Raven Robin...
Okay, I'll admit, I ain't exactly a Raven Robin supporter. But, thanks to Nightlark, I kinda like it. I can understand it, as she can understand RobStar. A reason why we're friends. Anyways, I'm sorry I can't write it as well as she can. The poems are mine, I wrote them, just FYI. Now, on wit it!
Titans Tower...
A beauty of a woman if ever anyone saw, Raven stood, peering out into the night. She thought of all they'd been through. Then she saw Robin. He seemed unaffected by everything. Slade. Shrugged him off after a while. Trigon? Please, he forgot about him faster than anyone else. Doom Patrol? Just another threat no longer a threat. He was the ultimate warrior.
Yet, he hid so much pain. So... much. She had seen inside his mind. She saw his parents falling... farther and farther. Crowds roared, but to Dick Grayson, there was no sound, or time, as they hit they ground.
When he had been with Batman, too many beatings, bad guys, mental torments, and such to count. The Joker shot him, but he survived due to the communicator he had over his heart. Two-Face violently beat him while Batman could do nothing but watch. Finally, Batman made him leave.
So Raven called him to Jump City. The Justice League would have nothing to do with her or her father. Cyborg, Beastboy, and the alien Starfire came. So, they joined as a team. The Teen Titans.
Over time, Raven had grown to find Robin and she were a lot alike. Close to the same personailites. Poor lives. And she found him attractive. She had grown to love the teenage boy. He was the most precious thing to her. Take her home, take her soul, take her, but never take her Robin.
Titans Island, Shore...
Robin, the great detective, was definitely one of the dumbest smart people you will ever find. He had fallen, quite some time ago, for the empath. Yet, he never exhibited anything but concern or happiness for her. Nothing more. Yet he felt so much more for Raven Roth. So much more.
He looked out in the water. He recalled a few poems he had read. Hmph. Poetry was typically a Raven thing. Nonetheless, he had delved into it. He found a few that reflected how he felt.
Calming lakes and rapid streams
The beautiful sea he peered into often.
In the light, the water gleams
The moonlight shone onto it, giving it a romantic light.
Into it whispered-
How often he had prayed, how often he whispered...
Our hopes and dreams
He had nothing but hopes and dreams that Raven returned his feelings of love so pure.
Another one came to mind. It wasn't about the water, like the previous one, but it fit.
The dark and long flight
Through the powerful night
Of the raven, a beautiful bird
For a description of it
There is no word
Yet there is another
Almost like a brother
They have a special bond
Of each other, they are fond
Love is the strongest link in the chain
Of all their bonds, that had the most gain
But which one will be the one to say the word?
The shy raven, or the courageous red bird?
Of all the poems he had read, that hit him the most. It seemed so, well, fitting.
Titans Tower...
Raven peered out the window, watching the former Boy Wonder sit out on the rocks. He looked so peaceful. Yet, she received a feeling of chaos from him. Disorder and mind-tearing anxiety rampaged him. She let down her hood, letting her violet hair sway in the wind. Her amethyst eyes gazed at the detective, full of concern.
So, Raven decided to go down to him. She floated up, and flew down to see what was troubling Robin. Possibly even what she could do to help what's ailing him to cease.
Titans Island, Shore...
"Hey Raven," Robin said, before the empath even touched the ground.
"No wonder you were partners with Batman so long," Raven said, smiling slightly. Robin winced at the name. He left Batman on not-so-good terms.
"Anyone can tell when someone's out with them. And since Star's off having a good time at the fair, I knew it was you," Robin explained. He was lying like a dog. He only said her name because that was the person he most hoped it to be.
"...true," Raven said, sitting down beside him.
Their hair fluttered lightly in the wind. Raven's eyes almost glittered in the light of the pale moon.
"Why do you always keep on your mask?" Raven asked.
"It's who I am. The mask is Robin. Robin is the mask," he said, gazing out into the sea.
"I'd like to be with Richard for a night," Raven said under her breath.
Robin gazed into the full moon. It shone down with a brilliant radiance. The water, all calm and still, reflected it perfectly. He peered over and looked into the water nearby. He saw himself and Raven. It was a perfect night.
Robin was struck with an idea. He picked up a rock and, while Raven was distracted, threw it a nearby rock. It bounced off and hit him near the eye. He faked a cry of pain and leaned over a bit covering his face with his hands, already having ripped a part of the mask himself.
"What happened?" Raven asked, surprised.
"I dunno. Something hit me," Robin said, uncovering his face. His mask, having had a bit of the edges ripped, fell to the rock surface.
Amethyst eyes met cerulean pools as Raven gazed at Robin.
"Richard-" she began.
"Dick. Everyone calls me Dick," Robin corrected, smiling.
"I now wonder why you keep your mask on all the time. Your eyes are so beautiful. Yet so sad," Raven said, leaning over a bit.
"I can tell you how to fix that," Robin said, leaning over and closing the gap, then sliding his arm around her.
"You-?" Raven got out before Robin silenced her with a kiss.
Birds of a feather indeed. The raven and robin. So different, yet so alike. These two now binded eternally, by an unbreakable force... we know of as love.