RobxRae Week has come to an end. I hope that you have enjoy it. Without farther delay, the last theme. Deuces!
Day one: War without a Winner
"You lied, Raven! You lied to me, to your team, to your friends." Richard voice bloomed in her flat just as like the thunder storm outside. "We asked you..no…I asked you if knew something, and you looked me straight in the eyes and lied. How could you?" His emotions were as wild as he looked. His blue eyes, which were unmasked, were bright with too many emotions to identify. His hair was a mess and his titan uniform was wet from the storm.
Raven did not know what to say, because everything he said was true. She had lied to him as well as the team. Her lie had caused unnecessary problems that could have been avoided if she told the truth. Nonetheless, if she could have repeated the whole situation over again, she would have told a better lie.
But that situation has passed and a new one has come. Still, this time she was not going to lie nor was she going to tell the truth. She was going to remain silent.
"Raven, what are you not telling me?" He pleaded. The bite left his voice. "Whatever it is we can fix it."
No, we can't. She said in her head. Her lips stayed shut and her eyes avoided his.
"Say something. The least you could do is Iook at me." She still did not move. So, the bite returned back in his voice. "I say 'look at me'. Darn it!" She still did not move. Grabbing her face between his hands, he forced her face toward him. However, her eyes remained glue to the floor.
"Raven!" His hands dropped to her shoulders. "Say sometime."
"You're hurting me. Let go."
"I'm not letting go until you talk to me." He squeezed a little bit more.
"I said 'let go'!" She used her powers to push him across the more.
"Raven," he breathed hard. He was trying to think and remain calm at the same time. "I'm trying to understand your reasons for doing what you did. But I can't if you don't say something!." He tried reasoning with her.
"Richard, just let it go."
"I can't! Your lie, your secret that you are trying to cover up almost got us hurt."
"I know and I'm sorry."
"Sorry is that all you have to say. We deserve more than I'm sorry."
"That is all you are getting."
His eyes narrowed. "I cannot trust somebody who is willing to hurt the people that they love without an explanation."
She examined him before she spoke. "Are you saying this as Nightwing or Richard?"
He did not hesitant. "Both."
"Where does that leave us?"
He slowly put back on his mask and opened the window. "That's your decision to make." He left.
Raven viewed one of the two pictures on her nightstand. Her decision had been made.
Three days later, he returned back to The Circus, which was closed. It did not matter. He headed to the back door, which he had a key to. Unlocking the door, he headed up the metal staircase.
The team as a whole had agree to forgive Raven for what she had did. After all, they all had personal issues that had affected the team in one way or the other in the past months. And most importantly, they loved her. However, he made his decision after he left her that night.
He opened the door and quickly dodged a bat that was swung at him. In one motion, he had the batter pinned on the wall.
"Yasmine?" He let the bartender go.
"Dick, thank goodness it's you." The bat dropped from her hand. "I thought I you were somebody else."
"Yea, sorry about that. What are you doing up here?"
She opened her mouth than closed it. Her eyes filled with pity. "She left those for you." She pointed to counter.
That was when he noticed the change. The flat that he came to love, due to the person that he loved, felt empty. The furniture was push against the wall and was cover with white sheets. In the middle of the flat was a desk and file cabinet that was new to the room.
"Where's Raven?"
"She left, Dick." She said slowly and softly as he would not understand. "She left two days ago. She felt everything to me except those." When he did not respond, she continued. "I'm heading home. How about you lock up when you leave? If there something else that you want, you can have it." He still did not say anything. "Goodnight, Dick. And I'm sorry." She left.
He walked slowly to the counter when he heard the back door closed. He examined the items. There was a bottle of scotch for each book that he ever brought her. On top of the neatly stack book was a metal book with a security key pad. He slowly punched in the code for the Titan Tower in. The box opened to reveal a small note and Raven's communicator.
Picking the note, he read the one line on the note. I made my decision.
Anger grabbed hold of him fast. He tossed the items off the counter in rage. Then, he fell to the ground while gripped the edge of the counter tightly. He was too weak to stand.
He was not ready to let her go. And he never will.
