Chapter 6

Robin was confused. Raven was acting strange, strange even for herself. Her argument and half destruction of the tower were unusual. Usually she only broke a few light bulbs and smashed a few windows but this time, this time was different. She had seemed more upset then usual. She seemed to truly loath Cascade, but why? He wondered. He seemed like a nice enough guy and he had saved their lives. Maybe Raven knew more about him then she had told them. Maybe he had some dark secret that Raven did not want them to know. Maybe Cascade was lying, Raven had seemed sure that an army would come for him and she didn't lie often. Normally, if there was something she would rather they didn't know she would just refuse to answer or tell them a half-truth, she never lied directly. Even though Cascade seemed like a nice guy she absolutely loathed him, it was plain and simple and he had a difficult choice. Believe Raven and send him off the island even though he saved our lives or assume Raven is lying and possibly lose the tower and her friendship. His mouth twisted in a half sad smile, he knew who he would believe, he couldn't bring himself to not take her side. Despite her sarcastic ways and dark personality he loved her. He always had, from the moment he met her. He didn't think she loved him but he loved her anyway. He knew that Starfire loved him but he also knew that his heart belonged to Raven. It always would, no matter what. He didn't understand it himself but he knew it was there. He loved everything about her, the way her purple eyes glowed and her hair shined. He sighed, things had become so much more difficult since the defeat of Trigon. Everyone had changed. They all still acted vaguely the same but certain things had changed. They were no longer simple teens, they had entered the hard world of love and hate and nothing was the way it used to be. He sighed again and got up from the chair on which he was seated and was about to leave the lounge room when Raven floated in.

'No" she said "Please stay, we need to talk"

He nodded and sat back down again. She levitated a chair and placed it down in front of him. Then she lowered herself into it.

"I'm ashamed of the way I acted earlier" she said emotionless "I should never have allowed my emotions to take over like that. It will not happen again. But you must understand that I was only afraid for my friends and the impact that an entire Azrathean army would have on earth."

"So you're absolutely certain that an army will land on earth if he stays here"

She nodded and added "I have felt their presence, they are approximately ten days away. If he does not leave they will land and attack, destroying everything in their path to find him"

Robin's eyes widened in shock "Ten days" he repeated "That's not enough time"

"It is" replied Raven "I can teleport him somewhere else"

"Won't that endanger some other planet?"

"Not if I teleport him to a deserted planet" she replied

"I think we should discuss this with him" said Robin firmly "Before we take any action"

"Okay" she nodded.

"Good" he replied.

"Good night" she said "we will discuss this with him in the morning" noticing the look he gave her she explained "Nothing we do tonight will make any difference then if we did it tomorrow"

He nodded, understanding and went to bed.