Disclaimer: I do not own teen titans. I do not own "Outside" or anything else written and or performed by Staind. I just really think it fits Raven P So I am borrowing it.

This is just the product of a silly fangirl's imagination. Please R&R.

Let Me Dream: Part Nine - Hateful Things

The first thing Robin noticed when he stepped into the classroom was that a boy was standing in the front of the room singing. The teacher sat at her desk listening intently. Her eyes shifted to Robin and she placed a finger to her lips and beckoned him over.

"Mr. Grayson?" She asked in a whisper. Robin nodded. "I'm your teacher, Ms. Sorra and you are late." Her eyes focused on his jaw and she frowned. "Are you all right? What happened?"

"I fell outside." Robin stated flatly. The teacher frowned but did not push the issue. It was about this time that the boy finished his song and a few scattered students clapped.

"Take a seat, wherever you can find one." She whispered before standing and addressing the class as a whole. "Ladies and gentleman may I have a moment of your time please? For those of you who do not know him, this is Robin Grayson." Robin looked at the students gathered in the room. His eyes locked on the back corner at a figure bent over a book, her purple hair partially falling in front of her face. She didn't even acknowledge him, though his eyes tried to force her to. He focused him attention back to the teacher when he realized she was speaking to him. "Robin, it is this weeks assignment to pick a song and perform it in class. It is a necessary requirement. I don't expect you to come up with one today, though I hope you will have one ready for us by Thursday." Robin frowned but nodded. It seemed at that point her interest in him had ended so he found a seat and resolved to stick the class out.

"Alright then." Ms. Sorra clapped her hands together before picking up a jar with many folded pieces of paper within it. "Andrew, since you just finished with your song, perhaps you would pick out our next performer. The boy smiled and reached his hand into the proffered jar. He pulled a piece of paper out and handed it to Ms Sorra shyly. She opened it and stated, "Ms. Craft, you're up. Lets see what you can do." Raven's head snapped up and she grimaced and she closed her book.

"If I must." She stood and walked to the front of the room.

"Yes Ms. Craft, you must. The song title is?"

"Outside by Staind." Mr. Sorra smiled and sat down. Raven glared at many of her classmates that snickered before she began. Robin watched her intently. As much as he felt lost and troubled, it was nice having her nearby. Even if she wouldn't talk to him. Robin found himself enjoying her song. Even though it was dark, it really fit her. He had never heard Raven sing before and she wasn't bad at it. Her voice didn't lilt like a bird, and it had a roughness to it. It was real though, and the lyrics were presented clearly.

His attention was drawn away from her to a conversation going on next to him. A girl and a boy were talking in hushed tones and laughing with each other. Robin turned to watch them as the girl said,

"It isn't bad for the bastard child of a murderer is it?" The boy shook his head and made a sign to ward off evil.

"She's a witch. Don't listen to her. She'll probably cast a spell on you. That's how her father killed all those people you know. He used black magic on them." The laughed.

"You idiot, it was her mother that was the witch. I heard she would lure them into the basement where her husband would kill them. Can you imagine? All those girls, and our age too. It's surprising that he didn't kill her too." The girl motioned to Raven and made a face like she was going to be sick.

"Nah Amy, He only killed human girls. He would never harm his own demon spawn. He needs her to grow up like him and kill people too." Amy shuddered and held onto the boys hand.

"I hate her John. The stupid bitch scares me. She looks at me like she can read my thoughts or something." John patted her hand.

"Hey, forget about her. She hasn't been any trouble to anyone since she had to move in with her grandmother." Amy squeezed John's hand and smiled.

"That's right, her dad killed her mother too didn't he?"

"Either that or the dumb bitch killed herself." Robin had to turn his attention away from the two before he attacked them in the classroom. He looked back at Raven who was singing with her eyes closed. She seemed completely oblivious to everyone around her as she sang.

All the times
That I've cried
All this wasted
It's all inside
And I feel
All this pain
Stuffed it down
It's back again
And I lie
Here in bed
All alone
I can't mend
But I feel
Tomorrow will be OK

But I'm on the outside
And I'm looking in
I can see through you
See your true colors
'Cause inside you're ugly
You're ugly like me
I can see through you
See to the real you

Listening to her sing a song that seemed so open and bare, and listening to the hateful things being said about her, Robin decided that he was going to be Raven's friend. Whether she liked it or not.