Chapter 11
Robin's POV
I woke up to feel something tickling my nose. As my eyes creaked open I was horrified to face a nasty old sock!
"Gah!" I pushed my Uncle Bruce's gross laundry out of my face and was shocked to find Raven tied to a chair with what look like designer belts. She looked rather annoyed in her predicament and I don't blame her. Bruce can get pretty annoying sometimes.
"You've finally awaken young hero. Now will you rescue this fair damsel or shall I have my way with her?" Bruce asked wiggling the fake mustache on his face giving him a dramatic villain attitude. I pull the covers over my head in reply, followed by a disgruntle…
"Ugh! Not now! It's Saturday!"
"You heard him girl, guess you suffer!"
I get curious and watch as Bruce snips a pair of scissors open and close slowly bringing it closer to Raven's hair, Raven's soft long hair. I don't think I've ever gotten out of bed quicker. We both fell to the floor with a crash. Raven was trying to say something through her gag. I tore of the handkerchief which unsurprisingly was a label brand and kicked the scissors away.
"Sorry about that Rae. What were you saying?"
"I need to pee!"
The door opens after the sound of a distant flushing.
"Sorry about my Uncle Bruce"
"It's fine. It's a shame he hasn't matured though…"
"Like you weren't having fun"
She turns away but not before I catch a small smile making it's way through her lips.
"I actually came to wake you but he ambushed me, calling me a naughty girl then he realized it was me, told me how I've grown and I should give him a call when I turn nineteen. We talked awhile while you slept through and I told him I was planning to cut my hair soon…"
"So he wanted to play barber shop and Dan Dastardly at the same time, typical"
I shake my head at my Godfather, Rae's words sink in
"You're planning to cut your hair?"
"Uh huh"
"Don't"
"Between the two of us who do you think gets to really make the decision"
"me"
"Oh?"
"Yeah, Coz I save your butt loads of times and you owe me"
"Please I save your butt more often than you save mine"
"You DO not"
"Uh, yeah I do and besides usually when you save me I don't need saving"
"Yeah right!"
"Like Yesterday I could have so taken on Baran and Mikron"
"WHAT!?! No you couldn't"
"Why would you think that? Coz I'm a girl?"
"Oh don't pull that one on me, you know that's not the case!"
"Then why do you think I couldn't have saved myself?"
"Because…because it was two against one"
"Very smooth…"
"And just a few minutes ago I saved you hair!"
"Like I said, My hair doesn't need saving"
"This is the thanks I get for watching your back?"
"Why? what thanks have I ever gotten from watching your back?"
"You get a thanks! I say thank you"
"Ooh wow" she says sarcastically.
At this point I either wanna strangle her or just kiss her…this whole infatuation with Raven was driving me batty so I settle for a familiar move and give her a light shove. Only problem is she was just about to go downstairs so she lost her footing and fell…dragging me down with her. I have no idea how we both survived that fall but I knew we did because I ached all over. The air around me got warm all of a sudden as I felt her hot breath against my neck. She was on top of me and I was glad I cushioned her fall seeing as how I started the whole mess in the first place. I was all too aware of her breasts pressed against me and how her knee was firmly pressed against my crotch. I was too afraid to move, we've been in this positions before. We've played wrestle mania tons of times and been in such positions. There was never any malice just a couple of kids goofing off. But that was before I saw Raven's naked backside. An image popped into my brain and I hoped to God Raven moved to a position soon where her knee couldn't feel…anything…. She did move and her face hovered over mine for a few seconds. The racket in the kitchen where my Uncle Bruce was attempting to make us breakfast disappeared and the only sound I could hear was that fast pace drumming in my chest. I studied her face close to mine like it was a work of art. Her skin was so smooth and milky, her upper lip was fuller than her bottom one, her eyelashes were so thick and long and her eyes…were purple! How could I have not noticed this for all these years I've known her? I always though they were sort of dark blue like mine. I wanted to get out I wanted to be save from all this confusion just to make up my mind…did I want her to keep being my best friend or start being something more. Fortunately Raven saved me from that decision. She sat up and punched me.
Raven POV
I could feel every part of my body buzzing. And Robin was just staring at me, probably wondering why I wouldn't get my oafish self off him. I had to distract him from how red my face was getting so I punched him.
"You ass! You could have killed us both!"
"You started it!"
I bombarded him with fly swats. "I started it!?! You wanna explain how you pushing me down a flight of stairs is my fault!?!"
Swat. "huh?" swat.
"Ok, fine it was my fault but I don't have to take this!"
He pushed me off him and I was on my back next to him. We lay there breathing heavily and I had to bite my lip because tears were threatening to spill. How could I be so stupid? Why was I breaking my heart by being so near to him like this? Why can't I just avoid him?
I grabbed him before he walked off and threw one arm around him, trapping him. Then I kissed him. I stepped back and watched him cautiously "I think I love you Robin" I got nothing but an empty stare. "Say something!" I ordered
"You want your eggs scrambled or poached?"
"Huh?"
"I said do you want your eggs scrambled or poached?"
I shook my head free of my ridiculous fantasies to pay attention to the real Robin who was poking his head out of the kitchen and waving a spatula in my direction.
"scrambled..."
"coming right up, Rae"
Stupid brain! Why can't I keep my cool?
"Raven get in here before your breakfast gets cold!"
I walked into the Graysons' kitchen and the smell of sizzling bacon and buttered bread distracted me long enough to forget my stupid Robin dream. It use to be surreal joining the Graysons every Saturday for breakfast but I soon got used to it. They became a second family to me. I munched happily at my bread and mumbled a thank you when Bruce scooped some scrambled eggs onto my plate.
"It's been a while hasn't it Rae?" Bruce smirked sitting next to me
"I guess"
"You've definitely changed"
"And you obviously haven't"
The Graysons laugh and I allow myself a triumphant smirk. Bruce ignored me and went on
"Last time I saw you, you were up to my hip and potbellied"
He dug into his back pocket and pulled out a rather embarrassing picture of me. I was standing next to Robin my black hair all mussed up and frizzy. A chubby pale face with wide deer like eyes, I was six then Robin was eight. I was a roly-poly seven year old but that wasn't the embarrassing part, the embarrassing part was I wasn't wearing any bottoms. I stared horrified at the picture. MY chubby little legs poking out from under a pink polka dotted panty, Mrs. Grayson knelt next to me holding my shorts where my ice cream scoop landed and stained. I dropped my fork and reached for Bruce's wallet. He anticipated this of course and jumped backward taking his wallet with him.
"I remember this day well…." He started as I lunged for the picture
"The sun was shining….the ice creams were melting"
I lunged. He dodged.
"Don't you remember it Robin?"
That did it. I forgot the wallet and tackled Bruce instead we fell to the floor in a thump. I scrambled for the wallet and scratched my way up the stairs. I flew into Mr. Grayson's office and peeled the picture out of the wallet poising it into the shredder. I watched it drop and was glad to see it go. When I came down huffing I was shocked to see the Graysons and Bruce laughing. I looked down to where Mrs. Grayson held a picture. She looked up at me and cooed "Oh, Raven you were so cute then!"
Of course Bruce had a second copy…it was Bruce. Robin was grinning like a loon and I wanted to slug him too.
"Dinner was delicious thanks…" I grumbled before leaving
I slammed the door and cut short Robin's "Don't you mean Breakfast?"
My face was warm all over even my ears felt hot. I kept walking till I was at Cassie's house. The door swung open just when I was about to knock.
"Hey, Cass"
"Hey"
"Were you heading out?"
"Uh…yea"
"Can I come?"
I guess I forgot Cassie had her archery lessons every morning. Her teacher was way hard core and I had to wait for Artemis to check up on the other students before I ventured a whisper at Cassie.
"But everyone has baby pictures Rae…"
"But not everyone gets them revealed to their crush"
"I still don't see the big"
"Oh, you don't? then I guess you won't mind if I show Conner that picture of you when your hair was still short and you wore those butt ugly glasses"
"Go ahead"
Okay…I wasn't expecting that
"I'm serious"
"Me too"
Something was wrong here.
"Cass?"
"mm?"
"Are you mad at me?"
silence then
"Yes, I am"
This threw me off guard. I wasn't expecting that. I was just about to ask why but then something yanked at my arm hard and I was looking into the dark menacing eyes of Artemis.
"You were warned Miss Roth!"
I was dragged out and locked out. I couldn't believe this, who would I turn to? I walked on and passed a computer café. I pulled a chair and took a seat. They had that game Robin was so into installed, I shook my head at another reminder of him and started on my English assignment.
Robin POV
On my back I stared at that old photograph if me and Rae as kids. I could feel my grin growing wider and wider. She was so cute then, still is actually. I don't know why she ran out in such a hurry, I just hope it isn't because she's gonna cut her hair. What's my sudden concern with Raven? I mean it's just Raven, the scared little kid who used to follow me around when I first moved here. It's just Raven who used to think if you buried some hair it would grow into a hair tree like in Narnia and nobody had to worry about going bald (it was an idea she had when Uncle Bruce's butler, Alfred was combing our his thinning hair) Raven who never worried about her hair, makeup or her figure. Raven whose bare back I saw the other day…
I blush remembering. This is stupid ok…I have to take the "Crush test"
Do I see myself with Raven?
Yeah, but we're bestfriends it's easy to see each other together coz we're always together just not together together…
Do I see myself kissing Raven?
Uhm, it's a blurry picture
Do I see myself having (gulp) sex with Raven?
No! absolutely not! I won't even venture a picture
Do I want to risk our friendship?
Not for the world
Well, I guess that settles it doesn't it? I just have to get a hold of my crazy hormones.
The weekend seemed to vanish in a blink of an eye and I hadn't seen Raven since she ran out on breakfast last Saturday. Uncle Bruce went next door to apologize that afternoon but Raven wasn't home so Uncle Bruce spent that visit hitting on Raven's mom who's even more stoic than my gothic friend. Watching Uncle Bruce crash and burn from my bedroom window was the highlight of my weekend. I grabbed a couple of books from my locker turned and found myself bumping into Cassie.
"Cassie, hey"
"Richard" she nodded coldly
Ouch, she called me by my real name, it must be that time of the month.
"You seen Rae?"
"Have you looked behind you?"
I turned. No, no Raven there. I looked at Cassie in question.
"Because you know she's always tailing you like a dumb pup-"
Cassie stopped as a pale hand gripped her shoulder. I guess I found Raven. "Can I talk to you? Like now!?" she asked Cassie. Cassie shrugged Raven's arm off and walked past me.
"Uhm…"
"Not now" Raven said silencing me and walking after Cassie. Girls. They can be so weird.
(A/N: I'm SO SO Sorry. I just got into college and it's been one hell of an adjustment so my udates are going to be mega slow but here it is chap 11)