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Chapter 4: Pain, flirting and confusion.

Robin seemed distant to all the other Titans ever since Starfire had lied to them and left. She hadn't arrived at the Titans East headquarters so they all assumed she had returned to Tameran. Beast Boy seemed to be coping ok but missed her naïve ways. Raven even had to admit that although Starfire tried making everyone hate her, she missed meditating with her. Cyborg was more than happy that Bumblebee had taken Starfire's place. Everyone knew they had a thing for one and other.

Robin was in the gym working out, as usual. He had been doing that a lot over the past weeks since Starfire had left. Raven brought up some lunch for him; she seemed to be the only one that he didn't snap at. If anyone else asked him what's wrong or just asked him something he'd snap at them then storm off.

She went up to the gym level and opened the doors. "Robin, here's a sandwich. Robin. Robin. ROBIN!" She yelled for the third time after he didn't listen to her.

"Oh right. Thanks." He came and took it from her and sat on the bench. He put the sandwich to the side and dropped his head into his hands. Raven went over and sat next to him.

"Are you ok? You've seemed abit out of it lately." Raven asked the boy wonder.

"Oh, yeah. I'm fine." Robin said, obviously not being fine.

"C'mon Robin. We all know you're not." Raven said.

"I just hate the way she lied. And for a stupid reason! She'd lost me already but that was just the last cut." He said.

"What do you mean by 'lost you already'?" Raven asked him.

"I'd already started having feelings for this other girl."

"Well, I better go but don't stay in here all day, you'll have no energy when we need you." Raven said with a smile and turned to leave.

She felt a hand on her shoulder and turn her around. She was facing Robin, mere inches away from him. She could feel his breath on her skin. It made her tingle. "Don't go." He said.

" I have to go meditate." She said. She was lying of course. She didn't need to meditate anymore because the cloak controlled her emotions but the distance between her and Robin was making her slightly uneasy.

"Please. I just want you to stay with me for a while." Robin said leaning in then bang, his lips met with Raven's. She went in with it then a thought occurred to her. She pulled away. "Robin, we can't do this. You're only doing this because you're hurting from Starfire." Raven said turning away from him.

"I'm not. I already told you Raven; I was not hers weeks before she left. You were the girl I was falling for." He said walking close to her again.

She put up a barrier with her magic to stop him getting any closer. She didn't want to get hurt by him, just because he was hurting from Starfire.

"Raven. Let down this barrier. I haven't loved Starfire for weeks. Can't you see that! Can't you just believe me?"

"Funny word that; 'Belief'. You didn't believe me when I told you I didn't break down Starfire's door. I will not be your Rebound girl!" She let down the barrier and walked off out of the gym. Robin chased after her. He got in front of her and wouldn't let her pass. "Robin, let me passed."

"Let me prove to you that I really do care for you. Let me show you that I have fallen for you." He pleaded. Truth was that he wouldn't let her pass until she agreed.

"Fine, if you can prove to me that you genuinely like me then I will give you a chance. You're gonna have to work real hard Robin." She said smirking. She pushed passed him and carried on walking. He looked at her and smirked. This was gonna be a job and a half for him to convince Raven.

Later that day at the team's practise…

They needed to teach all their attack plans and such to Bumblebee. They put up the obstacle course and to show her what to do, Cyborg volunteered to go first. He shot through the barriers, dodged the spikes coming out of the ground and so on and so forth. "And that's how it's done. Thank you, thank you all." He said and started to bow. Bumblebee laughed and then got up and said. "I think I got the idea of it."

She went down to the start. "Bumblebee, when you're ready" Robin said.

She flew up and dodged the giant rocks coming from the ground. She shot down the air attacks coming at her. She landed gracefully at the end. Cyborg cheered along with the others, a little more effort put in though.

When training was over, Bumblebee decided to stay behind and practise abit more. Cyborg stayed behind as well to 'help' her. They did practise at first but then they began messing around. Beast Boy, being the spying lil boy he is, changed into a fly and watched the whole performance. Cyborg and Bumblebee were play fighting when Bumblebee tripped and landed in Cyborg's arms. They didn't move but just stared into one and other's eyes. They started to lean in closer, almost about to kiss when Beast Boy sneezed. They looked at where the fly, now Beast Boy, was standing. "I'm gonna get you. You..you..you lil bug!" Cyborg screamed at him then started chasing him. Bumblebee blushed and started to giggle at the two.

Raven observed the scene from the hallway window. She laughed slightly at the sight of a cat being chased by an overgrown tin. Se turned around and bumped straight into the masked Boy wonder. "Sorry Robin." She said.

"No need for apologies. Make sure to walk past the gym tonight. I left something for you there. It may change your mind about me. Well, I'll see you at dinner." He said and walked off, a large grin on his face.

Raven, curious to see what he was talking about, went straight to the gym and saw 3 crimson roses and a note through the handle on the doors. She walked over to them and took them out. She smelled the beautiful aroma coming from them. She then read the note.

One for your outside Beauty,

One for your inside Beauty,

One for my feelings towards you.

Raven smiled at the note. It did change her mind slightly about Robin truly liking her. But not completely. She walked down to the kitchen and sat in the stool next to Robin. "You may have won over part of me Robin, but you have a long way to go before you win my heart." She whispered to him with a smile across her face. Robin lent in close to her and whispered back, "Oh, don't you worry Raven, there's plenty more to come." He smirked then carried on eating his dinner.

At Slade's hideout…

"I cannot do this. I do not wish to continue" Starfire whimpered.

"You have no choice my dear. Your suit controls you. And your friends seem perfectly happy to be rid of you." Slade said. He picked up a controller and turned on the TV screen. It showed a video of Raven and Robin kissing in the gym. It showed Cyborg and Bumblebee messing around outside. It showed Beast Boy happily playing Mega Monkeys 4. And then he flipped on to it live. It showed them all sitting around eating dinner. Chatting, laughing, joking and Raven and Robin whispering and giggling. Starfire's eyes grew green. She could not stand the sight of them together.

"I am yours. I want that witch to pay!" She said, Star bolts and eyes at the ready to kill Raven.

"Patience my dear. There are some rules that you need to take in mind. First, you will not attack them unless I say so. Second, you are to stay and work as my apprentice. Thirdly, you must destroy Raven." Slade 'forgot' to mention that she was also to destroy the rest of the titans.

Starfire nodded and walked off to her room in the warehouse. She sat on her bed and stared into space. "I cannot believe they have already forgotten me. I cannot believe they are happy without me. They will pay! I will have my revenge on you Raven and Robin will be mine once again." Starfire thought and her eyes grew bright green again. It pained her to see them all so happy without her but that was soon replaced by anger towards Raven.

Dun dun dunnnnnn!

next chapy will be out soon.

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Next Chapter: More of Robin trying to win Raven over. Cyborg and Bumblebee kiss! and the first appearence of Titans vs. Starfire.