:sheepish grin: Sorry for the wait y'all! It was my prom and I had the flu etc etc. Anyway, it's here now! Enjoy!
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Chapter 9 – Tomorrow We'll Do It Again

The mood was somber. Titans Tower was quiet. It wasn't the first time Raven had locked herself in her room and not come out for a few weeks.

But it seemed from the constant shuffling that came from under the door of her dark room that Raven was, what? Pacing? No. Couldn't be. Raven meditated. Raven was calm. Raven... Raven didn't pace! She was meant to know what she wanted, and how to get it. But now, Raven was confused. What should she do? Stay with a man she loved, even though she knew he had no respect for her? Or leave him and risk losing the only person who would ever love her?

Beast Boy didn't know what to do. This was Raven's problem. It was her choice whether or not to tell the others. But Beast Boy knew, from past experience, that sometimes Raven needed some intervention.

But he was not the man to do it. Oh no siree. Emotions and... estrogen. It wasn't BB's territory. He was a more... leave it to Robin kinda guy. Now there was a man who knew about women. Except Raven... oh... Raven. Right. Well, he knew more than BB. It was a start. But then again, when it came to women, most guys knew more than BB. Poor boy.

The privacy thing would have to wait until BB was sure she wasn't suicidal. Not that she would be. Because the authoress is keeping this a suicide free story. For once.

So BB made one of the most crucial decisions of his life, not that he knew it. He would tell Robin. Robin would help. He would know.

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"Are you serious, B? This is for real?" Robin was incredulous, and who could blame him? He thought he knew Speedy. He seemed like such a good guy.

Beast Boy nodded solemnly. "Why would I lie about something like this, dude? It's Raven."

It was Raven. She was a delicate soul, no matter how tough she wanted to make you believe she was.

Robin nodded in understanding. "Of course. Of course." He muttered as he paced around his room, where BB had come to speak to him. He suddenly looked at BB, a confused expression written across his face. "But why did you tell me, BB? Why don't you try help her?"

BB scratched his head and looked sheepish. "Well, dude, you know... You and Raven..."

Robin was even more confused.

BB sighed and cringed. "Well, you two have always has a-a 'thing', you know, dude?"

"No, I don't know what you mean, Beast boy. And you better explain what you mean quickly."

Robin had become scary leader man in the blink of an eye, and this caused BB to babble. "Well, when Slade's powder made you crazy, and Raven went whoosh! Into your brain, well after then you two were like, close! And weird. You know?"

Robin's eyebrow arched higher. "Fine, BB. I'll talk to her. Since we're 'like, close'." He smirked.

BB was sheepish again. "Well, you know, dude. You have, like, tact."

"Something you so obviously lack, B."

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Raven wiped the lingering tear on her cheek as walked to answer the door, pulling up her hood. She wanted no one to know how she was feeling.

"Yes?" Came her unwavering monotone. She opened the door to reveal Robin.

Robin, bless his little iron boots, looked genuinely concerned for her. "Beast Boy told me what happened. Just me." He added quickly, hoping to shelter the green one from too much retaliation.

"Just you, huh?"

"Yeah. And I just wanted to know-"

Raven held up a hand. "Boy Wonder, I'm fine. It's not like I've never had my heart broken before."

That made Robin feel even worse, to remember Malchior. He had run off to stop the dragon, before waiting to see how Raven was. When they all knew what he meant to her. The vulnerability in Raven's eyes made Robin want to hurt Speedy all the more.

"I'm worried, Rae. I mean, I would expect to see Roy's brains dashed against the walls of Titans East by now."

Raven almost smiled at that. "Your reprimanding me for showing constraint?"

Robin smiled slightly. "You know what I mean." He put a hand on her shoulder. "You are allowed to be sad, you know."

"Don't worry about me." Raven sighed, trying desperately to keep her cool. "I'm just dealing with this in my own way."

Robin smiled reassuringly once more. "Anytime you want to talk, Rae..." He trailed off, but Raven nodded, showing she understood.

Robin turned from the door, only second later hearing it close and a small sob echo from it's otherside.

Drabbly and crappy. I know. I'm just out of inspiration at the moment. Anyway, hope ya liked it! I may play up on the RaeRob thing in coming chapters. Depending on how much support it gets, but of course it is essentially a SpeedyRae story, k? Review!
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