Authors Note: Hello, my name is Dead Tears, a small writer seeking for one of my stories that can capture the hearts of you, readers. I have been working on a story,labeled originally 'Love', but I have changed the name to 'Prey' for both of the loves in this story are a prey for an easy subject called romance. The pairings iin this story are Raven, and Pleas, my custom-made character who is a loner, and poorly misunderstood in his life. Both realize that the only love that they can seek comes in small gifts. I hope all of you can enjoy this first part of the many chapters of 'Prey'. Enjoy.

Dead Tears.

Prey

Prologue

Deep in the sky of the horizon, lies the sunrise for a new day for Pleas. He was wondering around the streets, simply to himself, collecting his thoughts for the day. He glanced quietly at the tall buildings, gift shops, and restaurants. He woke up around 5:00 AM a little earlier than usual considering he couldn't sleep a wink last night. And who couldn't in old duplex resting in the small alleys of Gotham City? Obviously not Pleas. That morning he awoke to an annoying yapping dog, belonging to the neighbors next door, slipped on a plain white tee shirt with dark black pants, he also had trouble brushing his smooth dark purple hair, considering his roommate-Marc- who was brushing his teeth when Pleas came in.

"Hey, Pleas, hope you don't mind, but I had to use your toothbrush to unclog the sink...besides, mine was already dirty..." Pleas didn't answer as he smoothed out his hair quietly. Marc shrugged and brushed his teeth, mumbling under his breath. Pleas ignored the scrawny Chihuahua chewing his pant leg as he exited the small building to the ray of sunlight hitting his fierce face. He closed his eyes and inhaled the crisp morning air. Pleas avoided the sidewalk and turned towards the wall behind him, as his eyes were closed, he willed himself to levitate slowly to the top. He could feel the wind blowing against his hair and forehead as he neared the top, still focusing on reaching the ledge. Obviously, he wasn't like the other roommates or duplex men and women inside. He, first was the only one who practiced yoga from time to time in his room and the roof, but he also had supernatural. He was disliked by the landlord, other residents, even the dog wasn't comfortable around the 16 year-old. But he didn't mind, he was a loner. A small fish in a big ocean. He mostly preferred to be alone while he practiced the daily yoga and meditation, without distractions or interruptions. But Marc obviously didn't know that every time he would invade his privacy barging into his room, asking him where the peanut butter was, or where he could find decent pickles, but Pleas could possibly care less. He didn't like those kind of foods that spilled over his face or clothes, or very salty foods that made his lips curl up in a twisted sort of face. In other words, he liked foods that pleased him, such as; tea, rice, bread, spaghetti and other small calorie foods.

Forgetting about the bathroom incident, Pleas landed softly onto the gravel-cement surface. He walked to the middle of the roof, stretching out his arms and fingers. As he sat down, up righting it into a butterfly position, he sighed. He knew he was a quiet, shy loner; but he sort of wanted to know what love felt. He couldn't feel the emotion when he saw his lady love in the morning. He couldn't have an arm to cry on, or a friend to laugh with. He was vastly lonely. He wanted a purpose for his life. Pleas stood up abruptly, brushing away the feelings of loneliness. He didn't have the daily Herbal Tea, considering Marc didn't do his share of the grocery shopping this week; Marc wasn't the working type. Pleas floated down to the sidewalk gracefully landing on the gravel and walked for the Tea Shop down the street.

What it feels like to love....

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Raven awoke, electrical alarm clock blazing 5:15 AM. She sat up in her bed, and sighed. She ran her delicate fingers through her rich dark purple hair. It was a Thursday, September 23. But most days didn't matter to her, every day of the week seemed like a routine also; Wake up, eat breakfast, meditate for a while, eat lunch, fight crime with a stupid villain, eat dinner, got to sleep. Seemed the same for her. She arose to her knees and slinked off the bed and quietly slipped on her small leather suit with cut-off sleeves and pant legs, and then the dark blue robe that covered most of her body and face. After clothing herself casually, she went to her own bathroom to brush her hair for the day. As she entered the bathroom, she looked into the mirror to see a Goth looking back her tiredly. She groaned, wiping her eyes softly adapting to the early morning, and brushed her teeth slowly. It was a still, quiet morning, even as she entered the kitchen; knowing that it was empty, she opened the cupboards looking for the tea mix, and was dismayed seeing that there was none to be found. Heaving a heavier sigh, Raven had no choice but to head to downtown for The Tea Shop where she hanged out sometimes. She wrote a note for the rest of the Titans to see, and she quietly left the Titan Tower, unseen. As she walked across the land, about to float across the sea to the shore, she could feel a slight feeling, of emptiness. She didn't mind going alone, but she also wouldn't mind going with somebody else just for small company. In fact, now that no one was around, she kneeled down softly brushing the soft sand with her fingers; she had noticed Robin and Starfire hanging with each other, flirting even a bit. Normally, Raven ignored their laughing and joking, disgusted, but she almost felt envied by the way they would interact with each other, smiling, laughing, kidding, flirting. She would think it was fools love but she almost wanted to feel loved, or to love someone, feeling like she mattered in the world alone with her and her love. She brushed away the feelings as she levitated across the vast, blue hue sea, thinking of other matters, forgetting of the feelings she had a few minutes ago.

What it feels like to be loved...

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That concludes Chapter 1, hope you enjoyed it. Hopefully, this story can move on to be a popular love story in the 'Teen Titans' category. Thank you and farewell,