-Chapter Two-
Arella looked up.
"My child. I am saddened by your presence here."
"Why
mother? Where am I?" Raven asked as she got off the bed and
Arella stood up.
"You are in the afterlife." Raven's
mother explained, her expression unreadable. "I watched your
last battle with Slade. He killed you, did he not?"
"Yes.
But mother, you said that you watched me? How?" Raven pleaded.
"What happened to my friends? Did they get out alright?"
"Yes
my child. Your friends are fine. You may see them here." Arella
gestured to the only window. Through its glass, Raven could see
nothing.
"What will I do? I have to know how they are."
Raven said confused.
"Think. Focus on who you want to see.
Then open your eyes and look through the window. You will see your
friends."
Raven did so and she saw the rest of the Titans
walking away from the cemetery. She saw Beast Boy walking behind,
head down and crying slightly. She saw her own grave. A plaque that
bore her name and a short dedication was engraved on the stone. Raven
knew very well that underneath the stone monument was her own coffin.
Instead of thinking of that further, she watched her friends.
"I
wish...I wish I can go to them again." Raven said quietly, her
voice barely more than a whisper.
"At a cost, you can my
child." Arella said from the other side of the room.
Raven
snapped her head towards her mother so fast, it should have cracked a
vertebrae.
"What do you mean? I can go back? How?"
"You
can go back, but you can only go to the places you used to visit
frequently and the place where you are buried. Simply walk out the
door. But remember Raven, your friends might not like your
return."
Raven ignored her mother's warning and went straight
for the door and past it. She found herself in Titans' Tower. Raven
ran straight into the lounge room and expected the doors to slide
open with a 'whoosh' but it never did. She laid a hand on the door
and it went through it. Smiling slightly to herself, Raven phased
through the door and saw her beloved teammates.
"I miss my
dear friend Raven already." Starfire said gloomily. They were
all sprawled on the couch, which now had more room due to Raven's
'absence'.
"Yeah..." Beast Boy agreed wearily.
"Hey
guys. What's up?" Raven said in imitation of her 'happy'
personality.