-Chapter 10-

Cyborg walked into the main room and quickly proceeded to the kitchen, opening the lock box behind one of the cabinet doors and grabbing a bottle of liquor. His actions did not go unnoticed by his fellow teammates who watched him with giant question marks floating over their heads from the couch. Cyborg downed half the bottle before speaking to them. "Raven and Slade are awake." He said quickly before gulping down the rest of the bottle.

"Oh joyous!" Starfire exclaimed as she lifted to the air. "This is most wonderful! We must go and see them!"

"Don't." Cyborg said quickly as he grabbed another bottle, popping the top off with his thumb. "They're busy, I wouldn't bother them." He took another drink wondering if alcohol could act as a delete button. Never in his life did he ever want to think of Raven as sexy. She was his damn little sister! Not some sexy unrelated woman with a smoking hot ass… Oh crap. He drank down the bottle faster.

"Cyborg what happened?" Robin asked wondering why his friend was starting on the road to becoming a major alcoholic.

"I walked in on them…" He paused, taking another long drink. "Having sex…" A chorus of gasps followed his words as he tossed away the now empty bottle into a trashcan. "If you all will excuse me now… I'm going to go phone Bumble Bee." With that, Cyborg left them gaping at air.

"Dude!" Beast Boy yelled, recovering first. "I wanna see this!" He was half way changed into a bird before Robin grabbed him roughly, forcing him to change back into himself.

"NO." Robin said firmly knowing what Raven might do to the stupid boy if she caught him spying on her again.

"But friend Robin I am most interested in seeing how you humans mate." Stated Starfire as she got close to him with an innocent look on her face. "I have watched how your animals mate on the TV but have yet to see how you humans mate." She scooted a little closer, laying her head on his shoulder, looking up to him with bright green eyes. "I am most interested in learning your style of mating."

Robin burned bright red as his mind went down paths he knew he should not. "Uh… Star… Well… Uh…" His mind went blank as he tried to think of something to say but the only thing he could think of was what he wanted her to do with those pouting pink lips of hers…

Thankfully, Wintergreen saw the dilemma Robin was in and spoke up, saving the boy. "It is considered rude on this planet to spy on another's mating without asking first." He stated getting their attention. He was sitting at the bar enjoying a nice cup of tea using some of his personal stock he had picked up yesterday along with a few other things.

Robin sighed in relief as Starfire's attention went away from him and to Wintergreen's words. "I see… Well then I will first ask friend Raven if I may watch her mate with him sometime then." She said with a smile that Wintergreen saw right through. The girl was not as innocent as she seemed…

Beast Boy pouted as Robin released him. He just wanted to take a quick peek, nothing too invasive… He pouted and turned back around, grabbing the controller and starting a new mission, deleting Robin's saved game without a care. The boy just spoiled his fun, so he was going to do the same in return.

Robin did not notice nor care at the moment about his game as he left the couch area, going over to sit by Wintergreen who looked at him questionably.

Starfire looked between her friends and decided that neither of them were doing anything particularly interesting. Her mind made up, she floated off to her room to get ready for bed. If humans were anything like Tamaraneans, then they were going to be busy for a long time. She paused in her thoughts thinking about something she had forgotten about. Raven was only half human… What was like for demons to mate? Starfire smiled and added the thought to her list of things to speak to Raven about in their next girl talk.

Robin glanced to Wintergreen who sipped on his tea quietly. "How long has this been going on between them?" He asked, finally breaking down. The knowledge that his best friend was fucking his enemy just a few floors above had broken something inside of him. What, he was not sure… Nevertheless, a strange calmness had claimed him. Was this what they meant by 'the calm before the storm'?

Wintergreen looked to Robin setting his tea down. "I am not the one you want to ask these questions." He stated calmly. "However, I will answer just this one as it will help set your mind at ease. Raven and Slade had no previous contact before the night he brought her home." He raised a hand interrupting Robin's next question. "I do not know what has happened between them and any further questions to me would be a waste of time. I am in the dark just as much as you all are. There has been no time for them to explain what has transpired."

Robin sighed and left Wintergreen choosing to go to his room. He thought about taking the long way to avoid going by Raven's room as he had for the past two days and three nights… 'Almost 3 days and 4 nights…' Robin thought as his feet led him to Raven's door. Everything seemed quiet enough… Carefully, being as silent as he could, Robin knelt and leaned against the door, placing his ear to the cold metal trying to listen in. Would they have finished by now? Would they be back asleep? Or… Were they awake…? Talking just behind the door… Working out their story of lies to tell him?

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Raven whimpered softly as she shifted against Slade. Her lower body protested heavily in light of the recent event. Slade allowed her to move how she needed as he had reluctantly slid from her core a while ago. Raven groaned and tried her best to get her long hair out of her way. Slade chuckled and after watching her cutely struggle with it for a few minutes, he decided to lend a helping hand. Softly and carefully, he helped her without a word, gather up her hair and lay it off to the side. They laid in silence together just enjoying the afterglow of their mating and the warmth their bodies were still filled with.

"To get up… Or to stay in bed…" Raven whispered softly as her hand idly traced the lines of his muscles on his chest and abs. She fingered one of the marks of blood her claws had left on his flesh. While the wound had closed not all the blood had returned to his skin.

"I vote stay in bed." Slade said stroking a hand down her head softly.

"We've been in bed for days…" She said looking up to his face. "We can't hide from the world forever in here."

Slade smiled softly. "Not forever… Just a few more hours."

Raven smiled and rolled her eyes. It was nightfall after all… What harm would it do to stay in bed just a little longer? "Fine… Though I am going to be starving once my appetite kicks back in."

Slade laughed lightly. "Same here. I was starting to wonder why I haven't felt hungry yet."

"You're not human anymore." She said before a yawn escaped her lips. "My kind don't eat that much and mating takes precedence over food." She stated explaining it.

Slade yawned, stretching slightly beneath her. "Well then let's sleep till morning so we aren't hungry and without food." Raven smiled and nodded. She could agree with more sleep. Maybe it would take the soreness out of her lower body.

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Robin sighed when silence was his only answer. He pulled away from the door and left to go to his own room. It was late… Sleep would do him good; so long as it did not come with nightmares involving Slade and Raven again.

-Morning of Day 6-

Morning came early for Beast Boy who had fallen asleep on the couch. If anyone had asked him, he would have told them he fell asleep there because he was trying to beat Cyborg's high score all night. However, his real reason for being on the couch all night was on the off chance of catching Raven awake. He knew how she felt about him, as she often referred to him as her very annoying little brother. Over time, he had come to accept that after Terra left him. It had hurt at first but now looking back he knew they would not have worked for very long. Just too different.

Beast Boy yawned and stretched as a cat on the cushions. The sound of plates being sat out alerted him to Wintergreen who was already fully dressed in his white suit and preparing breakfast. "Ah," Wintergreen said with a smile to the green boy. "Good morning sir."

Beast Boy grinned from being called a sir. "Morning." He said with another yawn falling back onto the couch.

"Perhaps you should start getting ready for breakfast." Wintergreen said as he mixed the batter for the pancakes.

"Five more minutes…" BB said rolling over.

Wintergreen rolled his eyes and went back to his cooking. If the boy wanted five more minutes, he would give him just five more minutes. After that, he was going to recruit him for a job.

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Raven yawned as she stretched out, sitting up next to Slade in the bed. She found herself almost too comfortable to get out from under the warm sheets. Almost. She glanced outside seeing the rising sun coming over the ocean making the waves sparkle in the morning. She truly did love her ocean view.

Slade sat up and stretched as well, feeling his body pop in the most pleasant of ways. "Good morning." He whispered in her ear as he wrapped his arms around her, wings and all, bringing them tightly against her body, trapping her arms.

Raven smiled from the contact, relaxing into his touch that she was getting to know so well. "Good morning." She said back softly, tilting her head to the side, they shared a soft chaste kiss compared to last night. "I need a shower." She said wishing to get dried sweat off her skin.

"Can I join you?" He asked huskily in her ear blowing his hot breath along her neck through her curtain of hair.

Raven moaned and squirmed slightly feeling his desire for her starting to rise... Literally. "Don't you ever rest?" She asked him mentally wondering how one male could want sex so often... Her lower body still felt sore from before, which puzzled her, as her regeneration should have healed her bruises overnight with ease.

"I did rest." He replied, happy to hear her voice in his head. "Now I want you again."

Raven laughed and opened her wings, forcing him to let her go as she slipped off the bed turning around to face him. Her voice caught in her throat from the look in his eyes. A calm passion burned in their deep blue depths as he looked at her with a soft smile on his perfectly kissable lips… Raven shook her head, bringing herself out of her daze. "And I want a shower." She said turning away from him and walking to her connected bathroom. It was just last year that Cyborg went into all their rooms and built them connected bathrooms so that they no longer had to share one. Beast Boy was just too messy, and Starfire would try everyone's stuff making it impossible for anyone to have a good relaxing morning without finding something missing.

"Do you want help?" Slade asked as he got out of the bed and walked to her, following her into her large bathroom. A soft ivory white adorned the tiled walls as she flicked on the light. Her sink was standard white, but her cabinets were black. A mirror rested over her sink that she was busy looking into getting an idea for how messed up her hair really was.

"I can shower on my own." Raven said glaring at his face. His chuckle brought her eyes down lower to his chest watching the rise a fall of his diaphragm beneath his crossed arms as he leaned against her doorway. Lower, her eyes trailed down the lines of his muscles until she landed on his lower half. She blushed as thoughts came unbidden to her mind. Even soft Slade was definitely larger than most. She bit her lower lip and quickly turned away, going to her shower and with shaky hands turned on the water.

Slade smirked feeling her emotions and approached her, laying his hands on her shoulders softly, mindful to not snag any of her hair. He messaged her carefully; unsure of his new strength that he could feel he had. "I was meaning with your hair. It's a lot to wash on your own." His grinned widened. "Then again, I wouldn't mind soaping up the rest of you while I'm at it."

Raven blushed a deeper shade as her thoughts followed his to everything they could enjoy in a shower. "No. Thanks though." She said knowing if their bodies joined again in bliss, she would never leave her room.

Slade chuckled and let her go as Raven stepped into the steaming water, closing the curtain behind her. She was slightly cramped because of her wings but she made do, grabbing her soap and beginning to scrub away the residue from the previous days.

Slade stood back and watched her blurred form from the other side of the curtain. It was not long before he could feel her aggravation through their bond. He went to her, opening the curtain and resisting a laugh seeing her struggling to gather up all her hair trying to wash it. No words were needed between them as he stepped into her shower and helped her gather up all her hair. She sighed and dropped her arms letting him do what he wished. She ignored the satisfaction she could feel from him, instead trying to focus on the other emotions he was feeling. She moaned as his hands worked the lather into her scalp. Why did his touch have to feel so damn good?

It took time but finally her hair was just as clean as the rest of her. Slade stole a quick kiss from her before she could escape the shower. He stayed in the water letting it run down his body cleaning himself. He grabbed her soap bar and sniffed it finding it surprisingly unscented. Slade had to smirk at that as he started cleaning himself. So, her amazing scent was all her, huh? He breathed in deep catching the faintest of scents from her still lingering in the shower. Lavender, vanilla and lilacs mixed with something else that he could only describe as sex and passion.

Once he too was clean, he stepped out knowing Raven would not be waiting for him in the room. He could feel her not far from him however and grabbed the towel she had left out on the counter for him. Once he was dry enough, he wrapped it around his waist tightly, so that it would not fall. Slade chuckled as he watched Raven struggle with her hair in the middle of her room trying to brush it while it was still very wet. A towel lay on the floor, forgotten in her struggle.

She glared up at him in a huff. "I'm cutting my hair today." She said as though giving him no say in the matter with her tone of voice.

"No." He said taking the brush from her hand and leading her to the bed. "I like it long." He said taking a seat on her bed and turning her back to him.

"This is too long." She said as she felt Slade's hands parting and separating her hair into sections.

Slade tilted his head thinking about it. She did have a point… While she looked fucking amazing with her hair all the way down to her ankles, it was hard to keep up with… "I like your hair long…" He said again as he started brushing a section. "However, if you must cut it, no shorter than here." He said poking her just below her butt.

Raven huffed and turned around to face him with a slight amount of anger coming over her. Who was he to say how long her hair should be?! She was about ready to bite his head off, but she stilled herself as Slade let down his walls, allowing her to feel all his emotions. She looked into his eyes seeing and feeling his pleading thoughts. She knew then that he was not going to stop her from cutting it the length she wanted. Still, he had told her of his desire for her hair to remain long. She felt from him a wave of the same emotions as before and looked away, unable to meet his eyes. "Fine…" She said softly giving into him. "No shorter than there…" She turned from him allowing him to resume the brushing of her hair.

Slade smiled a sad but content smile. He knew why she gave into him but again it went unsaid between them. Why talk about something that was only going to cause him pain to hear? Her hair was wet, but it surprisingly did not take long for him to brush down. She grabbed him a hair tie, allowing him to put up in a ponytail to keep it out of her way better. Slade laid his hands on her hips once he was finished, trailing his fingers over marks she did not think she would still have.

Raven winced and tried to keep from flinching from his touch. "That hurts…" She said softly as he rubbed his fingers over her bruised hips.

"Why did these not heal?" He asked as he stopped touching the bruises.

"I don't know…" She said looking down at the dark marks and tracing them lightly with her own fingers.

"I thought you said I couldn't hurt you?" He asked trying to control his anger as he drew back from her.

Raven turned around and faced him seeing his hands clenched on his legs. "Slade…" She spoke softly feeling his anger through their bond. She reached out, laying her hands on top of his, surprised to feel that once again he was angry with himself. Was he upset because he had hurt her? "I'm fine." She said gently, reaching up with a hand, cupping his face, bringing his eyes up to meet hers.

"I didn't want to hurt you…" He said softly, his voice hiding the anger she could still see in his eyes.

Raven leaned into him, laying her lips on his, kissing away his anger. With both hands on his face now, she deepened the kiss with a moan between them. Slade's hands hesitated in the air for moment as he tried to control himself. Raven bit his lip making him groan and breaking his will. His hands found her arms, pulling her body roughly against his. She moaned as his mouth feed at hers with a hunger burning between them. Finally, they broke away with a gasp. Raven did not leave his grasp however as she laid her forehead against his. Slade chuckled lightly feeling as though his heart was going to jump out of his chest. Her gem pressed into him as they panted against each other.

"I don't mind a little pain." She said almost breathlessly against him.

"Good." He said letting go of her arms. "Because if we keep this up you're going to end up with a few more marks." He said back with a lustful grin to her blush. If only they did not have to deal with her friends today… The towel did nothing to hide the fact he was hard again and once more ready to claim her body with his.

Raven's lower body tighten in excitement at the thought of sex, but she forced her and his desire away. "Maybe later…" She said thinking off handedly that he might very well be the death of her. She drew away from his grinning face and went to her closet looking for something to wear.

"Keep your wings out." Slade said, still sitting on the bed, earning a look from the girl who had been planning to draw them back in. Of course, he knew that, which was why he spoke up. "Your friends have already seen them so why bother hiding them?"

"Gee, I don't know." She said sarcastically, putting a hand on her hip and gesturing with her other. "Maybe it's because I have nothing to wear while they're out!" 'I can't even wear a bra with these damn things…'

"I don't see that as a bad thing." Slade said in reply to her thought.

She glared at him. "Of course you don't." She said turning away from him and looking deeper in her closet for something to wear. She hunted down a bag that was tucked in the back and opened it, pulling out a few shirts that Starfire had gotten her last summer. One of them she tossed to the side right away as it was way too small for her breasts. She had told the girl when she got it but that had been ignored as usual. Finally, she found a dark blue shirt that might work. She stepped into it and slid it up her body. A brief thought of wonderment as to why she was giving into his request again crossed her mind as she pulled the strap that went around her neck over her head. Once it was on, she pulled her long hair out of the loop and proceeded to hunt down a pair of pants.

She did not find the pair she was wanting as she remembered she had not done laundry in a while now. Giving up, she went to her dresser and pulled out her underwear, socks and a pair of black shorts. Once she was dressed and found her boots, she turned back to Slade wondering why he had been so quiet while she dressed. Her question was answered as she found him laying back against her bed with his eyes closed and soft smile on his face. "Slade." She said walking over to him.

"Hmm?" Was his reply.

"You need to get dressed too."

"Into what?" He asked, a grin growing on his face. "That uniform needs washed and I'm clean now." He opened his eyes and lifted his head, looking at her with a lustful grin. "Unless you want to give me a good reason to get dirty again."

Raven rolled her eyes and tried to ignore the images that were playing across his mind. "You can't go down there naked." She said as though that settled the matter.

"Why not?"

She looked back to his grinning face in shock. Was this man kidding!? Did he have no shame?

"I've got nothing to hide." He said sitting up and grinning wider.

A blush grew on Raven's face as her eyes glanced to the towel. He was right… He did not have a reason to hide that… A sudden thought came unwillingly to her and she growled. "Just put something on." She said darkly, trying to ignore the thought, crossing her arms over her chest. Why did such a thought even occur to her?

Slade's smile slipped from his lips as he felt her rush of emotions. It was one he knew very well as of late. Jealousy. It only took him a moment to put it together. Even if she was not going to admit it, she did not want another woman seeing what was hers. 'I wonder…' He thought, keeping his thoughts to himself as he stood and found his boxers getting ready to throw them on. 'Has she and Starfire fancied the same man before?' Was there a reason behind her spike of jealously towards the girl?

A knock on the door interrupted their thoughts bringing their eyes to said sound as it resounded again.