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Raven was still up much later that night. She was sitting on the couch with Cyborg. Raven sat reading quietly while Cy played practice levels on the new video game. He and the boys were now in competition and he was determined to maintain his high score. They were sitting in silence, well except for the sounds of the beeping video games. Raven found her mind wander from her book. It was an old classic but she found it difficult to concentrate on the words at the moment. With a frustrated sigh she placed her book to the side.

Cyborg glanced at her. "Hey Rae, not getting into the book?"

She crossed her arms. "Well I would if I stopped getting waves from you. What's wrong?"

He focused more intently on the screen. "Don't know what you're talking about Sunshine."

Since their discussion last night he had taken to calling her Sunshine or Angel. Raven just waited in silence with arms crossed. Finally he paused the game and turned to face her. Before he could ask the question she arched a brow. He huffed. "Yeah yeah, empath, I know." He gave her a hard look. "You know, having an empath for a friend can be thoroughly annoying at times."

Raven just gave a wry smile and continued to wait. "Lord Raven, you call me stubborn." The silence increased. Cyborg tried to turn back to his game but he could feel the unblinking gaze next to him. He tried to ignore it, but soon that was all he could focus on. Finally he shut down the game. "Fine, what do you want me to say?"

"Well I think it is only fair. You helped me yesterday with a problem and I have a chance to help you. What is bothering you?"

Cy leaned back against the couch. "It's nothing, really."

"If it was nothing, you wouldn't be projecting emotions like you are. I was distracted the other day, but you have projecting since you got home. Is everything ok with Bumblebee?" Raven felt a spike of emotion and knew she had hit the nail on the head. She saw Cyborg getting ready to deny it but one look from her and he knew it was pointless.

"Really, we are fine. Things are going well for us."

"But…"

"You know that we are always so excited to see each other. We don't get to see each other much. It is like we are newly dating every time we see each other." He paused, not sure how to continue.

"So what is the problem?"

He gave her a smile. "I don't know. You would think that we were happy, but it's like we can't move forward. We are stuck in this place. I guess I am ready to see if we are a long term thing or not. Not easy when you can't spend enough time together to tell. I mean, we don't know if we would get on each others nerves or if we would have fights or problems. We just don't see each other for long enough periods of time."

Raven frowned at him. "So what's stopping you from taking that time?"

He rubbed the back of his neck. "Yeah, well we can't seem to get more than a week before one of the Towers gets hit with tons of calls."

Raven rolled her eyes. "So? Take some time and integrate into their tower for awhile. You can fight with them."

"Yeah, but I am getting ready to revamp all the circuits and whatnot at the Tower now. It will take me months. I can't leave."

"So have her come here. Its not like we don't have the room."

Cyborg laughed. "Yeah, remember what happened the last time she came for a week? The whole ice cream debacle? They were cleaning the ceilings for weeks. She can't leave them without a leader. Those guys have no self control. They need to have someone to keep them in line."

He sat quietly his mind racing. It was then that he started to notice her silently staring. He gave a sigh. "What now Rae?"

"You boys are such idiots."

Cy opened his eyes and gave her a glare. "Excuse me?"

"How many people live here? How many live there? It is possible, just possible, that we could send someone from here to there for a few months while you two figure this out."

He gave her a blank look. Obviously not processing what she was saying. "Boys. Ok, they need a leader, you need to be here. Have Bumblebee come here and send one of us to the other tower. Now you get the time you need and they have a babysitter. Problem solved."

"Yeah, but I can't ask someone to switch towers. It would mess with the team."

Raven rolled her eyes. "Cy, it wouldn't be permanent. Give it a few weeks and then you two can figure out what to do after that. We are your friends. We would be happy to do it for you."

Cyborg sat again, now thoughtful. Raven stood up and stretched. She placed a hand on his shoulder. "Just a thought. You can make it work, if you want to."

Raven headed on to bed, leaving the man alone in his thoughts.

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Days passed and Cyborg finally came to a decision. He found Raven as soon as he awoke one morning. She was sitting out on the roof, an empty mug next to her levitating form. She was still and calm and looked ridiculously cute in her Grumpy pajamas. They had been a gift from Beast Boy last Christmas. He had seen the grouchy care bear pjs and could not resist. The bottoms were a soft purple flannel and the tank top sported a frowning bear with his arms crossed and a small rain cloud above his head. Raven had not shown much emotion when opening her gift, but that didn't mean she didn't adore them. She wore them almost all the time. Every time it would bring a smile to BB's face.

A gentle wind rose up and whipped her hair about her face. Cy was struck by the young girl in front of him. She was not a classical beauty, but something about her was striking. He knew that she didn't see it and he was determined that one day she would. Even if he had to beat a certain bird over the head so that he saw it too. It was quickly becoming Cyborg's mission. Ever since Raven's admission, he had begun to plot. He was careful to control emotions and ideas around Rae. She didn't need to know.

He watched her for another few moments until her voice broke the silence. "Either sit down or go away. You are ruining my concentration, Cy." He chuckled and walked towards the edge of the roof. He sat, his feet dangling over the edge. Raven's feet touched the ground and she joined him. She pulled her knees close to her chest and rested her chin on them. She was watching the water and sun. He was struck by the pose. It was so unRavenlike. It just went to show him how many of her walls had really started to crumble since the defeat of her father. Never before would anyone have caught her in a position that made her look in any way vulnerable or weak. He looked at her apparel as well. She was starting to wear more and more 'casual' clothes rather than just her uniform. He smiled at the thought.

She turned her head to him. "So, what can I do for you this morning?"

"What makes you think I want something?" He gave her a smile which she returned.

"Because you do not get up to watch the sunrise. You even beat Robin this morning. So I repeat, what do you want?"

"Have I mentioned that an empath as a friend can be really annoying?" He laughed a bit as he spoke.

"It has been mentioned, now spill. I want to finish my meditation before Beast Boy makes his appearance today."

"Ok, short version, I talked to Bee. I told her about your idea and she likes it. She wants to try it, but there is a catch."

Raven raised a brow waiting for him to continue. "Well, she will only do it if you are the titan that fills in for her."

"Me? Why me?"

Cy shrugged. "Well, they need a leader. I mean we can't send Rob. BB…" Raven snorted but Cy continued, "well, yeah, BB would not really help keep them in control. We could send Star, but I don't think she has the commanding presence these guys will need. She would sit back and roll with the punches and probably join in a bit. You are the only one that she thinks can keep control. I have to say I agree."

The two remained silent for awhile. The sun was almost fully out now. Finally Raven spoke. Her voice was quiet and calm. "Ok, I'll do it. Who knows, maybe it will be really good for me." Inside she added to that. Maybe the time away from Robin will do me good. Maybe I will get over this little crush.

Cy looked over, a huge smile on his face. "Thanks Rae, I knew I could count on you."

The two did not seem to notice the figure standing at the doorway on the roof. Robin stared at the two friends sitting so closely together. He could not hear them, but he watched as Cyborg stood up and scooped Raven into a hug, twirling her around in circles and laughing. Robin could not believe his ears. He heard a small chuckle escape from Raven as well. He felt his heart twist. Just what the hell was going on? And what was Cyborg doing invading his Raven time?

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Ok, not the longest chapter, but it just seemed the place to stop for the time being. Hope you enjoy. Thank you to the reviewers. The reviews make my day and make me smile. Cookies to you all.