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Let Me Dream: Part Seventeen - Keep Him
The two boys stood staring at each other for a moment before beast boy tilted back his head and laughed.
"Hey man! Wassup? You haven't called me that in years! How ya been?" Robin smiled and released the breath he had not realized he was holding.
"I've been ok. I'm really glad to see you beast boy, and uh you too Terra." Robin eyed the blond next to him. Terra slid her hand in the crook of Beast Boy's arm. She barely looked at Robin before telling Beast boy softly,
"BB, I want to go. Please?" Beast Boy turned and smiled at her. He brushed the hair out of her face.
"It's ok Terra, I'm here." Robin smiled nervously and shifted from one foot to the other.
"I'm sorry if I have done something Terra. I really am." Robin turned his attention back to Beast boy. "I have so much I want to tell you. I'm really happy to have found you. I uh, I've really missed having you around." Beast Boy's face lit up and he grinned.
"Really?" Robin nodded.
"Yes. Even down to the tofu and the bad jokes." Beast Boy laughed again and nudged Terra. "What about Terra here? Did you miss her too?" Robin looked at Terra and found that she looked anxious.
"To be honest Beast Boy, I had a dream she was turned to stone." Terra cringed and withdrew to hide behind Beast Boy.
"Hey, we uh, we don't talk about any of that ok?" Beast Boy had lost his smile and gave Robin a serious look.
"Um, ok. Sure." Robin sighed as he berated himself for messing it up already.
"Hey it's cool dude, look we're gonna go ok? I'll see you around." Beast Boy and Terra moved to walk away from the building but Robin stepped in front of them quickly.
"Wait, Beast Boy, I don't know where to find you. I don't have any way to contact you." Beast Boy stopped and quickly wrote his number down on the back of a receipt he had found in his pocket.
"Just call me tomorrow ok? We can chill then if you want." Robin smiled and grasped the paper tightly.
"Yes. I would really like that."
"Cool, we'll talk then. See ya!" Beast Boy wrapped his arm around Terra and led her away. Robin watched them step around the corner before he carefully placed the receipt into his wallet.
"See ya." He stated to himself before he entered the pool hall.
He walked in to the sound of Starfire's angry voice.
"I care not Slade, I do not wish for her to be near us. She is not a friend." Slade laughed and tried to hug Star who pulled away. "She betrayed me."
"Come on Star, I didn't even talk to her." Slade managed to get his armed wrapped around Star's waste and pulled her close to him. "Don't be mad at me. You know you're my girl."
"Hrmph!" She exclaimed, still looking annoyed with the entire situation. "You, who are like a jerk to me, and mock my playing of pool." Slade shook his head and grinned.
"Forgive me." He stated with a smile on his face.
"No, I would rather keep my anger. I am really angry with you."
"Forgive me?" He asked with his eyes growing wide. Star's lips quirked up in a half smile that she quickly dropped.
"No. I will not forgive you. I will not forgive your cruelty." Slade tightened his hold on her waste causing her to gasp.
"I will not let you go until I am forgiven." Starfire grimmaced and tried to push him away. Robin clenched his hands in fists and moved to pull Slade away from her. Raven stepped silently and placed her hand on Robin's chest while shaking her head.
"Do not get involved Robin, it is a game they play. She will forgive him. She always does. Let's leave."
"You want to walk out of here?"
"Yes. With or without you, I am leaving now." Robin stole a glance over Raven's shoulder to see Starfire and Slade locked in a jovial battle of wills. He sighed before stepping back.
"I think you're right." He hesitated, thinking about what had happened between him and Starfire outside. He supposed that he could just call her tomorrow after talking with Beast Boy. "All right, lets go." He opened the door for Raven and they stepped into the night air.
"It will be a long walk to my house."
"I don't care." Raven stated. She sounded relaxed and calm. "Did anything of note happen for you and Kory?"
"No. We were interrupted by Beast Boy and Terra." Raven looked at Robin out of the corner of her eye.
"So you found another Titan?" Robin kicked a can in the road and watched it skitter across the pavement.
"Yes I did. Now all I need to do is find Cyborg." Raven placed her hands in the pockets of the trench coat she was wearing.
"His real name, it is Brian. I'm sorry, I wish I'd had guessed it was him. To tell you the truth, once you said BEast Boy was green, I sorta never expected to find him. I just didn't want to kill any hope for you." Robin blinked, processing the information. He wasn't sure if he liked the idea of her trying to force false hope on him, but he did understand she had done it to help him. Maybe even to protect him on some level.
"It's ok Raven. Thank you for trying to help."
They walked in silence for a while. Each of them were wrapped up into their own private world of thoughts. Robin was focused on fixing things with the Titans and how to get close to Starfire. Raven seemed focused on darker things. The night was half over when they reached his home. Each of them were a bit winded and had pains in their legs from walking the distance from the pool hall to the house.
"Do you want to come in Raven? I don't want you out there alone." Raven smiled slightly.
"I am used to being alone. I will be fine." Robin motioned to the dark clouds that obscured the moon and stars.
"What if it rains?" Raven shrugged.
"Bring on the rain." Robin frowned.
"You know Raven, you can stay here with me." As he said that, there was a glint in her eyes that caught his attention.
"Are you inviting me to stay the night Robin?" She asked evenly.
"Yes. I don't want you to feel like you have to be alone Raven. You can stay with me." Raven's eyes, Robin noticed, had taken on a glassy sheen. She did not cry. Her face did not even betray that she was about to cry, but the emotion was there in her eyes. Robin reached forward and hugged her quickly. He pulled back and held onto her shoulders.
"Raven you are my friend. Please come inside." Raven nodded before stepping inside. Robin closed the door and locked it behind them. He led her into the living room. "Have a seat, I'll be right back." Robin looked all through the linen closet, even searching his own closet for an extra blanket and pillow. Coming up empty handed he took a pillow and his comforter from his own bed. When he stepped into the living room Raven was standing at the mantle looking at all of the pictures there. Robin placed the pillow on the couch and handed his comforter to her.
"Here, I tried to find you a clean set but I don't know where everything in the house is yet. I gave you mine, from my own bed. That is, if you don't mind." Raven shook her head.
"No. I don't mind. Thank you." She stated quietly. Robin yawned and smiled at her.
"Good then. The bathroom is right down the hall and you know how to find me if you need anything. Good night Raven." Raven clenched the blanket close to her as he turned to leave the room.
"Good night Robin!" She called to him as he reached the stairs. He turned around quickly and gave her a half wave before walking up the rest of the steps to his room. Raven went over to the couch. She leaned back against Robin's pillow and curled herself up in his blanket. As she drifted off to sleep she noted that his scent could be detected on the pillow and blanket. It was subtle, and gentle, and nice. She thought about him and everything that had happened since that day they had become friends.
"Please." She whispered into the darkness, "Please let me keep him."