'How is Slade going to react?' Raven thought, the in containment of her room. Surely he hadn't lost all sanity, pushing him to get rid of his own offspring. Was this what her dreams were forewarning her about? But happiness and the feeling of being complete was surely not being shown.

A clank on her window got her attention, and she headed over to the heavy curtains that guarded the sunlight from her dark themed room. She pulled the curtains away from each other, looking into a dark sky. Nothing. She placed the curtains to their original position and walked back to her bed. Another clank vibrated the window, and the noise traveled to Raven's ears, causing her to turn around in frustration. She walked back to the window, this time more annoyed than curious, spread the curtains apart and screeched with surprise. There Slade was, in uniform, staring her straight in the face.

"How the hell?" she said, in surprise and wonder how he was standing on the side of Titans Tower. Slade placed a circular device on the window, and continued his trek up. Raven went in closer, and it started to flash red, and beep…faster. Her eyes widened and she ran to the other side of her room, curling up in a tight ball just before the explosion ripped through the glass, and sent the pieces in numerous directions. Right after the blast Slade entered the room and landed in a comfortable crouch in the middle of the room. Raven unveiled her face from her arms and looked at him, as he walked towards her. He came close, and outstretched his hand.

"We have a date, a date with--"

"What!"

"Density, my love. A date created by destiny. Do you dare to embrace the offer?"

"Even if I rejected your offer, and this "date" is destiny," Raven said, slipping her hand into his, "it would still happen, just not now." Slade smiled under his mask at the truth to the statement and pulled her up from her huddled position. He held her hand guiding her to the window, and leapt up onto the window frame that once supported a large sheet of glass.

"Do you trust me?" Slade asked, talking hold a tighter grip on her hand. Raven looked up at the question, and then realized why he asked it.

"Are you trying to kill me and our unborn child?" Raven asked in fear, looking up into his mask.

"Now why would I murder the woman who is carrying my unborn child?" he asked, looking down at her, "now do you trust me?" He gave no time for her to answer, and used all muscles in his legs to push off the window frame, and pulled Raven down with him, into the cold of the night.

-xXx

The teens sat on the couch, all of them trying to conjure up a response to the news. They all had the same thoughts, the fear for the child's fate.

"She is our friend, we should rejoice and congratulate her," Starfire pointed out, "we can not just abandon our friend, let alone a teammate."

"Star's right, we are rejecting her when she needs us most," Robin agreed.

"If she needs us so much, then why doesn't she tell us?" Beast Boy spat.

"It's nerve-racking to tell friends a situation like this. She's stoic, remember?" Cyborg said.

"Well, it doesn't mean we can't help."

"Maybe she doesn't know we care," Robin said, deep in thought, "with Beast Boy's outburst, and us not trying to comfort her when she practically disappeared from the tower, she probably thinks we are trying to desert her."

"But we are her friends!" Starfire pleaded.

"Friends or not, it is hard to find people you trust. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."

"I think Raven took the statement a little to far," Beast Boy said, smiling. Cyborg joined in for the chuckle, but Robin and Starfire still remained concerned.

"I think that was your best joke," Cyborg laughed.

"I think you're the best joke on this team," Beast Boy crudely remarked. The smile was immediately wiped off his face.

"Look guys, I think--" A loud bang erupted from below them, and Robin ceased talking, and held his mouth open in surprise. Cyborg almost on instinct ran to the window and looked down, nothing.

"The sound sounded like it came from Raven's room, and it looks like it too," Cyborg said still staring down.

"Come on, let's go!" Robin said, jumping over the couch, breaking into a run down the stairs. On the way down, a loud high pitched scream could be heard, which only made the team run faster. Robin opened the door with haste, and stepped inside, looking around violently for her. But once again she was gone from the tower.

-xXx

Raven screamed with excitement, and adrenaline was coursing through her veins. She hadn't felt this free…ever. Once the shock of "flight" had left her mind, she realized she was heading for shallow water.

"Hold on!" Slade yelled, and Raven's grip tightened, and he winced at how strong her hand held on to his. Seconds later, fire roared out of his shoes, and their speed slowly stopped, Raven's weight getting heavier and heavier on his hand. Raven's feet touched the water, soaking the toes of her shoes. Nervous she squirmed, letting out little cries of fright. Raven squinted her eyes, realizing that the flames were right next to her.

"Ah! The flames, they're going to burn me!" Raven shrilled. Slade looked down in horror, and as they were ascending, he pulled her up, Raven wrapping her arms around his neck, holding herself close to his being. The two glided through the sky, appearing as a comet. The night sky lit up the flames, making the color of them wave vibrantly.

The two landed on the grassy lawn of his home, and outside on the porch was a table, the scene lit with candles. Fresh food aroma heavy in the air. The setting was gorgeous, magnificent for impressing a woman of any style or age.

"It's beautiful," Raven said walking up the stairs of the porch. Slade slid by her, running to pull out a chair for her to sit in. She blushed tremendously, while sitting down in the chair, pulling it close to the table. She waited for him to sit down too, and once he did, she grabbed her fork and knife, and started cutting hungrily at the meat.

"When is your birthday?" Slade asked, the question quite random to onlookers. Raven looked up dazed.

"Why do you need to know?" she asked flirtatiously.

"At least give me an approximation."

"Soon, very soon. I think I know what you have in mind."

"You think? I thought you knew."

"I should know, now shouldn't I?" Raven said, once again flirtatiously. Slade smiled under his mask.

"Um, don't you have to take your mask off to eat?" Raven asked, a little nervous.

"Good point, my fair Raven," he said while raising his hands to remove his cover.

-xXx

"God damn you, Raven!" Beast Boy said, looking down at the sparkling floor.

"I think she is already damned…," Cyborg commented.

"Eh, is Raven's room always this shinny?" Starfire asked looking at the ground.

"It's glass!" Robin said, running to the doorway. He looked at the bottom of his shoes, and glass was caught in the sole. He took the boot off, and let it drop to the ground.

"Get a dustpan and clean this up," Robin said, while standing on his left leg, "I need to go clean this." Starfire looked in pain, as the Boy Wonder hopped away.

"Raven should clean this up," Cyborg mumbled, "I had to clean up her last mess."

"I feel sorry for our friend, a lot has been happening to her," Starfire said slightly in remorse.

"She's done it to herself," Beast Boy commented, walking down the hall, "There is no such thing as fate. Each choice was her own." Starfire frowned.

"Where are you going?" Cyborg asked annoyed.

"Getting the dustpan," he said, turning the corner.

-xXx

'He, he is handsome!' Raven thought to herself, as the fork shook heavily in her hand. 'He loves me?' She sat there, her jaw slowly dropping, her stare heavily on his features, but her eyes lost in thought. His soft blonde hair was a contrast to the harshness of his deep blue eye. An eye patch still covered his right one. His jaw was broad and masculine, his skin a little more than fair, as if it had not been bathed in the sun's rays for a little time. It was a shame that this handsome face had to hide behind a mask of wrongdoings and mischief.

Raven tried to put together sentences, but realized she was only embarrassing herself. Raven sitting agape was a compliment for the man, and he soaked it all in.

"…what happen…to your…eh…eye," Raven said, still her gaze focused on his face.

"My attempt for a first wife," Slade uncomfortably said, moving uneasily in his chair. Raven's staring gaze broke, when her expressions filled with worry.

"May I ask how?" Raven said, clearing her throat. Slade looked at her, but decided to let his guard down around her.

"She shot my eye out." (( a tribute to the comic book. Interested for the rest of the story? Look it up. O.o )) Raven became wide eyed, and dropped her fork, but quickly attempted to regain composer.

"Sorry…," she apologized for the loss of his eye, and dropping the fork. They ate the rest of their dinner in silence, Raven embarrassed to speak after her behavior, and Slade didn't know what to say.

-xXx

Raven crawled into the right side of the bed, and as if exhausted pulled the covers up to her chin, and smiled in their comfort, and familiarity. Slade crept under the covers, and moved his body closer to hers, holding her in his arms.

"If this is still our date, I would like to have more of these," Raven said smiling. Slade responded by planting a long heartfelt kiss on the back of her head, showing his approval.

-xXx

Beast Boy brushed the last of the pieces into the pan and slid them into the garbage. He sighed with completion. It was nearing midnight, and he hadn't any sleep yet. He put the garbage can in the corner of Raven's room, and saw a book open, on Raven's bed, with neat handwriting. Curious, he picked up the book, and brought it closer to view.

My poetic insperation,

Why I breath the city air,

Our passion was a dare,

And we fell into the others temptation…

'Slade…,' Beast Boy thought coldly, but read on.

Our love was completely forbidden,

But it held through,

I deemed myself unforgive,

For plunging into you.

Branded into my being,

A scar our memories leave,

And now I am seeing,

The ones so close to me grieve.

Beast Boy stared at the book. It was beautiful, and the last two verses brought Raven's feelings home. No longer did Beast Boy dislike Raven because she could not be his, but he deeply respected her. He lay the book back to its original position, and headed to the hall closet to put the dustpan away. He walked into his room, changed for bed, and slipped into the bottom bunk. The words of the poem echoed in his mind, their meaning clear. How could he have deserted, the one he held so dear?

-xXx

Morning broke once again, one month later. Raven stirred in the arms of her betrothed, and the Titan's moved around the tower starting breakfast. Had the teens given up on their friend? Of course not, the thought never crossed their minds. They decided to let her choose her path, her own destiny, and fully supported her pregnancy, though Robin did curse it out every once in a while. The last time the Titan's saw her was three weeks ago, for her birthday…

The four watched the T.V., waiting for another call of trouble . But who would need assistance at seven o'clock in the morning?

"Isn't today the day of birth for Raven?" Starfire asked. The other three nodded, their eyes in a concentrated stare at the screen.

"Should we go find her and throw her a party for this occasion?" Starfire asked.

"Why try and find me elsewhere when I am right here?" Raven said, in the doorway. Starfire squeaked with happiness and ran to hug her friend.

"Happy day of birth!" Starfire said, her grip tight.

"Thank you," Raven said.

"Dude, we didn't expect you to come back for a while!" Beast Boy said, running up to her. Raven noticed the change in his attitude.

"I figured I would spend my birthday with my friends," Raven smiled.

"Well, we're glad to have you back," Robin said, approaching her.

"Just as long as you don't throw up, or break any windows," Cyborg said. Raven blushed slightly.

The five talked for a while, at the tower, and decided to go for a picnic. The day couldn't have been more gorgeous. It ran perfectly, until Raven said it was time for her to leave.

"No! You can not leave!" Starfire said, her eyes filling with sadness.

"We miss you!" Beast Boy said, joining in the plea.

"I miss you guys too, but I have obligations I need to attend to…."

"Obligations?" Robin asked.

"Just things I need to get done before tomorrow afternoon. I have been sleeping until noon, so I have to do it now. I am sorry to leave you like this, but I will see you soon," Raven said, walking away, ready to transport herself "home".

"How soon is soon?" Beast Boy asked, placing a hand on her shoulder. Raven turned her head to the right so she could see a sliver of Beast Boy out of the corner of her eye.

"Whenever I can return."

"But Raven," Beast Boy said, trying desperately to keep her from leaving, "we no longer grieve." Raven's heart stopped at the comment. He had read the poem that she left in her journal, open for the world to see.

"But I still do, Beast Boy. I promise I will come back, soon," She said, letting the black raven behind her swallow her being.

You don't say it,

But it's in your eyes,

All the fear of good-bye,

But I can promise,

You'll always have a place and a way to my heart.

…and what a birthday it was.

All the days that you gave,

All the moments you save me,

Praying for my life,

Sacrificed just to make me who I am on my own…

-You Don't Have to Let Go, Jessica Simpson

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