Raven and Beast Boy had arrived in Corrife a little while ago, and were greeted by a nervous looking man, who had immediately pulled them into this small, quaint cabin.
Beast Boy had motioned for the man to follow him into another room, and several minutes later emerged. The man looked pale, and even more nervous then before. Beast Boy had turned to Raven, and told her that she would stay with this man until this was over.
Raven stared into the bowl of hot soup sitting before her.
She had no appetite. She looked up at Beast Boy sitting in front of her.
He wasn't eating anything either, just sitting, and staring at the table top.
"Bea- Ehem." Raven cleared her throat. "Beast Boy."
He looked up at her. "I am leaving soon Raven... I know you will be safe here, until this is over."
Raven looked down. "Beast Boy.. I-.. Where are you going?"
Beast Boy's face that had momentarily taken on a softer look, was instantly stony again.
"I am going to take back what I lost." He said.
"What do you mea-"
The old man that Beast Boy called Roan rushed into the room, interrupting what Raven was about to say.
"You need to git now Garfield."
Beast Boy stood up, and grabbed the pack that was resting on the side of the chair he had been sitting on.
He started to go to the door, and then turned around.
"Raven.." He reached into the pack and pulled out a small gold medallion. It looked old, but it shone at the same time.
"Keep this with you at all times."
A small snake was engraved in the middle.
Question was in her eyes.
"It will help protect you.. .." Beast Boy didn't need to finish.
Raven looked down at it, and hesitantly took it from him. Looking up she nodded slowly.
And then he was gone, before she even had the chance to say good-bye.
She turned, and slowly lowered herself back into the chair.
"Ravens yur name miss?"
Raven nodded, and looked down at the medallion in her hand, she brushed her thumb over the surface, and examined the back.
The older man limped over to her.
"Kin I take a gander at that miss?"
Raven reluctantly handed the medallion to him.
Beast Boy had said it would help protect her.
From what?
She had thought he said that she would be safe here.
Obviously that wasn't completely true.
The man's voice interrupted her thoughts.
"Garfield gave ya this Miss?"
Raven looked up sharply.
"Yes, he did." She said, edge to her voice.
"Is there a problem with that?"
"No. There aint no prollum. Jest that, this thing here aint no toy."
"I am aware of that." She said coldly. Who did this clown think he was?
The old man handed the medallion back to her, and she jerked it away slightly.
"Miss, I didn't mean for ya to take no offense. Jest that, that's mighty important, so ya best keep it safe."
Raven nodded, not taking her eyes off of it. If Beast Boy wanted her to keep this safe, she would guard it with her life. Closing it in her hand, she turned to the man.
"Where am I staying?"
Raven looked around the small room.
There was a bed in the corner, and a dresser. An old dirty looking chair sat in the opposite corner, and a single cracked mirror hung on the wall.
Other then that the room was bare of furnishing.
Raven went and sat on the bed.
Without being able to stop it a yawn escaped her mouth.
She would sort through things in the morning.
Laying down in the bed, she pulled the blanket around her.
Soon she drifted into a dream filled sleep.
"Ahh!" Starfire hit the ground hard.
Darkness
Several hours later Starfire awoke.
She sat up and moaned, rubbing her head.
What had just happened?
It all came flooding back to fast.
They had been fighting for hours, and were starting to ware down.
Aqualad still hadn't shown up, and the fire was blazing out of control, despite their best attempts, they hadn't been able to even slow down it's destructive path. Besides that, the creatures had just kept coming.
Then, seemingly out of no where, it had started to drizzle, and then the drizzle, had quickly turned to a hard rain.
The creatures had started letting out sickening screams, and had then started disappearing out of no where, the rain had pummeled down even harder, and soon the thunder had started to crack. It slowly was distinguishing the fire.
They all stood in the middle of the streets, where they had just minutes ago been fighting, dazed, and each one thinking they were delirious.
She had been the first to react. Seeing her husband she had let out a joyful, "Robin!" And started to fly down to him, when out of no where, a falling billboard had smashed her through the air.
That was the last thing she remembered, that, and her hitting the ground hard, which took her back to the present.
Looking around, she attempted to stand up, by pushing herself off the ground with her hands.
"Ouch!" She yelped, quickly falling back down.
She rubbed her right arm, and moaned softly.
"I must try to stand." She said to herself.
Rolling forwards so her knees were on the ground, she place her left arm down to support herself. Then, placing her foot on the ground, she grasped her injured arm, planted her other foot, then stood.
She started walking forwards slowly, placing one foot in front of the other.
"Where am I?" She said to herself, looking around.
It looked like she landed in the middle of a road, with field on either side.
The sky was still burping thunder, and a flash of lightning would rip across the sky ever so often as well.
Besides that it was nearing nightfall, and Robin had always told her that it wasn't wise to be out at night in the city.
"But this is not the city of Jump." She told herself out loud. "I do not know where I am."
She walked for several minutes before realizing where she was. This was the cornfield her and Robin had went to visit a few years ago. No corn had been planted last year, so she had not recognized it.
Starfire rose of the ground, and floated through the air. She imagined that Robin would be looking for her, but she didn't know where.
She decided that she would go back to the tower, and try to contact him there.
A/N: Another chapter is comin' right up ya'll! You know the drill. R&R.