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Sorry..
It took about half an hour to dry Raven and mop up her mud trail. She again sat at the kitchen table. Star sat next to her. Beast Boy and Robin stood around the kitchen. They all just kind of stared and kept quiet. Cyborg watched from the couch and got fed up. He stalked over and stood in front of Raven at the table.
"So why are you here? Why?"
Everyone watched him and Raven. Raven felt their stares and looked up at Cyborg. He hadn't changed much. His face looked older of course. But that was about all. She blinked and inhaled. ' Ok Raven.. here we go..' "I'm here because.. I.."
"Well? We don't have all day little lady!"
She glared up at him. Her anger flared lightly in her eyes. His flared back. She looked away. 'Get it over with already..' "Look.. I know you don't want me here. But I needed to come back, Ok!" She pushed her chair back and hopped to her feet. She crossed her arms over her chest and stared at Cyborg. " I came back to apologize. I'm here because that's all I think about. This Tower..this City..all of you..." She sighed and looked away. " I know it'll never be the same...but I had to try.." They all stared at her. She stared off at nothing. Her face tight and closed.
Cyborg clenched his fist. "Five years? It took you five years to come back when you didn't have to leave in the first place!" She looked back at him but he cut her off before she could reply. "We could have helped you. You know that. Yeah, we were freaked. Who wouldn't be. But we would have helped you!"
" I could have killed you all. And I wouldn't have cared! You guys could never understand that!" She yelled at him. The room went silent.
Beast Boy sat next to Star and looked at Raven. "We did...we..we just didn't want to believe it..."
Robin moved forward, standing next to Cyborg. " We were all young...still getting to know each other...ourselves. But Cyborg is right. We would have helped you."
Raven shook her head at nothing. "No.. you couldn't. I had to leave. To finally control my powers. I couldn't stay and help when I was the biggest threat here.."
"It is alright friend Raven..." Star began to talk but was cut off by Cyborg.
"Did you?"
Raven looked at him. "Did I what?"
He rolled his eye. His voice softened." Get control of your powers?"
She stared at him then nodded her head in reply.
"Oh! That is glorious!" Star ran to Raven, once again putting her into a death hug. Beast Boy followed behind Star. He looked at Raven and smiled before trowing himself into a hug with Star. Raven gasped out. Robin fidgeting for a second before walking over and joining in.
"It's good to see you." Robin whispered into her ear. She couldn't reply, due to the fact all the air was being squeezed out of her. Cyborg stood off to the side and watched. Raven's faced started to turn blue.
"Y'all are killing her." The group hug broke quickly.
"Sorry Rae."
"Friend Raven, sorry."
"Sorry."
She inhaled deeply. "It's ok."
"Speaking of Sorries..." Cyborg said quietly. Raven looked at all her friends and smiled lightly. "I'm sorry for going demon and running away."
"And?" Cy again.
" And for leaving you a man short."
"And?" Cy again.
"For not trusting in you all when I needed help."
"And?"
She rolled her eyes and crossed her arms again. Beast Boy and Starfire giggled. A smile crept into Cyborg lips and he walked over to Raven. "And?"
"For not hugging you?"
"Close enough." He picked Raven up in a bear hug and squeezed her hard. She rubbed her ribs after being set back onto the ground.
"So...I take it you're not mad anymore?"
"Mad, no? Still alittle disappointed, yes."
She nodded.
"Let us feast!" Starfire blurted out loudly.
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And feast they did. Cyborg and Beast Boy helped Star cook the feast. Familiar arguments over Tofu or meat began and Raven smiled. She sat on the couch. A blanket wrapped around her still chilled body. Her eyes roamed around the room. Few changes had been made to it. It was like she never had left. She frowned alittle thinking this. ' But I did.' Memories washed over her.
Robin sat down next to Raven. A second blanket in his hand. ' She looks so cold.' He unfolded it slowly. " I have another blanket." He held it out in front of him.
"Huh?" her head turned to him. She looked at him then the blanket. "Oh."
"Want it?" Robin smiled, shaking the blanket a little.
She nodded and he leaned forward. He tucked it around her from the front. He face stopped a few small inches away from hers. Robin inhaled, his eyes slowly fluttered, wanting to close.
"Thanks."
He snapped out of it, leaning back with a small chuckle. ' Almost blew it there. Smooth...real smooth..'
Raven shifted and snuggled into the blankets. Her eyes glanced over at Robin. He was leaning back into the couch. He seemed to be staring out the window. A goofy smile on his face. ' And I thought Starfire and Beast Boy changed...' She kept glancing at him from the corner of her eye. Taking in the new mask. The long hair. ' Better than that spiky do he had.. it looks nice...' The broad shoulders. The trim waist. The muscular thighs and chest. ' He looks nice...real.. nice.'
' Is...' Robin raised his eyebrow. ' Is she checking me out?'
The good thing about Robin's mask was that no one ever knew what he was really looking at. He stared at Raven from the corner of his eyes. She stared at him from hers.
' I think she is!' He shifted next to her. Turning his body slightly in her direction. She didn't move or really seem to notice. Her eyes roamed over his body. He swore he could feel were her gaze landed. His skin tingled a bit. He stared at her face. Taking in the little changes. 'Her lips seem fuller. Her eyes softer.' He looked at the top of her head. ' Her hair has changed...' His fingers twitched looking at it.
Raven was unaware that she was being stared at. She let her eyes do what they wanted. Not really caring if someone noticed. ' Boy Wonder isn't a boy anymore...' She raised her brow at this. Thoughts she never thought she would have for Robin breezed through her mind. And she liked them.
"Our feast awaits!"
Robin and Raven jumped. Their gazes adverted. Both making sounds of discomfort as they stood from the couch and made they way to the kitchen.
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A/N: I didn't feel like dragging out them fighting and apologizing and all that...I wanted to get the romance started..hehe. I was going to write more.. but sleep needs me. But don't worry. I'll write as soon as i wake up! ....
Uh. I have a feeling that this story is going to have quite a chapters...