Chapter seven

All the titans, save Raven, where at the movies watching a new comedy about two lovers. The typical chick flick that Terra, Star, and the girl Cyborg was currently seeing begged to go see. Of course they had forgotten that they had one more girl on the team.

Raven woke up to an empty tower, she wasn't sad about it, more like disappointed that they forgot about her.

'It is just a phase,' she told herself. 'They are just so excited that they all have lovers.'

"Yeah that's it," she said thinking out loud. "They just didn't want me to feel left out or alone with no one to accompany me."

"Is that really what your telling yourself," came the oh so familiar hiss of Slade. "How pathetic."

He was standing about five feet away from Raven. She had expected him to contact her on the computer but instead he decided a flesh appearance was better. All to Raven's dread.

"What are you doing here Slade?" she growled. "Leave before I call for back-up."

He took a few steps forward and Raven took more than a few steps back. She kept going back until she tripped over a toy Beast boy left lying on the floor.

'I am really going to have to teach bb a lesson,' she thought to herself. 'That's if I survive this.'

"The poor abandoned Raven," he smirked. "No one wants her."

"Be quiet Slade," she said clenching her fists. "Your words will not hurt me."

With that she encased several items in her power and flung them towards Slade. He easily dodged them and advanced for Raven.

"Now who said I was here to hurt you," he chuckled. "Like I told you before I am quite the animal activist."

Sarcasm was evident in his voice and raven could swear he was smirking under his mask. That added to her terror even more.

"You see I like collecting rare creatures." He hissed. "Sadly though, my first few pets have run away. Now I find myself staring at a beautiful little bird that no one wants. Since no one wants the pretty bird I see no reason as to why I should not to take it."

"You're sick if you think I would ever join you Slade," she retorted. "I'm not easily fooled with word games Slade."

"No you aren't my dear," he said in his masculine silky voice. "But you are hurt by the truth, and truth is they are all having fun without you."

He got closer to raven who tried getting farther from him. She finally felt the cold wall on her back. She was cornered by a madman.

"You know the truth is that they would much rather hang out with the happy go lucky, sunshine filled, optimistic Terra,"he hissed. "Rather than the depressing, dull, darkness filled, pessimistic Raven."

"Be quiet," she cried tears forming in her eyes. "You're lying."

"Am I really," he whispered into her ears. "Or are you just trying to convince yourself that I am."

Raven started shaking her head in denial. Tears already streaming down her cheeks, hair covering most of her face and sticking to her cheeks with the moist tears.

Slade grabbed her face and forced her to look into his one eye.

"Don't deny it Raven," he said. "They don't need you anymore."

"It's not true," she said in gasps. "You're a liar!"

"Like I said I never came here to hurt you," he said gently removing the hair from her face. "I just came here to tell you the truth."

He let her go and headed for the door.

"We will be in touch pretty bird," he whispered as he disappeared behind the doors.

Raven just watched him leave. Not bothering to stop him. As much as she wanted to deny it, his words hurt more than his stabs.

…."That movie was horrible," Beast boy complained exiting the theatre. "I can believe we watched that."

"I know man," Cyborg boomed. "I mean can chick flicks get any worse."

"It wasn't that bad," Layla (Cyborg's date) added. "I thought it was adorable."

"That's because you're a chick," Cyborg boomed.

"It wasn't that bad actually," Terra said. "I kinda thought it was cute just like you bb."

"Aww Terr," Beast boy said blushing. "You're cuter though."

"Get a room," Nightwing said gagging at the scene before him.

"Oh but Nightwing," Starfire interjected. "There display of the affection in public is most romantic."

"Yeah if you call a green bean and cauliflower making out cute," Cyborg joked. "Come on let's get back to the tower."

The ride back to the tower was probably the most fun. Terra watched as Cyborg and Beast boy argued about what to have for dinner. It was the perfect day for her and best of all no one even remembered Raven existed. Too bad it had to end by going back to the tower where that witch was.

"Hey Terr," Beast boy asked. "Tell Cyborg that tofu isn't that bad."

"Nah whatever celery stalk," CY boomed. "No matter what any y'all say I ain't ever gonna eat that nasty stuff."

Terra giggled at the argument between the two, she really didn't want this day to end. She had to stop them from going home.

"Hey guys lets go for some ice-cream," she suggested.

"Oh glorious idea," Starfire screamed. "I could get the cookies and cream flavor and put the spicy mustard all over it."

"Yuck," Nightwing said. "But yeah sure lets go get some ice cream."

'What he said isn't true,' Raven was trying to tell herself. 'It's not like they don't like me. It is that they're just happy with how things are going right now.'

She was on the roof trying to meditate which really wasn't working at the moment.

'Yeah happy without me,' she thought. 'No don't think like that, don't let his words get to you.'

As much as she tried, she just couldn't get Slade words out of her head.

Deep in her heart she believed that the team forgot that she was even alive.

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"Terra you're awesome," Beast boy screamed. "I have never seen anyone eat so much ice cream in such little time."

"Thanks BB," she laughed. "I must say though the mustard topping isn't so bad."

"It has a wonderful taste correct," Starfire gleamed.

"Bleh," came the utter disgust of Nightwing. "You two and your weird appetites."

They were all just returning to the tower from the fun day that they had. Oblivious to the mess that awaited them.

"Annnnnddd when the owner bet you that you couldn't eat the ice-cream," bb screamed. "The look on his face…."

He was interrupted when he crashed into the back of his leader. He didn't understand why Nightwing just stopped in like that. Then he saw it.

The common room was a mess there were plates and furniture smashed all over the floor and someone had stepped on his little toy monkey.

"What happened to my tower," Cyborg cried.

"Who could have done this," Terra asked. Even she was confused.

"Where's Rae," Beast boy asked with worry.

'Again worrying about that witch,' Terra thought to herself.

"Titans search the tower for Raven," Nightwing commanded.

Raven wasn't in the tower at the moment; she was actually in the forest near jump.

She was sitting by a giant oak tree, a blade in her hands.

She didn't really understand why she brought the blade with her.

Was it to end herself, was it to replace the pain she felt, or was it just gets attention something she never knew she would desire.

So that's the end of this chapter.

Please someone review and criticize I no longer have an editor so if I have any weird grammar errors I would like to know.