A green mouse ran along the side of the hallway. It paused at a metal door at the end of the corridor and sniffed around its edges. The green mammal squeaked gently as if it had found what it was looking for and in a blink of an eye disappeared. In its place sat a fly with the same unique colouring as the mouse. The insect hurriedly flew upwards, past the sign on the door where its multi faceted eyes read the word 'GYM' and up to the ceiling. When it had reached the top of the hallway the green creature flew around in circles for a few seconds as if searching for something. The bug made a self satisfied buzzing sound as it spotted the ventilation shaft above the door and flew through it.

If any telepaths had been hanging round the Titans Tower Gymnasium they would have sensed some very strange thoughts coming from a green but otherwise unremarkable insect. Its thoughts went a lot like… 'Hehehe, this is the best joke in the world! In the history of jokes! It's gotta cheer him up! This is my greatest idea yet! And Rae says I never think… I wonder why she's so mad at him?' The fly turned into a small bird and locked on to its target. An ebony haired teenager was intently destroying a punching bag in the middle of a perfectly white room, judging from the state of the bag he'd either been doing this for a while or he had a lot of issues to work out. The shape shifter mentally shrugged, he had a mission to carry out…

Suddenly the metal door behind Beast Boy whirred open. In his shock the changeling froze, still hovering by the door as a purple haired empath elegantly walked into the room. The shape shifter internally cursed his luck. If he morphed Raven would sense him and then he'd be in a lot of trouble but if he were caught listening Raven would kill him… the green bird shook its head. He'd stay where he was and hope he didn't get caught.

The sorceress watched the young warrior for a few seconds. Silently admiring the Boy Wonders grace as he smoothly attacked the bag. She sighed, she'd made her decision. She'd spent the last three hours meditating before reaching it and she refused to back down now.

"Robin,"

The youth faltered as he heard Raven gently call his name. He turned around, his heart leaping as he saw the woman of his dreams standing by the door. He eagerly drank in the sight as he smiled and walked towards her, not seeing the carefully hidden sorrow in her eyes.

"Raven…"

The sorceress backed away from the approaching warrior slightly, making it clear that she wanted him nowhere near her. Robin hesitated, hurt by her rejection before he scolded himself. Of course she didn't want him near her, the last time they were alone he'd completely disregarded the privacy she treasured and he hadn't explained himself yet. The youth opened his mouth to apologise before Raven quickly interrupted him.

"I'm leaving the Titans,"

"What? You - you can't… Raven?"

The sorceress felt a pang of regret at Robins lost expression before steeling herself once more. She was not going to change her mind, she couldn't afford to.

"I'll tell the others after diner tonight. I'll be gone by morning."

"No," Robins statement was more than mere denial. It was the only way he'd let things be. The masked warrior softened his tone as he interrupted the empaths argument. "No Raven. You can't leave, not because of me… please don't leave,"

"Robin what are you…?"

In a move so out of character it shocked the sorceress to silence, Robin fell to his knees, his hands held clasped in front of him in complete surrender. "Raven I love you. I love you. Please don't leave, not because of me. I'm begging you. If you want we can pretend it never happened, I'll promise to never kiss you again, I'll go on pretending all I feel for you is friendship… I know you could never love someone like me. You deserve better than I can ever give you… but please don't leave. We need you Raven… I need you…" a tear fell from under the Boy Wonders mask, the first tear to fall in years. Robin ignored it, his only thought of Raven as she stepped towards him slightly, her eyes wide with shock and her mental walls crumpling to the ground behind them.

"Robin… I…"

The blaring alarm interrupted the two birds, breaking the spell. In an instant the sorceress recalled herself, carefully backing away from the fallen warrior as if he was a dangerous animal before she turned and fled, her cloak flying behind her as she phased out of the room. The rejected leader of the Titans slumped to the ground before his duty started to shout at him. With a heartfelt sigh Robin stood up and walked out of the room, knowing that the reserved sorceress would never look at him the same way again. After that little display all she'd ever see him as would be an emotional fool, a lovesick idiot. Raven had no time for imbeciles.

With a control his friends would never believe, BB kept his bird form until Robin had walked out of the room. As soon as the automatic door closed, the green shape shifter fell out of the air and uttered the only response any creature could have given after witnessing a moment like that between two of the most controlled people he'd ever known.

"Whoa,"