A/N: Mfrgggggghhh...Watched new TT last night...graaaaa....Cyborg...Fluffy kitties...Oh the horror! Anyway, Ch.2 up by ransom for my soul! Yay Sorry 'bout the lapse, I tried to put it up two days ago...but my computer went commando (minus internet) for some reason.
To the lovley people who read and Reviewed meh story: You guys rock, I love you, blah blah blah. I'm sorry the first chapter was a bit confusing, but this should clear up a few things. Unfortunatly, I plan on making everyone work out what exactly happened to Raven, 'cause I don't intend on putting up the details about that until later chapters.
Yay for Kri! Who helped a ton with stuff, mostly reading it and saying it was good, which helps the whole writing process. the Inu poems you have are so sweet! I'm going to read your fan fic after posting, 0.0 or maybe in the morning...
Disclamer: Ermmmmm...I don't own the Teen Titians...otherwise the show could only run on Adult swim, and there would be sooooooooooo much cussing, 'cause I am sick like that yo.

Wicked

Dreams

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The unrequited dream
A song that no one sings
The unattainable
She's a myth that I have to believe in
All I need to make it real is one more reason
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Warmth, two eyes, purple as the sunset gazed at her, softly admiring the folds of infant flesh. Tiny fingers, all a pale gray, seeking to explore their new environment. Crooning softly to the young empath, Arella sang softly to her newborn.
Eins
Hier kommt die Sonne
Zwei
Hier kommt die Sonne
Drei
Sie ist der hellste Stern von allen
Vier
Hier kommt die Sonne…
Her mothers voice began to slow, hesitant in forming words as the tune carried on without her. Her calming purple eyes began to change, growing red and angular in the infinite space of her dream. A new set appeared, their menacing glare penetrating the infants soft flesh. The delicate flesh began to pull away, revealing Raven as she was, curled tightly in the fetal position, sobbing under the glare of her fathers eyes.
'You can make a choice right now Raven…' The glaring eyes of her demonic father disappeared, leaving Raven shuddering on the cold floor of a warehouse.
'Its you or the boy.' Lights and colors began to dance before her eyes, vague shapes forming against her blank eyelids. Arms stretched above her head, legs secured below her. A dull pain throbbed behind her eyes.
'Give me what I want, Raven, and everything will be alright…' The cold voice bounced off imaginary walls. All she could do was moan. Something traced along her chest, avoiding patches of skin where her uniform had been damaged, feathering along her neck and down her sternum, stopping just above her belt. Rolling her head, she tried to see her antagonist.
'Raven…' His body pressed against hers, hot breath on her neck.
'Raven…' Stomach wrenching, head turned away, eyes squinting, he couldn't mean…
'Raven…' Hands searching her body, the voice had become more urgent. The oval eyes on his mask stared blankly at her face, the crimson X on his chest slowly slipping away.
"Raven!"

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Eyes opening hesitantly, she didn't want to wake up there, not with him.
"Beast….boy?" He had her by the shoulders, her hair was damp with sweat, clinging to her face and neck like wet paper. Ravens mind was a perfect blank, the only thing she could think about was, Why was Beast boy in…her…room? That brought her entire thought process to a screeching halt.
Her room…Was it usually this bright and cluttered. As her eyes began to adjust to the lighting, it dawned upon her that this was not, in fact, her room.
"Oh god…"
"Well, good morning Sunshine to you too," Beast Boy replied, letting her shoulders drop. "Now just one question, Why the hell are you in my room?"
Raven replied with a witty blank stare.
"Hello? Earth to Raven. Why are you in my bed?" Waving a hand before her eyes, hoping to bring her back from where ever the gothic girl happened to be vacationing at, Beast boy looked at the clock. It was still rather early, just after nine, and the rest of the titans would not be up until ten.
Blinking rapidly, Raven tried desperately to focus on what was going on.
"I…I was…." Her face slacked once more, he knew she was really out of it. On a normal day, he would have been blown to smithereens by now.
"Come on Raven…Lets get you back to bed." Sighing, the green boy clambered out of bed, hitching his black boxers up before offering Raven his hand.
She didn't move. Her eyes stared vacantly at where he had sat a moment ago, hands limply placed on her thighs.
"Raven?" Her shoulders began to shake weakly, chin quivering. Tears began to gather at the rims of her eyes, and she could not find the strength to hold them back.
He reached out to touch her, try to comfort her somehow.
"Raven…" She recoiled, as if his hand would burn her. Tears began to spill onto her cheeks as she pulled her cloak around her body, trying to hide.
"Raven…please…"
"He…he…X…" Her words were quick, splayed along her breath as she tried to keep control.
It was Beast Boy's turn to recoil.
Now he knew. Ever since that night he had tried to put it behind him, for her sake as well as his. Though sometimes at night he would still dream of her screaming, he could always wake himself up. But Raven, she was living in that nightmare every day, the shadows became his face, Beast boys' hands had become X's.
"Raven," Her face slackened, eyes glazing over. He reached out again, wanting to dry her tears, to pull her hair from her face. She moved away again, but he could tell there she was on autopiolet. "Its over now, he's gone." More than anything else he wished he could take away her pain, to numb her mind and soothe her heart.
This time he reached up without hesitation, brushing her stringy locks from her eyes, brushing tears away with the side of his hand. If Raven knew he was there, she gave no indication. Her breathing quelled, and the tears began to abate, leaving her motionless and blank.
'Raven must be really out of it…She never lets anyone touch her…" The changeling thought as he slowly began to gather her into his arms.
"Come on Rae, I think its time you went back to bed."

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She closed her eyes, turning her head away from him as he brought her through the door, her arms hung uselessly, draped over his. The dark cape that had so often shrouded her figure now hung limply, dragging across the floor as Beast Boy carried Raven towards her room.
"Raven…I don't really know how or why you ended up in my room, but if you need to talk, you can always come to me, no matter what." Her eyes remained closed, breathing shallowly, feigning sleep. He didn't care, he wanted to say something, he had to.
"Raven, I know what happened, and I promise you he would never touch you again, Nudging the door open, he edged into her room, moving slowly so he didn't disturb anything.
"As long as I live, Raven, I swear he will never, ever touch you again."
The green boy felt tears of frustration building in his eyes, why wouldn't she talk to him. He knew it was wrong, but why wasn't she mad? Why didn't she want to find Red X and make him pay for what he had done to her.
'That bastard, how could he have done something like that to Raven? How could anyone make someone else...'
She shivered as he lie her down, she looked so pale and small against her violet sheets. Raven looked so helpless, so much like she did when Red X had…
As the tears clouded his eyes, Beast boy leaned over the sleeping girl. Something deep down had clicked, he didn't know what he was doing, but it felt right.
His lips brushed her forehead, light as a feather and soft as down, as he stared at her face.
"I promise…" He smiled, small and sad as he turned to leave the gothic girls room, but just before he was out of earshot, he could hear her faint words, mumbled through sleeping lips.
"Thank you…"

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But I wont let this build
up inside of me
I wont let this build
up inside of me
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A/N: So...How horrid was it? C&C, no burnination though, me no like-y flames...Brownie points for anyone who knows where that song that Arella sings says! The lyrics as stuff belong to Rammstein, and the rest of the lyrics belong to Slipknot, (said so the lawyer bots don't seek to break my secret elbows...).