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Let Me Dream: Part Twenty-one - Like her like that
Monday came quickly for Robin, who had spent the majority of Sunday trying alternately to get in touch with Starfire and Raven. Various members of Star's family took messages, yet he recieved no call back from her. Raven had not even given him a number to her home. He checked Denny's and the pool hall that night hoping that either girl might be at one of those locations, but neither girl was found. He decided firmly that he would figure out where both of them lived so he could avoid this frustration later in life. As usual, Slade met him as soon as he arrived.
"Hey Robin!" Slade ran over to him smiling. "You could have said goodbye Casanova, you didn't need to sneak off if you wanted to spend some time with your girlfriend Friday." Robin ground his teeth. It was less than five minutes into the day and Slade was already pissing him off.
"She is not my girlfriend." He stated flatly. Slade threw back his head and laughed.
"Of course not, you just keep her around for amusements sake." He held his hand out palm up. "Something soft to pass the lonely hours?" Robin glared at him and knocked Slade's hand away.
"I do not want anything to do with her that way." Slades eyes shifted behind Robin for a moment before he leveled them at his face.
"So, you don't really like her?"
"No I don't. Not like that."
"Do you like her at all? Don't you think she's soft, nice to hold, at least pretty to look at?" Slade asked trading in his smile for a slight frown and furrowed brow.
"Slade, get this straight. I do not think of Raven like that. I do not want her like that. She is a friend, that's it!" Robin stated in an icy tone, his anger dripping from each word.
"So then you are leading her on?"
"No I am not leading her on. She knows how I feel. There is nothing like that between us. Anyone that would think there could be anything like that is just plain stupid. So Slade, does that make you stupid?" The smile slipped back onto his face as Slade feigned surprise, his eyes focused on someone just behind Robin, he waved.
"Good Morning Raven! I trust your weekend went well?" Robin turned quickly to find that Raven stood just a few steps behind him. He wondered briefly just how long she had been standing there. Judging from her expression, he reasoned that she had probably been hehind him the entire time. Robin swallowed nervously and adopted a weak smile.
"Hi Raven." Her eyes locked on Robin. He tried desperately to read her, but her face was an emotionless mask. She did not grace him with one word, before turning her back to him and walking the other way. Slade stepped up behind Robin and propped his elbow up on Robin's shoulder.
"Ouch man, she can just sneak up on a man huh? Do you think she heard you? Gosh, I hope not." Robin brushed Slade off of him and turned to enter the school.
"I'm going to class. Are you coming?" Slade grinned.
" Naw, I gotta get to cheerleader practice." Robin hesitated at the doors for a moment before shaking it off and walking inside. There was plently of time to enjoy watching Starfire practice. Right now it was probably better to just avoid Slade and try and figure out a way to repair the damage he had done to his friendship with Raven. She was afterall, despite everything his best friend. He did not want to lose that.