Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans.

A/N: This is the sequel to Blinding Twilight. It would make sense to read that one first if you haven't yet.  This prologue takes place in the future, somewhere in the middle of the story.

PROLOGUE

I was going to give out anytime soon.

I guess some people don't die on sinking boats; I learned that minutes ago when I saw their familiar faces.

I had been running away from them for what seemed like miles and miles of agony. To be more specific, I was running away from death. I smiled. It had been such a long time since I've been in a situation like this. And to be honest, I had missed it so much.

Running uphill was a pain in the ass. We stopped when we reached the peak of the mountain, out of breath and panting. I only realized that I was hand in hand with the masked stranger when I felt his grip on my hand tighten.

Without even looking at him, I thought I recognized a familiar presence. I had the biggest urge to throw myself at him at that moment. Swiveling around, I lowered my eyes, challenging him. "Do I know you?"

He slipped his fingers underneath the edges of the mask, teasing my patience as he slowly peeled it off, revealing a face that I hadn't seen in a long time. His dark crimson hair hadn't changed at the least, and his boyish body was long gone.

"It's been a while," I murmured. "I didn't know you were in the business." I was so confused with myself, and I mentally slapped myself at the sound of my alluring tone. What had gotten into me? All I could see was red right now.

"You haven't changed a bit." His face drew closer and closer to mine until I could smell his sweet breath. "You can't be around me; I'm your boss's worst enemy."

I smirked. "Shhh, don't talk," I hushed. "You'll ruin what I'm about to do next."

I had no idea what I was doing. I just knew that the thought of revenge was poisoning me. I fluttered my eyelashes slowly, but not to the point where it was obvious that I was overdoing it. Our noses were touching, and the tiny gap between our hungry lips where the moonlight peeked in was soon closed.

I guess my enemy's enemy was my friend…

…That is, with benefits, of course…