A/N: Goal is to post at least once every week.
He was out on the rocks again, skipping them. He would watch as they skipped a couple times sending ripples across the water before running out of momentum, then sinking down in the water. A few seconds later he would pick up another and throw it in the same direction. It was the same redundant motion, meant to give him some sort of distraction. She went out to meet him.
"It's 2 a.m. and you're out here skipping rocks." Raven deadpanned and Phantom didn't bother to look at her, he knew how long she had been there watching him.
Raven watched him scowl and throw another rock. She sat down beside him.
"I can't keep the nightmares away, not tonight." He whispered finally turning to look at her. His bright green eyes were a shock contrast to the clear night that surrounded them. She saw the exhaustion, the haunted expression, and she saw the sorrow. Her purple eyes mimicked his perfectly.
"You're not the only one who can't sleep." She gestured towards the black haired teen that walked towards them silently. His sober expression told them everything and he quietly sat down on the other side of Phantom. They watched as their leader sighed picking up a rock and inspecting it slightly. Once he saw it was sufficient he skipped it and watched it cross six times before deciding to sink. Phantom scowled once more.
"You make it seem so easy. I've been trying for hours to get it to skip that many times." Robin gave him a slight smile before picking up another rock like Phantom had done minutes before,
"Trust me I have years of experience." He turned away and this time slung the rock as hard as he could. It landed yards away with a big splash. Phantom watched carefully as he realized Robin has been doing this for years even before the Teen Titans. Raven simply closed her eyes trying not to be drawn in from the bad memories that fought to captivate her mind.
Phantom handed her a rock and she opened her eyes to watch him for a moment. His eyes met hers once more and Robin watched as she suddenly took the rock and threw the rock with an angry yell. Soon after she sunk to the ground and the three continued to watch the water in silence. They may not be able to escape their nightmares but they could at least try and cope together.
They sat with each other until the early hours in the morning when the sun peaked over the horizon, shining hope on the beginning of a new day.