He Saved Me
Thoughts
"Speech"
Chapter 14:
Robin was startled awake by something but he wasn't sure what. Deciding to make sure they were ok, Robin went to check on the girls. He silently crept across the suite to the girls door. Opening the door he could see Starfire sleeping peacefully. He walked up to a less peaceful looking Raven who was clutching something. Looking closer he saw it was his favorite shirt. That must have been what she was holding earlier he thought remembering the flash of red he had seen. Robin climbed in bed next to Raven. He kissed her head before covering them up with the sheets. She stirred when the blankets moved. She looked at him and fear briefly shot through her eyes, but he knew what he saw. "Shhh I'm not going anywhere" he pulled her body against his. Smiling she put her head under his chin and lay against him, the shirt forgotten. Both quickly fell into a deep and easy sleep.
Slowly opening her eyes Raven saw she was still curled up next to Robin. "I wish things could stay like this forever" she said with her head against his chest. He surprised her by answering. "I know" Robin sat up on one arm looking down at Raven. I want to see her smile like she did last night he thought getting an idea. Sitting up all the way he pulled Raven into his arms and walked past the still sleeping Starfire. Going into the living room Robin lays her on the couch. Robin lay down next to her holding her close. Robin ran his hands up and down her arms and began kissing her collar bone. He trailed his kisses up her neck and along her jaw. "So I take it that's where you disappeared to this morning" Robin stopped hearing Cyborgs voice. Robin sat up to see his friend gesturing to the girl's room with a cup of coffee in his hand. "How long have you been sitting there?" Raven asked. Robin stood up muttering about killing a certain tin man. Oh well at least he doesn't know I spent the night with her and started Ravens tea and poured himself coffee. Robin jumped as arms wrapped around his waist. The room was suddenly filled with laughter. "Dude, I can't believe she just scared you" Beastboy said having just walked out of the boy's room witnessing the whole thing. "Yeah man, usually no one can sneak up on you" laughed Cyborg. Turning around he hugged Raven and received the smile he saw last night.
"Who wants to head out after we eat breakfast and have a picnic lunch on the beach" Robin asked when they were eating at the table. Everyone agreed enjoying their pancake breakfast courtesy of Robin. Raven looked around the table with a small smile. "What are you smiling about?" asked Cyborg. Well Starfire's not here flirting with my boyfriend for a change but instead of saying her thought out loud she just shrugged. Finishing her pancakes Raven put her plate in the sink and refilled her tea. Putting her drink on the table about to sit, she stopped when Starfire come floating over. Changing her mind about sitting down, she went out on the balcony and leaned over the edge of the railing leaving her tea behind. "Morning Friends, what shall we be doing on this glorious day?" "Morning" came every ones reply. Robin sighed and put his head in his hands "and I thought I was making some progress with her" he mumbled behind his hands. "Friend Robin are you the alright" She asked hoping he would say something against the dark empath. "Yeah Star fine, just fine" he mumbled not looking up. "Want some breakfast" Beastboy offered the girl. "No thank you" She declined the plate held out to her. "Great, then I say let's get changed and head off to the beach" Beastboy said excitedly. And with that said he ran off to change followed by Starfire and Robin looking out to the balcony as if unsure to go out there or not. Finally he followed the green teen to go change.
Cyborg decided to go and talk to Raven after he had packed lunch for everyone. "Hey Raven, you ok?" he asked. Raven just shook her head still looking at the ocean ahead of her. "Why did you come out here, you seemed like you were enjoying yourself inside with us. I don't think I have seen you that happy since we boarded the plane to get here" "Starfire" she responded automatically without thinking. Cyborg opened his mouth but closed it when she continued switching to her monotone. "I can't stand watching her flirt with him, she just doesn't seem to understand or get that Robin is my boyfriend" Cyborg thought for a second before saying "Ok, I'll deal with Starfire. You just go change and enjoy yourself" she looked at him with hope in her eyes. "Thank you" she said leaving to change. Raven got into her purple and black bikini that Starfire had forced her to buy on one of their group trips to the mall. Throwing a t-shirt and shorts over it she went to meet the others by the door.
When lunch was packed and everyone was changed they went back to the waves. Setting up the blanket again Raven sat down to watch the others. "You coming in?" Robin asked her. She shook her head no. "Ok just remember, you asked for it" he had an evil grin on his face. "Robin what do you" Robin threw her over his shoulder and walked right into the waves. When the water was up to his waist he tossed her in. The last thing Robin saw before she went under was the complete fear in her eyes. When Raven came up she looked traumatized. Robin took a step towards her. She was coughing like mad. Seeing a huge wave coming Robin quickly closed the distance between them and held her tight. The wave broke right in front of them nearly knocking them both under. "I thought we would be going down with that one" she said her voice shaking a little. "You wanna go out deeper?" he asked. "I can't really swim that well" Raven admitted. "Oh Angel, I'm so sorry, if I knew I wouldn't have…I'm so sorry" he apologized to her. "Can were go where it's a little less deep" Robin nodded and grabbed her lower back as another big wave went by. In shallower water Cyborg walks up to them with Starfire on his shoulders "Wanna play chicken, you two vs. me and Star?" Never backing down from a challenge Robin said "You're on" and helped Raven onto his shoulders. The boys began trying to knock each down with brute strength. While the girls grab each other's shoulder and fight with strength and words, only over a different subject.