"Would you like more herbal tea, Lord Rorek?"

"Yes. Please, if you may."

In the kitchen, Raven poured more herbal tea into Rorek's teacup. Rorek sipped his tea like a gentleman.

"I must admit. This herbal tea of yours is very soothing, unlike the other drinks we had back on Azarath."

"Very soothing, and very good for the brain."

"I'll rememeber that."

After Raven finished her second cup of tea, Raven carefully placed her teacup on her saucer.

"Lord Rorek, what brings you here to this world? I… I thought you were dead. Were you imprisoned in my Book of Azar?" Rorek placed his teacup on his saucer.

"Of course not, dear Raven. Think of the book as… a doorway from the other side. Our bodies may not last so long, but the soul is eternal. And we should be considered lucky, for it is those from Azarath who retain their powers despite passing away from the physical world."

"Amazing. My Lord-"

"Please, Raven. Just call me Rorek."

"Yes, My- I mean, Rorek. You said that you have something very important to tell me concerning my research."

"Ah, yes. All this herbal tea nearly sidetracked me. Please forgive me. Raven, you have achieved something of tremendous importance that all of Azarath- no, all the UNIVERSE yearns to have."

"What do you mean, Rorek?"

"Do you remember the combat training you had with your comrade, Robin?"

Raven turned her eyes away from Rorek and felt her heart beat harder than before.

"… Yes, I remember. When he touched my lower back, I just went crazy! It was almost as if he and I were… he and I were…"

"Having sex."

Raven gasped and lowered her face away from Rorek, hoping he wouldn't see her blushing face.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be direct. You wanted to know why Robin was able to send you tremendous pleasure throughout your entire body just through a mere touch."

"That's right! Why did that happen, Rorek? Please, I need to know!"

"Because he has proven that he is the one destined to be your mate."

Raven's eyes widen and locked into Rorek's.

"WHAT?"

"It is true, Raven. What your mother taught you a long time ago is true. When a male finds the hidden spot to bring a female incredible pleasure, he would prove his worth in being the mate of that woman."

"… But Robin doesn't reside from Azarath. How can this be possible?"

"… That is a mystery even to me. But the point is that you and Robin have achieved the most powerful force in the universe. I achieved it when I had to face the notorious Ice Queen at Hagathus Castle back on Azarath thousands of years ago. When our powers locked in a furious battle, the Ice Queen almost fell off the rooftop of the castle and would have met her doom."

"You caught her to prevent her from falling to her death."

"That's right, Raven. Something within me grew and urged me to save her life. When I caught her by the waist, she let out a scream of ecstasy, a scream so loud that all the ice around her castle shattered away. She looked into my eyes, and for the very first time in her life she smiled."

"… She was in love with you."

"Yes, dear Raven. I was in love with her as well, even before I touched her hidden pleasure spot. We both denied our love for each other, since we were on opposing sides. However, the touch tore down the wall between us. Eventually we married and had five wonderful children. The Ice Queen never brought terror to Azarath ever again."

"That… that was incredible. It wasn't just infatuation between Robin and me. Robin's my true love..."

"It's true. You and Robin should not delay your love for each other any longer. To achieve true love the Azarath way, you must give your whole self to him! Take him, Raven! You belong to him, and he belongs to you. Take him…"

Raven's mouth dropped as her heart pounded harder against her chest. Rorek teleported behind Raven and brought his lips to her ear.

"Yes, Raven. Feel your pulse drive through your veins. Give in to the urge of tearing down everything between you and him! Throw away your doubts! Share everything with Robin! Your souls, your energies, your bodies…"

"… Yes… I need to be with him. I must HAVE him!"

"Yeeeeeesssss."

Rorek brought his lips to her other ear as he held her by the shoulders.

"Destiny awaits, dear Raven. Be with him… tonight…"

Rorek slowly disintegrated into blue smoke and disappeared. Raven got up from her seat and stared down the hallway to Robin's room. As she smiled, a tear came down her face.

"Thank you, Rorek. Thank you… mother. You both helped me realized that I achieved the greatest force of all: true love…" Feeling no worries about her emotions triggering her powers the wrong way, the smiling Raven floated towards Robin's room.

Outside the Titans Tower, Rorek floated high over the rooftop. Folding his arms, the mighty wizard let out a breath, feeling that what he needed to do has been accomplished.

"Your life will never be the same, Raven…"

Rorek lowered her head, looking more worried than pleased.

"… and neither will his." Rorek transformed into light and flashed out of sight.

Robin fell back and bounced on his bed. Still wearing his uniform, Robin couldn't find any way at all to fall asleep. He tried everything: a nice snack hidden under his bed, working out, warm milk; nothing was working for him. Robin let out a breath and put his hands behind his head.

"Damnit. I just can't get any sleep! It's so hard to put off what Raven and I did together. She's… she's so special to me…" Robin licked his lips, remembering when he and Raven kissed at the concert. Feeling his heart starting to pound, Robin closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around himself, imagining Raven being in his arms.

"… Raven…"

"Yes, Robin?"

Robin quickly sat up and saw Raven in his room, leaning against the wall and rubbing her left shoulder. Her eyes were in the shadows of her hood, but the moonlight shined up her lovely smile. Raven slowly removed her hood and gazed into Robin's masked eyes. As her smile grew wider, she got her back off the wall and started walking towards her leader.

Reading her body language and her face, Robin realized what she wanted. Breathing heavily, Robin got up from bed and began to feel his throat go dry.

(I can't believe this is happening…) Robin said to himself. Raven was getting closer to the Boy Wonder. The sorceress slowly pulled her lace and let her cape fall to the floor behind her.

"I want you, Robin. Take me, Robin. Take me…"

… to be continued.