by: RioN VhEnTeUnO

A/N: Yep. I decided to use the other Titans' point of view. I'm gonna need it to progress through the story and I plan to use every single one of them. (not including the Titans East and the other honorary Titans of course)Enjoy...

Chapter 9

Midnight

(Cyborg)

What's up with this? First up, Robin acts all Raven-like and blew us off (he even gave Star the cold-shoulder), next thing I knew, Raven's… losing? In a chess game? With me?

This day just gets more whacked out by the moment.

I eyed Raven. Was this the top of her game? Of course not. She should've wiped the floor with me by now. This game would be my third victory if she lost again. But she really didn't seem to lose on purpose. Her eyes looked empty.

I watched as Raven placed her queen directly on my bishop's line of fire, unprotected.

"Check," she droned absentmindedly.

"That's it, I give up," I said, laying down my king. "Mind telling me what's up with you?"

She didn't answer. I've always looked at her like this little sister I never had. I've always been older, but then there were times that she seemed to just act more mature. This time though, she reminded me a lot like a confused child.

"What's wrong Rae?" I asked her again.

"N-nothing," She answered. I was unconvinced. "We haven't finished the game yet, why did you…?"

"Because I think you're not yourself," I said, giving her a concerned look. "You've not exactly acted normal since we got back home. C'mon Rae, you know you can trust me."

"It's really nothing, Cyborg," She said. What I saw next was the most surprising thing she had ever done.

She smiled. It was the saddest smile I've ever seen…

She'll open up when she's ready, I told myself. With that I stood up and gave out a great big yawn.

"Just remember Rae, we're your family, and we'll always be here for you," I said, ruffling her hair like I would a little girl's. "If you need me, don't hesitate to call."

With one last reassuring smile at Raven, I then set off to sleep.

Damn! I can't believe my luck! Shouldn't have let Beast Boy play his stupid Mega Monkeys 3 on my computer! I had to repair and reprogram the whole thing!

I heaved a huge sigh. Almost done, I thought. I glanced at the screen built on my arm. It was already half past one in the morning. Now I'm finally gonna get some sleep.

The light beep made me smile. The screen now displayed: 100 Complete. "Alright! Now to catch some z's!" I exclaimed.

My stomach growled. "Oh, man!"

I hate staying up late, especially when I'm up workin' on something. It always makes me hungry.

I stood up and flipped a console open. A huge menu popped out of its screen. I pressed the button labeled 'snacks.' A tiny portion of the wall next to it slid open and I peered in.

Empty. Man, now I really hate staying up late!

I switched the console off and the containment unit slid shut. I gotta grab something out of the fridge, I thought as I crept out of my room.

As I approached the living room, I thought I heard sobbing coming from it. From a distance, I glimpsed a silhouette of a person running at top speed towards the opposite direction. Who could be up at this hour? As I drew even closer, my question was answered.

It was Robin, and he's crying his eyes out.

Did I mention that this day's really whacked out?