Fan Fiction ❯ Releasing Her Demons ❯ Chapter 8 ( Chapter 8 )

Releasing Her Demons

By: Jedi_Zea

Summary: Raven finally decides to join the other Titans in a game, but it's not a video game. She wants them to play Dungeons & Dragons and decides to share something about herself while doing so. PG-13

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans, Dungeons and Dragons, any of the places I got my music from, or any other real things I may make reference to while writing this story. I do, however, own all the other characters except Natora and Saorise, although you don't get to know Saorise's name in this chapter.

(Author Notes) I will be adding OC's to the story and if you want one, send me an email describing him/her/it. I'll have to look it over and send you a reply.

Also for you artists out there, I can't draw, so if you feel like doing a picture for this story feel free, just email it to me too. Don't feel obligated to make a pic for the story though.

There was one reference in the last chapter, see if you can find it and there's at least on in this chapter. Plus I inserted my D&D character Naryldor Xilosant. If you knew him on NWN send me an email saying who you were and how you knew me.

Thanks to Ajido for pointing out some errors I made while uploading and editing my stories.

Chapter 8

Raven glanced over at the clock she left on behind her. “Well that's enough for tonight. We can continue some other time,” she said

“What?! NO way! It was just getting fun,” Beast Boy protested. “If you're going to have us play a not-video game then you should at least continue until the end. What, are you just trying to torture me?”

Raven smirked slightly, though no one could see it as she was still silhouetted. “Well now that you mention it,” she said. “But it's one o-clock in the morning and I'm getting tired, if you want to try to continue without me be my guest, but I'm going to bed.” With that Raven levitated her books, dice and figures putting them back in order, and started to walk out the room. “Robin, would you get the candles for me?” she asked while leaving the room.

“Where...” Robin said, but it was too late. Raven had already left for her bedroom, leaving everyone else to clean up what was left. “BB Terra, you two clean up what's left of the snacks. Cyborg you put the card tables back. Star, get the lights,” He commanded. “I want to get to bed as soon as possible. We haven't had an emergency for almost 2 weeks so I want everyone to be up by 9:00 AM for training.” The other Titans grumbled as they went around doing their various jobs and went to bed while Robin slowly cleaned up the wax puddles.

`The only reason I want to hurry is so I can bring these back to her room,' Robin thought to himself. `But why do I want to see Raven so badly? It must be that dress, I just want to paint her portrait in that dress, that's all.' Robin convinced himself as he walked out of the living room and towards Raven's bedroom.

Raven walked into her room sighing in relief. `I managed to get out of there without having to take my silhouette down,' she thought to herself. `Robin was right it would definitely cause issues of any of the others saw me in this.'

`Oh, but we look so good in it,” a sultry voice insisted while Raven was taking her dress off. `I'm glad I made you buy it, although you should wear it more often. It would be fun to watch guys stare like Boy Wonder did... Speaking of Robin, he should be here any minute,' the voice whispered.

While rummaging through her dresser drawers, Raven shook her head and wondered how many of her emotions she didn't know. `Who are you? Love is that you?' Raven asked frantically. `And why would Robin be...' then it hit her. `The candles! Why did I have to ask him to take care of them?' Raven took her necklace off and tossed it to her vanity with an angry sigh. As if on cue a knock came at the door.

“Raven, I've got your candles. What do you want me to do with them?” Robin's voice came from the other side of her door.

Raven scrambled through her dresser looking for something, anything to wear. “Just hold your horses!” she shouted. `Why can't I find anything to wear?' the nude titan thought to herself.

`I know why,' the seductive voice teased her. `Come on invite him in, you know you want to.'

`No! I won't let him in here. I don't want...' Raven thought to herself, but then realized she hadn't locked the door. “Shit, shit shit shit!” Raven hissed to herself. “Please don't open the door, please don't open the door,” she prayed while still trying to find something to change into. `Why not just my leotard?' she wondered tossing one aside in the drawer. `Because I don't sleep in it that's why.'

“Raven is everything ok in there? Do you need a hand?” Robin shouted, oblivious to the turmoil that was happening in the room.

“Does it sound like I need a hand?” Raven countered very unhappily. “Just give me a minute!” she yelled while tossing aside another t-shirt. `What can I put on that it will look like I sleep in?” A black nightgown then caught her eye. `There this will work.' She decided and quickly slipped it on.

`You have no idea' the new voice chuckled. `You have no idea.'

`What are you talking about?' Raven asked as she walked over to the door and opened it. Raven held her hands and gruffly said, “Just give them here.” When the candles weren't instantly put into her hands she let out an irritated growl, and looked up at Robin. “Robin, the candles?” she asked again.

“Oh yeah sorry.” Robin replied. `Wow that nightgown looks good on her,' he thought while trying to discretely look her over. The nightgown was sheer, except for what looked like vines with black roses climbing up the material. Most of the flowers seemed randomly placed, except for three, which were placed for modesty sake.

“Mind if I come in? We need to talk.” Robin said trying tear his eyes off of Raven's scant nightgown.

Raven growled but let him pass. “I already know what you want to talk about,” she said quietly. Robin walked into the room, and sat on the stool next to her vanity as Raven walked in and stood in the center of the room facing him. “Don't touch the mirror,” Raven warned firmly.

“Oh, it's the one Cy and BB got into right? Don't worry I'll be careful,” he said while looking at the other items on her vanity. Much to his surprise it was pretty normal, well more normal then he expected at least. There was lipstick, black and red, black purple and blue eye shadow and other assorted bits of make-up. There were also a couple candles, but the one thing that caught his eye was a Japanese novel. He picked it up opened to the book-marked page, and started reading aloud. “'...As the ronin impaled her katana through the bride's chest, she stared lustfully at the groom and screamed, `Take me now!' Instantly, his lips met hers...' Wow, this isn't anything like I expected you to read Raven.”

She used her powers to take book from his hands quickly, and tossed it across the room. “Sorry for not having a copy of Frankenstein out instead,” She said dryly. “I am entitled to reading something other then a horror novel sometimes, aren't I?”

“Yeah, but I never expected you to read a smu...” Robin said before being cut off by.

“Well maybe I'm not exactly what everyone expects,” the embarrassed goth said quickly in a voice that carried a powerful wave of anger. “When did you learn Japanese anyway Robin?” she asked trying to quickly change the subject.

“Me? Well when I was working with Batman he insisted I learn another language. So I did what I do with all big decisions. I put my choices on a dartboard and threw a dart at it.” Robin explained with a laugh. “I picked up my dart and threw it, I got Japanese.”

“Great story Boy Wonder,” Raven condescended. “Do you make all important decisions that way?” she queried.

Robin sighed loudly, “Anyway what I wanted to talk to you about was the game you had us play. You're Arachne right? Does that mean you're really a half-demon?”

Raven shrunk at the question. “I, I'm not really used to talking about myself like this Robin, another time perhaps? Please?” she begged quietly. `Please just let him leave' she thought to herself. `I've kept it a secret for this long, what's a few more hours?'

`And a few after that, and a few after that right? Soon the hours will become days Raven, and days then months then what? By the time you're ready he could already be here, and they could all be dead. Do you want that?' Intelligence asked from her head.

“No, you've been skirting the issue all night, now spill it. What's happening that you suddenly feel you have to tell us about yourself?” Robin insisted. He stopped looking around the room and glared directly at Raven.

Although Raven couldn't see his eyes she could feel the grim intensity behind the mask and caved in. `Fine you win,' she told intelligence as she started to explain to Robin the situation. “Yes I'm a half-demon,” she whispered just loud enough for Robin to hear. Everything in the dimly room started to glow black as Raven choked out, “I'm a half-demon bastard! Is that what you want to hear Robin? Go on! Purge yourself of everything you've felt for me now that you know I'm not worth it! Just like my mother! She only had me because she couldn't bring herself to kill a child. And now look at me.” Raven cried as she threw herself face down onto her bed. All the candles Robin brought back melted down into nothingness as she whispered into her pillows “I'm a worthless, scared little girl. I can't even handle my own emotions. I can't even handle my own emotions.”

Robin walked over to her bed and sat gently next to the crying girl. “Raven,” he whispered, “you're not worthless. Hell you've saved my life more times then I can count. And for what it's worth I think you do a good job with your emotions.” Robin leaned over to Raven and turned her head gently, causing her to look up at him. `Just do it,' Robin told himself. `Just one kiss. It can't make her freak out anymore, can it?'

Robin started to lean in closer, but it was so slow Raven didn't notice and turned her head away thwarting Robin's designs. Slowly sitting up and drying her tears, Raven took a deep, quivering breath. “Back to the point,” she stated. “Yes my father is a powerful demon, and I think he may be coming for me soon. He wants me to rule the underworld with him, and who knows what else. I think his army is almost ready to invade the Earth, and I know I'm not strong enough to fight him, no one is. Robin...” She trailed off.

“Raven there's always a way. There must be some way we can stop him before he gets here.” He said reassuringly while placing his hands on her shoulders.

“No!” Raven yelled over the sound of exploding light bulbs. She shook Robin's hands off and hissed, “You don't understand, he's going to kill everyone that fights against him. He'll make everyone else a slave.”

Robin quieted her by placing his right index finger on her lips and hushing her. “You're tired, get some sleep and we'll all talk about it tomorrow,” he said while standing and walking out of the room. Before he left Robin turned back to make sure Raven was sliding under her covers. “Good night Raven. Sweet Dreams.” He said quietly.

“Good night Robin,” Raven said as he walked out her door. After the doors closed she whispered, “I love you.” But it was to late, Robin was already too far away to hear her whisper.

`See, I was right,' Love proclaimed from her head.

`Shut it!' Raven commanded her. `I'm not in the mood now, so be quiet. Go to sleep or something. Just let me get some rest.' Raven told Love as she drifted off into sleep. That night she had a dream, the same nightmare she had been having for almost a month...