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(The Clearing Before the Storm)
Recap: "Well thanks Robin, I'll see you in the morning. Goodnight."
"Goodnight Raven." He whispered. And walked away towards his room.
Raven then prepared to go to bed and just when she was about to fall off into sleep. She saw a shadow play into her room.
She smiled as she felt a familiar aura near her. Sitting up she casually flicked her wrist at a candle on her bed stand, and it ignited. As the flame grew brighter she began to see the outline of James standing at her bedside.
"I was beginning to wonder if you would get here before I fell asleep."
"I will always get there right before you close your eyes, now and forevermore, that's a promise you can always count on me to keep."
"Well I'm just glad you're here now. Come feed before you go you'll need the strength for the long journey."
Cautiously he approached her, and slowly leaned down to her level. She tilted her head to one side and revealed her long, slender neck to him. He wrapped his arms around her slim waist and buried his face in her neck. He placed kisses on the sensitive skin on her neck, causing her to moan involuntary. He went as slow as possible, torturing her with the sensation. At last, he bit and unhurriedly drank. Raven was in a world of untold bliss; this is what she craved for. The vampires kiss.
Her senses heightened to unimaginable places and she enjoyed every moment of it. But like all good things it had to come to an end. He slowly drew back and just looked at her, and slowly she opened her eyes to stare into his eyes. For a few moments they just stood there, in each other's embrace hearts beating as one, until Raven spoke.
"You promise to come back to me."
"Not even the devil himself would be able to keep me away from you, my love," He responded, in the same soft tone she held. His eyes speaking of all the love he held for her and only for her. Parting she looked to him in a manner of pleading evident in her eyes.
"I must go but I will be back as quickly as possible, four days at the most." He spoke softly as not to ruin the moment. And as he saw her give him a look of pure misery, he added, "but you know you can always contact me if you're in need, I will never leave you, ever Raven you must believe me for I really do care for you, love."
"I as well. Please take care, for eternity would not be worth the while without you." She spoke to him from her spot, buried in his chest.
"Vale amor until we meet again."1 He told her in a sweet and loving voice he was unaccustomed to using. He thought to himself 'Why do I feel this way when I'm around her. I've never felt this way for a mortal, not in life or now. How is it that she can make me feel this way without even trying.'
"Semper et namumqum"2 She whispered into his chest as she tightened her grip on him as if to say 'don't leave me. ' But within a couple of seconds she let go and took two steps back breaking all contact between them, as if they were never even touching. "Vale amor." She whispered as she watched him disappear through the window, out into the dark night.
When she could no longer feel his aura she turned with eyes full of sorrow. Her eyes slowly filled with tears, but within seconds they were gone as she blinked away any traces of their remains. Eyes turning cold and unemotional as ever, she walked back to her bed and slipped into an uneasy sleep.
After about eight hours of restless sleep she gave up and just got up. She pulled a black turtleneck over her p.j.'s and proceeded to walk to the kitchen for a cup of herbal tea. She made the mistake of letting her guard down and her back turned, allowing Robin to sneak up on her.
"Hey Rae," he spoke cheerfully as ever, but not in an overly so fashion, "how was your night?" He then noticed the fact that she had become tense and wide-eyed.
"Sorry Raven I didn't mean to startle you, I thought you had sensed me already."
After a few deep breathes and a thanks to whatever god was looking over her that her powers where no longer controlled entirely by her emotions, she turned to Robin as calm as always.
It was when she turned around that he noticed the dark circles around her eyes and the worn look her entire body seemed to scream.
"Wow Raven you don't look so good maybe you should go back to bed and rest." He spoke in a concerned voice, and a caring look in his eyes.
"No it's OK I couldn't sleep anyways . . . nightmares." She elaborated when she received a confused look from her leader. She felt bad about lying to him, but what could she say "Oh no I'm just tiered because James my vampire friend came back to 'life' yesterday after a hundred year sleep and I've been trying to feed his hunger not only for those days but also for the next four days. That's the reason I'm so tiered. But if that's not bad enough I can't sleep because I'm worried about him going off gods knows where. Oh and did I mention the fact that I'm 822 years old?" yeah she thought that's just what I want to be telling my leader.
"Um, Raven. Earth to Raven, are you there. You who hello?" Robin said as he waved his hands in front of her face snapping her attention back to him.
"Huh, oh what did you say Robin" She asked still a bit dazed
"I asked if you would at least eat a good meal, you know so you don't look as of you could drop like a fly at anytime."
"Alright, but only because you insist, but after this I'm going to go meditate."
"Deal, so what do you want?" He asked as he began getting things out for their breakfast.
"I'll just have some pancakes. Don't make them too big."
So Robin got busy making breakfast, making small talk in the process. When He was finished he set down a plate of pancakes in front of Raven, and sat in front of her. She gave him a small smile before they began to eat.
"Thanks that was really good." She complimented him.
"My pleasure." He replied. She then joined him at the sink and they washed the dishes together, just as the sun began to rise over the horizon, casting a brilliant glow upon them. Robin looked over at Raven only to have his breath taken away. Her face was slightly tilted downwards causing her hair to cascade into her face, with her thick black eye lashes to come in contact with her cheeks and her skin was set aglow with the fiery reds and oranges, from the rising sun. But what caught his attention the most was the small smile, of content that adorned her face. In a few words she was beyond beautiful, she was a goddess and he only a simple mortal man with enough fortune to be able to share in her presence.
He was so entranced be her he didn't even notice when she looked up at him with a questioning look, for he had stopped handing her dishes to dry. When she saw he was lost in thought a devilish smile crossed her features. Taking a handful of bubbles she chucked it at him as hard as she could, and quickly turned to the dishes as to forge innocence.
Coming out of his revere when suddenly something wet splashed onto his face, he blinked stupidly for a second and looked at a chaste Raven as she continued to 'dry' the dishes. After a couple of second, in which Raven was trying so hard no to burst out laughing, he finally figured it out that she had just through a handful of bubbles at him.
Felling playful, and seeking revenge he took a hand full of bubbles, just as she began laughing her head off, and shoved them in her face. She immediately stopped laughing and looked at him with a disbelieving look of pure shock. That was enough to send him into hysterics, she quickly recovered and grabbed the hose and sprayed it at him, drenching him. He quickly grabbed the bottle of soap and squirted it at her. They then proceeded to grab anything they could and shove, spray, and squirt it at each other.
Consequently the floor turned slippery and when Robin feeling cheated, at the unfair advantage of not having powers dove straight at Raven, causing them to end up on the floor. As they calmed the pearls of laughter that fell from their lips they kept the smiles at their childish antics.
When they had finally stopped the laughter, they looked at each other, and noticed their positions. Raven was beneath Robin, both breathing heavily and flushed from all the excitement, their breath mingling into one.
It was then that Robin noticed just how beautiful Raven looked as she lay beneath him. How her hair stuck to the side of her face, the flush and smile that adorned her face, the smell of her shampoo, and every other detail of the dark goddess beneath him.
Raven at the same time noticed everything about her leader and most trusted friend. She noticed the kind smile on his soft looking lips, the messy black hair, the rock solidness of him muscles, and everything else you can imagine. She then realized she felt something for him.
Unknown to either of them they were drawing closer to one another. Each instinctively closed their eyes as their lips came in contact.
T.B.C.
1: Vale Amor means goodbye love
2: Semper at namumqum means always and forever
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