So I should probably be getting more sleep, but instead, I bring you, Chapter 6!

Raven sat on her bed, her head spinning, barely able to come to grips with what had just happened. She tried calming herself, but now her emotions were more out of control than ever. She had never had to deal with so many of them at the same time before. Guilt, remorse, confusion, sadness, love, betrayal, anger... Anger.

Robin.

She was angry with herself, but now, she realized, she was also, VERY angry with Robin. 'I was vulnerable,' she thought, 'I know I shouldn't blame him for this...I was coming onto him like a bitch in heat, and were it anyone else, I wouldn't give it a second thought...but this is Robin. Mr. Sensitive. Mr. Know-it-all. He's supposed to be my team leader, he's supposed to have everything under control. Why would he throw everything he had with Star all away just for some quick fuck.' Her heart sank again, 'A quick fuck...that's all I am to him, aren't I? Everything he ever thought of me before, that's all gone. Out the window.' She slowly started to cry, when yet another knock came from her door.

"Yo, Rae? You here?"

"Go away, Cyborg. I don't want to talk right now."

"C'mon Raven, let me in. I feel like this is partly my fault anyway."

Raven sighed, and used her powers to open the door.

"So Star came downstairs and uh, told me and Beast Boy what went down."

'Of course she did.' Raven thought.

"So, you wanna talk about it?"

"No, Cyborg, I do NOT want to talk about it. Remember the last time we 'talked' about something? Do you?? The last time we 'talked' you convinced me to tell Robin my true feelings. Remember what happened after that? I'm sure Starfire told you ALL about it."

"Yeah, she did," Cyborg's tone now grew stern. "And do you know what I told HER?"

"What?"

"I told her off."

"What? And you think that was a GOOD idea? She's mad enough already! What were you thinking?"

"I was thinking that I told you I'd stick up for you if things got ugly, and I'm not the kinda guy to go back on his word."

Raven sighed, knowing she was beaten. He was right, and although she didn't show it now, and barely felt it at the moment, she knew she was grateful. Cyborg continued,

"Especially after that ultimatum she pulled on Robin."

Raven looked at him, "Ultimatum? What ultimatum?"

"You don't know? She told him he's gotta pick, either you or her, and he's gotta do it today."

Now Raven was absolutely furious. She couldn't believe that she was being continuously fucked with. Why this mockery of compassion? Why play with her heart like this? She knew Robin would pick Starfire, why must they put her emotions through this unnecessary torment? She stormed right out of her room and over to Robin's. She blew the doors in with her powers, and marched right up to the boy wonder.

"What the fuck do you think you're doing?! Why are you teasing me like this? Do you think you can just try to choose between me and Starfire, like we're a couple of objects to you?"

"Rave...I would never treat you or anyone else like that, of course I'm not sitting here choosing. I don't have to."

"...Oh." Raven said. 'Of course he doesn't need to choose Raven,' she thought, 'you're not even an option.' "So...what are you doing, then?" she asked.

"I'm trying to think of what to say to Star. I want to make things right you know?"

Raven wanted to cover her face and hide. 'What am I doing here,' she thought 'I don't want to hear any of this.'

"Yeah," Robin continued, "it's pretty hard breaking up with someone because you're in love with her best friend, you know?"

"...What? But...you love Starfire."

Robin shook his head, "No I don't Rae, maybe I tried to convince myself that I did once, but it's not true, I'm not sure if it ever was." Robin moved closer to Raven, lifting her chin up with his hand. "I love you, Raven."

Raven could barely comprehend what Robin had just said to her, when suddenly she felt his lips embracing her own. She gasped and Robin lunged the moment her lips opened. She kissed him for what seemed like hours, and all the while, all Raven could think was 'Robin just said he loves me...Robin loves me...'

"Robin, wait", Raven gasped.

"What's wrong, Rae?"

"We have to slow down, what happened last night...was a mistake." Raven flinched, that did NOT sound the way she wanted it to. "No! I mean, it wasn't a mistake, it just...shouldn't have happened, not that fast. I shouldn't have instigated it. I'm sorry Robin, I'm just...not ready to move that fast yet."

Robin gave his love a bemused look, a soft smile and said "Rae...you know I don't care about that stuff."

Raven blinked, 'No I didn't, she thought.

"I just want to be close to you Raven, I don't care about what we do. In fact...I don't think we did nearly enough kissing last night. We should make up for it now."

Raven smiled as she looked into the eyes of her beloved, a look of pure love on her face. "Robin...I love you."

"I love you too, Rae."

"Robin, does this mean we're..."

"It does if you want it to."

"I...of course I do."

Robin grinned at her, "Awesome."

Raven laughed to herself and shook her head, 'God, I'm in love with such a dork.'

The new couple were making out in Robin's chair when his door went flying open. "Robin? Have you made up your mind yet?" Starfire stopped and looked into the room. There, sitting on his chair, was Robin. Sitting in his lap, however, and with his arms around her was Raven. "Ah..." sneered Starfire, "I see that you have."

"Star, wait, this...this isn't how I wanted you to find out. I think we need to talk." Raven got up off the chair and let Robin out from under her. "Star...I'm really sorry. I wish there were some way I could do this without hurting your feelings...but it looks like it's probably too late for that now. I want you to know just how special you were, and are, to me. It's just...I'm in love with Raven and for the first time in my life...I finally seem to have figured out exactly what it is I want."

"But..." Starfire argued, "When I asked you if you loved Raven, you said you didn't know if you-"

Robin shook his head, "I knew what I felt Star, I just didn't know how to say it."

"This...this is not fair!" Starfire cried, "Robin! You and I relationshipped for one earth year! Did this not seem like a very long time to you Robin?? Was it not long enough for you to love me? How could it be, when you already love Raven? Tell me, Robin, how long have you and former-friend Raven been expressing your feelings for one another?"

"Just since last night Star, really."

"WHAT?! But then, how could you feel this way for her already?!?"

"I...don't know Star, all I know is, that I love her."

"Is that why you made your love to her, then?!? Because you never made your love to ME!"

This took Raven by surprise. 'Robin never had sex with Starfire?? I don't believe it... You mean, last night, Robin...was a virgin too?'

"Well...I hope you two are very happy together..." Starfire sniffled as she went running out of the room, and the tower.

Tears streamed from her eyes as she flew from the Titan's Tower. Starfire needed to get away from that place, just for a little while. It was all too much to bear right now. She just couldn't understand how Robin could love Raven and not her. She and Robin had been together for an entire year, not to mention all that time before they got together, while they were slowly building their relationship. How could he have fallen in love with Raven in just one night, when she had been trying to win his love for over a year, to no avail?

And Raven...never before in her life had Starfire ever felt a betrayal like this. 'How could Raven have hurt me like that?' She thought, 'She must have known how I was feeling, after all, she is an emp-' Starfire, froze in place as her eyes widened. A chill ran down her spine as she slowly began to realize exactly why all of this had happened. She clenched her fists as she flew like a bat out of hell back towards the tower.

"So...you two are like, a 'thing' now?" Beast Boy asked, as he looked at Robin and Raven, their hands intertwined.

Raven blushed, "Yeah." She said.

"That's cool, but uh, what about Starfire?"

As if on cue, the front door burst opened and Starfire flew in, practically consumed by her own rage. "You...DECIEVER!!" she screamed. Starfire zeroed in on Raven as she continued to bellow. "I cannot believe you!! You STOLE him from me! You did it on purpose and he does not even know!!"

"Star...what are you talking about?!"

"Your powers!" she cried, "You told me yourself...you're an EMPATH!!"

Raven gasped...the possibility never even occurred to her...

"You USED your powers to MAKE Robin love you! He had no control over it!"

'No...' thought Raven, 'it can't...I couldn't have...'

"...Rae?", Robin asked, a look of concern now on his face.

"TELL HIM RAVEN! TELL HIM WHAT YOU HAVE DONE!"

"No...I...I didn't, Robin, I would never do that do you...at least...not on purpose..." Now she was really beginning to doubt herself.

"Raven...is...is what Starfire's saying...even a possibility?" Cyborg asked, finally deciding to speak up.

"I...I don't know," Raven replied, "Normally, not, my empathic powers are my powers that I have the most control over...but...lately, my emotions have been more extreme than ever before...I don't know, they could have triggered my empathy without me knowing...and the feelings of love I was having these past few days were so great that...maybe they could have...rubbed off...on..."

Raven could not even finish her own words. Tears ran down her face as she suddenly broke away from her friends and ran towards her room.

(Author's Note: So how was that for a plot twist, huh? Anyway, just to clear a few things up, in the New Titan's comic book, one of Raven's main powers was that she was an empath. I know she doesn't really have these powers in the cartoon, but it was too good an opportunity to pass up. An empath is a person who can read and project other people's feelings much like a telepath would with thoughts. This is a nod to the very first Raven story, in which she uses her powers to make Kid Flash think he is in love with her, so he will help her battle her father Trigon.)