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"So Raven…" Robin said, tracing up and down my leg.

I should not enjoy this… Starfire will be so angry…

"Yes?" I looked at his masked face. I cannot do this to Starfire. It is unfair to her… but he tempts me… Why do you tempt me Robin?

"What do you want to do while we are here… alone?" Robin was grinning.

"Follow me." I said. I heard him laugh.

"Yes Raven." He stood up and followed. I led him to the roof. Robin's jaw dropped. "This is… this is…"

A full moon was slipping out of the lake into the sky, night following it. Behind us, the city lights shimmered. Above us, the stars were radiant, shining down on us. I led him to the edge of the roof and sat down.

"You do this every night?"

I nodded, the cool summer wind playing with my hair.

"You didn't tell me about it."

"You were always with Starfire, or training. I didn't think you would care anyways." I turned to face him.

"She was always with me." Robin said, a note of bitterness was in his voice. "I don't know how to tell her I don't like her as anything more than a friend. I'm going to now, now that I have you." Robin looked me in the eyes. "I've wanted you Raven, wanted you for so long. When the Slade incindent happened, you were the only thing that kept me here. I love you Raven, I've never loved anyone this much before." He was being dead serious. I looked at his jet black hair, leaping up in every direction, I couldn't see his eyes… oh how I wanted to see his eyes…

"Me? No one can love me. Would you love me if I told you more about me? I don't think you would. I…"
"You what? You can tell me anything Raven, I'm here, and I'm here no matter what. No matter what you tell me, I'm here."

"I cut myself."

"What? Why?"

"So I can release my emotions, I can store them in a box and have human emotions for a night. It was a deal I agreed to with my emotions, myself. I can talk to my emotions, like jealousy, happiness, depression, anger, all of them."

"So you made a deal with them."

"Yes, at them moment I have a week without emotions."

"How long have you been doing this."

"A month. I… I enjoy it."

"We'll make another deal. I promise, we'll find a way. Why don't you just medidtate?"

"It doesn't help… it just calms me down for a short time. I do still, but this lasts so much longer…"

"I'm here for you. We'll find a way." He kissed me again, for longer.

"What about Starfire?"

"We'll find a way."

ROBIN'S P.O.V.

They were back from the dance club.

"Wohoo that was a heckofa time!" Cyborg said.

"Yes it was." Starfire was draped over Beast Boy grinning. Her jaw dropped when she saw Robin. Beast Boy looked very pleased with himself. "ROBIN?" Starfire screamed, jumping off Beast Boy and heading over towards Robin. She saw me and stopped. "YOU! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T TELL US! JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH HIM DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T TELL US ABOUT ROBIN WAKING UP!"

"Starfire, baby, relax" Beast Boy said, running his fingers down her back.

"NO! I DON'T LOVE YOU BEAST BOY SO SHUT UP! I LOVE FRIEND ROBIN!" Starfire wasn't so naïve after all.

"I'm sorry Starfire. I have to tell you. You are my friend, my teammate, nothing more. Can you understand?" I said.

Raven was silent.

"It's that Goth isn't it? What do you see in that… that… thing?"

"Stop." Raven said, she was so calm, I could tell they were surprised. "This isn't worth it."

"YES IT IS!" Starfire pouted. "I DESPISE YOU AND ROBIN! GO TO-"

"Stop it Starfire. Now."

"It's not my fault Raven is a Goth and I have to tell her this. She is a stupid Goth who understands nothing! I bet she cuts herself to earn your pity towards her. No, Raven is not Goth, she is a poser!"

"STAR! QUIT IT!" Beast Boy yelled.

She ran, she ran to her room and locked the door. "Raven please! Starfire didn't mean that!"

"Yes she did." She opened the door.

I was standing there, my head hanging down, muttering "what have I done… if I didn't mess everything up all the time…"

"Robin, no, I'm here. Come in Robin." She opened the door for me. I walked in.

"I'm sorry that had to happen."

"It wasn't your fault." She was nervous, not looking me in the eye.

I looked at her clock. 12:30? How long were we on the roof together? "Man it's late." I turned her face towards mine, and kissed her. "Goodnight Raven." I was gone before she could say anything. We were on the roof for hours… I wanted to be up there longer, it had ended to soon. The stars, the moon, the city lights, and her… she is so beautiful. The wind toying with her hair, a relaxed look on her face… I wish she didn't have to hide behind her hood so much. I shut my door and went to lay down on my bed. Before long, I was asleep…

RAVEN'S P.O.V.

She didn't mean it… she did Robin, she did. It was kind for you to comfort me, but I know… I know there is no way you love me. You couldn't, I'm a half-demon, no one loves a demon. I sat down on my bed. Before I knew it, there were cuts across my arm, crying with me… crying tears of blood. This is becoming too much of a habit. I have to stop. No you don't, you deserve it. Get out of my mind Temptation. Why… you need me, you know you need that knife too. OUT! As you wish… I was alone in my mind. I turned towards my pillow and fell onto it.

STARFIRE'S P.O.V.

"UGH! I can't believe her! Taking Robin!" I threw books at my wall, anything I could find… "I know… I'll make him jealous, he'll want me back. That little Goth can't have him, not when he is mine! Everyone says we should be together! I'll find a way. They'll see…" I washed all the make up off my face. "Beast Boy will help me, he won't know it though. Robin won't resist me for long…" I brushed my hair and went to sleep.

RAVEN'S P.O.V.

Last night… did it really happen? Does Robin love me? Did we spend hours on the roof talking… Does Starfire hate me? I looked around my room. Only one way to find out. I sighed. I knew it had happened, I just didn't want to believe it. There was no way… it's just not possible. I slipped into my uniform and walked out to the breakfast table. Starfire was batting her masacara-covered eyelashes at Robin, with her arm around Beast Boy while Cyborg cooked. Robin was scooted as far away from Starfire as he could be, as I stepped into the room, I could see why. Slut. Was the first word that crossed my mind. Starfire was wearing a shirt so low, you might as well not call it a skirt. I sat down by Robin, between him and Starfire. I too scooted away from her, nodding a good morning.

"Mornin' Rae." Cyborg said.

"Hey Raven." Beast Boy said.

Starfire just went "hmmph," and turned her head away.

"Hello Raven." Robin's voice was soft, but he regained his leader tone. "OK! Today is a calm day, I don't think anything is going to really happen, seeing as, it's the middle of summer."

"So what are you saying?" Beast Boy asked.

"It's a day off." Robin said.

"YES!" Came the cheers of the Titans.

"BUT, if anything does happen I expect everyone there ASAP got it?"

"Yes Robin!" Starfire said, batting her eyelashes, if possible, more than before.

I used my powers to make tea.

"Come with me after breakfast." Robin whispered in my ear. I nodded. I could sea Starfires eye's grow jealous, but she kept herself under control.

Robin and I finished breakfast, he stood up and I followed. "Have fun on your day off." Was his call as we left the table. He took me to his room. "I apologize for some mess that may be in here." He said, opening the door and leading me in. His walls were covered in articles, and some posters. He had a Jimi Hendrix Experience poster, Nirvana, Bob Marley, Pink Floyd, The Ramones, and Led Zeppelin posters too. I smiled.

"Nice." I said, eyeing the posters.

On the back wall there was a long window overlooking the lake, a TV on one wall, his bed and a chair on the other. His desk was in a corner, covered in papers. Other than that, it was a clean room. His bed was neatly made, and his floor clear.

"Oh, the posters, thanks. I didn't know you liked…"

"Rock? I may not seem like the type but I love rock."

"But not the reason I wanted to talk to you."

"Good."

"I wanted to know if… if you wanted to go to this café with me. There is a book store I think you would like next to it, it has stuff I like too, I go there sometimes, when I'm not training."

"A café? With you? Really? I'd… I'd… love to."

"Great, we can go for lunch." He smiled nervously.

I nodded. "I better go medidtate."

"Ok, if I don't see you before lunch, then I'll come by your room and we can go."

"OK Robin." I looked at him. "Don't be to tempted by Starfire, I'll know."

He looked at me. "I know she's after me, but I refuse."

I smiled, a rare smile, and left. He is the only person who seems to be able to make me smile…