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Quick Author's Note: This is set after Robin's conversation with Raven in the previous chapter. It sort of explains how Robin feels.

Robin knew he could never have Raven. He'd realized that a long, long time ago. The fact that her powers were controlled by her emotions blocked any relationship. That and the fact that she wasn't remotely interested in him.

Robin had, for along time, dismissed the feeling he had for Raven as friendship, but that plan failed when he realized the night Raven was supposedly kidnapped by Beast Boy, and critically injured. (1) That night, Robin had been willing to do his worst to his teammate, if he had caused even one of the scratches on Raven.

Still he had known, Raven wasn't capable, nor interested. There had been a time when Robin thought that they might have had a chance, shortly after they defeated her father. He thought maybe she felt the same way, but didn't want to say anything, for fear of rejection. It wasn't that she couldn't handle it, but that the planet couldn't. Her sadness could blow up the Earth. It was a chance few people would take. This belief, of course didn't last long. He thought his feelings were obvious, and Raven was not dense. She was just as observant and perceptive as he was.

Look at all the times he'd saved her (or tried to save her)! The time he'd grabbed her hand as she fell into Mumbo's hat, (2) the time he'd saved her from falling down an elevator shaft, (3) the time he caught her after stupid Slade pushed her off of a freaking building, (4) and most importantly, the time he went to the Underworld to get her back. (5) Raven must have realized how he felt, and ignored it, so as not to mess their friendship up. Robin thought this must have been a good method, because they still were friends.

That was the past though. Robin had realized he needed to move on, and had... mostly. He had Star now, a girl most guys would kill for.

So why wasn't he happy?

Robin knew he still had feelings for Raven, and all that he would ever feel for Star was the kind of love you gave a sister, but he should be happy. He had a great girlfriend, great friends, and a good career. His life was set.

He was miserable though.

He had heard what Raven said. She probably didn't think he had, but he did. Her voice echoed through his head.

"No Robin... You aren't here."

Her words hurt.

"Your wrong Raven," he told the night, "I was there from the day I met you. I never left. I never will. I promise."

Robin knew, that this was the one promise he could keep.

Notes:

1. In the episode Beast Within, Beast Boy and Adonis (a villain) are soaked with a chemical that causes them both to turn into werewolves (or something like werewolves). They both have no memory of what happens when they change form. Adonis kidnaps Raven and Beast Boy tries to protect her, however, at one point the other Titans thought Beast Boy had done that to Raven. Robin was really mad that Raven had been hurt.

2. In the episode Bunny Raven or How to Make a Titanimal Disappear, Mumbo tells Raven he's going to "Make Raven part of his act" and starts sucking her into his hat. Robin grabs her hand and tries to pull her back, but loses hold of her.

3. In the episode Fear Itself, Raven's powers manifest, and bring a horror movie to life in the tower. At one point they fall down an elevator shaft, and Robin uses his grappling hook to save himself. Raven's powers weren't working, and he catches her at the last minute, stopping their fall.

4. In the episode Birthmark, Slade pushes Raven off of an extremely tall building, and Robin swings by on his grappling hook and saves her.

5. In the three part special, The End, Raven disappears after portaling her father, Trigon in. She is thought to be dead, but Robin goes and finds her, bringing her back from the Underworld.