Cry With You

"When you try not to look at me

Scared that I'll see you hurting

You're not hiding anything

And frankly it's got me worried.

Nobody knows you better than I do

I keep my promises, I'm fighting for you."

Raven stomped into her room and slammed the door shut. She took a few breaths before jumping onto her bed, weeping.

This past few weeks had been wonderful yet pressuring at the same time. She and Robin had gotten together. It shocked everyone, especially the redheaded alien, whom everyone knew held deep feelings for their leader. The next day, she had to deal with Cyborg gave her a 'brotherly' advice on how to deal with big-headed leader/boyfriend; Beast Boy wouldn't stop teasing her about it, and lastly, the jealous Tamaranean Princess who kept giving hints that on why she must be the one Robin chose, not her, the demon princess. Not only that, but she also had to deal with the media who were questioning their relationship. Asking the 'why her's' or saying 'Robin should be with Starfire!', and the 'they wouldn't last a week' rumors and so much more.

It was tiring.

She clutched her chest as she wiped her tears, as if she was trying to calm her sobbing and breaking heart. She told Robin about this even before they got together. She gave him the pros and cons that this— their relationship would have. But he persisted and said that it didn't matter; they were going to make it through this, through them. Maybe he's right, maybe he's wrong. But then again—

Maybe he can. Maybe she can't.

She had gone through a lot in her life. Discrimination, verbal abuse, physical torture, and heck, she had even gone toe to toe with her father and went through the end of the world and survived! But she knew she couldn't go through this— a simple relationship with the Boy Wonder.

A knock on her door brought her back to reality. She slowly sat up on her bed. "Raven it's me." She tensed up at the voice she knew too well. Sighing silently, she stood up and walked soundlessly. "Yes Robin?" her voice was in a neutral tone. No signs of tears were heard from it. And for that fact she was glad, maybe he'd leave her alone. But knowing her leader, he could be stubborn as much as her— most of the time, even more stubborn than her. "May I come in?" he asked. Knowing more than to push him away, she sighed and pulled her hood up before opening the door.

Robin entered the sanctuary of the dark bird. He noted that her hood was pulled up, which was very unlikely these days. "Are you okay?" he asked as she closed the door. "I'm fine." She lied as she walked towards the foot her bed. He sighed and scratched his forehead.

"Raven, I know you better than anyone else. Maybe more than you know yourself. We have a bond— an unbreakable bond. You know what I feel, I know what you feel," he said, taking a step towards her

She snorted, "So?"

Robin felt a vein contracted in his forehead before clenching his fist, "So, there's no point on lying to me."

She whirled around to face him. "So why ask if I'm fine? You clearly made the point that you know what I feel. Why ask?!" she yelled, her powers swirling out of control.

"Because Raven, I was hoping that you'd be honest with me. You'd tell me the truth that you are not fine," he countered.

She closed her eyes and chants her mantra silently. She needed to calm down for the sake of her room and his life. A few moments after she gained control once more, she murmured, "Why are you here? Did you already come to your senses and break up with me?"

Robin pinched the bridge of his nose. "Are we really going to go through this conversation again?" he asked, emphasizing the words 'through', 'conversation' and 'again'. Raven's lips trembled. They had had this conversation or rather, argument for her, before. Many times actually, and she always lost. 'Not this time.' She internally mused.

"Yes we are. And I am not going to back down until I knocked some senses in you. No matter how hard it would be." 'And no matter how much it would hurt me.' She silently added.

Robin's head suddenly jerked upward. "What?" he asked.

"You heard me. I am not going to back—"

"I know what you said. I'm asking about what you thought."

Raven's eyes widen. He heard her? That was impossible, she has her defenses up. How could he have heard?

Oh right, their bond. She should have known.

Raven refused to answer him. She wouldn't. She couldn't. And he knew that.

"I heard you, Raven. You added in your mind 'and no matter how much it would hurt me.' Are you really going to doubt us? Going to give us up? Are you willing to sacrifice your feelings, just because of some gibberish that the people around us think? Are you willing to sacrifice your happiness because that is what you think is right?" he asked with a voice as soft as velvet and as low as a purr of a sleeping cat.

Raven glared at him, but couldn't help but felt her heart break with the tone of his voice and with these scornful questions. She already asked herself these questions. Yes, she can, and yes she will. All her life she was trained to bottle up her emotions. She managed to suppressed them— all of them. Suppressing one emotion would only be a piece of cake. That was what she always told herself.

That was what she always convinced herself.

"Robin, it's not just them. It's my powers. You and I both know that my emotions are controlling my powers. If I displayed too much emotion the world could burst into flames. It will be turned into a whim, there will be nothing alive—"

"That's a lie!" he screamed at the top of his lungs. She visibly flinched and her eyes widen, travelling towards the door. His outburst was so loud that she knew any minute the other Titans might come in her room.

"Robin calm down! The others—"

. "— went to the mall," he cut her off, "Back to the matter at hand, you and I both know that your excuse is a lie. Ever since you defeated your father you've been expressing emotions subconsciously. When I kissed you the day we got together nothing exploded. The only time when you lost control is when you were angry at Beast Boy for losing your book. Then suddenly, everything changes? Suddenly, the tower would burst into flame if you smile? Don't you see, anger is now the only reason you'd ever lose control. There's nothing to be afraid of…" he trailed off with a voice so low, so soft, so heart breaking.

She turned away and closed her eyes. Tears are starting to form in her eyes and threatening to come out. It was true. She noticed the smiles she let out when she defeated her father; she noticed that nothing exploded when he kissed her and she did notice that she lost control when she was angry at Beast Boy.

"Raven…" he murmured as he cupped her cheek with a reassuring touch."I know there's something you're afraid of. Tell me. Please." He pleaded, his voice laced with determination and desperation at the same time. Raven couldn't take it anymore. He pushed her off the edge. She roughly pulled away from him and started pacing in her room.

"It's you Robin! It's you I'm afraid of!" she exclaimed, tears pouring out from her eyes. "I'm afraid that one day the happiness you've given me will be taken away and be replaced by sadness! I'm afraid that one day, someone's going to steal your heart and you'd leave me in the dark wilderness of the world! I'm afraid that one day, you'd wake up and realize that I'm nothing like you thought I'd be, that I'm nothing special. I'm afraid that you'd hurt me and leave a pain that no one can heal!"

She faced the wall so that her back would face him. She may not want to see his reaction about her confession, but she already can feel it— shock, disbelief and sadness.

It almost tugged the strings of her heart.

"That's what you're afraid of? You're afraid to get hurt by me?" he silently asked. She nodded, her back still facing him and tears are still coming out. "Raven I would never hurt you." He said putting his hand on her shoulder. She shook her head. "You can't promise that Robin. People at one point will hurt the ones they love, will get hurt by the ones they love. Unintentionally or not, no matter what they say, no matter what they give, no matter what they do. That's a fact." By now she already faced him, looking at his masked eyes. "I accepted that fact. It's just that—" she sighed before continuing, "Robin, I have so little love in my entire life. This kind of love is what I've always dreamed of, wanted, needed." She sat on her bed, trying to find the right words to continue her sentence. "But when I fell in love with Malchior, I got so traumatized and realized that I can't handle the pain. This pain that felt like ripping your heart out and stabbing it millions of times then boiling it in a very hot water and let it be eaten to hungry predators. And the worst part is, you're still alive."

Raven buried her head in her hands and sobbed. She just poured her heart out to her best friend. It was not that she didn't trust him. It was just that she didn't, never wanted to feel and look so vulnerable in front of anyone, especially in front of him. She felt him sat beside her. She turned her head to the other direction and refused to stare at him.

"Raven, look at me," she heard him say. She bit her lower lip while closing her eyes before shaking her head. She once again felt him stand and kneel in front of her, still refusing to give in. But when she felt his hand caressing her cheek, her resolve dissolved and let his hand guided her head.

Raven's breath hitched.

At some time a while ago, he removed his mask and revealed ocean blue, mesmerizing eyes. She was so fascinated that she didn't realize that he was crying as well. "Raven, I'll admit that this relationship is not going to be easy for the both of us. I might hurt you someday. You might hurt me too. We're in love and that is all that matters. Let us not care about what others think of our relationship, of us. I love you and that's it. And because I love you, I know that I can promise—" He kissed her forehead. "I'll try to not hurt you, I'll never keep any secrets, I'll listen to every word you say, I'll fight for you, I'll cry with you," he cupped her face with both hands and gazed into her amethyst eyes. "I'll stay, because I love you. Nothing will change that."

Robin once again sat down beside her and pulled her in a heart-melting kiss. Raven tried to pulled away but found herself responding to him with equal passion. It was encased with sincerity, honestly, passion, desire and lastly, pure and unadulterated love.

Tears had subsided as they pulled away. Their foreheads still knocked against each other. She sighed. She knew she lost their argument again, but this time, she really didn't care. He was right and being truthful to what he said. She knew he will not break his promises and she knew now that she — they can make it through. They are in love and that was what matters.

"You need love tough enough to count on

So here I am

You're not alone

I'll listen till your tears give out

You're safe and sound, I swear that I won't let you down

What's hurting you I, I feel it too

I mean it when I say

When you cry, I cry

I mean it when I say

When you cry, I cry with you, oh

You're not alone, oh no, baby"

AN: I always imagined Robin convincing Raven that they would work out. And here it is! My second RobRae. Not really as good as I imagined. :/

Disclaimer: The Teen Titans is a property of DC Comics and Warner Bros. The song "Cry With You" by Hunter Hayes is not mine.

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[EDITED 6/5/17]