Saint Jude
Chapter 1:Dr. S. Hardes
Disclaimer: What do you think?
WARNING: This story contains a lot of adult stuff, for the complete list read the warning at the beginning of my other story "Bad Memories" in the first chapter(You have to read it any way to understand this fic. At all)
Authors Note:(This is for the people who haven't read "Bad Memories" or the warning above) This is the sequel to "Bad Memories" is you have not read that story...do so, I mean it, you won't understand a damn thing if you haven't.
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Raven looked up at the giant towering gates of the 'Saint Jude Rehabilitation Clinic'.
She grumbled, she most definatly did not want to be here.
"But a promise is a promise..."
"What was that?"
Raven turned her head off to the side, there standing next to her was, not Starfire, not Beastboy or Cyborg...not even Robin, instead Raven was looking at a young women in her mid. twenties who was wearing a pair of blue denim jeans and a white tee-shirt with an id. badge clipped onto it. The girl was...well as little as Raven thought about physical appearance, she had to admit...she was breathtaking, radiant skin, tanned but nowhere near the point Starfire's was, equally radiant blond hair tied into a ponytail, she had vibrant blue eye's and a...shaply figure...her grand appearance was enhanced by the fact that her jeans showed off every curve of her legs and the tee-shirt was about two size's to small considering her bust...had Raven been a man she wouldn't have hesitated to start to flirt with her...but since Raven didn't swing that way, she was just jealous of this perfect girl.
The girl was the admittance coordinator, she was a shrink, it was her job to determine what problems you have, what would be the best way to deal with them...she even hand picks the therapist she thinks you'll work best with...Raven remembered all this from the brochure the titans showed her, though it had not shown her a photo of her, it just had a name, 'Dr. S. Hardes' Needless to say she was surprised...it sounded like such a harsh name, and here she was...Raven's first impression was that she was like Starfire...but not as outgoing...because despite her... endowments ...she acted completely innocent, how she pulled that off in a place like this puzzled her.
"Raven?"She was still waiting for an answer, she had a slightly concerned look on her face.
"Nothing...just...well nothing"Raven didn't feel like explaining herself to this woman.
The doctor just looked at her with concern on her face, then she smiled and said "You want to go in so we can find out what to do with you?" she said all that in a cheery voice that rivaled Starfire's.
Raven just gave a single nod.
The doctor frowned "You do realize you haven't said a full sentence since I picked you up?"
Raven just looked at her "I'm not exactly in the mood to talk doctor..."
She just sighed heavily and said "I understand ...oh, and call me Selene ...I hate being called 'Doctor'...it make's me feel so...old.."
Raven held in a smirk 'Why does someone so carefree work in such a horrible place?'
"You know most people don't come here of there own free will...your in the minority... most people are ordered to come here by courts...or social services.."
"I'm not here voluntarily..."Raven responded in her dead monotone "The other titans forced me to come here...why do you think they made you come pick me up?...they couldn't handle the guilt..."
Raven looked up to Selene and was surprised to see her face was serious ...since she had met the girl (About seven hours ago) she hadn't stopped smiling for more then a second.
"Maybe we should go inside...you know..."Selene's smile returned"...get to evaluating"
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The clinic was much more casual and comfy on the inside, though the courtyard inside the gates had a great garden that she would like to spend more time in.
The walls were painted a pale peach, but only for the top half, the bottom half was wood. The reception room had nice comfy chairs, there was a rather tired though cheerful looking young women behind the raised wooden desk.
"Hey, Selene, new 'guest'?"The girl behind the counter asked
"Yup, came all the way from Jump city to be here Cindy"Selene replied as she shut the door behind Raven.
"Jump city, that's where you ran of to? Quite the trip for a new 'guest'...anything special about her?"If Raven had been wearing her normal outfit the question would have been unnecessary, but she was wearing casual clothing, a pair of black jeans, a navy blue shirt...long sleeved of course, and a black hoody over top.
"As a matter of fact...she's 'Raven' of the teen titans...though that's strictly confidential, only staff are to know"Selene said
"Oh, I was wondering how long it would be until we got a superhero in here--"Cindy was cut off be Raven
"What is that supposed to mean?"Raven's voice was raised, though it was still her monotone.
Cindy looked apologetic "Sorry, I just meant, superhero's have a lot of responsibility, so...I meant no disrespect, I'm sorry..."
Selene decided the tension needed breaking, so she interrupted the apology "So, I'm not sure what to call you"She said to Raven
Raven just turned and looked at her strangely
"Well, I mean 'Raven' isn't a very common name...chance's are if we call you that, someone here will put two and two together...and I was told you wanted to keep your identity a secret at least at first...so what should we call you?
Raven thought for only a moment "Just call me Rea..."
"Are you sure?"Selene asked sceptically "That sounds like a nickname your friends gave you...are you sure you want people you don't know yet to use it?"
"It doesn't matter..."Raven truly didn't care "The rest of the titans just started to call me that because they were to lazy to use my full name..."
Selene let out a big sigh then nodded "Alright ...but we still need an alias..."
Raven gave her a questioning look.
"What I mean is we put all the time tables on a public board ...and it will have your first and last name...so we can't very well put 'Rea' on the the board ...it would draw to much attention, so we need an alias for the board"Selene felt exhausted by the end of that, it seemed as if she was giving four explanations to explain every explanation.
"Put Rei, Roth...but spell it R-e-i..."Raven looked up to the surprised look on Selene's face"It's the Japanese spelling..."Raven explained
Selene smirked before saying "You know...that's pretty damn clever..." Raven just rolled her eye's.
Selene's smile returned and she asked "So...do you want to get settled or get evaluated first?"
"Let's get the evaluation out of the way..."Raven said, she would like to just go to her room and mope for the rest of the day...but she also wanted to leave this place as soon as possible, and the more she co-operated the sooner she could leave.
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"So, what are your problems?"Selene asked bluntly.
They were in her office now, it was nice, the walls were painted a calming green, her furniture was antique but very comfortable. There was a bookcase behind her desk that was full of books, some of the books looked like college reading, others Raven recognized because they were in her own collection. The desk itself looked like it was rarely used, it look like a very comfy chair in the corner was where she did all her work, there was a TV table next to it that was covered in what looked like psychiatric reports.
"That was blunt..."Raven said in her monotone.
"I know you have problems, you know I have problems, but the difference is that you at least have a handle on what they are..."With that Selene grinned slightly.
Raven scoffed then a thought entered her mind "Didn't you talk to the other titans?"
"Well...they mentioned some stuff, but I'd like to hear it from you..."With that Selene crossed her legs, grabbed a clipboard and rested it on her knee.
'Wow...she can look professional ...I never would have imagined' Raven was certainly surprised by her sudden change of personality.
"Ok then...I suppose what they were talking about is my 'addiction' ...and the cutting..."Raven said all this as if it had no significance at all.
"You do not think of these as problems?"Selene had a rather blank look on her face as if she were actually a professional ...she was, but...it was just hard to believe that this was the same girl who had tried to keep her entertained on there trip by making lude comments about actors and actress's. It was such a radical change in personality that Raven didn't even notice that she was still wearing the same, rather revealing outfit that she wore earlier.
"No..."Raven said simply "...I've controlled the alcohol for years...the alcohol has never controlled me..."As before Raven felt that it was very important that everyone understand that, though on her way to becoming one, she was not an alcoholic.
"Is that all?"Selene asked as she scribbled something in her notes, her face was still blank, she wasn't letting any emotion appear.
"Well I guess there's still the cutting..."Again Raven said this as if it was of no importance.
"And you don't believe that is important?"
"...It helps...the only negative side-affect is the scaring ...and believe me...the scars that I have givin myself don't even compare to the scars others have givin me..."Raven saw a questioning look appear on Selene's face at this comment.
"I guess they didn't tell you..."Raven said holding in a smirk 'Good, at least she doesn't know everything about me already'
"I guess not...So you were abused?"Selene had a compassionate look on her face, at least it was better then pity.
But Raven couldn't help but smirk at her comment "That's putting it lightly..."
"What does that mean?"Selene had only a trace of confusion on her face, if nothing else, this girl could hide her emotions...when she wanted to.
Raven thought how best to describe her past to this woman, she needed to understand the severity with out hearing the details. Unfortunately while she was thinking, Selene was waiting.
"Raven...?"Selene was worried that it was taking so long to answer, this had happened many time's since she met this girl not long ago, she would ask a question and Raven would just look around or at her...but it wasn't until she snapped her out of her daze that she answered, it worried her..."What did they do to you...?"
Raven was snapped out of her trance "Well a picture is worth a thousand words...and thats nowhere near how many it would to describe my past...so..." With that Raven removed her hudy, this surprised Selene, though she didn't try to stop her. It was rare for a patient to show her scars within the first month and unheard of for it to happen on the first day...well at least with a personality like Raven had.
Raven didn't want to show her scars at all...but she would have to eventually now was as good a time as any...it certainly would stop her from a fair amount of conversation she wanted to avoid at all costs...still this woman was a psychiatrist ...she would know something was up.
Raven grabbed the bottom of her shirt and lifted it up to the bottom of her bra.
Selene's eye's went wide, she was shocked...but not disgusted.
"That..."Selene said slowly "Is a lot of scars..."
Raven covered herself back up and looked at Selene who was just now recovering.
"Well..."Selene said at last"It seems as if we will have a lot to talk about..."
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A new thing I'm gonna do...
Fun Extra Stuff: This will contain cool stuff, from funny or insightful one liners, to fun facts (Not as lame as it sounds)
Note:All one liners are(Unless otherwise labeled) provided by Mutedfaith .com in the humor section under one liners(Though not all are actually one line).
I'll only put five of these funny one liners here for now...if you like them I can put more:)
Note:I don't agree with some of these...but their all funny.
1.Death, taxes and depression: three things you can always depend on.
2.I say no to drugs. They just don't listen.
3.Of course I'm out of my mind! It's dark and scary in there!
4.Your not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on.
5.Reality is an illusion created by alcohol deficiency.
Hope you liked them, if you want more ask for them.
Fun Facts:Tara Strong, the girl who does Raven's voice also does alot of other character's you've probable heard before: Seem from Jak 3, she also did Keira in that game, but not the first two, she also did Rikku in Final Fantasy X and X-2, and the other side of her voice acting carrer is parts like Timmy Turner from Fairly Oddparents, Omi from Xiolin Showdown(I don't watch it so I may of spelt it wrong) and Dil from All Grown Up. There are probably more that I can't remember (If you at all care you can go to TV .com and search for Tara Strong's profile)
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