Author's Notes: There has been a major delay on the update of this fic, but I have good reason. About six weeks ago I had to go on a special course. It lasted for two weeks and was all day every day so I couldn't get any writing done. Then about four weeks ago I started a new job. The hours (and days off) for this job are all over the place at the moment as my boss seems to be crazy. To make matters worse I don't have internet access at home at the moment and have to go to the library on my days off. So from now on I'm going to try to follow a pattern. The first day off I get each week I should hopefully send a new chapter to my new BETA (thanks again Crzy Grl) and unless I need to add more to the story I'll update on my second day off. Hope you can all be patient with me.

I finally got 'Teen Titans: Season 2: Volume 1: Fear Itself' on DVD from America. It took three weeks to arrive, but was worth the wait. I got a couple of ideas for future chapters, as well as finally getting to see Terra in action. And also, according to the special feature on the Tower, the rec-room (where the Titans all hang out) is apparently called the operations room, so from now on that's what it will be called in this fic.

More of the ever popular Robin POV. Really simple this time, Normal, Robin, Normal, Robin, Normal, Robin, Normal, Robin. I know at least one person that will be happy about this. You know who you are.

This chapter is dedicated to Crzy Grl who BETA'd this chapter for me. Go read her stories as they are brilliant.


Teen Titans: Blood, Earth and Shade

Author: The Omakeer

Disclaimer: Teen Titans belong to Warner Brothers and DC Comics

Chapter Seven: Nature Vs Nurture


Starfire flew down to the lobby as she did every morning, eager to collect the morning mail. After the incident with the Puppet King, Robin, Cyborg and Raven put together a special drop box over the original mail slot. This scanned the mail for anything mechanical, biological, or mystical that could harm the Titans and sent out an alert if there was anything. As there was nothing out of the ordinary today Starfire collected everything and made her way back to the operations room with a cheerful smile.

This morning was relatively quiet for the Titans. Aqua Lad was busy washing the dishes from breakfast, humming a little tune to himself. Beast Boy and Cyborg were teaching Matthew how to play videogames before it was time for school, each of them making jokes about how he could already beat the other.

Robin and Raven were engaged in a chess game while Terra watched. Raven was a little annoyed that he seemed to be putting little to no effort into the game, making his moves while still talking to Terra.

"What I want to start teaching you next is a style called Moo-Gi-Gon," Robin said, "it's not really in the martial arts family. It's basically learning how to use easily accessible objects as weapons to defend or even to kill."

"What kinds of objects?" Terra asked, half watching Raven planning her next move.

"Anything and everything from kitchen utensils to paperclips."

"How do you kill someone with a paper clip?"

"You'll find out soon enough," Robin smirked.

"Are you even paying attention to this game?" Raven asked after making her move, her annoyance clear to both Titans.

""The only way to become smarter is to play a smarter opponent"" Robin smirked as he quickly made his move, "that's what I was told by the man that taught me to play. You learn more by playing against someone better, than against someone worse. Besides, if you do beat me then you'll have no one else to play against, and then how would you feel?"

Raven mumbled something incoherent and put her focus back on the chess board.

"Greeting friends," Starfire said as she entered the room, "I bring our subscribed magazines, daily newspapers and written correspondences from loved ones."

Starfire placed the magazines on the coffee table for everyone to read, the newspapers on the dining table for Robin to read after his game (or during if he felt like annoying Raven further) and then started handing out the four letters.

Cyborg's was from his father discussing his latest inventions and possible future upgrades, Beast Boy's was from his adoptive parents in Doom Patrol wanting to meet up sometime and see how he was doing, and Terra's was from her mother complaining that she hadn't heard from her in a while. The other Titans never got any family letters. Robin and Raven didn't have parents in the normal sense, they didn't have paper underwater and no mailman delivered between planets. But there was one letter left, this perked everyone's interest.

"This letter appears to be for someone name Timothy Drake," Starfire said, staring at the envelope intently, "and the address is not for Titans Tower. This letter belongs on the other side of the city. It appears that the Male Man has made an error."

"Give it here Star," Robin said, taking it from the alien princess, "I'll take it to the post office later. You get ready for school."

Once Starfire moved off to get herself and Matthew ready Robin turned his attention back to the letter.

"Something wrong, Robin?" Raven asked, noticing the thoughtful look on the Boy Wonder's face.

"It's nothing," Robin said instantly, starting to get up from the table, "I just remembered there's something I have to do today. Sorry Terra, our lesson will have to wait for a later date."

"Wait," Raven said, finishing her latest move, "we haven't finished our game yet. I think I have you where I want you now."

Robin quickly moved one of his pieces.

"Checkmate," Robin left the room, leaving a visibly shocked Raven and a giggling Terra.


I left the operations room and proceeded to the crime lab, I needed to find out as much as I could about this letter. The other Titans didn't know that my real name was Timothy Drake. It wasn't that I didn't want them to know, I just didn't see a need for it. I only used my name in recent years for charity parties, and with my foster father dead I doubt I'd be using it again for a long time.

I could list the people that even knew my real name on one hand, and none of them would bother sending a letter to me. Add the fact that there was no stamp or post mark meant someone went to a lot of trouble to get this letter to me.

I entered the crime lab and started my tests. I checked for fingerprints first, but other than Starfire's, which unlike humans were made up of horizontal lines, there weren't any. I swabbed it and couldn't find any DNA either. The name and address was typed on so I couldn't find out anything from the handwriting recognition program on the computer. Whoever sent this was a professional.

I opened the envelope carefully and pulled out a single piece of paper. All it said was "12 o'clock Today". Every about this screamed trap. I briefly thought about telling the others, but a part of me saw this as a challenge. And I never could turn down a challenge.

I left a message on my communicator telling the Titans that I would be busy till further notice and input the address on the envelope into the computer before making my way to the garage.

I made it across town in record time, positioning myself on the building across the street from the letter's address. It wasn't anything unique, an abandoned warehouse by the looks of it; all the windows had been boarded up. The buildings next to it had all been turned into stylish new apartments and office blocks, but this one appeared untouched. My micro-computer received the buildings information from the one in the crime lab. The place belonged to a Sandra Woosan who bought it almost eighteen years ago. And other than paying to have it inspected and brought up to code, she apparently hadn't been near it since. The place was probably a tax write off. Abandoned warehouses could easily be turning into death traps in a matter of hours, but if this was a trap there were less public places they could have sprung it from.

I watched the building carefully in the hopes of seeing anyone enter or leave, but most people walked passed and didn't even give the place a second glance. At exactly 12 o'clock the buildings skylight opened, obviously to bait me. I took a second to set the alarm on my communicator just in case anything happened. If for some reason I couldn't press the snooze button every minute it would send a distress signal to Titans Tower. I might be a risk taker, but I'm far from stupid.

I dropped through the skylight to find the inside of the building wasn't what I expected. The interior was exactly like a Japanese temple. Large, wooden pillars engraved with dragons ran two-by-two along the length of the building. Torches on golden poles were placed around the place to give it just enough light. And blinds with Japanese calligraphy obscured the corners from view.

I was about to investigate further when someone spoke to me from a concealed location.

"I wasn't sure you were going to turn up. I'm glad you did Timothy."

It was a woman's voice, one I didn't know. From my training in voice recognition I could she had a mixed heritage. One of her parents was American, the other oriental, most likely Japanese from the decorations. Her accent was weakened suggesting she spent a lot of time traveling. I didn't respond to her. Due to the echo and acoustics of the building I couldn't tell where she was. If I didn't say anything she would have to carry the conversation, then I could pinpoint where she was hiding.

"No need to be on your guard Timothy," she said as she stepped from behind a pillar in front of me, "if I wanted you dead, you would be already."

My blood froze as I looked at her. She wore pitch black karate robes and sandals. She had the kind of body you saw on Olympic gymnasts, graceful but at the same time strong. She was definitely of American/Japanese heritage; I could see it in her face. Her hair was similar to mine, except about an inch longer. And her eyes, seemed full of life, but at the same time cold as ice. When I looked at most people, their bodies speak to me, telling me what movements they're going to make next. Hers was like listening to a choir. If she moved I might be able to dodge her, but I wouldn't be able to hit her. She was definitely beautiful, but in no way was I attracted to her. I was afraid of her.

Some people say that I'm arrogant, though never to my face, that I think I can beat anyone in a fight. But I don't, I know my limitations better than most people. I know there are at least five people in the world that are better in martial arts than I am. Two of them I know personally, one is an old woman that lives in the mountains, another lives on an island in the South China Seas and spends his life meditating and beating up trees. The last one spends her life traveling the world finding other martial artists and beating them to death. Her name is Lady Shiva.

And she is standing in front of me.

I recognized her from a photo Bruce had of her. He had lost count of the number of martial artists she'd killed over the years. She was right, if she wanted me dead, I would be.

"I've wanted to meet you for a while now," Lady Shiva said, giving me an appraising look, "trained by the Batman. Fighting with Slade and surviving, quite an amazing feat."

I didn't say anything; I just stayed in my fighting stance. If she was going to attack I was going to be ready. I didn't have a chance at beating her, but I'd at least go down fighting.

She smiled at me as if she knew what I was thinking, and she probably did from my body language. "I've been watching you for a long time now Timothy. A lot longer than you probably think I have. And I think that now you are finally ready."

"To fight you?"

She chuckled and shook her head, "to be trained by me."

To say I was shocked would be an understatement. It seemed like forever before I could think of anything to say and even then I couldn't come up with anything more eloquent than, "why?"

"You have potential," Lady Shiva said with a knowing smile, "you come from impressive stock and with just three days of my guidance you could become a powerful warrior. Even if you do not use your skills for death duels. What do you say?"

I couldn't say anything. I went over everything Bruce had ever told me about her. She considered herself to be a warrior, fighting martial artists to the death but never attacking anyone else, trained in fighting styles long forgotten. To be trained by her is the offer of a life time. How could I pass it up?

"When can we start?"


It was late in the evening and as usual, Raven had been putting off feeding until the last minute. In her mind it was always better to wait until her stomach growled before she went out for her weekly pint of blood. Terra had offered hers, but Raven turned her down. If there was an emergency the city then Terra needed to be at full strength, not woozy from blood loss.

A quick flight over the city and Raven soon found a suitable donor. A young man in his early twenties, healthy and quite athletic, but more importantly, disease and drug free. A couple of quick spells and he stopped his jogging, walked into an alley and stood there, a small part of him no doubt wondering why he was doing that. Another spell and he fell into a deep sleep while still standing. Raven did a quick concealment spell and floated down in front of him. She tipped his head to the side, extended her fangs and bit into his neck.

It was pure bliss as far as Raven was concerned. Like the first glass of water after wandering through the desert. She could feel the life force building in her after the first taste. Half-demon vampires got more energy out of blood than normal vampires did. It was the only reason she could live of just a pint a week.

Raven took her time, knowing that this would have to last her until next week. But all too soon she felt the peak in her energy flow. Her body wanted more, needed more. Raven pulled away from the young man's neck, her tongue frantically licking her lips and moving about as if trying to draw more blood from the air. Once she had calmed down, Raven applied some healing magic to the bite mark, it was gone in seconds.

The young man came back to his senses in the empty alley way. He had no idea why he had even come in here. Shrugging it off and absent mindedly rubbing his neck, he left the alley and continued his jog. Raven stepped out of the shadows once he had gone. She was feeling better than she had before; her feeling of hunger had gone down to a tolerable level. Raven was getting sick of being hungry all the time. Terra had suggested that they invite Robin to the vampire club Nox's. She decided that when she got there she would find the oldest and strongest vampire she could and find out about getting rid of her father's curse. Now all she had to do was get the nerve to invite Robin.

'Maybe tomorrow night… If he isn't doing anything… I'll ask him,' Raven thought to herself. She ignored Bravery calling her a coward and took to the sky, quickly reaching roof level.

"Hey Raven."

Raven almost dropped out of the sky in surprise, catching herself at the last second. She glared at the smirk on Robin's face. She was beginning to get very annoyed at how the Boy Wonder could sneak up on her. She was about to give him a piece of her mind when she noticed the bruise on his cheek.

"How did that happen?" Raven asked. Without thinking she crabbed his chin and turned his head to the side to get a better look, "I didn't think anyone could hit you."

"I wish that were true," Robin said with a sigh, "this is nothing. I started training with someone today, a 'smarter opponent' if you will."

"Is that what that letter was all about?" Raven asked with a smirk.

Robin didn't let his shock show on his face, though a little came out in his voice, "what makes you say that?"

"I notice things too Robin," Raven said, "I saw the way you were looking at that letter, I also say that it had no post mark. Add the fact that you cancelled your training session with Terra and have been gone all day I knew something was up. So… is Timothy Drake your real name?"

Robin looked up to the stars and let out a sigh, "it is, or at least it used to be. I don't get much use out of it any more. This is who I am now."

"Does this mean I can call you Tim?" Raven asked with a smirk.

"As long as you don't do it in front of the others," Robin frowned. Robin started moving along the roof tops towards where he hid his motorbike, Raven flying alongside him.

"Terra told me about your… date. In fact she hasn't stopped teasing me about it," Raven frowned, ignoring Robin's chuckles, "she also told me about your conversation. I… I just want to make sure that…"

"I'm not going to tell the other's anything you don't want me to Raven," Robin said, predicting what she wanted to say, "If wanted them to know anything about that mission I would have told them before we went. Yours… and Terra's secrets are safe with me Raven."

Raven smiled to herself, she could always count on Robin to say the right thing. "I just don't feel comfortable with the thought of them knowing how I feel for Terra, or for… anyone."

Robin stopped and looked Raven in the eye, "I understand Raven. Believe me, I understand. And hopefully, I'll understand more soon."

Raven just smiled softly and nodded. She was nothing if not patient.

"So… how long is this training for?"

"Just three days," Robin said, "but afterwards I'll apparently be a changed man."

"Changed for the better I hope," Raven said, more as a statement than a question.

Robin didn't say anything; he didn't have an answer for that yet.


I was knocked onto my ass for what felt like the hundredth time that day. It was the second day of my training with Lady Shiva and I could see, and feel, the differences in hers and every other training technique I had ever experienced. Other trainers would show me a number of moves, get me to repeat them, and then see if I could use them on another person. Shiva's technique was much simpler. She would show me the move, and then attack me to see if I could use it. This resulted in me getting knocked down a number of times.

"You are doing much better," she said with a smile, "we'll take a break now. Come and have some tea."

I thought about asking to carry on for a little longer, but my bruised body protested against that idea. I moved over to the table and two chairs near the far wall Shiva had set up before I arrived. It seemed highly unusual to be sitting down to tea with a woman that might try to kill me sooner or later, but I didn't say anything, the last thing I wanted to do was offend her.

I accepted the cup of tea and biscuit Shiva offered me and sat across from her. We sat in silence for a few minutes quietly drinking before Shiva spoke again.

"You know I've been… monitoring you for a while now. Watching you battling all these strange characters in their colourful costumes. It does make me wonder why you do it all though."

"Because it's the right thing to do," I said without hesitation. I had been asked this question enough times by other heroes and the occasional villain the answer came automatically. "I didn't have to do all this I could have been in the army instead. But I thought I could do more good as a vigilante, and I thought it would be more exciting."

"Have you ever killed anyone while doing this?" she asked with a raised eye.

"No, I've crippled more than a few and I've let some villains be killed by their minions or even other villains, I'm not as apposed to that as Batman is. But personally, no."

"Would you ever kill one yourself?"

I took a moment to think about it, I wasn't very comfortable talking about killing someone with a woman I knew had beaten people to death. But a killer is probably the only person you can really talk to about killing. "I've thought about it and… I'm not sure. Thieves and muggers, probably not, rapists and murders, it would depend on how horrific their crime was or if I caught them in the act. But if someone hurt my friends then… probably."

Shiva filled her cup with more tea before changing the subject, "I heard you trained with Slade as well. He's quite a competent fighter himself."

I frowned at the mention of Slade. Being forced to work as his apprentice was what made me think about killing anyone that hurt my friends. If there was anyone I'd actually enjoy taking the life of it would be him. "He has an advantage that other fighters don't. His armour stops you from seeing his body language and increases his strength."

"What do you think of him?" Shiva asked.

"He's a user. He uses anything and anyone for his own selfish needs. If he has any family out there, and I hope the universe isn't cruel enough for something like that to happen, then he would probably use them too."

Shiva had an unreadable look on her face, it didn't help that I couldn't read her body language either, her expression quickly changed to a smile, "so how is the cranky old bat?"

I raised a questioning eyebrow, "you know Batman?"

A soft smile came across Shiva's face, it made me feel nervous, "since before you were born." She filled my cup with more tea before she changed the subject again, "I saw you out on a date with the blond girl from your team… is she your girlfriend then?"

If she expected me to blush she would be disappointed, "that was just so we could catch a serial killer. She isn't my girlfriend."

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

I had to admit I thought it was a little weird for her to be asking me all these questions, but none of them were too personal, "I think I'm too messed up at the moment for anything more involved than a one night stand. And quite frankly I'm so busy fighting crime that I have next to no free time for any dating stuff."

Shiva finished off the last of her tea before she spoke again, "have you ever thought of having a superhero girlfriend?"

The image of Raven and Terra passed across my mind, "sometimes."

"Well I think we should get back to training now," I followed Shiva back over to the training mat and got into a fighting stance.


It started off as a simple enough plan; at least in Beast Boy's head it was simple.

He and Aqua Lad had talked about going to Atlantis this week to see some of the sights and enjoy some of the parties. Unfortunately Beast Boy not only had a lot of chores to do this week, but he also had a heap of homework. He knew Robin and Cyborg wouldn't let him go with all that to do; responsibilities came before fun in their eyes. Thankfully he had a plan.

One he called his Strip Poker Plot.

With Robin out doing whatever he was doing and Cyborg busy in the garage making upgrades this was the perfect opportunity. It didn't take much to talk Aqua Lad in to playing; it surprised him how easy it was. Beast Boy knew if Aqua Lad was playing to the girls would be more willing to join in.

It wasn't that Beast Boy wanted to see the girls naked, not at all. He saw them all as part of his family, like sisters. This was purely about blackmail. With the spy cameras set up in the operations room, all he had to do was take a few pictures of them with fewer clothes on, pretend that he was willing to put them on the internet, and get them to do his chores for him. He'd be dancing with mermaids before he knew it.

It was fairly easy to get Starfire to play. She was always interested in learning any earth game. When she learned that Aqua Lad was playing, she practically screamed her desire to play, Beast Boy's ears were still ringing.

Raven was going to be harder to convince. Beast Boy knew she would see right through him. He found her in the operations room sitting with Terra and watching some documentary. Beast Boy waited for almost ten minutes, until the show broke for commercials, building up his courage before he talked to both girls.

He regretted it almost instantly.

The look on Raven's face after he asked promised eternal pain and torture for even thinking of asking her. She opened her mouth, no doubt to banish him to another dimension, when Terra stopped her. She pulled Raven out of ear shot of Beast Boy and started whispering to her. Raven was smirking ever-so-slightly when the girls came back over. They both agreed to play, under the conditions that they all go change into street clothes, as their costumes didn't have much to them, and that whoever reached their underwear wouldn't play any further. Beast Boy agreed, pictures of them in their underwear were just as good for blackmailing. He jogged to his room, putting on three pairs of every item of clothing and even wearing his oversized, foam, novelty cowboy hat. He knew Robin wasn't the only one that could come up with working plans, everything was going perfectly.


As my fist finally connected with Lady Shiva's jaw all the training from the last three days slotted into place in my brain. My focus shifted from where she fell to the floor to her blood on my glove. Shiva smiled at me like she had accomplished something, she had obviously been waiting for this moment.

I helped her to her feet as she wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, "I think you've learned all I can teach you Timothy, you've just gone up another level in you fighting abilities."

She was right. I had never even heard of the moves she had taught me. My movements had never been more fluid. But now when I looked at her I could understand her body language. She might still have been able to beat me, but now at least I had a fighting chance.

"Use what I have taught you however you see fit," Shiva said as she turned her back on me, "goodbye Timothy; I doubt we will meet again."

As she walked away from me I became more confused. I was sure she was training me up so she would have a better fight, but now she was leaving and my curiosity got the better of me.

"Why did you do this? Was it to prove you were better than Batman?"

Shiva stopped a few feet away from me; it was a few seconds before she turned to face me, "I just thought you needed more protection."

Now I was really confused, "but why?"

Shiva let out a small sigh, "you're a smart boy Timothy. Surely you should be able to figure out why an older woman would want you to have more protection."

As she said that all the information from the last two days clicked into to place in my brain. She knew my name, had been watching me for sometime, asking me questions about me and my love life. As I looked at Shiva more closely I could see the similarities that I had overlooked before. The shape of her eyes and face, her hair, even her athletic body. I stared at her in stunned silence and tried to get my mouth working.

"You're… my mother."

Shiva simply nodded in response. I didn't know what to say or do. I had no desire to show some emotional display, I wasn't going to cry or hug her or anything stupid like that. But still I couldn't think of a response. I stood in silence in hope that Shiva would carry the conversation.

"But giving you more protection wasn't the only reason I wanted to meet with you," Shiva said, her eye's softening slightly, "I also wanted to se how much you were like me… and how much you're like your father."

This sentence got my brain working. I had never had any particular interest in who my parents were before. I lived under the belief that it wouldn't change who I am if I did know. But now that I knew my mother spent her days traveling the world and beating martial artists to death, I was curious about my father. Was he a fighter too? A killer? Was he dead? Had Shiva killed him? I had to know.

"Who is my father?"

Shiva turned away from me and started to walk away, "you don't want to know that Timothy, trust me. He doesn't know you're his son though. I broke up our relationship before he knew I was pregnant with you."

"Shiva…" I paused and decided to try a different approach, "mother, please, who is my father. Tell me enough that I could at least find out myself."

Shiva stopped in her tracks. After a minute she turned and faced me with a sigh, "think about it Timothy. Think about all the people in your life, everyone you've ever met. Then think who is the worst person in the world that could be your father."

I quickly did what she said. I thought of the worst person in my life that could have given my half my genetic code. The list was short. Incredibly short. It couldn't be true, I refused to believe it. I looked up to find Lady Shiva had gone. I fired my grappling hook up and pulled myself through the skylight. I had to get back to my lab in the Tower. I needed prove her wrong. I had too.


Beast Boy couldn't understand how it all went down hill. The game had started out well enough, all of them sat around the dinning table and dealing out the cards, before he knew it both he and Aqua Lad were down to their underwear after Raven had won their clothes. Starfire and Terra were trying on the boy's clothes and had even placed Beast Boy's hat on Raven, which she wore with a small smirk.

But Beast Boy wasn't willing to give up yet, if he couldn't blackmail the girls, maybe he bet with his chores, if he could beat them enough that they would be doing his chores for a week or two he could still go to Atlantis. After they all agreed to play for chores a new game was started. An hour later and Beast Boy and Aqua Lad had to do the girls chores for the next three months.

"Can we at least have our clothes back?" Beast Boy asked, as he looked at his terrible cards.

"These clothing items now belong to us friend Beast Boy," Starfire smiled as she wore his Hawaiian shirt, "you should have thought of the possibility of losing your garments before you challenged us to this game."

Beast Boy let out a groan as he looked at his cards. They were incredibly poor. He was working on his poker face when he spotted Robin coming up from the garage.

"Hey Robin," Beast Boy said as cheerily as he could with so few clothes on, "d'you want to join us? We can deal you…"

Beast Boy trailed off as Robin exited through the main doors, lost in a world of his own.

"What's wrong with him?" Beast Boy wondered.

"Never mind about him," Terra said, wearing Beast Boy's tee-shirt with the slogan "No Fat Chicks" and smiling wickedly, "concentrate on the game before you end up doing our chores for the next six months."

Beast Boy looked across at Aqua Lad, from the look on his face he probably had even worse cards. Beast Boy was about to except having dishpan hands for the foreseeable future when Cyborg walked up from the garage.

"Dude, come join us," Beast Boy said happily, "we're playing poker and me and Aqua Lad need help winning our clothes back."

Cyborg looked at the scene before him, his eyes traveling from person to person, "you're playing poker?"

Beast Boy rolled his eyes, "yes Cy we're playing poker."

Cyborg's eyes rested on the girls, "with Raven?"

"Duh."

Cyborg frowned at his green friend, "listen to what I'm saying BB. You're playing poker with Raven."

"So," Beast Boy shrugged.

"Raven the empath," Cyborg said, seeing Beast Boy wasn't understanding, "Raven who can read your emotions and probably know what cards you have."

Beast Boy opened his mouth to say something but stopped as realization struck him. He turned to look at Raven, who just smirked and tipped her newly won oversized, foam, novelty cowboy hat.

"WHAT?" Beast Boy and Aqua Lad yelled as they both jumped to their feet. Any further outbursts were silenced though as both teens heard a clicking sound coming from Cyborg's direction. They looked up to see his cybernetic eye extended slightly.

"Pictures of Beast Boy and Aqua Lad in their underwear," Cyborg smiled as his cybernetic eye moved back into place, "these will get me a fortune on eBay."

Cyborg ran to his room, Beast Boy and Aqua Lad hot on his heels, laughing all the way.


I was vaguely aware of Beast Boy trying to talk to me as I made my way to the crime lab, but I was far to preoccupied to deal with whatever idiotic scheme he had planed today.

I entered the lab, turned on the computer and started the DNA recognition and testing programme. With the advance technology we got from the Justice League and Wayne Tech I could do a DNA test in minutes.

I took a swab of Shiva's blood from my glove and matched it to a sample of my own. I believed her when she said she was my mother, but a small part of me wanted her to be lying. If she wasn't my mother, then he couldn't be my father.

The result came in after three minutes. Lady Shiva was my mother.

Now came the test I didn't want to be positive. I already had his DNA on file from a while ago. I ran the test. The three minutes seemed more like three hours. The test came back in. I ran it again just in case it was a mistake. It wasn't.

It was a nightmare. I couldn't believe it. I didn't want to believe it. But no matter how many times I ran the test it was still the same.

Slade was my father.

To be continued…


Author's Notes: I bet you all thought I forgot about the cliché part of this fic didn't you. Slade being Robin's father is a big cliché, no where as big as Slade molesting Robin but I never read those ones anyway. The only difference with my fic is that Slade doesn't know he's Robin's dad, at least not yet. I have now doubt that some of you won't like this twist, but I have a lot of chapters working from this plot line and I'm not smart enough to change them now.

In a current DC Comics story line Lady Shiva (or Sandra Woosan as she otherwise known) is the mother of the new Batgirl. I thought of this story line before the comic was published and decided to use it for my own purposes.

I put in the Raven feeding scene a couple of chapters earlier than I planned because ChErRyBlOsSoMs-FlOwErOfDeAtH asked for it (and because I realized this is a Vamp fic with not enough about vampires in it). If you liked it, then some of your praise should go to her. If you didn't then it's all her fault and I had nothing to do with it.


Hound Archon: Pick my story apart as much as you want, you doing that gets me thinking about what's wrong with my story and what needs improving. You get as many of your thoughts out as you want.

HorusRei: I haven't been able to read as many fics as I'd like recently (and there are a lot I'd like to as well) but I write less when I'm reading, so I guess it's a good thing I'm not.

Cherry Jade: I needed to do a bit of Terra/Robin before the relationship started or it would seem like they were only connected through Raven. The histories were from the original comics but twisted to my own designs, but Robin's was original as far as I know. Terra's powers will be a lot better for me to visualise now that I've seen her in action. Robin is a ladies man, you'll find out more about that in chapter 9. You shouldn't have to wait much longer for Robin and Raven to start getting hot and heavy.

Unknown Goddess Li-chi: snuggles back once I get hold of readers I never let them go no matter how much they flame me and cliff hangers are the glue that keeps them in place, Mwa ha ha ha. Raven, Robin and Terra forever indeed.

Black Malva: Different in a unique way… I think that's how a teacher described me once. Glad you loved everything in my fic.

Akanan: Yes Raven is going to turn Terra, but something different is going to happen to Robin in chapter 9.

ChErRyBlOsSoMs-FlOwErOfDeAtH: Hope you liked Raven feeding in this chapter, I wouldn't have put it in if it wasn't for you. As for Robin and Raven going on a "date", Robin, Raven and Terra will all be going out together in a future chapter (I'm still not sure which one yet though).

-TheAzrathian-: A lot of people liked my little Terra crack, I'll have to remember to do more of them.

leader: Okay you gave me two big reviews, so bare with me while I try to answer all your questions. The relationship will start soon, probably chapter 10 or 11. Yes the group Robin was a part of was Young Justice, I probably won't mention them by name but some of them might appear in later chapters. Terra's reaction to Robin seemed real when I wrote it and I didn't get any complaints. No the shadow man wasn't Brother Blood, but he is connected to him, like he is/was in the comics. If you find out who gave Psimon his powers in the comics you'll know who he is. I actually really liked the Batman movie, it's just that in the Titans world no one know who Batman is or what he can do so I just blended his film with Spider-Man's (which I also liked). I have a few ideas of Batman heroes and villains coming in, I'm just not sure where or how to do it yet. As for the title, yes Blood is for Raven and Earth for Terra, as for Shade, that's part of what happens to Robin instead of becoming a vampire, after that happens he starts showing his darker side more, that'll be in chapter 9.

ActChick13: Deffedently? Is that a good thing?

Surfer Tsunamiya: Robin won't become a vampire, but after chapter 9 you will be just as long lasting, even if he doesn't like what he's become.

Midori Aoi: I probably won't use all of the information you've given me, but most of the description will be. Either chapter 10 or 11 and you'll have your first cameo.

Arentai: My writing flow is a lot like the tide. Sometimes it's in, sometimes it's out. Other times it's a tidal wave that completely wipes out my idea village. Thanks for reading.

Crzy Grl: Of course Rob/Rae/Terra is better than Rob/Rae/Star, for one thing in those triangles they don't all get it on. Thanks again for BETAing this chapter for me.

Maiden of the Saddened Heart: If you're getting bored then look for the Raven/Terra make out scene in the next chapter. Lesbianism is never boring.

New-Titan: Robin's background was intentionally fudged to fit my own twisted ideas. There was a bit of vampire stuff in this chapter and there will be a fight with another vampire once the relationship is under way. I do have an idea involving werewolves that I probably won't do for a while yet. But it is good if I do say so myself, it's certainly original.