"Romance"


Raven turned the page of her book. Beast Boy was busy helping Aqualad with some foreign fish that the state had accidentally introduced, Cyborg was at car derby with Starfire and Argent and Robin was right next to her quietly reading his own book. She could feel the slightly warmth of his body that made her smile slightly, as well as the light brush of his mind.

Constantly, Robin's mind seemed to be fighting to reach hers and it pleased her slightly. She never knew she could have a mental bond with a human before and it made her glow inside knowing if she so chose, she could share the gift with other loved ones. Slightly brushing against his straining (if unconscious) attempts to reach her, Raven instantly soothed him and the slight frown on his mouth disappeared into a relaxed state.

Raven turned another page out of habit. Oso purred lightly from his spot at her feet and couldn't resist letting her smile grow larger. This was…

This was peace, happiness.

It took her ten minutes of page turning before Robin started to snicker.

"Hmmm?" she questioned.

"You've been turning the pages every seventy eight seconds," Robin explained, mirth still plain in his eyes even as his mouth twitched.

"Oh?" Raven asked while mentally cringing. She hadn't meant to make it so structured. "Why were you counting anyways?"

Robin gestured towards his book, "I'm done for now. I was starting to get hungry and I was going to ask if you wanted to grab something to eat?"

Raven paused before answering. How long had he been staring at her exactly?

"Sure."


"What on earth happened here?" Cyborg asked in awe.

The living room was a mess to the most extreme degrees and he could see shattered items, no doubt the work of Raven.

Timidly (he was the one to walk in on Beast Boy and Aqualad groping last time), Cyborg peered over the couch to see his two teammates sitting opposite each other criss-cross. Sighing in relief, Cyborg shouted a greeting: "Sup!"

"Holy sh—" Robin yelped as a couch cushion exploded.

Raven laughed lightly while Robin scowled and some fluff rocketed upwards.

"Not so easy is it?" she asked with a pleasant grin.

Cyborg stared at his two crazy teammates before deciding he didn't really want know and went to his room. Let Starfire reason it out.


It's short, but it is exactly what I wanted (and way better than the original!). And partially why it's so short is it was written this morning -- I have a snow day!!! XD