Before I Die…

Summary: AU- Raven could kill him. Not only did he refuse to stop for gas, but after the car stopped working he locked them out. And it was raining…hard. Genre: Romance/Humor; RobRae

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"I like the rain, actually." - Bill Rodgers

Raven glared profusely as he pulled and pulled at the door handle. Raven watched with narrowed eyes as he banged he fist on the window. She supposed she should go help him, but she was currently far too angry to be within three feet of him. It was safer if she stayed where she was right now; underneath the only tree in this forsaken land of Nowhere.
Raven knew that if she got too close she just might kill him. Raven could kill him, actually. Not only did he refuse to stop for gas, insisting they had plenty to get them home, but after the car stopped working he had locked them out. Raven winced as a drop of water fell in her eye. 'And,' she mused, 'it's raining.' As though the sky heard her thoughts, the rain began to fall harder, turning into a monsoon. 'Scratch that. It's raining…hard.'
When the torrent of rain had picked up, Richard came running underneath the tree where Raven stood. He looked completely different than he did an hour ago. The hair gel had been washed out by the rain and his jet black hair was plastered to his face, his red polo was now a maroon color, completely soaked through, his jeans looked to be sagging, weighted down by all the water, and, Raven fought back a laugh, his tennis shoes squished and squashed every step he took.
He stood beside her and watched the road. Raven joined him and silently prayed someone would drive past slow enough for them to run out and ask for help. The only sound was that of the rain pouring around them. After several minutes of silence, however, Richard spoke up.

"Raven," he started, his tone defeated. "I'm sorry." He looked down at her and Raven felt her anger melting away. His entire being was soaked and his blue eyes were swirling with emotions. "I should have stopped when you said to. I just," he sighed, "I thought there was plenty of gas to get us home." Raven smiled. She knew he was truly sorry if he was admitting he was wrong. Getting Richard to set his pride aside was one of the hardest things in the world.
As the last of Raven's anger melted away at his apology, she put a gentle hand on his cheek and turned his face to hers.

"It's okay," she spoke softly, hoping that she could make him feel better. She never was the best at comforting people.

"No, it's not okay," Richard said almost angrily. "I was stubborn and now we're locked out of the car in the middle of nowhere and it's raining." Raven opened her mouth to reply but quickly closed it as she realized her reply was sarcastic. 'You're trying to comfort him, not make him feel worse,' she chastised herself. She looked out at the rain and smiled again.

"The rain is slowing down," she pointed out, watching as the rain became nothing more than a heavy drizzle. Raven felt Richard lean into her touch and she turned her attention back to him. He smiled tenderly at her.

"Since when do you comfort people?" he asked, his voice teasing, and Raven knew she had succeeded already. At his question, however, she scoffed.

"I can comfort people anytime I choose," she stated haughtily. "I just choose not to most of the time." Richard laughed and grabbed her hand that was still on his cheek.

"Since the rain isn't so bad anymore, let's go try to open the door again," Richard suggested, not giving her time to answer and merely pulling her into the dripping rain. Raven felt her hair start to plaster onto her head and she glared once more at him. She started to pull out of his grasp but changed her mind. By the time she would get back to the shelter of the tree, she would be as wet as he was. It would be pointless to turn back now. She trembled and glared harder. Now they were stranded in the middle of nowhere, locked out of the car, and she was wet and cold.
They made it over to the car and Richard pulled and pulled at the door handle once more. After several more tries, he gave up. He turned to look at his girlfriend, the defeated expression back on his face. With no warning whatsoever, Raven forced her shivering body to walk over to where Richard stood. She put her cold arms around his neck and pulled him down for a kiss. He responded immediately and wrapped his equally cold arms around her waist, pulling them closer together. She moaned slightly and felt a rush of heat that went from her mouth to her toes. Her arms tightened around his neck as she deepened the kiss and it was his turn to moan.
They kissed until they needed air. As they pulled apart, Richard rested his forehead against hers and looked confusedly into her hooded eyes.

"Not that I mind," he began, his voice breathy, "but why. I've done nothing but mess this night up," Richard reminded her as he moved a strand of wet hair that fell in front of her face.

"Kori would kill me if I didn't kiss you in the rain," Raven explained quietly. "'It's every girl's dream,'" she quoted. Richard smiled.

"Was it your dream?" he asked just as quietly.

"I'd never really thought about it until just then. But it was nice." Richard cupped her chin and kissed her softly. Raven's felt her eyes flutter and close at the gentle contact.

"I guess this was all worth it then," Richard mumbled against her lips. Raven's look of content quickly changed. She pulled back and glared at him.

"No," she said sharply. "We are stranded in the middle of nowhere. We are locked outside the car, it's raining, and I'm absolutely freezing. The kiss in the rain was nice, but we can do that at one of our houses. If it's raining we can run outside, kiss and be back where it's warm. But right now we are stuck in this horrendous weather." Raven turned on her heel and started back to the tree. "Come get me when you figure out how to get us home," she yelled over her shoulder. Richard stared after her and groaned. It was going to be a long time before she decided to forgive him.

Before I Die…Kiss in the rain.

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AN: Hello, everyone! I hope you're all doing good. Allow me to explain what exactly this is.

This "story" isn't a story at all. They are unrelated (unless otherwise noted) one-shots of the Teen Titans doing things that I have on my bucket list. Some are regular universe, some are AU. There are some of every genre. I will put down a small summary, genres, and if there is a couple, who it is. These are really just for fun but I'm not spending too much time on them. I needed something to work on while I continue writing Red Light, Green Light (which is going pretty good, thank you everyone who has read/reviewed/favorited/etc). These are just fun little drabbles. And yes, everything in these drabbles, are on my bucket list. Some are cheesy (like kissing in the rain) and some are just plain fun, some serious. It all just depends.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed! Expect some of these often or not for a long while. These are not my main focus right now, but I have summaries for twenty-five of them already. Hope you enjoyed and thank you for reading!

EDIT: JUNE 23, 2012; 8:00 PM - Okay, I just went back and fixed my absolutely horrid grammar and spelling in this. Remind me to not write at four in the morning anymore.