Hello, everyone! I'm Rae and these are going to be one-shot series with my favorite pairings of Raven from DC Comics. And since there are many timelines and versions of different characters (like, cartoon verse, comic verse etc.), before each one-shot I'll note down the pairing, their setting (cartoon, comic, animated movie etc.) and a general age range so you guys don't get too confused. Well, I hope you enjoy!

1. "Pull over. Let me drive for a while."

Pairing: Raven and Dick (Nightwing)

Setting: Comics

Timeline: Unknown

Age: 20-25

Missions far away from home were hard. But not as hard as spending an entire day socializing with strangers, a part of which were potential terrorists. It was… nerve-wrecking and draining. Always having to be on edge and always watching your back. But it was a mission one had to do and it just happened to be Raven and Dick playing the happy couple at this whole fancy event with leaders from all of Europe.

The evening went well, with no incidents, but also with no bad guys caught. And Dick was worried about that. If they didn't attack then, there had to be some other plan behind it, which they had absolutely no idea about. He didn't like not knowing these things.

"If you squeeze that wheel any further, it's going to snap." Raven's voice broke the silence between the two of them and made him snap out of his thoughts to look in her direction. But she wasn't looking at him at all, her gaze was focused on the road ahead of them. She didn't have to look to know.

"Sorry," he sighed. "I'm just frustrated-"

"I know."

Of course she did. Sometimes he still forgot that he didn't have to be superficial with her just like he was with everyone else. First of all, there was no point to that and, secondly, he trusted her with almost anything. And how could he not? They'd been teammates for what seemed like forever now, they'd been friends, best friends for ages. There was nothing they didn't know about each other already.

"I'm just- We didn't get the bad guys, Rae." He admitted with another sigh, his frustration not faltering for a second. "Their attack plans were leaked and they should've been there tonight. And they weren't. Which means that something else is going on and we don't-"

"We don't know it now, but we'll figure it out and then we'll stop them." Her calm nature was really soothing. And the way she looked at him with that smile on her face made him feel more at ease. Dick could never be sure if that was the use of her empathetic abilities or if she simply had that effect on him.

Whatever it was, it relaxed him, even if just a little. And as soon as he did that, his body realized just how tired he was from all this commotion today. Not that he wasn't used to constantly be tired and sleep-deprived. However, when he was, he usually wasn't driving a car. The road ahead of them was so boring too, it made it hard for him to stay focused and stay awake.

"Are you sure you want to drive all the way there?" Raven asked with a bit of concern in her voice. She picked up on his weariness and wondered if it was the best idea right now to let him drive in this condition.

"We need to be at the next location by morning. Kinda have to." He replied, trying not to yawn as soon as he opened his mouth, which she couldn't help but to raise her eyebrow at.

"Richard-"

"I'm fine, Raven, don't worry." Receiving half a smile from him, she wasn't all that convinced, but she decided not to press it further. That was until she glanced over at him and saw his eyes half closed already.

"Pull over." She raised her voice a little, giving it a stern tone.

"What-?" His eyes snapped open and looked over at her in hazy confusion.

"Pull over. Let me drive for a while."

"Raven-"

"Don't even start. I'm not going to let you drive us both in a ditch. You driving like this isn't safe for anyone on the road. Now, pull over and let me drive."

He had to admit that she made a good point. In this condition, he put not only them in danger, but also everybody else who was crazy enough to drive on the highway at this late hour. With a light groan, he pulled over and lazily slid into the passenger's seat while Raven got out of the car and walked around it to get by the wheel. The rest was a mystery to him because as soon as his head rested against the seat, he was out. And it was probably for the best.

He wouldn't have wanted to stress over Raven's driving for the rest of the way anyway.