Chapter 7: Rays of Dawn wakes the Crows

"REGAN! RUN! GET AWAY FROM HERE! GO NOW!" An elder woman yelled for her granddaughter to run.

"Grandma?" She was confused and scared.

"GET OUT OF HERE!" the woman yelled. The young girl ran away from her grandmother

"BAM…BAM…BAM!" Three shots three feelings of pain, a blessed woman taken away. After the shots Regan heard voices say.

"Get the kid." She just kept running. She came to an alleyway with a dumpster.

A man was chasing her he wore a black hoodie and brown jeans. He came to the same alley. He looked at the dumpster and slowly walked over to it. A scared little girl hid in that alleyway. She held her breath and closed her eyes.

The man opened it with his gun pointed. No one was there, he looked on the side and no one was there.

"Shit…I lost her." He ran back to the others. Regan's small body hid in a cardboard box that was on the end of the alley. When she couldn't hear his footsteps anymore she started to bawl.

"GRANDMA! WHY? WHY GOD? WHY DID YOU TAKE HER? WHY?" she curled into a ball and cried more.

Lying in her bed at the age of 13, she quietly cried. She was covered her ears from all the yelling.

"Well I work all damn day and take care of your kids! You piece of shit!" Bonnie the old woman would do this when she was drunk. And Mores would fight right back.

"They ain't my kids…they're kids from other whores or ones you find on the street." He would yell back

"SHUT UP!" Regan would yell all the time but they didn't hear her. When it got really hard Regan, her foster brothers and sister would get in a closet till they stopped fighting.

She had three brothers Mikey 5, John, and Chris 14. She had two foster sisters Debra 6, and Tammy 10.

She actually liked being in their "safe closet" with Chris…she didn't know why but she had a liking to him. She was almost drawn to him. He had beautiful green eyes and dirty blonde hair that came down to his shoulders…when he was happy his smile would glow brilliantly. Regan liked his smile.

"YOU BASTARD!" That was usually the signal for "they're done fighting now." They would all get out of the closet quietly so they wouldn't get caught in the girls' room.

"Boys that ain't your real brothers or your daddy ain't allowed in here." Bonnie made that clear…Regan had the bruises to prove it from Bonnie and Mores' last fight.

They heard quick footsteps coming down the hall. "Shit!" Chris knew there was nowhere to go. Bonnie opened the door and saw all seven of them standing there.

"What the hell is going on?" she asked in her country voice. Regan walked up to her…Chris gave her a "no don't" look.

"Bonnie I told the boys to come in here because…I-I uh…because…I was scared." She tried to sound convincing.

"Do you think I'm that stupid? You…little…slut!" she started to hit her with her fists. She threw Regan to the ground. "Get out! All of you! Go in the living room now!" Chris tried to help Regan up but she shook her head.

He got the message and walked past bonnie. Bonnie grabbed his arm and said. "I'm a deal with you when I'm done with her." Her voice was low and mean. Bonnie's arms swung by her side. She turned and closed the door.

"So…you think you can be with that boy? In the damn closet…you just a whole different kind of whore, ain't ya?" She slapped her across the face and threw her down again. Regan hit the side of her wooden bed. She held her head and saw blood.

Bonnie punched her again and laid her on the ground. Bonnie sat her skinny body on top of Regan. She punched and pulled her hair, she slapped her and talked trash about her.

"You ain't good for nothing…that's why god took away your mother and your grandma!" Regan didn't move, she just cried in pain. She didn't fight back…she started to cry harder…then it started to rain more. Bonnie still sat on top of her, she pulled out cigarettes from her inside her bra…She lit one and blew it in Regan's face…Regan coughed, she hated the smell of smoke.

"Awe…poor little baby…you're bleeding." Bonnie touched the spot on her head. Regan flinched in pain. Bonnie took another puff of her cigarette and put it out…on Regan's arm.

"AHHHHHHHHHHH! YOU FU…"Bonnie slapped her face and hushed her.

"Shut up you little cunt." Bonnie sighed and got off of Regan. Bonnie looked at the little room that was given to them.

"Clean this place up and when you're done come wash me." Bonnie shut door. Regan had gone through this many times. She would get beaten up…then she would clean up…then go scrub Bonnie.

Regan heard shouts, then a door slam. Regan laid still for a while she felt warm liquid slide down her forehead. A loud long creak came from the door.

"Regan?" Chris deep voice came to her ears. She felt warm hands grasp her shoulder.

"Regan please wake up." He sounded sad. Regan turned to him with a beaten face.

Regan began to tear and she nearly jumped into his arms. She cried loudly, into his neck.

"It's okay." This is how these nights always ended.

"REGAN! REGAN! GET BACK HERE!" Bonnie called out to her with a beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other.

With nothing but a backpack full of clothes and heart full of sadness…Regan ran. Chris and the others where taken away. The agencies took them away and left Regan…because she was picked off the street and she was always locked in the safe closet.

Bonnie chased after Regan and tripped her…she sat on top of her and held her tight.

"Get off me you stupid bitch!" Regan punched her in the face and took off running down the road. When she got far enough away she looked back and saw Bonnie still sitting in the dirt.

"Get far away, you'll make it kid." Morse said under his breath while he sat on the porch and watched her run. Morse and Regan were close…it hurt her to say goodbye…he was the only one who knew her gift. And he kept it with him even to his grave.

Regan was 17 now and living it up she started traveling; she met new people and saw new things. She changed her name for a while she told everybody her name was Judy…the name of her grandmother. One night Judy was in a run down motel with a guy she met and gave her a ride. This was the only way to make some quick cash. Her beauty helped her with that.

"I'm going to take a shower." The guy stumbled out of bed; Regan wrapped the covers around her naked body and looked at the moon. "Judy. Huh? Grandma why did you have die?" She laid on her stomach and still watched the moon.

She chanted her full name this is how she remembered who she was "I am Regan Dawn Matters. I am Regan Dawn Matters. I am Regan Dawn Matters." Each time she said it, it got quieter and slower, it just didn't sound right.

Dawn…her grandmother used to call her Dawn…it was her nickname…and her middle name…She remembered her grandmother would sing her songs with Dawn in them.

"Little Dawn went to bed, with sweet dreams in her head…She'll sleep good, she'll sleep great…till its time to awake. So say your prayers and close your eyes while I sing this lullaby, sweet dreams and goodnight."

Regan smiled at this and changed her name one last time… "Dawn…My name is Dawn Matters." It sounded right to her. She still watched the large moon as faded away overhead and she sung her song one last time.

"Little Dawn went to bed, with sweet dreams in her head…She'll sleep good…she'll sleep great…till…its…time…to awa…" she drifted to sleep.

Dawn woke up from the morning's rays and looked around, she wasn't in a run down hotel or with a abusive foster mother…she was in Titan's Tower with Beast Boy sleeping on her shoulder.

She laid her head back down on his and laid there for a moment. She felt like she was home…something she hadn't felt in long time.

"ERR…ERR…ERR…ERR!" and alarm went off and red lights flashed all around.

"BEAST BOY, DAWN GET UP! IT'S CROW HE'S ATTACKING THE CITY!" Robin yelled to him.

Dawn had fallen back asleep before the alarm went off. Beast Boy jumped and said,

"Raven! Raven wake up!" He stopped…did he just say Raven? Dawn's eyes opened and she jumped from the alarm…

"Trouble!"

"Are you sure this is gonna work?" Crow spoke into a microphone that was connected to Slade.

"Yes, I'm sure. Just wait till they come." He responded. He was back at his hideout.

"Master! Why don't you send me? They are the ones who are looking for me. I can beat them…" complained Raven…Slade placed his hand on her shoulder and said.

"You are phase two of my plan. Believe me…you will get your revenge for what they did to you. I promise." He said his voice firm.

They watched the camera that Crow had. People ran with fear. Women screamed, men yelled, and children cried. Crow had enough of Slade's robots to make a small army. The marched behind Crow; he was standing on a floating metal disk.

He looked away to the destruction he was creating and thought to himself.

Slade promised to find Regan…I need to find her, if I can do this for him. He'll find her for me. Crow looked back and saw green flashes of lights coming his way.

"BAM!" He was tossed from the air.

"Bitch…" he looked at Starfire…he pulled out a big blaster and shot three shots…two times it missed Starfire the third one hit her and sent her crashing out of the air.

"STARFIRE!" Robin caught her in his arms and held her. Starfire held her head.

"I am fine Robin…Now let's kick his "the butt." She pulled herself out of his arms.

"ROBOTS!" Crow jumped back on his disk and watched from the air. All the robots formed out of place and went for the titans. Beast Boy turned into a T-rex and smashed them into the ground. Cyborg started blasting all the ones that came in his way. Robin beat them down with his staff and his birdarangs. Starfire fought them off with her star power. Dawn saw her opportunity…Her eyes glowed red and she sent a bolt of lighting to Crows disk.

"AAAAHHHH!" Crow fell from the air. He hit the ground with a loud thud. He looked up at Dawn…for the first time he actually looked at her…she looked like his mother.

"START TALKING!" Dawn put her foot on his neck. "WHY DID SLADE WANT THOSE BOOKS?" Crow didn't move he didn't say anything…he was shocked by how much she looked like his mother.

"Who-who are you?" he asked. Dawn wasn't expecting that. "I'm a Titan, my name is Dawn and I want to know why he wants Raven?" she pressed on his neck a little more.

Crow snapped out of it and remembered what he had to do. He took Dawn's pant leg and threw her to the ground. He was about to punch her. So many memories came flashing back to her head…as he pulled his fist back a large robot head came flying to him.

He was hit again. All the robots were demolished. Their parts lay all over the streets.

Dawn stood up and looked at him with fear… Bonnie, Mores, and her grandmother it all started to come back again. She was scared and hid in Beast Boy's arms.

"What have you done?" Beast Boy yelled to him.

"I wouldn't waste my time on her…but Beast Boy, Slade has sent me to find you." He said wiping away blood from his chin, and licking it off of his lips.

"Me?" he asked.

"What does that twisted fool want with BB?" asked Cyborg.

"Slade wants you to be his apprentice. He wants me to show you what you turned down. If come to him he can give her to you" Crow pulled out a picture from his metallic suit. It was a picture of Raven he threw it to them; she was sitting on a table naked.

Beast Boy's eyes formed Tears and quickly Beast Boy turned into a cheetah and attacked Crow…Again Crow was thrown to the ground.

"WHY! WHY DID YOU MAKE THIS PICTURE! THIS ISN'T HER! RAVEN IS DEAD!" He turned into a gorilla and was about to smash Crow flat.

Then a black portal opened and out of a beautiful woman came out…she wore a black cape but Beast Boy knew who it was. She shot out black beams from her hands and Beast Boy went flying across the gravel.

Everyone turned to her…it was her it was actually Raven.

"Get in! Slade wants you back." She yelled to Crow. She turned back to them…her eyes glowed white and she said.

"I'll be back for you!" she walked into the portal.

"RAVEN!" beast boy tried to make it to the closing portal but it disappeared. She was gone.

"It-It was really her? Right?" Said Starfire who was too much in shock to move, every one was.

"It…was…her." Beast Boy said with a joy in his voice.

TO BE CONTINUED…

YAY! wow I wrote alot that time...i want alot of reviews on this baby...thanks for all the reveiws on "Tears of a Crow" even though it did suck monkies! sry well thanks I'll update soon.