Take Your Sweet Time Chapter 5: That was Then, a teen titans fanfic

Hello freinds! How's it been? I'm not going to give you my list of excuses for why i've been away so long, but trust me, it rivals the length of Santa's list. If your interested in it, just ask and I'll send it to you. So there is only going to be one more chapter, with maybe and epilogue, if anyone is interested!

I own a pencil and notebook, nothing more. And withou further ado, That was Then!

Guess you never really notice what you got
'Till you finally realize it could be gone,
I know that I've been taking you for granted
For the longest time.
All you wanted was someone who really cares
And I didn't even notice you were there
I promise that I'll never ever make
That same mistake now twice.

How did that saying go? You never know what you have until it has gone? Something like that. He had never given much credence to old clichés. Although it really wasn't very surprising that he had never seen what was right in front of him before. She was excellent at hiding and disguising how she felt. He had taken it for granted. Now he couldn't afford to take anything about her for granted.

That was then, this is now
Took some time to come around
And all I wanna do
Is try again, show you how
I know what is all about
Paying attention to you.
I was a fool for way to long
But you wanted I could not see.
That was then, this is now
Took some time to figure out
Love is all you need.

Robin slammed a fist onto his desk. Why did it have to take him a tragedy before he learned? His own preoccupation with his enemy had only foiled himself. He had almost lost her. The Malchior incident should have clued him in, honestly. Could it have been any more obvious what she wanted? Even Beast Boy had seen it then. Well, he was seeing it now. So what was he going to do about it? He groaned. Did he really have any other options?

Guess I never really though about before
I was thinking of myself and nothing more
Didn't even want to try and find out
How you really feel.
Now I see I'm a lucky one it's true
But its you that I never want to lose
I was dreaming of a fantasy
And missing what was real.

He stood up and set out determinedly before he could consider all the repercussions. There would be no turning back. This was something he needed to do. He found her in the living room, observing antics her teammates with wry smirk. He watched her a moment, noting her cool detachment and amusement. How was it she could stay so strong and firm while she was so vulnerable? With a sigh he sat beside. "Hey."

She flashed him a brief welcoming look. His face instantly felt warm. He looked away and cleared his throat. All he wanted was to sit by Raven, to know that she was a safe as he could make her. A flying pillow hit both of them. Well, as safe from harm as possible. Robin chuckled. "What is this, a war zone? You're catching innocent bystanders in your crossfire." He called. "We might have to make strategic withdrawal." His friends snorted and jibbed back at him. She did not speak, but he could see her amusement.

I used to be someone only really thought
about themselves and no one else,
And you could tell, baby.
But that's before I understood
To be with you
Got something good
Gotta let her know,
And I want you to know.

Two pillows hit them this time. And one crumpled dirty jacket. Raven held it up in disgust and tossed it back at the green boy who had thrown it. Robin shook his head with in exasperation and turned to Raven. "Let's leave these violent kids in their own mess for once. How do you feel about pizza out?" His friends froze and stared at him with mouths hanging open. He ignored them and leaned towards Raven conspiratorially. "Depended on how annoyed we still are at theses goof-balls, we could even stay out late and catch a movie."

You'll always be my harmony
I wanna give you all the love you'll need
It finally took a little time to see
That you're my world, yeah.
I never want our love to fail'
Baby, I'm willing and gonnna do whatever it takes
Never wanna let it slip away
'Cause you're my girl, oh yes you are.

She shrugged and stood up. "Sure." The mouths of their audience fell open even wider. Robin met her eyes and grinned. Have the fun of going out with together was seeing Beast Boy knocked into another shape by astonishment. Raven grinned back at him. "We don't have any food here anyway."

He closed the door, effectively shutting out an argument about whose turn it was to go grocery shopping. Raven was waiting for him by his bike. He wondered what kind of movie she would want to watch. Horror or romance? She turned and grinned at him.

Hi! I know it was OOC, but this was very hard to write, for some reason. So they are finally going out on an official date. I say official because I consider the lunch they had when Starfire was shopping a date. Sort of. Anyway REVIEW!

cutter-with-a-cause; Hey! Great to see you again! I'm honored you like it, and that you put it in your favorites.

Chica De Los Ojos Cafe: Humor isn't listed as one of my strongest traits, so I'm glad it amused you!

RobinBirdWonder: Thanks for sharing your opinion. And rant all you want; I don't care! Lol Have a cough drop.

Pozest-Illusion: Glad you think the story is good. And I know that Raven and Robin don't balance each others personality very well, but I do think they would be good together. They are similar and don't have to hide parts of themselves from each other. And I can't stand the preppy, popular, pretty girls getting everything they want. It's so unfair! Lol

Cherry Jade; Thanks! This isn't as good as the other chapters, but tell me what you think anyways!

Blaze83; Hey friend! What 'sup? How's your story going? Hey, do you know anything about these little fuzzy things that are hinding under my bed and try to poke me with what smell suspiciously like garlic bread? lol

DarkSpades: Sorry 'bout that . . I went through and rewrote it, trying to make less confusing. sigh This chapter is probably a little confusing as well.