Closer

Chapter 8- The Prince is Dead

The sun was beginning to set over Jump City as the teens left the safe house.

Initially Starfire and Beast Boy were against doing what The Dark Prince wanted but after debating about it for the full afternoon they finally decided to go through with what Raven had wanted from the start.

As soon as The Dark Prince had threatened her with Cyborg and Robin, she had automatically volunteered to go to the tower and help them. Beast Boy had shouted "no!" as soon as she had suggested it.

But as it turned out, they had no other choice.

The walked rather than flew for the simple fact that the knew they could potentially be walking into danger, and it was unclear when they would be walking back out.

Cool evening air whipped Raven's face, she enjoyed the feeling. This could be the last time she saw the sky, it could be the last night she was alive. She looked to her left, at the green boy. He was staring straight ahead in a distant thought, his hair moving in the wind. If this was to be her final night she wanted to spend as much of it with him.

Starfire was ahead of them, fighting back the tears which she had cried so much of when they had agreed for Raven to go back to the tower with that monster there. But then again, it was the only way to save her precious Robin.

Knowing that Starfire would not look back, Raven held her hand out to Beast Boy and grasped it tight.

Beast Boy was pulled out his deep thought, surprised at her gesture. He did not mind, it had been her whom he had been thinking about anyway.

Raven inched closer to him but not too much so to not alarm Starfire.

Grasping Beast Boy's hand Raven closed her eyes in concentration.

Worried, Beast Boy whispered,

"Hey Rae, you okay?"

Opening her eyes she replied to him, but not with her mouth.

Yes.

Beast Boy let go of her hand and stared at her in shock,

"How did you just...?"

Raven placed a finger over the green boy's lips.

Use your inside voice.

Beast Boy nodded,

Uh, Rae, how are you doing this?!

I've always been able to do it, I have just never had reason to.

She paused.

So this way, if anything happens to me, I'll be able to keep in touch with you.

If they hadn't just arrived at the tower, Beast Boy would've stopped in his tracks and given Raven a pep talk on the fact that nothing was going to happen to her. Nothing.

The three friends looked at each other, and then slowly proceeded to the dark boy who could be seen at the opposite side of the land.

There were still tv cameras, and Toby was still somehow pulling off the "God adoring" act. How he'd managed to capture both Robin and Cyborg without the media noticing was beyond comprehension.

Gasps were audible as Raven approached the dark boy, Beast Boy and Starfire at her side.

"There she is herself! She has come to seek redemption from the Lord! Thanks be to God, you have saved this innocent child! You may have made a compact with Lucifer, but the Lord will grant his forgiveness!" Toby said cheerfully, approaching Raven.

Ignoring everything he had just said, Raven levitated,

"Where are they?" She growled.

Toby put his hands up in defence