Hello again! I got a review so I figured I'd update. Wohoo! I believe in small chapters and lots of them.

scooterkiller: Her name is pronounced TIME and her nickname is pronouncedTIE.


Ty spent an entire year in that dark place, away from sunlight and civilization. The first six months were spent healing and training. She had been shown the training facilities that Slade had built in the underground fortress, and she had put them to good use.

When the beginning of the seventh month came, she began to have visits from Slade himself. He came to talk with her, ask her about her powers (which he knew she had) and teach her new ways to use them. She had been there nine months when he first started touching her.

First it was a hand on her shoulder, then her cheek. Soon he would run his fingers through her hair, or grab her around the waist. She was never comfortable with this, but this man was powerful, and he was strong. She never fought back, for fear of his anger. His touch did not stop at that, and by the time she left, she was no longer a girl.

He came to her one morning (something not uncommon to her anymore) and without knocking, he came into her room and told her to dress and pack, she was leaving. She dressed quickly, putting on her repaired wings, and left the room. It was the last time she would see that place.

Slade took her to the elevator she had come down in, and they went up to the warehouse. When they reached the top he blindfolded her and bound her hands behind her back. "I am taking you to a city. You will not try to come back here, or try to find me. You won't be able to. I will find you if I need you." He put a bracelet around her wrist. "I will know if you betray me. Remember, you belong to me."

They traveled for what seemed like hours. Sometimes walking, sometimes in a car, and sometimes she was forced to fly. Finally they stopped.

"I leave you here, I will unbind your hands, and when you remove your blindfold I will be gone." He untied her hands and she went to take off her blindfold.

"Crap!" she looked around. She had no idea where she was, all she could see was a pizza parlor across the street from where she stood. A group of teenagers were walking towards her. One of them was walking backwards and backed into her.

"Sorry, I didn't see you." He said rubbing the back of his head. He was short, with spiky hair. What shocked Thime the most though, was that he was green, and had fang like teeth.

"It's ok… um… Who are you?" She asked, trying hard not to stare. Where am I? She thought. This kid is… green!

"I'm Beast Boy, one of the Teen Titans." He gave her a fanged smile.
"I'm Thyme, with a 'Y'. I'm from… uh… well… That's a long story." She managed to say, grinning a little at the crooked twist to his smile.

"Hey B! Come on! We're waiting!" Another one of the group of teens (this one in titanium body armor) called back from across the street. "Stop flirting and come have lunch!"

Beast Boy blushed. "I guess I better go…" He smiled again. "You wanna come have lunch with us?"

It was Thyme's turn to blush. "I couldn't. I don't have any cash." The thought hit her like a load of bricks. She didn't have anything. No food, no money, no clothing, just the stupid bracelet that Slade had slapped on her wrist when he left her.

"No problem. Our treat." He started to walk away, gesturing for her to follow.

"I really couldn't." She stared down at her feet, and saw a suitcase sitting on the sidewalk next to her. Evidently Beast Boy had seen it to, for he did the strangest thing she had ever seen. He morphed into a large green dog, picked up the suitcase in his mouth, and ran off towards the pizza parlor.

"Hey! Come back here with that!" She yelled, chasing after him. The chase ended with her panting, her hands on her knees, standing in front of a table on the roof of the pizza parlor. She was staring, red faced, at Beast Boy, who was sitting at the table contentedly eating vegetarian pizza.

"Give me back my stuff you green git!" She pointed at the suitcase on the floor by his feet.

"Now that you're here, you might as well eat with us." He said, blowing off the insult completely.

"If I eat with you, will you give me back my stuff?"

"Maybe- He started to say, but another one of the teens cut him off.

"You can have your stuff now," He said, kicking her suitcase out from under the table. "But you are welcome to have some pizza; there is plenty to go around." He gestured to a chair in between himself and a girl in a dark blue cape.

She looked at the two pizzas on the table and her mouth began to water. She hadn't realized how hungry she actually was until she saw food. She sat down, not realizing that she was sitting, and took a plate from the pale girl in the dark blue cape.

"Well, let the introductions begin." The boy in a mask and cape (who had given her her suitcase) said. "I'm Robin, Kung Foo extraordinaire." He gave a little bow with his head. "You've met Beast Boy," Beast boy blushed and sunk down in his chair. "I'll let everyone else introduce themselves."

"I am Starfire. I hope that we will be the dearest of friends!" A redhead who was sitting in between Beast Boy and Robin. She looked too perky to be human. The girl took a sip of mustard through a straw.

"Cyborg." Said the boy with titanium body armor. He offered to shake her hand, but she just leaned back further in her chair, as if touching him would cause plague.

"I'm Raven." Said the pale girl. She had dark, purple blue hair and a persistent scowl.

"I guess it's my turn." Ty said swallowing the airplane sized piece of pizza she had just shoved in her mouth. "I'm Thyme. Spelled with a 'Y'." She smiled and took another giant bite of pizza.

"If you don't mind my asking, what are the feathers for?" Robin looked at her and raised an eyebrow.

She swallowed again "These?" Her hand went to her shoulder; she had instinctively put on her wings that morning. "They're a family heirloom, my great-great grandfather made them when he was my age. They were passed down to the oldest son in each family, till I came. Then Dad gave them to me when I left home."

"So, you can fly?" Cyborg looked at her questioningly.

"Kinda, only in the right conditions." She remembered the fall she took a year ago, landing her in a bad position. "Listen, it's been nice meeting you, but I better go." She wolfed down her last bite of pizza and stood to leave.

"Where are you staying?" Beast Boy asked.

"Well, I don't really know. I don't really know where I am to tell the truth." She rubbed the back of her head and smiled.

"You could reside with-

"NO!" Raven cut Starfire off, somewhere in the background something broke.

"Look guys, thanks for the offer, I think, but no. Last time I took someone's… Hospitality, I got in trouble. So I think I will find a place to stay on my own." She left the Titans with a wave of her hand.

"Why do you not want our new friend Thyme to stay with us Raven?" Star looked confused.

"Don't you remember Terra?" Raven glared, Beast Boy stared at his plate.

"Oh. But Thyme seemed like a good person. She did not look like she wanted to destroy us."

"Neither did Terra." Beast Boy muttered.

"Why can't we give her a chance? She looks innocent, and she seems like she needs our help." Cyborg cut in.

"Let's vote on it. All in favor of offering to let her stay with us?" Robin thought his idea was sound. Starfire, Cyborg and Beast Boy raised their hands.

"Opposed?" Raven.

"You did not partake in the voting ritual friend Robin?" Star took a concerned sip of her mustard.

"I believe in caution, so I would vote against it. But I also believe in giving people a chance, so I would vote for it. Beast Boy? You were hurt the worst by Terra, why did you vote to let Thyme stay with us?"

"I guess its cuz, well, I believe Terra was good at heart, and I don't think… I don't think that we should judge people by what other people have done to us in the past."

"That settles it. I'll go talk to her." Robin walked out onto the sidewalk and looked down the roads for Thyme. He spotted her easily. Her large black wings stood out like a neon warning light.

"Thyme!" He called after her. She turned and saw him running towards her.

"Look, I don't need help. I can-

"I understand. I just wanted to officially offer our help. If you need a place to stay, or anything else, we are here if you need us." He handed her a Teen Titans communicator. "We can't contact you on it, so you won't be bothered by it, but if you need help it can contact us."

"Thanks, but no thanks." She closed his hand around the small circular device.

"Fine, but if you do need us, we live in Titan's Tower." He grinned. "You can't miss it." He turned and walked back to the restaurant.

"Yeah right," She whispered. "I need more help than anyone could offer."


Ok, so Beast Boy is a little out of character, but I feel that, given the chance, he would be sentamental and sweet. More of him doing so in the coming chapters!