Mutilate

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The two stood in each other's embrace, both enjoying the peaceful silence and the soothing crackle sound of the fire. "Dame?" Raven looked up to him, causing him to look down to her, "When will everyone be home?" He pondered for a few seconds then answered her. "In five days, why?" Raven shrugged. "I just don't want this moment to stop. Ever." Damian smiled and kissed her cold nose, his smile became contagious and Raven caught her own smile. "I don't want it to stop either."

Satan's daughter peeked over to her boyfriends desk again after seeing something reflect off the light. Her curiosity got the best of her. Slowly she made her way to the object and pinched between her fingers. A smile came to her face when she realized what it was. Damian had forgotten to hide the recent blade she'd found in her room. Biting her lip, she let her body take control. At least five new cuts were welcomed onto her already scarred arm. Then a soaking wet Damian, who was fresh from the shower and dressed, came back into his room. "Hey baby-" He stopped when he remembered he'd forgotten to hide it from her. He could see her shaking. "I know you don't want me to do it," Her voice was as soft as a blanket, "But it just feels so fucking good." The blood ran down her arm. A sound of metal hitting wood was just enough to bring the teen boy back to his senses. "You really don't know when to stop, do you?" He neared closer to her. He directed Raven to hold his arm. "Pick up the blade." He demanded quietly. "But Damian I-" She started to verbally fight against him. "Rachel pick up the damn blade." He demanded sternly. His voice instructed her to do so.

With the blade in her hand she looked at him. "Cut me." He stated simply. Raven's eyes widened, her head shook in denial. "If you don't do it then I will." He was willing to go through what she was doing to herself. She dropped the blade and his arm. "See how it makes me feel? When you destroy your precious body, or when I come into a room to find you doing it?" He watched the clear tears run down her cheeks. Using his thumb, he wiped away the tears and replaced them with loving kisses to her face. "You need to stop this baby. You need to learn different ways to handle..whatever it is that's happening. Which by the way, I'd love to know." The depressed girl took a deep breath before quietly speaking, "I'll need to tell you my back story for you to understand better." Damian stood tall and nodded, "Anything to help me understand what you're going through baby."

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A/n

Okay, so just letting you guys know, the next chapter might be challenging to read if you're sensitive to certain things. The chapter will be full of the feels and might make @kidflashismyfav cry a river.🙂

                                   ~QuotingTheRavens