Revelations

Raven woke up the next morning and got dressed in her usual black leotard. She threw on her cape and went downstairs for breakfast. She was the first one up. As she was preparing her herbal tea, she was thinking of the previous night's events. She went to the table and drank her tea as she read the paper.

Beast Boy came downstairs a few minutes later. He came into the kitchen and saw something. "Hey, Raven. Who's Chris?" he asked. She had not told anyone about what happened last night. "I don't know anyone named Chris," she replied. Liar, her inner voice said. "Okay," said Beast Boy. "I was just wondering because there's a large crack on the window that seems to spell the name Chris."

Raven turned around. Sure enough, her emotions got the best of her and revealed her inner feelings. "Chris is a boy I met at the mansion yesterday," she admitted. "He was a real nice guy and I think he really likes me. He didn't think I was creepy or anything." Beast Boy sat down next to her. "He seems like a cool guy." Raven remembered something. "The Escort last night? That was his car we parked next to." Beast Boy looked shocked. "Your new boyfriend supports killing kittens?" Raven smiled. "At least he doesn't support Bush."

The other Titans gradually came into the room for breakfast and Starfire was still reeling from the party. "It was most enjoyable! I met many interesting people. There was a nice boy there who showed me his drawings in a book of paper. They were most amusing." Raven coughed a bit as she drank her tea. Chris. Cyborg looked over at her. "You alright, Raven?" he asked. She excused herself from the table. "I need to meditate." She left the room and went upstairs. "What's up with her?" asked Robin. Beast Boy coughed and motioned behind him at the broken window.

Chris sat in his room listening to the Lord of the Rings soundtrack. He was reading a new Get Fuzzy book he had bought recently. His brother Andrew was in the other room practicing piano. His mom was playing a game on the computer and his dad was watching Cops. The phone rang. His mom paused her game, went to the kitchen, and picked it up. "Hello? Yes he is. Okay, hold on." She put the phone down. "Christopher, the phone is for you!" she called.

Chris went into his parent's room, where the cordless phone was and replied, "I got it!" He picked up the phone. "Hello?" A low monotone replied. "Hey, Chris." His heart leapt as he took the phone back to his room. "Raven, it's good to hear from you. What's up?"

"Well," Raven started. She had never asked anyone out on a date before. "I was wondering if you didn't already have anything planned, would like to, I don't know, go see a movie with me?" she asked, rather quietly. "A movie?" Chris asked. "When?" Raven said quietly, "Tonight, if you can." Chris thought for a moment. "I can't tonight. I have to work. I can see a movie with you tomorrow, unless you're busy."

"No, tomorrow would be fine," she replied. "What movie did you want to see?" asked Chris. "What about The Grudge? There's a showing tomorrow night at eight." Chris nodded. "Sure, eight's fine. I'll pick you up about seven-thirty, okay?" On the other end of the line, Raven smiled. "Okay Chris. I'll see you tomorrow. Bye." She hung up and Chris sat on his bed looking up at the ceiling. Wait till the guys at work hear I've got a date with a Teen Titan, he thought.

Raven jumped as she heard a knock at her door. She opened it a crack and saw Robin standing there. "What?" she asked, as if she had been interrupted while reading a good book. "I want to talk to you about Chris," he said. Raven opened her door wider. Come on in," she said. Robin walked in and sat down on a nearby chair, while Raven meditated. "I hope you know what you're getting yourself into, Raven. This guy is just a regular kid. He's not like us." Raven turned around. "You're wrong Robin. I sense something about him. Something different. It separates him from other people, but I can't place it exactly."

"But if you were to go out and we needed you, you would have to leave him to help us," he added. "I don't think he would understand." "I know about the risks involved!" she yelled, causing a few light bulbs in the hallway to shatter. Robin looked a little startled. "He is the only person I have been able to communicate with. He doesn't think I'm creepy. He listens to me and I listen to him. We have the same interests and I love him!" she added before she could stop herself.

Robin was stunned. Tears started welling up inside Raven's eyes as she began to cry. Robin walked over to her and put his arm around her shoulder. "I'm sorry Robin," she said through her tears. "I didn't mean to yell at you like that." Robin dismissed it. "Don't worry about it, Raven. Sometimes it helps to let out your emotions," he replied. She smiled as she wiped her eyes. "Anything else you want to talk about?" he asked. Raven shook her head.

Robin got up and walked to the door. "I'm glad we had this talk, Raven," Robin said as he walked out of the room. "Me, too," she replied as he shut the door. He walked to where the other Titans were finishing their breakfast. Starfire flew over to Robin. "Will Raven be alright?" she asked. Robin nodded. "She just needed to get a few things off her chest," he responded. Starfire looked puzzled. "Something was on the front of her leotard?"

"Bullshit!" Gordon (a fellow delivery boy at work) shouted. "You got a date with a Teen Titan?" No one could believe it. "Is it Starfire?" asked Pat. Chris shook his head. "Is it Robin?" asked Raymond. "Dude, I'm not gay!" shouted Chris. "Well, I think he's cute," replied Raymond. Christine was the one who got it right. "You've got a date with Raven, don't you?" she asked. Chris nodded. "You mean you're going out with the creepy one?" asked Eric. "She's not creepy, she's misunderstood," Chris replied with a bit of a scowl.

Chris left work that night wishing tomorrow night would come already. He drove home thinking about it. Even he couldn't believe he was going on a date with Raven. He pulled over in front of his house, locked the door, and walked inside. His parents had already gone to sleep, so he figured there wasn't a whole lot else to do. He went upstairs, took off his work uniform, put on a pair of jeans, put on his music, and went to sleep.

Chris woke up the next morning in a bit of a panicked state. He thought the prospect of going out with Raven was all just a dream. He didn't have to leave until seven that evening, but he was already nervous. This was no ordinary date. This was a date with a super heroine. He picked out his favorite t-shirt (Trogdor- the Burninator), laid it out on his bed, and took a shower. He stepped out of the shower, not bothering to comb his hair. He never did. He got dressed and went downstairs for breakfast.

His mom and dad already left for work and Andrew for school. Chris was out of school. He just graduated. In February, he'd be leaving for a drama school in New York. He was looking forward to it. "Ow," he cried as Fang walked past and stepped on his foot, leaving a claw mark which disappeared almost immediately.

Raven woke up and made her usual herbal tea. She was remembering a dream she had last night. She was dreaming about Chris. In the dream, they were in his car. She couldn't remember much of it, but she did remember a lot of broken glass. What could it mean?

Cyborg's entrance into the kitchen snapped her out of her daze. "You know, most people don't like their tea overflowing," he said. Raven looked at her glass. She wasn't paying attention and as a result, her tea was overflowing. She jumped a bit and Cyborg grabbed a couple of paper towels to help clean up. "Thank you Cyborg."

"You feeling any better today kid?" he asked. She nodded. "I feel fine except for this dream I had last night. I'm trying to figure it out." Cyborg gave her a concerned look. "I wouldn't worry too much over it. It's probably nothing." She looked up at Cyborg from the table. "You're probably right."

At about six thirty, Chris was starting to get a bit shaky. He knew his date was coming up. He was looking forward to it, but at the same time, he wasn't. It had been over a year since his last girlfriend broke up with him. She couldn't… appreciate what he could do. The only ones who did were the members of his family. He sat in his room listening to his music until a few minutes before seven. At that point, he put on his hat and Philadelphia shirt and headed downstairs. "Bye!" he called out the door as he left. "What time will you be back?" asked his mom. "Probably around eleven!"

He got into his car and drove over to Jump City. He popped a piece of gum in his mouth to calm him down. He was listening to the radio and his CD player, in case the radio played a sucky song. He arrived in Jump City and soon found the alley that led to the tower. He drove through the tunnel, still admiring the magnificence. He got out of the tunnel and stopped the car in front of the tower.

Chris got out of the car and knocked on the door to the tower. Raven answered the door. "A-are you ready to go?" he managed to say. She nodded. They walked to his car and drove to the theater. Robin watched through the window of his room. There's just something about that kid, he thought.

Raven and Chris came out of the theater about two hours later. Raven had a look of slight disappointment on her face. Chris was visibly shaken. "It wasn't that scary," she said, almost laughing. He looked at her in response. "You're used to that kind of thing. I don't see a lot of scary movies." They got back in his car and drove back to the tower.

Raven was looking from out the window to Chris who was concentrating on driving. Would he mind, she kept asking herself. About fifteen minutes later, they were in front of the tower, almost glowing in the night.

"I had a great time tonight Raven. I've never met anyone like you before. I'm glad I spent my evening with you." It was wonderful, she thought. "Are you okay Raven? You seemed to be a little bit, I don't know, distant." She looked quickly over at him. "No, I was just thinking about something."

"Anything you want to talk about?" he asked with care and concern. She looked down into her lap. "Sometimes, it helps to let out your emotions," Robin's voice echoed in her head. She leaned over and kissed Chris. Not like the first time. This time, it was more passionate. He was stunned at first, but he eased into it. She leaned back, allowing Chris to be partially on top of her. As she eased his hand up the front of her chest, she let out a small moan, which was immediately followed by a large crash.

In the heat of the moment, she had caused the driver's side window to shatter. Involuntarily, Chris broke the kiss and shot his head up, just as a shard of glass sliced the left side of his face. He cried out in pain as a look of terror appeared on Raven's face. "Oh God, Chris! I am so sorry!" she cried. The blood was streaming down Chris's neck. Raven's hand started glowing as she reached for the gash.

Chris grabbed her hand to prevent it. "Please, Chris! I have to heal this wound before you lose too much blood!" He didn't look scared at all. In fact, he looked kind of sad. She couldn't figure out why. He looked over at her and took a deep breath. "I'm afraid I haven't been completely honest with you." She looked confused. He took a tissue out of his glove compartment. He wiped away the blood and Raven let out a gasp. Aside from a red smear, there was nothing.

"No girl has ever appreciated what I could do. I was hoping I could have a relationship without exposing my secret." He started to cry. She reached over to put a hand on his shoulder, but he waved it away. "Please," he said quietly. "Please leave me." She gotout ofthe car and watched Chris drive off. She started to cry herself. She didn't want the relationship to end. But an idea in her head stopped the tears. She ran inside the tower and called a meeting.

(A/N: Well, who wants a third chapter?)