Raven was just about to get hit with the cannon, inwardly she cringed and outwardly she didn't show it. There was a bright flash of light and she found herself in a room with the walls gently pulsing colors she knew and others she didn't.
"Wha…?" Raven looked surprised.
"Welcome to my humble abode…uhh…Why do children always need saving?" A man in a black trench coat, black shirt, black steel toed boots, and black jeans with a silver belt buckle that looked like an anarchy symbol.
"Who are you to call me a child?" Raven looked annoyed.
"I am distantly related to you…lets just say that you're my grand-niece with a great many greats before." He had laughter in his eyes.
"So then who are you…?" Raven looked confused.
"Dracos Maximillion, Drake for short. So you still don't have a boyfriend yet? I wonder…" He had an evil smile on his face.
"I can't be close to anyone…not even to you." She looked kind of sad.
"Actually…you can, its just about control…"
"Don't give me that lie…Trigon will take control if I do get emotional." She stated.
"Really…I have to fix that then." He snapped his fingers and all the red runes appeared on Ravens body then disappeared and showed up on Drake.
"How…?" Raven looked perplexed.
"You see, his servant convinced you that you had to do it, now he has to convince me…which will never happen." He had an ear to ear smile across his face.
"But I-I'm…"
"The daughter of Trigon the Terrible, Princess to the Fifth Circle of Hell, and now officially free of all his influence…because if he thinks that he can hurt you again, he has another thing coming." He still had a smile on his face.
"But…why do you care now?" She had a look of mistrust.
"I want to thwart his plans…besides a bonus is you being able to do what you want with your emotions…nothing more…" His still had laughter in them.
"My powers…are gone!" She looked angrily at him
"Ooops." He looked sheepish for a moment.
"I want them back, NOW!" Raven scowled.
"Now why would you want them back?" He looked at her smiling.
"I just…do…" She looked down.
"Is there a guy you want to see…?" He let the question hang in the air.
"…No" She didn't look up.
"Bull…I have the best lie detector in the multiverse." He took a no-nonsense pose.
"…I…guess there is." She said in a near whisper.
"Really? Tell me." A chair appeared from nowhere and he sat down.
"He's…I-I don't want to talk about it, my friends will want to see me." She looked at him with despair.
"Don't worry at all…a time stop is in effect, so we have all the time in the world, literally." He smiled at her with a dark twinkle in his eye.
"I want my powers back." She looked down trying to change the subject.
"Not yet…I have taken an interest in your life…the least you can is indulge me…" He leaned back in the chair.
"Fine…I like Robin…can I get my powers back and go now?" she looked at him hard.
"Just 'like'…then how come you get jealous when he's with the orange chick?" He's looking playfully at her while sarcasm is laced in his voice. She glairs at him for what he is implying.
"We…can never be." She finished looking hurt.
"Are you sure about that?" He looks at her questioningly.
"Yes…no…maybe?" She looked confused.
"Actually you two would make the perfect couple…even a family in the future, if you want one…well here are your powers and a slight gift from me…and if you are wondering, yes your powers come from me now, not your dad…you'll have high points and low points but you'll be able to feel emotion as a normal person." He snapped his fingers and she felt a surge of power rip through her body. She brought her power to the forefront and instead of the normal blackness, it was a multi-colored mix that was beautiful as well as hypnotizing. She then went back to normal.
"Thanks…" She smiled.
"Not a problem…that smile should knock him dead though…Time to get you back." He chuckled and snapped his fingers.
Raven appeared and time resumed. Cyborg blasted the cannon and destroyed it while Robin and Beast Boy charged Deathshead.
"Raven! Starfire! Go for the legs! Cyborg! Beast Boy! Disarm him! I'll keep him busy!" Robin shouted into the headsets.
"Yes friend Robin!" Star set about her task.
"No problem…" Raven glided on down.
"Gotcha'!" Cy took aim.
BB roared.
"A bunch of kids won't take down Deathshead!" Deathshead pulled a sword from it's sheath and it glowed with an unearthly light.
"No!" Raven cried out as the sword was headed towards it's intended target. Robin parried it with his bo and counter-attacked striking the joint behind the knee. Deathshead went to one knee. Ravens eyes glowed multicolored and the sword was ripped out of Deathshead hands and was thrown into the bay.
"Thanks Rae…I owe you one." The boy wonder shot back quickly.
"AHHHHHH…" There was a flash of light and Deathshead disappeared. Robin looked confused but Cy looked like he knew something.
"He used a boom tube to get outta here." Cy looked as frustrated as Robin did.
"He couldn't have gotten far…lets get back to the tower and do some research." He got on his R-cycle and was about to leave when Raven spoke up.
"Can I ride with you?" Raven kept her monotone.
"…Sure." He looked at her for a second and threw her a helmet.
"Umm…Why don't you want to fly?" BB asked looking confused.
"I don't felt like it…" She stated simply. With the interrogation over Robin zoomed off into the night with Raven holding on.
"Why friend Raven feel like riding with friend Robin?" Starfire looked to Cyborg.
"I dunno…I guess she didn't feel like flying." Cyborg shrugged his shoulders and climbed into the drivers side of the T-car, BB got into the back seat and Starfire sat in the passenger seat.
"Dude…Then why didn't she teleport?" BB looked deep in thought.
"Your right, she could've done that…" Cyborg looked thoughtful as well.
"Dose she wish to spend more time with Friend Robin?" Starfire looked confused.
"Probable…She could be trying to get to know each of us…individually…" Cyborg kept one eye on the road as he pondered this.
"Dude! Isn't it obvious! She must have been replaced by a clone…her powers are black! Not multicolored!" BB looked panicked.
"Dude…your right! Her eyes were multicolored…could be something with her powers though…" He pulled in gracefully into the towers garage.
"We have to ask what happened dudes." BB said finally.
"I agree with friend Beast Boy." Starfire nodded her head.
"I'll talk with her, find out what's going on." Cyborg said while getting out of the car. The thing they failed to notice was that the R-cycle wasn't there yet.
Robin went on his normal calm down cruse around Jump City momentarily forgetting about his passenger. He took a turn at one hundred and five and almost crashed if Raven hadn't teleported them away. His bike became a fiery piece of scrap metal.
"So…this is what you do after a mission." Ravens tone was dry. When he turned to look she was smiling.
"Except for the crashing part…yeah." He looked down.
"Lets get some tea…my favorite tea-house is right there." She pointed to a small hole in the wall shop across the street.
"Ok…maybe some Earl Grey will help." He somersaulted off the roof and landed perfectly. Raven appeared right next to him and walked in with him trailing her.
"I'll have green tea and he'll have some Earl Grey." Raven said to the waitress.
"Cream and sugar with your tea sir?" The waitress asked Robin.
"Yes please." He replied.
"So…what do you have on your mind?" Raven asked nervously.
"I'm just thinking that I should've been faster…" He looked down.
"It's not your fault…even Cy couldn't have told you he had a boom tube transmitter on him…" She looked at him with concern and some of it slipped into her voice.
"I…wait a minute…" He looked at her confused.
"What?" She looked at him still concerned.
"Nothing has blown up and your showing emotion." He scrutinized her for a moment.
"What so bad about that?" She looked annoyed.
"Nothing…if it weren't you, now I have two theories. One, you gained some new control over your abilities in three minutes or two, your someone different…"
"If you must know…a…relative plucked me out of the time line and…we talked." She smiled at him.
"What do you mean by talk?" His voice edgy.
"I can see why you love him, he's smart." Raven rolled her eyes as Drake pulled up a seat.
"And you are?" Robin said stiffly.
"Dracos Maximilloin, call me Drake…" He offered his hand and when Robin didn't take it he dropped it.
"How are you related to Raven?" Robin looked like he wanted to pump this guy for information.
"Lets just say I'm a grand uncle…" Drake smiled and his eyes turned a fluorescent pink.
"Ok…" Robin just looked at him.
"Your tea sir and ma'am." The waitress placed the teas in front of them and left, not noticing the other black clad man.
"So…did you help Raven?" Robin asked while he sipped his tea.
"That I did." His eyes had laughter in them.
"Can we…get off that subject?" Raven looked at both of them.
"Sure…and you don't need to tell me everything about yourself there 'Robin', I know some of it…just not all of it…" Drake laughed.
"You said something about 'love'?" Robin pressed.
"Yeah…I did…didn't I." Drake looked playfully at Raven to see her silently fuming.
"He…gave me the ability to…feel." She looked at Robin and blushed.
"Really…and about the prophesy?" Robin looked at Drake questioningly.
"I am now the portal for Trigon…and he ain't getting through." Drake chuckled.
"What do you mean by that?" Robin looked confused.
"The portal has to acknowledge that he can come through, in other words; accept the fate. However I have a tendency to break the rules…all of them." Drake smiled evilly.
"Oh…Rae, we need to teleport to Joe's Garage to pick up a chassis for a new bike." Robin looked distant like he was remembering something.
"Really, then what do you call that?" Drake pointed to the R-cycle, it looked like it was brand new.
"How…? Never mind…" Robin had look of disbelief. When he turned to look back at Drake he was gone.
"He's worse than you are at disappearing." Raven joked with laughter in her eyes.
"Yeah…I guess your right…" He chuckled and looked at her. 'Did she just crack a joke?' She smiled back at him. 'I like her better this way, she seems more…human.'
"I'll pay for it…" She offered.
"Nah…I'll get it." He took the ticket up to the register and paid it while Raven laid out a tip of ten dollars.
"We better get home before they start saying we're dating…" Raven looked down.
"And dating you would be a bad thing?…lets go to a movie tonight Rae."
"A-are you asking me out? I thought you wanted Starfire…" Raven looked shocked.
"I'll take that as a yes…however…we need to go shopping for you." He said as he got on his bike.
"I-I have something to wear." She looked at him astonished.
"I happen to know that all you have is that uniform…besides, it's all on me." He gave a cocky grin.
"O-ok…" She looked nervous as she got on the back of the bike. He sped off toward the mall.
Cyborg looked at his internal chronometer and gave a worried glance at the door. 'They should have been here by now…where could they be?' He was knocked from his train of thought when Starfire came through the door with a worried look on her face.
"Where is friend Raven and friend Robin, are they not back yet?" She looked down as he came up to her.
"I dunno Star…they've been gone for three hours…" Cyborg didn't want to see her like this, distraught over her missing teammates.
"I'll call 'em in an hour if they still don't show Star, kay'?" Cyborg put a reassuring hand on her shoulder.
"Thank you friend Cyborg, I will wait…" She floated down the hallway toward her room with an air of despair. 'I hope ya' know whatcha' doin' man…hell has no fury like Star…' He chuckled to himself.
Robin was inside the store called 'Children of the Night' and had just picked up a set of clothes for the 'after party'. What he had was a pair of black baggie jeans that had assorted patches and embroidery on it depicting dragons battling one another and a sleeveless dark red shirt that had a tiger going around a yin and yang symbol. Raven still couldn't decide what to get.
"Rae, pick something…or I'll toss a few at you." He smirked.
"If you do then I have to see you come out of that dressing room in your outfit." She said wryly.
"Deal." He agreed and she looked at him in shock as if she wasn't expecting that he wouldn't agree.
"Here…" He tossed a random dress at her and she caught it.
"You have got to be joking…" She looked at the 'dress', it looked like it was put through a wood chipper with the certain pieces sewn back together revealing a little more skin than she wanted. It also came up to mid thigh.
"Well pick something then…" He looked at her with laughter in his eyes. She then found a dress that she liked, it was a royal purple with black silk in the design of a black dragon coiling up till the head rested on the left breast and was strapless. It came to lower thigh and didn't show as much skin as the other one did.
"Sit." She told him and he did. When she came back out again she looked stunning. He mentally slapped himself.
"Y-you look…beautiful." He stammered out and she felt through her telepathy his want for her. 'He really does want me…why haven't I noticed this before?' She thought happily to herself.
"You mean it?" She looked at him to see if he was telling the truth.
"Why would I lie to you…" He looked at her with a mock hurt expression. Her face brightened.
"It's a keeper then…" She smiled warmly at him when their communicators started flashing.
"Knew they were going to call, I'll take it…" Robin pulled his out and Cyborgs face appeared on the screen.
"Where ya'all at?" Cy said in a normal tone.
"At the mall. What's up?"
"Nothen' Jus wondering where you at…" Cyborg stated.
"We'll remember to check in, ok?" Robin covered.
"Kay…get home soon, Star is worried 'bout ya'…" Cyborg looked concerned.
"Ok, just one more store and then we'll be home. Over and out." Robin smiled as he closed his communicator.
"And what store would that be?" Raven looked at him.
"Actually I wanted to buy some time…I want to surprise them when we get home." He looked at her with a cocky grin.
"Actually, I'm a little hungry, can we stop by the food-court?" She looked at him as he paid for the clothes.
"Sure…" As they left the store her arm unconsciously looped around his.
Starfire floated back in and her cloud of misery followed. She looked at Cyborg with tired eyes.
"Are they back yet?" She had a pleading look on her face.
"Nah…they said that they where at the mall shopping…they'll be back before ya' know it." He smiled warmly at her and her face brightened a little.
"Thank you friend Cyborg…" She sat down on the couch to wait for their return. 'Robin…you're usually back by now anyway…what is keeping you?' Cyborg lost in thought lost his racing game.
Robin and Raven walked through the door leading to the common room to have a lot of weird looks directed to them. Then Robin seen the hurt expression on Starfire's face, inwardly he groaned because he was dreading this moment. Raven pulled Robin out of his thoughts as they sat down.
"Why are you…holding hands with friend Raven?" Starfire looked as innocent as possible.
"We…discovered something…wonderful." Robin finished expecting Star to bust into tears at any moment.
"And what is it you have discovered?" Star looked at him already knowing the answer.
"We are a couple, deal with it." Raven stated in her usual monotone.
"How…can you do this…you are my boy!" Starfire looked through heated tears.
"Star…your…kind of family…like a little sister who needs protecting…" He looked at Raven for support and found those violet eyes full of misery.
"Star…love is…strange, as soon as I could feel emotion I realized that I loved Robin for his merits…and his flaws." Raven pulled closer to Robin and it looked like he didn't mind, which infuriated Starfire more. Starfire flew through the wall heading to her room.
"Well, she didn't kill us at least…Beast Boy…can you check on her? I have the feeling that she doesn't want to see either me or Raven at the moment…" Robin looked at the jester of the group with compassion for his other friend.
"On it…couldn't you have found a way to…you know…break it easier to Star?" BB looked at Robin with sadness in his features.
"Well…we did kind of found out today…" Robin looked sheepish and Raven smiled.
"We have to get ready for tonight…" Raven got up and left for her room. Robin smiled as he followed her.
"Wait…are you two…going on a date?" Cyborg looked at them incredulously.
"Yeah." Robin and Raven said at the same time.
"What about Star's feelings?" Cyborg questioned them.
"She'll have to get over it…we've all had a broken heart…at one time or another…" Raven looked down turning away a memory. Robin gave her a hug and they left Cyborg to think it over. 'She's right…why couldn't Jinx come with me?' As he remembered how he felt around the little villainess. He cracked a smile as he sent an e-mail to her last address. 'I'll make an excuse to get outta here tonight…BB can get some quality time with Star…' He was happy when he received a confirmation for his plans for tonight. 'I'll see if she wants to be a Titan…' He smiled as he left to get ready for his plans.
Starfire was crying into her pillow when a knock came from the door.
"W-who is it…" She had a hopeful look in her eyes.
"It's me…can I come in?" Beast Boys voice came from the door.
"Yes you may…" She looked down at her pillow again as BB entered.
"Star…I…know how ya' feel…I felt like this when I lost Terra…she was something special to me…" BB looked at the floor with sadness radiating from him.
"T-this is different from Terra…she is a statue while Robin is…" A choked sob came.
"It'll be alright Star…after all; Robin and Raven are still your friend's right?" He looked to see if there was some glimmer of hope in her. She looked at him with sad eyes.
"I guess so…" Starfire was pulled into a hug by BB.
"I'll take you somewhere tonight, ok Star?" BB looked at her.
"I'll go with you…" She pulled out of the hug and started to head to the bathroom.
"I'll meet you in the common room." BB got up and left for his room to get ready himself. 'I'll make him jealous…' Star thought.
Robin met Raven outside her door; she was dressed in the dress that he bought for her. He was in the outfit he bought that day as well.
"So…what are we seeing tonight?" Raven asked happily.
"Actually change in plans; we'll be going to a new club in town called the 'Fallen Angel', since we're dressed appropriately…" He smiled at her as they walked down the hall oblivious to BB who watched them pass by. They headed to the garage and got on the R-cycle and sped toward the city.
Cyborg was at the 'Fallen Angel' waiting for Jinx to show up.
"Hey…didn't expect you to show…" A sultry voice said from behind him.
"You knew I would be here…" He turned around and Jinx was in a bright red dress with alternating fat and thin black stripes.
"You look good…" She smiled at him as she sat on his lap.
"Ditto…" He blushed a little bit. She then smiled sweetly and dragged him to the dance floor. Cyborg noticed two other people he knew already on the dance floor.
"Yo' Rob!" Cyborg and Jinx danced next to Robin and Raven.
"Well…this is going to make things interesting…" The boy wonder commented as Raven slid her arms around his neck.
"I didn't know you dated criminals…" Raven had an amused look on her face.
"I didn't know you dated at all…" Jinx shot back and was rewarded with a glair from Raven.
"Rae…calm down…" Robin embraced and kissed Ravens neck and she giggled.
"Whoa…" Cyborg pulled Jinx closer.
"Well…that was unexpected…" Jinx smiled coyly.
"I'm jus' full of surprises…" Cyborg winked with his human eye.
"Hey Robin…can I come over tonight?" Jinx looked to the boy wonder.
"If you stay with Cyborg…sure." Robin got a look from Raven.
"Are you sure?" Raven looked at him questioningly.
"I am…because Cy' will be busy talking to her…right?" He looked to Cyborg and seen him blush and Jinx laugh, Raven just cocked an eyebrow.
"And what plans do you have for us tonight Robin?" Raven had a smile on her face.
"Well…a late night dinner, don't want to go too fast…right?" He looked at her and smiled. 'I know you can hear me…we'll go as fast as you want; nothing more, nothing less…' He thought to her and she nodded.
BB and Starfire made it to the movies and she wanted to see a sappy romance, but BB suggested a comedy-romance and they went into the theater.
"Friend Beast Boy…are you looking for a friend that is a girl?" Star stated looking hopefully at him.
"Uhh…yeah…" BB looked confused. She squealed and gave him a hug.
"Then I shall be yours…yes?" She smiled sweetly at him. They found seats in the back and sat down. She pulled his arm over her shoulder and leaned on him resting her head on his shoulder.
"Umm…Star, some guys like it fast, and some like it slow…" BB looked nervously to her.
"It's ok…I'll go as fast as you want then Beast Boy." She looked down for a moment.
"It's not that I don't mind, but that's fast work right?" He said hastily.
"I don't know since Robin has never put his arm around me…" She looked into his eyes as the movie started.
"Then lets enjoy the movie, kay' Star?" He whispered.
"Let's do something else…" She kissed him slowly. He didn't reject her.
The dinner turned into a double date with the two couples. The birds on one side, the other two on the other side. A fifth chair appeared with Drake in it.
"Long time, no see…well, well, this I wasn't expecting…" Drake looked over to Cyborg and Jinx.
"Uhh…who is he?" Cyborg pointed to Drake.
"He's my…grand uncle…" Raven had a look of despair.
"There is hope for you yet Jinx…trust me, stick with him…" Drake winked at Jinx with a leering smile across his features.
"How do you know me?" Jinx looked at Drake confused.
"I believe you are my grand daughter…" This time Drake looked confused.
"You mean…me and her are…related?" Jinx and Raven both look skeptically at Drake.
"Yeah…distant cousins…Ahh well, lets eat!" Drake snapped his fingers and food appeared out of nowhere in front of them, and it was still moving.
"Ooops, wrong one…" Drake gave an embarrassed laugh and changed the meal to something that they recognized. Drake started eating right away.
"Uhh…Is it safe?" Cyborg looked at the food nervously.
"Quite…" Drake said with his mouth full.
"So…how many greats are there before grand niece?" Raven asked while eating.
"About…thirty-three?...thirty-four? I forgot." Drake continued eating.
"How can you not know?" Robin asked while he cut up a steak.
"I don't keep track of family…it's one of my flaws." He waved his hand while making the excuse.
"Are you going to be my guardian?" Jinx said sarcastically.
"Only if you want…however it would be a good idea to stay with cousin." Drakes eyes had laughter in them.
"Are you saying become a Titan?" Jinx looked at him incredulously.
"Why not?" Cyborg chipped in with a smile.
"You do know she has a criminal history?" Robin looked at Drake seriously.
"Really…are you sure? Cyborg…look up her record." Drake just smiled. Cyborg looked for her file in the police databanks and found nothing, so he tried the federal level and found nothing; he looked in the social security bureau and found nothing. There was nothing there to say that she even existed. But then he wondered how he still remembered her.
"I found nothing…at all. It's like she didn't even exist…" Cyborg had a look of awe on his face.
"But then how come we remember her?" Robin asked confused.
"I don't know…" Drake just shrugged.
"Basically you have a fresh start…what are you going to do with it?" Raven asked Jinx.
"I-I don't know…" Jinx looked down in shock.
"Well…she could stay in my room, I barely sleep as it is anyway." Cyborg looked thoughtful.
"She'll get her own room…just like everybody else." Robin stated.
"Oh…she'll have to go shopping…since she technically doesn't exist…she has no place to go back to anyway…" Drake just smiled.
"I'll take her shopping!" Cyborg was quick to state.
"Ok…be home by three in the morning." Robin just looked at Cyborg.
"Kay', see you then…" Cyborg and Jinx got up leaving the birds alone with the inter-dimensional being.
"So…I'm guessing you made it possible for Raven to feel again?" Robin looked at Drake seriously.
"Yes, I did…I love fouling up a demons plans." Drake laughed.
"That's the only reason you did it? Do you care about your family?" Raven looked at Drake incredulously.
"Yes and no…You see when you have a tendency to spawn demons out of your dark desires…you get Trigon." Drake looked serious for a moment.
"So, why do you want to disrupt his plans?" Robin asked.
"Because…I wouldn't have any fun because all the humans on this planet would be gone…humans are so much fun to play with." Drake's eyes went to an amber color.
"So…you don't want to see humanity destroyed…what about me…"Raven looked down.
"I do care about some family members…just that some of them need an…attitude adjustment." Drake chose his words carefully.
"We ought to be getting back to the tower Rae." Robin took her hand and they both got up.
"I'll go with you." Drake said suddenly with a smirk on his face.
"O…kay…I…guess you can have the couch tonight." Robin looked a little surprised.
"Now children…don't wake the entire city with your activities tonight…" Drake had a playful look on his face while both Robin and Raven blushed. They made their way to the garage and that's when Drake snapped his fingers and they were in the common room of the Tower.
"I'll go and hit the sack…"Robin kissed Ravens forehead and headed toward his room. Raven smiled and followed till she got to her room. Drake just sat down on the couch and changed channels by snapping his fingers.
Starfire felt very empty, even with Beast Boy right next to her. As they left the movie theater their hands never met. There was a sudden movement of shadow across the rooftop adjacent to them. Starfire looked and seen nothing, BB tensed and dodged as an 'X' shaped shuriken landed next to them. Red X appeared out of nowhere in front of them.
"So, why you hanging with this loser, cutie?" X's voice was playful.
"He is not a loser!" Star shot back.
"Really…Then he has to prove it to me." X said as he shot out an 'X' shaped sticky-goo. BB dodged and turned into a hummingbird to get close enough. X knew what BB was up to and jumped from rooftop to rooftop then cloaked himself. BB in mid-flight turned into a bat to find X. X appeared behind BB and kicked him to the ground. BB got up kind shakily in his human form and then X knocked out BB. X turned to Starfire and she looked like she was ready to fight.
"No need for that cutie…" X walked up nonchalantly.
"Why is that?" Star just looked at him.
"Because…it would be a crime to hit that pretty little face of yours…" X stopped a few feet away from her. Star looked shocked at that statement.
"What's the matter, cat got your tongue?" He walked a few feet closer as she backed away.
"The small furry animal that is a feline has my tongue?" Star looked confused while X laughed.
"Well…I can see why he liked ya'." X walked up to her.
"W-who?" Star was backed against the wall of the building.
"Bird-boy…just come with me and I'll treat you like a queen…" X walked closer to where he could feel her breathe. She was reminded of the harsh memory and looked down. X placed a finger on her chin and tilted her head to where she met his 'eyes'.
"C-can I…think about it?" She asked.
"Take all the time you need…don't find me…I'll find you…" X gave her a hug and cloaked himself. When he was gone she went to BB and examined him. He had big bump on his head but was still unconscious. She flew him back to Titans Tower and was glad that no one was up when they entered. She laid him on the couch and went to her room; she had a lot to think about that night.