"Dude, what's up with Raven?"
The three titans looked at their green teammate who calmly stood in the kitchen area making a sandwich. Not one titan said a word as they asked themselves that very question. Everyone noticed Raven's strange behavior lately, but most shrugged it off in hopes of it going away.
"Raven has been acting the weird." Starfire softly said as she stroked Silkie's pink back.
"I don't know, guys. She could possibly be going through something." Cyborg suggested.
"Something like what? Her period?" Beast jokingly said as he took a bite of his sandwich.
Cyborg raised his large, metallic hand and smacked the young, green adult.
"Ow! What I do? She is a girl isn't she?" Beast boy said as he rubbed the back of his hurting head.
"This isn't a joking matter, Beast boy. Something is going on with Raven, and we have to find out before it gets worse." Nightwing added.
"Friends, I should make Raven the pudding of happiness! It will surely bring her out of her strange behavior." Starfire said in a cheerful tone.
"Uh, no thanks, Star. I don't think that will help." Beast boy said as he finished his sandwich.
"Has anyone noticed that Raven's behavior changed ever since our battle with Red X?" Nightwing said as he continued to think on the topic.
"You know." Cyborg said. "That's true. She has."
"I as well agree to that theory." Starfire said.
"I have a feeling Slade is a part of this." Nightwing said.
Beast boy rolled his eyes and threw his hands. "Here we go again. Dude, Slade is dead. We don't have to worry about him anymore."
Nightwing gave Beast boy a hard look. "We don't know that. Slade always has a trick up his sleeve or something."
"Yeah, if he was ALIVE!" Beast boy said to his team leader.
"I don't care what you day, Beast boy. I know that Slade is still out there, and I have a feeling he's connected to Raven's strange behavior." Nightwing sternly said.
"Beast boy groaned and walked toward his video games. "Whatever, man."
Beat boy turned the game counsel on and began to play the mind numbing game, but though his eyes were glued to the screen, his mind went directly to Raven. Beast boy would never forget what Slade did to him or the team. His heart raced as built up anger began to bubble up inside of him. Beast boy saw his first love go down due to Slade and he won't let Slade take Raven away from him. Never.
"I'll protect you, Raven….I promise."
_xXx_
Raven sighed as she slowly levitated down onto her large, comfortable bed. She rubbed her temples as she got on her feet and walked out of her bedroom. Her stomach loudly growled as she continued her way to the common room. Raven gently placed her hand over her flat stomach as she reached the common room. She noticed a weird silence that erupted from her teammates as she walked through the double doors. She had a feeling that they were keeping something from her. Raven made her way toward the large fridge that stood tall in the kitchen and took a cold slice of cheese pizza.
Raven took a small bite of her pizza as she took her seat at the table. She sensed the stares and worries that were eliminating from her team mates. Raven looked up at her troubled friends.
"Why are you all staring at me? Is there something on my face?" Raven asked in an annoyed tone.
"No, friend Raven, you are quite fine." Starfire said to the dark titan.
"Then why are you guys looking at me as if I have a second head?" Raven asked.
"We're just worried about you, Rae." Cyborg said.
"Worried about what? I'm fine."
"You've been acting…different, Raven." Nightwing said. He tried to carefully pick out his words to not set Raven off in anger.
"Different how?"
"The fight with Plasmus." Beast boy suggested.
Raven shrugged her shoulders in confusion. "What about the fight with Plasmus?"
"Friend, you do not remember?" Starfire asked.
Raven became silent as she tried to remember the final moments with Plasmus.
"I…I don't know what you're talking about." Raven slowly said.
"Well, ya' beated the snot out of Plasmus." Beast boy concluded.
"I need to go." Raven quickly said as she sprang from her seat, completely forgetting about the slice of pizza.
"Raven, you can talk to us about anything." Nightwing said to the dark titan as she scurried out of the common room.
Raven ignored the comment and ran to her bedroom.
"I have to realize what's wrong with me first." She thought.
_xXx_
Red X pulled his left boot tight over his foot. He grabbed his mask and tightly sealed his handsome face underneath the white, menacing mask. He grabbed his belt and wrapped it around his waist. He stuffed gadgets and some deadly weapons into the small pockets of his belt. He was ready.
Red X sneaked his way out of his large, apartment bedroom window. He leaped from the protective ledge of the window and plummeted to the busy street beneath him. He quickly pressed the large x button that sat in the middle of the belt to teleport him from the long plummet before his body splattered across the busy street.
_xXx_
"Sir, what are you planning now?"
Slade looked up at his butler and smirked underneath his mask. "I'm making another form of chip to implant into Raven."
"Why are you making another one?"
"This chip will enhance her fighting ability and give her some of my battle technique."
"Why don't you just teach her your style instead?" Wintergreen suggested.
"That's too much of a hassle." Slade said as he continued to work on the chip.
"Be care-"
"Don't give me another speech, Wintergreen. I know what I'm doing." Slade interrupted in an annoyed tone.
Wintergreen quietly nodded his head and silently left the room, leaving Slade alone.
_xXx_
Red X silently crept through a large window of a large, secluded building. He quietly landed on his feet. He searched the small room that he landed in and quietly walked out. Red X silently walked down the large hallways that led to many different rooms and bedrooms.
"If I was Slade, where would I hide my money?" Red X thought as he searched through almost every bedroom along the corridor.
Red X continued his walk along the long hallway until he encountered two large, double doors.
"Jackpot!"
Red X walked up the large double doors and slowly opened them, revealing a large, beautiful bedroom. The bedroom had a golden glow to it. A large king sized bed with gold colored sheets that laid very neatly above the large bed. A small desk area was located in a large corner of the bedroom. Red X looked up to see a very high ceiling. Red X whistled in amazement as he continued to examine the bedroom. Red X made his way to another door that was connected to the bedroom. He opened the door to see a nice, clean bathroom. Red X looked around for a vault or anything that could contain something valuable. Red X began to search every inch of the large bedroom. He groaned in aggravation as he found nothing.
Red X turned to the large windows and began to open the latches to make his escape, but stopped when he heard the sound of a knob open. Red X cursed underneath his breath and quickly closed the window as he tried to think of a plan to help him escape this predicament.
_xXx_
"Hey Raven, are you alright?"
Beast boy stood in front of the large medal door waiting for the dark titan to respond to his question. He heard nothing and knocked again louder.
"C'mon Raven. Open up. You missed dinner so I left you a plate."
Beast boy turned to leave when he heard a loud swoosh of the door opening. He quickly turned around to see Raven standing before him.
"Uh-" Beast boy began.
"Thanks for saving me a plate." Raven interrupted with apathy. She stepped away from the green titan and began walking toward the common room.
Beast boy turned his body and jogged toward the fast walking titan.
"So, uh, are you feeling ok and everything?" Beast boy asked in an attempt to start a conversation topic.
"I'm fine." Raven shortly replied.
"Are you sure? I mean, that fight with Plas-"
"I'M FINE!" Raven screamed.
Beast boy stood still in fear and shock. His ears slowly drooped in sadness as he saw the anger in her large amethyst eyes.
Raven sighed and rubbed her temples. "Look, Beast boy, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap on you like that. I've just been really stressed out lately."
Beast boy quietly nodded his head. "I feel ya."
The two titans silently continued their journey to the common room. The two of them were scared to say a word.
Raven glanced at Beast boy from the corner of her eye. She noticed his short, green locks that seemed to glow in the light. She also noticed his nice, built body. It amazed her how much Beast boy had grown. He was once a small, scrawny, teenage boy, but he's now a strong, handsome, young man. Raven quickly adverted her eyes in front of her as a blush began to appear on her cheeks. She never understood her feelings for Beast boy. She always found him as a brother, but as the years passed, she saw him as more than a brother. A possible liking or love to the green changeling.
Beast boy and Raven walked through the double doors of the common room. Starfire, who stood near the stove with a large pot in front of her noticed her two friends. A smile appeared on her face as she flew towards them with a large pot in her small hands.
"Oh friend Raven! I am the most happy to see you! I just made the pudding of happiness to cheer you the up." Starfire said as she took a large spoonful of the nasty, pink, goop from the pot and brought it towards Raven's face.
Raven looked at the large spoon in fear and disgust. The smell was unbearable as Starfire brought it closer to her face.
"How about we have some of the pudding later, Star. Raven needs some food in her stomach first.'' Beast boy said as he stood in front of Starfire with a large smile.
A smile appeared on Starfire's face. "Oh of coarse my friend!"
Raven looked at Beast boy and gave one of her rare smile. "Thanks for the save."
Beast boy gave a small smile of his own to her. "No problem, Rae."
Raven stared into Beast boy's large green eyes. She noticed the love and care in his eyes as he looked at her. Raven felt a small flip in her stomach. Her cheeks turned red as Beast boy gave another smile to her.
"Maybe I do like him." Raven thought.
_xXx_
Wintergreen opened one of the large bedroom doors to Slade's bedroom. He had a small clean carrier basket in his hand as entered the bedroom. Wintergreen didn't waste any time and got to work cleaning Slade's bedroom, not knowing about the criminal that hid in the same bedroom as him.
Wintergreen began dusting off the counters and wiping the large windows in the bedroom. He was completely unaware of Red X's presence.
Red X silently walked behind Wintergreen. He swept his leg over Wintergreen's head, causing the old man to fall on the floor completely unconscious. Red X searched through Wintergreen's pockets, and smiled underneath his mask as he heard a jingle of keys. Red X pulled out the large stack of keys from Wintergreens pockets and stashed them into his pockets.
Red X turned and left the large bedroom with the unconscious butler inside.
"You should know better than to mess with Red X, Slade." Red X thought as a smirk appeared on his face.
_xXx_
Hey guys! I hope you have enjoyed this chapter. It's pretty short so I'm sorry about that, but I'm having a little writers block for this story so PLEASE bear with me. I also tried to finish this chapter and upload this chapter on Saturday, but time completely escaped from me. Leave a review of what you thought about it. Hopefully, you guys will like it and that there's no typos that went over my proof reading. So enjoy!