AN: No, I still don't bloody own Teen Titans so everyone stop asking me! (just kidding)

Chapter 11

Raven let out a groan of sheer pain as she was slammed into a burning hot wall by her father. She slid down it and landed on the ground, which was just as hot. She gritted her teeth and tried to stand up, but it was getting harder and harder. She tasted blood and felt it trickling down from her nose. The ground burned her and she felt her skin blister.

"So, dear daughter," said Trigon, standing over her. "Are you ready to beg for forgiveness?"

Raven let out a whimper as she pulled herself up. "Never," said Raven through her teeth.

Trigon laughed in his throat and gave a wicked smile. "You've got my spirit," he chuckled. "Too bad you no longer have my powers." He lifted her off the ground with his own powers and slammed her onto another wall. He continued to chuckle to himself all the while.

"Figaro!" he called.

Figaro quickly appeared before him, bowing on one knee. He was now dressed in an attire just like Trigon. "Yes, master?" he asked, not even daring to look the source of evil in the eyes.

"Take her away," said Trigon. "I've finished my hello."

"As you wish, master," said Figaro. He went over to Raven and grabbed her by the scruff of her neck. She let out a cry and did her best to get to her feet so she could walk, but he would not stop and give her the time.

Beast Boy landed and felt a rush of heat hit him. He looked around and he could only guess that he was in a cave full of fire. He could hear various screams and shouts of agony and he guessed he was in the right place. He now had to somehow find Raven. He could see demons working all around and he knew he had better hide. The last thing he needed was to be found out.

He turned into a fly and began to scan over… well, Hell. If he weren't on an important mission he would have been terrified by the sights he saw. To describe that alone would have been sinful. He just made sure to look away from the traumatizing areas and hoped to spot Raven somewhere.

And then he saw them; Figaro dragging Raven. He quickly flew to them and followed closely. Raven had tears pouring down her face as well as blood and sweat. She was screaming to be let go, but it was clear she was too weak to actually fight back. Figaro had a small smile on his face the entire time.

He dragged Raven to a cell that was built within the rock walls and thrust her in. She landed on her face and then rolled to a stop. Figaro quickly slammed the cell door shut and locked it.

"Quit your crying, princess," chuckled Figaro. "If you weren't daddy's little girl he would've done much worse." He laughed and then walked away to get back to work.

Beast Boy waited until he was out of sight to land and transform back into him self in front of Ravens cell. She was lying with her back towards him, holding herself and crying out of despair and pain. He saw that she was barely clothed at all and her skin was covered in burns and horrible wounds. He also noticed that she had a new belt around her waist, and it looked very tight. He saw that she was having trouble breathing it was so tight.

"Raven," he whispered to her. She appeared not to hear him. He looked around once more and then turned into a fly again and flew within the cell. He landed right next to her and turned back. "Raven," he said again and put his hand on her shoulder. She quickly pulled it away from him and let out a yelp of pain. "Raven, it's me." He crawled to the other side of her and saw that she was even worse than he thought. Her face badly beat up and he couldn't help gasping at the sight of her.

"Great," Raven said in a hoarse voice. "Now he's making me have hallucinations."

"Huh? No, Raven, I'm real!" he said, taking her hand.

She quickly pulled it back and held it against her chest. "Concentrate, Raven," she told herself. "You may not have your powers, but you still have your sanity. Though, God knows when that'll give." She then gave a bitter laugh. "God."

"Raven, please, it's me, Beast Boy," he said, growing desperate and nervous that he would be discovered. "Come on, I came to get you out of here." He gently grabbed her arms and tried to lift her up.

"Oh, would you just go away," she moaned and did her best to pull out of his grip. But her strength was gone and all she could do was go limp.

"No, Raven, you gotta believe me," he said, doing his best to hold her up. "It's Beast Boy, it's really me."

"Impossible," she said. "You can't be here unless you're dead, and if you're dead you wouldn't be in Hell, you'd be in Heaven."

"I somehow doubt it after what I did to you," he chuckled slightly.

"I deserve to be in Hell," said Raven plainly. "You did God a favor sending me here. Not that you're here anyway. I better stop talking to you. I've got all of eternity to go crazy, I should hold off as long as possible."

"Raven, I promise you, it's me," he said, taking her face in his hands. "I… I sold half of my soul to Hell so I could come get you. I'm half demon now, just like you."

Then she finally looked up at him and their eyes made contact. He couldn't help feeling frightened. Her eyes were laced with tears and had last any hope. He could barely see into her right eye for it was black and swollen. She kept starring into his own eyes and he wondered what she was doing.

"Oh Azar," she said at last. "You did. You're half demon now." She slowly sat up reached out to touch him. She felt his face and found that he was, indeed, real. "Beast Boy?"

"Yeah, it's me," he said, nodding, and placing his hand over hers.

Raven looked at him with hope for a moment, then she frowned and slapped him across the face with the little strength she had. "Why would you do something so stupid?" she asked.

"It was the only way to save you," he said.

"I can't be saved," she said angrily. "Once I passed through that portal leading here, there's no way I can go back."

"That's not true," he said. "You're still half demon, you can still travel back."

"Not anymore," said Raven, looking down. She placed her hand on the belt that was preventing her diaphragm from expanding and letting her breath. It was black and looked to be made of leather. Beast Boy didn't know what kind of skin they used. There was a single jewel on the front of it and it looked as if fire was being held within it. "This belt prevents me from traveling between worlds. It makes up for the half demon soul I don't have, thus making me a complete demon."

"Well, then rip it off," he said.

"I can't," said Raven, shaking her head. "The belt has stripped me of my powers and given them back to my father."

"Then I'll take it off," he said. He went to place his hands on it but he couldn't touch it. The closer he got the more his hands felt like they were burning.

"You can't," said Raven lowly. "Now leave, before you get caught."

"No, I'm not leaving without you," said Beast Boy.

"Go, Beast Boy!" she said in the harshest tone she could. "You sent me here anyway. I thought you'd be happy. You've got Terra back, you proved me wrong, and you sent me to Hell. I'm sure you'll celebrate this day for years to come. 'The day I proved anyone can trick Raven the gullible'."

"No, Raven, I was the gullible one," said Beast Boy. "Terra doesn't have her memory back, it was just a trick. Figaro outsmarted me. I never wanted this to happen to you. I didn't know that your belt kept you from being taken to Hell. I would never have taken it if I had known that."

"You shouldn't have taken it at all," said Raven. "But, I know you had to. You would rather lie and steal from me to get your beloved Terra back than actually think about what you were doing."

"No, I did think about it," said Beast Boy. "I couldn't sleep I was so torn. And, truthfully, in the end I wasn't thinking about getting Terra back for my own pleasure. I wanted what was best for her, which was getting her memories back. The fact that she still had feelings for me was like a, I don't know, a bonus. But I made a mistake. I should have chosen you, not her."

"It doesn't matter now," said Raven plainly. "What's done is done. Now, please, get out of here before they catch you. Or before the others decided to be as stupid as you and give up half of their souls."

"I'm not leaving without you," he said firmly.

"Well, you're not leaving with me," said Raven. "Like I said, it's impossible."

"There has to be some way to get that belt off," said Beast Boy.

"My father controls it, so no," said Raven.

Beast Boy thought for a moment and sighed. "Raven, please, you're not even trying," he said. "Don't you wanna get out of here? I mean, for God's sakes, you're in Hell!"

"I have nothing to go back to," said Raven lowly.

"What are you talking about?" asked Beast Boy. "What about the team? What about me? Don't I mean anything to you?"

"No, you don't," said Raven, her voice cracking and tears streaming down her face.

"What?" he asked stunned. "I really don't mean anything to you?"

"I never meant anything to you," said Raven. "You lied to me and you used me. Just like all the others. Why would I want to go back to the world above when that's all that awaits me? Deceit, betrayal, and pain? I would rather stay down here where it's a way of life rather than a burden of it."

"Raven, I know you think that I totally took advantage of you and that I never once had real feelings for you," said Beast Boy. "But I do and I feel horrible about what happened. And I promise that…"

"Stop promising me things!" she screamed and pushed against him. "Just go, okay? Just go and leave me be to rot here in Hell."

"I can't do that!" he said, taking a hold of her. "Now, please, help me get you out of here."

"Well, well, well," said a hiss. Beast Boy looked up from Raven and saw Figaro standing outside of the cell. He had an evil smirk on his face and he looked downright evil. But, being a demon, one should expect that. "What do we have here?"

"Let her go," growled Beast Boy.

"Sorry, Beast Boy, I'm done making deals with you," said Figaro. He opened the cell door and grabbed Beast Boy. He pulled him out and slammed the cell door shut; the noise alone made Raven cringe and curl up into a ball. Beast Boy stood up and got ready to fight with Figaro.

"She doesn't deserve to be here," said Beast Boy. "If anyone does, it's me!"

Figaro looked at him for a second and then cocked an eyebrow. "Really?" he said, in thought. "Well, maybe we can make a deal after all. Follow me." Figaro crossed his arms behind his back and began to walk away.

Beast Boy took one last look at Raven and then followed after Figaro. If he was willing to make a deal then he had to take it. Raven had lost hope, so he was the only one who could save her. And he was going to save her. No matter what.