A couple of things to say at the start of the final chapter here. First, yes this is the end to the story, just to clarify. There will be an acknowledgments chapter after this, and if you want you can comment. It's a simple thing thanking everybody, and it will tell of some of my upcoming stories. There will be some questions that I would love an answer to, but it's not required. Next line of business, I'm sorry for the long wait between updates. I was heavily debating whether or not to do it earlier this week, but I obviously ended up not doing it. I seemed to get very little reviews compared to the usual amount on chapter nine, but oh well. But the real reason I did not update is because of a certain someone, and it happens to be that someone's birthday today. So, this chapter is dedicated to KrazyRobin (formerly Krazy4Robin until the 4 disappeared for some odd reason), the coolest girl I've ever known. She's turning fourteen, and this is one of my gifts to her. Happy Birthday. Anyways, I won't keep you waiting any longer, enjoy the ending to my story.

I do not own Teen Titans.


Chapter 10: Promises

Raven's View

She wasn't sure why she couldn't calm down. It was almost like she didn't have any sort of control over her emotions. Her anger flared when she saw Robin go down, and for some reason it wouldn't go away. Even after she knocked Slade aside, the enraged side of her still had control. And it was almost is if she wasn't the one doing the attacks. Raven almost felt as if another force was using her. She couldn't stop herself, no matter what she tried.

The people around her screamed bloody murder. Everyone on the streets of Jump City ran in the opposite direction. Children stopped in her path, frozen by fear, only to be saved by their mother's at the last moment. The occasional person would be brave, throwing something or another at her. Raven would send it back simply, either hitting the person roughly with it or missing. It didn't matter. The only thing she seemed to be able to do, or want to do, was cause destruction.

The small part of her that still had any bit of a conscience was still managing to do some clear thinking. She was trying to figure out a way to stop this, and at the same time trying to figure out why she couldn't. She had been so happy, it didn't make any sense why her anger was so much stronger than usual. Raven cursed in her head. There was no way to stop herself, and soon the emotion of anger would fully overtake her. She'd have to rely on her friends to come and save her.

As she began to lose what was left of any clear thought, Raven focused on Robin, hoping that thoughts of him would make her anger subside. It didn't work. Raven looked ahead of herself. She was heading for the bridge from a side street, traffic flowing freely, none of the people in the cars even suspecting that she was about to attack. She reached the bridge just as the emotion of rage fully overtook her, and Raven's normal self was pushed into the back of her mind.

Robin's View

It had taken him a long while to get up and stay up. Long after the screams in the distance had faded, Robin had managed to get on his knees. Using his bo staff as a crutch, Robin had gotten up and barely kept himself standing. He limped himself to where Slade was, and found the villain out cold. Then Robin looked around for any sign off life. There weren't any people around him.

"Raven," He whispered to himself. Her anger had been unleashed, and this was something that he knew wasn't good. In this state she was powerful enough to kill someone with ease. She had explained all about how emotional she got, and the longer without meditation that she went, the more dangerous she became. Robin wasn't sure when she had last meditated, but that didn't matter. She was dangerous, that was all there was to it. And he felt responsible.

'The others!' Robin remembered. His friends had been beaten by Slade. He had to make sure they were okay before he went after Raven. He stumbled over back to the street where they had fallen and squinted down the way. Beast Boy had collapsed on top of Cyborg and wasn't moving. Starfire was lying on the ground, also immobile. Robin began to limp towards them when the Tamaranian started to stir. She was okay. He turned away from her. Starfire would make sure they were okay. He had more important things to tend to.

Robin went as quickly as he could down the street where he had last seen Raven. The more he moved, the more he seemed to gain his strength back. Soon he didn't even need the bo staff to help him along. Robin began to run painfully around, following trails of rubble and broken glass. A rare person or two on the streets yelled out the direction she went in, urging Robin to stop Raven's attack. He anxiously peered around every street corner, hoping to find her. No luck yet.

'Damn. Raven, where are you?' He asked himself. Robin sprinted by a clear shop window, and stopped abruptly. There was a Tv inside the shop. He backed up and pressed his face to the glass. There was a news report on.

"The only major bridge in Jump City is now under attack. It seems that the one doing the attacks is none other than Raven, a Teen Titan who is a protector of the city. Calls have been coming in from all over the south end of the city, claiming that Raven is attacking anyone and anything that gets in her path. One can only ask… has she turned to the other side?"

The news went to a shot of the bridge. His eyes widened when he saw the sight. Raven was in the center of the bridge, shooting blasts of energy at people and cars. She turned towards the camera, her four red eyes locking on it before a rock was hurled at it. The screen went to static. Robin banged on the glass and turned in the direction of the bridge. He had to hurry before it was too late.

Two miles of uncomfortable running and he was there. The conditions of the bridge were much worse now though. He could see the two of the large cable wires holding it up had been torn away. The bridge still looked stable, but if Raven cut down another… there would be no telling how long the bridge would hold. Robin ran onto the bridge, passing hysterical townsfolk and some bystanders. He reached a mountain of cars that was blocking his way up and over the wire, and he could hear the cries for help on the other side. The people couldn't get over the gigantic wire and the cars.

"I'm coming," Robin said quietly. He took out a grappling hook and aimed on the side, shooting it high into the air. It wrapped around a steel girder, locking in place just as Robin lifted into the air. He swung around, hearing cries of joy from the people below. Robin swooped in, the hook releasing and coming back to him as he landed behind Raven. He took out his bo staff. "Raven!"

Robin raised his staff in case she tried to strike right away. She didn't. Instead, Raven turned around slowly, and Robin gazed at her. She seemed to be taller, because she loomed over the top of Robin. A black aura surrounded her, and tendrils of black energy whipped out of no where. Last of all, her four red eyes gazed at him, and he could have swore that they widened in surprise for a moment when Raven looked at him.

"You!" Raven said. It was not quite her voice. It had her general tone, but there was a hint of something dark, something evil in her voice. She sounded angry, which made no sense to Robin. He was there, the one who made her happy. Why would Raven be so angry? She must have had a lot less control than he believed. He was hoping that his mere presence would be enough to calm her, but it didn't seem that it would be enough. He might have to defend himself.

"Raven. Stop attacking these people. Why are you doing this?" He asked. He walked in a circle as Raven floated around, making sure to keep a little bit of distance between him and her.

"Does it really matter? It's not as if you really care why I'm hurting these people," She answered. Robin shook his head. Rage had completely altered her. The real Raven knew that he cared for her.

"I do care. I care about this city, I care about these peoples lives, and I care about you," Robin said. Raven stopped moving, and Robin stopped in his tracks as well.

"Quiet!" Raven swung out a tentacle of black, and Robin used his bo staff to block it. The energy wrapped around the staff and wrenched it out of his hand. He stared in shock as she broke it in half with ease, then tossed it off the edge and into the water. He would have to use his hands now.

"Raven, I'm not going to hurt you. I can't hurt you. Please, stop all of this," Robin pleaded. She gave an evil smile before blasting energy at him, and Robin ducked under it to dodge. The blast hit an empty car around him, denting it. He gulped. That could have been him.

"I'm going to destroy you," Raven's evil voice said. Robin frowned sadly. She seemed very much set on making sure that he died.

"If that will make you normal again, I will gladly sacrifice my life. If the only way to make sure you're safe is for me to die, then so be it. You mean everything to me," Robin said. He looked up at Raven, and was surprised to see that her eyes had returned to normal. Her mouth was shaking. She shrunk down to the ground on her knees, reverting back to normal. He had done it.

Robin let out a deep breath and crept closer to her. Cheers rang out all around him from the people on the bridge as he placed a hand on her shoulder. Raven looked at Robin and shook her head sadly.

"Way to go, you take that freak down!" Some guy yelled. Robin gritted his teeth and glared at the guy, just before he heard Raven growl. Her eyes closed shut before snapping open, four red ones appearing. That guy had released her anger again.

"No-!" Robin managed before she shot into the air, knocking Robin back and sending him skidding across the ground. The enraged form of Raven used her powers to grab a nearby car and hurled it at her insulter. The people near him shielded themselves as Robin stared on helplessly.

Suddenly, a blast of blue and green energy went off at Raven, and she dodged both with ease. A green gorilla came jumping into the fray, catching the car and setting it down on the ground safely before it hurt anyone. Cyborg and Starfire jumped down from atop the wire that they had fired from, and Beast Boy reverted to his normal form. The changeling morphed into a T-Rex as Cyborg and Starfire took aim at Raven.

"Friend Raven, please, don't do this. You have to become normal again!" Starfire pleaded. The Tamaranian girl's eyes glazed over bright green as she got her star bolts ready, just in case.

"Just relax, Raven. We don't wanna hurt you, but we will if we have to. Back down," Cyborg said firmly. He raised he cannon at pointed it up at her. Robin got up from the ground and brushed himself off.

"Don't threaten her, back off," Robin ordered. He waved his hand down, motioning for them to do it. Cyborg stared at Robin in shock.

"Sorry man, we can't do that. She's a risk to everyone on this bridge, and if she tries something, we're gonna have to take her down by force," Cyborg said, keeping his eyes on Raven.

"I said back off! When rage has taken her over there are only a few things that can calm her correctly, and making her feel threatened isn't one of them. Now I'm ordering you all to do this. Back. Down." Robin's teeth gritted together painfully, but he relaxed as Cyborg lowered his arm. Starfire followed suit. Beast Boy was last. Changing back to his human form and looking frightened.

"Raven, don't look at them, look at me. Turn around," Robin said calmly. Raven, or what was supposed to be her, turned to face him. Her mouth was upturned in a devilish smile and energy whipped around her, acting as a weapon and a shield.

"Going to try and stop me yourself?" Raven asked. Robin raised his hands, showing that he had no intent.

"I'm going to try and stop you, but not by using force," He said slowly. Robin reached down to his utility belt and unhooked it, then he carefully lowered it to the ground. He raised his hands again and took a few cautious steps forward. Raven didn't move from her spot.

"And how are you going to manage that?" Raven scoffed. Robin thought for a moment. How was he going to stop her? There might be a way, but he wasn't sure. He'd have to try it though. It was better than doing nothing.

"I'll find a way. I'm going to stop you, somehow," He answered. Raven's devious smile widened.

"Don't be so sure!" She screamed. Raven raised a tentacle of energy into the air and slashed Robin across the face. A thin line of blood slipped down his cheek. Robin touched it with his glove. He was bleeding pretty good. "Not going to fight back?" Raven asked.

"I can't fight you, Raven. I care about you too much," Robin said quietly. She lifted another tendril of energy up into the air, preparing to strike again. "I can't hurt you, I just can't. I love you," He whispered. Raven, who was bringing down her attack, suddenly halted her energy.

"What?" Raven asked, surprised. Her voice didn't sound as cruel as before. It sounded shaky, almost like Raven's evil side had become scared.

"You heard me. I love you," Robin repeated. Raven's four red eyes had widened, and he could tell that this was affecting her in someway. But suddenly she raised the energy whip again, and struck him across the face.

"Shut up!" She hissed. Robin turned his head back to face her, his other cheek now bleeding as well. Blood dripped down onto his uniform. The crowd was yelling, yelling for him to fight back, to do something. He didn't move. The others looked at him, Cyborg raising his cannon. Robin motioned for him to lower his weapon. He could do this on his own…

"I'm not going to shut up. If I'm going to die, you have to know that I love you!" He yelled. Raven summoned two thin energy blasts that sliced across Robin's chest. He stumbled back, barely managing to stay up. "I love you," He said again. Raven whipped him across the face again, blood splattering onto the ground. He stayed up, despite the wooziness taking him over.

"Just shut up!" Raven yelled. She fired a blast of energy that hit him in the stomach, knocking the air out of him. Robin doubled over, blood from his face dripping down from the ground as his mask slipped off. Blood ran down into his eyes, but he kept his sight on Raven. He began to walk forward, Raven still slashing him with everything she had. As he did, she seemed to be shrinking down in size. "

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" Raven continuously yelled as she cut Robin. Her voice was slowly become normal while she shrunk back down to size. Robin collapsed to the ground, holding himself up with one arm as Raven became normal again. She fell down in front of him, unconscious. He crawled over to her, near passing out. Robin grabbed onto her hand.

"I love you," He whispered. The sounds of the sirens and the yells of the people around him faded out as the rest of the world did. Everything went black.

000

"Raven!" Robin shot up in bed, squinting into the light as he opened his eyes. He looked around him, and the room slowly came into focus. He was in their medical section. Cyborg was sitting on a chair next to the bed. Raven and everybody else were no where in sight. Robin's hand shot up to his face, and he could feel that his mask wasn't there.

"It's on the table right there. Man, I never knew that you had eyes," Cyborg joked. Robin laughed a little, wincing when he put his mask back on. His face was pretty tender. In fact, his whole body was.

"How long was I out?" Robin asked. Cyborg glanced over at the nearest clock.

"Twelve hours or so. We weren't sure you were gonna make it at first. You had lost a lot of blood. But we fixed you right up, and when Raven came to she healed you right away. All the cuts are gone, but you're gonna be in pain for a while she said," Cyborg answered. Robin frowned.

"What happened to Slade? He was out cold when I last checked on him," Robin said. Cyborg awkwardly looked away from Robin's gaze.

"I went back for him, and, well, he was gone," Cyborg said. Robin smiled. Slade never stayed down.

"That's what I thought. Anyways, where is Raven?" He asked. He was worried about her. Cyborg bit his lip and looked around the room.

"She's inher room. Even though she didn't really have control of her actions, she still saw what she did to you and all those people. She feels bad," Cyborg said. Robin lifted himself out of bed and onto the floor lightly.

"I have to go and see her," He said quietly. Cyborg jumped up and held a hand in front of Robin.

"I don't think that's the best idea," The half machine said. Robin gave him a confused glance and tried to go around Cyborg, who just stepped in the way again.

"Why the hell not?" He asked, still trying to get around his friend.

"She… she doesn't want to see you. She's afraid of what you'll think," Cyborg replied. Robin chuckled.

"Afraid of what I'll think? Why?" He asked.

"She hurt a lot of people today. She hurt you. Raven's afraid that you're going to hate her," Cyborg answered. Robin shook his head.

"I could never hate her, she should know that. Now get out of my way," Robin ordered. Cyborg looked in the direction of the door, and moved over with a sigh.

"Go eat or something, we won't be out for a while," Robin said. Cyborg didn't say anything back.

How could she think that he'd hate her? It wasn't her fault that this had happened. Her emotions are difficult to control, he understood that. The important thing is that everyone was okay and that she was fine now. Why did she feel so guilty? Robin stopped asking himself questions as he reached Raven's door, and he knocked right away.

"Yes?" A quiet voice came through the door. Robin smiled at the sound of Raven's voice, even if she sounded sad.

"It's me," He said. There was no reply, but the door slid open in front of him. He came in and closed it behind him. Raven was sitting on her bed, looking out the window. A thin beam of moonlight shined over her, and he saw that her hood was up. Back to the usual way it seemed.

"I suppose you want to talk about today?" She said and looked at him. Robin nodded. "Do you hate me? I wouldn't blame you if you did," She said. Robin went over t her and sat down on the bed.

"No, I don't hate you. I don't think it's possible for me to do that," Robin answered. He smiled at her, but she didn't smile back. "None of this was your fault anyways," He added.

"It was all my fault. I knew the dangers of my emotions. Last night, all that happiness… my happy side was already much stronger than usual, and when you got hurt, it forced out my anger, which had added strengthas well. I should have been prepared for something like that. I should have been able to control myself," She said. Robin shook his head and put a hand on Raven's shoulder. She pulled away.

"It was an honest mistake. No one blames you." Raven turned away from him, and Robin sighed. "Come here," He said. He wrapped his arms around her and tried to draw her into a hug. She moved away from him. He let out a deep breath in defeat.

"That's another thing… I don't think we should be together, Robin. It just… it's not a good idea," Raven said, not facing him. Robin's mouth dropped open in shock. Was she serious?

"What are you saying? It's a great idea. You make me happy, I make you happy, why would it be a bad idea?" Robin asked in a panicked tone. She wasn't seriously thinking of leaving him, was she? She wouldn't do that.

"You see, that's the problem. You do make me happy, and it messes with my emotions. Look what happened today. Slade got away, what if he comes back and this happens again? What if next time I… kill you?" Raven said. Her voice choked for a moment when she said the word 'kill'.

"We can do this, you know we can. You can meditate more often, and do it longer. You're strong Raven, I know that you can control your emotions," He said. Raven turned around, and he could clearly see her face in the moonlight under her hood. She was blushing.

"Thanks for believing in me… Robin, you have to believe me when I say that I want to be with you. The short time we had together was the first time I've been truly happy in a long time. I want this to happen, I just don't know if it can," She said quietly. Robin crossed his arms.

"You once told me that this wouldn't be easy, that we'd have to work at it. Well, Raven, you're giving up without even trying! We can do this, you just have to let it happen," He said. Raven looked away from his face, staring out the window. He lightly touched her cheek and guided her face to look at him again. He lowered her hood.

"What if this happens again? I hurt you, I never wanted to do that, and I never want to do that again." Raven crawled backwards and into the darkness where the moonlight didn't shine.

"I won't let it happen again, I promise you. I'm always going to be here, looking out for you. That won't ever happen, not as long as I'm around," He said to her.

"You can't always be around," She said quietly.

"I always will be, I promise. And I promise to always take care of you, for as long as you want me to. I promise to always be with you. Raven, give this a chance,it can happen." Robin looked at where she was in the dark, hoping that she would see things his way. She didn't reply. There might be no hope after all.

"Robin, just… go. I need to be alone. I need to think," Raven said. Robin sighed, shrugging his shoulders and creeping a little closer to Raven.

"I'll go, but Raven…" He said slowly. He moved into the dark with her. "I love you," He said. His eyes had adjusted, and she could see the look on her face. He could tell that she was feeling something when he said that.

"I- I love you too…" She replied softly. Robin grinned and leaned forward, kissing her lightly on the lips. He backed off, running a hand through her hair before sliding away. He had to leave her alone now.

"Robin," She called from behind him. He turned back to face her, and saw that she was kneeling, still in the dark part of her room, but she was closer.

"Yeah?" He said hopefully.

"You promised me a lot of things, and I believe that you'll keep those promises. And... I want to be together, and I'll be with you, but you have to promise me one more thing," She said quietly. Robin's heart raced as she moved forward into the moonlight with him, light shining over her beautiful face as she smiled at him.

"Anything…" He said. Raven brought her face just an inch away from his own.

"You have to promise to always kiss me… just… like… that…" She whispered as she closed the gap between them. Robin smiled and put his arms around her, then kissed her passionately. They broke apart a minute later, holding each other tightly, both of them grinning widely.

"I promise."

End


That ending was influenced by something I watched before, just to say. Now, I personally really like how this ending came out. In fact, I really enjoyed this chapter. For once I feel good about my writing in this story. Now watch, everyone else will hate it, but oh well. Yes, the ending there might be called a little corny perhaps, or 'cute', as the one person who knows the ending said. However, I think it was pretty good for my stories, so I hope you all found it okay. I've got the acknowledgments section after this, in which there will be a few things. You can respond if you want to, and you know I'd appreciate it. Thanks to you all for reading this. Review if you wish to.

And oh, once again, Happy Birthday, Libby… This chapter is dedicated to you.

Next Chapter: The, uh, acknowledgments. Stuff is there. Will you respond?

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