Fan Fiction ❯ Returning Home ❯ Returning Home ( Chapter 12 )

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Chapter 12

The beast halted in its attack on Alenar and looked up.
‘Raven!’ Beast boy thought, unable to express his happiness in spoken words.
‘No, kill the man!’ The beast inside of him growled.
‘Raven’s alright now, My family means more to me than the death of one stupid man.’
While he was distracted, Alenar gather energy quickly and sent him flying back to the ground and didn’t move.
Raven was quickly enraged. “Alenar, this ends now.” She walked forward, black energy crackling light lightning around her.
“R..Raven, please! Don’t be so rash!” Alenar said, backing up.
Red eyes appeared in place of her other ones and she was enveloped in darkness.
“You threatened my daughter, attacked the ones I care the most about, dared to raise a revolt against my sister and kidnaped me. Do you really think I’m being rash?” she said in a low, angry voice.
“P... please!” A bolt of black energy struck him and he fell to the ground, not moving.
Raven’s power disappeared and she dropped to the ground, out cold.
Robin rushed forward to check on Raven while Terra check on Beast boy. Hawk checked Alenar’s pulse. “He’s still alive. Just severely hurt. Which explains why she fainted. She was exhausted from holding her powers back. We better get them back and rested.”
The others nodded and they gathered up the injured.
~*~
Raven moaned as light shined through the window. Her head was pounding and she was having trouble remembering what had happened.
“Morning sunshine.”
She blinked a few times to clear the foggy face before her. Shadow stood over her, smiling. “I’m glad your awake. You had me worried, you’ve been out for almost a week.”
When she could focus more clearly on her face, she could see the dry tears. Worried was an understatement.
“Sis.” Raven gave her a small smile. “I’ll be fine. I just hurt a bit.”
Shadow smiled through the tears. “I thought I was going to lose you.” she whispered as she enveloped her sister in a hug.
Tears stained Raven’s pillow as she hugged her sister as tight as she could. “Well, you can’t get rid of me that easily.”
They both heard a laugh that came from the doorway. They looked over to see Beast boy leaning against the door frame with Midnight in his arms.
“Mommie!” She wiggled her way out of Beast boy’s arms and over to her mother. “Your awake.” she said.
“Yeah, I’m awake.” she said, hugging her daughter.
Beast boy walked over and kissed his love’s forehead. “How are you feeling?”
“Like a truck ran me over.” she replied.
He smiled. “Well, when your better, we’ll go back home.”
She nodded. Midnight curled up beside her mother and fell asleep. Raven yawned and started to fall back to sleep as well. “What about Alenar?” she asked, half awake.
“He’s in confinement and will be transported to another planet holding place.” Shadow said.
Raven nodded and smiled at Beast boy once more before falling asleep.
~*~
Beast boy picked Midnight up and moved her from her mothers bed to her own. When he returned, he saw her awake and smiled.
“Hey sleeping beauty.” he said, laying down next to her.
“mm, hey.” she replied, cuddling up next to him.
“How ya feeling?” he asked, brushing her bangs out of her eyes
“A lot better now. No more headache.”
He kissed her softly. “That’s good.”
Raven smiled slightly. “You and Midnight look a lot closer now.” she said.
“Yeah, the little squirts rubbed off on me.” he laughed and pulled her closer. “I love her to death.” he smiled. “Just as much as I love you.”
She smiled. “That’s good.”
He nodded and a knock came at the door. Upon opening it, he saw Terra standing in the doorway. “Yes?”
“I was wondering if I could speak to Raven alone for a moment.” She said quietly.
Beast boy glanced at Raven who nodded and he slipped out. Terra walked over and sat in the chair that Shadow had been sitting in, waiting for her sister to wake.
“Hey.” she said awkwardly.
“Hello. Is there something I can do for you?” Raven asked.
Terra shook her head. “I just want to apologize for the way I treated you when you came back. I’ve liked Garfield for a long time and to see him wait that long for you hurt. Though, after this ‘mission’, I finally realized what he see’s in you. Your brave, strong, you never give up and your always there for him and your daughter. If your bond wasn’t so strong, she would never be here. I’m sorry for my actions and words.”
Raven smiled warmly at the girl. “It’s alright. I know what it’s like to be jealous when it comes to guys.”
Terra smiled. “I better get going to bed. Shadow says that in a couple of days we can return and I want to explore a little more. Azarath is beautiful.”
Raven smiled and they bade each other goodnight. Beast boy came back in and laid back down.
“What was that all about?” he asked.
“Just making a new friend.” she replied, cuddling back up with him.
Beast boy smiled and held her close, glad to be back with his love.
~*~
A few days later, Raven was up and walking. It was a week before they could return.
As they teleported back into the Tower, Jinx and Cyborg along with Titans East was waiting for them
“Welcome Home!” they shouted.
Many hugs were exchanged and it wasn’t until late did everyone fall asleep. The Titans East were in spare bedrooms and Raven was sleeping peacefully in her own bed with Midnight beside her.
‘It’s so good to be home.’