"WHAT'S UP, JUMP CITY!"
Tens of thousands of fans roared from Chester's madass voice. The fans raised their hands and made a huge wave throughout the crowd. All thirty thousand fans felt honored to meet the most musically powerful band in history: Linkin Park!
"How's everyone feelin' tonight?" Mike Shinoda, the emcee, asked. The entire capacity crowd responded with a huge long cheer for the band.
"Yeah, that's right. We all here go wild, feed the hunger in your soul, and LET LOOSE!" The fans roared once again. Hundreds of young women closest to the stage sat on the shoulders of their boyfriends screamed for the band, some of them even lifting up their shirts and flashing them.
As the band was prepared to play, high above in mid-air was Robin and Raven. The Titans sat onRaven's black magical saucer, feeling like it was the best seat in the house.
"This was a great idea, Rave. No way in hell anyone will cause any trouble for us," Robin said, munching on a small bag of Doritos, later on washed down by a nice bottle of clean water.
"None of the fans below know that we're up here. And that leaves us more privacy…" Raven said, eating her vanilla ice cream on a waffle cone.
"LET'S DO IT!" Chester, the vocalist, screamed. As soon as the fans screamed for music, the band blasted their guitars and drums away. Suddenly, creepy music crawled onto all the fans, Robin and Raven included. It was one of their main favorites: Lying From You!
When I pretend everything is what I want it to be
I look exactly like what you always wanted to see
When I pretend, I can't forget about the criminal I am
Stealing second after second just cause I know I can but
I can't pretend this is the way it'll stay I'm just
(Lying to bend the truth)
I can't pretend I'm who you want me to be, so I'm
(Lying my way from you)
No no turning back now
(I wanna be pushed aside so let me go)
No no turning back now
(Let me take back my life I'd rather be all alone)
No turning back now
(Anywhere on my own cuz I can see)
No no turning back now
(The very worst part of you is me)
I remember what they taught to me
Remember condescending talk for who I ought to be
Remember listening to all of that and this again
So I pretended up a person who was fittin' in
And now you think this person really is me and I'm
(Trying to bend the truth)
Cuz the more I push the more I'm pulling away cuz I'm
(Lying my way from you)
No no turning back now
(I wanna be pushed aside so let me go)
No no turning back now
(Let me take back my life I'd rather be all alone)
No turning back now
(Anywhere on my own cuz I can see)
No no turning back now
(The very worst part of you)
(The very worst part of you is ME)
While Linkin Park was doing the second verse, Robin and Raven were kind of banging their heads like everybody else. Sitting hip to hip, both of the Titans were deep into the music. Robin turned his eyes to Raven. When he saw her bathed under the silver moonlight, his jaw dropped a little and his eyes widened. Under the silver moon, Raven was truly beautiful through Robin's eyes. Her smile, her body, her hair: she was the epitome of perfection. Smiling to himself, Robin slowly snaked his hand onto Raven's silky thigh and slowly ran his hand up and down. Raven let out a light gasp, but she didn't undo her crossed legs. Letting out a light giggle, Raven lightly smudged Robin's nose with her ice cream.
"Hey!" Robin exclaimed. Raven giggled a little more, seeing how silly Robin was with a smudge of vanilla on the tip of his nose.
"I'll clean that up for you…" Raven leaned closer to Robin's face, closed her eyes and slowly licked the ice cream off his nose with the tip of her little tongue. Robin couldn't help but freeze right where he sat. Grinning, Raven slowly relished the cream that she licked off from Robin.
"Mmmmm… that was real good. Someday… I'll let you take a lick out of me…" Raven's words raised Robin's body temp incredibly.
"… Raven…"
This isn't what I wanted to be, I never thought that what I said would
have you running from me
Like This
This isn't what I wanted to be, I never thought that what I said would
have you running from me
Like This
This isn't what I wanted to be, I never thought that what I said would
have you running from me
Like This
This isn't what I wanted to be, I never thought that what I said would
have you running from me
Like This
(You)
No turning back now
(I wanna be pushed aside so let me go)
No no turning back now
(Let me take back my life I'd rather be all alone)
No turning back now
(Anywhere on my own cuz I can see)
No no turning back now
(The very worst part of you)
(The very worst part of you is me)
All the fans screamed when the band was finished. The entire crowd felt their spirits rising, knowing that the concert is totally far from over. The band fed their fans' hunger with more songs, like P5hng Me Awy, One Step Closer, Forgotten, Don't Stay, Points of Authority, and Breaking the Habit.
The next song they started playing now is Easier To Run.
It's easier to run
Replacing this pain with something numb
It's so much easier to go
Than face all this pain here all alone
As the song continued, Raven started to feel tears coming down her face.
"Raven? What's wrong?"
"… no, it's okay. This song just makes me cry whenever it plays. I'll be fine…" Raven said. As the song plays on, the prophecy Slade brought to her eyes came to vividly. The red skies, all of her friends turned to stone, her father roaring throughout the land to boast his domination.
Suddenly the flashback to her encounter with slade shattered into thousands of pieces when Robin took her hand into his.
(No. Nothing is gonna ruin this night. Not some prophecy, not my father. Nothing!)
Something has been taken from deep inside of me
The secret I've kept locked away no one can ever see
Wounds so deep they never show they never go away
Like moving pictures in my head for years and years they've played
"Hey, uh, Raven. I want to ask you a question."
"Sure. Fire away."
"What were you doing in my room two nights ago?"
That question had Raven's blood nearly freeze. Robin could see shock and guilt written all over her face.
"Raven, I'm not mad at you. I just want to know what happened, that's all. Honest."
Raven wasn't really comfortable with the question, but Robin's tone of voice made her feel comfortable to answer that question. Raven turned her lovely eyes to Robin's.
(… You're so kind to me, Robin…)
"… I heard you having a nightmare in your quarters. It really sounded like there was a struggle in there. So I used my powers to bypass your security system and get into your room, hoping to save you. When I realized later on that you were only having a nightmare, I still didn't want you to suffer in any way. So I pushed away your nightmare and gave you a wonderful dream." Robin smiled to her explanation.
"… That was very nice of you, Raven. Despite how dark other people see you to be, you really have a golden heart…" What Robin said truly touched her.
(Robin… you're so kind… so…beautiful…)
Raven started to smile slyly.
"… Now it's my turn to ask you a question…"
"Okay, Raven. Knock yourself ou-"
Raven leaned towards Robin and lightly pushed him to the saucer's surface. Seeing his back on the ground, Raven grinned even more and lied down on top of him. Robin shut his eyes and let out a breath of delight as he felt her body press into his. Raven leaned close to his ear and let her nose brush into it.
"… Do you like my body, Robin? Did my body really feel sooooo good?"
Robin gasped, remembering what he boasted to Cyborg and Beast Boy.
"… Were my legs that fine? Did I… did I really taste as sweet as honey?" Raven asked lusciously, wrapping her arms around his neck and gazing into his masked eyes. Robin's body temp rose to a new high. His eyes widen even more.
"IT WAS YOU!"
Raven kissed him. She kissed him as though her very life force depended on his lips. Closing her eyes, she let legs rub into his and kissed on. Robin widened his mouth and let his sly tongue twirl around hers, wrapping his arms around her body.
Neither of them knew that her magical saucer they were both on was slowly losing stability, swirving left and right.
Just washing it aside
All of the helplessness inside
Pretending I don't feel misplaced
It's so much simpler than change
It's easier to run
Replacing this pain with something numb
It's so much easier to go
Than face all this pain here all alone
It's easier to run
(If I could change I would take back the pain I would)
(Retrace every wrong move that I made)
It's easier to go
(If I could change I would take back the pain I would)
(Retrace every wrong move that I made I would)
(If I could stand up and take the blame I would)
(I would take all my shame to the grave)
When the song ended, one of the screaming fans looked up to enjoy the stars. However, what really caught his eyes was the black saucer above them.
"HOLY S! IT'S A UFO! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!" Many fans looked up to see what the fan was ranting about. They saw it, and they started to panic. Thousands and thousands more fans saw the saucer Robin and Raven were on and screamed, trying to flee the best they can.
However, Linkin Park didn't throw a fit of panic at all.
"Damn. What the hell is that up there?" Rob Bourdon, the drummer asked.
"I'm tellin' ya man. Jump City is one seriously strange place," Brad Delson, the lead guitarist, said.
"Maybe it's one of those freaky bad guys tryin' to cause trouble," Phoenix, the bass, said.
Chester Bennington took a real good look at the saucer swinging left and right.
"… wait a sec. That's no saucer. It's the TEEN TITANS!"
Mike grabbed the mic.
"Yo! Hold up. JUST HOLD UP! Settle down, people! That ain't no saucer," Mike said. Eventually, everyone calmed themselves and got Linkin Park's attention.
"GIVE IT UP FOR THE TEEN TITANS!" Chester screamed in his mic. A spotlight shined onto the unstable saucer, with Raven on top of Robin. Both of the Titans slowly looked down to the stage.
"Come on down, Titans! Enjoy the limelight!" Mike said to Robin and Raven. Reluctantly, Raven engulfed Robin and herself into her powers and transformed into a raven. The black magical raven flew to the stage and released both Robin and Raven, leaving them in the middle of the band and right in front of over 30,000 screaming fans.
"LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR ROBIN AND RAVEN! YEEEAAAAAHHHHH!" Chester's booming voice riled the fans even more, having them chant "Titans!" again and again. Feeling a bit embarrassed, the couple waved to the fans.
"Hey, what was going on up there, you two? A little hanky panky? Headin' for home base?" Mike asked. A majority of the fans whistled and wooed to the Titans. Never had the Titans felt so embarrassed. Robin turned away from the fans and felt the heat rising. Raven felt so mortified that she hid her face in her hood. Not even that was good enough to hide her red face.
"Come on, everyone. How many people think these two make the hottest couple in Jump City?" Chester asked. The entire capacity crowd boomed with cheers.
"Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. Since I really feel the love, let's do something we've never done before. Let's sing a love song for these two," Chester said. Linkin Park started playing a song, a romantic one. The fans hushed themselves and felt soothed by the change of music Linkin Park brought upon the concert.
The song was Even The Nights Are Better from Air Supply.
I, I was the lonely one
Wondering what went wrong
Why love had gone
And left me lonely
I, I was so confused
Feeling like I'd just been used
Then you came to me
And my loneliness left me
I use to think I was tied to a heartache
That was the heartbreak
But now that I've found you
Robin bowed to Raven and gently took her hand.
"May I have this dance?" Robin asked.
"… I thought you'd never ask…" Raven walked up Robin and slowly embraced him. Robin wrapped his arms around her petite body and led her into a slow dance.
Chorus:
Even the nights are better
Now that we're here together
Even the nights are better
Since I found you
Even the days are brighter
When someone you loves beside you
Even the nights are better
Since I found you
Tens of thousands of fans raised their lighters and lit up the night.
You, you knew just what to do
Cause you had been lonely too
And you showed me how
To ease the pain
And you did more
Than mend a broken heart
Cause now you've made a fire start
And I, I can see that you feel
The same way
I used to think I was tied to a heartache
That was the heartbreak
But now that I've found you
As the chorus played again, Raven embraced Robin even more, loving how her chest pressed into his.
"Robin?"
"Yeah, Raven?"
"This is the best night ever…"
I use to think I was tied to a heartache
That was the heartbreak
But now that I've found you
Even the nights are better
Now that we're here together
Even the nights are better
Since I found you
Even the days are brighter
When someone you loves beside you
Even the nights are better
Since I found you…
The teen couple walked down the halls of Titans Tower, laughing amongst themselves as they remember their favorite lyrics. The time: 11:15 p.m.
"I so love "Faint". That song was the best!"
"I know, Robin! That was a real finisher."
"Noooooo!
Hear me out now
You're gonna listen to me, like it or not
Right nooooow!
Hear me out now
You're gonna listen to me, like it or not
Right nooooow!" Robin and Raven sang, laughing to themselves.
Finally, the teens got to Raven's room. The two stood at the door, feeling reluctant to end the night.
"Well, look like it's time for bed," Robin said.
"… Yeah. I really enjoyed this night, Robin. There's no way in the world that I'd ever forget this very night," Raven said nicely.
"… Same here, Raven. Wanna head to Houlihan's tomorrow? I heard they got the best meals in town."
Raven entered her room, but she didn't take her eyes away from Robin.
"Sure, why not? I'd love to. Well, good night, Robin. Time to hit the sack."
"… Good night, Raven…"
Raven slowly closed her door as she kept her eyes on Robin until the door finally clicked shut. Raven sat on her bed and fell on her back, bouncing on the bed. Smiling to herself, Raven closed her eyes and her arms around herself, imagining Robin lying on top of her and kissing her neck.
Suddenly, Raven remembered the research she was doing earlier that day. The research on why Robin's very touch drove her crazy back at the Combat Room.
"OH MY GOSH! I ALMOST FORGOT! I have to get back on my research! I have to-"
"That won't be necessary."
Another voice startled Raven completely. Raven hopped right off her bed and glowed with great magic.
"… Show yourself, coward…"
"At peace, child. I pose no harm to you…" The Book of Azar on Raven's desk suddenly opened by itself. A bright light flashed out of the book and into Raven's eyes, causing her to shield herself from the brightness. When Raven finally opened her eyes, she saw a young wizard with long hair and wonderful eyes.
"… Rorek."
"The one and only."
"What can I do for you, Rorek?"
"The real question is… what can do for YOU?"
"I… I don't understand."
"I know about your research, Raven. We need to talk. What I'm about to tell you will change your life forever…"
… to be continued.