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It was a normal day for the Titans . . . a day when their service was needed to protect the innocent; however, this particular mission was different. In stead of it being Jump Citizens in trouble, it was the people of the City of Gotham. Furthermore, it was the Justice League asking for help from the Titans. Robin had of course accepted the mission and was briefing his team about the details. Robin stood in front of the screen of the living room and had a PowerPoint pulled up to aide in his explanation. His team was gathered in their usual spots on the semicircular couch.
"As you know, the Justice League has asked for our assistance to bring down a particularly skilled and crafty villain. Batman will be in charge of this operation and only two of us will be going undercover for this mission. Those of you left in the tower will of course continue to protect Jump City. Myself and Raven will be going undercover in Gotham," Robin told him team. His announcement was met with silence by all and Raven was giving him a strange glare as if the idea did not bode well with her. Robin smiled despite himself . . . he loved ruffling her feathers.
"Robin . . . why is it that Raven is accompanying you on this mission of cover under?" Star asked her leader. Robin groaned internally . . . even though he and Star had broken up years ago she still seemed to think that he belonged to her alone. It was a notion she was going to have to get over. However, he could not answer her because his response would hurt Star, and even though they were not together anymore did not mean he wanted to see her hurt.
"Raven's powers I felt would be the most useful against the villain," Robin told her confessing only part of his motivation for choosing Raven. Another reason was that Raven was far better at "playing human" then Star. Additionally, it helped that Raven was . . . easy on the eyes and quite possibly his closest friend on the team. Robin turned Raven's way and saw that she accepted his reasoning . . . however something in her eyes told him that she had felt the lust coming off him a second ago.
"Cyborg, you are in charge of the Tower until we return. If you need to contact Raven or I don't use the communicator. We will have a cell phone. I'll include that number along with how to reach Batman in a package for you. We will be leaving early in the morning . . . team dismissed except Raven," Robin declared. Slowly the other's left leaving just Robin and Raven alone in the living room.
"Well are you going to tell me what we are up against or do I just have to be surprised when we come across the villain," Raven asked hotly. She was angry . . . the way she hugged her thin frame told Robin as much. He knew she might be a little pissed that he had not come to her to inform her of his decision before hand . . . but he was leader . . . it was his job to make the selection. However, instead of goading her he merely smiled. Raven's cheeks turned slightly pink before she pulled that damn hood over her head to hide her face. Robin loathed that cloak . . . always hiding that magnificent body and the hood that always sheltered her beautiful face from his gaze. Robin clicked a button on the remote and the first slide appeared on the screen. It showed a middle aged wealthy man with dark brown hair and pepper colored hair thrown into the mix here and there.
"This man was once a successful CEO in Gotham until he came across our villain. Our villain . . . who goes by the name of Changor used some sort of power to convince Mr. Bruckor, our CEO, that he is actually a successful lion tamer. He also had Mr. Bruckor give him all his money before sending him off in the direction of the nearest circus . . . unfortunately Mr. Bruckor was not a great lion tamer and . . . is no longer with us. This had happened to several other wealthy people in Gotham . . . two are dead, and three are in the psychiatric ward of Gotham's hospital. We are going undercover as a young, wealthy married couple . . ." Robin said and before he continued he was interrupted by Raven.
"Wait a minute . . . did you say married couple?" Raven demanded. Robin nodded and desperately tried to keep the smile off his face.
"As a married couple we will not get paid a lot of attention. Two single people draw attention from other single people. The last thing we need is for one of us to get cornered by someone looking for a date and for the villain to slip in and destroy another person's life. Therefore, we are going to play married. I'm going as myself . . . Richard Grayson. Do you want to keep your own name or is Raven Grayson fine?" he asked. Raven frowned at him for a moment before answering.
"Raven Grayson is fine. Does this mean I will get to see you with your mask off?" she asked. Robin nodded, which earned him a rare smile from his dark sorceress.
"Raven . . . when you get married for real . . . do you think you'll take your husband's name?" Robin asked before he realized the words had come out of his mouth. Raven gave him a serious look that was both sad and reserved.
"Robin . . . I sincerely doubt I will ever get married, therefore, discussing if I would take the name of an imaginary man is useless. Shall we continue discussing the mission or are you done?" she asked coldly. Robin sighed softly. He hoped to change Raven's opinion of herself and show her that someone could love her . . . someone might want to marry her . . . and that someone was him.
"What dress size are you?" he asked. Raven's eyes were instantly alarmed. "We will be attending various functions like other rich people do . . . and you will need some suitable dresses . . . and casual wear as well," Robin told her.
"I'll go buy my own dresses thank you." She said softly. Robin shook his head.
"Sorry Rae, but I need you to do something else for the first half of the day. I need you to come up with a basic background information for our lives . . . you know, how we met and all that. Another reason I chose you is that you have been in my mind. You know about who I was before I became Robin of the Teen Titans. That means you know who my adopted father is . . ." he said pointedly. Raven nodded and signaled for him to continue. "I need for you to come up with an explanation for my disappearance. I guess, getting married will help explain things. Wile you are doing that I'll buy you some clothes and a wedding ring." Robin looked over Raven. He always had an exceptional eye for women's sizes. She would probably tell him a size too big so that she could feel more . . . covered. However, he was not going to let that happen. Robin began strolling out of the common room.
"Wait! Don't you need to know my size?" Raven asked as he disappeared into the elevator and he was laughing the whole time.
Well I was worried I would not get an idea for another Raven Robin story . . . but last night I came up with this! I know it sounds unoriginal . . . an undercover story, but I think you will be pleasantly surprized . . . Anyways . . . poor Raven I just know Robin is going to pick you out some revealing dresses and I know how much you are going to hate it . . . but I'm sure you'll get him back. I hope you like my new story so far! Please Review!