The first few days after Robin and Starfire had officially become a couple were the worst. It seemed the two were intent on rubbing it in the other Titans faces as much as they could during every single moment. During breakfast, Starfire just had to share with Robin a delicacy from Tamaran that would "strengthen their love", and of course Robin just had to let her feed it to him. Or after combat training, Robin would apologize if he'd hit her too hard, giving her a hug as consolation (which Starfire would return ten fold, nearly breaking Robin's back).

Raven, of course, was annoyed with how chummy they were being from the get-go. She didn't say anything because for one thing, it wasn't her place to tell them how to handle their relationship, and two, she could avoid Robin and Starfire if she put a little bit of effort into doing so. It wasn't exactly uncommon for Raven to not come out of her room unless she was needed for something specific, or for her to skip meals and eat on her own because she was busy meditating or reading and didn't want to leave her room.

After day four, even Beastboy and Cyborg were starting to get fed up with their act. During one day when they were all sitting on the couch (Raven had been there first, but then the others had come out and joined her), Robin and Starfire were cuddling whilst everyone watched TV. Then, Starfire got up to leave, and Robin playfully begged her not to go.

"Jeez Robin, never pegged you as the needy type!" Cyborg grinned, leaning back against the sofa.

Beastboy chuckled. "Oh Starfire, how I couldn't bear to be away from you for even a single moment!" He said in a falsetto voice, falling down to the ground dramatically. "Please, I can't live without you!"

Cyborg laughed out loud, whilst Robin sputtered. "I don't act like that!" He said, his face turning red. Beastboy continued to mock him, while Cyborg joined in, pretending to act like Starfire. "Guys, cut it out. Seriously, we don't do that. Right, Raven?" Robin asked.

Raven had been trying not to pay attention, honestly. However, it was kind of hard to ignore how accurately Beastboy and Cyborg were portraying the boy blunder and his girlfriend. Even so, when Robin asked her opinion she was inclined to give it. "You two are being a little obnoxious." She stated plainly in a monotone voice, hiding her true emotions from the others. "We'd all appreciate it if you could tone it down, or at least wait till we leave the room before you two start acting all lovey-dovey."

Before Robin or the others could say anything, she closed her book and stood, leaving the room. She'd said what she needed to say; there was no reason for her to stay there any longer. Anger wanted her to let loose and tell Robin how she really felt, so now she'd have to go meditate to dull her emotions again.

It seemed that whenever she wanted to read outside of her room, something would happen to force her back into it.

That had been three weeks ago, and it seemed Robin and Starfire had taken their advice. Now, whenever the others were around they did tone the romance down to a tolerable enough level. Truthfully she hadn't thought Robin of all people would be the type of person to act all mushy with a girlfriend, but it just served as a testament to how little she actually knew him. Funny, how even after going into his mind she still couldn't understand him.

Raven was rarely around to be bothered by it. She spent most of her free time in her room reading spell books, or on the roof meditating. However, no matter what she did or how dedicated she was to her task, she couldn't seem to stop her mind from wandering to Robin.

Every now and then, just for a moment, she'd imagine Robin holding her close with his arms around her stomach, holding her while she read. There were a variety of daydreams she often had over the past few weeks; Robin and her laughing while watching the sunset, Robin making sure she was okay after a rough day or an argument with one of the other Titans, or of her and Robin watching a movie, with Robin pretending he was sleepy so he could pull her closer to him.

All those thoughts and images would last for a fleeting moment, before disappearing like a drop of water in the rain.

Raven knew the source for all those thoughts; Happy. It was doing what it would normally do, what it had done before Tokyo. And when it had first started dreaming of Robin, of a future with Robin, she didn't try to stop it because it did leave her happy. But now… it just left a sour taste in her mouth. She couldn't do anything without Happy trying to distract her with thoughts of Robin.

Raven was on the roof, sitting in the floating lotus position as she chanted, trying to access Nevermore.

"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos… Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos… Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos…"

Slowly, the outside world faded away, and darkness surrounded her. When she opened her eyes again, the sunlight and blue skies had been replaced with dim, far away stars and a cold, biting wind.

Raven was in Nevermore. Without the use of her mirror, it was much easier for her meditation to be interrupted and the connection to Nevermore dropped. Hopefully, no one would come up to the roof and try talking to her.

As Raven continued to focus in the material world, she willed Happy to manifest in front of her in her mind. Sometimes the other emotions would appear as well (sometimes they'd already be present when she entered Nevermore), but none of the others could be seen. It was probably for the best; if Raven had to deal with all her emotions at once things would take longer than she wanted them to.

As she continued to float, a cloak rustling caused her to look up.

"What's up, big sis?" Happy asked, grinning wildly and waving. "Want to hear a joke? Or maybe you wanna tell one!"

"I came here to tell you to stop." Raven said as she lowered her hood.

"Stop? I can't 'stop', I'm a part of you!" Happy laughed, and Raven rolled her eyes. "Besides, if Anger and Jealousy weren't being such big grumpy pants I wouldn't have to do anything in the first place!" Happy giggled again.

"They're like that because of you. It's impossible for us to move on because you won't stop thinking of Robin." Raven replied.

"I can't stop thinking of him, he makes me happy! Get it? Because I'm your happiness?" Happy laughed again, doubling over as she clutched her stomach.

"You're wrong." Raven muttered. "Once, that was true. The idea of the two of us together made everyone happy. But those were just dreams, nothing more. Now that he's with Starfire, he can never make us happy. Not the way I want him to make me happy. And I can't let go of my feelings for him if you keep distracting me."

Happy pursed her lips and tilted her head to the side. "So what am I supposed to do? I don't get the same kind of exhilaration from books that I get from Robin." She twirled about in the air, clasping her hands behind her head as she sighed dreamily.

"You need to stop."

Happy descended to the ground, and from the look on her face it was evident she was confused. "I… don't get it." She admitted after a moment.

"Right now, I need you to go away for awhile." Raven stated firmly. "Just like you did when we left Azarath. Every time you influence me, Anger influences me ten times worse. Maybe with time, after I've come to terms with everything, you can come back. But for now… you need to stop."

Happy frowned. She opened her mouth, only to close it after a moment, her words lost to the air.

"Okay." She said a minute later. "If that's what you think is best, I can't stop you. I just wish things didn't have to be this way." Nodding, Happy closed her eyes and exhaled slowly. Her cloak flapped about lightly, and when Raven blinked she was just gone, vanished into whatever darkness her emotions were tied to.

"I know. Azar knows, I wish things didn't have to be like this either." Raven muttered. "But there's nothing I can do." She stood there for several moments, unsure what to do next. 'It's probably getting late.' Raven thought to herself. "I should start getting ready for bed.'

Now that her business in Nevermore was concluded, Raven stopped her chanting and lowered her legs to the ground. The sun didn't look like it would set for a few more hours. She didn't have any plans for the next few days, so she could pick up her novel tomorrow where she left off today.

Sighing, she headed to the entrance to the roof and went down the flight of stairs. Since her room was on the floor two stories below the roof, it didn't take long to reach her room. However, she did pass by Cyborg as she walked through the hallways.

"Yo, Raven. Dinners ready, you gonna come eat with us?" He asked, putting a hand on her shoulder so she'd turn around.

Raven shook her head. "No, I'm gonna turn in for the day."

"Already? It's barely six…" He asked, looking at her with concern.

"Yeah… I'm just tired that's all." Raven reassured him, turning around and continuing the walk to her room.

"Alright then. We'll put your dish in the fridge, alright?" Cyborg called after her.

She kept walking, but turned her head to look back as she nodded, letting him know that that was fine. Opening the door to her room, she took off her cloak and tossed it to the side, where it fell on her desk chair. Walking over to her window and glancing out across the bay to Jump City, Raven closed the blinds. She moved across the room and laid down on her bed, not bothering to pull the covers up over herself.

Raven lay there in the dark, staring at the ceiling for a few hours before she fell asleep.

~Hollow~

A/N

Hopefully this isn't too angsty or OOC for the main three Titans. I'm really good with chill fics or fluff fics, but I wanted to write something with a more serious tone for a bit. Trying to write something dramatic without having a villain is actually a little hard. Let me know what you think.