More for the fans, no? Raven and Robin have decided that they would like to tak a vaction, due to me overworking them. So please welcome Starfire as she does the disclaimer.
Starfire: She does not own us, the Teen Titans.
Me: Sadly.
Starfire: (confused)
Me: Don't ask.
I Was Lost
A strange feeling washes over me as I awake the next morning. I feel like I can start over again. And I have no idea why. I also have a foreboding feeling that something I don't really wannt to happen is going to happen.
I hop out of my bed and look at the clock. 8:30. At least I know I have a little over an hour to get ready for work. I walk over to my closet and open the door. I take out my black shirt and my jeans. After changing into them, I walk over to my dresser. Everyone who shops at this partcicular Wal - Mart knows I'm a goth. The town's not a very big one, so we rarely get customers who don't know who we are.
I sit infront of my huge vanity - like mirror/dresser, looking for my ebony make - up. I find my eyeliner and run it across the bottom of my eye with care, then repeat the process on the next eye. After I'm done with the eyeliner, I put it down on my left and move for my masscara. After being done with the masscara, I place it next to the eyeliner, and grab my pitch black ebony eyeshadow.
I spread it quickly across my eyes, creating a look that only I can create. I look at myself in the mirror, my reflection staring darkly back at me.
I grab my vest from my desk, and head out to my car to go to work. As I get into the car, I get a strong premonition that something's going to happen. What I can't tell, however, is if it's going to be good or bad.
Driving to work, I think about the Titans. I think about my time with them. I really do miss them. But I know my life and devotions have to go into my life here in this place. It might not be the best home, or the best job, but I'm happy with it.
I'm pulling up to the store when Anna runs out to meet me. A worried look is on her face. And it's contagious. It spreads across my face; Anna's usually a very jumpy person. I roll down my window."What is it, A?" I ask her, my voice leaking with valid concern. "Rememer David?" How could I forget? "Yeah, why?" "He's come for you. Red X was here. He took Danny. He said if we ever want to see him again, you had to meet him at the Gotham docks tonight at 7." Anna's face filled up with tears. I know she's dating him even though she hasn't told anyone.
I slowly get out of my car, looking at Anna. She's got one of those, "I haven't told you everything, I'll tell you inside" looks on her face. I walk by her side in to the store.
I look around. The place is a wreck! I can't beleive David came back for me. He's the one who ran out on me because of who I am; if he hadn't wanted to leave me he shouldn't have. I look at Anna, and she signals me to come into her office.
I follow her into the neatest place I've seen in the wrecked building so far and take a seat. "What else is there?" I ask, worring all the time. "He wants you to come in your old Raven uniform." I sigh. "Well, it could be worse." I say. Anna nods, although she doesn't really agree.
At 7:
I'm flying as fast as I can to the Gotham docks. Danny is a nice guy, and my friend to boot. I don't want to loose him, and I don't want to dissappoint Anna. I land squarely in front of the door. I summon up the power to menatally open it, and it does.
I step in very carefully, as if I'm excpecting an ambush. Acctually, that's exactly what I excpect. "Show yourself, Red X!" I yell as loud as I possibly can. I can hear muffled grunts in a corner, and I immediatly know it's Danny. But I know better than to go over there. I know that David's wating to make a move on me if I step foot over in that direction.
I'm at lost. I don't know what I should do. I've got to save Danny, but I can't if I can't go over there. I know I can't use my powers to get him because I know David as Red X is very tricky and has strange and unexcpected things up his sleeves. Then it comes to me. I'll call Robin. But just Robin. I don't want the others to know of me yet. Besides, it's partuially Robin's fault that David's Red X. So I telephathically call him.
I can immediatly tell Robin got the message. For several minutes, I stand, and just wait. I can tell David is getting most impatient with me. If Robin doesn't show up soon, I may as well kiss Danny good bye.
After several minutes of just being, I hear the soft roar of a motorcycle. I'm hoping and praying it's the R - cycle. My hopes and prayers are answered; Robin steps in just as carefully as I had, looking for me. I give a slight wave of black power to show him where I am. Luckily he sees it and slowly makes his way over to me.
Appparently, he can't help but look at me. After all, he hasn't seen me as the real Raven he knows in five years. "Is this some clever way you've devised to tell me you're coming back to the Titans?" he whispers, knowing that's probably not the reason. I shake my head. "My ex - fiance has decided he wants to kidnapp a friend of mine." A low growl emitts from Robin's throat. "There's something else you should know about him." I begin. "David is Re ..." But I am cut off by a very angered Red X diving down from the celing at me.
I move out of the way, hoping he's gotten sloppy and will fall flat on his face. But my hopes are destroyed, and he does a flip and lands on his feet. "Did you think you could get away that easily, Rebecca?" he asks. "David, David. Don't you know, I'm Raven Roth? Just because you've got a bunch of fancy red x's doesn't mean you can just take me like that. So if you don't mind, I'll take Danny, and Robin and I'll be leaving."
David chuckles. "No, dearest. You're going to pay for not telling me who you really are." Behind my back, my hand signals Robin to run at "dearest" David. He sees my signal and pulls his bo - stick from his belt. I run for Danny.
As I reach the corner Danny's in, I summon my powers. I know I'm gonna have to phase us out of here, then come back for Bird Boy. So I place my black shining hands on Danny's body, and we phase straight through the floor.
I rest Danny down on the ground and make it back into the building. I see Robin having trouble with the bastard that would have been my husband, so I rush in to help. Robin is quite bloodied up. I mentally tell him to back off, but he doesn't. I push in front of him, going at Red X. I throw a very hard punch into his stomach. It renders him in pain. While he's having his little pity party, Robin and I run out.
"We can't leave him in there, you know." obin states. "We're not, look around." I point around to show Robin that the whole Police Department is there. "Now how'd I miss that?" he asked, jokingly. I just shrug.
"You know I dumped Starfire?" Robin suddenly askes as we sit on the curb, wating for the police cheif. I look at him. "You ... you did?" I find myself asking why I care. "Yes. I told her I couldn't be with here. To tell you the truth, I need someone more dark. I ... I guess someone more like you." I don't know why he's telling me this. Honestly, it's a bit to fluffy for my liking.
"R ... Really?" "Yeah, I guess. Do ... do you wanna go to the movies again tomorrow?" Oh boy. What to do. I dought he really feels this way about me, it's probably just a con to get me to come back to the Titans. "I have plans. But if you want, I'll give you a rain check." He gives me a dissappointed look. "Okay. I'll call you about it tomorrow."
The cheifpolice finally comes and asks us about what happened. We give him a full discription of the incident, and then he dissmisses us.
"Bye, Robin, talk to you later." I get a simple 'bye' from him. He walks off into the distance and get's on his motorcycle, and drives off into the distance.
I get home and change out of my old uniform into my pajamas. I'm extremly tired, and the second I fall on my bed, I fall into dreams of a certain Boy Wonder.
Footnotes:
Thanks to all my reviwers.
Danny is only for Anna's purposes. He is not impotant.
So, Robin's affection is slightly revealed. Raven's less so, but still.
Until tomorrow,
AZARATHGIRL