Aria couldn't speak. She was too petrified with her sudden waves of mixed emotions. Her secret was almost revealed and she was fearful of her friends hating her for it. She was crying on the couch in the living of the tower, while Beast Boy was trying to calm her down and get some answers.

"Aria, I need you to talk to me." Beast Boy pleaded. "Whatever's wrong, I can help. I just need you to open up." He put his hand on one of Aria's and she remained still and silent. "Donovan said he was harboring something he could get in trouble for. What did he mean? And why did he rip your mask off?" Aria squeezed her eyes shut.

"I-It was me." She said weakly. She was defeated. She could no longer hide her true identity from her friends. "I-I was the thing that could get him in trouble." Beast Boy tilted his head in confusion.

"What are you talking about?" He asked, now more desperate than ever to get information. "What happened to you?"

Aria stood up and began to pace across the living room floor. She sniffled as she ran her fingers through her long, white hair.

"I'm... different." She whispered loud enough for Beast Boy to hear. "I can't explain myself without the rest of the team here." She insisted, wanting all of her friends to understand what was wrong with her. "Please? Can we get them to come here?" She asked, making sure it was all right with Beast Boy.

"Sure." He said definitively. He whipped out his communicator and told Robin to bring the team back home.

Aria sat on the floor, trying to calm herself down and also trying to figure out how she would word her condition to the group. She was taking deep breaths and evening her heart rate when her felt a presence in front of her. She opened her eyes to see a green boy before her.

"Before they get here," Beast Boy began. "Is there anything you want to tell me? In private?" He asked, trying to prepare for the worst case scenario. Aria shook her head and he raised and eyebrow. "Are you positive there's nothing you want to get off your chest?" He insisted and she nodded.

"Y-Yes, Beast Boy." She assured him. "There's nothing I need to say to you." Beast Boy leaned in closer.

"This is your last chance." He warned. "If you have something to say me alone, say it." He order with a low, firm voice that gave Aria chills.

"A-Actually, I have something to ask you." She said, a bit afraid to ask her question. Beast Boy leaned back and nodded, allowing her to ask her question. Aria took a deep breath. "W-What... happened to you? You've been acting... different." She said and Beat Boy folded his arms across his chest.

"Have I?" He asked, daring her to say something else. "Is that so?" Aria gulped.

"N-Never mind, BB." She shook her head. "I-It's nothing, really. I was just... being stupid. I'm sorry." Beast Boy huffed.

"No. You meant it." He said and got closer to Aria. "Tell me. How am I acting?" He asked and Aria nearly trembled. She was scared of the more dominant side of Beast Boy.

"W-Well, you've been acting stronger, I guess." She said and he raised an eyebrow and got so close, their faces were only about six inches away from each other. "A-And by that, I mean you act more... possessive? I-I mean, you used to blush every time we kissed and now..." She trailed off then turned her to the right and looked down.

Beast Boy gently gripped Aria's chin and guided her face to meet his eyes. They stared at each other for a moment before Beast Boy said something that nearly made Aria slap his hands away and run, but she was too fearful of the outcome of those actions.

"Get used to it." Beast Boy's voice was almost a growl. A sudden burst of adrenaline filled the room as Aria had thoughts of running away. "I don't know if you know this, but I am an animal, after all. My instincts tell me that I have to be dominant to survive and you can't just suppress millions of years of evolution, can you?" He said and Aria gulped.

"B-Beast Boy, what are you-"

"It's not that I'm going to hurt you, Aria." Beast Boy cut Aria's thought off with a warning. "However, if you're not careful, you'll wish I had." He promised and Aria whimpered. "Shh, it's alright. I do care about you, Aria, don't doubt that, but this is just the way I am." Beast Boy said. "If I could help it, I would, but I can't, so I won't."

"Y-You are in control of what you do, Beast Boy." Aria said and Beast Boy sighed.

"I wish it were that simple." He said. "Tell you what, if you listen to me, we won't have any issues, okay?" He asked and Aria hesitated, but nodded. "Good girl. Now, let's keep this conversation to ourselves, shall we?"

"Y-Yes, Beast Boy." She said, terrified. Beast Boy smiled and gently pressed his lips into Aria's.

Aria's fear melted away. She knew that she had a good reason to be afraid at that moment, but she also had many other reasons to trust Beast Boy's judgement. She knew that Beast Boy doesn't want to hurt her and if something happened it would be her fault not his. What Aria didn't know was that she was wrong. Beast Boy was right, his genes told him to be the strongest to live, but it was still him. It was his body, his life, and he needs to learn that sooner, rather than later.

Beast Boy leaned more into Aria until she was on her back and he was on top of her. Every time the two kissed, Aria felt as if she could walk into a battle with no armor and come out unharmed. Aria cupped Beast Boy's face in her hands as Beast Boy ran his tongue on her bottom lip, wanting entry. Aria hesitantly obliged and opened her mouth to let him in. Beast Boy slipped his tongue around Aria's mouth and she moaned, not caring about anything more than Beast Boy at that very moment, but the two were interrupted.

"You should really put a sock on the door." Instead of it being one of the Titans, it was Diamond, leader of the Terrible Trio.

Beast Boy pulled away from Aria and quickly came to his feet, standing in front of his girl in a defensive position. He released a low growl that said 'If you don't leave now, expect to not leave at all'. Diamond only smirked as a figure appeared behind Beast Boy.

Sonic Boom kicked Beast Boy in the back and he flew forward five feet. Aria attempted to crawl over to him, only to be grabbed by the waist by Sonic Boom.

"Gah! Let go!" She cried. "You're not real! You're not real!" She chanted, trying to convince herself that her words were true, but they had no effect. The two villains were still there and Aria was still pinned to Sonic Boom's body, immobile.

"You sure about that, cutie?" A third voice asked. Suddenly, a man named Red X manifested in front of Aria. She gasped and struggled to get free, but couldn't. "Aw, you know, it hurt me to see you making out with that guy." Red X said, gesturing to Beast Boy's body. "I guess I'll have to punish you for that."

Aria glared at him and quickly sucked in a deep breath then blew it at Red X, sending him across the room. Aria's arms were pinned to her sides, so the only thing she could do with her hands were send Air Bursts through the floor. However, there was something she could do with her feet. Aria stuck her legs straight out in front of her and sent air from her feet, making her and her captor slam into the wall behind them. Sonic Boom, being in pain, released his grip and Aria ran from him to check on Beast Boy, but again was confronted.

"You're going to pay for that one." It was Silhouette who blocked Aria's path of Beast Boy. Aria attempted to use her arm for an Air Burst attack, but she couldn't move it. Upon further investigation, Aria found that her entire body, aside from her head, was engulfed in the dark angel's Dark Magic.

"Thanks for detaining her." Diamond said as she helped Sonic Boom to his feet. "You alright?" She asked and the silent one nodded.

"Aria, you sure pack a punch." Red X complimented. Aria nearly had tears in her eyes, but she wasn't about to make herself seem weak in the eyes of the enemy.

"What do you want from me, X?" She demanded. The darkly clothed one took a step towards Aria.

"Your allegiance." He said simply. Aria raised an eyebrow and Red X sighed. "To show my trust in you and to have you trust me a bit more, I will have Silhouette over here release you if, and only if, you promise not to attack." Silhouette scoffed.

"Yeah right." She said. "You've got to-"

"And if you do attack, we'll just have to make you life hell, won't we, Silly?" Rd X said, throwing in his nick name for her. Silhouette smirked at that idea and Red X returned his attention to Aria. "So, do you promise?" He asked and Aria narrowed her eyes, but eventually nodded.

Silhouette slowly diminished her grip on Aria until there was nothing holding the young girl back at all. Aria extended her arms to stretch them out.

"Better?" Red X asked and Aria nodded. She looked at Beast Boy's unconscious body and walked over to it. She took a knee next to her beaten boyfriend and stroked the back of his head.

"What do you want from me?" She asked and turned her head to look at Red X. She came to her feet and took a step closer to him. "Why are you doing this?" Red X chuckled.

"Don't be so naive, Aria." He said and raised his hand to cup her left cheek. "You know what I want." Aria shoved the hand away from her face.

"Do I?" She asked and folded her arms across her chest. "Why don't you just stop playing these damn games with me and give me a straight answer for once?" She ordered and got an amused chuckle as a response.

"Well, let's see." Red X said, tapping his chin with his index finger. "I'm a bad guy, as your friends see me, and what do bad guys want? Money and power."

"I thought you said you weren't a bad guy." Aria said, pointing a finger at Red X's chest.

"Yeah, about that, I kind of lied." Red X admitted. Aria scoffed. "But that was the only way you'd lower your guard so I could talk to you. But that's beside the point. I want to have you as an addition to my team."

"Well, it's more like my team, but with a second leader." Diamond corrected and made her way over so she was standing next to Red X. "He's not wrong, though. We want you, Aria. Your powers are impressive and-"

"No way!' Aria cried. "There's no way I'm going to leave me friends-"

"Friends?" Red X asked and again gestured to Beast Boy. "He just threatened you not even five minutes ago. Can you really say you trust him more than us?"

Aria warily looked at the green body and back at the group of four.

"I... I don't know..." She said. "Maybe." Red X was smirking under his mask.

"Then join us." Diamond offered and a soft, persuasive tone.

"What the hell!?" Another voice cried from the door leading into the hallway. The group looked in the direction of the voice and saw the leader of the Teen Titans, accompanied by the other three members of the team, in the doorway. "Aria, run!"

Aria tried to listen to the order given by her superior, but Red X grabbed her wrists before she could make a break for it. He pulled her close and Silhouette got her cape and draped it over the five of them, transporting them to the Terrible Trio's lair.

"Shit!" Cyborg swore. "We're too late."

Sorry to leave you guys hanging and sorry it took so long, but exams are coming at school and it's not so good.

**I'm thinking of making an Ironman: Armored Adventures story**

Thoughts?

Review, please! See ya' when I see ya'!