The Cruelest Letter: X

Summary: When Raven's powers mysteriously disappear, the titans cannot figure out what is blocking her powers. Red X takes advantage of the situation and kidnaps Raven for Slade. Together, the two are inhumanely cruel. Can Robin rescue Raven and help her start over? Raven/Robin.

WARNING: This is rated M. This is because it contains swearing, violence, sex, rape and murder. I know rape scenes and violence associated with it is a sensitive subject so I will warn at the start of the chapter when it occurs.

This is a different take on Red X. I always read stories portraying Raven and Red X's relationship as seductive and harmless (I even write one of them…haha). I decided to take a different road and portray Red X as a gruesome villain.

CHAPTER ONE: POWERLESS

"Ugh!" Raven kicked the wall next to her, pissed. Beast Boy jumped, letting out a little yelp as he ran out of the room from the angry girl. Raven rolled her eyes as he screamed down the hallway. What a drama queen.

"Rae, calm down." Robin put a hand on Raven's shoulder. Raven sighed and sat down, feeling hopeless.

"Sorry." She said simply, frowning at the ground. She watched the carpet, looking for any form of fascination to distract her from her problem and Robin's attempts to help her. Sadly, besides a mustard stain from Starfire, the floor seemed to offer nothing.

"We'll figure it out." He offered a genuine smile, trying to calm the girl down.

"How?" Raven exclaimed loudly, scaring Beast Boy again, who had entered the room thinking it was safe. He bit his lip and decided it was best to go see what Cyborg was up to.

"We'll do more test, we'll figure out why." Robin was trying his best to be a good friend and leader to her, but he was also feeling exhausted.

"Face it. None of us have any clue. My powers have been missing for a week now. I've spoken with my emotions, I've spoken with a citizen of Azarath. We have no idea." She felt a tear working up at her eye, but refused to let it drop. She wasn't going to cry in front of anyone, especially Robin.

"Raven." He spoke softly, "It's okay. It's only been a week. Please don't be so upset."

"Why shouldn't I be upset? Every day we've had an emergency, and I've had to sit here while you guys go and fight it. I'm useless. I'm not even a titan."

She shuddered. That thought is what hurt her the most.

Robin shook his head, "Raven, you'll always be a titan, powers or not. We'd never abandon you, if that's what you're worried about."

The tear finally fell, "I'd have to leave. I'd be replaced."

Robin felt a pang in his heart as he watched the tear fall from Raven's eye. He hated seeing anything hurt her. Usually, she was okay, she was dark, yet still happy and satisfied in her own way. He would rather himself be in pain than Raven. She meant a lot to him.

"I could never replace you, Rae. Even if someone else joined the team, they would never be you. You're someone truly unique and special."

Raven didn't smile, but she felt a lot better. She nodded, then decided to try to meditate again. Maybe it would bring her some sense of peace.

"Thanks Robin."

He smiled up at her, "Anytime, Rae." He held back the desire to hug her, knowing it was something that would only comfort a girl like Starfire, but not a girl like Raven.

They both jumped a little as the alarm blared throughout the building. Robin sighed, he didn't understand why so many petty attacks had been occurring this entire week. It seemed to be nonstop, pulling them from their home and causing them to lose sleep. Yesterday it was some bank robber who could blend in with any surface. The day before it was Cinderblock, then later that day some man made of infectious goo. It was becoming routine and annoying.

"We'll be back soon!" Robin shouted as the Titans took off.

Raven nodded, looking around as she was left by herself. She felt lonely once again.

After making a pot of green tea, she changed out of her uniform and into a simple black tank top and shorts. She felt lame wearing superhero gear when she couldn't even use her powers.

She thought back to Monday, the day they disappeared. They had been fighting a group of girls who possessed witch like powers. It had been easy, but there were a lot of them, and the fight had been going on for a long time. One of the girls had thrown Raven back into a wall, where she'd hit her head. It only knocked her out for a couple seconds, but once she woke up, she felt dizzy and startled.

She had run up to one of the girls, a seemingly stronger one, and shouted her chant. She remembered the laughter that erupted from the witch when she realized Raven couldn't use her dark gift. The girl had blasted Raven back into the same wall, almost breaking her bones.

"So fucking stupid." Raven mumbled under her breath, feeling pissed off again.

She walked up onto the roof, her intentions to meditate. She watched as the clouds rolled by, bright and fluffy. The sun shone bright, its rays beating onto the tower. The wind was slightly breezy, making Raven's violet hair messy. She felt annoyed watching the lovely weather, it was so joyful and happy, while she felt angry and confused.

She sat down and closed her eyes, trying to keep a steady breath. She felt so unusual and angry, and could hardly concentrate. She kept breathing in and out, ignoring the world as her mind became less upset. She felt herself easing into a more peaceful state of mind.

Until she felt an arm roughly grab her.

Her eyelids popped open and she whipped around, gasping when she faced the villain. She narrowed her eyes, not in the mood for the familiar face.

"Red X." She growled, reminding herself that she was on a rooftop with almost no form of protection. She felt a small bundle of nervousness inside, but hid it from showing in her expression.

"Hello." He smirked. He wasted no time and threw an X, one that turned into a net. Raven narrowly dodged it, but rolled away just in time.

He looked irritated as he sent an X flying towards her again. It hit her, but it was only the one that covered her mouth, to inhibit her chants. She rolled her eyes, finding it a tiny bit ironic that he used it the day she couldn't even use her chants on him.

She ran forward, lightly jumping off the ground and kicking him square in the face. He staggered backwards, not expecting a tiny girl like Raven to kick so hard.

"Bitch." He mumbled, grabbing her leg and twisting it. He pinned her down and cuffed her hands together with a gadget from his pocket.

She slipped out of his grip, her hands still handcuffed. She tried to run back into the tower, feeling as though it was her only hope. He appeared in front of her, and she groaned.

He grabbed her by the arm and roughly shoved her down. Climbing on top of her, he pulled out a needle and injected her with a mystery serum. He smiled as the girl lost consciousness.

He picked her up and tossed her over his shoulder. He pulled out her communicator, smashing it to bits on the rooftop, and then kicking it aside. He searched her for any more forms of communication, but couldn't find any.

Pulling out a cellphone, he dialed in a number.

"Slade? Yup, got her."

Red X grinned, satisfied with himself.

So should I continue this story? Review and let me know! :)

I'm excited to start this, but it if sounds totally lame to everybody than i'll delete it and start on a new idea (hopefully!)

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