As always I do not known the TEEN TITANS! But who owns anything on fanficton?
Raven glanced over her shoulder at her friends laughing, talking, then back at X.
This was it.
Her worst nightmare come to life.
But so far the Titans hadn't noticed them in the restaurant despite him still wearing the incriminating mask of Red X.
Her friends, her family were going to know about everything between her and X. And although the Titans hadn't seen them yet, she and X would have to walk by them to leave the pier. The only reason that they hadn't been seen was that (thankfully) Raven and Red X had chosen to sit in a isolated corner of the pier.
She breathed in deeply, trying to calm her emotions, before they got out of control and broke the table in half.
"X, what are we going to do?" she whispered.
Shockingly, the normally calm thief seemed to be as unnerved as she was.
"I-I don't know"
She frowned worriedly, putting a pale hand up to rub her aching temple.
"If we leave, we'll have to pass them and then they'll see us. But we can't just keep sitting here, or Robin's bound to notice us. And I'll never be able to explain why I'm hanging out with Red X, and Robin will get all mad, and kick me out of the Titans and-"
She stopped, just seconds away from bursting into tears. X must have seen the look on her face, because he reached over and took her hand in his.
"Don't worry, it'll be fine," he told her, squeasing her hand and calming her down.
And Azar how she liked him holding her hand like that.
She smiled gratefully at him.
She straitened up,"X, did you bring your belt with you?" she asked hopefully.
"Yeah Sunshine, but it can't teleport us out of here. Only takes one." he said apoligeticly.
"No, it doesn't need to take us both. Just use your belt and get out of here."
"No!"
She arched an eyebrow.
"What do you mean, no?" she asked, shocked.
He froze, the little part of his face that was visible turning bright red.
"Uh… I meant , no, what about your book?" he stumbled, trying to save a shred of his dignity.
"I still have it and need to give it back to you," he spoke, feeling his face burn as she looked at him incredulously. She studied his face, (or rather mask) trying to tell if he had somehow lost his mind.
"Okay, how about this," she said finally, "Teleport away, I walk out, and we meet again outside of the pier so you can have evenings full of tormenting a Titan." "
You think I'm doing this just to annoy you?" he asked, voice full of hurt.
She frowned.
"Well, why else would you force me to spend time with you?" she spoke harshly.
He frowned.
"I have no idea." he muttered as he pressed his belt, teleporting away.
She stared at his empty seat, completely baffled. Why did he incist on being like this? The more time she spent with him, the less she understood. Why did he come off so… nice? That he just seemed to get her, and didn't think of her as weird. Was it possible that she… liked X? She smiled slightly at that, and thinking of how much she enjoyed talking, and just being with him. But.. he was a criminal.
She frowned, realizing just how hard this was going to be. But, she decided, it was worth it.
She just had to figure out how to tell him.
Damn it!
Why in the world would he mess everything up like this? Just one little slip and she could know that he had been planning the past night for months!
He grimaced, slipping into his dark apartment.
And just when he thought that something had changed between them, that she might possibly feel something for him, she had called the whole thing torment.
To say that he was nothing less than crushed would be an understatement.
He frowned, entering his bedroom where he was keeping her precious book.
Figures, he thought angrily, This is all she cares about. All she ever cared about. He picked up the heavy tome, and slowly walked back out of the room. No, it's that she's smart. And would never trust someone like me. I'll just give her her stupid book back and stay the hell out of her life.
Yeah, probably for the best… he thought sadly, leaving his apartment and heading into the night.
Walking out of the restaurant she was almost clear and-
"Hey Rae!"
she silently groaned, turning to her friends.
"Rae, what are you doing here?" Beast boy asked her curiously.
"Yeah, usually you never go around people." Cyborg chimed in.
"Um, well," she shifted uncomfortably. "I was out at the bookstore, and I, um, wanted to walk around a little and stretch my legs a little."
she mentally slapped herself for her lame lie. Now they were looking at her funny.
"But Raven," Beast boy spoke, mouth full of food, "You don't have any books! with you!"
She froze, mouth going in a straight line, "I just took them back to the tower so I wouldn't have to haul them around with me." she retorted, glaring at him.
"But Rae-"
"It's fine Beast Boy," Robin interupted, "So do you want something to eat?" he asked geasuring at her to sit down.
"Um… well actually, I'm going to keep stretching my legs," she said, rubbing her leg las if was cramping.
Robin arched an eyebrow at that.
"Go ahead Raven," Cyborg spoke, smiling at her.
"Oh yes friend Raven! Go have the fun on your walk!" Starfire said with a knowing smile.
"Um… yeah, so I'm just gonna go now," she said, practically running away from them.
As soon as she left, Beast Boy spoke up. "Dudes, is it just me or was Raven weirder than normal just now?"
"It wasn't just you." said Robin thoughtfully. "She was deffinently hiding something."
"Oh stop it you too!" said Starfire playfully swatting at Robin.
"Yeah guys, you're just suspecious 'cause you're weirdos" said Cyborg, taking a huge bite of burger.
"But you heard her! You know she was lying!" Beast boy protested.
"Course she was. But what she does is her own business, and you need to let it go." he spoke firmly.
"I just wonder…" Robin said finally, "What was she doing here?"
Sighing, Raven walked off the pier and sat down on a park bench near there.
At least the encounter with he friends hadn't gone too terribly. She could tell that they didn't completely believe her and Robin would bug her for answers later, but everything was fine now.
She glanced around to see if X was ever going to show up. Hearing a rustle overhead as Red X dropped down from a branch.
"Hey, I wasn't sure if you were going to come back." she asked softly.
"Yep, I did." he muttered, voice lacking in it's usual bravado.
"Here," he spoke, handing her the book,
"Take it."
"What… do you mean?" she asked, very confused.
"There's your precious book back Raven." he told her bitterly, shrugging his shoulders.
"But…" she trailed off looking at him.
"I'm sorry Raven."
"For what," she whispered, barely audible.
"For putting you through all this. For stealing your book just to get your attention. For forcing you to spend time with me when you didn't want to. For everything." he spoke, walking away.
"X wait…" she called softly.
He turned to her sighing. "What now Sunshine?" He stood there expectantly as she slowly walked up to him.
"Well?"
Her heart raced inside her chest at what she was about to do. But it was too late to reconsider. In a swift movement she reached up and pulled off his mask. She was now staring into the angry eyes off someone she had never met.
"Sunshine what the hell-"
But she didn't let him finish.
Placing a slim hand on his shoulder she forcefully smashed her lips against his.
And I did it again! Another cliffy! Guess I'm just mean that way! But who knew that they had so much feeling for each other! Anyway, as always, please review! 'Cause I get super excited and happy when you do!