Meeting You

Gravity

*Gravity*

December 4th: In the future

Jump City, California

Titan's West Tower

The room was filled with tension after Cyborg made a hasty exit. Raven sat on the edge of her bed, her eyes were glazed over. Beast boy stood just in front of her with an unreadable expression on his face. She couldn't even decipher his emotions properly; he was in turmoil.

"You're practically killing yourself if you don't go." Beast boy had his eyes on her with a strained voice.

Raven shrugged her shoulders and focused reining in her own emotions. "I'll be okay. Honest."

"No. You're not and don't tell me that you are." Beast boy said, he folded his arms across his chest.

"I a-

His green eyes glared down at her. "My wife is dying and she doesn't even care." He paused to take several steady breaths. "You know how that makes me feel, Raven."

Raven waited for him to calm down before she continued. "I've survived the end of the world. You don't have to worry about me."

"This is different." Beast boy gently placed his hands on her shoulders. "I do worry about you, nothing is going to change that. Please don't fight me on this."

"Nothing is going to happen to me." Raven stiffened underneath his touch. "Knowledge doesn't know what she's talking about."

"But I don't know that. I don't know if you're going to be okay."

Raven visibly cringed, his whirlwind of emotions inflicted the pain that he was feeling onto her. "Then I need to speak to Robin."

Raven rose to her feet and made her way out of the room and left Beast boy behind. She had been in a daze when she eventually found her leader. She had found him pacing the width of the roof; hands behind his back and head down. Raven lingered in the door way and watched him. Robin's long hair was messy and his face was flushed, in short he looked stressed. It was freezing out, but that seemed to be the least of Robin's worries. Raven tucked her hands into her pockets to prevent frostbite.

"I need to talk to you." Raven had moved closer. At the sound of her voice his head whipped around to see her.

He sat on the cement ledge and patted the empty space next to him. "I didn't mean to be intrusive earlier, I'm sorry. I should have respected your space like you do me."

Raven nodded and accepted his apology. It was just a piece of his personality that made him that way. "I know." She moved to sit beside him.

"What was it you wanted to talk about?"

She bit her lip and stared at the covered swimming pool. "I have to return home briefly."

Robin deeply inhaled before slowly letting it out. "You don't have to tell me anything but I'd feel better if you took someone with you."

These were the moments when Raven disliked how he was protective. "I'll only be gone for one day, Robin."

"For safety precautions? What if something happens to you and the team isn't aware?" Robin stared at her. "I'll even go."

"I don't want to worry anyone more that I already have." The cold was quickly consuming her. "And you have a t-team to take care of here."

Silence fell between the two as Robin considered her words. "What if Rita went with you, I know she wouldn't mind?" She knew he couldn't bear it if one of his teammates were injured. Much like she was now although it wasn't visible on the surface.