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Well here we are again. I do so hope you enjoy. Now, ON WITH THE STORY!
Chapter 6
She went right up to Robin and said, "I know where Alistor is. But you're not going to like it."
Robin narrowed his eyes at the dark empath. "What do you mean? What are you talking about?" He asked.
Raven started off by telling them about the dreams she'd been having and how she tried to track down their source. Then she told them about the presence in her mind and then about her conversation with Alistor.
When she was done, silence hung in the air. Even Kid Flash was speechless.
Robin was the first one to speak. "Prison?" It was barely above a whisper, but as he said it he visibly sagged. Raven opened her mouth to say something, but Robin raised a hand to stop her. Then, without a word, he left the room.
When the door closed, Kid Flash laughed nervously. "Well…uh, I guess that's that. So, er, see ya." The screen went black as he shut his communicator.
The room was silent again until Beast Boy said, "So…what are we gonna do?"
Raven shook her head. "I don't know Beast Boy." She answered. Walking over to him, she took his hand in her own. Beast Boy raised an eyebrow at her, but he didn't question it. He enjoyed the contact.
Throughout the entire conversation, Kole's arms never unwrapped from around Jericho. In fact, her arms only tightened around him, which made it difficult to move his arms. But, with slight difficulty, he managed to raise his arms enough to sign, 'Should we tell the others?'
Cyborg waved him off. "Don't need to. Kid Flash heard the entire thing, which means he'll tell Jinx. And Jinx spreads gossip like wildfire. Trust me, every Titan's gonna know in an hour."
"So are we just going to wait?" Kole asked worriedly.
Cyborg shrugged. "Nothing else we can do." He said somberly. "We gotta wait for Robin to pull himself together." He shook his head sadly. "That news hit him hard. He's gonna need some time to get his head straight." Saying that, he suddenly thought of something and headed for the door.
"Where're you going?" Beast Boy asked, still holding Raven's hand.
Before leaving, Cyborg simply said, "To get Starfire."
Robin sat on the floor in his room with his legs folded beneath him. His eyes were closed and he was trying to calm himself by using one of the techniques the True Master had taught him. But it wasn't working. He couldn't concentrate enough. The news disturbed him too much for him to be able to.
As he sat there, he heard someone gently knock on his door. But he ignored it. He needed to be alone. After a few moments of silence the knock came again, followed by the sound of his door opening. He heard footsteps and then someone saying, "Robin?"
Opening his eyes, Robin found Starfire crouching next to him with a worried look on her face. "Hey Star." He said somberly.
"Friend Cyborg told me what happened." She explained. "I came to make sure you were not doing the beating of the self."
Despite himself, Robin couldn't help but give her a small smile. "You're here to make sure I'm not beating myself up?" Starfire nodded her head and Robin's smile faded. "I told him he could do it." He said. "Alistor told me this could happen, but I gave him permission anyway." His voice dropped to just below a whisper. "This is my fault."
"Oh Robin." Starfire said. She wrapped Robin in a hug (one that didn't break his bones) and said, "It is not your fault. Friend Alistor knew what he was doing. And even now I am sure that he does not regret it." She straightened herself so that she could look him in the eye. "He saved our friends. I'm sure those who are holding him will free him if only we spoke to them."
"I'm not sure if it'll work that way, Star. But," a little energy seemed to return to his voice, "we can try." Robin stood up with a new fire in his eyes. "I don't know if it'll work but it's our only choice." Holding out a hand, he helped girlfriend to her feet. "Let's go make a call."
Beast Boy and Raven stood on the roof of Titans Tower, still holding hands and looking at the clouds. They had been standing in silence ever since they left Jericho and Kole and went up there.
"So…" Beast Boy said, breaking the silence. "Those dreams are why you were all, uh, you know."
"Irritated?" Raven supplied. Beast Boy sweat dropped and rubbed the back of his neck with his free hand. Raven smiled slightly and shook her head. "Sorry you had to deal with that." She said. "The lack of sleep made me a little more agitated than normal."
Beast Boy laughed and, letting go of Raven's hand, he wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "You're my girlfriend Rae. It's my job to deal with that stuff."
Raven blushed and said, "Thanks."
"No problem." Beast Boy answered.
The two sat in a comfortable silence for a minute, enjoying each other's company. Then Beast Boy said, "Do you remember the night I first asked you out?" He asked suddenly.
Raven nodded. "Yeah. I remember Starfire dragging me to her room and asking a bunch of questions about you."
Beast Boy looked surprised. "Seriously? Is that why she grabbed you like that?" Raven nodded her head. "Huh." The green changeling said. Then he shook his head and said, "Well, after you left, me and Alistor had a talk." He smiled softly at the memory. "He told me that he saw your emotions, or something like that, and said that you liked me." This time it was Raven who raised an eyebrow, but she let her boyfriend keep talking. "I really liked you even before that. But I didn't have the courage to ask you out. But when Alistor told me you liked me back, I couldn't believe it. I didn't think we could ever be together because of your whole 'emotions' thing."
"But we are together." Raven said. "My emotions have acted up every now and then, but we have a normal relationship. We hold hands, go on dates…kiss." She blushed at the last one and a small amount of black energy crackled nearby. She entwined her fingers with his again and said, "It's not really my thing to say this, but I'm happy that you asked me that night." She gave him a small smile.
Beast Boy returned that smile and wiggled his eyebrow. "Remember that day at the bookstore?"
Raven rolled her eyes and said, "Remember our talk about not ruining our moments?"
Beast Boy let out a laugh and was about to lean in for a kiss when his communicator went off. "Ugh." Beast Boy groaned. "Now I know how Kid Flash feels when we interrupt him and Jinx." Opening his communicator, he said, "Beast Boy."
"Hey BB." Cyborg said. "Robin wants you and Raven to get your sorry, lovey-dovey butts down here."
"Why? What's going on?" Beast Boy asked.
Cyborg smirked. "Be sure to grab a bag on your way down. We're going traveling."
So? Did you like it? I realized that I had almost NO romance at all in my recent chapters. So in order to fix that I donated most of this chapter to it. :)
What does Robin have planned? Where are the Titans headed? Next time in Chapter 7!
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