Raven walked along the rocky path of Nevermore. She looked up at the sky that was black, however, it had a tint of lavender purple. She grunted knowing that this new emotion must be very strong to change the tint of the sky in her mind.

He continued her journey down the paths, taking in the rocky scenery and looking at the small birds that welcomed her as they stood on the branches. Raven approached the first portal of her mind and walked, though. She was blinded by the brightness of the yellow skies and pink clouds. She grunted knowing that she was in Happy's portion of her mind. She scanned the area and didn't see the pink cladded emotion.

She was now close to the exit until she felt two arms wrap around her neck. She gasped and using Slade's new technique, brought the person down to the ground over her shoulders with one quick sweep. Raven kept a strong grip on the arm, but let it fall when she saw that it was Happy.

"Ow Raven! That hurt." Happy got up from the ground and rubbed her shoulder, but her smile still didn't fade.

"Sorry," Raven said quietly. "Where have you been, and what's going on?"

Happy turned to a nearby bush and started picking at the lollipop flowers. "Everything has been great around here, Raven! Anger has been out a few times, but she's completely silent now! We barely see her around. Timid is moping around like usual, but she's kinda getting a little overboard. She thinks we're going to 'abandon the team', but I don't know what she's saying. I tried cheering her up, but nothing seems to do the trick. Intelligence has been stressed too. She says that 'We're falling into danger' or something like that. Everything changed ever since the new emotion came."

Raven was scared she would say that. "New emotion?"

"Yeah! She's great! We talked and stuff and she let me braid her hair!" Happy was now eating one of the lollipops.

"Who is she?"

Happy made a gesture to her mouth as if it was a zipper. "I promised her not to tell."

Raven grunted in annoyance. "What do you mean you promised?"

Happy giggled. "She said that she wants it to be a surprise. It would be better if you met her first."

Raven rolled her eyes and walked to the exit. Happy waved a goodbye with a lollipop still in hand. "Have fun, Raven! She's a pretty cool person."

Raven was starting to get a headache from the turmoil of her mind. She knew something was wrong, but she never thought a new emotion would rise from this. She walked through the portal and saw the stacks of books around them. She gave a sigh of relief, knowing that she was with the emotion who would make the most sense.

"Intelligence?"

The yellow cladded Raven with big glasses came from around the corner of the high stacks of books. She came into contact with Raven and gave a small smile. Raven looked hard at her emotion. Happy was correct that she was stressed, for she looked out of it. Her hair was tangled and screwed a bit at the top. Her eyes looked tired underneath her glasses and some books were on the floor than their usual spots on the shelves.

"Raven, good to see you."

"Intelligence, are you alright? You don't look...well?"

Intelligence gave a small chuckle. "It is true, I do look a bit out of place, but a lot has happened."

Raven nodded and sat down next to her yellow cladded self at the desk. "I can feel my mind going crazy. Everything looks fine so far, but it doesn't...feel right.."

"Yes, it is a result of our new member."

"Who is she?"

Intelligence gave a smirk. "Lust"

Raven groaned in annoyance. She leaned back in the chair and started at the ceiling in thought. "So, I have lust for...him.."

"Correct. A lust for Slade, and soon after lust will be,"

"Love…" Raven finished. She could already begin to notice her small feelings for him, but she always pushed it away to the back of her mind. "So what can we do?"

Intelligence surprisingly shrugged her shoulders. "Nothing exactly. She's an emotion. You can't get rid of something that's apart of you."

Raven rose from the chair and walked towards the exit. "I'm going to talk to her."

"Good luck.."

"Table for two"

The young female waiter directed the couple to a nice table near the window. The restaurant was slightly crowded, so there was a small amount of commotion. Starfire placed her pink purse on the floor next to her. She wore a short pink summer dress with silver flats. Her hair was pulled back in a curly ponytail. Nightwing wore dark jeans with a light blue button up shirt. The first two buttons were undone, showing a bit of his muscular chest. Instead of his usual mask, he had a pair of dark sunglasses. Starfire looked at her boyfriend in admiration. She loved to see him dress out of his uniform and see something different. It was a struggle getting Nightwing out of the office, but she managed to do it. She took the menu that the waiter left on the table and looked through it.

"What are you going to get Starfire?"

Starfire smiled and looked up, "I think I will get the grilled chicken caesar salad. How about yourself?"

"I'm just going to get the steak with potatoes."

The two placed their orders and gave away their menus.

Starfire looked at Nightwing who had a cell phone out and was scrolling through it. Starfire felt neglected from the lack of communication they were not having. Ever since Raven disappeared, their relationship has been strained.

"Nightwing, please put your cellular device away. This is our date time."

Nightwing sighed and put the phone in his back pocket. Starfire could tell that he was annoyed.

"I know you are busy with the search, but you must remain calm and relaxed. Working too hard will damage your health." Starfire placed a small hand in his.

Underneath his sunglasses, he rolled his eyes. "I know Star but you know how I get."

Starfire noticed him rolling his eyes and felt hurt. She retracted her hand from him and sighed. "Yes, I truly miss Raven, and I hope she is fine."

Nightwing scoffed, "I hope so too."

Starfire quickly changed the subject, not liking the feels of it. "Nightwing, have you ever thought of marriage?"

Nightwing's face froze. He did think of marriage, but certainly not now. He didn't feel quite ready. He and Starfire have been together for awhile now, and he truly felt she was the one. However, everything seems not aligned for them to get married at the moment. "Um,"

Starfire's smile fell. She was already feeling a cold shoulder on this date. "Do you not see us together in the future?"

Luckily for Nightwing, the waiter came back with their hot food. She placed them on the table and Starfire thanked her with a fake smile. The two ate, not saying a word. Nightwing felt bad that he had Starfire feeling this way, but he didn't know how to let it down to her any easier. He hated to see her frown.

"Star,"

Starfire looked up from her salad that was almost gone.

He took her hands in his and took off his sunglasses so that she could look into his blue eyes and see his sincerity. "I love you, Star. I really do. From the moment I met you, I felt a spark between us. I see us in the future happy, but right now, with everything happening around us, I don't think it's the right time to get married. I do have intentions of doing so, but not at this time."

Starfire stared into his eyes. She still was not smiling. She nodded her head in agreement as if she has heard it before and went back to finishing the rest of her salad. Nightwing looked at her disappointed, knowing that his heartfelt message did not work.

"I am finished. Let us go." Starfire pushed the big plate away from herself and grabbed her belongings. Nightwing quickly ate the last bit of his steak and paid the bill and left a tip. When he looked up, Starfire was already up and walking towards the exit. He sighed and followed her to the car.

Raven walked into unfamiliar terrain. She looked around at rocks until she came across a portal. Breathing in a deep breath, she walked through. She looked around the new world and saw that the sky was moonlit. There were drapes of silk and velvet hung from the trees that surprisingly had red roses. She saw that the pathway had small rose petals leading the way to a large open area. Raven was shocked to see a large bed that had black, silky sheets and a purple cladded persona of herself sitting in the middle.

Raven walked towards the bed and smacked it, making her presence known.

Lust slowly turned around and looked into Raven's eyes. Raven could see the hungry desire on her.

Raven kept a serious face. "Lust"

Lust purred at the sound of her name. "Hello, Raven. Nice to finally meet you."

Raven rolled her eyes. "What is happening? We have a lust for Slade? Why? Do you not see how awful of a person he is?"

Lust turned from her position and seductively crawled towards Raven who stood at the end of the bed. She moaned. "Just hearing his name makes me tremble."

Raven rolled her eyes. "Get to the chase."

Lust turned to her back and lackadaisically laid on the bed. "I don't care what he does, Raven. They way he touches me is all that I think about." Lusts hands slowly felt her own body.

Raven started to blush and turned her head.

"Think about it. His touch burns our skin. His hot breath against our necks. His muscles are so strong and defined. Don't you want to feel them underneath that sexy uniform of his?" Lust turned to Raven who still had a blush on her face. She laughed and laid in the bed again. "I know you're thinking about it because it's true."

"You have to stop this nonsense. There is no way that we will get that far with Slade, better yet get anywhere with him. He's an evil person."

"And we're not?" Lust said quickly.

Raven opened her mouth to say something, but she closed it when she knew that she was right.

Lust chuckled. "We come from the same background. He knows how we were. He worked for Trigon, and Trigon told him almost everything about us. Let's just give in and take his sexiness."

Raven looked at her in disgust. "No. Any opportunity I have of escaping his grasp, I'm taking it."

"Not without a fight from me." Lust gave Raven a smirk.

Raven gave her an angry glare. "What do you mean? You have no control over me."

"If I'm strong enough I could."

"But you're not! Keep dreaming your sick fantasies because that's all that they will be."

"I should say the same for you, Raven. You know that he wants us. I can see it through his movements. He wants to put his hands all around our bodies." Lust was slowly placing her hands up and down her body to show Raven, who again turned her head.

Raven didn't say a word again. She knew that he enjoyed their body after the gym incident.

"First is Lust, then Love, and frankly, I don't mind loving his sexiness." Lust said with a smirk.

Raven turned back to her in a serious tone. "Stay in your lane and don't go over your boundaries. You have no power over me."

Lust smirked and seductively crawled her way back to the top of the bed once again. Her cape was behind her, showing her curvy legs and torso. "Whatever you say, boss."

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