Stuff Like That There
(Hugs)
by Em

"I want some huggin', squeezin'/ muggin', teasin' and some stuff/ stuff like that there!"
- Stuff Like That There, Bette Midler

A/N: This is what happens when you people encourage me.

This is so totally Fic!Crack. As a matter of fact, these 15 challenges are likely to produce only Fic!Crack, so be warned. I can see most of this actually happening, through to about the last 249 words. (I counted.) Those last 249 words include a moment of rather blatant OOC-ness on Raven's part that I find I can take absolutely no responsibility for. I blame my muse's silliness for it entirely.

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02: Glomp!

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Raven didn't want to be answering fan-email. She only have to do it once every month and she didn't have to answer every email. She and Robin had negotiated until she agreed to answering email once every month and answering only 100 emails every month.

She mostly picked to answer the children's emails. They were the sincerest and simplest, not to mention the easiest. Some of the stuff people wrote to her was disgusting. In the few months she'd been answering emails, she'd had about 200 marriage proposals, and double the amount of proposals of a much less honorable sort.

Some of the things people wrote to her was heartbreaking. Teenage girls who wrote to her because they felt only she could understand their need to protect themselves emotionally or their feelings toward their parents. Some of them made her laugh (if she could've laughed, that is) and some of them just plain confused her.

With many of them, it was like she was reading an entirely different language. Hadn't these people ever learned proper grammar and sentence structure?

Reading one such email, filled with jumbled letters she was torn between believing was some sort of secret code or just plain ignorance or sloppy typing, Raven scoffed.

Aloud.

Which caused Robin, who was having a bowl of cereal at the counter not three feet from her, to face her. "What is it Raven?" he asked, "Another marriage proposal?"

Raven rolled her eyes and met his gaze over the computer, "At least those I can decipher..." she thought briefly and added, "...mostly."

Intrigued, Robin stood and walked toward her, "Are you going to go on another 'people have no sense of grammar' rant?" he asked, highly amused.

Raven scoffed again, "I'm not even sure this is a grammar problem," she leaned back so he could read the email currently on the screen.

'U R So kewl! XD Thx 4 saving our skool! LT8R GLOMP!'

"Pray tell," she said as he read and the grin showed he knew exactly what her problem was, "What exactly is a 'glomp'?"

Robin looked at her with an amused grin, "Well...it's sort of like..." he thought of how to explain it, but wasn't sure exactly how to go about it. He knew the best way was to show her, but he didn't know where or how he could do that. He certainly couldn't 'glomp' her.

And then, when the soft humming preceded their resident Alien, he had his answer. "I'll show you," he told Raven.

She raised a brow and leaned a little away from him, "Should I take out life insurance? Wear padded clothing?" she asked dryly.

"Just stand up, chuckles," he told her.

Warily, she stood just as Starfire walked into the room.

"Glorious greetings, friends!" Starfire enthused continuing toward the kitchen.

"Star?" Robin asked.

Starfire turned from her inspection of the fridge and smiled, "Yes?"

"Would you please hug Raven?" he asked sweetly.

Raven had a split second to realize that she hadn't misheard Robin's request before the grin split Starfire's face and the taller girl rushed at Raven like a typhoon. Unfortunately, that split second wasn't nearly enough response time and she barely managed to plant her feet squarely shoulder width apart in preparation before Starfire collided into her, her arms around Raven in a vice like grip, nearly propelling her to a graceless encounter with the ground.

Robin walked behind Starfire so that he was within Raven's view, "That," he said, grinning, "is a glomp."

"I..." Raven rasped, lacking oxygen for any further comment, "...see."

"Of course, not everyone has Starfire's enthusiasm..." Robin said casually.

"Speaking of which..." Raven raised her arms attempting to pry Star's from around her, "Star...?" she trailed off, hoping the girl would realize she was starting to turn blue. "Oxygen..."

"Oh!" Star exclaimed, letting her go immediately and absently helping her adjust her cloak around her shoulders, "I always forget humans need to breathe," she said happily before floating back to the kitchen.

Raven inhaled a deep lungful of air and exhaled slowly, relishing the oxygen for a moment before turning to glare at Robin, "You couldn't have just described that?"

Robin shook his head, "Fraid not," he said without an ounce of regret. He shrugged and walked back toward the kitchen and his unfinished bowl of Corn Flakes.

Raven watched him go and had one of her rare moments of impulsiveness.

Robin sensed her approach but barely had enough time to turn before she collided into his arms and used her momentum to push him onto the floor. Unfortunately, she fell with him and crumpled on top of him.

"Oomf!" he exclaimed, looking up at her in utter surprise.

She cleared her throat, "I thought you should experience a glomp yourself," she said, the blush creeping up her cheeks despite her attempt at nonchalance.

Recovering from the shock, Robin relaxed under her and grinned, "But I already have," he said humorously. At her raised brows, he pushed her hair behind her ear so he could see her face entirely unimpeded, "From you, as a matter of fact: after Trigon."

Raven's blush increased and she stood up, glaring down at him, "You couldn't have used that as an example when I asked?"

Robin chuckled as he sat up, "Well, it's not like I mind," he admitted.

Starfire peeked down at him, green eyes blinking in confused worry, "Is it perhaps an Earth Hugging Festival Day today?"

Robin shook his head and laughed, standing up. "No," he admitted, glancing at Raven, "But maybe we should petition for one?" he asked.

Starfire grinned, "That would be most glorious!" she enthused.

Robin nodded, "Most glorious, indeed."

Raven scoffed and turned on her heel, walking mutely back to the computer. Just as she suspected; answering email did nothing but bring about trouble.

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A/N: So...still think I should continue these?

Thanks: To everyone who said they enjoyed the last one and who said they'd be willing to overlook the Crack!Ficciness of these to read more. (If you've asked a specific question or if there's something specific I have to say to your review, I'll be replying through the Review Response feature). But I appreciate each and every review...I really do. ((holds reviews close to chest)) My reviews and no one can take 'em away!