Chapter 9 – A Day Without Crime

Nightwing stared at Starfire. Did she really just say that?

"We...Us...Break up?" he staggered for words. Starfire nodded solemnly. "But why?" his voice broke down with emotions.

"Because we cannot trust each other, and relationships are based on trust." Nightwing looked defeated, as if all energy had suddenly disappeared from him.

"But why should we wreck everything we gained from one simple fight?" he whispered.

"Because this fight shows how little we trust each other," Starfire closed her eyes. Cyborg still held onto BB, comforting her. Terra couldn't believe what just happened. She always knew that Nightwing and Starfire belonged to each other.

"But I trust you with my life," Nightwing replied.

"I do not think you do."

Three days after the break up, everything was awkward around the tower. Cyborg had to be in charge while Nightwing and Starfire took a break. Nightwing went to Gotham for a while, and Starfire went to Tamaran. Amberlee had to go as well; her sister was in hospital, having a baby. Alexis' father had died, so he was in Azarath with his mother. Akila was in Egypt, recovering a mystic gemstone her friend had told her about. Ray was visiting Titans East, because he was deciding if he wanted to be in that team.

The tower seemed to be a little quieter. Both Midnight and Bolt hadn't come back yet. There was only Cyborg, Changeling, Raven, Terra, Boom Baby, Libitina and Amira. Well, no one actually counted but not many Titans were home.

It was a casual day. The sun was out, but it was too cold to do certain things. Not many people could be seen around the city, and if there was a person, they would probably be going or leaving work.

Changeling was bored. He had completed his latest games on the game station. Out of the many things that had changed, his love for video games refused to disappear. Raven had grown to accept them and had even joined her boyfriend in a few, always beating him.

Raven was making a cup of herbal tea; a long time favourite. Out of the corner of her eye she could see her boyfriend watching her. She couldn't resist a smile. They were both wearing casual clothes as it was very unlikely that a villain would pop out of no where. She wore her black skinny jeans, a white t-shirt with a picture of an anime-like cat, and silver flats. She had let her hair down, but had straighten it and had washed it that morning so it strongly smelt of lavender. She flicked on the kettle and hummed to herself as she waited.

Changeling grinned, he loved watching his girlfriend in the morning. She was always so calm, so serene in the morning. He remembered how she began to branch out, enjoy herself and had been able to have more control on her powers, letting her feel more emotions. It was great, especially since he could surprise her, or annoy her without worrying of getting killed.

Now, Raven was a sweet, caring woman who he spent most of his time with. They even went out to nightclubs a couple of times and got drunk, but kept it a secret. Somehow, Cyborg knew and Changeling knew he would use it for blackmail at any time.

He stretched, eyeing the clothing he was wearing. He was also wearing jeans, but more baggier and boyish. They were a cross between grey and blue and he wore a black t-shirt, that clinged to his muscles, making him look wild and hot...In his opinion anyway. Most girls would drool over him even if he was wearing a tutu. He remembered that day, it was a dare when he and the Titans were bored and were playing Truth or Dare. It was actually a fun day, because he got to make out with Raven for at least ten minutes.

He licked his lips, imagining Raven kissing him. It was so delightful. Raven shook her hips as she walked towards him. She pecked him on the cheek then sat down. She sipped at her tea. Changeling could smell many different things at that moment. He smelt the earthy scent of the tea, the spicy cologne he wore, the sweet lavender from Raven's hair, the strong minty toothpaste they both had on their teeth and the heavy scent of perfume Raven wore.

She was everything he wanted. Her scent drove holes in his nose, making him crazy. He wanted to hold her, wanted to kiss her. He watched carefully as she took a sip from the hot, burning tea. He suddenly grew jealous of the teacup then mentally laughed at himself.

Terra entered the room, then saw the happy couple. She felt the stabbing pain in her chest. She dragged herself to the fridge, made herself some cereal and left again, not wanting to watch them.

When she left, Changeling smiled at Raven. She raised an eyebrow at him. "We're alone," he purred.

"I noticed that," she nodded, taking another sip.

"How about a little make-out session?" he grinned, his fang making him look dangerous but still lovable.

"It's eight am," Raven said briefly, placing her cup down on the coffee table.

"So?" Changeling scooted next to her.

"So, a quick one," Raven turned to look at him and smirked. Changeling waggled his eyebrows. He shuffled closer and placed his hands on her chin, raising them further and further. He pulled her closer and gently brushed his lips against her own. She moaned. He then kissed her again, more deeply. They shared an unbeatable passion and everyone knew it. She wrapped her arms around his neck gently. He then swung her round so she was on his lap.

They kissed for at least two more seconds until the door slid open and Boom Baby walked in, furious. Cyborg followed her with a sad, sorry expression on his face. Annoyed, Changeling and Raven pulled away from each other. Raven stretched out her t-shirt and Changeling rubbed at his mouth.

"I'm sorry, BB!" Cyborg literally yelled.

"I got it from Florida!" BB frowned. She leaned against the sofa, her back towards Raven and Changeling.

"And I'm sorry!" he repeated.

"Why were you in my room anyway?" the angry red-head asked coolly.

Cyborg turned bright red, "..I..We..Me..Libitina asked me to retrieve something," he managed a weak excuse.

"Hm? What was that?"

"Some necklace thing," he waved his hands in exaggeration.

"Why didn't you ask me to get it?" BB raised an eyebrow.

"You were busy," he said quickly.

She nodded, "And that gives you the right to sneak in my room and destroy something very precious to me, does it?"

"I didn't realise," he murmured.

"Realise what?"

"That it could be such a big deal!" he burst out. Raven made an "Ooo" noise as she shook her head.

"I got it when I had a family," BB said slowly, "When I could go on holiday without destroying those I loved."

"I'm very sorry," Cyborg stepped forward and took her hands in his. "I'll do anything for you to forgive me." It was hard to see but tears were trying to break through in BB's eyes.

"It's just it was very precious to me," she began to cry. Cyborg wrapped his arms around her, making comforting noises as she poured her heart out. Changeling tilted his head on to his shoulder. He had no clue what the two were on about. He did know that even though BB and Cyborg weren't dating, they had an extremely good bond, and deserved each other. However, BB gave into Changeling and confessed that Amira had told her about something disturbing. He noted that he would ask Amira for a future reading sometime.

"It's okay, I know some things can be very special," Cyborg replied softly. He then looked at Raven and whispered something. She nodded and smiled. Cyborg let go of BB and spun her around to face Raven. "How 'bout Raven fixing that thing up for you?"

BB blinked, "What, really?"

"Of course," Raven smiled, "I'd be happy to. A music box should be easy to fix." BB jumped over the sofa and squeezed Raven like a doll.

"Thank you so much!" she squealed. Raven looked rather deflated as she released herself. She coughed and began panting for breath.

"Your...Welcome?" she wheezed.

'A music box?' Changeling thought to himself. 'Man, I will never understand women.'

"So, we cool now?" Cyborg smiled.

"Of course!" BB laughed and pecked him on the cheek before skipping out of the room. A small explosion was heard nearby but they all ignored it, clearly used to it. Cyborg had his mechanical hand on his cheek, completely red with embarrassment. Changeling smirked at him.

"Now, can you please leave so I have a totally hot make-out session with my girlfriend?" he asked. Cyborg raised an eyebrow but saluted and walked out. The make-out session continued.

Amira looked at her crystal ball more closely. It was foggy, dark and rather disturbing. She rubbed her hands on it, her black nails just visible. She frowned, not sure what to do. She understood fates, she understood destiny, but she also understood that she could do nothing about them.

She blew a strand of her pure black hair from her face as she focused more intently into the ball. She saw a cloud. That was normal. It changed to black, making her curious. It then formed into what looked like a lighthouse.

"A warning," she said to herself. It then formed into a lion. "Strength, recovery." It then finally took one more form. Scales. "Justice."