It had been a long two hours since the two Titans had become trapped in the cave, and even though Raven now felt better than before her emotions were still nagging in her mind, reminding her of their current predicament. Fear, in particular, was terrified at the possibly of remaining trapped in the confined space forever. She sighed deeply, which gained Robin's attention.

"You okay?" He asked, giving up once again on moving the rocks out of the way of the cave's entrance and taking a seat next to Raven.

"Yeah, I'm fine. How much longer do you think it'll take for the others to find us?"

Robin contemplated this before replying. "Well if they're as clever as we give them credit for, they'll realise that the fight eventually took place on the beach and we should be somewhere close to that area. Don't worry" He said smiling, putting a hand on her shoulder. "We'll be out of here in no time".

Raven smiled back. She had always had faith in Robin, he had never lead them astray once. Well, except the time he became Red-X and even then she understood his intentions. Everyone is allowed to slip up every once and a while.

"How about we play a game?" Robin suggested, pulling Raven out of her train of thought.

"Like what Boy Wonder? I spy? Because I spy something beginning with 'R'? Rock!"

Robin mockingly put a hand to his mouth and gasped in shock. "Raven? Being sarcastic? I never thought I'd see the day!" Raven hit him lightly on the arm. "What game did you have in mind?"

"How about the one where we say a word then another word associated with it?" Raven couldn't think of a reason to refuse, so she nodded and Robin said the first word that came to mind. "Cave"

"Beach"

"Sand"

"Glass"

"Wine"

"Intoxication"

"Stupidity"

"Villans"

"Heroes"

"Batman"

"Robin" he boy in question smirked, knowing that Raven already knew his identity.

"Starfire". The same boy frowned and looked up at his companion who now seemed a bit down.

"Why did you say Starfire, Raven?"

Raven could have lied and said something like 'We're on the same team' but she knew Robin well enough to know that he could tell when she was lying, so she told the truth. "Because, you both love each other".

Robin looked shocked, wondering why Raven had reached such a conclusion. He could understand that he and Starfire got along very well and they spent quite a bit of time together, but the same could be said for Cyborg and Beast Boy. Admittedly, when the Titans first formed he had fancied the Tamaranian, but as the years had gone on he realised there were no sexual feelings there. He had his eyes and heart reserved for another special young woman. "As a sister, yes, I do love her. But not in the way you're thinking of Rae."

Now it was Raven's turn to look shocked although it did not show on her face, her emotionless facade still visible. She had always assumed the two would get together eventually. In fact, she had a bet with Beast Boy about it! Robin and Starfire had always been close and there looked to be some chemistry between them and Raven couldn't blame Robin for that. Starfire had a fabulous figure and was a strong, happy woman. All she could reply to Robin was, "Oh."

"Let's keep going from 'Robin'. The next word is 'Bird'".

"Worm"

"Slade." Raven frowned at this word. "Remember when Terra was in the team and Slade let those worms loose that nearly destroyed the tower?" Raven nodded, accepting his explanation. She continued. "Trigon".

"Hell"

"Heaven"

"Angels"

"Beauty"

"Raven"

Robin said it like it was the most natural thought in the world, looking up and smiling at Raven as he did so.

"Demon"

"Heroine"

"Destroyer of the world"

Robin could see a tear roll down the empath's cheek as she said this. He got up and sat closer to her, putting a hand on her shoulder and lifting her chin with the other.

"Saviour of the world"

"Weak" She whispered, pulling herself out of Robin's loose grip. "I let Trigon get to me and I gave myself to him! I wouldn't have had to have saved the world if I hadn't destroyed it in the first place!" Tears fell down her cheeks, no matter how hard she tried to hold them back. Robin lifted her chin once more and carefully wiped her tears away.

"I need you to listen to me for one minute, okay?" He took her silence as a sign to continue. "You gave yourself up because you were afraid, and any one of the Titans would have done the same thing. Including me. How you can call yourself weak when you've spent your whole life fighting off your heritage and proving your prophecy wrong is beyond me, because all I have ever seen when I look at you is a beautiful, intelligent, strong-minded woman who has nothing but love and respect for those around her. You are a hero in the eyes of everyone, a friend in the eyes of the few people who are lucky to know you properly, and you are so much more than all of that to me. Not a day goes by where I have doubted your judgement, and yes you have made some mistakes but so have I. You forgave me for creating Red-X and becoming Slade's apprentice, and I forgave you after the whole Malchior incident, because we are friends, and I will always love and respect you."

Raven looked up at Robin for the first time since he started talking. She couldn't believe the words that had just escaped his mouth, but she knew that he had meant every word with all the sincerity his being could muster.

"And I am thankful that I got trapped in this cave with you so I could finally tell you how I feel." He smiled and wiped a final tear from Raven's cheek then leaned in and kissed the spot when the tear had once been. At this Raven gasped, surprised by the sudden contact and the wave of emotions she was feeling coming from Robin. Fear, love, anxiety, happiness, sadness, concern, embarrassment; the wide array causing her head to ache. She could feel her power returning to her, and before she had a chance to reply, some of her energy escaped at rocketed hard into the ceiling of the cave.

The structure began to shake, and the Titans could see a crack begin to form in the ceiling. Small pieces of rock fell to the floor, followed by slightly larger ones. Robin pulled Raven to her feet and pushed her up against the cave wall as he avoided a rock from hitting them. He ran to the other side of the cave where it appeared to be safer, but before Raven had a chance to follow, the ceiling caved in. Huge, jagged pieces of cliff rock fell in the middle of the cave and hit the floor with an almighty crash that hurt Robin's ear drums. Dust filled every available space in the now smaller area he occupied, but none of this mattered. He had to make sure Raven was alright.

"Raven?" He called, reaching out with his hands to try and feel her as the dust stung his eyes. "Are you okay?" No reply. "Answer me! You had better be alright or I'll hurt you myself!" he said, panic now settling into his body. He felt for the rocks in the middle of the cave which created a barrier between him and his friend, and gasped at what his fingers touched. Fear grasped at his heart.

"Raven!" he shouted, feeling the folds of her deep blue cloak stuck underneath the newly formed wall of rock.

I'm sorry it has taken me so long to update this story! I will try and have the whole thing finished by September, which shouldn't be too difficult as there are only 2 more chapters to go. Thank you for reading, and please review :) Moving Mountains x