Arent i the best! yes yes i am...i got this chapter up soon because i have had no homework this week so i decided to write this chapter, this wont happen often though, its just coz it's the beginning of the new half term so ive had time...yay! more red X in this one...
Answers to some of theReviews:
Monchhichi - Yeah, thats kinda what im saying, but not totally...Robin liked Raven, he just like Star better but because he couldnt have Star he went for his second choice.
Tecna - Well, lets just say, it will please both fans of the pairing in the end, but i cant tell you the toal end pairing coz that would ruin the story!
kittyblah - Yes, Robin is stupid!
BlackGothFaerie - Yeah, i thought id make it into a proper story coz people kept telling me too, so i have...but its gonna be basically like the one-shot...only longer and extended lol.
SpiderSquirrel - blushes thank you...and look! i updated soon!
Delirium24 - Thank you, i cant wait to see how it turns out too :D
Disclaimer : I do not Own Teen Titans, if i did, i wouldnt have to eb writing this frickin disclaimer or fanfiction!
'It's tearing up my heart when i'm with you,
Yet when we are apart i feel it too
And no matter whatI do I feel the pain
With or Without You.'
Tearing up my Heart - NSync (forgive me...but NSync rocked! plus the song fits in well with the chapter/whole story!)
Chapter 2: Changes
Whistling of a cheerful song echoed throughout the hallways of Titans Tower as the half robot, half human inhabitant of the place happily made a full-English breakfast for everyone, consisting of bacon, eggs, sausages and hash browns. It was just what everyone needed; well in Cyborg's mind it was just what everyone needed. He had gotten up extra early to beat the changeling of the tower to making breakfast. With everything that everyone was dealing with, mainly Raven, they didn't need to be eating food with no taste.
Hearing the distant whistling from the kitchen, Raven stirred from her restless sleep. Her eyes slowly fluttered open and she felt the hot breath of the boy wonder sleeping behind her. His arm was gently holding her to him, to everyone else this would show that the couple was happy and had worked through their rough spot. Even Robin thought of it like that, and to Raven at that moment, it was like everything was perfect. Until a smile played across his lips and she scorned herself for always thinking of the negative, but still her mind wondered if it was a smile for Raven, or a smile for Starfire.
Slowly and gently sliding from underneath his arm, she grabbed her uniform and got changed, leaving the sleeping Robin to his dreams of whomever he was dreaming of. Sighing, she put her hood up and opened the sliding door and stepped out into the dark hallway, for it was still dawn. She looked out the dimmed glass panel that lay in the wall opposite Robin's room and stared out into the endless ocean. Winter's sunrises were always supposed to be soothing and romantic, something about the warmth from the colours the sun created made the chill weather disappear. But then why did this sunrise have the opposite effect on her? Why did it make her hate it, and anger her? Simply because it reminded her of what she should be feeling and not what she was actually feeling. Sighing she turned and continued her journey towards the kitchen.
She sat herself down on one of the stools in front of the counter and rested her head on her hand, watching Cyborg juggle the many pans on the stove. Noticing that someone was sitting behind, watching his entertaining performance, Cyborg turned round to see a faint smile of amusement on Raven's face. He turned back round and finished making the breakfast and evenly put the things onto 4 plates, leaving Beast Boy to make his own tasteless food. He put two in the oven which was on a low heat, just to keep them warm, for Starfire and Robin, then got the other two and placed one down in front of Raven while he took a seat next to her with the other one in front of him. He handed her a fork, she smiled as a thank you and pushed her food around. "My cooking's not that bad Rae." He said jokingly.
She chuckled lightly, "I know, your food's great I'm just not very hungry at the moment." She said.
"You haven't been hungry for a while now Rae." She looked down at her food, ashamed that she had actually let it on that she wasn't eating much. "You're gonna disappear if you don't eat something. You've already lost a lot of weight." Cyborg said, concern reeking from his words.
"I just don't have the appetite to well," She paused then turned to look at him, her eyes pleaded with him to figure out what to do, "eat." She said.
He knew she was asking him for help with the whole Robin situation. "Rae…" He was cut off though when Beast Boy walked into the room, Starfire floating behind him, chattering away to Robin. Raven, feeling uncomfortable from the sight of Robin and Starfire together, got up and left the room, left the tower and walked to the shore that was in the Titan's front garden basically. She felt someone's hand on her shoulder and looked up into a deep brown eye and mechanical red one. "Don't let them get to you Raven. He loves you remember, not her." Cyborg said, his elder brother role coming into play.
"If you say so Cyborg." She said, that haunting sad smile creeping onto her face. She shook his hand off her shoulder and took to the air, flying towards the other side of Jump City, where she was far away from Starfire and Robin.
Jumping from rooftop to rooftop sure strained the muscles in your legs from every time you landed; lucky Red X was no ordinary human with his suit on. Sure without it on he was just your normal average criminal…with it on though, he became a supposed villain that was able to take on the legendary Teen Titans and manage to win. He sped faster along them, trying to reach his destination as fast as possible. Reaching the end of the long row of warehouses, he jumped off of the end one and ran along the harbour where he found his treasure.
A tall grey iron boat stood in the docks, HR910 written on the side of it in chunky black lettering. One of the ramps leading into the boat was leading exactly to wear X wanted to go. Stealthily, Red X crept up along the boat and slipped into boat like a shadow moving smoothly along the wall. In crates stacked all along the back wall of the compartment in the boat were packages of Xinotheum. His suit had been needing a top up and he had heard of the delivery coming into Jump City harbour and took the opportunity to get some spare. Creeping slowly up to the boxes, he slowly opened the top of one of the crate to check that the Xinotheum was inside when suddenly the crate lid slammed down, X only just managing to save his fingers from being separated from his hand. He scowled as he looked up into the masked face of the oh so wondrous Boy Wonder, Robin. "Hasn't anyone ever told you stealing is bad?" Robin said smugly.
"Afraid I had an awful upbringing and all." Red X retorted back. God how he hated the Boy Wonder at times; thinking he was so great and better than everyone else. Sheesh!
"Titans! GO!" Robin yelled, the titans rolling into action. As X was fighting them, he noticed someone was missing. There was no Raven. The Titans obviously noticed as well; without her black magic's controlling things, they were pretty useless, all their attack plans failing because of part of the attack missing. Yet soon enough, the dark sorceress flew into the warehouse to join in with the attack. "WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN RAVEN?" Robin yelled at her.
Raven, immediately springing into action, said through gritted teeth, "SORRY! I WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF FRICKIN TOWN WHEN YOU CALLED!"
X, sensing the tension between the two lovebirds, decided to use it. Knowing full well that Raven and Robin were the strongest members of the team, and were obviously busy fighting with each other, not noticing him, and the others seemed too intent on stopping the fight between them than trying to stop him, he sneaked over to the crate and coughed loudly when he had a secure hold on it, getting the titans to notice him. They all whipped round, Raven and Robin's faces still painted with anger, and gave him evil glares. "Sorry to break up the reunion kids, but I best be off, although your little toddler tantrum you two were having," He gestured to Raven and Robin, "was most entertaining." And within a moment, he was gone, a crate full of Xinotheum along with him. "LOOK WHAT YOU DID!" Robin yelled at Raven.
"WHAT I DID! YOU WERE THE ONE HAVING AGO AT ME!" She yelled back.
"WELL IF YOU HADNT BEEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN AND HAD JUST STAYED AT THE TOWER THEN I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO YELL AT YOU FOR BEING LATE!" Robin once more yelled heartlessly into her face.
"WELL IF YOU HADNT BEEN MAKING GOOGLY EYES WITH STARFIRE THEN MAYBE I WOULDN'T HAVE LEFT!" She said, the subject of Robin's love for Starfire being brought up once more.
"HERE WE GO AGAIN WITH THE FRICKIN STARFIRE THING! FOR CRYING OUT LOUD RAVEN! WHY CANT YOU JUST TRUST ME WHEN I SAY THAT I DON'T HAVE FEELINGS FOR HER!" He said frustrated at her non-existent trust in him, her supposed boyfriend.
"BECAUSE LAST TIME I TRUSTED YOU, YOU BROKE MY HEART!" She yelled at him, tears starting to well up in her eyes as she heaved. Robin blinked at her words. When had he ever broken Raven's heart? "Rae-" He started but she cut him off by just putting her hand up and saying, "Save it Robin, I don't want to hear it." She turned on her heal and ran out of the warehouse, leaving a dumbfounded Robin, an angry Cyborg and Beast Boy, and a confused and worried Starfire.
She ran from their sites until a hand caught around her wrist and pulled her down the side of the warehouse she had run through, where crates had been stacked. She was pushed up against the wall, strong arms cornering her. She looked up into the mask of Red X, merely inches away from her face. She gazed into it, silent tears falling from her eyes that were wide from shock and sadness. "Why do you put up with him Raven?" He said, his voice husky from the mask, true concern coming from his voice. "Because I love him." She replied harshly yet sorrowfully.
"Yet he doesn't love you."
"He does! Just not as much as her." She added in at the end.
"Then why?"
"Why is it any of your business!" She spat harshly.
"I just guess I hate to see a pretty girl sad." He said lifting her chin with his finger. Her mouth gaped open slightly; something about him was breathtaking and was luring her in so smoothly. Why was he being like this with her? He was a criminal and last time she had seen him, he had had a thing for Starfire, not her. This was wrong; she was good, he was evil, yet she supposed she wasn't completely good considering her family history of her father being Trigon the Terrible, yet she was good in her heart.
She reached up to lift his mask but he moved away, and she felt the distance harshly appear between them. "Some things are kept a secret for a reason." He said in his usual cocky, teasing voice. "Until our next meeting in the not so distant future my dark bird." He blew a kiss at her and disappeared, crate of Xinotheum and all. She closed her eyes and slid down the wall of the warehouse. Why couldn't Robin be like that instead of the jerk he was? Sighing heavily, she smiled slightly, a rarity with Raven but even more so lately; it had felt good with him, she had felt worth something, something that hadn't happened in a long while.