A/N: Yeah, I finally managed to bring out the next chapter.

To be honest, I have very bad case of writer's block… and although this is a drabble; I had problems writing it… and my other stories.

So, basically, I apologize for the bad quality of this chapter.

Again, this is un-beta-ed. If you see any mistakes, tell me and I'll try to correct them.

Last, but definitely not least, I wanted to thank everyone who had reviewed this story so far. Believe me when I tell you that all of your reviews make me sooooo happy. And I just love to hear from you guys.

So, thank you, thank you, thank you very much.

Disclaimer: Not mine!


Valentine

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Theme 28 : Flowers

Pairings: Rae/Rob

Rating: K+

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Raven never really liked roses.

They were too flashy and far too cliché for her taste.

That's why she hadn't given much thought about it when Robin had given her a white rose for her first Valentine's Day on earth.
While Starfire had almost hugged him to death for her equally white one, Raven hadn't been so sure what to do.

With scrunched eyes, she had looked at the flower as if it would tell her its meaning or what to do.
And she had nodded her thanks to Robin when he had approached her with his trademarked cocky grin.

It was later when Raven had learnt that the white rose meant friendship.

So, as the next year rolled around and with it the next Valentine's Day and this time Raven had been prepared.

Without even blinking, she had accepted the white and long-stemmed flower and gave Robin a small – almost non-existent – smile.
And while a blushing Robin had tried to give Starfire a pink rose, Raven had remembered what exactly the pink rose meant.

As Raven had watched Starfire giving an almost fainting Robin a kiss on his cheek for the present, she had asked herself if Starfire knew what the pink rose meant.

The next two Valentine's Days had been forgotten between Terra's betrayal, Robin's drug-inducted Slade-hunt, her prophesy and the Brotherhood of Evil.
There had been just too much trouble, too much drama to think about roses or chocolate or anything else that had to do with Valentine's Day.

Maybe that was why Raven was surprised to see the tower decorated in red and pink hearts and flowers when she entered the common-room that very day.

And before she could decide to go back to her room and ignore the festive day and everything else that had to do with it, Robin approached her with a quirky smile.

"Happy Valentine's Day, Raven," he said while his smile never left his lips and pushed something into her hand.

She looked up at him only to see him gazing at her encouragingly and expectantly.

Carefully, Raven looked down and was greeted with the sight of a long-stemmed rose.
It took Raven some seconds to realize that the rose was red.

"It… it is red…" She spoke more to herself than to anybody else, her eyes still fixed on the rose.

"Yes, it is," Robin said back and her head jerked up as she realized that he was still there… with her.

Behind Robin, Raven could see Starfire talking to Beast Boy and Cyborg with rose in her hand…. a white rose.

The sorceress looked up again only to see Robin still looking at her with a smile.

"I…" she began, but couldn't say anything else. She just didn't know what to say.

"…thank you…" was everything Raven managed to bring out in the end. Although there was so much more she wanted to say… so much more she wanted to do.

And still Robin smiled at her… his warm and gentle and caring smile.

He leaned down, his lips ghosting over her reddening cheek.

"You're welcome," He spoke as he straightened up and gave her one last smile before walking to the kitchen and to the rest of Titans.

Raven was left staring at his retreating back before looking down at the rose in her hand.

It was red… and red meant… true love.

Smiling slightly, Raven thought that maybe roses weren't that bad.


A/N: So, that was it.

I'm not really happy about this chapter, but it was all I could do at the moment. I had some other versions, but believe me, this was the best one.

I know it's bad, but… yeah…

:smiles sheepishly:

Yeah, so… tell me what you think about it… please…

Take care and be safe!
Love, Alena