OMG I AM BAAAAACK! LET'S ALL REJOICE!
It's been a long ass time since I last wrote and/or updated a Teen Titan's story!
Well, here's the sequel to the shitty story of Mind of A Psychic. I suggest not reading it. Basically, BB&Raven shipper here. Big battle. Raven leaves. That's all you really need to know.
I would love R&R! OH! And read my fiancee's story "War Birds". It's kick ass.
The song is When I'm Dead - Stabbing Westward
Disclamer: I do not own the Teen Titans, but I own Aidan and the story. Also, all lyrics in this story are going to be by Stabbing Westward. I don't own them, but if I did, they would still be around. Obviously. BB&&RAE! KEEP THE FUCKING FAITH!
Chapter One: youve got to learn to face your fears
It was a dark night in Jump City. The town was quiet. People suffled about doing their normal holiday shopping. Oh, did I mention that it was Christmas? Snow lightly fell to the ground giving the streets a light powder. People hustled along trying their best to stay warm in the freezing cold. All was peaceful. Well, until the alarm at the Best Buy went off. There were a couple of gun shots followed by screaming.
"Give me all of your money! And...and and a blue iPod. HURRY!" the gunman shouted, holding his gun against the head of a very frightened cashier.
She screamed, tears falling from her eyes, but she did what she was told. Suddenly the door burst open. Four adults entered the room. One was a large half metal man, a sonic canon on his arm charged and pointed at the gunman. A girl with pink hair stood behind him, a smirk on her face. Another girl floated slightly in the air. Her hands seemed to give off an eerie green glow as her starbolts surrounded them. The last, their leader, stood ready with his bowstaff in hand.
"Unhand her!"
The gunman seemed surprized. He immediately pulled the frightened cashier in front of him and kept the gun pointed at her head.
"STAY BACK OR I'LL KILL HER!"
"You shall not do such a horrible thing!" the floating girl said.
"Come on, man. Don't do somethin stupid," added in the cyborg.
"Titans, GO!" yelled the leader.
The gunman instantly ran for the backdoor, screaming in histerics.
"I think it's time for a little bad luck," said the girl with pink hair.
She stretched out her arms, sending pink blasts up into the ceiling. Instantly, a few bars came crashing down. The gunman managed to avoid them as they hit the ground, nearly taking out a display of computers. The floating girl had taken their leader by the hands and flung him as hard as she could at the gunman. He knocked him to the ground. The gun went flying a few feet away.
"Don't hurt me! It's Christmas! I just wanted to get my little girl an iPod!" the man screamed, trying to protect himself from some unknown death blow. "Please, Robin! Have mercy!"
Robin smirked, cuffing the man's hands together.
"There isn't any mercy in jail."
The cops came in after that. They thanked the Titans before hauling the man out and to jail. The cashier, at this point, had glomped Robin.
"THANK YOU SO MUCH!"
"...you're welcome," Robin replied, blushing slightly.
This is when the floating girl landed on the ground and pulled the cashier from him.
"Do not hug my boy."
"I don't think she meant anything by it, Star," Robin said.
The cashier surried away just as fast as she had glomped him. Starfire looked at Robin. She seemed slightly offended, but mostly jealous. Robin had a nack of having any woman latch onto him either giving him a hug or a kiss for saving their life. She rather disliked it and his attitude towards it wasn't helping either. They had been together for five years now and Starfire wasn't about to let anyone take her man away.
"But Robin, she was giving you the hug of thanking. Mates are not allowed the touch of another woman while with a woman on my planet."
"This isn't Tameran, Star, besides, I don't think Robin would ever cheat on you," came the pink hair girl's reply.
Starfire blinked before floating off. "I am no game, friend Jynx."
"Star!" Robin groaned before chasing after her.
"What was that all about?" the half man asked.
"The same. Robin was hugged. Starfire got jealous."
"Ah."
Jynx shrugged before leaving the store.
"What shall we do, Cy?"
Cyborg followed behind. Starfire was now sitting in the T-car, doors locked with Robin practically screaming at her that it was just a hug and nothing more. Cy groaned.
"Pizza?"
Instantly Starfire was out of the car.
"Did you say the pizza?! Oh how I would love an anchovies and mustard pizza!"
The three all looked at her blankly. Their attentions were all distracted as suddenly a black bird shape erupted above the tower. Instantly the four Titans rushed to their home.
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A portal opened instantly. Two figures walked out of the crackling blackness before it disappeared all together. She wasn't much taller then before she left. Her hair was still the same style, still the same color. Brushing a few of her violet hairs from her face, she looked around.
"Hmm, they're not here. I guess we'll just have to wait, Aiden."
The boy beside her looked up, smiling. He had blonde hair which was much different then his mother's. Two violet eyes stared at him, but they weren't shaped like his mother's. They were like his father's.
"I see daddy?" he asked.
She nodded. Instantly the boy cheered, morphing into a black eagle before falling into his mother's arms in his normal form. She couldn't do anything but hug him, kissing the top of his head. Aiden snuggled up against her, trying to hide under her now white cloak. He yawned almost instantly.
"Sleepy?"
He nodded to his mother's question. She kissed him again before heading towards her room. Aidan was rather small for his age, but then again, his father wasn't that much larger either. The door opened almost instantly as she entered in the password. It wasn't much different then before. It still seemed rather clean. There were a few things out of place, but she knew that it was probably Starfire that kept cleaning it. She was pretty clumsy. Aidan was set down on the soft bed. He shuddered slightly, but his mother grabbed at a blanket. There was a few strands of green fur on it. She sighed instantly. He slept here. In an instant, she felt so alone standing there with her son sleeping. Where was everyone?
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The Titans entered the tower. Nothing had been touched. They scrambled about, looking for, if anything, that was in the tower. Defeated, they went back to the living room.
"What the hell was that thing?" Cyborg asked, getting into the fridge.
"It almost looked like Friend Raven," Starfire added.
"Raven's been gone a long time," said Jynx as she took the soda from Cyborg's hand.
Cyborg growled before going back into the fridge to get another.
"It's not impossible, though. Raven could have sent us a message."
It was in that second that a small boy entered the room. All four looked at him, confused.
"How did you get in here?!" Robin asked.
The boy screamed, hiding under a table.
"Nice going, Robin. You scared him!" Jynx exclaimed, hitting him on the shoulder.
Starfire was the one to get on her hands and knees to look under the table. She smiled at the boy. He looked at her with his bright violet eyes. It didn't take long before he smiled back.
"I will not harm you. Do you want to come out?"
He nodded, crawling out. Starfire stayed on her knees as she looked at him as best she could in the eyes.
"Who are you, little one?"
"Aidan."
"What are you doing here, friend Aidan?"
He looked at the other Titans for a second before giggling. Starfire blinked.
"We're here to see daddy!" he exclaimed.
"Daddy?!" Cyborg and Jynx asked at once.
"Whose your daddy?" Robin asked.
Aidan wrinkled his nose and hid beside Starfire.
"I don't like him."
Cyborg laughed, nearly spitting out the Pepsi he had in his mouth. Jynx laughed silently.
"Aiden Logan! Where are you?!" came a scream as the door opened.
"FRIEND RAVEN!"
She was instantly tackled by Starfire and sent back out of the room. Aidan looked up before running over to Jynx and hiding behind her. He was giggling. Eventually Raven had pulled Starfire off of her enough to enter back into the room. She looked at the rest of the Titans, a smile on her face.
"Hey guys."
It was almost instant, but there came Cyborg, glomping her.
"Well, hot damn girl! Where the hell have you been?!"
Raven couldn't do much but laugh. She hugged the large man back the best she could. He eventually pulled away. Jynx just waved as she was pulled away by Aidan to play a game. Robin had a smile on his face.
"Welcome back. Are you here for good?"
She nodded. Instantly she looked around the room.
"Where is Beast Boy?"
Silence filled the room except from Aidan who was now playing a game with Jynx on the couch. Raven looked at them all closely. Two things popped into her head. He was either dead or he quit. She bit at her lip.
"Where is he now?"
"No one really knows. He bailed a few months after you left. We've been looking for him, but he left his communicator here. All we got was a note with some blood," said Cyborg.
"Oh."
"Don't worry, friend Raven. We shall find friend Beast Boy!"
Raven didn't say anything back to her. She looked over at Aidan before sitting down at the table.
"What did the note say?" she asked, her voice quiet.
Now it was Robin's turn.
"He wrote that he couldn't take losing you, too. After Terra, he couldn't love anyone again and that he did love you. After that, we haven't heard much of anything."
"The little stain got into a band. They hit it big and now he's just...gone."
Raven nodded to the both of them. Starfire had taken the liberty to join Jynx and Aidan. The three were playing Go Fish. Raven smiled as she watched Aidan. Robin instantly noticed the change of outfit color and the smile.
"Since when?"
"Since when what?" she asked.
"Since when could you feel?"
She paused shortly. She looked back over at him.
"Since Trigon no longer has any affliction over me."
Robin nodded. Cyborg suddenly handed her a small cup of tea. Raven looked at him with an eyebrow raised.
"Uh...we were out of pop one day. I tried it. Shut up."
She laughed at his sudden defensiveness. Raven tried it, finding it actually very sweet. She liked it.
"Mmm. It's very good."
"My own mix! I find if you mix Green with some hunny and sugar, it's not horrible."
She laughed. Suddenly Aidan jumped up, screaming.
"YOU CHEAT!"
"I do not!" Starfire exclaimed, more surprised then anything.
"Cheater! Mommy! She cheated!"
Raven shook her head. Aiden looked as if he was about to cry. He ran over to his mother and crawled into her arms.
"She didn't cheat, Ai. She just beat you."
Starfire looked downtrodden. She would never cheat.
"But...but..."
"Not everyone is horrible at Go Fish as me," cooed Raven.
Aidan sniffled, but nodded. He looked at Starfire.
"Sowwy."
"It is okay, friend Aidan."
Out of nowhere, an alarm went off. They all looked at each other. Raven nodded.
"I'll stay here for now."
"Titans, GO!"
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This was the chance Raven needed. Quickly getting online and looking anywhere and anywhere for Beast Boy's band, she eventually found it. Much to her enjoyment, they were a local band and never really left Jump City. Cyborg and Robin must have been lying. She looked at Aidan as he looked out the large set of windows. He looked down at the water as it crashed against the rocks. Raven found them on Myspace. She listened for a second. It was amazing. She scrolled down to see what Beast Boy was doing. More to her surprise, she found that he was the lead singer, writer and guitarist. It was like a sudden hit. She always wanted a rockstar boyfriend.
"Aidan, we're going to a concert."
Aidan looked over at his mother as she stood. He smiled.
"Okay!"
"It'll be loud."
"That's okay."
Raven grabbed his hand before leaving the tower.
The music was indeed loud, but Aidan didn't mind it. He sat in the back with Raven as they watched one band just finish. They were horrible to her, but Aidan seemed to like them. It took a few minutes and several free drinks before the next band got onstage. Raven's eyes kept an eye on the green one holding the guitar. There was a beer bottle in one hand. Raven sighed. Just from reading his mind for a second could she tell that he was miserable and a drunk. There was nothing she could tell that made him happy except performing. Instantly the band started up with Beast Boy screaming into the mic.
"I know the tears you're crying in your bed at night alone. I've cried those tears a thousand times. But those shallow empty songs about suicide are patronizing. You've got to learn to face your fears."
The croud jumped up to the start of the song.
"Or do you think I'll be less lonely when I'm dead. It can't silence all the voices in my head. I close my eyes but I can't make it go away. Do you think I'll be less lonely. God I pray that I'm not lonely. When I'm dead. When I'm dead. When I'm dead."
Beast Boy's guitar went along with the song beautifully. He never moved from his spot. His eyes were closed as he sang.
"When I'm dead I won't feel any pain. And when I'm dead I won't feel anything. When I'm dead. When I'm dead. When I'm dead. When I'm dead."
His hair was much longer. Raven kind of liked it. Her heart jumped at the lyrics and his sudden change of emotions. She could sense the enjoyment and the deepness that the song was reaching for. She loved each second of it. It didn't take long before she noticed that his eyes were open as he scanned the croud. She held her breath. He screamed one last time.
"I know the songs you're singing, saying nothing loud and clear. I've heard that song a thousand times. But your shallow empty lies about suicide are patronizing. You can never understand what I feel."
It was in an instant as he noticed her and the flood of emotions. He never stopped singing though. His eyes were wide and looking dead at her. The crowd was still going crazy. She did nothing but smile.
"Or do you think I'll be less lonely when I'm dead. It can't silence all the voices in my head. I close my eyes but I can't make it go away. Do you think I'll be less lonely. God I pray that I'm not lonely. When I'm dead. When I'm dead. When I'm dead. When I'm dead."
The crowd cheered loudly and it was in that second that Beast Boy left the stage instantly. The smile faded from Raven's face. She looked at Aidan who seemed to be enjoying himself so much that he had fallen asleep. She gathered the child in her arms before leaving the place quickly and heading back to the tower. He would come to her. He'd be there when she arrived.