Chapter 4

At the Movies

They were waiting in line. Raven saw some girls pointing at Red X and then giggling. She rolled her eyes. What did girls see in him?

She looked at him with a questioned look on her face. "Just ask it." he came out. "What?" she replied looking away and hiding the fact she had something on her mind. "What ever you've been wanting to ask me since we left," he quoted looking toward her. He looked her up and down. She was wearing a tight black shirt that showed her stomach a little, clearly not on purpose, with skin tight jeans. She followed his eyes and snatch down her shirt while scowling at him. He laughed and only made her madder.

There was nothing said between them for a moment. Then she finally came out with it. "What's your name?" she said in almost a whisper. "Is that all you wanted to know?" He laughed. "Well it's not exactly normal to ask one of your enemies what there name is," she replied in her mono toned voice shooting a glare at him. X stuck out his hand as for a shake and gave a cocky smile. "It's Jason." Red X stood there waiting for her to grab his hand. She just continued forward in the line. He just retracted his hand.

"What makes you so sure I won't tell the others everything?" she asked looking at him. He just shrugged. "I don't know. I just trust you I guess. Besides if you did, I'd still be able to kick your asses anyway." he said letting out a snicker. "How can you trust an enemy?" she said plainly. "Enough with the questions already," he began jokingly, "What do you want to see?" he questioned. "A horror flick." She came out. "How bout Bogeyman?" "What ever."

He bought the tickets and they headed for the snacks. "What do you want?" Jason asked her. "Popcorn and a small soda." Rea remarked. The same girls Raven saw before were now staring at Jason.

As they past them she could hear their whispers. "She's so lucky," One of them whispered. This made Raven cringe. Why would they think she would fall for a guy like him? They went inside the theater and sat practically in the middle row. The lights went dim.

45 min. Later

Jason kept almost falling asleep and Raven just kept fiddling with her fingers. The movie was boring to them (Probably because both didn't scare easy). Just then Jason got an idea to amuse him for a while. He didn't want to leave because he thought Raven was enjoying herself. X looked up what little popcorn he had left. He picked up a couple carnals and pegged them at the guy sitting a couple seats in front of him. "Aw!" the man yelled. Jason chuckled at this and threw some more. Raven noticed after the third time.

"What are you doing?" she snapped. "This movie is boring. I need something to entertain myself before I die." He remarked while continuing to throw popcorn at the man. "Stop. You're gonna get us kicked out. It's boring but I like to finish what I start." She whispered harshly. They didn't see the man make his way up to Jason's seat. "Well-" He was cut off by the man snatching him up by his shirt. He brought Jason out to the aisle.

"You little punk!" he said as he pulled his fist back. "You better not do that," Jason warned. The man paid no attention. Raven got up to save X's life (again) but it was too late. The man swung forward. Red X slipped out of his shirt like butter. He kicked upward and hit the built man in his stomach. The man fell to the ground. X grabbed his shirt and Raven's hand and ran out the theater.

They ran out side and then stopped to catch their breath. "What…the…hell…were you…thinking?" Raven said between breaths. Jason just started laughing. "You have to admit that was pretty funny. He wasn't expecting that," he laughed. "Are you crazy?" she cried. "Com' on. You know you want to laugh." He said as he met her eyes. She stared into them for while. They were a majestic mixture of green and blue. She then let out a smile but quickly pushed it away. Stop. There's no way you could be enjoying yourself. She thought.

"Wow," he said in a low sweet tone. "What?" she question, looking at him in confusion. "You have a beautiful smile." He said with no hesitation. Why don't you do it more often?" He said. "I have my reasons." She said regaining her composure. He smiled at her and she turned away in a blush. Stop. Stop. Stop. She screamed in her head. He chuckled again. "Is thee Raven actually blush-" He was cut off by the man from the theater bursting out the door. "You!" he yelled from a distance. Raven and Jason took off and jumped on the bike. X sped off and left the man in the dust.

At the Tower

He stopped in front of the tower. "Thanks for the night." Raven said while getting off the bike. "It was actually kinda…fun." She said with hesitation. "No problem," He began, "Maybe we can do it again some time?" he asked with a puppy dog look on his face. "I don't think that be a good idea. Have you forgotten that I'm a Titan and you're a villain?" she asked with no emotion what so ever. "Well… I mean we could keep sayin' I'm an old friend." She looked at him in almost pity. "Really Ja-, Red X it would be best if we didn't get close."

He grabbed her and gently spun her around. A whole bunch of horrible things flashed before her eyes…dark days…screams…and lots of other stuff Raven couldn't make out. She took her hand away because she couldn't bear it anymore. He gave her a confused look. "Here's where I live…in case you change your mind." X handed her a napkin with writing on it. "How do you know I won't show this to the others?" she inquired. He smiled and simply replied, "I know you won't." Jason hopped on his bike and sped off.

Inside

When Raven opened the door she was swarmed by three figures. "Is he here?" asked Terra. "I don't see him," answered Bumble Bee. "Glorfulblong," Starfire began to pout. "Nice to see you too," Raven said sarcastically. She went and sat on the couch next to Robin. "How was your date?" questioned Beastboy teasingly. "It wasn't a date," She retorted while shooting him a dirty look, "We were just…catching up on old times." "When'd you met him?" questioned Robin. "When I was young and first came to earth." She shot back defensively. "Is he taken?" Terra asked. "Have you forgotten about me completely?" BB asked angered. "I'm just curious," She said innocently. How old is he?" asked Speedy interrupting their fight. "What am I being interrogated!" Raven yelled. She then teleported to her room. Raven laid on her bed and fell asleep.