Like an Animal
Chapter 4
I do not own Teen Titans
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The next morning, Raven woke up in her bed with a book clenched in her hand. The book was ABARAT by Clive Barker. It was very intriguing. The main character, Candy, was now trying to escape the clutches of these two psychotic brothers with spinning faces. The faces literally spinned. The eyes, nose, mouth and ears had limbs like a spider's and were crawling around their faces.
Anyways, Raven warily sat up and stared at the wall, thinking about what Cere' had said. It did indeed sound like a good plan, only she would be murdering somebody. An innocent life. But then again, that's all she was in the end. All she would do her whole life would be to save people who would inevitably die in the next 40-50 years anyways. So technically, there was really no purpose for her if you really thought about it, which is what Raven was doing at that moment.
The more she thought about it, the more it made sense. Sure, Robin would be depressed, but not for to long. I mean, if she really loved her, they would be together by now. They've only hugged twice so far. And it wasn't sexually nor romantic in anyway. Just a goodbye and a hello or maybe a thank you kind of hug.
About seducing BeastBoy, that would be easy as cake. Actually, cake was pretty hard to make, so maybe even easier. All she had to do was find his weak spot, emotionally, and exploit it. Make it seem like she completely understood his situation, and he would open up to her. Pour out all his pathetic feelings, giving her ammo. Lots and lots of ammo.
Raven laughed out loud at how easy this could… would be. She set her book down on her bed and walked out to go for breakfast. The first time in 2.5 weeks. Before she walked out, she looked in her mirror, the long laid against the wall on her dresser. She looked a mess. Her hair was disheveled, her eyes looked… crazy, like she wasn't all there and she hadn't showered in quite a long time. She prodded over to her bathroom and stripped down. She turned on the shower and walked in, not minding that it was still cold.
She sighed with pleasure (not the sexual kind) as the water warmed up and ran down her frail looking figure. She ran her hands down her body, just now realizing how thin she must look. She could feel just about every bone on her body. A thought came to her. If she was this thin, it would probably be a sickening sight to BeastBoy. Raven would have to wait a couple of weeks before she could approach him. That meant workout time with Robin and bar-b-ques with Cyborg. Lots of them by the feel of it.
After showering, she took her old, smelly clothes and put them in her hamper. She rummaged through her closet and picked out a fresh set of clothes. She whipped it on and headed out the door.
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BeastBoy was slowly going mad, literally. Planning out a way to kill your friend can do that to you, ya know. He was on his bed in the fetal position, silently crying out tears and sweating profusely. He was so confused right now. He had two choices. Kill Robin and keep the secret, or tell Robin and rot in jail, getting anally raped in the showers. He knew that since he was green, he would certainly attract attention from everyone.
He came up with a pretty good plan of murdering Robin actually. The plan was that he would walk out for a while, and then come running back into the tower looking all panicked. Robin would ask him what's wrong and BeastBoy would say 'There's a girl in the woods being attacked by one of Slades creations! He was too big for me to handle on my own so I came to get you!', then Robin would say something like, 'Okay, let me go get the rest of the team.' then BeastBoy would reply 'There's not enough time! We have to go now! It had her by the arm last time I saw!'. Robin would nod and follow BeastBoy deep into the woods, getting him disoriented and confused. BeastBoy would come up with an excuse to use his communicator then 'accidentally' break it, leaving no way for him to get help. BeastBoy would then turn into a panther, one of the quickest killers plus they leave no footprints and would think that BeastBoy ran off to get help because he 'found' Robin dead in the woods. With just a quick bite to the neck, Robin would be dead.
Foolproof. That's what scared him so much. He could actually kill Robin anytime he wanted to. BeastBoy's stomach growled. He hadn't eaten a full meal in awhile. He sat up and wiped off his tears which were red and puffy from crying, and walked out the door. As he exited, he caught Raven walking past his door. She didn't even look up at him. He jogged up next her and said "Hey."
She simply ignored him and continued walking at a brisk pace. BeastBoy hung his head low, but kept up next to her. He wanted so badly just to hug her, tell her he loved her and say everything would be alright. But fuck that, this was the real world, nothing ever works that way. Plus it was Raven. She was pretty famous for holding a grudge. He gently tried to grab her hand, but she snatched it away immediately. BeastBoy stopped walking for awhile, obviously hurt, but then his ears perked up. He ran past her into the kitchen and set a kettle of water onto the stove. He got out a tea packet and a mug and waited for the kettle to whistle.
Raven walked in just as it did. BeastBoy quickly poured the water into the mug and put the tea packet in there also. He picked up the mug and ran towards Raven. He held the cup out in front of him with a lopsided grin. Raven stared at the mug, then her gaze traveled up to BeastBoy's petty face. She brushed passed him and made her own cup of tea with a different kettle even. BeastBoy just stood in the same position, his eyes tearing up and his skin steadily becoming paler. He felt sick. He lowered his arms and looked into the cup, then set it down on the table.
End POVs
"Hey Rae. Haven't seen you in awhile."
"Yea, are you okay?"
"We have been worried about you. BeastBoy said you were having one of your mood swings."
Raven looked up at BeastBoy, her eyebrows furrowed with anger at the pathetic lie he told them. BeastBoy lowered his eyes in shames as she turned to face the Titans that had just walked in.
"Yea, I'm fine. I've just been… distracted lately."
"You look kind of thin. Have you been eating at all?" Robin asked.
Well, what lie could you use for that? Raven's mouth gaped open to say something, but nothing came out. She closed it again and started to take a special interest in her shoes.
"Uh… she just had gotten a tapeworm. You know, they feed off of you and stuff. We just found out about it yesterday, but she's gonna go to the doctor today, right Raven?"
Raven looked up at Beast. She knew he was just trying to save his own skin. Because if she had answered no, Robin would ask why she wasn't eating, and then she would have to tell him about the rape. The real question was, did she feel sorry for BeastBoy? The answer was no, and she was about to tell Robin the truth but…
'Wait.'
'What now?'
'Don't tattle on him. We still want him.'
'What do you mean we?'
'I'm part of you, aren't I?'
'I guess… but-'
'I thought you said you loved him.'
'I do but-'
'Then why are you about to rat him out? Trust me on this Raven, you don't want to do that. It will ruin everything.'
'Fine. I'll go along with it.'
"Hello, Raven? Is what BeastBoy said true?"
Raven snapped out of her trance and looked up at Robin.
"Um… yea, i-it is. I'm going to start taking medicine tomorrow."
"Alright. Just let Cyborg cook something up for you."
"Okay," Raven said half-heartedly.
Half an hour later…
Raven was walking down the hallway, clutching her stomach. A steak, a big serving of mashed potatoes, two large dinner rolls, two pieces of apple pie and several cherry cokes. She never realized how hungry she really was, and after eating that large amount so fast, she quickly regretted it.
She heard footsteps running after her, and she quickly turned around to see who it was. It was BeastBoy.
"Hey Raven, wait up!"
She waited.
"Hey Raven, I just wanted to thank you for not ratting me out-"
Raven slammed him against the wall.
"What the hell do you think you were doing!"
BeastBoy's eyes were wide with fear as Raven's eyes turned to a light shade of red. He opened his mouth to say something, but he choked on his own words as Raven held up the collar of his shirt even higher.
"You're the one that fucked around with me and got yourself into this situation! I didn't have to do that for your pathetic ass you know!"
"I-I know you didn't. it's just- it's just I wanted to know why you did it a-anyways."
Raven's hand slackened its grip as her eyes dimmed down to its normal indigo. She backed away from him, keeping her eyes on the ground.
"I… I don't know…"
"I think I do."
"Oh?' her head snapped up." So tell me BeastBoy, why did I spare you from Robin's wrath."
"Because… I think you feel the same way towards me than I feel about you. You couldn't stand to know that I'd be in jail for Heaven knows how long, because deep down, I think you love me."
All this time, BeastBoy was slowly approaching Raven. Then he stopped as her eyes started turning red again.
"Like hell I could ever love a guy like you."
She opened a portal beneath her, letting it envelope her in darkness, leaving BeastBoy alone in the hallway.