"All the bonds we share are important"
The whole day for Raven was filled with nothing but thinking, reading and meditating. Thinking about what to do, reading when she she's unsure and meditating to calm done. 'He has the right to know and maybe he can help me cope with this whole situation, if he knew as well,' Raven said.
'But how would the team react to this? Would they even care? How would Starfire react to it? Should she even tell the rest of the team?' There were so many variables to consider if she told them that, maybe it was best to just try to stay quiet about it until she can figure out how to deal with it.
'Nghhhhh … uhhhh' Raven groaned at the onset of sudden emotional surges that kept pervading throughout her body.
Raven said 'Goddammit Robin, stop being around Starfire so much!' Raven likes feeling happy just as much as the next person but to feel happiness on this large a scale was just too much for her. She set aside her book on the bed and sat on the floor to quickly meditate.
'Azarath Metrion Zinthos' said Raven. She stayed in that position for a good 10 minutes before getting back to reading.
Unfortunately, before she could even get to the bed she suddenly groaned again from Robin's emotions, 'Arghhh … ahhhhhhhh' this time however, she felt something different. Her heart was beating real fast and her body temperature was rising. Was she sick or something? This was different to happiness but it felt similar to it at the same time, what was it? The emotions were getting stronger by the second and it almost made her lose her sense of balance just because of how powerful these emotions were. Reaching deep into her subconscious, she found one of her emotions being fairly active in her mind. She was surprised to see … Love? Love was apparently the emotion she was feeling and that's what Robin was feeling as of this moment.
'So, this is what love feels like huh, interesting,' Raven's experience with love was fairly limited. She knew and understood the idea behind love but never really felt love. However, because of how powerful love was; BOOM! Comes the fifth book to explode and Raven was having a fairly annoying time fixing her books with telekinesis.
Robin's emotions were settling down now but for Raven, this couldn't go on much longer. Raven would break by the time dinner came about with the way her day had been going with this. She decided to see Robin himself and see if she can get him to do something else to get his mind of Starfire.
'I'll give you something to love Robin,' said Raven in a menacing way, not realising how awkward it was to say that. She walked out of her room, into the hallway and into the living room but she couldn't see Robin, just Beastboy and Cyborg making the world's largest collection of waffles, for some reason.
Raven asked them both, 'What are you idi- Anyway, have you guys seen Robin?'
'No sorry,' replied Cyborg.
'Probably with Starfire if anything, those two have been together a lot lately, isn't that weird Raven? By the way, want some waffles?' said Beastboy with a cheeky little smile, as he passed a waffle over to Raven.
'Gee wiz, it's almost like they have feelings for each other,' Raven replied sarcastically while also declining the waffle and rolled her eyes. Then came a sudden silence and the atmosphere became uncomfortably tense. Cyborg just looked like he just realised Sarah Hyland and Jennifer Lawrence are the exact same age and it took a total of 120 seconds for Beastboy to realise she was being legit ironically. The smell of burning waffles was filling the area now and Cyborg and Beastboy are still processing the sudden realisation that seems so unbelievably obvious, once you realise it.
'Oh my god! Raven how did you know?!' Cyborg yelled, knocking over 10 piles worth of waffles in the process. Beastboy did his best to stop most of them but Raven saved him by stopping the rest.
'I figured it out? I guess,' Raven replied, not knowing how to properly respond to Cyborg.
'Oh my god, it all makes sense now, holy crap! Oh my god!' continued Cyborg.
'Right well, uhhhhh I'll just leave you guys to contemplate over it while your waffles are getting burnt,' Raven left, while Cyborg and Beastboy attempted to salvage what was left of the 12 waffles that were being burnt.
However, Raven's instincts seemed to be fairly sharp for her. She looked at Robin's door to his bedroom but for some reason, she had a feeling she wouldn't find Robin there. She left and instinctively walked to the gym and there he was, strangely enough. Over the last few weeks, Robin has focused more on body building than he was on sparring and it's safe to say, he's showing progress. However, it would appear that for this circus performance, Robin is sparring instead! In front of Starfire. Yes, it would appear that the primal alpha male is seeking the much-needed approval from the much-desired mate, who at first appears fairly impressed but shocked and concerned when the male injures his right hand in the process of hitting a wooden dummy.
It would appear that Robin's attempt at impressing Starfire with techniques his learnt over his time as a hero, has worked in more ways than one. 'My dear friend Robin, are you hurt?' asked Starfire. She went over to Robin's side quickly and caringly held his hand for a closer inspection.
'I'm fine Starfire, really I'm fi- ' Robin responded to Starfire and found himself being closer to her than normal. This made Raven lose her shit with another emotional surge pervading through her body.
'Oh my god! I can't believe how much of a love-struck doofus you are!' Raven said, while she walked over to the couple as well as exploding a metal barrel used for training. Raven has had enough of Robin's stupid emotions, constantly interfering with her day at home.
'Give me your hand' Raven took Robin's hand and healed it in seconds.
'Uhhhh thanks I guess,' confused and surprised at both Raven's appearance and sudden outburst.
'So nice to see you friend Raven, it is nice to know that we can depend on you for such things and see that you are available for it as well,' Starfire said, while also looking fairly surprised and happy at Raven's sudden appearance.
'You know me Starfire, always there to help,' Raven said sarcastically.
She let go of Robin's hand and went on to say 'Hey Robin, you should probably check on what Cyborg and Beastboy are doing in the kitchen.' Robin sighed and smacked his hand on his forehead and proceeded to the kitchen area to see what kind of mess they made.
Starfire proceeded to follow but was stopped by Raven who said 'Best not to follow Starfire, you won't like what will happen next.'
Starfire sighed and proceeded back to her room, 'Friend Raven, how much pain do you think a heart can endure before the love is no longer worth the suffering?' Starfire turned to ask this with a saddened expression.
Raven was caught a little bit off-guard with this question but kept her composure nonetheless. I DON'T KNOW! She needed to think fast and come up with something to satisfy Starfire's heart, 'The greater the suffering, the more sweeter the joy of successful love that comes later.' Starfire's mood seemed somewhat perkier after hearing that and left her for her room.
'Phew' Raven said, after sitting on one of the benches and contemplating on what just went down.
'That should give me some peace until dinner' she said and lied down on the bench for some peace and quiet.
"A bond is as unpredictable as is the people it makes a connection with"
She felt rather impressed with herself, that she was able to separate the two as swiftly as she did but didn't realise who was going to wake her up. 'Raven' the mention of her name immediately woke her up and to her shock and horror, it was Robin who woke her up.
'Oh Jesus, don't wake me up like that Robin' Raven said as she slowly sat back up on the bench.
'Sorry' replied Robin. An awkward silence permeated throughout the gym and Raven really wanted to leave but found herself really reluctant to do so.
'Raven, what did you mean by love-struck doofus?' Once Robin asked this, Raven absolutely froze. Thinking and thinking on what to say and do, she found herself caught off guard yet again.
'Let's just say that the whole team is not so blind to what you guys are doing,' Raven used this line to seductively wink at Robin, while also moving to exit the gym at the same time.
However, Robin stopped her and continued to question her, 'The whole team found out because you told them and they said you apparently figured it out? What exactly does that mean Raven?'
Raven was getting slightly nervous about this, mainly because she just didn't have anything to say. Should she use this moment to tell him about the bond? Or should she suspiciously risk trying to defend herself.
After what seemed like an eternity in limbo but only a few minutes in real life, Raven said 'I think it means that I'm not so blind to not see that you guys look too cute together for you to stay friends of course! But Robin, remember this, relationship requires commitment and you need to make sure that you are ready to make a commitment like this. Starfire is very sensitive, so please be aware of the consequences that are involved with committing to a girl like Starfire,' Raven wasn't even aware of what the hell she was even saying to be honest. She just hoped that her answer was able to satisfy Robin's detective mind. Robin moved his face a little closer to Raven's and in response Raven jerked herself forward and immediately left Robin where he stood. She could feel the slight annoyance from Robin that clearly indicates that he was not satisfied with what she said.
'It's done, let's just get back to my room before anything else happens,' Raven thought to herself.
"A bond is always between two people, never more, never less"
Over the course of the next few days, Raven continued to learn more about her bond with Robin. Each day passed and Raven adjusted accordingly to the emotions that were being passed from Robin. At the same time, however, the bond grew stronger as well. It was getting harder and harder for Raven to continue this routine but she wasn't ready to tell Robin yet. She needed more time and she still had more questions about it as well. She just hoped that she has made the right decisions so far.
A/N: Anyway, thanks for reading and please review.