The A/N and R2R will be at the end of this chapter. Sorry for any unanswered questions or reviews since the previous chapter. The author was busy and has rather poor memory.
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As soon as Raven stormed into her room, Danny gave a low whistle. "Fun lunch?"
Raven just groaned and pulled out another glob of food. "Don't. Even. Ask."
"Why? Don't wanna taco bout it?" He immediately burst into a fit of giggles while Raven rolled her eyed and went to her shower. Recently Danny developed a strange love for (awful) puns, and she hoped it was just a stepping stone in his road to recovery.
"You butter have me ketchuped later!" He cackled before Raven closed the door.
She REALLY hoped it was a phase.
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Things were going well, she mused to herself as she stepped into the the water. Danny wasn't entirely whole, but he could communicate much better and had a nice hold of reality. She was a little nervous at first, thinking that this truer Danny would not be the same boy she grew to care for, but that was diminished rather quickly. He was still the same, listening and understanding to her and now talking to her. Raven found herself struggling to leave her room more often, but who would want to when you found someone you always want to be around? He was interesting and charming and could always make her laugh and... Raven smiled to herself and shook her head, knowing too well her emoticlones were behind this. Danny was amazing , but she barely knew him-his past, how he got trapped. And it felt as though he was hiding things, although she was doing the same as well. Their connection was deeper than most she associated with, but...
Confusion and anxiety twisted in her stomach. Was she making the same mistake again? She prayed not, but sometimes she feared that it would be the truth. Was it all a lie, and she was too stupid and broken to deny it? Panic griped her and she hugged herself tightly. What should she do? Too wrapped up in her emotions, the empath's power reacted violently. Wall tiles cracked and water bursted from the pipe. The force knocked her down, successfully in waking her up.
It was then she realized these emotions was not her own. Raven's magic died instantly and she stepped out the shower.
Dressing quickly, she threw open the door, preparing for the worst. She did expect to see Danny bashing his head against the glass.
"Not real. Its not real. Black, not green. Black."
"What's not real?" He looked up to her, a dazed expression from infringement or head injury she wasn't sure.
"I spy?"
Confusion was making his speech sloppy. It was best to play along before he regressed all together.
"What did you see?"
"I ss..spy," he choked out, covering his ears. "Hear bzzz..green bzz? No bzz, fly. I spy green fly."
"..green..fly..." That little-! She stopped to locate his position. If she was right, that annoyance insect was going wish he was never born.
"Yeah," Danny said weakly. "Green. So belfry bats. Black buzz only. Crazy Danny stupid wrong."
"You're not wrong, Danny," she reassured, smirking at the frantic high buzzes bouncing off her magic. She brought the trapped insect to their view. "See? Its right here." She raised it to eye level, her smile growing more sinister. "I wonder, will it stay green when I squash it, or will it bleed red?"
The struggling Beastboy burst back into his original form, pleading for his life.
"Uh-h-hi Raven! Funny story but-"
"Save your excuses, they will do nothing to save you."
"Fly...boy?" Both stopped and turned to the mirror. Danny was on the ground, rocking vigorously. He kept staring at the changeling, blinking as if his eyes had yet again deceived him. "Not fly yes boy. Green boy mark overshoot?"
"Um...sure?" Beast boy shot a confused look to Raven. "Whose this weirdo?"
Raven was all but hyperventilating. Danny has been recovering quickly, but anything new or even uncomfortable would set him who knows back. And this was the definition of new, uncomfortable, and annoying. If she wanted things to work smoothly for Danny, she would have to act now. Raven began to drag her teammate out of her room.
"None of your concern. Now get out."
"No way! You have to answer me first," Beast boy slapped her arm away. Big mistake.
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Raven nearly passed out from the sheer emotions raging out of Danny. Fear, protect, fury, hurt. So many, so strong. She barely felt her own surprise when his eyes burned green and he changed. Blinding light surges off him, leaving white static instead of messy black and a tight-knitted void as clothes. Shadows, once timid and ignored, suddenly become noticed as if they flickered to life in the unearthly glow, seeming oozing closer at each pulse.
"][ |2}{_/' }{`\_}{_/' !" It, he, Danny howls in voice that bounces everywhere and nowhere at once. Raven is pushed back, a crackling storm of emotions grabbing for the changeling. Beast boy doubles over.
"Danny, stop!"
Green snaps to her, and the air thickens. She can't hear or move or breath but sees his eyes widen in recognition. The sea of emotions retreats instantly, leaving both Titans gasping for air.
Guilt sadness pain
Reach out to her hesitantly, laying at her feet, exposed and vulnerable.
And for a moment she wants to hurt it. She wants to hurt him so badly because he attacked her after all she's done so is he just using her? But the
Agony sorrow depression
Is so much it can't be fake so he just lost control. He still cares but doesn't know she does too because
Anguish despair shame
Flees deep in the mirror, leaving her worried reflection reaching out to herself.
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Raven slides her hand off the glass. All this time she had never known. She should of realized it sooner, given his babbles and telltale signs that no mere mortal could live trapped there for so long. But he was just so scrawny and sickly and human that what else couldq she think? Danny was just... Danny. Not some powerful being that could kill someone without breaking free.
And yet it was all because he wanted to protect her. She cast her eyes to Beastboy's recovering reflection. No, scratch that. It was because SOMEBODY didn't understand privacy.
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None to gently, Raven hoisted her teammate up, ignoring the little yelps he let out.
"I've told you before, nobody comes in my room."
Beast boy rubbed his bruised arm. "Yeah, well, I wouldn't have to if you weren't being so secretive."
"So it gives you the right to snoop around whenever you want?" She replied stiffly.
"It does when you won't answer!" He growled, practically in her face. "You're always going to your room and barely come out! You're acting all weird again like you did when Mal-"
"Danny is not like that." She snapped. Beast boy flinched a little, but held his ground.
"The guy was trying to kill us!"
"No he wasn't," the empath looked at the empty mirror, her expression softening. "He just couldn't control himself."
The changling followed her gaze.
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"We're all really worried Raven," he said finally. "We don't want you to go through that again." He didn't need to add on. They were both survivors of a lost battlefield.
"I know," She nodded. "But he is just a friend, and he's not going to hurt me." She faced her teammate once more. "When he's ready, I'll introduce him to others. Danny can't cope with new people right now."
Beast boy glanced at the mirror once more before smiling at Raven and heading to the door. He didn't get very far when a black wall of energy blocked his path.
"Hey!" He exclaimed, turning back to Raven "What gives?"
"You did break into my room without permission again," she explained, emphasis on the last word. "I think its time you to learn why you shouldn't. So," Raven gave an evil little smile.
"Which would you like? Castration or scaphism?"
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A/N: yeah this was really short and I was going to add more but you guys have been wanting long enough.
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R2R:
Phantom-Thunder: I hope this chapter suffices as an update. Also how can the 5th be so lonely when it has "split" personalities? ;) And yes it was, that stuff is addicting! (Proceeds to huff some next to the police station)
Miss U. N. Owen: i think this chapter answers most of your review. The story is set after the prophecy, so he was still trapped in the mirror at that time (I think). And for the last question, you will have to wait and see!
Kelsey Raine: Cool! I tried something like that (I had a staring contest with the sun), but only blue, red, and purple squiggles appeared. Thank you for catching that! I will have to fix it later.
xbox432: He is, isn't he? :) I can't wait either.
Guest: Thank you so much and don't worry; out of all my stories, this is the one I am really excited to finish.
Amy: Your wish is my command! Also, WOAHYOUDRAWLALLTHOSETHINGSCANISEETHEMPRETTYPLEASE!?
haywireseagull: Its a mix of both. Ch. 5 is Danny's version of what has happened so far, and the last parts are of whats happening "now" On good days closer to the end, he does speak more normal, but it rarely happens that it takes Raven by surprise a lot. He doesspeak crazily of the past as well, and since he thinks Raven is Sam he doesn't explain anything since Sam was usually there. Raven wasn't, so its twice as confusing.
Kiomori: that's OK. Thank you for your effort! Yep, that child is a mess. But he is recovering nicely.
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Last challenge!
Thank you Phantom-Thunder, Kelsey Raine, demonfox19, Zgogery, Amy, muney73, bibliophilea, Wraith's Heart, Reggie (the Guest), Ghostportals, hitomi-tama, anime3lover and Lucky-the-cat for responding! It brings me joy and slight worry that many people experience hallucination(s) and not just I!
A few of you seen to have/has experienced sleep paralysis (Ghostportals knows what I'm talking about), which is a temporary inability to move/speak while falling asleep/upon waking, and is usually accompanied by terrifying hallucinations (like an demon or intruder entering your room to drag you away, and you can't move or scream or anything). Let me take a moment to salute all those who went/go through this, for if I ever experienced this I would surely die of fright. Kudos to you all.
Right, my promise. So I'm guessing that my hallucination came from stress because midterm finals were two weeks away, but I kind of doubt because I have experienced many little ones before when not stressed (and no, I wasn't taking medications or anything of the such). Anyways, I was just doing schoolwork when in corner of my eye I saw the a puppet show happening, complete with music, lights, and those creepy 17th century hand/rod puppets moving around. I knew it was all in my head but it looked and sounded so real that I HAD to turn completely to it to make sure. And of course when I did, it wasn't there.
So yeah. That was fun.
Thank you xbox432, avidreaded, bibliophilea, 9muney73, Amy, Zgogery, and Reggie (the Guest) as well for your ideas! Some of these ideas work well for the story, so expect them to pop up in some way sooner or later.
Wow, you guys wrung me dry with all these responses! Now I have to work extra hours to get my life savings back. -_-'
Onto the next challenges!
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New challenge!
Our crazy Danny is finally growing sane! Pity though, we won't get to hear his delirious speaking pattern as often. But what if I told you, my dear readers, that Danny was actually making more sense than meets the eyes this whole entire time? In truth, Danny gibberish was heavily influenced by a certain speech form we use in every day life. Can you guess what this speech form is?
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Raven will soon realize that those (awful) puns are not going away anytime soon. So share some of your favorite (awful) puns! Danny might use some later on.
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Participants will receive minimes of Danny and Raven that are too small for the eye to see. Handle them with care!