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Notes:

Another chapter of Rob/Rae shipping here.

Shorter chapter than normal. I was going to include another scene but I decided to cut it short to update quicker.

Plug for RukiaRae's "Ten things I hate about you"

My work is getting heavy again so the updates are going to be irregular again so please forgive me.

You're gunna go far kid

Richard stretched his aching muscles as he walked out of Raven's room, still wearing only his tight black shorts but otherwise naked. He sighed a little as he strolled idly down the corridor, memories flitting back to him unheeded as he passes his old room. With morbid fascination, he silently glided over to his old room's door. Closing his eyes gently at the memories, he placed a soft hand against the featureless grey metal of the door. Analysing his hand, the door slid open instantly as it recognised his hand.

The room was dark and dusty, with the window shutters all activated and the lack of activity in the room since his disappearance, it was no wonder really. Silently, he moved into the room, noticing that his mere entry set the dust floating around the entire room. With a shake of his head he made his way over to his old dresser, pulling the top drawer open smoothly. Peering inside, he frowned when all of the clothes inside turned out to be copies of his Robin suit. A hint of disgust rose inside of him, that he had ever worn such a terrible outfit was something that just didn't sit right with him. Just as quickly as the disgust had come, it disappeared and was replaced. A warm feeling spread through him when he remembered the day that Bruce had presented his first Robin suit to him.

Clearing his head of such distracting thoughts, Richard moved over to one of the two wardrobes fitted into the wall. Idly he opened the one closest to him and looked into the wardrobe at some of his more 'high-end' disguises. With a frown he ran his eyes over some of the outfits on display before his face lit up with a smile as his gaze fell upon the perfect outfit.

It took him almost no time at all to get changed into the new outfit, it had been awhile but it still fitted perfectly. The silk of the shirt almost caressed his muscles as he walked over to the mirror attached to the far wall. Once in front of the mirror, he took the chance to examine himself in the reflective surface. The tight black jeans hugged his legs closely but at the same time, he didn't feel restricted by them in anyway. His boots were black with random silver studs and other pieces of metal pointing out of them. The shirt was even tighter than the jeans, especially around his chest. It's only good feature was its material, black silk with a few lines of silver silk in there occasionally. He flexed his muscles a little to try and get the shirt to feel less constricting around the chest. The top button exploded off of the shirt violently as he flexed his chest. He frowned and then flexed again, now completely free to move as he wanted in the tight shirt. With a grin he left the room, locking it again by tapping the side of the doorway.

With casual strides, he walked down the corridor until he reached the door to the main room. The door opened automatically and he made a beeline for the kitchen area, casting only a quick glance around the room to find it completely empty. He shrugged at the lack of Titans before making his way over to his most prized possession still in the Tower; his coffee maker. He grinned and stroked the side of the machine lovingly before pushing the button. The sensational smell of coffee filled the small kitchen area almost immediately and he breathed it in deep. He sighed a little as the door to the main room opened with a swishing sound. Casting a quick glance over his shoulder, he noticed a yawning BeastBoy and a stretching Cyborg walking into the room.

He returned his attention back to his coffee maker as the machine beeped once. He smiled and pulled a mug off of a cup rack and began to pour some of his piping hot drink. With an idle attempt to pretend to be looking where the milk was kept in the fringe, he cast another quick glance behind him and saw both BeastBoy and Cyborg standing awkwardly near the dining table, confused expressions on their faces. Richard waved a little with his free hand before turning to pour some milk into his coffee. With his hand still holding the milk carton, he managed to open the fridge door and place the milk back on the shelf while stirring his coffee with a spoon in the other hand. He threw the spoon in the sink as he knocked the fridge door closed with his left knee. Finished preparing his coffee, he turned round to face BeastBoy and Cyborg as he raised the cup,

"Morning." He greeted them politely, choking back more than a little bitterness as he took a sip from his coffee. Here he was, back in Titans Tower again and talking to two people who'd left him for dead. And because he wasn't wearing a traffic light outfit and mask, they had no idea who he was. BeastBoy, surprisingly enough, was the first to recover from his shock and confusion,

"Hey… who the hell are you dude?" he asked, it being too early in the morning for BeastBoy to feign politeness. This question acted as a catalyst to bring Cyborg out of his stupor,

"Yeah… and how'd you get in here?" he demanded, moving forward in an attempt to appear menacing. Richard mentally scoffed; he'd seen demons with puss for skin and faced down a rampaging Superboy. He was not intimidated in the least by Cyborg. But Richard, the unassuming civilian, would be. So Richard adopted a slightly intimidated expression,

"My name's Richard. Richard Grayson." He looked from BeastBoy to Cyborg, "Raven let me in, last night."

Cyborg backed up a bit when he mentioned that Raven had let him in, looking relieved. BeastBoy's eyes widened significantly though,

"Richard Grayson?" he asked, shocked. Richard nodded, puzzled, "As in, Richard 'adopted son of billionaire Bruce Wayne' Grayson?"

Richard swore mentally as he watched Cyborg's human eye expand with the revelation. He really hadn't thought that BeastBoy, of all people, would actually know who he was. It shamed him to admit it, but BeastBoy was more intelligent than he'd ever given him credit for. He forced a small smile,

"You're not a screaming fan-girl are you?" he joked with a nervous laugh. BeastBoy laughed his regular, loud and joyful, laugh and shook his head,

"Nah, I'm alright. But Starfire's a total nut for you!" he joked as he moved over to prepare himself some vegetarian friendly cereal. Richard moved out of the small kitchen area as Cyborg set up to make waffles and BeastBoy went about making his cereal. Mentally he was banging his head against a wall; Starfire was crushing on Richard Grayson now instead of Robin. Just freaking perfect.

With a small sigh, he moved over to one of the corners of the giant sofa, a spot which Raven had always insisted was her place for reading books. As he got comfortable in his place, his coffee soothing his nerves, the doors to the main room slid open again. Just as he was about to turned around to check if it was Raven, a boisterous voice cut through the air,

"Good morning friends! What food of the fast break will we be consuming today?" Starfire asked in her normal bubbly voice. Richard tried to sit into himself so that she couldn't see him sitting with his back to her. Mentally he began to slam his head against a wall harder than before. Starfire was exactly the person he'd wanted to avoid.

"I'm making waffles Star." Replied Cyborg, the movement of pots confirming that he was making something in the kitchen. BeastBoy piped up,

"Hey Star, you know that guy you like?" he asked, amused. Richard grimaced. He was going to kill BeastBoy for this. His fears were confirmed, "That Richard Grayson guy's sitting on the sofa right now."

Richard counted in his head idly before a high pitched squeal made the glass in the giant windows quake. He frowned a little, only three seconds. She must really like him. That last thought caused him to let out a nearly inaudible groan just as Starfire flew around the edge of the sofa to float in front of him. He forced a smile as she leaned in closer to him, beaming from ear to ear and clutching a pen and paper to her chest tightly,

"Oh my glork! It is you! The son of Gray Richard!" she announced with another squeal, which hurt his ears. He chuckled a little,

"I think you mean Richard Grayson." He corrected her, already dreading the time he'd have to spend with the bubbly alien girl. Starfire nodded franticly, obviously just trying to please him and not actually planning on using his real name,

"I am your biggest fan!" she declared with yet another squeal of joy. Richard actually checked his ears to see if they were bleeding before smiling a little,

"Don't I have to do something to get fans?" he noted dryly, aware that Richard Grayson had done almost nothing to gain fans. Starfire shook her head,

"You were in a magazine I read while going to the mall of shopping with some of the popular girls from the local High School. You were voted the hottest teenager alive!" she seemed very excited about the voting part. She slowly lent down to whisper in his ear, "I know I voted for you."

Richard's eyes widened a little as Starfire practically raped his personal space and whispered in his ear. He quickly slid out off of the sofa, desperate to get away from Starfire. He scratched the back of his head nervously as Starfire floated over to him again and he was forced to start back tracking. Starfire suddenly lunged at him and Richard almost blocked and counter-attacked before he realised that he was pretending to simply be Richard Grayson, insanely rich teenage boy. As such, Starfire's crushing alien grip caught the front of his shirt and he gulped a little as she pulled him closer to her, cooing in his ear,

"My new popular friends have told me about… taking a boy to my room." She whispered huskily into his ear. Richard's eyes bugged out and he had to force himself not to wretch at the idea she was suggesting. Starfire took his stunned silence to be consent and began to drag him towards the door, "You shall be the boy I take to my room."

Richard was so desperate that when the doors opened again, he would have been relieved if it was The Joker himself. Thankfully, it was not The Joker. Unfortunately, it was Raven. The quiet, grey, girl walked in and took one look at the scene before her and Richard's precious coffee machine exploded in dark energies. Richard used the explosion as a distraction and slipped out of Starfire's grip before he gladly made his way over to Raven. He smiled wide as he wrapped the confused girl in a tight hug. He kept the hug going,

"Thank god you're here. I think Starfire was going to try and rape me…" he whispered into her ear desperately before letting go of Raven. Raven, to her credit, seemingly didn't respond to the whisper. The other Titans looked at the two of them in utter shock; most people who hugged Raven tended to be thrown across rooms by her powers at this point. Starfire recovered first, plastering a false smile on as she floated over to Richard and grabbed hold of his arm, none too gently, and pulled him a step away from Raven,

"Friend Raven… New Friend Richard and I were just about to go to my bed." She told the gothic girl with a mix of anger and jealousy. Richard pleaded to Raven with his eyes as Starfire began to frog march him to her room again. Just as they reached the door to the main room, the door glowed black and snapped shut just an inch in front of Starfire's nose. The red-headed alien girl glared at the gothic girl as Raven simply stared back,

"I think you'll find that Richard… came here with me." She informed her friend with a bland tone of voice. Starfire smiled her false smile again,

"Well he'll be going to bed with me." She replied icily. Raven refused to unblock the door,

"Actually Starfire, he came to bed with me last night." She told the alien girl with a small smile. Starfire's eyes widened in surprise and Richard was able to break out of her grip again and move over to stand with Raven again. He noticed how Cyborg's jaw had literally detached from his face and fallen to the floor and how BeastBoy regarded him with a mixture of jealous and confusion. Raven took his hand in hers and turned slightly so that she could kiss him on the cheek. Starfire glared a Raven,

"I don't believe you." She declared venomously, surprising the boys in the room. Raven rolled her eyes a little and grabbed Richard by the sides of his face before moving in close. Richard's heart raced as Raven pressed her body flush against his, causing him to wrap his arms around her to keep them from getting between their bodies, and tilted her head up slightly. His breath caught as she pressed further into him as she began to kiss him. His mind spun round in delight as he eagerly returned the kiss. Something exploded in the background but he suddenly forgot about it when Raven's tongue started to play along his lips for entry. He didn't need to be told twice. Opening his mouth, Richard was shocked by the passion with which Raven kissed him and forced himself to try and better her passion with his own. Idly, he was aware that Raven's fingers were now entwined in his hair and that his own hands had slipped much lower that her upper back…

Something big exploded and Raven pulled back from him smoothly to regard the damage. Richard's mind was still reeling and his legs felt unsteady when Raven drew her fingers from his hair and disengaged from him, being sure to give his hands playful slaps for slipping down to her perfect rear. Slowly, Richard regained his senses and noticed that his mobile phone was ringing. He blinked a few times at that thought. Every pair of trousers in his wardrobe had a phone in the pocket just in case but the ringtone was what caught his attention. It was a simple bell, repeating once every two seconds. His eyes widened a little but he recovered quickly, smiling at Raven and the shocked Titans,

"That's my dad calling." He gave Raven a pointed look which she returned, "I guess I'll see you some other time. Can I get a lift Raven?"

Richard noticed Starfire's extremely sour expression, BeastBoy's jealousy and Cyborg's disapproving frown as Raven wrapped her body intricately around his own and they disappeared through his shadow. Oh, this was definitely one of his top five days.

God, I hate Starfire. Always have done to be honest, way too bubbly and needy for someone like Robin.

Was the Rob/Rae bit good? I thought it would be nice to throw you Rob/Rae shippers a bone here ;)

Next chapter will introduce two mini-Outsiders! I'm talking about Cassandra Cain and Tim Drake as 12 year olds! Unfortunately they're entry into the world of the Outsiders will be far fro pleasant.

Next Chapter: Hurt