Chapter 6

Pain, that's what she woke up to. It wasn't just your ordinary pain, it was quite excruciating.

Her abdomen felt like it was on fire and her head was throbbing. Everything was in pain.

She finally found the strength to open her eyes to find that she was in the med lab at the tower.

"Friend raven you have awoken," came the bubbly voice of Starfire.

"Yeah," she said groggily. "How long was I out?"

"A week," came the voice of her leader. "Now Raven who did this to you."

She looked down at her midsection; it was covered in scars that not even her powers could heal.

"I don't remember," she lied not wanting to get Nightwing into his Sladesession again.

"Raven, "he began. "We can't punish whoever did this to you if you don't tell us who it was."

His voice was stern and daunting but Raven knew if she told him it would only hurt him and the entire team.

"I just don't remember Nightwing," she said with no emotion in her voice. "All I remember was fighting and then it all gets fuzzy."

"I don't believe you Raven," he said in a loud angry voice. "You know who did this Raven. What are you trying to hide? Don't you trust us?"

"Nightwing," Star interrupted. "Do not yell at her. If she doesn't remember then she doesn't and if she doesn't want to tell us she does not have to."

"Fine whatever," he screamed. "I'll be in my room."

He exited the room with an angry stride.

"What's his prob," said Cyborg walking in. "hey girl you're awake," he said to Raven.

"Yes," Star beamed. "She has awoken and friend Nightwing tried to interrogate her, but friend Raven doesn't want to talk about it, so he left with the look of angriness upon his face."

"Figures," Cyborg replied. "So how ya feelin girl."

Raven stayed quiet recollecting the memories of her fight with slade. She remembered both the strikes with his fists and the strikes with his words.

'Who ever said stick and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me, must have never met slade because those words sting more than the cuts I have,' she thought to herself.

"Rae," Cyborg said with an apprehensive look on his face. "You okay."

"Yeah," she replied. "I just need to meditate."

"Rae I don't think you should leave the med bay just yet," he said." your wounds might…."

"I'm fine,"she cried heading out of the room while a few lights exploded.

"Friend Cyborg,"Starfire said. "Is friend Raven okay."

"I don't know Star, but that was kinda scary," he replied.

"Do you think she is angry with us for forgetting her?" she asked.

"Nah its Raven," he replied. "She doesn't really feel anything."

….

'So that's what they think of me,' Raven thought to herself. 'That I can't feel.'

Raven was headed to the roof of the tower for some much needed meditation. Both her body and mind where in so much pain.

Never in her life had she experienced so many blows to her self-esteem. Not even from her father.

She finally made it to the roof only to find two 'love birds' in a deep make-out session.

Beast boy sensed someone come into the roof, ruining his moment with Terra.

"Dude could you like knock next time," he screamed. "I mean seriously ….oh Raven its you, you're awake."

"Oh great," Terra spoke. "How you feeling."

"Fine," Raven replied. "Sorry about ruining your moment, I just wanted to meditate here. It was the calmest place in the tower."

"Oh sorry," Beast boy replied. "Come Terr Bear (:P) lets go to our room."

"Yeah let's go," she yelled following him out the door.

As soon as Beast boy was in the tower Terra stopped.

"Our room," Raven said with a shocked expression. "What have I missed while I was out?"

"Nothing really," Terra replied. "Everything was all the same; it's as if nothing really changed. Life was pretty great and fun. We were all having the best week ever. Having fun at the beach and carnival."

"Oh," raven replied. "Good."

"See ya later Rae," Terra said leaving the roof.

"See ya," Raven replied to the air. "The best week ever huh."

….

"Now why in heaven's sake would I do that Slade?" Esmeralda asked while staring at the man on her computer screen.

She was in her comfy home cradling the baby in her arms and talking to a mercenary at the same time. Not the best of days for her.

"Because," he said in a slick voice. "You don't want the bundle of joy you hold so dearly to suddenly disappear."

"No I don't," she chuckled. "Okay then hun, lo voy a hacer, pero vas a dejar mi hija sola. Si la tocas Te voy a matar. Do you understand?"

"Of course my dear," he hissed. "Now don't fail me."

"Why is this little girl so special to you Slade?" she asked curiosity dripping in her beautiful voice.

"She would be a good apprentice," he replied. "But I haven't had much luck in that department. They always choose their precious memories over power. That my dear is where you come in."

"Of course it is," she replied in her heavy Mexican accent. "Es un chica muy bella, if I didn't know any better I'd think you were just trying to get her into…"

"You are dismissed," he hissed cutting the connection with her.

"Haha, oi slade you are so funny, come on Rubi time for bed," she said as she headed into her babies room.

So that's it for this chapter

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