KEEFE
Chapter 9
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Raven and Keefe landed on the front doorstep of the Titan Tower in Jump City. Raven timidly went to press the doorbell, but as she stretched her arm out, the door flew open. There stood Starfire, her eyes brimming with tears of joy. She must've seen the couple's approach in the security cameras.

"Raven! You have finally returned! We have missed you greatly!" She flung her arms around Raven's neck, squeezing her for several long moments.

Over her shoulder, Raven saw the other five Titans approaching, aroused by Starfire's squeals.

"Raven! Omigosh! We didn't expect you for another week!" Terra too, joined in the already back-breaking hug.

"Um, guys? Do you think you could let go of me? I can't feel my legs." Keefe smiled as the two girls demured. The other four Titans stood in a semi-circle around Raven and her two friends.

Terra and Starfire took a few steps back to look Raven over.

"Woah Raven." Terra said, her eyes widening. "You look, great! I love your jewlery, and your clothes." Starfire nodded, and the two dragged Raven into the Tower to chat about everything under the sun.

"Keefe! It's nice to see you again!" Robin said, holding out his hand. Cyborg stared. "What?"

"This guy kidnaps you, then trades you in for the one girl you thought was your world, and now you're glad to see him?" He shouted.

"Um. Yeah. He's a nice guy. He really is. You just need to get to know him. But anyways," Robin said, turning back to Keefe, "How have you been doing?"

"I've been great. Really, I have. How about you?"

"Great. Kinda. How about we go inside?"

Cyborg, Robin, Beast Boy (who's jaw had dropped when he saw Raven, so much that he was unable to speak), Bumblebee, and Keefe headed inside to the living room, where the three girls were talking animatedly.

"Have a seat, Keefe." Robin said, gesturing with him arm. "Can I have everyone's attention?" Everyone stopped talking and turned to face him. "I'm sure you all are wondering about Raven and her, friend." He said with a grin. He knew Keefe's plan apparently. He was angry when he had first talked to Keefe about it, but his feelings for Raven had diminshed only to those of close friendship. "How about everyone has a seat, and we'll get started."

Raven got up from her seat on the couch next to Star, and sat next to Keefe, who had taken a seat in one of the armchairs. The others sat in various places around the room. Robin, Raven noticed, sat rather close to Terra. Cyborg was naturally sitting next to Bumblebee.

"Everyone. I would like you to meet Keefe." Raven said, putting her arm over his shoulder as she spoke. "He's the man I'm staying with."

"You know what Raven? I want to know, and I'm sure everyone else does too, why you are still there, wherever you are in the first place. Why haven't you tried to make a break for it?" Beast Boy burst, unable to hold it in any longer. Several of the others nodded.

Raven looked at her knees and said quietly, "I want to stay on Chesmer. I like it there."

"You can't be serious Raven. You want to come home. You want to fight crime. You want to goof off with us." Cyborg pleaded, but to no avail. Raven was not even looking at him. She was still focused on her knees. Her fingers randomly threaded though the charms on her clothes, unknowingly disentangeling them.

"If you all would like, you can come visit us on Chesmer." Keefe said.

"You live on Chesmer! I have been there many times!" Starfire said excitedly. She seemed the only one to lookupon Keefe's proposal with delight.

"Robin," Raven said softly, with only a trace of hardness in her voice. "Can I ask you a question?" He nodded. "And you swear on pain of being slammed into the wall, that you will answer truthfully?" Again he nodded. "Good. How long after I had left did you wait before you got Bumblebee on the team? Tell me. An hour? Maybe even two? That is, if you even waited at all," She said, and all the anger, sadness, and frustration she had been holding in since she left the Tower before came out in those few sentances. Everyone could hear it.

"Girl. No you didn't." Said Bumblebee, snapping her fingers several timesand pursing her lips. (AN: Sorry, I couldn't resist! It just seems to me something she would do!) Raven silenced her with a steely glare.

As shelistened toRobin's answer, Raven conjured several items to dance around the room, almost lazily.

"You want to know Raven?" He said heatedly. "I waited until the next day. I slept on it. I didn't want to replace you. I loved you. But I knew you weren't going to come back. I knew you would want to stay there with Keefe. And I knew we needed another person on the team. There was no point in waiting for your return."

"You... you... you loved me?" She asked her cheeks turning bright red. The Titans noticed that nothing exploded or melted. She finally had her powers under control.

"Yes. I did. Keyword being did."

"And how did you know I would want to stay with Keefe? Did you know about this the whole time?"

"Yes. I did." Said Robin shortly.

She turned on Keefe. "And you didn't tell me this either! Just like you weren't going to tell me we were going to get married, so I had to hear that from Lucho and his bitching blonde wife Isabellainstead!" Several of the Titan's eyes widened at this.

"I swear, I was going to tell you sooner, Raven. But I had forgotten. Truly, I had."

"Forgotten, huh? Just like that? You forgot too, then, that I might actually miss being on the Team. Did either of you consider that I am a person, just like you, and that I have feelings? Did you think I would be a puppet, just pull a few strings and I would do what ever you wanted?" Neither Robin nor Keefe said anything.

"Despicable," Raven said, just loud enough for them to hear her. "You know what? It was a mistake coming here. I'm leaving. And if any of you care, I'm on Chesmer. And Keefe, if there is anything left that you've forgotten to tell me, I want to know by tonight."

Raven closed her eyes, envisioned her bedroom in the Palace, and teleported there. She ran to the bed, got under the covers, and cried herself to sleep that night.

Keefe had left soon after Raven had, uttering his apologies to Robin and the others. He got tothe bedroom, and he could hear Raven's sobs.

He had done enough destruction for one day. He decided to wait to get into bed until after she fell asleep. He waited until he heard only silence. Then went to bed. But he never slept at all that night.

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Didn't come out the way I wanted, but it's close enough. Reviews are my drugs, so give me lots.