Raven POV

First things first, Wally…

I thought about how I was going to break his heart and if it would hurt terrible considering how long I've been stupid enough to let him continue this facade of being my boyfriend. Why did I let him anyway? We kissed…more than one, made out on occasion but how many times did I wish it had been Robin kissing me? How many times did I wish it was Robin's lips and not Wally's? I leaned my cheek on my hand in desperation. I'm such a biatch. Why didn't I break this up sooner? I guess I was afraid of being lonely. Wally was just like an airbag, softening the blow of Robin's subtle rejections. I love Wally, I love him way too much too keep treating him like a substitute.

I had hoped to think more on the subject, to form some sort of plan on how to do it but apparently I had delayed this long enough and time was no longer patient with me. I found Wally waiting patiently for me outside my class. He was leaning against the hall, his red hair flopped over his forehead, his blue eyes twinkling with mischief while a sly grin greeted me. I made my way to him. My stomach was dropping painfully and all sound was deafened by the pounding of my heart. Wally's grin seem to shrink with each step I took till his mouth was slightly parted as if ready to ask me "Why?".

"Wally…we need to talk…"

I wasn't sure what I had said after those four frightening words. All I can remember is the look of hurt on his face, the way he suddenly couldn't meet my eyes and how the laughter had suddenly died from his own. Oh by Azareth Wally, I hope you can forgive me!

Robin POV

Aside from that strange encounter with Cassie I hadn't seen Raven all day. I did catch a glimpse of Wally but he just went passed me like I wasn't even there. What on earth was going on? I searched for Raven but couldn't find her. I had left my cell phone at home and was therefore powerless to contact her and find out about her whereabouts or her plans. I spotted Vic hurrying towards the computer lab, a laptop tucked under his arm.

"Vic! Hey Vic! Have you seen Raven?"

"Huh? Oh yeah, I saw Cassie and her make their way towards the buses not to long ago"

"Wha…oh thanks, man…"

"No prob, sorry I gotta go. Something's funny with the school site"

"Yeah, yeah it's cool"

I watch Victor take off and lean against the lockers confused. Raven always went home with me. We're neighbors and friends at the very least she could have told me awhile ago she wasn't planning to ride with me today instead of having me wait around a good hour and a half for her. Something's up and I intend to find out what.

"Robin! What are you doing here?"

I blink to find Kori in front of me. Her cheerleading uniform showed of her flat stomach and long legs and I gulped out of habit.

"I was waiting for Raven but it looks like she already went home"

"What? but she lives right next to your door…"

"Yeah, well I dunno maybe she wanted to go shopping with Cassie or something"

"Hmmm, perhaps that is the case…what are you doing now?"

"Ha! Just thinking I guess"

"Well…since you're here…maybe we could go get the soda drink and talk?"

I take a deep breath and study Kori, her eyes brightly waiting for my answer, her plump lips parted and what can I say but yes?

Bruce always had a saying or rather a motto he had passed down to me, "When a pretty girl asks you out you say YES".

Besides Kori made all my weird thoughts or Raven disappear. Raven is Raven, I grew up with her. She's a two years younger than me. When we were little we went trick or treating together. During puberty she whined to me about wearing a training bra and how she hated it. We had mud fights when it was rainy. She's seen action figures, heard me burp the alphabet, has become immune to laughing when I cut the cheese, we're just not the "going out" type and I was just being weird with her because my break up with Barbara isn't completely as clean a cut as I'd like it to be. Kori skipped next to me as we walked to my car and I opened the door for her like a gentleman maybe even like a guy who might like to be her boyfriend. Her smile dazzled me and I felt myself smiling too. Yeah…this would be great.

Raven POV

I made a mad dash to the parking lot. I had to cry into Cassie but time was short so I did it while I walked her to the bus. I stayed as long as I could and stood there a good long while trying to compose myself before I met up with Robin. Robin didn't need to know about this. He didn't need to know about how I had harbored this little girl crush on him. He didn't need to know how I had used Wally like that. He didn't have to know that without meaning to he had broken my heart a little bit everyday. He didn't need to feel guilty about something he couldn't have helped. I skidded to a halt as I caught a flash or red hair. Kori...

Kori was getting into Robin's car. Kori was riding shotgun. I stepped back into the corner, they hadn't seen me and I didn't want them too. I watched them take off. Robin hadn't even called me to let me know he was going to be leaving with Kori that stung. The only time Robin had ever been this forgetful was when he was out dating Barbara was that how it was now? Was Kori becoming Robin's girlfriend?

Tears filled my eyes again and I blinked them back, no time for tears, I had a long walk ahead of me after all.