1A/N: Yup...Got paranoia? I do. Oh and thanks for all the reviews and I apologize for not getting around to this sooner...I think.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans, but hey, I think we all knew that already

Doors That Can't Be Closed

Chapter 3

By: FinalityLife

Raven awoke the next morning and instantly knew that her worries and the strange feelings she kept feeling had only increased over the few hours of sleep she had managed to get. Though it had been difficult for her to fall asleep, her rest had fortunately been a dreamless sleep. No nightmares, no apocalyptic visions, nothing. It was a rare occurrence indeed for the young woman and couldn't help but feel guilt again, that things were going so well for her while Robin was slowly fading away. Again the thought of Robin caused her heart to clench, as the image of that cold look he had given her when she had left last night still lingered in her mind. She felt herself shudder slightly as she peeled off her leotard, as if the room had suddenly dropped twenty degrees but she was probably just imagining it. She needed a nice relaxing, warm shower before she started this day.

A half hour later, a fully dressed and awake Raven found herself floating toward the kitchen. It was still early in the tower and she knew that everyone would still be asleep, with usually the exception being Robin of course. It was common for her to find him already in the kitchen, reading the newspaper and furthering his addiction to coffee in the morning. On occasions, she would try to convince him to try some tea but he always had the same retort. He didn't need to be relaxed in the morning, he needed to be alert in case something happened. It was a sound argument for the young man who almost never left his duty, never stopped being ready for the next great threat. She respected him greatly for that fact though even she had to admit he took life far too seriously almost all the time. Even Raven allowed herself moments of leisure with her books. The rest of the mornings between Robin and Raven usually consisted of comfortable silence before the chaos of Starfire, Beast Boy, and Cyborg invaded the kitchen. Things tended to get messy once the rest of the Titans showed up and Robin would always give her that one particular look, that knowing smile that told her this was the reason he needed his coffee. Despite herself, Raven found a smile creeping on to her face at the thoughts but whatever small smile was there was gone once she found the kitchen completely vacant, no sign that Robin had even been there. She felt her face fall, a rare display of disappointment from her, but no object so much as cracked in her vicinity, the good fortune continuing for her though at this time, it was just simply irrelevant to her.

Raven went about silently making her tea, the only sound was the whistling of the kettle to signal the water's readiness. She poured herself a cup and sat down in her usual seat, taking a soothing sip of her favorite brand. She allowed the aroma to linger in her senses for a prolonged few second before exhaling a deep breath. What was she to do?

Hour after hour slowly rolled by for Raven and strangely enough, none of the other Titans had appeared yet. This gave Raven a rare, completely silent morning but she could really care less about that. Today, she had wanted to see everybody, to maybe ease her concerns by trying to subtly see what Starfire and Beast Boy thought about Robin's situation. A nearby clock continued to tick on, second by second, and Raven found her foot impatiently tapping, it seemingly echoing loudly around the room. Eventually she had enough and pushed herself away from the table standing to her feet. This was completely ridiculous to her. Where was everybody?

Raven found herself floating toward Cyborg's room, intent on finding why nobody else had woken up yet. She eventually found herself in front of his door and could feel him inside the room but what was strange enough was that she could easily recognize two other people in the room with him. She was at a complete loss as to why Starfire and Beast Boy were with Cyborg at this moment. She eventually pulled her thoughts back to the door in front of her and knocked on it. After a few seconds, the door slid open, Cyborg's massive bulk standing in front of her.

"Its about time you got here Raven. I really didn't want to start without you but I was going to if you didn't get her soon." Raven hid the absolute confusion she was feeling right now as it was a simple fact she had no idea what Cyborg was talking about. She glanced around the room, her eyes settling on Starfire and then Beast Boy. Starfire had her arms wrapped around herself, and her head hung down with a sad look on her face. Beast Boy was just as strange, having a solemn and serious look on his face. Neither of them met Raven's gaze.

"Are you going to come in Raven?" It was more a statement than a question, and Raven slowly floated in. She floated a few feet away from everyone, still very unsure of what was going on.

"When I talked with you an hour ago Rae, you said you'd be right there. Lose track of time in one of your books again?" This time Raven couldn't hide the confusion on her face at Cyborg's statement. She hadn't talked to Cyborg, she was sure of it. Before she could make any response, Cyborg went on with what he had to say.

"Alright guys, I really didn't want to call this meeting but after talking with you two," Cyborg looks at Starfire and Beast Boy, "I felt it was necessary. Maybe you haven't noticed Raven but Robin has been attacking very strange as of late and when I mean strange, I mean really out there." Raven was sure her eyes widened considerably at these words. She had talked to Cyborg last night about this exact same thing. What was going on. Beast Boy's voice however cut in once again before she could say anything.

"Of course she wouldn't have noticed. She barely ever leaves her room." Raven turned to Beast Boy, unable to deny the cold tone he had used when he talked about her. His eyes were now dead set on her and for the first time ever, Beast Boy made her fidget and not the other way around.

"Please friend Beast Boy, it is not Raven's fault she does not care for Robin as I...I mean we do." Raven felt her head snap over to Starfire, who was stilling holding herself as if she was cold, her head still hanging.

"Everyone calm down. I called this meeting so let me do the talking for now." Silence. "Alright, about Robin. At first, I was going to chalk his slight disturbing behavior up to the dust that infiltrated his system but trust me I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt, he is clean from that." Raven could see the strong conviction Cyborg had in his words in his eye and she found herself unable to doubt his words though she wanted to. Everyone else seemed to nod.

"What I am afraid of guys is that the whole experience left him unhinged. Robin was never the most stable guy to begin with, we all know that, and I think that this whole thing sent him over the edge, his mind just couldn't handle it. What concerns me now, is if Robin is still fit to lead us and another very important question...Is Robin a danger to us and himself?"

"Nooo!" Everyone turns to look at Raven, her uncharacteristic outburst of emotion causing everyone to raise an eyebrow. Raven yelled at herself within her mind and did her best to compose herself, despite almost everything that has been done or said since she had entered this room leaving her very unsettled and very confused. She clears her throat slightly before finally speaking.

"I highly doubt Robin would ever be dangerous to his friends Cyborg." It is Starfire who responds, her voice distant and slightly fearful.

"You have not seen Robin truly angry before Raven...you do not know what he is capable of." Raven's mouth sits agape, staring at Starfire. Of all people, she thought Starfire would be the one to be loudly and aggressively opposed to anything being said against Robin, but here she was doing her best to shoot down Raven's defense of him. Raven notices that Starfire is rubbing her arm now, the exact spot where she said Robin had grabbed her when he was yelling at her while under the influence of the dust. Raven couldn't help but wonder how much that action had affected the emotionally fragile girl.

"Alright, alright, no need to get out of order Raven, let's all calm down." Again Raven finds her mind reeling from shock at Cyborg's words. Her? Out of line?

"I am calm Cyborg." She did her best to suppress her frustration and continuing to grow confusion. Everyone and everything was just so surreal to her and in her mind, simply impossible. This was just not right to her. Why wasn't it obviously wrong to her friends. Cyborg gives her a slight glare before continuing speaking.

"Now why I called this meeting, is I need to know if you all think we can handle this apparent problem with Robin or do you think we need to go outside the tower to someone...more qualified."

"What do you mean friend Cyborg?" Starfire's question was innocent sounding enough though it somehow sent a chill down Raven's spine.

"What I mean Star, is should we turn Robin over to get some professional psychological help, help we may not be able to give him and that he may desperately need." Raven had known what Cyborg was talking but hearing it so blatantly clear caused her heart to clench along with her fists. Again Raven went on the defensive.

"Real friends wouldn't abandon someone so quickly in their time of need." Beast Boy firmly retorted.

"And real friends would know when they can no longer help anymore and go out and get that help." Again Raven was caught off guard. It felt to her like everyone was against her...against Robin and she couldn't shake these horrible feelings building inside of her.

"We don't have to make any decisions right now guys, I really just wanted to get all this out in the open because I really felt it needed to be discussed and to make sure everyone," Cyborg glances at Raven, "was aware of the situation. We can talk about more of this tomorrow but realize we need to come to a decision soon before...before something bad happens." Everyone, including Raven found herself grimly nodding with the assessment though Raven knew her nod was for different reasons.

"Now how about we go get some breakfast." Starfire and Beast Boy chirped up at this prospect and for the first time since they had been in there, Raven saw both of them smiling. She watched her three friends and teammates filter out the door, Beast Boy and Cyborg already fighting over what to make. All Raven could do was stand and stare at the three, amazed at how their moods had changed so quickly and suddenly to one of happiness after everything that had just been said and discussed. However, what bothered her the most was that she could tell from her empathic abilities that they truly were happy at this moment, and that fact disturbed her beyond description though not as much as the fact that Cyborg was acting as if their conversation last night had never happened.