hi, heres the next chapter. jsut a question. azerathgirl, were you mad at me or something for leaving a cliff hanger or something coz u seemed a bit stressed in the review and i didn't really understand it?
anyway, heres the next chappy. thank u 2 all my kind reviewers!
Chapter 12: The Pain of Love's costs.
"Now you are welcome to stay here Robin but you cannot interfere with the plan. If you do then I will be forced to remove you from Raven's life a t this particular key moment to it." Bruce said.
"Ok. I won't ruin anything. I just want to stay here with Raven. Okay?" Robin said.
"Alfred will show you to your room." Alfred entered the study and guided Robin out of it.
Raven decided to go up to her room. Before leaving though, Bruce had some last minute words for her. "Don't get too emotionally involved Raven. If you do, Slade and your father are going to use it against you."
Raven nodded and proceeded to her room. She closed the doors and slid her back down them. Why did she have to be half demon? Why couldn't she just have a normal life? Why couldn't she just live without having to worry whether your father was coming to take over your soul and make you destroy the world? She threw her head back against the door and closed her eyes, trying to imagine her life where it was normal.
She felt a banging in her head then realised someone was knocking at her door. She stood up and opened it to see the masked Boy Wonder looking down at her. "Uh, Hey. Can I talk to you?"
"Sure." Raven replied. She stepped aside and he came in. She shut the door behind him and went and sat on the bed. He pulled up a chair and sat directly in front of her. "Raven, do you still love me?" Robin came out and said what had been weighing on his mind for the past day.
"Uh." Was her answer.
"It's just that, I want us to be together. Raven, you're my world. I can't stand to see you and you not to be with me. Now that I know what you've been going through, I just thought that maybe you would still want me." He said.
She looked at her cloak and started to fiddle with the ends.
"I can see that you don't though. I hope whatever man who ends up to be the lucky one with you, I hope he steals your heart like I once did." He gave her a peck on the cheek before heading for the door.
"Robin! Wait!" Raven cried after him. He turned to face her. She was his world. He had said that himself. "I do still love you. It's just hard for me to be with you and to fear that every moment I spend with you could be my last." She said, hanging her head.
He walked over to her and lifted her chin. She looked into his masked eyes. She lifted her hand and peeled off the mask slowly and carefully, something she had been longing to do for so long now. Two emerald green eyes smiled back at her. Robins mouth grinned as Raven gasped at the sight of them. They were magnificent and beautiful. He captured her mouth with a passionate kiss. Something he had been longing to do. She closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around his neck. She pulled him back on to the bed with him lying on top of her. Her hands were playing with his hair while her back arched as he roamed her body's curves. He pulled away and looked down at her. Her wide amethyst eyes stared back at him. "Raven, how long have you been aching to see my eyes?" Robin asked her.
"Since the day I met you." She said.
"Wo, that's…" Raven pulling him back down into a passionate kiss cut him short. She began to unclasp his cloak and threw it to the side. She then lifted his shirt over his head revealing his toned, muscled body. He meanwhile was unzipping her leotard at the back. Her cloak was long gone. She started to unbutton his pants and wriggled them off him. He was now in his boxers while she was just in her underwear. She pushed him off her though, just so he was propped above her, her hands against his chest. "What's wrong?" He asked confused.
"I don't know. I feel like something's happening inside me. I don't think it's safe. Robin, can you just get off me for a second?" Raven said. Robin rolled over onto the other side of the bed while Raven stood up and walked over to the bathroom. She disappeared inside. She poured some water into the basin in the sink. Not knowing whether she was going to cause serious damage to herself or not, she took the risk of dipping her hand into the water. Nothing happened. She ran out of the bathroom. "Robin! I can touch water! I'm free!" She said happily. Suddenly, something in the background exploded.
"My powers. They're back." Raven said. "So are my emotions." She stared down at her hands in anger. Why did her emotions have to be out of control when she was in the happiest moment in her life? She was in love. Robin got up and walked over to her. She put up a shield to stop him from getting to her. "Raven! Let down this barrier now!" He said as a command.
"I can't. I might hurt you." She said, trying not to get emotional, literally.
She pushed him back using her powers. She tried moving him out of the door but he blocked it and started to walk towards her. "Raven, I love you and I'm not going to let you get away from me this easily!" He said, knowing that she was weakening at his words.
The black energy was retreating. He reached her and she hung her head and began to sob. He knelt down and pulled her close to him. She pushed her head into his chest, never wanting to let go but knowing full well that she would have to. "Robin, we can't. I'm going to end up destroying the world."
"I know. We will find a way Raven. Wait, what about your cloaks?" He said, suddenly remembering the cloaks that she had been given.
"They won't work."
"How do you know? Have you tried them?"
"They just won't. The magic was destroyed when my powers were gone. The magic is gone forever Robin. I'm caged again." She said, her monotone voice returning. "I just want to be alone right now, so can you go."
"Sure, but don't shut me out Raven. I won't let you. Not again." Robin said. He then walked out and shut the door behind him.
Raven remained in her position on her knees on the floor. Maybe…No. Don't be stupid. But it's worth a try. Raven stood up and walked over to where her cloak lay on the floor in a heap. She picked it up and placed it around her shoulders. She then cried out with happiness filled inside her, "I love Robin!" a few things in her room exploded and she sighed. She had hoped that the cloak's magic hadn't gone but it truly. Had. She was prisoner once more in her world of nothing.
"Hey Bumblebee, how come you never gave up on me?" Cyborg said, Bumblebee's head resting on his shoulder as they sat in the Tower's main room watching TV.
"There was no point in giving up. Plus I knew you would come around eventually sweetie." Bumblebee replied.
"Ok then."
"Hey Cyborg dude! Do you…what are you doing with her!" Beast Boy said, running in but then his tone changing when he spotted Bumblebee's head resting on Cyborg's shoulder. Beast Boy still wasn't on good terms with Bumblebee after she accused Starfire of being a traitor who was working for Slade.
"BB, it's ok." Cyborg said calmly
"How is it alright? She accused Star being a traitor!" Beast Boy said hysterically.
"Well she was right. B, Star's working for Slade. We found a communicator hidden in her draw." Cyborg said.
"It must have been put there. And what were you doing in her room snooping around anyway?" Beast Boy said.
"Because we found evidence! Face it B, she's gone. Our Star has gone forever!" Cyborg said.
"But…she can't be!" Beast Boy said, starting to believe Cyborg.
"It's ok man. We have to do something though." Cyborg said, walking over to the stressed Beast Boy and putting a hand on his shoulder.
"She lied! She lied to me! And all for what?"
"Robin." Came Starfire's now anger stricken voice from over by the doorway.
"Star! Why? It's only Robin!" Cyborg said.
"Because he is the love of my life. Raven stole him from me and now I shall eliminate her and he will be mine once again!" Star shouted.
"Not if we have anything to say about it." Bumblebee said, standing up.
Starfire fired up her fire bolts and fired at the team in their fighting pose. They all fell at once as the green light engulfed them.
Starfire flew into the air and flew off towards Wayne manor. She was going after Raven.
Raven sat peacefully on her bed, meditating, something she hadn't done in a while but had to start again if she was to get anywhere near Robin without blowing something up. Her peace was interrupted by her windows shattering. She twirled around to see an angry Starfire hovering in frame.
"Hello Raven. I have come to destroy you and claim what is mine!" She said, Green glowing around her fists.
"What do you want Starfire? What have I done to you?" Raven said angrily.
"You stole my love! Robin! You are not allowed to love. You do not deserve to. Nor do you deserve to be loved by anyone. You are shallow and conceal yourself!" Starfire shouted at Raven.
"Do you know how much pain love has cost me? More than you can imagine!" Raven said angrily.
"Well, I shall put an end to your pain once and for all!" Starfire shouted.
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