So here's a new story for you all... done with the help of my dear old partner in crime Yumigirl06. ... this is chapter one obviously... Hope you like it... really.. yeah... I babble.. Ill stop. Pictures from this fic can be found on deviant art.. for anyone who wants to see. Normally a google search for 'nghtmreangel' will get the site for you. Cool stuff... now to the story!
The ominous autumn wind blew the girl's long brunette hair up into her face. Dark clouds loomed in the distance, threatening to bring more rain. A few days of rain had turned the beautiful grassland plains into a sea of mud and water. Under different circumstances she may have cared, but not now. There were more important things to care about than the landscape.
Her eyes filled with tears as she walked briskly after the black haired boy in front of her.
"Why are you leaving! I just…. I don't understand!"
He said nothing but continued to walk; ignoring her pleas.
"Robin please! You can't just walk away! ROBIN!" she cried, beginning to run towards him, only to be cut short a moment later when he suddenly stopped walking.
"Just do me a favor. Stop following me." He said without turning around.
She fell to her knees in the middle of the stone road, tears flowing freely down her face. The rough stones of the road scraped at her knees and she winced in pain, but he didn't stop. He continued to walk.
"Please? I'm useless without you!"
He stopped again. Turning just slightly to face her.
"Tell me something: Why is it so important that I stay here? How does me staying here benefit you?"
The girls tear-stained face suddenly shot downward, hiding a light pink tint covering her cheeks.
"I- Its just that…" She hesitated.
Robin turned to look at her, his face showing little to no compassion. "Well?"
She looked up towards him, fresh tears falling down her delicate face. Robin continued to stare at her, annoyance steadily building within him. Still blushing lightly, she mumbled a few incoherent words.
"What did you say?" he asked in frustration. Again she mumbled a few unrecognizable words. Robin walked over and picked her up roughly.
"Will you just say it already! The sooner you spit it out the sooner I can leave."
The brunette, out of sheer instinct pushed him away just as roughly, prepared to defend herself.
"FINE! If you're so dead set on leaving… why don't you just go?" She grit her teeth. "You're so…. So oblivious… TO EVERYTHING! You can't even see that I'm in love with you!"
At the outburst she clapped her hand over her mouth, and fell back to her knees, tears falling faster now than ever. Robin was too shocked for words. He just stood there, in the same position, not moving a muscle.
"I'm sorry, but…. I can't." He said quietly with what sounded like a note of hesitation or regret in his voice. He turned around and started walking again. The girl said nothing, but continued to cry, too shaken to get up and follow this time. Once she found the strength to move, Robin had made it to his motorcycle and zoomed off into the distance. She looked up to see him drive off, and balled her hands into fists. Anger took over and she slammed her fists into the ground, cutting up her soft hands.
Ignoring the stinging pain now hitting her hands, She continued to watch the horizon Robin had disappeared into. She slowly stood up, now looking down at her fists. Smaller rocks and debris were imbedded in her hand, and blood seethed from under it. She felt a drop on her nose and looked up to the sky.
Sprinkles of rain fell on her face, and then transformed from droplets to a pebble- sized shower. She stood there, letting the rain hit her face for a moment, and then closed her eyes. She moved her head back to the horizon, eyes still closed. She listened intently, hoping to hear a motorcycle in the distance, returning to apologize, but none ever came.
Finally giving in to the fact that he was never coming back, she turned her back to the horizon. Her eyes shot open, now shining a fierce red, like that of freshly spilled blood.
Robin's eyes burst open and searched the dark, gloomy room meticulously. After a moment of holding his breath, he let out a sigh of relief. Looking down at his hands, he realized that they were shaking; he wiped his forehead with the back of one, hoping to steady it in the process. He had developed a cold sweat in his sleep that was now dripping slowly down his forehead. His gaze turned to the alarm clock on his side table. Its bright blue numbering read 3:47 a.m. He threw himself back down onto his pillows, clapped his hands up over his face and letting out a soft moan. This was the fifth night straight this week that he had had this dream.
Putting his hands behind his head, he looked up at the dark shadowed ceiling. The room was as quiet as a graveyard, and in his present state of emotions, it felt like one too. He watched the shadow of his ceiling fan spin round and round, trying to lose himself in it, or at least fall back asleep. The attempt proved to be futile.
Subconsciously, he didn't want to fall back asleep, for fear of a repeat of the dream. It was a memory he didn't want to relive, and yet every time he closed his eyes he did just that. He could still remember that day. Still remember the tears in her eyes. How much he had wanted to stay. It had been a long time since that day, and he couldn't even recall her name; but she still haunted him. Everything he did, he would hear her voice in the back of his mind. You can't even see that I'm in love with you… She had said. He still had his regrets about leaving. He knew that he had had incredibly strong feelings towards her as well, but chose fighting over love. It had seemed to him at that time that fighting was more important than useless feelings. He could make a difference, and a girl would just dilute his efforts.
He laughed to himself. Maybe she would have been helpful. He remembered her fighting skills. She was one of the best warriors he had known, but he forced the thoughts from his mind.
Realizing that he would not be able to go back to sleep, he rolled off his bed quietly, placing his feet gently on the floor. He walked silently to the computer in the corner of his room. When you can't sleep… you can always work. He told himself as he flipped the computer off of sleep mode. The screen lit up the same blue as the numbers of his alarm clock, causing his eyes to close into slits momentarily. He moved his mouse and pulled up the Criminal/Titans folder. It was a folder containing all known facts about their criminals, and a password protected section on all of the Titans and other superheroes. He scrolled through, placing his mouse first over Slade. He moaned. Slade. Although the others disregarded the thought of Slade still being alive, Robin knew better. He was determined to make sure that Slade found his end, if he hadn't already.
A few moments later he found himself looking at a detailed profile of the Titan known as Speedy. He was like Robin's equal. Robin had a great respect for the bow-armed Titan, and… his sister. The sister that conveniently, happened to be the girl haunting his dreams.
He turned his head quickly, punching at the off button on the monitor. It was no use, no matter what he did, he would think of her. He turned back to the alarm clock. 6:30. Close to three hours had passed. If he went out into the living area now, the others shouldn't suspect anything.
He walked over to the closet and pulled on a new shirt, shaking his head to straighten out his hair and giving his face another pass over with his hands.
The door to the dark room opened, letting the little bit of light from the hallway enter. He looked both ways down the semi-dark corridors then began to walk towards the living area.
"What are you doing up?" Came a voice out of the shadows near the refrigerator. Robin spun quickly in surprise, letting his guard down when his eyes focused in on the full figure of Cyborg.
"Oh…. I….. figured I'd get an early start. You?" He asked the hybrid.
He laughed. "Post midnight, Pre-breakfast Snack."
"Ah." Robin replied. "Should've known." He walked over and took a set on the couch, leaning his head on the back.
"That doesn't look like an early start to me… You sure you're okay?"
Robin nodded. Some thumping became audible in the background, the thumping of a newcomer stumbling into the living room.
"Man Cyborg… You should've designed our walls to be soundproof." Came the voice of Beast Boy groggily.
"I did."
"Then you all are just really loud… Consider turnin it down a notch while everyone else is asleep."
Robin sighed. "Beast Boy…. Were you sleeping as a dog again?"
"Hm? Oh… errrr.." He looked down in embarrassment. "Yeah… That'd explain it… wouldn't it?"
"Yes. It would."
Beast Boy took a seat on the couch next to Robin. Through the windows, the light from the sunrise was beginning to flood in, casting odd shadows all over the room. It wasn't long before the other two members of the Titans West began to stumble in sleepily. In natural Starfire manner, it took her only a few moments to gain her full awareness.
"Robin…. You were up early this morning, yes? Did you not get a good night of sleep?"
He looked up at the girl drowsily. It was undoubtedly true. Waking up at four had done him no good.
"I'm fine Starfire."
"You do not look fine"
He got up and walked into the bathroom, sure enough, his eyes couldn't hide his insufficient amount of sleep. He washed his face quickly, trying to remove any sign, but it did little for him. When he walked back into the drawing room, he was greeted by a stare from each member of his team.
"What?" He asked in confusion.
"Dude… You're lousy at keeping secrets." Beast Boy replied, giving a dumb look.
"What are you talking about?"
"We can all tell that something's been bothering you Robin. I'd personally like to believe that you're not getting up at 3 in the morning to do Slade work… are you going to prove me wrong?" Raven inquired.
"No. I haven't. Just let it go guys. I'm fine. Just haven't been much up to sleep lately. Don't worry, its nothing to worry about."
Beast Boy jumped up quickly. "Okay… See guys! Robin's fine… So now on a better subject." He gave them all a wide grin. "Doesn't anyone want to know where I've been disappearing to the past few weeks?"
"No." Raven said sarcastically.
Robin looked at her, grasping the chance to keep the subject off of him. "Be nice Raven, of course we want to know where he's been going!"
"We do?" Cyborg questioned.
"Yes. We do. What is it Beast Boy?"
"It's a club… I've been going to. Its so cool. I even met a girl."
Cyborg began to laugh. "Like…. A girlfriend?"
"No. She's not my girlfriend, shes my best friend. She's really cool."
The girl in Robin's dreams flashed back into his head. "What's her name?" He asked politely.
"Rain."
Starfire hurried over to the window. "Friend… Why do you say that it is raining? I see no sign of rain…"
"No Star… Her name is Rain."
She looked at him speechlessly for a moment before a pink shade covered her face. "Oh. Hehe…"
"What kind of club is it?" Cyborg probed. His eyes shifted from to side to side with an evil grin. "Do they have… Disco balls?"
"Hm? Yeah. They have everything!"
Robin gave Cyborg a disgusted look. "Why don't you… tell us about this girl?"
"Rain! She's sooooo cool! She works at the club… but she's really really really really good at those… those dance machines.. You know the ones I'm talking about?"
Raven snorted. "They might as well be running on black magic."
Beast Boy ignored her interruption.
"She works at the club?" asked Robin, turning back around to face Beast Boy.
"Yeah…. They've got a theatre, and she acts in it..."
"Splendid… Another great actress who can betray us." Raven huffed.
"She's not a titan." Beast Boy countered, hurt by Raven's comment. "And she would never betray me…She's a better friend than—" He looked down at the ground and winced at just the thought of Terra. He shrugged it off and looked back up at the group. "Well, what I wanted to know… Late tonight they're having a big costume ball at the club. I thought we could all go… and….. er…."
"That sounds like fun… but what's the rest?" Robin asked.
"Well… I was wondering if one of the two lovely ladies residing in this very tower would be my… uh….. date."
The two girls turned quickly, their eyes opening widely after coming to a realization of what he had just said.
"But why would you like one of us to accompany you Beast Boy?" Starfire inquired.
"Cus' Apparently its more fashionable to have a date… and … I don't want to look like a total goober in front of Rain."
"Why don't you just go with her?" Raven huffed.
"Me and Rain are best friends Raven! I don't want to date her."
"Unfashionable to not have a date huh? So if all of us go… either me or Robin will end up looking 'unfashionable'…. Right?" Cyborg pointed out.
"Oh no no! Robin must have a date!" Starfire cried. "I COULD BE ROBINS DATE!" She jumped to his side quickly. "Yes?"
"Uh… alright Star. You can be my date if we go."
"And the other three of us?" Beast Boy asked.
Cyborg stepped up to the front of the bunch. "Raven can go with Beast Boy… Ill just call up Bee."
"Thanks a bunch Cyborg." Raven replied sarcastically.
"So this means you're all going to go … rigghhtt? It'll be good for you." He said, morphing into a little puppy, looking up at them pathetically.
"I don't see any reason why we shouldn't go." Robin said quietly.
Beast Boy turned to Raven and sighed. "Are you going to yell at me the entire time?"
"Guess we'll just have to wait and find out now wont we?" She replied, beginning to walk out of the room just as the tower's alarms began to go off.
On the large television screen at the front of the building a giant snap shot of an abandoned factory flashed up.
"Guess that's where we're headed, eh?" Cyborg asked as they all ran out of the room.
Loose dust blew across the vacant factory parking lot, blown by a light breeze. The sun was obscured behind two dark rain clouds, and the sound of a distant thunder could be heard. The Titan's every footstep ground loose debris into the concrete, creating loud cracking noises as they approached. The scene was calm and quiet. For the titans though, It was too quiet as they approached the old factory. The factory looked more like a mine. Its giant doors and front wall were dug into a hill, the top of which was more than likely a helicopter landing or some such.
"I don't see anybody here… do you all?" Beast Boy asked the others.
"Not yet… they must be hiding… or else our detectors wouldn't have picked them up." Robin replied cautiously, stepping forward as quietly as he could. Sure enough, upon taking 4 steps more, a loud banging noise came from inside the factory doors. Robin stopped to listen. The sound had stopped with him.
"I can find em." Cyborg said smugly, shooting a laser cannon blast into the seemingly empty factory. The front doors burst and debris and dust flew everywhere, clearing gradually.
"Uh… yeah.. thanks Cyborg."
"No problem man."
As the dust settled, a figure began to appear behind it as a shadow. It looked like a robot, large and black in the shadows, but as the dust subsided, the familiar black and rust color scheme of an enemy once defeated became clear.
Robin's eyes opened wide in horror, followed by the other titan's.
"Hello Robin." Came the voice of Slade, stepping triumphantly out from the dust. "You didn't actually think I was gone, did you?"
"You were supposed to be."
"Well that didn't happen now did it? No. I'm back no, and this time, I've gotten myself some worthwhile reinforcements. Not like that pathetic little blonde friend of yours."
"DON'T YOU DARE TALK ABOUT TERRA YOU GIANT HUNK OF J—" Beast Boy blasted, just as Cyborg, Raven and Starfire grabbed him, slapping their hands over his mouth. Beast Boy struggled to free himself, but after a few more seconds of being held down forcefully, conceded and calmed down.
"Someone more worthwhile?" Robin asked. "What better can you do than one of us, that knows all of our weaknesses?"
"You'd be surprised." Slade replied. Nodding his head up toward the ledge over the front doors.
A black figure stood on top of the landing strip, arms crossed, staring straight at Robin. The skull-like mask was all to familiar to Robin and he froze when he saw it.
"How did you get him?" Robin asked, eyes widening even more.
"Simple persuasion. But enough about that… don't you want to see what Red X can do?"
The rest of the titans looked up for the first time at the mention of Red X. The figure was no longer looking at Robin, so much as it was staring at them with an obvious want to rip them apart.
"Could our day get any worse?" Raven asked the others.
"I have a feeling your dear friend X here is a lot more skilled than you may remember Robin… But I'll let you be the judge of that." With that, he turned quickly towards the standing demon-like figure of Red X. "ATTACK!"
The figure jumped off the ledge, landing on its feet and running quickly towards the first titan in its sights: Starfire. She jumped up into the air, beginning to hover and throw star bolts, Somehow Red X had jumped higher than Starfire and planted a swift flip kick, sending her flying down towards the ground hard. The black clad figure picked her up by her feet, spinning her in a circle and throwing her against one of the low lying walls near the factory entrance. Using the technology given by Robin through the suit, the figure threw a red X which stretched around Starfire, in a sense chaining her to the wall..
"Azorath Metrion Zinthos!" Raven said, picking up the largest boulder in her sight with her powers and throwing it towards the enemy. X turned around just as the boulder was coming down, throwing an arm up in front of him as the boulder crashed down on top of him.
"That should do enough damage." Raven sighed to early, just as quickly as the boulder had hit him, X was through the boulder, leaping into the air to give her the same fate as Starfire who was still struggling uselessly to escape the confines of the giant red x. Raven was planted with two x's; one to her face and a much larger x to bind her hands and feet. The force that the x's hit her sent her flying back towards Cyborg. Cyborg shot att the leaping figure, only to be greeted a moment later by a red x stretching over his face.
"Ohhhhhh … YOU ARE GONNA GET IT IN A MINUTE…. As … soon… as … I get…. This thing … off of … my -" Raven had interrupted him when she came flying through the air, landing on top of him.
X had landed, to be attacked by both Robin and Beast Boy. He pushed Beast Boy off rather lightly and began to fight hand on hand with Robin.
"No…. way…." Beast Boy said in an astonished tone.
Robin and X were not laying a hand on each other. They were blocking each other's moves just perfectly, causing no damage. In reality, they were performing the same moves. Robin wouldn't say it or show it, but he was astounded that Red X knew his own moves so perfectly.
"I knew Red X picked up a lot from ol' Robin… but… last time I checked, they didn't fight exactly the same."
Slade's eyes had turned a deeper red with rage. "What is this!" He waved his hand violently and X discontinued all movement to look up at him. Robin took this opportunity and landed a punch to Red X's chest, sending him flying back a few feet. "This could be… a slight … drawback…" He looked at Robin. "Consider yourself lucky for now. And you," he said returning a steady glare to X, "Are going to pay dearly for it."
With another wave of his hand, a troop of his minions appeared, surrounding both the titans and Red X. The titans prepared themselves for another fight, but let loose in confusion when the black figures walked past them, tying up X who tried to fight them with little effort.
"If Slade has Red X, we'll have problems." Robin told the other titans. " We need him on our side."
Starfire, who had finally gotten herself out from behind the X, jumped up. "Ooo.. The last time we fought the Red X, he said that he wanted to go on a date with me. Do you think that perhaps I can tell him I will go on a date with him if he leaves his master?"
Robin fell over, rising back with a disgusted look on his face. "I don't care how bad we need him… You are not going on a date with him."
"I don't think you have too much to worry about Robin." Slade said in equal disgust. "Something tells me that you're little friend is the last person my new fighter wants. But be forewarned, when next we meet… things wont be so easy for you."
Red X was struggling more violently to get away from the minions, but by now they were using electric tazors for containment.
Robin looked at the struggling enemy. " I have to say, it's a lot more pleasant fight without your stupid little comments every five minutes. What, have you gone mute since last time?"
Red X stopped for a moment to look at Robin with a fixed glare before Slade, himself, and the minions containing him all disappeared into thin air. The other titans just stood there, shocked at the events that had unfolded just a few minutes earlier.
"This is a joke right? Please tell me I'm dreaming."
"Sorry Cyborg. You're not. Its Slade and Red X. We have a lot of work ahead of us now." Robin answered quietly.
Beast Boy had begun to walk in the direction of home. "Come on, lets get back to the tower."
"Hm?" Starfire said to herself, picking up the beige envelope that was sitting on the floor mat next to the door. "What is this?"
The writing on the envelope was a pretty script, although looking almost rushed in its beauty, yet in consisted solely of the letter 'R'. On the back, the envelope had been closed with wax and pressed with a wax press that had left a sunbeam indention it.
R? Then this must be for Robin or Raven… Starfire though to herself, walking up the steps into the main building. Passing by Raven's room in the dark corridor she knocked lightly on the door.
"What do you want?" Raven's irritated voice beamed from inside the room.
"There was… a letter .. It has an 'R' on it. Perhaps it could be.. for you?"
"I don't get letters. Take it to Robin."
Starfire knew better than to argue with the temperamental superhero, so she followed the order and walked slowly to Robin's room. This could even be slightly helpful to me. She thought. What shall I say to him? In her mind she went over everything she had ever wanted to say to him… and everything she had ever wanted him to say to her. Before she knew it, she was standing in front of his door. She rubbed her foot nervously along the floor and put the letter behind her back, knocking on the door with the other hand and standing up straight. A moment later, he opened it, looking at her in a sort of surprise.
"Star? What is it?"
"Oh… nothing… nothing at all… well… um—"
He looked at her in confusion for a minute, then looked behind him into his room.
"Uh… Do you… want… to come in?" He asked trying to break the awkward silence that was dominating them.
She nodded, trying to be as subtle as possible. At the gesture he extended his arm, inviting her in with a 'ladies first' sort of manner. After she had entered, he closed the door and turned to look at her. Another awkward silence filled the room.
"You uh…. Wanted to… talk?" He asked her.
"Actually… I found this note." She confessed, handing him the envelope. "Raven says that it must be for you, for she does not receive the letters."
He took it from her hand slowly, looking down at the R written on it. "Thanks." He said, walking over to his window with it.
Starfire was unsure of what she should do, so she began to migrate sadly to the door. "I suppose I will just… Be on my way." She let out a fake half laugh. Realizing that she had probably been expecting more than to just hand him the letter, Robin sat it down on a table in the corner and walked over to her, jumping between her and the door.
"You… Don't have to go if you don't want. If you just want to… talk… that's fine.. Really… stay as long as you want." He told her with a smile.
"You are… sure?"
"Of course… You could even help me find some costume for that thing Beast Boy wants us to go to." He said, leading her over to the bed where she sat.
She looked up in confusion. "Yes…. What is a 'costume ball'?"
"It's when you dress up like something you're not and go to a big party with a bunch of other people that aren't dressed normally."
"Oooooohhh… What shall we go as?"
"I don't know. Anything in particular you always wanted to dress up like?"
"I … have never thought about that."
He turned around, a smile crossing his face as he walked towards his closet. Opening it he said, "You could always decide to wear one of my uniforms and pretend to be me again."
He face turned crimson red at the remark. "Please Robin.. Do not laugh at me. I missed you, that is all, we all missed you." She dropped her head down to the ground.
He walked back over to her. "It's okay… I'm not laughing at you. It was an honor. Really." He picked her head up with her hand under her chin and turned it so that she was facing him. "I think that most people are just going to wear ball dresses… That's what they normally do… why don't you go find yourself one? I'm sure you'd look beautiful in it."
She smiled happily and threw her arms around him in a hug, to which he was unsure how to respond; "Thank you Robin! I will! I will be the prettiest date for a costume ball that you have ever had!" With this she got up and ran out of the room. Robin sighed. Starfire. If only he could give her the attention he wanted to. He would have loved it if he had been able to devote himself to her, but it was impossible. He couldn't even look at girls anymore without being reminded of her. The girl that dominated his dreams. Everything about her had been perfect for him, and once again regret filled him. Just thinking about her now made him tremble, all that he could remember were here eyes… full of tears. Tears that he had caused. It was the only time in their history together that he had ever seen her without her mask on, and he had been blown away by the power that her bright green eyes had held over him. He always wondered why she had to choose to wear a mask and cover them, for he had never seen anything that could come anywhere close to matching their beauty. The regret was unbearable.
Not until now did the letter on his table come back into his mind. Walking over to pick it up, he flipped it and examined the wax press. A sunbeam? He asked himself. He paced over to the window, gathering light to look more closely at the indention in the wax. Looking out the window he saw the sun setting, colors of every tone flying in a giant rainbow collage across the sky. A…sun…beam. He thought again. There was something tugging at him, as if the sunbeam indention should trigger a memory or something, but it did not. He carefully opened the envelope and pulled out the folded sheet of paper residing inside.
The perfectly written and sized letters looked like that of the kings scrolls long ago and he had a difficult time reading them because of focusing on the simple look of them. Finally, he set his mind to the task at hand.
You and meWe used to be together
Every day together
Always;
I really feel
That I'm losing my best friendI can't believe this could be the end
It looks as though
You're letting go
It's all ending
You gotta stop pretending
Who we are
He looked out the large window in front of him towards the shore. His eyes focused in involuntarily on a lone person leaning over the fence separating the water and the land on the mainland. The sun was going down, casting light on some things and darkness on others. He saw the slight reflection of brown hair and the form of the female. Flipping the envelope over and staring down at the sunbeam indention again a word sputtered from his mouth. "Ray."
He turned on heal, running out into the hall and down to the main level doors, catching the attention of his teammates as he ran, causing them to follow in worry.
I couldn't even remember her name. He said, cursing himself. He ran through the doors out into the dieing sun, looking across the shore. You're there… I know you are… As he searched the land frantically, his eyes dropped to the water. She had been right there, and now… was gone.
"Robin?" Starfire's voice explored. "Is something… the matter?"
He allowed his head to fall, eyes staring at the letter that was still clenched tightly into his hand.
"It's nothing."
"Then… you should be getting ready for the party." Beast Boy said matter-of-factly.
"Right. On it." Robin replied emotionlessly, turning and walking back into the tower, into the home of his team. The team he had chosen over Ray.
Robin walked out into the darkened hall, heading towards the foyer. Alright.. It didn't happen. She wasn't there. I mean, she was there… but.. she wasn't there… He tried to convince himself. At last minute he has remembered that they were going to a costume ball and had decided to go as the stereotypical knight. Well why not? He had asked himself. I'm gonna get her out of my head… I'm just gonna give myself over to Starfire… yeah… be Star's knight in shining armor.
Entering through the doors, his eyes fell on Starfire, who was wearing a bright pink prom dress. It wrapped up around her neck, and belled out at the bottom, like a dress from Cinderella. Guess she knew exactly what I was talking about after all. He thought. In her hand she held a mask attached to a silver rod, feathers on the top.
"This is … a good costume?" She asked carefully.
"Perfect." He answered, turning his attention to Cyborg and Beast Boy. Cyborg thoroughly amused him, a complete Old English looking tux with top hat. Beast Boy had chosen the Romeo sort of look, baggy armed shirt with sword and all.
"Where's Raven?"
"Hasn't come down yet." Cyborg said. "Probably trying to figure out how she can get out of wearing a dress.
At that moment the doors reopened and the eyes of the Titans opened widely.
"I'm not much for excuses." Raven told them, easing her way down the stairs. She sported a dress similar to Starfire's, but in purple and black. The top half covering her torso was in the style of a corset, wrapping her neck, while the bottom fell down into many layers of sweeping purple and coal.
"So Beast boy… would this be too… embarrassing?" She asked testily.
"Ummmmm…" He thought for a second, not wanting to admit to her that he thought she looked beautiful. "No." She had pulled her hair back into a low messy bun, but quickly covered the majority of her outfit with her cape.
"I think I'll just keep this on if it's all the same with you all." No one denied her.
"Okkk.. Stop staring at me and let's go." She said in a tone of annoyance.
Note: Aint it great? ... i.. hope... it is.. yeah.. okay... for anyone who cares.. this story has a nice little sound track growing with it. This chapter used lyrics from No Doubt. Yumigirl06 and myself do not own any original teen titans characters ... ... we just own new ones. Like... Rain... and... ones you havent... met yet. Alrighty then. Now I shutup. ADIOS!