"C'mon Raven," the Boy Wonder deflected another series of gentle jabs at his neck. "Push harder!" With another easy dodge, the boy crouched down before ramming forward into the girl's waist, hoisting her easily over his shoulder. "Y'know, you're a real target for kidnappers."

Standing with one arm around Raven and the other on his hip, Robin cocked his stance, staring at the two in the mirror. He could only see her legs and backside, draped lazily over his shoulder.

"Yeah yeah, just set me down already, would you?"

Landing lightly on her feet, Raven sauntered to the side of the mat. Arms folded neatly over her grey tee, barely broken a sweat, the sorceress sighed. Close combat days were undeniable irritating. The stench of the worn leather mats, the large mirror forcing her to stare at her pale legs all day, and the ever-encouraging team leader had never been her favorite combination. As if on cue, Robin looked at her knowingly, brows raised as he tugged the white bandages tighter around his knuckles.

"You'll never get any better at hand-to-hand if you don't practice."

Raven scrunched her nose, wiping her palms on the back of her tiny spandex shorts. "I don't see why I need to be practicing this." Amethyst eyes narrowed. "It's pretty pointless for someone who doesn't fight in close contact."

"Well, what if you can't use your powers?" Robin clicked his tongue, holding his wrist out as he made his point. Eyes rolled, as the girl bound the support bandage tighter, pulling it into a loose knot. "I just want you to be able to defend yourself, in case I'm not there, or something." He shrugged.

In case he wasn't there? Just how weak did he think she was?

"My combat skills are on par with yours." She snapped, cool violet eyes hued scarlet. "I just don't bother with it during practice; wouldn't want you getting hurt."

Robin grinned, reaching to ruffle her lavender braid, until wavy tendrils fell from each side. "There's that fire!" He moved towards the mat, dancing backward lightly on his toes. "Alright, Rae. Show me what you've got."

Stepping evenly onto the mat, the girl didn't bother uncrossing her arms.

"Now, no need to go easy on me." Robin smirked, bringing loose fists in guard over his chest. "I'm a tough guy. Come on. Fight me…"

In the split second his gaze had flickered to the clock, she made her move.

A jab to his ribs like a bullet, none too gently.

"OHWAITNOIWASN'T READY!"

The boy wheezed, just before the breath left his lungs. Gripping his side and gasping for air, the boy fell back on his heels. Perfect. Crouching like a panther, Raven swept her leg beneath his feet, knocking the boy on his back. Before he could even blink, the sorceress pounced over him, pinning him to the mat with her hips. A sly grin stole her usually numb features, a bubble of pride floating from her mind.

"Gotcha."

Robin was panting, thoroughly defeated. The girl lifting the corner of his mask, smirking at his deep oceanic irises, wide with shock. He lifting his hand, nudging at the edge of his mask until the whole thing was off. Where had Raven learned to fight so dirty, anyway? An idea crossed his mind, but he didn't dare travel further down that path.

Lips still pursed, as Raven leaned down to boop the tip of his nose. Just as her finger wavered over his lips, the boy made his move. Shoving her hand out of the way, Robin grabbed her face, gripping her fragile jaw between his hands. Pressing his mouth against hers, a strange sensation seemed to overtake his senses, fighting it's way against Raven's lips until he had captured her full attention.

When Raven pulled away, she was flat against the mat, Robin looming over her with sweet victory dripping from his lips.

"Seems like I got you."

"Please; this is far from over."

a/n: as you may have noticed, i've changed my username here. my old one was (le-writing-raven) but my new one is (oliviyay). i'm hoping to make an AO3 account and am trying to keep the usernames the same across the board. (did you know you have to get invited to make an account? haha, it feels so prestigious!) anyway, as always, thank you all so much for your reviews! they really light up my day. i'm working through robrae requests now, so if you commented/pm/inboxed me (on tumblr), they'll be posted here as soon as possible! i'm really trying to build my robrae collection this summer, so if you have any ideas, send them my way! love you allllll! xoxo!