A/N: First off I am so sorry for not updating in awhile. With the holidays and finals coming , plus i got sick, I simply didn't have time to type it all out. But I do have plans for the next few chapters! Thank you all for your reviews! It's awesome reading your reactions and what you foresee coming! All will be laid out in due time. There will be chapters revovling around Jason and raven don't you guys worry! As promised this chapter skips ahead those 2 days to Robin's and Raven's trip to Gotham! Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Teen Titans or any DC related material thats all them.

2 years ago (from present) at Wayne Manor

Raven's POV:

She was very nervous. Today was the day she was going to meet The Dark Knight himself, Batman, and his still intimidating secret identity, Bruce Wayne in an informal setting. Raven was confident she was going to make a great impression as fellow teammate to Robin or whatever label he put on their relationship. She was going to prove that he had nothing to worry about by telling their close friends and family. She had been mentally and emotionally preparing for their arrival since he had asked her to come and everything was in order. She was nervous, but she was ready.

At least she was until they pulled up to Wayne Manor. She had seen flashes of it when she entered Robin's mind as well as photographs in newspapers or online but they didn't live up to what it was like to be in front of it in the flesh. Raven felt out of place immediately, regretting wearing her black jeans paired with her black combat boots and indigo fitted v-neck sweater. Robin insisted that her choice of attire was fine noting that her top accentuated her curves. She chalked his answer up to the fact that it showed a little cleavage though she still thought it was tasteful. She couldn't help but want to show off and try to compete Starfire for looks. While Raven hated beauty standards and when men compared women's features a small part of her wanted people, mostly Robin, to think she is pretty with a nice body. She wasn't unrealistic and knew she was nowhere near as 'hot' as Starfire and she was sure everyone else knew that too. Even though his family never met Starfire in person they must have seen the articles on their relationship or even the shoots from the many modeling gigs so she had to be prepared.

The sound of the car door opening awakened Raven from her thoughts. She mentally slapped herself for thinking about poor Starfire as competition, Star didn't even know that Robin and herself were sexually involved. Robin cleared his throat and held his hand out to guide her out of the taxi. He held a smile on his face but his emotions only showed anxiety and worry. She took his hand and gave his a reassuring smile as she got out of the car. They retrieved their luggage and made their way up the steps to the impressive front doors. Waiting for Robin to knock or ring a doorbell she took in the beautifully manicured front lawns. She hadn't even noticed entering the tall iron gates and coming down the long driveway. She began to worry and sought reassurance from her companion. Before she could recollect herself an older gentleman had opened the doors and Robin went immediately in for a hug, exchanging greetings.

This must be Alfred. She thought. She stepped forward as Robin extended his arm for her to move in and shake hands with the nice older man.

"Ah, Miss Raven. How good it is to finally have the pleasure of meeting you. Master Greyson always speaks so highly of you in his reports to Master Wayne. I have prepared a lovely room for you in the guest wing of the house that I shall be delighted to show you the way to."

"No, Alfred, it's alright, I can take care of that. But I would love if you made us a pot of your famous English tea. Raven here is a connoisseur of tea and I'm sure she will be impressed." Robin winked at her and she gave a light smirk as she turned back to Alfred.

"Thank you Alfred. I appreciate it. It is a huge honor to meet someone so close to good ol' Boy Wonder here." She lightly laughed and followed them inside where her breath hitched at the beauty of the interior. The grand foyer was immaculate with marble floors and a double cascading staircase that led to what she assumed was the living corridors of the inhabitants. She was too busy taking in the wonderfully kept architecture that she hadn't noticed Robin lugging their suitcases up the stair laughing gently at her agape mouth.

"Yeah, everyone usually reacts the same way." She heard Robin call from the top of the stairs. She closed her mouth and grabbed the remaining luggage and followed him up.

"Robin, I know you said the manor was huge but this is downright enornous and luxurious. I feel so out of place, I dont belong here." Raven began to ramble as her breaths became shorter.

"Raven. RAVEN. Relax. You belong here just as much as anyone else. I'm sorry I downplayed it. I'm just so use to this being just 'home' that I guess I didn't think anyone would feel out of place." He scratched the back of his neck uncomfortably as he placed his hand on Raven's shoulder. He brought the other hand to her remaining shoulder and locked eyes. "Now listen. You'll be fine. We've got a week and a half to settle in and then the ball. Til then it'll be mostly just us and Al. Jason will probably stayed holed up in his room or in the training room and you don't need to go to either of those places. In the meantime you may be summoned by the bat for some light work but I'll be there too. Plus that's just business stuff, you're great at that. Just breathe, you'll be fine."

Raven sighed and smiled up at him. "Thank you. I guess this will be like a mini vacation for us. Well as much as it can be with Gotham being pretty crime ridden."

"No, don't worry about being on call for Gotham crime alerts. Batman has that covered. You're not use to Gotham criminals. They won't hesitate to kill and they are ruthless." Raven opened her mouth to retort but was abruptly cut off by Robin. "And before you monologue about your strength and that you can hold your own. Which I know you can and consistently do in JUMP CITY. Jump is not Gotham. I don't want to risk you getting hurt so please just listen to me. I'm not even going to patrol. Not unless Batman really needs my help. But that's doubtful and I've had experience here. So please Raven."

"Ok." Was all Raven said. It wasn't much but she knew that to Robin it meant that she trusts his judgement and she'll hold true. His leaned in and kissed her forehead.

"Thank you. Now let's get you settled in shall we?" He picked up the luggage and began down the hall.

He opened the door to a rather generous size bedroom. To the right was another door leading to the adjoining bathroom and a second to a large closet. On the left was a queen size bed perfectly made with quality linens. A large bay window was on the wall opposite the main door looking out onto the large grounds on the west wing of the property. It was strange for Raven, nothing like she was use to but it seemed cozy. She could see Robin spending his childhood here. Robin had begun setting her things on the floor and bed. She gave him a quizzical look.

"I know you're fast but there's no way you already brought your things in and put them away. Also, your taste is rather simple for being a childhood bedroom. Did Batman redecorate when you left or something." Raven chuckled lightly before noticing the awkward silence coming from her partner.

"Uhh, Rae... I told you we're trying to keep our thing under wraps. Meaning we can't be sharing a room. Friends of opposite genders don't do that sort of thing. So no, this isn't my old room. These are the guest bedrooms. Just as nice. I'm actually just down the hall but to the left."

"Oh..right. I just thought that since it's basically just us then no one will notice. Not to mention I can teleport. I'm sorry I assumed. I've got it from here." Raven couldn't deny that what he had said had hurt. She felt foolish for thinking he'd risk exposing his dirty secret to his family.

"Raven, I am sorry. Maybe I can think of a way to sneak you in one of these nights. But we are living with THE Batman and another Robin. Plus Alfred is pretty observant. We're bound to get caught if it's frequent. Eventually it won't be a problem, til then let's just go back to when things were simpler and easy. You're still my best friend. I'll come get you when dinner is ready. Alfred makes a killer lasagna and he'll have his tea done by then too."

She turned her back to him and opened her suitcase.

"Oh, and Rae," she looked over her shoulder at him. He was halfway out the door and wore a look of hesitation, "You may want to change into something a little nicer. Dinner is different around her and I'll be wearing a dress shirt, tie, and some slacks. I probably should have mentioned that before we left, if you dont have anything dont worry, ok? See you in a bit" He hurried out the door before I could throw something at him.

Raven began unpacking her things as she also began to plot. Robin had pissed her off and she was going to make him pay. She was thankful she agreed to go shopping with Star awhile back because they had found a few formal evening dresses as well as one 'suited for the elegant balls' as Star had said. Back then she was certain she was never going to be invited to one but Starfire hadn't let up and bought it for her. Raven had packed that along with her to bring out for the annual Wayne Christmas Ball. Tonight, however, she pulled out her long sleeve velvet wrap dress. It was sexy and chic. Low neckline to completely daze any straight male but not low enough to be considered inappropriate. The tie cinched her waist in and the dress stopped mid thigh and it would be paired with her thigh high boots that showcase her long toned legs. She placed her outfit in the closet and resumed putting the remaining items away. She figured she'd have a little time to meditate and then begin getting ready for her revenge. Robin would be begging her to spend the night in secrecy with him. She chuckled to herself and fell into her trance with a smirk on her face.

Oh how her emotions would toy with this plan getting into detail of all the little things she would do to further the reaction from Robin. This was going to be fun and she honestly couldnt wait.

A/N: Thanks for reading! Please review it makes me all giddy when I get them! With my semester coming to an end Ill return to updating every week to week and a half! P.s. next chapter will be the dinner ;)