Trust
Chapter 1
Thoughts
"Speech"
Important AN: This story is based off the end of Masks. And instead of Beastboy falling in the train tracks its Raven that fell and was saved.
The team had just gotten back to the tower. Everyone was shocked and mad to say the least. Robin had deceived each of his friends. They had the right to hurt and confused. No one had spoken a single word on the ride home. They were currently in the towers living room on the couch exchanging uneasy glances, waiting for someone to be brave enough to break the silence hanging over their heads. "Robin how come you didn't tell us" Starfire broke the heavy silence that seemed to have taken over the tower. "I couldn't have told you guys. You would have held back." Robin defended his decision calmly. "And what would have been wrong with that?" Cyborg asked angrily. "Slade would have known. As Red X I got closer to him than I ever have as Robin" Robin declared still not meeting the gazes of his teammates. "Or is it that you just don't trust us!" It was more of a statement than a question. Raven stood up and glared at her leader before stalking away. "Raven" Robin watched her receding form. "Dude, what's with her? We're all mad but…." Beastboy trailed off forgetting where he was going with that thought. "I know, she has been acting weird lately. But she does have a point." Cyborg said. "I do trust you guys, it's just" Robin paused for a moment. "If you trusted us you would have informed us of your plan so we may have been of some assistance" Starfire said stomping out of the room. "Man, Star is right" Cyborg said getting off the couch with Beastboy. "You should have trusted us" Cyborg finished as the pair left to go to their rooms for the night.
Robin sighed. He should have known that this would happen if, no when his friends found out. Robin went upstairs to Raven's room, he knew this would be hard to fix. When he got there he tried the door, locked. She hasn't locked her door in two weeks. Robin thought as he knocked softly so the others wouldn't hear.
Raven knew he would end up coming to her room, but was still surprised when the knock came. Raven took a deep breath preparing herself for what was to come. She opened the door a crack she asked in a cold hard voice "What" she hoped would discourage him. Unfazed in anyway by the cold front she had put up he asked "Can we talk for a bit?" "No, now leave me be. I need to be alone right now." Raven hoped he couldn't tell that she was lying through her teeth. Honestly she wanted to know why he had lied to the team, to HER. She wanted him to hold her and tell her that everything was ok. But at the same time she didn't want to be alone with him either. She didn't know if she would be able to control herself. Raven just hoped he wouldn't be able to tell it was a lie. "Don't lie to me Raven, I know that's not true" Robin stared at her. Raven started to close her door. "Will you at least let me explain why" Robin asked. Raven's head screamed 'NO' but her heart screamed 'YES'. Her heart was louder and won. Nodding she opened her door and stepped aside letting him in. The door slid shut behind him. Raven went and sat on her bed expectantly with her arms crossed. Robin just stood in the middle of the room looking at her. "Well, I'm waiting" Robin snapped out of his thoughts, trying to figure out how to tell her. "It was stupid of me not to tell the team. More importantly it was stupid of me not to tell you." Raven just continued to glare at him. "It was a mistake, I see that now. I'm sorry" Robin sat on the bed next to her. "Is that why you stopped coming" Raven asked, her gaze saddening as she continued. "Because I just thought you just didn't like me anymore" Robin looked at her. "Rae, I couldn't bring myself to come here. I felt so bad about you not knowing. I wouldn't have been able to just come and pretend everything was normal." Robin kissed her temple. "I'm sorry Rae" Robin whispered. She stood up but he caught her hand and pulled her onto her back on her bed next to him. Raven turned onto her side to look at him. "Just please don't do it again" "I won't I'm done with it." Robin promised. Now if only I could convince the others of that he thought. Raven sighed. "You should go, it's late and it's been a long day" she got off the bed slowly followed by Robin. "Alright" Raven walked him to her door. "But first" Robin caught Raven in a surprise kiss. When he pulled away she was disappointed. Raven stood just outside her door as she watched him go down the hall to his room.
Raven hadn't always been a morning person. But within a week of joining the Titans she had soon learned to love the early morning. The early morning was the only time when she could get a little bit of peace and quiet. And in the beginning she thought that was why she had loved it. Now she knew it was because she had strong feelings for her early rising leader. No one else in the tower was ever up before eight. Two weeks ago they had cherished their mornings together. And last week she barely saw him at all. This one was no different than it had been two weeks ago. Raven got to the kitchen just as Robin was finishing making her tea. "You didn't have to make me my tea" she said walking over to him. "I know I wanted to." Robin handed her the mug and led her to the couch. They enjoyed their time together talking about nothing and everything at the same time. Just before eight Raven got off the couch and left for the roof for her meditation.
Cyborg walked in shortly after Raven left. "Robin" Cyborg acknowledged his leader stiffly. "Cyborg" Robin returned the greeting. He had been thinking about how to get on the teams good sides again. "Hey Cyborg" Robin walked up to his friend. Cyborg grunted in response. "I was just wondering what you meant about Raven?" He knew that would catch Cyborgs interest. Cyborg was always over protective of the girls, but mostly Raven for a reason unknown to everyone. "What did I say about Raven?" Cyborg asked slowly. "Last night, when you said that she had been acting strange lately. What did you mean?" "Ever since last week, she has been really depressed. Talking less, even threatening Beastboy less" Cyborg said. "Do you have any ideas why?" Robin wondered. "It could be anything…heck it could even be you" Cyborg reasoned. "Me? I wasn't even around much last week. How could it have been me?" Robin asked nervously. "Exactly, you weren't around last week" Cyborg said pointedly. "I still don't get it" Robin said guarded with what he said. "Man you keep her grounded" Cyborg told him. "How would you know?" Robin was nervous that Cyborg had found out about him and Raven. When it came to the girls Cyborg's motto was that if Robin or Beastboy ever broke their hearts he would break their skulls. "I asked her one day why she would always act different when you're around. She said it had to do with your aura. Something about it always being calm and steady" Cyborg hadn't understood what she meant then and he still didn't quite get it now. "She said it calms her" Cyborg shrugged. Robin looked at his friend wondering what did I do….hope she will let me fix it….
When Raven walked back into the living room only Cyborg and Beastboy were there. And as usual they were battling it out on the game station. "Hey Raven" Cyborg said sparing a quick glance away from his battle. "Where are the other two?" Raven asked on her way to the couch. "I think" Robin and Starfire walked in laughing "They are right there" Beastboy finished without looking away from the screen. Raven watched the two laughing Titans; sometimes she wished the others knew about her relationship with Robin. That way she wouldn't have to watch Starfire flirt with Robin while she acted as if she could care less. Raven went in the kitchen to make some tea before disappearing upstairs in her room.
It had been a good morning for Robin. He had already managed to fix things with Starfire, Cyborg, and Beastboy. As far as the others knew he hadn't worked things out with Raven yet. His heart told him he wasn't done apologizing yet and that she was still mad at him. Just one look at Raven and his head knew his heart was right. She was tenser and more emotionless than she had been before the team had found out about Red X. Starfire exclaimed "Friend's let us go outside and enjoy this glorious day!" interrupting Robins musings. "How about we spend the rest of the day at the park?" Cyborg suggested. Beastboy turned into a green dog and barked happily. "Friend Robin will you join us on our outing?" Robin smiled at the enthusiastic girl. "Sure Star. We'll all go. We haven't done anything as a team in a while." "What about Raven" Beastboy asked in his normal form. She had up to her room not long ago and probably wanted to be alone. "I'll go talk to her. You guys go ahead and we'll be there soon." Robin offered. "Cool see you there man" Cyborg said as they all ran down to the garage.
Raven had just walked into her room. Censing someone else she slid into a battle stance. "What no hello kiss" Raven narrowed her eyes. The voice was familiar, but she flipped her light on with her powers just to be sure. Her room was flooded with light as she recognizing the costume stretched across her bed and asked irritated, "What are you doing in here?" Raven glared at him. "What am I not allowed to visit my favorite girl" He responded with a question of his own. "You said you were done with this" She crossed her arms furious. He shrugged. "Get out of my room!" she pointed to the door. "Sorry, don't feel like it" he said advancing, forcing Raven to back up. Her breath caught in her throat when her back hit the wall. The light bulb shattered when he took her wrist in his hand. The room was once again bathed in darkness thanks to the curtains drawn across her window. He pulled the mask off but Raven couldn't see his face as he pressed his body against hers. He began kissing her and running his hands up and down the length of her arms. "If you don't go we'll end up getting caught and then you won't live to see tomorrow" Raven threatened him. He hadn't done this before and she didn't like it one bit. He didn't answer but he did tug at the collar of her leotard. He kissed her again on the mouth. It doesn't feel right. He's usually gentler than this and it's missing its normal passion. There were footsteps coming down the hall. He kissed her one more time licking her bottom lip, trying to get his tongue in her mouth. There was a knock at the door. Giving up he grabbed the mask off the floor and was just about to make a dive for the window when his cape got hooked on something and he fell. The door opened, Raven had forgotten to lock it behind her. "Robin!"
