Disclaimer: I've decided to make a trademark "Disclaimer" cheer. Are you ready?

-clears throat- That's all right! That's okay! I'm gonna own TT one day! Gooooo Kim!

A/N: Do you like my cheer? Heh, that'll be for me only. Got it? Good. And, to clear up future questions, Raven can get visions of people's dreams when they're asleep. She normally gets them when she and the person are asleep, though. Do you get it?

Since you guys haven't reviewed the last one yet, there's no "Kim's Reviewer Feedback", henceforth known as "KRF".

IT IS TIME. IT IS TIME THAT I REVEAL RAVEN'S REASON FOR LIVING. THE REASON IS NOT TRUE, I REPEAT, NOT TRUE. SO DON'T REVIEW, SAYING:

anonymous screen name: ravne's powurs dont wurk that way. you r stoopid if u think so. that's dum so this is a bad story. u suk

THIS CHAPTER IS DEDICATED TO Teleportal. THIS WILL EXPLAIN YOUR BOTHERSOME QUESTION. XD, no, it was a good question. SO, HERE YOU GO. ENJOY.

Chapter 4

Raven sat in the middle of the bed, writing in her "Dream Diary". The diary was supposed to help her get the dreams onto paper instead of her head, but it wasn't really working all that well.

Dear Diary,July 13

Cyborg: Dreamed about cars and girls that were mechanics

Starfire: Dreamed about bunnies and flowers

Robin: Dreamed about catching Slade; also, glimpses of Starfire

Beast Boy: Can't really tell. I think it was...something with beating Cyborg at Gamestation?

Dear Diary,July 14

Cyborg: N/A

Starfire: N/A

Robin: Do I really wanna record that?

Beast Boy: ...Me.

As Raven wrote the the last dream entry, she shut the book lightly, leaning over her bed and stuffing the book under the mattress. She then sat back and thought about her reason for living.

She had never told anyone the reason her powers always acted up. Okay, she had never told anyone the REAL reason. Raven told them the lie.

Sure, her emotions had some say in the way her powers worked. But, the sole reason that she kept her emotions in check was because she was afraid. Afraid of being hurt.

After the dilemma concerning Trigon and Arella (A/N: If you don't know who Arella is, you really shouldn't be reading this. Just saying.), Raven completely shut down. Raven saw what had happened to Arella, who had loved this man and believed that he loved her, too; Arella ended up being raped and killed.

Raven, of course, vowed not to ever love, for the stakes were far too high. Knowing that she couldn't feel one emotion led to the riddance of the others, too, where they are confined to a mirror. Thus, it led to the non-feeling Raven of today.

However, there's still the lie to think about. How could she lie to her best friends, the Titans? Easy. She said it. She told them that she was not allowed to fear. She told them that she was not allowed happiness, anger, anything. However, she could. All she had to do was recite the incantation to release her emotions from their barrier, the mirror. Did she? No.

Raven would set her emotions free the day that she defeated Trigon, so her story would be believable (A/N: Tell me, do you think that's gonna happen? All together now: Nooooooo...). Now, since the time was near, all she had to do was figure out what her reason was. Currently, is was keeping her friends from ever finding out she had lied to them. But, now...now, it was something real.

Now, on with her powers. They were a whole different story. She did not have to have full control over her emotions to have full control over her powers. She had to...she had to...

She had to...love someone (A/N: It's believable, right? I mean, look at "Spellbound". You can look at it like, "Malchior taught her a few tricks to control her powers and her cape turned white", or you can look at it like, "Raven loved Malchior, causing her to have full control over her powers and her cape turned white". Either way.)

The one thing she vowed never to do would set her free from the dilemma with expensive items. The one thing she vowed never to do would cease the destruction of things involuntarily. The one thing she vowed never to do would set her soul and heart free.

Why did she have to make such tough decisions?

(A/N: Whew. After all that seriousness, I think we need a spot of random humor, don't you think?)

Starfire gaped at her creation. It was flinging itself around on the stovetop and roaring ominously. She eeped and shot a bright green starbolt at it. It exploded into tiny pieces before reforming and creeping towards her.

Beast Boy and Cyborg turned around from their game to yell for her to shut up. However, they ended up staring at her as the monster attacked her repeatedly, dodging the starbolts.

Raven walked into the room as a flurry of starbolts and eyebeams were sent at the monster, causing it to explode. The gunk missed Cyborg and Beast Boy, for they ducked, but it hit Raven full on in the face.

"..."

"Friend Raven! Do you require assitance?"

"Star..."

"Yes, friend Raven?"

"What was that?"

"That was dinner, friend Raven."

"I see."

Raven walked to the stove, looking at the pot of...cafeteria food (A/N: NOT THE DREADED CAFETERIA FOOD! RUNNN!).

"..."

"Dude, that was weird. What's wrong with this author?"

"NOTHING, DAMMIT. I'M SANE! NO! NO! NOT THE SHOTS! PLEASE, NOT THE SHOTS!" A voice from above boomed, it being the crazy author's voice. "NO! I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO THE ASYLUM!"

"..."

"Dude."

A/N: Yes! I finally leave with a "dude". Yeah! W00t, I'm not going to update until July 28 at the earliest. Do not type:

anonymous screen name (I'm just picking on you today, aren't I, anonymous screen name?): u need 2 updayte b/c im tired of waiting. updayte, pls, b/c i want u to. u suk

I don't want to come back from a lousy vacation to that. Yes, it's going to be lousy, my grandpa's getting married (again!) and we have to go. I don't even like my grandpa. He calls me fat even though I'm 110 lbs. and his daughter, who's two years younger than me, is 130 lbs. So, he really shouldn't be talking.

Enough of my ranting and rambling. Review! Review! Revieeeeeeeew!