~A/N~ This is a Flashback Chapter. That is all.

Past

I sat on the sofa watching mom rush around the house getting ready for her second job. She would periodically check the window looking for Starfire, my babysitter. I could feel the nervous energy radiating off of her and I was worried. I decided to ask her "Mommy what's wrong?" mom stopped mid-stride and she turned to look at me. She smiled and said "Nothing's wrong Reagan." I shook my head and said "I know somethings up mommy. I can feel that you're really nervous. Why?" I watched her sit down and sigh. Oh yeah something was up. "It's just that Starfire couldn't come today. So I asked another of the Titans to come babysit you."

I looked at her wondering who it was. Moms phone rang and she answered it. "Boss." she said in a small voice. After a minute of silence while she listened to the other end she said "Alright I'll be right there." I watched her stand up and open up a portal of dark energy. She leaned down and gave me a hug and said "Cyborg is going to be your babysitter tonight. He should be here soon." I nodded and watched her walk through the portal.

I sat on the couch nervous as I had never been left home alone before. I waited and as the minutes ticked by I got more and more nervous. I nearly jumped out of my boots when there was a load knock at the door. I walked over to the window and saw a car. Had I been so nervous that I hadn't heard it pull up? I turned my head toward the door to see a hulking 6 foot tall man who seemed to be part robot. There was another round of loud obnoxious knocking and deemed it necessary to open the door.

I walked over to the door and opened the door. The mans hand pausing mid-knock he looked down at me and I fixed him with my best imitation of moms death glare. "You must be Reagan." I looked him over and said "Ya Think." He looked taken aback "I'm Cyborg I'll be you babysitter tonight." I sighed and said "I kinda figured that out." I wasn't one to trust people easily. I walked into the house and sat on the couch crossing my legs. When I sighed and said "Come in. You're supposed to be my babysitter you can't do that from outside."

He just stood there I knew he had something to say. He was feeling nervous and apprehensive. I uncrossed my legs and jumped off the couch. I looked to Cyborg and said "I know you wanna say something. I also know that you're nervous and apprehensive although I don't know why. And I can't focus on my reading while I'm feeling what you feel." He looked at me with shock in his human eye. I looked at him my arms crossed across my chest. "You're an empath?" I shrugged and said "So what. Now spill."

He stood a little taller less nervous and said "I was nervous about meeting you. And I was apprehensive because well I was worried you would say no." I cocked an eyebrow "No to what?" Cyborg looked to the door and said "I wanted to ask you if you wanted to go out." It was my turn to be shocked. I looked at him and said "You mean like to the Park." The last time I went to the I was four and mom didn't want to play with me. Cyborg looked at me his human eye alight joy "Yeah something like that. We could also get some pizza." I let one of my rare goofy smiles spread across my face as I said "Only if it's vegetarian." The smile on Cyborgs face fell but I didn't care I was going to the park.

The ride in Cyborgs car was really fun. It felt like what I assumed a roller coaster would feel like. We arrived at the Pizza parlor and I jumped out and raced up the stairs to the balcony. I quickly found a table and took a seat. A goofy grin plastered on my face. I sat with one foot perched on the seat and the other hanging limply under the table. I watched as Cyborg took a seat across from me and said "So you're a vegetarian?" I looked at the menu and said "Yep!" I swung my leg back and forth and hummed a happy tune. I finally decided on the Vegetarian Delight Pizza.

"Let's get this one." I said pointing to the Vegetarian Delight Pizza. Cyborg shook his head saying "Oh no. We're getting the Meat Lovers Paradise." I looked at him disgusted "Do you know what to happen to those animals for them end up like that? There's no way I'm eating those poor animals." I stood up on the seat and swung my boot clad foot onto the table top. "Vegetarian!" I was not going to eat Meat. "Meat!" This went on for a good five minutes before Cyborg finally said "How 'bout this we make it a half Meat half Vegetarian." I nodded and sat back down in my usual way. We ate our Pizza, paid and then we headed to the park.

When we arrived at the park the sun was setting and there weren't that many people there. I once again jumped out of the T-car's passenger seat and made and B-line for the playground. As I ran I looked over my shoulder to see Cyborg trailing slowly behind. I stopped short of the monkey bars and waited for Cyborg. When he finally caught up I asked something that Aunty Starfire and I usually did. "Can we play superheroes?" I watched as he looked me over and I quickly said "Aunty Starfire and I play Superheroes a lot. It's fun to pretend I can fly even though I can't." I looked up at Cyborg ready to go and play by myself. Only to be scooped up my two massive hands and risen above Cyborgs head.

I let out a giggle and said "Yay! Titans Go!" I put my arms in front of my as Cyborg ran toward the monkey bars. When we arrived at the Monkey bars I grabbed one of the monkey bars and slipped out of Cyborgs hands.
I pulled myself up through the bars and was soon standing on two of the bars. I then decide to show off and I yelled "Cyborg look at this!" I jumped up and slipped through the bars. I heard Cyborg gasp and smirked inwardly. I then reached up and with one hand grabbed one of the bars. I grabbed the same bar with my other hand and quickly pulled myself up and did a flip. I looped my legs around the monkey bar and said "What did you think?" A goofy smile was plastered across my face. "Reagan that was amazing. Where did you learn that?"

I unhooked my legs and flipped forward landing on my feet. "I taught myself. My mom won't teach me how to be a superhero so I'm teaching myself." I looked around worried that she might of heard and whispered "Don't tell her she'd get angry and she's scary when she's angry." I shivered and quickly decide to voice my concern "You won't tell her, Right?" Cyborg was uncertain but he nodded mad said "Of Course." I suddenly realized how dark it was and said "I wanna go home." I yawned and said "Also I'm kinda tired." I looked at Cyborg and raised my arms above my head as if say without actually saying 'carry me' he picked me up and carried me to the T-car. As soon as I was buckled in the passenger seat I fell asleep.

I awoke when the T-car came to a start in front of my house. I looked around and waited. Cyborg opened the door and unbuckled me and picked me up. He carried me to the house, opened the door and walked inside. I looked around the dark living room immediately feeling and recognizing an angry energy. Mom was home and angry. But not at me at Cyborg. I looked up at him and said in an extremely cold manner "Put me down." Cyborg put me down and I ran over to the nearest light switch and turned it on.

I then ran over to mom and said "Mommy you need to calm down." she didn't seem to hear me as she was staring at Cyborg. "Mommy stop it. You need to calm down. Please." she looked to me and I didn't like what I saw. They were red and she was gritting her teeth. I made a shooing motion at Cyborg and watched was he quickly left. I turned back to mom and watched as she stalked off toward her meditation room. I sat down on the couch sighing in away no eight year old should. I put my head in my hand said "I had so much fun. More fun than I'd ever had before. And now I'll never see Cyborg again."