I kind of neglected to mention in the last chapter where Raven was looking at the add in the paper the apartments were supposed to be called The Bird's Nest Apartments-hence the title of the story. Don't ask me how I came up with that or why I forgot to put it in.

Raven's Nest Chapter 2

Red X punches the wall. He's been over Raven's room several times through the night. Its well into early morning and he is no closer to finding out where she might have gone. He wonders if he missed something-some indicator that she was planning to leave. He sits down on the bed and picks up the letter she left here at the tower. He was only half listening when bird brain read it. He stops and re-reads one line out loud. "Even I wasn't thinking far enough ahead at the time to realize just what that was going to lead to. I'm sure Red X didn't either." He sits there staring at the paper in shock as he realizes what it means. "Raven...you didn't have to run away." He looks up as Beast Boy steps into the room.

"I should have seen this coming."

"How so?"

"I knew what was wrong with her. Don't tell Robin I said this...but I think she's better off with you."

"What makes you think that?"

"I've been around Robin long enough to know he's just a kid playing a grown-ups game. I thought she was nuts for trying to tempt him in the first place. You have issues-being a thief and all-but you're up here trying to figure out where she went-he's downstairs sulking like a spoiled brat."

"One more reason to add to my growing list of dislikes for him. Robin had Raven really scared. She never even wanted to see me without my mask-or even know my name."

"So he couldn't make her turn you in. Honestly I don't blame her for that one. You did a good thing for Raven. Most guys would have got their groove on and left her in the dust." He looks back out in the hallway before closing the door. "I may not know exactly where Raven went-but I know what type of places to start looking in. She would go some place quiet and peaceful-that she can think. I bet it even has a great view of the night sky...she likes that kind of thing. She's probably in some small town-one off the map where she wouldn't be recognized."

"You seem to know Raven quite well."

Robin stops in front of the closed door listening to the voices inside.

"I think a good place to start with the bus stations-see what routes they go on. She's bound to turn up along one of them."

"Then why haven't you been out looking for her?"

"You want to find her...and having a certain unique perspective on what she's going through...I know that sooner or later she is going to need you. She never saw you-so you have advantage. If she saw one of us-she might just run again."

Robin slips off before anyone realizes that he's there.

Raven walks down the small town main street. Old Harley as Doris from the diner had called him-had been very willing to help her out-he even let her move in last night. The rent is very reasonable but what little money she has isn't going to go very far. She needs to find some sort of job. She stops placing her hand over her stomach...one that she's going to be able to keep in the coming months.

"Rachel!...hey Rachel!"

Raven looks around when she realizes its Doris calling out to her. The new name is going to take some getting used to. She waits for a truck to pass then crosses the street.

"You were in your own little world over there weren't you honey?"

"I guess so."

Doris turns to a young man near by. "Seth-this is the girl I was telling you about. She came in off the bus last night. Rachel this is Seth...he stayed when the bus last broke down a few years back. I believe the two of you can solve each other's problems."

Seth holds out his hand. "Pleased to meet you Rachel."

"Likewise." Raven shakes the man's hand.

"So what do you say we all head down to the diner. I just bet that this young lady is going to be perfect for that job you have open."

"She will probably be board to tears just like every other young person in town. Young people these days don't care about anything other than video games and TV. Most of them wouldn't know what a book was if it bit them in the-"

"-you have a bookstore?"

"I think that means she's interested Seth."

Red X teleports back to his lavish penthouse apartment. He's had it good by playing the thief for a very long time now. Material things suddenly don't seem as important to him as they once did. He would give all this up just to have Raven back. He had only been interested in some quick flings whenever her mating urges struck her-he can't really blame her for running. She probably sensed that from him all along. Her letter was right he didn't stop to think just what satisfying those urges was going to lead to. And now that he has-he isn't just going to let her run-they created something together and intends to see things through to the end.

Robin looks up maps of bus routes out of Jump City online. He isn't about to let Red X get to Raven first. Beast Boy was right he realizes-if she sees him as Robin she might just try to run again. He begins packing his civilian clothes before he sets out to find her.