R&R, por favor :) I haven't a clue where Raven says she doesn't like to be called Rae (but I don't know, I haven't watched the show in what, 5 years?) So, if Beast Boy calls her Rae, do not be alarmed if Raven doesn't react harshly to it.
I want to pull it apart and put it back together
I want to relive my adolescent dreams
Inspired by true events on movie screens
I am a one man wrecking machine.
Raven hated being woken up early for training. Alas, it was her job, and refusal to do so would lead to punishment. The empath was currently in the gym with Starfire, Cyborg and Robin. Their leader was tapping his foot angrily, seeing as Beast Boy was late. Yet again.
"He always does this! We're losing precious time!" Robin fumed, pacing around the room. Raven rolled her eyes. What could the leader expect? This was Beast Boy after all; if he could, he would wake up a noon and eat pizza everyday while playing video games and reading comic books. As soon as the words left his mouth, Beast Boy strolled into the gym, rubbing his sleepy eyes.
"Nice of you to finally show up!" Robin snarled.
"Would you cool it? I'm tired!" Beast Boy snapped. Raven was surprised at his outburst; never had he seen Beast Boy lash out at anyone. He often took their leader's not to kind words with grace, choosing to ignore them rather than start a fight.
"You better lose the attitude Beast Boy!" Robin hissed.
"Me? Maybe you should! I don't care if you're our leader! These early morning trainings are stupid, pointless and I refuse to participate!" Beast Boy spat back. Robin clenched his fists and Beast boy bared his teeth. From the looks of it, the two boys were ready to fight. Knowing something bad was brewing, Raven stood up in between the two.
"Stop it. Both of you." she growled.
"Whatever." Beast Boy muttered, before storming out of the gym.
"Yeah! Run away like the coward you are!" Robin shouted, shaking his green gloved fist.
"Robin! Shut up! Let it go!" Raven said, forcing his fist down. He glared at her before sighing.
"Somebody should go check on him." Cyborg said suddenly.
"I'll do it." Raven sighed. She floated a few inches above the ground and through the glass doors. To see Raven was shocked was an understatement. Out of all the years she'd been with Titans, she never saw Beast Boy blow up like that. Finally, she reached Beast Boy's room. She didn't even bother knocking, she just slid the door open. Like she had expected, his room was a filthy mess. What she didn't see coming was the torn apart bed and the scratches in the wall. She located Beast Boy in the corner, in a fetal position. From where she was, she could feel the pain radiating from him.
"Get away from me!" he growled, in a low voice.
"Beast Boy. You have to snap out of this." Raven said calmly, even though inside, she was deathly afraid.
"I said GET AWAY!" Beast Boy shouted. She flicked Raven back with his arm, sending her crashing on the ground. In the blink of an eye, he changed into the Beast. Raven scrambled to get away, crawling on all fours. The Beast reached out and grabbed Raven by the ankle, hoisting her high above him and upside down. She widely thrashed around, trying to see through her cloak. Thinking quickly, she used her free leg and kicked the Beast in his throat. He recoiled in pain and dropped Raven. She connected with the ground with a loud thud and she felt like she had broken every bone in her body.
"Robin! Starfire! Cyborg!" Raven screamed at the top of her lungs. The Beast growled and lunged for her, scratching her back with his claws. Raven screamed out in pain and fell the floor on her knees. She crawled as fast as she could away from the rampaging monster. She was in so much pain; her throat was on fire all of her joints ached and the scratches the Beast had made on her back were burning. But she couldn't rest; not it she wanted to live. With her powers, she flung Beast Boy's T.V. At him, sending him flying into the wall. This bought her precious time to crawl to the door. Before she could reach it though, Cyborg came bursting in the room with a tranquilizer gun. He quickly fired it at Beast Boy and the green giant fell to the ground unconscious.
"Raven! You're back is bleeding! I think you're gonna need some stitches!" Cyborg said, as Robin and Starfire came rushing into the room. Raven just nodded and winced as she followed Cyborg to the Med Bay. She sat on the cot while Cyborg prepared to stitch her up.
"Beast Boy should be back to normal soon. He's gonna be in a lot of trouble after this." Cyborg said.
"It's not his fault. Robin provoked him. I didn't listen. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time." Raven said while wincing as Cyborg began stitching her up.
479 stitches later, Raven was sporting three long scars across her back, each diagonal and adjacent each other. She had a large bandage on her back and some ice pressed against it to ease the pain. Beast Boy was still in a glass cell, being contained until he woke up. No matter how many times Robin told Raven that Beast Boy was to be punished, she insisted that it was all her fault, that she never should' have gone near him specifically when he warned her not to. It wasn't until the next night, that Beast Boy woke up, groggy and confused as to what was going on. He pounded on the glass, panicking at the fact that his uniform was all torn up. The first one to rush in was Cyborg, then Starfire, then Robin and finally Raven. She had dark circles underneath her eyes and her back was hunched over.
"Guys? What happened?" Beast Boy said, panic in his voice, through the glass.
"You changed into the Beast and attacked Raven again." Cyborg explained, as he checked Beast Boy's vitals. A sick feeling washed over Beast Boy and he finally realized why Raven's eye were so dark, why her skin was ten times more pale and why she was hunched over.
"I did?" Beast Boy asked in a small voice.
"But I'm okay. You didn't know what you were doing." said Raven, quickly reassuring him.
"Oh yeah? Why are you hunched over than? Why are your eyes so dark? Why do you look more pale?" Beast Boy said.
"I was always this pale." Raven said quietly, ignoring his other questions.
"Anyway, can you guys let me out?' Beast Boy said. Robin hesitate before sighed. He unlocked the cell and Beast Boy rushed out of there, glad to have freedom once again.
"But you are going to be watched for a while." Robin said, glaring at Beast Boy.
"Of course." he replied, now looking at Raven. She had thought Beast Boy was looking away, and she allowed herself to wince in pain at the stitches, that were once again bothering her. Now she definitely needed to meditate.
"Excuse me." Raven said through a thin voice, forcing herself to give them all a weak smile. She floated off to her room and when she was in the safety of it, she collapsed on the bed, fully feeling all the pain that was being pent up. Tears sped down her cheeks as she she let go of all the pain. Her eyes were stinging, and once again her throat was on fire, but she did not stop crying. There was a soft knock on her door and she instantly wiped away her tears, not wanting to let anyone see that she was crying.
"Friend Raven, please open your door. I hear that you are doing the crying." Starfire said concern in her voice. Raven sighed, but slid her door open nonetheless.
Starfire immediately sat down next to Raven, who was trying to hide her bloodshot eyes.
"Is it true? Were you crying?" Starfire asked.
"It was only because of this stitches Star. Nothing to worry about."
"But is it not true you can heal yourself?"
"It is, but I don't really have any energy to do that right now. I need to meditate and sleep for a little bit. Maybe eat too." Raven said. As soon as the word 'eat' left her mouth Starfire perked up.
"Then I shall cook for you!" Starfire said, suddenly standing up.
"Wait! No Star-" But Starfire was already flying at full speed toward the kitchen. Suddenly Robin appeared in the doorway.
"Don't worry; I'm ordering pizza." he said.
_()_
Raven had retreated back to her room after quickly getting a slice of pizza. Beast Boy still felt terrible at what he had done and decided against his better judgment, that he would apologize to the violet haired empath.
"Raven can I come in?" Beast Boy said, knocking on her door. His voice was dripping with nervousness. Without a word, the door was engulfed in dark energy and it slid open. Beast Boy walked in, still weirded out by the orange walls and yellow comforter.
"Look, I'm sorry for attacking you-"
"I know. It's not your fault though." Raven said cutting him off.
"I just feel so bad, you look like you're in a lot of pain." Beast Boy said.
"I'm always in a lot of pain. I'm an empath. I basically suck in what other people are feeling. Pain included." Raven said. Beast Boy was shocked. He didn't know that she felt pain when other people felt it. If he had known that he would try and be less clumsy.
"Now, can you please leave? I need to meditate." Raven said politely. Beast boy just nodded and quietly left the room.
_()_
Robin was pacing around in his room, his cell phone pressed to his ear.
"Tomorrow at nine?" Robin asked, writing it down on a piece of paper real quick.
"Yes. And make sure Raven is there. You might need her." Robin nodded, although the person on the phone obviously couldn't see that.
"Is that it? If it is, I'll talk to you later, I've got some planning to do." Robin said, concealing his note in his desk.
"Oh, one more thing. Raven, she's from Azarath right?"
"Yes?"
"Make sure she watches out for Dr. Light. He's got a factory full of those arrows."
"Do you know where they came from?" Robin said urgently.
"No. Sorry. If I do find out I'll tell you."
"Alright. Thanks." Robin sighed.
"Okay, I'll tell you call you when I find some more stuff out."
"Alright. Goodbye Red X."
_()_
SqueezetheBeast: Seriously, thank you! I love getting reviews like this! And I still have to force myself not to cry when I watch that part!
Lamia-amos: Thank you! For reviewing, you are ten times more awesome than I will ever be
black rose- raven angel: Thanks for the constant reviews! No joke, they fill me to the brim with joy! Oh dear, I sound like Starfire :P Anyway, no I've never had a Tim Tam...but now I desire one!
I can't give you a hint for this song/chapter, because I can't come up with any hints. If it helps, it's an indie rock band, it starts with a g and ends with a r. Good luck, and I'll tell you the artist next chapter.!