River of Blood
Chapter 9: Spill a Secret
Well… I don't know… near the end that's for sure… happy moments are gone now it's all scary and downhill all the way now… right till the very end… EVERYBODY HAS AIDS! AIDS! AIDS! EVERYBODY HAS AIDS!
Disclaimer: I don't own teen titans but I own my personal effects of the disease called AIDS! Go me!
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Raven sobbed and smiled back and touched it hand and rubbed it gently… it was alive… this was the best thing that could ever happen to Raven, and no one could take away this moment from her and her baby, she kissed her on the head softly and held her to her warm body and it rested.
"Sleep tight… My Rachel… I love you"
She said to her baby and she swam back to the rocks with one hand and climbed up and sat on the staring to the city while letting the hot sun dry them. Then Raven couldn't believe it… she was a mum… but where was the dad? Then from behind her she heard a light chuckle, she felt very protective of her baby, she warmed up her powers and turned around and screamed at the intruder's presence.
"My dear little Rachel… and my sweet… Raven'
It was Slade. Raven scrambled from the rocks again, noticing her bleeding leg she stood up holding Rachel as far away as possible from Slade. He stepped closer and Raven walked backwards toward the edge of the ocean.
"What do you want?"
"Just to say hi to our daughter"
"She is not your daughter!"
"No matter how much you dislike it Raven, I am. I have right to see her… and I can even take her away with my own hands"
He walked forward another step and Raven jumped back and nearly fell into the ocean, Slade grabbed her free hand and pulled her up to get her balance.
"You don't deserve to be her father"
"Why? Who else do you think will do it? Robin? Oh yes I can you two just fine, in your own house raising your children and everything is happy and joyful. But it isn't for you is it Raven? No… it never was… not for you, life is too horrible for you isn't it? You couldn't even bare to live"
"FUCK OFF!"
Raven screamed at him, She was really pissed then he heard a distant voice from inside the tower calling her name. She looked at Slade not wanting to let him get away, she warms up her powers.
"We'll be in touch… Bye Bye Rachel"
He puts a hand out to stroke her cheek softly but Raven jerks away angrily ready to knock him out with a levitating rock. Then just before the rock hit Slade, he jerked away and jumped into the ocean. A few bubbles rose but no Slade… he was gone… again. Then Robin ran out to her followed by the titans.
"Raven!"
Raven turned to face them holding her Rachel in her arms. The titans all had different expressions of Shock on their faces, but Raven just smiled then laughed at them while they were still in shock. Once they had calmed they walked over to her.
"Raven… are you ok? But… why didn't you call us?"
"I didn't want to bother you, I didn't think you'd care"
"Yeah that was fine, you were only giving birth to a baby WHO CARES? Yeah we didn't need to be there not even for our best friend, we were too busy snoring away in Supre for half an hour and that could never beat this oh so boring moment!"
BB yelled sarcastically everyone stares at him worryingly for a bit.
"… I think you killed it B"
"YOU THINK?"
"Look, it was no big deal… I couldn't reach the phone anyway so I just came out here"
"I'm sorry Rae"
"Please, may we observe your new born!"
She smiled and looked like she was very eager to see her baby, she would make a fine babysitter for Raven if she needed one. She held out her baby to Star and she took it gently in her arms and her eyes watered at the cuteness of the baby. The others gathered around and laughed at Starfire.
"Aww! Hey there! Little one! Well ain't you the sweetest looking angel! Can you say Cyborg? CY… BORG"
"Gocho goche goo! A goche goche goo! Gitche gitche go-"
"Quit it! You're scaring the baby!"
Raven walked back to the ocean edge still trying to look for Slade, she never wants him to interfere with her and Rachel. She didn't even want Rachel to know about him ever. Robin walked over beside her and sat down looking the same direction she was.
"Are you ok?"
"…but what about… "
"Don't worry about it, I won't let anything happen to you or your baby"
"… Rachel… her name is Rachel"
"Rachel? That's a beautiful name"
"Thanks"
"… maybe we should go inside, you must be freezing"
Robin got up and held Raven's hand and with Starfire still carrying her baby, they walked back inside the tower and they had something to eat. There was no room for Rachel to sleep but Raven insisted on putting her in her room. In a tiny black rocking cot with painted white flowers on the side, right next to Raven she sleep so peacefully, not crying or making a sound, just softly dreaming in her own land of pleasant and happy thoughts.
Raven wasn't sure if she would leave the titans, but Robin wanted her to stay partly because she didn't have any money, any shelter, her own food and her baby needs full time care and because Robin loved her and Rachel too. They became fast friends and Robin was always helping with things and never complaining like he enjoyed it, and Rachel loved having him around… just like father and daughter. -------
The next day Raven walked out to the living room and instead of everyone eating breakfast, they were sprawled over the couch watching TV. Raven was confused as she looked at the kitchen which she had cleaned 2 days ago, now covered with grease and scraps of food. She growls to herself and walks to the others.
"Ok, who messed up the kitchen?"
"Where is breakfast?"
"…in the kitchen"
Raven stares suspiciously at Beast Boy as to why is he asking this, Cyborg joins in too.
"Yeah but where is the already made food from the kitchen?"
"Make it yourself, I don't want any"
"Um excuse me Raven but over the last 8 months, you haven't really been fighting criminals or anything and we really could have used your help you know? We got bruises and everything!"
"Well believe it or not, it wasn't a picnic for me either!"
"You could at least help with breakfast!"
Now Raven was mad, they were taking advantage of her, now that she was a mum she would have to look after the titans as well? Robin could see Raven getting pissed and he decided to make it stop.
"Um… guys, it's cool just… I can make breakfast"
They ignored him and carried on to win their fight, Raven VS. Beast Boy.
"WHY? Just so it can improve my home skills!"
"Yeah! That is a good idea! Don't expect to order pizza everyday!"
"YOU MAKE YOUR OWN FUCKING BREAKFAST!"
"Come on Raven! It's not like you didn't expect to have your baby and have to raise it!"
"I NEVER expected to have Rachel!"
"Was that when you have sex with someone else or when you took the pregnancy test?"
"...God dammit Beast Boy! I WAS RAPED!"
Everyone gasped in horror at her words, even Robin. She promised she would never tell her friends but she just did… she didn't know what to do. She had calmed down but now felt the butterflies fluttering around in her stomach. She walked backwards slowly then ran back to her room and closed her door behind her.
Everyone turned to Robin still trying to act as if he didn't know, he looked to them and blushed.
"Um OMG! Who in the world did that!"
"You knew… and you never told us"
Robin shrugged and tried to give Cyborg a wild crazy look as if to not know what he was talking about, he whistled and looked back to the TV and flipped the channel to Gilmore Girls.
"Ah! …my favourite show! …"
Raven got into her room and picked up her crying baby. She patted it on the back and tried to calm it down but it was use, it was crying so bad Raven got a headache, Rachel wanted something but she had no idea what.
"Please Rach, what do you want?"
She held her baby in front of her as if trying to communicate with it, good luck. Then it hit her, perhaps she was hungry… and that was then only thing that Raven could think of, she had no experience in looking after babies or how to treat them. She needed help. The titans wouldn't be much use to her as they would probably throw it off a cliff if it sneezed. She needed supplies too, but where would she get them? Where would she get the money? She would have to go out into public and then everyone would know.
Already things were getting out of hand, and Rachel wasn't even a week old. And no matter how hard she denied it, somewhere in her heart she really wished that her baby was dead. Rotting at the bottom of the ocean peacefully where no one would ever find her, only her friendly fish comforting her till the entire sea dries up.
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Oh deary me, but wait! Things will get worse… what if the city did find out… Muahahaha! I am evil fear me fear me I am evil yes I am! BB is mean! BB must die! BB must die! …who said that? Nah I'm only psyching mate! …what mate? DOES ANYONE READ THIS LOAD OF SHIT? I do! I write it too! Go me! And until next time… IT'S SHADY'S FIC! SHADY'S FIC! KILLING TIME! EXCELLENT! WHOO!
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