Disclaimer: Don't own the TT's. A/N: Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry for the delay. I ran out of Pepsi (don't own Pepsi either.) and went into a withdrawal coma. But tea with three pounds of sugar brought be back! woo. So I hope the next few chapters are ok. If not, then blah! Enjoy...
Rude Intreruptions...
" So..uh...yeah.." Beast Boy looked at the two remaining Titans in the room.
His hand reached up to scratch at the back of his head. " Has anyone else noticed the way Robin has been acting since Rae got back?" He chuckled nervously, flashing a toothy grin.
Cy and Starfire seemed to think it over before answering.
" Yes, I do believe Friend Robin has been different in acting." She furrowed her brow a bit. Her thumbs twiddled in her lap as she sat indian style on the couch. " But has he not been different in acting since Friend Raven left?" She looked over to her friends, brows now raised.
" I guess." Beast Boy shrugged, taking the controller that Cy offered.
Cyborg sighed, his thumbs clicked against his own inactive controller. " When doesn't that boy act strange?" Cy asked with a smirk. " One obsession after the other, and lets all face it, he did get obsessed over Raven in the beginning." They all sighed in agreement as Cy continued. " But now that she's back.." Cy gave an "I know all!" look. " I think he's trying to get a control on his own emotions." Cy wiggled his brows at Beast Boy.
Starfire smiled as a thought came to her. " And who better to help Friend Robin control his emotions then our Raven!"
Cyborg and Beast Boy looked from her to each other. As one, the two men broke out into laughter as Starfire stared at them in confusion. " Did I say something wrongly?" They shook their heads and continued to laugh.
After the laughter died away, Cy and Beast Boy started yet another round of video games. As they tried to out-score one another, Starfire had whipped together a quick lunch. She floated from the kitchen to the living room.
"I shall go retrieve our friends for lunch." She smiled. The video game tranced guys grunted at her in response. She borrowed one of Raven's moves and rolled her eyes as she floated off toward the roof.
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Raven's fingers slipped through his long hair before making their way to his shoulders. Her lips pressed against his as their tongues danced together. He was all that existed to her. His lips. His heat. His touch. The first kiss was nice, a little disappointing, but nice. But this kiss. This kiss was heaven. But heaven doesn't last forever...
It started slowly. A tingling sensation. Raven thought nothing of it. It was just her body, her soul, reacting to this kiss, to the man giving this kiss. She smiled inwardly and moaned against Robin's lips. Her hands found their way to his shoulders. Lazily they kneaded his flesh. Her body flared
to life when a noise, like a groan, came from Robin's throat. They pulled closer to each other. And the tingle came again. It started in her scalp, moving slowly down her neck, crept along her spine making her shiver slightly, then to quickly spread throughout her limbs.
Robin noticed her shiver and pulled his lips away long enough to question it. "Are you ok? We can stop.."
She shook her head, pulling him back to her. "No I'm fine." He grunted as his lips found their home.
' I can do this forever.' Raven thought to herself. Her hands began to roam over his shoulders and neck. Robin's hands were just as greedy, but she didn't mind at all. Their heads turned slightly, deepening the kiss, as it came again. It traveled the same path. It's pace quickened as it hit her spine. Her limbs began to tingle like they were falling asleep. Raven shifted her body, facing more toward Robin, hoping the movement would help. But it didn't.
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As this was happening, Starfire had made it to the top of the steps leading to the roof. She knew Raven had come up earlier to meditate. She had also seen Robin heading this way a short while after. ' He must have come to seek Raven's help with controlling his emotions.' She idly thought to herself as the door slid open. She floated out, her eyes searching around for her
friend. Not seeing her close by, Starfire floated off to search the rest of the rooftop.
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Again Raven felt the tingle. It traveled from her scalp to her neck, the small hairs raising in it's wake. It continued downward. The seemingly harmless tingle rapidly turned into a intense mixture of being stabbed and burned at the same time. Raven's body tensed against Robin as the pain
increased by the second. As quickly as it changed, it shot out through her body. She tensed even more, her hands twisted into Robin's shirt front.
Noticing Raven's lack of kissing him back, he slowly pulled his lips away from hers. Just then, a loud screech filled the blissful silence. Robin's body jerked at the noise and his head quickly turned around. His eyes landed on Starfire. Her eyes wide with shock.
"Star!?" Robin could only blink at her.
"I am sorry! I did not mean to intrude! Please, continue, I will leave!" She smiled nervously at Robin, then looked over to Raven, to apologize to her. "Raven, I am.." Her eyes seemed to widened, her mouth fell open.
Robin's brow furrowed, wondering why she looked horrified all of a sudden. Realizing Raven's hands were still gripping his shirt, he blinked and turned back to her. What he saw shocked him as much as Starfire.
Raven sat on her knees. Her hands twisted into Robin's shirt, her back rod straight. Her mouth was also gapping. Robin placed his hands over hers, squeezing gently. Her looked into her eyes and squeaked.
"Ra....raven?" He whispered. Her eyes were wide and glowing. Red, black, and white seemed to flash all at same time from them. Her hair gently whipped around her head, but no breeze caused it.Robin shook his head and looked over his shoulder. "Star! Get the others!"
Star nodded, turned, and flew as fast she could back into the tower.
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There was nothing but darkness and pain. Intense hot pain. She remembered being with Robin and feeling tingly all over. Then there was nothing but the pain. ' Am I dreaming again? No I can't be...can I? I don't know what's..'
Just then a pinpoint of light caught her attention. She stared at it. It grew brighter, like it was coming closer. ' What is that? ' The light stopped and faded away. ' Strange...' As she finished thinking this, bright lights exploded all around her. They were blinding and hurt her eyes. She
closed them tightly, but the light seeped through her lids.
"Open your eyes..."
The voice called to her. It was more like many voices talking at once. It boomed and whisper, it was male and female, child and adult. It made her ears ring and she yelped from it. But it came again.
"Open your eyes, I said."
Slowly she tried to blink them open, but the light was too bright. Her lids resisted her. "I can't" She whispered.
The sound, like wind rushing by, began. The blinding light started to flash then turn into a rainbow of colors, but still her eyes refused to open to it. It was still blinding.
"Open your eyes. NOW!"
"I can't. It hurts!" She screamed out.
The rushing wind seemed to swirl around her. " You need to open them, now! You need to see!" The wind snaked over her face, peeling her eyelids open for her. She struggled against it. The light burned into her eyes. " It will stop...but you need to see..."
As the voice stopped speaking, the pain from the light eased away. Her vision cleared and the flashing rainbow began to pulse and swirl. Her body stilled as images began to form in front of her.
"What is this?"
"It is what you need to see...what you need to know... " The voice replied.
"Know what?"
"Watch."
Raven looked back at the images. Her eyes widened and she gasped out. "No!"
Images of her, of the titans, swam around her in short clips. Of death and destruction. Of a man that looked familiar, but she couldn't place. The most disturbing images were of her friends, of Robin, dead. She shook her head at this, tears welled up and she tried to look away.
"No! Stop this..please...." Raven pleaded.
" You have to see, you have to know. It can be stopped, but you need to watch!" The voice pleaded back.
Raven turned her head back. The images still playing. But this time they were of a battle. Of that mysterious man again . Of her Father. Of her being defeated. In another bright flash, all the images and lights disappeared, leaving Raven in darkness once again.
"He..hello?"
" You saw all?"
"Yes..I don't understand. What was happening, why did it end?"
" It is what will happen. It ended because there is nothing after you are defeated."
"What do you mean, nothing?" Raven spat out, anger tinting her voice slightly.
" If you are defeated, then all you love will cease to exist. Your friends, Earth, Azarath."
Raven closed her eyes and shuddered. She was barely able to whisper. " Did...Did I do this?"
"No. But He will. And soon. You can not lose! You must not!"
"Who is He?"
"He is the Steward. I came to warn you. You must prepare. You must tell them of Azarath. Of who you are now. You must not let him win!"
Raven's head hung as she took the words in. She ran them through her mind over and over. Like flipping a switch, it all came together for her. Her head whipped up, her eyes widened.
"No! It can't be him!"
The voice sighed weakly. " But it is."
Shock, anger and fear crashed into Raven like a wave, leaving her breathless. She shook her head, trying to clear it. She looked up to the darkness again.
"Who are you? Who sent you to tell me this?"
"I was sent by no one. "
As the voice spoke, it seemed to come closer and solidify. No longer was it made of many voices. It was now one soft female voice. Raven looked straight ahead, where the voice was coming from. A soft light developed, outlining a female.
" I came on my own."
The woman's light illuminated the darkness around Raven, as she stood in front of her. Raven's eyes again widened, tears freely falling. Sobs wracked her body as the woman spoke again.
"Because I am your Mother."