Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans. Not even the tiniest part of it. But I do own this. In all it's glory.
The owner moved back behind her, shy, almost bashful, no longer the same exuberant surprise greeter that had brought her to this place of heroes and horrors. Raven watched as her eyes grew ever less clear, still trying to focus on what was on the sheet of paper.
It was every single image of her that had ever had been, transferred even from video and television feeds. Carefully, ever so carefully. Such consideration had been taken, such attention, so much blatant love and she had never even had the slightest clue. Here, a picture of her as she walked into the Tower the first time, taken from the surveillance tape of that first day. A picture of her in comfortable civilian clothing with a faint fringe of a sunset around her was the most recent, from just yesterday. Standing on the pier. Looking into the sun, dreaming of all the things she could have been, always wanted to be. The click of a camera. A kind, glowing smile, a second source of warmth on her skin. She'd blushed, she remembered, at having that smile directed at her.
For so long she'd lived without warmth.
She always asked for someone to love her, every birthday, every Christmas, every rising of the day. Raven had looked to the sky and asked for someone who would care as deeply about her, who would love her and accept her. She would never in twice, ten times!, her lifetimes have looked next to her; never would have glanced towards another pair of unnatural eyes. She thought that they were taken, spoken for, nothing she should even bother dreaming about. Over and over again in all the years they knew each other. Why would this goddess of the sun, she had always reasoned when asked, want anything to do with someone who very obviously lived and breathed the night?
Starfire reached out and brushed the back of Raven's hand with her fingertips. Raven curled their hands together, feeling a rush of warmth and love she had always exuded directed at her and her alone through that simple touch.
And it was wonderful.
Starfire led her to a small packing box in her closet, pulling it out, putting it on the bed and opening it. Each item she removed was some new aspect from them both: a chunk of rock from when they had saved Zeus to end the war between the gods, some of the green goop that had been used to return them to their primitive states (which Raven promptly tucked into her cloak for safe-keeping), as well as innumerable pictures and other trinkets.
Robin watched with a soft smile as they flew out of that tower.
Nothing was heard of from either of them for a long time. Robin told the rest of the team Starfire had gone to deal with something on her home planet and Raven had traveled to Azarath to reflect. Everyone else accepted this with a nod and a shrug. They thought nothing more of it, a disappearance for two of the teams least well-understood members was not uncommon. Until they strode into the building hand-in-hand. And presented themselves as one by kissing in the hall in front of everyone, which made Beast Boy blanch an odd shade of green and Robin clench a fist quietly.
Then they walked up the stairs to Raven's room and there shut the door with the audible authority of new lovers.
I'm glad I finally got this finished and I really hope it makes a suitable pair to it's twin. For those of you who have read this before, i hope you like the revamp.