Come Dance With Me

Summary: There's something about the rain...that washes everything away...a RaeStar collection of Oneshots.

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Raven sighed as she sat moodily in the rain, an umbrella perched over her head. Why was she in the rain? Because a certain tameranian had dragged her out thirty minutes earlier, gushing about how she had the most magnificent thing to show her, and would she please just come with her for a few minutes. They had sat there at the park for a good fifteen minutes, and just as the psychic was going to suggest that they head to the Tower (More like demand) it started pouring down.

For a minute she feared that Starfire would start crying, upset that her 'magnificent' suprise had been ruined, only to see the alien shout for joy as she proceeded to splash in the mud puddles that were quickly forming. THIS was the big suprise? Great...

"Friend Raven, you must join me!" She gushed, only to see that her friend's eyebrow was twitching. Why was she...ah...

With a sigh, the redhed joined her friend on the bench, a frown marring her features as she tilted her head up to catch some of the rain. "Forgive me, Friend Raven. I thought that perhaps you'd enjoy this. Why..."

Why is it that no one seems to understand? Starfire wanted to ask. And Raven, having been there before seemed to understand, as she laid eyes on her fellow titan. She was beautiful, her golden skin standing out against the black sky. The moisture in the air caused her hair to curl slightly, making her seem like an angel. She was beautiful, Raven concluded. Very beautiful.

But she still wasn't going to start splashing in mudpuddles for her.

Just as she was about to get up from her bench, Starfire decided to speak. "There is something about this 'Rain' as you so call it, that...washes everything away."

Violet eyes narrowed dangerously. So THAT was why the alien had dragged her out here? So she could 'wash away' everything? For some reason, that angered her. The thought that just by standing out in the cold RAIN would wash away all the things that she had done...all the memories...the emotions...it just wasn't possible. Infact, she found it quite cruel that Starfire would even dare bring this up.

With an annoyed sigh, she stood up and proceeded to walk away, only to stop as a hand grabbed her wrist.

"Please, come dance with me."

Raven just barely managed from glaring down at the Tameranian. "In the rain?"

"Yes."

She jerked her arm away. "No."

"Why not?"

"It's stupid."

"It is fun."

"My clothes will get dirty"

"Forgive me, but is that not what the machine of washing is for?"

She was losing the argument, Raven thought frantically. 'The thought that the rain could just...just...' Her throat tightened slightly. "It's not possible, that the rain could do what you say it does, Star. It's just...not possible."

Starfire stood gracefully, taking her friend's hand in hers. "Close your eyes."

The psychic started slightly. "Wha--" But it seemed that she'd had enough of Raven's stalling, as the alien's hold on her hand's tightened.

"Please, you're eyes, close them." With a growl, she complied, the world fading from sight as her eyes shut. For a moment, she felt a bit selfconscious, holding hands with a girl in the middle of the rain, her eyes closed. But then...Starfire said something else to her, that blew her mind away.

"Do not think. Simply Feel."

Simply feel? Did the girl NOT know how dangerous that was for her, to just simply 'Feel'? As if sensing her anger, the grasp on her hand tightened even more.

"Do not THINK. Simply Feel."

Feel what? There was nothing TO feel! They were standing in the middle of a park. In the ra...the rain...

'There is something about this 'Rain' as you so call it, that...washes everything away'

Alright, she would concentrate on the rain then. For a while, all they did was stand there, as Raven tried to simply 'feel' as Starfire put it. And nothing happened. Until...

'It feels like...tears...like it...like the earth is crying...' It was sad, really. They were always in such a hurry to get somewhere, or do something...in such a hurry to grow up...that they forgot...the beauty of it all. They forgot how to...dream...how to hope...they forgot...everything...

And the rain...it was like the Earth was saying, 'Slow down...I'm not going anywhere...I'm still here...it's okay...to slow down once in a while...and breathe...'

She opened up her eyes to be greeted by a smiling Starfire, who gestured to the mudpuddles infront of them. "Come dance with me."

And this time, she did.

A part of them knew, that this was a mistake. That they couldn't dance forever, because they had to uphold their duties as the Teen Titans. It couldn't rain all the time, and they couldn't remain kids anylonger. Yet...the rain would always be there, reminding them, that it was okay to not think, but feel. To slow down...and simply...breathe

'There is something about this 'Rain' as you so call it, that...washes everything away'

(End Chapter)

A/N: Hey. I know that this was a bit...weird...but shrugs I thought it was sweet.