Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans.

(Except for Ria, she is my character creation!

She's really not Slade's creation. I made her up.)

Sequel to X's and O's

Return

I left the Titans, my friends, and traveled the land south of the city. It was hard and tough on my already suffering body. I continually felt the effect of the poison. The shot to my right leg did not help at all.

After a few weeks of travel, I came across a town in the distance. I proceeded with caution. I needed to get help from someone there to remove the bullet from my wound. I did not want to be recognized so I changed my form. I made it about as far as I could, which was the side of a road. It was there that I collapsed out of sheer exhaustion. I thought to myself: This is where it will all end. I am happy.

Then, a voice out of nowhere said, "Oh my! What happened here!"

"It's a doggie, mommy."

"Sonny, don't touch it. It could bite you."

"I think it's hurt, mommy. On it's leg."

"What… oh… Sonny, go down to Doc Vet's and ask him to come down here okay?"

"Yes, mommy."

I heard a set of feet run away. A little later, more feet came back.

"What's going on Mrs. Born … I see … I better bring him back to my office. This looks pretty bad."

"What happened to him, the poor thing?"

"It looks like he was shot in the right hind leg. I'll see what I can do."

Then, I was lifted and taken to who knows where.

The last thing I remembered was a boy's voice saying, "The doggie will be okay, right, mommy?"

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"Shush… she's waking up…"

I open my eyes. There was a group of people staring down at me from where I lay on a bed. I try to sit up but a man holds me down and he says, "Stay down. You shouldn't try to sit up. You just came out of surgery, girl." He says this because I am still in my wolf form. They do not know the real me.

I glance down towards my leg, the right one. The leg that nearly killed me; the one with the new cast on it. They healed me… Why? Oh yes, I came to this town to get help. What about the voices from before? They were the ones who got me the help I needed. I must find some way to thank them for their kindness. It was kindness, which I did nothing to deserve.

I try to get up again, and the people in the room restrain me. They do not want me to walk on my leg. I suppose they are right. But I cannot stay here. I must keep moving, but then again I need to heal. All right, I will stay until I can walk.

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Author's Note: Sorry for the delay. I am trying to write five stories including this one, all at the same time. I'm attempting to do them in some form of sequence. Bare with me please… Anyway, I thought that I might add in a chapter from Ria's perspective. I know it's short, but I got stuck. The next chapter will feature the Titans, I PROMISE! Until next time! SEE YA!