Well, here's the third chapter, I know I haven't really lived up to the
"romance"
genre yet, but I promise guys, there will be PLENTY of fluff in this story, and even some (gasp) lemon. So lets get to it, huh?
"NOT an Android – huh? What? Where am I?"
As Cyborg regained his bearings, he looked around the room and realized he was still in the jewelry store. He rushed to looked into one of the mirrors, relieved to find himself just as he remembered, a HUMAN with mechanical parts. Cyborg then looked around at the rest of his teammates, they all seemed to be still stuck in trances, and all of them were crying. Robin was down on his knees with his head in his hands, and Cyborg could clearly see the puddle of tears beneath him. Beast Boy was sitting in a corner, his arms wrapped around his knees, as he softly cried, and whimpered between sniffles, "They don't like me..." Raven was leaning against a wall, with her arms wrapped around her body, as she sobbed silently to herself. Cyborg looked around for Starfire, he didn't see her. Then, something wet fell on him. He realized it was a tear, and looked up. Starfire was floating above him in the air, her hands clamped tightly over her heart.
"Yo! Guys! SNAP OUT OF IT!" The Titans gasped as they looked around, to realize that the horrifying things they had just experienced were not real.
Robin was the first to speak. "Titans, everyone alright? Cyborg?"
"I'm fine Rob."
"Beast Boy?"
"You mean...you guys, care about me?"
"What kind of question is that B? You know we do. Star? Are you-" Robin was cut off as the Tamaran flew at him and pulled the boy wonder into a long, passionate kiss.
Raven's heart sank as she saw this, so she pulled up her cowl and turned away.
"Rae? You alright?" Robin asked, pulling away from Starfire's kiss.
Raven just nodded and said "Yeah."
Back at the tower, Robin shared his findings with the rest of the team. "Angela Hawkins, or rather, Phobia has the ability to probe the human mind with her telepathic powers, she is able to locate the fear center of the mind, and cause a person's greatest fear to take shape in the form of a telepathic illusion. Look guys, we just went through a pretty rough ordeal here, why don't we take a break today. Lets call off the training and all that, everyone just get some rest, ok?"
"Azarath, Metrion, Xinthos...Azarath, Metrion, Xinthos..." It was an hour later, and Raven was in her room meditating, or at least, trying to. "Ugh.." she groaned, "This isn't working. I need to clear my mind, but there's just too much to clear. Why did this have to happen? Of all the times for me to have to live out my greatest fear, it had to happen right when I was doubting my own feelings the most. I...god. This sucks. Meditating isn't working. I need to get over this. I need to do something, I need to..." She sighed, stood back up on her feet and left to walk out her door. She stopped in the hallway, and sighed again, with that, she started walking towards the garage. "I need to talk to Cyborg."
As she entered the garage, Raven's ears were assaulted by ridiculously loud hip hop music. "Cyborg! CYBORG!!"
"Huh? Whozzat?" Cyborg cut the music and looked up at the clearly troubled girl. Putting down his wrench, he stood up and sat against his T-car. "Hey Rae, wassup?"
"Uh...Cyborg, remember when you said..."
Cyborg smiled. "So, you ready to talk, huh?"
Raven nodded. "But, before I say anything Cy, you have to promise-"
"You don't even need to say it, girl. I won't tell a soul. So, what's been troubling you?"
"Well, its...you know how my powers only work when my emotions are under control, right?"
"Yea."
"Well, the thing is..."
"Rae? Lets just cut to the chase here. Your powers are fine. Now, something's been eating at you since last night, and I want you to tell me what it is."
Raven sighed, and took in a deep breath before speaking again. "It's...Robin."
"Wonder Boy? He do something to you?!"
"No, no, Cy. He didn't do anything to me. Its just...I...I think I love him." Raven blushed as her friend just stared at her.
"Say, WHAT?"
"...Yeah..."
"So that's why you were glooming around on the roof at their anniversary party, huh?"
"Yeah. Its...hard. I've never felt this way before, Cy. Every time I see him, I have to struggle just to keep my powers in control. He's...everything I could ever want in a guy."
"Man, Rae I didn't even know there WAS anything you'd want in a guy."
"And what is THAT supposed to mean?"
"Whoa, whoa! Nothing! I'm not trying to mean anything by it, damn. I mean, of all the time we've known each other, you've never talked about those kind of feelings before."
"Well, I've never had these kinds of feelings before. What makes it worse, is that he's with Starfire, and...they just seem so happy together. Plus, Star's my best friend. I...feel terrible. My heart sinks every time I see them together, but there's nothing I can do about it."
Cyborg looked at his friend as tears welled up in her eyes. "Hey, Rae, I wouldn't say that. You can always do something about a situation."
"Like what?" she asked.
"Talk to him."
"WHAT?!" Cyborg winced as one of the tires on Robin's motorcycle popped.
"Weren't you listening Cyborg?! I can't talk to him about this! He's dating Starfire! They just CELEBRATED their anniversary yesterday!"
"Look, I'm not saying its going the be the easiest thing to do, but really Raven, it's your only option. You want to get this off your chest right? Clear up these feelings, get your powers back in check? Well, then you're just gonna have to spill it to the boy wonder."
Raven glared at her friend. 'I thought he was going to help me with my problem,' she thought, 'not make it worse.'
"Rae, Rob's a really understanding guy. If nothing else, you'll be able to get the burden off your chest, and I know Robin won't criticize you for it."
"Yeah, but how do you think that's going to affect our relationship. He's my friend, and leader. And Star..."
"Is your best friend. I know. But Rae...you're one of the best people I've ever met. If there's anyone, and I mean anyone in the whole world who deserves love, its you. Go talk to Robin, if the shit hits the fan, I've got your back."
Raven smiled as she wiped a tear from her eye. "Thanks Cy, you're so great to me."
Cyborg grinned at his friend, "Hey," he said "What are big brothers for?"
Raven smiled again as she hugged him. He was right, over the years, Cyborg had become somewhat of a surrogate big brother for her, and she was more grateful for it than he would ever know.
"Ok," she said, after taking a deep breath, "I'm going to do it. Wish me luck."
"Good luck, Rae."
genre yet, but I promise guys, there will be PLENTY of fluff in this story, and even some (gasp) lemon. So lets get to it, huh?
"NOT an Android – huh? What? Where am I?"
As Cyborg regained his bearings, he looked around the room and realized he was still in the jewelry store. He rushed to looked into one of the mirrors, relieved to find himself just as he remembered, a HUMAN with mechanical parts. Cyborg then looked around at the rest of his teammates, they all seemed to be still stuck in trances, and all of them were crying. Robin was down on his knees with his head in his hands, and Cyborg could clearly see the puddle of tears beneath him. Beast Boy was sitting in a corner, his arms wrapped around his knees, as he softly cried, and whimpered between sniffles, "They don't like me..." Raven was leaning against a wall, with her arms wrapped around her body, as she sobbed silently to herself. Cyborg looked around for Starfire, he didn't see her. Then, something wet fell on him. He realized it was a tear, and looked up. Starfire was floating above him in the air, her hands clamped tightly over her heart.
"Yo! Guys! SNAP OUT OF IT!" The Titans gasped as they looked around, to realize that the horrifying things they had just experienced were not real.
Robin was the first to speak. "Titans, everyone alright? Cyborg?"
"I'm fine Rob."
"Beast Boy?"
"You mean...you guys, care about me?"
"What kind of question is that B? You know we do. Star? Are you-" Robin was cut off as the Tamaran flew at him and pulled the boy wonder into a long, passionate kiss.
Raven's heart sank as she saw this, so she pulled up her cowl and turned away.
"Rae? You alright?" Robin asked, pulling away from Starfire's kiss.
Raven just nodded and said "Yeah."
Back at the tower, Robin shared his findings with the rest of the team. "Angela Hawkins, or rather, Phobia has the ability to probe the human mind with her telepathic powers, she is able to locate the fear center of the mind, and cause a person's greatest fear to take shape in the form of a telepathic illusion. Look guys, we just went through a pretty rough ordeal here, why don't we take a break today. Lets call off the training and all that, everyone just get some rest, ok?"
"Azarath, Metrion, Xinthos...Azarath, Metrion, Xinthos..." It was an hour later, and Raven was in her room meditating, or at least, trying to. "Ugh.." she groaned, "This isn't working. I need to clear my mind, but there's just too much to clear. Why did this have to happen? Of all the times for me to have to live out my greatest fear, it had to happen right when I was doubting my own feelings the most. I...god. This sucks. Meditating isn't working. I need to get over this. I need to do something, I need to..." She sighed, stood back up on her feet and left to walk out her door. She stopped in the hallway, and sighed again, with that, she started walking towards the garage. "I need to talk to Cyborg."
As she entered the garage, Raven's ears were assaulted by ridiculously loud hip hop music. "Cyborg! CYBORG!!"
"Huh? Whozzat?" Cyborg cut the music and looked up at the clearly troubled girl. Putting down his wrench, he stood up and sat against his T-car. "Hey Rae, wassup?"
"Uh...Cyborg, remember when you said..."
Cyborg smiled. "So, you ready to talk, huh?"
Raven nodded. "But, before I say anything Cy, you have to promise-"
"You don't even need to say it, girl. I won't tell a soul. So, what's been troubling you?"
"Well, its...you know how my powers only work when my emotions are under control, right?"
"Yea."
"Well, the thing is..."
"Rae? Lets just cut to the chase here. Your powers are fine. Now, something's been eating at you since last night, and I want you to tell me what it is."
Raven sighed, and took in a deep breath before speaking again. "It's...Robin."
"Wonder Boy? He do something to you?!"
"No, no, Cy. He didn't do anything to me. Its just...I...I think I love him." Raven blushed as her friend just stared at her.
"Say, WHAT?"
"...Yeah..."
"So that's why you were glooming around on the roof at their anniversary party, huh?"
"Yeah. Its...hard. I've never felt this way before, Cy. Every time I see him, I have to struggle just to keep my powers in control. He's...everything I could ever want in a guy."
"Man, Rae I didn't even know there WAS anything you'd want in a guy."
"And what is THAT supposed to mean?"
"Whoa, whoa! Nothing! I'm not trying to mean anything by it, damn. I mean, of all the time we've known each other, you've never talked about those kind of feelings before."
"Well, I've never had these kinds of feelings before. What makes it worse, is that he's with Starfire, and...they just seem so happy together. Plus, Star's my best friend. I...feel terrible. My heart sinks every time I see them together, but there's nothing I can do about it."
Cyborg looked at his friend as tears welled up in her eyes. "Hey, Rae, I wouldn't say that. You can always do something about a situation."
"Like what?" she asked.
"Talk to him."
"WHAT?!" Cyborg winced as one of the tires on Robin's motorcycle popped.
"Weren't you listening Cyborg?! I can't talk to him about this! He's dating Starfire! They just CELEBRATED their anniversary yesterday!"
"Look, I'm not saying its going the be the easiest thing to do, but really Raven, it's your only option. You want to get this off your chest right? Clear up these feelings, get your powers back in check? Well, then you're just gonna have to spill it to the boy wonder."
Raven glared at her friend. 'I thought he was going to help me with my problem,' she thought, 'not make it worse.'
"Rae, Rob's a really understanding guy. If nothing else, you'll be able to get the burden off your chest, and I know Robin won't criticize you for it."
"Yeah, but how do you think that's going to affect our relationship. He's my friend, and leader. And Star..."
"Is your best friend. I know. But Rae...you're one of the best people I've ever met. If there's anyone, and I mean anyone in the whole world who deserves love, its you. Go talk to Robin, if the shit hits the fan, I've got your back."
Raven smiled as she wiped a tear from her eye. "Thanks Cy, you're so great to me."
Cyborg grinned at his friend, "Hey," he said "What are big brothers for?"
Raven smiled again as she hugged him. He was right, over the years, Cyborg had become somewhat of a surrogate big brother for her, and she was more grateful for it than he would ever know.
"Ok," she said, after taking a deep breath, "I'm going to do it. Wish me luck."
"Good luck, Rae."