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Chapter 3: Long Afternoon
Raven has stopped meditating just a moment ago and currently remains seated by the edge of the roof, head rested on her hand, listening to Robin's thoughts.
"Man--I'm getting hungry. What time is it?... No wonder! Pff!--And Cyborg says he doesn't need help... ... Still... at least I've already got something to do tonight... It's nice that Starfire seems to be happy 'bout it, too... ... ... Raven's quite worked up. Wonder what's up with her... I mean, if only she wasn't so moody--"
If only I wasn't so moody..? Raven feels quite like some little girl listening on in some never-ending conversation between a guy and, apparently, himself.
"Finally! Lunchtime! Yeah!" Wow. Never heard Robin sound that excited at all. "Hmm. I'll go get Raven!" Now, Robin starts singing some odd song regarding food and... well, more food. Okaaay. That's just weird... Robin's starting to really freak Raven out; and our Raven never freaks out.
His song never seems to end. And, no matter how much Raven would beg... it never will...
Suddenly, a hand lands on Raven's shoulder, startling her and sending her jumping off her position. Now standing, she turns and comes face-to-face with Robin. His song finally ends. His face, as normal and casual as always. No one will ever guess that he was just singing some psychotic song about.. food...
"Raven?" he says, looking slightly worried, and waving a hand before her eyes. Raven blinks and focuses. "Seriously, Rae, you're getting quite... weird..."
Look who's talking.
"... I just got--"
"'a lot on your mind.' I know," Robin interrupts. "You said so a while ago."
"Right.." Raven mutters.
"Hmmm," Robin looks at the floor, probably trying to remember something. "Right--Cy says lunch is ready. Soo--let's go!"
Merely nodding a slight bit, Raven walks past him and makes her way down the stairs.
"Are you gonna be up here the whole afternoon?" he suddenly asks, catching up to her.
"I guess.." she simply replies.
"Aww... Maybe there's something else to do..."
Wait. Was that the right answer? Maybe I should've said something else... ... What--You want to spend time with him?... It's not that... Then what--Okay, I'm not gonna have that whole voice-in-my-head-argument thing!... ... (sigh) Oh well..
"Maybe I'll just sleep.. or something... Then, when I'll wake up, I'll go get Star and we'll... eat dinner... some plan... Eating dinner sounds soo fun..."
Quite amused, Raven lets out a small smile. Yet, no matter how small the smile is, Robin immediately notices it.
"What's up? Raven really looks.. different when she smiles. I'd say--she should really smile more.."
Upon hearing that, Raven couldn't help the smile growing at least a bit bigger.
"It's--nothing." Some lame answer.
"Can't be nothing." I knew he'd say that. "What are you thinking of?"
"I just remembered something..." Still quite lame. But, good enough, I suppose.
"Remembered what?"
Okay. I should've expected that..
Let's see.. "Uhm.. My father's gone..." Lame.
Robin continues to look at her with that look that just says 'And?'
"Well.." Think fast, Raven. "You really helped me that time.. Remember?" Nice one. "I guess, I just felt like saying thanks.." She looks at Robin, who, in turn, looks back at her with his nice, warm smile. ".. again..."
"It's nice to see her smile that way... Well, you were the one who really ended it. We should be the ones thanking you, Rae." Rae again.. Is that my nickname now? Well, no one else calls me Rae...--
"Yo! Food's getting cold, y'know," Cyborg's voice ends it all.
Robin goes ahead to sit on his chair. Just after, Raven follows and sits herself as well. Just then, something catches her attention. It's the sight of the two other titans, Starfire and Beastboy, giving her unnaturally wide smiles.
Choosing to merely ignore them, Raven begins on her meal.
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"Hey, where're you going?" Cyborg asks, seeing her leave the table first.
"Meditate," she shortly replies, continuing her way to the tower's roof.
"Awww--d'you think she's ignoring us?" Beastboy cries, clutching Robin's collar.
"No--" Robin's cut short by Starfire.
"If friend Raven would not forgive us both, I shall blame you, Beastboy. And you shall never again be called a friend of mine; I do not befriend morthgogs." She pouts and turns away from the green shape-shifter.
"Okaay... Star, I was actually gonna say that she's just kind of... worked up... Who am I kidding? I, myself, don't even know why she's acting the way she is."
And their voices soon fade away as Raven goes even farther from that room. That is, 'cept for one, of course.
"Okay, I'm sticking to sleeping this afternoon... That's the only way to make this day pass by quickly..."
Good. While Boy Wonder's having an afternoon nap, I shouldn't have to hear him talking anymore... at least for a while... ... at least a bit of peace and quiet.
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"This. is not. right," Raven actually says out loud.
Miserably sitting by the edge of the roof, Raven remains without the quiet she's been looking for. It seems that Robin can't get himself to sleep. For the past hour, he's just been counting things, reading things, and continuously ranting on about how he couldn't get himself to sleep.
Now, he's just shouting at himself... It's not like you'll get to sleep that way! Raven's pissed. Sooo pissed. And, strangely, Robin's just the same.
"Why can't I go to sleep?" he shouts. "I've been lying down on this bed for.. --hours!... maybe just an hour--but still!... ... ..." Odd... Did he just.. stop? "... ..."
Is this it? A happy Raven? You'd actually see one now. Is he finally asleep?
It's as if a new light has just dawned upon our titan. The cool wind that continuously blows upon her face actually begins to feel nice and pleasing. A smile... Our Raven never did smile too much... Now.. it's as if she just made some 'Frankenstein' monster and is watching it slowly rise--
"OH GOD!" cries Robin, as if on the floor and begging for his dear life back.
"That's it!"
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He is really--REALLY starting to annoy me!
"WHY IS IT SO HARD TO SLEEP? WHYYY?"
Raven stomps her way to Robin's door.
"I'M GONNA DIE!"
I'm soo going to kill him!
"WAAAAA!"
"Believe me--When I get there, Robin, expect yourself dead in three seconds," she mutters furiously.
Raven turns and opens the door to find Robin quietly and peacfully under his blanket, in a sleeping position. "WAAAA--aaa?" He notices Raven who's casually standing by the door, face blank and emotionless as always, not at all mad.
"Hello," Robin quietly greets. "What's up?"
What's up? You're way too loud, that's what's up! "Sky."
"... Sooo why are you here?" he asks, same tone as he just used.
What should she say? Ermm... "If you've got nothing to do, maybe you'd want to meditate," she suddenly states, amazing even herself. Heeey, where'd that come from?
"Guess it's better than just trying to sleep. Yeah, maybe I would." Robin pushes the blanket off and stands up. "Alright, let's go then," he says, along with a smirk.
Maybe I can let this work for me too.
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"Try not to think of anything." That's the first thing Raven tells him to do as they sit by the edge. "Close your eyes. Relax..."
"Aaand?"
"I guess that's it." Raven, then, begins to sit in midair, eyes closed--you know, the usual, 'cept she doesn't do the chant.
Noticing a sound from where Robin was seated, Raven opens her eyes and sees that he's already gone. Suddenly, a small stool's dropped beside her, and Robin sits on it.
Finally looking back at Raven, he says "Oh come on--Just for fun." There goes that smirk again. "Azarath. Metrion. Zinthos. Azarath. Metrion. Zinthos."
"You really think you're funny, don't you?" she says. Still, a small smile appears on her own face. Robin opens one eye and peeks at Raven, and, seeing her smile, let's out a wide smile of his own as well.
After one last look at Robin, she closes her eyes and sits in midair.
He's actually quiet... Quite amazed, Raven opens her eyes and turns to look at Robin. His face shows that he really is peaceful, feeling the wind on his face.
She quite liked looking at him... Wait--What?
Raven looks back at the view instead, then closes her eyes.
I was actually gonna add more but I haven't updated in a while... ANYWAY,
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