He held her hand, almost dragging her behind him as they made their way to… wherever it was they were going.
"And you can't tell me where we're going and let me take us there because…?" she asked, her tone verging on annoyance.
"It's a surprise," he answered simply.
"It's not a party, is it?"
They reached the elevator, and he released her hand and pressing the button. He didn't reply until she stepped inside and he had pressed the 'G' button. "I think we all learned our lesson the first time, Raven. You and surprise parties don't exactly mesh."
She eyed him for a moment, as though debating whether or not she should continue questioning him. In the end, she dropped it. It wasn't until they arrived in the garage and found themselves standing in front of the R-cycle did she finally speak again. "You want me to ride on that?"
"I'll take it slow," he assured her, reaching for two helmets and extending one to her.
"Why does that not make me feel better?" she muttered. But, regardless of her doubts, she wasn't about to say 'no' now. She took the helmet and clambered onto the motorcycle behind Robin, gripping the seat with her knees.
"You're going to want to hang on," Robin stated, looking over his shoulder at her.
Besides raising her eyebrows, she didn't deign to respond. Robin seemed to repress the urge to smirk before turning around. He opened the garage door that led to the underground tunnel connecting Titans' Island and the city and revved the engine. the next moment, he was gone, and Raven barely had time to latch her arms around his waist before she went flying.
She had a sense that Robin smirked at that. It didn't help that they tore through the city far too quickly than she would have liked, which could only make her cling tighter to the Boy Wonder in front of her. So intent on staying on the bike, she didn't pay much attention to her surroundings.
Finally, finally, they reached their destination. Robin dismounted and removed his helmet before extending a hand to her, presumably to help her down. Raven got the funny sense that as she took it, he was only making sure she didn't leave on the spot. Raven removed her helmet and put it on the bike before looking up at the building in front of them.
The old library.
She sighed, looking down and closing her eyes. "Why did you bring me here, Robin?"
"We talked about this, Raven," he replied quietly. "I think we could both use it."
She didn't respond, instead choosing to simply move forward and walk through the doorway. Her stride, easy and sure, suggested she believed this to be easy.
The hunch of her shoulders told anyone observant enough to notice that it was anything but.
