Disclamer: I do not own Teen Titans. Although I do own a couple characters. Maybe someday, if your all reeeeaaallly nice to me, I might let all you peoples out there meet them...maybe!

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Crimson Tears 2

As Raven lay in bed, her thoughts were floaded with nightmares. She continuosly tossed and turned while cold beads of sweat formed on her forehead.

Raven's nightmare

"W-where am I?"

All around her was darkness. It seemed to consume her; dragging the life right out of her. Frantically she searched for a way out. But no matter how she tryed, she couldn't get away from the black that surounded her.

Out of the corner of her eye she saw something move. But when she turned to see what it was, there was nothing there. Suddenly she could feel the presence of something behind her. She quickly turned around to find the one person she despised as much as her father; SLADE.

"Hello there Raven." Slade smirked, "having fun?"

"Slade! What are you doing in my dream?" Raven demanded.

Slowly, Slade started to circle her. His eye drilled into her mind. For some reason she could not run, or even move for that matter. Raven was purely terrified.

"You really didn't think that you had gotten rid of me so easily, did you?"

Slade stopped right in front of Raven and grabbed her wrists. Raven felt a burning sensation from where he held. She tried to get away, but she still could not move.

"LET GO OF ME!"

"You do remember my messege from last time don't you? Well, I'm here to give you a little reminder and a special present."

When Slade let go of her wrists, Raven saw the enscriptions. The same blood red marking that had been placed on her before. Suddenly her whole body felt as if it were on fire. Raven doubled over in pain.

"W-what's happening...to...me..."

Raven slowly began to fade out of her dream. She looked up to see Slade standing before her; arms crossed and obviously pleased with himself. Just as everything was turning completely black again, she thought she saw Robin's face. She tried to call out to him but there was no sound.

End of nightmare

Raven sat straight up in bed. She was drenched with cold sweat and was out of breath. She looked around her room just to make sure everything was in place and that she wasn't still in a nightmare. She took a big sigh of relief.

"I'm SO glad that was only a dream. It seemed so real. I could feel the heat."

All of a sudden, she felt the burning pain again. Quikly she looked at her hands. At first she saw nothing, but slowly the enscriptions formed themselves on her hands, wrists, and just about everywhere else.

"No...it can't be true. It can't be real!... No!... NOOOOOO!"

Her scream rang throughout the whole tower. It awoke everyone, except Beastboy who was sleeping under his bed again; oblivious to the world.

Robin was the first to her door.

"Raven! Are you ok? Answer me, please!"

All he could hear was her muffled crys of panic. Robin became frantic to open the door. He needed to help her. But it was locked and he had no way of entering. Finally, Cyborg and Starfire arrived.

"Cyborg, open the door. I don't care if you have to tear it out of the wall! Just get it OPEN!"

Cyborg looked surprised at Robin's demands. But he did as he was told, and tore off the door. Immediatly, Robin was at Raven's side. She had been doing her best to stay under control, in fear of blowing something up with her powers. But seeing Robin run towards her was the last straw. She couldn't stand seeing him so worried for her. It made her heart leap, but her soul sink all at the same time. The amount of mixed emotions was so great, it caused all of the light fixtures to break and the pillows to explode.

Silently she wept on his shoulder. Robin held her close, trying not to stare at the fiery symbols on her arms and legs. The other titans felt that there was nothing else they could do, so they went back to bed. Surprisingly Starfire had not even said a word throughout the whole episode. She knew that there were times to stay quiet; and this was one of them. She was also very tired. It was 1am for goodness sakes.

Robin didn't know how long he sat with Raven. Long enough for her to stop crying and to fall asleep. He looked down at her. The markings had disappeared some time ago. He realized just how beautiful she was. Even though it was covered in tears, Raven's face had a certain glow to it. He reached his hand around so he could touch her cheek. It was warm and as soft as a rose petal. He then placed his hand on hers.

"I don't know what Slade is up to, but I promise I won't let anything happen to you."

Raven stirred in her sleep as he whispered in her ear. She felt the heat of his body next to her. She also felt something else inside her. It was a safe feeling. Never in her life had she felt so safe, as she did while sitting with Robin. She opened her eyes and looked up at her friend.

"Thank you." was all she whispered before going back to sleep.

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Rant time

RougeRider: While I was writting this chapter, I started thinking, "Why am I doing this agian? Am I really that much of a hopeless romantic?" After a time of just sitting there in my chair, looking at my computer, I said to myself, "OF COURSE I AM!"

Yes...I am a nut case and I do talk to myself a lot. It's what happens when you have no social life. For being 16, I sure don't act like one. In my free time I just sit at my computer and write stories and draw. I bet some of you out there can relate.

Robin: No...I think that's just you. And by the way. I saw you snoozing earlier. You have a deadline! You need to finish this story A.S.A.P!

RougeRider: Yeah, yeah! I know! And stop poking me! Well I guess I'd better get back to the story. I just know all of you out there want me to finish the next chapter...don't you?

Bai bai!