Disclaimer: When I finally own Teen Titans, I'd ask all the authors who wrote wonderful RobRae fanfics if I could use their stories as the plot for future episodes of Teen Titans. Unfortunately, I have not seen any episodes resembling my favorites, so I do not own Teen Titans.

Sorry about the delay, but may I remind you that I posted two chapters in one day last time. Plus, I had a hard time trying to get this story to be long enough. So anyway, this chapter won't exactly be the most exciting, let me warn you. If you'd like to, you may feel free to skip reading this chapter, because it's pretty much just a prelude into chapter 6. Review please!

Chapter 5

As much as she would have hated to admit it, Rachel actually enjoyed her deal with Richard. The two had become fast friends, and she was surprised that Richard, unlike Kori and Terra, was actually quite interested in a lot of things she was interested in. She found it refreshing to hang out with someone at a museum and not worry about them complaining or dozing off. Surprisingly, she also enjoyed helping him search for his friend Katy, though she'd never tell anyone for fear of never letting her live it down. Their usual days consisted of going to a national landmark, museum, or gallery and asking everyone they saw if they knew Katy. The usual conversation went something along the lines of this.

"Excuse me, sorry to bother you, but would you by any chance know a Kaitlin Moth?"

"Moth? Sorry, I don't know anyone by that name."

It was a bit disappointing. It was their fourth day searching, and they still hadn't found her. They went to go relax and watch the sunset. It was quiet for a while until Richard finally broke the silence.

"How many people do you think we've asked by now?" he wondered.

Rachel, a bit surprised by the sudden outburst, replied, "I'm not really sure. But after about 38 hours of asking everyone in sight, 'Hi, do you know a Kaitlin Moth?' you'd think we'd get one response that said yes."

He nodded. "That's true."

"So, Rich, what was she like, Katy? I mean, here I am searching for someone, yet I barely even know them," Rachel pointed out.

"Well, you see Rae, I haven't seen Katy for a while, but I hope she's still the same person she was when I last saw her," he answered.

"Then, what was she like when you last saw her?"

"You see, it's weird. Katy is one of the most materialistic, spoiled, selfish girls you could ever meet. She loves to be adored by everyone and will do anything to make sure she's the best. She constantly hounds and flirts with any hot guy that she meets and she doesn't take anything important like schoolwork seriously," Richard answered.

"Then why the hell do you hang out with her?" Rachel asked quite horrified. "She doesn't sound like a person that you'd be able to tolerate."

Richard just laughed. "I was expecting you to say that. Yeah, most people don't understand how I can put up with her, seeing as the two of us have practically nothing in common. But come on, don't you have any friends that are complete opposites of you?"

Rachel thought about it for a minute and replied, "Actually, yeah I do. My friend Kori is carefree, hyper, bubbly, naïve, everything I'm not. Yet, she cares deeply about everything. She's really a compassionate person, and she always manages to help me and Terra look at the bright side of things. But she's not as insane as your friend Katy."

He frowned. "See, I don't understand that. When we were still in high school, she was pretty much hated by everyone at school. I'm not really sure why. Katy's a good person, and she, like your friend Kori, also manages to cheer me up. Though she's not quite as compassionate or caring, she's still got a good heart."

"You're really eager to see her, aren't you?" Rachel guessed.

"I've waited a very long time to see her. She was one of the best friends that I ever had," Richard mused.

"Oh."

There was a pause again. Richard was the one who broke the silence again.

"It's weird. Here we are, two people who are good friends, yet we haven't had one single conversation that doesn't involve Katy. We've never really talked to each other."

"That is a bit strange," Rachel agreed.

"So, Rachel, tell me a little bit about yourself."

"No thanks. You go first."

"Fine. Well, my name is Richard Grayson."

"Oh, like I didn't already know that," Rachel commented sarcastically.

"Shut up. I grew up in Gotham all my life. My parents died while I was still young, and I was raised by my adopted father, Bruce Wayne. I have two best friends who never get along with each other, Victor Stone and Kaitlin Moth. Currently, I'm majoring in business, and I plan on taking over Wayne Enterprises one day."

"That's all?" Rachel asked. "No hardships in your life besides losing your parents?"

"No, that's all," he answered.

"I'm sorry to hear about your parents," she whispered quietly.

"It's alright. So, anyway, tell me about yourself."

"Ok. First of all, my name is Rachel Roth. I grew up in a small town a couple hundred miles outside of Jump City my whole life. I hated the place where I grew up, and the day I left home to attend Jump City University was the greatest day of my life."

"What was so terrible about it?"

"Everyone in my hometown was so stereotyped and judgmental. I was criticized ever since I was a little girl for being the way I was. You know, reading and studying art instead of playing with dolls and having tea parties."

"So, you never knew anyone who didn't prejudge you?"

"No, my family was always quite distant. We never really talked, but I'm pretty sure that they didn't like the way I was. To tell you the truth, the only people who never prejudged me are Kori, Terra, and you."

"Really?"

"Yeah, it's amazing how you can put up wit my personality for a couple of days now. Most people get sick of me after just a few minutes."

Richard laughed again. "You've got to be kidding me. You're a really great person, and I respect the fact that you be yourself instead of giving into pressure and trying to change."

"Thanks."

"No problem."

They paused again, hoping not to blurt out their thoughts. Rachel turned her head slightly. The light from the sunset shining on Richard made him… glow almost. He looked really radiant. She cursed under her breath when she realized what she was thinking.

"What did you just say?" he inquired.

"Nothing." She tried as hard as she could to conceal the crimson spreading across her face, but couldn't quite do it. She didn't know it, but Richard was staring at her.

"She looks cute when she blushes," he thought.

"Wait, what am I thinking? I like Katy, right? Plus, Rachel only considers me to be her friend, which is probably a privilege since she doesn't have that many. I'm not going to risk her hating me by telling her what I think."

"Hey, it's getting late, Richard. We should probably go get some dinner now."

"Okay." They stopped at the nearest restaurant and didn't talk to each other during the meal. Both were lost in their thoughts, thought neither of them knew exactly what the other was thinking.

Again, like I said, this chapter is just foreshadowing. I still don't know what possessed me into rating this story 'T' since it probably isn't. I think I should probably start rating my stories 'T' when I actually have mild language and drug references. But of course, my friends read my stories, and I'd most likely shock them if I started to do that. Sorry if the story didn't seem descriptive or long enough. Give me a break! I'm only 13! Then again, that's not exactly the best excuse, is it? Oh well. Review!