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Part Two: Inside the Mind of a Raven

"I really don't want to do this…" I mumbled to myself. Last year Beast Boy spiked my drink and I completely blacked out. I couldn't remember a thing afterwards. The next morning I gave Beast Boy a mental and physical beating but still there's people you're supposed to trust, right?

Well, serves me right: you can never trust anyone. I was foolish to let my guard down.

I deeply exhale and try to clear my head while concentrating on my spell words. But still the pleasant dream I had. Well I can't remember most of it, all I remember is sitting down on the beach and nuzzling Robin and kissing him. My cheeks burn and energy waves lash out. Even I can't understand why my mind does that. It was just the dream I had while drunk, I don't see the problem seeing how I can't remember it.

I brush the thought off and clip on my cloak. Exiting my room I make sure that my cloak modestly covers my figure and pull my hood over my head, casting shadows upon my eyes.

A door whooshed open beside me but I didn't look back I knew that Robin was going to come running up to walk me.
"Hey Raven," He called predictably. He trotted slightly to catch up to me. I nodded a slight greeting and looked at him for the first time. My eyes traveled from his spiked hair to his dark blue shirt to his jeans and then his white Nikes.
"You're wearing that again?" I asked making light conversation. Personally I like when he wears darker clothing, it looks better than the bright and flashy green and red uniform he normally wears. I keep my voice flat and monotonous and then silently congratulated myself as no emotion escaped my lips.
"What's wrong with it?" He pressed onward looking intently at my face hoping to pick up some sort of expression but when I just shrugged he asked, "How come you're wearing that again?"
"It usually keeps people from asking me pointless questions but it doesn't seem to be working today." I say, not minding his company at all.

I'm starting to fashion an idea in my head
where I would impress you
with every single word I said.

Beast Boy was staring at me. Did he see me staring at Robin? Because I wasn't, my mind hastily came up with. I was just daydreaming in that general directional.

I sighed and turned my head towards him give him a 'what-you-lookin'-at' sort of look. He instantly looked away.
I pressed my face up to the window and let out another breath and watched images fly by the window.

"So…" Starfire's voice broke the awkward silence that had settled over the back seat, "This is the day of Independency correct? Isn't every day free?" She asked her eyes traveling to Robin who was staring out the window with a dreamy thoughtful to his expression.

Much to my surprise it wasn't Robin's voice I heard explaining but Beast Boy's. Although his take on the war of 1812 was a bit juvenile, it answered her question, or so I thought for a minute…

"Beast Boy, you're being completely stereotypical, British aren't all tea drinking, lamb eating, brown suits with bad teeth." I cut into his explanation of the war and Britain
"You're only siding with them because you like that gross tea stuff!"
My eyes looked around to see if anyone was going to defend the British but Starfire was clueless, Cyborg was finding a good radio station and Robin didn't even glance behind him. I sighed and turned toward my window again.

Would come out insightful or brave or smooth or charming
and you'd want to call me

"So, they have chicken, steak, ribs, those meaty thingies on a stick and hot dogs but I'm yet to see anything tofu here!"
Beast Boy complained loud enough so everyone in a ten meter area could hear him.

"And for a good reason," I said softly walking past the group. Cyborg and Robin snickered and I was almost sure I saw Robin flash me a smile.

I hid a grin under my hood as I made my way for the beach. I passed through the small wooded area to the beach and sunk down on the warm sand and felt the ocean breeze lick at my face and blow my hood down.
I sucked in a breath of salty water and watched as the sun began to sink. I sipped the coke I had in my hand, and I watched as the blue waves slowly turned into a rich purple colour.

I sighed as I brushed my cloak off my legs and pulled my knees up to my chest while hugging my shins. Slowly the sun dropped below the horizon and the tide started coming in closer. I let my now empty can of coke wash into the ocean as I stood up and stretched.
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A twig snapped. My eyes shot open and my heart skipped a beat. I had to control my powers for a second muttering my spell words. I heard a familiar voice speak below me.

"I might just stay here," It spoke aloud. I grinned in the darkness. It was Robin.

"Talking to your self just proves it," I called down in an almost smug voice while hitting him with an acorn.

I saw him freeze, he thought he was alone, but then his voice called up towards me in a playful manner, "Prove what?"

"That you're crazy," I stated like it was the most obvious thing in the world. I mean obsessively chasing after Slade, having a thing for Starfire… there must be a few screwed up brain cells in there.

"I'm not crazy. You're the one spying one people," He called in a defensive voice.
"And you're the one wearing a mask at night, in a forest," I called back making note of it and adding it to my list.
I was hoping by was random chance that he'd rip off his mask and show me his real eyes but his reaction was completely un-Robin: he just groaned.

I felt a grin sneak on to my lips that burst into a full smile. My mind twisted and turned with emotion. I closed my eyes again and tried to force the confusing thoughts out of my head.

I didn't… like him… did I? No, I couldn't… I can't. I'm not supposed to be able to love, just thinking about it makes my powers unstable.

I groaned softly so Robin couldn't hear and slowly began to concentrate on my incantation.
Two things pulled me out of my mind, first was the annoying unclear voice on the speakers and second was Robin's clear voice.

"So…" He trailed off after the announcement about fireworks, "Are you going to watch the fireworks here?"
"I dunno," I called down knowing that in fact that I was going to be staying up here, "Are you?"
"Maybe," He called up his simple reply. I groaned… and decided just to say it, "I'll stay if…you stay…" I called quietly unsure of myself but it didn't matter because Starfire bellowed over my soft voice.

I could see her from my height: flying from tree to tree shrieking 'ROBIN! ROBIN!'

I sighed, so much for a quiet evening, thinking to myself as I transformed into darkness and hid inside the tree.
Even being in energy form I could hear Robin painfully groan and call in a weak voice, "I'm over here!"
"Dear Robin, a male from the paper of the news has required all of us for a shot of photos. Do you know where friend Raven is?" I could hear her ask.
Robin must have said something because she just said "We shall search for her another time then."
I could hear them trudge away so I came out from my hiding spot to see Robin staring back at me. I shrugged slightly almost to say sorry I wasn't there to bail you out.

And I would be there every time
you'd need me
I'd be there every time...
I leaned back on the tree and let my legs hang from the tree as I watched the other titans interact with each other without me.

It was nothing too exciting really, just a few poses and a minute or two talking to the reporter for a statement about the festivities and then they were gone.

The group slowly trudged its way to the open field. Beast Boy and Cyborg must have been racing each other as I saw them take off sprinting like mad towards the gathering of people.
Starfire and Robin hung back and talked. I narrowed my eyes unsure of this new emotion that was taking over my mind.

Robin occasionally looked back over his shoulder to where I was, but I knew it was too dark for him to see me.

But for now I'll look so longingly
waiting...

I have no clue what I'm doing. My feet were forcing me to walk there. I trudged over the deserted picnic area and headed south toward the gathering. I kept my head down and blocked my eyes from the bright fireworks.
Finally I found them in the dense crowd. Cyborg and Beast Boy were about 10 feet in front of Robin and Starfire and weren't paying attention to the couple. My eyes quickly focused in the dark, quickly lighting area.
My eyes shot open and an acid burning sensation sunk down in my stomach. My knees went jelly and my back stiff, the acid feeling got worst and started clawing its way up my throat.
It scorched my stomach and the clawing demonic feeling slowly scratched its way up my throat leaving my mouth dry and throat aching but it was my head that got it worst.

I stood there taking in all the pain while that BITCH Starfire was holding his hand! I felt another set of glowing red eyes emerge on my face. I pulled my hood down as far as I could then ran trying to settle this beast inside of me.

I slowed down as I reached the empty area. "Azarath Metrion Zinthos, Azarath Metrion Zinthos, Azarath Metrion Zinthos" I kept muttering to myself and slowly the demon vanished and left me feeling empty inside.
A cocky male voice called from beside me, "You know you really shouldn't talk to yourself, people might think you're crazy."
I grinned slightly and faced Robin, "Oh really?" I asked one eyebrow up and the other resting while a sly grin was plastered on my face.

For you to want me, for you to need me, for you to notice me