Reviews poured in nice and quick for the last chapter. I was very pleased by that. Now I know that I originally said I was going to update once a week, but I recently realized that I miscalculated something. It will be explained later why I didn't update after a week, at the start of chapter ten. So, carrying on, this is going to be a difficult chapter. I set my chapters at a three thousand words, and I'm not sure how I'll manage it here. It's going to mostly focus on Raven and Robin as a couple, but the end will have some action. And please note this: I know Slade is all super powered and crap with fire in the show, but he's just his good old badass self in my story. Just martial arts for him. He won't be in the story much, just to tell you. Oh, and to the person asking to translate my story into Thai… sorry, no. It's nothing personal. I'm trying not to be an ass here, but I've got extreme paranoia over stuff involving my writing, so I'd prefer you don't use my story. Sorry, again. Anyways… read away.

I do not own Teen Titans.


Chapter 9: Bad Start

Raven's View

She stirred quietly in bed, wrapping her arms around the pillow that her head was laying on. Raven stretched her legs tiredly and opened her eyes, squinting into the small amount of sunlight that streamed through her blinds. Raven looked at her clock, which read 9:47 AM in big red letters. Her alarm wouldn't go off for almost fifteen minutes. Raven sat up and yawned loudly before looking around her room. Something seemed off.

"Probably nothing…" She muttered to herself. Raven threw back her covers, suddenly noticing that she was fully clothed. Both her cloak and her boots were still on. She gave a tiny frown before throwing her legs over the side and stepping down onto an unusual feeling ground.

"Ow!" A voice yelled from the floor. Raven jumped back onto her bed in mild fright and looked down below her. Robin was laying down there. No pillow, no blanket. Right now he was rubbing his side where she had stepped on him.

"I'm sorry." Raven stepped over Robin and reached down to help him up. Her body warmed as his gloved hand gripped her own bare one. Raven blushed, looking away so Robin wouldn't notice. Even though they were together, touching still made her feel a little weird.

"It's fine. I knew I shouldn't have slept right next to the bed," Robin said with a smirk. Raven couldn't help but smile at his undeniably handsome face. She let go of his hand and walked over to make her bed.

"When did I fall asleep?" Raven asked. Her memories from the previous night were coming back. After their little get together, they had sat on her bed and quietly talked for hours. She didn't really remember falling asleep though.

"I don't know. Quarter after three? You seemed pretty tired to me, so I tucked you in and laid on the floor for the night," Robin answered. Raven couldn't imagine sleeping on the horribly uncomfortable floor in her room.

"I'm surprised you didn't climb into bed with me," She said. She held back a small smile at the thought of her and Robin sleeping in one bed. Raven had grown rather fond of Robin overnight.

"Oh, believe me… the thought crossed my mind," Robin said. A quick laugh escaped her uncontrollably. It was odd. Usually she could control her laughing, even in the most difficult of situations.

"Maybe another time," Raven said mischievously. Robin's eyebrows raised as he grinned widely. She turned away from him for a few moments to levitate her sheets around. Raven arranged them until her bed was back to looking orderly. Then she walked over and stood in front of Robin. He reached down and grabbed her hands.

"So… haven't changed your mind about us? You still want to be with me?" Robin asked. He sounded fairly nervous. Raven tightened her hold around his hands and stood closer to him.

"Yes, I do. Robin, for the first time in my life I feel like everything is okay. It's been so long since I've even felt happy, and you're giving me so much more. I want to be with you as long as you want to be with me," Raven replied. Robin wrapped his arms around her.

"I know that I haven't liked you in this way for very long, but I feel as if I want to be with you for a long, long time," Robin whispered into her ear. Leaning against him, Raven smiled widely. Hearing him say that actually meant a lot to her.

"You think the others will be surprised?" She asked. The only person whose reaction she knew about would be Beast Boy. The changeling was probably going to be enraged that she chose Robin over him. Oh well. It's not like she ever liked Beast Boy in that way ever anyways.

"Er… heh, I doubt it. Starfire was encouraging me to talk to you about my feelings, and I talked to Cyborg and Beast Boy just before I got into here. They're probably all expecting this to happen," Robin said.

"Good… I wasn't in the mood for a bunch of weird responses to us holding hands or something," Raven mumbled. She let go of Robin and pulled her hood up, causing Robin to frown. "What?" She asked. Robin shrugged.

"I just feel that such a beautiful face shouldn't be hidden from the world," The Boy Wonder replied. Raven's blinds sprung open violently, and her face turned bright red. She had lost control of her emotions there for a second. Robin walked over and fixed the blinds, wearing a smile. "I guess that made you feel something," He said. Raven nodded and pulled her hood back down.

"I'd only keep it down all the time for you, so consider this a favor," Raven mumbled. Robin chuckled and walked towards the door, grabbing Raven's hand and pulling her along with him. "Where to?" She asked.

"Well, I was thinking that we could go out there and show the others that we're together. All of the team knew that I was on my way to talk to you. They're going to want to know what happened," He said. Raven felt a quick rush of anger that melted away in moments. That was odd as well. Usually her anger lasted a lot longer than that.

"Alright… but I hope you don't expect me to be kissing you and stuff in front of them. Public displays of affection sicken me," Raven said. Robin smiled widely and shook his head vigorously.

"Oh, don't worry… I wouldn't ever think of making you kiss me in public," The Boy Wonder assured her. She could tell that he was messing with her, but she found it kind of amusing. He didn't generally act this way. Hell, Robin never acted this way. It was a side that Raven had a feeling she would be the only one to see out of everyone on the team.

Robin pulled her along gently and went straight out the door. Raven struggled to keep her powers in check as her emotions went a little wild. She was a bit nervous about facing everyone with Robin. After all, a relationship within the team could really stir some stuff up. Beast Boy and Starfire would no doubt be the most affected, the two of them being the ones with crushes on other members. Cyborg probably wouldn't give a damn.

"Nervous?" Robin asked her casually. He stopped walking for a moment and turned to her, looking concerned. Raven shifted her eyes around to look if anyone was around.

"Kind of. What gave it away?" Raven asked curiously. Robin lifted their hands and she saw that her grip was unusually tight on his hand. She blushed and let go quickly. "Sorry," She muttered.

"Don't be." Robin grabbed her hand again and Raven specifically made sure that she didn't crush his hand this time as they walked their way through the halls. They both stopped before they reached the door that led to the main room, and Raven let out a deep breath before Robin led her in.

The room was brightly lit from the sun shining down outside. The Tv was blaring loudly to some comedy show that Beast Boy was sitting in front of. Cyborg was going through the CD's on one of the shelves. Starfire was idly floating in the air, looking as if she was in her own little world. Robin cleared his throat loudly, and all three of them looked over at her and him.

"Uh…" Cyborg started. The machine teen glanced over at Beast Boy, whose face had jealousy written all over it. Then he turned back and smiled at them both. "I guess things worked out alright," He said to Robin. The Boy Wonder nodded.

"Friends!" Starfire raced over to them and wrapped them both into a hug. Raven shoved her back lightly. "You two are together, how glorious! Won't you come in and have a seat with me?" Starfire said. She grabbed their hands and dragged them over to the table. Raven gave Robin a desperate glance as she did, Starfire's cheeriness freaking her out as usual. Robin smiled.

"Thanks for… pulling us here, Star. You seem very happy today," Robin said. IT was true. Starfire seemed almost overjoyed, even though Robin was with Raven and not her. It kind of seemed forced.

"Of course I am! It is not every day that two of my best friends express their feelings for one another and get together. I am very pleased about this," The Tamaranian said. She nodded vigorously while Raven struggled to find something to say. She felt obligated to talk for some strange reason.

"Well, well, well… The two lovebirds together at last," Beast Boy said from the couch. He muted the Tv and walked over to them in a menacing sort of way. He leaned down in front of her and Robin. "Happy, are we?" He asked. Robin opened his mouth to speak, but Raven cut him off.

"You should drop the tough guy act, it's really not for you," Raven said. A whoop of laughter came from behind them as Cyborg listened in. Beast Boy looked at Raven, dumbfounded, before giving her a glare and simply walking away. She smiled. That showed him.

"Weather guy said that it's gonna be a pretty nice night. You guys going anywhere late on?" Cyborg asked. He had found a CD that he liked and was walking away towards his room. Raven was about to say no, but she kept her mouth shut. Maybe Robin had a plan for the two of them.

"Not really sure. Probably. But I think we should at least wait until later today before we make any plans. Hopefully there won't be any attacks that ruin out day," Robin answered. Cyborg didn't say anything. He just nodded and backed his way out of the room. A few minutes later, music could be heard quietly coming through the halls. Looks like he had put that CD to use.

"Would you like to go somewhere tonight? I don't want to go if you don't want to," Robin said. Raven smiled again. She couldn't help it. Robin seemed to really care about how she felt a lot.

"I don't know. Well, I mean, if you want to go somewhere I'll go, but I don't need to go anywhere or something," She said shakily. Raven blushed once again. She felt so nervous around Robin, even her speech sounded weird. She didn't sound like herself at all, which was beginning to freak her out.

"I was thinking we could just take another walk. You know, like last night. Minus the argument and being attacked, I had a pretty good time," Robin stated.

"So did I," Raven agreed. Robin smiled and reached across the table to grab her hand, and she grinned back as they touched. She was glad that this was all happening. Robin leaned back in his chair and stared across the table at her, and Raven stared back. Despite the lack of talking, she was very, very… happy.

Robin's View

It was several simple hours of silence mixed with good feelings. He sat across Raven for a long time, just admiring her beauty and how perfect she looked to him. She was flat out amazing. Raven stared back and him the entire time. How he wished he could know what she was thinking while they sat there.

After a pleasant staring competition, they walked around the tower together, stopping on the roof for a while to enjoy the nice weather. A cool breeze was going about for a bit, and Robin wrapped his arms around Raven to keep her warm. She seemed to really like that. When they began to grow hungry, they went into the kitchen to eat, both of them enjoying cold pizza and tea together. The entire day was going well, only Beast Boy's constant glares at him causing any sort of hostility. Things were great.

"This just in, the criminal mastermind known as Slade has broken into a building downtown and planted a bomb into the heart of it. The bomb is set to explode in…"

"Woah! Did you guys hear that?" Beast Boy asked urgently. The changeling's anger seemed to be forgotten for the moment as he turned around to face him and Raven, who were at the table again. Starfire watched them from the kitchen.

"Yeah, we heard it. I wonder why the alarm hasn't gone-" Robin's voice was drowned out by the loud alarm, which went off with some flashing red lights. "Off…"

"Trouble?" Cyborg's voice came from behind. He sprinted into the room and glanced at the Tv, which was now showing Slade on top of a tall building. Robin nodded his head and jumped up from the table.

"Slade, as usual. Cyborg, do you know that building?" Robin asked. Cyborg looked at the name of the building and rushed over to a computer nearby, typing in a few things on it.

"This isn't good," He said. Robin looked over at Raven, who was grimacing. This could very well mess up their day. "It's a research facility. Chemicals, medical stuff, viruses. My guess is that Slade wants to blow it up to release the chemicals and what not into the air and out into the city. Not good," Cyborg told them all.

"No, not good at all. But why is he alone? Usually Slade sends his robots to do the usual dirty work," Robin said. "This isn't his style," He added. Cyborg shrugged.

"We must hurry before the explosive device detonates!" Starfire said. Robin nodded and ran to his room to grab some stuff, getting a bo staff and some more explosive disks.

"Let's go!" He ordered. The Titans quickly rushed out of the tower.

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Robin enjoyed the short fly into the city with Raven carrying him, but his mind went back to business when they touched ground. Nobody was outside, at least not within a close distance to the building. Robin's guess would be that the police had cleared everybody out of the area so that they could escape the explosion… and the aftermath. Robin held up a hand to halt everyone when they reached the building.

"Be careful," He whispered to them. Robin's eyes lingered on Raven, who looked worried. He forced a smile in hopes of calming her, and it visibly showed that it helped her somehow. He turned back to the building and frowned. Where was Slade?

"Nice of you to join me," A dark voice said from above. Robin looked up. Slade was standing in a window three stories above them, looking down on them all. Robin waved a hand behind him to make sure no one took a shot at him.

"Slade," Robin growled. He put his hand on his belt and grabbed a disk so that he would be ready. "You're going down this time!" The Boy Wonder yelled. He hurled the disk up at the window accurately. Slade jumped down and out of it, hitting the ground before the disk even exploded. "Titans, go!" Robin yelled.

Cyborg charged in, firing a blast with his cannon. Slade ducked under it and jumped into the air, floating down with a jump kick that smashed Cyborg in the head and sent him skidding across the asphalt. Beast Boy, in gorilla form, pounded his chest and tore a fire hydrant out of the ground, whipping it at Slade. The villain jumped down and kicked up, knocking the hydrant to the side. Then he popped back up and threw his own item, a disk. The weapon exploded in front of Beast Boy, sending him flying into a weary Cyborg.

"Two down, three to go. This isn't going so well for you," Slade muttered darkly. Robin yelled out and charged. Slade took out his bo staff and jammed it into Robin's stomach, knocking the air out of him. He grabbed the Boy Wonder by the shirt and threw him overhead. Robin covered his face as he smashed through a window high up. He got up dizzily.

"Damn…" He mumbled angrily. Robin was about to jump back into the fray when he heard a beeping. He whirled around and listened. It was coming from behind a door. Robin opened the nearest one, and there it was. A bomb. A large one. He walked over to it and stared down at a keypad lined with numbers. He'd have to hack it.

"Piece of cake," Robin assured himself. Outside, he could hear small explosions and grunts. He heard a star bolt go off several times. Starfire was still fighting at least. Robin put his attention back on the bomb, and began to type in numbers. After a few moments, he figured out how it worked, then simply shut the bomb down. "Too easy," He said happily. Robin gripped his bo staff and prepared to fight Slade once again.

"Ah!" Starfire screamed loudly, and Robin reached the window just in time to see her fall down to the ground. Slade strode towards Raven slowly, who had backed against the building. Robin lifted a leg over the window and prepared to leap down, just when Slade kicked a piece of rubble at Raven.

"No!" Robin yelled. He landed in front of Raven and took the rubble in the back painfully. He gritted his teeth through the sharp pain.

"Good timing, Robin. But you could have just waited your turn," Slade said from behind him. Robin felt a hand on his shoulder, and he was suddenly thrown back. He skidded across the ground, but got up quickly. Slade was running at him.

"Come and get me!" He yelled. Robin ran down the road, trying to get Slade away from Raven. The villain followed. It was working. Robin stopped when he got to another street.

"Why all the way over here? You could have lost just as easily back there," Slade said. Robin smiled.

"You're the one who is going to lose!" Robin then yelled. He swung his bo staff at Slade, but he grabbed onto it and wrenched it from Robin's hands, then kicked him into the stomach. Robin dropped to the ground, grabbing his sides, out of breath. Slade raised his bo staff and laughed before bringing it down.

"Leave him alone!" Raven launched a street sign at Slade, and the bo staff he was holding broke in half when it was struck, just before it hit Robin. Slade turned, his one eye narrowed at her.

"Stay out of this," He said. Slade jumped into the air, and Robin knew that he was going to hurt Raven good if he didn't get in the way. He ran his fastest, shoving Raven out of the way and taking a kick to the chin. He sailed backwards, blood flying out of his mouth. Robin hit the ground roughly.

"You're starting to try my patience, Robin. It's time to take you out of the picture." Slade picked Robin up from the ground and tossed him into the air. He spun around and kicked out, hitting Robin in the chest and sending him flying into the building behind him. "That's it for you," Slade said. He turned back to Raven, who was on the ground. "Your turn," He added.

"You shouldn't have hurt him," Raven said. Her voice was dark. It sounded almost evil. Slade stopped a few feet behind her and took out a disk. He tossed it down towards her, but it suddenly stopped in midair before dropping to the ground uselessly. Slade stared curiously at her. "You shouldn't have hurt him!" Raven yelled.

She turned around, four red eyes narrowed at Slade. She stood up, and somehow she seemed to be taller. Raven loomed over Slade, black tendrils of energy snaking around on the ground. One lashed out and hit Slade, sending him smashing into the building. He broke right through it, and the roof above him collapsed on top.

Robin managed to lift his head. Raven had turned away from Slade and was going towards the rest of the city, where the people were. He tried to call out to her, but didn't have the energy to yell.

"He let her anger out… Slade, what have you done?" Robin said quietly to himself. From far away now, Robin heard the screams of people begin. Raven was now the one attacking the city.


A few things at the end here. One, I'm surprised, but I did manage to hit three thousand words for the chapter. I actually went well over it. This chapter felt decent. Of course, I'm the writer, so I can't really judge it. Sorry about taking a bit long to update. I meant to update over the weekend, honestly, but I had a lot of stuff going on in my life, and writing definitely wasn't the most important thing on my mind. I'm probably going to update pretty quick after this chapter though. Gotta end this story. So… next chapter is the last chapter. Hope you all enjoyed this one though. Review if you wish.

Next Chapter: Robin desperately tries to stop Raven from hurting more people, but the emotion of rage seems to have a tight hold on her. Will the Boy Wonder be able to save Raven, and the city?

"Someone pass me another glass of gasoline"

-SinFire