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Chapter 3

The Priest

Rae walked into the main room at twelve again. She'd been getting up late but she insisted nothing was wrong. Of course since she'd go to sleep when the sun was about to rise, it couldn't be helped.

"Raven, are you sure you're alright? I mean you've been getting up pretty late. I even wake up before you," Beast Boy asked.

"I'm fine, ok?" She started reading a book on the couch.

"How come you don't eat with us either? We don't even see you drink your tea."

"I have tea in my room," she lied. "And is it against the law to want to eat in peace," she glared at him.

"If you say so," he walked off, not really convinced.

Beep! Beep!

"Trouble," Robin shouted. "It's …..a priest terrorizing the city?"

Cy shrugged, "And I thought we saw everything."

Rae sweat dropped.

BB laughed nervously, "A priest? You've gotta be kiddin' me!"

"What is this priest you speak of?" Starfire asked.

"I'll tell you later Star," Robin ran out the door.

Star and Cyborg followed.

The green teen stopped and looked back at Raven and saw her fearful eyes looking outside. "Come on Rae!"

Raven looked at him, bit her lip, and followed him out to the door with her hood up and cape wrapped around her. When the sun hit her cape and part of her face, she flinched and ran along the shadows where the sun didn't burn her as much.

They found a crazy priest throwing around holy water and saying things like, "The end has come! The monster of the living dead is among us!" He had a gun aimed too. "Anyone who tries to stop me will be stopped! I will kill the monster myself!"

The dark titan was afraid. The holy water would hurt her more than the sun would! I can't go anywhere near him.

BB pounced on the guy, getting him to let go of the gun.

Robin went in and tried to restrain him, but he was tough. "Raven! A little help here!"

The priest looked at her and glared at her, "You will die!" He threw the holy water at her.

"Azerath, Metrion, Zinthos!" A force field protected her and then restrained him.

He then had a look of pure fright as if he expected she would kill him.

Now that the holy water was no longer in his position, she was safe.

The police arrived and Raven put him in the car, "I'm sorry," she whispered, "I don't want anyone to get hurt."

He looked at her questionably, "You are not as predicted." He said calmly.

The titans all went back to the tower.

"That guy was crazy! To think Rae was a monster. I can outdo her in that contest," the jokester shouted.

"Yeah," Cy agreed. "That guy wouldn't know a monster if a monster told him they were one!"

Raven let the cape out more now that she was inside and away from the sun. She didn't say anything, just walked to her room quietly. Maybe that priest can help me find a cure.

"Raven?" Robin asked as she walked out of the room.

"I believe our friend is upset," Star said.

BB stood up and followed the goth.

Raven's Room

She took out the bottle as she started going through all her books. There has to be a cure. There's got to be a reason why that priest thought I'd be so much of a threat. She heard footsteps. "Crap," she accidentally spilled the bottle on the floor. Quickly she put the bottle away and threw something over the blood stained part of the carpet.

Knock, knock, knock!

She opened the door, "Hey Beast Boy."

"Are you ok? Ya know cause that priest..."

"Was as crazy as Happy."

He laughed, "Good one Raven, so it doesn't bother you? I mean, what he said?"

She shook her head, "Not at all."

BB's nose suddenly picked up something. "What's that smell in your room? It smells like blood."

"It's nothing," she attempted to shut the door but was surprised he stopped it.

He pushed past her and walked in as a dog and found the blood stain. Beast Boy turned back, "Raven?"

She sweat dropped.

"Whose blood is this?"

Raven was frozen in place but then ran out the door.

"RAVEN!"

She found herself almost on the roof but it was still day time so when she opened the door, she fell backwards, down the stairs. Rae screamed but someone caught her. She looked up to see the green boy. "Beast Boy?"

He looked at her sadly. "What's going on Raven? I found the rest of the bottles in your room."

She looked down. Well I guess I should just tell him. "I was just hungry."

"Huh? But that's blood."

"And I was thirsty but I couldn't drink anything but water and that." She looked at him. "Beast Boy, do you promise not to tell the others?"

"I promise," the changeling said seriously.

"I'm a vampire."

His eyes went wide. "You're a what?"

Raven sighed and walked down the stairs, "Let's go to my room."

BB was nervous, once the two of them where in her room.

"I'm sorry Beast Boy," she looked at the floor.

"Why?"

"I almost broke my promise by running away again."

"Is that why you ran last time?" He asked.

"Yes, it was. Although that time is partly foggy I do remember that's why I left but….I wonder why I chose that day."

"Huh? What do you mean?" He stared at her.

"It wasn't like it had just happened. I was a vampire for a while. Why did my condition become so important then?"

"Raven," BB spoke quietly but she heard it.

The dark titan looked up.

The green teen hugged her. "I'm glad you didn't run away again."

"I think I can find a way to reverse it though." Raven said.

"Really?" He let go.

"Yeah but I need your help. Will you help me?"

"Of course Rae, what do you want me to do?" He smiled.

After Dark

"Has anyone seen Raven?" The Boy Wonder asked.

"No," Cy said as he played the game station.

"I have not." Star watched.

"She went to the café," Beast Boy had his eyes still on the game.

Everyone stared at him for a second but then shrugged.

Raven

Raven walked down to the prison and went to the priest, "Hello."

The priest sat up and looked at her, scared.

She put her hood down. "I'm sorry for frightening you."

She looks like nothing more than a teenage girl. "What do you want?"

"I wanted to know what you know about me. Why did you think I would kill you?"

He stood up, walked over to her, and touched her hand. "You're cold."

Rae smiled sadly, "Yeah, being like me will do that to you."

"You're dead then? The living dead- a vampire?"

"I am but I don't harm others to get blood. I simply get the extra blood from medical supplies; just enough to survive." She looked at the ground, "I hate myself for being this way."

The priest simply stared. Not at her appearance, but it seemed like he was looking at her soul. "I will help you. Love cannot be evil and you do love, don't you?"

She was taken aback, "That's impossible. I can't love. I'm not supposed to."

"I will help you."

"You aren't any ordinary priest, are you?"

"No, I'm not."

Hehe, don't ask why the priest showed up cause to be honest, I'm just making it up as I go along. REVIEW for the next chapter or there will be none. And just because I don't know why I made that guy a priest doesn't mean I don't have a plan for him. I just thought a priest would be rather...interesting. Oh, our little Rae's growin' up (wipes away invisible tear) and fallin' in love too.

Raven: Shut up! (blushes furiously)

Haven: Alright I will...for now.