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A/N: Yah! Thanks for the reviews guys you're all so sweet, anyway keep reviewing and telling me which you want and watch me make it happen. Here's the second chapter.

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Chapter Two: What's a Sure Thing?

Waking up to loud blaring hard rock music was one thing.

Waking up to loud blaring hard rock music with a very attractive villain doing push ups in her middle of her room was another thing.

Snapping up from her barrier and relinquishing herself from it, she snarled and glared glowing red eyes at Red-X. She didn't care if this bastard was injured or not, no one touched her things. Getting ready to blast him with her powers and send him to the gates of hell she was stopped when her sensitive hearing picked up someone banging on the door.

Her nose told her it was Robin.

Jumping off the bed and not caring that a few of her buttons had gotten loose from her sleeping she went to Red-X and levitated him off the ground and into her privet bathroom. He cursed in shock, but was silenced the moment the door was locked. The stereo was quickly shut off he paled when he realized there was someone at the door.

Raven was going to kill him for this.

Sliding the door open ever so slightly, Raven peaked her head out to the curious looking Robin. She played it cool, "Oh good-morning Robin, did I disturb you?"

He blinked and she held her breath when she felt his aura once again trying to infuse with hers. Keeping her cool she gently forced it back out where it belonged and leaned against her wall her head lolling against it as well. Robin shrugged, "No, not really, just came to call you down for breakfast you coming?"

Raven let go the breath she was holding and nodded with a forced smile, "Yes, I'll be down, sorry for the loud music … uh … spring cleaning."

"Early in the morning?" through his mask he looked beyond her and noticed the room was as it was however another scent hit him like a blunt object. Someone else had been I the room with her, someone male. That disturbed him greatly, Raven locked in a lone room with a bed, and with an opposite sex other then her friends was burning images in the back of his mind. His eyes narrowed more that they usually did.

Raven noticed and quickly thought up something good and was proud of herself for playing it off just right, "I like to keep my room immaculate, now if you please I'm gonna' get ready."

Robin raised a brow and bit down a threatening growl, she was hiding something. He knew from the scent, her ruffled attire, and the loud music, someone else was in that room, but respecting her privacy he shrugged, he'll question her one on one later, "Alright then, see ya down stairs."

"See ya." With that she slide the door shut and leaned against it, putting her hand to her heart. It was getting harder for her to keep her cool around him, his power was growing and she was wondering if it was possible for devils to actually shoot off the charts for power levels.

For now that thought'll have to wait, right now there was a gravestone somewhere in the backyard with a certain villain's name on it. Storming to the bathroom she quickly unlocked it and slide it open, side stepping the tumbling Red-X as he was caught unawares from leaning against the door. She glared down at him, looking sinister and temptingly touchable in her large clothes that looked ready to slide off at any time.

Red-X shook his head and shrugged, "Hey, mornin'."

"Stand the fuck up." she said in such a demanding and icy cold tone Red-X was sure his own heart froze up as he listened to her commanded. Her scowl deepened as her glare darkened, "When I said I was placing you under house arrest, that didn't mean you could go around touching my things!"

"Hey sunshine," Red-X glared back his amber eyes burning into her raging violet storms, "let's get some things straight, first of all nothing in the contract ever stated that it forbid me to touch your things, and second of all. What the hell am I suppose to do while I stay locked up and act as your little lab rat! My skills is all I got and training is my life so fuck off."

Levitating in the air too give her leverage of height over him she floated close enough to where he had to lean back to keep the distance, but held his glare. In a growling tone she said, "Fair enough, so from now on in this little contract of ours, you will keep your hands to yourself otherwise you'll be proving the laws of gravity when I fly you out my window. What are your terms?"

"Give me training space, rations, and a few extra clothes and I'm outta' your hair. Fair enough?" Raven took a deep breath and floated back to the floor to her otherwise short state and looked away releasing her breath she looked up to his defiant eyes.

"Fair enough, but only when I say its safe will you train in the training room, I will not allow you to turn my room into a gym. The rations … will be slightly easy, but don't be surprised if I change routines or the others will know something's up. Clothes … you push me to walk a fine line."

Red-X rolled his eyes and walked away to the middle of the room so to keep some distance between them, "Can't you just say you're going to the mall or something?"

Raven gave him a dead panned look, "Do I look the type to go to malls?"

"No you look the type to lock people in her room and watch them suffer to full fill her every sick desire."

"Watch it the idea is tempting." Raven snorted and floated to her bedchamber Red-X watched her rummage through her closet to select a few choice clothes for her and a towel then to her drawer for some personal wear afterwards she floated to the bathroom and before entering she turned to him and glared, "I'll try to get the clothes for you, but you have to promise me that you'll be contemplating all means and exercising all ways to the phrase 'Silent as the grave'."

"Oh joy flower-girl knows how to rhyme, just be sure to get them before I kill over." with that she turned her back and entered the door leaving Red-X to sulk on his new 'bed'. This was going to be a long stay, curse his stupid mind for even thinking of coming here, this was crock of bullshit. However, he may be locked in this god-forsaken tower with the demon herself that didn't mean he couldn't be her own little hellion. After all how many people get a chance to actually share the same room as the half-breed?

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"Joyous be friend! You have finally arrived to gather around the able of eats! Come let's feast on today's morning meals." Starfire greeted Raven as she floated around the table to her seat next to Robin. Raven looked around and found that her plate of waffles had already been made and was sitting at the table waiting for her to eat. Suddenly an idea came to her head.

"Hey guys, why don't we eat at the window today, I'm feeling a happy virus spreading." Raven said in her monotonous way, everyone looked at each other and shrugged, Raven had her moments.

Robin smiled, "Sure, come on everyone lets go to the window."

With that everyone took their plate and walked/hovered to the window where they could see the entire city. Starfire squealed, "Oh this is so exciting we have never dinned next to the window before. Great idea friend Raven."

Raven smiled very faintly as she squeezed the syrup over her waffles at the same time her mind worked over time in the back trying to make some kind of quick meal for Red-X. No one expected a thing, not even X himself who was to busy glaring at Raven's barrier trying to find out if there was a way to crack it. Until he felt something poke his back, he turned and jumped in fright at the floating food and glass of orange juice!

"Holy shit! What the hell!" he practically jumped as high as the roof, and Raven who had been monitoring it through the mind almost burst out laughing spraying her friends with her glass of OJ. Coving her mouth she stared in shock at the drenched Robin across from her.

With the look that could freeze over all hell, Robin grabbed a near by napkin and whipped what he could off his face. The stickiness of the beverage already starting to be felt, everyone else stared in shock and confusion as they looked to Raven's amused covered eyes. Starfire titled her head, "Friend Raven … what has given you the funnies?"

Raven shook her head and slowly lowered her hand from her mouth still trying to stifle her laughter from Red-X earlier episode she cleared her throat and quickly apologized to Robin, "I'm sorry … is just that … um … I remembered something from our past that made me laugh so hard that I guess just couldn't live it down."

"Well," Robin started slowly, "glad to know you're as happy as a clam today Raven … I gotta' go take a shower to wash off the sticky substance I'll be back."

"Sorry Robin," Raven apologized again feeling his devil lashing out at her.

He shook his head, putting the plate away then disappearing behind the elevator doors. Leaving Raven to face the suspicious looks everyone was giving her, Beast boy was first to prod, "So … what were you thinking about?"

She shrugged, "Nothing fancy, just the time when Control Freak entrapped us in the TV and Robin interrupted the show where they were about to revel the secret to world peace."

"You still remember that?" Cyborg question with a smile on his face.

Starfire giggled, "I remembered the time when I was stuck in a bumgorf's nursery rhyme channel and Beast Boy came rushing finishing the rhyming. That earned most laughs."

So with that, Raven took an easy breath glad she had distracted the team from her suspicious change of attitude. Eyes trailing to the side she had to wonder if Red-X had a heart attack from the scare. Another smile graced her lips and she was glad she had her little hot bath meditation otherwise things would me imploding about now.

Upstairs, Red-X was scowling the entire time he was eating angry with himself for being that easily frightened. Come on! He's seen worse! Just then a strange sound came from the door, beeping sounds, then a click, and then a swish. He blinked and realized that the person who had entered Raven's room was not Raven. Using his lightening fast reflexes he slide the food under the bed where the rest of his clothes were and climbed the corners of the adjacent wall.

Robin glared, someone was in this room and he could smell it, faint like they were trying to conceal themselves, but it was evident. Someone was in this room, growling he walked to the bathroom and opened it, nothing. A deep scowl on his face showed his dislike for the hidden person, not only did his presents bothers him; it was the fact that Raven would actually hide something from him. He hated it when she did that, he felt that she didn't trust them, didn't trust him.

Walking deeper in the room he stopped at the bedchamber and walked to the closet, Red-X took this time and with the silence Raven would have been proud of he dropped to the ground and raced to the open door. Jumping out and sliding to a stop he smiled as he thanked Robin inwardly, Thanks kid, I'll be sure to drop by soon to say it face to face. Running faster he was just about to the door he hoped was the exit, but got the shock of his life when it slide open and revealed a shocked Raven.

For the second time that morning Red-x got the scare of his life, "Damn it!"

That snapped Raven from her surprise and grabbed him phasing through the floor Red-X prepared for the encounter with the snooping Robin, surely he was still there. But as if the gods were merciful to her Robin had just exit the door with a dark glare and walked down the hall. If he had stayed longer he'd have solved his mystery, but no, the moment the door slip shut was the moment Raven and Red-X came back.

Pinning X to the ground with her dark magic she was so shocked, worried and curious to know that a new scent had just draped over her room. Eyes glowing white she snarled, "How the hell did you bust out of my barriers!"

Struggling against her restraints Red-x growled back, "Thank traffic light, he was the one that opened the security lock in the first place!"

Raven glared, "Who!"

"Traffic-Light! The one who's confused with his own sex by calling himself a unisex name! Robin!"

Raven loosened hold on him until she just let go of him completely allowing him to stand. She once again locked down her room with her magic as she narrowed her eyes at Red-X, "Why the hell would Robin come into my room, he knows damn well no ones allowed and for the record why'd you call him traffic light?"

Red-x scowled and kicked the ground in an attempt to loosen his frustrations, he was going to go crazy if he stayed here any longer. Giving her a pointed look he snorted, "You know traffic light: red, yellow, green? Stop, slow down, go? The guy's a freakin' rainbow."

"Never thought of that," shaking her head she shifted back to serious mode, "look your little escape plan failed, you just got lucky, now why don't you be a good little villain and take a seat."

"What for my mistress? Nothing's wrong with me." Red-x, still irritated to the point of getting a major headache beginning to surface he growled and swiftly turned to the bay window winching and gasping when his side began to throb. Wrapping an arm around his torso he bit down on his lip to keep the yelp of pain that was threatening to come out.

A soft hand to his back that slithered up his shoulder distracted him for the moment and looked down at the dry faced half-breed, "That's why, you reopened your wound on the way out, I'm surprised Robin didn't catch it."

Red-X grinned and allowed her to help him back to the bay window to sit and let her redo his undoing, "Told you, he's just a kid."

"And I'm sure your familiarity with spells have nothing to do with it?" Raven inquired as she walked back to her drawer to take out the black case, Red-X smirked.

"So you've finally caught on?"

Coming back Raven trained her eyes on the floor or on his side as she rewrapped the wound, "It's kinda hard not to, after all I never thought Robin would ultimately risk his life to enter my dwelling so I never bothered to conceal the scent of your blood or anything else. What do you know about magic?"

Grinning he leaned over a bit so it'll be easier for her to cover him, "Only it's just an illusion."

Reaching behind her ear she pulled away when she felt his hand brush her skin and looked up to glare at him, but was shocked to find in his hand a quarter. Blinking she looked up into his amusing amber eyes as he chuckled, "Concealment is just an illusion, however I'd rather prefer diversions … Robin's too gullible."

Flipping the coin around his fingers nimbly he enclosed it and fluttered his hand open upside down to show it had disappeared. Raven snorted and continued with her bandage, "How lame is that, and besides I wouldn't underestimate Robin. He's much more level headed than you think."

He sniffed, "I'm the one underestimating the devil? I don't think so I think I've figured him just fine – ow! Hey what's the deal?"

Pulling him closer to her, Red-x found the dead evil glare in her eyes to not be something you'd want to mess with. Neither was her tone, "How do you know Robin's what he is?"

He gulped and Raven saw the uncomfortable look in his amber eyes pressing hard on his wound he growled and snapped at her. She growled back, but more forcefully soon enough the room was full of inhuman growls that could very well frighten the most powerful of Earthen beasts. Pulling away from her, she held fast forcing him to look into her violet hews. Just one glance in his yellow gold orbs, and a sudden chilling feeling overwhelming her she stood up and looked down at him in confusion.

He bowed his head and looked away, "Because I'm well the same."

She shook her head, No way. No fucking way! This can't be happening! What the hell's going on! Her growl soon enough deepened and she found herself kneeling before him again and forcing him to look her dead in the eye, "Tell me the real reason why you're here? You're a thief you told me yourself you work with diversions. What were you diverting me from knowing?"

Red-X snorted and looked away dropping the act of human and letting his aura flow freely, but careful not to let it seep through her door otherwise Robin will know. Catching her shivering he couldn't hold back a smirk, "It's amazing what the pride could do to you … I came because … well … our kind is being hunted ruthlessly, I don't know who's leading the hunters, but I know they work with tricking others into thinking devils are the reason for many of their losses. The gash on my side was me barely making it out alive by one of their hunters."

"So you came here thinking I was going to help you out of this mess?" Raven snapped.

He shook his head, "Far from it, I came because this is the last they'd expect a devil to hide, I have to stay alive long enough to at least find out the cause of this sudden rampage. I was biting my time."

Violet and amber swirled with one another, the violet trying to fight to stay dominant over amber, but was failing miserably. She was drowning in them, and in order for her to breath again she looked away a look of confusion and frustration crossing her usually emotionless face, "Now what? Have you stalled long enough?"

Red-X growled, "Look princess, I wouldn't be in this predicament if it weren't for you and your little prophecy! Many of us devils wouldn't! We're all prematurely coming out of our concealments and many of us losing control of it! We'd be damn lucky if it's just another renegade band of humans coming for our neck but their not! It's the celestials."

"I thought you said you didn't know who's leading them?" Raven stood up as well; still a head shorter than the devil, to her size didn't matter where it came to fighting.

"I don't, so now you know the true reason for my showing."

"Not really, why come to me?"

"Because if I went to Robin he would have not only sent me to prison, but probably kill me before I came close to the tower. Devils aren't exactly social butterflies, anything that poses as a threat to our well being is instantly disposed of. You should know the feeling." Scowling and closing his eyes already feeling his side's healing coming to a close; he really did miss the tingle that ran through him when Raven healed him. It was much more comforting, even for a demon.

Rolling her eyes she sniffed and grabbed the black box figuring that it was useless to try and help the conniving devil. Passing by him she felt his aura cling to her as if trying to intimidate her, but she shot him with a warning glare and put the black box in its rightful place. Standing there for the moment she looked back at X through the mirror and growled, "I think you should be leaving."

"And compromise my position I don't think so."

Raven spun around eyes glowing slightly in anger, "Well you most certainly will not think this to be your safe zone every time your ass gets scratched up! Titan Tower is not just some kind of fucking hide out for deceptive devils! Next thing I know you'll be bring some of your little devil friends over and putting our lives in danger! Well guess what. Damn you to hell!"

He took a threatening step towards her his aura wrapping around her again, suffocating her, she snarled and backed into the dresser like a trapped wild animal as he towered over her, "I think it's a bit late for that."

"Fuck you."

"Like wise."

Before anything else happened Raven's growl deepened when the alarm went off and she was forced to leave. Turning back to Red-x she pushed him away with her powers and slammed him against the wall successfully winding him with the surprise attack. Turning to the door, she looked back at the recovering devil and snarled, "When I get back, your corpse better be emptied of this room."

Phasing through the door, Red-X sat up on his knees and smirked, "Sure thing ice-queen, sure thing."

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Arriving at the main room, Raven took this time to glare at Robin so clearly was she pissed at everything and anything, but when he caught her gaze he wasn't fazed. Starting the briefing he said, "Jynx, Mammoth, and Gizmo are raiding the bank. Cyborg and Starfire take Mammoth, Beast Boy deal with Gizmo, Raven you and me are taking down Jynx. Let's move!"

With that the Titans were at the bank in no time, Raven ready to do some serious damage and take out all her rage on Jynx. Little did she know Robin was getting that same feeling as they burst through the doors in time to catch the three holding bundles of cash in bags, Jynx smirked, "Well, well about time you guys showed up."

Pulling out his bo-staff Robin growled, "Put the bags down and maybe we could do this the easy way, your choice."

"Hmm, no. Get'em!" the three villains dropped their bags and the battle began when Robin cried out his famous two words.

Raven didn't have to be told twice as she flew for Jynx faster than the girl was able to catch chanting her mantra she picked up items and flung them at Jynx, who countered with throwing hexes at the dark girl. "What's the matter lost your aim?"

"No but you'll be losing your head soon enough! Yah!" flinging more things at the girl, Jynx dodged them all and found an opening wide enough and went for it. Tackling the floating girl down she sat up and sent a punch to her face, Raven growled and before she could send the girl flying and slamming into a near by wall, Robin came to the rescue and kicked her to the side of the head.

Reaching a hand down to help Raven up, Robin smirked slyly, "Need a hand?"

Glaring at him and his hand she whacked it away and floated to her feet, "I don't need help from you."

"What the hell's that suppose to mean?" Robin glared, but before he got an answer the pinked headed girl came back with a vengeance.

Flipping away from her hex, Raven erected a shield then with her mighty will shoved it towards Jynx. Seeing the approach of black energy, Jynx conjured her own power to block and strike back, but she was to slow although she made the shield. However with Raven's ferocity she had shattered it and knocked her to the wall.

Coming through again, Jynx took to the air and flew at Raven chanting a few choice words she threw a powerful spell at Raven, but was dodged and was no soon after her in a flying chase around the bank. It didn't last very long cause before she knew it her ankles were tied together and she was yanked down to the ground and like a rag doll flung to the wall with such force she had finally knocked out.

Raven snarled as she landed next to a scowling Robin who was currently putting the special cuffs around the sorceress wrists to keep her from using her spells any longer. "I said I didn't need help from you."

Robin shot up and Raven took a few steps back in sudden fear when she saw him take menacing steps towards her. Only to stop and lean his face down so close to hers she could feel him breathing down her neck in stifled pants, "We'll discuss this later."

It was a promise.

Not an order, or an idle threat.

But a promise, and Robin was well known for keeping his promises.

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The fight was over with little to no effort at all; truly the HIVE had lost their touch. After a brief conference with the press and the police, they were back at the tower, already the day was coming to an end with the evening shining bright. No other Titans expected anything explosive to happen when they came back.

Cyborg snicked, "Oh yeah, go Cyborg, go Starfire. It's our birthday! It's our birthday! Woo! We smeared Mammoth's ass all over that sidewalk!"

Starfire giggled, "Yes, it was most amusing to see how easy it was to defeat the team."

"No shit!" Beast Boy joined in as they all stood in the elevator waiting to stop at the main room, "Gizmo was like dude! I so totally wasted him in a second flat!"

"Yeah man I saw! So what about you two birdbrains huh? Got any stories?" Cyborg elbowed Robin and wiggled a brow at Raven, the two never made an effort to responded. Just stood there pouting until the elevator stopped and they all exit was when Robin answered in a telling tone.

"We had some teamwork difficulties, but we made it out alive."

Raven spun around and glowed at him, the other Titans cowered to the side deeper into the fortress as they watched with interest, "I said I could have handled it."

"I gave a direct order that you and me were going after Jynx. Not just you." Robin scolded.

"Don't give me that! You know I could taken care of that cotton haired punk without your help! You may be the leader, but that don't mean I have to answered to everything you say."

"What you did out there was not something to ignore Raven," Robin snapped back, "You could have jeopardized the whole mission, hell even the teams safety! What's your problem any way? First off in the day you were down with the happy virus now you're as bitchy as all hell. What are you hiding Raven."

That was the last straw for her, not only did the giant window that looked out to the city shatter forcing the others to duck down behind the couch, but she had charged Robin. Her claws digging into his shoulders as she shoved him up against the wall, her eyes glowing red with her hood down she snarled at him baring her fangs. On instinct he did the same grabbing her hands and yanking them out, he spun her around and soon she was pressed up against the wall.

One arm over her head while the other was to her back her legs were in a very uncomfortable position as he used most of his body weight to hold her down. His breathing on her neck and growl in his chest that vibrated even on her back was very distracting. Trying to focus the huskiness in his voice was very telling, "What are you hiding Raven? What's got you so … bothered?"

"Let go Robin," she growled as threatening as she could, but everything that was go on in her life for this day and last night was starting to take its toll on her. The stress was coming down hard.

"Only if you've calm down," he answered in a more serious tone, "Have you calmed down?"

Damn all you devils to hell and back and hell again! Raven snarled inwardly, hell no did she have any intention of backing down from him. Quitting wasn't her thing, she may have lost battles, but she damn sure was going to finish them. However this one she'll have to make an exception she had to get some distance between them.

So with a forced nod she answered stiffly, "Yes, now let me go."

As if to make a statement he pressed down harder on her before just letting her go completely. Pushing off the wall she rubbed her wrists and then lifted her hood up to cover her eyes as she turned to walk past him. Shrugging her shoulders against his she made her way to the elevator that showed everyone she was not to be disturbed until further notice.

Beast Boy being the first to recover from the weirdness gave Robin a curious look, "Dude, what the hell just happened?"

Robin glanced at them then back at the elevator, "Nothing, Raven's just being Raven."

Beast Boy shook his head, "Dude, that's so not Raven."

"Beast Boy," Robin growled, "Shut up."

With that the "traffic-light" walked down the steps and towards the kitchen to make whatever it is he wanted to make. Leaving the three too shrug and go on with what they normally do. Starfire floated to Robin and titled her head in curiosity, "Friend Robin, this may be as you'd say my imagination, but am I not correct that you were … uh … teasing Raven in a physical like manner where … uh … um … what's the term I'm seeking? Ooh yes, were you not teasing Raven in a physical like manner where it would stimulate a very specific reaction from our friend?"

Robin chuckled and turned to Starfire with a false smile on his face, he hated to use her naive ness to keep things from her, and even more so hated to lie to the sweet girl in general. However the conversation was something personal, "Don't worry Star, I was just making sure she was alright, after all she did blow up the window, speaking of which now we gotta' get it fixed, damn."

"Please do not fret," Starfire put a hand to his shoulder and smiled sweetly, "it will be okay. No one was hurt that's all that matters."

"Sure thing Star," Robin smiled and turned to his earlier work as Starfire floated away muttering something about Silkie.

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In her room Raven dove for her bed and covered her face with a pillow, and erected a shield around her. Screaming her head off in the pillow her anger lashed out at her own shield and things in her room started to rattle. Frustrated, confused, and stressed her scream ended and everything stopped vibrating. Having disposed of the rest of her energy she was to tired to care and was just about to fall asleep when a familiar chuckle echoed in her room.

Sitting up her eyes only glowing red she found that Red-X was still in her room and sitting on the bay window. How did she miss that? It didn't matter, she needed a good killing, and however with her earlier episode she found that she was just too exhausted to attack. So much to her dismay she settled for a glare, "I thought I told you to leave the premises?"

He sneered his amber eyes glowing with such amusement, "Sorry doll-face, but I guess I forgot to mention I'm a little deaf when it comes to barked orders."

"Gee, what else did you forget to mention I wonder?" Raven rolled her eyes and plopped back down on her bed not caring if Red-X was there or not, she was just to wiped.

"Well, I'm going to be staying a little while longer. That's for sure."

At this Raven snapped up again, "You can't, Robin will find you. He's already on to me."

"Relax, I'll take up the basement, apparently there's a kitchen, a small training course, even a small research room. It's like a mini headquarter down there."

Raven glared, great more confusion for her, "What? I never knew the basement held that kind of stuff."

Red-X blinked, "Hold up, you live here and you don't even know what's what? Wow, this must be my lucky day."

"Hooray for you," Raven rolled her eyes again and laid her head back on the pillow her eyes beginning to feel like a ton, "but it wasn't that I didn't know … I had a suspicion … cause when Robin left Batman … he said he started a headquarters of his own … but I didn't know he allowed Cyborg to … to … build the tower over it …"

Smiling and shaking his head, X sighed and sat back, "Go to sleep Rae, you need it."

Before she did though she shot him a glare, "Don't ever call me Rae."

"Sure thing Rae … sure thing."