Author's Note:
Let's see…unexpected ending to the last chapter, yes? No one suspected Robin in finding out did they?


iluvstories No! Don't die! You must live to find out what happens next! Like in this update. =)



Lady Alionae: Actually, your guesses were right for the most part. I had intended for some of those things to occur. : )

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-Raven A. Star


Robin stood in the doorway to Raven's room and just stared. Raven stared right back at him, her eyes slightly larger than normal. The bird in her hand tilted its head one way, then tilted it the other, waiting for something to happen.

Robin blinked under the mask and made a tiny grunting noise in the back of his throat. "Um…Raven…do you realize you have a bird in your hand?"

Raven blinked once and looked down to the bird. She then shifted her gaze back to her leader. "Yeah." She spoke with slight annoyance hinting in her voice.

Robin turned his head away as if he were inspecting her room. "Oh, okay…"

Long pause.

Raven sighed and placed the bird on her desk. "I know it's killing you Robin, so just say it now."

"Say what?"

Raven turned around and faced him with a raised eyebrow. "You know what! Don't play dumb with me."

"Okay, okay. Where did you get the bird?"

Robin was suddenly enveloped in a black aura and was pulled into her room. The door swished closed behind him and he stared at her in a panicky sort of way. "Sit."

Robin quickly sat down on the floor and stared at Raven with bug eyes under the mask. "Okay, let me start from the beginning." Raven hovered over to Robin with the bird. Sitting down in front of the leader, she placed the bird into his hands.

"Okay, remember how Beast Boy asked me to go up and get his megaphone for him because it was going to start storming outside?" She received a nod. "Well, when I went up, this bird was blown into my face and fell onto the roof. It suffered a broken wing."

"Why didn't you heal it?"

Raven narrowed her eyes. "Let me finish before asking questions…"

Robin sweat-dropped. "Sorry."

"I didn't dare heal it because I've never healed an animal before. So, I decided to take it in and care for it until it was well enough and the wing healed properly. I did some research on bird care and made a list of the foods that I'll get for it.

That's why I haven't been out with you guys lately, I've been keeping this bird a secret."

Robin gently petted the bird's back. "Why didn't you tell us? We could've helped you."

Raven leaned back and watched as the robin ruffled its chest feathers. "Well, for one Beast Boy would try to feed it tofu, Cyborg would try to feed it meat, and Starfire would feed it…Starfire food, and then they could become too attached and then could even squeeze it too tight in a hug or something and-"

"Sounds like you're getting attached yourself."

The empath snorted. "Me? No way."

"Then why are you worried about it? I mean, come on, it's just a bird…"

"It's not just a bird!" Raven shot up to her feet. "It's a living creature that hasn't lived all the time it could! If I left it out there it could've died!"

Robin tilted his head with a grin. Raven smacked herself. "Don't you dare tell anyone about this bird. You do and you will suffer a painful punishment."

"I won't."

"Good," Raven turned.

Robin got to his feet and held out the bird to Raven. "You don't want to admit that you're becoming a softy, do you?"

"Robin, I suggest that you-"

"I take that back."

Raven smirked and took the bird. She floated over to her desk and placed it next to the bowl of water. Robin walked over and peeked over her shoulder at it.

"So, what's its name?"

Raven stared off into space. "I never gave it a name."

Robin looked exasperated. "Oh come now! You have to give it a name!"

Raven took a finger and began to stroke the robin's feathers gently. "But when something is given a name…you can become…attached…and then when it's time to let them go, you can't, because they've become more than just an animal, they've become a friend, a family member you could say."

Robin bit his tongue. He was about to speak again when a scratchy voice spoke over the intercom. "Come on Rob! We're waiting for you and Raven to begin practice!"

Robin walked over to the door and began to smack his head off it. "Darn it, I told Beast Boy not to play with the intercom! But…" He turned to Raven, "it wouldn't hurt if you gave it a name. Just think up something, instead of calling it 'it'."

Raven put on a mischievous grin. "How about I name it Kcid?"

Robin turned with his mask outline bulging along with his bug eyes. Raven couldn't help but chuckle. "Just kidding, I'll think up something."

With that, Robin turned and left her room, after bumping into her door forgetting that it was shut. He walked down the hallway holding his now tender nose and entered the gym room.

Starfire floated over to him. "Is friend Raven coming?"

"I think so…owy…"

Beast Boy grinned from ear to ear. "What? Did Raven smack your nose with the door?"

"No, I walked into her door."

The three Titans in the room looked at each other and burst into a fit of laughter.

"Good one Robin! Nice try hiding the fact she smacked you with a door!"

"Nice! I'll keep that one in my memory to use for future incidents!"

"Good joke, Robin! I am sure that Raven did not mean it!"

Raven walked in to find them all laughing. She looked at them suspiciously. "What is everyone laughing about?"

Beast Boy wiped his eyes that were tearing up from laughing so hard. "Robin said that he walked into your door, trying to hide the fact that you…HAHAHAHA!!!"

Raven narrowed her eyes. "That I what?"

"You smacked him with the door! HEEHEE!!"

Raven glared and placed her hands on her hips. "Now why would I hit him with my door?"

The three stopped laughing and stared at each other, then to Robin and Raven. "Yeah, why would she hit you with the door?"

Robin groaned. "I walked into the door, she didn't hit with it!"

Robin looked at Raven when he said it and emphasized the word noticeably. Raven narrowed her eyes and mouthed to him. 'You promised!'

Robin mouthed back. 'You said not to tell them about the bird, not about it.'

'That dirty rotten double-crosser.' Raven walked over and pulled his hand away from his nose. "Let me see your nose."

"Why?"

"I'm gonna see if it's alright."

Reluctantly, Robin allowed Raven to look at his nose. Raven nodded and held up a glowing blue hand (used for healing). Thinking that she was going to heal it, Robin allowed his arms to droop to his sides calmly.

Big mistake.

Raven's hands turned back to normal and formed into fists. Her right fist flew forward and punched him right on the center of his already tender nose. A slight crack was heard and he flew backwards, stunned from her actions.

Robin sat up clutching his now turning deep red nose. "What did you do that for!?"

Raven's eyes flared up. "You promised!"

Robin's eyes teared up in pain. "I was only joking Rae, sheesh!"

"I don't like jokes, and I don't want to train with you TODAY." She turned and stomped out of the room leaving the three other Titans staring in shock at what had occurred.

Beast Boy first spoke with an eye narrowed. "What's going on around here?"

Robin got to his feet and tapped his nose a couple times. "I can't tell you. Ouch, that girl's got quite a punch."

Robin left the room mumbling something about 'She could make it in a junior boxing tournament.'

Beast Boy turned to the other two Titans. "See? What did I tell you? Raven's up to something and Rob knows. Time to take matters in our own hands…"

Cyborg rolled his human eye. "Maybe Robin said something that got her ticked. Who knows? She nearly socked you when we went into her mind, remember?"

Beast Boy sweat-dropped. "Oh yeah."