Yay! Chapter 2 is here…hope you like this story so far. I dunno, but I guess I like to write about battles, dogs, and teen titans. So I squeezed all of it into this story. Haha. By the way, Terra and Beast Boy are dating. I guess I didn't mention it very clearly last chapter. Hope u like this chapter!
"Yeah, me and Terra saw the dog fight. Were you there too?" Beast Boy said.
"…not in the woods…they came out into the street yesterday and I guess I got…caught in it." Raven said.
"It broad daylight?" Robin asked.
"No, I went for a walk last night." Raven said.
"Were there other people there too?" Cyborg asked.
"No…just me." Raven said. Terra stayed quiet. She knew Raven was lying. What was she hiding?
Robin placed a band-aid on the cut under Raven's eyes.
"There you go. I gave you a proper bandage for your arm. It should heal well. It wasn't that deep, so you don't need stitches." Robin said. Raven nodded.
"Thanks." She said.
"We should call the animal patrol or something. So they can take care of these stray dogs." Robin said.
"Geez! SPAY AND NEUTER PEOPLE!" Cyborg exclaimed.
"Spay and neuter?" Starfire inquired.
"Its nothing Star…" Cyborg said.
"Wait…the animal patrol? What would they do?" Raven asked.
Robin stood there, thinking.
"I'd guess they'd either corner the dogs, and gas them. Or possibly shoot them. There'd be no way they'd take dogs like that to a shelter to get them adopted." Robin said.
"Shoot them?!" Raven said.
"Dude! They can't do that!" Beast Boy yelled.
"What else can they do?" Cyborg said.
Anger and fear ran through Raven. She turned around and left the room.
"Wait! Raven!" Beast Boy called after her.
Robin and Starfire and Cyborg and Terra stayed put.
"Why doesn't she not want them to get rid of the dogs?" Cyborg asked.
"I don't know." Robin said.
"What is she up to?" Terra asked herself.
Raven walked quickly through the hallway, headed for her room. She heard footsteps running after her.
"Raven!"
It was Beast Boy.
Raven stopped with her back turned to him.
"What's wrong? I know that they shouldn't kill the dogs…but they hurt you Rae." Beast Boy said. "Why are you upset?"
Raven was silent. Placing a hand on her shoulder, Beast Boy turned Raven around, so he could see her face. Raven had tears in her eyes, and was looking at him.
"Raven?"
Without saying a word, Raven turned around and walked quickly to her room. Beast Boy stood there. He waited for her footsteps to fade away and he heard her door shut close.
Beast Boy looked at the floor.
There were footsteps behind him. Beast Boy turned around and saw Terra.
"Something's up with her." Terra said trying to act concerned.
"I know…if we only new what…" Beast Boy's voice trailed off.
Later on that night, Raven sat impatiently in her room, waiting for the sun to go down and darkness to come. She sat on her bed, staring out the window. The sun was shining, but the pink and violet in the sky shown, and Raven knew that it wouldn't be long. Raven looked down at her bandaged arm. She couldn't feel any pain any more. She was lost in thought, when suddenly someone knocked on her door. Raven got up, and opened her door.
It was Beast Boy.
"Hey Rae," Beast Boy said.
Raven flinched at the nickname Beast Boy had given her.
"Hi." Raven said coldly.
"…Well, we're all going out to the Ram tonight. Want to come?" Beast By asked.
"No."
"Aw, Come on Raven! Please?" Beast Boy begged, ignoring Raven's icy response.
"…No." Raven repeated. She was about to close her door again, when Beast Boy started talking again.
"Please? We want to take you, because…after you were hurt." Beast Boy said.
Raven wanted to say yes. She wanted to go, but she knew that she couldn't. She had a job to do. But Beast Boy would keep bugging her if she said no, and would most likely follow her wherever she goes.
"Fine." Raven said.
"Yes!" Beast Boy said, beaming. "We'll see you tonight, Rae!"
Raven closed her door and sat back on her bed.
"…why did I say I'd go…?" Raven grumbled.
Later on that night, it had gotten darker.
Raven was in the main room, with the other titans.
"K', the T-car is already to go!" Cyborg exclaimed.
"Finally. Dude, why do you have to wax your stupid car every time we go out in public in it? It takes forever." Beast Boy complained.
"She isn't stupid! And I want her to look her best."
"Well, 'she' isn't coming into the Ram with us. 'She's staying outside, in the parking lot!" Beast Boy said.
They were in the T-Car, and drove up in front of the Ram. The moon glowed brightly against the dark sky. Raven stared nervously out the car window. The car came to a stop, and everyone climbed out in front of the Ram. They were walking up to the entrance. The air was cool. In the distance, a crow could be heard, and some dogs barking. The wind rustled the trees, and leaves rolled on the ground. Robin, opened the door, when suddenly, a noise could be heard.
It was a long, low, desperate, howl from a dog.
Raven's eyes widened.
"What was that?" Starfire asked.
"It's probably the stray dogs." said Terra. Beast Boy saw Raven tense.
"Don't worry, Rae. Let's get inside." He said comfortingly.
"I…I can't. I have to go." Raven said, her voice shaking with either fear or excitement…or both. She suddenly ran, off into the darkness.
"Raven!" Robin called.
"Where is she going?" Starfire asked.
Then Beast Boy ran after her. Where was she going? Beast Boy saw Raven ahead. She was running, away from town. Towards the farmlands and woods.
"Raven!" Beast Boy called.
"Slow down!"
Raven turned her head, and saw Beast Boy running after her, without slowing down.
I have to lose him! Raven thought.
"Wait!" Beast Boy yelled. Raven was about to take a sharp turn into the woods, and maybe lose Beast Boy, but then she heard a shrill cry of a dog coming from the woods. Raven panicked.
Beast Boy saw Raven head for the woods, but after hearing a cry from the woods, he had slowed down a little, hoping Raven would to. But what he saw instead, was different. Where Raven was running, a dog appeared. Raven was gone.
"Raven?!" Beast Boy shouted. It was the black dog he saw at the fight. Was it Raven?
The black dog ignored Beast Boy's shouts, and started running at amazing speed. Beast Boy, transformed into a dog too, and followed Raven.
His paws kicked up dirt from the path they were running on. Now trees were all around them. Raven was ahead of Beast Boy 20 yards or so. Beast Boy, gave a great part of his energy, and ran closer to Raven. She was still running the same quick, pace. Then Beast Boy's muscles started to quiver. His legs were tired, but he had to keep running. Suddenly Raven turned a sharp turn straight into the trees. Beast Boy ran after her, slipping because of the sharp turn.
"Wait! Stop!" he cried in the dog language. His words would've only been a bark to a human's ear.
Raven twitched her ears, but ran on through the thick woods. Beast Boy started to slow. He couldn't keep up. He panted heavily, and then he came to a stop. He heard the snaps of twigs breaking under the running paws of Raven.
How could that be Raven? Beast Boy thought. Its impossible!
Beast Boy looked around him. All he could see were trees. How was he going to get back? He didn't even know which way to go. Beast Boy flinched as he heard the cry of a crow, that flown overhead.
Suddenly a breeze blew, ruffling Beast Boy's fur. In the breeze carried a scent. It was the scent of another dog. Maybe he could find Raven. She might know the way back. Sticking his nose out into the air, he sniffed strongly. Again, the same smell, but stronger.
He started to take a step forward, and another, and another. Soon he was in a trot. The scent was getting so strong, there had to be more than one dog.
Then Beast Boy got a good whiff of the scent. It was close. He started to run, still sniffing the air. Then he could see a clearing. He stopped, and stared at what was happening. In the clearing was a large group of dogs. A huge group of dogs. He started to search for Raven through the amazing crowd of dogs. The scent was so strong now; Beast Boy knew that this is where it had come from.
His green pelt was hidden behind some bushes, and none of the dogs noticed him.
Beast Boy looked for the long dark black coat of Raven. The moon shone brightly, and the sky was dark now.
Then, Beast Boy was sure, he could make out the beautiful coat of Raven. She looked so much smaller than the other dogs. Beast Boy could hear voices, and he wanted to get closer. He pricked his ears forward. He could hear some of them talking.
"Great battle that night….yes….no I was…." A tall borzoi had started to talk, and the other dogs turned and listened quietly, and some threw questions at him. Beast Boy couldn't hear the rest, and he knew he had to get closer. But in dog form, what if they thought he was an intruder? They could attack him if he left the safety of the bushes.
An idea struck Beast Boy, and without thinking, he transformed into a rabbit. Hopping quietly out of the bushes, he inched forward. The voices became clearer.
"Raven! Did you know those humans that came last night?" A dog shouted.
"Yes," Raven answered calmly.
"You must've lead them there! Now they'll find us!"
"Do you not know, that those humans in that city will kill us?!"
Dogs started to bark angrily at Raven. Raven stayed surprisingly calm.
"I left quietly, and they had been on a walk through the woods. It was just a coincidence." Raven said.
"But how could…wait…what's that smell?" A brown furry dog said. All the dogs stopped talking, and their noses shot up into the air.
Beast Boy hopped a little bit closer. What could they smell? Was it other dogs?
Then one of the dogs called out.
"Rabbit!"