Catfight Backfires

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Raven~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

She was searching for something, as she stared deep into his eyes. Anything…just something that proves he doesn't hate me for smashing his wife's nose…The blue eyes shown with concern and slight anger and a hell of a lot of confusion. Her gaze lowering, she suddenly noticed something that had the corners of her mouth starting to turn upward. Beast Boy was holding Terra's shirt as she tried to break free. With a growl of anger, Terra ripped her shirt and was sitting on Raven's chest, as Terra proceeded to hit Raven in the face. 'Azarath Metrion Zinthos,' she whispers, as she expels a large aura of darkness from her cloak, and Terra begins to writhe in pain. She throws the bitch off of her and stands up. She smirks down at the blond, as fear-based illusions had Terra's screams echoing off the walls.

Out of nowhere, Raven felt arms wrapping around her waist, and soothing words being whispered in her ear. Glaring, she turned to see Beast Boy, and her eyes softened for a moment. She was losing control of her emotions, she knew it, but she didn't know how to stop it. "I love you, my Raven." She heard Beast Boy's words, and she felt something break inside of her. She fell to her knees, and he went with her holding her, comforting her, as the darkness slowly faded into nothingness and Terra lay motionless, looking up at Raven with fearful eyes. Raven clung to Beast Boy as if her life depended on it.

Honestly, it kind of did. He was holding her because it felt right, and tears slid down his cheeks, matching her own. They were both scared, and neither remembered where they were. It was like they were the only two people in the world. Words sprung to her lips but she bit her lip until she tasted iron, because she would be go to hell if she was going to mess this moment up. He pulled back first, his eyes finding his wife's. Terra cleared her throat, and frightfully glanced at Raven, who gave an almost imperceptible nod. "I have something I would like to say." Here again, she paused and glanced up at her enemy. "Raven needs mental help. She just attacked me and let her emotions take over her. She's obviously unstable. I guess she just hasn't gotten over the fact that I'm married to her ex boyfriend. "

Raven's eyes narrowed as anger began to rise in her again, but she fought to keep control as her fists clenched. She took a deep breath, mentally repeating, 'Azarath Metrion Zinthos'. She opened her mouth to speak, but Robin cut her off. "Excuse me, Terra? Who the hell do you think you are? You are in no position to tell me how to deal with my team members. You're not a part of the Teen Titans anymore." Instead of defending her, as Robin had, Beast Boy agreed with his wife. "Rachel, maybe it's time you got some help. Coming here with no actual reason other than to harm someone just because they have something you don't and then that much anger on her. That was uncalled for Raven. You need to get some help. I'm sorry, but this just isn't normal behavior." He told her, in a soothing voice. Suddenly, he noticed Starfire's ring. "Oh, now I understand where this outburst is coming from. Starfire is engaged to Robin, and soon they'll be married. You're upset because you're jealous and you're wrongfully taking it out on people." Raven's hope faded and her anger gave in to defeat.

"Garfield, do you really believe that?" Raven asked, her last bit of hope hanging on a thin thread. Like scissors, his next words snipped her hope. "Yes, unfortunately, I do. It's not like you to behave so irrationally. I am sorry that the upcoming events have caused you so much pain, and I wish there was something I could do to help you, but honestly, I do not think there is. You should go see a therapist, Rae, before you become more out of control." The pity in his eyes was the last straw. She stood up with the shred of dignity she had left; she walked out of his house and flew into the night. The wind chilled her to the bone, but still she levitated. Higher and higher she went until she found herself in the clouds. She simply floated there, then, waiting for the pain to stop and the cold to clear her head and numb her body. She did not want to feel. She did not want to think. She would stay up here forever, if that was what it would take for the pain to cease.

Sometime later, she heard a noise that was not the sound of her own tears. It was the rustling of feathers. She looked up, then remembered where she was, and shifted her eyes downward. A bird was flying towards her. It looked like a raven, but there was something peculiar about said bird. It took her a minute before she realized it was strange looking because it was green. The bird dropped a paper onto her lap and then flew off. She opened the paper and read it, a smile pushing at the corners of her mouth. She floated to a nearby rooftop, and slowly levitated down until her feet touched the ground. She sat down, and dangled her feet off the edge of the building, waiting.

Moments later, a familiar transformation took place and he stood there before her, his anguish and regret shining brightly in his eyes. She wrapped her arms around his waist and listened to the sound of. "I love you Raven, I always have and I always will." He whispered in her ear, before pressing his lips softly against hers. She responded by kissing him tenderly back. The kiss was sweet, but ended too quickly for her. He carried her to her bedroom, and laid her down on her bed. He pressed a soft kiss to her forehead. "Oh, parting is such sweet sorrow," He whispered, barely audible as he hopped out window and off into the night.

The morning's light streamed in from the window, waking Raven up from her slumber. She yawned and stretched, then rubbed her eyes. She looked around the room, trying to remember where she was. Beneath her, she feels the linens and covering her, is a blanket. She sits up, the movement causing the blanket to fall onto her lap. She looked down and saw she was still wearing the clothes she had worn the night before. The events of the previous night flashed in her mind like a VCR on fast forward. She took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly. She wanted Vodka, a whole bottle of it.

Raven smiled, knowing she would be hung over in the morning if she truly drank a whole bottle. She remembered the countless nights, after she had found out about Terra and Beast Boy, when she would drink herself to sleep while they were out partying all night. She stands up, and walks to the bathroom. Seeing her reflection in the mirror, her eyes widen. She sees some of the tears had dried and matted her hair. Disgusted, she stripped down nothing and stepped under the hot spray. Sometime later, she stepped out and dried herself off. Wrapping a towel around her hair, and then another around her naked body, she walked towards the mirror. Her eyes had lost the puffiness. Turning on her heel, she walked into her bedroom and grabbed an outfit. She dressed, and sat at her vanity, as she brushed her hair out, finding a small amount of comfort at the ordinary activity.

She made her way down to breakfast, where Robin sat alone at the dining room table. When she entered, he glanced up at her with a smile that did not quite make it to his eyes. He looked as though he had been up all night, and in his next sentence he confirmed it. "Raven, I've been up all night, trying to come up with a way to justify your attack on Terra, but I am sorry. She is either pressing charges, or you are to be checked into the mental hospital. I am so sorry." As he said this, Raven sat down in the chair, her world being tipped even further upside down. Hatred boiled within her, but she squelched it. "How soon?" She asked, her voice surprisingly not shaking. "Less than one hour." She nodded, and stood up. "I'll go willingly," was all she said, as she disappeared back into her bedroom. She lied down on her bed, and replayed her dream from the night before. Such a beautiful moment, too bad it was not real. What she was not aware of was that that scene, it was not a dream. It was real. Beast Boy had carried her home.

They came and took her, and Beast Boy could not even dare to watch her being taken off, but his wife sure did. Smirking and sneering, Terra watched Beast Boy's ex lover be taken to the mental hospital. Raven cooperated through it all, even though she wanted nothing more than to curl into a ball and cry until she had no tears left, or fly in a rage at Terra. She would not let the bitches get that satisfaction. So, Beast Boy was truly done with her. He thought she was insane and he had chosen his wife over her. Again.

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Sitting on the rooftop from the night before, I watched as Raven was taken into custody by the men in white coats. Off to the mental hospital, and it was entirely my fault. I had been on Terra's side so long; I had forgotten what it was like to disagree with her opinion of something. Terra was right that Raven had acted in an irrational manner, but it was wrong to say she needed to be locked up. She had simply been scapegoating Terra.

Raven was hurt, and she was angry and she was jealous and scared. She had flown into a rage, just like anyone else could. That didn't make her demented. In fact, it made her seem more human. It allowed a side of her to be shown, that usually she had under lock and key. Something really bad must have happened in order for Raven to be this out of control of her emotions. Something worse than just a break-up, or being caught cheating. There was something else going on. Something she was hiding from everyone perhaps.

A/N: I know this chapter is a lil harsh, but I wanted you to see just how truly evil Terra is. Just bear with me, and I promise you'll love the ending. :) Review please, they keep me going.

Love, Lily