Dream Raper

Chapter Two: Bitter Dreams

Beast boy sat in shock at what he'd just heard. Those words kept repeating in his mind, over and over. They swam into his brain, knocking out his consciousness. He would have expected anything else in the world to come out of Raven's mouth, but what she had just said was something impossible to listen to. "Raped….you…."

Raven stared at him, tears in her eyes, crying uncontrollably. "Beast boy, please…don't tell anyone…"

"Who did this?" was all he asked, in a very calm manner.

"What?"

"Tell me who did this to you."

Raven's head lowered. "H-He…was that guy…I was going out with…You know..A long time ago..."

Beast Boy's stomach flopped over at the mention of another past boyfriend. His fists clenched involuntarily with jealousy, which he didn't really take well, and he swallowed. "His name?" he asked through gritted teeth.

Looking up, Raven sighed, bunching up the fabric of her sheets in her hand. "Aiden," she said quietly. Beast Boy couldn't really react, for he didn't really know who exactly this Aiden kid was ... but if he had done ANYTHING to harm Rae, it was enough to cause a lasting hatred between him and that freak-perv.

"Oh, Rae..." he murmured, taking the introvert into his arms all over again and stroking her hair. Raven placed her head under his chin, eyelids falling as she struggled to overcome the desire to sob. "It'll be okay," he assured her. "That jackass will PAY... I promise you that."

Raven couldn't answer. She could only nod, for if she tried to strain her vocals, it would stimulate her to cry all over again, and she HATED crying in front of other people. Especially Beast Boy, because she knew how much he cared about her, and how much he would be willing to give. Hell, he'd lay his life down on the line for her!

"I love you," she managed to squeak out, tears spilling over the rims of her eyes as she used his wife-beater as a tissue. He didn't seem to mind, and he rubbed her back along her spine, replying: "I love you too, Raven. So much..."

Eventually, the crying wore his girlfriend down, and he laid her across the bed, adjusting her to her favorite sleeping position. He made sure the pillows were fluffed to perfection, and that the covers were soft enough. Then, he tucked her in securely, stroking his thumb along the dark circles that hung under her eyes, wiping the remnants of tears.

"Here...Try to go to sleep..." Beast Boy murmured, sprawling out beside her. He couldn't keep his hands off of her! It was like he was suffering from an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and had to constantly touch her and stroke her to be sure that she would remain alive, or safe. And as strong as he may have looked on the outside from growing into a muscular 17 year old, he had to admit that that rapist hadpenetrated his weak spot. Raven.

Raven nodded, snuggling into him. "Don't leave," she breathed out softly, grasping his hand and not letting go as if the world depended on it. Right now, all she needed was some nice, comfortable sleep. Sleep in which HE couldn't haunt her within...sleep in which Beast Boy would remain beside her, and have her locked in his arms.

And with those thoughts hanging above her head, she drifted off to a peaceful sleep...or was it so distilled after all?

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Her eyes snapped open, pulse racing, as the blows came hard and fast, striking her bare, naked flesh. She opened her mouth, wanting to cry out, but her vocal chords felt obsolete, and dead. She couldn't even squirm or struggle, or move at all, and she didn't know why...

His lips curled into a sneer, bowing before her face, and he crushed their mouths together in a bruising kiss, raising the whip. "Demon whore," he spat.

She screamed, finally, her voice starting to crack and give way again. "NO! Please! NOOOO!"

He punched her in the noise, delighting in her screams and pleas, and he shook his head. "Sorry, my pretty. But I'm afraid I'm having MUCH too much fun." And he brought down the knife on the taut flesh of her throat, just when everything faded to black...

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Raven shot up in bed, feeling like her body was on fire. The dream had been so real...And those whip lashes felt like they were still burnt into the skin of her back.

Wait a minute ...

She reached a hand behind her, touching the throbbing area, and gasped out loud. Something warm, and wet, and thin was discharged onto her fingertips, and she pulled them back, moving at an angle so she could examine the liquid in the fraction of moonlight coming through the window. She choked on a scream.

It was her own blood.

Her nose was also pounding, as if it had an individual heart, and all of the pain came back to her as she fully left the dream world.

The dream had been real.

But how? She was still in bed...Beast Boy was still laying there, snoring beside her...

She was trembling with fear.

She couldn't go back to sleep...she couldn't...

Common Sense attempted to calm down the other emotions in her head, claiming that this was just withdrawal from the dream. But really, even she wasn't too sure...

Raven slid back down onto the mattress in a laying position, cringing and lurching and crying out when her open wounds rubbed against the sheets. "SHIT! AHHH!" Hot tears prickled at her eyes, and she finally figured out that she was moaning. "Oh...oh..."

"Hmmm?" Beast Boy murmured, stretching out. He opened an eye, looking at his girlfriend. "Hmmm what's wrong, Rae?"

She looked at him in horror, swallowing a cry. "N-Nothing..."

He smiled sleepily, pulling her down closer onto the bed and wrapping an arm around, across her back. "Go back to sleep, Rae..."

A few minutes later, she had dozed off, and he realized he couldn't get back to sleep himself.

Something was bugging him...he couldn't put his finger on it though...

And when the full effect came in, he practically jumped, withdrawing his arm slowly from behind her. Her back was wet.

With what, though?

Through that same fraction of moonlight, a dark reddish fluid was found smeared across his arm. He tilted his head. Was it ketchup? Had Rae gone for a midnight snack?

It fully registered in his mind, and now, he really jumped, falling off the bed. He gulped, and one word flashed in his mind.

Blood.

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Hi! Mari-Chan here. I kinda...sorta...put this up without Colie seeing the end. n.n;; She wrote the intro, I wrote the rest. AND IM PROUD TO SAY THAT IF YOU ARE SMART AND KNOW THIS PLOT NOW, THAT I CAME UP WITH IT! XPP

Me so smart...anyway

See ya!

Muffins Forever, y'all