This is my second Teen Titan fanfic, so please be as gentle as you were on the first one. I think it truly sucks that they are canceling Teen Titans, but I hope something happens to change their minds. Well I hope you like this chapter. Please read and review! Story on!
Disclaimers: I don't own any D.C. or Marvel characters.
Identities and Agendas
Chapter 1: Light
It has been two years since the Brotherhood of Evil ordeal, and things are going back to normal. The Titans have inducted two new members. The New Years Eve party is that night and the Tower is a buzzing. Is Raven and the new guy dating or not? Is Robin and the new girl in to one another? And whatever happen to Slade?
Our young empath stood on the edge of the large T that was their home. The wind whipped her long violet hair around mercilessly. She exhaled slowly as she thought of the new things that have been going on in her life. She smiled as a pair of arms snaked around her waist then a kiss on her cheek.
"Hello, Ravanger." Raven said simply as she turned in his arms wrapping her own arms around his shoulders. Ravanger was a tall guy about 6'3 to Raven's mere 5'3, he had platinum blonde shoulder length hair, a matching goatee, and he always wore shades. His uniform was black spandex, with silver bracers, black boots with silver shin bracers, and a silver utility belt. On his chest was a silver 'R' with a silver circle around it. He was very handsome, and with his deep smooth voice he said,
"Hello beautiful." He said capturing her lips, which she returned and matched kiss for kiss. They stopped kissing when they thought they heard someone. Raven jumped out of his arms looking wild eyed, her amethyst eyes searching. "You know I'm getting tired of this."
"What?"
"I'm tired of sneaking around. I want the world to know we are together. Tonight is New Years Eve let us enter the New Year with our relationship out in the open." Raven looked down at the ground then backed up.
"Is it that important that people know?"
"To me? Yes." Ravanger said coldly before turning to leave, but stopped when she put a hand on his arm.
"If you want everyone to know then okay. We will tell them tonight at the party." Ravanger didn't look convinced. Raven noticed the doubt, "Okay, I promise." Ravanger pulled her into his arms running his fingers through her long purple hair. "Besides, Storm has known the entire time, anyway. She says I shouldn't hide how much I care about you."
"She's a very bright woman. I knew there was a reason I have always liked her."
"Whatever." She said hitting his chest. "So are you still mad?"
"No." He said pulling her back into his strong arms.
Nightwing sat in his room studying footage on the surveillance tapes. He ran a hand through his long cold black locks the hero sighed as he cut the t.v. off. He was not focused on his work but on white hair beauty that had entered their team a year ago. Storm was an young woman of African dissent. She had gorgeous sky blue eyes, and white hair. She was tall, regal and beautiful. Her uniform was white, her top had a lightening bolt on the chest that stopped above her midriff allowing her muscular stomach to be shown, a white cape that connected to shoulders and looped around to her arms with the arm bands, and a small 'S' on her left shoulder. She wore lightening bolt earrings. She had a strong alto voice with her African accent gracing each word she spoke. A smile graced his handsome features as he thought back to the Christmas party last week.
He noticed her standing by the window and thought now he would try to get to know her a little better. She was a mystery to everyone but Raven, but it was no mystery he had a crush on her. He placed a hand on her shoulder, startling her out of her thoughts,
"I'm sorry." he said feeling kind of foolish for scaring her. "I didn't mean to startle you."
"It is quite alright." Her warm voice making his knees weak.
"Where were you? You seemed so far away."
"Are you sure you want to know?" One delicate snow colored brow raised. He nodded his head his curiosity truly piked now.
"In the warm skies of Kenya. Soaring through the air, riding the wild winds." Her eyes closed while she explained the climate of her mother country. He thought her more beautiful for it. She opened her eyes then smiled at him, her pearly whites dazzled him. "Maybe one day I'll take you to ride those wild winds with me.
"I would love that more than anything." He smiled down at her.
"Dudes! You're under mistletoe." Changeling shouted and everyone in the room turned to look at them. Nightwing began to protest but was cut off by Raven,
"If they made Ravanger and I kiss. You have to also." Raven said dryly.
"That is fine by me." Storm said looking up at Nightwing. Nightwing began to blush furiously glaring at the shape shifter. He was about to say something else but Storm took his face between her two small hands kissed him with a passion of a dying woman. He pulled her into his arms molding her body to his own. His hands running through her silver locks.
"Okay dudes that's enough!" Changeling said pulling them apart.
"Don't be jealous." Terrain said swatting at him.
Nightwing smiled at the memory thoroughly enjoying her body against his own and he sighed in contentment. He looked up when he heard a knock on the door, and sure enough the object of his obsession stood outside his opened door.
"Hello Nightwing are you busy?" The white hair wind-rider asked her blue eyes twinkling.
"No. Come in."
"What is it that holds your attention so severely?"
"Oh nothing really. What can I do for you?" Before she could answer the alarms sounded. "Can it wait till we get back?" She nodded
A dark man watched as the battle that commenced between the Titans and Dr. Light and his band of light demons as he called them. The man was tall with long black curly hair pulled into a ponytail. His charcoal armor clanked as leaned forward to better view the scene below. His sharp icy blue eyes pierced the scene with much carefulness as he watched the one he sought after take a hard blow.
"Whoa!" Raven screamed as she was flung out of the air by one of Dr. Lights light bolts. She was coming closer and closer to the ground but was caught before she hit the ground. She looked up into the face of Ravanager.
"If I didn't know any better I would say you fell out of the sky just for me to catch you."
"Well it's good that you know better." Raven challenged back.
"Because you know I would never let you fall beautiful." He said placing her back on the ground. They stared at each other for a moment.
"Raven! Storm needs your help!" Nightwing screamed as he fought some of Dr. Light's light's demons.
"That's your exit cue." Ravanager said playfully as he retrieved his Katatana sword from its holder on his back. She gave him a friendly smile as she took to the sky. Raven flew fast to help Storm battle Dr. Light himself. Storm's eye had the usual white glow when she used her powers. Raven flew beside her and said her usual mantra,
"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos!" Black power streamed from her hands as she hit Dr. Light full force in the chest. Storm called upon the element of snow to freeze the demented doctor.
"Many thanks Raven." Her voice held an African accent.
"Sure. Anytime." Raven said in her normal monotone. She found a true friend in Storm. In many ways they were alike. They mediated together, drank herbal tea together, and what made them the most alike is that both had to control their emotions to protect those they loved.
"Back for more dark one?" Dr. Light yelled with a vicious smile on his demented face. "Then more you shall have!" He pumped more light energy at the girls, but they stayed strong trying to fiend him off. The doctor was knocked off balance as he was hit with a sonic blast from Cyborg.
"Booyah!"
"Your victory will be short lived metal one. Whoever said sound is louder than Light!" He pointed his other arm at the metal man.
"Cyborg!" Starfire yelled as she flew head first into doctor light. The villain was flung backward into a near by building. She then flew to check on Cyborg. "Are you okay?" He groaned to the question,
"Maybe." He said with a smile.
"Enough!" Doctor yelled as he sent more light blast at the couple. Robin, Ravanger, Terrain and Changeling took on more of the light demons that seemed to never end.
"Dude. . .where are all these light thingys coming from?" Changeling fussed as he turned into a gorilla to fight another minion.
"Your guess is as good as mine." Terrain yelled across to Changeling.
"It doesn't matter how many there are we will win!" Nightwing yelled as he did a roundhouse kick on a minion blowing him up.
"Ha!" Ravanger yelled slicing through another one. "I think we are nearing the end." sure enough he was right.
"Okay Titan's let's end this! Storm Raven Cyborg and Starfire hit Light with everything that you got!" He looked over to Ravanger and in an unspoken language the both charged the Dr. Light. Terrain pulled all the boulders she could hurling them on the right side of the doctor. Raven and Storm hit him from the left, Ravanger and Robin hit from the front, Cyborg and Starfire attacked from the back and Changeling flew over head then morphed into a hippo falling directly on top of him. Raven and Storm flew to the ground and watched in anticipation. Changeling morphed into his human form looking down at the villain. The demented man was in bedded in the ground.
"I think he's finished." Ravanger cracked as he got giggles from the everybody.
"Alright folks let's haul his sorry butt to jail." Nightwing directed.
Few hours later Raven sat in her room. She was tired but she had already promised Storm that they would go to the 'Mall of Shopping' with her and the other girls. She looked up when she heard a knock on the door.
"I already promised Storm I was going Starfire."
"You promised me that everyone would know about us, beautiful." A deep barren voice spoke from the other side. Her heart began to race just from hearing his voice. She walked over to the door opening it a crack.
"Sorry about that I was expecting Star. What did you need?"
"I was wondering would you join me for a cup of tea, but I see you've already made other plans."
"Yeah I promised Storm and the others I would go with them to the mall to get outfits for the party tonight."
"That's fine. I'll just beat Changeling mercilessly in video games till you get back."
"Maybe when I get back we can have a cup of tea here. I bought the good stuff this time." Ravanger raised a brow at her, "Okay so Ororo got the good stuff. She had it imported from Africa. She got tired of you and her complaining about my artificial stuff." Raven said with a shrug. He gave her a small nod before turning to leaving. She was about to close the door,
"Well beautiful, I will be waiting." He took her hand and kissed it. She blushed wildly as he walked away. She put her back against the door and slid to the ground. She opened the door and poked her head out of the door. Then took off down the hall and up the stairs knocking on one of the doors. Storm's face appeared in the doorway.
"Come in." Her room had flowers and African art everywhere. It smelled of burned inscents and sandalwood. Raven sat on the window sill of the large window. Storm frowned as she sat across from her studying her features fixing her long silver hair in a neat ponytail. "What is it? You look nervous."
"I am."
"Okay. Why?" Raven was quietly looking at the weather goddess. Her face lit up like a hundred roman candles. "Is it about Ravanger?" Getting herself back under control she asked, "Do tell me. What is it that makes you uneasy?" Raven sighed,
"Grant Wilson wants to take our relationship public."
"Ravanger said this?" Raven nodded her head. "Well it's about time if you ask me." She looked at Raven's annoyed expression then quickly corrected herself. "I mean, that is wonderful news." Raven swatted her playfully with her hand. "We need to pick you up something nice at the mall while we are there. Starfire and I will pick it." Raven looked annoyed before asking,
"Why do you guys have to pick it?" Storm stared Raven squarely in the eye,
"Because my friend, we want you to look magnificent." Raven snorted then looked out of the window, while Storm chuckled to herself. Storm looked up when she heard someone else knocking on her door. "Come in." Starfire burst in with Terra now called Terrain right behind her.
"Friend, Raven. I was looking for you. You did not answer when I knocked on your door."
"Yes, Starfire I am going with you to the mall of shopping." Raven said dryly getting a giggle from Terra. Starfire's smile went ear to ear as she clasped her hands together and floated in the air.
"Guess what Starfire."
"What friend, Ororo. Please do not leave me in the suspense!" Terra shook her head as she giggled to herself. She looked up to see Raven looking at her and nodding her head.
"We have to pick out Raven's outfit for the New Years party tonight."
"This is glorious news. Let us depart." Starfire said grabbing Raven's wrist pulling her towards the door while Raven protested.
"Wait Star. I haven't finished my hair." Terra said running over to mirror.
"Trust me Terra, your hair looks fine." The four girls headed to the garage to leave for the mall.
Ravanger walked into the living area to see Cyborg and Changeling battling it out on the game station 4. Changeling looked engrossed into the game until Cyborg yelled out his famous victory chant,
"Booyah!" The metal man yelled as he pumped a fist in the air in triumph. Over the years Cyborg had made changes to his body. He was no longer bulky but more sleek, his electronic eye looked like a human eye now, and his metallic body was so sophisticated his limbs now felt like flesh. He still was 6'5 and just as powerful. Over the years he and Starfire grew close, and after she and Robin broke up they began dating. Now they were almost inseparable. "You loose green man! Do you think you can take me on Ravanger? Your welcomed to try, but you know ya gonna loose."
"I will take that challenge. Besides Changeling is not real competition."
"Dude! I resent that!" Changeling said moving out of the way so Ravanger could sit down. Beast Boy now Changeling had gone through a metamorphic change as well. He was no longer skinny and short, be he was well built and tall. Not as tall as than the other male Titans, but taller than most men. Once Raven restored the earth life from the stony carcasses her father created Terra returned to him, and they have been a couple for the past two years.
Cyborg began to frown as he fought harder to stay alive,
"Having trouble tin man?" Ravanger poked
"No." Cyborg lied as his fingers moved quicker.
"Whatever. You loose." Ravanger looked over at Cyborg. "So whose next?"
"I am." Nightwing said from behind the couch. Changeling scooted over farther as Nightwing hopped over the side joining in.
"Are you ready to loose."
"Are you?" Nightwing said a cocky smile on his face, that Ravanger returned just as fiercely.
"Uh-oh" Changeling said as he and Cyborg exchanged looks. Ravanger and Nightwing were always in some sort of competition with the other.
"Let the games begin." Ravanger saidin cocky manner as he looked towards the screen.
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