Key to my Heart
IrisBlue
Five
Beast Boy shot up from where he slept at the sound of his communicator beeping at him. In his rush to reach for it, he rolled and fell to the unforgiving floor beneath him, reached up and grabbed the communicator, flipped it open and dropped his pointed ears at Robin's familiar face staring back.
"Beast Boy here." He said plainly. Robin caught the tone in his teammate's voice and sighed heavily.
"I'm sorry BB. We all miss her. Have you heard anything from Cy yet?" All Beast Boy could do was shake his head all the while keeping it down low. Robin nodded with down cast eyes. "Alright. Just call me when you do. The sooner we find that kid the sooner we get Raven back. Robin out."
"BB out." Beast said in turn, his voice hanging as low as his drooped ears. The doors behind him swooshed open making the shapeshifter jump up and over the couch in joy but stopped at a depressed-looking Starfire who was on the verge of tears.
"I want friend Raven to return to us." She moaned before floating over and sitting on the couch where Beast Boy had been sleeping just a moment before.
"Me, too. I take it you didn't find that friend-stealing brat yet." He said it more as a statement than a question in which Star's only reply was a nod before she slouched down and looked up at the blank screen of the over-sized television. Without warning both communicators began screeching out. They popped them open in unison and looked on at a frantic Cyborg.
"I found him! I found him! I'm following him in the T-Car right now!" Both Titans jumped up and cried out in joy as they ran out of the tower, following the signal of Cy's own communicator.
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Raven looked down at her yellow and black communicator nestled deep in her palm. The top wasn't open, there was no reason for it to be. Every time she did open it she was only greeted by static before she closed it. Kagome looked down into Raven's hand as they walked. She felt sorry for the teen hero. It must be strange being in a completely different time with no way to even contact her friends. Kagome had felt like that at first but now she liked being here. She knew Raven couldn't stay here; she was a Titan, one of five heroes who protected Jump City and the entire world! She couldn't afford to stay in this time.
"Don't worry, Raven. We'll have you back in your own time real soon." Kagome said, confidence beaming from her voice. The young priestess suddenly stopped and looked around. Inuyasha stopped beside her with a confused yet protective expression on his face. It then hit Raven harshly knocking the wind from her. Trigon. "A very strong demon is near us." Kagome said just above a whisper. Inuyahsa looked to their left at the grove of trees and the shadows within. It was lurking around in there...somewhere.
As Raven thought about it, it didn't seem so confusing. She was five hundred years into the past. He was still alive. She hadn't even been born yet so her mother was alive somewhere and maybe even here. From the trees stepped a figure about as big as Raven herself but drenched completely in black. Inuyasha looked down at the figure and let out a loud, long laugh.
"That's the strong demon presence you were feeling?" He took a step forward while staring down at the figure.
"Inuyasha, I don't know if that's such a good idea." Shippou said from behind Kagome's legs. Sango and Miroku exchanged wary glanced and looked back toward Inuyahsa.
"Who are you?" The half-demon asked, a smirk still playing on his lips.
"I am the demon known as Trigon." Inuyasha jumped back with a snarl and quickly pulled the Tetsusaiga from its sheath on his hip.
"Um, who is Trigon, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked.
"Trigon fought against my father for the Tetsusaiga. He nearly killed my father before Sesshomaru jumped in and helped defeat him." Inuyasha all but growled. "What do you want now? Do you want to try for the Tetsusaiga again?" Trigon laughed. It sounded deep and menacing from inside the hood.
"I have no use for that toy any longer. I search for the girl in your company known as Raven." Raven stepped forward, her own hood drawn up over her ashen face. "You do not look so strong, Girl."
"I suppose I could say the same about you." Raven countered from the depths of her shadowed face. He chuckled before stepping back into the shadows of the trees and seemingly disappeared.
"Tell me how you know him!" Inuyasha nearly screamed. Raven's lavender eyes looked up at him, piercing his own golden eyes.
"In five hundred years, he'll be my father." The faces around her went from curiosity to shock as they continued to stare at her. "He can see the future so he probably saw me killing him." With that, she turned and began walking in the direction they'd been heading before Sango grabbed her arm.
"So, he's actually your father?" Raven nodded. "That would make you a demon."
"Only half." Once again, the Demon Princess turned and began walking away leaving the others stunned behind her.
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Sesshomaru watched them with Trigon from within the trees and after Trigon had left them. He was almost ashamed that Inuyasha hadn't felt his presence lingering around as the girl spoke to them and left. She held more power than she let on, that he was sure of. How much power she held, he couldn't explain. She was something else entirely. She now had a name...Raven. Somehow it suited her. He almost wished he could catch a glimpse of her face before turning away and shook himself of that ridiculous notion. He didn't need to see her face. He simply needed to know if she were worth the trouble of sending her back to her time which she seemed to want to do anyway. Trigon, if he stayed out of it, might not have to enlist him after all. Maybe tonight he would go and 'visit' her. He needed to know what threat, exactly, Trigon was so worried about and if it even concerned the Demon Lord and his help; however, for now he'd watch her from afar.
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As the rest of the day trudged by ever so slowly, Raven felt eyes on her. They weren't just the eyes of her new found companions but eyes she was familiar with yet she'd never seen them before. Every time she turned to find the owner of the eyes no one was there save for the others who looked at her oddly. Still, the eyes persisted and still the owner of them was nowhere to be found. As soon as camp was set up for the night, Raven curled up in her cloak, closed her eyes and tried to drift off to sleep. The persisting glare of her unseen eyes kept her awake, however, until she heard Inuyasha speak in soft growls to an approaching stranger.
"What do you want?" The half demon growled. At first, Raven ignored it but then she heard a squeal of delight from Kagome and Sango at the approach of someone else.
"Rin!" The two cried out. Sighing heavily, Raven sat up and, momentarily, locked eyes with a tall man who looked something like Inuyasha only he held himself more like royalty and his eyes were much more intense. The man was the first to blink and look away as a girl much younger than Kagome ran into the priestess's arms swuealing all the while.
"Kagome!" She cried out in a small, gentle voice. "It's been so long! Hello Sango!"
"Hi Rin!" Replied the demon slayer with as much glee in her voice as the other two. "How have you and Sesshomaru been?"
"Lord Sesshomaru and I have been fine. How about you?"
"We're fine, too." Sango said with a smile. Raven then turned back toward the tall man who she guessed was Sesshomaru as Inuyasha rose to his bare feet and the two walked off a bit talking in low tones but louder than a mere whisper.
"Trigon came to see me last night. He insists your new 'friend' is a danger to himself and demons." Sesshomaru threw a glance over toward Raven, his face completely stern as he spoke.
"And you believe this bastard who nearly killed Father." Inuyasha said, his voice filled with anger but still in hushed tones.
"No. I've been watching her today and i have yet to see why she would be a danger to demons."
"I suppose he didn't say that Raven is his daughter and five hudnred years from now she'll kill him." Sesshomaru's eyes shot wide open so much that Inuyasha jumped back in shock. He quickly regained his composure, cleared his throat and looked his half brother in the eyes again.
"He failed to mention that...small detail." Once again Sesshomaru looked over at Raven. After he turned away again, Raven rose to her feet and walked to where he and Inuyasha were talking.
"Where I came from, I've already killed him." Both men looked down at her. "He's trying to stop it from happening again."
"Then why just send you back?" Inuyasha asked. "Why not get rid of you?" Sesshomaru sighed deeply and looked at his younger brother.
"It's already happened to her. There would be no use of killing her. The question is...how would he stop it from happening again?" Raven shrugged, lowering her head. She didn't want to fight him again. She nearly lost herself, not to mention nearly her friends, during her last encounter with Trigon. Raven looked over at the others who were swapping stories with Rin.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" Sesshomaru turned to find Jaken riding toward him on the two-headed dragon. He bobbed up and down on the creatures back before pullin the reins backward causing the dragon to stop. "I have discovered that the demon Trigon has sent several spies out across the world for something. He also seeks passage into a world called Azarath." Raven suddenly caught her breath, took a step back and widened her eyes. He'd been preparing to create her before she had arrived. In five hundred years in would repeat itself; she would once again become his portal whether or not she liked it. Inuyasha looked at her with confusion in his eyes.
"He's searching for the woman who will become my mother."
"If you stop him now," Miroku finally jumped in. "you'll never be born."
"But then if I'm not born, he won't be able to enter into this world."
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Starfire and Beast Boy dropped to the ground in exhaustion as the T-car and and R-cycle sped by.
"I need to start eating more sugar." BB said between gasps for air. Starfire only looked at him before her neck became weak and fell to the concrete underneath her. Robin looked on at the blur of the kid as he sped down the street. Robin looked over to Cyborg who seemed determined to catch the kid for he never once hit the brakes. Luckily the kid only turned once he hit the edge of the city and that was a rather wide turn. He didn't seem to be running out of energy any time soon which was bad for the Titans; Star and BB had already become to exhausted to continue. Robin pulled his bike up into a wheelie and sped forward exceeding Cy in the T-car. They once again neared the edge of the city and the little brat, as Cy called him, turned wide and ran back around next to the cliff that overlooked the ocean. Robin slammed his left foot onto the pavement long enough to make a sharp turn while leaning so far into the street his cheek almost kissed it before blasting off in the blur of motion again with the furious T-car right on his tail. Just as the kid looked back at him for a split second, something dawned on Robin. He quickly pulled off the side of the street and pulled his communicator from his belt. Cyborg stopped next to him with a questioning glare.
"What the hell are you doing, Man?" He nearly screamed.
"Mas y Menos." Was all Robin said. Cy nodded and took off again. It took a few minutes but finally Bumblebee answered and looked tired as hell.
"What is it? We just got off duty." She said while rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
"We need Mas and Menos. It's really important." She looked at him and he sword to himself that he should have turned to ash.
"Are you crazy? Did you not hear me or something? We just took on the toughest criminal yet in Steel City, haven't slept for two days and you want me to send you two of my exhausted teammembers? I know you're mister Uno but..."
"We need them to catch the kid who took Raven. She's gone, Bumblebee." Her wide black eyes popped open even wider. The fluff balls of hair on the sides of her head seemed to droop down.
"I'll get them to Jump City as fast as I can."
"Thanks." She only nodded before the communication link was broken and Robin tucked the communicator back inside his belt before taking off again.
After several more laps around the city, two tiny twins stopped Robin's bike. Mas y Menos, the speed twins of the Titans looked gleefully up at Robin.
"Mas y--"
"Menos--"
"Reporting for duty!" They said in unison with their Spanish accents.
"Bumblebee told us about what happened. We'll do whatever you want to get Raven back." Menos said. Mas nodded but never took his eyes from Robin.
"Good. Follow Cyborg in the car. Once you reach him catch the kid whose in front of him. He'll tell us where Raven is."
"Okay." Mas said with a smile. "Adios!" He said as the brothers took each other's hands and blasted off in a blur of white. Robin smiled to himself. They were lucky to have the superspeed twins on their side.
Cyborg smiled and waved as the twins dressed in white jumpsuits (including hoods) sped past him. The two waved back before pulling out in front of him. The kid they were chasing turned around; his eyes widened at the sight of the two. When he tried to sped up out of their grasp, he tripped over his own speed and tumbled to the concrete.
"Well, that was easy." Menos said, a blank expression across his sweet face. Mas fixed the curl of red hair poking from under his hood, looked at Menos as if a mirror stood in front of him and nodded. Cyborg hit the brakes on the car for all he was worth, pulling up right beside the twins. Robin followed suit, got off the bike and walked toward the kid who looked up with frightened brown eyes. Robin got down on his haunches while Cyborg called Starfire and Beast Boy.
"I promise I won't hurt you." Robin said in a soft voice. "I just need to know what happened to the girl with the purple hair and blue clothes."
"Oh, her." He said as his face relaxed. "I was going to talk to her but the rest of you showed up and scared me. I opened the portal for me to go through but she was too close so it pulled her in instead." Cyborg looked down as if that hadn't helped at all.
"Okay, so where is she?" He asked with the least amount of patience in his voice. Just about that time, Starfire and Beast Boy joined them but instantly sat down on the ground. The kid looked around as if he were thinking about something. "Did you hear me?"
"Yes. You guys just caught me by surprise I didn't have time to think about when I wanted to go."
"Uh, Dude, don't you mean where?" BB asked. The red and platinum haired kid shook his head.
"No, I meant when. Your friend was taken through a mini worm hole." He looked around and caught many confused faces. He sighed before looking up and rephrased himself. "A time hole. I think I opened the one for the fuedal era."
"The fuedal era?" Cyborg asked. The kid nodded. "But that took place around five hundred years ago."
"I know. My parents were born back then." Jaws dropped all around him.
"How old are you, then" Robin asked.
"Well, my parents had me three hundred years ago but in my time, only thirteen years went by."
"So, friend Raven is in this same place but five hundred years ago?" Starfire asked with her face scrunched up.
"No. She's in fuedal Japan."
"Japan!" The Titans screamed together.
"Look, I can get her back but it will take some time. I need to find out how much time has passed, what day it is where she is. It'll take about half a week, give or take."
"We're gonna go home." Mas said.
"Yeah, we need to catch up on our beauty sleep. Besides, if we don't get back Aqualad is gonna fill our room with water again." Menos said, his head suddenly drooping with fatigue.
"Alright, thanks for the help guys." Robin said. Mas y Menos simply nodded as they took off back to Steel City. He then looked down to their new 'friend'. "I suppose if it's going to take that long to get her back, you'd better get started, huh?" The kid let his head fall and he sighed knowing they weren't going to give him a single break until he brought their lost Titan back.
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(AN: Here's the fifth chapter. It didn't jump around as much as the other chapters, though. More answers to the Trigon question (for some of you). I recommend watching the Teen Titans (4:30 pm on Cartoon Network) and not just because you'd understand the story better but just because it's a damn good show. Well, more answers to come in the next chap so stay tuned!