Fan Fiction ❯ Nightwing: A Dark Beginning ❯ Good Ole' Boys ( Chapter 7 )
[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
By: jacketslacker 
Shows the soft side of Rich/Nightwing through the actions of Rich. Rich and Jax interact with Raven and Terra.
Anime/Manga: Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Hentai / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 04.26.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.8K | Visits: 348 | Status: Completed
Shows the soft side of Rich/Nightwing through the actions of Rich. Rich and Jax interact with Raven and Terra.
Anime/Manga: Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Hentai / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 04.26.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.8K | Visits: 348 | Status: Completed
Greetings readers. To start off, I wish to thank Lady of Faerie, Darkness Paine, kylefighter1, and dlsky for reviewing. Basically what was said by Lady is that she found a couple parts of the story funny (the line about Raven tossing Rich into darkness) and liked the pairings and action I had going on. Darkness finds the story and interesting and loves the pairing as well. kylefighter1 wanted to know what would happen if Raven figured it out, if I told you there wouldn't be a point to finishing the story. And lastly we come to dlsky. WOW is all I gotta say. That was a seriously great review. I'll try to keep my head from swelling too much and keep the characters real. Thanks for reading everyone and keep reviewing. Oh, and for those who are interested in my Inuyasha fic it's entitled Crossroads of Betrayal. You may notice, I like the darker side of things and not the standard pairings. I haven't gotten very far for that one yet, so give me some time to get it there. Stay loyal, keep reading, and by all means give me input.
Disclaimer: I own nothing, nada, zip, zilch.
Chapter 7
Red X and Nightwing landed on the roof of The Pit. Nightwing walked over and unlocked the door, the two men then went to their rooms to change out of their suits. It was decided on the way back from the depository that a night of relaxation was definitely in order. On the way inside the building though, a ring tone could be heard from the kitchen. They stopped by to find the offending object to be Richard Grayson's cell phone. Nightwing looked at the screen to check the number.
"Damn, I do NOT want to deal with her right now!" Nightwing yelled.
"Who is it?"
"It's Titans Tower, Raven's extension. I swear, if she's fucking figured out who the hell I am I'm gonna rip her lungs out!" Nightwing screamed while ripping off his mask and slamming it down on the counter.
'That can't be good for the circuits in that thing.' Red X thought.
Rich picked up the phone. "Hey, this is Rich."
'Damn, he goes from threatening to rip her apart to being all peachy in nothing flat. He just removes his mask and magically is back to a normal guy again. I worry about you man.' Thought Red X as he headed for his room to change.
~"Rich, it's Raven.
"Hey, Raven. Couldn't wait a day to call I see."
~Laughing could be heard through the phone.
"Laughing. That's a good thing. Otherwise I'm sure I'd be dead from the whole kiss thing. Glad you aren't mad about that. Or us having to run off like that. I'm sure you know how it is when you get a call from work though."
~"Yeah, I do. In fact, that's kinda what I wanted to talk to you about."
'FUCK! She's got me. Well, let's see what she has to say.'
~"You know how Robin hasn't been seen in a while?"
"Yeah, I noticed. He retire or something?"
~"Let's just say he left under extreme circumstances. We're convinced he became Nightwing and teamed up with Red X."
"Hey, they were just on the news. You mean to tell me that Nightwing is Robin? Damn, something serious must have gone down to make him quit and go vigilante like that."
~"Yeah. It's had a definite effect on him. We watched the video feed from the robbery tonight. He was so cold and ruthless. He . . . he killed the leader for the attack. He even got shot, but it looks like his suit saved him. I guess I'm worried that he's crossed the line. I really hate to dump all this on you, I know it's not like we're best friends or anything.
"But we are friends. So being the good friend I am I'll loan you my ear.
~"Thanks Rich. I'd like to not talk about that though, ya mind?
"Not at all. So I had a great time tonight, how about you?"
~"Definitely. Gotta say, wasn't expecting to get hustled for a kiss.
"Ha ha. Yeah. It was a good kiss though. I mean, you're a good kisser."
~"Thanks. You weren't bad either. Of course, I don't have a lot of experience with kissing since no one likes to get close to me.
"Well, I don't have a problem. Unless I do get thrown into a realm of darkness like Jax said.
~"Ya never know, it could happen. But I don't think you need to worry about it too much."
"So I'm growing on ya, huh?"
~"Like a fungus."
"Would that be foot or another kind?"
~"Definitely foot, as low as possible."
Laughing was heard on both ends of the phone.
"Raven, you wound me. So, you wanna go out and do something this week?"
~"Lemme check the schedule tomorrow morning. If possible, we could maybe do a double date with Jax and Terra if they want."
"That's cool. I don't think Jax will have a problem with seeing his . . . . what does he call her?"
~"Uh, I believe he calls her his fiesty blonde."
"Oh yeah. Does that mean I can call you my dark girl or something along those lines?"
~"No. You may call me Raven. You may sometimes hear someone call me Rae, it's usually Cyborg and he's the only one I let call me that."
"No pet names or it's the realm of darkness for me, got it. By the way, you're welcome to call anytime you need someone to talk to. If you don't get me just leave a message and I'll return it. And we can hang out sometime. Or you might see me around the city."
~"Thanks, Rich. I'm really glad you came to bug us at the pizza parlor."
"Don't forget hustling you into a kiss."
~"Trust me, I won't forget that."
"Glad to know I blew your socks off."
~"My, aren't we just the suave one."
"If ya got it, flaunt it."
~"Yeah. Well, I'm drained both mentally and physically. I'm gonna go to bed. Ummm, I'll call you tomorrow though. Unless you wanna call me sometime."
"I would definitely like to call you, except I think that as a superhero you have less time than I do so you'd have a better chance getting a hold of me than I would of you."
~"You're right. Okay, I'll call you then. I'll talk to Terra and we'll work something out."
"Sounds like a plan. Alright, well goodnight and sweet dreams, Raven.
~"Thanks, you too, Rich."
Rich plugged his phone into the charger and headed for his room. He brought his chest plate down to the lab and tossed it on the table to fix it later. Then plopped down on the black leather couch to watch some TV with Jax.
"So, she figure it out?"
"Nah, she just needed someone to talk to. Saw the video of Nightwing and needed a shoulder to cry on."
"Guess she likes you."
"Me, or Nightwing?"
"I'd say both. Which is good since you're the same guy."
"Yeah. Anyways, she's gonna see if Terra wants to go out and we can all double date. You in?"
"You have to ask that question?"
The two smirked and resumed watching the TV for a few hours before heading off to bed.
Rich couldn't help but wonder. 'I wonder if she likes me or Nightwing more. I know she liked the old Ro- . . . . .' Rich shook his head from that thought. 'Guess we'll just have to play it by ear and see how it goes.' Rich crawled into his black silk sheets and drifted off to dreamless, fitful sleep.
Raven hung up the phone and lay back on her bed. She smiled while she stared up at the ceiling. 'Wow, Rich is such a great guy. I want to get to know him and get close, but I've only just met him. Yet, I feel like I've known him for years. He makes me so comfortable.' Raven sighed and headed out to the kitchen to make some tea.
Raven saw the light was on and floated in and found Terra pulling out a tub of ice cream from the freezer. Their gazes locked and they both smiled, knowing fully why the other was in the kitchen. Raven went and grabbed a couple spoons for them and sat next to Terra. They started to eat in complete silence. Raven finally broke the calm.
"I called Rich after watching the video."
"I almost called Jax, but I'm so nervous. Raven, I think I'm falling for him."
"Yeah, same thing with me for Rich."
"We just met these guys, what's going on?"
"I don't know. There's just something about them though. Oh, Rich mentioned going on a double date, just them and us. Interested?"
"You have to ask that question?"
Raven smirked. "Just making sure."
Terra returned the smirk.
"I'll call him tomorrow and we'll set up something. How about for tomorrow even?" Raven said with a hint of hope in her voice.
"Definitely. I wanna spend a lot of time getting to know them."
"I'll eat to that." The girls giggled as they sat and ate the ice cream while talking about the mysterious young men of their dreams.
Jax staggered into the kitchen and poured himself a giant mug of coffee. He then downed it in as few gulps as he could before refilling the cup and heading for the lab. He knew Rich was up already and had at least 2 pots himself and was sure he was fixing his chest plate. 'Damn, man. You gotta slow down or you're gonna blow a gasket sometime. Like you did last night.' Jax shivered as he thought of how brutally Nightwing had made the boss suffer. He walked into the lab to see Rich putting the final assembly together on his rebuilt chest plate. "So how long you been up?"
"Three hours. Wanted to make sure I was ready to go. Didn't take as much work as I thought."
"Mmmmm." Jax uttered as his eyes fluttered trying to keep them open. 'Coffee needs to kick in soon.' He thought as he shuffled towards the kitchen to grab some breakfast.
Just then, both his and Rich's cellphones started ringing. Rich headed towards the kitchen and Jax tossed him his cell. The both answered at the same time.
"Hello."
"Uh, Rich. How come I can hear you on my phone?"
"You're asking the wrong guy."
~"It's because you're in a three-way call guys." Came the distincly melodic voice of Terra.
Jax smiled, "Hey, it's my fiesty blonde earthshaker. What's happening girl?"
~"Do you have any idea how many shades of red she just turned?"
"And that would be MY Raven." Rich chimed in.
"C'mon, Rich, you can do better than that."
~"Not if he wants to live." Raven said deadpan monotone. Terra was having trouble holding the giggles as the two of them toyed with the guys.
~"The reason we called is to kinda ask a favor." Terra started. "We were kinda wondering if you guys would take us on a ride on your motorcycles. We've never been and we want to get out of the city for a while. Figured a long ride with the wind in our hair and all would make our day.
"Sounds like a plan. When and where you wanna meet?" Rich was hopeful the answer was now but wasn't sure why.
~"How about an hour at the Tower?"
"Hey, my girl can rhyme." Jax beamed.
"Riiight." Stated both Raven and Rich.
Everyone laughed at that.
"Okay, we'll meet you girls in an hour."
~"Great, Rich. See you then." Raven then hung up the phone.
The boys looked at each other then took off to their rooms to get ready for the date.
Rich was the first one down wearing black cargos with a navy blue muscle shirt and a leather jacket. Black hiking boots finished off the rugged look. Jax soon followed wearing the same outfit but in gray cargos and a red shirt. The two grabbed an extra helmet and tuned it to the right frequency so they could all communicate while riding. They jumped on their bikes and took off.
"So, should we be early, on time, or fashionably late?" Jax asked.
"With these two, late is not an option. If we're early, they might not be ready and we'd have to spend time at the Tower, which means we might have to deal with people we'd rather not. So, I think on time is best bet."
"Well, we'll be early right now. Better stop and top-off the tanks before heading over, that will kill some time."
"Good thinking, Jax. We'll also drive slower than normal."
"Damn, that could be hard." Both boys laughed at the idea of having to drive slow.
Raven and Terra hung up the phone and sighed in relief. They then looked at each other and then their eyes shot wide. "What am I gonna wear?!" They both screamed and took off to their rooms.
With only minutes to spare, both girls left their rooms and ran to the front door. Terra was wearing a yellow baby tee and capri jeans. Black leather boots and jacket finished off her outfit. Raven opted for a violet long-sleeved shirt and leather pants that showed off her curves along with violet boots and a black leather jacket.
Rich and Jax pulled up to the tower and got off the bikes. They headed for the door and were about to ring the bell when the door opened and the girls launched themselves at their unsuspecting pray.
"Gotcha!" The girls yelled but suddenly realized something wasn't right.
The surprised men reacted automatically as they were pushed backwards. They curled up, bringing their feet towards the center of the intruding mass over them. As they hit their backs they pushed their legs out and flipped the attackers over them and used the momentum to right themselves and assume a fighting stance.
"Somebody has a death wish." Rich growled.
"Seriously" said Jax.
"Ouch, my butt," said the blonde attacker.
"That realm of darkness is starting to sound really good," came from the violet-haired one.
The boys looked at each other then at the masses on the ground which sat up and looked at them.
"OH SHIT!!!" they screamed and ran over to the girls.
"Don't sweat it boys, we surprised you. Guess it's good to see you two have some moves if you're in the security biz." Terra said as Jax helped her up dusting herself off.
"True, but Rich is still visiting that realm of darkness." Raven said in deadpan staring at Rich. She winked and smiled at him and everyone began to laugh.
They headed for the bikes and put on the helmets, after Rich explained how to strap them on and about the communicators inside them. The boys then took off with the girls gripping onto them for fear of falling off.
"This is so much fun," Terra remarked.
"Completely," joined Raven.
"Wait, don't you girls normally fly anyways?" Rich asked.
"Yeah, how is riding on a bike any different?" asked Jax.
"It's hard to explain, just accept that it is," Raven said as she tightened her grip around Rich's chest.
"Yeah, you guys drive way faster than we fly anyways," Terra said as she held on for her life.
They continued on their way out of town and into the countryside to escape the city and responsibility they all had. They were all enjoying the closeness and the heat between them as they rode on.
Raven was enjoying having her arms around Rich. 'I really do like him a lot. I don't know why but I do. But what about Nightwing. I used to think I loved Robin, but now I'm not sure anymore. Nightwing isn't Robin, and Rich isn't either of them. I guess I just worry about Nightwing. It's time to forget that though and just enjoy being with Rich.'
They stopped off at a park and sat down by the lake watching birds fly around.
"Thanks, you guys." Terra finally broke the silence.
"For what, cutie?" Jax asked causing Terra to blush.
"Getting us out of that Tower, taking us on a beautiful ride through the country, and just being great guys in general," Raven answered while blushing.
"Twas our pleasure, M'Lady," Rich replied while bowing and kissing Raven's hand. This turned her a deeper shade of crimson just as her and Terra's communicators went off.
~"Girls, you need to get back to the city soon as you can. Johnny Rancid just robbed the bank and the cops are chasing him."
"Cyborg, it's gonna take is at least a half hour until we can get there." Raven said a little worried.
~"Well, it might take that long to catch him so get here fast. Cyborg out."
"Damn, sorry but we gotta cut the date short guys," Terra said.
"No problem, and it won't take you 30 minutes, only 10," Rich said with a smirk.
'That smirk seems familiar.' Thought Raven. "How you planning to do that?"
"Drive hard and fast." Rich said as he got on his bike and started it up. The girls got on and held on tight. The boys looked at each other and nodded then took off fast as possible.
The blinding speed at which the bikes sped back to the city astounded the girls. True to Rich's word, they were back in the city in 10 minutes and found that Rancid was in a junkyard where Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Starfire were battling him.
"Here's the drill. We'll give you a small distraction during which you can get off the bikes and hit the guy hard. Keep the helmets for next time." Rich said as they approaced the scene. The girls agreed with the plan.
"Let's do this, Rich."
"Right on, Jax."
The boys came speeding towards Rancid. He stopped fighting the Titans to look at the speeding bikes, as did the Titans themselves. Right before the bikes got to him the suddenly spun around and Terra and raven jumped off tossing their helmets to the side. The spinning bikes now faced away from Rancid. Rich and Jax dropped into first gear and wrenched the grips all the way to spin the tires in the gravel sending it towards rancid at well over 50 mph. This distracted Rancid long enough for the Titans to finish him off.
"BOOYAH!!!" Cyborg yelled and then turned to thank the guys.
"Huh!?" was the only sound they made as they looked at twin trenches that were the only evidence the bikes had ever been there.
"Who the hell were those guys?" Beast Boy asked.
"Yes, are they your friends of the boy?" Starfire asked.
The other three Titans glared at the two. "Uh, nevermind. C'mon, Star."
"So, looks like those two definitely are good at security." Cyborg stated.
"Yeah, they're one of a kind," Terra said.
"No one else even close to them," agreed Raven
Both Raven and Terra smiled as they thought of their white knights riding off into the sunset on their fiery steeds.
Jacketslacker: Another chapter down. I know, everyone is probably pissed because this one was lame. My only defense is this is needed to show the BIG difference between Rich and Nightwing. The next chapter will be about battle, and nothing but. It's the moment some of you have been waiting for, and some of you are wondering what the hell I could be talking about. Just be patient. Like I said before, the next thing I'm writing is a chapter for my Inuyasha fic. It might be a little while before there's an update, for which I'm truly sorry. It's exam time now is part of the reason. So my time is limited. Other than that, we'll see what this summer holds. If I didn't acknowledge you for reviewing, in either this chapter or previously, I apologize. Drop me a line and I'll correct that problem. Or just review again and I'll say something about it then. I promise though, next chapter will be hardcore fighting all the way. Showing that Nightwing is a total badass and killing isn't something he's afraid of. Until next time, kiddies.
Disclaimer: I own nothing, nada, zip, zilch.
Chapter 7
Red X and Nightwing landed on the roof of The Pit. Nightwing walked over and unlocked the door, the two men then went to their rooms to change out of their suits. It was decided on the way back from the depository that a night of relaxation was definitely in order. On the way inside the building though, a ring tone could be heard from the kitchen. They stopped by to find the offending object to be Richard Grayson's cell phone. Nightwing looked at the screen to check the number.
"Damn, I do NOT want to deal with her right now!" Nightwing yelled.
"Who is it?"
"It's Titans Tower, Raven's extension. I swear, if she's fucking figured out who the hell I am I'm gonna rip her lungs out!" Nightwing screamed while ripping off his mask and slamming it down on the counter.
'That can't be good for the circuits in that thing.' Red X thought.
Rich picked up the phone. "Hey, this is Rich."
'Damn, he goes from threatening to rip her apart to being all peachy in nothing flat. He just removes his mask and magically is back to a normal guy again. I worry about you man.' Thought Red X as he headed for his room to change.
~"Rich, it's Raven.
"Hey, Raven. Couldn't wait a day to call I see."
~Laughing could be heard through the phone.
"Laughing. That's a good thing. Otherwise I'm sure I'd be dead from the whole kiss thing. Glad you aren't mad about that. Or us having to run off like that. I'm sure you know how it is when you get a call from work though."
~"Yeah, I do. In fact, that's kinda what I wanted to talk to you about."
'FUCK! She's got me. Well, let's see what she has to say.'
~"You know how Robin hasn't been seen in a while?"
"Yeah, I noticed. He retire or something?"
~"Let's just say he left under extreme circumstances. We're convinced he became Nightwing and teamed up with Red X."
"Hey, they were just on the news. You mean to tell me that Nightwing is Robin? Damn, something serious must have gone down to make him quit and go vigilante like that."
~"Yeah. It's had a definite effect on him. We watched the video feed from the robbery tonight. He was so cold and ruthless. He . . . he killed the leader for the attack. He even got shot, but it looks like his suit saved him. I guess I'm worried that he's crossed the line. I really hate to dump all this on you, I know it's not like we're best friends or anything.
"But we are friends. So being the good friend I am I'll loan you my ear.
~"Thanks Rich. I'd like to not talk about that though, ya mind?
"Not at all. So I had a great time tonight, how about you?"
~"Definitely. Gotta say, wasn't expecting to get hustled for a kiss.
"Ha ha. Yeah. It was a good kiss though. I mean, you're a good kisser."
~"Thanks. You weren't bad either. Of course, I don't have a lot of experience with kissing since no one likes to get close to me.
"Well, I don't have a problem. Unless I do get thrown into a realm of darkness like Jax said.
~"Ya never know, it could happen. But I don't think you need to worry about it too much."
"So I'm growing on ya, huh?"
~"Like a fungus."
"Would that be foot or another kind?"
~"Definitely foot, as low as possible."
Laughing was heard on both ends of the phone.
"Raven, you wound me. So, you wanna go out and do something this week?"
~"Lemme check the schedule tomorrow morning. If possible, we could maybe do a double date with Jax and Terra if they want."
"That's cool. I don't think Jax will have a problem with seeing his . . . . what does he call her?"
~"Uh, I believe he calls her his fiesty blonde."
"Oh yeah. Does that mean I can call you my dark girl or something along those lines?"
~"No. You may call me Raven. You may sometimes hear someone call me Rae, it's usually Cyborg and he's the only one I let call me that."
"No pet names or it's the realm of darkness for me, got it. By the way, you're welcome to call anytime you need someone to talk to. If you don't get me just leave a message and I'll return it. And we can hang out sometime. Or you might see me around the city."
~"Thanks, Rich. I'm really glad you came to bug us at the pizza parlor."
"Don't forget hustling you into a kiss."
~"Trust me, I won't forget that."
"Glad to know I blew your socks off."
~"My, aren't we just the suave one."
"If ya got it, flaunt it."
~"Yeah. Well, I'm drained both mentally and physically. I'm gonna go to bed. Ummm, I'll call you tomorrow though. Unless you wanna call me sometime."
"I would definitely like to call you, except I think that as a superhero you have less time than I do so you'd have a better chance getting a hold of me than I would of you."
~"You're right. Okay, I'll call you then. I'll talk to Terra and we'll work something out."
"Sounds like a plan. Alright, well goodnight and sweet dreams, Raven.
~"Thanks, you too, Rich."
Rich plugged his phone into the charger and headed for his room. He brought his chest plate down to the lab and tossed it on the table to fix it later. Then plopped down on the black leather couch to watch some TV with Jax.
"So, she figure it out?"
"Nah, she just needed someone to talk to. Saw the video of Nightwing and needed a shoulder to cry on."
"Guess she likes you."
"Me, or Nightwing?"
"I'd say both. Which is good since you're the same guy."
"Yeah. Anyways, she's gonna see if Terra wants to go out and we can all double date. You in?"
"You have to ask that question?"
The two smirked and resumed watching the TV for a few hours before heading off to bed.
Rich couldn't help but wonder. 'I wonder if she likes me or Nightwing more. I know she liked the old Ro- . . . . .' Rich shook his head from that thought. 'Guess we'll just have to play it by ear and see how it goes.' Rich crawled into his black silk sheets and drifted off to dreamless, fitful sleep.
Raven hung up the phone and lay back on her bed. She smiled while she stared up at the ceiling. 'Wow, Rich is such a great guy. I want to get to know him and get close, but I've only just met him. Yet, I feel like I've known him for years. He makes me so comfortable.' Raven sighed and headed out to the kitchen to make some tea.
Raven saw the light was on and floated in and found Terra pulling out a tub of ice cream from the freezer. Their gazes locked and they both smiled, knowing fully why the other was in the kitchen. Raven went and grabbed a couple spoons for them and sat next to Terra. They started to eat in complete silence. Raven finally broke the calm.
"I called Rich after watching the video."
"I almost called Jax, but I'm so nervous. Raven, I think I'm falling for him."
"Yeah, same thing with me for Rich."
"We just met these guys, what's going on?"
"I don't know. There's just something about them though. Oh, Rich mentioned going on a double date, just them and us. Interested?"
"You have to ask that question?"
Raven smirked. "Just making sure."
Terra returned the smirk.
"I'll call him tomorrow and we'll set up something. How about for tomorrow even?" Raven said with a hint of hope in her voice.
"Definitely. I wanna spend a lot of time getting to know them."
"I'll eat to that." The girls giggled as they sat and ate the ice cream while talking about the mysterious young men of their dreams.
Jax staggered into the kitchen and poured himself a giant mug of coffee. He then downed it in as few gulps as he could before refilling the cup and heading for the lab. He knew Rich was up already and had at least 2 pots himself and was sure he was fixing his chest plate. 'Damn, man. You gotta slow down or you're gonna blow a gasket sometime. Like you did last night.' Jax shivered as he thought of how brutally Nightwing had made the boss suffer. He walked into the lab to see Rich putting the final assembly together on his rebuilt chest plate. "So how long you been up?"
"Three hours. Wanted to make sure I was ready to go. Didn't take as much work as I thought."
"Mmmmm." Jax uttered as his eyes fluttered trying to keep them open. 'Coffee needs to kick in soon.' He thought as he shuffled towards the kitchen to grab some breakfast.
Just then, both his and Rich's cellphones started ringing. Rich headed towards the kitchen and Jax tossed him his cell. The both answered at the same time.
"Hello."
"Uh, Rich. How come I can hear you on my phone?"
"You're asking the wrong guy."
~"It's because you're in a three-way call guys." Came the distincly melodic voice of Terra.
Jax smiled, "Hey, it's my fiesty blonde earthshaker. What's happening girl?"
~"Do you have any idea how many shades of red she just turned?"
"And that would be MY Raven." Rich chimed in.
"C'mon, Rich, you can do better than that."
~"Not if he wants to live." Raven said deadpan monotone. Terra was having trouble holding the giggles as the two of them toyed with the guys.
~"The reason we called is to kinda ask a favor." Terra started. "We were kinda wondering if you guys would take us on a ride on your motorcycles. We've never been and we want to get out of the city for a while. Figured a long ride with the wind in our hair and all would make our day.
"Sounds like a plan. When and where you wanna meet?" Rich was hopeful the answer was now but wasn't sure why.
~"How about an hour at the Tower?"
"Hey, my girl can rhyme." Jax beamed.
"Riiight." Stated both Raven and Rich.
Everyone laughed at that.
"Okay, we'll meet you girls in an hour."
~"Great, Rich. See you then." Raven then hung up the phone.
The boys looked at each other then took off to their rooms to get ready for the date.
Rich was the first one down wearing black cargos with a navy blue muscle shirt and a leather jacket. Black hiking boots finished off the rugged look. Jax soon followed wearing the same outfit but in gray cargos and a red shirt. The two grabbed an extra helmet and tuned it to the right frequency so they could all communicate while riding. They jumped on their bikes and took off.
"So, should we be early, on time, or fashionably late?" Jax asked.
"With these two, late is not an option. If we're early, they might not be ready and we'd have to spend time at the Tower, which means we might have to deal with people we'd rather not. So, I think on time is best bet."
"Well, we'll be early right now. Better stop and top-off the tanks before heading over, that will kill some time."
"Good thinking, Jax. We'll also drive slower than normal."
"Damn, that could be hard." Both boys laughed at the idea of having to drive slow.
Raven and Terra hung up the phone and sighed in relief. They then looked at each other and then their eyes shot wide. "What am I gonna wear?!" They both screamed and took off to their rooms.
With only minutes to spare, both girls left their rooms and ran to the front door. Terra was wearing a yellow baby tee and capri jeans. Black leather boots and jacket finished off her outfit. Raven opted for a violet long-sleeved shirt and leather pants that showed off her curves along with violet boots and a black leather jacket.
Rich and Jax pulled up to the tower and got off the bikes. They headed for the door and were about to ring the bell when the door opened and the girls launched themselves at their unsuspecting pray.
"Gotcha!" The girls yelled but suddenly realized something wasn't right.
The surprised men reacted automatically as they were pushed backwards. They curled up, bringing their feet towards the center of the intruding mass over them. As they hit their backs they pushed their legs out and flipped the attackers over them and used the momentum to right themselves and assume a fighting stance.
"Somebody has a death wish." Rich growled.
"Seriously" said Jax.
"Ouch, my butt," said the blonde attacker.
"That realm of darkness is starting to sound really good," came from the violet-haired one.
The boys looked at each other then at the masses on the ground which sat up and looked at them.
"OH SHIT!!!" they screamed and ran over to the girls.
"Don't sweat it boys, we surprised you. Guess it's good to see you two have some moves if you're in the security biz." Terra said as Jax helped her up dusting herself off.
"True, but Rich is still visiting that realm of darkness." Raven said in deadpan staring at Rich. She winked and smiled at him and everyone began to laugh.
They headed for the bikes and put on the helmets, after Rich explained how to strap them on and about the communicators inside them. The boys then took off with the girls gripping onto them for fear of falling off.
"This is so much fun," Terra remarked.
"Completely," joined Raven.
"Wait, don't you girls normally fly anyways?" Rich asked.
"Yeah, how is riding on a bike any different?" asked Jax.
"It's hard to explain, just accept that it is," Raven said as she tightened her grip around Rich's chest.
"Yeah, you guys drive way faster than we fly anyways," Terra said as she held on for her life.
They continued on their way out of town and into the countryside to escape the city and responsibility they all had. They were all enjoying the closeness and the heat between them as they rode on.
Raven was enjoying having her arms around Rich. 'I really do like him a lot. I don't know why but I do. But what about Nightwing. I used to think I loved Robin, but now I'm not sure anymore. Nightwing isn't Robin, and Rich isn't either of them. I guess I just worry about Nightwing. It's time to forget that though and just enjoy being with Rich.'
They stopped off at a park and sat down by the lake watching birds fly around.
"Thanks, you guys." Terra finally broke the silence.
"For what, cutie?" Jax asked causing Terra to blush.
"Getting us out of that Tower, taking us on a beautiful ride through the country, and just being great guys in general," Raven answered while blushing.
"Twas our pleasure, M'Lady," Rich replied while bowing and kissing Raven's hand. This turned her a deeper shade of crimson just as her and Terra's communicators went off.
~"Girls, you need to get back to the city soon as you can. Johnny Rancid just robbed the bank and the cops are chasing him."
"Cyborg, it's gonna take is at least a half hour until we can get there." Raven said a little worried.
~"Well, it might take that long to catch him so get here fast. Cyborg out."
"Damn, sorry but we gotta cut the date short guys," Terra said.
"No problem, and it won't take you 30 minutes, only 10," Rich said with a smirk.
'That smirk seems familiar.' Thought Raven. "How you planning to do that?"
"Drive hard and fast." Rich said as he got on his bike and started it up. The girls got on and held on tight. The boys looked at each other and nodded then took off fast as possible.
The blinding speed at which the bikes sped back to the city astounded the girls. True to Rich's word, they were back in the city in 10 minutes and found that Rancid was in a junkyard where Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Starfire were battling him.
"Here's the drill. We'll give you a small distraction during which you can get off the bikes and hit the guy hard. Keep the helmets for next time." Rich said as they approaced the scene. The girls agreed with the plan.
"Let's do this, Rich."
"Right on, Jax."
The boys came speeding towards Rancid. He stopped fighting the Titans to look at the speeding bikes, as did the Titans themselves. Right before the bikes got to him the suddenly spun around and Terra and raven jumped off tossing their helmets to the side. The spinning bikes now faced away from Rancid. Rich and Jax dropped into first gear and wrenched the grips all the way to spin the tires in the gravel sending it towards rancid at well over 50 mph. This distracted Rancid long enough for the Titans to finish him off.
"BOOYAH!!!" Cyborg yelled and then turned to thank the guys.
"Huh!?" was the only sound they made as they looked at twin trenches that were the only evidence the bikes had ever been there.
"Who the hell were those guys?" Beast Boy asked.
"Yes, are they your friends of the boy?" Starfire asked.
The other three Titans glared at the two. "Uh, nevermind. C'mon, Star."
"So, looks like those two definitely are good at security." Cyborg stated.
"Yeah, they're one of a kind," Terra said.
"No one else even close to them," agreed Raven
Both Raven and Terra smiled as they thought of their white knights riding off into the sunset on their fiery steeds.
Jacketslacker: Another chapter down. I know, everyone is probably pissed because this one was lame. My only defense is this is needed to show the BIG difference between Rich and Nightwing. The next chapter will be about battle, and nothing but. It's the moment some of you have been waiting for, and some of you are wondering what the hell I could be talking about. Just be patient. Like I said before, the next thing I'm writing is a chapter for my Inuyasha fic. It might be a little while before there's an update, for which I'm truly sorry. It's exam time now is part of the reason. So my time is limited. Other than that, we'll see what this summer holds. If I didn't acknowledge you for reviewing, in either this chapter or previously, I apologize. Drop me a line and I'll correct that problem. Or just review again and I'll say something about it then. I promise though, next chapter will be hardcore fighting all the way. Showing that Nightwing is a total badass and killing isn't something he's afraid of. Until next time, kiddies.