Fan Fiction ❯ The Real World: Teen Titans Style ❯ Confessions in the cave ( Chapter 13 )

Ok. Sorry for the long delay and I know Chapter 11 was a wretched mess so I HOPE, I'm not assuring, I HOPE that you guys like this chapter better, eh? Enjoy?

 

The walk to wherever Cyborg was leading the two went by, surprisingly, fast. Raven was pretending to know what she was talking about with Cyborg as he was rambling on about waffles. Robin listened attentively, tracing every word that came from Raven's mouth. Her voice was so soothing; it had a perfect pitch and the words rolled out with such smoothness that Robin couldn't help but be enchanted from its charm. But it came back to him, he would probably never be able to speak to Raven that way, she would never have such a tone with him ever again.

 

They reached a relatively large cave, but not as big as their T-Cave, far from it. It was more like a tunnel than a cave, there were large openings that all lead to the same room, above were holes that allowed light illuminate the room with concentrated sun rays.

 

“So, what now? Are we just going to stand here?” Raven commented with a slight annoyance in her voice.

 

“Hold on, I think I left something, I'll be right back!” Cyborg said with a smirk as he jogged out of the cave but both Robin and Raven pulled him back.

 

“NO!” They both spontaneously screamed.

 

“Um… I mean… never mind…” Raven let go of Cyborg's shirt and walked to the far side of the cave.

 

“Cyborg, you WILL NOT leave me alone with her, she'll eat me alive.” Robin whispered to his friend but Cyborg just gave him a grin and left the cavern.

 

Robin's hands began to tinkle with pain as his heart started to race, it didn't feel comfortable. No matter how much he wanted to talk to her, it felt as if a lump was forming in his throat. Raven couldn't have said anything different, mainly because she couldn't speak either. It was completely silent and seconds passed by like hours, they didn't look at each other, they couldn't.

 

Finally, distant footsteps indicated that Cyborg was coming back. Robin smiled with relief and began for the opening while Raven sighed and waited by the wall of the cave. It was very sudden, just as she thought that everything was going to be better, she heard a large grunt and crash. Instinctively, Raven pushed off the wall and ran to the noise to find a robot swinging its metallic arms and attacking Robin.

 

“Robin! LOOK OUT!” From the excitement, Raven's nervous attitude changed and the only thing she could think about was the large android.

 

“YOU LOOK OUT!” He rolled from his back, running towards the robot to stop it short from hitting Raven with its heavy limbs.

 

The battle began, first from the need to defend and survive, but afterwards, a need to destroy and annihilate it before any more damage was done. As Robin fought, the only thing he could think about was Raven. Get Raven away from the robot, keep her away from danger; it was his duty and he would die before the day he saw Raven wounded in dangerous battle as this was. He could still use his martial arts, but with no weapon and against a robot as hard as steel, it almost seemed impossible. But no matter how impossible it was, he had to fight, for the sake of Raven and himself along with everyone in the T-Cave.

 

“Raven, run! Get out of here and get help!” Robin ordered her but she glared at him.

 

“What? You don't think I can handle myself? Why are you treating me like I'm defenseless?” Raven screamed back as she landed a hard kick into the machine, sending it back against the wall.

 

“I'm not saying that! Just go and get help!” Robin followed the attack with a fatal punching flurry at the revealed circuits.

 

“Why don't you get help? I can do this myself.” Raven stopped from her fighting and frowned at Robin again.

 

“No! I won't leave you alone to fight with this thing, what if you get killed?” His eyes dilated as the robot headed for Raven again. “Raven! DUCK!”

 

“DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!” She felt offended; she wasn't a little girl who needed help but at the same time, she felt foolish for being so hard headed.

 

“GRR!” Robin grunted as he remembered that Raven could be just as stubborn as he could be. With no other choice, he tackled Raven to the ground, avoiding the attack by only a little. “RAVEN THIS IS AN ORDER! GET OUT OF HERE AND OUT OF DANGER!” He let out another grunt as one of the machine's tentacles slid across Robin's back, tearing skin and flesh along with it.

 

“THAT'S IT! I'M SICK OF THIS! I'LL SHOW YOU!” Raven picked herself up from the floor and marched toward the robot, too blinded by pride to know how much danger she was in.

 

The machine took off from the wall towards the cloaked girl with such speed that she didn't even notice it was moving until it was right in front of her. She was doomed, her vision cleared and now, oh how she regretted not taking Robin's advice.

 

“RAVEN!” Robin couldn't pull himself up and by the time he did, the robot was already a foot away from her, he reached to grab Raven before her demise but fell pathetically onto the floor again. All he could do was grit his teeth until he heard the sudden bone crushing sound and that was it, she would be dead and soon he would be too. He cried inside and soon, felt a tear squeezing from his clenched eyes.

 

She froze in shock, cringed and stumbled on her feet to fall on the floor with her eyes closed as a loud scrapping noise echoed through the room. She was dead, she knew it, in a second, the excruciating pain will surge through her body and then she'll die. But it didn't happen, instead, she opened her eyes to find the robot fallen in front of her with no sign of who or what stopped it. It had somehow short-circuited, and just in time, one more inch and Raven would have died.

 

For a second, everything was better, Raven was safe and Robin was relieved. Robin grimaced as the thought of Raven being crushed by the machine flashed in his head. She was safe. He was overwhelmed with happiness. He sighed for a second until he was reminded of what had happened. No matter how it ended up, Raven had disobeyed him and he couldn't let her go without reminding her of the dangers of what she had put herself through. He stood up and ran to Raven, roughly grabbing her by the arm and pulling her back to her feet.

 

“Raven! How could you do something like that? I had specifically told you to leave, and instead you went off and almost got yourself killed! Do you know how worried I was? What were you thinking?” Robin yelled, the cave echoed and shook with its loudness. He couldn't stop; she had given him the scare of his life.

 

“You have no right to lecture me!” Raven's fear was overpowered by anger, she began yelling too, and probably the loudest she had in a long time.

 

“I have every right to lecture you, I'm the team leader! You're supposed to follow the leader, not ignore my orders and scare the shit out of me!” He squeezed tighter on her arm but released before he could hurt her.

 

“How did I scare the shit out of you? If I die, then I die. If I live, then sadly, I'm still alive. Who cares?” Raven screamed into Robins face.

 

“I care…” Robin said calmly as his emotions flooded his systems again. Raven's angry expression changed as her face began to fill with sadness again.

 

“No you don't.” She whispered, hopefully loud enough to trick herself into thinking she was right. No, her heart wasn't beating like it was going to burst and give itself to Robin. No, it was just pumping the filthy demon blood through her cold body like it always does. She wasn't in love, she wasn't. But despite of all the words her mind said to herself, persuading her to look away and leave, she didn't believe it. She did love him; her heart was pounding with affection, she did want to be with him.

 

“Yes I do…” Robin nodded and grinned with uncertainty, the three words pushed against his chest, yearning to escape from his mouth. “Raven, I know you don't want to hear this… but…” He began to confess still nervous with the thought of the night before, but before he was able to speak another word, a force threw him back against the wall. Raven wrapped her arms around him and hugged him with such heartfelt love that he thought he was going to burst into tears of joy. “I love you…” He finished and pulled her into a deeper embrace, burying his face into her hair, enjoying her warmth, scent and everything about her.

 

“Robin..." she hesitated for a second, while she was filled with this new feeling of love "I love you too." Raven smiled and watched the grin on Robin's face grow. He raised a hand to his face and pulled the mask away, allowing it to fall on the floor, something that it would never do, but for Robin, it was all about doing the impossible. She stared upon the sparkling blue eyes, ravishing with affection as they gazed back at the beautiful purple orbs in front of them.

 

A seemingly never endless trance built between them, drawing them closer until they were close enough to rub their noses against each other. Robin ended the stare and shut his gleaming eyes behind his eyelids and leaned his head into hers, brushing his lips against hers. She tensed from the feeling of his warm lips touching hers but soon softened and closed her eyes as well, holding her breath and almost falling weak on her legs. Robin stripped his gloves from his hands so that he would feel the softness of her face. He placed a hand upon her cheek and caressed it as his other hand remained around her waist, never wanting to let go. Raven slinked her arms around his neck and ran her hand through his hair, she never knew how soft his hair could feel without the gel. Finally, they both reluctantly pulled away from each other for the sake of breath and stared upon each other's faces again.

 

“Hm…” Raven bit her lip and smiled as her face began to fill with a vibrant red just as Robin's was. Everything was forgotten, and all they could think about were each other, no consciences, nothing bad was going to happen now that they had each other.

 

“I wish I could hold you here for all eternity…” Robin smiled and stroked her amethyst hair, moving it away from her beautiful face.

 

“Me too…” She smiled back with a whisper and placed her hands on Robin's other hand and cupping it between her hands. They watched each other again and smiled, it was almost like a dream, everything didn't matter, just each other. All of a sudden they heard a crackling sound from outside of the cave. “What was that?” The moment broke and Raven raced out of the cave, expecting more robots. Robin quickly placed his mask back on his face and ran after while putting his green gloves back on his hands.

 

“Cyborg?” Robin questioned the large teen standing at the opening of the cave, as Cyborg tried to tip toe away even though he was already spotted. “Where were you when we were fighting the robot?”

 

“Um…” Cyborg backed against the wall, hands behind his back.

 

“What are you hiding?” Raven said with a strict tone.

 

“Nothing!” He pathetically hid his hands but the object fell out anyway.

 

“A remote control?” Robin said as he picked up the controller.

 

“Um… yeah…” Cyborg rubbed the back of his head and smiled innocently.

 

“OH! I see! You mean you made that robot?” It was Raven's turn to scream.

 

“Alright, yes I did, but it was for a good cause!” He said defensively.

 

“CYBORG! DO YOU KNOW WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO YOU NOW?” Robin turned to Raven and then to Cyborg, wearing an evil grin.

 

“HEY! ITS NOT LIKE I KILLED SOMEONE!”

 

“Cyborg… it looks like we're going to have to…” Raven began with the same evil grin.

 

“Treat you like a king for a week!” Robin threw an arm around his friend and laughed as Raven did the same, Cyborg looked at the two and shrunk.

 

“Ok, what have you guys done to Robin and Raven? Raven especially! When did she become so friendly?” Cyborg said, taken aback by their openness.

 

“But seriously Cyborg, I guess this is all thanks to you.” Raven grinned.

 

“Yeah! Cyborg's the man!” Cyborg screamed with confidence. “BOOYA!”

 

“Robin! Your back is bleeding!” Raven said, finally taking notice to his wound.

 

“It's just a scratch, I almost forgot it was there.” He said as he scratched at the graze, completely forgetting that it was Cyborg who caused it.

 

“Come on, let's go back to the T-Cave then, we need to wash and wrap it up.” Cyborg said seriously and lead them back to their home.

 

“So Cyborg, you can make a 8 feet tall robot that can almost kill us but you can't make waffle irons?” Raven asked, standing close to Robin.

 

“Well the waffle irons have to be perfect, why do you think the robot broke down?” Cyborg chuckled as the three joyously made their way to the cave.

 

Corny ending messes everything up huh? Uhh yeah… I hope you enjoyed that. One or two more chapters are left. Well then… FAREWELL FOR NOW!

 

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