THIS CHAPTER IS A PRESENT FOR QUEEN-OF-AZARATH!
Okay guys… let me warn you here… Raven is WAY WAY WAY OOC in this chapter… don't worry… this all has a meaning! The characters you know are no more… they are totally different people… well just Robin and Raven… Star, Cy, and B.B. are still the same… as this chapter will make clear… but Raven and Robin have just undergone the biggest change in their lives… echm, excuse me… their UNlives… They still have remnants of their old selves, but they have become more witty, charming, and downright sexy. They have changed into what I think they would be as vampires. And remember… Raven can express emotion… and she's not used to it… so she will be acting very strange… it's just what I think she would feel like put in this situation… it's tough to explain… but I hope I've sorted things out for you guys! Oh… and Raven is being encouraged by Lillith to express emotion… to let it all out… to let her father out… all right… everyone caught up?
Wait… one more thing… no, I have never seen Underworld… though I've heard nothing but good things from you guys about them, and no, I haven't read the Anne Rice vampire chronicles, but once again… I've heard nothing but good things about them from you guys… so I might have to pick them up!
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Wings- I did… sorry hon! But they're not really an army… so you can still use it! Virtual cookies for you! I was glad someone figured out that little easter egg I hid in her name… but actually, Lillith is a type of vampire, but the Lillith in this story is based off another Lillith in vampire history… do you know who?
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Aerin- Cookie for you! Yes, he is siring Raven! I don't know, I've never read Anne Rice, but my way is similar to Amelia Atwater-Rhodes' way. Found any of those books yet?
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I woke up warm and cozy in my own bed, tightly tucked into my black and purple sheets. I rubbed my eyes with the back of my hands and yawned. Memories of last night flooded back to me. I blinked away the remnants of sleep from my eyes and looked around my room.
It was all normal, no evidence anything had happened at all, truthfully, I didn't know what I was looking for. At that particular time, I don't think I would have been at all surprised if the theatre masks sculpture started reciting Czechoslovakian opera. I was so confused… had last night been a dream? Was all that some weird figment of my wild imagination?
I stared down at the wrist Robin had supposedly slashed the night before. It was the same ashen grey it had always been, no angry scab… not even a pale scar. Nothing had happened. I fell back against my headboard and sighed. Most of me was jumping for joy that nothing had happened, but there was one part… the part that ached for Robin's arms around me again, as they had been so many times last night… I mean… in my dream.
I shook my sorrow off and headed into my private bathroom; I stripped and hopped into the shower without stopping once to look at my reflection. The hot water burned my skin and I jumped back in pain, I hissed instinctively at the water and spun the cold tap. Droplets of ice cascaded over my skin. I closed my eyes and relished the feeling, it was much more refreshing then the hot water I usually bathed with.
After washing and rinsing, hair and body, I stepped out of the shower and pulled on the black robe that dangled on a hook on the door. I shook my hair out then turned to the mirror. I screamed at what I saw… which was nothing. I reached out and touched my face, as if to check it was still there. Cold skin met my fingers. I gulped, and then reached out to touch the clouded mirror. I wiped away the condensation and still, I saw nothing.
"Scary, isn't it?" said a sultry voice from the doorway. I jumped around to see Lillith, leaning up against the doorjam. She came over behind me and ran her hands through my wet hair. Immediately, a wave of calm came over me. I leaned back up against her and she petted my head. "I was scared the first time I saw it too, or actually, the first time I didn't see it. But you will get used to it." She cooed. I nodded in agreement. "That's my girl. Now, I want Robin to be the one to explain things to you, but when he's done, you come straight to me darling." She commanded. I nodded my head. She spun me around so I faced her. "I have a present for you, or rather; Robin has a present for you." She withdrew from somewhere behind her two silk ties, exactly like hers except they were black and a blue matching my cloak. She handed them to me and kissed my forehead. "Fly true my little bird, I will do everything within my power to protect you on your journey." She whispered. With that, she dissolved into a cloud of black mist and left me pondering her cryptic message.
I drew in a slow breath, knowing full well I didn't need to. I dressed quickly and tied the black and blue ties around my waist in an interweaving pattern. I threw on my cloak and headed out into the common room, looking for the other bird in the tower.
As I walked into the room, I could feel the difference in atmosphere. It was tense and gloomy. The windows had all been covered and I made a mental note to thank Robin later. To an outsider, all would have looked well, but I knew better. B.B. and Cy were quiet in their racing game, and Starfire had a sad look on her face as she mixed something purple in a bowl. It pained me to see her that way and I walked silently over to her. As I came up behind her, I tapped her on the shoulder.
"Hey Star… watcha makin'?" I asked, then flinched fearing the answer. Starfire's face brightened right up.
"Raven!" She squealed and caught me in a literally bone crushing hug. The boys' heads all snapped around at Starfire's interjection. Grins broke out on B.B. and Cy's faces as they deserted the game and huddled around me. They peeled Starfire off and situated her back in front of her cooking. She readily began cooking again seeing as her best friend was now here to torture… whoops I mean… taste her creations. Robin moved out from behind the counter and I got a good look at him, the new him, he had done away with the brightly colored costume and donned on a darker, sexier uniform. My eyebrows shot up in surprise.
His hair was the same jet black spiky do as it always was, same mask, but he wore a simple black form fitting suit with a blue bird on the chest. Around his waist he wore the same ties I did. He grinned at me and I licked my lips to see him squirm. His grin just got wider and he turned back to cleaning his bird-a-rangs, which were now blue and black. Beastboy seemed to have caught this last action and his jaw dropped. My eyebrow lifted.
"Catching flies?" I asked coldly. He gulped and shook his head then ran off supposedly to fix a tofu hotdog. Cyborg rubbed the metal part of his head.
"I wonder what his problem is…" He murmured. I grinned.
"Yeah… I wonder." I chuckled. Cyborg's eye widened. He pointed at me.
"Hey! You smiled AND laughed!" He yelled. I rolled my eyes.
"So?" I asked, annoyed. Cyborg recoiled.
"Whoa… I was just… I…. um… sorry?" He stuttered. Robin laughed, he had snuck up behind us.
"Don't worry about it Cy, she's a little… emotional at the moment," with this he winked at Cyborg. Cyborg frowned.
"Huh… oh… oooooooooooooohh!" He finally realized what Robin was hinting at. Cyborg looked back at me.
"Sorry Rae, I didn't know it was THAT." He stated. My eyes narrowed.
"It's not…" I started. Robin slapped a gloved hand over my mouth. He looked back at Cyborg.
"I'm just gonna go talk her through this ok…" then he whispered. "She's REAL touchy about… feminine issues…" My eyes widened and I bit down on his hand. He yelped and withdrew it from my mouth. I gave him a death glare. I turned back to Cyborg.
"Look, I'm not having my…" My sentence was cut short as Robin grabbed my waist and hauled me out of the common room. He dropped me harshly in the hall. Pain spread through my rear end and I rubbed it. "Ouch! What the fuck was that for boy blunder!" His mask narrowed.
"What the hell did you think you were doing!" he hissed.
"Where do you get off telling other people my intimate details? And when they're not even true!" I spat back hotly. He rolled his eyes and shook his head.
"You just don't get it do you! If our plan is revealed, millions upon millions of innocent people will die, because of your little incident back there; our whole plan is in jeopardy!" He yelled. I crossed my arms and leaned back against the wall, my eyebrows raised.
"Really, how so? Do you not even trust your own teammates?" I hissed. Robin's face reddened in anger and he grabbed my arm roughly.
"It's not a matter of trust, I would gladly put my life in any of their hands! This is not about trust Raven, this is about manipulation, this is about torture, this is about the pain and absolute terror they would go through if they knew anything about us, about Trigon, about our plan! I will not have them harmed for the sake of a loose tongue!" His eyes traveled down my arm to where his grip was tightening. He immediately let go. "Raven…," He sighed. "I'm sorry, I don't know what I am doing…" His body fell limp against the wall I occupied and he let out a sob. "I'm just so damn scared." I watched as tears dripped down from his mask. "I don't want anyone to be hurt, I don't want you to be hurt. But somewhere deep down, I know I can't have everything I want. And I know, somehow, that I'm going to lose something very dear to my heart, Raven." He looked up and into my eyes. I felt tears rising up in my own orbs and I flung my arms around the boy wonder.
"Robin… I love you, and love is something you never lose… ever." I whispered. "Even if I leave this world, I will always be with you." I inwardly flinched at how cliché these words sounded, but I hoped they would comfort him. "'We have a bond, remember?'" I mocked. Robin chuckled lightly, he pushed away a chunk of my new black highlight away from my face.
"Yeah." He agreed. His masked eyes seemed to search my face, and then he sighed. "I don't deserve you Raven." He stated. I huffed and rolled my eyes.
"Who deserves me more than you? Hmm?" I probed. A cocky grin spread across his face.
"You've met him once or twice…" He hinted. My eyebrow rose.
"Really?" I droned. Robin nodded.
"Yeah… he used to be a circus performer actually…" He said softly. "His parents were killed during a trapeze accident…" He added. My eyes shot up, I saw where he was going.
"So much pain for such a young age, do you know where I might find him? Maybe I could help lift the burden off his shoulders." I purred. Robin smiled faintly, then the smile was replaced with a look of sheer hate.
"He's dead." He spat. I shook my head.
"I don't think so Robin, I think he's very much alive." I said softly. Robin shook his head.
"He's dead Raven, he died a few months ago, drained of his life blood, only to have it replaced with that of a… monster, he died that day, now only an empty shell of a person inflicts pain on those he loves. He is dead." He whispered. My eyes narrowed.
"Blood of a monster! How can you say such things Robin! You are here, with me! You talk of love, love for me! How can you feel these things and be empty Robin!" I grabbed his hands. "I feel love, hate, anger, I am emotional… aren't these all signs to life? I am more alive now then I have ever been! Just because you don't draw breath doesn't mean you are dead. There are more important elements of life: the mind, the soul. With these, you can truly live. Does it matter if you breathe? Does it matter if your heart beats? If you can feel the summer breeze on your face, if you can feel my hands through your hair, if you can feel... you are alive in any way that matters, don't ever think otherwise." I explained with passion. Robin's masked eyes met mine and he nodded solemnly.
"You are right Raven. I have everything I need right here." He stated. I started to lead him out to the roof.
"Now tell me everything about this war I need to win." I grinned. Robin nodded and put his arm around my waist as we walked.
"It is a rather long story…" He started. I threw back my head and laughed.
"Who cares about time when we have all eternity?"
Alright… that's good enough for now I think… I am terribly sorry this took so long. But I have completely re-written all the chapters after this because I thought it was bad writing, so… I'm posting them as soon as I edit them! RR peepz!