Yawn. My head is killing me. That's fine, because I have a lighter! I'm really tired, couldn't sleep much last night, not that I ever do get much anyways. I wanted to write this so bad, but then what would I have done when it came to day time? Absolutely nothing, that's what. Up here in hurricane free Michigan, it's cold somewhat. Going outside today is not on my mind. So read on I suppose, and please review. About the end to chapter 2. The picture on the screen was Raven, she was the demand, which you'll realize in a few moments, sorry if you got confused, cause someone did when I first posted it.

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Chapter 3: Overheard

Raven's View

She stared blankly at the screen, surprised that she was on there. "Right now, he is terrorizing downtown Jump city. The police have been unable to stop the mad man, who escaped from Meld Mental Asylum this morning. His only demand is that the Teen Titan known as Raven surrender herself to him. He-" Robin flipped off the Tv, the news reporter being cut off quickly.

"Who?" Raven asked, snapping out of it quickly. "This guy hasn't been around for some time thanks to you Rae," Cyborg said. "Who?" She asked again, more firmly. "Dr. Light," Robin answered her finally. Raven thought back to many months earlier, almost a years worth of months had passed. Dr. Light had been terrorizing the city, and the team had gone to stop him. He had managed to take down everyone else, even Robin. Then he moved onto her, and was easily winning. But he chose a bad time to attack her. Her rage escaped, and she almost killed Dr. Light. He was committed to the mental home, where the doctors said he may never recover.

"We have to get down there fast, he's hurting innocent people," Robin said to them. Raven woke up from her flashback long enough to nod. "We must hurry," Starfire said and took off with the others. Raven looked at Robin one last time, then she followed the rest of the Titans.

Robin's View

Just his luck. He was just a second from telling her, perhaps a moment from even kissing her. But no! Cyborg came in at the wrong time. 'Stupid Doctor' Robin thought as they reached the main land, Starfire settling him down on the ground. "Thanks Star," He mumbled. She smiled at him in response. Raven was the last to land, behind all of the others. Robin turned towards her. She looked nervous. "It'll be alright," He said to her. Raven nodded, though her look didn't change.

"How we gonna know where to find this guy?" Cyborg asked. A loud chorus of screams went off in the distance. "Follow the screams," Beast Boy said and took off into the air as a hawk. Robin followed under him, running as fast as he could. He could see bursts off yellow energy shooting into the air. A loud cruel laugh went over the screams as someone was shot over a building by another blast. "I got him!" Cyborg yelled. A young man came flying towards the Titans, and Cyborg easily caught the unconscious guy. He settled him down on the ground carefully.

Robin looked for a quick way over the building. "Alley," Raven's dry voice came from behind him. Sure enough, not ten feet to their right was an alley, and it led through. "Split up, Me and Cy will go through here, you guys go over," Robin ordered. The others nodded, and Robin took off down the alley way, Cyborg following closely behind. "Dr. Light is back!" He heard the madman shout. Robin rushed out of the dark passage and saw him, Dr. Light was indeed back.

Starfire and Beast Boy were already down there, Raven was no where in sight. "Titans, where is your little friend Raven? I have a score to settle," The Doctor said. "You're not gonna get the chance," Beast Boy said and turned into a rhino. Cyborg shot past Robin to join the fight quickly. "Wait!" Robin yelled after them. Too late. The Titans charged at Dr. Light, Starfire going first.

Dr. Light quickly fired a blast of energy, which hit Starfire dead on. Robin watched as she flew back and smashed into Beast Boy. The two hurdled into a car, Beast Boy's rhino form tearing a car clean in half, and the two smashed into a brick wall, neither of them moving. "Guys!" Robin yelled and ran forward.

He quickly reached them, Cyborg trying to hold off Dr. Light. "Just give me the girl!" He yelled as Cyborg punched. Dr. Light dodged it easily. "You ain't gettin' nothing except a good whoopin!" Cyborg yelled an d swung out his other arm, knocking Dr. Light down. Robin watched the fight as he found Beast Boy and Starfire, who were both ok, just a little banged up. He tried to help them out, still looking.

Cyborg turned his arm into the blaster cannon, and fired a shot. Dr. Light rolled out of the way, and placed his hand on Cyborg's chest. "Goodbye!" He yelled and blasted, sending Cyborg through a window three stories up. Robin let go of Beast Boy's hand, causing the teen to fall back down on top of Starfire. Raven had floated down in front of Dr. Light. "Raven no!" Robin yelled and rushed forward. Dr. Light turned quickly, and sent Robin flying with a burst of energy. Robin smashed into a car, his head pounding, making him dizzy.

"You got me, now what do you want?" He heard Raven say. Robin heard a loud noise, as if someone had been hit. "I just want revenge for the year I lost to insanity!" Dr. Light yelled. Robin lifted his head. Raven was lying on the ground, Dr. Light's boot pressed against her throat. "Enjoy the dark," He said to her as his hand glowed yellow, pointing it at Raven's head.

Robin jumped into action, jumping into the air and kicking. Dr. Light stumbled back as Robin hit him in the back. "Don't you Titans ever give up?" He yelled and fired his energy once again. The Boy Wonder easily dodged it, and threw out a flash disc. A bright light went off, causing Dr. Light to shield his eyes. Robin took the time to place himself in front of him, and when the Doctor looked up, punched him in the face. He stumbled back, but pulled his hand up for another blast. Robin flipped back, kicking Dr. Light's hand up wards, and sending the blast high. Robin whipped out his bo staff, and brought it down upon Dr. Light's head.

"Don't! Ever! Touch! Her!" He yelled a different word with each hit, pouncing on top of Dr. Light and pounding him with the staff. He raised his hand for another strike when someone grabbed his hand. He turned turned to see Raven, holding his arm back and looking fearful. "It's ok," She said and pointed towards Dr. Light. Robin looked back, and saw what he had done. The Doctor was smashed up pretty good, blood coming out of his mouth and nose. "Sorry," He mumbled to Raven. "It's... fine," She muttered.

The rest of the Titans finally got back on their feet, just in time to see the cops arrive to take the battered Dr. Light away again. "That guy has got some serious bad luck against us," Beast Boy said. "Yeah Robin, what was all that about?" Cyborg asked. "Got carried away a little," Robin answered. "Let's go get cleaned up," Robin said and took off quickly, wanting to be alone.

Raven's View

The way back to the tower was silent, but Raven liked that. She wanted to think to herself. What had just happened? One moment it looked like she was gone, the next thing she knew, Dr. Light was on the ground in a broken heap, courtesy of Robin. Raven tried to understand what Robin was saying, but the loud noises of Dr. Light being beaten covered up his words. She vaguely wondered what had set him off. Was it that a friend of his was being hurt? Or that it was her? She sighed, her thoughts drifting back to the training room. What was he about to say?

Raven pressed her fingers to her temples, her head pounding, partially from a headache and partially from being smacked upside the head by Dr. Light. She needed some time to think, to clear her head. 'What I really need is to tell someone about this crush' She thought. Raven went to her room without a word to the others, and went to her bathroom. She started a shower, and let the water warm while she undressed. Then she stepped in, and quietly thought to herself as she let the steam from the warm water clear her head.

'I have to tell him, what if we're meant to be?' She asked herself. "He likes Starfire," She reminded herself out loud. "And she likes him," Raven added quietly. 'But that doesn't mean that they have to be together' She thought and grinned. It quickly faded. Raven continued her shower, trying to figure out how she could ease the burden. As she stepped out of the shower and dried herself out she figured it out. "Starfire..." She whispered.

Raven wrapped a towel around herself and began to get herself back together, drying her hair and putting on some clean clothes. 'I can tell Starfire. She may like Robin but she's so naive she wouldn't even realize what I really want' Raven thought with a ping of guilt. She didn't like taking advantage of Starfire's naiveness, but she needed to tell someone.

Raven rushed out of her room, her hair still damp. "Where's Starfire?" She asked Cyborg, who was heading towards his own room. "In the kitchen I think w-" "Thanks!" Raven cut him off and went to the kitchen quickly, where she found Starfire sipping mustard quietly. "Wanna go to the mall Starfire?" Raven asked her, feeling quite weird saying it. Starfire smiled at Raven. "Oh! Of course I would love to go!" She yelled happily and grabbed Raven, dragging her outside.

Raven flew silently, not really listening to Starfire's clothes list. She was busy planning out how she was going to tell Starfire about her crush. 'I can't make it seem like I want to be with him' Raven thought. She looked up, and Starfire was gone. "Down here!" A voice yelled below her. She looked down, and saw that Starfire was on the ground, the mall next to her. "That was fast," Raven muttered and landed next to her peppy friend.

Starfire grabbed her hand and led her into the mall quickly. Raven pulled her hand away and kept up as best she could. They passed several stores, mainly ones that Raven did not like. Hot Topic was the only clothes store in the mall that she would enter. Starfire shoved her into a bright white store that Raven didn't have time to see the name of.

"Are you going to purchase anything?" Starfire asked her. Raven's mind went blank. "No. Could we hurry this up Star? I have something important that I need to tell you," Raven said to her. Starfire looked at her, her eyes going wide. "Is it a secret?" She whispered to Raven, the excitement obvious. "I guess..." Raven answered. Starfire smiled wide. "Then I will hurry," The bubbly girl said quietly. Raven couldn't help but smile slightly, Starfire was so weird sometimes.

They spent a very long and tiresome hour there, mainly in that store. Starfire shot around the place, looking at nearly every item, whether it fit her or not. In the end, Starfire ended up not getting anything, and saying that another day would be better. Raven almost killed her for that, but calmed down when Starfire offered to buy her lunch.

The two sat in the food court, where Raven slowly ate a single piece of pizza. Her hunger was going away, her nerves had kicked in and her appetite had gone. Starfire though, continued to eat her mustard covered chocolate pretzel without slowing down, and ordered a second one. "We can go now!" Starfire announced as she finished. Raven tossed the crust to her pizza out and flew back to the tower. Starfire opened her window, and the two climbed in.

"What is it that you wish to tell me friend Raven?" Starfire asked, sitting down on her bed cross legged. Raven did the same. "I don't want you to be mad, because it doesn't mean anything really," She said to Starfire cautiously. "What is it? Does it involve a member of our team?" Starfire asked her. Raven gulped. "Actually it does," She answered. "What is it?" The alien girl asked her.

Raven turned away from her, knowing that the sooner she said it, the easier it would be. "You like Robin, right Starfire?" Raven asked her. "Yes, very much so," Starfire answered, nodding her head quickly. "But not just as a friend, right?" Raven continued. Once again, Starfire nodded. "Well... so do I," Raven said slowly. Starfire didn't say a word, her smile didn't even fade. Instead, she hugged Raven tightly. "That is magnificent! Now we can gossip and talk about him together!" She exclaimed. Raven's mouth hung open in shock. She thought Starfire might react like this, but not exactly like this.

"You mean, you're ok with it?" Raven asked surprised. Starfire smiled. "Yes. I do wish to be with Robin, it would make me very happy. But I wish for you to be happy as well, and if that makes you happy, then I shall be fine," She answered. Raven smiled at Star, and returned the hug lightly. "Thank you," Raven said, feeling as if she had just told the worlds biggest secret. But then she heard it.

Clunk. There was a loud noise against Starfire's door, and then a mumbled curse. Raven rushed over to it, and heard footsteps running away quickly. She opened the door and saw him turning the corner. Raven shut the door quietly and slid down Starfire's wall. "What is it?" Starfire asked her. She sat there for a moment. "Beast Boy heard us," Raven said, a feeling of dread overcoming her.

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I had fun writing that one. No one ever refers to Dr. Light, so I put him in there. I didn't miss something did I? He isn't like dead or something and I forgot? Lets hope not, because he just beat the crap out of half the Titans and if he's actually gone... Oh forget it. Updates may slow slightly, for I am writing the sequel to "A New Arrival". Not to mention I go back to school tomorrow, as in every day, but I'll try my best. At the worst an update will come every other day, so stay tuned. R and R please.

Next Chapter: Raven finds Beast Boy and Robin having a chat, which concludes with a money exchange. She thinks they're planning a joke and, sure enough, Robin asks her out later that night. How is Raven going to take this?

Keep on truckin'.

-SinFire