Author's Note: I do not own the Teen Titans, nor do I own the poem Oh Captain, My Captain By; Walt Whitman. I am not Walt Whitman (insert common sense here). I had ideas of possibly making this a 'Poem-fic' if such thing exists, following the same format as a song-fic. I do not believe I will progress in that, but the Poem Oh Captain, My Captain did inspire me, so I do believe reading the poem might fancy you. Many parts of the poem's meaning will be changed or put into metaphor form. But, onward, I've rambled enough. FUTURE REFERENCE; NO CHARACTER SHALL BE DEAD IN FIRST CHAPTER!

O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;

The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won;

The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,

While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring:

But O heart! heart! heart!

O the bleeding drops of red

Where on the deck my Captain lies,

Fallen cold and dead.

O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;

Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills;

For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding;

For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;

Here Captain! dear father!

This arm beneath your head

It is some dream that on the deck,

You've fallen cold and dead.

My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still;

My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;

The ship is anchor'd safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;

From fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won;

Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!

But I, with mournful tread,

Walk the deck my Captain lies,

Fallen cold and dead.

Chapter One; Fallen Cold and Dead?

They'd been at this for what seemed like days, but well possibly could have been numerous hours. They'd fought just about every hazardous villain to ever have remained in their knowledge and they were about worn down. It had all started as a usual morning for the Titans, alerts of villains terrorizing Jump City-what else? So, the team assembles as a unit down to fix the problem at hand, and that is where we'll begin;

The morning sun seemed only dimmed to it's usual rays, but it was early. The darkest of the Titans seemed more so silent than usual, and Robin, the leader felt a bit worried about her. What worried him more was the fact that when the group of them reached the center of Jump City, nothing was to be seen, like the indicators had guaranteed.

"Robin?" Raven quarried, turning to him briskly, not in an angry manor. Before Robin could say another word, Cyborg had began to speak authoritatively and a bit of a rant about how if the computers were wrong then everything the T tower was set on would be off-maybe numerous mistakes in the past could've been fixed yada yada yada…

"Raven, can we talk?" Robin whispered, a smile growing on his face as he watched her roll her eyes at Cy. Raven simply replied with a nod, and Robin and she took a few yards of space from the group. "What's up?" he asked simply, and Raven rose a brow.

"Well apparently the computers aren't working."

"Not like that-you know what I mean." He replied to her rather literal translation.

"Maybe I don't." she replied a bit of defensiveness toned her voice. Robin locked eyes with her; a stern stare between the two of them lasted for awhile before Raven spoke again. "I've just been…not feeling well that's all, a little herbal tea when we get back will do just the trick." Robin watched as her eyes danced with light-a sure sign she was lying. He felt a bit of pain from her, and decided not to push the subject. Raven crossed her arms as a response either to the chilly autumn air, or the awkward tension between the two of them. It had been a long while since Raven had ever lied to Robin about anything.

"Well, I guess there won't be much to do for a bit," Robin note as he seated himself on a pair of stairs, his hand hovering a space next to him for Raven. "Maybe we should catch up…" Raven sat, but Robin felt a mental hesitation for her. They had a bond, nothing could deny that fact, and it was a bit different than a bond either of them felt with another member of the team, it was friendship, with a strong mental stability.

"What's there to catch up on?" Raven asked sincerely, still watching the sunrise.

"Maybe just…how you're doing, you seem a little, if I could say…out of it…" Raven smiled a bit and turned back to Robin, he was just about the only person she would genuinely smile too without hesitation.

"You've always been like that, looking out for everyone else; maybe it's what makes you such a strong leader."

"Maybe…maybe your cautiousness proves how hard I've worked to know you…"

"Worked?" Raven interrupted him. Robin's cheeks flushed a pale pink only shortly.

"Well…sure I mean, especially when we were all younger, those two or three years ago, I fell for you I guess, 'tween hormones'." He said with a smile, and Raven laughed a bit.

"Yes, 'tween hormones' those were some fun times, we were all so naive it's a wonder how we could've been mature enough to save this city…" Raven reminded, reminiscing. They both watched each other as they both re-visited fond memories, and they were silent. "Speaking of which," Raven said, standing suddenly a bit flustered like she had been previously. "We should be back over there with the group, they might've caught onto something…" she said, pulling her hood up and walking back.

Robin watched her, he had fallen for her those two or three years ago, and that's why he'd said so, but what he didn't mention was that he'd never stopped. He staggered behind Raven's quick pace, a bit confused he would admit.

"Come about an agreement yet?" he asked a bit sullenly. Cyborg looked up, the nodded. Beast Boy answered Robin's question.

"We were thinking about maybe splitting up into groups, and searching around…only 'cause it seems so suspicious, but if we don't find anything, I guess there's not much to do but head back." Robin nodded, locking a gaze with Raven as he spoke.

"Sounds good, I say two groups. Maybe BB, Cy and Star then Raven and I. We'll accomplish more in numbers." BB followed Robin's gaze, and nodded a bit confused. Raven sent him a facial expression, reading; what are you up to?

Robin simply shrugged as if he knew nothing. He really just wanted more time to talk to her, so maybe they could both understand what was going on. As the teams split up, Raven approached Robin with a bit of haste. Robin raised a brow, usually he could understand her better than this, was it haste or nerves…or both? Raven's hood was still worn up as a form of security blanket.

"I'll take the sky, you search on the ground…" Raven said in an almost whisper. She was...admittedly scared. She could feel Robin's feelings, and she'd never received these vibes form anyone, of she didn't know better, they could be…no, no of course not, she was crazy. Robin turned to her and grabbed both her shoulders in a way of authority, but at the same time kindness.

"What's wrong Rae? You seem…I don't ever know just all today…off I guess," he said, a worry in his tone. Raven shook her head,

"Nothing you've done," she said pulling away and walking onward, seeming determined to look for clues. Robin sighed following her, watching a crate in the alley explode after being surrounded by a dark orb,

"Then why are your emotions and out of whack?" Raven bit her lip, covering her feelings with anger, like she'd learned so well to do.

"Look Boy Blunder why does it mean anything to you?" she snapped at him, immediately feeling a bit of regret, but not acting on it. "So I'm having a shitty day, I don't need you to watch over me, I can take care of-" Raven was taken aback as she was interrupted by Robin's actions. He gently pushed her back against the wall with his body, pressing his lips against hers. She wanted to pull back and slap him across the face. Instead, one way or another, her actions were twisted into a returning lock of the lips. Whatever was happening was for sure was something Raven was not accustomed too.

"Aw, love birds," An unknown voice echoed. The two were instantly startled and pulled away from one another. Robin's shook turned to anger as he stepped away from Raven. The stood in the shadows, Raven could not quite make out his face, but Robin sure could.

Charging instantly, Raven was still a bit stunned. She watched at bits of light emerged from the colliding of weapons. "This is taking too long, I'm finishing you here and now," the identity said rather loudly. The sound Raven heard next ripped at the little soul she thought to have. A gunshot. Robin fell back from the shadows into the light. Raven fell to his side, too emotional to control her powers and heal him. And the fiend emerged from the shadows,

Red X.

A/N; A good cliffhanger for the beginning? Hope so, R and R as always, and I hope to make this ficlet last!