Beating Around The Bush (Teen Titans Robin X Reader)

Chapter 11

"Raven! Stop!" Robin yelled out panicked. A loud gasp was heard from Raven and I quickly noticed the blackening effect stop only a few inches away from the vines I held in my hand. Raven's form started to shrink and Cyborg helped pull Dr. Light out with me. His form appeared from under her cloak. He was curled up into a ball terrified. His suit was utterly ruined and he still had dead plant vines wrapped around him.

Robin and Starfire quickly ran up to the man trying to see if he was alright. "It's okay! You're going to be alright!" Robin tried to reassure him. "It was so...so dark. Make it stop. Make it stop!" Dr. Light said visibly shaking from whatever he had experienced.

I reached my hand up to my mouth to tear the dead plants off with my teeth when a hand stopped my wrist. "Here, let me get that for you." Cyborg said as he pull the dead plants off of me. "Uh, thanks, Cyborg." I said offering him a soft smile. "That was a close call you had there. You alright?" Cyborg asked and the question honestly caught me off guard a little bit. "U-uh, yeah I'm fine. Thankfully, Robin snapped Raven out of it in time." I said not really wanting to think about what could've happened to me.

Cyborg, Beast Boy, and I carefully approached Raven. "Dude! Raven, what did you do?" Beast Boy said not being sympathetic in any way possible. As a result she turned towards us showing sharp teeth and glowing red eyes. Beast Boy let out a loud scream and ended up jumping into my arms which made me roll my eyes. The three of us watched as she walked away.

"What's her deal?!" Beast Boy said from my arms. "The real question is, why are you so light? Wait...are you light or am I just that strong? But why didn't you jump into Cyborg's arms? He was right next to you." I questioned making him look at me. I couldn't help but notice the slight red color appearing on his cheeks. "Uh...Cause I knew you'd protect me?" He tried to justify making me roll my eyes. "Aaand I'm gonna drop you in three, two-" I couldn't help but let out a slight smirk as Beast Boy scrambled from my arms and almost face planting in the process. My gaze turned to Raven who was walking away. I couldn't help but feel worried about her. She's normally so calm and collected...I wonder what happened.

We were all making our way back to the tower. I was walking behind everyone else with my arms behind my head as we walked. Robin ended up slowing down his pace until we were next to each other. "Any idea as to what happened with Raven?" I asked softly just for him to hear me. "Not a clue." There was a cold silence between us for a couple minutes before he broke it.

"You should really be more careful." He said making me glance at him from the corner of my eye. "Aw, were you worried for me, wonder boy?" I teased with a smirk. "I'm serious. You need to be more careful especially when dealing with Raven and her powers. With what she did to your...whatever they're called, I can only imagine what could've happened if she didn't stop." His voice was stern as he talked, but there was a part of his voice that actually made him sound a bit worried for me.

The feeling of him worrying about me made me feel...uncomfortable? I'm not really sure what it was. But I didn't like it. "Do us both a favor and stop worrying about me." "Do me a favor and stop being so reckless?" His voice came out rather harsh. "You do realize I was the only one in your precious little team that decided to try and help Dr. Light." Robin's head turned towards me slightly as he sent a glare that had matched his previous tone. "That's because they know just how powerful Raven can be." He tried to defend the others.

"Will you make up your mind already?" I asked turning my head, sending his glare back. "You can either want me to be a hero, or not. So, please, for the sake of my sanity, pick one and stick to it." There was another string of silence between us before I spoke up again. "I'll be out of your business in about 3-4 more days. Make sure you stay out of mine." I said harshly before jogging up to where Starfire was, leaving Robin behind.