The Bride of Blood

Morgan's Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the plot and two OCs, obviously. You all know me well enough, so I won't say "Raven ROCKS" even though she absolutely does. Anyway, on with the story!


Slowly, the violet haired young empath climbed up a flight of stairs, watching. Waiting. For an unknown danger, for herself and her friends. She pulled her cloak around herself and hurried up the staircase.

"I will refuse!" she whispered to no one in particular, searching for the reply she was so much afraid of.

She looked around. No trace of anything. Nothing. Silence. She let out a mournful sigh of relief, but still glanced over her delicate shoulders.

"But you won't…" an ominous voice said, so softly, Raven thought she imagined it.

"You cannot hide from your destiny," came the reply to Raven's shocked silence.

"Azarath Metrion ZINTHOS!" she cried, unleashing powerful metal energy at the mysterious stranger, peering out of the shadows. The intruder merely laughed as she attempted to escape.

"There's nowhere to run, dearie," he laughed, adding a sly edge to his voice. He laughed fully, bringing down the ceiling upon her…

"NO!"

Raven woke up in a cold sweat, shaking herself wildly, trying to rid herself of that horrible dream. More like nightmare, she said to herself. Outside the doorway, the Teen Titans hurried to the entrance of the room and Beast Boy rapped nervously on the door.

"Crap," she said quietly.

Opening the door, Raven glared at the worried faces of her friends.

"We heard you scream," Robin said patiently, his blue eyes gazing intently at Raven behind the mask. "Is everything okay?"

Raven nodded, then pivoted her heels away from the door.

"Are you sure?" Beast Boy asked, apparently unaware of the angry half-demon's evil stare.

"Yes. I. Am. Fine. No go away." Robin did not take kindly to this action, and knocked loudly at the door.

"Robin, you are going to dismantle the door of our friends Raven," whispered Starfire, but Robin shot her a look, the one he used when he dealt with Slade, so she shut up quickly.

"What the hell do you want?" Raven's reply sounded muffled, yet angry, as if she had shut herself in her closet. Again.

Reflecting on her dream an hour later, Raven let out a huge sigh. Will this happen to me? And if it does, when? I know this will happen, stupid, she angrily reprimanded herself; this is the second part, the second part no one knows about. And I hope this one can be stopped! Her purple eyes flashed violently, and her chakra burned like indigo fire above her.

"What is happening?" she screamed, but no words came out.

Far away, 3 floors down, Robin immediately, through their "mind meld" (you know, from "Haunted") sensed something was amiss.

"Raven's in trouble! Let's go team!"


Well that first chapter was INCREDIBLY crappy, but I haven't been allowed on the computer for the LONGEST time! More to come, and I have to get started on my other fics too! Tootles!