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Two Years Ago

"Don't let him get away!" Robin shouted as the team chased after the high-tech thief, Red-X. They were currently in a warehouse where a shipment of precious jewels were. Red-X had stolen several jewels that collective value added up to nearly three million dollars.

"C'mon kiddies, I don't have all day here." The synthesized voice of Red-X taunted. Cyborg launched a blast towards him and Red-X flipped avoiding the high-powered laser. He landed on a display case and threw an X-shaped weapon at him. It landed on his chest and short-circuited his system. Cyborg collapsed on the ground and Beast Boy and Starfire skidded to a stop to help him.

"Go on without me! I'll be fine!" He yelled out before the other two took off after their fellow teammates. Starfire yelled out before firing several starbolts at the thief. Red-X practically cartwheeled through them and chuckled loudly at the alien girl's angry expression.

"I thought you had better taste, Bird Boy." Red-X jeered and Starfire growled loudly before launching beams out of her eyes. Red-X pressed the button on his belt and teleported out of sight. The team stopped in their tracks and looked around. Suddenly Starfire was covered in goop that rendered her immobile. She screamed as she fell from the air and Robin quickly turned around to see Red-X crouching on a stack of boxes.

"Starfire!" Robin yelled as he ran over to her.

"I am the okay!" She mumbled and Robin gritted his teeth as he stared up at Red-X. He threw another X-shaped projectile towards Beast Boy who was charging him as a pterodactyl. It grew in size and trapped Beast Boy's limps. He went flying towards the ground and Raven caught him with her powers to soften his blow.

"X! This ends now!" Robin yelled out before throwing several explosive projectiles of his own. Red-X jumped from the boxes and avoided the explosion before landing several yards from Robin and Raven. Robin charged him and Red-X smirked underneath his mask. He knew Robin's moves and knew what to expect when it came to combat. While Robin was more acrobatic than him, he knew he was stronger than the Boy Blunder. Red-X blocked his kick with his forearm before blocking a punch with his other arm.

"Azarath Metri—"

"Ah, ah, ah, Sweetness. I wouldn't want to cover up that pretty little mouth. Leave this to your leader and I." Red-X interrupted Raven as he continued to block Robin's hits. Raven, having remembered her previous encounters with the thief, stopped her chanting and simply prepared herself for when she was needed. Robin pulled out his staff and swung it towards Red-X. Red-X caught the other end of his staff firmly in his hand and laughed.

"Wrong move." Red-X said before pushing down on the staff and disarming Robin. He spun around and jabbed him in the chest with the staff before spinning it in his hand and swinging it against his head. Robin fell to the ground unconscious and Raven quickly flew into the air. Before she could even start her chant, ropes entangled her arms and she started to fall struggling against her restraints. Red-X somersaulted over Robin's body before catching Raven in his arms.

"Hey Little Bird," Red-X mused as Raven glared at him from underneath her hood. "Missed me?" He asked as Raven began struggling against the rope again. Red-X stood back up on his feet and walked towards the other end of the warehouse with Raven still in his arms and away from her teammates who were still trapped/unconscious.

"What are you doing?" Raven asked as she stared up at the skull mask.

"Don't feel like hurting you, Little Bird." Red-X said before placing her on the ground and against some boxes. "Won't bode well for me if I'm on your shit list." He said as he kneeled in front of her and placed his hand on the box beside her head.

"What makes you think you're not already on it?" She deadpanned.

"Just trying to not give more fuel for the fire." He chuckled.

"What's your interest in me?" She asked narrowing her eyes towards him.

"What can I say?" He said standing back up to his full height. "You've piqued my interest, Sunshine, and very little things do these days that don't involve money." He told her as he secured the bag of jewels to his belt. He kneeled back down and lifted up his mask to show his mouth and the tip of his nose. "And I intend to satisfy myself in my interests." Raven watched as his lips form into smirk before they suddenly were on her own lips. The kiss was soft, but he pressed firmly against her lips and awoken something inside of her. It warmed her body and she felt her toes curl in her boots. Red-X pulled away smirking before pulling his mask down over his mouth again.

"See you around, Little Bird." He said before disappearing right in front of her. Raven didn't know what frustrated her more: the fact that Red-X got away or the disappointment she felt that he stopped kissing her so soon.

They were no longer the Teen Titans and simply now just the Titans. Cyborg, being the oldest, was now 21 and Raven and Robin were 20. Starfire didn't quite have an age to go off of, but the group assumed she was near Robin and Raven's age. Beast Boy rounded out the group at 19. Dick Grayson ditched the "Robin" mantel a year ago and took on the persona as Nightwing. Cyborg—or Victor—made a few upgrades while Beast Boy—Garfield—went by the Changeling. The girls remained more or less the same, with just a few switches to their outfits, but other than that the team had remained the same.

"I'll be out." Dick said addressing his group. "Batman needs me for a mission." He said and Starfire—or Kori—was quick to wish her friend safe travels. "There hasn't been much going on lately, so I don't expect much to happen while I'm away, but if there is a dire emergency, don't be afraid to call me." Dick said holding up his communicator. "Also, Bruce is having a gala or whatever to unveil some new project. You all are welcomed to come, it will be at the end of this week." He told them and they agreed to go seeing how they didn't have anything better to do. Everybody bid him their farewells to him as he headed towards Gotham and Raven took this as an invitation to have a day to herself, outside the tower. She went to her room and changed into street clothes before transporting herself to the main city. Raven adjusted the black beanie on her head before tossing up the hood to her leather bomber jacket. She popped in headphones into her ears before walking in the direction of her favorite bookstore.

It has been a couple of years since Raven and the Titans last seen Red-X, but her mind always manages to drift back to him and the kiss he shared with her. She was confused about the whole situation and she really would appreciate it if he would at least explain his actions. Red-X had never took an interest in her in their previous encounters, she didn't understand why he suddenly decided to kiss her. It's not like he was other villains who had taken upon themselves to flirt with Starfire, but she still didn't get why he said all the things he did and kissed her. The whole thing plagued her more than she liked.

Raven entered the bookstore and quickly went to the fantasy section. She's been reading a lot of non-fiction lately and wanted to delve back into fiction. She ran her fingers along the spines of the various books looking for a book that piqued her interest. Raven saw a book by the name of Daughter of Smoke and Bone and picked it out of the shelf. She had heard it was a good book. Raven opened the book and began reading the first few pages to see if it was really worth her time. Suddenly a hand came around Raven's mouth and an arm wrapped around her waist. She summoned her magic around her hands, but before she could attack the person behind her she watched as her surroundings shifted and she was suddenly on the roof of the Wayne Enterprises Building.

"Nice to see you again, Little Bird." Raven stiffened as the same voice from before whispered in her ear. He released her and she whirled around to stare at the masked face of Red-X and even though she couldn't see his mouth, she knew he was probably smirking. He was taller now with broader shoulders and bigger arms, but from never seeing his face she couldn't really tell if he looked that different.

"What are you doing here?" She asked in her usual monotone, but raised her eyebrow. "Last I heard you were in Istanbul." She commented. While Raven and the Titans haven't seen Red-X, they've been keeping tabs (mostly Nightwing) on him and he's been doing most of his work in Russia and the Eastern Europe.

"Missed me?" He asked and Raven frowned. "Yeah, I had a few needy clients there but I'm finally back." He told her.

"Nightwing will be delighted." Raven muttered sarcastically.

"Ah, so he's officially ditched the Robin role? Still a Bird Boy though." Red-X said as he crossed his arms. Raven knew that he probably already knew that information, but for the sakes of appearances decided to pretend he didn't.

"What do you want from me X?" Raven asked crossing her arms.

"Has it been so long that you've forgotten my interest in you? Sweetness, you wound me." Red-X said dramatically throwing his hands over his chest.

"It's been two years and I didn't really think you liked me in the first place." She muttered.

"I've been busy, I apologize. But don't doubt my feelings for you, Raven." He said and Raven felt her chest expand with warmth. She frowned, this wasn't supposed to be happening. He's the enemy.

"What are trying to play, X? Trying to get info on us and figured I'd be the easiest person to crack?" She accused and Red-X just chuckled.

"And they say you're emotionless." He muttered shaking his head. "Trust me, Rae. If I wanted info on you, your dirty secrets or whatever, I would have already gotten it. Without your help." He said smugly and Raven just glared at him. "I get it though, you don't trust me. I say I like you and kiss you then leave for two years and come back. Plus the whole villain thing. But really, am I villain? I'm just stealing things from the rich and giving them to other rich people with a lesser moral compass. Think of me as Robin Hood." He explained and Raven just rolled her eyes.

"Are we done here? I don't get many days off." She grumbled before turning her back on him. He was really testing her patience and while she was confused about his character and his intentions, she knew better than to fall for his tricks.

"Day off, you say? How about a date later then, Little Bird?" Red-X asked as he moved back in front of her.

"I don't date people I don't know." She glared at him.

"That's a pretty flawed concept. Don't you date someone to get to know them better?" He mused and Raven's glare just hardened. "C'mon Sunshine, I won't be in this get up. You'll see me in the flesh." He said and Raven's eyes widened. "Told you that I'm into you." He said.

"Let me see you now." She proposed. He shrugged his shoulders and took off his mask. His hair was a shaggy mess of black hair and he had a strong jawline with a straight nose and angular features. His eyes were a bright shade of green that stared at her with amusement and he grinned at her with pearly white teeth.

"Jason Todd?" She asked slowly and looked at him with suspicion and a little bit of shock. Jason Todd died years ago at the hands of The Joker. Raven knew this, she was at the funeral and everything.

"Ah, so my reputation proceeds me?" He said as he moved behind her and she followed his movements.

"Jason Todd is dead. I don't know who you are, but there's no way you're him." Raven said as her fists clenched on the sides of her.

"Go ahead and feel me out to see if I'm lying. Bring out a DNA test. Do whatever, but I am Jason Todd." Jason said as he leaned against an AC unit. Raven stared into his eyes and looked at him for quite some time. She didn't feel any deception from him, in fact she hasn't felt any sense of deception since she's been in his presence. She was confused though. She had seen Jason Todd die and get buried, how could he possibly be alive right now?

"How?" Raven asked.

"How what?" He asked quirking an eyebrow.

"How are you alive?" She clarified.

"Well, not really sure about the whole coming back to life thing, but I woke up in the coffin I was buried in and hospitalized because Joker's wounds hadn't exactly healed and that resulted in a coma for some time. That's when the infamous Talia al Ghul found me, threw me into the Lazarus Pit, and trained me. After a year with her, I came back to Gotham, but quickly left to see what Grayson was doing and found the suit instead." He said motioning to the very suit that covered his body. "The rest you know." He told her. Throughout the explanation, she could feel small bursts of pain and anger, but he remained neutral for the most part.

"Does Bruce know—"

"No, Bruce and Grayson don't know I'm alive." Jason interrupted her, another burst of anger. Raven nodded and didn't ask anything more and simply stared at him. "I always had a crush on you, ya know?" He murmured and Raven raised her eyebrow in disbelief. "Dick would always come back and tell us about the shit he would do with you guys and I couldn't get you out of my mind ever since I saw a picture of you." Raven could feel his sincerity in his emotions and his nervousness and felt even more conflicted.

"Jason," She said and she could feel his spike in lust and admiration. "This is a lot to take in." She explained and wrapped her arms around herself. "I don't think I'm ready for a date."

"But you're not opposed to one?" He asked smirking. Raven blushed and he just chuckled before leaning over and kissing her on the cheek. "Don't worry, Little Bird. All in due time." He murmured before slipping his mask back on.

"Wait, how do I—"

"Don't worry." He said as he stood on the ledge of the building. "I'll be around." He leaped off the building and Raven sighed. What has she gotten herself into?