[1 Month Later]

Jason paced his room, trying to decide on how to try and ask his crush on a date. He stopped once again in front of his mirror, trying to puff up a bit.

"Hey, Rae...ven", he started, but faltered immediately, remembering she didn't like that nickname. He grunted, starting again. "Hi, Raven. I was wondering if... perhaps... you can say no if you like, but would you accompany me to..." He let out a frustrated groan. "Stop becoming so formal, you fool, they don't talk like that here...

"Raven, would you like to see a movie with me? Just the two of us? Does this sound creepy? Yeah, that sounds creepy. Not gonna do that.

"You. Me. Dinner for two. How does that sound? That sounds like I'm a douchebag... yeah, no.

"Hey, Raven, if you want, I hear they're doing some readings at that cafe you really like. We could go, you can get your favorite tea, I could get... something... I don't know what they serve... so I'll probably just... stand here awkwardly and try to give a friendly smile."

One toothy, nervous grin later...

"... I really shouldn't smile when my teeth are pointed like that..."

No matter his attempts at practicing, he couldn't get his act right. He couldn't relax, he couldn't think about what he was saying without finding something wrong, and he certainly wasn't making it easy on himself. Finally, after practicing for fifteen minutes, he groaned again, slumping over to his bed.

"How hard is it to say?" he muttered to himself. "'Raven, would you go out with me?' How is it so hard to just say that?! Why am I working myself up over this crap?!" He grabbed his pillow and covered his face, letting out a frustrated roar that was barely muffled. He then threw it to the other side of the room, as if it was a foul tasting piece of trash. "I need some air..."

The dragon stepped out, heading for the roof so he could get some sun. The entire walk, his thoughts were clouded with doubt and worry; despite his assurance that he could pull it off, the idea of even attempting a relationship with the empath was quite a frightening thing for him. There was the fact that he could be banished, and if he did, that pretty much guaranteed his sister the spot as the next Grand Light.

But... what he feared more, to his own surprise... was the rejection. Perhaps it was because of how alone he felt, having never felt a romantic love for another. Or perhaps it was because Raven wasn't like any girl he met, mortal or dragon. Whatever the case... the possibility of her saying no had him utterly terrified.

He found himself on the roof, the sun shining high in the sky. He let out a soft sigh, sitting on the edge of the tower again as he got into the familiar meditative stance. To him, it was second nature at this point. Granted, he still wasn't perfect at it, but he felt that meditating would help him figure out this maelstrom in his heart. So, with another soft breath, he began his mantra, focusing on the problem at hand as he meant to solve this alone.

It didn't take long, though, for him to be joined. With the dragon being so focused on his meditation, he didn't notice when Raven joined him. She phased through the roof, blinking as she adjusted to the light before turning to him.

There he is! Bravery said. Go talk to him!

He's preoccupied, Raven thought back, tempted to go back into her room. Maybe this is a bad time.

He always makes time for us, Knowledge pointed out. You could simply wait for him to finish his meditation, if you don't wish to interrupt him.

I shouldn't trouble him with stuff like this, Raven decided. I'm going back to my room.

Coward! Bravery taunted. What, are you going to run from him every day now?

I think that might be a good idea... Timid chimed in.

Since when are you so bold? Brave asked Timid.

Since I like him just as much, was the shy reply.

That clinched it for the empath. As she hovered there, trying not to attract his attention, he stirred out of his meditation saying, "I know you're there, Raven. Do you wish to join me?"

Busted! Better talk to him now! Bravery cackled.

Quiet you, Raven scolded, before walking over. "I would, thanks. Mind if I ask what you were meditating on?" she asked.

"I was meditating on someone I have grown to like ... a lot," he admitted with a blush.

Raven's empathy kicked into overdrive as she sensed his hesitation.

"You like someone here? That would mean either Starfire or myself, unless there are gay dragons?" she supposed.

"No gay dragons," Solor said, shaking his head, "As they cannot reproduce, the Circle would never give their blessing on such a union. And, if there were, they would probably go into voluntary exile as opposed to the utter shame of having their names erased from the rolls and worse."

"I see," Raven said, "Are you having difficulty in figuring out the right words to say? I heard that roar you let out in my mind."

"Damn," he said, "Yeah, the girl I want to ask out has me all mixed up and I cannot figure out the words to say without looking like a douchebag or ...what was that word Starfire called Beast Boy a while back?"

"A klorbag? The loose translation is a fool or an idiot."

"That's the one," he admitted.

"Maybe this person wants you to just simply ask without jumping through a lot of hoops?" Raven asked.

"Oh, so I should just say 'Would you like to go out with me?'" Jason asked.

"Yes, I would," Raven said, "I would ... like that very much." Jason's jaw hit the floor. He blinked several times, his face slowly turning a dark red, before he sputtered.

"Y-y-you tricked me!" he called out, mock glaring. "Ch-cheater! You used your powers to sense my feelings!"

"And your point?" Raven responded, her own face blushing and betraying the embarrassment she felt. "If I left you to your own devices, you'd probably take another month before you even got the courage to ask me out."

"Th-that's not the point! I was supposed to confess my feelings of my own volition, not have them coerced out of me!"

"So, do you want to try again?"

"For Oblivion's sake, I can't! It won't have the same effect now!" He huffed, crossing his arms as he pouted. "Since you already said 'yes', you have to accept the date now for what it is. That's what you get for cheating."

Raven couldn't help the small smile that played on her lips. "Can't really say that I feel like I'm getting punished here."

"Well, of course not... I'm not gonna take it back when it's what I've wanted to ask for a while now."

"Before we do, though... what about your laws?" Raven asked. "Isn't it illegal for a dragon and a human to fall in love?"

"Well... that's where your bloodline comes in", Solor stated. "It seems that your powers are very similar to the members of the Dark Clan... so it is very possible that you have dragon ancestors, which would be a one in a million chance for us to actually be able to keep a steady relationship." He didn't have the heart to say that he knew who her father was; considering it was probably a secret she intended to keep, he didn't want to call her out on it. "If it's true, then I might be able to convince the Circle to allow me to keep my status in Lair."

"And if I'm not, and you get banished?" Raven asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Well, no one's going to find out", he said, giving her a smile. "I'm certain Cyborg can create a device to hide your identity when we go out, and I have the ability to change my human form. As long as Mally doesn't find out about it, we're in the clear."

"And your brother?"

"He won't tell a soul. Trust me."

Raven debated the information she just gained in her head, letting it mull around for a bit. Meanwhile, her emotions were egging her on for not just immediately accepting the date, until finally her heart won out. "Then where are we gonna go?"

For a moment, Solor raised his finger, his mouth open and about to give her the plan, when he realized he didn't have one and deflated slightly. "That... I hadn't decided yet. I was still trying to figure out how to ask you on a date instead of where we were going." He tapped his index fingers again, looking up at her. "I know there's a reading going on at one of the cafes you like... perhaps we could just go there and have something light to eat and a drink... something small to start out?"

I had no idea that terrifying beasts known for destruction and gold hoarding could look so adorable in a human form, Knowledge chimed in.

He remembered what we like! Happy squealed, dancing happily in Raven's mind. We should totally go!

And it's in a comfortable place that we know well... he's trying not to make it awkward for us, Timid noted.

I think we're in agreement here, Rae! Say yes! Brave cheered on.

"I think... that sounds nice", she confirmed, giving him a smile. "I'll see about Cyborg making a disguise for me. If not, I think I can get away in just walking in civvies. Should I be ready in an hour or so?"

Jason, not expecting her to take to the idea so easily, only nodded dumbly. Once Raven teleported out of sight, he got up, making a beeline straight for his brother's room, praying to the first Edward could help him out.

Edward, meanwhile, was catching up on some reading when there was a rather frantic knock on his door.

"Enter, S'il vous plaît," Edward said.

Jason came in and said, "Well...guess what?"

"You finally asked Raven out?" was the reply. He chuckled at Jason's gobsmacked reaction.

"Brother," Edward said, "calm yourself. It's been rather obvious you're interested in her to the point that even Beast Boy has noticed how you act around her outside of missions. What happened?"

Jason told him everything, getting a huge burst of laughter from Edward when Jason told him that he was tricked.

"Raven's crafty," Edward said when he calmed down (mainly due to the "If a glare could kill" look from Jason), "I gotta give her some respect for that move. But, she has not been the most guarded with her emotions, either. Her emoticlones have been in an uproar the last few weeks. Now, they are all excited, even her Timid emoticlone."

Edward had figured out that she has personified her emotions to keep her sanity due to not being allowed to actively feel already, so, he merely shrugged at the realization and moved on.

"She's been waiting for you to ask her out and, I suppose, she had to resort to tricking you," Edward surmised.

"What do you want to know, though?"

Jason frowned that he wasn't able to share the good news himself, but he shrugged it off. "I asked her to one of the cafes she likes to frequent, and she said yes... and I'm completely out of my element here. I need advice... or at the very least, some encouragement. You know that romance is definitely not one of my strong suites."

Edward said, "Well, you will be able to tell the rest of the team, if that's any consolation to my guessing, just be ready to get a hug from Starfire as she will forget you do not like to be hugged. This time, please, for her sake, accept it graciously.

"Next, just treat Raven the way she would enjoy. She's not a possession to claim, but, someone you want to get to know better. Let things happen slowly and naturally. Yes, she will sometimes pre-empt you due to her powers. Her empathy is not something that can be turned on or off anymore than mine can.

"From what I know about our young empath is that she will also be out of her element and allowing herself to show more than a passing interest and definitely allowing herself to feel, even a little bit is pretty rare.

"I would certainly encourage this on both of your parts, brother, and looking long term ... if you claim each other as mates and we can get the Circle to bless it, I would love calling her my sister-in-law."

"What about Maldriin? If she finds out, she will tell her mother," Jason asked.

"I think she will be OK with this," Edward said hopefully, "She's too focused on landing me as a mate, so, maybe at some point, a double-date might be in order. I have a hunch that if I asked her nicely to keep this from the Circle for a while, she might agree. I'll find out."

The younger brother nodded, getting a good idea of what to do. "... thank you. I'll tell the others later... I think it's too early to celebrate when I haven't even gone on the first date yet. I'd better start getting ready... we leave in about 50 minutes." He moved to leave, but paused, looking back at Edward. "And... how long has she known that I liked her?"

"About three days after you confessed to me", Edward said with a chuckle, which grew into a loud bark of laughter as Jason walked off, wondering why she didn't just talk to him sooner if she knew from the beginning.

Edward smiled as he got out his cell phone and pulling his contacts, scrolled down to "Mally".

"Hello, Edward," she said, a smile in her voice.

"Hi, Mally," Edward said, "I need to ask you something and possibly a favor."

"Sure thing!" she replied.

"If a full dragon happens to become romantically interested in someone with a dragon heritage or a part dragon, is that forbidden under the Breed Traitor Act?"

There was a pause as the question threw the young dragoness.

"Good question, Kiinnum," she replied, "Would you be asking for Filkiin? It's been pretty obvious during my visits that he's feeling something towards this Raven, even to me. That's why I'm asking.

"There may be that loophole IF we are 100% certain that she's descended from another dragon. The Circle may allow it, but, it would take a lot of convincing. You know how Grand Death is regarding bloodlines."

Edward snorted, resulting in some smoke being blown into the ventilation system, "You don't need remind me. He will be the one against it from the get-go. And, if Raven's related to the Traitor-in-Chief, it's going to be extremely hard.

"I do have a favor to ask then? Well, two favors to be honest: The first is that we need to keep this from the Circle, especially your mom for now. The second is, well...would you like to go out with me on a double-date with them?" Mally could almost imagine the intense blush on her crush's face.

Holy crap, holy crap! Did he just-?! Okay, okay, calm down Mally, the dragoness thought to herself at lightning speed. He's been living with humans for a reeeeally long time, so he's not asking for a claim, so no need to get too excited. But the fact alone that he's asking me on a date, of all things, is a really good sign... but a double date with Jason and Raven? I don't think I'm ready yet... wait! I have an idea! Mouth, don't fail me now.

"I don't know", she replied, trying to sound like the question didn't affect her. "In order to be comfortable enough to have a double date, wouldn't that require you to ask me on a normal date first?"

MOUTH, YOU HAVE FAILED ME! I SOUNDED LIKE I WASN'T INTERESTED AT ALL! NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME TO PANIC! was Mally's internal argument.

Crafty girl! Edward thought, an impressed grin forming on his face. And logical.

"You make a good argument," was his reply, "Maldriin...would you like to go out with me...on a solo date?"

Mally's jaw dropped...WWHHHHAAAATTTTTT?! He doesn't think I'm rejecting him?! HE'S INTERESTED?!

"YES!" came the very loud reply, before she quickly covered her mouth, while Edward had to pull the phone away from his ear for a moment. Mally cleared her throat, before making sure she wasn't speaking at a heightened volume. "I mean... I would love to, Edward. When did you have in mind?"

"How about tomorrow night, say, 7 PM?" Edward said, "As long as a mission with the team doesn't come up, that is." Hope I didn't just jinx it!

He had to keep himself from laughing at the initial response. That confirms her crush on me, he thought, Too soon to make a formal claim, though. But, if this does work out ... I can see myself making that claim or, if she makes the claim and proposes first...that would show all those stuck up wenches a thing or two!

"I should be free then", Mally said, barely able to contain her excitement. "And, if something does come up, I'll understand. A hero's work is never done, right?"

"Something like that", Edward responded with a chuckle. "Then... I guess I'll see you tomorrow." And, whoever pulls that stunt...will be in the ER when I am done with them!

"Sure thing. Just... text me where we're going later, and I'll make sure to look my best for the occasion", Mally said. "I mean, after all, I haven't shown off my green hair yet. I need to make sure I won't draw too much attention if we end up going somewhere on the fancy side."

"Well, I know very little about what you'd like, to be honest," Edward replied, "Tell you what? You get to pick the spot, that way, if you want to use your natural hair color, that's fine. I might look different, though. I'm already known in my current form and I don't think it's wise, yet, to been seen out on the town...But, it's up to you."

"I'm fine with just dinner and a movie," she responded, "Just no horror films! I can't stand the fake gore, it just makes my scales crawl!"

"You and me both," Edward said, "And, I have seen too many human wars with the whole blood and guts. I left England for a long time after witnessing a guy named William Wallace being tortured and killed for staging a rebellion against the King. What they did to him during and after churned my guts. Today's horror masters could have taken hints from those times. You don't want to know what they did...trust me."

"I see," she said, "You'd be a great history teacher, you know that, right?"

"Living history," Edward replied, "And how would I explain to the students that a lot of what they read in school is utterly wrong and revised to fit the writers? I can't tell them that I lived in those times. They'd run me out of the university or school."

"But, what do you like to do? Like, do you have a favorite place to eat? I know of several places in town that would happily do a high-protein meal, for example?"

"Wellll... I COULD tell you... but then where's the fun of being surprised?" Mally countered, and he could easily hear the smile on her face. "I think I should keep that to myself for now; I do need something to talk about on our date, right?"

Edward couldn't help but smile in response. "Fair enough. Then I better get to thinking... and decide whether or not I should spy on Jason's date. I may trust him to treat Raven right, but I'm sure he'd like some backup if any villains decide to interrupt them so he doesn't have to assume his hybrid form."

"Probably a good idea; those villains in your city have a terrible sense of timing", the dragoness replied with a giggle. "Then, I'll see you tomorrow, Edward. I have to go; my mom came by for a visit and she's giving me the 'get off the phone and talk to me' look. I'll tell her you said hi!"

"As well as my love and respect, Mally. I'll see you tomorrow night!" He hung up with a smile on his face.

Now, let's see the looks on the light clan's faces when they find out that the one they rejected is strong enough to take on the daughter of the Grand Life. But, I gotta worry about Grand Death...he will certainly try to prevent the Circle from giving their blessing. I must prove him wrong! I must show how the society there is growing stagnant. It's gotta change and evolve, somehow!

[Lair - Mally's home]

Lassreyth looked at Mally and smirked, "I take it you got Kiinnum's attention?"

"I did, Mother!" Mally said smiling, "He finally asked me out! He sends his greetings as well as his respect." Edward had no problems with Grand Life and always appreciated her wisdom. She along with the previous holder of Grand Life had, indeed, taught him everything he knew about his morphing ability, so, there was a healthy respect between the two.

Grand Life was happy for Mally, obviously, as she said, "I'm so proud of you. Life is finding its way, even with you two. While it is not really our way, I think that this 'dating' is a good idea." Then a frown formed on the older woman's face. "Of course, your Grandfather is not going to be happy about this..."

"Grandfather, with all due respect, can stuff it", Mally said with a huff, smoke actually puffing out of her nose. "As much as I respect him for being Grand Death, his racism is probably what caused all the hatred for hybrids in the first place. Our society is stagnating, Mother, and in human customs... that usually causes a lot of problems. Human history tells of too many ancient cultures that grew stagnant and ceased to exist as a result."

"I couldn't agree more", Grand Life said, smiling. "Our people need to evolve and adapt, but it is those that think like my father who hold us back. As much as I love him... I hope his Heir doesn't think the same as him." She walked over, patting her daughter's shoulder. "I wish I could simply ask you to be my Heir, from those words alone... but, unfortunately, you are not strong enough. Had your lot in life been different, perhaps..."

"I'm fine with not being the Heir", Mally said with a soft smile. "It gives me the opportunity to study what I please... although now I have to admit I am curious about the genealogy of many heroes in the world."

"Well, you can study them after your date", Grand Life said with a grin. "I would like to see some grandwhelps of my own before I pass on!"

That caused the young dragoness' face to turn bright red. "MOTHER!" Lassreyth merely got a good laugh at her daughter's expression.

[1 Hour Later]
[Spirited Blends Cafe]

Jason coughed a bit, adjusting the collar of his unbuttoned shirt. It was odd, seeing his skin in a different color from the normal tan, but he decided to try and fit in a bit more. Gone was the suntan he had chosen when he started living here, and gone was the golden hair; instead, he opted for a very dark brown, almost black hair and pale complexion of a goth. He didn't go all out on the fashion, wearing a simple black short-sleeved button up, and a pair of blue jeans and black sneakers. "Have to admit, I'm not used to wearing these kinds of outfits... although I can't imagine that guy over there is any more comfortable. How many spikes can one wear without accidentally hurting yourself?"

Raven smiled at the joke, taking a sip of her earl grey tea. Unfortunately for her, she wasn't able to get a proper disguise from Cyborg (though he did say he should really finish his holoring project). However, the media never got a good look at her face, since her hood was almost always up on missions, so it was hard for normal people to recognize her in her civilian clothes. She wore a dark blue tank-top and black jeans, a black bracelet adorning her left wrist. And to top off the dark look, she wore a pair of black flats.

"It's about the statement, not the comfort", she stated. "He probably has a lot of practice making sure he doesn't poke himself with his bracelets... or sleeves."

Jason chuckled a bit. "Well, I've heard the phrase, 'fashion is pain', but that's taking it to a new level." That was when a scent hit his nose, and he couldn't help but sniff again, looking around. He didn't recognize anyone, but the smell was familiar, and he figured it out right away. "So, are you aware that Edward is probably spying on us?"

"I wouldn't be surprised", Raven stated. "He's your older brother; he's probably just watching to make sure everything is alright and no villains will attack us. Are you gonna call him out?"

"Nah, let him watch", Jason replied. "If he's here as backup, it's really appreciated. Plus, that means he'll see how well I adapt to human society."

"Speaking of, I was wondering if you could tell me more about your home", Raven asked. "No one here is paying attention to what we're talking about, and if they do, they'll probably think it's just a story you're writing or something like that."

"Sure. Ask away."

Meanwhile, Edward had noted that Jason caught his scent and frowned, "I gotta find something to remove that. But, seeing how he is not reacting, means he's probably OK with it."

He was there to indeed prevent someone from ruining his brother's first date as well as for his bi-weekly report. He'd fudge things a little bit just in case and worry about any backlash from the Circle later on.

His empathic skills were put to the test, though as he kept an "ear" open for any possible problems. His real ears were tuned into the conversations around him and he heard something that caught his attention really quick.

He couldn't place the sound right away, but, a high pitched hum was heard. It was out of the range of normal human hearing, though.

His head turned, trying to home in on the source as Raven and Jason were talking. It wasn't coming from the overhead lights and Edward was puzzled.

He got up and headed for the door and as he opened it, a weapon was pointed right at his face.

"Looks like you got a stop light, there," the man said.

Edward raised an eyebrow as he recognized the man from the Titan Database.

"Dr. Light," Edward said, "What brings you to such a dark place?"

"None of your business!" was the response, "Who might you be?"

"Name's Unity," Edward said, "I cannot allow you to continue."

"Unity?" Dr. Light asked, "Never heard of you."

Edward's form shimmered as he dropped his disguise.

"Now do you recognize me, or were you in the dark too long?" Edward sneered.

"Get out of my way, or you'll be seeing the Light," Dr. Light responded.

That was the wrong thing to say as Edward morphed to his battle form with the silver scales instead of bronze. His body started to glow as the blessing of light activated and with a speed that would impress the Flash disarmed the Doctor. Light managed to get off a shot, only to see it reflect into the sky.

Dr. Light was then tossed into the wall across the alley and before he could react, Edward used his ice breath to encase Author Light into an icy shell. The guy was unable to move from the chest down.

Edward smirked as the Blessing of Light faded.

He pulled his communicator, "Unity to Robin, I've just captured Dr. Light over at the club Raven likes to visit. I figured that he should not interrupt her first outing with Solor."

"All right," Robin replied, "The police will be en route."

"Ask them to meet me at the back entrance and to bring blankets as Light is cooling his heels," Edward said with a smirk.

Robin smiled, "Good pun, even if unintended. Beast Boy is laughing."

"Glad he enjoyed it," Edward said, "I'll be inside." He morphed to his disguise, "6'1". 250 pounds, light brown hair."

"OK," Robin said, "Cyborg's relaying that information now." Robin disconnected.

Edward went back in and sure enough, Jason and Raven were still chatting away.

He went over to the waitress and said, "Get that couple over there a refill of whatever they are drinking...and give me their tab. Tell them that a mutual friend is covering their tab."

The waitress smiled and said, "Certainly, sir." She headed off to refill their drinks and to get their meal order, if they were ready for it.

They were surprised when the waitress told them that a "mutual friend" was paying their tab and pointed over towards the disguised Edward, who merely waved at them.

[Thanks... brother] Solor said with a smirk in their thoughts, as both waved.

[Guessing you picked up on my scent, huh?] Edward replied.

[Yep. Plus, I may not be empathic like you and Raven, but I recognize your wavelengths. Gotta admit, I like that Father taught me this power before I got banished.]

[You know I can hear this as well, right?] came a monotone voice in both their heads.

That got Edward to do a spit-take as he was drinking some Pepsi. Luckily, he was not facing towards the couple when that happened.

[Dang...] Edward said as the bartender handed over a rag.

[HAHA!] Jason chuckled, he was not worried about Raven being in on the "party line."

[Did you talk to Mally?] was the next question.

[Yes,] he said, [the response was favorable in more ways than one. She was very excited when I asked her out tomorrow night.]

That got Raven to do a spit take in surprise, but, she accidentally got Jason.

There was the sound of police sirens outside.

[What's going on?] Jason asked as Edward tossed him the towel and got up. Jason was grumbling at the sugary shower, though.

[Come and see,] he replied. Jason and Raven got up and followed, just as another customer said, "Check this out! The fuzz be trying to get someone out of a sheet of ice!"

Everyone headed towards the door to see the police trying to figure a way to get Dr. Light free. There was a burst of laughter as the crowd saw what was going on.

Raven took one look and her eyes narrowed, "That idiot. Let me guess, you intercepted him, Unity?"

Edward nodded, "I know Solor would have probably put the guy in the ER. Then again, he does look rather cold and will likely need a trip to the ER to warm up."

"You're right, he would have ended up there either way", Jason growled, flexing his fist a bit. "The hell was he even doing here? Planning on attacking Raven? I know he's got somewhat of a grudge against her..."

"As of right now, his motivation is unknown", Edward stated. "But, with Unity having taken him down, there won't be any more incidents while you two are out and about."

"Thank you", Raven said, a soft smile on her face. "Gotta admit... that would be a crappy way to ruin a date."

"Let's ask him, shall we?" Jason said, cracking his knuckles.

"I'll ask," Edward said, "I don't want you ruining your first date."

Edward walked over and said, "I know you've been read your rights. Now, if you want to be freed from this ice before your trip to the ER for treatment of hypothermia, I have one question to ask. Answer in a way I like, I'll ask Raven to release you from this. Refuse to answer and you can wait for this to thaw...in about 8 hours.

"Why were you here?"

"J-j-j-just to r-r-r-rob it," was the answer through chattering teeth.

Edward looked at Raven who said, "He's too cold to want to lie, Unity. He's telling the truth."

Edward nodded, "Go ahead and release him into police custody."

Raven said the mantra and a shell formed around the ice which shattered under her powers. Dr. Light fell into the waiting arms of the police and placed into the ambulance which arrived.

"Maybe," Edward said, "cooling his heels like this will get him to leave the Titans alone as well as the city."

Raven groaned at the pun...so did Solor, for that matter.

"Tough crowd... Robin liked that one", Edward said with a mock pout.

"And you decided to try one on the two Titans who don't usually crack jokes", Solor deadpanned. "I've changed my mind; please leave before I deck you."

Edward snorted, "Son...you're on your own." He left the two to their devices, steam pouring out of his ears, though.

"I think you made him mad", Raven stated.

"Don't know how, I was trying for a joke", Jason said in an exasperated tone. "I am really not good at that..."

"You can apologize to him later", Raven said. "I still have a cup of hot tea waiting in the cafe, and you were telling me about that misconception that dragons are extremely greedy for treasure."

The dragon sighed, before nodding and the two walked inside, resuming their interrupted date.