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Raven was left panting by the time the little pleasure trip ended. It was very odd. She hadn't expected that to happen. She was positive it would have been some sort of momentary paralysis. But instead it worked like a healing wave. Now however, it was all over; and the meaning of her small talk with Slade was plagueing her already troubled mind. She groggily set the Slade communicator under her pillow and made her way to the kitchen for some tea.
She prepared the soothing beverage she so enjoyed and sipped it slowly. Savoring it's warmth, she gathered a book she left lying around and returned it to her room. Once she had done that she decided to meditate a while on the roof. Away from distractions and pointless interruptions. That of course couldn't be accomplished because somebody was already there.
It was Robin. He just stood near the edge of the roof with his cape swishing behind him in the gentle breeze passing him by. Raven walked forward nonetheless. She positioned herself just behind her leader's figure and began to do what she hadn't gotten the chance to do in so long. Robin didn't seem to notice that Raven was there, or chose to stay silent and continue watching whatever held his sight.
Raven commenced the chanting of her mantra and brought Robin away from his staring contest with the relentless sky above. It had darkened considerably outside and the moon was already glowing among the distant stars. Robin looked around in the obscured clouds that shrouded the glimmers in the night sky. But all he saw was Slade. All he ever saw was Slade.
This fearless leader was paranoid and mildy unstable. His obsession with Slade is dangerous. When his anger toward the villain rises it can get out of hand. But sometimes, his feelings for this 'bad guy' are questioned. The fact that he is a teen age boy who's every waking moment dwells on Slade and his intentions, almost determines he's rather compelled to the mysterious man. As if he's developed a liking. That was always shadowed by the fact that most believed he had his eyes on Starfire. That of course false. If he hadn't proved it by screetching 'SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!' at the top of his lungs, along with denying the fact about a hundred times and sitting down to talk things over with the confused and offended alien. Then there was nothing left for him to do.
"Slade" came the growl that had been forming in the boy's throat. He turned to Raven, and she could sense his gaze was on her. She knew now was as good a time as ever to finish up with her emotion surpresser and talk some with the masked teen.
"I know how you feel Robin." Raven came up next to him and locked her eyes on the waves of the calm water below them. "You hate him, and with good reason. But you feel almost attached, and you loath yourself for it." Raven explained as if reading his mind. He could do nothing but nod his head slightly with his expression hardening from the thought.
"My emotions are always kept under control. Although I can't allow myself to feel them, I can openly muse them." She went on; shifting her gaze from the water to his face for a brief moment.
"I can't stand him. He knows so much of us, and we know nothing of him. It's unnerving. Yet somehow, he understands. He can always say the right thing at the right time. Like his life's purpose is to study us and bring out all our doubts." Robin spoke in a hushed tone. "It's as if he's out to teach us, and perturb us all at once."
"You and I have a bond. Now, we have a connection to Slade. Not only through the attention we exchange, but through the 'S' he's marked us with." Was Raven's declamation. Robin agreed.
"Do you know of anyway we could erase the imprint? An incantation or something?" Robin regarded.
"I don't know of any spells that could be useful. But I could check my books." Raven responded.
"Yeah. Well, it's getting late, and we should get some rest. Don't stay up to search for anything tonight though Rae. Get some sleep and we'll work on this in the morning." Robin ordered.
"Shouldn't that be my line?" Raven grinned but only bearly. Turning to face the yawning boy wonder. Robin chuckled hollowly.
"Goodnight." With that, Robin was down the stairs and on his way to bed.
Raven was just about to follow suit when a lurking shadow caught her watchful eye and transfixed her. She looked harder but saw nothing more. For a minute she was engrossed in the current event, and pondered about the endless possibilities of what she saw, or thought she saw. For some odd reason, the only logical explanation was 'Slade'. The name and the image, just everything was etched into her mind. He sparked something undescribable within her. It was no big deal. Nothing great about it. But in one way or another, enthrallment took over when he appeared. Just because, he made her think. He made her wonder. He made her do things that none of her other teammates could, aside from Robin. They were an open book to her. But Slade was like an invitation to an amazing discovery, or adventure. She couldn't say she cared even half as much about the guy like Robin did, in any means. Anyhow, he was still on her brain waylaying her cogitation.
A/N: There's tonight's chapter. There will be more interaction between Rae and Slade so hang on for now and review!
