the crowd alittle, yuck look on their face.
"Why would he put himself through something like that? For friendship that's why, to make us all feel better about ourselves, he never thought of himself or of the consequences too his actions, I'm sure he knew that blast would kill him, he probably thought that samerui sword would kill him too...but that's what Dallas was...he was a giver and took nothing, but he did take something when he left, he took my heart with him, So I ask you all just this, mourn for him if you will...but not because he is a lost hero...but because he is a lost friend..." with that Raven suddenly took off into the sky, flying as fast as she could back toward teen titan head quarters, wanting to get started on her plan.