Hey! Alice here once again with a brand new story. Ok, I KNOW that I've been gone for some time and I have to update my OTHER stories but I just had this in my head for awhile and decided to write it. Please, go easy on it. I'm sorry if it's short.

Summary: I've been beaten down; I've been kicked around. And she takes it all for me…Red X is in love with Raven and vice versa. They've been through Hell and back with the Titans and STILL want each other. Can such a love survive? Slight song-fic.

Enjoi!!


"I've been beaten down

I've been kicked around

And she takes it all for me…"

--She is Love by Parachute


Red X's POV:

She was amazing—everything about her was: her body, her mind, her gentle yet tough face, her purple eyes and hair…everything. And she was all mine.

Raven of the Teen Titans was mine.

And I was hers. I, Red X, was Raven's. And NOTHING was going to change that.


6 weeks earlier

As I waited patiently for the Titans to arrive at my most recent heist, I contemplated their attack strategy: Robin would be easy to take down. All you had to do was wear him out with a short fight, knock him out, or distract him. Simple enough. Starfire was harder but it isn't impossible to take her out of the picture. Threaten Bird Boy, that's it, really. Poor girl was a sucker for him. Too bad it wasn't going to work out, I just knew it. Then there's the grass-stain Titan: Beast Boy. Simpler, even more so than Wonder Bread and the princess of the land of sunshine and rainbows. I'll just use one of my sticky-Xs. Kid hates that stuff. And then there's the robot, who's more of a challenge. The guy was half ROBOT, but all I had to do was short-circuit him or re-wire his system. Too easy.

And last, but certainly not least, Raven: the dark bird. The dark, SEXY bird. With her ridiculously small uniform. She wears a uniform, for Christ's sake! I swear, that girl is going to kill me. She's definitely a challenge to fight. My favorite to fight, in fact.

Just in time for me to finish my contemplation, the Titans arrived (they had dropped the Teen part). They were in the usual formation: Robin in front, Raven to his left, on the right is Beast Boy, to the right of Beast Boy is the queen of pink, and to the left of Raven is Cyborg. They really need to mix it up sometimes. I'm getting bored with their battle forms.

I stared, bored, as Robin muttered a witty remark and then yelled his signature phrase, "Titans GO!!" One by one, they all dispersed and began attacking—the two girls air-borne and the males on the sky. Pfft, typical. This should be easy…

The male Titans were the first to come at me: Beast Boy as a cheetah; Robin with his Bo-staff; and Cyborg with his sonic cannon. Predictable.

With a flick of my wrist, I threw a sticky-X at the green hero—effectively covering him in the red goo that he hated so much. One down; four to go. Out of my peripheral vision, I could see the Boy Wonder jump into the air, ready to slam his Bo-staff down on me. Not today, Bird Brains…

I stretched out my hand and grabbed his ankle as he got out from a mid-air spin. Idiot. With a hard tug and a turn of my heel, he was flying towards Cyborg who flew into Starfire—leaving me with the lovely demoness. I smirked at her; she glared at me.

"Hey, cutie," I said cockily. "Miss me?"

Raven let out something that sounded like a snarl and her eyes turned black for a fraction of a second. "Never, X."

I touched my heart lightly, feigning pain. "Oh, Raven, I'm hurt.

"Good," she growled as her powers ripped a mailbox from its hinges and threw it at me.

I took a quick side-step, the mailbox missing my by about a foot. "Miss me, miss me," I sang, "now you gotta—"

A small pebble hit me in the head, which dazed me for a second. I looked up at the demoness to find a hint of an amused smile on her face. Wow, she had a really pretty smile…

"You want to finish that phrase, X?" she asked, just DARING me to utter those two words that were left to the childish song.

I pressed the teleportation button on my belt and popped up next to Raven. Kissing her cheek swiftly, I murmured, "Kiss me…"

And I was gone with a press of a button, leaving Raven with the feel of my lips on her cheek.


Raven's POV:

I went home in a daze, the feel of Red X's lips still lingering on my cheek. My fingers gently grazed my cheek, not really believing that X's lips were on that spot but knowing that there was no real way around the fact: X had kissed me…

I slowly made my way to my room, the door sliding open silently and granting me entrance. I plopped onto my bed and stared at the ground, finding a sudden interest in the carpet. Looking around my room, I sensed someone near, watching me. Rising off of my bed, I shakily went to the window and pulled the curtains apart; the light flooding in. nothing was there.

With a sigh, I shut the drapes tightly, making my way back to my bed and climbing under the covers. I really needed a nap.

Shutting my eyes, the only thought that made its way across my mind was, "He kissed me…"


Red X's POV:

I teleported into the living room of my apartment, standing on the coffee table that was in the middle of the room. Rolling my eyes, I hopped off of the short table and placed my stolen prize on it. Removing my mask, I made my way to the kitchen, examining the contents inside: nothing of interest.

I sighed and walked to my room, kicking off my boots and removing my belt Let's see…a quick shower then some sleep. Stripping off the rest of my clothes, I turned on the shower and stepped in—letting the water cascade over me and soak my body. I shut my eyes and let out a sigh, my muscles relaxing and I slumped against the shower wall. Bliss…

I suddenly envisioned me kissing Raven again, except, this time, it wasn't on the cheek but her tender lips; her neck; her chest; her fingertips' her stomach; her hip; her sacred v—

My eyes snapped open in response to the freezing water and my cold skin. Growling in frustration, I grabbed the nearest towel or cloth and dried myself off. That was, by far, the WEIRDEST daydream I've ever had. Where did that even COME FROM? There was NO WAY that I could like a Titan. No way in HELL. But that dream…

It was so real…so LIFELIKE…so…RIGHT.

Shit. I was in trouble…