(A/N) Whoa, reviews…(starts singing) it's the end of the world as we know it. (Stops singing) Anyway, on to answering questions. Ellisar, nope, this won't be tied into Tamed at all. They're completely separate. So, no, you won't be finding out who she ends up with early. And, yes, it is normal to care for fictional characters. That's why we all watch the show, isn't it? ;-) loaned, this next chapter will help explain what happens next. I hardly ever give much about upcoming events unless it's directly mentioned in the story, and that's the only place I'd be talking about any of it. If anybody can guess how this is going to go, you win a bafillion widgets…that don't work or exist.
(A/SN) Many thanks go to Kenji Star for his great help with this entry. And yes, it matters greatly even though this is so short.
Please Read the Author's Note at the end.
Disclaimer: The Teen Titans and I only have a working, platonic relationship. I'm not into that whole master/owner – slave thing.
The Annotated Raven – August 11th
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10:30 a.m.
I am such an idiot. I told him. I told him everything and now it doesn't even matter what I said before. He's not the one, he never was. I got to the training room before Starfire would even be up; normally we're both getting there around the same time. I told him I loved him and asked him how he felt. This hurts. I don't want to go through this every time I think I'm in love. Love sucks.
At least Robin gave me his reason and didn't make fun of me or push me away. Starfire had better start being more assertive about liking him before he lets how he feels about her slip away. It's so petty, but I'm jealous of her. Not because Robin loves her instead of me, but because she has someone who loves her back.
I was so sure that it was love, but Robin's right. I'm probably just confused about the whole thing. Him being so comforting and caring even when he's telling me he doesn't love me that way only makes this feel worse. I guess this is why he's the leader, he can give that much of himself to each of us.
What I was more surprised about was how I felt…lighter after telling him and having him telling me he didn't love me like he loves Star. I was actually kind of happy, but I'm not sure why. I know that part of it is because it means that I won't have to worry about hurting Starfire and hurting our friendship. But the rest of it, I just don't get.
Note to self: Encourage Robin and Starfire to interact more. He may not love me, but there's no way I'm going to let him flirt with her and then not do anything else. I'm not letting them waste love. And it's another overly sappy saying. Teenager tries to find love and screws up…never heard that one before. I'm becoming a made for TV movie.
After Robin and I had our talk, I had breakfast with Beast Boy. Seems like he's just the right person for me to be around after a guy has dumped me. I think it's because my blunders in love pale in comparison to his daily fumblings in almost everything. That and he's not that bad a person. Sometimes.
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(A/N) As I said, Kenji Star helped me with this journal entry. I used his masterful one-shot fic "Heart in a Blender" as a reference. I treated this as though his fic was what had happened between Raven and Robin when she told him she loved him. Please read his story. It is, in my humble opinion, the precise thing that would happen if Raven actually fell in love with Robin. Succinct is the word that fits it best. The bonus is that it's well written too. Anyway, review if you must, flame all you want, and deposit all final entries in writing.