Mutilate

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    Damian nodded. "Really? You'd let me.." Raven trailed off. He kissed her bare and scarred arm, "Yes..but you have to let me be in the same room. I get to decide when you do it and if the situation is bad enough to do it." She sighed and shook her head because of his over protectiveness, "Fine." Raven buried her face in his chest. She curled her legs up under the blanket they're currently sharing. The fire place helping to warm them up as well. 

    Damian heard his sick girlfriend yawn. Looking down to see her eyes drooping he said, "Go to sleep baby, I'll be here when you wake up." She closed her eyes and allowed herself to drift off to sleep.

  Damian was certain that his girlfriend was a heavy sleeper. So he pulled out his phone and dialed his big brothers number.

"Why hello demon spawn." Dick spoke into the phone. Damian groaned and softly answered back, "Hello to you too, Grayson." "Why the whisper? This a secret call or something?" He was smirking on the outside, even though Damian couldn't see him. "No.." He looked down to his sleeping love and smiled, "Raven is asleep next to me..and this is a pretty important call." Dick turned serious when his little brothers tone did. "What's wrong?"

"Uhm..Raven tried to.. and she.." Damian couldn't get the words out if his life depended on it. Dick got worried at his stuttering. "Tell me what's wrong." He heard Damian inhale and exhale a deep breath, "She tried t-to kill..herself.." he stopped himself from saying the rest, for he knew he would cry. The line was quiet until he finished his sentence, "I've never heard her say suicidal things until now..she does it a lot. Her eating habits aren't even there anymore. And I can't even bear the thought of how many times she's hurt herself." Dick was obviously speechless. He had no idea what to say.

   Raven slowly woke up from his chatting with Dick, "Dame?" He put the phone on his shoulder to prevent his brother from hearing him speak to her. "Go back to sleep baby..I know you're still tired." Raven sleepily rolled her eyes and proceeded to fall back asleep.

     
       He talked to Dick once again, "How long has this been going on? And what's the cause for it?" The first robin asked the current one. "A month or two.." He estimated the amount of time it had been.
"She won't tell me what's wrong.." He started to noticeably cry, "I'm so scared..." he whispered to himself and his brother.
"Hey..Damian, she'll be okay. Alright? Just look out for her and be very cautious. Keep an eye on her behavior and what she says. I already know she won't go to any type of therapy. And if she did she wouldn't listen. Raven will only listen to you, you are her therapy Dame. You've got to be strong for her. And I'll be strong for you, okay?" Dick asked at the end of his short lecture.

  Damian smiled at his brothers kindness towards him, "Thank you.. love you Grayson." Dick was taken aback by his words but decided not to ruin it. "Love you too demon spawn." The two boys hung up.

Damian swung his phone onto the cushion beside him. Leaning his head back, he allowed his body to cry. Just to be strong for his girlfriend when she woke up.