The Perfect Image
Raven sat in her room, hovering slightly above the bed in meditation. "Azarath metrion zinthos. Azarath metrion zinthos." She chanted the mantra over and over again, trying to clear her mind. But no matter how hard she tried, Star kept popping in with a big grin across her face. She would even think of Robin, wondering exactly how she was going to break up with him. She knew that she had to do it. She opened her eyes and stared off into space. I only think of him as a friend and nothing else. I don't have those kind of feelings for him. How will he handle this? The only person I have ever had feelings for is Star. What do I do? She sat in her room for a while, remembering her and Star's first kiss. She smiled, and for a moment, she could feel herself floating away on a cloud. I'll tell him tomorrow. Raven got up and left the room, heading towards the kitchen to make herself some herbal tea. When she got there, Robin greeted her with a kiss and smiled.
"Good afternoon sunshine. Where have you been all day?"
Raven managed a smile and grabbed a cup from the pantry. "Out with Starfire. Shopping."
Robin suddenly remembered the very strange dream he had that morning. or.. Whatever it was. "Raven?"
"Yes?"
"You aren't hiding something from me.. Are you?"
This made Raven pause. She turned around, remembering when he had walked in with Star on top of her. "No Robin," she lied.
Robin sighed "It's just that I had a strange dream this morning. Or at least I think it was a dream... Nothing to be worried about.." He watched Raven as she sat at the table, inhaling the scent of her tea. "Raven.. I'm sorry about last night. I just want you to know that I know you have feelings. Sometimes I just.. forget that.." Robin sat down in front of her. "Do you.. Love me?" Raven stood up, put her cup in the sink, and started to walk down the hall towards her room. She couldn't talk to him right now. She had to be alone. She started to walk into her room, but Robin pulled her back with his hands around her waist. This made her eyes turn white and doors around her swing open. She turned around and glared at him in the eyes. "Leave me alone." Without thinking, Robin pressed his lips to hers. She slapped him across the face. He fell back against the wall and Raven walked into her room, slamming the door shut and locking it. "I don't want to talk to you right now. Just.. Go away." Robin sat against the wall with his hand on his face where she slapped him. what did I do this time? He sat there for a while, until he finally stood up and went to his room.
In the living room an hour later, Star sat on the couch while Beast Boy and Cyborg played video games. The two guys didn't notice, but Star's mind was elsewhere at the moment. I can't believe it. Me and Raven kissed! She's going to break up with Robin! Still, she couldn't help but to feel sorry for Robin. She knew that he loved her more than anything in the world. And that when Raven tells him it's over, it'll break his heart. How is she going to do it? Robin interrupted her thoughts when he walked into the room and over to her. "Star, we have to talk."
A few minutes later, they were both in the gym sitting down on the floor facing each other. "Friend Robin, what is it that you wish to speak to me about?" Robin stared down at the floor. "It's about Raven. I asked her earlier if she loved me, and she went to her room. When I tried to stop her, she got really angry so I kissed her. Then she..slapped me." Star let out a sigh. "Perhaps Raven is not ready to say 'I love you?'" but even as she said this, she knew that Raven really didn't love him. Robin looked up at her "I'm starting to think that she doesn't really like me at all." Star didn't really know what to say about this. "Maybe you shouldn't..push her so hard?" she suggested. Robin thought of this. She did get really angry at me yesterday when I nearly forced her into bed.. "Hm.. Maybe you're right. Thanks Star." Robin got up and walked out of the gym, leaving Star alone with her thoughts. She watched Robin through the glass wall as he walked towards Raven's room.
Robin knocked on the door. "Raven, can I come in?" Robin heard something fly across her room and shatter before she opened the door. "What do you want?" Robin tried to get a look at her room "Is everything going ok in there? I heard something break." Raven glared at him through her hood. "My emotions have been out of control lately. That's why I want to be alone right now." Raven started to close the door, but Robin held it open. "Raven, I'm sorry about earlier. I really was trying to help." Robin grabbed her hands in his own. She looked up at him. "Sorry isn't good enough right now." She slammed the door shut in his face.
Star watched the whole thing happen from the shadows of the hallway. I can understand why she's so upset right now. She's trying to figure out how she's going to break up with Robin, while he's still pressuring her. and she's most likely thinking of the kiss we shared earlier.. When Robin left, she walked up to her door. I shouldn't disturb her right now. She's probably in the middle of meditation. She stood there for a while, not knowing what to do next. "You can come in, star." Star looked up in surprise and opened the door. "How did you know-?"
"I could sense your presence." Raven sat levitating above her bed. She opened one eye and looked over at Star. "Do you want to join me?" Star shut the door and clapped her hands together. "That would be glorious!" Star sat in front of Raven and levitated herself into the air. They both started chanting together. "Azarath metrion zinthos. Azarath metrion zinthos." Star opened an eye once in a while to look at Raven, who was trying her best to clear her mind. Raven was doing better this time, since Star was there. After about thirty minutes, they both opened their eyes. Star smiled at her. "How did it go?" Raven smiled back. "I feel a whole lot better now." Raven got up and put the lamp that had flown across the room earlier back on the table beside her bed. Star eyed a picture of Raven and Robin holding hands on the table. Robin, of course, was smiling. But Raven held the same frown she always wore.
"Raven?"
"Yes Star?"
"The person who you were talking about earlier.. That you have always loved.. Was that me?" Raven looked up at her and blushed. "uh.. Yea?" Raven sat down on the bed beside her and was suddenly very interested in the floor. "But Raven, even though I feel the same way for you, is it not.. Wrong? For two girls to like each other on this planet earth?'" Raven looked up, but avoided her eyes. "Some people think so, but that's their problem. not ours. A girl or boy who are attracted to both male and female, are called 'bisexual.' Girls who only like girls are 'lesbian.' Girls or boys who like the opposite sex are 'strait.'" Star continued to stare at the picture on the table. "So.. Are we..bisexual?" Raven smirked. "I guess so." Raven looked at the picture Star was staring at, and picked it up. Her fingers slid around the frame.
"Raven?"
"Yes?"
"What are you thinking?" Raven sighed. "I'm thinking that me breaking up with robin is going to hurt him a lot more than we think." She grabbed the picture between her fingers, and took it out of the frame. Then she grabbed a camera from underneath her bed. She wrapped her right arm around Star's shoulders and held the camera in front of them. "Smile!" Star smiled at the camera as Raven took their picture. Raven grabbed the picture when it came out and looked at it. "What are you doing Raven?" Raven slid the picture into the frame and held it up in front of her. "Replacing me and robin's picture with ours, of course!"
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meh.. sorry there was no lemon in this chapter... I'm still thinking about some stuff... and I was going to make this chapter longer, but I wanted to end it right there. well.. tell me what you think..