I slowly got up from the table and felt another wave of nausea hit me. I collapsed to the floor, but was pulled up by Robin. He gently grabbed my arm as he got me to my legs. I stared down to see them wobbling back and forth, the soreness causing my body to ache with the blood running back through each vein.
"I'm okay Robin, just let me go," I said while gently pulling away from his firm grip on my arm.
"Raven, this isn't something you need to try now, you need to rest right now," Robin said calmly.
I knew he was trying to persuade me to ignore the problem and just relax. My body was telling me to just sleep, to close my eyes and drift away to a quiet place. My mind on the over hand had cogs and gears turning vigorously as the problem just stressed me out more. So, putting my exhaustion aside, I spoke up.
"I need to try, just leave me be," I said as I got up from his embrace and walked slowly out of the room.
My body tried to fly, but my feet wouldn't leave the ground. I figured I was just too tired or weak right now. I continued to hold my head high until I rounded around the corner of the hallway. Then, in a flash, I sprinted down the halls to my room, my legs carrying me as fast as they could, with all their might. My body froze from the hand that quickly grasped my arm. With a stifled gasp, I halted to a stop.
"Raven, stop. You'll only hurt yourself more. Please, you are worrying me to death," Robin said.
My eyes turned to stare into his, tears slowly falling from my lids.
"Robin, this is something. I must face now. If I truly lost my powers, I am no longer a Teen Titan, but a mere human. I would shame my family and ours. You wouldn't love me anymore and I would rather die than have you leave me. I must find out if Cyborg's theory is correct, I fear it is. If it's true, I must find a cure, before it's too late," I struggled to say.
Seeing my pain caused him to wrap his arms around me as he pulled me into his chest. I folding my arms around his neck as his hands stroked my hair. My silent sniffles were silenced once he calmed me down.
"I would never leave you, I love you. Will find a way out of this together, I promise," he said as he soothed me.
I held him tightly as we stood together in the hallway, not caring if anyone saw us. I was to naive to care about our affair being discovered. I only wanted his arms around me. His words brought me back to reality.
"So, if you are up to it, shall we test out the theory and prove it wrong," Robin said with a bit of doubt crossing his face.
He and I both knew that it was true, I was human. Even with little hope to me being normal like before, I nodded and we walked hand in hand to the roof of the Titan's tower.
He pulled me up the stairs with his hand in mine. I hadn't been to the roof in so long. I missed seeing the sun every morning as I sat on the edge of the roof, I missed looking at the stars. I knew Robin did too, so this would be new for both of us, to see the sunset together. I giggled as he grabbed me and hoisted me up over one shoulder like a sack of flour, carrying me up the rest of the flight of stairs. I would never admit it to anyone, but I liked this fun Robin. He acted differently around me than with anyone else, I liked that about him.
When we reached the top of the long flight of stairs, he set me on the ground beside him. I couldn't help but smile at him. His smile made me happier, knowing that I made him happy. As he kissed me on the cheek, he opened up the door to the rooftop. A flood of light filled the darkness as the wind blew into our face. His hands tangled into mine as we took off across the open ground.
"Alright Raven, whenever you are ready," he said while stepping back.
I stepped back too until we were fifty feet apart. The second I was separated from him, my heart thudded, as if I would never see him again. I felt the adrenaline pulse through me as the wind whipped through my hair. Yet, even with my mind telling me to do what I came here to do, my heart raced on, telling me to just let it go. Right now, I didn't give a crap about finding out if I still had my powers or not, I just wanted Robin.
The sunset behind him made him glow like an angel. I'm not one for singing angels or heaven, but I felt like he was my heaven, where I wanted to be right that second. Without any more thoughts or questions, my legs took off towards him, my heart leading the way. He was startled when I leaped into his arms and placed my lips onto his feverishly. My legs wrapped around him as his strong arms supported my torso over him. My arms cupped his face as he pulled me close for a passionate kiss. Caught up in the heat of the moment, the world had disappeared around me. I felt like I was flying, like I could be me again. His tongue locked with mine as our souls finally felt connected, I wanted him so bad now, but our kiss was broken by him to catch his breath.
I placed lingering kisses on his lips and cheek as his hands wandered over my body. We both stood in front of each other, both feet on the ground. The sensation of him kissing me was more than I could stand, but I wanted more. I was about to kiss him again until I saw a pair of green eyes staring in my direction.