Chapter 4

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A/N: Come  on  guys. Don't  you  like  this  story? i  know  it's  a  bit  short  and  all  but  I'm  trying. I'm  making  a  note  now, until  I  get  at  least  3  votes/comments, I  won't  post  anymore.

                 Over  the  next  week, Robin  felt  more  tired  than  he'd  ever  been. And  that's  saying  a  lot  since  he's  had  intense  training  from  the  best. The  years  of  continuous  hand-to-hand  combat, gadget, criminology  and  detective  work  had  nothing  compared  to  endless  hours  of  helping  Raven  study. The  task  was  simple, bring  Raven  any  book  he  could  find  on  Azarath's  long  history/people/community  and  etc  or  any  spell  books. However, that  was  easier  said  than  done. For  one, the  books  in  Azarath  were  all  written  in  Sanskrit, a  language  Robin  did  not  have  much  experience  in. For  another, the  books  had  no  titles  like  'History  of  Azarath' or  'Azarath, the  people'. In  fact, most  had  titles  that  sounded  like  actual  story  books  like  'I  changed  the  world.' and  'War  on  two  frontiers, the  story  from  a  royal  point  of  view'. However, actual  story  books  also  had  titles  that  sounded  like  it  was  non-fiction  like  'Trigon's  invasion  of  Azarath', 

                     So  you  could  imagine  how  hard  it  was  for  Robin  to  bring  the  right  books. And  since  this  exam  was  to  be  among  one  of  the  most  important  in  her  life, Raven  had  been  clearly  on  edge  ever  since  the  first  day. Whenever  he  brought  a  book  she  didn't  need  or  took  too  long  to  find  it, her  eyes  would  immediately  turn  red  and  he  would  be  forcibly  thrown  out  of  the  room to  land  on  the  hard  ground  of  the  Azarathian  library. Another  thing  was  that  Raven  and  most  of  her  brothers  worked  long  hours  into  the  night  and  only  got  around  half  an  hours  sleep  a  day  which  exhausted  Robin  to  no  end. Though  Raven  had  been  more  flexible  on  this  and  insisted  he  sleep  while  she  studied.

                         Robin  had  happily  obliged  on  his  part  there. But  even  then, he  rarely  got  more  than  a  few  hours  of  sleep, though  he  was  more  than  capable  of  getting  enough  sleep. But  something  bothered  him  and  it  was  regarding  Raven. He  had  sensed  it, it  was  a  mix  of  the  feelings  of  sadness, hope  and  will  power. Raven  wouldn't  tell  him, but  he  could  tell  this  Test  meant  more  to  her  than  she  was  letting  on. 

                           One  morning, on  the  third  day  of  studies, he  woke  up  earlier  than  usual  to  the  sound  of  sobbing. 'What  the?' He  thought  but  then  noticed  that  the  sobbing  was  coming  from  Raven. That  came  as  a  surprise, Robin  didn't  even  knew  she  was  capable  of  such  emotion. He  felt  the  urge  to  comfort  her  all  of  a  sudden  but  was  torn. 'Had  she  been  crying  this  last  few  days?' He  wondered. If  she  had, she  wouldn't  want  anyone  to  comfort  her. But  after  watching  Raven  suffer  for  another  five  minutes, he  couldn't  take  it  anymore. So, he  got  out  from  his  bed  and  walked  to  Raven. "Raven....what's  wrong?" He  asked. As  if  she  had  just  noticed, her  shoulders  stiffened. "Nothing." She  said  monotonely. "I'm  serious. Tell  me  what's  wrong." He  implied. "Well.....I....." She  said, as  if  unsure  of  what  to  say  next. 'Ok, it's  clear  she  doesn't  wanna  talk  about  it. But  maybe  I  can....' He  thought  then  an  idea  came  into  his  head.

                             "Ok, if  you're  not  gonna  tell  me  what's  wrong, come  on." Robin  said, taking  hold  of  Raven's  hand  and  pulling  her  out  of  the  room. "What  the? Let  go, I  have  to  study." She  said  defiantly. "Not  until  I'm  done  with  you." Robin  said, taking  her  out  into  the  forest. She  resisted  for  a  while  but  ultimately  gave  into  his  strong  grip.

A/N: I'm  leaving  you  with  a  cliffhanger, so  if  you  wanna  hear  what  happens  next  between  these  two, you'd  better  start  voting/commenting. Till  next  time  readers. 

Disclaimer: I  own  nothing  or  I  wouldn't  be  here  writing  this.

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