Chapter 10

(Dante's pov)

*8 hours later*

So let me tell you what happened that night...Robin wanted me to join the Teen Titans after the heroic actions I did to protect Jump City. Did I refuse? Of course not...I accepted his offer and I told them that I would be at the tower at day. This was difficult for me cause I'm living with my foster parents and I was rather...worried that they would not take the news well.

So...this was the day I was going to tell my parents about the Teen Titans knowing who I was and that I was recruited by them to help them fight crime and stop bad guys taking over Jump City when I asked my dad this...

"Dad? Did you told them my identity?"

That sounds rather stupid rather the fact that Beast Boy was the one who was probably spying on me just to let Robin know where I live.

"No, son. I know Robin very well and I want you to keep this in mind...he was Batman's sidekick during his times at Gotham and tracking people down is one of his specialties." He shook his head.

How could I forget...? Robin was Batman's sidekick and pupil at Gotham city so of course he would find me so easily.

"Did something happened when Robin and his team showed up?" He asked me.

"He...He is recruiting me to join the Teen Titans...and I said yes..." I said rather uneased.

"That's great, son. But why are you uneased...?" He looked at me confused.

"That's the thing...I have to pack my things...and go to the tower." I scratched my head a bit.

"...I see..." He said with a neutral expression.

"Yeah...but hey...I finally get to become a hero like I always wanted to be when I was a kid." I smiled.

He chuckled as he gives me a brief knuckle sandwich as I chuckled with him.

"Indeed...we're gonna miss you here, kid." He sighs.

"Hey...this isn't a goodbye. I'll come by to visit you guys from time to time." I smirked.

"You're right." He chuckled.

Telling mom about me going to stay at the Titan tower...was...was very difficult for her to bear to see me leave. She held me close and as she cried...and cried on my shoulder...I'm not gonna lie I felt tears coming out of my eyes too cause I was moving out my foster parent's home...and it sucks. So...I packed my stuff and headed to the tower...to start my new life...as a superhero.

By the time I got there, I opened the communicator I was given by Robin as I looked at the tower a bit.

"Robin. It's Vulpe. I'm at the front of the tower." I said through the communicator.

As if right on time, Robin opens the door of the entrance of the tower and looks at me suspicious.

"Vulpe? Why are you dressed in casual clothing?" He asks me.

I just rolled my eyes at him of how stupid of a question and glared.

"If it's one thing I learned from Superman is that I don't go in my uniform unless trouble comes. Now are you going to help me with luggage or what?"

Yeah...going around in a superhero outfit when trouble rises usually gives a indication that you're a big target. Now...the only time I can find that acceptable if the superheroes were patrolling the city. Not saying that staying undercover will always help you cause they are times that trouble can still happen to you. ...moving on.

Robin helps me take my luggage in the tower as I took my backpack and followed him and to my surprise...the team was expecting me when they were at the main ops room.

We got to know each other (especially facing the wrath of Starfire's strong welcoming hug. Jesus...I thought I was going have my spine dislocated cause of her.) when Raven suddenly said this out of the blue...

"You're not human...are you?" She asks me.

I sighed a bit as all eyes were on me...well that was unexpected. If it's one thing I should've expected from Raven that she could possibly know whether or not you are human or some demon.

"Not entirely. What you saw on TV was me in my true form. I'm not entirely a demon either so you could say I'm a half demon." I said as I scratched my head.

To prove my point to them, I changed into my half demon form and people looked at my surprised however...Raven seems...suspicious about me. She wasn't going say something but she had this look on her face that says "We are going to talk...Later.". Yeah...she may not of said it but the somewhat kind of glare gave it away. I told(didn't tell them that they were from a TV show cause I didn't want to sound like a lunatic.) them partial things that I could remember like who I was really born from, about my abusive real father beating my real mother just for fun and how she couldn't take the abuse resulting her sealing his powers and escape from his wrath as she carried me to safety.

"Wow...that's messed up, dude..." Beast Boy said rather shocked.

"Yeah...Thankfully I'm living a happy life with my foster parents who knows my real mother and I'm living a normal life...for a while that is...let's just say my real father is still looking for me...I'm still looking through the matter as it is. Anyway...enough about that...I had enough stress even talking about him..."

Somehow I'm not in the clear with Raven...only wish she didn't try to glare at me all the times.

About a couple of hours later around night, I decided to get some rest and for some reason I get this strange dream...

Darkness...complete and utter darkness...no light...not even a spark of light...just...darkness...

As I fell asleep, I hear a woman talking as piano music from once again from Myuuji's began playing...this time...Disintegrating...and as this woman starts talking, I connected the dots of what she was talking about and then it hit me...this woman was Dahlia and what she was saying...was the pain and suffering Tyrannus did to her. And she hid her anger real good to say this.

"You said you loved me...you said you cared about me...but all I hear is lies...nothing but lies...you cared for power...you cared for ruling realms with an iron fist...you cared about yourself...and now your arrogance has resulted to your worst consequences...you get cursed by me weakening your powers...and most of all you lose both of your precious children who were going to be your successors in ruling the realms...I hope it was worth it...cause you will never...ever...lay your filthy hands on them...again...they will stop you...and when the times comes...they will be free from your wrath and end your tyranny ...Maria...Dante...Be safe..." She said what sounded like she was crying

Maria?...who's she?...sadly I couldn't get the answer when I suddenly woke up from a knock on the door. As I got off my bed, I walk to the door and just as I opened the door, Raven was there...Shit.

"Let me guess. You want to talk privately?" I sighed.

"Yes..." She said with usual emotionless voice.

I sighed as I rubbed my eyes a bit as we walked to the kitchen while I sat down on one of the stools.

"Okay...what do you want to to talk about?"

"For starters...I'm concern about your demon lineage. Who is your father that you were mentioning about?"

I covered my face a bit as I sighed rather annoyed.

"What?"

"You'll get mad if I told you." I said as I looked at Raven with a bored look on my face.

"Try me."

"...Fine. but don't say I didn't warned you when you get mad. I'll keep it short since talking about him kind of angers me. His name is Tyrannus. Latin name for Tyrant. He's a self-righteous fox demon who from what I get from my Conscious is a follower of Trigon."

To my surprise...Raven kept her anger in check as I was talking...so far...

"All I can say is...he wants to finish what Trigon couldn't succeed. That's all I know." I sighed.

Her eye twitched a little sort of indicated that she was getting a little ticked off but as I said...she kept her anger on check.

"That's it...?" She asked.

"Yeah...but I can tell you don't believe me."

"No I don't...for all I know you could be behind it the whole time."

I sighed as I got off the stool and scratched my head a bit.

"I think it's best I showed you my partial parts of my memory than explain it." I said with seriousness.

"Why partial? Why not the whole thing?" She asked me.

"Because I can't access my memories entirely cause my mother erased my memory when she escaped with me and some girl named Maria..."

"...and how do you plan on showing me them?" She asks me as she crosses her arms.

"Simple. I want you to close your eyes."

She rolls her eyes not liking this so far but she closed her eyes as she did what she was told.

"At the the count to 3, open your eyes. 1...2...3..." I said as I snapped my fingers.