Chapter 4: Family Issues

Tara sat out on the roof, her legs hanging over the edge. She had been with the Titans for a few days now. She inhaled deeply, and looked up at the sky. 'I can't tell them,' she thought, sighing. She was so preoccupied with her thoughts she didn't notice the two figures sneaking up behind her. 'I can't keep this from them forever I need to tell them sometime,'

"Hey Oli…." she whipped around and grabbed a fist full of shaggy violet hair before either of the intruders could react..

"Don't you dare call me that," she hissed glaring at the boy whose hair was in her hand, and the door to the roof blew open. "Or I swear to god I will kill you," she hissed angrily to the boy.

"Relax Tara," said a second boy. The boy who Tara was holding his hair, wore a black unitard, and a black cloak, he had shaggy violet hair, and sapphire eyes.

"Could ya release the death grip I promise I won't say it," the boy said.

The other boy was taller than the first, he has jet black hair, and gray eyes, he wore black t-shirt, and dark brown pants, and black boots with silver fastenings, and a deep navy blue cloak.

"What are you two doing here," she asked, "Hold that thought," she said and ran to the door just as Robin and the others appeared, she slammed the door closed and leaned against it.

"Tara what's going on," Robin asked from the other side.

"Nothing, everything is fine," she said. "You two have to leave now," she hissed to the two boys.

"Nah, we wanna meet your friends," the first boy said, "And besides we just got here," he added grinning.

"Crow, Shadow you two have to leave, now, don't test me," Tara said in a low inhuman growl. "I've gotten stronger over the year we've been apart," she said her eyes flashed blue. Then Tara flew forward, and the door flew open as well, Tara groaned.

"Tara are you okay," the black haired boy asked worriedly as he went to help her up. He knelt down next to her. He held his hand out to her.

"Please. Don't. Touch. Me." she said her eyes closed tight.

"Who're you two?" Robin asked.

"Shadow? Crow?" Raven asked confused.

"Yup," the boy with violet hair nodded. "By the way I'm Crow, he's Shadow," he said.

"It is a pleasure to meet you," Starfire said politely. Tara stood up with slight difficulty and brushed her legs off. She put her hands on her hips and glared at the five Titans.

"All right which one of you geniuses opened the door?" She asked.

Cyborg, Beast Boy, Robin and Starfire all pointed to Raven, who rolled her eyes. "Like I knew you were against it," she said huffily.

"Why were you trying to hide these two?" Robin asked.

"Uh…." was Tara's oh-so smart reply.

"Yeah why were you," Raven asked, glancing at Tara her hands on her hips.

"Why'd the door burst open?" Beast Boy asked suddenly and everyone looked at him. "What?"

"It burst open cause Tara got angry," Crow said.

"Well it wouldn't have happened if you hadn't gotten her angry," Shadow pointed out. "And I told you it was a bad idea to sneak up on her and use her real name,"

"Wait Tara isn't your real name?" Cyborg asked.

Tara slapped Shadow over the head. "Idiot," she muttered. "Tara's not my real name, but that's what I go by so let's leave it at that," she said quickly.

"Why don't you want people knowing your name is Olivia," Crow asked. "That's what mom…." that's all he could get out before Tara wrapped her fingers around his neck choking him. Crow was an idiot and did not know when to shut up.

"Idiot." Shadow said shaking his head.

"Tara stop, he's turning blue," Raven said.

"I'll stop when his struggling does," Tara replied hotly.

"Just like old times," Shadow said smiling as he and Raven pried Tara's fingers away from Crow's throat.

"We see you have some family issues we'll leave you be," Robin said, and he ushered Starfire, Cyborg and Beast Boy back into the tower and closed the door.

"They are not staying here," Tara said haughtily.

"And why not?" Raven asked.

"Don't we have a say in this?" Crow asked, and both his sisters glared at him.

"No, now shut up," they both said.

"Ok," he said and backed away slightly.

"Well I'm waiting," Raven said impatiently.

"Because, I don't want them to," Tara said, sounding childish.

"You're lying," Raven said simply, "What's the real reason,"

"Fine you want the truth," Tara asked, and Raven nodded. "Crow why don't you tell her."

"I don't want to," he said nervously.

"Someone tell me what's going on," Raven said gritting her teeth angrily.

"It's Crow's fault we're all on earth," Shadow said in a bored voice.

"Hey I didn't think the spell would actually work," Crow said defensively.

"And now, none of us can get back," Tara said shooting a death glare at Crow who cringed.

"You can't go back because…..because it was destroyed," Raven said, turning away from the others.

"How do you know," Crow asked, walking over to her.

"I saw it," she said in a low voice. "When I was trying to escape Trigon."

"Wh-What about mom?" Tara asked anxiously.

"She's gone, they're all gone," Raven said, and she vanished in a swirl of black magic.

"Tara are you crying," Crow asked, shocked.

"Crow shut it," she said between tears, "Now is not the time." She could nit believe what Raven had said. Maybe it wasn't an accident they were here.

"All right, but can we stay we have nowhere else," Shadow said.

"I don't care," she said. "I just don't care." and the two left, and she sank to the ground, her face in her hands. The door opened and she heard someone walk towards her. "Go away Crow," she said.

"Um…I'm not Crow," the person said, she turned and saw Beast Boy.

"Sorry," she said, and he sat next to her.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"I've been better," she said, her head bent slightly.

"Do you wanna talk about it?" he asked.

She turned to him, and cried into his shoulder, he put comforting arm around her. "Why?" her question was slightly muffled.

"Why, what?" he asked confused.

"Why did Raven have to tell me that," she said.

"What did she tell you," he asked quietly.

"My-My mom died," she said, and it was as if she just realized what she was doing, she scooted away from him, immediately missing the warmth. "Sorry," she mumbled.

"Don't be," he said, she looked down at the rocks, and the sea crashing against them.

"Beast Boy do you trust me?" she asked.

"I all ready told you….." he began but she cut him off.

"I mean do you trust me," she said emphasizing the word "you."

"Yeah I do," he said, she looked over at him, and his eyes told her he wasn't lying.

"Thank you," she said, moving back next to him, and before she realized what had happened she and Beast Boy were centimeters apart, when the door burst open and she almost fell. Beast Boy caught her before she could, and she turned to glare at the person who burst in on them. "CROW!" she screamed jumping up. "You have three seconds," she growled. "3!" and she took off after him, he began screaming like a girl.

"I'M SORRY!" he yelled, "I was only checking on you,"

"I don't care, this time you're dead," she yelled and finally caught up to him and jumped on his back knocking him to the ground, she had both his arms bent at painful angles behind his back.

"OW! Let go," he whined.

"No, you deserve this pain," she growled.

"Can't you two get along for two minutes," Shadow asked.

"No," both replied, and Tara pulled on Crow's arms harder.

"Well than at least act you ages," Shadow said.

"Why should I," Crow asked in a pained whimper.

"Well for one, you wouldn't end up in such painful situations," Shadow pointed out.

"Ow…..maybe you're…ow… right." Crow said, "…..Ow…Stop their attached…ow….you know…"

"Not for long they're not," Tara said. And she pulled harder.

"Tara stop," Shadow said.

"Why?" Tara asked, as she pulled harder, "give me one good reason to."

"He's your brother," Shadow said.

"I said a good reason," Tara said. "Besides I don't have to listen to you," she put an emphasis on have.

"….Let…ow….go that hurts…ow…" Crow said.

Shadow walked over to Tara and Crow and tried to pull Tara off Crow. Five minutes later he finally got her off. He let go of her and Tara shot a glare at him and left the tower and went out to sit on the shore and sat there until the sun went down. Shadow and Crow were gonna mess things up fir her she just knew it.