Breakdown

Raven  walked to her room, fresh tears filling her eyes. Behind her, a lightbulb cracked, but she paid no attention. Talking about what Robin did, it was just too much. He deserved answers, but not right now. Right now she needed to relax, and by relax, she meant sleep. Raven wasn't able to sleep though. Every time she dozed off, a haunting nightmare would wake her back up. First it was Mumbo turning her into a rabbit again, then it was Robin grabbing her and kissing her harshly, at one point it was Slade stabbing her, and finally, it was her destroying the city. She gave up on sleep and settled for meditation. She sat in lotus position and hovered, chanting her mantra. Raven paused when she heard what sounded like footsteps behind her. She turned quickly, but saw nothing. She continued meditating, but once again was stopped when she heard something fall. Out of the cornet of her eye , Raven saw something orange. When she turned around, she nearly fainted. "Hello, Raven." She screamed a blood curdling scream, and fell onto her rug. "Why so scared?" Raven curled into a ball and continued to scream. "YOU'RE NOT REAL, JUST AN ILLUSION FROM LACK OF SLEEP!" She yelled this over and over, until she heard a new, gentle voice. "Raven? Are you alright?" It was Robin. She lifted her head, and saw not only Robin, but Cyborg. Slowly, Robin approached her, as if she were dangerous. He pulled her into his lap, and began to soothe her. "Shh, it's okay, you're fine." Her crying ceased and soon Raven looked up. Cyborg was guarding her door, to make sure no one got in. She then looked to Robin, and started to hyperventilate. Behind her, she saw the mask. She dug her nails into Robin's cape, and tried to breathe. "Rae? Breathe, you're scaring me." Robin motioned for Cyborg to come over, and he took the small girl into his metal arms. "Raven, we're taking you to the infirmary, okay?" Cyborg talked to her the whole walk there. He set her on the bed, and hooked her onto a breathing machine. Raven started to fall asleep, but fought to stay awake. Robin came to her side, and held her hand. "What's wrong, Raven? What did you see?" He pushed a piece of violet hair out of her face, and waited for her answer. Raven was losing consciousness, but not before saying one word. The word that Robin thought would never come out of her mouth again, "Slade."