A/N

Sorry this update took so long, I am such a bad person

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They walked in awkward silence to the apartment. Raven could feel the confusion and concern coming from Richard. She wished that she didn't have to deal with all of this, she didn't know what she was going to say once they got to the apartment. It was after school so all of them would be there.

When they got to the building Richard paused at the door for a split second. He was making a choice. When he moved again he didn't go to the elevator, instead he took her to the 'gym' where he had assessed her powers. He opened the double doors of the gym and went to sit on the steps. Raven hesitated but went to sit next to him.

"What happened? Why don't you want to join us anymore?"

Raven thought about it, opened her mouth to say something, then closed it again. She sighed and pulled at her hood. "It's not that I don't want to join you, it's just that I don't know if I can anymore. I don't think it would be a good idea."

"Is it because you don't think you fit in?" He asked.

Raven shook her head, "No, it's just that if I do join you... Some things came up that could make it messy. And it could hurt the whole team very badly." Also possibly kill them, but she left that part out.

"What came up? What could hurt us? We know how to protect ourselves, and we'll help you."

"You can't speak for the whole team, they barely know me, they actually don't know me at all. They would never hurt themselves to save me, and you shouldn't either. I'm not worth it."

"If you just told me what's going on I might be able to help you."

"It's just that... There are people after me, people who are very bad and very strong." What was he going to think now that he knew there were 'people' after her. Would he decide that she had done something to deserve it? Would he think she had done something wrong?

"What do they want? Do they want to kill you?"

Raven thought about it, and pulled her hood forward, she couldn't tell him the truth. "Yes," she lied, "they want to kill me." She looked down at her hands.

"Racheal, even if the team doesn't know you that well, they are kind of, or trying to become, superheroes. They would want to protect you if they knew." He said trying to put a comforting hand on her back. She stiffened at the touch, she wasn't use to people touching her. But she tried to relax.

She took a deep breath, nothing would happen too soon, she still had time. When the time came she could just leave, maybe this would even make her stronger. But she didn't want the team to know anything. "Okay".

"So you'll join us?" He said as he took his hand off of her back.

"Yes, but on one condition. Richard you have to promise me you won't tell them any of this, Okay?"

He thought about it for a while and then answered. "Okay, but most of the team call me Robin or Rob." He smiled, "So Racheal do we have a deal?"

"I guess we do, Robin."

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Robin and Raven left the gym and went upstairs.

"So what are you going to say to them? About me changing my mind about joining the team?"

Robin thought about it for a long while before he spoke, "I'll just tell them that you weren't sure about your powers or something. I don't even have to say anything if you don't want me to. I'll just tell them you changed your mind again... But are you sure that you want to it? You won't change your mind again?"

Raven knew she had to leave them and this city if it came down to the point, "I don't think so." She didn't want to lie to him, he had put his trust in her.

He gave her a comforting smile and a few seconds later they got to the apartment.

When they walked into the living area Raven saw Wally, Karen, Kole, and Roy talking around the kitchen table. Beast Boy and Cyborg were playing some videogame, she wondered if that was the only thing they did?

When they heard Robin and Raven enter they turned to look at them.

Karen looked shocked, "Hey Racheal, what are you doing here?"

Raven looked at Robin, she didn't know what to say.

Robin cleared his throat, "Racheal has decided that she will join the team. We talked about it and she is sure of her decision, right?"

At the last word he looked at her. "Yes, I'm sure this time."

"Okay, well then you have to get to know the team better." Robin said as he walked through one of the doors next to the elevator.

Everyone continued what they were doing and Raven awkwardly stood there for a while. She decided to go sit on the couch, she sat next to Cyborg as he was the closest. She needed to get to know them, as they would be her immediate teammates. But she didn't even know what to say to them, she doesn't start many conversations unless she knows the person well.

She also didn't know a lot about video games, she had never played one or really seen how people played it.

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A/N

So I finally got to writing another chapter (YAY) .I'm sorry it took so long, I've been having a really... Rough time and haven't been able to write, but I'm going to try harder now, and also some bonding in the next chapter.

It's just so hard writing conversations, cause I can barely write script for myself when talking to people.