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It has been a week since Raven had met Red X in the meadow. She got used to him and found out she did in fact like him a lot, but only her emotions and Nightmare knew that. She kept Nightmare a secret, except Cyborg had found out. Raven was out shopping with Jinx and Starfire, (she was forced to), and Cyborg was looking for her to ask her to help him with this new move. He knocked on her door and it fell in. His eyes widened and he started sweating, until he heard a mew come from inside the room. He stepped in and found the cat. When Raven came home, Cyborg pressed her to tell him about the cat. Raven had only told him how she had found it and kept it, nothing more.
No one else knew about the cat and Raven was happy about that. No one knew about how she would sneak out and meet Red X at night either. Every night Raven would say she was tired and leave at 9:00 p.m. No one had the chance to question her, but every morning, she seemed happier and was a lot nicer to Beast Boy. They all noticed it, and had their own suspicions. Beast Boy thought she was slowly being brainwashed by sorrow-eating zombies, Starfire thought she was dating something, Jinx thought she finally got that pole out from up her butt, and Cyborg and Robin both thought it had something to do with Red X. They didn't know how close they were.
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Raven entered the kitchen humming a happy tune. She was garbed in her usual wear, except for her cape and boots, which was a purple color. She walked to the fridge and opened it. She grabbed a green apple and took a bite out of it. She then walked to the common room and sat next to Beast Boy, who was playing Monkey Muncher 5 with Cyborg while Jinx rooted on whoever had the lead. Raven grabbed her book that she left on the coffee table and began to read.
"You look different, Raven," Jinx stated, interrupting Raven. Raven looked up.
"How?" She asked. Jinx shrugged then gasped.
"Your cape! It's purple!" She exclaimed. Beast Boy, out of curiosity, looked at Raven and noticed it too. Raven frowned then looked at her cape.
"So it is," She mumbled and took a bite out of her apple and began reading. The TV showed the words 'GAME OVER' in flashing red letters.
"BOOYAH!" Cyborg yelled. Beast Boy stared at the screen with wide eyes. He dropped the controller in shock. Just then, Robin entered with Starfire at his heels.
"But what is a dance of the lap?" Starfire asked innocently. Robin shook his head. He walked over to the couch and sighed.
"It's lap dance, Star, and don't worry," Robin sighed. Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Jinx snickered into their hands. Raven rolled her eyes at their childish behavior. She flipped a page in her book. Robin looked at her. He sighed. All of a sudden, the tower turned red and the siren sang through the tower. Raven got up and walked to the computer.
"Who is it?" Cyborg asked. Raven typed in a few words.
"A robbery," She replied. Cyborg nodded. Robin got up.
"Raven, Star, and Beast Boy, head out. Call us if you need help," Robin said. Beast Boy looked at him confused.
"Why just us?" He asked. Robin sighed
"Because, it's easier this way, now just go!" Robin exclaimed. Beast Boy shrunk away. Raven stared at Robin, then touched Beast Boy shoulder and nodded towards the door. He understood and the three flew out the room.
"Why did you do that?" Cyborg asked. Robin looked at him and sighed.
"I needed to get away from those three," Robin replied.
"I can see Beast Boy, but the girls?" Jinx asked.
"Starfire just kept asking questions and Raven, well…" Robin trailed off. Cyborg and Jinx both looked at him confused and curiously. Robin stared at the ground. "I need to train," He said and left without another word.
"He has it bad," Jinx stretched. Cyborg nodded then picked up a controller.
"You wanna play?" He asked. Jinx grabbed the controller and took a seat next to Cyborg.
"Just promise not to cry," Jinx smirked. Cyborg cocked his head to the side.
"Why would I cry?"
"When I beat chou butt," She replied. Cyborg laughed. They immediately started playing.
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Robin watched as another punching bag flew into the wall. That was the third one today. He picked up another one and attached it to the hook. Once it was attached, he started attacking it. He was focused, but his thought kept wondering to Raven. Why do I care so much?! I'm getting married to the best girl in the world, and I keep thinking about her. Maybe I do like her more than I thought. Nah I'm just worried about her hanging out with Red X. Wait, is she hanging out with Red X every night? If she is, how would I find out? She won't tell me. Maybe I should follow her tonight…Yeah, that'll work. I just need to stay in the shadows. Robin broke another punching bag. He picked up a red one and placed it on the hanger. He started kicking and punching away.
Robin had destroyed about eight punching bags when his communicator went off. He opened it and saw Cyborg's face. "What's up Cy," Robin said into the yellow communicator.
"Rae got shot," Cyborg said, but he didn't sound frantic. Robin on the other hand was freaking out on the inside, but kept his cool.
"Where?"
"Her thigh. She's in the medical room is you want to see her," Cyborg voiced. Robin nodded and closed the device. He then rushed to the medical room. He got there in three minutes and thrust the door open. He saw Raven sitting on the bed wincing every few seconds. Beast Boy and Starfire were next to her, Starfire patting her shoulder and Beast Boy wincing in pain as well whenever Raven squeezed his hand in pain. Cyborg was kneeling before Raven, apparently fixing her wound. Jinx was next to him, watching what he was doing. Robin ran over to them.
"How did it happen?" He asked. Raven looked up at him.
"Well, Boy Blunder, when someone pulls the trigger in a gun, a bullet shoots out. The bullet always collides with something, hence my leg having a hole and Cyborg patching it up," Raven replied sarcastically. Her face contorted in pain for a quick second and Beast Boy yelped in pain. Raven mumbled a sorry.
"I know that. I meant how did you get shot?" He asked. Starfire spoke up.
"The robber had a hostage. He told us if we moved, he would shoot. Friend Raven shifted a foot and he shot her in the thigh. We thought he meant the hostage, but he didn't," Starfire said. Raven nodded. Beast Boy looked down.
"Did you get him?" Robin asked. Raven nodded.
"Starfire took care of him while Beast Boy helped me with the blood. Surprisingly, Beast Boy knows a lot about wounds," Raven replied. Robin felt a little jealous that Beast Boy took care of it instead of him.
"Why did you two let it happen?" Robin asked Beast Boy and Starfire. Everything stopped. Cyborg looked up at Robin. Beast Boy glared at him and Starfire gasped.
"They didn't know it was going to happen, Robin," Raven hissed. Robin looked down.
"Sorry, I'm just worried about you, that's all," Robin replied. Cyborg was done with Raven, so she got up, and stumbled, but Cyborg caught her around the waist. She mumbled a thanks and he nodded. She then limped towards Robin and glared at him.
"I can take care of myself thank you," She hissed. Robin shook his head.
"Then why didn't you heal it?"
"Healing takes a lot out of me and I don't feel like passing out," Raven replied. She walked out of the room. Robin watched her sadly.
"Nice one. She was in a happy mood too," Beast Boy mumbled. He then left towards the common room. Cyborg and Jinx followed. Starfire and Robin were left.
"Are you ok, honey?" Starfire asked Robin. She placed a hand on his shoulder.
I'll be fine tomorrow. I guess I'm just a little tired and irritable. I broke eight punching bags today," Robin replied. Starfire nodded and hugged her fiancée. She was surprised when he was a little tense to the touch. She let go and left. Robin watched her walk away. I'll be fine when I know what Raven's doing at night. He then left and followed his fiancée to the common room.
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Everyone was in the common room when the clock stroke nine. Raven got up from her position on the couch and stretched. "Good night everyone," She said quietly. She slipped out the room. Robin waited a few minutes then followed without anyone noticing. He made it to her room and waited. When she didn't come out, he started walking away, until he heard the door swoosh open. Raven came out with a blanket and a small kitten. She then walked down the corridors towards the garage with Robin on her tail. They both entered the garage and Robin watched as she placed the cat on the blanket in the basket. The cat started fidgeting. "Calm down Nightmare," Raven whispered to the cat. The kitten seemed to understand, because it sat and didn't move a muscle. Raven then got on her bike and pedaled off. Robin decided to run in the shadows after her. He stayed quiet and watched as she turned a corner into a forest.
He followed her into the forest until she stopped in a meadow. He ran behind a nearby tree and watched as she set the bike against a tree and put the kitten down. The kitten ran to a spot and stopped. Raven grabbed the purple blanket and set it where the kitten sat. She set it on top of the kitten and silently laughed as it tried to find a way out. Another laugh filled the meadow. "That is one funny cat," The voice said. It stepped out of the shadows and showed no one other than Red X himself.
"Hey X," Raven replied. She grabbed the kitten and sat it on the blanket, then she sat down as well. Red X walked over and sat next to her. He noticed the bandage around her leg.
"What happened to your leg?" He asked, slightly worried. Raven looked at it.
"Robbery," Was her reply. Red X looked at her with his masked eyes. They seemed to stare at her soul. Raven looked away. "Okay, okay! I was shot!" Raven exclaimed. Red X eyes widened.
"Are you ok?" He asked. Raven nodded. Red X calmed down again.
"You still haven't told me why you were sad that one day in the rain," Red X stated. Raven looked down and sighed.
"You're never going to forget that, are you?" Red X shook his head. "Ok, well um, I had a crush on…Robin," Raven whispered the last part, but X heard it. He nodded, signaling her to keep going. "I went to tell him, but he had asked Starfire to marry him," Raven continued. Red X nodded.
"Well, Robin's just stupid then," Red X replied. Raven looked at him and raised an eyebrow.
"How? He got a beautiful, smart, emotional girl instead of me. That kind of seems like a win situation," Raven said. Red X looked at her angrily and stood up.
"When I first met you guys, sure I thought Starfire was amazing, but now she seems kinda just beautiful, nothing else. You on the other hand is hot, smart, and just amazing. So don't say that ever again, got it?" Red X said confidently. Raven looked at him and smiled a small smile. She stood up and gave Red X a hug. (A.N: Think of the moment with Beast Boy in the episode about Malchior.) Red X was shocked, but wrapped his arms gently around her.
"Do I get a kiss now?" He asked. Raven lifted her hand and hit in on the back of the head. "I'll take that as a no," Robin decided he saw enough.
"Raven!" Robin exclaimed. He ran to them. Raven jumped from Red X's touch. She looked at Robin with wide eyes.
"Robin?" Raven whispered. Robin stopped in front of Raven. "What the fuck are you doing here?" She yelled angrily.
"Why are you betraying me?" He asked. Raven growled.
"I'm not betraying you! I care about him. He listens. Do you have a problem with that?" Raven glared at him. Red X stayed behind her the whole time.
"Yes, Rae, He's a villain. I'm not," Robin explained. Raven shook her head and turned to X.
"I'm sorry about him. I'm see you around, X," Raven said. X nodded and gently touched her shoulder. She brushed past Robin and picked up the blanket and Nightmare and put them on the bike. She then rode away. Robin watched her then turned around and saw no one there. He trudged through the grass and walked back to the tower. Once he was inside, he ran to Raven's room. He knocked on her steel door and waited. She opened it. "What?" She yawned. Robin looked down.
"Please Rae, Take me instead of him," Robin begged. He grabbed one of her hands and she pulled away roughly.
"Robin, I can't handle this right now and anyway, what about your fiancée?" Raven then shut the door. Robin stared at it, then walked to his room. I'll fix this.
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