(I do not own the Teen Titans, nor do I claim to. I own Phoenix however, And he is MINE! =D)
Phoenix surveyed the city below him. He chuckled to himself. They lived normal lives that were filled with no excitement. They had never experienced the loss of tragedy. The never had ever been pushed to the brink of death and back. He would be happy to destroy this city and unleash a plague on the world that would be worthy of the Bible.
But he couldn't.
That wasn't true really. He could do it quite quickly. But he had made a promise to his last living family member that he would help people. They had gotten separated in a waste land full of fire. He barely made it. No one else had ever came out of that place, except him. In honor of that event and in reminder of that promise he renamed himself Phoenix.
The fire bird. The bird that rose out of its own ashes.
That was who he was. It was a miraculous deed, escaping. But no one knew, he kept it to himself.
A dap of something wet hit him in the face, pulling him out of his memories. He extended his arm looking at the dark wood staff. It had many secrets, and so did he.
He better find some place to rest before he could start full-filling his promise.
Raven looked up from her book as she heard a knock on the door. She sighed tilting her head: It was Robin.
"Come in." She said trying not to sound emotional.
Robin opened the door and walked in closing it. She looked at him and felt her heart squeeze.
"Raven, you know why I came here." Robin said. She thought to herself, Do I? "You have been acting strangely lately. The others are worried about you. And after that battle... When you... they... I... you know... Raven we have a connection, you can tell me anything." He ended in a plea for her to tell him.
She looked away. Should she tell him? She would tell him exactly what he asked for. "Okay, Robin." She took a deep breath. "I have been crazy about you since the moment I saw you. I've loved everything about you. Since you and Starfire have gotten together, I've been jealous. I want you to know that I love you!"
Robin stared at her for a moment, then burst out laughing. "HA! Ha. Ha. Ha... And Beast Boy says you have no sense of humor! That was hilarious!" He grinned at her shaking his head.
The alarm rang loudly. Someone was stealing from the mall.
Robin jumped up and rushed to the door, "Come on!"
Raven watched as he ran out of her room. She couldn't believe he thought it was a joke. Her most inner feelings she bore to him and he laughed at them. What hope in the world is there for me? she thought as she went to join the others.