You wanted more! So here is your more. I am glad to present to you chapter 3! Enjoy!
~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~
Raven walked to the kitchen that morning with only the thoughts of her dream. She put together a cup of tea and went to sit down on the couch. She pulled out a book and began to read about the forbidden doors of hell when Robin walked in. He glanced over at her then walked over and sat down next to her. Raven cringed on the inside even though she hid it on the outside. Robin kept looking at her. So instead of ignoring it, she returned the stare. They stared at each other for about 5 minutes before Robin turned away from her gaze.
"I only want to help you Raven." He whispered. Raven put down the book and looked around the room. It was way too early for Beast Boy to be awake and Cyborg was down in his garage. That left Starfire but she was still in bed the last Raven knew of her. Raven was hoping something would happen to where she wouldn't be alone with Robin. Although at the same time she was enjoying the attention from him.
"I know. It's just what happened was unexpected and… I just didn't respond quickly enough." She replied.
"Who attacked you? At least tell me that." He looked at her once more.
"I can't." She replied, but she was telling the truth. The man never said his name or gave any detail to who he was. Robin's forehead creased with furry lines. Raven knew what he was about to ask.
"Was it Slade?" His hand clenched into a fist. Raven couldn't imagine the rage on Robins face or the disbelief if she told him that Slade was the one who saved her.
"I can promise you that Slade did not attack me." She confidently replied. Robin didn't look convinced at first but eventually his wrinkles on his forehead loosened and his fist became unclenched.
"Okay, I trust you. The only thing I can't seem to understand, is why don't you trust me enough to tell me what happened?" He then stood up and went to the kitchen and began to make himself some breakfast. Raven settled back into her book but just couldn't shake off the feeling of Robin watching her. She began to have goose bumps as the feeling of being watched came upon her. She finally stood up and slammed her book closed. She turned to face Robin who had a mouth full of scrambled eggs. He stopped chewing and locked eyes with Raven.
"I'm going for a walk, and no. I am not taking my communicator with me." With that she left the main room and walked out of the tower.
After a few hours of walking aimlessly around Jump city, she had processed many different ways to locate Slade. Only, every single one of them ended up getting lost in some sort of tangled mess. Raven pulled her hood over her head and walked into a small book store that had a small café inside it. She ordered a chai tea then went to the shelves to read a book she hasn't read yet. She looked up and down the shelf but nothing she hasn't read yet seemed to interest her. So she picked up her tea and walked out of the book store. She walked a few blocks then tossed her tea into a trash can and leaned against the wall. She couldn't take it. She wanted to see Slade. She needed to see Slade. As she leaned against the wall she looked across the street into an alley way next to an apartment building. She looked away but then took a double glance. No. She couldn't believe it. Standing there in the alley way was the man of Halloween colors himself. She watched him as he walked away into the deeper parts of the alley.
"Wait!"She cried and she ran into the streets causing many cars come to a screeching stop. People yelled out their windows and gave some very rude body language to her but she didn't care. There across the street was the man she had been searching for all day. When she stopped in front of the alley way she saw Slade turn the corner to behind the apartments.
"I said wait!" Raven turned the corner after him. The only thing she met though was a solid brick wall that had no one there. Raven sighed and turned around bumping right into Slade's chest. She gasped then regained her emotionless composure.
"I was just looking for you." She muttered.
"I'm quit aware of that." He replied looking down at her.
"Then how come you didn't let me see you sooner?" She asked.
"I actually didn't plan on letting you see me at all." He said as he looked behind him as if expecting someone to appear. Raven felt her heart sank. She was hoping that he wanted to talk to her as much as she wanted to talk to him.
"Oh. So you don't want to talk to me right now?" She tried to stay monotone but was failing horribly. Slade remained silent. Then he returned her gaze.
"You weren't in your bedroom last night. Why is that?" He questioned. Raven was taken back. Should she be creeped out that he knew or feeling flattered the he cared enough to check on her?
"How did you know I wasn't in my room?" Raven crossed her arms.
"I wanted to make sure that the man wasn't coming back. So I made a small stop at the Titans tower to see how you were." He replied coolly. Raven could feel his temperature rise. Raven hid a smirk by tilting her head down a bit. After a few minutes of awkward silence Raven spoke up.
"Slade, I really want to thank you. I really want to make it up to you. I feel like I have to. So is there anything you want from me?" Raven looked up at him and he quickly looked away.
"There is nothing I want from you." He turned and started to walk away, but Raven stopped him by putting a black wall of magic in front of him.
"I'm not done talking with you." Raven then took the wall back down. Slade turned and faced her. He then stepped closer to her where his mask was right in front of her face.
"Let me ask you this, why are you so determined to make me let you repay me?" He whispered.
"Because I don't want to feel like I owe you anything anymore." Raven stared into his eye.
"I think there's more to it than just that."
"What makes you think that?" Raven was starting to feel her own heat rise. Slade smirked behind his mask.
"Only the fact that I can see that me being this close to you is making your heart pound. I can hear it from here, Raven." Raven shrugged. She felt defeated and a little bit humiliated. Slade brought a hand up to her face.
"Its okay, Raven, I just have that affect on people." He began to stroke her cheek. Raven's breath caught in her throat.
"Slade…" Raven didn't know what to say. Her emotions were getting all out of control. A trash can next to them became cloaked in black magic and flung to the wall behind them.
"Raven, are you having troubles controlling your powers?" Slade was having too much fun with this, but at the same time, he wanted to have Raven all to himself. Let her know who he really is. Slade became confused with his emotions and stopped stroking her cheek and brought his hand down to his side.
"I must be going. I have things to do, valuable items to steal." He started to walk away when he heard Raven mutter. "I'm sorry Raven. I didn't quite get what you said. Care to repeat it?"
"Let me help you." She walked next to him and turned her to lookup at him. Slade wasn't sure if she was being serious or just joking, but from the look of her eyes he knew she was serious.
"Isn't that like betraying your teammates?" Slade didn't want to make it seem like he wanted her to come along. He was trying to make her rethink what she said and decide against it.
"Not if they don't find out." Raven grew a smirk on her face. She knew she had finally gotten to him.
"Very well, but your going to have to keep up." With that Slade jump from side to side on the alley walls and landed on the apartment roof and began jumping from roof to roof. Raven smiled and levitated herself into the air and began to follow Slade.
This is going to be fun. Thought Slade, he turned his head to see that Raven was right behind him, like a good little apprentice should be.
~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~
There you have it! Raven and Slade coming together for the good of stealing, but what about Robin? Or the titans when they find out she's helping him? Stay tuned to find out what becomes of them!
