925. Raven and Robin and bonded
After entering his mind in "Haunted" Raven has become bonded to Robin. This causes some...unfortunate side effects.
"Well I've tried every spell I know, and nothing," Raven told him. "A potion might be able to help but I don't know how long it would take to create it, or even if I could find the ingredients."
"You have to at least try," Robin said.
"I know, and I will," Raven told him. "I'm trying everything I can."
"How did this even happen?" Robin groaned.
"You know how it happened," Raven reminded him. "I had to do it. I was trying to show you that Slade wasn't there."
"But he was," Robin said harshly.
"I know," Raven nodded. "It was only to you, I delved into your mind, saw your memories and we bonded, it doesn't always happen, but when it does it near-impossible to break."
"That means there's a chance, right?" Robin asked hopefully.
"I hope so, I do not want a repeat of last night," Raven said. They both blushed and coughed, trying to break the awkward mood.
"So…you and Beast Boy..?" Robin muttered.
"Uh, yeah…" Raven nodded.
"I had no clue…" Robin said. "I didn't even think you two would get that…serious…that fast."
"…things happen…" Raven said quietly, pushing a book away. "How much did you see?"
"A lot…" Robin blushed. "Everything actually…I couldn't make it stop."
"We have to break this bond and fast," Raven groaned.
Robin rubbed the back of his head as he entered the living room.
"Yo Rob, what did Batman want?" Beast Boy asked, not looking up from the video game. Robin growled under his breath and huffed, sitting down. Raven was in front of him, holding out a cup of tea.
"Drink it, now," she ordered. Robin took the cup without question and downed it. "Feel calmer?"
"A bit," Robin confessed.
"Good," Raven nodded. "You should go. You don't get to meet with your family often. It wouldn't kill you to go visit."
"I know that but-"
"Your siblings will probably be a bit cold at first, but if they love you as much as you claim they do then you'll be fine," Raven said, cutting him off. "You are going to Gotham and that's final."
"Ugh, fine," Robin groaned, turning around. "I'll go pack." With that he walked out of the living room, heading towards his room.
"Friend Raven…what was that about?" Starfire asked. Raven turned around and blushed, seeing as how the rest of the team was looking at her.
"I uh…his emotions were pretty intense and I couldn't help picking up on it," Raven said quickly.
"So, Robin is leaving?" Starfire asked.
"Just for a few days," Raven said. "Batman needs him back in Gotham for something, shouldn't take that long."
"That's pretty specific," Cyborg muttered.
"Yeah well…his anger was pretty specific and shouting at me what he was mad about," Raven said. "I'm going to go meditate to make sure it doesn't happen again."
Robin growled quietly as he stared at the math book in front of him. "I don't even know about what the hell's happening here. Okay…If x*x + 2x - 35 = 0, then what is x?" Robin tapped his pencil against the top of his book. "Can't believe I'm not getting such a simple problem! I'm a freaking ex-mathlete for crying out loud!" "Raven, you're good at math, can you help me?"
"Sure," Raven answered.
"Okay, so if x times x plus two x minus thirty-five equals zero, what is x?"
"X equals negative five and seven," Raven answered.
"How'd you…oh I see it now!" Robin said in understanding. "Thanks Raven."
"For what?" Cyborg asked. The two looked up at him in confusion.
"I asked her for help with my math problem," Robin answered.
"And I answered," Raven said.
"Neither of you said anything," Cyborg told them. The two birds looked at each other and groaned internally.
"You've got to be kidding," they chorused in their minds.
"Great…now we can communicate telepathically," Raven growled.
"This just gets better and better," Robin huffed.
"Uh…hello?" Cyborg asked, seeing his two bird-named teammates glaring at nothing.
"I'm really beginning to hate you and your magic," Robin growled.
"So am I…" Raven huffed.
"Am I missing something?" Cyborg asked.
"Nothing!" the two snapped turning back to their books. Cyborg back out of the room and shook his head, suddenly fearful for being the only other Titan in the tower.
Robin back flipped as he avoided the red x shaped blade. He took out his staff and blocked another attack, glaring at the skull mask.
"Why do you insist on doing this, Red X?" Robin growled.
"Because it's so much fun," Red X answered teasingly. His other hand struck out and he hit Robin in the stomach.
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Raven gasped and grabbed her stomach, gripping it.
"Rae, you okay?" Beast Boy gasped, catching her as she fell out of the air.
"My stomach…it feels like someone just punched it," She groaned.
"Do you think it could be cramps?" Cyborg asked.
"No…I don't think it-AH!" She let out a shout and gripped her shoulder.
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Robin stumbled backwards, pulling his hand away from his bloody shoulder.
"Looks like you're losing your touch, Dickie bird," Red X teased.
"And so are you," Robin smirked. The confusion could be seen on Red X's mask. A second later his blade exploded in his hands. Red X dropped it and gripped his hand, glaring at the burns on his now bar hand.
"You just made a big mistake," Red X growled, lunging forward. He was knocked off course by a starbolt.
"You will not harm him anymore!" Starfire shouted, flying over to him.
"Dude, you okay?" Beast Boy asked, running over to him.
"I'm fine," Robin told him. Starfire shrieked as she flew backwards; an X pinned her to the wall, trapping her.
"Oh no you don't!" Cyborg shouted, preparing his arm blaster.
"We need to get your shoulder dressed," Raven told him.
"We can't leave yet, not until we get Red X," Robin told her. The two birds looked at each other intensely.
"God you're stubborn," Raven huffed. The three were pushed away from each other as Cyborg flew towards him. He hit Beast Boy and Red X covered them in red goo, pinning them.
"Three down, two to go," Red X smirked. "Honestly, your teammates aren't nearly as fun as you are." He held out his hand and two wires shot at Raven, piercing her skin. Both birds gasped in pain. "Oh this is going to be fun," Red X chuckled. Electricity coursed around the wires, speeding towards Raven. She let out a scream of pain. At the same time, Robin grabbed his chest, gritting his teeth and panting in pain. They both fell to their knees, weakened. "What do you know, I was right," Red X smirked. The wires pulled out of Raven and she fell to the ground. Robin fell forward but managed to hold out his hands to stop himself.
"See ya kids," Red X said tauntingly as he disappeared.
"Okay, just what the hell is going on between you two?" Cyborg shouted. Raven and Robin sat on the couch, looking at their laps in a mixture of shame and embarrassment.
"You two have been acting weird lately," Beast Boy said. "Well, weirder than usual."
"Indeed, is something wrong?" Starfire asked.
"Nothing's wrong," Raven said.
"Yeah, we just have a bit of a bond," Robin sighed, scratching behind his ear.
"But, we all have bonds," Starfire told him. "Friends share many bonds, correct?"
"Not that kind of bond, Starfire," Robin sighed.
"When I entered Robin's mind, back when he was hallucinating, we bonded," Raven confessed. "I've tried everything I could and nothing has gotten rid of it."
"Okay, but how are you bonded?" Beast Boy asked.
"Apparently, we can feel each other's pain," Raven said.
"And talk to each other in our minds, but that's only happened about five times," Robin added.
"We can read each other's emotions, pretty clearly," Raven told them. "I can tell what he's feeling even clearer than before."
"We can even tell what the other is thinking at times," Robin sighed.
"And then there's…" Raven trailed off and they both blushed.
"Then there's what?" Starfire pressed.
"Yeah, what's so bad?" Beast Boy asked.
"Well, when our feelings are intense we'll find ourselves seeing what exactly is happening to the other person," Raven said.
"And that means?" Cyborg pressed.
"…I saw Raven…and Beast Boy…" Robin confessed, coughing lightly and rubbing the back of his neck. His cheeks became darker and refused to look up from his lap.
"Wait a minute, you couldn't possibly mean…" Beast Boy trailed off. The color drained from his face in realization.
"And I saw Robin and Starfire doing the same," Raven confessed. She looked and her lap and picked at her cape.
"You saw us doing what?" Starfire asked.
"God you're so innocent," Raven huffed.
"It's adorable," Robin smiled slightly.
"Uh Star," Cyborg coughed, his cheeks pink. He grabbed her arm and pulled her close, whispering in her ear. Starfire's face grew darker and redder at his explanation.
"Oh…" she whispered.
"Yeah…" Robin sighed.
"This isn't a permanent thing is it?" Beast Boy asked.
"Yes, please tell me it is temporary," Starfire agreed.
"As far as my research has shown, we'll be bonded until the day one of us dies," Raven sighed.
"Great," Beast Boy groaned. "Please tell me this thing at least has a limited range."
"We have no clue," the chorused.