Nightstruck- Damirae one-shots (Damian and Raven)

Life in a glance

Hi loves! So I got some great feedback and I'm releasing this chapter dedicated to everyone who suggested I write about their relationship, hope you enjoy! Note: In this one-shot, apokolips wars didn't happen. 

Damian's POV 

He's 15 and he is finally going to do it. This was it, no turning back. He had already talked himself out of it four times in the past but enough was enough. He was a Wayne and an Al-ghul for heaven's sake, confidence was practically embedded in his DNA.  His father, Dick, hell even Alfred would tease him till he died if they found out Damian was afraid of this. He wasn't going to let them have the satisfaction, he was finally going to do it. He was going to ask Raven out on a date. 

He saw his opportunity when he walked into the living room and Raven was alone reading a book. The rest of the titans were out with their own plans. Good. Less witnesses to his humiliation if she said no. 

He clenched his fists and squared his shoulder as if he was going to face an opponent and then decided it seemed too threatening, so he relaxed his shoulders. But then he started to wonder if that made him look like a hunchback so he squared his shoulders again. Enough of this, this is not difficult he thought just ask her if she wants to go out on patrol, its simple. Wait, what if she thinks that's boring or doesn't know its a date? What if she figures out I'm asking her out and then says no? What if she thinks of me as a brother? Stop it, I am a Wayne, I can do this! 

He expelled all of these thoughts and opened his mouth to ask her. She was faced away from him and hadn't yet noticed that he had entered the room. And she certainly didn't notice when he stumbled a step, lost his confidence and turned around swiftly to make his exit. Maybe today wasn't the day to ask, she seemed very busy and probably didn't want to be disturbed he reasoned. Tomorrow, I'll do it tomorrow. He was lucky  that no one had witnessed him so spectacularly fail at asking her out. 

Or so he thought. 

Raven knew he was there, she just didn't say anything about it. 

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Damian's POV 

He's 17 and they've just managed to kill Trigon. It was one of the hardest missions they had ever encountered but it had to be done. The crystal on Raven's forehead had been growing weaker and weaker as the years passed. And on her birthday it couldn't hold him in any longer. 

It was the worst kind of birthday surprise, Damian would never forget the sight of Raven keeling over, screaming in agony as Trigon shattered through her crystal and burst out in a fiery explosion. He destroyed half of the Titan tower in his rage before grabbing Raven and leaving. Luckily they had known where Trigon would be heading- the same place he had taken her when she was 14, to open up the portal between Earth and his hell realm. 

They had found them both just as the ritual had start and had been able to stop it before it progressed. Although Raven may not have been able to hold him any longer it did not mean she was weak in any way. She had been practicing for years for this confrontation and when the time came to kill him, Damian had never seen anything more spectacular than Raven in her element in that moment. 

The sky had darkened with her power, thunder had rumbled, the had wind howled, the birds and animals had taken off in a panic as Raven's power was unleashed. And that final killing blow, it had been heard miles away. The Earth had shuddered at the impact of her magic, but it was done, it was finally over.  

They stood there for a while after he died, still reeling from the fight that had nearly ended all of their lives. And in that moment, Damian had realized that this was the life he had chosen, he would always stand at precipice of life and death. The question was, did he want someone to stand with him as he fought? He knew the answer to that question, had known for a while, he just hadn't had the courage to confront the truth.