AN: Right after I posted the first chapter, I left on a road trip right looking for some inspiration. This is the product of a six-hour hike that left me delirious from dehydration because I only packed 500mL of water.


Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans, obviously.


Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love - John le Carre


The Changeling issue is really getting to Richard, more than Slade ever did. He broke it off with Koriand'r last week because he felt he couldn't give her the attention she deserves while trying to make sure that Changeling is brought to justice. She was understandably inconsolable afterwards, and went through twelve tissue boxes in the four hours she spent in my room crying.

Victor is still busy at Steel City, helping the Titans East rebuild after Changeling hit there. If he were here, he'd knock some sense into Richard, but I'm worried if I leave Koriand'r long enough to do so myself, we'd never see her again. She was always the most sensitive and emotional member of the team, and now that her family is falling apart, she's probably falling apart herself. Not that I'm doing much better. In truth, we're all falling apart, but Victor, Richard, and myself all have ways of dealing with the pain. Koriand'r is strong in her own right, but she's not like us, and that blessing is a curse as well.

Yes, I too am hurting. I'm not so heartless so as not to feel anything even now, no matter what he said. Him. It's all his fault. He's the reason why- no, no, he's not the only one at fault here. We're all to blame in a way. We were there, his friends, his family, and we just let it happen. Well, I hope that vengeance tastes as sweet as blood.

We were hunting him, Changeling, again today. Hunting him, what a laugh. He was hunting us. He played us for fools and we fell right into his trap, hook, line, and sinker. All that bullshit about being sorry, and wanting to repent, be brought to justice, all of it was a lie. He hadn't realized the error of his ways. The only thing he realized is how to use our past against us. So much for a peaceful meeting in a neutral location.

I shouldn't have to say that he got away again. We can barely match him with Victor there, we stood no chance without him. Especially given the drama between Richard and Koriand'r and our hopes that we'd get our friend back. But that doesn't matter anymore. He got me. He got me, and I didn't even realize until now. I don't think even he noticed. He'll probably be disappointed that he can't toy with me anymore, that he's reduced to playing with only his best friends, and not his ex-girlfriend. Oh well, soon the pain will end.

I wonder if I'll see Garfield on the other side. Changeling did say he was long dead.