Marry Who?

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Chapter 1: Goodbye

Raven was currently packing all of her things. Apparently, she had received a message from Azar. She was telling her to go back to Azarath and do her part as one of the new princesses of the said planet. She knew she wasn't the only princess because she wasn't the only one Azar adopted before she became queen. There were 3 of them actually, namely her, Christina, and Justine.

Sadly, she was the oldest among the three and as the oldest princess; her duty was to help the queen in maintaining a healthy relationship with the leaders of other planets, including Earth and Tamaran in the list. But to do so, she is to marry one of the candidates, chosen by the monks, from each of these planets.

She wanted to decline it. She knew she could do so. All she wants is to stay on Earth with her friends, the Titans. She doesn't even see herself being a ruler of their planet someday. But a certain thing made her decision and accepted the said mixed marriage event between two different races.

Flashback…

Two months had passed since their trip from Tokyo. They're back to their normal basis well, except for Robin and Starfire's status. They're in a relationship and everybody viewed them as the perfect couple.

At that time, Raven had these unexplainable feelings in her. She was falling for someone already. She can feel it. But that someone was with her friend. Robin.

She didn't know when it happened. It just did. She had fallen in love with the Boy Wonder. But she couldn't just broadcast it to everybody, especially to Starfire. She didn't want to lose her friend so she kept it all to herself.

Every time she would see them having fun together, pained her heart. They would usually go out together on dates leaving the three of them behind. Jealousy was eating her, wishing that she was Starfire and not the plain Raven.

She knows it was wrong. Wrong to wish for the misfortune of others but she can't help but think that someday, the perfect couple would break up. She tried her best to hide these emotions she was feeling. She can't just let them loose. She didn't train for years just to be defeated by her stupid emotions.

She let it all pass. Bearing all the hurt, jealousy and a bit of anger, as the time passed by. But the day she feared came. The day that she couldn't hold them anymore…

It was already late and she can't sleep. She was tossing and turning on her bed. She got up and left her room. In her thoughts, a nice cup of tea might be the answer to her problem.

The tower was very quiet at night. Not a single noise could be heard. It was peaceful. She walked down the hallway, passing through the others' rooms.

She got to the common room only to see Robin pacing back and forth, holding a cup of coffee, she guesses. The Boy Wonder seemed to be thinking of something big for him not to notice her presence. She called his attention.

"Robin." He looked surprised to see her still awake late at night.

"Oh hey, Raven. Why are you still up this late?" He asked her while taking a sip from his cup. Raven went to the counter and prepared her usual cup of tea.

"Can't sleep. And you? You seemed trouble by something." He sighed at what she said. She literally got him there.

"Well, yeah. I'm kind of troubled." He let off a fake laugh.

"Robin, if you're going to fake a laugh, at least not make it too obvious." She paused as she took a sit. "So what's bothering you? You can tell me you know."

He sighed again as he rubbed the back of his head. "Well, you see, Raven, tomorrow's kind of a special day for Star and I." It hit her. It was about Starfire again. She wanted to retreat to her room instead of listening to what he had to say but doing so would made it too obvious that she was affected with the two of them.

So she decided to listen what he had to share her. At least, in this way, she could help him even though it will surely hurt her. She looked at his masked eyes as if telling him to go on with his story.

"Tomorrow's our third monthsary as a couple. You see, I can't decide on what should I do. Should I take her out on a surprise date? Or give her a gift? Or do both?" He breathed heavily. "I don't know. I'm confused."

That shot her straight from the heart. She never expected that the Boy Wonder, the smartest in their team, would be worried of what to do to make his girlfriend happy. Starfire's so lucky because she has Robin. Someone to love her and even do things she doesn't expect him to do so.

Their leader looked at her. "What do you think, Raven? I am asking your opinions since you're a girl and you're very close with Star. If you were Star, which of them would make you happy?"

'I really wish I was her but I'm not.' Raven thought to herself. She took a sharp and deep breath. She knew this was pure torture but she continued with it.

"If I were her, I would be happy with either of the choices. They both seem uh, sweet I guess. Knowing Starfire, she would definitely love them. But if you were to ask me, it would be better if you just do both. That way she won't just be happy, but she'll be happier than expected." Robin's face lighted up and a smile formed on it.

"Yeah, you're right. Thanks, Raven!" Out of nowhere, the Boy Wonder hugged her. She blushed and she could feel her heart beating fast. It felt so unbelievably good unlike the other times she hugged him. This one's better. She wanted to make the moment last but she knew it was wrong. So she made her move.

"Uh, Robin, you're hugging me." Robin seemed to snap to his senses and pulled away. She wanted to protest but she kept it to herself. After all, she was the one who made him pull away.

"Oh, sorry. I forgot that you hate hugs." She stood up, preparing to leave him in the room.

"I don't hate hugs. I'm just a bit uncomfortable with it. I'm off. Good night, Robin." She walked pass him and didn't look back.

"Night, Raven." That's the last thing she heard before she went to her room.

As soon as she entered her room, she silently cried her heart out, eventually making the light bulbs, books and other things in her room, either blast themselves or be misplaced and scattered everywhere. She can't continue being in this situation. She needed to leave the tower as soon as possible but the others may suspect if she left without a strong reason to begin with.

She ransacked her brain for an ideal reason but she got nothing. She was about to give up and just leave when a messenger raven flew on her lap. It held a message. A message from Azar. A message that gave her hope that she can start a new life. A life without Robin or the teen titans.

She doesn't want to leave them behind; she just needed to find herself again. And that, following what the message said, was the first step to do it.

End of Flashback…

She finished packing her things. She's all set. Tomorrow, the titans had to start living without her.

'That wouldn't be hard for them, right? It's not that they would miss me or something.' She thought to herself as she prepared the candles and sand needed for the spell. She poured sand and formed a circle using the candles, all having equal distances apart from each other.

She went inside the circle and began to chant the spell. "Azarath Metrion Zinthos… Carazon Rakashas Enderez… Vaserix Endrien Azarath… Azarath, Azarath!" The circle illuminated a beam of white light which projected into the air, opening a portal.

She looked back for the last time, carrying a bag on her shoulders. She would definitely miss the tower and so as for the titans. Her eyes shut as she floated through the portal.

"Goodbye… For now…" Those were her last words before the portal closed, taking her to her homeland, no other than Azarath.