I'm still very happy with the amount of feedback that I have received on this story so far. I got slightly less reviews on the last chapter, but I could really function with just 5 a chapter, so what I got was great as it was. With the lack of Robin/Raven interaction so far, I was thinking that people will lose interest. Well, that apparently is not the case. Remember, there won't be a whole lot of focus on them for a little bit, but the second half is jammed back with stuff between them. Hold on until then. Anyways, thanks for all the reviews so far, hope you enjoy the chapter.

I do not own Teen Titans.


Chapter 3: The Mall of Shopping

Robin's View

It was twenty four hours later, and Robin hadn't left his room since the previous night. He spent his entire day waiting for Raven to appear, so he could ask if she would like to spend some time together, but she never came out of her bedroom. Even at night time, she never left. Not to the living room, not even to the roof. When it started to near midnight, Robin went to rest in defeat. Of course, he never went to sleep.

"I could take her to a movie… No! That isn't original enough," Robin mumbled as he paced his room. "What if it was a horror movie? Damn it, forget the movie idea!" Robin yelled at himself. Raven might enjoy horror films, but he had a feeling that she wouldn't enjoy the public theme. Robin wasn't too big on going out in public either. It just wasn't very fun to get chased by fans. In fact, he absolutely hated it.

Tiredly walking over to a chair, Robin sat down and slumped forward onto his desk. He was never going to figure out an idea that would make Raven happy. 'Relax, let the others take their shot' He told himself. Starfire had already decided that she was going to be the first to help Raven out. Her plan was the mall. Robin tried to protest, but Starfire assured him that things would go well. He wasn't so sure though.

"Ideas. Write. Down. Now!" He ordered himself in a robotic tone. Robin took out a sheet of paper and a pen, scrawling down a few ideas, then wrote some notes to go along with them. He listed about ten of them, each one having a note or two to go along with it. Leaning back with a smile, Robin gazed proudly down at them. Then he frowned. "This ideas suck," He muttered. Robin crumpled up the paper, and tossed it into the trash bin.

Through the wall, Robin heard the muffled sound of a door open. 'Raven!' His mind immediately shouted. The Boy Wonder rushed over to the door, cracking it an inch and looking out. A moment later, a dark figure floated past his door. It was her. "Finally," He whispered as she passed. It had only taken her a good day to leave her room. Robin slid his door shut, and walked into his bathroom.

"Time to begin phase one!" Robin said to his reflection as he looked into the mirror. Grabbing a comb, Robin brushed his hair back, and then applied some gel to it. It automatically stuck up as usual, and he gave himself a small smile. Opening his closet and taking out another uniform, Robin flipped his old one off, then climbed into the clean one. Robin ran one hand through his hair before opening the door and walking out into the halls, where an odd silence greeted him. It was quickly broken.

"Dude, psst!" An urgent whisper sounded off from behind him. Robin spun around, and saw Beast Boy's head sticking out from around the corner.

"What?" He whispered back, annoyed. Beast Boy waved him over. Robin let out a disgruntled sigh, and then went over to him.

"Today is Starfire's day with Raven, right?" Beast Boy asked. Robin nodded as an answer. "They aren't going to see a movie or anything, are they?" He asked.

"No, they're going to the mall. Beast Boy, we went over this last night," Robin said, shaking his head. The changeling's memory was almost as bad as his particular brand of humor.

"I had to make sure though, cause I'm taking her to a movie," Beast Boy said.

'So much for that idea' Robin thought. "What about Cyborg, what's he up to?" He asked the changeling.

"Ask him yourself," Beast Boy said as he shrugged. A cough behind him made Robin whirl around.

"Well?" Robin asked.

"I just thought of a great idea. You know how Raven enjoys quiet?" Cyborg asked, then paused. Robin nodded slowly, motioning his hand in a circle to signal for his friend to continue. "Well, I've decided to take her for a drive in the T-Car. No bad guys, no Beast Boy. She'll love it," Cyborg said with a smile.

"That's a great idea! You wanna give it a shot tomorrow?" Robin asked.

"Sure," Cyborg answered, then walked down the hall. Robin stared after him, feeling a little saddened. That drive idea was actually pretty good.

"I'm gonna go eat, I'm starving!" Beast Boy exclaimed, changing into a cheetah and sprinting down the hall after Cyborg. Robin followed slowly.

No movie, no ride on the R-Cycle, and definitely no trips to the mall. Thinking of something to do with Raven was a lot harder than you would think. Robin tilted his head up to the ceiling, placing his arms behind his head and thinking quietly to himself. He didn't hear someone reading out loud to herself, nor did he see her as she floated into his path. Robin crashed right into Raven.

"Hey!" He yelled, falling to the ground and dragging her cloak down with him. Robin thrashed about, tossing the cloak into the air and standing up quickly, brushing some dust off of him. He leaned against the wall, attempting to look as completely unembarrassed as possible. Raven grabbed her cloak and put it back on, staring at Robin all the while.

"Smooth…" She muttered before walking past him. Raven opened her book in front of her, and floated down the hall again.

"You should watch where you're going!" He called after her angrily. Robin smoothed out the wrinkles in his uniform, and turned back down the hall. His anger went away quickly. Raven was depressed. She definitely didn't need someone to be mad at her over something that was as much his fault as it was hers. Walking into the kitchen, Robin searched for Starfire. She was standing over bowl of jell-o, which had chunks of… cat litter? He didn't want to know.

"Are you ready?" Robin asked her as he approached. A hungry looking Starfire tore her eyes way from the jelly like food to stare into Robin's face.

"Of course. Raven and I will take a journey to the mall of shopping as soon as I am done feasting on my lunch," Starfire replied. Taking the plate, Starfire opened her mouth wide and slid the entire thing inside at once. Robin clenched his teeth, holding back the urge to throw up. That was Starfire for you, cute face, disgusting habits.

"Don't drag her to any place that she won't like, we don't want to annoy her," Robin ordered.

"How do we know she's even gonna go along with it?" Cyborg asked Robin. The Boy Wonder smiled.

"Trust me on this one. I have a plan that will make Raven want to be out of the tower for as long as possible," Robin answered, his grin widening.

Raven's View

Another day, and another book done. Raven let out a deep sigh as she closed the thick book, setting it gently on the floor of her room as she entered it. Raven straightened her cloak, as it had been messed up when Robin ran into her. She eyed the mirror on her desk, vaguely wondering if she should take a trip into her mind. Her emotions had been unstable lately, and she was wondering if there was perhaps something different inside of her own mind. No, there probably wasn't.

The clock had just passed twelve noon. Time was going by a lot slower than Raven wanted it to. Without crime, her life was a lot more boring than she liked. For a few moments, Raven stared out her rarely opened window into the bright day. She scowled, closing the blinds as the feeling to meditate grew on her. She floated over her bed, hoping that she could do it right this time.

"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos… Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos…" Raven chanted slowly. A few moments passed, and she gradually slipped into a far more relaxed state. Soon, she was in a completely different world where she felt at home, and time seemed to go by in seconds. Raven only stopped when a knock suddenly came to her door. Raven's eyes snapped open.

"Hello? Raven? Dinner is served," Starfire's naïve voice sounded through the door. Glancing over at her clock once again, Raven saw that it was now six p.m. She had been at it for nearly six hours straight. Settling herself down on the bed, Raven laid back, noticing a pounding noise against her walls. What was that?

"I'll be out in a little bit, Starfire," Raven politely answered, struggling not to yell at her somewhat annoying friend. The Tamaranian girl's footsteps faded away in moments, and Raven forced herself out of bed and up to her door. She really wasn't in the mood to be around all of her friends right now. Straightening up, Raven pulled her hood over her head, and walked through the door.

The first thing that greeted her was some loud music. She was surprised that she wasn't able to hear it through her room. Then again, Raven suddenly recalled the pounding that she heard, and realized it was the same music. Frowning, Raven passed by Robin's door, where the music was almost unbearably loud. Resisting the urge to pound on the door and tell him to shut off his bad music, Raven walked into the living room, where she was greeted by even more noise.

"I get it! Do you get it?" Cyborg roared. A comedy movie was on the screen of their Tv, and Beast Boy and Cyborg were howling with laughter at a scene in a movie that Raven didn't recognize. Beast Boy was laughing loudly as well, banging the table and rolling around on the floor.

"Easily amused idiots," Raven muttered to herself about her two friends. She walked over to the table and took a seat, then noticed something. There was no food. In fact, there wasn't even anything cooking. As far as Raven could tell, everyone had already eaten. "Um, Starfire, where's the food?" She asked.

"I am sorry, I thought that there was food ready. Forgive me," Starfire said.

"Uh- right. I'll just be going then," Raven decided. She slid out of her chair, then walked back towards the halls. Suddenly, Starfire shot in front of her, the alien girl's arms stretched out as if she was trying to stop Raven.

"Why do we not go out and eat together? For I have not eaten as well," Starfire suggested. Raven looked out the window at the setting sun, then at Cyborg and Beast Boy laughing with the loud Tv on, and then heard Robin's music. Perhaps leaving the tower would be a better idea. She would never get any peace in there.

"You know what? I think that's a good idea. I wanted to go replace my book anyways," Raven said, surprising even herself. Wasting no time, Raven walked into the elevator, and Starfire rushed in with her. She hit the button, and the machine went down. Robin poked his head around the corner.

"I didn't think that would actually work," He said to himself as the two Titans left the tower. Then he prepared to leave the tower himself.

000

"Where are we going?" Raven asked Starfire, who was flying ahead of her and leading the way. They were over town, and seemed to be heading towards the center.

"I was thinking that we could go to the mall and do the hanging out," Starfire said. The Tamaranian looked back a Raven, a hopeful look on her face. Raven didn't have the heart to say no.

"Alright, but I don't want to be there all night," She said. Starfire smiled widely and giggled, nodding her head. She then took to the ground, as they had gotten above the mall. They landed outside the doors, and Starfire held it open for Raven. She walked instead, and Starfire followed. Then suddenly…

"Titans!" A girlish scream sounded off. Raven looked up just in time to see a group of a dozen people rushing at her and Starfire. She held her hands up in defense, when they all rushed past her and over to Starfire. "Can I have your autograph?" One girl screeched. "You're hot!" Another girl yelled. Raven sighed.

"Preps," She said under her breath. She walked over to a wall and leaned against it. Out of all the Titans, Starfire and Robin got the most attention. The girls all wanted to look like Starfire, and the guys just plain wanted to her. Even Cyborg and Beast Boy got attention. Raven seemed to barely get any, and when she did, it was by some guy who liked to pretend to be goth.

"That was frightening," Starfire said to Raven. She had gotten done with her autograph session. Raven nodded and pointed over to the food court, where a small Chinese restaurant was. Her and Starfire hadn't gotten any the previous night.

"That alright?" Raven asked. Starfire nodded, and Raven had a feeling that she could care less about what they ate. After all, Starfire wasn't picky.

"I wish to have two orders of the boneless chicken of almond origin!" Starfire told the Asian boy at the register. He stared at her blankly.

"She means two orders of the almond boneless chicken," Raven told him. The boy smiled, ringing up the orders and rushing to get some good.

"I shall pay for it," Starfire offered. She took off her boot, hopping on one foot as she emptied her boot onto the floor. A ten dollar bill sailed to the ground, and Starfire picked it up. As the boy returned, she handed to him, and he took it with a disgusted look on his face. Starfire took the change as Raven grabbed the tray and walked over to an empty table. Starfire sat down, and the two began to eat.

Robin's View

He had lost them. Traveling on foot wasn't easy when the two that he was following could fly. Robin hid his R-Cycle in the bushes outside the mall, where he knew that they were. He inched his way around the building, slipping in a single door on the side that led into a storage room. Stealth could come in handy for this.

For a moment, Robin questioned why he was following Raven and Starfire. Oh yeah, he wanted to see first hand how his plan to make Raven feel better was going. He had told Beast Boy and Cyborg that he was going patrolling, and the two barely acknowledged him. Robin was able to keep up with Raven and Starfire for a little bit, but all the twists and turns slowed him down. How he wished that he had super powers sometimes.

"Hey, what are you-" A beefy man inside of the storage room questioned him, stopping as he saw Robin. "Oh, excuse me, Robin. I had no idea it was you. Up to something important?" The man asked him. Robin shrugged.

"Something like that," He told the guy quietly. Robin brushed by him, then opened a door that led out into the main mall. There! He could see them across the way. Raven and Starfire were eating some food inside of a tiny Chinese restaurant. He inched his way around, going into a souvenir shop and pretending to look at some post cards. He was really staring at Raven. She didn't look sad, nor did she look happy. Maybe it was going alright.

"Wobin!" A voice down to his left said. Robin felt a tug on his costume, and looked down to see a small girl that could have been no more than three years old staring up at him with wide, watery eyes. "Wobin!" She yelled again.

"Shh!" Robin managed urgently.

He tapped the child away slightly, trying to make her go away. The kid kept tugging on his uniform, all the while letting out loud a loud "Wobin" every few seconds.

"Please, little girl, be quiet!" He said angrily. Uh-oh.

"Wah!" The little girl began to cry. Robin looked over to make sure that Raven and Starfire weren't watching the commotion.

"Oh, Katie! Leave that boy alone," A teenage sounding voice said. Robin looked up into the cute face of a teen girl, who smiled at him. "I'm sorry, she likes to bother people," She said.

"That's alright, it was my fault that she's crying anyways," Robin said. He stared full on into the girl's bright eyes, which suddenly widened as she smiled.

"Oh. My. God! You're Robin, right? Of the Teen Titans? Girls!" The teen yelled. Robin snapped his head to the left, just as a group of girls turned to look at him. "Robin!" they cried in unison.

"Thanks a lot!" Robin yelled at the fangirl, then took off running.

Raven's View

She finished her meal just s a few screams came from a shop nearby. Raven jumped out of her chair, expecting a villain to be threatening some girls. But there was no villain, only a group of screaming girls running through the mall. What had they been yelling? Raven couldn't tell. She picked up the tray, then tossed out the garbage.

"Where would you like to go?" Starfire asked her. Raven looked around for the nearest book store. She definitely wasn't used to the mall, even after a couple of years of living in Jump City. She pointed over to a store across the way.

"I need to replace the book that Beast Boy ruined, do you mind?" Raven asked.

Starfire shook her head, and followed as Raven went into the store. She searched a small section dedicated completely to Edgar Allen Poe. Her book was the thickest one there by him, so she grabbed it and paid for it as quick as possible. For some reason the bright lights had begun to give her a nauseous feeling. She turned to Starfire and asked, "Do you mind if we get going?"

"But we have only been here a mere half an hour! I wish to get my hair and nails done, would you accompany me?" Starfire asked. Raven held her breath, trying to relax. She supposed that as long as she had a place to sit, she might be able to tolerate the mall a while longer.

"Alright, let's go," Raven said. Starfire grinned wildly, taking Raven's hand and leading her to a hair salon. It was surprisingly much less dim in there than in the mall, and nearly empty.

"Hell, how may I help you?" A woman asked them.

"Yes. I would like my nails done, and also, I would enjoy the cutting of my hair," Starfire said. The woman nodded, motioning for Starfire to follow her.

"I'll just… I'll just sit down," Raven said quietly. She sat down in the nearest chair, which was for people to sit in and get her hair washed. No one was there, so she took a seat. Leaning back comfortably, Raven cracked open her book, and began to read. As she did, she silently cursed Beast Boy for making her buy another one of these books. She should have used his money.

Soon, an hour had gone by, and Starfire was not back. Raven yawned tiredly, and leaned her head back, closing her eyes. She heard quiet footsteps walk past her, but she didn't think much of it. They stopped behind her, and Raven opened one eye. She went to ask what they were doing, when she heard the water turn on, and a blast of cold hit her in the head. She shot up, water splashing over her and onto the floor. Raven whirled around, angry.

"What are you doing?" She spat at a confused looking girl, a mirror behind her cracking. Raven mentally calmed herself slightly.

"I'm sorry, I thought you were supposed to get your hair washed. That-" The girl stopped as Raven glared at her.

"I was resting there, not waiting to get my hair done. Do I look like the type of girl who gets anything like that done?" Raven asked. The girl shook her head. "Then what were you thinking?" She said angrily. Raven took a few deep breaths, and began to calm down slightly.

"What is the problem here?" The voice of the woman who was treating Starfire said. Raven turned around, where the woman, clearly the manager, was standing next to Starfire, who held up red painted nails to show Raven.

"One of your workers tried to wash my hair when I didn't want it washed," Raven told her/

"Well, if you were seating in that seat, one could only assume that you wanted it done," The manager said.

"Well, I didn't want it done," Raven said. The woman walked up to her, holding a finger up.

"You have treated me, and my employees disrespectfully. Get out!" The woman yelled.

"Gladly," Raven said calmly. She walked away, Starfire following after she tossed some money at the woman. Raven pushed the doors out of the mall open, letting out a slow sigh. "I am never going anywhere near there again…" She said to herself.

"Raven, I am sorry. I did not mean to get you upset. I-"

"Starfire, forget it. That wasn't your fault. Can we please just go home?" Raven asked nicely, Starfire nodded sadly, and floated into the air. Raven following. She cast one last look back at the mall, one final rush of anger coming as it went out of view.

000

After another few hours of meditation, Raven felt relatively calm and collected. Her outburst at the manger was rude, she had to admit, but she didn't care. Raven couldn't help it if her emotions sometimes got out of control. It wasn't her fault if she was half demon, and therefore a little more complicated than a normal human.

All in all, her night hadn't been that bad. She had gotten a good meal, had a chance to buy her favorite book again, and her meditation had gone quite well. But somehow… something just didn't feel right. Starfire hadn't asked to take Raven to the mall for months, so why now? She was probably just being paranoid.

Raven laid down in her bed, not bothering to remove her cloak. She had her blinds opened again, but it was dark now. A small amount of moon light shone through, illuminating her thin form under the covers. Raven looked out the window, wondering what the people outside were doing with their normal lives. One thing was for sure, Robin was still out there, because he was not in the Tower when Raven had gotten home.

As she drifted off to sleep, Raven remembered something. It was something that the girls were screaming at the mall. 'Robin!' That was it. They were calling out his name. Was he following them at the mall? Raven continued to wonder that until she fell asleep. She would forget by the time she woke up.


That was interesting, and it felt ungodly long. I don't know how good or bad it was. Either way, I would appreciate a review. Constructive criticism if you must give any criticism. I'll be updating in another week, with another sub par chapter probably. I don't know. If you enjoyed this one, you'll probably enjoy the next. Stay tuned. Review please.

Next Chapter: Obviously still depressed, Raven decides to take a peaceful car ride with Cyborg. Robin continues his stalking, but is caught by Raven as he saves some civilians. What will Raven's take be on Robin following her?

"Frightening, truly frightening…"

-SinFire