FULL SUMMARY! PLEASE READ!: "Some things change our lives forever, altering our world, our future, affecting the rest of our lives. This is one of those things for you. It will seem scary, and hard, and your life will be full of challenges. But you will find that in the end in is worth the struggles and hardship. Remember that, young Raven. Be brave. Now go! Go forth, little bird, and spread your wings!" Azar's last words to Raven before she fled Azarath to go to Earth follow the child, as she finds herself lost and alone in Gotham City. There, she is found by the famed Bruce Wayne, Batman. The Dark Knight takes her in, and brings her to his home. There, she meets Jason Todd, Batman's current protégé. As they form a friendship, Raven begins to feel at home on Earth. Then, Jason is killed. Raven grows introverted and suspicious, never fully moving on from the loss of her friend. Years later, she encounters Red Hood, and he brings back memories of times with Jason. Distraught, Raven wonders if she's found her friend, or if her painful past is coming back to haunt her.

This'll be kind of a songfic. Each chapter will have a different song for inspiration.

Disclaimer: If I owned B:UTRH or Teen Titans, than Red X would be Jason Todd before he became Red Hood, Raven would be flirted with also, and we'd know what happened to Jason after the explosion at the end of the movie.

Prologue: Smile

or...

A Short Introduction by Raven and Jason

And that's why I smile! It's been a while, since everyday and everything has felt this right and now, you turn it all around. And suddenly, you're all I need, the reason why I smile.

My life has been anything but ordinary. Clichéd as it sounds, it's true. But then, being half human, half demon, I was kind of predisposed to not have a normal life. And being raised, not on Earth, but in Azarath also meant that my life would be far from ordinary. But even with all that, my life, the twists of fate I've had, the way my destiny turned out, it all just seems almost too weird, too strange, even for me. Of course, it's been...happier, nicer, than I thought it would be, but I'm not complaining. If I'm being perfectly honest, it seems too perfect, and I admit I'm still kind of waiting for that wall to break, for the jig to be up and have everything suddenly go down in flames and the happiness be gone. I pray to Azar that that won't happen. Because, strange as this all is, I'm happy with how things are. I don't want it to end. And I'll do my best to make sure it doesn't. I'm not going to lose Jason. Again.

This entire experience, my entire life, has been incredibly wacky. Not many street rats get adopted and go to live with a multibillionaire/crime fighter and get to fight along side him. Even fewer people can brag about a round trip to the pearly gates. That kind of stuff is kind of hard to beat. The only person I know who's had a life screwed up enough to compare is Raven. Hell, hers probably could beat mine. But with everything that's happened to me, where I'm at right now is, by far, the best part of my life. After all the pain, the hardship, it almost feels like this is my reward for enduring it. I'm not sure how much better it could get, but I'm perfectly happy like this. Happier than I've ever been, that's for sure. I'm thankful to have another chance to live. I won't give it up without a fight. This...all that I have...I don't want to give it up. The only thing if give this up for, well, she'd bring me back from the dead and kill me if I died on her. Again.

Kind of Pointless? Yes. Kind of vague? Absolutely. Not the best opening? That would be a yes. But I promise to make things clearer as things go on. I have a plan for the story, and this was the best way I had to open it. Peace out!