Bold= new weird hybrid demon/human Raven thoughts

Underline= Raven responding to demon/human hybrid

Raven opened her door and held her arms out for Starfire. The alien girl grabbed onto Raven, hid her face in Raven's neck, and sobbed. Raven maneuvered them onto her bed and did her damnedest to ignore that Starfire was only wearing a pair of boxer shorts and a really, really thin t-shirt.

She just sat still for a few minutes and rubbed Starfire's back while she cried.

"What happened?" Raven asked.

"It was Blackfire." Starfire hiccupped. "I was on the Gordanian ship and I couldn't move and she said that I couldn't escape her and she... she..." Starfire couldn't continue.

"Star?" Raven asked. She didn't respond. "Starfire?" Starfire raised her eyes to meet Raven's. Raven wiped away Starfire's tears with one hand while the other held the alien more securely.

"Blackfire will never hurt you again. We won't let her come near you again. Okay?" Raven said.

Starfire nodded shakily.

"I'll walk you back to your room."

Raven walked her back and flipped on the lights in Starfire's room. She couldn't help but wince as the overwhelming pink of the room temporarily blinded her. She was just about to leave when Starfire grabbed her hand and stopped the demon.

"Would you... never mind." Starfire looked down at her feet and let go of Raven's hand.

"What is it?" Raven asked.

"It's silly." She laughed a little and blushed. "I am being a frightened cat."

"It'd be a bit hard for you to know what I find silly without asking me, Star." Raven said gently.

"I know you think our friend Beast Boy is silly."

"..."

Starfire sighed. "Would you sleep with me? My schlorvaks1 were less frightening when I slept with you."

Raven forced her face to remain calm while she had an internal break down. They had been coming back from a mission and Starfire was tired so Raven let her sleep on her shoulder while they were driving home in the T-Car. She knew that Starfire didn't understand a lot of English expressions. In all likely hood, she didn't understand that when you slept with someone you didn't actually sleep all that much. Starfire also probably didn't realize that Raven's strongest desire was to push Starfire onto Raven's bed and mark her as the demon's.

What if she does know?

Raven froze.

She's watched enough of those horrific squealing high school drama shows to understand that sleeping with someone means fucking.

No she wouldn't. She still calls the movie theater the "house of moving pictures". If she still doesn't remember what to call a movie theater or mall, I doubt that she understands all the different sex expressions. I've been here for five years and I still don't understand some of the human's euphemisms.

Robin's probably taught her about sex...

Raven snarled and she could feel the demon smirk in her head.

"Raven?" Starfire asked worriedly.

"It's nothing, Star." Raven tried to smile but the demon had started talking again.

Are we a little jealous? The demon snickered. Don't worry; he hasn't fucked our star yet. But he wants to.

He's got Red X! Raven hissed. They stank so badly of each other after leaving the xenothium factory I'm amazed that no one else noticed.

Oh our little bird wants the thief but he's not supposed to want another man, now is he? Daddy Bats wouldn't be happy if his all American baby bird was fucking a male thief. A cute, naive, alien girl on the other hand...

Batman wouldn't care if Robin were gay! He doesn't care that Aquaman is gay and-

That's not what Robin thinks. And until he deals with his daddy issues, he's going to be competition.

"Raven you don't have to stay with me." Raven looked up from the spot on the ground that she'd been glaring at to see Starfire blushing and staring at her toes. "Earth customs confuse me and if I offended you or made you uncomfortable-"

"No Starfire, I'll... sleep with you." Are you really only going to sleep? Shut up. "I don't mind at all." Raven gave Starfire a small smile.

Starfire stood awkwardly for a minute like she still wasn't sure that Raven wasn't offended. Raven took her hand and pulled her towards her purple bed. She pulled back the covers, she was trying to ignore how purple and pink they were, and pulled Starfire with her as she lay down. As soon as Raven lay down Starfire regained her confidence and wrapped her arms and legs around Raven like an octopus. An orange, skimpily dressed, extremely attractive octopus.

Please stop thinking of our mate as an octopus. It is creating some really gross mental images.

She isn't ours!

What ever helps you sleep at night. Then as vengeance for the images of octopi, the demon flooded Raven's visual cortex with images of Starfire in her itsy bitsy bikini.

Just as Raven was starting to feel really awkward and really horny she felt something wet land on her neck where Starfire was resting her head.

"Star?" Starfire was crying. "Star, what's wrong?"

"I'm not as smart as you or Robin and I can't use guns like Cyborg but I am the strongest person on this team." Starfire said. "If I lost control I could kick the butts of everyone, even Slade. But that doesn't matter because my strength is nothing against Blackfire's. I can't protect myself from her. If she had really tried to kill me instead of just pushing me out of sight, I would be dead. And there's nothing I can do about it."

Raven put her finger under Starfire's chin and pushed her head back until they could see each other's eyes. "Blackfire is stronger than you but she is not stronger than you, a changeling, a walking gun show, a martial arts junkie, and a half demon. You won't fight Blackfire; the team will fight Blackfire. And we will not let her touch you." For the first time that night, Raven and the demon's thoughts were in unison. I will not let her touch you.

Starfire smiled and tucked her head under Raven's chin. "Thank you." She whispered. Raven waited until Satfire was asleep before resuming her mental conversation with the demon.

Our first priority is to protect her from Blackfire. If I, not you, want to move beyond friendship with Satrfire it's going to have to wait until Blackfire is dead.

Dead? Not captured or imprisoned?

She's hurting Starfire. Incarcerated but alive isn't enough.

My, my isn't that a dark thought. You're starting to sound like me. The demon sounded giddy.

I am nothing like you! Raven almost screamed out loud. After five minutes with no retort, Raven eased into sleep.

You are nothing like me, for now.

1 Schlorvak= dream in Tamaranian