Author's Note: I do not own Wolf's Rain or Teen Titans in any way, shape or form.

Hey, everyone. I know it has been awhile but I hope everyone enjoys this story. There is one note I would like to make. All the main Titans are OC at the beginning of the story but I hope I get them more in character later. There is slight bashing of all of the main Titans except Beast Boy but they do redeem themselves later and their behavior is not a representation of my opinions of the characters.

Wolf's Path

The next few days were busy. Beast Boy and Aqualad had to promise all the other Titans East members that they would call and keep the East group updated as often as possible. They all had come to enjoy the months Beast Boy had spent with them. Despite his training, the green teen had taken the time to help each of them on numerous occasions and entertain them all. They were reluctant to see him go especially given the tension he and the original group seemed to have now.

Aqualad, Beast Boy and Robin had worked out an ocean route. Both Beast Boy and Aqualad could traverse water quickly. Aqualad hadn't been happy with the idea of Beast Boy having to maintain a foreign form for so long but Beast Boy reminded him that technically his human form was foreign according to his instincts and it was just as difficult as all his animal forms but the wolf.

The whole remaining team was waiting at the shore when they arrived at Titan's Tower near Jump City. Aqualad noticed them watching Beast Boy carefully as the shapeshifter fought to return to his human form. It was only after he had finished that the red-haired Starfire rushed forward to give Beast Boy a hug. Beast Boy patted her back awkwardly even as he struggled to loosen her tight grip.

"Star, you're crushing him." Robin called gently.

"Sorry, Friend Beast Boy." Starfire apologized letting go with a blush on her face.

"The tests will start in the morning. Aqualad, you've got the room to the right of Beast Boy's." Robin announced.

"Welcome back, BB." Cyborg added.

Beast Boy grunted and walked past all of them. With an apologetic smile, Aqualad followed him.

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Nothing got Beast Boy out of his room for the rest of the day. Aqualad went out to the city to grab dinner for himself and his green friend. The other Titans quickly learned Aqualad was the only one he'd answer or open the door too.

Cyborg ran every test imaginable but found nothing physically wrong with Beast Boy. His DNA had always been influx since he had gained his shifting ability as a child.

Beast Boy continued practicing his shifting as he had at East Tower. He noticed but ignored the Titans who came down to watch him. Robin looked guilty every time he came down and noticed Beast Boy's struggle. Aqualad felt guiltily happy that Robin was finally starting to realize his error.

Two weeks later, the Titans were getting very worried.

"I can't find anything, Robin." Cyborg cried in frustration one day. The Titans had gathered for dinner except Beast Boy who continued training.

"If there's nothing physically wrong with our friend maybe . . . . " Starfire suggested.

" . . . . it's mental." Robin finished for her. "Raven, could you try scanning his mind to see if that's the problem?"

"If he agrees." Raven answered unhappily. Only the fact she didn't even complain clued the team into how really worried she actually was.

"I'll ask him." Aqualad piped up before anyone could volunteer. Cyborg and Starfire opened their mouths to argue but Robin stopped them.

"You'll have a better chance than anyone else. Aqualad, what exactly did he tell you?"

"About what?" Aqualad asked innocently. He had been expecting the question. Robin didn't look amused.

"He doesn't think you care. He said you haven't trusted him since the Beast incident." Aqualad finally answered as Robin glared.

"That's ridiculous!" Cyborg shouted.

"Really? Then why didn't any of you try to talk to him. He stayed with us for two months. Actions speak louder than words and yours have reinforced everything he said about you. Excuse me; I need to ask him about the mental scan." Aqualad retorted and left the room with his and Beast Boy's dinner.

"Could Friend Beast Boy really feel that way?" Starfire asked tearfully.

"Aqualad's right. We haven't treated him right." Raven answered.

"We'll worry about our relationship with Beast Boy later. Right now, we'll work on figuring out what's wrong with him. We'll save our friend even if he hates us right now." Robin argued passionately.

"Yes, Robin. He's our friend and he needs our help." Starfire agreed.

Renewed determination filled their hearts and the remaining Titans separated. Cyborg intended to pore over his test results until he found something to help his friend.

Cyborg's tests still shed no light on what was wrong with Beast Boy. Aqualad contacted the Titan's East weekly about Beast Boy's health. Word had gotten to some of the other Titans and Aqualad made sure to inform Beast Boy of every call from a concerned teammate. He had been surprised by how relations between Beast Boy and the original Titans deteriorated without him knowing so he wanted to make sure Beast Boy knew he still had many friends among the Titans. Aqualad still had not asked about Raven's mental scan. He worried it would upset Beast Boy given his issues with her and the last thing Beast Boy would likely want was Raven in his mind.

Beast Boy had been back two weeks when Aqualad convinced him to take a trip to Jump City to rent a video. Everything went smoothly until they were heading back to the tower. Beast Boy stopped abruptly halfway back and stared across the busy street. Aqualad followed his gaze to a brown-haired boy running down the street.

"Beast Boy?" Aqualad asked trying to get his friend's attention.

Beast Boy didn't answer. He started to sniff the air. With a soft gasp, he turned into a wolf and ran across the street of thankfully unmoving traffic. Aqualad was too shocked to move for a moment and couldn't get across the street as the traffic had started moving. He did notice as he tried to find an opening that the wolf shape Beast Boy had changed to was not the green of his other transformations but blond with a strange collar around his neck. Beast Boy followed the boy into a small alleyway. When Aqualad reached the alley, he noticed one of the doors slightly ajar on the right side of the alley. He was surprised to find the still wolf formed Beast Boy lying on a slim pink-haired girl's lap when he entered. The boy and two older men were standing around the two staring at Beast Boy.

"Beast Boy, can you change back?" Aqualad asked getting everyone's attention. Beast Boy raised his head slowly and looked over at Aqualad. Aqualad seemed to remind him of something as he shook his head as if trying to wake up and moved toward Aqualad. He had gotten only a few feet away when his gaze came to rest on one of the men, a slim silver-haired man. He whimpered and jumped away. He backed toward Aqualad growling defensibly.

"Hige? What's wrong?" the boy asked.

Beast Boy looked at the boy in confusion before shaking his head again. Worried Aqualad found some water running through pipes underneath. He called up the water to obscure their side of the room as Aqualad grabbed Beast Boy's collar and tugged him out of the room. Beast Boy continued shaking his head as if trying to dislodge something until they reached the sea.

"Beast Boy, can you change?" Aqualad asked.

Beast Boy didn't answer but Aqualad saw his eyes close. He managed a partial transformation at first before snapping back to wolf form. He shook his head again and concentrated. It took him ten minutes and a bucket load of sweat for Beast Boy to change into a Manta Ray. He didn't wait for Aqualad as he tipped over the dock edge and fell into the ocean. He made his way swiftly to the island tower. Aqualad could barely keep up. The water actually seemed to help as Beast Boy managed to transform into his form in under two minutes but he collapsed from exhaustion just as Aqualad reached him.

"Cyborg, Beast Boy collapsed." Aqualad called frantically into his Titan communicator. Barely paying attention to the response, he picked up his friend and ran to the door. Cyborg met him there and took Beast Boy. Aqualad tried to follow him to the infirmary but Cyborg stopped him just outside it.

An hour later found Aqualad, Robin, Raven and Starfire waiting outside for news of their friend. Aqualad had already filled the three in on what had happened while they were out.

"He won't wake up for another few hours." Cyborg finally informed them coming out. "He exhausted himself."

"Yeah. Aqualad suspected as much. Did you run any tests?" Robin asked.

"Like what?" Cyborg asked.

"You think it might be mind control?" Starfire asked.

"I can check." Raven added unable to hide at least a hint of worry in her voice.

"We don't have a choice. See what he felt while in the room. All of his senses." Robin ordered.

Raven nodded and went into the room with everyone following behind. Stepping up to the bed she placed her hand on Beast Boy's forehead and chanted. Her eyes glowed black indicating the use of her demonic powers. She stayed like that for fifteen minutes before stepping away from the exhausted Titan.

"Raven?" Robin asked moving forward to steady the dark-haired teen if she needed it.

"Aqualad, did you smell anything there?" Raven finally asked.

Aqualad shook his head.

"Friend Raven, what did you see?" Starfire asked.

"There was a smell. Some kind of sweet flowery smell. Like Lunar flowers." Raven started.

"Lunar flowers?" Robin asked. "What are those?"

"I don't know. It clouded his mind but was almost familiar to Beast Boy. He was shocked out of it when he saw the man he jumped away from. I just saw an image of a gray wolf's fangs coming at his throat when he saw the man."

"He's been dreaming of wolves." Aqualad added.

"Was there anything else unusual?" Robin asked Aqualad.

"His transformation was complete. No green and the boy called him Hige."

"Was this collar here before?" Starfire asked having been studying her unconscious friend.

Aqualad looked over to see the black collar that had appeared with Beast Boy's wolf transformation. He hadn't noticed it before. He had assumed it had disappeared permanently with the wolf transformation.

"It showed up with his wolf transformation." Aqualad answered.

"It's sealed seamlessly around his neck. There's a stylized X on it. I have no idea what it means for Beast Boy." Cyborg added.

"Alright. I'll call the Doom Patrol. They know more about Beast Boy's past than we do." Robin finally said.

"I'll look up that symbol and see what it could mean." Raven added.

"I'll run some more tests." Cyborg agreed.

"We'll help you, Friend Beast Boy." Starfire said quietly to the still form on the metal table.

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Robin called the Doom Patrol as promised but they were little help. The name Hige meant nothing to them and they had never seen him transform into a wolf. He had never worn a collar and they had never seen the symbol before.

Cyborg's tests still yielded nothing. Raven found a few meanings in her books but none that seemed to connect to wolves. By the time, Beast Boy woke up two days later; they had made little progress on the mystery.