Raven, Robin, and Senras III: Sovina's Storm, Chapter 10
Early the next morning, Robin had woken up extra early to try and do something with Sovina before the others woke up. Upon entering the kitchen to get some breakfast, he noticed that he was not the only one up, Terra and Starfire were up playing a video game. Since when did Star play video games? Robin ignored his own curiosity and went to make breakfast for Sovina and himself. He made some pancakes and he made her some of her tea, and added a small amount of coffee, which he noticed Sovina had begun to add to her morning cup. He placed the two plates and two cups on a tray and carried them out the door down the hall; he passed the bathroom and looked in. The mirror was steamed and Sovina's soap and things were wet, Robin continued down the hall to her room and opened the door, he thought ill of his choice not to knock and stopped the moment he saw her. She was on her bed, lying down on her stomach almost completely naked, she had a towel loosely wrapped around her waist long enough to cover down to her knees. One of her legs was extended upward from the knee, the other stretched out, and she had a book in her hands; the placement of her elbows blocked him from seeing her chest, and she had earphones in her ears. Robin smiled and quietly approached her side, set the tray down on a table, and sat down beside her legs. He gently let his hand scale her back to her neck; she took off the headphones, put down her book, and turned her head to look at him. "Good morning, aren't you the quiet one? What can I do for…or maybe to…you?" Sovina asked, feeling his longing and strong emotions. "I thought you and I could eat breakfast in here," Robin said, still stroking her back. "Is that all?" she asked sweetly. "I don't know," he said. "What do you mean you don't know? I think you do," Sovina said, touching his hand with hers. "Not yet, I just want…I don't know. I want to be more connected, you know, maybe start doing more things together," Robin said. "Well…we can start with honesty," she said. Robin handed her leotard to her and he went over to the table to get the tray while she took off the towel and put her leotard on. "What do you mean?" he asked, bringing it over after she was dressed. "What do you really want?" she asked. "I want to be closer. Now, do you have anything you haven't told me about?" he asked. She glanced up at him, then back to her book, "Yes." She sounded guilty and didn't seem like she would tell at first. "Beast Boy and I…have been talking about exploring the possibility of a relationship…I put up the best verbal fight I could, but he is stubborn. I still love you, he is just…annoying in a way that is a little…cute," she explained. "Annoying is cute to you?" he asked. "Not all the time, it wouldn't be the same if you were annoying, with him it's just…he perplexes me to think more about his actions. I can't explain it…maybe I'm still not in complete control of my emotions and they are causing me to be attracted to him, I don't know," she said, taking a bite of a pancake. "Do you think you can fix it?" he asked. "Maybe…I thought it would go away in time, but I have been having dreams about him and me. I'm not sure about what to do…I try to break it off and he comes on to me stronger than before, and his persistence is unbelievable. I love you more, but he is just so damn stubborn that it's attractive, I need help," she said, taking a sip of tea. "Would it help if I talked to him?" Robin asked. "No, I promised him I wouldn't tell you, maybe you can get Senras or Raven to, or maybe… we can make Terra more appealing than me," Sovina suggested. "Senras doesn't know him well enough, and Raven would just create more tension, maybe you're right, if we get Terra to talk to him, maybe she'll win him back, and solve all of our problems," Robin explained. "There's only one problem with that idea," she said. "What's that?" he asked. "It's based on the theory that Beast Boy is a rational person," she replied, laughing a little into her tea cup. "You enjoy trashing him don't you?" Robin said. "Can't help it, it is my nature," she said. Sovina finished her tea and her pancakes and turned to Robin. "So, are you sure you want to wait?" she asked, lying down on her bed. Her suggestion was tempting, he had longed for more with her, but it was still a little soon for him. "Maybe later," he said. "How about we go out to see a movie? There's a new horror movie showing based off one of my books," she offered. "We can do that; just let me tell the others," Robin agreed, starting to leave. "Oh and Robin," Sovina started, stopping him. "The coffee I add to my tea is in the second cupboard, not the first, that one is Senras's. I'm happy you remembered, thank you for breakfast," she said, kissing him on the cheek before he left.
The next Titan to wake up was Senras, but he didn't get out of bed. Raven was still sleeping, she was curled up next to him, her legs were thrown over his, and he had his arms around her. His head was throbbing in pain, he tried to summon a book from across the room to his hand with telekinesis, but it dropped half way as his pain worsened. He groaned in agony as the pain spread to his neck, waking Raven. "Morning," she said, kissing his neck. The pain in Senras's neck left from the spot she had kissed. "Can you do that again? Only on my forehead," he said. She reached up and kissed his head, surprisingly relieving the pain. "Interesting," he said, looking into her eyes. "What?" she asked. "Your kiss relieved my pain, not in the figurative sense," he replied. After he spoke, his pain returned to his head, but not to his neck. "Damn, it's back again," he said. She kissed his head again and the pain was gone. "This is weird," she said. "I guess you'll have to be my nurse today," Senras said. They both gave a slight laugh and he kissed her, she got up and put on her leotard, "I'm going to go get us some tea." She walked down the hall to the living room; she saw Terra and Starfire playing a video game. "Why are you two up so early wasting time today?" Raven asked, going over to the kitchen. "We aren't, we were up so early talking without risking any interruptions, when you walked in we stopped," Starfire replied. "What were you talking about?" Raven asked. "It doesn't concern you," Terra said. "Obviously it does, otherwise you would tell me, because the only person I would tell is me, and Senras doesn't care about gossip…unless it's Sovina you are talking about…" Raven said. Terra stayed silent, confirming Raven's assumption. "Please, if whatever you're talking about pertains to her health, powers, or relationship with Robin and her badly judged relationship with Beast Boy, I need to know," Raven said. "Fine, it is about her and Beast Boy, we are talking about possible ways to break them up," Terra said. "I thought the best way was to let it happen, with no outside help, Beast Boy will be his normal self and she will come to her senses after he has been childish and insensitive enough, Senras wanted to teach her a lesson, but I don't think its working. What have you come up with? I want to help," Raven said, while she made the tea. "Nothing yet, we have been interrupted twice and were afraid of one of them entering next," Terra replied. Raven put the two cups in the microwave and turned back, "Twice? Who came in before me?" "Robin," Starfire said. Raven smiled, "I think our problems may be being solved." "What do you mean?" Terra asked. "Well, Robin came to me for some advice on what he should do to get her attention off of Beast Boy; I suggested that he do something different than normal. When he left, I sensed his strong love for her; I could only assume he decided that he would give her what she had been asking for," Raven said. "Which is?" Starfire asked. "You mean that she wanted to…and he didn't…but now he does and she still does and they…?" Terra asked. "We're mature enough to handle saying it Terra, they want to have sex," Raven said, annoyed with her childish avoidance. Starfire felt uneasy after Raven said it, but relaxed enough to continue with the conversation. "How do you know they will?" Starfire asked. "I don't, I just guessed," Raven said, taking the two cups out of the microwave. "But you don't know," Terra said. "We will in a few hours," Raven replied, walking towards the door. "We'll talk more then I guess," Terra said. "We will," Raven confirmed, exiting the living room. She went down the hall back to her room; Senras hadn't moved an inch and was still clutching his head. "Need more medicine?" Raven asked lovingly, slightly smiling. "Yes, what took you so long?" Senras asked, taking the cup that she handed him. "Terra and Starfire wanted to talk with me for a minute. I'm sorry it took a little longer than I-," she started, but Senras pulled her into bed with him. "Don't apologize; you're making it sound like I'm angry with you. Now come here and relax," he said, putting one of his arms around her. "I think Robin and Sovina are getting more intimate," Raven said. "That's good news, it decreases the chance that she'll keep seeing Beast Boy," Senras said. "Why don't you want her to?" she asked. "I told you why, you know why," he said. "Has he done anything to change your mind?" she asked. "I asked him what he liked about her, he went right to her physical traits, and could barely list anything about her personality," he replied. "So now you don't think he's right for her more than you used to," she said. "And you do?" Senras asked, taking a sip of tea. "No, I think you're right, but there has to be a better way for this to end than for someone to get hurt, you may not care about him, but he's one of my friends," she said. "And she's your daughter too!" he argued. "I question that more and more, she doesn't open up to me as much as she does to you! She doesn't like me…" Raven said, a small tear in her eye. "No, she likes you; you just haven't been spending as much time with her as you should. I'm sorry I brought this up now, it is hurting my head, and it's not a time to bring up stressful subjects," Senras said, trying to comfort her. "Looks like we both need some time to rest," she said, kissing his forehead. "Better?" she asked. "Yeah, you?" he asked. "Not yet," she said. He kissed her and they both laid back and drank their tea.
In the living room, Robin was sitting, going over what he should do, should he directly talk to Terra or ask another Titan for their opinion? Raven wasn't up yet, which was odd, otherwise he'd be talking to her. The door slid open and Senras walked in with his hood on, not uncommon for him, but odd in the mornings. Well, maybe he could help me, Robin thought, crossing to meet him. "Morning Robin, morning girls," Senras said in a very tired voice. "You don't sound too well, what's wrong?" Terra asked. "I have an intense migraine of some sort," he replied. "Do you want some aspirin or something?" Terra asked. "Thanks, but no, I have the medicine I need waiting for me in bed, I'm just getting something small to eat," Senras replied. "You're referring to Raven as medicine? That's kind of cute," Starfire said. "It wasn't meant to be cute, it was meant to be serious and factual," Senras replied. "What?" Terra asked, puzzled. Robin cut in before Senras could respond, "I'm sure Terra is dying to know what you mean and I am too, but I need to talk to you about something." Senras excused Robin and himself from the living room and they went to the basement. "So, what can I do for you this fine morning?" Senras asked, descending the stairs, turning on the dim lights. "Why are we going down here?" Robin asked. "It is the only other dark room in the tower besides Raven's and darkness is best suited for a migraine. Now out with the problem, I told Raven I wouldn't be long and she hates it when I lie to her," Senras replied. "I need some advice on what to do about her relationship with Beast Boy, she finally told me herself so, I think she likes me better than him at the moment," Robin said. Senras gave an annoyed sigh, "I had high hopes for you Robin, really I did. I thought you would know how to best handle her after your relationship with Raven. You disappoint me." Robin stood silent for a few moments, hating himself a little for not knowing how to deal with her without someone else's help, but Senras's words did not sink in for long. "I'm sorry, but I didn't expect this from Beast Boy or her, for that matter," Robin replied. "This is a side of her I didn't expect either, she has some sort of strange attraction to perseverance that Raven and I do not. The only way you could tell that they are related is their appearance, their hobbies, and at least one of their powers," Senras said. "Wait, not all of their hobbies," Robin said. "What?" Senras asked. "Well maybe, I don't know if this is-," Robin started. "Spit it out!" Senras said, getting frustrated. "Today Sovina asked if we could go see a movie based on her book, and her longing for sex is noticeable and doesn't seem to subside, she is more spontaneous and social than you or Raven as well," Robin replied. Senras was silent for the longest time, "Do me a favor and bring her to the medical area, I'm going to run some more DNA tests," Senras said, going back up the stairs, Robin right behind him.
"Why do you want to run DNA tests, my wings are gone, I'm fine," Sovina said. "I'm going to test it anyway," Senras said, drawing Sovina's blood from her arm. He then took out another syringe and drew his own blood. Raven walked in as he finished, "What are you doing?" Senras took out a third syringe and drew blood from Raven's arm. "Seriously, what the hell are you doing?" she asked in surprise. "Comparing DNA," Senras replied. "You have a migraine, you should be resting," she said. "Not now," he said, crossing the room and beginning testing the three vials. After a few minutes, the printer shot out three pages. Senras picked them up and compared them side by side. "Sovina is my daughter as I know that, and…she is Raven's daughter…partially..." Senras said. "What does that mean?" Sovina asked. "Some things don't match your DNA or mine, a third set," Senras explained. "I was wondering when you'd test her." The group turned to see Servana, leaning against the wall, drawing her own blood. She gave put it into the computer with the other three and a page shot out of the printer, which Senras picked up with suspicion. "This is the third set we saw but…I don't see how that is possible, I know we did have a kid, but he died, and you were not with Raven and I- there's just no way," Senras said. "Remember when I shot Raven? Which, I'm sorry for, by the way. That bullet contained more than lead, I a small vial of blood into the center of the shell and shot her with it, her blood was hers and mine. It was filtered out of her system when Sovina was born, going along with her, she is my daughter too," Servana explained, crossing to Sovina. Senras threw the papers down furiously and stormed out of the room. Raven followed after a few moments, meeting him in her room. "What's wrong, what don't I know that I should be as mad as you are?" Raven asked. He turned his head, a few tears rolling down his cheek. "Why does she have to…why does she have to screw with every part of my life?! I wanted Sovina for us; I thought for sure that she couldn't meddle with her development in any way," Senras explained. Raven sat down beside him and hugged him, "We could have another…" He looked at her, "Do you want another? You aren't exactly the perfect mother, you know that, and I know I'm not the best father but, do you really want to?" "Will she grow really fast like Sovina?" Raven asked. "Yes," Senras replied. "We'll talk about it later, I think you should rest for now," she said. "Good idea," he said, undressing and then getting into bed. "I'll join you soon," she said, kissing his forehead and leaving the room.