CH2: No answers for any Questions asked.
Raven got up slowly after about five minutes of the alarm ringing in her ear. Even though she had hit the snooze button about twenty times, it was not a very good morning to wake up to. As a result of last night she was running on about four hours of sleep at the most, and knowing that as soon as she got to the kitchen Beast Boy would attempt to convince her to try some tofu eggs and soy milk didn't help either.
"At least it's Monday." she thought. "Nothing happens on Monday."
Preparing for the day, she washed up and got into a new change of clothes followed by twenty minutes of meditation.
Then drawing her hood over her head, she left. On her way to the kitchen, she passed the medical room. Pausing, she couldn't decide whether to check on the boy and see if he was awake or if she should just continue on to the kitchen.
"He's probably still un-conscious. It's best not to disturb him yet." she thought as she continued.
She entered the kitchen fixed herself the usual. A cup of herbal tea and some wheat toast.
Beast Boy and Terra were already sitting at the table chatting away like there was no tomorrow. But they took the time to notice that Raven had come around.
"Hey Raven, I saved you some of my special scrambled eggs for you." said Beast Boy with a sly grin on his face.
"If in special you mean tofu, then I think I'll pass." Raven responded in her normal monotone voice.
Beast Boys grin quickly evaporated.
"Oh, come on! I've been trying my hardest all these years to make tofu sound more appealing to you and you've still not even tried one bite!"
"And this surprises you?" Raven responded in her own sarcastic way.
Choosing to save his energy for when he really needed it, Beast Boy dropped the topic and went back to talking with Terra.
Raven looked over at the two and felt a little jealousy creep upon her. They were perfect for each other, as was Starfire and Robin. But she had never had a boyfriend or anyone even close to it for that matter. And though she didn't want to admit it, she wished she did. It was something she had been dwelling on ever since her 18th birthday and although she had heard it many times before, the old "there's plenty of fish in the sea" cliché didn't apply to a person like Raven. With all the super-hero stuff, she couldn't date any normal guy from out side the tower. No, the only way it would be able to work out was if they were living with them and was part of the team as well.
Her eyes wandered to Cyborg, who was sitting two chairs away from her and hungrily devouring his breakfast like a starved lion.
She lowered her head and tried not to think about him. It was obvious that both Robin and Beast Boy were taken, leaving Cyborg as the last male standing. About a year ago she showed some obvious interest in him, but Cyborgs love life was complicated. He claimed that he still had someone special in his heart and that he could never betray that. Respectfully, Raven continued no further but it did hurt her. As far as she was concerned, all hope was lost.
She shook her head, removing the memory from her mind but as soon as that happened, Robin and Starfire entered and it came back as fast as it had left. The two were gazing into each others eyes affectionately and accentuating it by holding hands.
Raven grumbled to herself as she bit into her toast.
Upon noticing that the rest of the Titans were now up and around, Starfire left Robins side to greet the others.
"Good morning, friends!" Starfire said joyfully as she made her rounds to each one of them, only stopping at Terra to give her a bone-crushing hug.
"Morning Star." Terra said with as much air as she could. "But can you put me down now, please?"
Starfire immediately released her and sent her crashing to the ground. Blushing slightly, Starfire chuckled as did Beast Boy while helping Terra up.
"And how are you, friend Raven?" asked Starfire as she got to her.
"Fine."
"And did you sleep well in the un-pleasant gloominess of your room?"
"No."
"Oh! Then may I suggest that a re-arranging and more delightful mood be placed upon it?"
"Not happening, Starfire."
"But on my planet, such appearances in your room would not bring a good nights sleep upon…"
"Let it be, Starfire. If Raven wants her room like that, then I suppose it's best for her." Robin said, taking her by the arm and sitting her down.
"But I don't understand! If friend Raven is having trouble with her nightly rest then we…….."
Starfires conversation faded as Raven paid less concentration to it. The dreadful feeling she had the night before had come upon her once again. This was starting to irritate her and she started rubbing her temples to relieve some stress that she feared would only escalate if she didn't.
"Hey Raven."
She opened her eyes and looked at Robin, whose full attention was on her now.
"You okay?"
Raven looked down at her empty plate and cup. She picked them up and carried them to the sink.
"Everything's fine." she said, giving away no emotion through her voice.
Not convinced, Robin was about to persist but quickly decided against it.
"Hey, has anyone checked on the new guy yet?" Cyborg asked with a mouth-full of bacon.
"The new guy? What new guy?" asked Beast Boy.
"Yes! Who is this 'new guy' you speak of?" Starfire added.
Robin stood up, instantly drawing all attention to him.
"We don't know who he is, or from where he came from. He came here late last night, but severely injured. What caused his injuries is un-known and it remains a mystery as to why he came to us."
"Why don't we ask him." Terra asked.
"Yes! Let us go meet this 'new guy' and find out." Starfire said gleefully.
"I'm afraid that's out of the question. He was un-conscious when we got to him and he most likely still is." Robin replied.
"Well, we should at least check on him." Cyborg responded.
Robin nodded in agreement. The Titans quickly picked-up their mess and hurried to the medical room. Robin turned to them as he punched in the code.
"Remember, we don't who he is, how he got here and what happened to him. Chances are, he doesn't know where he is or who we are."
"Dude! We're the Teen Titans! How could you not know who we are?" Beast Boy claimed proudly.
"He may not be from around here, Beast Boy. Let's not assume that he does." said Robin. "And don't bombard him with questions. Let's just find out if he's okay right now."
Robin opened the door and the Titans entered.
The boy was still lying on the table the same way he was put there. Raven took this chance to get a good look at him, since she wasn't able to before.
The first thing she noticed was his jet-black hair. It was just as long as Robins, but not pointed like his. It was very messy, but she attributed that to the fact that he couldn't fix it at the present time. His face was very smooth and thin with no visible imperfections. He had a very thin moustache and goatee and the most perfectly shaped nose that Raven had ever seen. His skin was lightly tanned and it's color continued down his body where it had some well formed muscles and a stomach sporting a six-pack. A blanket covered his waist-down but if she had to guess, she would say he was a little taller than Robin. She also guessed that he was their age.
"Can anyone maybe identify him?" Robin asked out.
All that came were some "no's" and soft mumbling amongst themselves.
"Why not try this?" Beast Boy said, picking up what used to be the boys clothing. Now, they were shredded beyond recognition and covered in dry blood.
The boys looked through the clothing, searching for a wallet or anything else that would reveal the identity or give them a clue as to who he was. They turned up with nothing.
"Well, that's that. I guess we'll have to wait until he comes to." said Robin.
Then without warning, a vicious scream was let out and the boy snapped up.
The Titans jumped back, startled by the sudden change of events.
The boy looked at them, revealing his crystal clear blue eyes holding much fear in them. For about a minute or two, the boy did nothing but look at the Titans and the Titans looked at him. It wasn't until Robin noticed that the boy was trembling un-controllably that he dared speak.
"Hey, it's okay. Were not going to hurt you. We're only here to help."
"Where am I?" the boy asked fearfully.
"You're in the medical room of Titans Tower."
The boy looked around the room slowly, soaking in every detail. His breathing slowed and he stopped trembling.
"You're the Teen Titans, I assume."
"We are." Robin responded.
"You see! I told you he'd know us." Beast Boy whispered. He was instantly elbowed by Terra.
The boy had now relaxed completely and his breathing became normal.
"Are you okay?" Robin asked.
"I am now."
Then the boy looked down, noticed something, and his face turned beat red.
"Um, can I have some pants?"
After getting cleaned, into the hoodie and white pants Robin donated, and something to eat (where he learned that Starfires home-cooking wasn't a prime choice off of the menu), the Titans directed him to the lounge and sat him down.
"We need to ask you some questions." Robin said.
"What happened to my injuries?" the boy asked, almost as if he didn't even hear what Robin just said.
"Raven was able to heal you through her powers. But that's not what we should be focused on right now." Robin replied, grabbing his attention. "First of all, what's your name?"
The boy looked down nervously for a minute.
"Temp." he said.
"Does a last name come with that?" Cyborg asked.
"No." Temp said immediately. Robin looked at the other Titans with doubt.
"How old are you?"
"18."
"What happened to you last night?"
Temp just closed his eyes and looked away. Again, Robin looked at the other Titans, this time with concern.
"Well, we'll get back to that later. Where did you come from?" Robin tried.
Temp gave no response.
"Please, you must tell us. We need to know in order to help you and bring justice upon those who did those things to you." Starfire said.
Still no response.
"Why did you come to us? Why didn't you just go to a hospital?" Terra asked.
"No!" Temp said sternly. "Too obvious. Too easy. I wouldn't have lasted long in a hospital."
"What do you mean?" Robin asked while inching a little bit closer.
"I can't tell you."
"Why not?"
"Look, the less you know about me, the safer you are."
"Dude, we're the Teen Titans. There's nothing out there we can't handle." Beast Boy remarked.
"Why won't you answer any of our questions? What are you so afraid of?" Starfire asked.
"Like I said, the less you know about me, the safer we all are." Temp said boldly.
He stood up and took a quick glance at Raven, which he noted had remained silent throughout the interrogation. Raven returned the look and their eyes were locked until Raven quickly looked away.
Temp looked at the ground, feeling a little ashamed for what he was about to ask.
"Hey look, I don't have a place to stay and I think it's best that I don't ever leave the Tower. Would it be okay if I could stay with you guys?"
Robin looked at the rest of the team, but they gave no response.
"We don't usually let anyone live here unless they're on the team." he said.
"But I could still be on the team somehow."
"Oh really?" Cyborg added with his eye-brow cocked slightly. "And what powers do you have?"
Again, Temp looked at the ground.
"None. But I was thinking more along the lines of cleaning, cooking and taking care of the tower when you're away."
"We'll have to think about it." Robin said.
Temp nodded and left the room.
"Strange boy." Raven said after she was sure he was gone.
"What's even stranger is that he won't tell us what happened to him or who did it." Robin said.
"And what did he mean by 'it's safer for you not to know'?" Beast Boy asked.
"Maybe he's still afraid of what happened and needs some time to cope with it." Terra added.
"Maybe. But did any of you find it odd that he asked to live with us?" Cyborg asked.
"Strange, yes. But I think that may as well be a result of his fear." Starfire suggested.
"I don't think he should stay."
All eyes were upon Raven now. She stood up and removed the hood from her head.
"We don't know anything about him, other than his name and he refuses to tell us anymore. This could be a trap. He could be another one of Slades apprentices undercover."
Terra quivered slightly upon hearing Slades name.
"And now, he's asking to live with us. I doesn't add up." she continued.
"Maybe so, but we just can't assume he's evil for not telling us the information we need or asking to live here." Robin replied.
"There's something else. When I first saw him, his eyes were glowing blue. Now, correct me if I'm wrong but that's not normally supposed to happen."
"What's your point?" Cyborg asked.
"My point is that he's hiding something from us. I don't know where the blue glow came from, but it was un-natural." Raven shook her head. "There's something about him he doesn't want us to know."
"Be that as it may, he hasn't given us a reason not to trust him." Robin said. "But we're going to have to vote as to if he should stay or not."
The vote resulted in letting Temp stay, with all but Raven voting yes.
"Well, that's settled." Robin said, then directing his attention over to Raven. "Why don't you go find him and tell him the good news."
Raven nodded and went on her way.
"I don't like this. I don't like it at all." she thought to herself.
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Well, there's ch2. Hope you like it, and please review. btw, first fanfic. Keep reading and i will update asap
