The Cruelest Letter: X
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Chapter Five: Games
Raven's stomach grumbled as Red X offered her a dull looking apple. Raven just stared at him, her eyes emotionless. She didn't want food from him. She left sick looking at the man before her, the man who had just taken her virginity.
Raven wasn't a human, nor a girly girl, and she didn't obsess over the perfect first time. Yet yesterday depressed her in a slight way, making her feel like he stole something that she'd never get back. It disgusted her. He let his lust control him. She wondered if Slade would've approved.
"Raven, eat."
Raven shook her head, staring at the ground. Her stomach shouted an angry reply at her. She ignored the grumbles of protest.
"Raven, i'm being nice. I'm afraid our little game has to continue today, since the titans haven't quite caught on yet." He watched as the lifeless girl before him looked up, shocked.
"What game?" She spat out, a little bit of lively anger rising up in her again.
"Today is HIJK 891011." He took out a small knife, just sharp and pointing enough to prick her skin.
"What?" She watched as the knife came close to her, "What does that mean?"
"Sorry to have to do this Raven." He cut a small slice into her back, letting blood seep out. The pain didn't bother her, she was much past feeling physical pain over small cuts. He let the blood pour into what looked like a small glass jar.
Raven watched as he close the jar, and put a hand against her back to stop the bleeding. What would he be doing with her blood? Obviously it was something to do with his plan for her teammates, but it just seemed weird and well, creepy.
He frowned as blood wouldn't stop dripping out, "Hmmm...I'll be right back. Looks like i'm going to have to sew this one shut."
Raven watched him leave the room, his strides strong and deliberate. He carried the jar of blood out, doing god knows what with it. Within a few minutes he had returned, and as promised, carrying a needle and thread. The color of the thread was odd. It was bright, noticeable red, not like blood, but more like the color red on Red X's suit. She sighed as she looked down at her body. It was a canvas filled with scratches, bruises, cuts and wounds. The S that Slade had cut into her stomach was still the most vibrant and visible. Even if she made it out of this mess, she'd never be able to heal that scar.
He started to sew Raven's cut, realizing that he really had no clue what he was doing. His stitches were jagged, and from the sound of Raven's moans, quite painful. He finished when the blood finally seemed to stop. He bit the thread, detaching it from the spool and tying it. He looked back at Raven's face, which looked grim, a sense of emotional and physical pain.
He looked at the S on her stomach, frowning. Slade had cut it into her stomach to show that he owned her. Well, in Red X's reality, Raven was his, not Slades. He felt a strong desire to take a knife and cut his name into her flesh. He wanted the whole world to know that he owned her. He had to brace himself to not give into the urge. He opened her hand and thrust the apple into it. He loosened her chain a tiny bit so that her hand could reach her mouth.
"Eat." He demanded, leaving the room soon after to go finish the next clue.
Raven's room. Even though Beast Boy had wandered in here before, the decor still game him the creeps. He bit his lip, regretting that he was in here searching alone. He had wanted to bring in Starfire or Cyborg to help him, but he still wasn't sure about whether the dream had meant anything or not. He started looking around, hoping that a creature wouldn't somehow jump out from the darkness. He felt a bittersweet smile come to his face when he saw the mirror that had given him and Cyborg access to her mind.
He wished the could somehow jump into her mind again, find her emotions and beg them to reveal her location. Yet no powers equaled no passageway. He slid his fingers over the mirror, missing Raven like no other. He loved his friends, each and every one for their unique personalities. They were a team, and they were each so different from each other.
Robin, headstrong and demanding. Cyborg, smart and humorous. Starfire, caring yet naive. Raven, a true mystery who possessed an amazing mind along with amazing powers. Then there was him. A childish, silly young changeling who found a home within the titans. He never wanted to let any of them go.
He flipped through various books that adorned her bookshelf, finding nothing important. Poem books and Japanese novels offered no information. Her room seemed to have no clues at all. Opening her closet, all that could be seen were multiples of her uniform, various cloaks and other random clothes. He was about to give up when he noticed a sliver of white in all the gloomy colors.
There was a medium sized white chest hidden underneath a pile of clothes. He frowned when he noticed it was locked on all four sides. Maybe Cyborg could help him get them off. He went to pick up the chest, but also collapsed underneath all the weight. The trunk felt as if it weight a couple tons. He shifted into a T-rex and picked up the case in his mouth.
Cyborg couldn't help but feel a little weirded out and alarmed as dinosaur version of Beast Boy dropped a slightly slobbery trunk in front of him. Beast Boy shape shifted back into his normal self, panting a little from carrying the heavy thing.
"What is this?" Cyborg asked, wanting to touch it but fearing the amount of saliva.
"Its a trunk." Beast Boy said, as if that cleared anything up, "Do you think you can get the locks off?"
Cyborg looked at the locks carefully, then nodded, "Yeah, I should be able to. They're pretty standard."
Beast Boy smiled widely, "Wahoooo!"
Cyborg looked at the smaller boy, amused. Then a thought popped into his head.
"Uhhhh...Beast Boy?" He interrupted the boy's happy dance.
Beast Boy stopped dancing, then smiled, "What?"
"I mean...you were just a T-rex...don't you think you could've destroyed the locks yourself?"
Beast Boy grinned sheepishly, "Oh...I mean, well...just get the locks open!" He pouted, embarrassed.
Cyborg chucked at him, "Sure thing, sir Robin."
Beast Boy joined in on laughing. They enjoyed mocking their leader sometimes when he wasn't around. Except this time they hadn't noticed that Robin was standing right behind them.
"Hello team." They turned to see a glaring Robin.
Beast Boy and Cyborg exchanged nervous glances. Oops.
"What's in that trunk?" Robin asked, ignoring their earlier joke.
"We're about to find out." Cyborg replied, breaking off the last lock.
He opened it, and Beast Boy dove in front of them, wanting to look first. Robin and Cyborg actually had no clue what the importance of the box would be, so they laid back a little, watching him.
Beast Boy held up a small mirror, similar looking to the same one in Raven's room, except it was engraved with some sort of language they didn't recognize. Beast Boy looked at it, wondering what it was for, and why Raven had hid it and locked it up. He set down the mirror and looked back in. There was a rather large book, again with the same language. Beast Boy grunted, wondering why Arella had told him to look if he couldn't understand anything.
He flipped through the pages, hoping for something. He didn't see anything, until he reached the middle. Stuffed in the pages was a crisply folded note, looking a bit worn and old.
Robin's interested peaked and peered over Beast Boy's shoulder, "It's an address. What for? Where did you find this?"
Beast Boy ignored him for a moment as he read it.
Monk Zinamu, Cambridgeshire, East Anglia, just north of London. Home in Burwell.
Beast Boy looked up, "We have to go there." He folded the note up and put it in his pocket.
"What?" Spat out Robin, who looked beyond pissed, "How could you even say that when Raven's still missing? Do you even care about her?"
Beast Boy lept up, becoming even more pissed than Robin. He resisted the urge to turn into some kind of viscous animal and rip him to shreds. Cyborg stood up to, seeing that a fight was brewing.
"We have to go here because this will give us information about Raven. It's a monk from Azarath. And don't you dare act like I don't care. At least i'm trying to do something, instead of skulk out the city, trying to threaten people into giving you information."
Robin was about to retort, but Cyborg grabbed the boys by their shirts, lifting them up.
"Listen," Cyborg glared at both of them, "We all care about Raven. Robin, you need to get that through your head. You're trying to punish us because your angry inside. But we'll never find her if we aren't a team."
Robin's anger lifted, and he sadly looked down, "Yeah. I know. I'm sorry, I just have the feeling that i've failed as a leader to her, to everyone."
Cyborg set them both down, "You haven't failed anyone Robin. None of us predicted this would happen."
Robin nodded, "Beast Boy, will you tell us the importance of that address?"
Beast Boy felt all his anger and hurt leave, "Yes. Look, I know it sounds trippy and weird, but I had this dream last night. Raven's mom was in it. Her name was Arella. She told me that I was right about Raven's powers, and that I needed to talk to a monk. She also told me to search her room. And this note leads us to the monk."
Robin felt a pang of jealousy that Raven's mother had chosen Beast Boy, but he nodded. Raven had revealed that her mother's name was Arella, and that she was killed. His hope rose a little bit, knowing that Raven's mother would not want to steer them wrong.
"It's all the way in England though." Cyborg said, bringing them back to reality.
""We have ways of getting there quick." Robin responded quickly, wondering if this could be the answer.
They froze when they heard a shriek of terror. It was Starfire. They all quickly ran into her room, their jaws dropping. Starfire had collapsed, and her eyes were red rimmed with tears. She was sobbing, and for good reason.
HIJK 891011 was written on her wall in blood. A sick feeling rose in their stomachs, knowing that there was a strong possibility it was Ravens.
"There's a note." She choked out, holding up a small piece of paper. Cyborg took it from the choked up girl, his own arm shaking in fear for his friend's life.
"Learn how to play the game, titans. If you can't keep up, we keep her. Think harder, other wise you'll have to be addressed as losers." Cyborg read aloud, his voice striking panic into the team.
"What does he mean? Is 'addressed as losers' a common human phrase?" Asked Starfire, in a tiny voice.
"No..." Trailed off Robin, thinking, "He's trying to tell us something. He wants us to play his game by his rules. He'll be leaving us more clues. We can't wait that long though, I mean look, this is a lot of blood."
Beast Boy nodded, "Half of us should go to England, half should stay here."
"I'll go." Robin said, not giving the others a chance to speak.
Cyborg held up a hand, "I think you should stay here. Beast Boy should go, he was the one who had the dream. I think Star should go with him."
Robin glared at him, then realized he was right. If he and Cyborg stayed here, they could search more, and when the others found out the information, they could call them with it and they'd be the first ones to find her. He needed to protect Raven as much as he could.
"You'll be leaving in ten minutes." Robin finally said, "I've already arranged you quick transportation."
"What? How?" Beast Boy scratched his head.
"Bruce." Robin said simply.
Starfire and Beast Boy just hurried to pack a few clothes, water bottles and plenty of money. They were off within the promised ten minutes, on a helicopter that promised to get them to England within hours. They weren't sure how that was possible, but Robin confirmed it.
Starfire and Beast Boy climbed in, not sure what to expect of this trip.
"Our plan is ready." Slade stared at Red X, "You just need to lead them here."
Red X nodded, "I'll leave the last of the notes. Then what happens?"
Slade chuckled a sadistic, odd laugh, "You know what happens. The titans are killed. I pay you your money, you take what you want from their tower, and we split directions."
Red X felt a rise of anger and sadness fill him. He wanted Raven for a while longer. He wasn't ready for her to die just yet.
"And then what happens to you?"
"I join forces with Trigon. Which means that I suggest that you get off earth as quickly as possible."
"What?" Red X stared up at Slade, his brows knitted together in confusion,"You never told me that."
"Well dear boy, you never asked." Slade felt amused at the boy's emotions, "At least I warned you. Take whoever you care about with you, that doesn't matter to me. You helped us, so that is your reward."
Red X didn't know how to respond, but Slade motioned for him to leave his office. Red X found himself back in his room, laying down on his bed. He didn't want earth destroyed. Earth was his domain. It was where he lived. It was where he had the pleasure of being a villain.
Slade was taking that away. He was taking it away, along with Raven.
Red X felt an urge creep up inside him, one to slaughter and kill the nearest human to him. He suppressed it by having his way once again with Raven, then pinning her down to carve a deep X into her back.
That was the update! The titans are getting close to finding Raven. Eeepp. Tell me what you thought, what you think will happen, what you hope will happen, etc. Anything you want to guess or tell me!
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