So I had this idea running through my head for a while after seeing a similar picture on the internet. I had thought of doing this with Speedy at first but as I haven't really seen any new stories on Red X decided I would use him instead. Let me know what you think though.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans.

Red X blamed the titans for this. He knew it was honestly not their fault but he couldn't blame himself. Still, he'd been hired to steal one thing and the titans had to interrupt. It was some kind of magical box… chest, which was meant to disrupt powers. The person who wanted it had planned on trapping Raven inside so her powers would no longer be a problem. At least he could honestly tell the buyer that it worked. Currently he was trapped inside this cramped chest with said sorceress.

Admittedly she wasn't the worse person to be trapped inside a cramped space with. Robin would probably have the worse especially if they had landed in the same position as Raven and Red X had. The issues really was, with her powers blocked and his belt out of power there was no way for either of them to leave. Not even mentioning the fact that her entire team were in different rooms and either knocked out or tied down.

The day just seemed to be going downhill for Red X. He'd started out cocky and now, well, he was trapped. But as he said, the being trapped part wasn't all that bad, he even had decent company. It was just their position. This was one of those times were sex - or anything to do with it – is the last thing you think of. They had no room to really move around so getting comfortable wasn't an option.

Raven had fallen first, bring him down into the box as well. Her legs were on either side off his hips and her face was just inches away from his. He was lucky to be wearing a mask that covered his entire face, however the suit was another story. It was certainly safe to say that their positions was suggestive. Red X for the most part tried not to think about how they were.

"This is all your fault," Raven said as she tried to move. Her body ended up being pushed closer to his own, which didn't help his thoughts at all.

"You were the one who pulled me in. If you hadn't I would have simply let you out and take the chest," Red X said back.

"If you weren't trying to steal this in the first place this wouldn't of happen so it is all your fault," she replied. He felt every movement she made. Her breathing was pushing her chest closer to his. Of all the things that could have happened this was by far the worse.

"You could have just stayed home, then we wouldn't be stuck like this," he said, mumbling a bit. Her face just looked annoyed at his comment. Of course staying home wasn't an option to her, she was a hero.

"And let you steal anything you please, not happening," Red X just let a small sigh loose and looked at the spot behind her. He wondered how long till they might run out of oxygen. It was only a small box and he doubted that it could fit much in it.

Red X looked at where his hands were. One was just beside Ravens waist while the other was actually holding her hand down. He wondered what she thought of their position. She wasn't like most the girls he'd seen these days. Most girls he would usually see had sick thought always going through their heads but Raven never seemed like that type. Heck he doubted she even thought of this as a sexually position. That was probably a good thing though.

Raven moved her free hand to her cape and unclasped it. This put Red X a little on edge. His mind went through a good twenty reasons for taking it off. Some – most – would have been considered a sexual thought, however some were logical ones.

"What are you doing?" he said with an eagerness he hadn't expected. Raven rolled her eyes and moved her hand back.

"Your leg is pulling on my cloak, I felt like I was suffocating," she said. This was the second time he was glad to be wearing a mask which covered his face, he knew there was a chance he was flushed right now.

"Sorry."

Over the next hour Red X went through every thought he could find in his head that would stop him from thinking about the uncomfortableness of the situation. It wasn't just the position Raven and he was in anymore. The suit was making him hot and sweaty, his arms hurt from keeping him up right, and the air, he was sure was running out. His mask was sticking to his face which made it itchy and even more uncomfortable.

Even with all the good it was doing it was still managing to hurt him. He used to be proud of the fact that he could wear two sets of marks, one like robins and the red x mask. It was his way of always remaining safe. Someone might get a lucky shot and pull his mask off but with this other one sitting there that was less likely. Now all that second one was doing was annoying him and it wasn't the only thing. His cape was making his entire back sweat more.

"X, are you okay," Raven asked. He looked at his arms that were shaking, straining just to keep him upright.

"Yep, I am perfectly fine," he even sounded strained. Raven just shook her head.

"Aren't you hot," she asked.

"Of course I am but is this really the time to be checking me out," Red X responded, smirking under his marks. Of course he's slight cockiness had only gained him an elbow to his stomach.

"I was being serious," she said. Red X sighed and nodded his head. The smirk which dulled his thoughts even for the shortest time disappeared.

"Yeah, I'm hot and I'm tired but there's not much we can do now is there," he said. Even to his own ears he no longer sounded like himself. He sounded sad and weak. Raven reached up and pulled his cape off with her free hand, pulling it to the side. It was a small thing but it made some difference.

Red X then realised something. She hadn't tried to remove his mask. He wounded if this meant that maybe she didn't want him handed over. Or if she was just being nice because of the situation they have found themselves in. Either way it meant that she could at least be somewhat trusted. He did have a second mask on so it wasn't like she'd see his face completely but it would allow him to breath better.

For a moment he sat there weight the pros and cons of asking her to remove his mask. She would know the basic structure of his face and might be able to identify him if they ever meet in person but aside from that there was no real damage to him. Whereas on the pros side, he wouldn't have his mask sticking to his face, it wouldn't be constricting his air source, and he wouldn't feel so hot anymore, at least his face wouldn't.

Finally settling on the idea he made a noise in his throat to gather Ravens attention. It was amazing how she could sit there, barely moving around, and keeping herself silent. She must have been in deep thought.

"Sunshine," Red X whispered gaining her attention, if only it wasn't a glare he received.

"I hate that name," she said.

"Too bad, I love it. Anyway, do me a favour, pull my mask off," he didn't expect much of a reaction. All she did was raise an eyebrow at him for a moment.

"Why?" Raven asked.

"Because it's hot and I'm finding it hard to breath," he replied.

She had to move quite a bit to reach his mask. If it was him doing it though he would have hit her in the face. The moment the mask was off he could feel the slightly cooled air hit his face. Much better than a clinging mask.

"Of course you're wearing a second mask," Raven mattered as she did her best to place his mask with his cape. Red X smiled at her for a moment before realising a problem he didn't exactly think of. Now that there was no mask on their faces were much closer. This wasn't weird for him at all before because he knew that even if his arms did cave their faces wouldn't be stuck together as he would have had the mask, but now if his arms gave out there would be skin touching skin.

She is one of the most tolerant people he knowns but he doubts she'll be happy with his face on hers. Red X shook the thought from his head before it went any further.

"How did the box lock," Raven asked. Red X hadn't even thought about that. Maybe they weren't locked in. He lifted himself up but the lid refused to budge. When thinking back he remembered a loud noise. He presumed it was maybe something that broke or fell. Maybe they were stuck underneath something, which would explain why the lid was heavy.

"I think something fell on the lid," he replied.

Another half hour passed and Red X was really starting to feel all the effects of this small trunk. He decided that he wouldn't give this to Slade as well, or tell him that it didn't work. After being trapped inside it for as long as he had, there was no way he'd wish this on his enemy.

He was feeling dizzy with the sorest arms he'd ever had. He also didn't like how his body was acting. It was taking all of his discipline to keep himself from certain urges. Raven on the other hand still seem less effected by all of this.

"What are you thinking about," he asked. Anything she told him, anything would be better than the silence they continued to surround themselves in. Raven looked to him for a moment and let out a small breath, which hit him directly. Made it was the dizziness he was feeling but for some reason her breath just made him want to kiss her.

"I was wondering if the other titans are looking for me, they must be up by now," Raven said. He nodded and watched her turn her head sideways.

"I'm sure there looking for you, they'll be here to free you any minute now,"

"Maybe, or they went home thinking I left and are in bed, which means were both stuck,"

This was depressing to think about, the idea that they would never get out. What if she was right and friends really did go home. They would both suffocate in this tiny chest. It was certainly not the way he'd want to die. Not that he had put much thought to how he'd like to die either.

"Do you think you can reach my communicator?" Raven asked. Red X just blinked at her. How had she – one of the smartest members of the teen titans – not thought about grabbing her communicator? He looked down to his hand by her waist. The communicator was on the opposite side and wedged between their legs.

"Nope, your hand is closest," he replied. So maybe she had thought about getting it and just thought it would be weird because of the area.

Raven shifted under him, her hips were pushed closer to his so she could move her hand properly. He was fine with her chest being pushed against him, and her face being closer to his, he was even fine with her hand which roamed their legs looking for the device. What he was not okay with was how her body now sat, pushing their two privets basically together. He couldn't help but have dirty thoughts at their current predicament. He couldn't help but get excited. She was rather hot and had a great body to look at. Heck he'd loved her sarcastic personality since they meet, which was even more annoying because he was certainly reacting to her. He just hopped she didn't notice.

"Got it," Raven said, pulling it between their faces. She flipped it open and called to Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy and Cyborg. After about five to six attempts of each of their names she got a response.

"Raven," said the traffic light known as Robin. "We've been trying to find you, where are you?"

"Still in the museums, trapped inside an old looking box," she said. There were a few things asked like: if she was okay, were did Red X go – which she glossed over - and then they told her they'll be there soon, which was the only part Red X cared about. She placed the communicator down and looked up to Red X. "I guess you're going to try and run when they get here?"

"Yep," Red X said. He would certainly miss her, and this experience. It's not every day you're trapped with your enemy. "You going to miss this bonding time," Red X smirked.

"I certainly won't miss your body crushing mine," his smirk dropped and he shifted, trying to lift his body a bit.

"Better," he asked, but before she answered his arms finally gave and he fell completely on top of her.

"No," was all she could really say. Not what he'd had in mind.

Red X lifted his face to look at Raven – which was his second mistake – when he lifted his face his lips landed on hers and being shocked from the contact he ended up becoming still. Their lips stayed touching till Raven finally pushed him back with her hand.

Before she could even go off at him he started laughing. "You're a complete idiot," Raven said, pushing back from him.

"Come on Sunshine, don't tell me you didn't like it?" Red X said. He had liked the contact between them and certainly wanted more.

"If I liked it would I have really pushed you away?"

"That was shock, but to prove my point let's try it again," he leaned forward and captured her lips in his, watching her face for whatever reaction. He had expected her to melt like all the other girls he had kissed but she didn't. Instead she pushed against him with her hand.

This was the first time he'd liked the confined space. It gave him all the power. He grabbed her hand and held it down, while his other hand slipped under her waist and pulled her closer.

"Robin, I think I found the box," that was the sound of Beast Boy and a waker upper for Red X. He let her go and pulled his mask on, hitting her in the face just to get it on.

"You're a jerk," Raven mumbled. He wondered if she'd try and stop him from running.

"Sorry Sunshine," he said quietly. There really wasn't many options. He wasn't going to get caught by the titans but he also didn't think there was any way out. The moment the lid open he grabbed Raven and pulling her up and holding her against him.

"Hello kids, mind handing me my belt,"

"Let her go," Robin said.

"Belt, now," Red X said. His hand was covering her mouth so she couldn't call her spells, but with a small adjustment he stopped her from breath. He'd never really threatened a person's life before but there was a first time for everything. He just needed the titans to worry enough to give back his belt.

"Okay, stop," Robin nodded to Beast Boy who held Red X's belt in his left hand. Beast Boy tossed the belt and Red X caught it, hitting the teleport button before anyone could try anything. He looked at Raven who had passed out and thought about leaving her on the roof. The titans would find her soon enough.

It was spur of the moment but for some reason he just couldn't leave her here. He picked her up and teleported to his home. He place her in the bed and started to head for the lounge room. The dizziness had just started to hit him, adrenalin wearing off and his limbs becoming numb. He took a deep breath as he laid back down on the couch.

He knew that in the morning he'd pay for everything. The moment that lid opened he'd become the selfish thief they all knew. He could have easily ran past them and gone into the tower later to get his belt. He could have left Raven with her team but he didn't. He took everything because it was just the kind of person he was.

A/N: So I was going to make this one into a three part, kind of like what I did with anything for a kiss but it will really depend on if I get many responses to this one.