Filled with hate,

Longing for revenge,

A heart so black

Still longs for love and compassion.

Robin's Mind and Raven's Heart

Raven walked into an old warehouse by the harbor. She opened a trap door and walked down the dark stairway. She decided to light a torch as she thought to herself. If Robin was here, I could use her to light my way. She finally reached a door. She walked in and stared at Amon, who had his hands tied behind a pipe.

"I brought you some food," she said as she sat the bread down. "I thought you might be hungry. But then again, you might not want to eat after I kicked your ass all over the place. I know you can here me. It's not like you have anyone else to talk to."

"Bitch," he whispered.

"Actually, you can just call me Raven. That's what my few friends call me."

"Why are you doing this?"

"Well, I thought you were hungry, so I brought you some bread."

"No, why don't you finish me off?"

"You must be pretty special to her. I don't know what Robin sees in you. I can see she likes the good looks attracting her. But from what I've seen, all you do is treat her like crap. If I was her, I would drop you like a hot potato." Amon scowled at these words. Why was he getting angry? Do I actually love her? "Anyways, I probably shouldn't complain. You're my leverage. Robin must love you a lot. She would give her life up for you. She just might have to."

"If you do anything to Robin…"

"I don't think you're in the position to be doing anything. I'll let her go for now. I need to relax. Enjoy your bread." She laughed as she locked the door behind her. He grabbed the bread with his feet and put in his mouth as he thought. I hope you're alright, Robin.

Back at STN-J, Robin sat in a chair with her mouth slightly open. Her eyes were unfocused but wide open. Everyone was looking at her nervously.

"What's wrong with her? Can't she talk anymore?" Michael asked.

"When Raven took Amon away, she just collapsed. She won't say one word," Doujima said.

"I don't think she can. I don't think she can even hear us. She's still in shock," Karasuma said.

"Well, let's get her out of it," Sakaki said as he grabbed hold of Robin. "Robin, snap out of it!" Nothing. He finally lost it and punched her across the face.

"Sakaki!" Doujima yelled.

"She's still out of it," he said.

"I don't think she's going to pull out of it," Michael said. Karasuma stepped forward. "What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to see if I can get into her mind. Maybe I can jog it and she'll regain consciousness," Karasuma said as she sat a chair in front of Robin. "Don't try to wake me up. If you do, she could die. This is really risky and I don't want any disturbances." She grabbed Robin's hands and closed her eyes. Robin, can you hear me? Are you alright?

In Harry's Restaurant, Master walked up to a girl sitting in a booth. He looked happy to see the girl.

"How are you doing, Robin?" he asked.

"What?" Raven said as she turned around.

"Oh, sorry. You look like a girl that I know well."

"That's ok. It happens to everyone sometime."

"Can I get you something?" he asked. Raven looked at the menu.

"Can I get some miso soup?" she asked.

"Yes, right away." As soon as he ran off, he was back with the soup.

"Thanks." She takes a spoon and starts eating. Master starts laughing as he did with Robin when she first ate miso soup. "Is there something wrong?"

"No. By the way, I'm Kobari Yuji."

"I'm Raven. This is a nice place you got here. It's so relaxing."

"Most people think so. I guess that's why I bought it. Everyone that comes in here leaves with a smile. A lot of people come to meet, but most come just to relax after a hard day."

"Tell me about it. I need to relax. You know, most places I go are really rough. Out of all the places I've been to around the world, I think I'd want to be here more than any other place. Listen to me. I've just got here and I'm already warming up. But it seems like I've been here before. It's so relaxing." She sipped on her soup as Master smiled down at her.

"You don't seem that cold hearted."

"Pardon?"

"Nothing."

"You're really sweet, you know that? I wish I had a father like you," she said.

"Thank you. You have a great heart."

"I'm afraid I lost that a long time ago."

"No, really. Don't ever lose sight of that. You're going to make someone happy someday." At those words, Raven got up and walked to the door. Before leaving, she turned around and smiled at Master.

"Thanks for the soup. This place really did make me smile. Keep up the good work." As she walked down the street, she thought to herself. Why do I feel this way? He was so nice to me. Could it be? Is the reason I'm like this because I…

Karasuma opened her eyes. She was surprised to see where she was. It appeared to be a dark graveyard. It was cloudy and rainy.

"What is this place? Why am I here? Wait, this is Robin's mind. There must be a reason." She walked along for about five minutes when she finally saw Robin standing over a grave. Karasuma ran to her with relief. "Robin, I've been looking all over for you. You have to…" But Robin wasn't paying any attention to her. Karasuma looked to see whose grave she was looking at. She gasped when she saw the name engraved on the tombstone. "Amon." She almost started to cry when she realized that it was just an imagination of Robin's.

She turned to Robin. "Listen to me. This is all just in your mind. You have to snap out of it, Robin. We need you."

"It's all my fault," Robin said. "I let this happen to him. If I would have stopped Raven, he wouldn't be in the ground. I did this to him."

"Robin, it's not your fault."

"Yes, it is. I could've stopped Raven. Instead, I just stood there like a coward. I was too afraid to stop my own sister. I might as well have killed him. I deserve to die." Karasuma couldn't believe what she was saying. How could she possibly get through to Robin? Robin turned to Karasuma. "Karasuma, please end my life. I am a witch. I can't stand to go through this misery. Just shoot the Orbo at me so I can be with Amon."

Karasuma grabbed her gun and pointed it at Robin's heart. Robin knew she would do it quickly and painlessly. She closed her eyes and waited for the sound of the gunfire, but it never came. Karasuma lowered her gun and smiled.

"I could never kill you Robin. You're my best friend. Listen to me carefully. I know how you feel. Your pain is so strong, I can hardly bare it. But I know you are stronger. You can get through this. Amon is still alive. If you will yourself, you can pull through this and still save him. He wouldn't want you to stand her and mourn him. He would want you to face Raven. He would want to see you again. Please, Robin, come back." Karasuma stretched a hand out to Robin. Robin looked up at her, tears streaming down her face. She finally broke.

"Karasuma!" she yelled as she embraced her. She fell to her knees and started crying uncontrollably. Karasuma smiled and tried to comfort her.

"It's alright, Robin. Everything is going to be fine."