Author's Note: Well. This is chapter 16, and like I mentioned before, this is basically like an intermission. It's just going to be AlexisXRaven songfictions.. That doesn't mean they're not good. So please continue reading my story!

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Disclaimer: I do not own Phil Collins songs, and the first song here, I hate to admit it, I don't know who sings it. Well anyways, I hope you like it..

Chapter 16: Intermission

First Song:

Love can be a many splendored thing

Can't deny the joy it brings

A dozen roses, diamond rings

Raven sighed as she lay back down on her bed, her eyes closing to recapture the wonderful night that she and Alexis had lastnight. A romantic night, with candles, roses, diamonds. She had never knew that love would do this so a person. She had always thought love was something that was only granted to the people who deserved it.. She never did deserve it.

Alexis helped her escape from this world, helped her through the pain of her past, through the pain of other things as well. She remembered that one day she almost ended her life. The day she realized she loved Beast Boy. It was that day that Alexis and Artemis broke into the bank.

It was that day she realized that she and Alexis were meant to be. She still had to keep her attitude in check, but it killed her inside to have to battle someone who she thought she loved. Raven sighed. When did Alexis end up loving her anyways?

If you were to ask Raven what love was, she wouldn't have cared. She would've scoffed and walked away. Now, she would never deny the joy that it has brought her. It had brought her happiness and light towards her usually dull life. She enjoyed it much..

Sighing, she looked towards her window, wondering where and what her love was doing at this exact moment. Was she thinking about Raven, or someone else..

Dreams for sale and fairy tales

It'll make you hear a symphony

And you just want the world to see

But like a drug that makes you blind,

It'll fool ya every time

Her nightmares had ended and were replaced with lustful dreams. Dreams that made her want Alexis even more than she already thought. Her love was never-ending, she was wondering how it was to Alexis.. How did Alexis feel about this?

Her life had become lighter. She would hum happy tunes as she did things, most likely humming their 'song.' The two were becoming closer every day. Yet Raven was still nervous about letting anyone find out. She didn't want to become humiliated.

If she was in love, why did she feel this way? Why didn't she want people to know. Was she just using Alexis for her pleasure, to relieve herself of the feelings. She sighed as she sat back up again. Love was confusing.

She had heard the phrase 'Love makes you blind' before, and now was wondering... Was she becoming blind. How could she have trusted Alexis with something as serious as a relationship. A smile formed on her face. Love was like a drug that makes you blind.

And it shall fool you everytime. Standing up, she walked over towards her window, leaning out against it. This was the portal to their little session every night. Alexis would visit her once every night. Gushing to Raven about how much she loved her.. Why did she believe?

The trouble with love is

It can tear you up inside

Make your heart believe a lie

It's stronger than your pride

The trouble with love is

She remembered the day that Alexis did that horrible thing. She didn't love Raven, she never did. She just used her again so she could remember all the things about the Titans. She knew all the entrances thanks to Raven, and a bit more than she had already known before.

It broke her heart. As she watched, she felt her heart suddenly shatter into a million pieces. In her mind, she saw herself kneeling trying to put them together. She felt tears run down her cheeks. She never wanted something as beautiful as this to end this way.

She felt herself die inside once Alexis said it to her. She felt her life suddenly become useless, she felt herself wanting never to have to see anyone again. She wanted to die, to end her life, to say goodbye to everyone who 'loved' her.

Love ruined her life. It made her become even more depressed than she started out with. She was still inside trying to mend the broken peices of her heart, even though she knew.. it was already over and it would never happen to her again.

That was the trouble with love. It was easy to start and then, at the very end, it was harder to end. It was a bit like the war. Looking out the window, she rolled her eyes. Why did things like this always end up happening to a good person like herself.

It doesn't care how fast you fall

And you can't refuse the call

See, you got no say at all

Now I was once a fool, it's true

She remembered how Alexis would ask her how her day was, ask her millions of questions about her life. Why did it even matter to her. If she was to die, commit suicide, Alexis wouldn't even care. She would stand at my grave and laugh. Laugh at how stupid she had been.

She remembered getting her calls everyday, and then, suddenly they stopped. She remembered she told me she lost my number. What a bunch of shit. Raven let out another sigh as her minds continued to think horrible thoughts. She would refuse to answer the phone now, it brought back too many conversations..

She couldn't end it, she was blinded by love. She had thought that their love would keep on lasting until the end of time, and that it would still keep going. They never got in arguments, so why did it end? Why did it end as horrible as it had..

Raven once was a fool. She knew it was all true, but as she stared out the window, she sighed. Alexis never would have thought that, or at least she would never admit it. Maybe that was what ended it. They never trusted each other enough..

I played the game by all the rules

But now my world's a deeper blue

I'm sadder, but I'm wiser too

I swore I'd never love again

What happened? Raven had done everything right, she remembered. She would never be late, she would let Alexis do whatever she pleased. So why, why did it end up the way it had. She played all the rules, she made sure that she always apologized if she did something wrong...

Now her world was more sad. She wanted to take the pills, to fall off a cliff and land in a thrashing water full of pointing rocks. She may be more sad then she was before, but now.. She was a bit wiser now. She knew what to expect now..

She remembered swearing she would never love again. She would stay alone forever, she wouldn't care. What was so great about being in love, and then... ending up hurt in the end. She never understood the fact why people would put them through things like this..

I swore my heart would never mend

Said love wasn't worth the pain

But then I hear it call my name

As her thoughts collided, she saw herself give up, she saw herself through the pieces back down on the ground and stomp off. She gave up on trying to mend her broken heart. And she thought, what would happen if she did fix it? Alexis would never come back to her.. She knew this...

She said love wasn't worth it with Raven. Raven was an outcast, she did not belong. Love was not worth the pain that it was bringing to her. She closed her eyes, letting the wind blow around her as she began to cry..

Raven imagined Alexis holding her in her arms. She imagined her love's soft voice whisper in her ear, "Raven." Her hot breath feeling weird against her neck.. And then she realized.. This wasn't fake.. It was all real..

(The trouble with) The trouble with love is

It can tear you up inside

Make your heart believe a lie

It's stronger than your pride

The trouble with love is

The trouble with love was that it existed. It existed, raising hell to the innocent people of the world. It made people suffer, and it made people turn against each other. All it ended up was, in war.. With broken hearts, broken dreams..

It makes you believe lies, it makes you feel like you're special.. But it isn't.. And it never was, so why should we allow love to exist if all it does is bring pain to us all. Why do we fall in love? Who even came up with the idea of love..

It doesn't care how fast you fall

And you can't refuse the call

See, you got no say at all

The people you care about don't care if you die. They wouldn't care, they were the ones who made you do whatever you did. They brought you to the edge of sanity, and they were the ones who made you do the horrible thing of jumping off.

We have no say at all in love, and if we do, all it does is make us hurt even more. It shatters our heart into even more pieces than it already had. It makes us work harder towards that person to make them love us even more...

Every time I turn around

I think I've got it all figured out

My heart keeps callin' and I keep on fallin'

Over and over again

As Raven walks down the street, she kept imagining hearing her name being called to her, bringing her back with every word. She stopped turning around as the rain fell from the sky, soaking her again. It was all her imagination, she was never coming back..

Raven kept telling herself to drop the subject, but her heart told her no. Her heart wanted her to run back to Alexis' house, to apologize and beg her back. No, she wasn't going to allow it. Not again.. Not again.. And not ever again..

Raven began to run, heading towards the ally that the two usually met up in. She saw a figure standing in the distance, and she smiled as she ran towards it, her arms outstretched. It was Alexis, her eyes were narrowed as I arrived.

I saw her glare at me before she went back into her house, I heard the door lock so I couldn't follow her in. So this was how her relationship would end..

The sad story always ends the same

Me standin' in the pourin' rain

It seems no matter what I do

It tears my heart in two

Raven let the rain drip down her as she stared. The door had just been slammed in her face, and now she began to cry. She didn't care that Alexis could hear her. She didn't care if anyone knew now. This was too much for her to take in.

Standing out in the pouring rain she cried. It seemed that no matter what she did, no matter what she thought, and no matter what she would say, Alexis would never come back to her. And it tore her heart in even more pieces.

(The trouble with love is) The trouble with love, yeah

(It can tear you up inside) It can tear you up inside

(Make your heart believe a lie) Make your heart believe a lie

It's stronger than your pride

(The trouble with love is)

So this was how love was, she thought as she walked home, dripping wet. It will tear you up inside, make you hate yourself, make your heart belive a filthy bunch of lies. Why did she not realize? That it was over, and that love was stronger than her pride..

This would never end, it would come back to torment her every night, and she knew this was true.. As she walked down the streets, she crossed her arms over her chest, letting out another sigh as she reached the end of the lake..

It's in your heart

It's in your soul (doesn't care how fast you fall)

You won't get no control

(and you can't refuse the call)

See, you got no say at all

She stared across at the T-Tower before looking down at her feet. Should she go back? Should she stay? Love was confusing, it's in your heart and in your soul.. You don't got no say, and you can't choose the way it ends.. But you can choose the way you end your life..

Looking down at the knife she had in her hands, she began to slice away, letting the blood drip down her pale arms to land on the grass below. She wanted to die, and she knew no one would notice once she was gone. She began to slice deeper, the blood dripping faster..

And minutes later, she collapsed to the ground in the puddle of blood. Her eyes slowly closed and her breathing stopped, but a tear rolled down her cheek..

(The trouble with love is) Oh, yeah

(It can tear you up inside)

(Make your heart believe a lie)

A/N: Okay, well next comes the other one.. Just if you're wondering, I just wrote the one above for fun.. And no, it will not, well it might, happen in the stories.. This is just random songfictions I'm writing for ideas.. Here comes a Phil Collins song!

Alexis' POV

Seperate Lives By Phil Collins:

You called me from the room in your hotel
All full of romance for someone that you met
And telling me how sorry you were, leaving so soon
And that you miss me sometimes when you're alone in your room
Do I feel lonely too?

I remember when we first fought after that period when I left. I remember that look on your face, and I remember smiling inside. I wanted to know when you first felt feelings for me, but I was too shy to ask. I was a bad guy, you were supposed to fight me.. Not love me.

I remember our first kiss. It was ontop of the T-Tower. I enjoyed it very much, but I doubt you realized.. I heard you calling out to me. I heard it, and I won't deny it. I remember that you told me that you were sorry about this, we had seperate lives..

I missed you much when I would lie in my room, I wanted to talk to you about it, about our new-founding relationship. I knew you missed me too when you were all alone in your room, that was why I would visit you every night. Didn't you enjoy it?

Do you not wonder if I am lonely as well?

You have no right to ask me how I feel
You have no right to speak to me so kind
We can't go on just holding on to time
Now that we're living separate lives


We are not alike, we live seperate lives. We would never be a good couple, but I wanted it too happen. I wanted it to continue, and I wanted to see if it could work, and I'm sure that if we tried hard enough, I could be right.

I remember you asking me how I felt, I wouldn't answer. You have no right to ask me how I feel when you already should know. I love you, Raven. I wouldn't deny it, but there is something inside that I hate, my other side that hates you deeply.

We can't be together for always, that would be a waste. I want to move on, I want to be in love more than once. And if you don't allow that, then.. We can't be together, and I hope you know how I feel because... We live seperate lives..

Well I held on to let you go
And if you lost your love for me, well you never let it show
There was no way to compromise
So now we're living (living)
Separate lives

I wanted to let you go so much, but I knew it wouldn't work. I was a different person than you, and I couldn't stand myself not loving you. You were my love, my flower, I never wanted it to end the way it did, but I had to.

If you lost your love, I wouldn't care. My love for you slowly slipped away every day, the fact you wouldn't let people know hurt me a lot, Raven. I know you wouldn't know how I felt, so that's why I ended it. You never did love me..

So this is why I left you. I have other reasons as well. We could never become one, Raven, not if you don't trust me.. That is why I left you the way I did, I didn't want you to want me more, but now I realize.. another reason is... We both live seperate lives...

Ooh, it's so typical, love leads to isolation
So you build that wall (build that wall)
Yes, you build that wall (build that wall)
And you make it stronger

You kept pushing me away every night, how was I to act? Did you expect me to let you continue doing this? I wouldn't allow it anymore, and that's why I began to move away from you. To isolate you and build a wall. You were doing the same.. Do not lie.

I kept building that wall every day, making it stronger so you couldn't break through. You could cry, and I wouldn't care. I never cared about you, Raven. You never cared about me, you pushed me away, now how does it feel?

Well you have no right to ask me how I feel
You have no right to speak to me so kind
Some day I might (I might) find myself looking in your eyes
But for now, we'll go on living separate lives
Yes for now, we'll go on living separate lives
Separate lives

Living seperate lives, I guess this is the perfect time to say it.. Raven, I hate you.. and now, I must say... Goodbye..

A/N: Okay, one more..It's going to be Raven's POV.. Sorry about this chapter being so long, but anyways, I guess it makes the number of words bigger..

Phil Collins: Easy Lover

Easy lover
She'll get a hold on you believe it
Like no other
Before you know it you'll be on your knees
She's an easy lover
She'll take your heart but you won't feel it
She's like no other
And I'm just trying to make you see

She'll get a hold on me again, I can easily tell you that. I won't deny it ever again, because she already had. She had begged for me back, and I let her in. I knew it once I went to her walking to her still soaked from the rain that dripped from the sky.

She's so easy to get. She would do whatever you wanted. She was a slut, she wanted you to love her, and that was exactly what I did. She could take your heart and you really would not give a damn, but only because she was an easy lover..

I'm just trying to make you see..

She's the kind of girl you dream of
Dream of keeping hold of
You'd better forget it
You'll never get it
She will play around and leave you
Leave you and deceive you
Better forget it
Oh you'll regret it

She's the girl that haunts your dreams. The girl who won't let you rest in piece once you're dead. Her dreams make you never want to wake up, you want to continue to sleep forever in her arms or in whatever dream you are having on her.

You will never realize that she has another side. She'll leave you, she'll leave you and take your heart away, and then she would laugh. She would stomp on your grave once you were dead. She would make you fall for her, and then she'd grab your heart and break it.

She'd leave you alone, make you feel depressed until you do the thing you never thought you would ever docommit suicide. You can't stand living without that firey goddess who would easily make you fall for you.. You better forget it, she's mine, but now I regret it..

No you'll never change her, so leave it, leave it
Get out quick cause seeing is believing
It's the only way
You'll ever know

She will never change, I know. I have tried. I would talk to her, try to convince her to stop being a bad person and to become a good person. She never would change, I think it's my fault she does this now.. It is all my fault..

To see her, you'll fall head over heels, and I advise you to leave now. Run away forever, and never look back. She'll snatch your heart and then make you depressed, make you end your life and stomp on your grave... Run away, it's the only way out..

Easy lover
She'll get a hold on you believe it
Like no other
Before you know it you'll be on your knees
She's an easy lover
She'll take your heart but you won't feel it
She's like no other
And I'm just trying to make you see

She's an easy lover, and she'll make you fall head over heels, it happened to me. I never thought I would fall in love, don't fall for her. She'll get a hold on you, and you better believe it, because she won't let go until you're madly in love, and then... She breaks your heart...

You'll be back on your knees begging for her back, she's an easy lover and I know she won't give up. She'll take your heart without you noticing it, and she's like no other girl. She's an easy lover, and a slut. Don't fall for her..

You're the one that wants to hold her
Hold her and control her
You'd better forget it
You'll never get it
For she'll say there's no other
Till she finds another
Better forget it
Oh you'll regret it

You're the one that wants to hold her, that was what I thought when I was in love with her as well. You want to hold her forever, hold her and control her. You don't want her to leave you, you want her to do what you want. You're kdding?

She'll never change. You might want to forget, she'll never get it.. And what she'll say, is that there is no other until she finds another person to put her fustrations upon.. I told you to forget it, because you will regret it in the end..

And don't try to change her, just leave it, leave it
You're not the only one, ooh seeing is believing
It's the only way
You'll ever know, oh

I warned you, and now you've failed. I told you to let her be. I told you to stop trying to change her, you'll end up like me.. You're not the only one, I've told you before. I've warned you, but it's the only way to know...

Don't try to change her, because you'll regret it in the end. Why do people still go after her? Why don't they care about the mistakes of others, and now they shall feel the way I feel everyday... I wish I would have never became in love..

No don't try to change her, just leave it, leave it
You're not the only one, ooh seeing is believing
It's the only way
You'll ever know, oh

I warned you, you didn't believe me, and now you pay the price. You'll never laugh again, you'll feel pain all the time, and now.. This is the end for us all in happiness, and I've paid the price. Don't you wish you would have listened to me? Now don't you feel stupid..

Do it again, I really don't care. Why should I? You didn't belive me, your life could have still been happy, but now you fell for her.. I hope you die.. I'm still on my knees.. Praying for her to come back to me, but I know.. It will never work..

She's an easy lover (she's a easy lover)
She'll get a hold on you believe it (get a hold on you)
(She's) like no other
Before you know it you'll be on your knees (you'll be down on your knees)
She's an easy lover
She'll take your heart but you won't feel it (you won't feel it)
She's like no other
And I'm just trying to make you see (trying to make you see)

A/N: Okay, well there is the intermission, I hope you liked it! Well anyways, continue to read and review my story! I really appreciate it!

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