Landmine has taken my sight
Taken my speech
Taken my hearing
Taken my arms
Taken my legs
Taken my soul
Left me with life in hell - "One" by Metallica
"So, there is no way to help him heal," said a worried Kagome.
Leo shook his head, "He has allowed myself, Altair, and even Raven to help him heal, and every time, his healing factor has painfully rejected it."
There was a silence for a few moments. Everyone was sitting in the main room, since it was the only room large enough to fit everyone. Those who had wounds were healed by the two magical healers, minus Al, who didn't have a body. But his brother Ed asked Cyborg about getting replacement metal so he could make repairs.
Paige looked around at the different groups and asked, "What even happened when you guys were on the other side?"
The fighters took a moment to think, then Blade started as the others added the pieces one at a time.
Arriving on the other side, they got their bearings. Finding the demon army like Raven said, among the sea of demonic warriors was Jake a standing bloody pulp covered with one very large bruise. He was barely standing, yet had his fists ready to continue fighting. Two demons leaped at him, looking to take him down like so many before. Trying to spin, Jake was knocked over. The demons stood with their weapons raised. BANG, BANG, their weapons knocked from their hands by Dante's bullets.
Standing between them was Vergil with his sword in hand. SNIKT. The demons fell into pieces upon the ground.
The other fighters jumped into the fray pushing the army back. Inuyasha's Tetsusaiga cleaved through endless demons as Vergil, Dante, and Blade used their speed with a sword to cut down even more. Angel, Spike, Leo and Al kept close to the back, using their abilities to keep the demons from entering the portal.
Looking over his shoulder, Leo saw Jake collapse from exhaustion of constant fighting. Leo rushed to Jake's side.
Leo's ears caught, "Black knight," mumbled from Jack, "Demon," then Jake passed out.
Calling over his shoulder, "Jake's passed out, we need to get him out of here."
Blade moved back while Al took his spot on the front, using the strength of his body to hold back the demons.
Grabbing Angel's arm, "Give me a hand with Jack," said Blade.
Together, they picked up the unconscious Jake and dragged him to the portal. Then tossed him through.
A spiked club had slammed against Vergil's leg, tearing it open. Catching his brother as he began to fall, Dante continued shooting as he headed towards the portal. They went through the portal right after Jake went through.
Al began losing his footing from the force of the opposing group of demons that pulled instead of pushing. Al got lifted into the air then sent flying backwards into the rocky ground. Landing onto the ground, an axe the size of his chest headed towards Al's lower half of his body. A laser blast blown the ax wielder into pieces. Confused that beam came from behind the demon.
Angel and Blade picked him up.
"C'mon Al, we got to go now," said Angel.
With that, the three of them stepped through the portal.
Turning to run allowed a demon's sword cut deep into Spike's arm. He screamed in pain as it pulled back out. Burying the axe in his hand into the skull of the demon that cut him, Spike exited the battle, and reentered the real world.
Leaving Leo and Inuyasha, the dog demon wasn't ready to leave the battle, yet.
"Inuyasha, we got Jake out!" shouted Leo, "Now time to get out of there!"
He didn't move. Not even reply to Leo's shout. He was too involved in the fighting.
Grumbling, Leo saw the portal started shrinking. The girls were beginning to close it from the other side.
Making up his mind, Leo grabbed the orb right next to Inuyasha then Inuyasha's arm. Inuyasha cried out which Leo ignored. Trying to pull the stubborn demon through only to discover the dog dug his feet in.
"Who's going to stop these things if we don't stop them here?"
Staring at him, "The girls are closing the portal," said Leo, "Nothing will get through, including us if we don't go now."
The dog demon stared at Leo then the demons. Black armored fingers gripped Inuyasha's throat. Lifted into the air, Inuyasha stared into two glowing blue eyes behind the gold barred visor then threw the dog demon like a pillow through portal. Leo watched as the black armored fighter turned to face demon army. Gripping the orb, Leo stepped through the portal.
Laying on his back, "You're welcome," said Rath opening his eyes.
Back at the present in main room of the Teen Titans Tower.
"And the rest, you all know. Raven, Starfire, and Beast Boy flew off, and I orbed Spike to the cemetery to help pull him out," said Leo.
The others just took it in for a moment. Kagome broke the silence.
"Oh, Inuyasha," she said, looking at him with a gleam in her eye.
But he did get it; he just looked at her with a confused expression, "What?"
He smiled, and then began to scratch him behind the ear. He was going to protest, but before he could say anything, he melted into it. After a moment, he was thumping his foot around like a happy puppy dog. Kagome finally pulled her hand away, still grinning.
Inuyasha had a pleasant look on his face as well. Then he saw the amused looks on everyone else in the room. He blinked for a moment, the stuck his arms in his sleeves, turning his head which was just as his cheeks turned red.
"Stupid wench," he muttered.
After another moment of enjoying the half-demon's embarrassment, Angel asked, "well, now that we rescued him, what do we do now?"
Again silence.
"I think that Raven's spell brought you here," said Nightwing, "so I think your going to be here until she can calm down enough."
Grinning, "That, and I bet Jake will have some 'you help me, you call me, I kill whatever needs to be killed' kind of speech," remarked Dante, "Even if we do leave, he would just show up and talk to each of us individual."
Everyone nodded, a couple groups saying that they were used to him doing that.
"Too bad, we didn't ask the Dust Devil for help," brought their attention onto Ed and Al entering the room.
"Who's the Dust Devil?" asked Raven.
"A jerk," answered Ed, "and succeeded without his help."
"I like to know who that black armored knight was," said Leo, "the who threw Inuyasha through the portal."
"Describe him," said Terra.
"Gold grill like the mouth guard of a football helmet attached to gold ears," using his index fingers to illustrate the ears shape.
"Sounds likes the ears of Batman's cowl," said Nightwing.
"Gold demon head with its gold wing appendages formed like a U," remarked Leo, "Four gold spikes along the center of the helmet."
"Sounds like the hunter who helped me in London during the passing of Harley's Comet." Blade.
"Sounds better then the hunter who helped us with zombies," commented Piper.
"He kept flirting with Prue," replied Phoebe.
"Strange, you never mentioned him," remarked Paige.
"Or the bloke who plummeted Dante over the gauntlets and greaves of Beowulf," said Vergil.
"Dear brother, I'll send you back to Hell if you tell that story," remarked Dante.
The bullet piercing through him caused Jake to black out only for the bullet end up in the purple ninja.
"Hold it there, demon killer," said the President aiming Jake's reloaded service revolver at the ninja, "After shooting you then framing you for this officer's death, painfully we're going to find out who you work for. Isn't that correct, Agent Brian?"
"Yes, Mr President," snapping of a neck back into its proper place brought the ninja's attention on the revived Agent Brian aiming his service weapon on the ninja.
"Aaaa," from the President getting his gun hand sliced off moved Brian's attention from the ninja.
This moment of distraction allowed the twin blades spring from the ninja's gauntlets. Upwards motion of his right arm caused the twin blades to travel under Brian's collarbone then piercing his heart. Then sliced through Brian's neck with the left bladed hand.
Dropping to his knees, the President watched a white hair pale skinned woman slice through his neck. Recovering from absorbing the President's life force, the woman lit a cigarette.
"That was slopping," she said handing the katana back to the ninja.
Flicking blood off his blade, "This SWAT officer," pointing to the unconscious Jake, "proved to be overzealous in his duty," answered the ninja sheathing his katana.
Bending towards the officer's ear, she whispered something in his ear.
"Let's reinstall the real President," she said walking away from the unconscious Jake.
Sneaking out, Raven headed to the med lab wanting to tell Jake something. Stepping into the med lab, she stared at his living body. Only about a months worth to his body was restored. He was still going to be down for a while. Her approach towards him was detected by his ears just he didn't know who it was.
She sat next to his bed, and began speaking, "It's okay Jake, it's Raven."
He smiled at the sound of her voice, but made no sound since his voice box was taking its time to heal.
"I want to thank you for sacrificing yourself in order to save me. I feel that I don't deserve it, but you did it anyway. But I know that you can do stupid things, like the Spike, large rubber duck, and wooden spoon incident."
Although pain shot through his face, he was still grinning.
Placing her hand on his forehead which still felt like dried leather, "But that stupid thing you did for me, it told me a lot about you. Everyone has told me since my birth," actually she forgot the first person who disagreed with that logic, "that I was the portal that would bring about the end of the world. But that didn't matter to you. I also know from what the others said, you fight for your friends, and you would die for the ones you really cared for. But being the first one you died for, I guess that you really care for me."
Slowly moving his hand towards her hand, "More then the world," his lips formed if Raven could read lips.
Smiling, not a grin, not a smirk, a full on smile, even if he couldn't see, she still smiled. Leaning over, her lips placed a soft kiss on his lips.
Pulling away enough, "I want you to know, that I do love you, for everything you've done. Like the other Titans, you stood by me when I told them I was part demon. But you did more, you fought to free my emotions, something that I had thought I would forever live without. You then kept the others away when I needed sleep from that ordeal. When I had been captured, I never lost hope you would come. And when you did, you fought everything that got in your way to get to me and help me," shedding a tear of the thought of what he did.
With his other arm, Jake felt for her face. After a moment of her help, he find it allowing him to brush the tear away.
"I died for you," again not realizing Raven can't read lips, "and I would do it again without a second thought."
Smiling, she rubbed his hand against her face. Again their lips touched, this time she added a bit more passion to this kiss.
"AAAAWWWW!" caused her to pull back.
Snapping her head around, she saw Terra, Jinx, Paige, and Lady watching the foreplay.
Raven blushed. Jake was confused as always.
"About time you two got together," remarked Terra with a very large grin,
"Yea," laughed Jinx, "we thought we might have to play match maker for the two of you."
"Ah," commented Paige, "but I wanted payback for the time you got me together with Johnny."
Lady just shook her head, "But you two won't worry," replied Lady, "I'll make sure that these three don't share this moment with everyone else," giving those three the look that she going to kill them if they talked.
The three quickly agreed leaving the new couple alone.
Looking back at Jake, "You know," said Raven, "that they will still say something."
Jake just nodded, grinning like an idiot which he was.
