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WAHT'S UP? Seventh!
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The minutes passed by, turning into an hour. Beast Boy and Cyborg kept playing their video games, while Raven sat there, drinking her tea; and not very pleased with the noise, as they all expected.
Robin looked at her and had an idea. There was once, when he was haunted by the constant image of Slade; an image only Robin could see, and this fact nearly drove him mad. Back then, Raven got into his mind to see things by his perspective; and noticed he was actually seeing Slade. She created a phycological bond between them by doing it. Maybe, this bond was still present.
He walked towards her and sat by her side.
"So... They're really having fun, huh?"
She looked at him and smiled. "Yes. But I don't remember those games. All I can say is that I understand why Beast Boy told me the noise made me... Well... Uncomfortable."
He got closer to her face. "I guess you mean it made you 'want to rip his head off'"
She laughed a little. "Yes, yes, as it seems..." Her eyes made a sudden inspection of Robin's hair. "I really think you should fix that."
"Yeah... I'll try my best."
After a while, he decided to try. "Listen... Have you already learned how to get into someone's mind?"
"Learned, yes. But I'm still terrible at it... Why?" She raised an eyebrow. "Do you want me to get into yours?!"
"No! I mean, yeah... It's just that you did it to me once."
"And you want me to try again to see if I'm able to remember some things. Right?"
He took a pause. "That was easier to explain than I thought."
"I'm sorry, Robin. I'm really thankful for what you are trying to do..." She said, lowering her head. "But I might hurt you."
He knew that. But he didn't really care. He took her hand in his and smiled. "I don't mind if you hurt me. I want to help you. That's what friends do."
Raven froze and looked at the nowhere. Those last words, that last sentence, she could remember, from somewhere. With that sentence, she could sense heat, darkness... Evil.
Robin stood before her eyes. It was dark and his face was blurred, as he said: "That's what friends do."
Then there was a flash of a big red creature, sitting on a giant chair, like a trone.
She suddenly came back to her senses.
"Raven?! What happened?!"
Raven looked at him, focusing on his mask. She wanted to tell him what she had remembered. But that was nothing. It was one scene, one moment, a few seconds in her entire life; sure it was useless. Besides, if she told him, he'd want her to get into his mind, convinced it would work - and that could hurt him or even kill him.
She shook her head. "Nothing, it's just... I'm feeling a little sick of the stomach. Maybe it's too much tea."
"Yeah." Robin, kept his eyes on her, not really convinced. "Maybe."
"Hey, Rae!" She heard Beast Boy shout and looked at the couch. "Wanna play with us?!"
The request took her by surprise. "Me? But I don't know how to play."
"We can help you." Cyborg said. "Don't worry, we'll make things easy for you."
"Oooooh..." The green boy raised his fist to his mouth, sensing a challenge. And that made Raven smile and glare at them, crossing her arms.
"Let's play."
It was late afternoon. Robin opened the door that leaded to the Titans Tower roof. As he had expected, he spotted the silhouette of a girl, sitting on the roof edge; and watching the beginning of the sunset.
"I missed you down there." He said as he sat next to her, bringing a smile to her face.
"I don't know why... But I knew you'd come."
"You did?"
"Yes."
He held one of her hands. After a while looking at the sun as it went down, towards the horizon, Robin finally spoke again.
"What's bothering you, Star?"
She sighed. "Did you see how I made friend Raven feel? She was so scared."
"C'mon, that was not your fault. We're all trying to help her; and we have no idea of what is going to work and what is not." He let her hand go and put his arm around her, pulling her closer. She rested her head on his shoulder.
"Robin... I am afraid that we won't succeed. That we'll lose friend Raven forever."
"But we won't lose her. She's here with us, that's what really matters. If we can't restore her memories, we'll accept that and live life by her side." He looked down at Starfire and she raised her head to look at him. "She's still Raven, after all."
Starfire smiled and pulled Robin's head down, slowly, to kiss him. Their lips touched softly for a few seconds before both pulled away, grinning.
"Better get back." He said. "I wanna see who won that game."
"What game?"
"X-Roads 3000. It was Raven against-"
Starfire widened her eyes and sat upright. "Friend Raven is playing video games?!"
Robin nodded.
"Since when?"
"Since a couple of hours ago..."
Suddenly, they heard a girl scream. They looked at each other, alarmed.
"Robin... It came from the Tower."
Those words made the boy jump from this sat-down position and run down the stairs, followed by the alien girl.
