Raven was standing in the kitchen, drinking a cup of herbal tea, when Robin and Beast Boy walked in. They both turned to greet her. She simply glared at Beast Boy, and left before either one of them could say anything. Robin turned to Beast Boy. "What did you do to her?"
Beast Boy sighed. "She hasn't treated the same since the night Slade's army attacked the tower and we found out about Terra."
Robin sat down at the table after getting a cup of coffee, and motioned for Beast Boy to do the same. "Why? It's not like it was your fault."
Beast Boy sat down across from Robin. "Dude, you don't get it. Terra knew stuff about the rest of us because she talked to us and we told her things. She observed us and recorded information about us, but with Raven it was different. The only real information Terra had on Raven was about her fighting skills, because Terra saw them in action. Terra knew very little else about Raven--how often does Raven really talk about herself. Everything that Terra knew about Raven beyond the obvious was because I told her. She would ask me questions, and without any real thought behind it, I would just tell her things. I didn't even give a second thought to how Raven would feel if she knew that I was telling an outsider about her. Raven saw it as a betrayal. In fact, she still thinks of it as a betrayal, and I agree with her. It was a betrayal. I betrayed all of you, but I betrayed Raven the most." Beast Boy lowered his head.
Robin put his hand on Beast Boy's shoulder. "Hey man, at the time you told her all that stuff, Terra wasn't an outsider, she was a Teen Titan. We all trusted her, we all believed in her, and we all shared things with her. It's not your fault, and it wasn't a betrayal. Okay, sure, you shouldn't have told her stuff that you knew Raven wouldn't have wanted her to know, but even Raven would have told her things in time just like she did with all of us." Robin removed his hand from Beast Boy's shoulder and let it rest on the tabletop.
Beast Boy lifted his head and stared straight into Robin's masked eyes. "No, she wouldn't have. It took her years to open up to us the way she did, and most of it was out of necessity. Raven never trusted Terra, and we should have listened to Raven and never let her in to begin with--and don't forget…no one listened to Raven when Terra first came back."
Robin sighed. "Beast Boy, you know that's not true. Raven did trust Terra. Maybe not as much as the rest of us, or even in the same way, but she did trust her. As far as welcoming her back, I'm sure we all wish we would have handled that differently. Raven did express uneasiness about having her back, but I felt that as leader--and especially after the Red X thing--it was my responsibility to give her another chance. I wish I'd have kept a closer eye on her. I wish I'd have figured out what she was up to before Slade's army attacked, but I didn't, and I can't change any of that. All I or any of us can do is learn from it, move on, and deal with it." Robin got up, set his cup on the counter, and left.
Robin walked out of the kitchen with no real purpose or direction, and yet he found himself here standing in front of Raven's room. He wasn't sure when he had knocked, but he must have, given the fact that she was now standing in front of him with the door open just enough to see the side of her pale face. "Robin, is there something I can help you with?" Raven gave him that cold emotionless stare that he knew all too well.
"Don't blame Beast Boy for Terra's betrayal. He shouldn't have told her so much about you, but we were all friends. I'm sure it only seemed natural to him that she was so curious about you, especially when you very rarely offer any information about yourself." By the time Robin realized what had come out of his mouth, it was far too late, and the damage had been done. Robin was sure he hadn't meant to come here or say that, but he did and he had. The words were spoken and there was no taking them back. He was sure Raven wouldn't say anything. Robin was convinced she would simply shut the door on him, and avoid him for the next couple of days. So, when Raven opened the door further and stepped out into the hallway, it was safe to say Robin was a little more than surprised.
Raven placed her hands on her hips. "I didn't think robins were known for sticking there beaks where they don't belong."
Robin was caught slightly off guard by her statement, but quickly recovered. "This is my business if it involves the team."
Raven folded her arms in front of her chest. "Robin--the ever-intuitive leader--always making sure everything is how it should be."
Robin stared at her wryly. "Well, Raven, you're far more moody than usual. If I didn't know any better I would say you are showing emotion."
Raven's eyes opened wider, but only slightly. Then realization hit her; she was moodier than usual and she was indeed close to showing emotions. Immediately she shrouded herself in her dark aura and sank through her bedroom door. Robin realized he had said the wrong thing and began to pound on Raven's door. "Raven, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that. We have all been having a hard time since Terra, well, you know..."
Raven walked over to the door, but didn't open it. "It's not that."
Robin leaned closer to the door in order to hear her better. He made note of the fact that her voice was back to its normal detached tone. "If it's not that, then what is it?"
Raven sighed. "Little meditation plus little sleep equals a very emotional Raven."
Robin knew that Raven only had trouble meditating when something was seriously wrong. "Anything I can do to help?"
She gave an emotionless chuckle. "You can't fix everything, Boy Wonder. I'll be fine." And with that, Raven walked away from the door, and Robin knew he was dismissed.
Author Note: I don't know if I'm going to do another chapter. If people want it I will, but I think it sort of stands on it's own.
