The Roles we Play
Wrath, Lust, Gluttony
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***I still don't own anything of the Teen Titans. ***
"Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean." – Maya Angelou
***TRwP***
"Are you sure about this Rachel?"
"Yes Mark I am sure, Richard told us that this was where we would meet them after all."
"I know but still… doesn't it seem a bit, I don't know cliché?"
"What, the fact that we are sitting in the 'supernatural' section of the public library or that you are wearing a t-shirt with a pentagram on it?"
"Both"
The pale girl just rolled her eyes before continuing to read one of the large stack of books she had recently checked out on witchcraft, had to act the part right?
The two teenagers continued waiting for their recruiter, which Robin had assured them would make contact. It had been over a week since starting the assignment and Beast Boy had shown a remarkable amount of patience, until the fourth day of them sitting silently in a library rolled around.
"I should've brought a video game or something." The disguised boy muttered out as he took yet another walk around the area, glancing at the various literary titles.
Raven let out a silent sigh, true she was in her natural place with all the books she could want to read but even she admitted that it was beginning to get a bit tiresome waiting for a mysterious stranger who they were in contact with to finally show themselves.
It had been bad enough that they had to fully go undercover for this mission, crappy apartment and all.
Suddenly Raven picked up an approaching person with her empathy, and glanced up just enough to notice Beast Boy's slight twitch, a sign he willingly gave to show that he noticed as well.
"Reading anything interesting my beauty?" a smooth voice called out from behind the girl.
Raven had to mentally groan as she acted startled by the newcomer's presence.
"Why yes I am, I always preferred the works of Rasputin. A shame the library doesn't have any."
"Ah well it just so happens I have a novel or two of his back in my basement if you would like to stop by."
The girl nodded before 'Mark' walked around the corner, and gave the man his own coded greeting.
***TRwP***
"So you two have shown interest in joining our group? Mind if I ask why?"
"We ran away from our small boring ass town a few years back and we saw your add on one of the darker parts of the net." Beast Boy replied, earning a smirk from his female companion.
"But why us?"
"Because I have always been interested in the darker parts of humanity and the supernatural, my boyfriend Mark here has always been a bit of a sadist so it just naturally fit."
"Ah very nice, well between your curiosity and his…. tendencies you should fit it quite well."
"I appreciate it…."
"Ah how rude of me, you may call me 'Berith' if you rise through the ranks of our little club maybe you too can get a nickname befitting of you."
"Berith, you mean the demon that tempts man to commit murder and violence?"
"Among other things yes very impressive Rachel."
"Like I said, I am curious about the darker side of the supernatural. That includes demonology."
"What about you Mark?"
The blonde haired boy merely chuckled darkly. "Let's just say you don't need to tempt me into violence."
The dark haired recruiter grinned before leading the two further through one of the nicer neighborhoods of Jump City until they reached a fairly large hotel.
"Home sweet home." The man remarked before swiping an electronic key card and opening the doors for the newest members.
Beast Boy whistled appreciatively at their surroundings. "Nice place you got here."
"Only the best for us, let's just say that our lord is very generous to those who walk his path."
"So when do we meet the others?" Raven inquired.
"Tonight, for now though I will show you to your room, you did bring everything you need correct?"
"As instructed on the email."
"Very good, right this way."
***TRwP***
"Remember dinner begins at six thirty, please be present." The man commanded, before shutting the door behind him.
"I gotta say this is a heck of a lot nicer than our last place." Beast Boy complimented, before walking around the small hotel room.
"Only one bed…" Raven muttered, before they had selected a room with two in order to avoid any uncomfortable situations.
"Well we are lovers after all." The formerly green man called out from the bathroom in a joking tone.
"I suppose so…"
"Don't worry Rachel, I'll take the couch, it looks a lot more comfortable than the last bed anyway."
"You don't need to do that… we can figure out a schedule or…"
'Or just share the bed' Raven mentally finished, a bit saddened that she couldn't bring herself to say it out loud.
"Nah that's okay, besides I am used to sleeping on just about every type of surface imaginable so I'll be fine."
"Uhm okay, well if you ever want to sleep on the bed just let me know."
"Will do Rachel."
***TRwP***
"Welcome newcomers tonight is a special night, now that you have all been properly fed we will begin the initiation ceremony to determine which of you may join our prestigious group." Berith called out from the large basement that the group had assembled in.
Besides Beast Boy and Raven there were twenty others in the room, ranging from skinny nerdy looking teenagers to larger adults and everything in between.
The largest man there, standing at close to six foot eight, scoffed at the statement.
"Now then in order to make sure that we only have the best of the best we will be doing a trial of will. Each of you will be paired up against an opponent. The winner will be allowed to join us. Each of you will be permitted to walk out now with no repercussions so long as you never speak of any of this again. If you stay though, your lives will be in our hands."
After a minute of everyone staying where they were the man nodded before gesturing towards a small pit dug in the floor.
"The test will be single combat, everyone has been assigned a room number, when yours is called you will take part in your fight. All fights are to the death."
Several of those present looked around nervously. Sure the man had mentioned that their lives would be in the group's hands but the idea that half of them would be dead this evening was a bit unnerving.
"Let the fights begin!"
***TRwP***
The first few battles had been drawn out and messy. Those participating often had no combat training or skills save for one or two who had taken martial arts.
That all ended when Beast Boy and Raven's number was read, prompting the boy to smirk and drop down into the pit against his opponent.
The man he was facing was covered in tattoos and grinned menacingly at the teenager he was participating against.
"Let's make this quick. I was promised power beyond compare and I intend to enjoy it as long as I can."
Beast Boy just grinned.
"Well that's a relief."
The others looked on, a bit confused at why this 'child' was taking his fight with a sociopath so casually.
"I was a bit concerned about having to fight a girl or something and feeling bad, but you… man this is just my lucky day. I have been feeling a bit stressed lately and haven't had time for sex in almost a month so luckily for me you are just the sort of type that I can take out some pent up aggression on."
Snarling the tattooed man lunged forward, throwing his fist towards the boy who dodged to the side with practiced ease.
With a near instantaneous follow up the blonde boy grabbed ahold of the man's arm in an unusual hold before breaking the bones with a sickening crack.
Raven just watched in horror as her teammate continued his offensive, kicking the side of the older man's knee, and promptly shattering it, before slamming the man's skull into the ground.
The formerly green hero stalked forward, ignoring the cries of pain and pleas from the downed man before placing his shoe on the man's throat, his opponent struggling to relieve the pressure with his only good arm but failing to do so.
Beast Boy glanced up, not at Raven but rather at their host, a questioning look in his eyes.
"As I said, to the death." The compassionless man announced, earning a nod from the still standing participant.
Bringing his foot up, the downed man gasped for breath at the relief, only to look on in shock as the teenager stomped down on his throat, killing him painfully.
***TRwP***
The other matches continued on in a blur as Raven stared at the blood stain on the floor from her teammate's victory, her thoughts raging chaotically in her head.
"Wh-why would he do that? Why would sweet innocent…" Timid started, only to be interrupted by Rage.
"That man is neither of those two things and you know it, hell we all do. Beast Boy was trained to be a killer and he did his duty tonight just as well as anyone. He showed the man exactly what he wanted to see."
"As disturbing as it was I would agree with our crimson cloaked counterpart. Beast Boy played the role he has been assigned disturbingly well, he looked up in permission, showed no signs of hesitation or weakness, and portrayed all the symptoms of a true sociopath. He is exactly what he said he would be in the cover story." Knowledge responded.
'Still… to take a life so needlessly.' Raven mentally mumbled out.
"I do not believe it was needless Raven, something in his eyes showed that he didn't have any regrets about what he did, and what he said at the start…. I think he knows more than he is letting on," Brave muttered back.
***TRwP***
For the last match of the night, after the floor had been stained red with blood, Raven and Beast Boy's number was called again, along with the largest man thus present.
The towering giant gave a disgusting, lust filled grin before jumping down into the pit and awaited his, in his opinion, pathetic opponent.
"Rachel it is your turn." Berith called out, snapping the girl from her inner monologue.
She glanced down nervously before nodding, and was then stopped when a hand grasped her arm.
"I'll take this one."
She looked over, wide eyed, at 'Mark' as he jumped down into the ring for the second time.
"Excuse me Mark but you have already participated in…"
"Yeah I know, but don't blame me you were the one who made up your stupid rules. You said that we are grouped by our room number, thus making me and Rachel a single contestant. Plus the first guy you gave me was lamer than hell so I figure you owe me another fight."
The finely dressed man merely glared at the boy, before glancing up at his opponent who seemed a bit happier at the change of events.
"Very well, but do not complain when you come out worse for wear."
"Here's hoping" The boy grinned as he cracked his knuckles and prepared for his next round.
***TRwP***
Hardly a moment had passed when the match was started before the larger man slammed his fist into the boy's face, throwing him into the side of the pit and following with a beat down that would have killed any of the other contestants.
Those present merely gawked at the beating that blonde was taking at the hands of the considerably larger and more experiences man.
With one final kick to the ribs the giant relented and took a victory stroll around the ring that is before he heard a chuckling from behind him.
Spinning around he only stared in shock as the boy stood back up, a bit wobbly and covered in bruises in blood but still managing to stand.
"Not bad kid, but you should just stay down I will finish you off quick in just a second."
"As interesting as a handicap as that might be I am a bit disappointed with you. If I had known your fists were so soft then I would have just let Rachel kick your ass and not wasted my time."
Letting out a deep growl the man charged forward, intending on breaking his opponent once and for all.
Only to find a fist smashed into his face.
Staggering backwards the towering giant barely had time to note how it had felt like being hit with a brick rather than a fist, before another blow to his chest cracked several ribs, and sent him stumbling backwards to the opposite side of the area, gripping the wall for support.
The rest of the 'fight' was just as one sided as the start had been. 'Mark' had proceeded to break nearly every bone in the man's body, all with a sick grin on his face, before snapping the man's neck with his bare hands.
"well I suppose that does clear up who the best fighter is…" the host muttered, as the blonde teen climbed out of the pit, his hands covered in the blood of his opponent.
***TRwP***
"How could you do that…." Raven muttered out quietly, after the two had returned to their shared room and Beast Boy had deactivated the holoring for a moment, showing that his bruises and injuries had all been programmed in.
"What do you mean?"
"What do I mean? WHAT DO I MEAN!? YOU KILLED TWO PEOPLE TONIGHT BEAST BOY WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!?"
The boy glanced back at his teammate, an unconcerned look in his eyes.
"What did you think was going to happen Raven? That 'fight to the death' meant 'hug and give each other a friendly handshake then leave on pleasant terms'? The entire test was to see if we could take a life, obviously you can't without giving yourself away."
"NO I WON'T BECAUSE IT IS WRONG!"
"People will kill each other whether you think it is wrong or not, what was your plan for your fight Raven? Knock the guy out and just hope that an exception would be made for you? We are on a mission to infiltrate them, if I hadn't done that then we would be where we started off, except that it would have been even harder to get in next time."
"YOU CHOSE TO KILL THEM, YOU MURDRED THEM BEAST BOY!"
"They deserved worse."
"HOW DO YOU KNOW, HOW COULD YOU KNOW?"
"Because I recognized them both."
That statement brought the furious girl to a halt.
"Wh-what do you mean?" She asked, her voice becoming far softer and calmer as she felt the adrenaline wearing off.
"I recognized those two from wanted posters, the first guy was a known cult leader and serial killer, the guy got off and doing terrible things to young impressionable teenagers. The second was a mercenary for drug dealers and terrorists. Last known working for the Columbian Cartel, he was very enthusiastic about his job and was known for helping to exterminate an entire village for his boss."
"What the hell were they doing here?"
"Well the first guy claimed he was promised power or something, so maybe word about these guys recruiting has been spread around? I don't remember Robin saying anything about it but he might not have known to check."
"We will have to ask him next time we can…. Beast Boy I…"
The green teenager merely shook his head. "Don't worry about it, you were right anyway. I am a murderer and worse, but those guys earned it and if you expect me to feel bad about killing them, you are going to be very disappointed." The boy remarked, before leaving the room to take a shower.
***TRwP***
Raven was at a complete loss for words, even her inner clones were silent as she bore witness to the sight in front of her.
Beast Boy, clad only with a towel around his waist, was going through the dresser as he searched for something to wear.
Meanwhile the empath openly drooled. All the fantasizing that had been done by her emotions, all the talk and imagery, none of it came close to the real thing.
The boy put the term 'Greek God' to shame in every manner of the term.
His skin was perfectly sculpted, muscles tight underneath the skin. His abs looked like they had been chiseled from granite and his arms and legs appeared strong enough to crack stone should he desire to.
Never in her wildest dreams did Raven believe anyone could look so perfect.
The boy halted before glancing over at the girl, still seated on the sole bed.
"Are you okay Raven?"
"Wha? Huh?"
"Do you need me to leave? Give you some alone time?"
"What do you…"
"Enhanced sense of smell Raven, your hormones are going crazy over there."
"Oh uh…" Raven developed a deep blush and cursed the fact that she no longer had a hood to hide under.
"N-no I'm okay, maybe just a shower when you are done?"
The changeling nodded before heading back towards the bathroom to change.
"Hey uh Beast Boy?"
He halted at the doorway before glancing back at her, his eyes staring deep into her own.
"Yeah?"
"S-since you had two f-fights today ummm maybe you should sleep in the bed tonight…. you know to help recover and such."
"I wouldn't want you sleeping on the couch Raven, we don't know what might happen tomorrow."
A plan suddenly appeared in her mind, no doubt one of her emoticlones suggestions.
"Exactly!" She started a bit hastily, before forcing herself to calm down, "Then we should both be at our full strength. The bed is large enough for two of us after all."
A strange look appeared in the boy's eyes as he turned and slowly walked towards his companion, each step intentionally drawn out in an almost seductive manner.
"Raven…. Would you rather I change in here? Or maybe just not get dressed at all?" He spoke out in a deep husky voice as he came to a halt less than a foot from the poor hyperventilating girl.
"I-I…"
"I do enjoy sleeping with nothing on you know…."
Raven's mind began shutting down at the teen's statement, his tone deep enough that it practically oozed sex.
***TRwP***
"OH GOOD GOD IN HEAVEN GIRL RIP THAT TOWEL OFF HIM AND THROW HIM DOWN ONTO THE BED!" Brave practically screamed at the sky.
"SCREW THAT NOISE JUST USE THE FLOOR!" Rage countered, while the others could only stare on in fascination at the scene before them.
***TRwP***
"But Raven…. If that happens, if we sleep in the same bed together…." The man began, his voice taking on somewhat of a sadder and almost disappointed tone. "I don't think I would be able to keep my hands off you… and I think we both know where your heart truly belongs."
Raven froze, wide eyed as the boy took a step back, a look of regret in his eyes, before he turned and walked back to their shared bathroom.
***TRwP***
After a very long and very cold shower Raven wrapped herself in a towel and began going through her bag of street clothing.
"What do you think you're doing girl?" Affection inquired.
'What does it look like? I'm getting dressed then going to bed after a large amount of meditation.'
"Oh hell no you aren't! We all know that the freezing shower you just took did nothing to quell the fire running through that blood of yours. Face it Raven, violence and aggression are turn-ons for us. Blame the demon half if you want but you can't deny that we always enjoyed being with Robin and Starfire after a particularly difficult battle more than just those rainy days where nothing happened."
'So what's your point?'
"Her point is, maybe we should show Beast Boy we are serious about this? Remember what Robin always said?" Rage inquired, earning a slight smirk from her green clad sister.
'But what if Beast Boy is right? What if this is just a rebound type of situation and we end up damaging our already fragile relationship with him. What if we are doing this just because we haven't had much private time lately? Or what if he isn't even attracted to us?'
"Or maybe this is something real that will go on to something beautiful. Maybe you two just need to get that first connection going?" Knowledge countered.
'I guess so. Alright let's see what happens.'
***TRwP***
This time it was Beast Boy's turn to be confused, as his partner walked out of their room and straight towards him, with a full length towel wrapped around her curvy form.
"Did you forget something Raven?"
"Actually yes I did, I forgot that earlier on today you saved me. You were right after all Beast Boy, I wouldn't have been able to defeat that man without using my powers and blowing our cover, so not only did you protect me but you saved the mission as well."
The, currently blonde, boy shrugged, but kept his eyes on her the entire time.
"Just doing my job."
"Oh I think it was more than that, and I would like to repay you for it like is customary."
This time the changeling's eyebrow quirked up, clearly confused about her choice in words.
"What do you mean…"
He was cutoff though as the empath dropped her towel, displaying her completely nude body.
His eyes widened, allowing the girl to smirk in triumph, so much for him not being attracted to her.
"How do you want me? Or would you rather me just give you my thanks instead?"
"R-Raven what are…."
"I told you Beast Boy, I am repaying the favor, as is expected when someone is saved."
Whatever she said triggered something that Raven didn't expect though, a rage in the young boy's eyes.
"Who told you that?" He inquired, standing up and staring directly into the empath's eyes.
"What?"
The mood was shattered, had she done something wrong? This was always how Robin said to act when he had protected her.
"Who. Told. You. That?"
"T-told me what?"
"That you owed someone sex for being saved?"
"I-It's an Earth custom isn't it? Robin…."
Beast Boy put his hand through the wall.
"THAT PIECE OF!"
"Beast Boy, what is it? Did I do something wrong?"
Taking a calming breath the boy slowly walked to his bag and began shuffling through it.
"No Raven you didn't don't worry it's nothing you did, I just need to get in contact with Cyborg about something real quick. I'll be back in a few hours okay? If anyone asks just tell them I got bored and went to smash someone's face in. It's the truth anyway." The green skinned boy muttered out the last part before activating a burner phone they had been given and left the room, leaving a confused girl behind.
***TRwP***
"Beast Boy this is dangerous and irresponsible even for you. What do you need that is so urgent that it couldn't wait until after your assignment?" Robin questioned, as he rubbed his forehead to try and relax some of the tension away.
"It's about Raven."
The two boys perked up and gave the changeling questioning looks, urging him to continue.
"Is everything alright?" Cyborg whispered out, fearing that something had happened to his little sister.
"No, which is why I have brought you two here. There are some issues that have recently surfaced."
"What kind of 'issues', anything that would jeopardize the mission?" Robin immediately asked.
Cyborg glared at his leader for a second, it was one thing to take missions seriously, it was quite another to believe that everything revolved around the job.
"I highly doubt it would endanger the mission, however it has revealed a few disturbing facts."
"Something making you uncomfortable BB?"
"Yes Cy it is, for some reason Raven has the notion in her head that it is customary to repay someone for saving your life…. with sexual favors."
The air grew quiet as the two men processed what had been said, before Cyborg slowly turned to the shortest of the three heroes.
"Oh Robin…."
"I NEVER TOLD HER THAT!"
"Strange because she was under the impression you had. Add into the fact that you three often had your 'heated exchanges' right after missions and well, it raises some questions."
"You have thirty seconds to explain yourself before I turn you into overly hair gelled paste." The dark skinned man growled out.
The boy wonder let out a sigh before beginning his explanation.
"When Starfire first approached me about 'helping' Raven I was skeptical. I mean I was attracted to her sure but I never really thought of her as someone who would be interested in this sort of this. At first I was right, Raven was painfully shy and her knowledge on sex sounded like it came from a children's book. In order to help her relax, and not blow up the Tower, I worked on a 'roleplaying' situation involving what she just told you, and it worked. Raven became far more comfortable not only with her own body but just being with others. She became more outgoing and sociable, her teamwork skills improved. Overall it was an incredible success. But that notion of 'repaying' was just a game, a fantasy and I thought she knew that. Apparently I hadn't made it clear enough that it was nothing to be taken literally in that fashion."
The two remaining teens glanced at each other before taking a few steps away to discuss things in private, leaving the detective to sweat uncomfortably.
***TRwP***
"What do you think man? I had my scanners on him and it didn't detect anything that an advanced lie detector would pick up."
"I agree, he didn't seem like he was lying and I want to believe him but… this is too serious not to look into."
"So what do we do?"
The grin that formed on the changeling's face had Cyborg regretting his choice of words.
***TRwP***
"Alright Robin we believe you, but just in case we are going to give you one more chance to change your story. After this Cyborg and I are going to talk with Starfire and Raven privately to confirm what you said."
"And so help me bird boy that if anything doesn't match up…. actually we won't be doing anything, except informing the girls of the entire situation. I'm sure Jinx would love to hear about how you conned her sister into sex. As for Starfire, I wouldn't want her finding out such things."
Robin paled, before replying with a shaky response.
"E-everything I said w-was true, j-just ask them!"
"Oh we will Robin, we will."
***TRwP***
"Is everything okay Beast Boy? I didn't mean to offend you…"
"No Raven everything is fine, there was just some confusion between Cyborg, Robin, and myself but we can clear it up after the mission. Listen I just want you to know that you are never under any kind of obligation to have sexual relations of any kind with anyone, even if they save your life."
"Oh… I thought that…"
"Yeah I guess Robin misspoke or something, you know how he gets sometimes, it's perfectly understandable."
"I see… Beast Boy, what you said earlier…" The empath began, earning a confused look from the boy, "You implied that my heart belonged somewhere else."
"Oh, yeah well you know, it's kind of hard to ignore the way that you and Starfire are around Robin."
"Not anymore… not like that."
"What do you mean, I know you three had a bit of a breakup but, I guess I figured you would sort it out."
"The last year or so has shown Robin in a new light and I just don't think it would have worked out, how often do three way relationships not fall apart?"
"Only in cheesy smut books."
"What do you mean?"
"Nothing, never mind, what about just you and Robin though? You two always seemed to be fairly close, even without the more physical aspects."
"He was always more interested in Starfire than me, even during our 'sessions'. I thought that there was something more but now I am not so sure. Besides with the way he has been acting lately I don't think we would be dating much right now anyways."
"Ah, the whole 'stick up his ass' thing getting a bit old?"
"More than a bit and I would say it's more like a tree branch."
The green teen just laughed.
"So what are you planning on doing now Raven? I heard Cyborg is quite the 'love machine'."
Raven chuckled, while grimacing at the image of her 'older brother' having sex.
"I think I will pass on that one, plus now that the situation is reversed I can see how bad it is when you are on the outside of that type of activity. I have been feeling a bit worked up though so maybe I will look for something a bit less serious, someone a bit more relaxed and fun." The pale girl's eyes strayed over to her companion, and lingered on his physique while he remained oblivious.
"I always said you needed to relax a bit Raven maybe this will be good for you. You know get out and meet new people, have fun, socialize. But just remember if anyone approaches you about joining a cult that worships an ancient demon… just say no." The boy added with a smirk.
***TRwP***
The following morning found the initiates to the cult gathered in the dining hall and awaiting instructions.
A voice called out through the large room as Berith strolled in with a yet unidentified man.
"Congratulations on your success thus far." The second person called out, as he reached the head of the dining table and sat down.
"It looks as though you are all full of curiosity as I hoped, well wonder no longer. My name is Abaddon and I would like to welcome you all to The Heralds of Shaitan. As our newest members you will be put into three teams and given one assignment each, assignments that will test the depth of your skills and teamwork. Only those who can accomplish their tasks will be allowed to progress in our ranks." The newest man finished before sitting back and gazing at the recruits.
"You heard the man… get to it." Berith remarked, before a dark smirk formed on his face.
***A/N***
Before anyone gets too upset, or calls for Robin's head on a pike, he actually is NOT a bad guy in this story, I just keep targeting him because…. Well I'm the writer so I can, also Karma's a fickle bitch and I feel like Robin has had it too good for too long.
I actually half debated putting Beast Boy and Raven in an intimate situation, but it felt a bit too soon. Maybe next chapter if people are rooting for it.
As always I hope you all enjoyed reading the chapter!