January 11, 2007 5:10 am

Richard clapped his hands in sadistic glee.

"Ok everyone! Let's get this show on the road!" Richard began with a huge grin on his face. "Now there are a few rules to this little 'sparing' match…"

"How did I end up with you?" muttered Robin darkly. Seyella only shrugged but her silver gaze was still trained on Robin's elder self.

"I don't understand why I have to fight you. This is ridiculous." complained Robin again. Seyella only shot him a look of disgust and turned back to Richard. Now Robin was getting mad.

"What do you have a crush on him or something?" he said cockily. That got her attention.

"Shut up!" she said through clenched teeth. "You don't know anything you're just a dumb kid."

Now it was Robin's turn to clench his teeth. "You shut up! You're shorter than I am!"

Hurt flashed across her face.

"I-I'm sorry!" Robin tried to backpedal.

An angry mask covered her face. She growled at him and launched herself swinging her right arm. BAM. She struck his left jaw sending him reeling backwards onto his butt.

She's faster than she looks thought Robin. I'll have to be careful.

Robin pushed himself up onto his feet and held out his hands in a silent offering of peace.

"I really am sorry." He said with a soft smile meant to melt her heart. Seyella growled at him and answered with a cocky voice that infuriated him to no end.

"What's wrong Bird Brain? Don't you want to fight me? Or are you scared!" Robin clenched his fists in anger and flung himself through the air at her. His arm went back preparing to swing and he swung it forward hard.

Yes! Thought Robin There's no way she'll dodge this!

The next instant Robin was flying through empty air on course to go off the side of the roof.

Shhiiitt! He thought his eyes widened.

Suddenly he found himself lying on his stomach on the roof relatively unsplattered. Seyella's laughter rang in his ears as he tried to figure out what had happened.

"You can't beat me, Bird Brain!" Seyella laughed again. "You can't even touch me! I'm undefeatable!"

Robin shakily pushed himself into a kneeling position and used the back of his glove to wipe away the little dribble of blood that was leaking from his mouth.

"Then why are you even here?" He muttered. "If you're so damn undefeatable, how come you lost?"

Seyella flinched and half turned from him.

"Shut up." She said halfheartedly. "You don't know what you're talking about."

Robin could feel his blood beginning to boil. Angry thoughts began to circulate in his brain.

"Then why don't you fucking explain it to me!" He yelled at her. Seyella crossed her arms and stood like a guilty child. She sullenly refused to answer. Robin growled in frustration.

"No one is undefeatable." She finally whispered. "Everyone has a weakness."

Robin's posture became cocky.

"Trust me," he threatened "I'll find out what it is and then I'll kick your ass!"

Seyella growled at him.

"You're so damn cocky." She shouted. Robin felt his anger become the red hot anger of battle.

"Like you're not?" He shouted back. The two glared at each other.

"All right everyone!" called Richard. "I think we should take a little water break!"

"Only little BOYS need water!" snarled Seyella.

"What about little midgets?" taunted Robin. Growling and snarling filled the air as the two flung themselves at each other engaging in a ferocious battle.

The others gathered nearby to watch the fight.

"Five bucks says Robin wipes the floor with her!" shouted Beast Boy. Victor's chest rumbled with laughter even Rae giggled a little.

"What ever you say grass stain." Victor said laughingly. Beast Boy blushed faintly and tried to pretend to act cocky and cool.

"W-what? Scared?" Beast Boy's attempt at acting cocky failed miserably. Rae filled the air with a soft velvety laughter.

"Of what?" roared Victor "You!? Seyella could totally destroy Robin with one hand behind her back."

"Oh yeah? Well prove you're not scared and take the bet!"

"Fine! Five bucks on Seyella then!"

"Well actually could we make it more like… $67.96? There's a new video game I really…"

The Teen Titans, Victor, Rae, and Richard all laughed filling the air with great merriment. Victor laughed until tears sprang from his one good eye though he managed to wipe it away through laughs.

"Man! BB I missed you!" chortled Victor. Suddenly the others stopped laughing as they remembered why they were on the roof training at so ungodly an hour. Victor flinched at the sudden silence.

"Sorry." He whispered. Richard shook his head and offered his friend a comforting smile. Raven placed a comforting hand on Victor's forearm. The three of them stood for a moment completely in harmony.

They look so united… like they are one soul in the body of three. Starfire thought to herself. I wish I was part of that…

Starfire felt the horrible depression she had fallen into threaten to devour her again. She sniffled to gain control of herself and when it became apparent to her that she could no longer hold in the tears she quietly slipped away.

January 11, 2007 5:17 am

Starfire walked quietly through the comforting halls that had been her home for the last three years of her life. Starfire paused and glanced behind her checking to see if anyone had noticed she had snuck away. She wasn't sure what would be worse if someone had seen and followed her to witness her shameful tears, or if no one noticed or even cared enough to follow.

With a sigh Starfire turned around and gasped. Standing in front of her was Rae looking serene and peaceful in her crisp white robe.

"Starfire?" murmured Rae with a quiet smile. "I noticed you sneak away. Is anything wrong?"

Starfire hiccupped in an attempt to swallow her tears. Starfire forced a smile.

"No, no Friend Raven of the future. Nothing is wrong."

Rae frowned and stared mightily into Starfire's eyes as if the answer lay within their emerald depths.

"I can see that something is bothering you. What is it?" Rae continued her soul searching in Starfire's eyes and Starfire began to feel very heavy and weak. She wanted to tell someone. She had to tell some one before it threatened to completely overwhelm her.

"I-I… do not… I do not want…I cannot hurt him…. How could I? I-I love him…"

"Oh Starfire." Whispered Rae as tears filled her huge violet eyes. "I know…I know. You have done nothing wrong! The future is a flimsy thing. It might not happen."

Rae reached out and pulled Starfire into her pale grey arms. Starfire fell into Rae's embrace without a fight and began to sob.

"Friend Raven!" cried Starfire. "I hate me! I betrayed Friend Robin."

Starfire sobbing grew louder. Rae's eyes closed as small rivers of tears echoed the pain Rae had in her heart.

"Oh Starfire. My lovely little Starfire." Rae smoothed back Starfire's unruly red hair.

You are too… innocent for this world. You are too kind and you hurt when others hurt. You are an angel meant to play and flounce in Heaven.

"You…. You weren't meant for this life." Whispered Raven.

The two held each other and cried, comrades in their misery. Raven cried for the wound she knew was opening on Starfire's soul and Starfire cried for the friends she would betray.

January 11, 2007 8:31 am

Raven stood shivering on the roof desperately hoping that the horrible nightmares she had been having weren't visions… of the future.

She had seen horrible and bloody things that she doubted even Slade could commit or even imagine. They were so horrible they had awoken her every hour or so and she would sit on her bed shivering and shaking with horror.

Then once the shaking stopped enough she would crawl out of her bed to her bathroom and be quietly but thoroughly sick.

Now even the thought of sleep or her bed brought a horrible wave of uncontrollable fear. She had to tell someone of her vision or she was going to come unhinged. With one last shudder she turned around determined to find someone to talk to.

She gasped and placed a small hand to her chest.

"Oh, Richard. You- You startled me."

Richard only stared at her. Raven began to shift.

"Look Rich-

"I'm here to talk to you." Richard interrupted. Raven paused in mild shock. How had he known that she needed someone to talk to? How had he known that he was the one she had been determined to track down a mere minute ago?

"How did you kno-

"Does it really matter?" he interrupted again. They both stood looking at each other, sizing each other up.

"I had a dream…" Raven began. When Richard nodded she continued. "A few actually. They were just so horrible… and so bloody…"

Raven shivered just thinking about the horrible nightmares that had invaded her usually peaceful sleep.

"Yes." Murmured Richard softly. "I know. You are wondering whether it's a vision of the future or just your own overactive imagination."

Raven nodded dumbly. How did he know all of this?

"Raven, well future Raven I mean, put those memories into your dreams so you would know..."

Raven cut him off with a snarl.

"You invaded my dreams?" she practically screeched. Richard tilted his head slightly to the left and smiled his million dollar smile.

"Technically YOU invaded your dreams." He pointed out. Raven gritted her teeth and prepared to shove her way past him. Richard grabbed her wrists and held her.

"You at least need to realize that this ISN'T a game. Those dreams you had will come to pass if the Teen Titans don't get serious." Raven paused then she looked down at her feet. She managed to pull her wrists free from Richard's stifling hold and shuddered.

"Then those dreams… You actually saw that? And you lived through it?" Richard merely nodded to her questions. His body turned to angle slightly away from her to allow him to gaze farther out across the ocean.

"It was so hard. I hope you never have to live through that. Any of you."

Raven nodded and turned so she was facing the same direction as him.

"Can I ask you something?" questioned Raven softly. Richard merely nodded in response.

"Why are you doing this? Why are you messing with time? What if we're SUPPOSED to go through all that so we can grow stronger, you know the bigger picture. What if it's fate or someth-

"Please Raven. You of all people… Jesus…" Richard trailed off cussing and muttering under his breath. A few moments later Richard took a deep breath.

"Sorry but you sound just like Seyella…" Richard made a face.

"'It's wrong to mess with time'" he mimicked perfectly.

Raven fidgeted a little, she could kill Seyella for being so mean to poor Starfire. Then Raven sighed and spoke softly.

"I'm just wondering if this is for the right reasons. Do you want to save the world? Or is this just about you… and Starfire?"

Richard sighed and shifted restlessly.

"That's the second time some one has hinted I was doing this for my feelings for Starfire." Richard shifted again and shrugged. He continued with a soft almost wistful voice. "I think I'm doing this for the right reasons… but what's right to me could be wrong to someone else."

Raven nodded thoughtfully. They stood in companionable silence staring out across the shimmering sky. Suddenly a falling star streaked across the sky.

"Make a wish…" whispered Raven. Richard closed his eyes and his lips moved in some silent but fervent wish. Raven watched his lips move and turned her eyes towards the sky.

I wish… I wish that he would notice me… Even just a little bit. I wish for him… and his… Love.

The wishing pair didn't notice as a small figure flittered out of view with Raven's wish mirrored in her mind.

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Well… Friday… Tuesday… who cares? Right? Sorry… lol.

Let's say… By the end of next week I'll have the next chap-a-ter up Okay??

Love always,

Spolka Spots