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All the Titans were sitting around the dinning table eating cake and ice-cream while Raven told her teammates of her times in Africa. Robin half listened and half watched her. His eyes could not seem to be able to take enough of her in . . . and she had been gone for so long. She was smiling while she spoke, but it was a faint smile. He knew she was capable of more and longed to see a full out smile play across her face. Perhaps Raven did not know, but she was breathtaking when she smiled. Just when he thought she would never notice his gaze upon her, Raven's eyes met his for a brief moment. In that moment Robin felt as if she knew. He did not like the idea that Raven could feel what he felt. However, despite the possibility he could not motivate himself to move his eyes elsewhere. He slowly scanned her form and took in her soft womanly curves. If her hair was styled a little differently she would look like one of those WWII pin up girls. The image created by that though made Robin flush and a part of his desires stirred.

"Robin," Cyborg said and waved his arm in front of his face. With a jerk, Robin snapped out of his fantasy and looked at his teammate.

"What is it?" he asked trying to cool the flush from his face. He was instantly worried that perhaps Raven had not noticed his staring, but that one mechanical Titan had . . . Robin frowned knowing that Cyborg was already suspicious.

"I've been trying to get your attention for a while now. Could you pass me the chocolate syrup next to you?" Cyborg asked. Robin nodded silently and gave Cyborg the syrup, but when he did so Cyborg gave his a strange look.

As soon as he could, Robin's eyes searched Raven out again, however, something was wrong. She was staring blankly at the wall and Beast Boy was waving his hands fervently in front of her face. It took a moment for Raven to blink and return back to normal.

"Raven, are you okay?" Robin asked her from across that table. He remembered her spaced out moment in the airport. Raven nodded tiredly and rand her finger through her hair. Such and innocent gesture, but it was more then adequate to make his pulse quicken.

"I think I just need some rest." She admitted and looked at the others to find worried looks. Raven suddenly stood from the table. "I need to do some meditating . . . I was too busy in Africa to get any proper meditating done. Thank you for the party." she said and headed in the direction of her room. Robin only hesitated for a minute before rising from his seat.

"I need to talk with her before she gets too into her meditation. Can you guys clean up?" Robin asked which earned him a massive groan from everyone else. Robin's mouth quirked up into a smile at their childish whines.

"But Robin!" they all said in unison. Robin firmly shook his head.

"I told you not to put so many decorations up. As it stands they are a fire hazard. But, I'll tell you what . . . put away all the decorations and place the dishes in a sink full of water and I'll clean the dishes when I'm done talking to Raven." He told them. This of course obviously did not sound much better; however, the others mumbled an unenthused okay and shuffled their feet slowly to clean up.

Robin walked as calmly as possible from the common room, but the second he was out of sight he sprinted to catch up with Raven. He spotted her about to disappear into the dark abyss that was her room.

"Raven, wait!" he called after her. She paused and turned her body toward him as he slowed down and came to stand in front of her. Robin tried to still his pounding heart and catch his breath before speaking. Raven's eyebrow quirked up in her questioning manner. She was curious as to what could motivate the great Boy Wonder to chase her down.

"Yes?" she eventually said when it was clear Robin was not going to say anything.

"Well . . . I wanted to talk to you remember. It's about . . . how awkward we were before you left." Robin said in a painfully controlled voice. Raven nodded and gave him a gesture of encouragement for him to continue. "You see I sort of realized something and I had to process it before I could talk to you. I was also worried . . . that I would lose you if you knew," he told her. Raven's eyes widened for a fraction before she regained her composure. Robin, who had made it an art form to studying the dark sorceress, for once had no idea what her brief look meant. If he had not been watching her so closely he might have missed it altogether.

"Yes, I would like to know why you pushed me away. I have been waiting for you to figure things out. I had hoped my time away would give you the proper distance to think. There is nothing you can tell me that will make you lose me," she promised and when Robin looked into her eyes . . . be believed it. Robin gave her a sad nod . . . he had figured that she had a reason for going to Africa and now it was confirmed.

"Raven, I . . ." he started, but the sound of the Titan alert interrupted him midsentence. Robin whipped out his communicator and flipped it open. Once he understood the situation he flipped the device closed and gave Raven an apologetic look.

"What is it?" she asked in a tired voice. Robin contemplated making her stay behind and rest . . . but that would not go over well. Raven could be extremely stubborn when she wanted to be.

"There has been a disturbance at the docks. An innocent bystander got shot. We need to change. Could you tell the other to go an ahead and you and I will get there as soon a possible?" he asked. Raven nodded and quickly flew towards the common room. Robin rushed to his own room to done on his Robin costume. He felt a twinge of regret that the alarm had interrupted him; however the city always came first.

Poor Robin interupted . . . man is Raven tired . . . or is she just tired? Read to find out what happens next!