212A/N: This is my first fanfic so I hope you guys will like it….enjoy!(please R&R) )
Chapter 1 –A Misunderstanding
Raven was awoken by the constant throbbing of her head. She tried easing the pain by rubbing her temple, but the throbbing continued.
'I guess some tea might help calm these nerves' she thought. Raven fastened her cloak and went down to get a drink.
She was alone in the tower. The other titans had gone to fight Plasmus, an acid-spewing purple monster, which had broken out from jail that night and began attacking a chemical factory. Raven was having a splitting headache so Robin allowed her to be off duty for a day(or rather a night).
As she walked into the kitchen, she accidentally kicked something soft and round. She turned on the lights and saw that the "something" was actually Silkie.
"Sorry Silkie," she said with a frown," are you hurt?" She picked up the worm gingerly, checking if it was hurt. The worm just gurgled happily. Raven set it down onto the floor, careful not to hurt it again. The worm bounced cheerfully. Raven's features relaxed as she saw that the worm was alright.
"Silkie, do you want anything for breakfast?" she asked politely. Her question was answered by Silkie's burp as a pink berry rolled to her feet.
'No, not the Zorka berries!' Raven shuddered at that thought. "Silkie did you eat….."
The next thing she heard was the sound of rumbling and out of the sudden the worm was twenty times its original size. Silkie was in the hall, wailing loudly.
Raven took flight as a burst of pink goo hit the spot where she originally stood. She dodged it's every attack, coursing through the hall as she did not wish to use her powers on the poor worm.
'He's suffering' the empath thought as she felt Silkie's pain, 'and I must stop it.'
Raven's hands glowed with black energy as a familiar chant left her mouth, "Azarath Metrion Zinthos !" A burst of black energy flew from her hands and soon the gigantic worm was encased in a black aura. Silkie squirmed and shrieked as Raven pinned him down.
'Silkie, I'm trying to help. Concentrate, don't let your wild instincts take over! ' she told the creature telepathically.
Meanwhile, the other Titans arrived in the T-car, exhausted from the intense battle.
"Dude, when is he gonna stop trying to break out of jail? I'm tired of fighting him already!" whined the green titan.
"I guess Friend Raven is up by now, hope she is feeling better!" Starfire exclaimed.
"She is Star," the boy wonder replied "the lights in the hall are on."
"Oh!" the alien princess clapped her hands together "then I shall start preparing the Pudding of Sickness for Friend Raven !"
Beast Boy giggled. Seeing the Pudding of Sickness will surely force Raven to get well. So that she did not need to eat the "delicacy". His train of thoughts was broken as they heard a piercing shriek.
"Oh no, it's my bumgorf !" Starfire cried out, recognizing the sound of her dear pet worm. The four Titans rushed towards the hall, where the shriek came from. They were shocked when they saw Raven using her powers on the now giant Silkie and the worm was shrieking madly.
"Friend Raven, please stop, you are hurting my bumgorf!" Starfire plead. She was on the verge of tears to see Silkie in pain.
"I…..am…not….." Raven struggled to answer as she concentrated on helping Silkie get out of its misery. Her concentration was broken as someone rammed hard into her, causing her face to bang hard onto the wall before hitting the ground. It was Starfire.
Silkie trembled and exploded into a mass of pink goo, "painting" the hall pink.
"Oh my Silkie you are alright!" Starfire exclaimed. Tears ran down he cheeks as she cuddled the now original-sized Silkie. Silkie gurgled joyfully in her arms.
"Care to explain, Raven? What happened?" Robin asked.
Raven pulled up her hood, not wanting her emotions to escape her control. "I…I…." Raven managed to utter as the throbbing in her head set in.
"What's there to explain?" Starfire cut in, unable to hold back her tears and anger " all of us saw it, she was hurting Silkie! She did it on purpose!"
"No, Star, you know Raven would not hurt Silkie. She won't even hurt an ant." Beast Boy said, trying to defend Raven as was not even given a chance to explain herself.
"Yeah Star, Raven wouldn't use her powers on Silkie without a reason." said Cyborg, backing Beast Boy up.
"And why should I even bother with your silly worm in the first place?" Raven snapped.
"Apologize Raven, to Starfire and Silkie !" Robin ordered, knowing that Raven's words had hurt Starfire.
"Why should I? I'm not in the wrong." Raven said defiantly as the pounding in her head got fiercer and stronger. She stood up to leave, stopped when Cyborg grabbed her wrist.
"Just tell her what happened Rae." He said, careful not to step on her nerves.
"I…didn't hurt….Silkie…really." Raven croaked, fighting the building pressure in head. She yanked her hand from Cyborg's and started to leave for her room.
"You're just jealous that I have Silkie while you are always alone in your dark, creepy room!" Starfire yelled angrily, hurt by Raven's rudeness.
This was the last straw for Raven, she could no longer suppress her emotions. Tears streamed down her pale face as she ran to her room, shattering every light bulb along her path.