Chapter 2: Deja Vu

The next morning everything was normal.

Cyborg was making waffles for everyone. He even made some tofu waffles for BeastBoy.

Raven took her usual seat in the kitchen next to BeastBoy, and had her nose in a book, not acknowledging anyone's presence.

Then out of nowhere Robin blurted out,

"So, who screamed last night?"

Raven's face flushed and she put her face deeper in her book. If she made an action to pull up her hood, she knew they would suspect her.

"Um... th-that was a... movie I was watching. And, uh... it was a horror film, this girl was... was being chased down by a mad-man with a dagger and a... deformed face. Yup, that's probally what it was," BeastBoy stumbled out.

Robin bought it.

"Okay, just don't turn the volume up so loud. We're having practice today, so everyone go out to the training area when you're done."

He got up and Starfire and Cyborg followed.

Cyborg gave a little smirk at Raven. He knew it was her that screamed, he remembered what it sounded like, but he didn't tell.

Raven nodded her head in a 'thank you'.

Beastboy and Raven were the only ones in the room now. She turned to him, slightly blushing.

"Um... th-thank you Beastboy. That was... nice of you."

BeastBoy smiled his goofy smile. It hadn't altered over the years, it was still that same innocent, playful look.

" No problem. No one needed to know. It's your business."

He put a hand on her shoulder, and she felt her heartbeat quicken.

"Yeah, but I think Cyborg knows."

"Don't worry, he won't tell anyone. We'd better hurry and eat, we have to go to the training area soon."

She nodded, then got her steaming teapot and held it up.

"Want some."

He eyed it.

"Sure."

That night, Raven went into her room and whipped off her cloak and crawled under the covers.

Once she started to doze off, an image of the decaying BeastBo appeared. She immediately shot bolt upright and looked around the room.

'I need to meditate,' she thought.

She got into her lotus position and levitated into the air and started chanting.

Eventually, she go to deep into her meditating and i tapped into her subconcious mind ( you know where this is goin).

(Sigh) Everything was dark. She couldn't even see her own hand in front of her.

'Oh no,' she thought.

She started hearing the mumbling voices again. As they got closer, it sounded like they were trying to penetrate into her mind.

'Wait. This is just all in my head. I'll just wake up if I think about it.'

She tried. It didn't work.

'Okay. Maybe I can use my powers.'

The voices were increasing.

"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!"

Nothin happened.

"Dammit!"

The voices sounded like they were yelling in her ear. She threw a fist into nothingness. It didn't hit anything. So she started running.

Again she hit he same wall, and again she opened the same door, but this ime it was a different room, and it didin't wreak of decaying flesh.

This room had blinding white lights. She couldn't get used to the lights so she pulled up her hood. Problem was, it wasn't there.

"Well this just keeps getting better and better."

She started walking foward, shielding her eyes from the lights. She saw something on the floor up ahead and quickened her pace. When she got close enough she finally saw what it was.

It was a shoeprint. A bloody one.

That same rancid, musky scent filled her nostrils once again.

But where was he? She followed the trail of shoeprints with her eyes.

It went from the floor, up the side of the wall, then spiraled toward her on the... ceiling. She was afraid to look above her.

"Shit," was all she could manage to whisper while she stood there trembling terribly.

Something dripped on her forehead. She reached a trembling hand to where it hit and got a sample on her finger.

Blood.

She gulped and her breathing became more rapid. She slowly craned her neck upwards. Sure enough there he was, standing right above her, his hair matted with blood.

He flashed down in front of her, causing her to stumble backwards onto the floor. He still had that smile plastered on his face, almost like he was happy to see her.

When he took a step closer, she crawled backwards obviously terrified of him. His smile started to fade. He reached out his hand to show that he was harmless. When she didn't take it, his smile completely vanished.

He took her by the shoulders. She was to shocked t move. He opened his mouth unnaturally wide, he had no tongue, and let out an unhuman screech.

"Raven! Raven! Wake up!"

BeastBoy was on top of Raven (on the floor) trying to shake her awake. She was thrashing wildly and thing s were flying around the room, smashing against the walls.

"Raven, open your eyes!"

She did, but it didn't help. Her eyes were glowing white.

She let out a cry." Robin!"

He immediately cam into the room.

"BeastBoy, what happened!"

Cyborg and Starfire ran in after him.

"Guys help me! She won't calm down!"

"Move, let me talk to her!"

BeastBoy did as he was told. Robin knelt down beside her, as Cyborg and Starfire held her arms down to keep her from thrashing. He took her head in both hands and looked her in the eyes.

"Raven listen to me, you have to calm down before someone gets hurt, you have to snap out of it."

Raven clenched her eyes and started tugging at her arms. With Cyborg and Starfire holding them down, she could very easily dislocate or break them.

"Raven stop! You're gonna hurt yourself!" Cyborg yelled.

"Yes Raven, please stop! We do not wish you any harm!"

Finally, one of her arms dislocated (or broke) and it slipped free from Cyborg's grip. She flinched, then got her other arm free from Starfire. She took her good arm and punched Robin square in the jaw, sending him flying backwards. She got up and shot past BeastBoy and ran into the hallway with him on her tail.

"Um... what just happened?" Cyborg asked, a confused look on his face.

"I do not know."

"And since when can she punch so hard?" Robin said, cupping his chin.

'Everybody's face looked like his. Why won't he just go away!'

She looked behind her. He was still following close behind.

"Leave me alone!"

Everything was getting blurry now. She stumbled foward and hit her face hard against the carpet floor. BeastBoy slowed down not knowing to approach her or not.

She (practically) dragged herself with her one good arm to a corner and brought her knees up to her chest. She looked ( horrible, terrible, out of her senses completely, crazy, psycotic, horrific, chose one).

Her glowing white eyes were bulging, she was shaking uncontrollably, her arm hung loosely by her side, her lip bled a litle from the fall adn she was mumbling something BeastBoy couldn't understand even with his excellent hearing( something in Azarathian I guess. Duh.)

"Raven," BeastBoy whispered, inchin closer to her. " It's alright. I won't hurt you."

He kneeled down beside her. She didn't seem to notice, but she stopped mumbling. He slowly put a hand on her back and started rubing it comfortingly.

When she didn't move, he pushed his luck and wrapped his arms around her, being careful of her injured arm. He felt her push up against him a little. Her eyes stopped glowing (but she's still concious).

Cyborg came up behind them with a needle.

"Hold her."

BeastBoy nodded and pushed Raven's head closer to his chest. Cyborg injected the needle into her thigh.

She winced, but didn't move.

Slowly, everything faded, then went black.