Fear
She wasn't herself, she lost control, she allowed Rage to slip through, she-
She lost.
And he didn't care.
Raven stood there, almost as tall as the buildings behind her as black tentacles pooled at her feet, occasionally slipping through her legs to try and end him, he was either too fast each time, or she was toying with him. From the look in her four, dark red demonic eyes, he guessed it was the latter.
The other Titans were patrolling different parts of the city, completely oblivious to what was happening between the two birds.
It was a team mission, Jump City was getting a lot more dangerous lately, especially at night. So Robin decided the Titans should patrol the city at night, each night one of them would go. Only that day did he make all of the Titans go, in pairs of two so it would go quicker. And just to even the scales, he called Bumblebee to pair up with Beast Boy while Cyborg went with Starfire. (Robin learned early on not to pair Beast Boy with Starfire, it was a disaster. And Bumblebee and Cyborg wouldn't get any work done if you left them alone together.)
Which left him and Raven.
Everything went well at first, they patrolled the city, him going from roof to roof with his grapple gun while she flew the opposite way, but she stayed close enough in case anything happened.
But she had been acting a little...odd.
Raven had been very distant, even more so than she usually was. She had been blocking him out of their bond as well, as if she didn't want him to see something. She kept her hood on at all times, while she always kept it down around her friends, she was spacing out a lot, which was very unusual for the half-demon. She was the one who kept her head in the game at all times, so her spacing out was a red light itself.
Robin said nothing; he just waited and watched from the side lines. He knew fully well that if he said something, all her defenses would go up and it would only get worse, he'd wait for the right moment so she wouldn't have any choice but to tell.
It wasn't what he expected.
They stumbled upon Control Freak breaking into a video game store, he wouldn't be a problem. He was just a big joke, it would be easy to take him down and get him behind bars, especially with the two birds working together.
But when they went to stop him, Robin could only stare in shock as Raven took over and fought against control freak.
She was violent, slamming the villain against each and every object she could find, her favorite target being the walls. At this rate, Control Freak would end up with a concussion.
"Raven." Robin called a bit hesitantly but firmly. "I think that's enough."
He watched as she dropped Control Freak from the air headfirst, if Robin hadn't shot his grapple hook and caught the villain, he probably would've broken his neck from the position he was in.
"What is going on with you?" He hissed, after having tied the villain up. Her back was facing him, but he kept going. "This isn't like you! You nearly killed him! He's a minor problem, you shouldn't have to use so much force!"
"Minor problem?" Control Freak scoffed. "I'm offended."
Both birds ignored him.
"Maybe I wanted to kill him." Raven hissed, but her voice wasn't...hers. It was deep, dark, and an occasional hiss slipped through. Robin only realized what was going on when she turned around and her second set of eyes opened, her hood still up to cover her face.
She grew in size, the black tentacles making an appearance again as she grinned, her teeth growing as sharp as Beast Boy's fang.
Rage had taken over.
Control Freak whimpered at the sight and tried his best to back away, finally realizing why everyone insisted that Raven was the strongest- and most dangerous -of the Titans.
It was always the quiet ones, wasn't it?
"Raven," Robin spoke, his voice gentle as he backed up to give her a little space. "I need you to calm down."
She growled, and he almost flinched, almost.
"Everything's going to be okay," he continued, dropping his bo-staff to the ground and raising his hands in surrender. "You know that you're safe, right?"
"I am, but are you?" Her grin widened and one of the tentacles went to make a grab for him, he back-flipped out of the way just in time.
"What's the matter? Afraid of the dark?" She hissed, the words she used against Dr. Light years ago sounding even more menacing now.
"No," Robin shook his head and stepped closer. She obviously hadn't expected this and stared at him, waiting for his next move. He reached for her hand, stopping his smile from spreading when she gasped and her eyes flickered from red to amethyst. "I'm afraid I'll like it."
Raven gasped, her second set of eyes disappearing when he pulled her down. Her eyes kept going from red to amethyst, she was still fighting.
"Raven?"
She blinked multiple times, staring at him with wide eyes. "Y-you need to go...your fear, Rage is loving the fact that you're scared of me. I-" she flinched. "You...you're only making it worse! You need to go!"
Robin just pulled her closer. "I told you before that I'm not afraid of you." With one sharp tug, he had pulled her close enough for him to kiss her.
A soft gasp escaped her lips, before her- now amethyst -eyes closed and she kissed back. Both birds ignoring the sound of disgust Control Freak made.
Robin pulled away, satisfied when he had his Raven back. "I was afraid I'd lose you." He finished.
