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Hi! How's y'all doing? (sorry, Cyborg is controlling my vocal chords. Hang on…Dude, get out of her head, this is totally my space! Hold on a mo….bangs head vigorously. Cartoon characters fall out. I point finger. Bugger off!)

OK, now that that's outta the way, on with the chapter.

Oh! I don't this. What more can I say?

Oh...and it's a bit short but...I'm all the way over here so you guys can't get me with torches and pitchforks. XP

Chapter three: Getting to know you.

By La Anjita.

Robin didn't sleep for the rest of the night; he was far too exuberant for that. He'd gotten through her walls, if only slightly. This breakthrough had him grinning from ear to ear for most of the morning. He couldn't get it off, instead only managing to tone it down to a large smile. When asked what the happy expression was for, he simply shrugged and said he had had a good night.

Raven blushed very slightly when he said that, having just entered the common room. Robin's smile widened a little bit at that. The next few days he didn't see Raven, or Aurelia he thought with a grin, alone as he did that Wednesday morning. Though it wasn't quite as exuberant as it was that night, his smile remained for the duration of those days. Raven seemed flattered at that, since she blushed a teeny tiny bit whenever she saw him smile for no apparent reason.

It was a fortnight this time until he and Raven had another time alone. The other three had gone out for pizza. Raven had declined, as per usual, and Robin also had declined, this time for a genuine reason, because he had set up that little meeting in the kitchen. The reason today had been the fact that he hadn't worked out that day and really needed to if he wanted to stay in shape. Eating pizza without exercising wasn't healthy, so he'd declined. Raven had stared at him when he declined and Robin had smiled at her. So it was amusing to see her look of surprise when he stated that he was heading for the gym.

He'd spent a good two hours in there, pounding away at the punching bag, lifting weights, running the treadmill. He had worked up an impressive sweat by the end of it, so it really wasn't at all mischievous of him to remove his shirt as a result, and how was heto know that Raven had finished her book and was heading towards her room for a new one when he walked out of the gym and so left his shirt off as a result? And it wasn't his fault that he was wiping sweat out of his eyes with the back of his hand as Raven trekked across the corridor, new book in front of her face. So really, he didn't set up the fact that the two collided, landing Raven atop of him, straddling his hips with her face against his naked chest.

He grinned, but boy did he wish he did.

Raven didn't seem quite as pleased at the contact and pushed herself upwards and back as quickly as she could, grimacing at the smell of his sweat as well as the position she and Robin were in.

She didn't, however, notice that her cloak had become caught in the zipper of his training pants, so when she threw herself backwards, intending to get as far away from him as possible, her cloak ripped as did his zipper, so she was sent sprawling backwards, in only her leotard and hood, and he was left facing her, training pants halfway down his thighs.

A lot of blushing ensued.

Raven yanked her cloak back and Robin grabbed his pants, preventing them from sliding down his legs further, attached as they were to Raven's cloak.

'Uh…I s…sorry, I didn't--'

'Yeah, it wasn't…I…'

The two stared at each other, Raven clutching her cloak around her, Robin clinging to his ripped trousers.

He started laughing.

Raven stared at him, confusion mounting as he bent over double in his mirth, trousers sliding down to rest 'round his ankles.

'What is so funny? I don't know why this is so amusing to you.' She paused, blushing. 'And for Azar's sake pull your trousers up.'

Robin's hearty guffaws faded into giggles, until he finally stood, red in the face from laughing so hard. 'It's so ironic. I wanted to know more about you. See who you are behind your walls,' he stopped to chuckle. 'This wasn't exactly what I meant.' His composure dissolved and he fell against the wall giggling, pants still around his ankles.

There you go. I quite like this one. chuckle…. oh the hilarity.

Laughing at my own jokes…oh dear, what am I becoming?

Anyhoo…please review, I'll give you a…a…um, something you really like.

Yeah. Well, thanks.

--La Anjita

Review responses,

RavenEmpressOfAzarath:- On the idea of Raven's name, I've seen her real name as Rachel and/or Raven. Both are canon in one way or another. But I always thought her name should be exotic, to come from a different dimension of pacifists. Anyway, after I've finished offending you, thanks for your praise anyway, it makes me feel all wiggly to know that I'm a ppreciated.

shadowcat-and-iceman:- As you can see, I have updated. I'll try to get the next one done son.

Peace215:- OH MY GOD! Is that really what you think? Truly? Oh man thanks loads and loads and…and…googles. Oooh tingles

SilverEmpathy:- Oh gosh, I don't want to starve you, so here's the next chapter. And…amd I really one of the best? 'cos I've read some really awesome writers in my time being a cartoon geek. ;)

Queen Rae:- Thanks loads my fellow Titan nerd. I love that my idea is appreciated. I'm enjoying writing it; there is so much O can do. Raven won't open up to Robin for a while thoug, couple chapters probably, I think, but that's understandable, because she's a closed off person.