Home Court Advantage(Sequel to Mirror|rorriM)

The Titans

Raven POV
Earth-1 (during the briefing)

Kori and Kaldur were debating back and forth about The Team's suspect for Psimon's employer but I was barely listening. I couldn't stop staring at the image of the boy on the screen. Every time I looked at his face I felt an odd tugging feeling in my chest, like someone had attached a string to my heart and kept pulling on it. Kaldur explained that while they had little concrete proof of the witch boy's involvement he was their best guess for a suspect. Everyone was standing in an unsure silence and I couldn't help but hear a small and familiar voice in the back of my mind. He's the one responsible for hurting my friends he should suffer, just like Psimon. I tried to push that niggling thought to the back of my head and quiet my demonic half but I found myself agreeing instead. He's a villain, he's hurt a lot of people including my friends and including Damian, he should suffer. I found myself thinking cruelly. With that thought still burning in my mind I stepped out of line and stated,
"Kaldur if you and your team believe that the person behind all this is Klarion then I believe you. Whatever you need from me, I'm with you." I ignored the objections of my teammates, and the look of horrified shock on my boyfriend's face, until Kori started admonishing me and I realized exactly what I'd just done. What was I thinking?! I thought as we exited the control room. I was walking to my room when I heard a cold voice behind me and froze.
"Raven, we need to talk." I turned around and saw Damian standing in the middle of the hallway looking at me with his general glare. I sighed and walked over to him.
"What was that in there? You were completely out of line." He said searching my eyes for some kind of explanation. I sighed and looked down at my hands.
"I know I was, but I saw that picture of Klarion and...... and I wanted him to pay for what he did to us all, for what he did to you. I wanted him to suffer. I know that it was wrong, villain or not I should never have allowed my inner demons to cloud my judgment, I just wish I could take it back...... I'm sorry....." I murmured. I glanced up and saw his eyes soften. He took my hands in his and gently pressed them to his lips before murmuring, "You don't have to apologize beloved, I was just a little concerned, besides it's not like no one else in this tower doesn't have any demons of our own." The corners of my mouth quirked up into a small smile and he continued, "And as for you wanting Klarion to suffer for what he had Psimon do to me? Believe me when I say god only knows what I'd do to someone who hurt you, so I guess we're even." I smiled at him and started to lean forward when I felt a presence nearby and heard Zatanna call out behind me.
"Hey Raven!" I slid my hands out from Damian's grasp and turned to face her. She came up to us and said,
"Hey, sorry to interrupt but I was hoping that while the 'grownups' talk you might be able to help me out with something." I nodded and we walked away leaving my boyfriend standing alone in the hallway. I smiled ruefully to myself as I replayed our conversation.
"It's not like no one else in this tower doesn't have demons of their own." I sighed and couldn't help but think, Maybe but your's don't talk back.