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Robin tightened the bow on his tux, the tightness of it nearly strangling him; and looked down on his bed. A cassette tape lay there, the sticker on it already half-torn out. The faded words on it were still visible though: SHAPE OF MY HEART. He had never told anyone about this tape; it brought back unpleasant memories of his parents' death. His mother had told him once when he was a young child about her rocky relationship with his dad, and how he sang her a song after they sort of broke up during their boyfriend-girlfriend relationship then. Obviously it wasn't the same song, since the death of his parents happened so many years ago, but Robin himself had recorded another song from the radio, and this song reminded him of his parents. He had removed the singer's voice from the song; already the lyrics pained him just to listen to it. It was a nice song, though. He wouldn't mind singing it again. He tucked the tape into his pocket together with BB's letter. He looked at himself in the mirror, one hand making sure his hair was gelled up properly. Here's the night he would profess true love.

Slowly he walked out of his room. Nobody was in the hall; if BB wasn't there, Cyborg wouldn't either, since he didn't have a companion to play video games with. Robin had lost all interest in the racing car games ever since Raven and he broke up. Cyborg, being the big brother, understood. Robin made his way to Star's room. It was difficult trying to place a loving smile on his face. His heart was beating too fast. And this time, the loving smile wasn't supposed to be for the chirpy alien.

Star opened the door, and to her expectations, was Robin standing there. This time he looked different, and she gasped. He looked handsome in his tuxedo, his mysterious mask staying on his mysterious eyes, and his look could have made her faint. Before she could say anything, Robin said slowly and carefully, "Star, let's go out. On a date." Star gasped again; a date? That fast? What a pleasant surprise! She squealed in delight, her emerald eyes glowing in happiness, and dashed into who-knows-where in some part of her room. Robin checked for the tape in his pocket. Good. It was still there. He waited impatiently as Star took forever to get into a flamboyant pink gown (not the same one she wore when he was forced to dance with Kitten) and glided out to embrace him in a bone-crushing hug. "I love you, dear Robin." She whispered.

"I…I love you t…t…too," Robin spluttered, gasping for breath as all the air was knocked out of his lungs by the happy alien. All the truthfulness of his words were somehow directed at someone else. Just an hour more, and it's done.

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Raven had just dumped on one of those dresses that Starfire had given her, a satin dress with a few sequins on the collar. It sparkled in the light, adding on to her beauty. Her hair was a bit longer now, and she let it drop down to her shoulders. Her high heels were simple, not madly high, nor heel-less. She felt fortunate that her dress was dark blue; she just loved that colour due to the darkness of it. As she walked out, she shut BB's mouth with her powers before he could open it, since she knew BB would have a lot of crappy bullshit spilling out of that disgusting mouth about her appearance. He struggled, and glared at her. She let go after a while, and he said angrily, "Dude, what's your problem? You didn't need to do that." Raven ignored him, and said, "Mezza9, right?"

BB nodded, still rubbing his jaw. Raven rolled her eyes, and teleported the both of them to their destination.

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BB and Raven got a seat quickly, since BB had reserved two places. Raven gave him a questioning look when the waiter informed him about his two tables, but he just shrugged and mumbled, "Booking mistake." He kept the booking though; secretly when Raven was not looking. They got a seat in front of the stage, a small one, with a jazz singer singing lazily to a song playing on the player. Apparently he had been too lazy to play the piano. Raven rolled her eyes again. What a lousy restaurant. The restaurant was filled with chatter, by ladies and their companions. They were probably the youngest pair there, and no one seemed to notice them as the Teen Titans members.

BB picked up the menu, and grimaced at the variety of food. Meat, meat, meat, meat….. meat, meat, meat….. Raven looked at him, and smiled inwardly. BB had chosen the wrong place to eat. But heck, it wasn't too bad anyway. If BB was pissed off, all the better. So much for wasting her time on stupid restaurants with stupid music. There was a sudden giggle from someone behind her, and Raven turned around to give that person a piece of her mind. She stiffened. It wasn't just anyone else. It was Starfire. With Robin. Both of them were dressed well, Starfire again showing her beautiful features, and Robin…. Simply handsome. At seeing both of their hands linked together like a chain, Raven's face went blank. She did not have time to turn away when Starfire saw her looking at them. Starfire gasped, her eyes wide, and continued staring with goldfish eyes at Raven. They took a seat just in front of BB and Raven, and it just happened to be coincidental that Raven was facing them. Taking a deep breath, Raven hissed to BB, "What the hell are they doing here?"

BB looked up in mock surprise. "Dude, how should I know?"

"Don't lie."

"Huh? Is seriously don't get you."

"I know you arranged all this." Raven stood up, ready to leave, but BB restrained her. "I booked this place, Raven, don't waste my money. Besides…"

"Besides what?"

"I kind of… you know… used the…"

"You used the Titans bank account. Great job."

"It was used for good reasons wasn't it?"

"I don't think it was."

"Come on, we'll just have a bite, then leave. Simple."

There was a long pause, and Raven looked at BB carefully. "Fine." Raven couldn't believe that she was actually giving way to the annoying grass stain, but heck, what could she do? Walking out of the place would just attract attention, and she so did not want that. She sat down again, watching Robin from the corner of her eye. He was so handsome, his hair so neatly gelled up, his mask so…. Stop. She shouldn't be thinking about him. But she couldn't stop thinking. She stole glances at him whenever she could, and turned away when he looked up at her. This was such crap.

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When the food came, Raven tried her best to finish the impossibly large serving of spaghetti. BB was gobbling up his salad, obviously happy that there was something edible for him on the menu. She stole a few glances at Robin, who looked bored listening to Starfire's incessant chatter, then looked down at her plate again. Was there another chance? Would he forgive her? Raven wanted to sigh. Love had never been so difficult in her life. Or more like, she had never experienced love in her life anyway. She fought back tears. She couldn't believe she was so desperate, so idiotic. She was useless, probably a piece of shit in Robin's eyes.

Robin sat at the table. He had noticed Raven's glances, and felt good about it. He was not listening to Star's chatter about new gossip lately and all that. To him now, it was all crap. Maybe next time he'll learn to appreciate it. He hoped so. The food came. He didn't like anything on the menu, so he just chose spaghetti. And realized that Raven was having the same thing. He smiled inwardly, a grim smile, then fought it back. I feel like an absolute moron. But anyway, this was the time. The time to profess. He said to Starfire, "I'll be right back," and stood up, straightening his tux. Starfire looked at him curiously, and he could feel her eyes following him as he walked over to the stage.

The singer stared at him, and he went forward, whispering, "I need to use the stage."

The singer shook his head, his thick eyebrows furrowed, "No joke, sir. I can't let you do that. Only singers are authorized to sing here."

Robin looked at him carefully. "What would you say for a dollar?" He reached into his pocket, and fished out a crumpled dollar note.

The singer gazed at the note, then firmly shook his head. "Five," he said greedily. Robin sighed, then took out another four dollars and handed it to him. The singer grabbed it, then smiled, "The stage is yours now, buddy." Robin grinned back, then took the stage. By this time, everyone was staring at him. Including Raven.

Robin cleared his throat, then said into the microphone, "I'm sorry for the interruption in the beautiful jazz music everyone, but I have a song I would like to personally sing for someone special. This song is dedicated to Raven Roth. You know who you are." Starfire was smiling at first, but it vanished at the sound of Raven's name. She screamed, then wailed hysterically as she ran out of the diners. The crowd muttered in disapproval.

Robin didn't care, he bent down, and slipped his tape into the player. Pressing the 'play' button, he went to the mike calmly. The lights were turned off; he didn't know by who, but it was a good sign. As the music played, he sang in a magnificent voice.

"Baby, please try to forgive me
Stay here don't put out the glow
Hold me now don't bother if every minute it makes me weaker
You can save me from the man that I've become, oh yeah"

Raven stared at Robin, her mouth wide open, her heart beating so fast that she could have fainted. BB was smiling to himself, but Raven didn't care. Robin was singing…for her.

"Lookin' back on the things I've done
I was tryin' to be someone
I played my part, kept you in the dark
Now let me show you the shape of my heart"

She wouldn't believe this. Her eyes were watery. Robin looked at her shocked face, his heart beating like a sledgehammer. He loved her, and this was the final thing.

"Sadness is beautiful

loneliness that's tragical
So heal me I can't win this war, oh no
Touch me now don't bother if every second it makes me weaker
You can save me from the man I've become"

This was too much. Raven watched, tears streaming down her eyes, her face wet. She couldn't help it.

"Lookin' back on the things I've done
I was tryin' to be someone
I played my part, kept you in the dark
Now let me show you the shape of my heart"

He had touched her. He could already see it. He could have just jumped there and then.

"I'm here with my confession
Got nothing to hide no more
I don't know where to start
But to show you the shape of my heart"

She covered her mouth with her hand, weeping uncontrollably. He had done this for her. All for her.

"Lookin' back on the things I've done
I was tryin' to be someone
I played my part, kept you in the dark
Now let me show you the shape of my heart"

The song ended. There was a bit of silence, then the crowd applauded, their faces beaming. Raven stood up, and silence reigned once more. Walking forward, her face still strewn with tears, Raven raised her hand and slapped Robin. Hard. No one made a noise. Then in a split second, Raven grabbed Robin and pulled his lips to hers. Both of them kissed passionately unafraid of the fact that everyone was staring at them, and did not pull away. The crowd cheered, and the two finally separated. They looked deep into each other's eyes, Robin peeling off his mask, and they smiled. "Let's go out for a while," Robin suggested. Raven nodded, her eyes still shiny.

Raven teleported both of them to the roof of the building, and they looked into starlight. As they stood there together, Raven laid her head on Robin's shoulder, happy to be back where she belonged; in Robin's arms.

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End of story! Hope you guys enjoyed it! And that does not mean that you can stop reviewing. Im still watching for reviews.

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