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The Past is Better Forgotten

By Raven8

Chapter 4: Stranger in the Night

Raven couldn't sleep. She kept tossing and turning. Images of a certain red demon kept flying through her mind. Rage shall consume you! You will become my dark servant for eternity soon…haha! a horrible demonic voice whispered in her mind. No! she yelled back at it, telekinectically. You will die by my hand, stupid girl! it whispered back.I will never surrender to you! she hissed back.

Then, just like that, the horrible voice faded away….

Raven sat straight up in her bed and black energy suddenly sputtered from within her. Her powers suddenly went out of control and it blasted some of the items in her room to nothing but dust. One of the black tendrils grabbed one of her many statues and flung it at the door, making a huge crashing sound. The statue splintered into several pieces. Raven tried to gain back her control, succeeding by a minor margin. Suddenly, her power swerved out of control again and the bookcase began to topple over. " Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!" No black energy came at it and it seemed to be happening in slow motion as the gigantic bookcase came straight at her.

In Another titan's room

Robin woke up to hear a large ear shattering noise. " What the? " he shouted out. He looked around his room. Nothing. Must have been my dreams he thought. Just then he heard another crash, this time bigger and the very familiar line of " Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos! " being screamed. It was coming from one floor above. Robin immediately knew that something wasn't right and it was obviously all coming from Raven's room. He rushed out of his door, quickly putting his cape on. Robin dashed up the stairs and stopped short in front of the sorceresses' door. It was forbidden to enter. He knew he would be evading her privacy, but it sounded like she was in some sort of trouble.

Without knocking, he swung open the door. And he couldn't believe what he saw. There were tons of shattered things littering the floor and a huge bookcase had somehow fallen over. He didn't see Raven anywhere in the blinding darkness. Then he heard a whimper and a struggling cry from somewhere in a dark corner. He walked over to it, drawing a mini flashlight from his utility belt. He shined it in the corner and saw a half covered Raven, struggling to get out from under her wall – sized bookcase. Her large amethyst eyes were showing the pain the other half of her body probably felt. " Robin, " she managed to say before she let out a huge gasp of exhaled air.

" Raven, are you alright? " Robin asked bewildered. He grasped her arm and yanked her out from under the bookcase. She fell straight into his chest and blushed so much, she wished she had her cloak on. When Raven tried to get up, she felt a pins and needles sensation in her legs. She couldn't stand up at all. Her legs refused to move. Robin grabbed her, and gently picked her half – broken body into his strong arms. Raven yelled at herself for being so horribly stupid for letting her powers spin out of control like that. " Raven, I am going to help you. I promise, you'll be alright. " He walked back to his bedroom with her.

" I can heal myself. " she sputtered out as he gently laid her on his bed.

" No, your powers seem to be out of control."

" How do you know? " she spat back. Damn his detective skills!

" Because I can tell. You always have your powers under control and so I can tell when you're having trouble. Now tell me, what is wrong? "

Raven decided he deserved to at least know half of the truth. After all, he had saved her twice in one day already! " My father, he is trying to gain influence over me through an um, certain emotion that I'm not allowed to have. " Her hand began to glow a glorious, shiny blue, and she laid her palm on the broken parts of her body. In a short amount of time, her fractures had turn to minor ones.

" Uhh, Raven, I need to wrap your legs in some wrapping. It'll help you, believe me. Please don't start yelling at me! I'm just trying to help you."

" I won't yell at you. Thanks for your helpfulness." I can't believe it! I am actually letting him HELP me!!! She thought. Was she already getting a soft spot for the boy wonder?

Robin looked at Raven's face. Besides her natural beauty, he saw a look of confusion on her face. He smiled. He knew she was probably shocked at what she had just said. He knew he was. Robin set to work on wrapping up her legs. He made sure he did it carefully and slowly, just to make her stay longer. She wouldn't be able to stand up anyway, she had two broken legs. Now she'd have to go wherever he insisted! He was thinking about the roof. Surely that would suit them for a good amount of relaxation. He'd hate to admit it, but he had started to grow some kind of a crush on the dark beauty. He wondered if she liked him back. Well, he would just have to wait and see.

An hour later, the pair found themselves on the roof. The night air was cold, but refreshing to Raven. Robin had brought up a blanket and had wrapped both of them in it, making sure he was especially close to her so that he could feel her sweet breath on his neck. BAM! Something very tall appeared before them. " Hello " it whispered in a hoarse voice. The figure appeared to be a man. He looked directly at Raven. " Wanna play?"

" You better leave her alone! You'll have to get through me first! " Robin stood up to his full height, chest puffed out proudly, talking in a dangerous tone. Raven tried to stand up to assist him, but he gently pushed her back down and said, " I'll be fine. Try and protect yourself though I'll try my best to do that for you. "

And in the most awkward moment in Robin's entire life, Raven pulled him towards her and whispered, " Be careful, Robin. " With that she planted her lips firmly onto his and his heart fluttered lightly. The girl he liked, no loved, just kissed him! With this new found pride, he rushed at the stranger, drawing his bo staff.

" You're going to wish you hadn't bothered us, because now you're going to have to face me, you bastard!"

" Foolish boy! Just hand her over! " Robin slammed the man on the head with his bo staff. But the man grabbed the boy wonder by his cape and said, " Too bad you had to make it difficult, boy! Because now you've lost her and you are gonna lose yourself as well! " He flung Robin over his shoulders and threw him over the edge of the tower.

" Bye, bye, birdie! " he called.

" Robin! " Raven shrieked.

Raven8: Haha, cliffhanger! Please review and tell me if it sucked or if you liked it!

Next Chapter: What happened to Robin? Can Raven help him? And who is this stranger?