Teen Titans: The Only Way
Chapter Eight: 'Good Morning Rae'
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em. Pouts big time
A/N: So are y'all happy that I updated finally??? Because I'm as happy as a pig in shit that I actually had the time once more to try and write during my free time. In the last month, that word, 'free time' has not been in my vocabulary, let alone in my dictionary. Ok, I know that is two words, but cut a girl some slack. Well, anyways, hope y'all like my next chapter, I have quite a bit planned for this story, so let's all cross our fingers and hope to high hell that I can work it all in. Yay!!!!!
Raven's dreams that night were filled with memories of her moments with Robin and then some. When she woke up early in the morning, having slept better than her previous nights but still not the best, she woke with a small smile and then looked around her room. She had forgotten to close her drapes last night and the sunshine had invaded her room. Hmm, she thought surveying the light streaking in through the solitary window. I guess it doesn't look too bad. Maybe I'll just leave it open every now and then. Her eyes then wandered to the rest of her room; books, papers, candles, CDs, and other random paraphernalia were strewn across her room, obviously swirled around by her emotions as she slept.
But she didn't let that bother her and decided to hurriedly clean things up and then go rest for a few minutes up on the rooftop. She showered and got dressed in her uniform in about 15 minutes and then left for the roof. She figured she would let her hair dry in the morning sun while she contemplated her evening with Robin. When she got up to the roof though, she wasn't alone; Charlie and Cori were watching the calm waters while she leaned into his chest, his arms wrapped strongly around her.
Raven felt a pang of jealousy and a rock down below shifted and flew into the water as she quickly calmed herself down and began to walk back downstairs. Cori noticed the rock and felt her sister's emotions as they shot at her briefly, almost like her lover's bow and arrows. "Don't you leave," Cori said, not even turning around. "Charlie, why don't you go on downstairs, I need to talk with Raven." Charlie murmured his agreements, kissed her cheek and walked past Raven downstairs, squeezing her shoulder as he walked by.
"Well," Cori said again not turning around just yet. "Don't just stand there. Come over here and watch the scenery with me. It's much more beautiful than anything you can see from your spot." Raven obliged and walked over to stand next to her twin, nervous that she had let her emotions get the best of her, and ashamed too. "Don't be ashamed Rae," Cori said, not really reading her thoughts, but just feeling them. "I perfectly understand what you are going through right now. So why don't we have a little chat about it?"
Raven turned towards her sister and the two of them sat down, legs crossed, and just stared at each other for a moment. "I'm sorry," Raven said at last, breaking the silence. "I didn't really mean to feel that way just now, I guess I am just, sorta, sad that I can't do that with Robin..." Cori hugged her tightly and Raven let a tiny tear slip out before pulling away. "I am sorry Raven," Cori said, smiling at her. "I know that seeing Charlie and I must hurt you, but someday, you will be able to do it too. Soon, I promise." "I know Cor," Raven said smiling just a little bit. "I know I will be free to express my feelings for Robin." She paused and her grin grew wider. "In fact, I know exactly how I feel about him and I know that I will be ready for our next step even sooner than I thought."
Wait a tic, Cori thought, surveying her sister's serenity. Is she feeling what I think she's feeling? Is she...? I think she is! "Rae, are you...?" Cori asked, eyes growing wide at the prospect of her sister's new emotions. "Yes sister," Raven replied beaming. "Yes, I am... in love! With Robin!" The two squealed like a couple of young girls before they realized how immature they sounded and calmed themselves down. "Oh I am so happy for you!" Cori congratulated. "You deserve to feel it Rae. You really do." The two just sat there, looking out at the beautiful sunset, which looked like rosy, bright fingers stretching out towards the heavens, and pushing away the desolate moon. Once the sun was high enough, they decided to go downstairs to eat some breakfast before they jumped into today's small workload that lay ahead of them.
They walked into the kitchen and found Charlie and Terra cooking some breakfast while BB and Starfire set the table. Cyborg and Robin were nowhere to be seen for they were both in Robin's room having a pretty serious discussion. Cyborg had gotten up early this morning and decided that he wanted to have a little talk with his spiky-haired friend about what had gone down last night. "Yo, Rob!" Cy yelled, knocking on his door. "You up man? I wanna talk with ya for a sec." After a few moments of hearing things being put away and knocked around as Robin did some last minute cleaning before opening his bedroom door. "Sure Cy," he said, opening his door with a hurried whoosh. "What's on your mind?"
Cyborg walked in, grabbed a chair that was in front of Robin's computer, sat down facing Robin's bed and motioned for him to sit as well. "Hey man," he said, looking more serious than Robin could ever remember him looking before. "Listen, I think we need to talk about something that I feel is pretty important." Robin nodded as he took a seat on his bed and waited for his good friend to continue. "All right, I'll just come out and say it because I don't know of any way to ease into it.... Okay, last night I heard the commotion in the living room and I know what was going on between you and Raven." Robin took this all in and didn't feel the least bit shocked when Cy said that he knew what was going on; he wasn't ashamed and he wasn't one to hide what he was doing.
Cyborg took a deep breath and continued. "I just want you to know that, if this is truly genuine what you were feeling last night, that you have my blessing. But if this is just something you feel you need to do, like a conquest or something—" "No Cy!" Robin interrupted somewhat harshly. "It is nothing like that I promise. This isn't just a fling like with Starfire; this is the REAL deal. Man, I think... I think that I am in LOVE with Raven." The metal titan just surveyed his best friend and saw the true emotions he felt for their dark teammate. "Well, then," he said grinning and placing a strong grip on his shoulder. "All I can say is... Raven is like a little sister to me and I feel the need to look out for her and to protect her, even though I know she can more than take care of herself. But if you, in any way big or small, HURT her, I want to make it VERY clear that I will HURT you worse than you could ever imagine possible. You will wish that you were never born, got it?" Robin chuckled nervously. "Got it man. And believe me, if I ever did manage to hurt Raven that bad, I would do something to myself before any of you could ever lay a finger on me. Trust me." The two young men proceeded to hug each other and left to go to breakfast.
When Robin walked into the kitchen he saw his friends working like little worker bees; Charlie, Cori and Terra were cooking various parts of the meal and Beast Boy and Starfire were setting the table. And Raven... well she was all that mattered to him at that moment, and she was over by the counter getting a mug of her herbal tea. He walked up behind her, ignoring salutations from his other friends that earned him some puzzling looks, but he didn't seem to care. He went behind her and wrapped his arms around her, startling her a bit as some pillows in the living room exploded. She quickly settled down when she realized it was him and then became quite nervous. She was not sure how everyone would react to the two of them acting like some lovey-dovey couple; Raven was not exactly known for her outward show of affection.
She stiffened a bit as he lowered his mouth by her ear and breathed a low "Good Morning Rae," causing her to shudder as his warm breath made her tingle inside and relive some moments from last night once more. At that point, Raven didn't care what anyone else thought and so she leaned into him and allowed him to kiss her lightly on her neck. She whirled around in his embrace, locking her purple orbs with his hidden ones, whispered her "Good Morning," and then did something that surprised everyone; she kissed Robin lightly, but passionately, on his warm lips and the two lost themselves for a quick moment. Cori, Charlie and Cyborg merely smiled as Terra, BB and Starfire wore looks of utter confusion on their faces. "Ain't they cute?" Cy sighed in a falsetto tone as he clasped his hands on Starfire's shoulder. "Are they supposed to be... cute?" Starfire questioned. "I already thought they both were of the cute-ness. Should my opinion change?"
"Wait a minute," Terra said, stepping toward the couple, commanding their attention. "Does this mean that you two are... dating?" Raven looked at Robin with startled eyes. Wait! Are we dating? She thought frantically, searching his face for an answer. I don't know! Last night was great and I know now that I love him, but is he my boyfriend?? Robin caught the uncertainty in Raven's eyes and realized that they hadn't discussed anything like this yet. Oh man! He thought. I hope what I am about to say is the right thing. I haven't properly asked her yet, but I think she'll say yes. I hope so anyway... "Well," Robin said, looking at his friends and then back to Raven. "Yes. Yes, we are dating. It's kind of a new relationship, but we're hoping to make it last for a very long time." Raven's smile grew as she heard what he had to say. I am Robin's girlfriend! She thought, absolutely ecstatic. And he is my boyfriend! I have a boyfriend! Raven's happy thoughts grew too big, though, as suddenly the smaller couch in the living room glowed bright with a black aura and then exploded, raining stuffing, fabric and bits of wood all over the living room.
"Uh, I thought you were supposed to be working on that whole controlling emotions thing?" Beast Boy said, scratching the back of his head. "I mean, isn't that why you have been copping out on missions? And why we've had to put up with THIS hotshot?" He questioned, gesturing towards Speedy. Raven's eyes widened in humor and then glared at BB. He gulped and then laughed as Charlie shouted "Hey man! Watch what you say Tofu-for-Brains!" This response got a small laugh from everyone, including Raven. Everyone settled down at the table as Raven and Robin finally let go of each other so they could sit down next to each other with Charlie on Robin's side and Starfire and Raven's. Everyone started eating and having normal, everyday conversations as Starfire tapped on Raven's shoulder and whispered to Raven.
"Friend Raven?" Starfire asked, careful to keep her voice quiet, as she wanted what she was about to say to remain private. "May I ask of you a question of persons?" "Sure Star," Raven replied, unsure of what her Tamaranian friend wanted to say that she didn't want anyone else to know about. "What did you want to ask me?" "Well," she continued in a whisper, looking around. "I hope you do not take offense at my question Friend Raven. But... Are your feelings towards our friend Robin true? Are you really happy with him?" Raven sat there stunned; she never expected Starfire to ask something so... so... so sensible. But she does have a valid question, Raven thought. Am I really happy with Robin? "Star, my feelings towards Robin have never been more true than they are right now," Raven finally said, with a tiny grin playing across her face. "For the first time ever, I am truly happy. I am finally... in love..." Starfire grinned like the Cheshire cat. "Well then Friend Raven," she said happily. "Then I am very pleased for you! You deserve to share in the feeling of love. It is a wondrous feeling." "Thank you Starfire," Raven thanked. "You are a very good friend to me. Perhaps the best."
The two resumed their eating and joined back in the general conversation. When the meal was done, everyone pitched in to help clean up and then they all went their separate ways. It took Charlie and Cori about half an hour to pry Robin and Raven apart, as Cori took her sister to meditate in her room and Charlie took Robin to the training room to practice. This routine went on for about two weeks as Robin and Raven started to spend more time together and got closer by the second. Raven and Robin even got comfortable enough to start sharing their rooms with each other. They each had a few clothes in the other's closet and they each kept a toothbrush and other toiletries in their bathroom. Raven slept, she decided, much better when Robin was curled up behind her and on the nights when she was too exhausted to go find him, he found her and when she woke up, he was there to start the day out with her. Raven's powers were starting to be controlled, and it didn't take as much of an effort to express herself to a point without blowing anything up. She had reached the point that if she really felt something overwhelming, objects around her would rattle, sometimes levitating momentarily, but nothing ever exploded or turned into a swirling vortex of accessories anymore.
After those two weeks, Raven and Robin were simply sitting on the couch watching a movie when something tremendous hit her. Robin's head lay in her lap as she massaged his temples and ran her fingers through his hair; his one hand snaked up and caught hers in his hair and pulled it down, just to hold it by his side. This simple gesture was enough for Raven to suddenly realize something. Woah, she thought, going over the signals that her brain had just sent to her. Did I really just think that? Was I being serious or was I just hoping I was? She paused for a moment and stared down at her love lying there in her lap. She could feel her love for him bubbling up inside her and she could feel his love for her pouring out from him into the night air. He has never pushed me, she thought once more, smiling to herself. He has been a real gentleman, giving me my space and never trying to persuade me to be someone I am not. He respects me for what and who I am. I was being serious when I decided it. Now I really am ready...
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