Raven stared at her phone in disbelief. It couldn't be…

No! Its not possible!

Someone had taken her up on her offer.

What offer is this you might ask? Well, it wasn't one that Raven was particularly proud of. Being the child of a disgusting rape made intimacy hard enough as it was. So the idea of auctioning off her virginity to pay for medical school was one that she sought as an absolute last resort. She'd already gotten a decent scholarship, but having nothing and nobody in the world to turn to after the Titans broke up made her situation desperate. Raven shook the last moments of seeing her friends out of her mind. She'd replayed the memory so many times in the past few years that now the emotions that used to physically and mentally cripple her, were now nothing more than a dull twinge.

A small grimace crept onto her mouth at that. There was likely going to be a lot more heartache headed her way soon. She thought that she could just get through it, take her money and go. Rationally, Raven knew that it wouldn't be that easy, but at the very least it was something that would guarantee her the money she needed to finish school. She looked forward to getting her medical degree and getting to work doing what she loved most in the world, saving people. It was the only thing that gave a Raven a sense that life was still worth living anymore. After the Titans had broken up she was upset and angry. The breakup was foolish really, but they were stubborn people so she knew they couldn't be reasoned with. The hope that maybe that they'd reunite had faded long ago; the final nail in the coffin came when she was accepted to medical school. Now no matter what she could make a difference in peoples' lives so she was content for the first time in a long time.

Now, all that was gone.

She needed money and badly. She didn't want to attract attention or do any type of publicity things that Cyborg and Beast Boy had done with mild success. Raven wanted peace and wanted to get her life together. To pay for her final semester, she decided to auction herself off. Granted, she made sure to do her research and advertised only on a website with some reputation. She reserved the right to say "no" to anything she was uncomfortable with. It wouldn't be a big deal. Virginity was just a social construct anyhow — nothing more than a tool to shame people.

And someone had just offered to pay her $50,000 for it!

Raven blinked a few times and stared at the phone again. Moonknight37…what an odd name. She glanced quickly around the coffee shop she was studying at hoping that nobody could see the emotions written all over her face. Was this really happening?

No it couldn't be!

It wasn't possible!

But it must've been because there is was in plain black and white in front of her. Moonknight37 messaged her again asking when they could meet. Raven had several exams this week, but fortunately, they'd all be though by Thursday.

Friday?

Sounds good, my apartment is in Wayne Towers.

Wayne towers? So that's where she'd be losing her virginity. At least it was somewhere nice, not some cheap motel or shady dump. That made her at least feel marginally better. Raven quickly put her phone aside as her computer pinged with mail. There was a lot of work to be done between now and Friday, so pushing her thoughts aside, she adjusted her sweatshirt and set to work.