Yay! I got reviews! A few of them, at least.
King Of The Mangosif you don't like it, don't read it!
HanneeWell, even though you used the book, you're the only one who answered my question, so your decision is final. No new characters.
Death JesterWell, it was slightly necessary. That was what made Raven come to love Robin. That and I have a problem with putting comedy into a romance.
Sam Thank you. You probably gave me the shortest review for the whole chapter.
No SRQOTD today. My mind is blank.
"Promise." Robin said. Robin gave Raven a quick kiss. "Come on. We should get home soon."
"Fine. Although that place is so gloomy." Raven said, standing up.
"Then you should like it." Robin laughed.
"No, it's even too gloomy for me." Raven said. She started to walk back to the entrance to the park.
"Wow. Something that's too gloomy for Raven." Robin said.
They walked back to the bike and got on. Raven leaned on Robin's shoulder, glad to be in his company. After a while of cruising around the city, they finally went back to the tower. Raven got off the bike and went directly to her room. Robin lagged in the garage a while, thinking about the things that were said in the park.
'So Raven likes me, too. I wonder if it was obvious and I was just too dense to see it, or if it was well-hidden. Probably the latter, because Raven has such good control over her emotions. I admire her for that. Not many girls can keep their emotions in check.' Robin thought. He walked out of the garage, still thinking about Raven.
A FEW DAYS LATER
Robin wanted to officially take Raven on a date, but so far he hadn't been able to ask. He kept thinking about Beastboy and how he would have felt, then reminding himself that BB wasn't there. It was so dismal without BB around. Everyone was quiet, the TV was only turned on every once in a while, only Raven had kept her routine the same.
'Today,' Robin thought 'I will ask Raven out. I will. And she will say yes, I hope.' Robin prepared himself, then went to Raven's room. He knocked. No answer. He knocked again, louder. Still no answer. 'She might be on the roof.' Robin walked to the elevator then punched the button for the roof.
When the elevator stopped, Robin looked out on the roof. There stood Raven, standing at the edge, her hair and cloak blowing with the breeze. 'I wonder what she's thinking about.' Robin thought. He walked up behind Raven, then grabbed her by the waist and swung her around. Raven gasped with surprise.
"What was that for?" she demanded.
"Just trying to get your attention." Robin said, looking down, as if he was guilty of something.
"Well, you have it. What do you want?" Raven said, arms crossed over her chest, and looking like an impatient mother talking to a slow child.
"I was just wondering if-if you'd like to go out tonight." Robin said to the ground.
Raven's face lost all sternness. "Oh, Robin. I'd love to go out with you. But I wouldn't be able to stop feeling guilty over Beastboy's death. Not tonight. Sorry." she looked truly sorry. Robin looked more than a little upset.
"No. It's OK. Another time, then. Maybe when there's a concert in town or something." Robin said. He turned to the elevator and started to leave.
"Robin." Raven called. He stopped and turned back to Raven. "I truly am sorry. I really wish I could go out with you, but I can't. You understand, right?" she looked at him, pleading him to understand.
"I understand. See you later." Robin said. He pushed the button on the elevator for the bottom floor. A moment later, Raven saw the R-Cycle leave for town and knew that Robin was very, very upset.
"I'm sorry, Robin. You asked too soon. Maybe in a few weeks or so, but not now." Raven whispered to the wind. She turned around and shut out the sight of Robin cruising across the bridge to Jump City.
Where Robin went that day, he could never tell you. All he knew was that, sometime near midnight, he arrived back at the tower and found that he was shut out. "Great. The perfect ending for the perfect day." he muttered. He picked up a flat rock and threw it over the lake, not noticing that it bounced many times before finally sinking.
He was getting ready to sleep on the ground when Raven appeared next to him. "Come. I'll bring you in." she said. Robin came closer, but then stopped, unsure of how close Raven wanted him. Raven laughed. "I won't bite. I just don't want you to sleep outside all night."
"OK. It is kind of cold out here." Robin said. He stood next to Raven. Raven raised her arms and took them into her room. "Why'd you bring us in here?" Robin asked, looking around.
"Because I wanted to give you something without fear of anyone seeing." Raven said. She wrapped her arms around Robin's neck and kissed him.
Robin was surprised. "What was that for?" he asked.
"For understanding that I was just not ready to go out yet." Raven said. She kissed him again, a little longer. "Maybe soon. There's a concert I want to see."
"What concert?" Robin asked. He knew he would do whatever it took to get tickets to it.
"No, you wouldn't like it." Raven said. She took her hands off his neck.
"Tell me." Robin said gently.
"Country Thunder." Raven said hopefully.
"OK. I'll see what I can do." Robin said. He walked out of Raven's room and to his own. 'Country Thunder. I think that's a concert for Country music. I'll have to ask Cyborg when he wakes up.' Robin thought. He was much too awake to sleep. His lips still tingled from Raven's unexpected kisses. 'Maybe she's finally over Beastboy.'
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The next morning Robin woke up. He had only had about three hours of sleep, he discovered. He went down to the kitchen and discovered Cyborg fixing breakfast. "Yo, Cy. Whatcha cooking?"
"Meat." Cyborg replied.
"Hey. Do you know what Country Thunder is?" Robin asked after a minute.
"Only the biggest Country music concert of the year." Cyborg said. "Why?"
"Raven wants to go." Robin said.
"Oh. Well, I have connections and I could probably get you two tickets." Cyborg said.
"Thaks Cy. You're a big help." Robin said and turned away. All day, Robin worried about how to give Raven the tickets. Then, the opportunity came a short while after Cyborg gave Robin the tickets.
"Yo, Rob. I'm gonna go take the T-Car for a test drive to test out the modifications on it." Cyborg called. He left.
A minute later Starfire dashed to the front door, calling. "Friends! I am going to the mall of shopping! I will return soon!"
'Three... Two...One... They're both gone. Just me and Raven." Robin thought. He decided to cook a fancy dinner for the two of them. He also had some rose petals express delivered to them. After setting up for the dinner, he set up a trail of rose petals to the dining room table and knocked on Raven's door.
After hearing the knock, Raven opened the door and saw the rose petals. Following the trail, Raven arrived at the dining room table to see Robin behind a fancy setting with two candles.
"Is this for me?" Raven asked.
"Mostly. I get some food, though." Robin said.
"What is this for?" Raven asked.
"I wanted to give you something after you eat." Robin said. He stood up and pulled out Raven's chair then pushed her chair in. "We have a succulent salad," he pulled the cover off one dish. "a delicious dessert," he took the cover off another. "and, the piez de resistance, honey roasted ham." (A/N: If anyone can tell me how to spell that French phrase, I'll give you a pie.)
"It all looks so nice. How could I eat it?" Raven asked.
"You won't get your present if you don't eat." Robin warned her.
I just want to say, REVIEW! For this story, you get pie. And, I generally listen to country music, that's why they're going to Country Thunder.
The Insane Cuthien Moonleaf