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Story of the Birds:
Robin and Raven
It had been a few weeks since Robin announced that he and Starfire were no longer together. Tensions between the two had eased, but the relationship they had prior to this ordeal would possibly never be restored. Though Robin loved Starfire, he had his heart set on another. A person whose soul was just like his. Their desire to serve a purpose for the rest of the city just as strong. That person was Raven.
Obviously, due to his consideration for her, allotted Raven time to get her emotions under control. He realized it would take a while, but he was hoping it wouldn't be too long. However, if it meant Raven would be ready someday, waiting for him, he could wait a lifetime.
Meanwhile, Raven was trying to control her feelings as quickly as possible, as she didn't want to keep Robin too long. She was surprised that he even allowed her time. His patience always amazed her. She hoped that he wouldn't be disappointed if it took longer than expected.
Mainly, her day composed of eight two-hour sessions of meditation, uninterrupted, of course. However, the sudden tsunami of crime that seemed to befall Jump City rarely allowed for so much time spent at the tower, which was prolonging the time it would take to chorale her emotions. It was not the prolonged amount of time that worried her though. It was the sudden crime wave that overtook her city. It was just too suspicious.
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All five Titans were in the common room within 10 seconds of hearing their alarm. Robin, of course, was already at the main console to determine who was causing the latest trouble. Raven knew by the look on his face who it was before he said it. Of course, the mind reading helped too. "It's Slade," Raven and Robin said in unison. With that, Robin looked up, but continued to explain the situation. "He's in the warehouse district down by the pier. Let's go."
Hearing that name always made the Titans cringe, despite their powers and strengths. Whenever Slade was involved, the situation would be horrible, whether it was what he did as a criminal or how Robin obsessed over him. Either way, they all knew there was trouble.
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The Titans arrived at the scene quite quickly, hoping to prevent the rest of the city from experiencing the anguish the warehouse district had began to feel. Two warehouses were on fire, and the Titans figured it was too late to deal with whatever inventory might be in those two burning buildings. Mainly, they were focused on the source of the problem, who was standing in between the two buildings.
"What do you want Slade," Robin asked, as he always did. "I can't simply enjoy the company of the Teen Titans?" Slade asked, lacking the innocence necessary to pull off a sarcastic comment like that. "Don't you think it's parasitic to enjoy people's company when they don't enjoy yours," Raven asked, attempting to ruffle his feathers, so to speak. "We're not the Teen Titans anymore either," Beast Boy replied, trying to find a way to become part of this conversation. "Please friends, why do we bother doing the talking? Should we not defeat him?" Starfire said, pulling everyone back into reality. "Starfire's right. Let's end this. Titan's GO!" Robin yelled, commencing the battle.
Immediately, Starfire began, flying above Slade and firing starbolts at him. However, what came next took everyone by surprise: Slade fired starbolts right back. Of course bewildered by the fact that Slade had just fired starbolts, Starfire was caught off guard. A starbolt hit her and sent her flying several yards. Resilient as she was, it would be a few minutes before she dared to get back up.
"He appears to be able to copy attacks fired on him," Cyborg yelled, trying to inform the others before they got hurt. "No duh, dude," Beast Boy yelled as Slade chased him away as a rhino. "Everyone, try hand to hand, unless you are in dire circumstances," Raven said, trying to save the remaining members.
All three approached Slade, as he was crouched over Beast Boy's unconscious form. Cyborg was the first one to make a move, and he punched Slade. Unfortunately, this did not faze him, and he simply kicked Cyborg away. However, Robin decided it was time to apply some very painful, and even deathly martial arts skills to the situation. Attempting to at least knock him out, Robin jumped up and delivered the equivalent to a crane kick to the back of Slade's head. Though this knocked Slade over, he was standing over Beast Boy, and falling onto him would cause Beast Boy immense pain, as he probably had a few broken ribs. So, in an effort to protect him, Raven shielded him, using her powers. Unfortunately, that made her susceptible to whatever Slade decided was fit. Raven knew how devious her powers were, and was not expecting what followed. Slade seemed to become gleeful as he picked up a pile of heavy concrete and wood debris and dropped it on top of Raven from behind.
"RAVEN!" Robin shouted. "My, my. Dear boy, you have just revealed more than you know." Feeling this was adequate information, especially for the fact that he spoke only a few words, Slade disappeared, leaving the team to try to collect themselves.
Robin ran to where Raven was buried under the pile, desperately trying to dig, to free her from the dusty ruins. Cyborg had risen in time to see Slade attack Raven, but had decided to make sure Beast Boy and Starfire were okay, as Robin was tending to Raven. When he saw that they were okay, he ran to Raven's side, where both Starfire and BB followed.
Cyborg realized Raven was unconscious the second he looked over at the scene. So as a smart medically gifted person would do, he took her vitals. What he found was that she had an irregularly fast paced heart beat. However, he couldn't get much more, as Robin was carrying his patient to the T-car.
"We need to get her to the tower as quick as we can," Robin said, staring at Raven's unconscious form. "I can fly with her," Starfire said, trying to help. "No, Star. Robin's right. We don't know the extent of her injury and flying might just make it worse," Cyborg confirmed as he started the car. Beast Boy and Starfire took to the sky, feeling sorry that they couldn't help more. Robin revved up the R-cycle, feeling guilty that he couldn't protect her. Cyborg started for the Tower with an unconscious Raven sprawled across the back seat, realizing he might have to meet a deadline.
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When Cyborg arrived, Robin already had the infirmary prepped, and was waiting in the sparse room. Cyborg gently placed her down, taking her vitals again. However, from the look of things, her injuries were much worse than just an irregular heartbeat.
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After Cyborg finished examining her, he immediately told Robin. "Besides a few broken ribs," he said as he was staring over at her floating from, "she is perfectly fine. She was just knocked unconscious from the impact of the concrete," Cyborg said to a somewhat worried Robin. However, with this piece of information, he was certainly much happier. Well, as happy as he could be.
"Do we know how long she'll be out for?" Robin asked, as if pleading with his eyes. "I can't be certain but it will probably be a day or two. She got hit pretty hard," he replied. This news seemed to lower his spirits a bit. "Should we keep surveillance on her?" Robin was obviously very worried. "That would probably be a good idea," Cyborg replied, trying his best not to disclose the fact that Raven may have internal bleeding. Yes, Robin was his leader, and he should know, but he would only become very anxious, and that would help no one. Besides, Raven was in her healing trance, and if she did have internal bleeding, she would fix it.
"I'll take first shift then," Robin offered, trying his best to deal with the guilt by watching her every move. "Alright, but it's an eight hour shift, and you can't leave, even if there's trouble," he told Robin, trying to get him to keep from dwelling on his anger. "That's fine," Robin replied. Cyborg had not expected him to agree to those terms, and was taken aback when he did. However, Robin obviously really wanted to do this.
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Robin began his shift at 12:00 on the dot. He was punctual. He hated being late. Whenever he was late, he had always missed something important. Therefore he avoided being late at all costs, especially in this case.
Without anyone else there, Robin realized just how cold the room was. It was cold as in temperature cold, but standoffish, if a room could be that way. The walls were barren, and the only noise was the beeping of several monitors.
Sick of staring at the nothingness of the room, Robin turned his attention to the lavender haired beauty that was unconscious on the bed. How could I have let this happen to you, he thought. Robin was one for wallowing in his emotions. If he were angry, he would dwell on that anger until he felt better. That would probably only happen when Raven was awake and healthy.
Now that there was no one watching, he looked over at Raven. When she's unconscious, he thought, she look's so somber. Raven's hair was strewn about the pillow and her mouth turned downward in a frown. I suppose I wouldn't be too happy either if I were unconscious, he added, slightly chuckling at such a stupid comment. However, he stopped chuckling at the next thing he heard.
I'm not unhappy, genius; I'm just not awake to put an even bigger frown on my face. Robin knew that was most certainly not him speaking, or rather, thinking. Raven? he questioned, unsure if he was just making this up. Yes, even though I am unconscious our bond is still active. Honestly I'm just trying to develop enough strength to wake up, she replied, explaining everything he needed to know. I thought I'd lost you. Cyborg said you have a few broken ribs, but you probably already healed those, right? I guess so, because I can't feel it, she replied.
Eager to wake up, Raven tried to muster all the strength she had. It took a half hour or so, but she finally woke up. She instantly sat up and looked around until she found Robin. When she did, she approached the chair he was sitting in, and embraced him. "Thank you for watching over me," she said, apparently grateful. Robin did his best to hide his guilt from her, and apparently it worked. Either that, or she was ignoring it.
"I'm ready. Everything is under control, and I realized there is no time to spare. Any of us could be killed in a matter of moments, and I don't want to waste my time. I'm ready to love," exclaimed, seemingly prepared for whatever might come their way. To finish off the moment, Robin kissed Raven, both of them engrossed in the other. When they broke the kiss, Robin said, "There is time AFTER you get some rest." Raven smiled and decided to share the chair with Robin as she laid her head down on his shoulder and drifted to sleep. This couldn't get any better, they thought in unison as both of them fell asleep.
How was that? Was it good? I have another story idea, but it would be an AU fic. I'll tell you more about it next chapter, maybe. I like reviews, thank you!