Okay... So like... school had resumed last week, and I HATE HOMEWORK! Today's Youth Day so there's no school today. And well, hope you enjoy.
[WARNING]The first half is very emo.
Love Story
Chapter 16:
The footsteps of Winter were getting closer and closer. The bright orange leaves are fading as trees were getting their leaves shaved. It had become colder and colder. Richard and Rachel had stopped seeing each other for a while for a long time because of all the chaos in their land.
People were busily fleeing for their lives since Trigon and Bruce declared the War among their people. All grown up men in had to join the army, if not, the Royal Army will escort the whole family away and have them executed. It was brutal, but it was the only way to recruit more soldiers for the war.
Living in the palace weren't really peaceful either. Families of the young scouts came in and begged and pleaded for mercy every single day. The Queen and the ministers had to pacify them while the King and his commanders were busily but meticulously preparing for the War. Young scouts were training in their campus intensely every day without fail. Stong muscles formed after one whole week of the harsh training.
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"To my beloved family and army, in the position of the King of Azarath, I declare that the War shalt start at dawn..."
"To my dearest family and army, in the position of the King of Gotham, I declare that the War shalt start at dawn..."
"Tomorrow."
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Rachel strolled down the peaceful and quiet forest. It had started to shed the week before. She had packed her civilian clothing, and the guards had sent them to the suburbs of a small but peaceful city called Steel City, north of Azarath[1]. They were going to be sent there, wearing civilian clothes and by normal horse carriages, by that midnight silently so as not to arouse the suspicions of the Gotham spies.
Rachel stood by the flowing river. The river was still, there was no sign of any ripple. She saw her reflection and began to think about the sins she had carried. She tried to do good things and she tried not to follow her father's footsteps, and hoped that would somehow stop all the wars and riots that would bring to her country. A wave of realization hit her. Like people said, "Like father, like daughter", evil ran in her blood, she was meant to be like her father, she was meant to be evil and not some kind of pathetic hero.
Tonight is the night where all evil deeds end.
Rachel rolled up her sleeve. She took out a dagger and let out a deep breath. She trailed the tip slowly across her wrist. Deep crimson blood flowed out freely from her wrist. She cut deeper, just to feel the pain. The others must have felt like that when they were forced by my father. The pain...
"Rae... RAVEN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
Rachel was broke out of trance she knew who it was and hid the dagger and rolled down her sleeve in a flash.
"Raven! What in the world are you trying to do!"
"Robin..." Rachel whispered without looking at him. "I am a sin. If you hadn't met me, we will not be like this... Trying to run away from our destiny, this is ridiculous..."
"Raven..."
"If I weren't Trigon's daughter, maybe I wouldn't be a threat to you, to you country. If I wasn't even born, things probably weren't become like this. You think having a war is fun? Do you know how people felt when their loved ones were killed in a war? Do you know how it felt to have all the burden thrown all over you? Do you know how it felt to be the daughter of a demon who live her life in fear, that one day you will be like him? Do you even understand me?"
"Raven, I..." Richard pulled her small frame to him and hugged her tightly. "I know... I understand how they felt. I understand how you felt."
"I deserve to die," Rachel murmured.
In the warmth of his arms, she felt all her troubles were gone. But all good things come to an end, she had to let go, let go of this relationship, let go of him.
"No, you don't. If you died right now, do you know how it feels like to be me?"
Rachel looked up at him, tears welling up her eyes.
"Promise me, Raven," Richard's eyes seemed to bore through her, "Promise me that you'll wait for me."
Rachel slid her arms to his torso and rest on his chest, "I promise."
Richard grinned, "Pinky swear?"
Rachel looked up, amused, "My god... You're still so childish."
"So... Pinky swear...?"
"What if you never come back? Or what if you've forgotten about me?" Rachel giggled.
"I, Dick Grayson, known as the Prince of Gotham, swear to remember Rachel Roth, Princess of Azarath, forever and would continue living my life no matter what, until she became my darling wife."
Rachel chuckled and raised a brow, "You have such a weird way with words... And who said that I'll be your wife?"
"I'm serious!" he said half-heartedly.
"I'm serious..." Rachel mimicked Richard's words in attempt to mock him.
Richard nudged her, "So..?"
"Hmm... I need time to think..." Rachel joked.
Richard grabbed her hand and interwind his little finger with hers. He grinned, "You can't turn back on your words..."
"Hey..." Rachel scowled.
Richard gave her a loopsided grin. "It's cheating!"
He stuck out his tongue, "You must keep your words."
Rachel smacked him on the forehead, "I'm a woman of my words."
"You consider yourself as an adult?"
It was Richard's turn to raise his brow. "I have to babysit a child after the war, musn't I?"
"As long as I'm with you for the rest of my life."
Richard grabbed both of her hands, "Promise me that you'll be there?"
Rachel rolled her eyes, "Yes. You're so naggy."
Rachel tried to wrench her hands of his but to no avail. She let out a deep sigh, "I promise you that I'll wait, okay? I, Rachel Roth, Princess of Azarath, promise Richard Grayson, Prince of Gotham, that I'll wait until I die."
"Don't be so negative about it."
"I have to go now," Rachel closed her eyes. "Trigon's sending my mother and I to Steel City."
Richard let go of her hands reluctantly.
"Last time," Richard continued. "Promise?"
"Promise, Mom."
Rachel's figure soon faded.
"I'll live... Only for you."
[1] I made that up. As in the direction of Steel City. And is there even such city in Teen Titans? Steel City? Stone City? Whatever?
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