GAH! Writer's block is EVIL! I'm really sorry for not updating this much, and this time it isn't my dad's school's fault! I mean it, I've been keeping myself up at night trying to get the slightest idea in my head. Really! I've even hit my head on my headboard to get some ideas, but no…it just gives you brain damage. You'd think I'd learn from…never mind. Anyway, I blame my hair color. (BlanchietheBlonde. Hint hint.) Luckily it's not genetics. Well, enough of my blabbing. The last thing I wanna do is bore my readers to death. Well, actually, my new Simple Plan CD is taking my attention away from my work. But honestly, it's AWESOME! (Hugs the CD case to chest) I CAN'T STOP LISTENING! Okay…okay…I'm all right…I can type and listen to Simple Plan at the same time, right?
Raven's alarm clock buzzed loudly in her ears. Her eyelids flickered open and her head turned toward Silas, who was rolled over on his back at the edge of his owner's bed. 'Lazy animal,' she thought, shaking her head. The former titan swung her legs over the side of her bed and stood up, stretching her arms. That's when she noticed the green heap of fuzz next to her bare feet. "What the-?"
At first, the girl considered picking the green heap that was her past teammate and tossing out the door, but then she decided on letting it sit there and finally realize what a mistake it had made. She just stood there, staring at him, and then finally, the green heap morphed into a muscled human, stretching his arms and blinking. "Ahhhh, I feel good," he said, cracking his neck. "Great. Did you have a nice sleep on my floor?" Raven asked. Gar nodded. "Yeah, actually, I did…oh crap."
Raven nodded with a smirk. "You still don't know the rules. Never go into my room." Gar quirked an eyebrow. "You know, we're not in Titans' Tower anymore," he told her. Raven shrugged. "Oh well. Just don't go into my room."
"But what about the cat?" Gar whined. Raven gave him a look. "Silas is an animal, you numbskull." Then she thought about the animal part. "Oh yeah, you turn into animals, too. Duh." Raven smacked herself on the forehead. Gar smirked. "You've run out of reasons," he said slyly. Raven thought for a moment. "Well, I could always kill you…no, wait, I'll get jailed if I kill a celebrity. Maybe, I can leave him on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere. No…he can fly. Alright, I give up." Gar smiled. "I knew it," he said. Raven narrowed her eyes. "Now get out." The actor frowned. "Why?" he asked. "Because I have to change for work. Out."
Gar walked out of Raven's dark colored room and flopped down on the sofa, and began the channel surfing to make up for missing last night. He was just getting comfortable and watching Seinfeld when Raven walked out of her room. She was wearing a purple tube top that came down to her belly button and a black leather skirt that went down to just below her knees, and spit-polished black boots that went up to her shins (You know, it's painful when you land on your shin bone. Still have the bruises from all those years ago). Her long, violet hair was pulled into a loose braid and spilled down her back. Gar's eyes were wide with astonishment, his eyes following girl everywhere she went. "Raven…what happened to you?" he asked. She gave him a funny look. "What do you mean 'what happened to you?'" she asked. "Dude, Rae, you're dressed like a…a stripper!" Gar shrieked. "Gar, that's how everybody dresses here. Everybody," she muttered. "Yeah, she's just the only one that looks good in it," said a voice. Raven and Gar both screamed and hugged each other as Rissa walked into the room. She laughed hysterically at her friend's reaction, and then realized who her friend was hugging. "Oh my goodness," she whispered. "Rhea, YOU'RE HUGGING GAR LOGAN!"
"GAH! I'm hugging someone!" shrieked Raven, pulling herself away from Gar's grasp. "Rhea?" Gar asked, confused at the name. Raven nodded. "Yeah. I'm not Raven anymore, I'm Rhea. Well, to other people, anyway." "Okay, I'm not even going to ask," said Gar turning away and heading for the door. "Gar, you're car's down, remember? I'll have to take you to the nearest repair shop," said Raven, leaning on the counter. "Rhea…you get to take Gar Logan to a REPAIR SHOP!" shrieked Rissa. Gar inched towards Raven a bit. "Does she have…issues?" he whispered. Raven shook her head. "No, she just goes psycho when people have connections to celebrities. And since you're her favorite actor since Brad Pitt, well, you get the picture. Nutcase Rissa."
Suddenly, Raven noticed what time it was and widened her eyes. "Holy jeez, I am going to be dead if I don't get to Arcade. Rissa," said Raven, tossing her a set of keys. "You can take Gar to the repair shop. You know where the car is, and the tow is already hooked up to the back. Thanks, you're a friend. Bye!" With that, Raven ran out the door, and she forgot her coat.
Rissa stood dumbfounded in the foyer, her mouth hanging open. "Well, uh, Rissa? Is it? Can you, uh, take me to the repair shop now, cause see, not that I don't enjoy your company, it's just that my manager is going to have my contract and roast it over a fire with chestnuts on the side if I don't get to the studio soon," said Gar, poking Rissa in the shoulder. "Uh huh," she said weakly and walked out the door. Outside, she headed towards a big oak tree, and underneath it was a big something with a tarp over it. The 'something' ended up being a blue Ford Focus, and just as Raven said, had a tow attached to the back. 'So that's where she got her Dell computer,' Gar thought, as Rissa hopped in the car and drove it over to where the Ferrari was. "How did you know that the Ferrari was mine?" he asked. Rissa shrugged. "I guess it's the fact that no one else for two thousand miles owns a Ferrari, aside from you, and no offense on Rhea's part, but she can't afford one of those babies. She can barely afford to stay here." Gar's eyes widened. "She what?" Rissa nodded. "Yeah. After the titans were banded, she went looking for jobs and stuff, but she kept blowing things up, and then she rented the apartment, lost all her money, and now she works at the arcade for 16.69 a week like I do." (Is that really how much the arcade people make? Oh well.) Gar was aghast that something like that could happen to Raven. Raven! Of all the people, she just had to be the one who was suffering. "Whoa. I never knew that she would end up like that. Wait…how did you know she was a titan?" he asked. "After you came to the arcade and asked to see Raven, and there was only Rhea, I kind of made her spill the beans after I got your autograph. I know that you were a titan, too, Beast Boy," Rissa smirked. Gar murmured a small 'oh.' "And I saw some of her pictures, too. Including that one when you were holding her above all that debris. Admit it, Gar, you really like Rhea." Gar bit his lip. "Uhh, no?" he said weakly. Rissa continued to stare at him, waiting for the real answer. "Okay, swear you'll never tell anyone. Not even Raven…er…Rhea," he said. Rissa nodded. "Okay, I love her. I always have. Ever since the day we met, she's held a special place in my heart." (Aww.)
Flashback
"So, when's the last member get here?" Beast Boy asked, looking up briefly from his video game. He and Cyborg had only known each other for about an hour, but they were already friends through the bonding of mindless merriment. "Any time," said Robin, who was working on some sort of qualification forms. "Oh, I cannot bare the wait! I must meet this new friend of ours. Tell me, is she an alien or a human?" asked Starfire. There she went with her curiosity of bounds thing. "Uhh," Robin flipped through some of the papers. "It's says here that she's half demon. Hmm, we'd better be careful around her." Beast Boy's eyes widened. A female half-demon? This was going to be scary. What if she zapped them all to the unspeakable place and tortured them all to death? Beast Boy couldn't concentrate on the video game any more. He was too concerned about his well being to play anything. Soon, there was a loud 'dong' from the foyer, signaling that the evil half spawn was here. "OUR FRIEND HAS ARRIVED!" Starfire squealed, and flew off the couch to the door, caught up in the excitement. The others got up and reluctantly followed the Tamaranian to the door.
"Sorry I'm late," apologized and soft monotone voice. "My powers went haywire and wouldn't even let me fly. Takes a while to walk."
Beast Boy's gaped as he laid eyes on the violet haired beauty who stood before him. She didn't look like a demon- she looked more like a Goth if anything else. The girl had amethyst colored hair and eyes, and wore a black long-sleeved leotard with a hooded blue cloak. Her feet sat in a pair of navy blue boots, and a jeweled belt was strapped around her waist. There was also an unusual ruby colored gem on her forehead, contrasting from her abnormally grey skin. Robin stepped forward. "Welcome to the titans, uh…" "Raven. My name's Raven." "Raven. Right. Anyway, I'm Robin, this is Starfire, Cyborg, and Beast Boy." Robin pointed each one of them out as he said their names. Raven nodded and stepped inside, looking around for a moment and then walking down the hall to her room, and how she knew automatically where it was, I'll never know. She stayed in her room for most of the day, until Beast Boy dared to ask her to come to dinner.
"Hey…Raven? Are you in there?" he asked, rapping on the door. He heard the faint sound of someone moving around, and then the door opened slightly. Raven's eyes held a distant expression, and her hood was over her head, casting eerie shadows across her face. "Yes?" she asked in an almost irritated tone. "Uh, we're going out for pizza, and, we need to get going, so, yeah," Beast Boy said, rubbing the back of his neck. Raven nodded, not saying a word, coming out of her room, shutting the door and walking down the hall, her cloak trailing behind her. Beast Boy blinked and stared at her until she disappeared, and then followed her out to their teammates.
End Flashback
Rissa's mouth hung open for a moment. "You really love her, don't you?" Gar rolled his eyes. "Well, yeah, that's what I just got done telling you." The girl beside him blushed. "Blonde moment," she muttered, hooking the Ferrari up to the Focus with the tow. "Now come on. Rhea can cover for me for at least an hour, but that's it. Although…" she thought for a moment. "The repair shop is only a block away from the arcade, but still."
Gar looked at her quizzically. "Are you really a red head?" he asked. Rissa shook her head. "No, I'm a blonde. Dyed it last year." Gar nodded. "I thought so," he said, and climbed into the Focus. It only took about five minutes to get to the repair shop, as Rissa had mentioned in the car, but the tire replacement took about twenty minutes. As he looked across the road to the arcade, he saw something that he never thought he'd see again.
Raven's POV
I was walking to work like any other normal day, dressed in my 'stripper outfit' as Gar had said. As I briefly looked at myself in a store window, I realized that he was right. Now, I wished I had worn my coat to conceal some of the skin. I was just about to walk inside the arcade when I heard a familiar voice. "Well well well…Raven, I didn't expect to see you here." I whirled my head around, and came face to face with none other than Adonis. He came out of the shadows slowly, a smirk creeping up his face like a snake up a tree. "I didn't expect to see you here either." My eyes darted to his chest, where it was all muscle. "Did you steal your washboard stomach too?" I asked. Adonis growled seductively in his throat. "Nope. They ain't fake this time, beautiful." Without a moment to spare, Adonis walked towards me with a corrupted smile on his face. "You know, babe, you've grown a lot in these past years. You're more of a woman than I'd ever thought you'd be," he hissed, grabbing my wrists. Those last statements made me explode. Rage encasing my body like a stone, I screamed my three magic words at the sky and blew the muscle man square into the wall. As I turned to run, I didn't notice Adonis lunge after me, grabbing my waist and pulling me down. And as a last resort, I screamed.
BB's POV
That scream. It was Raven's scream. My ears perked up at her voice and I watched at bulky figure drag her down the alley. My eyes widened, and I became furious and enraged. Leaving the car and Rissa at the repair shop, I darted through the traffic and burst into the alleyway, where I found Adonis and an unconscious Raven.
"YOU MONSTER!" I shrieked. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HER!" Adonis smirked at his own handiwork, standing next to Raven, who had collapsed in the corner of the alley, her shoulders limp and weak. Her face wore no expression, as it normally had, but she looked more like a ghost now. Her arms and legs her covered in scratches and bruises, some places more bloody than others, and her chakra was pitch black, something I really didn't want to see.
Morphing into a rhino, I ran at Adonis and pushed him into the wall, the horn on my head colliding with his chest. Adonis yelped in pain and pitched forward, clutching his stomach. "Stay away from her," I whispered dangerously to Adonis, kneeling down next to Raven, scooping up her body in bridal style, and dashing out of the alleyway.
I ran to the other side and ordered the repair guy to call an ambulance, praying to God that he would let her live. I didn't notice Rissa beside me with a wide-eyed expression, and I definitely didn't notice to other people behind me either. Those two people were best friends of mine, and as I later found out, were going to be husband and wife.
"Friend Beast Boy?" one of the voices asked. Through my tear-clouded vision, I turned around to come face to face with Starfire, her hands clasped to her chest, just what she would have done two years ago. "Star?" I asked. I turned to the other figure. "Robin?" They bother nodded, making me smile slightly, and then I turned my face down to Raven. "So…did you come to get Adonis?" I asked. "Yeah," said Robin, looking towards the alleyway. "I suppose he's the one who did this to that girl?" he asked. I nodded, and then gave him a confused look. "Don't you know who she is?" I asked. Robin shook his head, and Starfire leaned in for a closer look. "It is Friend Raven!" she exclaimed, her bubbly smile back on her face. "Raven!" Robin asked, looking down at her. I nodded. Then, I thought of something. "Hey, how did you know that Adonis did this to her?" I asked. Robin bit his lip. "He's been in and out of jail a lot. He's a registered rapist. If he didn't rape them, he'd beat them to death. Or both, depending on who it was."
My eyes widened fearfully, as I looked down at the girl I loved once again. She had her hand clutched over her stomach, and her teeth were now gritted together angrily. "No…" I murmured. "NO! She's not…she just can't be…" I stopped, tears running rapidly down my face like water in a downhill river.
"Dick," Starfire whispered. "I suggest we capture Adonis before he escapes again." Robin nodded, and put a hand on my shoulder, leaving to take the terrible man away.