Chapter 7: Surprise, Surprise

The crowd was cheering and the lights are all on him. "Richard 'Robin' Greyson is about to do his most death defying trick of his whole entire life!" The 6 axle flip trick, he is to do a flip for every wire six times across the tent. He starts off just fine on the rope one flip catch. Rope two, flip, and catch and so on and so forth until he was to do his very last flip. It went as planned except for the last part where he missed and last rope. "Falling, falling into the abyss of the circus tent, but what's this, a ray of hope. Someone has caught the fallen bird, a dark figure." They land on his destination and he catches his breath on his knees, then the figure starts to leave. A hand is grabbed and questions are asked "Thanks for saving me, but who are you?" The figure is brought to eye level with the bird, "Don't you know? I'm someone very close to you." A cloak is pulled off and secrets are revealed. "You-you saved me! But-but why?" The savior is about to speak when a sound interrupts BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!

Robin's P.O.V

I woke up to the sound of my alarm I had set last night-er-earlier this morning, or whatever. I was shaken by my dream I just had, and I could have done without those memories. I got up and took a shower and washed my hair. When I came out I remembered about the events of last night and the night before. I never noticed how nice it was to have Raven around, "she's so easy to talk to, not like Starfire. I mean she's okay, but Raven understands what you're saying where as Star she just so clueless sometimes."

It was Saturday so I knew I could take my time today, and since there's no crime on Saturdays I didn't have to wear my uniform. Instead I put on some long blue jeans and a red t-shirt that said 'born to be crazy'. Before I left my room I looked in the mirror for a quick hair check, it was fine but then I started to look harder. I wasn't gonna fight crime today so I though what the heck and took off my mask. I was standing there looking at my eyes, sometimes I forgot what they looked like. I've always gotten comments about how pretty my eyes look and I guess they were right. I walked downstairs. Again I started remembering the times we spent together, especially the time where Slade had kidnapped her and then threw her off a building. That wasn't the good part but the fact that I saved her was. Her being in my arms at that moment was bliss, her weakness state made me want to do everything I could to try and protect her from Slade again. I walk in the common room and to my surprise Raven was up, and reading a book at the counter. She must have had the same idea as me. She wasn't in her uniform either. She was dressed in a pair of 'rock star' jeans and a black shirt and showed off her stomach.

"Great minds think alike huh?" I asked, waking into the kitchen. She shot me a look from her book.

"I guess...that or we just have been spending too much time together." I chuckled and went back to my cereal I was fixing. Getting a bowl down I glanced over to see what she was reading. It wasn't her usually reading it was a comic book, correction a manga.

"So you like manga huh?" I asked

She brought the book down for a second then brought it back so it covered her face again "Yea it's alright. It's not my normal reading material, but I'll try anything once."

"Oh yeah? What else would you try?" Raven gave me a death glare, and a look like 'how dare you say something like that! I ignored her and walked over to her. I lifted the book to see what she was reading "Inuyasha huh? Yea he's good but the show is better. Number 13, yea that's classic."

"You like manga?" she asked slamming the book shut, "You like anime?" she asked again turning in the rotatable counter chair.

"Yea I guess you could say that." finding a spot at the table I had just dug in when I got a communca from the T.V's screen.

"Cyborg calling Titans tower, come in, over." I walked over and hit the button and Cy's big head was on the big screen.

"Hey Tin Man! What's up dude?"

"Nothing just hanging. What about you guys? I see the tower's still intact so I guess it hasn't been so bad!"

"Haha FYI me and Raven have been doing just fine!"

"Yeah yea whatever man. OH I almost forgot." The screen went blank and five second later Cyborg was back with two other members.

"Greeting friends! You have been alright yes?" Starfire asked

"Yea Starfire we're just fine. What about you?" Raven asked

"Dude it's been awhile, don't tell me you don't miss the green dude." Beast Boy

"I have been enjoying my time with my family, although I am getting the sick for my home." Star responded

"Yeah me too. Although Mom's been making me a tofu feast fit for a king!" Beast Boy exclaimed

"So you guys' been back on Monday right?" I asked

"Yes friend Robin, we all will be arriving on the day of Mon.

"Dude I gotta go! See ya Monday" Beast Boy was gone in a quick flash

"I too must be off as well. Farewell friends!" Then Starfire was gone.

"Yea I gotta go too ya'll. See ya when I see ya!" Then Cyborg was gone, then it was just me and Raven again. I did miss everyone, but there was nothing wrong with alone time too. She had turned back to the counter and started reading again. Feeling bold and pressed for time I had an idea,

"So Rae what do you feel like doing today?"

"Nothing..."

"Oh really cause I was thinking maybe you and I could go out tonight...I mean if you want."

She closed her book and looked at me, "Like on a date?"

"NO! No... I mean it's just two friends going out that's all!" trying to sound convincing

"Robin…are you asking me out?"

"Yes..."

"Is it just the two of us?"

"Yes..."

"Are we going dutch?"

"No…"

"Are you providing transportation?"

"Yes..."

"Then it's a date Bird Brain. Pick me up at seven okay?"

"Um okay..." With that she walked off, most likely to her room. I was just standing there wondering 'I asked her out, but why does it feel like she did all the asking?'

It was around 6:58 and I was walking down to Raven's room, I had remembered I forgot to tell her it wasn't formal, but hey whatever. I was wearing dark blue jeans and a black button down shirt, nothing special. I knocked on the door and it slide open to reveal the most beautiful Raven I've ever seen. She had on deep blue hip hugger jeans and the coolest belt buckle I've even seen, it was a dragon. She had on a long sweater that the arms dangled on her wrist, her breast were exposed nicely and her hair was done in a small pony tail with strands hanging for the side. She had on blush and purple lip gloss. She looked like an angel, my dark angel.

"Robin...woo-hoo Earth to Bird Boy" she was waving her hand in my face and trying to get me back from la-la land. I grabbed her hand and spun her around, then dipped her. "Can we go now?" I nodded and we were off.

"NO. WAY." She said refusing to ride on my motorcycle, down in the garage

"Come on Raven what's it gonna hurt?"

"Me that's what. Robin I've seen you on that thing and you go way too fast for me."

"So you've been checking me out, huh?" trying to lighten the mood

"Okay Beast Boy whatever..." She crossed her arm and proceeded to walk back inside.

"Look... you asked me if I was providing the transportation and THIS is it...so suffer! I mean for crying our loud Raven you're the daughter of a demon, and this scares you?"

"I didn't say that I was scared, and I would rather fly, get pooped on by a bird, lose control and swan dive into a light pole and get electrocuted, then get on that bike with you." With that she turned away and finished walking.

I quickly hoped on my bike and screeched my tires towards Raven. I stopped just short of her feet, "Pretty please? Don't make me beg!" I handed her my helmet and gave her a big grin.

"Okay fine!" She caved in. She snatched the helmet out of my hands and got on the bike with me, she sat in the back and wrapped her arms around my waist, it felt nice. I opened the garage door and we were off. I was taking her somewhere special, place I knew she'd love. I noticed that when I turned corners she held me tighter, trying not to fall off I gather. I didn't mind, we had finally got the place we were going to.

"What is this place?" she asked taking off her helmet

"You'll see!" I said grabbing her hand and leading her in. On the outside it looked like a creepy run-down warehouse, but on the inside, it was the best teen night club in the whole city.

"Robin..." she said wide-eyes.

"I thought we could move our dancing lesson here..." I lead her to a table and within seconds and waitress was there taking our order.

"Whatda have?" smacking on some gum

"We'll have two light blood teas."

"Okay." With that she was off.

"Light blood teas?" she asked

"Don't worry you'll like it."

"Been here before have you?"

"I few times, how'd you think I knew Cyborg was a party animal?" She nodded and looked out toward the crowd of kids, bopping her head. I couldn't help to stare, the way the lights hit her face really brought out her eye color. I was about to say something but as luck would have it our waitress came back.

"Two light blood teas."

"Thanks." Looking at Raven "Well drink up.." and so she did. She took a sip and got a weird look on her face. "That bad huh?"

"No...it's good, this doesn't taste so bad."

"It's not your regular tea but hey." She nodded again and looked at the crowd. I knew she wanted to dance, and it was the time to make my move. I got up and held my hand out to her.

"Wanna dance?" she nodded again and we were off.

On the dance floor we started to wiggle to the music "Hey Now" was playing I started by moving my hips side to side then my shoulder then I looked at Raven who was starting to get her groove on too. Stilling holder her hand I twirled her around then pulled her closer. We WERE 'freak' dancing but it was tamed compared to the other people of the dance floor, they were practically having sex. I held on to her hips and she rock her butt against my pelvis, we both looked away and blushed. The next song came as a surprise: a slow song. We stopped and looked at each other then got closer, she put her hands on my shoulders and put mine on her waist. I never took an eye off of her, eventually we got close enough so she was in my arms and I was in hers. This embrace felt like we were connecting on a whole different level, I didn't heard anything else except for Raven's breathing and her heartbeat in her chest. I never wanted to let her go. It was around 1a.m. when we got back to the tower. We were partied out or so I thought. "So you had fun?"

"Yes. That really wasn't so bad and I gotta tell ya, you can dance a hell of a lot better!" she said as we reached her door.

"Well I had a great teacher...So what on tomorrow's agenda?"

"We gotta clean the tower remember? The others will be back."

"Oh yea I remember. I miss them, but hey hanging out with you was fun too."

"Yea..it...is...nice." She turned towards her door and it slide open, "Hey Rae?" I asked sweat drop

"Yes?"

"I know it's gonna sound weird but...I've never seen the inside of your room!" 'WHERE THE HELL DID THAT COME FROM?' I thought. I guess she was thinking the same thing by the way she looked at me.

"Excuse me?"

"Yea well I was just thinking that you've been in my room on occasion and I thought about it and I've never seen the inside of your room."

" chuckle There's a reason for that."

"What you got a dead body in there or something?"

"Just my an ex boyfriend...that's all Oh and the last guy that asked to see the inside of my room." I was really hoping that was a joke, but by her tone I couldn't tell, sarcasm was her native tongue.

"Kidding...ya know...ha...ha?"

"Oh yea! sweat drop Soooooo can I come in?"

"OK but just for a little while."

I walked into a dark and scary looking place. It had 'gloomy, dead, and get the hell out' writing all over it. She had shelves and shelves of books, I thought I was in a library. I looked around to the other wall and saw something really interesting. A painting by Van Gouge, called Starry Starry Night, I was staring at to no end. I heard Raven come up and stand behind me "So what do you think?" she asked

"I love it! I didn't know you liked Van Gouge." turning towards her

"There's a lot of stuff you don't know about me." she said turning her head away. I got close enough to her to cup her chin and left it close to me,

"I'd liked to, if you give me a chance..." I leaned down and kissed her softly, taken in her grape flavored lip gloss. I pulled away to see what was gonna happen next. She looked up at me and blush then stretched up to kiss me back. I caught her waist for a more passionate kiss and she wrapped her arms around my neck. She was pushing my backwards deepening the kiss, but I was taking her with me. I felt something hard hit the back of my knees, and I fell on something soft, it was her bed. We both pulled back to catch our breath and we looked at each other, then noticed that she was straddling me. I didn't she mind, she wasn't heavy at all but she was putting weight on a part of my body that was already hurting from the tightness of my jeans. She came right back up and took my shirt off, I managed to get hers off too. I was laying on her She was laying on me while the kiss was getting more and more passionate, but as they say: all good things must come to an end. Right when things REALLY started to heat up, something in the background exploded. We stopped to see what it was, it was one her candles she had all over the place. She got off of me and grabbed our shirts from the floor. "Sorry..I didn't mean for it to go that far...I need to meditate, please leave. I should have know my emot-" she apologized

"Raven it's okay, I'm sorry too." putting on my shirt "I'll go, good night." I left the room with no other words spoken.

I had rolled over for the fifth time and looked at the clock it was just three in the morning and still no sleep came to me. I knew why I couldn't sleep...it was Raven, she was the reason I could sleep, her and her damn sexy lips. I had to go see her...no matter what happens.

After my five minuet walk when I reached her door, I knocked quietly just in case she WAS sleep. "Raven.." I whispered, but no answer so I started back to my room, when I heard a SWUSH! The door opened and I walked back "Hey..."

"Hey..."

"Couldn't sleep either?"

"Nah...not really"

"Come on in..." Seriously how could you NOT take an invite like that. I realized it was just like the other night, but instead I was Raven and she was me. I climbed in her bed, the unwrinkled side, while she was blowing her candle out. I'm guessing she was reading, she soon followed and we were soon asleep, she in my arms and her head on my chest.