A/N: Whoah! People like it!

Wogle (In a Cyborg/Jules from Pulp Fictionaccent): Alright, y'all, this is just a "set-the-scene" chapter for the BIG romance things to come... Then followed by the extremely dark story... MWAHAHAHAHA! I know y'all gonna be saying "Hey! Wogle, this don't make a god damn bit of sense now that "Birthmark's" been aired!" Well I'll say this: I don't care! I finished most of this before that episode, and it'sa Fan Fiction... A'ight? And didn't Raven look kinda hot with her long hair?
Robin: Hey! She's my girl, Moron!
Wogle: Easy there, not according to the fic so far she ain't!
Robin: We'll see...
Wogle: Hey Raven... Wanna go out on a date?
Raven: Sure...
Robin: NOOOOOOO!

Ok, but seriously... Some of you have picked up on a hint I dropped last chapter's notes. You'll need to be very patient if you want to know what that's all about... It'll all be revealed in Chapter9 (15 in total, not including alternate ending), so you'll just have to wait.

Chapter 4: Awakened, but Unscathed

Despite the troubles of the previous night, Robin was up relatively early the next morning. He knew that he still needed to heal, but also knew that nothing would be able to keep him entertained whilst he was on the mend in his bed...

At least nothing could entertain him until about 8:30 that is; at 8:29 Robin was just in the hallway into the living room area staring down at the watch on his arm waiting for the moment.

"Almost there he said to himself."

Five seconds to go... Four... Three... Two... One!

"BEAST BOY! I SAID NO TOFU!"

Robin chuckled quietly to himself. The daily Tofu-meat battle had begun on the dot.

"Aww come on Cyborg! Tofu's great! It's just like meat, but not"
"Maybe great for you! But I prefer real meat if you don't mind"
"Hey! I'm not a cannibal"
"Oh yeah? Guess why yesterday's "Tofu" tasted so good?"

The sound of cutlery dropping followed that statement, along with a scream from Beast Boy, and a large thud.

"Hmm..." Came Cyborg's voice. "How interesting... I guess I shouldn't joke like that so much"
"Cy, that was SOOO not funny"
"Must you always argue like this in the morning good friends"
"Star", Began Beast Boy, "there's no way I'll stop until Cyborg accepts tofu... And stops making those jokes"
"Please keeping joking like that Cyborg... It's keeps him quiet... And that's very funny Robin, you hiding in the shadows."

Robin suddenly stumbled forward at the sound of Raven's voice. He hadn't expected her up at this time, never mind guessing he was there. As he stumbled forward, he emerged from the shadowy corridor and into the living room area and fell flat on his face. As he slowly got up he looked round to the surprised faces of the other titans.
Cyborg and Beast Boy had stopped the usual battle of the food and were staring down at the clumsy Robin. Both had forgotten the fact that they were holding each other's throats. Starfire was floating above the kitchen counter with a bottle of appeared to be mustard, her gaze on Robin one of delight. Raven on the other hand was leaning against the kitchen counter reading a book, with a satisfied smile on his face. No one moved or said anything until Robin finally got to his feet.

"Umm... Morning guys." he said finally.
"ROBIN!" Starfire exclaimed. She rushed down dropping the mustard onto the head of Cyborg ("Starfire! Watch where you're dropping things!"), and hugged Robin in a death-like grip, causing him to wince and go purple with the lack of oxygen.
"It is so good to have you back with us!" She told him.
"Yeah... Thanks Star..." Robin replied straining. "Umm... Is it too much to ask if you could... Y'know, loosen your grip"
"Huh? Oh! I am so sorry!"

Starfire let Robin go, and simply beamed at him. Cyborg and Beast Boy laughed.

"Haha... Guess you're looking alright." Cyborg said to Robin. "Just remember, those four days you were out gave me enough time to practice kicking your ass on every game in the tower"
"Oh yeah?" Robin joked heartily. "Bring it on Cy"
"Hey... Guys?" Beast Boy smugly said. "You both know I'm still the champion"
"Yeah right BB..." Cyborg laughed. "Hey Robin! Want some cooked breakfast. With MEAT!"

Cyborg shot a fierce, yet joking look at Beast Boy. Beast Boy replied with a similar look.

"No way! He KNOWS Tofu's good!"

Robin laughed to himself before replying.

"No thanks guys. I think I'll stick to some muesli..."

Both Cyborg and Beast Boy stared at Robin with disappointment.

"Typical... You have to go with the boring healthy breakfast!" They said in unison.

Robin laughed out loud as he walked towards the kitchen, and noticed Raven, still reading her book, was laughing too. Everyone looked towards her in surprise.

"Dude..." Beast Boy exclaimed. "She... She laughed at something I said"
"No BB." Said Raven. "I'm laughing at you..."

Everyone laughed at that joke, including Beast Boy. It took a few seconds for Beast Boy to suddenly realise what she had said.

"Hey! That's not funny!"

As Robin began to pour the milk his "tasty" bowl of muesli, he moved his head up to look at Raven, and to his surprise noticed that she was staring at him. As soon as she noticed Robin was staring at her, she snapped her head back to the position it was when she was reading her book. Robin made no comment, simply continuing to stare at the purple-haired girl, and began to think back to the previous night. Why DID Raven kiss him? Would she have done so if he weren't snoring? To Robin, Raven's kiss didn't just feeling like a friendly kiss, but it actually felt like something was between them - it was a sort of bond.

"Umm... Robin... Is the white cow-liquid supposed to be poured onto shoes when making Muesli?"

Robin snapped back to reality and realised he was still pouring the milk. He gave a yelp of surprise and stopped pouring. Looking down, Robin found that the milk had overflowed from the bowl and spilled onto the kitchen counter and onto his shoes. Whilst Cyborg and Beast Boy stared at him oddly with food their mouths, Robin attempted to rummage around the bottom cupboards and find a cloth to wipe up the mess.

"Don't worry... I got it."

Raven had already found a cloth and, using her powers, was wiping up the remainder of the milk whilst standing next to Robin. Robin looked up sheepishly at her, causing Raven to blush a light pink that was barely noticeable.

"There. Done." She said quickly, and floated off to the couch to read her book. Robin picked up his muesli and began to slowly guzzle it down, still staring at Raven. He picked up from his previous thoughts and began to contemplate things even more...

Oooh... What does he contemplate (DUH!)? I nkow, this was kind of a lame chapter, but I don't care! I could've combined 2 chapters here, but then where's the suspense in that!

Heh, if you hate a lot of romance, skip the next... Goes and checks, 3 or 4 chapters when they come up. (WTF! 3 or 4!) Fine, don't read!

Next Chapter: Bonding the Birds