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Part Four: The Troublesome Trysts

Raven's P.O.V.

The gentle lapping of the waves soothed my near-to-bursting mind. The slow movement matched my calm and slow breathing.

I kissed him.

Again.

And again.

A sweet grin crawled its way unto my ashen lips. This was a dream! Robin, the perfect boy, liked me, the insubstantial freak. It was too good to be true, but yet...

Something grabbed me around my waist. Robin's cologne instantly filled my blessed nose. I felt his cheek nuzzle into mine and I turned my head, kissing him lightly on the forehead. He, in turn, kissed my neck softly. I smiled widely - this was almost perfect.

A gentle breeze came and sprayed a very light mist on us but still we stood together. The sand felt like tiny toasty kernels under my numbingly cool toes. I eventually pulled Robin off me and held his two hands in my own, swinging them lightly with a cool wind that sweep around the beach.

Now everything was perfect...

Until I saw something green coming down to the beach we stood in. Instantly my nervous mind blasted Robin back twenty-or-so feet. I turned around. "Sorry," I whispered my cheeks gaining colour fast.

Robin looked up at me, startled for a second until he looked over his shoulder and saw the little green man running towards us.

He raised his left hand, "Hey Robin! Hey Raven! Try not to kill yourselves while I swim okay? It's kind of distracting!"

And with that he transformed into a bird and flew up over the deeper part of the water.

"CANNON BALL!" He screeched as he transformed back to human form and tucked his knees to his body.

I grabbed my blue boots, face still red, and disappeared into a black raven.

Relax and stand in the warmth of the sand
the day is long
and here for us to take for granted.
We find ourselves to our knees
Water clear, a tender breeze upon our faces
as we bask in our good graces

Yeah, we all are golden here.

Robin's P.O.V.

"Meet me tonight." That's what she whispered. I was sure.

She hissed the words while flying overhead. Well, I guess cawed the words was a better expression.

I stood up and dusted the slightly wet sand off me. I grumbled while twisting my waist, cracking my lower back.

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10:30

She still wasn't here.

I kicked the sand. I was pissed - she just ran away from me all day and kept blushing. What was her fucking problem?

Everything was fine between us... until Beast Boy showed up. Why would she start freaking out if BB saw us?

I heard a twig snap behind me. I tensed and turned around.

It was Raven. Her hood up and head bowed; once again her cloak was modestly covering her body.

"Sorry," She breathed still not looking at me.

I advanced and took her hand looking sincerely into her eyes.

She pulled her hands away from mine, "Look, what happened... I'm not ready okay... my heart and mind is different and... um my mind can't take this emotional hit on it..."

I brushed back her hood and stared her down. I knew she was lying. She brushed a lock of hair behind her ear.

"What's the real reason?"

Raven sighed and dropped the innocent look, "Look I know about you and Star," She broke eye contact with me as her eyes traveled upward, "and Beast Boy..."

She paused again, "I wasn't lying about…about my mind."

She grinned now, "My mind is close to bursting! It's a strange high," She added almost like an after thought. But now I watched in strange fascination as she dropped her head so her hair was once again covering her facial features except those daunting eyes she loved to play up.

"Can we...can... let's just keep us between us okay?" She bit her lip almost subconsciously, searching with her dark eyes into my mask.

The night was calm. A gentle warming breeze washed over the couple like a gentle blanket. The water was a peaceful lullaby in the still night. Raven's skin was silky marble with a tint of rose in her cheeks. The wind ruffled her hair and flapped her cape gently against her body and the tips of her cape brushed gently against my ankles.

The tranquility.

The peacefulness.

The perfectness of the night.

"Okay."

The couple embraced. Her sweet scent filled my nose as I felt her smooth body press against mine. She nuzzled my neck and a cool sensation fired down my body to the tips of my toes.

And summer, and summer,

where night belongs to lust and lovers.
And summer, and summer,
and I am here to win you over.
You will be mine this year. (this year)

(that's right this is the one this year)

(this year)

Raven's P.O.V.

The soft spoken voices were a buzzing lullaby to me. 3 AM and the channels were filled with crappie re-runs of '80s and '90s soaps and infomercials. Crap. All of it.

I took a sip of the cooler in my hand. The mixture tasted like fizzy sprite and cranberry juice mixed with that little extra punch that makes the drink so tempting to keep on drinking and drinking.

A loud hiccup escaped my lips. I groaned and set the bottle down on the coffee table in front of me. I slouch in the couch, my diaphragm feeling weak and my stomach feeling sick from the involuntary movements of my midriff. Or maybe because this was my second cooler tonight?

Anyway, ignoring the near-to-barfing feeling in my gut, I leaned back folding my hands behind my head and kicked off my boots, feeling relaxed and in a slightly dazed state.

My body sunk into the plush cushions around my lower back side. I smiled as I murmured my spell words and my chilly drink lazily floated its way to my out stretched hand.

To my surprise another hand caught it. "Hey!" I called out sitting up straight and looking behind me.

Before I turned completely I knew who it was. The familiar musk fluttered to my nostrils and aroused my heart, alluring my body to his like an African voodoo spell.

"I thought you didn't drink."

His voice however wasn't as seducing as his bewitching scent.

I replied to Robin in the same monotone voice he gave me, "It's a cooler. It's 0.5," I snatched it out of his hand, "You get sick before you get drunk." Unless you're a really light weight such as myself.

He either believed me or used that as an excuse as he shuffled into the kitchen and emerged a minute later carrying a few more coolers.

He plopped down on the couch next to me close enough that the scent once again almost overcame me. I simply smiled and took a cooler from him.

He sipped his and smiled back at me, "You don't strike me as a drinker. Let alone the person who steals Beast Boy's coolers."

I shrugged, "I don't spend such night like this," I opened my arms wide motioning about the whole room, "very often. Just to unwind and relax now and then."

Another hiccup escaped my lips. This one a lot louder then the last. Both of us burst out laughing.

I doubled over this time, groaning. He placed a kindly hand on my shoulder and asked through heavy breaths, "Are you okay?"

That smell. The intense breathing. His face was so close to mine that I could almost taste the sparkling liquid on his lips and tongue. My insides started sweating while cool sweat broke under my arms and legs, numbing my toes and finger tips.

The monster took over my body again. But this time it was quite different: he was welcomed. My demon desire demanded Robin. And this was even more intoxicating then then our close breaths and seductive scents, more intoxicating then the coolers I had drank that night or any hard core liquid I ever had or will ever set my lips on.

He was my addiction. My lips ached for him and they sought him. My body thrust up against his and we joined at the mouth again. I could feel his heart beat.

It sped up as my icy fingers lost themselves in his hair. The crying and yelling from the TV was drowned by my internal drums. It was a slower dull roar at first, pounding against my temples. But it became louder and louder the vibrations spreading down my body in my blood.

I became completely submerged in the drumming and pounding as I realized that my heart was its own drum, being beat by another giant.

My soft moan broke the drums as our lips parted and we gazed into each other eyes.


The sun is set and the moon is high,
The night is long and here for you and I to capture (it's for us)
And flood ourselves to the gills with icey drinks
With bolstering wills and we are braver for the moment
Yeah, we all are golden here

Robin's P.O.V.

SLAP!

Something hard came down on my back. I groaned and opened my eyes to see that I was lying face down in something wet. I used my arms to push my self up and saw I had been sleeping on the couch. Four or five empty cooler bottles scattered the area around my make-shift bed. I supported myself with one arm and wiped the drool off the corners of my mouth. Groaning, I looked first at the large drool stain then at the bottles and the brightly lit windows. I deliberately made my movements slow just to piss off the little green man that had rudely awakened me.

Wiping the crud from my eyes under my mask I asked, "What?"

"What do you mean what?" He shrieked, "You drank my coolers!"

I stood up and stretched, cracking noised traveled down my back then my neck and shoulders. I slowly rolled each ankle watching his expression in the corner of my eyes.

Besides my back, nothing else seemed to be affected by last night. God damn couch, it was fun to sit on, but not so fun to sleep on.

Looks like today is going to be a good day. "Pay you back later," I said as I marched past BB.

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The water felt like heaven against my burning legs. I splashed around the waist deep water as the speckles danced up my back and chest. I sunk down into the water so only my neck and head was exposed.

Starfire came splashing over in her green bikini. her auburn hair stringy and wet at its tips.

Speckles of water also adorned her as she bounced over to my side of the water court.

The sun was setting over our game of water volleyball. Around the far side of the Tower and down the small grassy embankment there a small littoral that sank even lower under sea level creating a small splash pool. We had set up a net there and were playing since mid-afternoon.

Raven came down too. Even though she wasn't was exposed as Starfire was in her bitty bikini, she still wore a bathing suit, much to my surprise.

Around three she came down the path wearing a towel around her slender body. After much coaxing she took it off and joined us.

"'Kay! Let us change the teams now please!" Starfire cheered, clapping her hand together, "Robin and I versus you three!"

Starfire punched her deeply tanned in the air as her hair went flying. Beast Boy and Cyborg plainly stared at her jiggling body as she ran to the edge of the make-shift court, jumped, and gave a powerful overhand serve.

Raven stood alone at the back of the other court facing away. She rested on one hip, holding her forearm with a smooth pale hand.

"HEADS UP!" I hollered as the ball came her way.

With a quick pop and burst of black energy the ball shot up and towards Cyborg. He volleyed it over to Beast Boy who used his powers to transform into a kangaroo and hit the ball over to our side.

And so the game had re-started. Raven always off to the side slightly, sometimes looking up through her hair to watch me or the others.

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Starfire's P.O.V.

She said this would work. I groan and wander away from the group trying to disguise another -what do you call them? 'Wedgie' I believe I heard Beast Boy call them. Anyways, they're as comfortable as a Htf'gasic crawling up your frem'dysc.

I fold my arms as I walk back into the water. My gremnacks are freezing! That lady of the sales said this would work, but the only ones giving me eyes are the other boys. Well... Raven has been giving me eyes but more like the occasional scowl with burning eyes. But alas she does that to everyone.

"'Kay! Let us change the teams now please!" I call not wanting BB next to me starting with a line drool hanging out of his toothy mouth.

"Robin and I versus you three!" I, call punching my fist up into the air before anyone could say anything.

Robin shook the water off this body while I ran back to get the volleyball which had floated away. I jumped and served the ball.

The ball went flying over the net and over to Raven, who seemed to be in a glum spot.

Oh well that 'prude' never wants to have fun. Oh here comes the ball again!

I fly up and 'spike' it back, which surprisingly doesn't evolve spikes, poles or anything sharp in that matter.

I flew up and hit the ball with my palm at a downward angle. It falls to the water with a splash, spraying, well, pretty much everyone.

Beast Boy just moaned, "It's no fair she's too strong!"

"You're using your powers too..." Mumbled Raven.

I stood there unsure of what was going to happen, but to my surprise Beast Boy just shrugged and turned back to the game. I breathed a pleasurable sigh of relief as the game continued.

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"Please hurry your movements, it is getting rather cold," I moaned as the last dying rays of sunlight sunk below the horizon and the temperature dropping rapidly.

The water strung my freezing calves as the small waves lapped against my body. In one motion I leapt out of the water and replaced my towel around my shivering body.

Climbing the small embankment I motioned to the others. Beast Boy shrugged and followed me out of the water, while Cyborg was a bit more hesitant, "C'mon guys! Don't be such wimps!"

Robin waded through the water to the sticky sand, "Yeah Starfire's right, it's getting kinda chilly out here" He looked over his shoulder to Raven who was perched on a high rock in the water, "Are you coming?"

She nodded and floated over to the sand.

"Let us leave then!" I said flying high over the crowd.

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Robin's P.O.V.

The lighted gravel pathway was murder on our wet feet. Both Starfire and Beast Boy flew up to the tower while Cyborg chased after them. It was just me and Raven walking in the back slowly becoming farther and farther from the group.

"So," I cleared my throat wanting to break the silence that had fallen between us.

"So."

She wasn't making this easy, but really what is there to talk about? The fall leaves are coming in really beautiful... nice game back there... fun times last night, BB totally got pissed off at me for all those coolers you drained...

Argh...

I glanced over to Raven. Towel around her body like a cloak, tips of her hair wet and dripping on to her shoulders. My eyes traveled down from her face to her feet (of course making a few pit stops at some quite lovely places) and noticed that she was floating about centimeter off the ground. She was staying back with me.


And summer, and summer,
where all the girls bare olive shoulders,
and summer, and summer,
and I am here to win you over.
You will be mine this year. (this year...)

Raven's P.O.V.

A ray of dying sunlight stabbed the sky giving it a bloody look as the luminous knife slid into the ocean and beyond my view.

Whispering winds grazed my hair, making the wet ends stick to my neck. A shiver shot through me and something wrapped around my back.

My attention snapped up as my eyes shot over to Robin who was grinning at me. A smile creeps onto my lips and a soft pink wavers over my cheeks. "Thanks," I mouth, a whisper of a sound flowing out of my lips.

A sly grin is fighting its way on to my lips now.

Robin's P.O.V.

Sweat. Limbs. Passion.

It's fucking awesome.

The night's dark and the Tower is dark, almost invisible next to the night sky. Just a gap of stars. The moon shines bright onto our attraction. The small grassy tumble in the back is the only witness to our sudden passion. It was like magic, our two bodies finally connected as one, when her hips slide into mine.

But fatigue grips me now. I feel Raven's warm body slide up against mine as I wrap my arms around her, snuggling under our large towel .


The courtyard where the garden stands,
Behind the beach, in crystal sands, we shed our clothes,
And felt romantic, tinted by the moon fantastic.
Bright and warm, and hours alone absolve us of the sins we own.
And from one year into another I think of you when I feel summer.

And summer, and summer, where all the girls bear olive shoulders
And summer, and summer, where all you hope for is another
And summer, and summer, where night belongs to lust and lovers
And summer, and summer, and I am here to win you over
You will be mine this year.

This year...

-SNOWBALLHEAT-