As she passed the bookshelf for the 20th time, she thought of how to say goodbye. She sighed, clueless. How to say goodbye… she mused. Raven thought… Then she remembered a song all of the titans knew. She quickly wrote down the lyrics, struggling to get them all down in time to get away before the titans returned from getting pizza. She knew that there was no point in trying to explain this to them to their faces, so as soon as she finished the lyrics, she ran, taking nothing...
Soon, the titans returned and Robin punched the code into Ravens door to unlock it. " Raven?" He called. He then saw the note and Ravens communicator. He quickly opened the note and read it…
I've practiced this for hours, gone round and round
And now I think that I've got it all down
And as I say it louder I love how it sounds
Cause I'm not taking the easy way out.
He was confused. What was she saying?
Not wrapping this in ribbons
Shouldn't have to give a reason why...
His confusion doubled as he read those two lines, but confusion quickly turned into shock with the next few lines.
It's NO SURPRISE I won't be here tomorrow
I can't believe that I stayed till today
Yeah you and I will be a tough act to follow
But I know in time we'll find this was NO SURPRISE.
He of course, gasped. She was gone!
It came out like a river once I let it out
When I thought that I wouldn't know how
Held onto it forever just pushing it down
Felt so good to let go of it now
And she KNEW she would leave! SHE PLANNED THIS FOR AWHILE!
Not wrapping this in ribbons
Shouldn't have to give a reason why
It's NO SURPRISE I won't be here tomorrow
I can't believe that I stayed till today
The next two lines confused him…
There's nothing here in this heart left to borrow
There's nothing here in this soul left to say
Why did she say that?
Don't be surprised when we hate this tomorrow
God knows we tried to find an easier way
Yeah you and I will be a tough act to follow
But I know in time we'll find this was NO SURPRISE
Tears welled up in his eyes. He'd left so much unsaid…
Our favorite place we used to go
The warm embrace that no one knows
The loving look that's left your eyes
That's why this comes as no, as NO SURPRISE
He was very upset by this. Very.
If I could see the future and how this plays out
I bet it's better than where we are now
But after going through this, it's easier to see the reason why
She's right. It isn't a surprise. She and I both knew that our friendship would end soon. I just didn't want to admit it.
It's NO SURPRISE I won't be here tomorrow
I can't believe that I stayed till today
Yeah you and I will be a tough act to follow
But I know in time we'll find this was NO SURPRISE
The kiss goodnight, it comes with me
Both wrong and right, our memories
The whispering before we sleep, just one more thing that you can't keep
Our favorite place we used to go
The warm embrace that no one knows
The loving look that's left your eyes
But I know in time we'll find this was NO SURPRISE
That last line of the song was it. He didn't bother to read all of the following paragraph that followed it. He had to run, He had to find her.
Eventually, he tracked her down. He got there right on time too, as she was saying something to herself. Her muttering stopped with an abrupt, " Chest it is, then." And she reached into her cloak and pulled out a knife. She held it in both of her hands, about to kill herself. No! Then, without thinking, he pulled a bird-a-rang out from his belt and threw it, knocking the knife out of her hands. She gasped. Robin ran at her head on, grabbed her, and pulled her into a passionate kiss that neither of them expected. He pulled her away and said, " Raven, I love you.". She just gave him a look. Then she said at random, " Wow, this is awkward…".Then she sighed and said, " I love you too…"
End!
This is chapter one in my 20 song-ficlet challenge!