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Midnight Hearts Chapter 2

The Power of Emotions

When Raven once again became aware of her surroundings, she realised she was lying on the fabric of Robin's shirt. Closing her eyes, she tried to carry on enjoying the moment, but her landing into reality had also made her aware of the chill running through her. With the gentlest of touches, she propped herself up from Robin and looked at his sleeping figure. She stood and brushed down her skirt, clothing that she'd felt surprisingly comfortable wearing. Her eyes couldn't help turning back to Robin, who had his back propped up against the metal of the air vent. "Cute" she muttered with a small amount of bliss.

Raven walked slowly to the edge of the wall and put her hands down on the cool stone edge. The lights of Jump City illuminated the distance, looking like a challenging dot-to-dot puzzle like the ones Raven had seen in Beast Boy's room. As this thought crossed her mind, she noticed that all she was doing was distracting her mind, as thoughts of Robin and her swirled round her mind. Could they have done more? Was she, after all these years, in control of her powers enough to be able to handle a real relationship?

Robin grunted and turned slightly to his left, dangling his left arm by his side. Tapping into her emotions, Raven's hands glowed in their aura, and two pillows rose through the roof, also encased in Raven's magic. One of the cushions slipped behinds Robin's shoulder and the other into Raven's hand, and she walked back over to her sleeping team-mate and leaned against his chest, putting the pillow behind her back. She'd never been so close to anyone in her life, not in this way, and she had unexpectedly come across very feminine, a trait the she didn't usually show, but she found it hard to tear herself away from Robin, who'd left the party just to come and find her, something none of the others had done.

Robin's left eye opened slightly as he felt Raven lie back down and he shifted a little straighter, wrapping his left arm round her body, as she sunk into his chest. The stars weren't twinkling in the sky, the moon wasn't bathing them in a romantic glow, but neither Raven nor Robin cared, for they were in there own world together, where the stars always twinkled and the moon never stopped glowing. Raven never realised that she was missing out on these feelings, never knew she could feel them towards Robin. It was as much of a surprise to her as it was to Robin, who was keeping all his doubts and questions to himself, allowing himself to enjoy what could be the only moment with Raven like this he'd ever get.

Downstairs in the midst of the party, Cyborg and Bumblebee were showing the guests just how proper dancing was done, whilst some of Cyborg's best tunes boomed from the speakers. Behind the booth was Speedy, showing off some of his talent in mixing, which Beast Boy was now trying to pick up on. Most of the guests were busying themselves with dancing, eating or drinking, whilst some were sat along the couch which had been turned round a few hours beforehand to accommodate those who were getting tired.

The only person that had noticed the absence of Robin and Raven was Starfire, but she had been so swept up in the events and the merriment that she had chosen not to ponder on where they could be or what they could be doing. The alarm hadn't gone off and they hadn't been called, so it couldn't have been anything important to them all, so she grabbed another drink and floated around, looking for some people she hadn't spoken to yet.

"So this one does the treble?" shouted Beast Boy over the sound of the music, trying once again to get the hang of things, and Speedy seemed content to run through the same things several times before Beast Boy finally worked out the obvious and stopped asking meaningless, off-topic questions about Speedy's arrows and explorations. They were mostly overlooked by the party guests, other than when Beast Boy periodically touched a wrong button by accident and disturbed the music for a few seconds. All in all, the party was going well, one of the best that the Titans had held at the tower, but it was being missed by two people who were having their own enjoyable time together, lying peacefully on the roof of the tower, completely immersed in each others company and neither wanting the night to end.

"If this is the only moment I allow you to get this close, never forget that I…" Raven murmured an unusual tone of emotion in her voice, different from her usual monotonousness. "…I…love you." For the first time since lying back down, Raven lifted her head, looking into Robin's eyes, covered by his mask that she'd never seen removed. Robin's gaze was focussed back at her, and he raised a hand to brush along her cheek. Even though he was worried about causing offence, he knew he'd have to ask before he carried on:

"How stable are your emotions?" he asked, cautious to the tone in which he asked the questions, wondering whether it had been the right thing to ask. Although Raven did not smile, her look softened and she adopted as much of a sweet tone as she could manage. After being so used to suppressing her emotions, the simplest of actions, such as changing the tone of her voice, was a challenge for her, as she was still shocked by her freedom of emotions and how much expression she was getting away with.

"Stable enough…to let you kiss me, I think," she said, half in a whisper as Robin put his hand under her chin, raising it slowly until his lips touched hers. For the first, long second, Raven's head filled with feelings and emotions that she thought were threatening to explode from her, taking out half of the tower with it, but as she'd thought, she found it easy to begin stabilising them; keeping just the feelings she wanted to feel, repressing those that posed a danger to her and Robin.

They broke free and Robin looked down at his watch. "Look at that…Midnight," he said, smiling at Raven, putting his lips back on hers and embracing her kiss once more, before he pulled her in closer, holding them together like the world was about to end and they were the only two left.

Wow, surprisingly I raced through this chapter, but I think when you read it you'll see why I was able to get so lost in these events. I don't know whether to wrap up the story in the next chapter, because I believe that if I go too far further, I could hit a 'lemon' (sexual scene for those who don't know what 'lemon' refers to).

Let me know what you think guys!

a) Carry on, get slightly more serious (would mean a change in rating)
b) Carry on but stop current situation and bring another one in later
c) End the story on Chapter 3. Short, sweet and powerful

Only two reviews so far. Come on guys, you can give me more ;)

To: paw prints in the sand – Why thank you. I hope you found this chapter just as good.

To: AtlantaGeorgia – Wait no more, once again, I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much.

Final Note: Yes, monotonousness is a word! I thought it sounded good so I put it in (: