Okay, this is not only my first teen titans fanfic, but also my first fanfic. I appreciate all reviews, even flames! I DO NOT OWN TEEN TITANS! Also, this story is based solely on the TV show, so I apologize for any inconsistencies.

This story is placed after the end of the cartoon series. It's been about a month, and things have been very quiet. There will be flashbacks and a few references to the episodes. The pairings are RobxStar with a tiny hint of BBXRae. However, there will be friendship fluff between all titans and Raven at different points.

Chapter One: Intruder

Raven looked around her, but still couldn't see anyone. She sighed; it was the third time the alarm had gone off that day, and still no intruders were present. The empath turned around and headed back to the main room, where Beastboy and Starfire were waiting. The changeling was sitting on the couch reading a comic book, and the alien was cooking something unearthly and disgusting.

"Any luck?" She asked them. They shook their heads.

"Dudes, this is so weird," Beastboy muttered. "Why can't we see anyone?"

"No one knows, man," Cyborg said, coming into the room. "I scanned the whole tower this time, and still there was no one but us. It's like there's a ghost or something."

Starfire looked up from the dish she was preparing. "Please, what is a ghost?"

The other titans ignored her. It wasn't because they didn't want to answer her question; just they all were really tired. Of course they hadn't gotten any sleep that night, and the night before they were battling a new villain named Malcolm More.

"Titans, report!" The titans looked over to see Robin striding through the entrance. He was putting on his 'Big Strong Leader' act, but Raven could tell that he was just as tired as the rest of them.

"Nothing." Cyborg said unenthusiastically.

"Damn it!" Robin slammed his fist on the counter-top that Starfire was cooking on. Some of her green-yellow cooking splattered onto him. A storm cloud appeared above his head.

"Do not worry, Robin," The Boy Wonder looked up at Starfire with a slightly worried expression – he was really close to her cooking, not something that most people enjoyed. "I have prepared the pudding of sleep for you!"

Beastboy and Cyborg laughed a bit at Robin's horrified expression. "I bet it is a pudding of sleep," The half-robot whispered to the changeling. "If it's eternal sleep we're talking about." The boys snickered, while Raven shot them a dark look, and Robin tried to come up with a good excuse to avoid the pudding at all costs.

"Well, Star," he said, sweat-dropping. "I'm going to try to stay awake for the next little while, so I don't really think having the pudding will be such a good idea."

"Oh..." the alien looked down sadly. Robin looked around desperately.

"But I bet the others would love some! Right, guys?" the Boy Wonder said, nudging Cyborg and Beastboy.

"Uh..." Cyborg sweat-dropped as well.

"Glorious!" Star exclaimed, putting a large glob of pudding into four bowls. She balanced the bowls on her arms waiter-style, and passed one to each of the remaining titans, Robin having left while he had the chance.

"Um... thanks." Raven looked down at the thick liquid, wondering if it was possible to die before eating the foul-smelling substance. She glanced at the two boys, both of whom had the exact same look of shocked mixed with revulsion plastered on their faces.

"You know..." Beastboy spoke up tentatively. "I want to try this, I really do, but I don't want to dull my senses in case of another alarm. Sorry, Star!" He shoved the bowl away from him a little, before jumping off the couch and down the hall. Cyborg and Raven glanced at each other helplessly.

Cyborg's mind was racing – there had to be a good excuse. Could he be allergic? No, Star might ask him what he was allergic too. Maybe use one of the other titans' excuses? A light bulb went off over his head. "Sorry, Star, but I have to check the sensors, see what's happening with the no-show intruder. Give my portion to Raven, 'kay?" Star nodded glumly, while Raven shot a desperate look at Cyborg before he ran off.

Why me? Raven thought as Starfire spooned the pudding from the others' bowls into hers and Raven's. Oh Azar, what did I ever do to deserve this much torture? There was no excuse Raven could think of, and Star was looking at her expectantly. The girl shuddered, and poked the liquid with her spoon. It jiggled. Sighing, she put a spoonful of the substance in her mouth, and gagged. It had the consistency of cottage cheese mixed with chalk, and tasted like sewage with a slight aftertaste of sour milk. Raven closed her eyes, braced herself, and swallowed. Luckily, the pudding didn't make an immediate reappearance.

Starfire was thrilled. This was one of the first times one of the titans had actually eaten some of her cooking! "Raven, how was it? Do you wish to have more? What do you think of it?"

Raven took a moment to answer. "It's... interesting, and very unique. I've never tasted anything like it before." She sighed with relief as Starfire gave her a huge smile.

"Please, friend, eat more!" Raven complied, shoveling spoonful after spoonful into her mouth until the bowl was empty. Starfire also finished her bowl, making loud smacking sounds as she did so.

Raven stood up, looking at the alien. "Thanks for the pudding Star. It was great, really. I would have more, but my metabolism is quick, and I want to make it to bed." She smiled evilly. "Don't forget to give the boys some tomorrow."

"I will not forget!" Starfire said with great determination. "Goodnight, Raven."

"Goodnight, Star."

Raven flew slowly out of the room. As soon as she rounded the corner of the hall she saw all three boys standing in a bunch, waiting for her. The empath stared at them icily. "You guys owe me, so much." Beastboy gave his trade-mark grin, while Robin and Cyborg put on sheepish looks. Raven rolled her eyes, before remembering something.

"Cyborg, did you actually check the sensors, or was that just to get out of the pudding situation?"

The half-robot grinned, but then looked serious. "It was just to get out at first, but then I thought Star might check on me, so I did a quick sweep of the scanners."

"And?"

"There was definitely someone there," Cyborg looked around the group. "Whoever it was, they're good. They can't be seen by people or cameras, and they've put up some sort of shield that blocks their heat signature. I only caught them when I did a sweep of all areas looking for poisonous gases and the like. Well, apparently whatever their shield is made of, it ain't exactly healthy."

"Wait, dude," Beastboy scratched his head in confusion. "You keep on saying 'they'. Are there more than one?"

Cyborg shook his head, rolling his eyes. "Anyways, I'm going to add a poison-detecting upgrade to all out communicators tomorrow, so the next time the intruder comes, we'll have a shot at defeating 'em."

Robin nodded with approval, while Raven yawned. Maybe it was the lack of sleep, or maybe it was Star's pudding, but she could barely keep her eyes open. The team said goodnight, and parted ways. The empath stumbled into her room and onto her bed, not even bothering to take off her cloak. She was so tired that she didn't notice the shadow growing behind her bed. A hand reached out and grasped her shoulder tightly, another clamped across her mouth.

"Hello, Raven," The voice was dull and cruel, and very familiar. Raven could only think of one thing as she drifted into unconsciousness: How did Slade get into the tower...?

Duh duh duuuuh! Okay, yeah, I know that Slade is used in almost every fanfic, but he's awesome, okay?