The screams echoed in the night. I looked directly at him, daring him to come closer, to set the words tumbling off his tongue. He accepted the challenge. His right foot inched forward until he was advancing and the curse fell from his lips.

"From this day forward, until you can accept who you are, you shall never be able to tell anyone else about your past," he whispered. "From this day forward, you will never be able to remember clearly those who loved you and who you loved without pain. They will be shards of glass that you will be forced to endure forever stuck inside of your mind, cutting and jagged and sharp."

This wasn't right. This wasn't the curse I expected. My eyes widened in terror, but my body was frozen.

And then darkness whipped around my body, binding me to the ground, tying me to the curse...

I knew in that moment that I had to tell them who I was. Cyborg would probably hate me.

Apparently, I had zoned out for a while, because Beast Boy was saying to Raven, "She just saw Fang on the screen and went all pale and froze and then started shaking. I wonder what Terra would have done."

The memories suddenly flew back at me.

We all laughed at Terra's joke, each with our own octave. Coventina's high, McKenna's low, and Terra's voice almost matched mine. Her blond hair shook with her laughter.

"So, what do you say we all go for pizza?" Tina suggested. "I hear Dominoes is good."

"Can't," McKenna said. "I'm going to Kitten's party."

"Is it a plus one?" Terra asked.

"I don't know. But I'm sure she won't object to having more people there. Kitten's all about the big parties."

"Cool, I wanna come!" Tina said.

"I'll come," I volunteered. "Kitten may be a snob, but her house is awesome."

"Add me," Terra said, putting her arm around my shoulder. "I'm not going anywhere without my sister."

Stupid curse!

My lips wouldn't move. My eyes flickered wildly from face to face.

The image on the screen moved.

Robin turned back to look at it. "What do you want, Fang?" he hissed vehemently. "We're a bit busy here."

"I see that." His doubly timbre shook the tower. "Who's the newbie?" His voice clearly made it known that he knew who I was.

"You know her?" Robin asked, surprised. "How?" He turned back to look at me.

I was instantly furious. "This isn't their fight, Fang!" I screamed at the screen. All eyes were on me, but I didn't care. "Leave them alone! They haven't done anything!"

"What's going on?" Beast Boy insisted. "What fight? Brisa, please, tell us."

I opened my mouth to say I can't, but the words wouldn't get past my throat.

"Ah, Brisa," Fang said. "Ignorant girl. So naïve."

"Leave them alone!" I screamed, sitting up and swinging my legs over the side of the couch. I rose to my feet and advanced toward the screen. The Titans moved with me, utterly confused.

"You know I can't do that," Fang laughed evilly. I gritted my teeth.

"Please," I begged him, the fight suddenly gone from me. "Please. It's not their fault. I'll leave right now if I have to, but leave them alone, Fang."

"Now, wait a second," Robin interrupted. "Brisa's our friend, and we're not going to let her be threatened like that."

"Don't," I whispered to him. "You have no idea what you're getting into."

"You're right," he said. "But you are our friend, and nobody who stays in our house gets threatened."

"Please, I'm used to it," I whispered. "But you don't know what he can do."

"What can he do?"

"I..." I took a deep breath. "don't know," I lied.

"Liar," Fang laughed. "But then, if you told them the truth, you'd have to accept the curse."

The darkness stirred in my chest, wiggling with recognition...