I based this off a sentence by The-New-Nightingale. This one is based off of "Full Circle". Check out "Inspired" though and read all of her sentences. They're awesome:D

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans. Neither do I own the general idea of this one-shot. That goes to The-New-Nightingale.

Type: One-shot

Title: Again & Again

Pairings: RedxRae

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Raven looked out the window and sighed, her breath causing the icy window to melt momentarily and make a circle of slight wetness before it froze up again, just like her heart.

X, she thought as she breathed again and traced the letter on the widow. It disappeared within seconds. I wonder what you're doing now.

Raven sighed. It had been seven months since she and Red X parted…

Flashback…

Raven held her clenched hands tighter to her chest. The object in her fist bit into her skin, but she ignored the pain.

Are you sure you want to do this? Intelligence asked in her head.

Yes,Raven replied. I have to do it.

No, you don't. Happy said, for once her voice sounding glum.

Happy is right! Love shouted at Raven. Are you just going to give up everything? You were actually happy for once!

That's the point! I can't be happy! I can never be happy,Raven said bitterly.

Bullshit,Courage growled. You're just scared.

Who wouldn't be? Fear said quietly. Being happy will only lead to trouble and pain.

Her emotions started arguing as Raven tried to tune them out. She believed she was making the right choice. It was the only choice. Right? She debated with herself.

"Rae?" Raven turned, surprised. She had been so wrapped up in her thoughts she hadn't realized he had arrived. "You okay?" he asked her.

"Y-yeah," Raven finally managed to say, turning to face him. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and clenched the object in her fist tighter.

"You sure?" His eyebrows furrowed as he studied her carefully with a frown. Something was off.

"Well, actually," Raven looked at the ground, heat rushing to her cheeks. She couldn't believe it. Raven, the renowned known Ice Queen, was blushing! Raven closed her eyes and took in a calming breath. She stuck her fist out to him, but he just stared at her, confused.

"Wha-" he started but stopped when Raven grabbed his hand and placed something in it. It was a diamond ring, the one he had given her four months ago when he had proposed to her.

"I'm sorry X," Raven murmured as she turned away. She knew there was pain in his eyes. "But we can't be together anymore." With that said, Raven teleported away.

Raven appeared on a rooftop not far away to watch X. Red X stood there, dumbfounded for a moment as everything finally registered in his head. "Dammit!" X banged his fist against a nearby wall.

Raven wiped away the oncoming tears, "I'm sorry X…so sorry…" This time she teleported away for good.

End of Flashback…

Raven placed her forehead against the cool window, slowly breathing so she wouldn't panic. It had been a long three months without him.

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Red lights flashed in the tower as the computer flashed while saying, "INTRUDER ALERT!"

Raven turned around, hands charged with ominous, black power. The other titans burst through the door, ready for a battle. In the middle of the chaos stood Red X, his hands up to show he meant no harm. Raven's eyes widened as she also realized his mask was in his outstretched hand to reveal his identity to everyone.

Raven was surprised and happy as she remembered every detail of his face. His chestnut colored hair flopped over his sparkling green eyes. Unlike the face she remembered though, this X was not smiling or laughing. His face was impassive.

"Red X?" Robin said as he broke the silence, his voice incredulous and his masked eyes wide.

"Hello chuckles, I've come to turn myself in." X said as he held his hands out to Robin. "Go ahead, cuff me. I won't run, and this isn't a trick."

Everyone at first was wary, and then Robin made a move to get his cuffs out. "Wait!"

Everyone turned to look at Raven. "I'll do it," Raven told Robin, trying to keep a straight face. She grabbed his cuffs and slowly approached X. Once she was in hearing distance, she whispered, "What the hell are you doing here?"

X gave her a small smile, "I'm turning myself in."

Raven frowned and glared at him, "You know what I mean X. Why are you doing this?"

He didn't answer her for a moment. Then in a soft voice, he answered, "I decided I can't live without you, Rae. And if you don't want to marry me then I guess I'll just turn myself in. Maybe then I'll actually get to see you."

Raven tried hard not to cry, but she could feel the wetness in her eyes, "Why? Why me?"

She could almost see that smile she knew was behind that mask, "Because I love you Rae."

Raven blinked so a small tear could escape her eyes. She smiled, "I love you too."

"Rae?" she heard Robin say. "Is everything alright?"

Raven only had a couple of seconds to choose. "X," she whispered hurriedly. He looked down at her. "If I promise to marry you now, can you take us to a place where I won't be a hero and you won't be a thief? A place where we can be together."

X took her hands in his and weaved there fingers together, "Yes." And with that Raven wrapped her arms around X as he wrapped his arm around her waist. He pressed a button on the belt.

"Raven!" the Titans yelled. Raven looked back at them as she materialized out of there and yelled something. She wasn't sure if they had heard her, but she hoped they did.

As the tingling sensation of teleportation wore off, Raven opened her eyes and saw a quaint house in front of her. "What do you think?" X asked. "Is it everything you wished for?"

"Actually, it's more." Raven hugged X tighter and smiled. She thought it was over, when she had let him go. It had started again though, when he turned himself in.


Alternate Ending:

Everyone at first was wary, and then Robin made a move to get his cuffs out. "Wait!"

Everyone turned to look at Raven. "I'll do it," Raven told Robin, trying to keep a straight face. She grabbed his cuffs and slowly approached X. Once she was in hearing distance, she whispered, "What the hell are you doing here?"

X gave her a small smile, "I'm turning myself in."

Raven frowned and glared at him, "You know what I mean X. Why are you doing this?"

He didn't answer her for a moment. Then he turned the voice box in the mask off and answered her in his normal voice. "I decided I can't live without you, Rae. And if you don't want to marry me then I guess I'll just turn myself in. Maybe then I'll actually get to see you."

Raven tried hard not to cry, but she could feel the wetness in her eyes, "Why? Why me?"

She could almost see that smile she knew was behind that mask, "Because I love you Rae."

Raven blinked so a small tear could escape her eyes. He was hoping for too much. She was a hero, a Teen Titan. He was a thief, Red X to be exact. There was no way they could be together. "But I don't love you X."

Red X's face fell. He was crushed, and she knew it. Careful to keep her face impassive, she grabbed X's hands and cuffed them. She handed X to Robin, who still had a I-can't-believe-we-got-him face on. Red X looked at her, his eyes dead. He smiled stupidly, "I'll always love you Raven, always remember that."

Raven turned away as Robin hauled Red X away to the interrogating room. His dead eyes would haunt her forever. She thought it was over, when she had let him go. It had started again though, when he turned himself in. How she wish he hadn't done so.

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Thanks to The-New-Nightingale for letting me use her idea/sentence! Check out her story "Inspired"!

I will explain the format of this story, since some might not get it. This is Part One of 2 mini stories in this story. Each chapter is based off a different sentence from "Inspired" but still follows along as the previous chapter unless it is a different Part.

Ciao,

Xaleria