by: RioN VhEnTeUnO
A/N: Alright! Update time! Sorry it took long enough... Now here's the deal, this takes place a month after the incident. Robin's all moody (he's turned into a total hothead), Raven's very absentminded(she has a habit of spacing out every now and then), and the other Titans are flipping out by this. This isn't exactly one of the best chapters, but I hope you like it all the same. I think I'll post two to three other chapters along with this. Enjoy. (Review replies are down below. smiles)
P.S. Oh, and the rating M went down to T, just to be safe.
Chapter 11
Something Amiss
A month seemed to fly by almost instantly inside the tower. Everything seemed almost normal. Beast Boy and Cyborg were noisily playing the new Gamestation 3. Starfire watched them, having taken a seat between the two. Raven was at the coffee table, sipping her usual herbal tea while reading a book. Lastly, Robin was fixing breakfast at the kitchen because it was his turn to that day.
"Excuse me please," Starfire said, as she hastily flew away towards the bathroom.
Robin flipped and tossed five pancakes up in the air, jumped up and caught them using their respective plates, then hurled them at the table, all of them sliding neatly into place. Five pieces of forks hit their mark as his feet met the ground.
"Titans, breakfast," Robin called out absentmindedly from the counter.
Raven got up first in response, her eyes still glued to her trusty book as she approached the table. Beast Boy and Cyborg just yelled "In a minute!" in unison.
That's when it happened.
Raven was already halfway through her pancake when she reached out for the syrup. She felt her hand graze over a familiar gloved hand instead. For a moment both of them stared at each other. Raven gasped. She pulled away her hand at the very same time Robin did.
"GAAAAAAaaaaaahhhh—oof!" yelled Beast Boy as he practically reached the ceiling before landing headfirst on the sofa.
Both Cyborg and Beast Boy eyed the kitchen table. Raven appeared to have turned away from it and was reading her book upside-down. Robin was engulfing pancakes as fast as he could, occasionally choking over the vast amount he puts into his mouth.
Beast Boy scratched his head. He and Cyborg exchanged glances and shrugged. Robin and Raven acted all weird around each other these past two weeks. All three of them (even Starfire) seemed to notice this.
Something was amiss, and not one of them could tell what it was.
As the pair of them walked toward the kitchen table to eat, Starfire zoomed into the room. "Pancakes! What a glorious way to start the day!" She exclaimed happily.
But Starfire's enthusiasm was not meant to last. It was by far one of the weirdest breakfasts they had together. An unknown tension seemed to have laid down on them again. None of them spoke a word while they ate.
Each of the other three Titans had a whole bunch of questions that they wanted to ask Robin or Raven. Not once did they ever pluck up the courage to. It was either Robin was too moody or Raven was too self-absorbed to be approachable enough to talk to. The result was that they all got silent whenever they huddled together, whether in missions or during meals.
"So, uh, dudes," It was Beast Boy who broke the silence. He nervously scratched his chin. "It's, like, a nice day today, and, um, don't you guys wanna go for a walk, maybe… in the park?"
"That is a great idea!" Starfire exclaimed, clasping Robin's arm in a hug and shook him vigorously. "Right Robin?"
"I dunno," Robin replied, clutching his head due to the force of Starfire's shaking. From the corner of his eye, he thought he saw Raven inch away…
Robin slowly got up, earning the stares of Beast Boy, Cyborg and Starfire. He pondered to himself while dumping the dishes on the sink. A familiar feeling of emptiness had sunk into his system.
"But… why do you seem uncertain Robin?" Starfire asked.
"I've got some things to take care of," He said simply. "I think I'll just stay in the tower."
"But…" Beast Boy began
"I said I'll stay!" Robin snapped.
Beast Boy and Cyborg exchanged glances again then shrugged.
"Suit yourself, man," Cyborg said, eyeing him. "You didn't need to raise your voice, you know."
"Yeah dude, you could at least lighten up," Beast Boy added, scratching his head.
Robin just continued washing the dishes and said nothing.
She's always close to me, but she's so far away, Robin thought as he stole one last glance at Raven. None of you would ever understand how I feel…
A/N: This chapter felt pretty lame to me... Oh well. The next chapters are good though. I'm sorry for making this scenario a month after the first one. Well, its because I needed a clean slate to work on. Thanks for bearing with me. I shall await your generous reviews.
Review Replies!
Happy Mooing Octopus: Yoh, thanks for reading and reviewing my work! I'm sorry, I'm kinda a newbie at ratings. Hehe. Wasn't sure how to rate it at first because of the slight ecchi in earlier chapters. Thanks a lot for your time. I'm gonna wait for your update on your story. I'll review it, I promise.
TheLon3Wolf8986: Hey thanks! You really think it's that great? Okay then, hope you enjoyed this chapter and the next ones just as well. Thanks for your review. I'll pay a visit to your stories, and make a review. See ya!
Creative Spark: Hey there! Oh yeah, the title... Raven did sacrifice something, but it was more for Starfire. The next chapter would explain it further. Thanks for reading my story!
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