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Disclaimer: It’s the third chapter…do I really need to repeat myself. *gets hit by a flying suitcase* OUCH!! Sheesh. I DO NOT OWN the Teen Titans or any DC universe character. Cmon if I did things would be different ^_^

Rated M: Language, umm “suggestive” themes and future naughtiness, ok and just to be safe as well.
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This is how I tend to write:

‘Thinking/Thoughts’
“Dialogue”
Narration
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Chapter 3:  The Beast and the Ravens

Nevermore

“She’s dead isn’t she?” asked a grey cloaked figure in a low voice.

“I have told you before she cannot die while inside her own mind. She is merely unconscious” replied a yellow cloaked figure while cleaning a pair of black rimmed glasses.

“She looks so peaceful like that. Almost like sleeping beauty” cheerfully added a pink cloaked figure as she poked the unconscious teen lying on the ground.

“Beast Boy stop poking me. I will NOT eat those damned tofu eggs” replied the groggy figure in an annoyed tone. Her eyes opened slightly and she looked at the figure disturbing her rest.

“Hey there Rae Rae!!” cheerfully shouted the pink cloaked figure embracing Raven in a hug that could rival Starfire.

“What the?” Raven’s eyes opened in an abrupt shock as the flood of memories suddenly hit her. “Happy? Why the hell are you here?” asked Raven trying her best to escape from Happy’s lung crushing embrace.

“Well she resides here.” replied Knowledge while assisting Raven to her feet

“Everyone probably thinks we are easy now…” added Timid ducking behind Knowledge the moment Raven was up.

“Oh no…how long have I been here? How long have I been unconscious? It wasn’t all a nightmare was it?” questioned Raven feeling herself drained of energy as the flood of memories of the day’s events began to catch up with her.

“You have been here for the past four hours, you have been unconscious for the same amount of time and I regret to inform you that all of the events you are currently recalling did in fact happen” replied Knowledge as if answering a questionnaire.

“BB went crazy. He wasn’t the sweet cutie I remember” added Happy cart wheeling around Timid and ending up sitting next to her. “Sad face here was going to hyperventilate as soon as she saw Joseph reading the poem”

“Never mention that name here again!!” angrily shot back Raven glaring at Happy before returning her gaze to Knowledge. “Why didn’t my powers go overboard the moment I felt tense? Usually that would have made every light in the place burn out and explode.”

“That is something we do not know. But we believe it has something to do with the pitiful state Rage is in at the moment” replied Knowledge pointing to a cavern on the horizon.

“Yeah. Old sour puss has been awfully quiet considering she is usually the first one to start trouble around here.” added Happy as she got up and walked next to Knowledge.

“Yeah…something is wrong with her…maybe she is dying” shyly added Timid peeking from behind Knowledge for a moment.

“That’s not possible. Is she still caged inside the caverns?” asked Raven as her gaze turned to the caverns barely visible to the north of her current location.

“Yes. I believe we should make our way there. Brave and Rude where on watch duty and I believe Wisdom and Affection will already be there” replied Knowledge walking towards the northern caverns and dragging Timid behind her.

“YAY!! Road trip!!” cheered Happy making airplane noises as she dashed to the lead of the pack.

Raven made up the rear trying her best to make sense out of everything. ‘So my powers are gone for some reason, Rage is pacified, another person I cared about betrayed me and Beast Boy nearly killed him with a sudden burst of anger I have never seen before in him…great maybe I will wake up and a unicorn will impale me with it’s horn’ at least her sense of humor was still there. She had developed it thanks to Beast Boy but she would never give him any hint of it. The last thing she needed was his goofy victory dance. As cute as it was. ‘Wait did I just think Beast Boy was cute?!? Oh this is just perfect’

Titan’s Tower: Common Room

“How the hell could you lose control like that Beast Boy? Do you have any idea the trouble Dr. Fate and J’onn went through to erase all those memories and clean up YOUR mess?”  Robin’s voice was calm but his words were full of anger. Though he did his best to keep his cool this incident wasn’t something that could be overlooked.

“Yeah BB. It’s not like you man. I mean sure the guy was a jerk and even I wanted to shut him up, but what you did was crossing the line” added Cyborg who was sitting next to Beast Boy as Robin paced back and forth in front of them. He had done his best to calm Beast Boy since he thought of the little guy not only as a friend but as a little brother. Though Beast Boy wasn’t little anymore. Over the past six months since they arrived from Tokyo, Beast Boy had finally gone through a growth spurt. He was now an inch taller than Raven and thanks to his daily workouts he was no longer the scrawny little green goof ball he used to be.

“Look I know what I did was wrong but the guy was totally asking for it. I mean how the hell could he make up all that shit about Raven? Like she would ever give some self centered, moody, stuck up wimp like him a date let alone sleep with him. I mean she has told me so many times she “doesn’t do dates or love” and that guy thinks people will believe he took her virginity?” shot back Beast Boy his eyes darting from Robin’s to Cyborg’s. His voice was full of anger yet he did his best to keep it all in check.

“Actually Beast Boy…she WAS dating that guy” Robin’s voice was calm yet he couldn’t look at either of his teammates as he revealed what he knew.

“What?” Cyborg and Beast Boy asked at the same time as Robin turned to face them. Cyborg’s face was full of shock but Beast Boy was another case. His eyes grew wide with shock but his fake smile faded, he bared his teeth, he looked like a beast about to pounce and rip apart the nearest animal.

Robin took a deep breath and began to tell them about the night he discovered Raven’s secret and the promise he made to her that he would never reveal what he knew.

Nevermore: Northern Caverns

“Aren’t you four a pretty sight? Grouchy, Giggly, Sobby and Ms. Know-it-all.”  chuckled the orange cloaked Rude as she scratched her under arms and pointed to the approaching entities.

“Shut it you. Don’t make me lay a beating on you.” shot back the green cloaked Brave with an annoyed look. “She’s probably here to beat some sense into this wimp. She isn’t much of an opponent like this.” she pointed to a Red cloaked figure huddled up on the ground.

“Fuck you, you steroid taking Amazonian bitch!” angrily shot back Rage never looking up. She pulled her knees up to her chin and held them there by wrapping her hands around them.

“Steroids? Are you kidding? This body is all me baby. Check out this toned stomach. And check out these buns.” retorted Brave flexing and showing of her body.

“Will you be quiet!!” screamed Raven glaring at her three selves.

“I see you have not taken my hints about your temper flares.” came a new voice from behind Raven.

‘Great. The dysfunctional family is all here’ Raven thought as she turned around to discover Wisdom peering over Knowledge’s shoulder and reading from the same book as the yellow cloaked counterpart. “Hello Wisdom. Weren’t you supposed to bring Affection with you?” asked Raven a bit surprised that not all her emotions had shown up.

“The triplets have been…indisposed since the incident that brought you here.” replied Wisdom gazing up briefly to acknowledge Raven before returning to the book.

“Triplets?!? What do you mean triplets??” asked Raven a bit shocked at the thought of having more emotions to deal with.

Wisdom playfully smiled as she raised her head and looked at Raven. Raven knew what that look meant. It was Wisdom’s way of telling her that she already knew the answer but just didn’t want to admit it.

“Anyways Ms. Oblivious you have another matter to deal with. Seems Ms. Foul Mouth over here has been reduced to a quivering mass of snot” interrupted Rude nudging anger with her foot.

Raven’s attention immediately turned to the red cloaked figure curled up on the ground. This was something she had never expected to see. Rage was usually violent and uneasy. Even when she imprisoned Rage within the caverns the other emotions had to keep watch or else Rage would overpower the barrier. Yet here she was, curled up into a ball with her hood covering her face. Raven looked at Brave whom backed a bit away and Raven walked to Rage’s side.

“What happened to you? Why are you in that state?” asked Raven placing her hand on Rage’s cloak and lowering it to reveal her face. She immediately fell to the ground as she gazed into Rage’s face. Her emotions seemed to back away slightly at the scene in front of them. Rage sat up and revealed what she had been hiding. A malevolent grin was spread across her face. She looked at Raven’s dumbfounded face and grinned slightly more.

“Why…why are you smiling?” was all that Raven could ask. Her mind was in turmoil and this image was proof of it. Her emotions acted solely as an individual being. They characterize their names perfectly. Rage was the best example of this as she always tried to take over Raven’s body and unleash all her demonic energy at everyone and everything around her. She hated everything and everyone. She never showed any other hint of emotion and yet here she was smiling…but her smile was also a part of her. Rage’s smile was malevolent and evil. It wasn’t warm or pleasant. It was uneasy to look at and difficult to comprehend.

“Quite simple. I found a rage equal to mine.” Rage replied as her grin faded into a blank expression.

“Who’s?” asked Raven trying her best to regain her composure.

“Beast Boy’s” replied Rage as her eyes split into four and regained their red glow. “He reacted as I would have and had the Rust Bucket not stopped him then the outcome would have been the same. I didn’t know the goof ball had it in him…no wonder all these other losers love him so much.”

“Love him?... WHAT?!?” Raven shot to her feet and glared at her emotions. They each seemed to be blushing deeply and would not meet their gaze with Raven’s.

“Yeah so what of it? He has qualities we all like. Unlike that other guy you fell for. Beast Boy has never actually betrayed us.” defiantly replied Brave glaring at Raven. The other emotions looked at each other and began to walk away. Brave smugly smiled and walked back to her post as Rage willingly returned to the caverns. Raven was left speechless where she stood. Brave’s words cut deep but they also had a point. She had felt something towards Beast Boy but she always thought it was friendship and nothing more. Now with her emotions’ confessions she was more confused than ever. ‘Maybe I should leave for now… I still have to check on the so called triplets but I don’t feel like being here anymore…” she thought as she began to chant her mantra. She enveloped herself with dark energy and phased into the ground.

Titan’s Tower: Sick Bay

“Ugh” Raven groaned as she shifted in her bed. Her body was aching a bit from the past events and she tried her best to focus her eyes on the figure sitting next to her. “Starfire?”

“Friend! You are awake!” Starfire replied happily wrapping her arms around Raven and trying her best to be delicate.

“Yeah. Umm where is everyone?” she asked glancing around the Sick Bay and finding it surprisingly empty.

“ Robin and Cyborg are having “the talking to” with friend Beast Boy” replied Starfire, her smile fading and her eyes dropping.

‘Oh no… Beast Boy might be in trouble because he was looking out for me’ thought Raven glancing at Starfire’s reaction and feeling guilt raise up within her. “Umm Starfire could you please go and get everyone…I think it’s time I told you all what has been happening for the last few months.”

“Very well friend Raven. I shall go fetch the others” replied Starfire flying out of the room quickly.

“Out of the frying pan…and into the fire” chuckled Raven as she saw her friend leave. ‘Now comes the hard part…and with my emotions somewhat back in order…my powers are returning’ she thought as she lifted the chair Starfire was sitting in and levitated it over to a corner of the room. She did her best to hide her insecurities about what her friends would think of her after finding out she had been leading two lives since they came back from Tokyo.

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End of Chapter 3. That’s the end of the chapter. So what did you guys think? Please Read and Review ^_^ Not much to say lol. I’m working hard on the next chapter.