Disclaimer: Don't own anything Teen Titan related or the Teen Titans themselves, however I do own Francesca and now a new character Sirus.
A/N: Hello everyone, and thank you for being patient with me as I worked out a few problems, I'm just glad to be back and continuing to write. Honestly I really hate it when I start one thing then don't finish it, not that I'm forcing myself to write this I want to finish it.
Turns out it took my little brothers demanding for me to tell him stories that brought back my passion to write so I really have to thank him for helping me pull through that messed up part of my life. Plus staying locked up in my room listening to music and writing things that don't have anything to do with fanfictions – thanks for the advice Crystaltear1 – it really did help.
Anyway, enough of me, here's the forth chapter of Fine Line
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Chapter 4: Falling FastStorming into her room and slamming the door shut, Raven threw Red-x Cyborg's clothes, growled and began to pace her room. Looking at the black sweat pants and jacket, Red-X looked up at Raven and could sense she was troubled. When was she ever not since he came around?
With a shake of his head he began to slip on the clothes over the uniform he wore, "You know, this is the reason why I never considered the superhero bizz. To much stress."
She snapped him a hard look, "No it's you the one that's giving me stress! I just agreed to help train Robin to control his devil blood! This is not a good idea! Especially since it's starting tonight!"
Pausing from slipping the jacket on Red-X gave her a look, then shook his head and slipped the outfit over his head, pulling the hood down he ran a hand through his hair and smirked, "And you're blaming me for it?"
Raven glared, "Oh shut up and jump out the window, I'll be waiting down stairs."
"You must really hate me." Red-x chuckled as he walked to the window, "By the way, thank Cyborg, the clothes really do fit."
"Go to hell," storming out of her room once more she stomped down the hall towards to stairs to the exit running into Robin who was rubbing the side of his face from the punch she threw at him earlier. That brought a smug look to her face, especially since she remembered the stunned look on everyone's face when she suddenly announced she was going out afterwards. Stopping when the other did, the two just looked at each other then continued on their merry way.
However, Robin grabbed her elbow and tugged her closer to him, Raven pulled back and glared as he growled, "I look forward to tonight."
"Why wait?" still enraged from everything she forced him back and pinned him to the wall with her power, he snarled and tried to break free, but she held fast and stepped up to him. "Lesson one, Learn control. Meditate if you have to, just be in the right state of mind when I come back, understood?"
"Who died and made you my boss?" he snapped back, she could see his eyes behind his mask glowing pink.
"When you decided to have me guide you, now calm down or I lock you in a room where you could pout and throw all the tantrums you want." Raven put her hand down, but held him still on the wall easing her facial expression she almost felt guilty for doing this to him. Especially since it was partially her fault for insulting him the way she did earlier, it was only natural for his primal instincts to get revenge and show he wasn't one to fool with.
With a sigh she walked up closer to him and put a hand on his shoulder dropping her hold on him completely she braced herself and prepared for an attack, but it never came. He just stood there, leaning against the wall seeming almost exhausted, Raven got a closer look and found that he was sweating and biting back growls. Really trying to control himself, in fact he was shaking. This worried her, "Robin?"
He growled and then gasped his knees gave way, even the wall wasn't enough to hold him up Raven found herself trying to hold him, but his weight caught her by surprise. She ended up slipping to the floor with his head on her shoulder as she tried to lean him against the wall again, but as if his arms were working on its own accord he held her close to him. Like a little boy treasuring his stuffed animal Raven found to her shock he was caressing her, nuzzling his head with hers and if she wasn't mistaken she felt him … purring?
Trying to snap him out of this strange sudden turn of events Raven put her hands on his shoulder putting a little pressure to let him know what he was doing while whispering his name, "Robin."
"Shhh," he pleaded with her holding her a little closer, his voice already soothing if not a bit distressed, "I know I may seem a little fucked up right now … but this seems to be the only way I can calm down other then being with Starfire … my stupid side just won't stay relaxed without having you near me. I don't know why."
"I understand Robin," Raven nodded, "It's called possession, you've had it in you all along, you won't allow anyone to take your friends or the people close to you … with your new power rising it's just magnifying it. You just gotta' know how to deal."
He chuckled and slowly, ever so slowly let her go and for once Raven was happy to see he was smiling the way he always did, really getting himself together. Nodding he stood up a bit wobbly at first, but Raven helped him steady himself against the wall, "I guess you're right … sorry I've been such a jerk."
She shook her head and waved her hand, "Don't be, it's not entirely your fault."
Sighing he shrugged and pushed off the wall not really stabled, Raven chuckled inwardly at his attempted to seem fine. Taking a step closer to him she put a hand to his back and looked up with concern etched on her face, "You sure you're gonna' be okay while I'm gone?"
Robin nodded and gave that famous grin of his that melted the hearts of many, she was no exception, but she wasn't going to let him know that. Smiling softly as he gulped, "I'll be okay, I'll go work off my frustration in the training room or something. Later."
"Watch yourself." Raven warned then turned and continued down the hall, looking back and watching his retreating figure sway and waver a bit, he used the wall as a small support. Using her power a very tiny bit she felt his inner struggle and sighed, shaking her head she turned forward, You shouldn't be sorry Robin … I was the one that put you in this predicament, but I swear, if I had a choice I'd take it all back so you wouldn't have to hurt.
"Hey Raven," she stopped and turned around shocked that Robin was just a yard away from her, how come she didn't sense that? He took a deep breath and shrugged, "Um – if it's too much to ask I'll understand, but I really want to make up for everything I've done to you in the past few hours. So – uh – I don't know wanna' catch a movie tonight or something? Just you and me, after our session that is."
Now that.
Wasn't anything she was expecting to come out of his mouth.
Shaking her head as if to make sure this wasn't just a dream, she gave Robin a hard look and realized he had been holding his breath. If she didn't answer soon she was sure he'd pass out for lack of oxygen. Blinking she couldn't hold back a rising blush and she was berating herself for it, Stop this childish actions Raven it's just Robin! Though … that's the point … it's not just Robin, it is Robin. Get over yourself; he's just doing it as an apology, so what the hell am I all giddy for?
Opening her mouth the corner of her lips quirked up in another soft smile, "Sure … I just gotta' run a little earn, tonight it is."
As if she breathed in his first breath of life he let go the air he had been holding and if it was possible his smile grew ever the wider, "Cool."
Raven chuckled, "Gee, aren't you the smart one."
Robin playfully glared, "Don't you got earns to run?"
She chuckled again and closed their small gap reaching down she grabbed his hand and melded it into hers. A slight tingling sensation, resembling that of a chill, however much more comforting went through her spine, the gloves may be on, but as he enclosed his fingers enclose around hers. Raven was reminded once how incredibly familiar this was, only she didn't let go and neither did he.
Looking up into his mask she wished for him to take it off so she could see just what was going through his head rather then guessing at his emotionless expression. Reaching her other hand up she rested it gently on his chest and took one more step closer, feeling things were going to be smooth this time around she gave her warning, "I want you to be careful okay, you're very unstable at his stage and fragile so I'll say it again, be careful."
He reached his hand up to the one on his chest and just like the other held it so gently quite aware of the damage both could do in battle. Yet he was even shocking himself with his sudden mood swing. Bring his smile down to a playful smirk it turned to an all out grin, "Since when did you know me to be careful?"
She slipped away from him and rolled her eyes, "That's the whole reason why I said it twice, I wanted to get it though your ignoramus of a devil mind and hope you'd listen."
"You always lookin' out for my well being?"
"Now that's a stupid question."
"So where's your stupid answer?"
"…" she gave him a dry look, which turned into a smile as she turned away from the obviously playful Robin, with a wave she showed a peace sign and looked over her shoulder, "see ya tonight Robin, and yes I will always look out for you."
"Right back at'cha Rae."
With that she took in a breath and let go smoothly, at least her and Robin worked a few "quirks" out. She hated it when they weren't on good terms. Robin was the closest thing to a brother she every had, besides Beast Boy and Cyborg, Robin was the only other one that knew most of what she wanted and understood her.
He could confide to her with everything and vise versa.
Well … almost everything …
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"Don't give me that look."
"…"
"Stop looking at me!"
"…"
"I said stop it!"
"I can't help it, I'm out on the town with the infamous Raven Roth as my driver, it's just not natural!" Red-X glared at the vehicle green with envy, "Where the hell did you get the money to afford to buy that, you don't look the type to know your tech."
Raven scowled turned to a smirk that transformed into a smug grin, "What? Ya jealous?"
Red-X sneered and snorted looking away as he heard the beep of the unlocked vehicle, "I could so totally boost that thing in no time flat."
"You're jealous, just get in." Raven stifled a snicker when she saw the angry scowl on the proud thief's face, his glare darkened and if looks could kill the car would have surely melted to nothing.
Actually the term "the car" did not justify the viper looking transportation. It had a narrow nose with a grill that intakes air with efficient force to push it to its limit. Red-X knew the thing had enough torque and power bought standard to make your teeth shake, let alone with the all-knowing smile Raven had on he had a feeling the thing was supped. With Crystal Galactic Silver for the coloration of the body and the attitude that pooled off it, it reminded him of Raven. Which coincidently she called it Silver Raven, duels to the T-car if not better, was her Mercedes-Benz SLR Mclaren.
He had to admit, he was … he couldn't fine the word for it, but he knew it bothered him that he didn't know Raven had this kind of side to her. After all she gave the impression that she never liked to ride in mechanical objects and hated to go out to gaze at nature's wonders. So this, he found, to be something totally out of character for her to have. Took him more by surprise than anything else, made him wonder just what else the girl had "under the hood" so to speak.
"You coming or not?" Raven poked her head out her door with her grin still on full force, Red-X staring at her car was something to relish. After all, not even the other Titans knew she had this, hell none of them knew she even had a "fast streak" so to speak.
With a defeated sigh Red-X got in the passenger side and closed the door. If the outside was something to look at, the inside was luxurious. Leather seats, chrome outlines and just by looking at the wheel he knew she had a thing for speed. Two red buttons on her thumb sides told him the thing got enough nitro to tear the road apart. Already he knew the Mclaren was fast on its own, but since his guess was right that she had supped it up Red-X's curiosity had reached its peak. Who was Raven Roth?
Starting the car up, Raven discreetly bit down on her lower lip, she loved the roar of the engine. The vibration that was sent though out the rest of the Mclaren never failed to give her the chills. She blamed Robin for her crazy ways when it came to speed, being best friends with a "speed demon" really does things to you. Then there was Cyborg, obsessed and an expert at all kinds of modes of transportation. It took her forever to realize she not only understood his love for cars, but found a deep interest for them as well.
Not to deep, but deep enough for her to fall into temptation and use her money as a hero to save up and buy the only thing that caught her eye. Just a second of curled toed excitement from her Silver Raven, she suddenly tore out the warehouse of abandoned vehicles and stifled a fit of laughter from the Red-X's sudden jerk and wide-eyed shock.
The girl's driving was just as hazardous as Robin's!
Taking turns down streets that were emptied of civilian life like Lucifer himself was after her. Red-X gave her a wry look as she slowed down and began to drive like a normal woman on the road when she turned to busier streets. Coming to a stop at the first traffic light she titled her head to Red-X and smirked, "You okay?"
That was it, with a glare he snapped back, "Just who the hell are you!"
Raven's smirk dropped, "What kind of a question is that? I'm Raven of the Teen Titans, nothing more to it."
He rolled his eyes in dismissal, "Yeah right, and I suppose your little "show" back there was nothing? I highly doubt that, does the rest of your team know you lead a second life?"
Now it was her turn to glare, "I don't lead second lives. I just don't think it's important information to dispatch to my team, honestly what good will it be of them if I tell them … what a minute, why the hell am I even telling you this? After all, you're still a convict under my attention. I don't need to tell you anything."
Somehow, Red-X felt that he shouldn't have been all that bothered by that one statement, yet as the words flew out of her mouth. He found that it brought a sad frown to his face. Why? She was Raven Roth, and she made an excellent point, he really didn't need to know who, where, what, why, when, how she is. Yet, thinking back on the statement he made when he said she could trust him with her soul. Red-X was beginning to really think if it was really possible that he could keep such a promise.
After all she was right, he was an enemy and with their shady past he wouldn't blame her for not trusting him. He did say that he was only "looking out for number one" could you really trust a person like that to just suddenly turn a new leaf? No, not really, not even if she knew that number one person was actually persons.
To believe that Red-X, skilled thief, and conniving devil was not that much a shallow character was just too much. Although, he couldn't be the judge of her own thoughts, what she thought of him were to herself he didn't have to know, he shouldn't even want to know.
So why be bothered about it?
Because, he thought to himself careful not to project it into her mind, for a villain to be a villain while using and playing the roll of carefree friend to a good guy does … things to you … you knew the consequences of your actions … you just didn't think it was possible because a villain can't feel. Only act. Yet … the term villain … can it really be used to describe me?
The car stopped and they were at the mall with Raven handing him a pair of sunglasses, he watched as she put her hands to her face then slowly pull back over her head and shaking it. Red-X marveled at the way her violet tresses suddenly turned black, although her eyes stayed violet a pair of sunglasses made quite work of that. Turning to him, her sudden carefree speed-freak demeanor was dropped to her usual cold personality.
Unclipping her knew cape he had to wonder what made her change her style of cape so suddenly as she neatly flipped it around her seat then clipped it in place. Afterwards she motioned for him to climb out the car when she got out of her side, following in stride. Red-X shut the door and watched as she held herself with confidence – not overbearing pride – but confidence of a woman that knew what she was doing, that knew where she was going, and had everything in place. He sighed and followed to the mall keeping to his thoughts.
If I'm not a villain, then am I criminal? To be a criminal means to be involved in crimes, or that of a crime. What is my crime? If I'm such a criminal, than I guess …my crime is … he drew a blank and ended up looking up when he heard Raven ask where they were going, he shrugged and stayed silent. Never noticing the suspicious look she was giving him.
He felt his mouth move, felt his voice box working to tell her something, but he never knew what he had said. Stealing the chance to walk away from her when she turned her back, Red-X knew she was going to take it as running away and in a way she'd be taking it right.
In all sense he was running away, but he knew he was going back cause as realization hit him. He found that he couldn't run from her, and it wasn't only because of his plan, it was because … whether it is his devil blood or not … there was something about her that wouldn't allow him to run.
I guess … my crime is … theft. As stupid as it may sound, and as lame as it may seem that I hadn't realized it till now I had been stealing all my life. Not just precious jewels and diamonds of countless amounts of money … I've been stealing time as well. Stealing coward chances of running away when the time was right, having no gut to actually face up to things that should have been dealt with eons ago. Stopping in his tracks he found himself standing in the middle of the mall with his head bowed and slowly pulling down his sunglasses. Eyes closed his expression that of an angry scowl, I've been stealing all my life … even now, as I stand here I find that I'm stealing precious time that could be spent hunting down the hunters to make sure my sister is safe away. I call others cowards; I'm more of a coward than my own sister. How ironic is that?
"X?" he looked up and Raven couldn't hold her mouth together as she saw so much emotion running through his amber eyes, mostly that of shameful guilt, but what would he be guilty about? What was going on?
He was fine before they left the tower, why was he suddenly so … distant. This was so totally not Red-X's style … actually now that she thought of it, she didn't even know Red-X enough to judge his habits or personality. In fact she didn't know anything about him except he was a devil, a thief, and a conceded wretch … right?
Then as if the moment had been nothing short than imagined in a literal blink of his amber eyes he cleared his throat and sidestepped around her, "Let's get down to business."
Before he could continue down the mall a gentle hand wrapped around his elbow and stopped him without even putting pressure. He didn't turn around, nor did he even wish to face her for fear of her seeing the struggle in his amber eyes. She saw enough earlier, she didn't need to see anymore. Though what he wanted, what he needed for her to be was not always what he got with her.
Tugging him into one of the near by stores it forced him to follow her and once they were in he heard the loud music and found it to be the ideal place to talk for no humans to hear them. However that didn't mean they were out of danger, Red-X glanced at the cashier, the female with long blonde hair looked up to him and glared, Ah, a neutral angel – or so I hope. Why did Raven had to come in here?
Rummaging through one of racks pretending to busy herself, Red-X couldn't help to noticed just how good Raven's acting could be as she pulled out a pair of pants and handed it to him, "Alright, talk to me X, why are you acting this way? Is there something wrong?"
He chuckled and gave her back the pants, "Last time you told me to jump out the window, now you're worried about me?"
She stopped to give him a pointed look; her sunglasses slipping down to her nose before she just pulled it off and rested it on her head. Pulling off that true city girl look Raven glanced at the cashier a strange feeling was arising from the female, but she brushed it off she had to settle this with Red-X, "I'm not exactly worried for you, I'm worried for our well being. You're being hunted and with us in a wide-open space of the vast city anything could happen. So start talking to me."
Red-X smirked and moved so his back was to the cashier, not something he wanted to do, but Raven wanted an explanation. Busying himself with another rack he sighed, "Sorry, but I was just deep in thought … anyway, I think we better hurry up in here. The walls have ears."
It took a second for Raven to realize her uneasy feeling about the place was right, but how did Red-X know? Looking to him with a title of the head he shrugged, "I don't think she's that dangerous, but just to be safe let's get this over with."
Nodding Raven sighed and helped him pick out a few things, though she wasn't really putting her mind to it. Rather it was occupied with other things, top one being their safety. So when she saw movement of from the register she tried not to care as the cashier switched places with another and was walking right over to them, but with the most peculiar thing. A child.
Tapping Red X on the shoulder, he turned around and casually asked, "Yeah?"
"Excuse me sir, but this little girl here claims to be your sister and is lost, is this true?"
Sister? Raven nearly dropped dead, What?
Watching Red X carefully she saw him shift uncomfortably as the little girl with long wavy black hair and sparkling amber eyes ran up and hugged his waist. He put a hand on her head and Raven felt the little one's aura pulsate, truly hers and Red X were the same. Red X has a sister? And he didn't tell me? What else is this bastard hiding? To say that Raven was now very uncomfortable with new turn of events was an understatement. She was something of a cross with anger and insecurity, here she was just now beginning to feeling a bit comfortable with Red X only for him to throw this at her?
It was just to much as the cashier walked away with a sneer and two amber eyes turned to face her, one was pleading, while the other was wide with curiosity and challenge. Sighing Red X moved around behind the child and put his hands on her shoulders while he pushed her forward to stand closer to Raven, "Raven, this is my younger sibling, Francesca. Francesca, this is Raven, say hi."
Looking down at her the amber eyed cutie grinned from ear to ear really brightening up the whole store as she waved and leaned in to Red X her long gray cape wrapping around her body, "Hi."
Childishly high-pitched, if not a bit annoying Raven nodded her head slowly greeting, "Hi."
Looking up to Red X with a dirty glare he lifted up his hands as if to show he meant no harm, "I can explain."
"Good, cause I want an explanation on why you kept her from me." Raven growled and the little girl giggled as she looked up to Red X with an all-knowing grin as she began to dance and point.
"Ooooo, Xie's introouubllee," she snickered, Red-X glared and silenced her with a quick shush.
She stopped and pouted giving a crude, "Why?"
"Because I said so you little runt." Red x growled, Francesca snorted.
"Whatever, so what we waiting for? Aren't you guys here for something? What is it? Can I help?" rapid-fire question after question from there on as Raven shook her head and walked out the store. Brushing past a gentleman who growled at her as he tilted his sunglasses down to get a better look at the young woman who dared touch him. He snorted, Half-breeds, turning into the store to see Red X and Francesca coming to follow the young woman. The gentleman smirked, Devils, he sneered and right when Red X was next to him he let his aura go freely.
Both Red X and Francesca stopped and turned to look at the gentleman leaning against the far side of the entrance into the store. Pulling off his glasses all concealment dropped to show his catty green eyes, baring his fangs while he smirked, lifting up his right hand and flexing his fingers to show his retracting claws. He pulled off the sunglasses and propped it on the top of his head as he winked, "Long time no see devil, how's your dead mother?"
Red X snarled and pushed Francesca away as he leapt at the threatening angel, Francesca landed on her hands and knees, with a gasp she turned around to see people scrambling out of the way of the fighting creatures. Her brother being more so the rash acting one mostly acting as a distraction for her to get out, but when he was kicked straight out the window was a different story. Getting to her feet and charging the angel she jumped and with her claws held out came down on him.
Glancing at the child, he snorted and spread his fingers out getting ready to turn on her, "Down girl."
"Azarath Metrion Zinthous!"
Before Francesca could do anything her body was suddenly engulfed in black energy and she was yanked back feeling the angel's claws swipe close to her stomach. Pulled towards Raven she growled up, "What was that for? I had him!"
Not paying attention Raven gaped when Red X had jumped the angel again with a fury of attacks they were giving she had no choice but to sit back and watch. "What's going on?"
Francesca snorted, "That's Sirus, him and Ror – er – X go way back, in fact Sirus was the bastard that killed our mother. So you see, this is more personal than you think."
"Personal or not Red X better start thinking straight or his going to get killed!" running forward Raven used her power to hold Francesca has she flew up and dropped down in a perfect drop kick to catch the angel by surprise as she knocked him away. Crouching on the ground she twirled and swept the floor from under him then with her power brought the pipes from the rails above to wrap around him.
Shaking his head Sirus snarled and glared up at Raven, noticing the rails coming for him he jumped and kicked the half-breed on the side of her head. Hard enough for her to feel pain, but not hard enough to knock her out, the pipes behind him dropped as he walked to the dazed Raven. Kneeling in front of her he brought his clawed finger up under her chin and turned her dizzy head towards him.
"You look awfully familiar, have I seen you somewhere before?"
"Don't touch her!" noticing Red X coming from the side, in a blink of an eye Sirus was gone leaving Red X to strike nothing but air as he stood protectively in front of Raven, "This is just you and me Sirus, leave them out of it!"
Sirus chuckled and ran a clawed hand through his short well kept dark brown hair before locking his catty green eyes on Red X, "Really Rorex, we've went down this road, you and kid have to go, as for the young lady I think I'll spare her. Unless you lay claim to her, then that's a different story."
Seeing red – literally – Red X snarled and crouched getting ready for another confrontation, "Touch her, or Francesca and I swear my soul to Satan himself I'll send you to hell."
"That, Rorex, is funny."
"No! This is!" unbeknownst to any of them Francesca snuck behind Sirus and slashed her claws down his back, he roared in pain and as Francesca ran back Red X was horrified at her grinning face. Bringing her bloody claws to show her doings she turned to Sirus she licked her claw then spat it to the ground, "You don't taste as good as you look."
"Get back!" again Red x forced Francesca away as a flash of brown charged and took him down. Tumbling on the ground Red x suddenly found him-self sailing through the air and cracking the wall as he slumped upside down. Cringing in pain he got up and without thinking knew he had to protect his sister from her stupidity. Catching Sirus before he could get up from the ground Red X lengthen his claws and went in for the kill.
As if he anticipated it Sirus spun around and grabbed his wrist, spinning around and letting Red X fly through the air. The agile thief corrected his flight path and connected his feet to the wall, pushing off and rolling on the ground he shot up and looked around. Finding Sirus with Raven, the later trying to keep the angel at bay from the taunting Francesca.
"Be a good little half-breed and hand the child to me, I'll do as Rorex so wants and spare you, but the child is not to live." Eerily calm, Raven had trouble convincing her-self he was just another enemy. The gash on his back was deep and gushing, but he was moving, as if it didn't faze him one bit.
Gulping and forcing Francesca to stay behind her Raven glared, "What gives you the right to say Devils are all bad? She's just a child protecting her brother, would you not do the same?"
Sirus sneered and stood up right then turn to Red X who was running from the side to the two girls he glared and turned to Raven again, "You brought this upon yourself."
With Red X around he pushed Raven back with Francesca and faced Sirus, "What do you want, besides our heads, I know you Sirus."
Wincing a bit the angel huffed and shrugged, "Just to make a point, your running ends soon Rorex. You and that brat you dare call a sister are as good as dead, the devil race and everyone that gets involved are gone."
To the untrained eye Sirus vanished, but to Red X and Francesca they saw him use his inhuman speed to appeared elsewhere, but when Francesca looked to see Raven gone as well she gasped and called out her name, "Raven!"
Up on the second floor Raven struggled to break from the angel's power, but even while injured his aura overwhelmed hers and forced her into submission. Squirming she stopped when she felt the tip of his claws come to her abdomen. Holding her breath she looked up into green eyes to see something she never thought she see in her tormentor's eyes. Guilt, sorrow, pain, struggle, she felt it all course through her body as he whispered, "You brought this upon yourself, I'm sorry."
Pain!
Sharp pain pierced her body running up and down her spine and trampling all over her being. Her hands fisted into his shirt and held on for life – literally – she felt it slipping just as she felt a scream slip from her throat. Pain, so much pain. Many things around her shattered, cracked, exploded, and were destroyed, but she heard them not. Her hearing was muffled, her sense of feeling as fading, and her eyes were blurring over. Whether in pain or tears she didn't know as her head lolled back and her body was gently brought to the ground.
The foreign weapon that pierced her was pulled out, causing another wave of pain to course through her body. Her hold on her tormentor's shirt slipped as well as the warmth from his or her body, she didn't know. Bringing her hands weakly to hold the wound she saw a blurred image of Sirus enter her vision and she felt a drop of something wet hit her face, was it a tear?
The last thing …
The last thing she saw was him …
The last thing she heard was a chocked apology, "I'm sorry."
Then fade to nothing as she lost all consciousness.
Why would a Hunter apologize for a killing?
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AAAHHH! Don't kill me! I swear I'll explain everything later on in the story, you just gotta' read. Besides that, Sirus doesn't have any feelings for Raven, he just feels guilty. Why? You'll have to read to find out!