Chapter 17

Painful goodbyes

"We're here, behold the Gateway" Raziel said finally as he stopped in front of a huge archway.

"This is it?" asked Raven as she let go of Robin's hand and looked up at the Gateway.

"Yes…why what's wrong with it" Raziel asked as he spun round and looked at Raven.

"It's just not what I expected" Raven replied as she smiled at Raziel and ran back to Robin, "Lets go Robin" she said as she grabbed his arm and pulled him over to the Gateway.

"Raven wait" Robin sighed as he pulled his arm free and stopped Raven.

"What's wrong Robin?" Raven asked him as the smile on her face disappeared and she looked worryingly at Robin.

"I'm not going with you" Robin said quietly as he clenched his fists and looked down at the floor tears forming in his eyes.

"I shall leave you two alone for a moment" Raziel said as he walked away and disappeared into the shadows.

"What do you mean your not going?" Raven demanded as she stared at Robin, trying to read his thoughts.

"You can't read my thoughts Raven" Robin finally said as the tears now began to pour down his face, but he never raised his head to look at Raven he couldn't.

"Then tell me what are you talking about?" Raven creamed as she started to shake Robin violently.

"I can't go back with you Raven" Robin sighed softly as the tears still tricked down is face.

"What do you can't, of course you can" Raven screamed as she started to loose her temper.

"Raven please just listen" robin said to her as he looked up at her and let her see the tears pouring down his face, in that instant Raven knew what was wrong.

"Robin what's wrong? Tell me" Raven asked, the panic could be heard in her voice.

"I have to go away somewhere, I can't go back home not yet" Robin said softly as he grabbed her and hugged her close to his body.

"You can't…I won't let you…I need you to much" Raven cried as she punched him in the back before she finally broke down into tears.

"I'm sorry Raven but I have to" Robin replied as he looked into her eyes and wiped away her tears.

"But what about your friends don't you care?" Raven yelled at him as she glared at him with angry eyes, but her tears showed her true emotions.

"You think I like doing this I don't have a choice" Robin yelled back before he caught himself and smiled at her gently.

"Tell Cyborg I'm sorry. Tell him that it looks like he'll have to find a new opponent to play him in his grand video game marathon. Tell him he's the new leader" Robin smiled as he walked over to Raven and held her in his arms.

"Tell Starfire to be good and to try and not drink so much mustard. Tell her I'll always love her like is my sister" He said as he looked deep into her eyes and started to cry, the painful goodbye was starting to get to him.

"Tell Beast Boy to stop being such a dufus, he needs to get out more and get a girl, preferably someone who likes his jokes. Tell him I'll miss him he always knew how to make me laugh." Robin said as he tried to wipe away his tears but Raven stopped him and smiled up at him.

"Oh and tell Raven to stop being so moody and that I'll always love her no matter how far apart we are, I'll always be watching over you and who knows maybe I'll call in from time to time." Robin smiled at her as he just stared into her eyes.

"I'll always love you too Robin" Raven whispered as Robin kissed her for the last time.

"Goodbye Raven" Robin sighed gently as he turned and walked away from her.

"Please don't go" cried Raven as she broke down into tears and fell to the floor. Robin stopped his lonely walk and walked back over to her with a smile on his face.

"Here keep this safe for me" Robin whispered to her as he reached up and took off his mask. Raven just looked up into his eyes, she finally got to see his eyes. They where full of compassion and love, she lost her herself in his stare. He then kissed her on her forehead and walked away again, "Raven remember keep it safe cause I'll need it when I get back" Robin shouted back as he disappeared into the shadows.

"Goodbye my Robin" Raven whispered to the shadows as she held his mask close and walked towards the Gateway, "Goodbye Raziel" she called out as she stopped and looked around her one last time.

"Goodbye Raven I shall never forget you" Raziel's voice called back as she walked into the Gateway and disappeared in a blinding flash.

"You can out now Raziel I know your there" Robin said as he stopped and smiled at himself.

"You truly are the one" Raziel replied as he stepped out of the shadows beside Robin.

"I know" replied Robin as he turned and smiled at the wraith.

"Will I ever see you again?" Raziel asked as he looked into Robins eyes and saw that he had the heart and soul of a true warrior.

"You never know Raziel" Robin replied as he looked at his friend and smiled.

"Then I don't please take care of yourself Robin" Raziel smiled as he held out his claw towards Robin.

"Same to you my friend" Robin smiled back as he took his claw and hugged Raziel.

"Goodbye Raziel" Robin said as he walked away from the wraith towards a doorway in the shadows.

"Here you might need this" Raziel shouted after him as he picked up Robins bo staff and tossed it over to Robin. Robin caught the staff and turned and smiled at Raziel one last time.

"Thank you Soul Reaver" Robin replied as he stepped into the doorway and vanished from sight.

"Hey guys Raven awake" cheered Beast Boy as Raven slowly opened her eyes and sat up.

"Hey Beast Boy you miss me?" Raven smiled at him as she tried to stand up.

"RAVEN" screamed Starfire as she flew into the living area and hugged Raven tightly as she flew around the room with her.

"I missed you too Starfire" smiled Raven as Starfire loosened her grip and Raven hugged her back.

"Hey Dark Girl welcome back to the land of the living" yelled Cyborg as he came running into the room, with tears of joy seeping out of his good eye.

"I missed you Cyborg" cried Raven as she freed herself from Starfire's grip and hugged the metal man.

"I missed you too Rae" Cyborg replied as he hugged Raven back.

"So when's Robin waking up?" asked Beast By as he hugged Raven and pointed over to Robin's body, which had a slight smile on it's face.

"He won't" Raven sighed quietly as tears began to form in her eyes.

"What?" asked Beast Boy as he looked at Raven, fear had crept into his eyes.

"He's not coming he's gone" Raven cried as she ran out of the room in tears.

"No he can't be" gasped Cyborg as he felt his legs start to go weak.

"What does Raven mean by 'he is not coming back' Robin is here?" asked Starfire as she floated over to Beast Boy and looked at him. Beast Boy didn't respond, he couldn't believe what he had just heard he just fell to the floor in tears.

"Cyborg what is wrong tell me?" asked Starfire, the panic started to creep into her voice.

"He's dead Star…Robin he's dead" Cyborg replied as the tears of joy he had shed now turned into tears of sorrow.

"Robin cannot be dead" screamed Starfire as she flew over to Robin's body and stated to shake it.

"Robin please wake up now" she cried as her tears created little spots of dampness on his uniform.

Beast Boy walked over to her and held her close to his body.

"He's gone Star , he's really gone" he whispered as he looked down at his body, the tears flowed down his face.

"Please don't be dead man your like a brother to me" Cyborg said to himself as he buried his face in his hands and cried. Beast Boy and Starfire just held each other, not speaking just crying. Titan's Tower was silent once again.

Raven had fled to the roof and stared up at the stars, the tears made her vision a little hazy.

"Robin please come back " Raven screamed to herself as she held his mask close to her heart and collapsed to the roof of the Tower in tears.

Robin walked towards the doors that lead to Genesis's chamber. He held his head up high as the tears flowed down his face. As he approached the huge doors they opened up to him and Genesis appeared and smiled over to him.

"Are you ready for your training Robin?" Genesis asked as she smiled at him. Robin stopped and held the necklace raven had given him tightly in his hand.

"I'll be back Raven I promise I'll come back to you. Remember I'll always watch over you" Robin said as he closed his eyes and wiped away his tears.

"I'll always love you Raven" he said softly as he walked through the doors into the light, the doors slowly closed behind him.

Raven opened her eyes as she thought she heard someone calling her name. She looked back up at the night sky and noticed that all the stars had disappeared, all except one that shone brighter than any star she had every seen.

"Robin?" Raven asked as she stood up and looked up at the star. The star twinkled in reply to her and made her smile gently.

"Show off" she whispered to herself and smiled up at the star, that once again twinkled at her. The tears began to flow from her eyes once again.

"I'll wait for you my Robin" Raven said as she wiped away her tears and walked back into the tower, smiling to herself. The star twinkled again before it finally disappeared like all the others.

The end

Well there you go I've finally finished my story, I hope you enjoyed reading it cause I really enjoyed writing it. I wish to thank everybody who wrote a review, I love each and everyone of you guys you know who you are. I am planning to write a sequel to this story because I don't ever want to finish this story. I hope you'll all take the time to read the sequel but hey if you don't then I don't mind. Again thank you to everyone who posted a review and I hope you have liked this story.

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