Chapter 22-White Water Rafting!

The next day, Raven was up bright and early to look at the canyons and such. She teleported her herbal tea and began to drink it while looking down. All of a sudden, she heard something. Her eyes widened as she saw a raven fly not to far away from her. She wanted to calm down but found that she could not. "Okay, ravens mean death or bad luck but it's only a superstition," Raven thought, "I just need to calm down." But there was something inside of her that told her she couldn't calm down. But for now, she would just have to push that aside. She was on a vacation with her friends, her family. She had to enjoy it for them. "And I refuse to let a symbol of death get in the way of that!"

She heard the door open and Robin walked out, stretching and yawning. "What are you doing out here?" Raven glanced over at him and simply smiled. "Just getting a bit of fresh air," she replied. Then, the two of saw a robin flying and pick a tiny flower off the ground. As soon as it came, it left. Raven smirked. "Kind of reminds you of something, huh?" Robin looked over at her. "What would it remind me of?" He asked. Raven rolled her eyes. "Maybe it's a signal that you should give a flower to Star." Robin scoffed. "Yeah, and what's that gonna do?"

"It could help your blossoming relationship with her!" Raven exclaimed. "She'll hug anyone who gives her flowers, Rae," Robin said, "it wouldn't help with anything." Robin looked away from her for a minute and smiled. "Besides, I don't need help with anything anymore!" And then, he turned back to her with a goofy lopsided grin. Raven rolled her eyes. "Whatever," she dryly said and walked back into the T.V.

When she walked back in, she saw Starfire making herself some tea as well. "Morning, Star," Raven said. Starfire looked up and smiled. "Good morning to you as well, Raven!" Starfire cheerfully said. Raven looked at the kettle. "You know," Raven began, "I'll make your tea. Why don't you spend your morning with another birdie?" Starfire looked outside the window and smiled. "I suppose he could use some company," Starfire said. "Your company over anyone else's," Raven mumbled. Starfire looked at her. "What did you say?" Starfire asked. "Oh, nothing!" Raven replied. Starfire looked at her but Raven just chuckled. "Heh-heh." Starfire shrugged it off and went outside.

"Good morning, Robin!" Starfire said. Robin smiled at her. "Mornin!" He replied. The couple simply just smiled at each other for a minute. "Robin, do you suppose we shall ever tell them?" Robin sighed. "Well, they will find out sooner or later. We don't necessarily have to tell them," he answered. Starfire looked up. "I just...feel the need that they should know," she said. Robin smiled. "I know exactly what you mean. Right now, I really want to hold your hand." Starfire extended her arm. "Well, why don't you?" She asked him. Robin sighed and Star did too. All of a sudden, Starfire then perked up. "Oh!" She exclaimed, "I have a perfect idea of what we could do today!" Robin looked over at her. "I'm listening," he said. "Well, yesterday when we got here, Terra and I were racing down there. We found this really big river and people were riding on it! In little boats! And Robin, oh it just looked absolutely delightful!" She finished, clapping her hands and jumping up and down. "You mean, white water rafting?" Robin asked. The clapping and jumping accelerated. "Yes! That is exactly what Terra called it! Oh, Robin, can we?"

Robin shrugged. "I don't suppose why we shouldn't..." He suddenly was wrapped into an embrace. Starfire clung to his neck and still jumped up and down. "Oh, Robin! Thank you! I shall inform the others immediately!" She quickly flew to the door and floated inside. As soon as she got in, she jumped up and down again. This shook the T.V, but Star's loud voice woke everyone up. "Oh, friends! We are going to raft on the white water! Hurry up and get prepared! Oh, this is going to be so much fun!" On the word "fun" she did a cute little swirl in the air. Raven smiled at her friend. But the smile quickly turned into a frown. Could the white water rafting possibly lead up to the death feeling that she had in the pit of her stomach?

She felt a hand on her shoulder and saw Beast Boy looking at her concerned. "Are you okay?" He asked her. "You know me," Raven replied, "I'm always in a bad mood." She placed her hand on top of his. "Don't worry about it," she finished. Beast Boy still looked confused and concerned, so Raven kissed him on the cheek which immediately made him smile. The other titans got up with a lot of groaning. Starfire still stood in the middle of the room, smiling a big goofy smile. "All right," Cyborg said, "I'm up." Soon, all the titans were standing but yawning. Terra almost fell back on her bed but Aqualad had caught her wrist. Terra smiled at him. "C'mon. You'd have to wake up sooner or later anyways," Aqualad said. Terra yawned. "Easy for you to say," she told him as she walked on by.

Later on, the titans were all flying down the cliff. Starfire with a slight pout on her face. Robin looked up at her as she flew him down. "Look, Star," he began, "flying is a much more easier way then riding the donkeys. Besides, we would've had to pay reservations, pay like two-hundred dollars!" Starfire still frowned. "The donkeys were still very, very cute." Robin looked up at her. "Even cuter then me?" He asked her with the most adorable look on his face. Starfire giggled and placed her forehead on top of his. "Not at all," she replied. Robin quickly put his finger on her lips. "We are in public," Robin told her. Starfire rolled her eyes and continued on down.

Soon, the Colorado River had come into view. It was a beautiful sight. Rolling waves that sounded like thunder as they continued on down the river. Every way you look up, the canyons would always surround you. The currents in the river were going very fast as well. The titans each felt a rush of excitement inside of them and hurried the rest of the way down. There were a lot of people there, and the titans waited in line. They wanted a raft all to themselves. Raven couldn't ignore the feeling inside of her and wondered if she should say something. She didn't want to ruin it for them, but she wouldn't live if something bad happened to her friends. "Look guys," she began, "maybe we shouldn't do this." The titans stared at her like she was crazy. "Why?" Speedy asked. Before she could say anything else, it was time to get on the raft. The titans stole one last glance at Raven before going on. Beast Boy grabbed her hand. "It'll be fine," he reassured her. Raven looked at him before climbing in the boat. The titans said they didn't need life jackets because they had superpowers. And then, they left the shore. All with paddles and safety belts...except for Raven who thought she had telepathically.

It was a little rough but nothing the titans couldn't handle. They all simply just paddled on through the currents. Starfire looking all around and smiling everywhere she looked. All the other titans eyes gleamed and they smiled big smiles. Except for Raven who was downcast and simply watched the water. She gasped as the raft suddenly made a jerk and the currents got more rough.

A little too rough. All the smiles on the titans faces had gone as they realized the currents shouldn't be as rough as they were. Starfire buried her face in Robin's chest as he wrapped in arm around her back while trying to control the raft with the other. He suddenly hit his hand on a rock and the paddle floated away. "Damn!" Robin said, "guys, this may be a problem!" Raven's eyes widened. This was the bad luck. Then, things went by so fast.

She heard Robin shout "Raven look out!" when all of a sudden, her side jerked and Raven's head hit a rock. Hard. Everything was blurry. She fell back. All she heard was Beast Boy shout her name. All she felt was the cold of the water that hit her like knives. All she heard was the water which was dragging her down the river.

And then everything went black.

Author's notes-cliffie! Sorry I have not been updating! Been kind of busy. Hope this chapter makes up for it! Calling all Titans was good! A little rushed...but good. Poor robbie! And I highly doubt that star was not able to take that bitch kitten down! Anyways, thankies to my revieweres! See ya Sunday!

Overactive Mind-okay! I'll try! Next chapter will have some, I promise you!

librastar-thanks! I know u don't like aqua/terra but i'm glad u enjoyed it anyway!

StarrGoddess-thanks! There my fav non-canon pairing!

StarfireK-that'd be funny! Thanks for the idea!

Iuz the Old-lol! That really made me laugh! Thanks, glad ya enjoyed!

Starfire13579-well, i'm not sure how many chappies this is gonna be so sorry!

KG20-yeah, they're going to in later chapters.

Princess Aelita Lyoko-yah, I can't write m stories...I really can't.

lil-star-fan-woooooooow. Well, glad to know that you like it now! That didn't exactly piss me off I was like...ok then! Just a teensy mad...nah, not really! I rarely get mad at reviewers!

singofthelove-thanks! Glad u like it as well!

robandstarfan4ever-thanks! I love things that rhyme!

Regrem Erutaerc-well, the water wasn't really around him. It was far away. To the point where he could not control it. Yes, I do that!