AN: Nope, no ownership yet… deal with it

A Call from Gotham

Cyborg and Beast Boy sat on the couch, battling it out through their videogames. Their eyes were glued to the screen and nothing could sway their concentration. Raven sat on the far end of the couch with her book resting on her lap as she slowly read it. She had a soft smile on her face, which was now her norm. Before, it had been a frown. Now it was a smile. She looked much better this way.

"Raven, Cyborg, Beast Boy!" Robin called. "Could one of you help us?"

"Help you with what?" asked Cyborg, his concentration never breaking.

"Silkie has done the devouring of my bed and we must get it out of him!" cried Starfire.

"He's only got it half down," Robin quickly called. "Really, we could use help right now."

"I'll do it," Raven sighed, closing her book and placing it down where she was once sitting.

Beast Boy's eyes were on the large screen of the television then they slowly began to move as if he didn't have control of them. They subtly went right over to the exiting Raven. He watched as her white cape flowed behind her as she walked and hid her perfect figure. He quickly snapped back to the game and shook his head, trying to get rid of these thoughts and the images of Raven.

She had been back for a month now and things were finally getting back to normal. Raven found herself a nice routine, though she had yet to find a new café. Her strengthened powers helped the team to win even quicker than usual and villains were now flocking out of the city. Yes, they were very glad to have Raven back.

And Beast Boy had found that lately he couldn't help but watch her as she went about her business. Every move she made seemed graceful and full of a love for life. She smiled at him now and then, like when they were passing in the hall or when he said hello. And that safe feeling he had been longing for had filled him completely. But, there was something else about her now that made him feel good. He just wasn't sure what it was yet.

"Ha! Beat ya!" said Cybrog triumphantly.

"Dude, quit it!" said Beast Boy. "Can't I ever win?"

"Only when you're playing yourself," Cyborg snickered.

"Well, I'm done," said Beast Boy, throwing his controller down.

"Yeah, me too," said Cyborg, standing up to put the gaming system away. He turned it off and the screen was suddenly filled with the face of Batman.

"I think you two are too old for videogames," he said in a dry manner.

Cyborg and Beast Boy gave a scream and jumped in shock. Batman never contacted them, ever.

"Oh, uh, hi," said Cyborg.

"Hello," Batman said plainly. "Where's your leader?"

"Robin? He's trying to pull a bed out of a mutant larva," said Beast Boy like it was nothing out of the ordinary.

"Great," said Batman sarcastically. "Get him for me."

"Uh, sure," said Cyborg. He turned around cupped his hands around his mouth. "Yo, Robin, you got company!"

Batman silently shook his head at this juvenile bunch. A few seconds later Robin entered the common room with Raven and Starfire behind him, Silkie safely tucked in Starfire's arms. The moment Robin saw that it was Batman he tensed up.

"Oh, it's you," he said and walked over to the screen. "What?"

"You need to come to Gotham," said Batman.

"And why's that?" asked Robin, crossing his arms. The tension between the two was thick enough to choke on.

"I have some new equipment for your belt," said Batman.

"And since when do you give me anything?" asked Robin.

"Look, would you just accept my generosity?" said Batman.

"I don't need your charity," said Robin. "Thanks anyway.

Suddenly the screen split in two and Alfred's face came on the screen. "Master Dick, I believe you should come home," he said, causing Cyborg and Beast Boy to bite their tongues and try not to laugh. "This equipment shall help you in keeping the city safe."

"The city is fine," said Robin.

"I don't need your help to get him to come here, Alfred," said Batman. "If he wants to be stubborn then let him be."

"I'm not being stubborn," said Robin through his teeth.

"Please, let us all calm down," said Starfire, only referring to Robin and Batman. "Robin, perhaps we should at least go see what this new equipment is."

"I would listen to the young lady," said Alfred.

Robin looked back and fourth between Batman, Alfred, and Starfire. He groaned and said, "Fine, I'll take a look."

"Good," said Batman.

"I'll prepare your room, sir," said Alfred with an inward smile.

"Oh, may I come too?" asked Starfire. "I have always wanted to visit Gotham."

"Yeah, I wanna go too," said Cyborg. "I haven't been to Gotham in years."

"And I wanna meet Batman," said Beast Boy.

"I've already met you, Beast Boy," said Batman.

"I mean, in person," said Beast Boy.

"Would you mind if I brought my team?" asked Robin, not really asking as much telling.

"I shall prepare the appropriate rooms," said Alfred and with that he left so that Batman was the only one on the screen.

"I have wanted to meet your team for a while now," said Batman.

"I'll take that as a yes, I guess," said Robin.

"Will Jump City be safe without you?" asked Batman.

"Of course it will," said Robin. "I'll see you in a few hours." And with that Robin turned the screen off. It was apparent he was quite upset about his mentor's sudden call.

"So, uh, I guess we should go pack," said Beast Boy, wanting to get out of there. He quickly turned and made a dash for the door, with Raven right behind him.

"I'll get the T-ship ready," said Cyborg running off.

This left Robin and Starfire alone. She placed a hand on his shoulder, trying to comfort him. "Please, are you… okay?" she asked.

"Yeah, Star, I'm fine," he said, though his voice suggested otherwise.

"You do not sound fine," said Starfire. "Why does the talking to Batman bother you so?"

"It's not talking to Batman that bothers me," said Robin. "It's Batman himself. I can just never be good enough for him. He always thinks he's better than me and that I have room for improvement. That's why I went solo all those years ago. I just couldn't stand it anymore."

"I am sorry you feel that way," said Starfire. "But, he was like your father, correct?"

"He's not my father," said Robin.

"I did not say he was," said Starfire. "I said that he was like a father. He took you in and gave you a home and he made you into the person you are today."

"And is that a good thing?" asked Robin.

Starfire wrapped her arms around Robin and said softly, "It is a very good thing."

Robin hugged her back and felt comforted. He felt like she was the only one he could let his guard down around. She loved him, even if he could get obsessed with his work. She saw passed that and saw the good guy he was underneath. And he loved her for that.

Beast Boy looked through the mess that was his room and grabbed his cleanest uniforms, since he didn't want to make a bad impression with Batman. He saw how he spoke to Robin, and he was practically his son! But, he could sympathize with Robin. Mento was just like Batman with him. Always telling him to grow up and be better. Pushing him too hard too young. Yeah, Beast Boy could definitely see why Robin would have a problem with Batman.

"Are you really going to bring those dirty uniforms?" asked Raven.

He turned and saw her standing in his doorway. "Well, they're the only ones I've got," he said.

"Why don't you ever do your laundry?" she asked.

"Too lazy, I guess," said Beast Boy.

Raven rolled her eyes and said, "I'll do your laundry for you if you gather it up from now on. I'll even buy you a hamper."

"You'd really do that for me?" he laughed, but was serious.

"Hey, I don't exactly appreciate sitting next to someone in a smelly uniform," said Raven. "I'll be doing me a favor by doing your laundry."

"Uh, okay then," said Beast Boy. "But, you don't have to buy me a hamper. I've got one… somewhere."

"Well find it and start putting it to good use," said Raven.

"That'll have to wait until we get back," said Beast Boy with a smile as he zipped his bag up. "Ready?"

"Of course," said Raven, holding up her own bag.

The two headed to the garage and found Cyborg doing a last minute check up. It was going to be a four hour flight to Gotham, so he had to make sure everything was working correctly. Beast Boy loaded his bag into the trunk, then grabbed Ravens and threw hers in as well. Robin and Starfire arrived a few minutes later and threw their bags in too.

"Alright, y'all, we ready to go?" asked Cyborg excitedly.

"In a manner of speaking," said Robin, who was still not all that pleased about going back to Gotham.

"Yes, let us go," said Starfire with a smile.

They all climbed into their appropriate seats and buckled up. Within a few minutes they took off and were on their way to Gotham. Cyborg was driving so he had to keep his attention on the sky. Robin was still brooding so he sat with his arms crossed, thinking. Starfire loved to watch the sites go by, so she was glued to the window. Beast Boy whipped out his laptop that had a DVD player and popped a movie in. Raven took out her book and began to read from where she left off.

"When there's trouble you know what to do," Cyborg sang. "Call Cyborg! He can shoot a rocket from his shoe. Cuz he's Cyborg!"

The four other Titans quickly shut off their headphones as Cyborg continued to sing. Cyborg was just one of those guys who had to sing every time he got in a car or, in this case, T-ship. Once he was sure that they weren't listening any longer her sang even louder and with more of a passion.

"Dude, I can hear him from here!" said Beast Boy, who turned on his connection to Raven.

"He's not that bad," said Raven.

"No, he's just loud," said Beast Boy.

"You know, this would be a good time to get some blackmail on him," said Raven casually turning the page of her book.

"How's that?" asked Beast Boy.

"By simply plugging your laptop into the audio of the T-ship, you can record him and save it for… a rainy day, as it were," said Raven.

"Dude!" said Beast Boy. "You're a genius!" He quickly plugged his laptop into the T-ship and began to record Cyborg.

"Well this genius doesn't like to be referred to as a dude," said Raven.

"Sorry," said Beast Boy. "I just got excited."

"Well, if you get in trouble I didn't give you the idea," said Raven.

"Gotcha, all the credit goes to me," he said with a smile.

Raven smiled back and then looked to her book once more. Beast Boy was really giddy now. He turned his own microphone off so the others wouldn't here his chuckling. He was going to have fun with this.