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Due to popular request, I have slated the next chapters to be focused on Raven and Robin's relationship, so enjoy, once I get through these chapters, then its back to the present and Beast Boy's future
(I am really enjoying these super long, very detailed, super reviews by Vandagirl, they are very well written and offer suggestions and ideas very nicely and intelegently, thank you for the two long reviews, I am implementing your grammer suggestions, so hopefully you will notice some progress in this chapter, I love that song by3 doors down, it is actually one of the songs influencing this fanfiction, another good song is Mr. Brightside by the Killers, look into it. In regards to your question on wine over water. So from the midwest too? I live in Kansas and we use pop so I am assuming you live in the midwest, anywas, I havent heard of pop being wrong, it doesnt cloud the mind in anyway)
(So those of you wondering about the numerous song influencing the plot, lines, and characters, "let me go" by 3 doors down is one of the influencing songs)
(And to all other reviewers, I just cant say thank you enough times, I love all the reviews and I take seriously reviews made by consistant reviewers, so all reviewers keep up the great work, you are helping this story move forward like it has)
(I honestly didnt think this story would move like this with the amount of reviews it recieved)
(I know that I am writing a lot of junk right now but I have one more anouncement to make, these two chapters are going to by me time to make the last few chapters of this fic, I have to warn you guys and gals, there are huge twists and turns and tragedies coming up, I also got a facinating suggestion of making BB get nobody and have this end tragically for him, but I think that would just be mean to you guys if I did that)
4 YEARS BEFORE THE WEDDING
GOTHAM UNIVERSITY
DORM B
Raven entered the dorm at three in the afternoon; it was a typical, cold, gloomy, dark Gotham day. She had just finished her class and was getting ready to study for an upcoming test. The dorm was very large, made of grey stone giving it a castle type appearance. When she entered, down the narrow corridor, at the front desk, the clerk yelled, "Hey Raven!"
"Yeah!" Raven called as she approached the desk, the clerk was her roommate, a girl from Steel City named Rachel. "Could have waited for me to walk by the desk, no need to yell," Raven though a little ticked as she approached the desk.
"You got a letter," Rachael told Raven as she handed her a very expensive looking card.
"Thanks," Raven said as she put the letter in her jacket pocket, not glancing at who sent it, "Its not like many people send me letters? Probably an invitation to some party in Gotham, all these rich, upper class people want their picture taken with an ex-Titan." She thought a little down.
She walked the stairs to the third floor, reached the end of the hallway and entered her room. She dumped her bag on the bed, she was majoring in literature, she satat her desk and pulled out the letter. The address she didn't look at, she just opened the letter and saw a simple message written on a fancy looking invitation with a golden border. The note said, You are invited to Wayne Manor for a social gathering celebrating Burce Wayne's Birthday, for more information call this number: and next to that was a phone number. Raven frowned, "Wayne Manor, that's where Robin is, is he in trouble? He could just call me? Better find out what's going on," she picked up the phone and dialed the number on the card. The phone range three times before she heard a man with a British accent say, "Hello?"
"Yes, I am here to call about the birthday," Raven responded.
"Ah, you must be Miss Roth, please hold while I get master Grayson for you," the old man responded.
"I will wait," Raven said, "master Grayson? Robin has got it all doesn't he?" Raven thought with a smirk.
"Hello?" Robin's voice came on the other end.
"Hello Robin, what are you inviting me to? You could just call you know," Raven got straight to business.
"You know Raven, normal people start off a conversation with how are you doing? Then I would ask you the same thing. After thatIwould ask how your schooling is going, and then you will ask me how my schooling is going. Onlythen canwe get straight to business," Robin said, humor was in his voice.
Raven smiled a little at Robin's joke, but her voice stayed serious when she said, "Just answer my questions, I have a test to study for tomorrow."
"There is a big dinner in three days at Wayne Manor, I apparently need to take someone with me, and I wanted to ask if you wanted to go with me." Robin explained
"As a date?" Raven responded a little surprised and taken back. Although the two of them stayed in the same city after the Teen Titans temporarily broke up, the two of them had only had brief conversations and weren't really close at all.
"I guess so, if that's what you want to call it," Robin responded nervously
"Yeah, that's what it's called," Raven said, her voice was now a little edgy. "What's his game? Does he want me as a date or to come with him as a friend? Damn, he is as exhausting as Beast Boy was before he finally asked me out."
"All right, I can tell you are getting upset, so I will go out and say it, Raven, will you go out with me Saturday night at this party? As a date?" Robin asked.
Raven thought about it, "Haven't gone out with someone since Beast Boy and I broke up, Robin is a good guy, never hurt me or anything, got all the Titans an education, money, and respect, its not like I got anything else to do, just one date." "Sure Robin, I will go with you," Raven responded.
"Great, pick you up at seven," Robin responded, barely keeping the excitement out of his voice.
"Sure, good bye Robin, see you then," Raven ended the conversation. "This should be interesting, hopefully this will be better than those last days with Beast Boy, he is already impressed me, Beast Boy tricked me into a first date," remembering Beast Boy's beach ploy. "Robin is direct and we have a lot in common, shouldn't be that bad," Raven reassured herself as she began reading, although she didn't realize it, she was getting excited for the date.
THREE DAYS LATTER
Raven was wearing a simple, all black dress, her hair wasn't made into anything special, she was wearing heals, something she wasn't used to, she preferred her boots but knew this was a big dinner. She wasn't wearing much makeup; she felt she looked fine already. Simply put, she was very modestly and simply dressed for the occasion. She expected Robin to come in a limo or some extravagant plan to get her there, to show off, to impress her. That was one of the reasons she broke up with Beast Boy, because he always tried to showoff and prove something to her. "Their was really nothing to prove," she thought a little sadly as she reflected. She glanced at a clock in front of the dorm, 7:12, "He's late," she thought. Raven also shivered a little, it was a very damp, cool Gotham night. She stood there for several minutes when a simple car came up to her. The window went down and she heard the familiar voice, "Come in, it's really cold."
Raven sat in the car and looked at Robin, of course he wasn't wearing his mask, he was Dick Grayson tonight, who had managed to get a date with an ex-Titan, the media would be all over this, a billionaire's adopted son dating a Teen Titan, nothing juicier than that. Robin was wearing a surprisingly simple black suite, his hair was combed down, not spiked up, he fixed his hair the opposite of what he wore as a Titan. He didn't want anyone to notice a resemblance between Dick Grayson and Robin. He looked at Raven, gave her a smile and said, "Sorry I am late, was busy with some work, had to dress, had to put gas in, and had to muster the courage to gaze at such a beautiful creature," Robin said the last part a little uneasily, unsure how Raven would respond.
Raven really was enjoying herself and they hadn't even gone anywhere, "Those are good excuses," her face was also a little red, "Beautiful creature, no one ever described me like that before."
"All right, let's get going," Robin said as he changed gears and got the car going.
"Stick shift?" Raven asked.
Robin smiled again, "I like stick shift better than manual, has a better feel to it," Robin said as he drove.
The car ride was filled with pleasant conversation, about school, Gotham, and what would happen at the party, which was Bruce Wayne's birthday party.
"Should be good, but Bruce will kill me if I don't get back by eight!" Robin said as he sped a little on the highway which lead to the manor.
WAYNE MANOR
Robin drove into the garage, parked, jumped out of the car, opened the door for Raven, and led her to the door, in a very natural way. "Beast Boy would bow and exaggerate all his actions. Robin is just, just so much more natural, mature, charming," Raven thought as she entered through the side door with Robin.
"Guess we made it," Robin said with a little smile, the clock in the hallway said it was 7:56.
"Guess we did, I think tonight will be very interesting," Raven said as she walked into the main room. "Beast Boy nev-," she mentally stopped herself. "What are you saying you monster, your comparing Robin to Beast Boy. Two completely different people, sure Robin makes you feel good, but so did Beast Boy in his own way. There is something's that Robin doesn't have and that Beast Boy does have. Beast Boy has those eyes, those searching, kind eyes, Beast Boy had love, youthful love. Something Robin doesn't have, I shouldn't be comparing the two of them. Beast Boy isn't terrible, neither is Robin though, quit arguing with yourself, enjoy this night, you are here with someone special. Raven thought to herself, love is hell, can't figure anything out."
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