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Thunder by Dare.
Hand in Hand
Chapter Two: Silent Thunder
Robin sighed and looked at his watch. He and Starfire had been waiting ages for Raven to show up; it seemed she had just opted out of going to the food court without telling anyone. Telling Starfire to wait by the front door, Robin began making his way up to Raven's room.
He knew she was anti-social, but lately that had been getting worse with every passing day. He knew that Slade's escape from prison was preying on everyone's mind. He hadn't attacked yet but they had no doubt that he would. But somehow Robin didn't think that was what was bothering Raven.
He realised that the others would be annoyed at their tardiness but they would have to make do, because Robin, as leader, had a responsibility to check up on all the team members if ever there was something wrong with them.
##The dawn rises over the ocean,
Casting my eyes on a brand new sun,
My spirit flies over this mountain,
Carrying my soul to the new day##
Robin jogged up the stairs, he had to admit that he was not used to jogging wearing jeans and as a result he nearly went flying head first as his heel caught the bottom of his trousers. He whipped his head around and glared at the clothing as if it had betrayed him. Shaking his head he continued his way up the stairs.
He reached the top of the stairs and looked around first to make sure Raven wasn't wandering the halls. She wasn't. He frowned fiercely as he neared the door to Raven's room. It was closed.
He pulled himself up short and then took a deep breath, this was Raven, and he knew she hated being disturbed. For a moment he hesitated and then shook his head, she couldn't stay that angry at him. He was her leader after all.
##And I hear the thunder's song,
And I live the dream,
Like a fire burning in my soul
Into the centre of my heart,
And I feel it start##
He raised his fist to the door and knocked gently. When he received no response he knocked a little louder, but still not too loud, he did not wish to incur her wrath. But still no response greeted him. He knocked again, his knuckles wrapping against the metal in quick succession.
He looked around himself again, almost as if he was nervous and then pulled gently on Raven's door. He jumped backwards as if stung when the door slid open easily at his touch. He calmed himself and gave the door a wry look, he told himself it was only surprise at the door being unlocked that made him leap back. He made a small noise at the back of his throat.
Slowly he poked his head through the door. And...he couldn't see anything. It was all pitch black.
"Raven?" he called quietly.
If anything the silence alone seemed to roar towards him. He blinked as the absurd notion came to his head. He scowled. He told himself he had nothing to be afraid of. He inched his way into the room.
The darkness crowded in, he had only the light from one window to see by. "Raven are you in here?"
##Can you hear the thunder?
Raging in my heart?
And it feels like silent thunder,
Raging in my heart and through my soul##
He went further into the room as his sight adjusted to the dim, almost insubstantial light...and he received the biggest culture shock of the century. He knew that Raven was gothic, perhaps even mysterious but her room was like stepping into a whole other dimension. It sort of creeped him out. An involuntary shiver suddenly ran down his spine.
"Raven?" he called out again nervously.
His eyes strayed to the side briefly and his interest was quickly caught by the beauty mirror that lay discarded on the floor.
"Hey, cool mirror." He said to no one in particular as he bent down to pick it up. But as his fingers closed around the cool handle he was thrown backwards violently.
Dark skies dangerous and beautiful,
Guiding me home like an old friend,
Sometimes I'm lost at night,
Between the devil and the deep blue sea again##
"Don't touch that!" snarled Raven suddenly appearing from nowhere, her purple hair flew in front of her face obscuring her eyes from view. She snatched the mirror out of the air as it fell.
It was only Robin's fine tuned reflexes that saved him from falling over and injuring himself. "Raven?" he asked looking at her with confused eyes as he steadied himself.
But her anger was gone, her face was expressionless and when she spoke her voice was monotone again, like always, "What are you doing in my room Robin?" she asked gently putting the mirror back down on the small black cabinet from whence it came.
Robin looked down at the mirror for a moment and then looked back up at her his own expression hidden behind his mask, "I came to see if you were still coming to the food court, because we're already running late."
##And I could feel the angels by my side,
How could they understand?
How good this feels inside##
Raven scowled at him and put her fist on her hip, "I'm not going." She said simply and then turned away.
It was obviously a sign for him to leave but Robin didn't, he reached out and grabbed her wrist. He didn't miss the dark glare that crossed her features directed at him when he made contact, but he just shrugged it off. He turned her around to face him and only then did he let go of her wrist. "Why not?"
Raven gave him a glare that seemed somewhat rueful, "Because I have much better things to be doing with my time than go out with the rest of you." Her tone came out harsher than she expected and for a moment she looked surprised but it didn't last long, "Now you better go, otherwise you'll be even later."
Robin scowled at her and suddenly he sat down on her bed and folded his arms over his chest.
Raven's left eye twitched slightly in annoyance, "Just what are you doing?" she asked moving to stand in front of him. She glowered down at him coldly.
Robin smiled knowingly, "I'm not moving from this spot until you agree to come to the food court."
##Can you hear the thunder?
Raging in my heart?
And it feels like silent thunder,
Raging in my heart and through my soul##
Raven stared at him, "No."
"Yes."
"Get out of my room Robin." Raven ordered, "Don't make me use force."
Robin grinned impishly and then the smile turned into a smirk as his T-communicator went off. He took the small device from his jeans pocket and pressed the red button. "Robin here."
"Dude! Where are you?!" yelled Beast Boy, "I'm starving and Cy says we can't eat until everyone else is here! Where are you guys? Have you seen Terra? She's late too." There was mumbling in the background, "Oh no, wait never mind she's just arrived." There was a pause, "So dude where are you guys?"
Raven scowled at the communicator.
Robin grinned, "We're just coming Beast Boy, Raven was having problems with her mirror."
Raven's eyes widened, she knew he didn't know what the mirror was for, but Beast Boy and Cyborg did and they could tell him now.
The communicator was silent for a moment, "Oh, okay then. Well hurry down guys..." there was more mumbling in the background, "Oh yeah and Aqualad's joining us as well." There was a sound that resembled a snort and the line was cut off and static filled the room.
Raven breathed a small sigh of relief, she knew she'd have to talk to Beast Boy now anyway so that he didn't let slip to Robin the secret of her mirror.
"So, you have to come now. We've got guests." Robin's tone was smug.
Raven sent him a withering glare, "Fine whatever."
Robin jumped up, "Great!" he sent her a big smile, "C'mon let's go and get Starfire. I'm hungry too!"
Raven was silent as she followed her leader out of her room.
"Hey Raven?"
Raven glanced sideways at Robin as they began to descend the stairs, "What?"
"You look nice today."
Raven looked down at her uniform. She wore the same thing nearly every day. She gave a brittle laugh, "Thanks."
##I could hear the thunder,
I could hear the thunder##
Hand in Hand
Chapter Two: Silent Thunder
Robin sighed and looked at his watch. He and Starfire had been waiting ages for Raven to show up; it seemed she had just opted out of going to the food court without telling anyone. Telling Starfire to wait by the front door, Robin began making his way up to Raven's room.
He knew she was anti-social, but lately that had been getting worse with every passing day. He knew that Slade's escape from prison was preying on everyone's mind. He hadn't attacked yet but they had no doubt that he would. But somehow Robin didn't think that was what was bothering Raven.
He realised that the others would be annoyed at their tardiness but they would have to make do, because Robin, as leader, had a responsibility to check up on all the team members if ever there was something wrong with them.
##The dawn rises over the ocean,
Casting my eyes on a brand new sun,
My spirit flies over this mountain,
Carrying my soul to the new day##
Robin jogged up the stairs, he had to admit that he was not used to jogging wearing jeans and as a result he nearly went flying head first as his heel caught the bottom of his trousers. He whipped his head around and glared at the clothing as if it had betrayed him. Shaking his head he continued his way up the stairs.
He reached the top of the stairs and looked around first to make sure Raven wasn't wandering the halls. She wasn't. He frowned fiercely as he neared the door to Raven's room. It was closed.
He pulled himself up short and then took a deep breath, this was Raven, and he knew she hated being disturbed. For a moment he hesitated and then shook his head, she couldn't stay that angry at him. He was her leader after all.
##And I hear the thunder's song,
And I live the dream,
Like a fire burning in my soul
Into the centre of my heart,
And I feel it start##
He raised his fist to the door and knocked gently. When he received no response he knocked a little louder, but still not too loud, he did not wish to incur her wrath. But still no response greeted him. He knocked again, his knuckles wrapping against the metal in quick succession.
He looked around himself again, almost as if he was nervous and then pulled gently on Raven's door. He jumped backwards as if stung when the door slid open easily at his touch. He calmed himself and gave the door a wry look, he told himself it was only surprise at the door being unlocked that made him leap back. He made a small noise at the back of his throat.
Slowly he poked his head through the door. And...he couldn't see anything. It was all pitch black.
"Raven?" he called quietly.
If anything the silence alone seemed to roar towards him. He blinked as the absurd notion came to his head. He scowled. He told himself he had nothing to be afraid of. He inched his way into the room.
The darkness crowded in, he had only the light from one window to see by. "Raven are you in here?"
##Can you hear the thunder?
Raging in my heart?
And it feels like silent thunder,
Raging in my heart and through my soul##
He went further into the room as his sight adjusted to the dim, almost insubstantial light...and he received the biggest culture shock of the century. He knew that Raven was gothic, perhaps even mysterious but her room was like stepping into a whole other dimension. It sort of creeped him out. An involuntary shiver suddenly ran down his spine.
"Raven?" he called out again nervously.
His eyes strayed to the side briefly and his interest was quickly caught by the beauty mirror that lay discarded on the floor.
"Hey, cool mirror." He said to no one in particular as he bent down to pick it up. But as his fingers closed around the cool handle he was thrown backwards violently.
Dark skies dangerous and beautiful,
Guiding me home like an old friend,
Sometimes I'm lost at night,
Between the devil and the deep blue sea again##
"Don't touch that!" snarled Raven suddenly appearing from nowhere, her purple hair flew in front of her face obscuring her eyes from view. She snatched the mirror out of the air as it fell.
It was only Robin's fine tuned reflexes that saved him from falling over and injuring himself. "Raven?" he asked looking at her with confused eyes as he steadied himself.
But her anger was gone, her face was expressionless and when she spoke her voice was monotone again, like always, "What are you doing in my room Robin?" she asked gently putting the mirror back down on the small black cabinet from whence it came.
Robin looked down at the mirror for a moment and then looked back up at her his own expression hidden behind his mask, "I came to see if you were still coming to the food court, because we're already running late."
##And I could feel the angels by my side,
How could they understand?
How good this feels inside##
Raven scowled at him and put her fist on her hip, "I'm not going." She said simply and then turned away.
It was obviously a sign for him to leave but Robin didn't, he reached out and grabbed her wrist. He didn't miss the dark glare that crossed her features directed at him when he made contact, but he just shrugged it off. He turned her around to face him and only then did he let go of her wrist. "Why not?"
Raven gave him a glare that seemed somewhat rueful, "Because I have much better things to be doing with my time than go out with the rest of you." Her tone came out harsher than she expected and for a moment she looked surprised but it didn't last long, "Now you better go, otherwise you'll be even later."
Robin scowled at her and suddenly he sat down on her bed and folded his arms over his chest.
Raven's left eye twitched slightly in annoyance, "Just what are you doing?" she asked moving to stand in front of him. She glowered down at him coldly.
Robin smiled knowingly, "I'm not moving from this spot until you agree to come to the food court."
##Can you hear the thunder?
Raging in my heart?
And it feels like silent thunder,
Raging in my heart and through my soul##
Raven stared at him, "No."
"Yes."
"Get out of my room Robin." Raven ordered, "Don't make me use force."
Robin grinned impishly and then the smile turned into a smirk as his T-communicator went off. He took the small device from his jeans pocket and pressed the red button. "Robin here."
"Dude! Where are you?!" yelled Beast Boy, "I'm starving and Cy says we can't eat until everyone else is here! Where are you guys? Have you seen Terra? She's late too." There was mumbling in the background, "Oh no, wait never mind she's just arrived." There was a pause, "So dude where are you guys?"
Raven scowled at the communicator.
Robin grinned, "We're just coming Beast Boy, Raven was having problems with her mirror."
Raven's eyes widened, she knew he didn't know what the mirror was for, but Beast Boy and Cyborg did and they could tell him now.
The communicator was silent for a moment, "Oh, okay then. Well hurry down guys..." there was more mumbling in the background, "Oh yeah and Aqualad's joining us as well." There was a sound that resembled a snort and the line was cut off and static filled the room.
Raven breathed a small sigh of relief, she knew she'd have to talk to Beast Boy now anyway so that he didn't let slip to Robin the secret of her mirror.
"So, you have to come now. We've got guests." Robin's tone was smug.
Raven sent him a withering glare, "Fine whatever."
Robin jumped up, "Great!" he sent her a big smile, "C'mon let's go and get Starfire. I'm hungry too!"
Raven was silent as she followed her leader out of her room.
"Hey Raven?"
Raven glanced sideways at Robin as they began to descend the stairs, "What?"
"You look nice today."
Raven looked down at her uniform. She wore the same thing nearly every day. She gave a brittle laugh, "Thanks."
##I could hear the thunder,
I could hear the thunder##