I do not own any of the characters…just the plot…. Raven/Robin pairing because it rocks! If you don't like don't read. In my opinion Raven is better for Robin than Star because she can understand him, and he her. So on with the story...

It was raining. Cold wet droplets caressed her skin as she stood on the roof. She loved the rain. She smiled. Even after four years it amazed her how she was free. Free from her father. Free from the Prophecy. Free from the darkness.

It had taken awhile, but she had overcome her fear of harming those around her by expressing her emotions no matter how small. It was ingrained in her to not show any emotion, to be impassive, detached, unaffected, isolated. She had been raised and taught all her life to act that way, and her sudden freedom scared her.

She had no idea how to express herself. No book, movie, quote, teacher, or person prepared her for this. She was never meant to show emotion, she was never supposed to live to show it. That made her smile even wider. After defeating Trigon Robin had said something to her that she would never forget. "You have your whole life ahead of you."

No one, not even her mother, had ever said anything like that to her. She was a tool to be used to either destroy or save the world. No one thought about what would happen after she was used. They either thought she would be dead or they themselves would be dead. They concentrated on the pinnacle of her either saving or killing the world.

When Robin said that it changed her life. Because that's when she identified the warm feeling inside herself that was directed toward the young man. It was Love, and it scared her.

With the team's help she learned how to express herself with Robin holding her hand the entire way.

Flashback

"Close your eyes," rumbled a masculine voice behind her. She felt the vibrations of his voice through his chest that was pressed against her back. Without waiting for an answer two hands came up and covered her eyes. A few minutes of stumbling and curses muttered under her breath she found herself outside the tower. It was snowing lightly and a good eight inches covered the ground.

She turned around and raised a delicate eyebrow. "Just what are youmph!" She opened her eyes to glare at a certain boy. Wiping snow off her face she smirked. "You are so dead."

He smirked right back at her. "Not if you can catch me." And with that he was off with a smiling Raven at his toes.

He dodged two glowing snowballs while zigzagging across the island's terrain. "Hey! No fair!" In retaliation he scooped up a handful of snow, turned in midair, and threw it directly at her trailing figure. With a thump it hit her shoulder.

Changing directions quickly he didn't see the rock before he tripped. Down he went face first into a snowdrift. His reflexes caught on and he rolled up, only to be met with a wide-eyed Raven falling onto him.

With a cry of surprise they tumbled over and rolled a few feet in a tangle of limbs. Pushing himself up he looked over at the dark girl beside him. His masked eyes widened slightly when he saw a giggling Raven. Her checks where flushed and she had a genuine smile gracing her face. Seeing her reaction, he himself let out a chuckle.

"Caught you," she said with a smirk after they quieted down.

"Is that so?" he inquired. With a quick movement he had straddled her with wrists above her head. "I do believe that it is I who has caged a Raven."

She struggled halfheartedly arching her back so her breasts where smashed against his muscled chest and her arms tried to twist out of his firm grasp. Realizing what she was doing and noticing the futility of it she relaxed.

"It seems you have Boy Blunder," she replied with a cute blush spreading across her face. She looked up to see Robin with an odd look on his face and his eyebrows creased. It seemed as if he was having an internal battle. His brow smoothed as he apparently came to a decision.

His left hand let go of her wrist while the right quickly captured it with her other easily encasing it in his long nimble fingers. His left hand cupped the side of her face as he leaned down close to the beautiful sorceress beneath him. He paused just above her. Their breath mingling as he stared into her violet eyes. Finding whatever he was looking for he crashed his lips to hers as their eyes closed.

End Flashback

A pair of warm arms snaking around her waist brought her out of her memories. She immediately leaned back in the embrace and he rested his chin on the crown of her now long violet locks.

"You shouldn't be out here, you could catch a cold," he informed her lightly inhaling the scent of her hair. His only response was a shrug.

She shifted in his arms to turn around and face him. Leaning down her planted a kiss on her red chalkra. Looking up at him she once again noticed the changes between the boy, Robin, in her memories and the man, Nightwing, before her.

He had grown much taller. When the team formed she was only two or three inches shorter than him, but now he was a good eight or more inches taller than her total five foot three inches. He was muscular, but not the steroid looking kind. His hair was longer, falling across his forehead and sometimes falling into his eyes unless he gelled it back. His eyes were still masked, seeing as how they just finished patrolling Bludhaven. She knew, that underneath that mask lied beautiful eyes. She remembered the first time she saw them.

Flashback

They had had a fight. She told that she wouldn't be able to give him what he wanted, that he should find someone that made him happy. He argued back saying that he was happy. How could he be? Even though she was free to show emotions didn't mean she could control them along with her powers. She knew she loved him, but she couldn't say it to his face. She was too afraid to open herself up.

Warm arms encircled her slim waist from behind. "I love you Raven. I want you, not anybody else. You make me happy Raven, without you I would be lost," he whispered into her ear from behind. "If you don't see it I hope this proves to you how serious I am."

With that being said He removed one arm from her waist. She felt something smooth being placed in her hand. She traced the mask in her hands holding back tears, not daring to turn around and face the man her heart belonged to.

"This is yours Raven. I would give it all up for you, everything, anything, because I love you," he said hugging her tighter. Releasing her, he turned her to face him. She had her eyes closed, tears leaking out of the corners. He brought a hand up to cradle her check.

"I...lo...I... ," was all she got out before he pressed a finger to her lips. Her eyes met his despairingly.

"I know," he whispered. "I know you can't say it yet. But I'm willing to wait. Open your eyes and see me. See the man that loves you. I won't leave you Raven, never."

With that she gave in. She slowly lifted her lids to see stunning blue eyes staring at her with such intensity it made her heart skip a beat. Slowly she nodded her head.

End flashback

Looking up at him she smiled. This was the man she loved. Wrapping her arms around his neck she gazed into his masked eyes. "You know I love you right?" she asked him lightly. He leaned down again and captured her lips in a long passionate kiss.

"Of course," with that he let out a laugh as he lifted her up bridal style. "But if you don't get inside Mrs. Grayson, I won't be able to kiss the one I love because she got a cold from staying outside when it was raining."

She let the smile on her face become wider and she put her arms around his neck. "Then by all means Mr. Grayson, warm me up."

The two figures disappeared off the roof and into the apartment below.

Fin

Okay I don't know if I will continue this piece. Depending on if I get a lot of reviews or not I just might make it into a collection of RxR oneshots some connectted some not. So review if you want me to add a chapter. (If you have an idea tell me!)

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