Ch.2-Breath of Magic
Later that day Raven woke and was horribly sick, when Robin asked how bad she just glared at him and said she'd have to die to get better.
For two days Raven couldn't leave her room.
Then on the third day the alarm sounded through the Tower.
Robin ran to the view screen and typed a few commands.
Beast Boy ran in behind him followed by Cyborg and Starfire.
"What's up man" Cyborg asked.
They watched as the screen showed the mall being destroyed by Cinderblock.
Starfire let out a yell "Quickly we must save the mall of shopping"
Beast Boy let out a long sigh "Dude, how many times do we have to keep catching this guy"
"At least one more" said Robin "Lets go Titans"
Starfire looked around "But what about friend Raven"
"I coming" they turned around to see Raven hanging off the doorjamb, her once carefully made hair hanging it sweat soaked locks, her skin was paler then it ever was.
Robin shook his head "No way Raven, you can barely stand you need to go back to bed".
Raven glared at Robin, she took two steps into the room and fell to her knees.
Beast Boy ran over but she pushed him away "I'll be fine" she said.
Cyborg hit a few buttons on his arm "Just chill Rea this isn't helping you get better any faster".
She turned her glare to Cyborg "Im not getting better, Im getting worse, and nothing were doing is helping"
Starfire floated over and lifted up her friend "Please do not exert yourself, I will take you to your room and you must rest"
Raven shook her head "Just put me on the couch in the living room, you need to hurry", with that Raven fell unconscious.
Cyborg looked over to Robin as Starfire took Raven to the living room "She right you know, it was like a flu at first but now" he sighed "I think she may be dying man"
Beast Boy eyes widened "What do you mean dying".
Cyborg let out a slow breath "B, her vital's are growing weaker every day" he shook his head "She doesn't have much time left"
"You cant be serious, I mean she Raven, she's a Titan" Beast Boy grew dizzy and was only that kept him from falling were Robins hand.
"Don't worry, I've already put in a call, the best doctors in the world are coming" Robin said.
Beast Boys body was wracked by sobs "We have a state of the art hospital and we don't even know what's wrong with her, what can they do to help."
Robin slowly lowered a crying Beast Boy to the ground, Cyborg walked over and laid a hand on his shoulder "Don't worry B, I probably wrong and its just a bad fluand if its notthen these guy we have coming in have seen it before, they'll know how to stop it, she'll be fine".
Beast Boy looked up "Your right, she'll be fine, I know it" he stood wiping the tears from his eyes "Come on lets go we have work to do".
Raven woke to a loud commotion coming from the front door, she felt better then she had in days, maybe this flu was finally going away.
She heard Beast Boy and the other and relaxed against the couch.
"Dude you are awesome, I mean, wow" she heard Beast Boy say.
"Yes, you really licked his butt" said Starfire
"Yeah man, where'd you learn all that" this from Cyborg.
"Its kicked his butt Star" corrected Robin
"Really it was nothing, had I known you were coming I would not have interfered" she didn't recognize this voice but it sounded like a guy.
She heard the door open as she caught a glace of herself in the tv screen pulling her hood over her head to hide her unkempt hair, oh vanity thy name is woman.
She watched her friends enter the Tower, Robin entered first then Starfire, Cyborg and Beast Boy followed.
"Well come on in" said Robin.
The first thing she noticed was the hair, it hung down to his knees, and the color was a deep red so dark it had black highlights in it, his skin was as pale as her own, paler like he had never set foot in the sun a true, child of the night.
He was dressed from head to toe in black and it suited him, a black tee-shirt hugged his muscular upper body, black jeans over black boots completed the looked.
Raven watched his hair dance and flow as he walked into the Tower like it was alive, she watched hoping to catch a glimpse of his face but Cyborg stepped in the way.
Starfire saw Raven sitting up on the couch "Joy, friend Raven are you no longer sick".
"I'm feeling a little better" she said, though her attention was still on this unnamed visitor.
Robin smiled at this new person "So do you think you can teach me some of your moves"
"If you are willing to learn" he answered.
Robin's smile grew wider "If you can teach me to do what you did, then I'm more then ready to learn".
Raven loudly cleared her throat causing everyone to turn to her including there guest.
She had been about to make a sarcastic remark, see finally saw his face, her mouth fell open and her voice fell silent.
He wasn't attractive, Robin was attractive, Beast Boy and Cyborg where in there own way attractive, he was gorgeous , beautiful, his hair framed his face like a crimson waterfall, she saw his lips move but she could hear no sound.
Robin knew Raven would like him but he hadn't thought she would react this strongly "Raven are you ok" he asked.
Raven distantly heard Robin ask is she was ok, she shook her head and took in a large breath of air since she had forgotten to breath.
Someone softly laughed, and the VCR exploded, Raven was glad her hood was down so no one could se her blush.
The stranger walked over and the world dropped away again, he moved in an unnatural grace as if he were floating, he extended his hand "Hello Raven, I am Crimson".
Raven open her mouth to answer then closed it, she couldn't remember what to say.
Cyborg made his way over to a serious Robin and a smiling Starfire "Rob, is it just me or does she seem a bit"
"Out of it" Robin finished.
Cyborg just nodded.
Starfire laughed happily "I believe friend Raven likes him".
Beast Boy looked at the others "What's wrong with her, I've never seen her act like that, with anyone"
Crimson slowly lowered his hand.
Good, thought Raven, maybe he'll go away, he'll think I'm rude and leave me alone.
Crimson just smiled and sat on the other end of the couch facing Raven.
Raven noticed he had on dark sunglasses, even through it wasn't bright enough for them in the Tower.
She watched his expression change from mild amusement to concern.
Then faster then she could follow, he was inches away, one hand on the arm of the couch, the other in front of her chest, above her heart.
She could feel the push of power and reacted without thinking.
She rolled of the couch kicking Crimson in the process, landed on the floor and quickly trapped him in her own black aura, her breath coming in ragged pants.
Robin jumped over the couch coming to stand between Raven and Crimson "What the hell is wrong with you Raven".
She just looked at him, she was finally back in control of herself "No one uses magic on me" she said in a monotone voice.
Cyborg came to stand behind the aura enwrapped Crimson, who despite his predicament seemed pretty calm.
"Is that True Crimson" Robin asked.
"Yes" was all he said.
"Well what were you doing" asked Cyborg.
A confused looked crossed his face "I'm not really sure how to explain it".
Beast Boy stood behind Raven "What did he do Rea"
"I seemed like he was trying to read my aura, Im not really sure, all I felt was a pulse of power"
Beast Boy looked at Robin "If she hadn't got the drop on him he might have hurt her".
"Raven" Robin said "Can I talk to you in the kitchen".
"Sure".
Crimson tried to move but was held in place "What about me" he asked.
Robin scratched his head "You'll just have to ride this out, once we find out what you did we'll let you go".
Crimson smiled "You could just ask you know"
"Yeah I could but I don't know you well enough to know if your lying or not".
"Fine" said Crimson "If I must allow my self to remained trapped to prove my innocence then that is what I'll do".
"You sound like you have a choice" said Raven, rather sarcastically.
His head slowly turned to her, the smile faded "There is always a choice Raven, no matter how hopeless it may seem there is always a way".
"Whatever" she said, then her and Robin walked to the kitchen leaving behind the imprisoned Crimson and the rest of the Titans.
Robin leaned on the counter "Well what's wrong".
"Nothing"
"Raven come on, he walked through the door and you nearly fainted, what's wrong"
"Nothing is wrong" three of the cabinet door melted.
"Ok" Robin said "I'll leave that for now, do you think Crimson was trying to hurt you".
"No, but he was doing something, something magical."
Robin hated magic "what was he doing"
Raven shook her head, which caused her to become dizzy and grab the table to keep from falling "It to hard to explain".
"So he wasn't trying to hurt you, then why did you freak"
"He was still doing magic to me without permission".
Robin let out an exasperated sigh, then his eyes widened "Do you think maybe he was sent by Trigon and Slade".
Raven just shook her head.
"Are you sure" he asked.
"Yes, Trigon, my father and his people always do thing the same way, destructively"
"Fine, so what should we do with him".
A few minutes passed before Raven spoke "What did he do".
"Huh" the question caught him off guard
"Crimson, what did he do to impress all of you" she asked.
Robin chuckled "He took down Cinderblock"
"So"
"He did it alone, I know it doesn't sound vary impressive, but it was I've never seen someone fight like him, it was crazy, he has power to burn".
Raven's eye grew wide, for Robin to say that much was admitting Crimson was a better fighter then him that was impressive, but what she said was "So he can punch and kick a lot of people can".
Robin looked at her "Not like this".
Raven for some reason was getting excited "So tell me about it"
"Alright, we got there just a Cinderblock swung there was this guy just standing there Cyborg yelled for him to get out of the way but it was to late, he took a defensive stance, kind off like this", Robing crossed his arms in front of him "the punch hit, BAM, nothing, guy didn't even move".
Raven could hardly believe what she was hearing Cinderblock wasn't anywhere near smart but he was strong, really strong not even Cyborg could take a direct hit from him like that.
Robin continued "So now Cinderblock is mad, the guy jumps back, Cinderblock punches again but this time the guy throws his own punch" Robin laughed a little "I thought he was crazy, they hit and it was Cinderblock who staggered back holding his wrist, then, I don't know why but Cinderblock turned and started to run" Robing snapped his fingers "Just like that Crimson standing in front of him".
Raven remembered how fast he moved on the couch "continue" she said this seemed important but she didn't know why.
Robin smiled "Ok, so Crimson standing there with a pissed, scared Cinderblock barreling down on him, I must have blinked or something cause he vanished, and there was a load explosion, Cinderblock fell with a huge hole in his back, and there was Crimson just standing there looking down at him, we got over there he introduced himself and here we are."
Raven felt a chill "What about Cinderblock, did he kill him"
"No, the pieces just kinda climbed back into him and he was fine."
Raven was about to ask another question when Cyborg's voice came floating in "Guys you better get in here".
Robin and Raven looked at each other "Lets go" he said.
They entered the living room and shocked wasn't the word to use, Crimson was sitting on the couch flipping channels, Cyborg, Starfire and Beastboy where trapped in Raven's aura.
Raven shutdown her aura and her friends fell in a heap on the floor.
"What happened" Robing demanded.
Cyborg shoved Beastboy off his legs and stood up "I don't know Rob, one second he's sitting in there the next he's not".
Starfire helped Beastboy up, a very concerned look on her face "We yelled for you many times, yet you did not come until after he placed us in the bubble".
Raven glared at Crimson from the debts of her hood, her eyes glowing white "What are you, how did you keep us from hearing".
He returned her stare, removing his sunglasses, his eyes glowing red.
"Calm down Raven" Robins voice cut through the intensified atmosphere.
Raven glided across the room feet never touching the room coming to stop in front of Crimson, he smiled at her, anger flared through her, something about him made it harder to control herself, her power surrounded her, black shadow tentacle's whipped around her aura encased body, one lashed out like whip striking Crimson across the chest, sending him and the couch smashing through the wall.
The other Titans stared disbelief covered there faces, Starfire's hands clasped over her mouth, Cyborg's hand stopped im mid-motion like he was reaching out to stop her.
Robing slowly removed a Birdarang from his belt "Raven calm down, we don't want to hurt you".
Laughter came from the hood, followed by a voice that was Raven's and yet not "You could not harm me with the weapons of your plane human whelp".
Her head snapped toward Robin glowing green eyes seemed to stare through him "I have lived since the dawn of time, I will live to see it end, beyond forever, through the gates of infinity".
Beastboy slowly started toward her, Robin gave him a looked that clearly said Don't but he couldn't just leave her like that "Raven" he said softly "Are you ok".
A maniacal grin crossed her face "Are you scared little jade hero, do you fear for your love, a love whom spurs you, foolish creatures always seek out that which is forbidden".
Beastboy felt his breathing quicken, did she know, how could she, he had never told anyone, but she knew, she knew and didn't care.
"I feel your pain little hero it screams in my mind, let me end it for you".
A black tentacle shot forward, Robin dove toward Beastboy but he knew it was to late, Starfire screamed, Raven laughed as the shadow lance closed in on the target.
Cyborg fired at it with his sonic cannon, the blast echoed in the room but the tendril pierced through it speeding on.
A red glow surrounded Beastboy as the tentacle struck his chest, it shattered, pieces of black energy flung every which way, dissolving in the air, a second after it hit Robin barreled in to him taking him to the floor and knocking the air out of him.
"You will not touch him, hell rider", all turned toward the hole in the wall, the dust had begun to settle and two burning points of red light could be seen, "Now leave that body, or face my anger".
Raven laughed loudly "You are nothing, you have no power here".
Crimson stepped from the hole, his clothes hung about him in tatters, blood trickled from a gash on his cheek, his hair floating around him, eyes burning like crimson stars "I have no power? You insignificant leech I am power!".
Raven growled her attention back solely on him, more tentacles floating around her now.
Starfire started to fly toward him.
"NO, stay there" he said.
"But you will be harmed"
"No, not any more then I need", Starfire didn't understand this cryptic remark but something in his voice stop her and the others from acting.
Snickering, mocking laughter floated from the hood "Stupid, human infidel you shall DIE".
Dozens of tentacles dove toward him like black daggers, Crimson smiled and ran toward them ignoring Robins yell and Starfire's Scream, they tore through his body spraying the room behind him with blood, blood poured from his mouth , Raven flung him across the room and the glowing light from his eye slowly faded.
Starfire buried her head in Robins shoulder, Beastboy had watched the woman he loved kill in cold blood.
Cyborg let lose a primal scream and unleashed a massive blast from his sonic cannon at Raven.
The blast hit dead on, as the smoke cleared it showed Raven unharmed protected by her aura.
"Now for the little jade hero" Raven said as she fired a blast of dark energy toward Beastboy, Robin jumped in front of his friend shielding him with his body.
But Starfire had other plans flying front of both she fired back, emerald light shot from her eyes and collided with Raven own power, the powers smashed into one and other, each struggling for domination.
Raven screamed as she poured more power into her beam, Starfire fell to one knee raised here hands and fired, the emerald beam shoved back the darkness it seemed she would win, Raven cackled and dumped all her power into her attack, Starfire screamed "I cannot hold it much longer".
Cyborg stood next to his alien friend, his cannon armed "Then I'll help" and aimed his sonic cannon "Im sorry Raven", Beastboy jumped up but Robin held him back "No" he said "You cant let them do this".
Robin looked into his fearful eyes "I'm sorry Beastboy, but we have to stop her, she just killed someone", he felt Beastboy begin to change shape and quickly slammed his staff into the back of his head knocking him cold.
"Cyborg try not to kill her", Cyborg opened fire, and combined with Starfire they pushed Raven's power back, there was no aura protecting her now, all her power was being used in her attack, a thin smile crossed her face, her beam vanished, Robin yelled for them to stand down but it was to late, Cyborg and Star's blasts sped toward her and unprotected they would kill her.
They blast's hit with the force of a thunderstorm, the concussion throwing all but Cyborg backward and even he had to kneel down, smoke and dust filled the air like a thick impenetrable fog, Robin helped Starfire stand.
The smoke cleared and they didn't know weather to be relieved or afraid, Raven stood unharmed her face contorted with pain, in font of her stood a healed Crimson, one hand held out toward the Titans, no wounds on his body from Raven's earlier attack or the more recent one.
Beastboy stirred, shaking his head to clear away the drowsy feeling, he bolted to his feet looking to Robin "Is she..." he could not bring him self to finish, Robin pointed to the destroyed living room.
Beastboy collapsed to the ground and started shaking back and forth, whispering "Thank God" over and over again.
Crimson stood in front of her surrounded by his own red aura, healed, one hand toward to Titans the other toward Raven.
Raven screamed and fell to the floor, her arms wrapped around her stomach, "What wrong with her" Beastboy yelled.
Crimson eyed them "What would you give to save her" he asked.
Cyborg stepped forward "What do you mean".
Beastboy walked over to Crimson his eyes fierce "I'll give anything, anything".
Starfire agreed, Robin however stood apart "I think you should answer B's question, what wrong with her".
Beastboy coughed "Robin I wasn't really asking..."
"I know" he cut him off "But I am"
Crimson lowered his arm looking over the Titans "She has acquired a rider, a powerful one".
Beastboy despite the circumstances looked confused, for once through he wasn't alone.
"What's a rider" Robin asked, Raven screamed again, Beastboy stood and walked toward her and only Crimson hand stopped Beastboy from going to her.
"A rider is an inter-dimensional creature" more confused stares, Crimson pushed Beastboy back softly and shook his head "It's a being that lives in the ether between different dimensions, if you travel through the planes and aren't strong enough they latch on and if they aren't removed they will feed on you until you die, the stronger ones can even posses someone weak enough".
Crimson saw Beastboy face become scared as black knives sliced through the air toward him, the knifes however shattered when they collided with his own aura.
He turned around to face her, he made a gesture with one arm and Raven was flung backwards into the center of the living room where now a large glowing circle filled most of the space.
Raven reached the center of the circle and came to a dead stop her face twisted in anger "Releases me" she demanded "Release me or I shall slay this body now".
All the Titans where behind Crimson now, Robin spoke.
"Can you help her"
"If you are all willing I will do what I can".
Raven roared "No one can help her, I am Neslacan the Devourer, no mortal can be freed of me".
Beastboy walked to the edge of the circle, taking note that it was really a pentagram with strange symbols written between the points, his hand reached out to Raven "Raven are you in there", he took another step and Crimson jerked him back "If you disturb the circle it will be free".
Beastboy turned on him "Fix it, I don't care how but make her better".
"I will remain until this is nothing more then a dry husk" Raven said.
Crimson's eyes burned brighter "Be silent rider", and strangely enough it stopped talking.
All the Titans moved closer, carful however not to touch the circle, Starfire placed a hand on Beastboy's shoulder "We will do whatever we must to help Raven", they all agreed.
"I don't understand what's going on" said Robin "But Im going to trust you Crimson, tell us what to do".
He instructed them to stand at the four lower points and what they would be doing, which was pretty much nothing as he would be casting the spell.
Raven/Neslacan screamed filling the air with an earsplitting noise "She will never be free, I will drink her body dry then I will devour her essence".
Crimson stood at the top point of the star "Demon I said be SILENT" his voice thundered and echoed through the Tower causing it to shake, Raven/Neslacan fell quite again.
Crimson said something that no one could understand and Raven's body floated into the air, slowly tilting back until she was laying, her cape brushing the ground hood tossed back, her arms and legs stretched toward a different point of the pentagram, her head toward Crimson.
"Now" he said "As I told you", the Titans placed there hands in front of there hearts, they all spoke at the same time "On this night we give freely of ourselves, take our strength and use it to aid you in your magic" .
Crimson walked around the outside of the circle and stopped at Starfire placing his hand beneath hers "I accept your offering with love and trust", Star felt a jolt of electricity run through her and a small yellow ball slowly formed in her hands which she passed on to Crimson, Crimson said something and the ball floated into the circle and hover at Raven hand.
He went to all the Titans and from each received a ball of different color, from Robin he received a red one, from Cyborg green, Beastboy blue, each ball hovered around Raven, one at each limb Crimson was back at the top point and he looked tired, in fact all the Titans look worn out.
Crimson took a deep breath "I call upon the powers of air, grant us your strength and cleanse this body", the yellow ball that Starfire gave him began to move coming to rest above Ravens heart.
Raven looked frightened now she looked toward Beastboy "Garfield don't let him do this, he'll send me away", Beastboy looked away "Your tricks wont work, he's already told us what you would say", Raven face twisted in fury "I shall kill her before I relinquish this body, this cow dies tonight.".
Crimson ignored everything, he didn't tell the Titans but if he failed this, spell could drag them all to the grave.
"I call upon the powers of fire, grant us your strength and purify this body" the red ball did the same merging with the yellow, now yellow and red lights could be seen flickering through the energy.
"I call upon the powers of water, grant us your strength, heal and revitalize this body", the blue ball merged with the other two.
"I call upon the powers earth, grant us your strength and aid me in protecting her",the green ball joined the others casting multicolored light on the Titans, Robin noticed the change in the chant , but he didn't know what it meant and since he couldn't have done the spell himself he let it go.
The energy slowly started to descend as if to pass through Ravens body, Crimson spread his arms wide "I accept you offer's, on this night let you magic work through me".
Crimson tilted his head "I will pay a cost if that is your wish", Beastboy looked from Raven to Crimson, the others had been watching him already "You didn't say anything about a cost, what cost, who are you talking to" asked Beastboy.
"Don't worry about it, it is mine to pay, what do you ask of me" the last was said to no one in particular.
Crimson face fell as he listened "Please there must be another way" he said "Why must it be this".
"What's going on dude" asked Beastboy, "Yes, what do your gods ask from you" Starfire asked him earlier who he was asking for help and he had only said 'my gods'.
"I accept", the ball of energy smashed into Crimson chest sinking beneath his skin and disappearing into his body, a blinding light filled the room, when it cleared the magic circle built of blood and power was gone, Raven stood in the room facing Crimson, fear filled her eyes and they were her eyes the rider had been pushed down by divine might shoved away but not gone.
Crimson looked at Raven his eyes had lost there glow, there were almost normal except the ring of color surrounding his pupil was a deep red.
"Raven may you one day forgive me", he said as he closed the gap between Raven and himself, he brushed away a lock of her heir that had fallen in her eyes, she looked up at him, he was only slightly shorter the Cyborg "What happening" she asked, he smiled "Please forgive me".
She started to ask what he meant when their lips meet, the power jumped from his mouth to her's, the Titans where dumbstruck, not until a violent wind shot through the room did they move, and only then to stop Beat Boy from jumping in to break them up.
Raven screamed into Crimson mouth as the power painfully purged her body of the rider, she felt the exact moment the rider was flung into the endless nether, the power faded leaving only the feeling of his lips on hers.
Crimson reluctantly started to pull away but Raven for once in her life acted on pure emotion, pure need.
She wrapped her arm around his neck and pulled him back down pressing her lips to his hard enough to hurt, he moaned softly and tried to pull away, she only pressed harder, she felt power flare again, this time however it was her power crashing into him and something clicked into place like a puzzle piece his power rose to answer, crashing into her.
Crimson tried to fight the power, tried to shove it down, lock it up but it forced it's way through him and he gave in, surrendered to it, he could still feel Raven hand on his neck keeping him from pulling away, and so I willingly pay the price , he thought.
Raven felt his arms wrap around her pulling her close, she broke the kiss and looked at his face, his eyes burned, his crimson hair framing his face , he still looked unnaturally beautiful.
She could hear Beastboy yelling her name but it didn't matter, this moment, that was all that mattered, only what happened in the next few moments mattered.
Crimson smiled "You've had your kiss, now I want mine", he licked lightly across her upper lip "All you have to do is say no and it ends now", Raven said nothing either unable or unwilling to speak "Then I make my sacrifice".
Beastboy turned his head so his friends couldn't see him cry, its one thing for the one you love to not love you back, but its something else entirely to watch her fall into someone else's arms.
The first kiss was a light play of lips , the next was more forceful, but she still refused to give in.
He locked his arm around her waist pulling her close, his power crashed into her, making her gasp, it was then his lips locked with her, his tongue entered her mouth probing deeply, tears slowly running down his face at what he had lost, at what he may never have.
Raven felt his power flood her driving her to the edge of her control, her power exploded, swallowing the entire Tower.
Robin watched the Tower become covered in Ravens black aura, it began to tremble and shake.
Cyborg looked at the display on his arm, he had to yell to be heard "Rob, the Tower cant take much more man, it way passed it tolerance level".
"Raven, Crimson you have to stop" he yelled as loud as he could but they couldn't hear him.
He walked over, his hand reaching for Raven, the moment he touched her, power lashed out knocking him backward into the air, Starfire caught him and set him on the ground.
Beastboy ran up beside Raven yelling as loud as he could "Raven, you going to destroy the Tower, you have to stop".
Somehow his voice got to her, she tried to pull away but Crimson wouldn't let her, she lashed out with her aura knocking him into a corner, the second they were no longer touching Raven could control herself again, she quickly pulled her power back returning the Tower to normal.
Beastboy reached for her, her hand shot out grabbing his wrist "Don't touch me" she said.
"Raven, what happened" asked Robin.
Raven looked around the totaled room, her friends looking at her "I don't know" and she flew, phasing through the ceiling.
Beastboy started to follow but Cyborg grabbed his arm "Let her go B, she need time to think".
Starfire was strangely quite.
Robin gaze fell to Crimson "Then I guess you'll have to answer my questions".
Crimson stood, breathing heavily, leaning on the wall "I.. Will answer ...all I can".
He took a deep breath, Robin felt like he was being pull toward him, he slowly exhaled and looked much better, "But I have a request".
Beastboy pushed Robin out of the way "You're lucky we don't lock you up, you tried to kill us"
A looked passed over Crimson face that caused Beastboy to take a step back and made Robing tense "Had I wanted you dead, you would already be buried", he shook his head and the moment passed, "Robin, Beastboy, Starfire, Cyborg" he kneeled on the ground "I humble ask to be allowed to join the Titans".
Robin smile "Lets go to the kitchen, get something to eat and talk about stuff", they all agreed.