Chapter 6 - Raven

I knew I should be terrified. I knew I should have struck. I knew I should have called for help. I knew that no matter how much I should have, I wouldn't. There he was standing in front of me. My heart skipped beats, my pulse rushed. I needed to do something- to say something- and of course I didn't. I sat there dazed for about 3 seconds, and then I got up and followed him. This is what I wanted. I KNOW that this is what I wanted, because that odd feeling in the pit of my stomach came up again. I wondered what he was thinking. My mind got lost in that thought- maybe he was thinking, “I am finally with her. Everything is going according to plan. I will finally make her mine.” Or was he thinking, “What is this girl thinking. I am her enemy. I am not one to love, she will be punished!” I almost shuddered at that thought. Than there was always “I don't know what spell this girl is under. What would make her want me of all people. But now that I think of it… maybe that spell isn't so bad to be under.” And then he would turn to me, and clutch at my shoulders. He would look into my eyes and see the feeling I had for him, and he would realize that feeling himself. His eyes (eye?) would soften and he would take off his mask, revealing himself to me. He would lean forward, slowly, ever so slowly, to gaze at me from a better angle, but he would soon realize that he wasn't stopping, that he didn't want to stop. Our noses would tap and he would pause, but he's too taken now to stop. His eyes would close and tilting my chin up we would share-

“Raven- what are you doing?”

I shook myself. What was I doing? I didn't know. I shook my head again.

“Nothing. I'm sorry.”

I glanced up at him, expecting him to snort and continue walking with a remark such as “Obviously.” But he didn't. He just looked at me- not in a glaring kind of way either- just a kind of glance. He seemed to lose himself for just a moment and then.

“We're not there yet. Keep walking.”

And turned away. Some invisible bond seemed to break, and I was able to walk again. I stared at him the whole way- he didn't seem to notice. We kept walking for some time, and I wondered where we where going- and then I saw the old library looming in front of us. I expected to gasp, to draw back, to start glowing and insist that we go somewhere else, but I did none of those things. I just kept walking. The evil had passed, Trigon was gone. That place gave me no fear any more. Or was it just because I was with him? For some reason, I felt safe with him. I was so stunned by that thought that I had to repeat it to my self. I- felt safe, with the one man who's business profession seems to be “destroy the teen titans and take over the city.” Weird. He glanced back at me.

“Are you alright?”

My head shot up. What did he ask?? Did he just ask- but I guess I need to answer.

“Yes I am.” I tried to make my voice icy- needless to say the attempt failed miserably. He noticed and grinned- or at least, I think he did. His voice seemed to smile as he said.

“I'm not going to hurt you. I can understand why that would be hard to believe, but believe me, I am not going to hurt you.”

We had managed to trudge up to the library steps. I couldn't resist asking. As his back turned to me once more, I blurted out-

“Why?”

My question seemed to echo and took a while to fade. He didn't turn to me but he answered.

“I don't know.”

I couldn't have been more confused. He didn't know. Did that mean he didn't know what he felt about me? Does that mean he does love me, and just doesn't want to tell me? No. That can't be it. Slade would not let something like love enter his soul. He pulled open the door, and walked inside, motioning me to do the same. He turned to me and sighed. Yes. Slade- villain- sighed.

“Raven…..”

I did not believe what he said next I just couldn't believe it. I shook my head to let it register. I just couldn't believe it was true.

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