Hei, all you fans. I feel like updating , so here. Robin will do the disclaimer today.
Robin: She doesn't own us.
Me: Sigh. How I wish I did.
Robin: (just stands there)
Me: Yeah, I know you guys think I'm just some crazed fan.(Walks over to a chair and sits)
Robin: Hey, Raven, it's okay.
Me: No, it's not. You guys hate me.
Robin: I can't hate you, I barely know you.
Me: (Sighs, quite loudly) I know.
Robin: (Walks over to me and pats me on back) In due time, Rae, in due time.
Me: It's Raven. Not Rae, to Rae Rae, not Rave. Or any other variation of the name.
Robin: (shrugs) Whatever you say.
Me: On with the show.
I Was Lost
Bruce led Rebecca upstairs to the room I proudly help re - create. Helping Bruce give the poor girl her sence of security back made me feel good. I also did it because from what Bruce had told me, this girl is rather like Raven. In helping Bruce with Rebecca's room, I felt like I was doing something for Raven.
Raven. God, do I ever miss her. All of us do. I really wished I could have stopped her from leaving all those years ago.If Terra hadn't come back, I don't know if the Titans would have thrived. But, thanks to Beast Boy, Terra did return. But even as I missed Terra, for she is my friend, I miss Raven even more. She was the only one on the team who was more or less like me. The only one who, by any strech of the imagination, could understand me.
Being the git I can sometimes be, I went up to the second level to see how Rebecca was doing. So I was just lanking around, and I heard something I never would have imagined. Bruce talking to Rebecca. But he wasn't calling her Rebecca. He was calling her ... Raven!
I was so shocked. I'm not sure I heard right. This I can use, though. If she is Raven, I don't know what I'll do. But this gives my mind a rrason to take her out for the night. Maybe to a movie or something. I lean against the wall, in deep thought. Bruce comes out a few minutes later, not noticing me against the wall. I didn't excpect Rebecca to come out, but she must of heard me gasp earlier. I hear her stomping, as not having to rouse me.
"Evenin'" I say, letting her know she got my attention. "Sup?" she replies, obliviously trying to start conversation. "Nuthin', just thinking. You?" maybe I will try to continue in trying to make conversation. "Nothing." So much for conversation. The pair of us just stand there for several minutes. It was Rebecca who finally broke the silence.
"So, Bruce is like your dad?" she asks.
"Yep." I reply.
"Me too. When I was sixteen, I left my family and friends. He sort of took me in."
Score for me. Raven was sixteen when she left the Teen Titans.
"Really? He took me in after my ... my parents died."
A look of compassion came across Rebecca's face. "I'm sorry to hear that." she says "My father was NEVER there, and my mother died when I was young."
Score again for me. I know all about Raven's father, and all about her past. Although, she doesn't know much about mine, despite the fact she's been in my mind.
All things considered, I said, "You sound just like this girl I used to know." She shrugs, probably for loss of something better to do. I look up at the celing, taking a deep breath. "This might not be a good idea." my mind coaxes. But I ignore it. I bring my gaze down from the celing and look at Rebecca. "Wanna catch a movie?" As I dive off the diving board, I'm hoping the water's not cold. She looks at her watch. "Sure why not, but we've gotta bring Anna." she says, "We haven't talk since we got here." I nod and say, "Sure, why not?"
Rebecca runs down the hall as if she's got fire in her black converse. I can hear her pounding on her friend's door, yelling for her to come out. I guess Anna was asleep, because Rebecca left her in her room.
Rebecca runs into her room and grabs her bag. She doesn't realize I'm at her door. "Richard." she blankly states. "Please, call me Dick." I just as blankly say. She nods, now coming completly out of her room.
"So, what movie are we going to see?" Rebecca asks on our way to the theater. "Well, to tell you the truth, I don't know. I figured we could wing it and choose when we get there."
After awhile, my car pulls into the parking lot. I park the car, and the pair of us heads up to the ticket booth. I was very thankful of the lenght of the line. It's going to give us time to pick our movie. As I scan the list, I see a moivie called 'Scarlett Blade'. I had read the book, and had forgotten the movie was coming out. As I'm about to suggest it, Rebecca notices I'm looking at it.
"How about that one called Scarlett Blade?" she asks. I smile and nod. "I think that's a good idea." We finally reach the lady at the booth. In the most preepy voice possible, she asks, "What movie?" "Two adults for Scarlett Blade." I say, handing the lady the amount due. She's almost as bad as Starfire. She giggles very prepily, handing me the tickets.
"Wow, that's got to be the sappiest action movie I've ever seen." Rebecca says coming out. I nod. "But it was good." As we aproach the car, I realize neither of us has had dinner, and I'm hungry. "Hey, Rebecca, do you wanna go straight back to the manor, or do you wanna stop and get something to eat?" I can tell she's contemplating it, but then her stomach rumbles. "Something to eat it is."
I drive up to Sonic and order some burgers. It took longer than it sould have, considering Sonic has the worst customer service. As we drive home, munching on our burgers, we talk about out teenage years. Since I don't want her to realize who I am yet, (if she is Raven) I don't tell her much. Acctually, I made alot of stuff up.
After about fiftenn minutes of being in the car, we pull up to the manor. Rebecca lets out a huge yawn. Rebecca's obliviously tired. "I'm really tired, Dick, so can I just shower and go to bed?" Who's stopping her? Hell, I'm tired too. "Who's topping you. Heck, I'm tired too. I think it's best we both shower and go to bed." That probably didn't sound like I ment it to. But Rebecca must not think like that. It's a good thing too.
I shower for a good long time. I let the hot water wash over my body, clensing me. Thank the Lord this is the 21st century and we have hot water. I feel like the water's washing away all the problems I have. My whole heart and mind is hoping Rebecca really is Raven.
My dream was weird. Raven was there, normally. She had her regular violet hair and eyes, her greyish skin and gem on her forehead.
"Hello, Robin." she says to me.
"R - Raven?" I ask.
"Yes, Robin. It is me. I am happy to see you. Come here."
I slowly walk towards my long lost friend, both our arms outstreched, ready for a hug. As we hug, I am engulfed with the scent of lavender(A/N: See Footnotes). Raven signals me to sit down, and I do.
We tak for hours about anything and everything. And just when we're about to get to the good stuff, my alaram clock goes off. Drat it's timing!
Footnotes:
Robin leans in to Raven and smells her lavender scent. Okay, first of all, that's the scent I use. So if you decide to come up and hug me, you'll smell lavender. Second, is it possible for him to smell Raven? It is in a dream.
I want to thank all my reviewers. I love to write this fan fiction, and hope you enjoy reading it just as much as I love writing it. As for updates, I'm going for every day, but you might get every other day. So, remember, read and review!
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