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Full Summary: Raven starts feeling less confident in herself as she gets older. At 18, she feels ugly when constantly compared to Starfire. Citizens seem to respect her less than the others, papers call her the "dark, scary but heroic titan." Getting tired of it, Raven decides to surprise everyone with a new look and change of attitude. Guys everywhere start to fall for her, girls look up to her and her energy is at an all time high, but Raven can't decide whether or not to choose the new fame or to just be herself. And even worse, the drama can't stop building. Love triangle: Robin x Raven x Red X
Rating is T right now for swearing, some sexual references and slight content, and violence. It is possible that it may go up to M.
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"Ravennnn. Ravennnn. Ravennnn."
Raven looked up, annoyed. She had been fully concentrated in her new book. Beast Boy grinned, happy to see his ways could never quit annoying Raven. The titans were all 18 now, except for Cyborg, who was 19. Beast Boy was a young 18, having only turned it a couple weeks ago.
"What?" She asked, sighing. She had really been enjoying the peace of being alone. She tried to spend time with her friends to keep them satisfied, but she liked having her time to herself.
"You promised." He pouted.
"No."
"Raven. You promised!"
"Ummppf!" Raven made an indistinguishable noise, slamming her head down into her book. She had promised. And she had no idea how they had gotten her to agree.
Beast Boy grinned widely, "We're gonna be leaving at 10. Make sure you have your ID, and oh, we're all changing into club gear. It's fine if you don't want to though. Thanks Rae!" He then spun and fled out the room, not giving her time to rebuttal.
Raven frowned. She hated the idea of clubs. Sweaty rooms where people grind on each other, listening to poppy tunes on ear shattering volumes. She had somehow been coerced into going for Beast Boy's birthday celebration, since now they were all legal.
Starfire and Robin had gone before, but it would be a first for the rest of them. She knew every guy would be swooning over the tall redhead, begging to dance with her and catering to her every desire. It always happened, everywhere they went. Raven was nothing, a little figure huddled in the back under a heavy cloak, one that never possessed any outgoing attributes.
She looked around, wondering if she should bother putting anything else on. She was most comfortable in her leotard and cloak, and hated wearing anything skimpy. She decided on changing into a tight pair of black jeans and a simple black tank top. She did nothing to her hair, nor did she put on any make up. To her, it was pointless.
Looking in the mirror, Raven knew she wasn't actually that bad looking. She was very slim, but had curvy hips and full breasts. Her legs were long, and her skin was flawless, except for the jewel that laid permanently on her forehead. She hated to admit it, but it made her a bit sad when nobody noticed her. She was tough, dark and independent, but she was still a girl. And girls do not like to be seen as unattractive.
"Friend Raven! Are you ready to partake in some dancing?" Starfire twirled into the room, her red hair freshly curled and styled. Starfire looked gorgeous, of course, with a simple tight purple dress that showed off her cleavage and ended right at the tops of her thighs. She looked natural otherwise, only wearing a little bit of mascara. Ever since she had discovered make up at the mall, she loved playing with eyeshadows, lipglosses and bronzers.
"I guess." Raven moaned, dreading the night to come. She figured she'd lose the other titans pretty quickly, and it wouldn't matter if she left.
Beast Boy let out a "woot woot!" as they walked to the T-Car, ready for a night on the town.
Raven hated it.
Right away, Beast Boy had started flirting up a storm, using his titan charm on several ditzy girls. Cyborg had called Bumble Bee to come, and now they had left to go dance by themselves. Robin and Starfire danced around a bit with each other, but other guys kept grinding against Starfire and trying to get her to themselves.
Robin looked a bit annoyed, watching Starfire slowly ditch him to be felt up by groups of strange men. He and Starfire still had a bit of a thing, but were not full on dating. The papers called them a couple, but they always denied it. It was obvious they had sexual feelings for each other, as Starfire would come out of his room early in the morning, giggling and humming.
Raven felt a pang in her heart when she thought about it, and scolded herself for doing so. Robin had shown feelings towards Raven before, but they quickly dissolved once he and Starfire started fooling around. Robin was still her best friend, but sometimes she felt an ache for him, one that she always made herself put away. There was no use in being sad over something that would never happen.
Raven looked around, not wanting to dance to the songs that were playing. She sighed, heading for an empty corner, but was stopped by a tall male, that appeared to be in his 20's.
"Wanna dance?" He smiled, checking her out.
"No thanks." Raven said dimly, not wanting to have some sweaty male, dry humping her from behind while just stood there and shook her hips.
"Whatever," He said, clearly annoyed, "Starfire is way hotter anyways, do you wear anything besides black?"
Raven glared at him, but just decided to turn around and walk outside. The night was warm, with a slight breeze. She decided to take a walk, noting that she was in the club for exactly 20 minutes. That should be enough to please the team.
"Why does everyone think i'm ugly compared to Starfire?" She asked the night, sighing to herself.
"Because no one ever sees that sexy face of yours."
She turned around, startled. She narrowed her eyes as she recognized the man before her.
"Red X."
"Raven." He smiled inside his mask, stepping towards her.
Raven took a few steps back, prepared to fight him off. Her eyes started to glow, but he just put his hand up, in a motion to represent peace.
She growled, "What do you want?"
"I just noticed you looking all sad and lonely. Didn't want you to wander off by yourself and get hurt." His voice was filled with mock care, with the slightest hint of a flirty undertone.
"Well I think I can take care of myself." She crossed her arms, angry that she had chosen not to wear her cloak.
"I know that beautiful. But i'll be close if you need me." He started to turn away, "Oh, and to answer your question again...you're way hotter than Starfire. Maybe you should try showing it off sometime. It'd do you some good. Bye Rae." Then he disappeared as quickly as he came.
Raven, who was simply pissed that he had called her Rae, flew to the tower, giving up on the night itself. She felt confused over Red X's appearance, but decided to just blow it off. Except for one thing. He said she was hotter than Starfire. Yet she never showed it off. She blushed a little at the thought.
Maybe she could change just a bit, after all she was getting older. Maybe a new uniform would be a good thing. And a few new other things.
She was going shopping tomorrow.
She then shook her head, what a weird statement for her to think.
Okay, so what do you guys think?
This is going to be a love triangle between Red X, Raven and Robin. What one would you like her to end up with?
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