From the Streets

Thoughts

"Speech"

Chapter 10:

Raven had dozed off in Robins arms. Robin was just about to follow her to sleep when there was a frantic pounding on his door. "Robin!" someone frantically called. Robin slid out of bed, put on his mask and pulled the blankets up so they were around Ravens shoulders. There was more frantic knocking and another "Robin" before he reached the door. Robin opened his door to find an extremely frantic Cyborg. "Robin have you seen Raven. She's not in the tower" Cyborg was talking so fast he sounded like a chattering squirrel. "Cy, she's here somewhere. Raven doesn't just wander off" Robin reasoned with his protective friend. "She's not in her room and she's not on the roof." Cyborg worriedly told his leader. "Cyborg calm down. Raven is probably just meditating somewhere quiet" Robin told his disgruntled friend. "I CAN'T FIND MY LIL SISTER" Cyborg screamed panicking because it seemed that Robin didn't know where she was either.

Raven sat up on her elbows in bed, still groggy and wrapped in the blankets. "Robin" She asked. Cyborg heard her voice and pushed past Robin into the room. Cyborg saw Raven in Robins bed and turned to look at his leader. Robin was in just his mask and boxers. "You, you did my sister!" Cyborg screamed. His face was red with anger. "Cyborg, I would never…you have to know I wouldn't" Robin said. "Cyborg" Raven spoke up, not wanting anyone to get hurt. Cyborg spared her a quick glance before jumping on Robin. He was stopped midair by Ravens black aura. Cyborg immediately fought against it. Ravens hands shook slightly as she went to stand next to Robin. Cyborg broke free of his magical bindings as Raven collapsed.

Raven watched from next to Robin as Cyborg fought against her powers. As hard as she focused she knew the binds were weakening. Raven swayed on her feet, the strain on her mind becoming too much. Her vision became blurry. Cyborg finally broke through her black magic. She could feel herself falling as everything became black.

Raven came to relatively quickly. She opened her eyes and found herself in Robins arms. Robin let out the breath he hadn't realized he had been holding and smiled down at her. "Are you ok?" Robin asked her. She nodded but didn't move. Content where she was Raven looked around the room for Cyborg. He was pacing at the foot of the bed. "You could have just asked and I would have let you go" she said succeeding in obtaining his attention. Cyborg stopped his pacing and looked at her. "Rae, thank god you're ok. I'm so sorry. I was just so worried about you then finding you in Robins bed" Raven interrupted him not wanting to hear the rest. "First of all it's fine, just please don't do it again. And second don't call me 'Rae'" She monotoned. "Why don't you take some time off, you could use a break from the rest of us" Robin offered shifting Raven so she was sitting in his lap instead of lying in his arms. "Thanks man, I think I'll visit Bumble Bee and the Titans East." Cyborg said as he walked out the door. (He and Bumble Bee are dating).

Robin longed to just lay around with Raven in his arms but he knew they needed to get going. "We better go talk to the others, they probably heard Cyborgs screaming and are wondering what's going on" Robin said with a sigh. Raven merely got up and walked out of his room without so much as a backward glance. Robin watched her go before changing into his uniform and leaving to find and talk to Starfire and Beastboy.

Raven went to her room to change. Raven was dreading the questions the other two Titans would pose but she knew meditation would help her. Raven left her room to make her tea before she meditated. She looked at the clock on the stove and saw it was after noon. No wonder Cyborg was worried, I never sleep in this late. Raven turned tea in hand and saw Beastboy and Starfire watching her. "What?" she asked in her monotone. Beastboy asked the one thing she was dreading most. "Did you and Robin-" she cut him short. "No!" there was and edge to her tone. "Please I do not understand. What was Friend Cyborg yelling about?" Starfire asked completely clueless about what was being discussed. Beastboy started talking but the two girls couldn't hear him. His mouth was going but there was no sound coming out thanks to the black magical bubble he was in. "Don't listen to anything he says Star" Raven told the naïve alien before releasing Beastboy from twelve feet up in the air. "Why should I not listen to him Friend Raven. Surely we can trust him" Starfire asked. Beastboy landed on his head on the couch. "He can be trusted he is just a brainless moron" Raven said shrugging her shoulders like it wasn't a big deal. "So not cool" Beastboy muttered. "Who is a brainless moron?" Robin asked walking in. "Friend Raven said Beastboy is one of those" Starfire informed him batting her lashes as usual when she talked to Robin. Raven inwardly chuckled. She still doesn't really understand what she's saying Raven thought. "Now Raven, where would you ever get an idea like that?" Robin asked raising an eyebrow at her. "We all know he is, oh and I already talked to them" Raven said beginning her much needed meditation.

Robin just watched her levitate there for a few moments before going to the kitchen to make coffee. Coming back into the living room he sat on the couch as he watched amused as Beastboy tried to teach Starfire how to play videogames. She seemed beyond confused by all the colorful buttons on the controller.

The rest of the day had passed uneventfully. Cyborg had called earlier to say that he was staying with the Titans East for a few days. It was late and all the Titans except Robin were sleeping in their rooms. He was just about to go to bed when a security screen popped up on the computer he had been working on. Speedy was here. Robin went downstairs and let in the young archer. "Hey Speedy" Robin said holding back a yawn. "Hey Robin, Cyborg thought I should come down here while he's gone so you guys won't be down a member" Speedy said. "That's great, do you mind sleeping on the couch tonight and we will get a room together for you tomorrow?" Robin asked his near twin as they entered the living room. "Sure thing. I am more than ready for sleep." Speedy said tossing the small duffel he had down next to the couch. Robin helped Speedy get settled on the couch with pillows and a blanket. Seeing Speedy was all set Robin bid his friend good night and went to his own room.

Robin looked at his walls. The city is quiet and it's not good. The city is never this quiet and crime free. Something big is coming, and I bet I already know who is going to be the center of the problem. Robin stared at one of the many pictures of Slade on his wall. I will figure out who he is and what he's planning. Robin quickly changed and climbed in bed before turning out his light and closing his eyes.