OMG! This chapter is the best for me so far...well the ending is...i hope you'll love it...coz it made me happy writing it...this chapter isnt the end...there'll be at least 2 more chapters before i end this short fanfic...but enjoy.
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I don't feel the way I've ever felt.
I know.
I'm gonna smile and not get worried.
I try but it shows.
Anyone can make what I have built.
And better now
Anyone can find the same white pills.
It takes my pain away.
It's a lie. A kiss with open eyes
And she's not breathing back.
Anything but bother me.
(It takes my pain away)
Nevermind these are hurried times.
Oh oh oh
I can't let it bother me.
I never thought I'd walk away from you.
I did.
But it's a false sense of accomplishment.
Every time I quit
Anyone can see my every flaw.
It isn't hard.
Anyone can say they're above this all.
It takes my pain away.
I can't let it bother me.
It takes my pain away.
Takes my pain
Takes my pain
Takes my pain
Takes my pain away
Jimmy Eat World - Pain
Chapter 3: The Sign
"Raven, about earlier in the warehouse…" Raven just turned to Robin and said sadly, "It doesn't matter about earlier. We were both angry, let's just put it behind us." He nodded in agreement after a long pause. She turned around and walked away, trying to hold back tears, remembering their argument. The things she had said, the things she had brought up again; him breaking her heart…once before.
She punched in the code to the room that she once vacated. It had been almost 6 months since she had moved into Robin's room.
Dust spiralled around the air as the door swished open. It was dark, seeing as it was still night, yet the dark walls, dark colours that filled her room, lightened things up abit for her. She stepped in and the door closed behind her. She walked over to the window, opening it so that the dusty air inside would slowly clear. She breathed in the cool night air as it flooded into her room. The wind blew gently, sending in the smell of salty seawater, the tower being situated to the tower and all. She smiled faintly, hopefully, remembering the close contact she had had with Red X just an hour or so ago. Remembered the intoxicating smell that lingered on his body and breath. Remembered how good it had felt to be wanted. She chuckled slightly, in sorrow yet in spite also. How ironic it was that it used to be Red X taunting and yelling at her, well the Titans in general with sarcasm, while Robin was the one who had made her feel wanted; yet tonight it had been Robin yelling at her, not in sarcasm though I might point out, and Red X being the one to seduce her and make her feel lusted after. She sighed heavily and turned around to face her room which Beast Boy had so many times called her 'dark hole'; not scornfully, but in the joking way Beast Boy had grown into teasing her about her dark persona. "Suppose I'd better tidy up abit in here." She said to herself.
An hour later, she had managed to dust and tidy most of her room, apart from the corner that she had left deliberately; the corner that held all the photos of her memories. "Raven, you've got to do this. It's only a stupid corner with crappy photos. Pull yourself together and stop being a wimp." She told herself, preparing for any emotions that may escape her. She took a deep breath and walked over to it. A few photo albums and a few photos in frames wouldn't be that much of a problem surely? The photo albums were easily dealt with, they only need to be dusted off and put back into the box they had lain in. Then came the photo frames. She closed her eyes and picked up the first one, off of the side table. She opened her eyes and let out a sorrowful sigh. It was a picture of the whole team; only minutes after Raven had seen Robin declare his love for Starfire and had witnessed them kiss in joy at their love.
This event was the exact event she had referred to earlier in the warehouse; the one where Robin had got confused at her words; the one which had broken her heart a million time over before it had been painfully and slowly mended; the one that tore her heart a little bit every time she thought of it; the one memory she had tried to block out but had failed in doing so. She didn't need this right now. She was having enough problems as it was without this memory coming back to haunt her. She threw the photo across the room and stood up abruptly before heading out of the door and rushing off to somewhere far away from that photo.
She rushed along numerous corridors of the giant T, then stopped dead in her tracks. This could not be happening; not now. She slid back behind the corner and witnessed the scene she had been dreading to come for a few weeks now. Robin had Starfire pinned against a wall and was whispering something into her ear. Raven had a suspicion that it was something teasing in a sensual way because Starfire giggled flirtatiously. Then it happened. The event that shattered Raven's heart all over again. Robin leaned in pressed his lips against Starfire's. Starfire wrapped her arms around Robin neck and her leg 'popped' while Robin's left hand reached up behind her head to pull her in deeper as his right had roamed her hips and lower region.
Raven felt silent tears well up and finally release from her eyes. She closed her eyes trying to block them out, her mouth trembling as she bit down on the bottom lip. All she could sense was them, the lust radiating from their bodies. She turned and ran from the scene, ran as far as she could, as fast as she could, a wisp of blue cloak peering around the corner as she did so. She bumped into something warm and knocked it over, along with herself falling over as well. She looked into the eyes of Beast Boy, who looked shocked at her tear filled eyes and tear stained face. "Raven…what's wrong?" He asked.
"Nothing. I'm okay. Sorry." She said before scrambling up and running. Beast Boy propped himself up and turned, looking at her as she ran. Something bad had happened, and he had a feeling it included Robin and Starfire.
She ran from the tower and took to the air. Rain started to pound down from the heavens, whipping against her skin causing mild physical pain, none comparing to the emotional pain she was feeling. Then she saw him. He was standing on the docks, watching the waves crash and build up as the storm started to brew. She flew down beside him knowing he had sensed her. "Got bored at the old tower then?" He asked, his musky voice coming from the masked man that had caused feelings to awaken inside her body that hadn't been set free in a long time. He turned sensing something was wrong and looked down upon a beautiful face, crying for some love. He did something unexpected and pulled her into a tight hug, even more surprised when she accepted his comfort as she began sobbing heavily into his chest. He stroked her hair, so soft even though the rain had soaked it through, and held her tight to him, making sure she knew she was safe. She stopped sobbing and looked up into his masked eyes. She reached up, her tearful face still glistening in the rain. He didn't resist this time or draw back as she lifted the mask off of his face. Dark brown hair, which had been spiked before being exposed to the rain, fell around his face. His eyes were covered by an 'X' shaped mask made from a red shiny material. His lips curled into a grin, not a harsh, mocking grin he usually held behind this skull mask, but a kind, gentle and loving one. Raven gasped at the sight and while one of her hands lay slightly cupped, on his firm chest, the other reached up again to touch his face and feel the softness of his skin, the perfect warmth. Her mouth opened slightly and taking the opportunity, Red X leaned down and captured her mouth with his own.
Her eyes widened in shock but soon fluttered closed as she fell into his kiss. It was soft and gentle at first but Raven wanted more. She pushed slightly against his lips, and taking the hint, he deepened the kiss. It became slightly rough and hard, but passion flowed from both of the kissers. His hand roamed through her purple locks while the other pulled her closer to him by pushing the small of her back towards him. While one arm lay limp behind her, dangling helplessly by the numbness taking over her, the other still remained cupper slightly on his chest.
He pulled away slightly to gaze down into her eyes as they stared up into his masked ones. He needed to feel that passion again and swooped down to catch her within the magic once more, the rain still falling heavily down yet not disturbing the two kissies, just adding to the romance that the radiated off of each other into the air.
