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Chapter 3.

Robins Date With the Devil

Starfire lay on her bed and sobbed into her pillow.

She was glad that Terra was back… But the circumstances were… not good.

Starfire wouldn't forget Ravens look of horror upon seeing Wraithe. True, Wraithe hadn't been too bad so far, but Starfire knew that if Raven was afraid then there was a good reason.

Wraithe was powerful, that much was obvious. She had released Terra from her stone prison, something that neither Raven nor Cyborg could do.

Starfire heard a knock on her door. She stayed silent. "Starfire?" It was Robin. "I've got to go now, I've just come to say goodbye."

Starfire stayed silent.

"Well," Robin sighed, "Goodbye Star."

Robin went down into the living room.

And there was his date.

Wraithe looked absolutely beautiful. She wore a dress of an indescribable color, it looked more like water than fabric, and it clung to her slim frame. Wraithe smiled a dazzling smile, her perfect teeth gleaming. "Robin." She called. "Are you ready?"

Robin felt imperfect in his tuxedo, next to this vision of beauty and grace.

Cyborg was standing with his mouth open, and Raven was scowling.

Wraithe extended a slender hand, and Robin took it, noting how soft her skin was.

As Wraithe led him out, Raven called, "See you Robin."

Robin barely registered it, and said, "Uh…yeah sure, bye."

Wraithe led Robin out of the tower, and before Robin realized it, he was flying, Wraithe still holding his hand. "Where are we going?" He asked.

Wraithe smiled. "To the fanciest restaurant my money can buy."

They landed outside the restaurant, only then did Robin realize, as he saw their reflections in the window, how strange they must look, Wraithe was three years older than Robin, and a good foot taller. "Uh… Wraithe?" He said. "Won't we look strange? Together?"

Wraithe smiled, and placed a hand on Robins for head. Robin suddenly felt strange, it was the same feeling as the one you get when going up an elevator.

The next minute he realized that he was staring at the top of Wraithe's head… He was taller then her!

"There now." Said Wraithe. "I think four years should do."

"What?" Robin looked incredulous. "You mean I'm twenty?"

"Oh, only for tonight." Said Wraithe, grinning. "Like you said we would have looked silly."

Silly wasn't the term Robin had, or would ever use. But… when Wraithe said it, it was just so cute.

They strode into the restaurant, arm-in-arm, and sat at their table. Robin graciously helped Wraithe into her seat first. "Oh, you are such a gentleman." Said Wraithe, fluttering her eyelashes.

Robin felt his spirits soar at the complement. He tried not to show it, and sat down.

"Oh, waiter." Called Wraithe, and, to Robins surprise, a waiter hustled up to their table. Robin knew that, in an expensive restaurant, waiters came to you when they felt like it. "Your wine selection please."

"I can't dri…" Robin stopped himself when he remembered he was twenty. He could do whatever he wanted.

"Very good madam." Said the waiter haughtily, and placed the wine list in front of them. Wraithe looked at it for a second then handed it back to the waiter, "This one please." She said, motioning at the most expensive.

The waiter might have questioned her choice, but one glance at her dress made it clear that she was used to the best in life.

Robin, despite everything, enjoyed his evening at the restaurant. Wraithe was polite, respectful, interesting… and beautiful.

As the couple finished the main course, Wraithe smiled to herself. Robin was infatuated.

And there was nothing he could do about it.

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Raven walked forwards and picked up Overload's motherboard. "What is your mission? Why are you…? Oooof!" A rock plowed Raven to one side.

Terra came striding into the room, her voice was cocky, "Hellllo, does the word decoy mean anything to you? We had to find some way to coax you cowards out of hiding."

"Terra."

"Raven."

"Traitor!"

"Witch!"

A chasm opened beneath Cyborgs feet, as he plummeted down he shot one hand forward on a length of cable, but, when it gripped the side, the rock crumbled away, leaving Cyborg to fall to his doom. Beastboy slid down the chasm too, scrambling at the side.

He looked up to see Terra standing above him, an evil smile plucking at the corners of her mouth. Her voice was mocking. "Hope you weren't expecting a goodbye kiss."

Beastboy tried pleading, "Terra… you can't…"

Terra's eyes glowed yellow, "Watch me." The chasm closed up, trapping Beastboy.

Terra stumbled into Slades lair, relief in her voice, "Slade! I made it! I'm alive. I can't believe they almost beat me!"

Slades response was to lunge at her and punch her, sending her flying to one side, malice etched Slades voice. "That was nothing, compared to what I'm going to do to you."

Slade gripped Terra by the front of her armor. Fury was abundant in Terra's voice. "You Don't Control Me Anymore!" Terra's eyes glowed yellow, her hair defied all laws of gravity, and the lair began to shake…

Terra awoke with a start.

She was in the Titans medical room. A chair was next to the bed, Beastboy was sound asleep in it. "How did I get here?" Mused Terra. She didn't want to wake Beastboy, but she wanted some answers. Terra poked Beastboy gently in the chest and whispered, "Beastboy." No response. She poked him harder and said, "Beastboy." Again, no response. Terra sighed and thumped Beastboy in the chest. Beastboys response was to scream and fall off the chair. After a moment of confusion Beastboy noticed that Terra was awake, so he screamed again (this time with joy) and flung his arms around her.

Terra responded warmly to his embrace, wrapping her own arms around him.

After a few minutes they broke apart. Terra smiled, "so… I stopped the volcano then?"

Beastboy grinned, "Yeah."

Terra sighed, "so… how long have I been out of it then?"

"Uh…" Beastboy didn't know what to say, so he settled on the truth, "When you stopped the volcano you were… kinda fossilized for over a year."

Terra looked startled. "A year…?"

Beastboy nodded fervently.

"So…" Terra asked, "how did you un-fossilize me?"

Beastboy told her everything important over the last year that he could think of, mostly of Wraithe, Brother Blood, Trigon… and Slade.

Terra seemed to take it pretty well… seemed to…

"So…" Terra said again, for the fourth time, "Slades alive. The man who made a year of my life just disappear. The man who made me betray my friends! The Man Who Made Me Suffer! SLADE IS STILL ALIVE!"

Terra screamed a scream of pure rage and despair, such was her emotion that the entire tower shook on its foundations, and Beastboy dived beneath his seat. Then Terra stopped, as did the quake, and looked mournful and defeated.

Beastboy stood-up slowly and cautiously put a comforting hand on her shoulder.

Terra had her knees pressed against her chest and was looking more mournful then ever.

Suddenly the door swung open and a blue and black blur shot through it. Raven swept up to Terra and leaned into her face, "What did you do?" She hissed through clenched teeth. Terra looked up and Raven stepped back in shock at the sadness in her eyes, "Er… Sorry." Raven mumbled.

Cyborg strode in through the door, "Hey hey, looks like our little rock'n'roller's woken up!"

Terra smiled slightly. Then, a purple blur shot through the door and enveloped Terra in a bone-crushing hug.

"Ah…Star…ow." Terra managed, "Let…go…ah…please."

Starfire finally let go, and Terra breathed out. "Oh glorious Terra! You have awakened." Starfire, smiled, then, slowly, the smile began to fade.

Starfire suddenly flung her around Terra once more and sobbed on her shoulder. Terra patted her back, "Er… there there Star…it's okay…"

"No!" Wailed Starfire, "It is not okay! Robin is in the clutches of a witch, I cannotgetthroughtohim. IamsadandfearfulhedoesnotlikemeIhateWraitheIdon'tknowwhat to do!"

"Dude what?" Beastboy asked. "You can't get through to him?"

Starfire let go of Terra and turned to Beastboy, "when I try," she said sadly, "I only here an evil cackling over the communicator."

"Er," Said Cyborg, "don't you mean crackling?"

"No,' Said Starfire, "I mean cackling. As in evil laughter."

"Wraithes blocking the signal," Said Raven.

Beastboy moved over to Starfire and put an arm around her, "I'm sure Robins alright," He said comfortingly, "He can take care of himself."

"Ahem." Coughed Terra. Beastboy blushed and moved away from Starfire, and sat down next to Terra.

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Robin was having the time of his life.

Wraithe was funny, and interesting and charismatic. She liked everything Robin liked, (or so he thought), and she was caring. After dinner, they were on their way to the movie theatre, and passed an alleyway where some unruly teens were throwing stones at a small dog, they'd already appeared to have broken its leg. As Robin had got ready to intervene, Wraithe had swept past him and picked up the dog in one fluid motion.

"Hey!" Snapped one of the teens, advancing on her. "What do you think you're doin'!"

Wraithe smiled lopsidedly at him, "Do to others only, as you would have done to yourself." She said softly, her eyes flashing briefly.

She put the dog down, and, to everyone's surprise, it rounded on the teens, snarling. Before everyones eyes, the dog-increased in size, until it was roughly the size of a lion, spines erupted from its back; its eyes glowed red. It lunged at the teens, who turned around and ran for their lives!

"Er…" Said Robin. "Should we rescue them?"

"Nah," Said Wraithe, "The exercise will do them good, and it'll be back to normal by morning. Besides… we wouldn't want to miss our movie."

She took Robins hand, and he obligingly followed.

This was turning out to be an interesting night.

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Terra turned away from the incinerator, where her armor was being melted down. She smiled at Cyborg. "You do not know how freeing that feels." She declared, then she turned around and limped off on her crutches. Obviously, after being incased in stone for over a year, Terra was finding walking to be very difficult.

Terra limped into the living room, where Raven was trying to comfort, a still distraught, Starfire.

Starfire was just sitting looking dejected, the occasional tear trickling down the side of her face.

Raven looked hopelessly up at Terra, and mouthed the words, 'Help me.'

Terra sat down on Starfires other side and patted her companionably on the shoulder, "it's okay Star, at least Robins not a rock," Terra tried to joke.

Starfire just pulled her knees up to her chest and looked crestfallen.

Terra sighed; this was going to be a long night.

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Robin didn't want this night to end, he was absolutely captivated by Wraithe. She took an interest in everything he said, she was smart, funny and attractive.

And she had the best taste in movies.

Kung-fu movies, Wraithe sighed internally, how tiresome.

Wraithe wondered how many times these people had to wave their arms at each other before the fought, if it had been up to Wraithe, she'd have incinerated the lot of them. Still, when Robin put his arm around her shoulders it showed that this night was working at any rate, so a couple of hours of budget movie wouldn't matter.

Wraithe almost laughed out loud, the "mysterious" Boy Wonder was so easy to win over.

A nice meal, a cheap movie, and he was putty in your hands… Of course, being able to manipulate your own appearance to suit whatever Robin was attracted to didn't hurt either.

Robin leaned over to say something, and a thought struck Wraithe. She leaned towards Robin, for a sure-fire way to infatuate him. Before Robin knew it he was having his first real kiss, not with Starfire as he'd always hoped, but with Wraithe.

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Outside the library of Jump City was a large flagpole.

It was very fortunate indeed that it was a large flagpole, for a group of teenagers were clinging desperately to the top as a terrifying dog the size of lion stalked around the base snapping and slavering.

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Robin and Wraithe arrived outside the tower, "Well," Said Wraithe, "Thank you very much."

"Uh, yeah," said Robin, too intoxicated with Wraithes beauty to say more.

Wraithe leaned in towards Robin, "A gentleman gives his date a kiss after a night like this." She murmured.

Robin leaned in towards Wraithe and kissed her.

When they finally broke apart Wraithe smiled and lifted into the air, as she left she blew a kiss at Robin, and he felt himself recede back to his sixteen-year-old state.

Far above Robins head, watching out of the window, Raven scowled.

When Robin got to the living room he suddenly himself encased in a bone-crushing hug, and felt Starfires warm breath on his cheek. "Oh Robin! You have returned!" She cried happily. Ordinarily Robins heart would skip a beat when Starfire hugged him, but he felt nothing. Robin gently eased Starfire off himself, she smiled happily, "I am glad you are back!" Starfire exclaimed.

Robin nodded. He looked around, aside from himself and Star, the room was empty. "I think we should get to bed," he said, "It's late." Starfire smiled, and flew out of the room. Robin sighed and followed her out. As he entered the hallway shadows began to dart over the walls, and flow together until Raven appeared in front of him. She grabbed Robins collar and slammed him into the wall. "Why…did…you…kiss…her?" Raven snarled.

Robin looked shocked, "It's no big deal Rae." He said. "I was just doing what I had to."

Raven looked dubious, "and you didn't… enjoy it?"

"No!" Robin exclaimed indignantly. He looked closely and Raven, then, he reached out and gently stroked her cheek, "you know…" he said, "you look a lot like Wraithe…"

Raven looked horrified.

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Wraithe went to her hotel room and lay on her bed glaring at the ceiling. Oh the things she had to do to infatuate the Boy Wonder.

The dog bit had been a good idea, Wraithe would have done it anyway, not because she cared for animals, but rather because she hated seeing anything being tortured… when she wasn't doing the torturing. She also had to hold back for Robins sake, if it had been up to Wraithe, the dog would've been twice as big and it would have caught the teenage hoodlums.

Wraithe sighed, soon, it would all pay off.