ok. here you go guys.


Raven opened her eyes blearily, snapping them shut again seconds later when the light hit them. "Raven." A voice said gently at her ear, she didn't need to open her eyes again to know who had spoken.

"What is it Beastboy?" She muttered, resisting the urge to flee again.

"Why were you in the cave?" The green boy asked. The empath could feel a wave of anxiousness and a little fear rolling from her friend.
"I was talking to Terra." She replied quietly, not bothering to lie; the boy probably wouldn't believe her anyway.

"Really?" She was right he sounded surprised. "You hated her." Raven chuckled darkly.

"I hated you." She countered quietly opening her amethyst eyes. The green teen grimaced slightly. "Do you believe me yet?"
"You were attacked right in front of me. I thought you were levitating until you hit the ground. You were bleeding so much." Raven put a small hand to her head and sure enough there was a surprisingly large amount of dried blood sticking to her forehead. "I thought you were dead." His ears drooped slightly. "I'm sorry I didn't believe you."
"It's ok." She sighed.

"No it's not. I should have trusted you." He murmured eyes focused on her arm. Raven followed his gaze and saw restraints tethering her to the bed. She strained against them carefully before looking up at her friend. "I'm sorry Raven. We didn't want you getting hurt."
"So you tie me down so I can't defend myself?" She all but yelled in his face. Beastboy flinched away. "How is this going to keep me safe?" Her form turned black and she attempted to phase through the ropes binding her, she failed. "What the Hell?!" The green boy shook his head.

"Cyborg wanted to block your powers. He though it might be the cause of you seeing Slade." He stood to leave. "I am sorry Raven." He muttered flicking the lights off as he left her alone.

//

"Is it my birthday already?" A dark voice spoke to Raven. She rolled her eyes. "It seems your friends have left me a gift Raven. Would you mind if I unwrapped it?" The empath's blood ran cold as she felt a hand ghost down the side of her face, resting at the base of her neck. "You're quiet." Slade stated, she continued to ignore him. "I'm not going away Raven. I will continue to haunt you until your darkness fades or your life drains from your body. I'm not too fussy." He pulled out a small but razor sharp blade from his belt and Raven began to strain against the ropes that bound her as the knife was lowered to her skin. "Relax. This won't hurt a bit."

//

The other Titans were sat outside the med lab, all in various states of distress. "Are you sure she's ok?" Beastboy asked his friends.

"No." Cyborg replied looking up at the screen, which showed Raven's vital signs.

"I am worried." Starfire's eyes were downcast, fingers knitted together and voice anxious.

"We all are." Robin whispered placing a comforting hand on the alien's shoulder. "I wish I knew what was doing this to her. It can't be another 'Wicked Scary Incident'. She wouldn't let it get this far. She nearly died for God's sake." He shouted moving away from the others and pounding a gloved fist into the wall. A harsh beeping filled to room. The Titans looked up to the screen to see the line showing Raven's heartbeat spike repeatedly.

"What's going on!" Beastboy yelled, racing to the door, trying to pull it open, with disappointing results. Cyborg and Robin joined the green boy but even with their help the door remained firmly closed. The beeping stopped and the trio relaxed slightly.

"Friends we must get to Raven!" Starfire shouted, racing to the door and pummelling it with starbolts.

"Star, she stopped spiking. Panic over." Cyborg said trying to calm the girl but to no avail.

"Friend she has stopped breathing altogether. This is not 'panic over'." She told him. Sure enough when he looked up to the monitor it showed nothing except for a disconcerting straight line.


I know some of you asking yourselves 'why does she does this to her favourite character?' well I guess I just just like tortured souls and completely oblivious friends who can save the world and be completely useless when it comes to saving said tortured soul.