A/N- The first half or so of this chapter is not very interesting, however it does get better the rest of the way!
-Setting-
' Thought '
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A few months after Raven and Starfire settled -the living room-
Cyborg and BB are on the couch playing their favorite game. Rae, Star, and Robin are at the table. Raven is reading while the other two, whom are at either side, discuss what will be for dinner.
"Guys, let's just go out for pizza!" chimes in Beastboy overhearing the discussion but not taking his eyes off the hypnotic game.
"Didn't we go out for pizza yesterday?" asks Cyborg also dividing his attention between the game and the conversation.
"Why don't we let friend Raven cook today's meal?" suggests Starfire
"Great idea Star. Raven? Can you cook for us tonight?" Robin asks in a way that Raven can't refuse.
Reflecting upon the favor that was asked of her some time ago when she first came to live with the titans. For even though she had said she was going to cook for them she had not made a single effort to nourish her fellow teammates since the day she had arrived. "Sure…" She says getting up and slamming the book shut, she walks over to peer in the refrigerator only to find all the food covered in blue mold. "Nothing in here is edible…"
"What do you mean?" says Robin as he comes over "Oh"
"Exactly."
"May I see?" asks Star. She sees the mold and asks, "Is this food…rotten?"
"I win! In your face BB! Hehehe" says Cyborg also coming over to see the commotion over the decayed food
"It's beyond that, it died and came back to life." Says Raven as Cyborg manages to pokes his head in the fridge to see.
"Dude, let me see!" Beastboy says staring at the backs of his teammates huddled around the fridge. He turns into a giraffe and to see over everyone just as they disperse.
"Well, I guess we have to go grocery shopping today…" says Cyborg
"And go for pizza!" Insists Beastboy
"Pizza it is" says Robin finally giving in
(A/N-this is where episodes 1 to 3 -'Final Exam', 'Sisters', and 'Divide and Conquer' come in. And since, I'm sure everyone knows what happens in said episodes, I will not bore you with details and skip right to the next scene in my story.)
-The next morning at Titans Tower-
"Raven, can I talk to you?" says Robin interrupting a meditating session Raven was having on the roof.
"About what?"
"You…seemed upset when Cyborg left."
"He is a valuable member of this team. We might not have succeeded in defeating Cinderblock and Plasmus without him."
"That's not what I meant!" screams Robin
"Then what did you mean?" says Raven a bit aggravated at being shouted at for no reason
"…nevermind" says Robin and leaves Raven alone on the roof, pondering his outburst.
-Late That night in Raven's room-
Raven stays up thinking, 'What did he mean in asking me that… I would have acted the same if any of the others left… or would I? …NO! I can't think that. If I think like that I'll lose control…but…would I have acted differently if he had left…NO…at least, I don't think so…sigh this is pointless. He could never feel anything toward me, and I DON'T feel anything toward him! I have to keep myself under control and that means no feeling anything towards anybody!'
But Raven wasn't the only one having a sleepless night. Robin was also thinking about similar things.
'Why couldn't I bring myself to tell her? How could she not have noticed yet? …Maybe because I hang around Starfire too much…but if Raven ever wanted to hang out I wouldn't give it a second thought…I know she likes me. I see it in her warm, beautiful purple eyes when she looks at me…so why couldn't I bring myself to tell her I feel the same? She's not intimidating…and I'm not one to back down…so why? …because we're teammates. That has to be it! No, I don't even believe that one myself…I feel like I'd be betraying Star too. But there's never been anything between me and Starfire…It seems like forbidden love, but is it? I need to find out. That's is it! No more buts about it, tomorrow I'll tell her.'
- The next morning-
Robin heads to the living room to see if he can have a private word with Raven but finds she is not there which is strange because Raven is always there by 8 am. "Where's Raven? It's already ten."
"I do not know. Friend Raven has not appeared since last night. Perhaps we should go see if she is alright?" Says Star with a concerned look
"Why don't you guys finish breakfast, I'll go see what's wrong." Says Robin and starts walking back down the hall.
- Raven's Room -
Raven is on her bed talking quietly to herself, "I've just been lying here for three hours…what can I do? If I go out there I might loose control." Knock, knock "Who is it?"
"It's Robin." Raven's heart skips a beat and a chair starts levitating.
As she restores the chair to its proper altitude she summons the meanest tone she can and says, "Go away."
"If you don't open the door, I'll break it down" Says Robin in his desperation.
"You wouldn't do that." Says Raven with a note of worry in her voice.
"How do you know I wouldn't?" Raven, realizing that there's no way to win this argument without revealing her feelings concedes defeat and opens the door. She has her hood on. "Raven, what's wrong?"
Raven manages to look at him, "Nothing's wrong." 'Everything's alright because you're here' Robin closes the door and leads her to the bed; they both sit.
Robin takes Raven's hand sigh he looks into her eyes and says, "I…need to tell you something important."
"What is it?"
"I…sigh I'm sorry about yesterday." 'Why couldn't I just say it?'
Raven reads his mind and hugs him. She starts blushing and the chair once more starts floating. Robin blushes as well. They break away from each other and notice the floating chair. Robin clears his throat at the same moment the chair reaches the ground
Robin almost in a whisper says, "I've been trying to tell you for days…I…I love you. And…I know you l--"
Raven puts her finger on his lips, "Shhh, you're right, I do love you. But…" She stands up, "I can't!" She starts tearing, "I can't have emotions! Because…" 'I can't tell him the truth…not yet.' "I can't fully control my powers…"
Robin pulls Raven back to her seat and whispers, "I can help you."
They look into each other's eyes and their lips meet and for a moment Raven feels like she will never have to hide her emotions again.
Robin suddenly pulls away and says, "Well, we better go to breakfast or they might come looking for us…"
Raven simply smiles and says, "OK," managing not to blow anything up in the process.
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A/N- I'm sooo sorry! I know that for the length of the wait the chapter should have been a thousand times longer but after the part where they're restless in their rooms I got writer's block for about a month. I'll try to update sooner this time. I'm sooooo sorry!
Ukari-chan: Sorry, it's also partially my fault…My computer was stupid and wouldn't let me open up her file to edit it…If I had edited it sooner, you might be reading this a little bit earlier…So…Gomen nasai, minna-san! Don't give up on her…or me! I'll try and keep up with the editing…
