Woahhhhhhh boy. Little bit past that 5 day update day that I set out last chapter. And that is completely my fault there. Very, very sorry. My computer broke and I lost all my progress, big tank to my creative inspiration that was. Got it repaired, but then I started college. First year has really hit me like a truck, and only now have I found some free time to actually rewatch Teen Titans and refind my inspiration. And now, chapter 6! Little bit smaller than usual, but hey at least it's back.
Thank you for waiting, Enjoy!
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What. The hell. Is that? Raven thought to herself. She looked over to the night stand,the beeping alarm clock read 6:30. Raven groaned and tried covering her head with a pillow to drown out the sound, but she was further woken up by Damian rustling out of bed beside her.
"Damian," she said aloud, "what the hell? We have had like, barely 3 hours of sleep."
"Sorry Raven, but if I don't get back into my regular sleep schedule right away, I'll have messed up sleep for weeks." Damian explained to the increasingly more annoyed purple witch as he shut off the alarm. "Besides, don't you like watching the sunrise?"
"Ya. In like 2 hours. When it's actually rising." Raven snapped back. "Idiot" she added, albeit under her breath.
"Well I'm going to go train before breakfast, your welcome to stay here for as long as you want." Damian replied. He was confident that he could change into his Robin uniform in the open, with Raven still covering her face with a pillow.
"Yaok." Was all Raven could mutter before she fell back asleep. Damian looked over to his bed and smirked. He finished changing and grabbed his sword before leaving and going to the training hall.
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Oh for the love of Azarath. Raven groaned again, but this time she was able to muster enough strength to sit up. She looked at the clock. 8:00, Damian must have reset it for me, the smartass. He must have heard me call him an idiot. She rolled her eyes, but inside she smiled at that little thing Damian did for her. It was weird how something as trivial as setting an alarm clock could make her feel happy. As much as she wanted to go back to sleep, Raven took Damian's words to heart. If she didn't get back into a regular sleep schedule, she'll be waking and sleeping at weird hours for the rest of the week. The purple Titan looked around, it was weird to think about how she had slept in someone else's room, someone else's bed. Damian's room and bed at that.
Is this going to become a regular thing? Raven pondered at the thought. If they did continue doing this, could they really still be 'just friends'? Being in a relationship had never been something she thought about in great detail. She always feared that if she ever did care about someone in that way, it would be something that Trigon would use against her. And that's where those thoughts would end. There were of course other, more personal reasons as to why she never pictured herself in a relationship. Such as how she always thought she wasn't very appealing in the 'girlfriend' kind of way. But the fear of Trigon using her significant other against her was the biggest part. At least, that's what she told herself. Those thoughts aside however, at the same time, she couldn't ignore what was going on between her and Damian.
Maybe meditating during the sunrise will clear my head. Raven finally concluded. She got out of bed and went to her room to change.
Damian probably hasn't even thought about stuff like this, he's always living in the "now" and never thinking ahead. Unless he's fighting. Raven let out a sigh as she walked to the roof. She knew one thing for sure, her and Damian were going to have to have a talk about how, and what, things were between them. And Raven had no idea how to even start a conversation like that.
"Damian, are you ready to go?"
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"Damian what's taking so long?"
*knockknock*
Raven continued knocking for about a minute before Damian finally opened the door.
"Sorry, super tired, almost fell back asleep" Damian said as he opened the door and stumbled out of his room. "Let's go." Both Titans had more or less gotten back into their respective morning schedules. Raven had meditated while watching the sunrise, then returned to her room to make her bed and change. Making her bed had gone by much quicker than usual today. Damian had finished his training and, despite almost falling asleep in the shower, finished his ablutions and got dressed. The pair then went to breakfast together as usual. From the kitchen they heard a familiar sound, Garfield complaining.
"Ewwwwww, what the hell even is this?" Garfield asked as he poked the eggs on his plate with a fork. "Why's it so sticky? Would it kill you to just order a pizza for breakfast?" Damian and Raven entered the common area and took a seat at the table with everyone else, their meals already laid out for them. Kori, Jamie and Garfield smiled or nodded at them before continuing their conversation.
"It's sticky because it has cheese in it Garfield, you know, that stuff that goes on top of your beloved pizza. Would it kill you to say gracias when I make you a nice breakfast?" Jamie replied.
"I agree with Jamie, Garfield." Kori added on, "It was very nice of him to make us all this breakfast. What was it called again Jamie?"
"My famous 'Eggs à la Jamie' Kori, this time with ham and cheese." Jamie answered.
"Very nutritious," Kori said with a smile. "Well, now that everyone is here, I can make my announcement!" She added with enthusiasm. Everyone looked over to Kori as she stood up from her seat. Damian had gotten some coffee to try and stimulate his senses to full awakening, but he wasn't quite there yet. Moreover, he was having trouble not getting annoyed by Kori's over-excited, loud voice. Kori continued her speech, "Now, I know the last couple months since we, well…" Kori trailed off and looked over to Raven, who responded by raising an eyebrow. Raven realized what Kori was going to say, and that Kori was trying not to offend her in anyway. Raven waved her hand and gave Kori her best dismissive smile, and with that Kori went on. "well… We defeated Trigon, have been rather slow. So for today, we will be doing some sparring!" This was met with a groan from Garfield, Raven, and Jamie, but a "nice!" from Damian. Kori kept speaking without acknowledging the groups reactions, "And more good news, Dick will be joining us!" Now, the opposite occurred, while Garfield and Jamie let out a loud cheer, and Raven let out a quiet "oh", Damian groaned in annoyance.
"Doesn't Grayson have better things to do then babysit? Or has Father grounded him again?" Damian complained out loud, but he was drowned out by the excited debate Garfield and Jamie where having about which video games to challenge Dick to. He looked over to Raven, who just smiled and shook her head, Damian groaned again and took a sip of his coffee.
"So, Dick will be here around noon, therefore I want everyone ready and down in the training room by 1 o'clock. Understood?" Kori asked.
She received a mix of agreeing responses from the Titans, plus a final groan from Damian.
"Very well, I have some things to prepare. Enjoy the rest of your morning Titans." And with that, Kori left. Garfield and Jamie quickly followed, going to practice their games in preparation for Dick's arrival. Leaving Raven and Damian alone at the breakfast table.
"So… your, um, brothers coming." Raven said out loud.
"Yes, Grayson is coming." Damian replied.
"Do you thing that... Kori told him?" Raven shyly asked.
"Of that, I have no doubt." Damian sighed. He narrowed his eyes, "Which makes his sudden visit that much more suspicious."
"Oh, great." Raven whispered to herself.
NOW, I do not want to commit to a set date for chapter 7, we all know how that turned out. Just know that it is in fact coming! I've more or less gotten my inspiration back. But hey, incase the bird flies out that window again, leave some suggestions as to what you think should happen next! I'll see if I can find a way to incorporate it into the story, you'll be helping ease the load on my brain.
Thank you for reading!
