Chapter one- Artie's Palace
Robin's pov
She was up to something. I was sure of it. And as the leader I felt that it was my duty to find out exactly what "IT" was.
Or maybe that's just the excuse I used to watch her. What could she possibly be up to? What could be worth all the trouble she was going through to hide it from all of us? I didn't like it. And I WOULD figure it out. Think impossible. What's something you'd never expect to catch Raven doing?
Shopping?
…Negative. The malls aren't even open this late.
Could she have a boyfriend?
That's a possibility, but why would she hide that? Most people would find that something to celebrate.
But then again Raven wasn't most people
*squeak*
There she was. If Raven was anything she was consistent. She would leave the same time every Tuesdays and Thursdays. Who knows how long she had been leaving. The ONLY reason I had this piece of knowledge was because I'd had one too many glasses of punch at Starfire's "social get together". She threw them at least once a month because she thought they kept the team from feeling the effects of working so hard to keep our city safe.
Who knows she could be right.
Anyway.
I'd had too many glasses of punch that night and my bladder decided that it wasn't quite finished with me yet.
Flashback
I woke up around midnight to the feeling of a full bladder. All that punch. I grabbed my mask off the dresser beside me and rose out of bed to go to the restroom when I heard a door quietly shut in the hallway. I automatically knew it was ravens since she stayed right across the hall. Not thinking much of it I sat in the bed a little while. I figured she may be having a similar bladder moment.
A minute went by and I didn't hear the restroom door open.
Huh.
I rose up off the bed quietly, senses already alert as I opened my door, (As a superhero your paranoia is what keeps you alive. And make you feel like an idiot all at once.) And peeped outside to see what was going on.
Empty hallway.
What the hell?
I quietly walked into the hallway, following in the direction where I assumed Raven had gone. Man she was quiet. I couldn't hear anything. My brows burrowed in concentration as I tried to both conceal my footsteps and listen to hers. My snooping led me to an empty common room. I blinked a couple of times, waiting for my eyes to adjust to the dark. No Raven. I scanned over the room and to parts of the kitchen. None of the lights in this part of the tower were turned on so she probably wasn't here. I guess she went the other way.
Honestly at this point I didn't even want to know what was happening. I was probably over thinking things and I really wanted to go back to bed. She may not have even left her room. Maybe Starfire should throw more parties. With that thought I turned around and headed back to my room. Convinced that I was being ridiculous.
I soon found out that I wasn't quite so ridiculous.
End Flashback
*squeak*
There she was. I rose out of bed fully dressed. This time I was prepared. Or at least I thought I was. I had come to this point many nights where I told myself that I was going to follow Raven out the house to wherever she went on these nights. But I could never finish what I started. I sort of felt that it was an invasion of her privacy. Would I want someone following me?
But then again I'm not the one sneaking out on Tuesday and Thursday nights.
So I would always get dressed and wait in my bed until I heard her door open.
I would go through with this. I would do it this time.
I opened my door quietly when I was sure raven was inside the elevator. Then I dashed (quietly) down the hallway to the flight of stairs, running noiselessly down to the first floor. I pressed my ear against the door to hear her engorge herself and the alarm system at the front door in one of her energy fields so no one could hear her disarm it. I never could figure out why she just didn't pass through the walls out the tower.
Guess she didn't know that it didn't block the sound completely.
Out the door she went. And shortly after I followed.
This is where I hit my biggest disadvantage. Raven could fly. I could not. I couldn't just tear after her on my noisy motorcycle. She would hear me and abort the mission.
Ha. Look at me. Everything was always work.
Good thing she still wore her tracker. Maybe she wanted to be found. (Raven was just making all kinds of mistakes tonight)I gave her a few minutes to reach her destination before following. While I was waiting I thought about what action I would take when I finally figured out where she had been going. Was I just going to confront her? Would I stay hidden?
Well I would have to get there to find out. I turned on my ignition about ten minutes later and sped off after the little red dot on my radar. The direction she was headed was so odd. What could she possibly want on this side of the town? The whole ride there I tried to run through every possible place and reason as to where she was headed.
And none of them could even begin to touch the idea of where we really ended…
Artie's Palace of Beautiful Women
……………a strip club?....Come on now.
I didn't even know what to think at this point. So instead of trying to put the pieces together, I casually walked in…. to Artie's Palace.
A/N: I read stories on here as well and i get really impatient when authors don't upload fast enough for my liking lol. But anyway i will be leaving out of town for a week and if you read this and happen to like it just know that i havent forgotten about it. just wont be able to update for a bit. but trust me...there is more. so yeah, just keep reading :D. I may put up a chapter two before i leave.