Little One, Little Danger
A/N: Hey people! I'm giving you the next chapter! It didn't take too long lol. Now last chapter was kind of confusing to some people. Everything will start coming together in due time. I hope you guys enjoy chapter 17!
Chapter 17: Serenity part 1
Robin laid in Raiden's bed early that morning holding the sleeping girl. He looked up at the ceiling of the room as he stroked her hair. All that went through his mind was to be there for her no matter what. "What are you doing Robin?" his inner thoughts came to mind. He looked down at Raiden; she didn't move an inch, "You're not a father Robin, you're a titan…a crime fighter." his thoughts ran again. Robin then gently moved himself from the little girl and sat up in the bed. He looked into the darkness of the room and then turned his attention back to Raiden.
"Richard…please Richard, care for her." another side of himself emerged. He massaged his temples not knowing where to exactly go with what was going on.
"You are her father Richard, you are."
"What do you want Robin?"
"What do you want Richard?"
His thoughts kept going at him. Robin's mind then became dead silent as he got out the bed and walked to the door. Stepping outside the room into the hallway, he waited for the door to close behind him. Robin laid his back against the door and rested his head upon it, "Who am I? Robin…or Richard?"
{scene jump}
During breakfast, no one spoke to one another. The awkward silence just hung over the titans and Raiden; the only sound was of the clacking of utensils against the plates they ate on.
"Mama?" Raiden called.
Raven turned her attention to the girl, "Yes Raiden?"
"Why is everyone so quiet?" Suddenly Beastboy started to laugh.
"What's so funny?" Cyborg asked.
"Finally someone spoke! It was killing me dude!" BB continued to laugh.
"Cool." Cy started to chuckle.
"Glorious, I did not enjoy the not talking!" Starfire smiled.
Robin smirked trying not to laugh at his three friends. Raven didn't speak again for she was lost in her thoughts. She just stared at the plate of food in front of her.
1 hour later
The guys left Raven, Raiden, and Starfire home while they took a trip to Gotham in-order to watch a football game at Wayne Manor. Raiden sat on the living room floor playing Beastboy and Cyborg's game station. Starfire and Raven sat on the couch. One was reading a novel while the other was polishing her nails pink.
"Aw man!" Raiden yelled.
"It's okay Raiden, start over and try again." Raven said not looking up from her book knowing that the little girl had failed the level of the game.
"Yes little Raiden! You can do it!" Star cheered her on. Raiden then chose to restart and try again.
"Star…you seem to be in a good mood." Raven said.
"Huh?" Starfire replied confused.
Raven smirked, "It's nothing."
Starfire then softly smiled as she lowered her head, "Mood of good I am not…my behavior…is false."
Raven stopped reading but didn't look up, "Why are you pretending?"
"Robin…was so hurt yesterday. I feel like it to be my fault he was not there."
Raven closed her novel and sighed, "Don't be that way Starfire."
"If he was not with me, then you and the others would not have been upset."
"Look Star…everything's okay. Maybe I overreacted on the matter." Raven replied finally looking at her friend who had started to cry. Raiden paid them no mind for all of her attention and concentration was on the game she was playing.
"Really? Is it not a burden?" Star said wiping the tears from her eyes.
Raven smiled softly, "No Star, it's okay."
Starfire then smiled and hugged Raven catching her off guard, "Thank you so much."
"No problem." Raven said as her face slowly dropped with the facial expression of pity upon her face.
{scene jump}
"Aw come on man!" Cy yelled as one of his favorite star players missed a thrown pass.
"Looks like your boy is off his game." Bruce Wayne said laughing and drinking a beer.
"Oh whatever, I'm going get some more chips." Cy replied.
"I'll get it Master Victor." Alfred came out of nowhere.
"Alfred?! Where did you come from?" Cy became surprised.
"From around the corner Sir. Doritos I believe it is."
"Hey, I said I'll get it. How 'bout you join the rest and watch the game with us. You need a break." Cy suggested.
"Good idea Cyborg. Alfred, would you like to join us?" Bruce asked.
Alfred chuckled, "I would love to Master Bruce, but I have a few plans of my own in a little while."
"What plans?!" all the guys asked surprised.
"Back with the chips!" Cyborg stomped back into the entertainment room.
"That was fast." BB said while watching commercials on the television.
"Well, you have a good time Alfred." Bruce replied.
"All of you as well." Alfred said while leaving the room.
Robin hadn't spoke the entire time and Bruce noticed, "Robin." Bruce called.
Robin jumped a little, "Yeah Bruce?"
"Bat cave, five minutes." Cyborg and Beastboy looked at Bruce and Robin silently.
"For what?" Robin asked.
"Four minutes." Bruce replied.
"What's going on?" BB whispered to Cyborg.
"How should I know." Cy whispered back.
Robin then got up and headed out the room. Bruce got up a minute later, heading in another direction. The game came back on and BB and Cy started to watch again.
"Guess it's none of our business." BB said.
Bruce finally made it to the Batcave and saw the back of Robin. "What's this all about Bruce?"
"Have a seat Dick."
Robin sat down on the chair in front of a projection screen of Gotham. Bruce sat in a chair not too far from him, "What's up?"
"What's up with you Robin?" Bruce asked.
"What are you talking about?"
"What's with the silent treatment?"
"Silent treatment?" Robin became confused.
Bruce sighed and rolled his eyes, "Okay, let me rephrase…why have you been quiet the entire time you've been here?"
Robin leaned back in the chair, "Had some things on my mind."
"Want to talk about it?"
"Not really."
"I'm sorry, what I meant to say was, tell me what's on your mind."
"You can't force me."
"If I have to I will."
"Why do you always do this Bruce?"
"Do what Dick?"
"Force things out of me, threaten me."
"Look, I'm not exactly good at being a father figure."
"Well stop trying to be because you're not my father!" Robin yelled.
Bruce looked at Robin dumb-founded, "Did you just do what I think you did?"
Robin caught himself, "Man…I'm sorry Bruce I just…I'm just so confused with myself."
"First of all, yeah I know I'm not your father…"
"Bruce…"
"Second of all, I do what I do because I'm concerned about your well being and…"
"Bruce…"
"And…I care a lot about you like you were my own son…" Bruce finished.
Robin lowered his head to the left side of him, "I'm sorry Bruce, I didn't mean…"
"So then cooperate. What's wrong?"
Robin shook his head, "I don't know exactly. I'm just so…confused."
"About?"
"Who I am and…what I want."
"You know…there was a point in time when I felt the same way."
Robin looked up, "How?"
"I was torn in-between Bruce Wayne and Batman."
"How did that go?"
Bruce rubbed his chin, "It was hard at first, but I came to a conclusion and decision to overcome it."
"How did you do it?"
"Now that would be the easy way out Dick. In order to actually get and understand it, you must do it on your own."
Robin nodded his head, "I guess so."
"But, I have an idea that might speed up the process. If you're interested, that is." Bruce smirked.
Back in the entertainment room BB and Cyborg were watching the last quarter of the game.
"Dude this game is so close!" BB yelled.
1 minute left on the clock
"Come on team!" Cy was cheering.
Robin walked with Bruce back into the room, "Guess what you guys?"
"Yeah yeah can't it wait Robin, the game is close." Cy said not paying attention to him.
"Look you guys, Bruce had this awesome idea…"
45 seconds left
"Come on, you can do it!" yelled BB.
Robin sighed, "Would you guys listen for one second."
"If we did that, we'd miss something far more important." said Cyborg.
"Good one." BB gave him a high five.
30 seconds left
Cyborg and Beastboy we're still concentrated on the game and Robin looked at Bruce who shrugged his shoulders.
10 seconds left
"Guys…" Robin got in front of the television.
"Hey!" BB yelled.
"Robin get out of the way!" Cy yelled.
5 seconds left
"Not until you idiots start listening."
"Okay okay, just move!" the two yelled.
3, 2, …seconds left
The TV clicked off right before the final second. Cyborg and BB's mouths dropped as they slowly turned to see Bruce with the remote, "I think Robin is trying to talk."
"Dude! The game was so close!" cried BB.
Bruce narrowed his eyes and got in BB's face, "Didn't I say Robin has something to say and I suggest you listen. Unless you have a problem that can be easily settled in the cave."
BB gulped, "No…no problem."
Bruce smiled, "Good. Robin go ahead."
Robin smirked and folded his arms, "I, well Bruce really, has an awesome idea."
"Uh huh." Cy was aggravated that he missed who won the game.
"What idea?" BB had already forgotten about it.
Robin glanced at Bruce and then back at his two friends, "A little guy vacation from here."
{scene jump}
The girls were still at the tower; Raiden was taking a nap on the living room floor and Star slept on the couch. Raven sat in the recliner, almost finished with her novel but suddenly stopped her reading as she heard her communicator go off. She looked up and noticed it was on the counter of the bar. "I wonder who that could be." she said as she closed her book and got out the chair. Raven placed her book down and went over to examine her communicator. The connection that she was receiving was that of Aqualad's; she answered, "Hello?"
"Hey, is this Raven?"
"Yes."
"Positive? This is Raven for sure?"
"Yes Aqualad, it's me."
"Okay just checking."
"Why?"
"Um…no reason."
"Ooooookay…."
"So…how are you?"
"I'm…fine."
"Are you sure?"
Raven shook her head but replied, "Yes, I'm sure."
"How's Raiden?"
"How did you…?"
"Bee told me."
"Oh."
"What did the doctor say?"
"That she was probably exhausted and stressed over something."
"She's too young for all of that."
"Yeah, tell me about it…"
"Hey?"
"Uh huh?"
"I was wondering if um…would you like to hang out by the East Tower tonight?"
Raven was silent, "…"
"Raven?"
"What do you want to do?"
"Um…just hang I guess. Movies and games or whatever."
"Oh…"
"You don't have to you know. I just thought it would help you take your mind off things."
"What makes you think things are on my mind?"
Aqualad chuckled, "You're being defensive."
Raven blushed, "Whatever."
"Well, I guess I'll talk to you later then."
"Hey Aqua?"
"Yeah?"
"Around what time, should I come by?"
Aqualad became shocked and silent, "…"
"Did you hang up already?"
"Uh no, I didn't…how about around 7:30?"
"Okay, that sounds alright."
"See you then."
"See you then."
{scene jump}
The guys made it back to the tower around 8:00 pm walking in through the living room door.
"Dude, it's too early for all the lights to be out!" BB said.
"Yeah I know." replied Cy.
"Maybe the girls went out." Robin cut the lights on to find a sleeping Star on the couch.
"Doesn't look like Starfire went anywhere." Cy said.
"Or Raiden." added BB as he spotted the little girl in the recliner asleep with a blanket over her.
"Where's Raven?" Cyborg asked.
"Probably in her room." Robin replied.
"You should go talk to her man."
Robin shook his head, "I can't…"
"And why not?"
"What you guys talking about?" BB walked up.
"Hey BB, take Raiden to her room and put her to bed will you." Cy said.
Beastboy narrowed his eyes at both Robin and Cyborg, "Fine whatever, I don't care what y'all are talking about." BB picked the girl up and make his way down the hallway as he stuck his tongue out at his two friends.
"Why Robin?" Cy drew hem back to their conversation.
"Why what?"
"Why can't you talk to Raven?"
"Because I…I just can't."
"What happened between you two?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Quit the bull Robin, first you guys were all happy-go-lucky. Then suddenly hatred filled the air."
"I hate this man…"
"Hate what?"
Robin ran his fingers and hands through his hair, "This situation I'm in."
"And what situation would that be?"
"Raven…Starfire…"
"Starfire huh…you're twisted man."
"Don't you think I know that...but kissing and being with Raven seemed so right…and kissing Star…"
"Wait a minute…hold the hell up! You kissed both of them?!"
Robin lowered his head, "Yeah…"
Cy chuckled, "You are a total jackass."
"Tell me something I don't know."
"You don't deserve either…how 'bout that for something you don't know." Cy replied as he exited the living room.
Robin plopped in the recliner and sighed, "Maybe you're right my friend." He then looked at the sleeping Starfire who laid upon the couch.
{scene jump}
"Omg." Raven chuckled.
"What?" Aqualad asked smiling.
"That was the weakest joke I have ever heard."
"What?! No way!"
Raven laughed, "Even worse than Beastboy."
Aqualad's face dropped, "That's just cold."
"So what movie you're putting in now?"
"I don't know, what do you want to watch?"
"How about a suspense thriller?"
"Thought so, how about 'Hannibal'?"
"One of my favorites."
"Awesome." Aqua placed the DVD into the player.
Raven watched him sit back on the couch next to her, "Thanks Aqualad."
"Oh it's not problem, we've been having this movie."
She shook her head, "Not the movie."
He looked at her confused, "For what?"
"For inviting me over."
"Oh, no problem. That's what friends do."
"You know…earlier today when you asked me how I was doing."
"Yeah?"
Raven smirked, "I told you I was fine, but on the other hand, I was shaking my head no."
"Uh huh."
"Yeah, I kind of lied."
"How do you feel now?"
"Huh?"
"You weren't feeling well when I contacted you right. What about now? How do you feel now?"
Raven looked at him and smiled softly, "Pretty good."
"Then that's all that matters now."
She chuckled, "Aren't you going to make sure?"
Aqualad turned to her and smiled, "Don't have to, I can tell that you're telling the truth."
She smirked, "Oh yeah, how?"
"That beautiful smile…your beautiful smile." Raven's smile slowly faded away as she blushed nervously and turned to face the television.
{scene jump}
Robin paced back and forth in his room at 11:45 that night, contemplating on going to talk to Raven. "Should I talk to her?" he asked himself. Suddenly there was a knock on his door. He stopped his pacing and slowly answered it, "Yeah?"
In the hall stood Starfire, "Hello Robin, what are you up to?"
"Uh Starfire…why are you still up?"
Starfire pouted a little, "I just wanted to wish you a night of good and heavenly dreams."
"Oh okay, thanks Star. You too."
"Um…Robin?"
"Yeah Star."
The alien princess started to blush, "May I…have a kiss of…" She was cut off by Robin's lips hitting hers.
"Is that better?" Robin said after their lips departed.
"Yes…yes it is." Star replied almost fainting from the touch of his lips upon hers.
"Good night Star." Robin said as his door shut.
"Good night." she said as she slowly walked back to her room.
Robin then sat on his bed rubbing his head, "Why can't I just tell the girl no." Suddenly a picture of Starfire in her bathing suit flashed in his mind. She was smiling and waving as she blew a kiss. Robin shook his head, "Is that why?"
{scene jump}
BumbleBee was the first to wake up at the East Tower. She went down the hallway making her way towards the kitchen. She yawned as she passed through the living room and went through the kitchen doors. "So tired." she yawned. After about 10 seconds in the kitchen she suddenly ran back into the living room, becoming speechless as she looked at the couch.
"Speedy?!" she tried to whisper and yell at the same time. Bee ran all the to Speedy's room and entered in, "Speedy?!"
"What babe?" he rolled over on the side he hadn't been sleeping on.
"Get up! Come, come and see!" she grabbed him by his wrist.
"Hey! Calm down before you break my arm!"
"Just come on." she said exiting.
Speedy looked at his door, "What no 'Good morning archer', no kiss either. That bites."
"Speedy come on." she came back and called.
Speed then walked with her to the living room, "What's all the commotion about honey Bee?"
Bee pointed at the couch, "Look."
Speedy looked and wanted to laugh, "Well I be damned." Aqualad and Raven were asleep on the couch with a blanket that covered the both of them.
"She must've never made it back home last night." Bee said.
"I guess not." Speedy smirked.
"Should we wake them up?"
"Nah, let the two turtle doves sleep."
{scene jump}
Robin woke up at 9:00am and washed his face along with brushing his teeth. He could barely sleep last night. "Man I can't wait to take this vacation." he spoke to himself. He exited his bathroom and made his bed. Afterward. he thought about going to Raven's room to talk to her.
"Richard."
A voice echoed in his head, suddenly a vision type memory came to mind.
Everything seemed so dark, like black and white. The back of someone's head was shown and nothing but darkness surrounded them.
"Richard…" a voice came. All of a sudden another figure appeared back-to-back of the one already there.
"Yes?" the new figure replied.
"Why…why did you hurt me?" It was a woman who spoke. Her eyes could not be seen and her hair started to blow to the west of them. "Why did you place all this anxiety upon me?" The other did not say a thing, but it slowly started to disappear from the legs on up. The bottom half of the woman's face was shown. "What have I done…Richard…I'm scared." Tears started coming down the cheeks of the woman who stood almost completely alone as the other was almost gone.
Right before the disappearing figure completely vanished it spoke, "Don't be…for I'll always love you…Rachel."
Robin's eyes shot open as he started breathing hard, "What…what was that?!" It was so real to him that he could barely stand it. He kept shaking his head getting more and more confused about the situation at hand. "That's it, I have to talk to Raven." he made up his mind.
Robin left his room and walked slowly down the hallway. He didn't really want to wake anyone. When he got to her door he hesitated for awhile, "Okay…I guess I should just wing it." He knocked gently. A few minutes had passed and there wasn't an answer. Robin knocked again, "Raven? Can we talk?"
"She's not there man."
Robin jumped, "Where did you come from?"
Cyborg was leaning on a wall in the hallway, "She's not there."
"Well, where is she?"
"Got a call from Bee not too long ago. She slept over there last night."
Robin became surprised, "What? Why?"
"She was hanging with Aqualad all night."
Suddenly a huge lump formed in Robin's throat as his heart felt like it dropped into the pit of his stomach, "…"
Cyborg was about to walk away, "Stop playing around man and get yourself together. Don't you have a trip to get together."
"Yeah…yeah, I do." he replied watching Cyborg walk towards the living room.
Cyborg was making his way to the kitchen until the front door opened, revealing a just woken up Raven. "Glad to see you made it back home in one piece." he smiled.
"Good morning to you too." she yawned.
"I'm about to make breakfast, want to help?"
"Sure, let me go take a shower first and I'll meet you in the kitchen in thirty minutes."
"Sounds like a plan." Cyborg gave her a thumbs up as he continued on to the kitchen.
Raven started to make herself down the hallway until she spotted Robin resting his back against the wall right across from her room door. "What is he doing?" she thought to herself. Their leader didn't even notice her. So she continued to walk and made it to her room.
The door slid open and she was about to walk in, Robin's head was down, "How was your night?" his voice had a soft, yet hurt, tone to it.
"…" she was silent. Raven stood one foot in the room and one foot in the hallway as her back was facing him. Robin held his position on the wall. She sighed, "It was…okay."
"How are you?"
"Fine."
Robin shook his head, "Don't lie to me."
"Who are you to demand the truth from me?" All of a sudden she could feel him standing right behind her which threw her off guard, causing her to go in a state of nervousness.
"Raven…." his head hung.
"What is it that you want Robin?"
Robin clenched his right fist, "I-I just wanted to say…"
"What is he doing?!" she thought.
"I-If you can ever…find it in your heart…" He kept trying to let the words out, but couldn't. Robin swallowed as he fell silent.
"What's wrong Robin? Can't you say what you need to?"
His silence remained, "…"
Raven nodded her head, "See you later Robin." She then started to step into her room.
"Rachel…" Raven then was stopped in her tracks. He grabbed her left wrist and turned her around to face him. His head was still down and she didn't notice the tears that were slowly streaming down his face. "Rachel…it's...it's so hard."
"Robin?"
He then lifted up his head to look into her eyes. To her surprise, his mask was removed, showing those crystal blue eyes that were so clear that they seemed to look through her, shining as a result of the tears. "Richard…" she started to tear up.
"Rachel...I was so wrong…I-I had no right to…"
"Robin!" someone yelled coming up from behind, jumping on his back.
Robin still held Raven's wrist but used his free hand to adjust his mask back upon his face. "Star…what are you doing?" he struggled to get her off.
Raven then removed her wrist from his grip, "See you two at breakfast." Raven's door shut, leaving both Starfire and Robin outside.
Starfire was surprised at how fast Raven said goodbye, "What is ever the matter with friend Raven?"
Robin became frustrated, "What the hell Star?! What the hell?!"
Starfire became confused and scared, "Wha-what is wrong Robin?"
He looked at her and noticed she was about to cry. Robin then calmed down and ran his fingers through his hair as he sighed, "Nothing Star…and I'm sorry." They then walked down the hall with Starfire's arm in his'.
Raven stood in the middle of her room confused and frustrated, "Why can't I just…?!" she said as the tears streamed down her face.
{scene jump}
Speedy was sitting on the couch watching TV with Bee when Aqualad walked in with the mail for the day.
"Hey lover boy, anything in the mail for me?" Speedy laughed.
"Shut up. Nothing went on between Raven and I."
"It's okay Aqua." Bee said.
"Oh, now you're going to take his side huh." Aqualad plopped down on the couch.
"So what's in the mail?" Speedy asked.
"Bill, bill, junk, magazine…"
"That's mine!" Bee grabbed the publication it and ran to her room.
Speedy and Aqualad just watched her go as sweat ran down their backs."That's your girl." Aqua said.
"Hey what's that?"
"What? This?" Aqualad picked up a little blue envelope.
"It's from Titans Tower."
Aqualad opened the envelope and found a little invitation inside:
Congrats! (Speedy & Aqualad)
You are invited to go on an all guy vacation starting tomorrow.
You are to meet us, Robin, Beastboy, and Cyborg on the top of the Titans Tower roof.
We will be leaving at 7:00 in the morning so don't be late.
Don't worry about the funds, everything has been paid for.
Hope you guys can make it.
P.S. You'll be knowing our destination when you meet up with us at 7:00.
Sincerely,
Robin, Cyborg, and Beastboy.
"Are they serious?" Aqualad said.
"Whoa a free vacation!" Speedy yelled in excitement.
Aqualad looked at him dumb-founded, "And you're up for it?"
"Uh, yeah. Don't you think we need a vacation?"
"I guess, it's just that…"
"You're afraid of Robin." Speedy laughed.
"Forget you, he wishes I was scared of him."
"So, are we going?"
Aqualad looked down at the invitation, "Yeah…we're going."
A/N: Hey! So tell me how did you guys enjoy it? I know a lot is going on and that it makes…well never mind lol. Anyway…I'll be waiting for your reviews! The next chapter will be really good believe me.