A/N: Yeah, I'm back with a new chapter… but before you can read the next chapter, I should clear some things up:
First of all, this story is some kind of a triangle RichRaeRoy with Kori somewhere in between and before everybody decides to kill me… it will end probably RichRae, but it can happen that I change my mind… c'mon you can't expect me to tell you that, can you?
Believe me, everybody will be happy… somehow, but I won't pair up Kori with Roy…
Secondly, I think I worked you all up with the preview in the last chapter and what will happen in this chapter, because after you read this chapter, I'm sure most of you want to kill me… yeah… read and you will see why…
Thirdly, some of you asked me to change the rating for this story M. I'm not sure if this chapter is really M, but I still warn you… there will be mature content in this chapter. It's not that much, but if you are easily offended by such themes don't read this chapter or skip the part… okay…?
Thanks and kudos and much love to Cherry Jade for editing this chapter...
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Chapter Seven:
Change Us
Part I
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Richard Grayson clenched his hand around the phone.
She wasn't there – Raven wasn't there.
How could she not be there? It was 8 in the morning.
Where could she be? She was always awake at this time of the day. Raven was a morning person – just like him.
And she knew that he would call. She knew that… but maybe something had happened? Maybe something had happened to her? Maybe-
"Dick, I'm not sure what the phone did to you, but I think it definitely regret it."
Startled, Richard looked at Garfield who sat on a chair in front of him and watched him with an amused smile, before letting go of the phone.
"Who did you call anyway?" Garfield continued as Richard didn't say anything. "Didn't Kori answer you calls?"
Richard narrowed his eyes at the blonde man.
"Or maybe Raven decided to ignore our Boy Wonder. What do you think, Victor?"
Victor glanced for a moment at his best friend and registered his clenched jaw and the narrowed blue eyes.
"I think that you are walking on dangerous grounds, Gar." Victor warned his smaller friend, but as usual Garfield didn't know when to shut up and keep his mouth shut.
So, all Garfield did, was to wave Victor off and continued his teasing. "I bet, right now, she is together with Roy Harper. Having fun, do you know what you mean?"
At his word Richard began to see red. His ears burnt and he had the sudden urge to just punch the man he called his friend.
But before he could tell off Garfield a memory popped into his mind. A memory he had buried deep inside his mind and heart.
Flashback
"You know, I think…" A sixteen year-old Richard Grayson began.
"Amazing…" Raven said with a slightly monotone voice as she was laying next to him on his bed...
"Huh?" Richard asked intelligently.
"Amazing that you're able to think. Will wonders ever crease?
Richard just rolled his eyes. "Aren't we funny today…"
"So, how was your date with Kitten…?" Raven decided to ask with a wicked grin on her lips.
"Wonderful…" He said with venom dripping from his voice. Richard turned his eyes to his dark friend.
"C'mon, Robbie-poo, don't you want to tell me all the steamy details of your date…?"
He grunted in annoyance. "You're just evil. If I didn't know it better I would say that you are the devil's daughter."
All he got for an answer was choked giggles.
"Raven…" Richard protested as Raven thrashed next to him on the bed. "Stop that!"
"Sorry," She choked out. "But I just imagined how your children would like. "Walking traffic-lights with blonde hair and affection for pink, fuzzy things…"
"Ok, Raven, you asked for it!" Richard said between clenched teeth and before Raven knew what had happened she felt Richard on top of her body, straddling her.
"You want something to laugh about," He said and his fingers traced her sides lightly. "You'll get something to laugh about right now." With that Richard's hands ghosted over her ribs and Raven let out a strangled laugh.
"Richard… stop… hahaha… that…" Raven thrashed and tried to push him of off her.
"Uh… let me think… No…"
"Damnit, Robin, I hate you! Fine! You win! Just stop tickling me!" Raven gasped, breathing hard.
"Good." Richard finally stopped tickling her, "Glad you were wise and told me to stop." He suddenly leaned down and whispered softly into her ear, causing her to shudder, "That's what you get for making fun of me."
The two were held in that position for a while; Richard on top of the now still Raven, purple hair splayed everywhere; his mouth at her ear, her face flushed cutely.
"Richard…" Raven breathed, feeling her heart thumping hard and fast against her chest, and was aware of her companion's heartbeat doing exactly the same thing against her torso.
Richard looked deeply into her flushed face and that's when he realized how beautiful she was. Not that he ever thought that she was ugly, but somehow along the years they had known each other and grew closer and closer, Richard had forgotten how beautiful Raven was. He had forgotten how enchanting her wonderful amethyst eyes could be, he had forgotten how intoxicating her scent was or how her hair felt like velvet… and how soft her lips looked…
"Raven…" Richard's hot breath brushed over her flushed face and in this moment he blew all cautions in the wind. He lowered his face to hers…
"Richard… please… we shouldn't do this… we… this is wrong…"
… until his lips met hers in her fiery kiss.
'If this is wrong then I will never do anything right again!' Richard thought as Raven buried her hands in his hair.
"Raven," Richard breathed in her scent. "… please… let me be your first…" He leaned forward, pressing a kiss on her temple. "I want to be your first…"
Raven whimpered as a hot, wet heat slid over the shell of her ear and darted inside, making her arch up and against Richard's hard body.
"Don't do this to me… just don't do this…" She moaned, wanting to push him away but lacking the strength to do so.
But he didn't seem to listen to her, because suddenly she felt his lips on her neck and thousand of emotions went through her body.
"Richard… oh… uh…" Raven moaned and his lips met hers again.
His tongue traced the soft line of Raven's lips, darting and licking her tongue. He ran his hand through her long hair, inching the other beneath her shirt.
Her skin was so hot under his touch… so hot and soft. Her flesh rippled under his caresses and he loved how her skin felt like velvet. His knuckles smoothed over her skin… her belly. Her stomach until it hit more cloth.
He looked into her violet eyes before pulling her shirt off only to leave her in her bra.
"Raven… do you… do you want this?" Richard asked breathless and traced his finger over flushed cheek.
"I… I… want… you." She brought out between moans and she brought her lips to his neck and began to suck on it.
Her small hands clutched on his white shirt and tore it off him.
And then his lips found hers again, and everything seemed so perfect and right.
There was nothing except his hands on her naked body and his lips travelling over her skin.
And their worlds seemed to merge together and for the first time in his life, Richard felt alive and he couldn't get enough of her. He heard her moan, felt her shudder, and it was wonderful, because he knew it was him that brought this pleasure to her.
He kissed her eyes, her lips, her cheeks, her fingers, her breast… everything on her and he could feel her lips on his chest and his neck and stomach, his back, his legs, and feet.
When he was in her, they both lost their senses… they lost themselves in each other, they were drowning in each other, before both reached their breaking point. And everything they felt and saw were sparks and lights and nothing could feel better and could make them more complete than this night.
When Richard had awoken the next morning, Raven had not been there and Raven had not been there for the next three days.
She had avoided him and she had every right to do that, but somehow he couldn't bring himself to regret the night. Because he knew that it was the right thing to do.
And that was what Richard told her once he had seen her.
"That night won't change anything!" He had tried to assure her and he had been sure to told her the right thing, but the hurt look on her face had made him suspicion.
"You are still my best-friend, Raven, aren't you?" Richard had asked afraid of her answer and it hadn't helped that she hadn't answered his question immediately.
"Yeah, we're friends… just friends…" Raven had finally spoken up and if Richard hadn't been so happy he would have realized the sad shadow in her violet eyes.
End Flashback
"Dick! Yo, Dick!" Richard jerked up from his thoughts and shook his head to clear his mind. With a questioning look he glanced at Garfield.
"Did you listen to anything I said?" Garfield ranted waving franticly with his hands.
"Anyway, honestly I think that this Roy-guy could help Rae."
Richard clenched his fists at his sides and spat out. "Raven doesn't need any help and she definitely doesn't need Roy Harper!"
'Not when she has me!' His mind added to his own confusion.
Victor looked skeptically at Richard and thought about saying something, but Gar beat him to that.
"C'mon Dick, you can't tell me that you didn't see how sad and depressed she was the past few weeks. She wasn't her usual self. I mean, she had always been a bit gloomy, but not that much and it seems that this Roy Harper makes her… happy and that's good, isn't it?"
Both Dick and Victor stared at him with wide eyes and open mouths. It wasn't everyday that Garfield said something intelligent and sensible. But Richard caught himself quickly.
"I don't know about what you're talking, but Raven had always been happy… and… Roy Harper isn't good for her. She-"
"You're only mad because Rae finally found someone who could make her happy. You're just afraid that you won't have her to burden your problems on, and go to her after Kori and you argued. Face it Dick, she won't be there forever."
That was the moment something snapped in Richard. "You little-"
"Ok, stop – both of you!" Victor's deep voice cut Richard short before he could let out his anger on Gar. He turned to Gar, "I think you should go ahead and wait for us in the car." Victor ordered and Gar opened his mouth to protest, but Vic's steel-grey yes bored into him dangerously.
"Yeah, whatever," The blonde man gave in. "But hurry up, I'm hungry and I need breakfast." Gar mumbled while walking out of the room.
Victor and Dick watched Garfield leave, before Victor turned to his friend.
"Dick-" Richard waved him off.
"Look Vic, just let it be, okay?"
"No Dick, I won't let it be. I want to know what's wrong with you!" Victor demanded.
"Nothing is wrong with me!" The dark-haired man spat out harshly and even he could hear the lie in his voice.
"Oh yeah, nothing is wrong; that's why you totally freaked out on Gar as he mentioned Raven and Roy."
"First of all, Gar should learn to mind his own business and secondly, there is NO Raven AND Roy. They're not together." Dick told him eyes narrowed.
"But they could be together…" Victor told him and regarded him carefully.
"They. Won't!"
Victor sighed and stood up from the chair he had been sitting on. "Look Richard, I don't know what is going on in your little gel-polluted head, but I don't want you to hurt Raven. She has gone through enough shit and she had enough problems without you playing with her. I-"
"I'll never hurt her and I don't know why you would think I could ever hurt her. I would never do that." Richard's anger was boiling and he couldn't control himself anymore.
Victor's large hand came to a rest on Richard's shoulder. "Just try to think about it… you're supposed to be good at it – try to think about your feelings between Raven and Kori and you'll see what I mean." He advised him smiling down at him. "So, do you want breakfast? We could go to this fantastic place – they have a triple-meat sandwich… mhhh… to die for."
"I'm not really hungry. I… I want to talk with Raven." Richard said and stood up from the couch.
"Yeah, but before you talk with Raven, you have to eat something. You can't have a serious talk with anybody when you're hungry." Victor told him and pulled him toward the door. "Believe me; you will love the sandwiches and the eggs with bacon…" His voice trailed off and the door slammed shut.
A/N: I know short chapter and nothing really happens… but then again this chapter and especially the flashback will play an important role later… that's all I can say, but you can still flame for this short and crappy chapter… I don't mind it… I think…
Anyway, I have planned something big for the next chapter and I'm sure you will all like it… at least when you like drama and heartbreak… hehehe… yeah…
I think there will be only three or four chapters and then the story will come to end. Truthfully, I had only planned five chapters, but somehow you guys liked this story and I had so many ideas… that we reached eight chapters and over 200 reviews… that's amazing…
Last, but not least, I wanted to thank everyone who had reviewed for the last chapter and my author's notes… you guys are the best and I love you all… thank you very, very, very, very, very much…
Preview:
"Why do you do this…?" Raven suddenly asked as they stopped in front of her apartment.
"Huh…" Was all Roy could say.
"Why do you help me so much? Why do you do this… all…?"
"Because… I want to see you happy…" He answered with a small smile and Raven knew that he meant what he said. He was honest with her.
………
"Raven… please… don't say that," Richard begged. "You don't mean that…"
She just shook her head sadly.
"Why…?"
"I have to let go, Richard… so that I can be happy… so, that you can be happy…"
"I am happy!" He shouted at her.
"But… I am not…" She replied.
"Does he make you happy?" Richard spat out his question and all he wanted to do was to hurt her… to hurt her as much and as deep as she did to him.
So, that was it…
Until next time…
Alena
P.S My first RaeSpeedy one-shot will be ready soon and I hope you will all read and don't worry, I think RaeRob fans will like it as well…