Pearings

Part 1

Summary: "So Raven…you've done it all…you've gotten together with virtually every titan, a slew of villains…what will you do now?" (Raven/everyone)

Warning: OOCness due to Raven's ability to make everyone fall madly in love with her. And it is PG-13…

Slade sat up straight and shifted uncomfortably in his seat. Why was he here? Why couldn't he be elsewhere? Even being melted in a blazing volcano was better than this.

"Show starts in 20 seconds, Mr. Wilson, and here's your lovely interviewee for the day, Raven."

"Please never call me that again." Mr. Wilson or rather Slade sneered loudly. "And Raven…? I thought that we had a deal." Vehemently, he folded his arms, furious as he watched Raven sit in her seat that he would have to interview a titan, of all people, on the pilot episode of his new show, "Pearings." Yeesh, the producers couldn't even spell the name to the show properly.

"Look, I don't want to be here either." The sorceress muttered coolly. "But we must…we have a common enemy, bad fan fiction writers."

"I don't mind them…they're harmless. And they know not to mess with me too much because they know I'm a heinous villain who…"

"Speak for yourself. What about all those slash fics involving you and Rob-"

"What! You found those too! Fine, point taken, I don't like them either, but couldn't we have alienated them with Iraqi WMD?"

"No…but more of them would just pop up, like roaches…trust me I tried. Come on; let's get the credits rolling and get this over with."

And reluctantly, Slade cued the credits…

Hiya! My name's Mary!

And my name's Sue!

I smell like a berry

And there's our cue!

I'm perfect as a pear,

I can fight like a bear,

And never have a single hair,

Out of place with care!

"Stop! Those are the wrong credits. We're attacking pairings today, not Mary Sues!" Slade yelled out in horror as he covered his ears. Thankfully, the stage managers silenced the annoying song, and began the right music.

Will Raven's real beau please stand up,

Please stand up.

There was then a quick audience interlude as a mob of voices chanted out: "So Raven…you've done it all…you've gotten together with virtually every titan, a slew of villains…what will you do now?"

"Hello everyone, and welcome to my show. Let my world domination beg-" Slade stopped as he felt a quick zap courtesy of Raven. "Anyhow, today, we have Raven- the empathetic sorceress with us, who gets around quite a lot considering she's supposed to repress her emotions."

Grumpily, she replied. "Yea…thanks for the glowing intro."

"No problem. So Raven, (I'm just reading from the cue cards), who is the real man or woman or inanimate object in your life? Answer truthfully or the producers will make me go through several rather embarrassing clips of your, shall we say, exploits."

"I'd rather not say, and you don't have any proof on us…"

"So there is an us…"

Raven remained silent, cursing her bad choice of words, what if, what if, they all found out that she was really…

No, she wouldn't come out in the open like that. She would play it cool. "Like I said before there's no proof whatsoever."

"But, on the contraire, we have bad fan fiction writers. Roll the clips." Slade commanded, rather mercilessly.

And thus, for poor Raven, the torture began.

Lovebirds

"Raven? Rae, are you in there?" A loud rapt came from Raven's room's metallic door

"Yea." She cautiously approached the door. If she thought it was who it was, she certainly couldn't open the door for it was…dare she say or even think the word…no she shalln't for the word is…

"Robin, why aren't you outside my window? That was where we were supposed to meet to avoid detection."

"I know, I know, Raven, but, it's just that I can't stand doing this anymore. I had to see you tonight. I couldn't wait to go to the window."

Raven slightly lightened up. "You mean, you'll quit sneaking around her back and make us official to everyone?"

"Heck, no! I love sharing poetry with a fellow bird, but Star a way better kisser-" As Boy Wonder realized the phrasing of his words, he stopped abruptly. "I mean…um…no, we can't do that yet, my dear black colored birdy. I promise you though, I'll make it all up to you tonight."

"Really…?" She was a bit doubtful, but Robin could be quite unpredictable at times.

"Yea, here come nearer to the door." He cooed softly.

"You know, wouldn't it be easier if I just opened the-"

"No! I mean, no. Our relationship can only be regarded as dark, brooding, and all in all scandalous, if we keep it forbidden"

Raven nearly gasped. He had said the word.

Uncharacteristically blushing slightly, she leaned nearer towards the door. "I'm right by the door now…"

"Me too, me too." And softly, he pressed his lips against Raven's metal door as she pressed her lips against the door, as well. She didn't know how long the sweet, or rather cold sensation lasted, but it certainly had felt like a long time. She had kissed him…or rather, kissed it, until her lips were numb. Actually, they practically felt as if they were on ice, and regretfully, she pulled her lips away from the door.

Moments later, a chattering Robin called to her through the door. "Why'd you stop? Couldn't you feel the warmth of my love radiating through the steel, five inch thick door…?"

"I-I'm sorry. I couldn't."

"Raven, I thought that we had gone through this already…if you really didn't care about me as your Titan leader who is insanely obsessed with Slade to the point that I am willing to sacrifice my team members for my cause, please, let me know, honestly."

"Of course I care for you, Robin…I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that."

"Do you want to try again?"

"I'd love to."

How sweet it was to be forbidden.

T4-Rising of the Cyborgs (the soap opera version)

"Cyborg, even though I am supposed to repress my emotions or I will release all havoc upon this earth, I just can't take it anymore."

"Take what, Raven?" Cyborg asked, fearing the question that was going to form at his friend's lips the next moment.

"I think it's too much to ask. It's ok, I can handle it myself."

"Nothing's too much to ask of me, Raven. You know that right?"

"Ok. Are you sure about this?"

"I'm as sure as I am about my systems functioning correctly."

"Would you please hand me that bag of herbal tea? I know it's kind of out of character for me to ask for favors…but could you hand me that herbal tea bag from the cabinet?"

"Sure Raven. Here." His metallic hand briefly touched hers as he handed her the tea bag.

"Thanks." She muttered, though there was a slight bit of red protruding from her cheeks. It wasn't quite forbidden, more or less clandestine, but it was a nice relationship, nonetheless.

Just then, Beast Boy and Robin marched into the breakfast room…

Girl Talk

"Starfire, I have a confession to make." Raven stood uneasily in her Tamaranian friend's door way.

"Yes, friend Raven? Do you wish to engage in hair braiding maneuvers?" The girl perked up slightly at the sight of her friend and the promise of an accepted proposal.

"Uh…yes, that is to say, I'd like to do more as well."

"Joyous! More hair related activities of bonding friendships? Perhaps, we could provide each other with "permanents?""

Raven edged closer to her alien friend. "No, I don't mean that. I want something more, more than friendship…"

Star giggled slightly. "Glorious, Raven! I shall agree to whatever you request me to perform."

Raven smiled as she leaned her face against Star's. "I never had braces. I'd like to have straighter teeth though, maybe you could aid me with that, with your alien strength?"

"You wish for me to perform orthodontics upon your mouth?"

To be continued…

AN: Ugh. That was a terrible attempt at humor…it is my first posted TT attempt at humor though. Sorry for posting this (except for the Girl talk bit, that one wasn't as bad). There may be a part 2, and that will hopefully be better. (ex. I haven't gotten to "A Rocky Beginning" or "Green with Envy" or "Daddy Dearest (nope not what you think, I have yet to see incest, thankfully, though)" yet.)

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