A/N: Not much action in this chapter, just a lot of interesting conversation. It's more of the "meet the family" chapter, which of course ensures lots of undermining comments compliments of Slade. Thanks once again to all my wonderful reviewers! It's always fun to read them! Don't be afraid to ask questions too, I'll try to reply as best I can. Um, thanks. As always R&R!

Disclaimer: I still own none of the Teen Titans or Comedy Central. I really wish I had Slade though….


Ch.11 WWSD: What Would Slade Do?

Bright sunlight streamed in through the windows to Raven's room, the dark, sheer curtains only muting it some. The girl beneath the sheets of the bed groaned, too tired to get up. After her little ordeal with Slade last night, she had taken a couple hours to meditate and clear her mind. Unfortunately, even with the meditation, she had yet to find a solution to all her troubles.

The sound of her door sliding open reached her ears and Raven gave out a tired but angry grunt. "Winterrr…grrrree..nnnnnn" Her voice was slurred and didn't go unnoticed by her intruder.

Giving a soft giggle, Starfire floated in and above Raven's face. "Whatever that is, it sounds joyous!" A bright and warm smile was stuck on her face as she watched Raven's eyelids flutter open in confusion.

"Starfire?" Now fully aware of where she was exactly, Raven sat up while avoiding bashing heads with her friend. Once the excited girl gave her some personal space and began to look around her room. Raven glanced over at the Slade action figure on her mantle. Giving a small yawn, she stretched and knocked the figure on the floor and quickly pushed it under her bed. "What are you doing in here anyway?"

Unaware of Raven's actions, Starfire continued to raid her room. Spinning around from looking through Raven's books, she landed on Raven's bed. "Today is the wonderful day in which our friends meet friend Wilson! Much preparation is to be done!!" Plopping down in to a sitting position on top of the bed sheets, Starfire started to list things off on her fingers.

"Slow down, he's not coming until tonight. Besides, it's no big deal. Once Robin sees he's not Slade you'll never have to see him again!" Heaving a loud sigh, Raven lay back down and covered her head with a soft pillow. "Now go away."

Furrowing her eyebrows together, Starfire scratched the top of her head. "Has friend Wilson made you confused?" She waited as Raven's head popped up from underneath the pillow, apparently not having a clue what she was talking about. Giving a large sigh, Starfire looked around as if looking for some way to explain it better. "I am not of understanding when you speak of friend Wilson. You spend all your time with him and come back different…happier. But then you say things that seem like you have hatred of him."

Eyes tracing the stitching of her bedspread, she felt horrible for lying to Star all this time. She wished she just could tell her the truth, but they were in too deep now for that. "It's…complicated. You'll understand someday."

Starfire frowned, "But-" She was halted in her speech when Raven raised a hand to silence her.

"Someday, I promise." A pained expression crossed her face as she thought about last night. "I just can't, not now."

Biting her bottom lip, Star finally nodded. "I shall perform the waiting if I must!" Giving a long sigh, Starfire clutched a hand over her heart.

Mentally bashing her head into a wall, Raven nodded to the over dramatic Starfire. "Great, now get out." Earning an eager nod, she watched as the girl walked out of her room, too depressed to be able to fly.

"What the hell have I just done?" Mumbling and growling out strands of colorful language, Raven readjusted herself under the soft sheets. Letting out a content sigh, she relaxed in silence only a few minutes before hearing a timid knock at the door.

Eyes shooting open, Raven sat up in bed, a very pissed off look across her features. Grumbling and groaning she wrestled the blankets to get out of the bed, she walked to the doorway and pressed the button so her door would slide open. Seeing who was standing in her doorway tempted her to close it as quickly as possible. "What do you want Beast Boy?"

"Um….well…Star said…eh- heh." Pointed ears drooping and eyes looking around nervously, BB found that even while in pajamas, Raven was as intimidating as ever. "So you went to dinner…with this guy…who you like…a lot…please don't kill me!" He was now on his knees, gripping the bottom of Raven's shirt.

Leering down at the green boy, Raven sent out black energy and pulled him up by his collar. "I hope you know that I will not hesitate if provoked." Earning a nod, she set him back down on his feet. "I'm sick of this heart to heart shit so unless you have something important to say, leave."

Mouth opening and closing a few times, Beast Boy pointed a finger and Raven then quickly withdrew it. Ignoring Raven's yawn and annoyed glances, his face contorted so his nose looked like a pig and his tongue reached his eyeball.

Merely shaking her head, Raven pushed the button on the wall and the door slammed closed on Beast Boy. Hearing a loud, "it's ok, she didn't laugh! She's still Raven, It's not an alien- er Tamaranean", she moved sluggishly back to bed.

A loud and rushed knock sounded and Raven felt her head threaten to explode. Eyes ablaze, she stalked back to the door and opened it fiercely. Looking up into the face of a worried Cyborg, her finger tapped against the 'close' button impatiently.

Noting that Raven did not look happy, Cy deemed that any attempts at conversation a high and dangerous risk. "Yea, Uh…I'll come back later!" Flashing a nervous grin, he turned and took off down the hall.

Jaw clenching and still seething, Raven stomped through the hall and into the kitchen. Her piercing gazed and the fact that she slammed the door open caused all the Titans in the kitchen to stop what they were doing.

Staring wide eyed at the princess of darkness, the group froze in their spots. A beeping noise went off and something in the oven exploded, but none of the team dared to even flinch.

"What? You OBVIOUSLY want something and may I remind you that my patience is VERY thin. So if you want to say anything, just say it!" Temper flaring on the brink of uncontrollable; Raven looked to each of her friends. "Nothing?"

Stepping through the other doorway to the kitchen area, Robin began to move toward Raven. Stopping slightly before reaching her, he held an air of rebelliousness. "I have something to say."

His voice was calm and proud, but Raven could detect the undertone of anger easily. Swallowing thickly, she realized how much was in admiration of Robin's ability to control himself. "I'm listening."

The rest of the Titans just watched in anticipation, and frankly…in fear. Glancing between Robin and Raven, they wondered if by the end of this exchange they would be one member short.

"I get that you have friends outside of us, or at least a friend." Pausing, he disregarded Raven's agitated expression. "I think that everyone will agree when I say...we need you here, you're a part of the team. But if you're going to stay with us, you need to start acting like it."

Raven felt like someone had just sucked all the air out of her lungs. "If I'm staying." Arms wrapping around her middle, she tried not to look at the faces of her other teammates. "I see", with that she turned around and stalked down the dark hallway.

Only after did she realize that without her cloak billowing behind, her exit wasn't nearly as dramatic as it should've been.


"This can't be happening….this…this is a nightmare." Raven crumpled on the floor, sliding down her dark walls. Covering her face with her hands she refused to look at the figure sitting quietly on her bed.

Slade reached out a hand, but quickly withdrew it as though almost afraid to touch her. He waited patiently until Raven decided to look at him, "Do I frighten you that much?" His tone was teasing, but he was very aware of how many cruel responses to that she could provide.

Giving a frustrated whine, Raven's eyes finally found his one as she shook her head. How the hell did he get in here all the time? "Don't, don't do this to me. Not now." Rising from her position, her mouth went slack as she grasped what was happening. "Wait, what are you doing here? What if they see you?" Her violet orbs danced nervously around the room looking for invisible cameras.

"I had a feeling you needed me. Relax, if they see me, then we will do what we do best and all will be forgiven." His voice was sincere, but he knew that she was listening to none of it. He took a few steps forward, but stopped when she shied away from him.

Scoffing, Raven shot him an incredulous look. "Relax? Is any of this getting past that thick mask of yours?" She took a step toward him, facing up so she could look in his eye. "You didn't hear the conversation I just had with Robin. So you have no right to tell me what will and will not be forgiven."

The room went silent for a moment, but that moment was short lived. "What did he say?" Slade's tone had turned rough as an icy edge was added to each syllable.

Startled by how quickly his demeanor had changed, Raven had to will herself not to gravitate backwards. "He said if I wanted to stay on the team, I should start acting like it. Apparently I haven't been acting as though I want to be here." She could tell even behind the mask he was slightly surprised. "Do you see now why I can't keep doing this? Sooner or later, they're going to find out."

Thinking about what the boy blunder had said to Raven made Slade wonder if someone could be any more stupid. Hadn't he noticed how much stress the girl had been under these last weeks? Slade of course had noticed, but it was mainly because he was the cause of it. "I'll let you take a vacation off of being my apprentice for a few weeks, let it blow over. Then you can come back."

Raven shook her head, "Then it would just happen all over again. I have to tell them, I have to tell them now!" Turning to leave, she felt Slade's strong, gloved hand grip her shoulder. Next she felt him move closer and place his other hand on the shoulder that had been bare.

"No, you can't." Voice slightly more fierce than he had intended, his hands slid slowly down her arms and stopped when she spun around on her heel. Slade watched her shake her head and lean away from him. "If you do you'll be breaking our arrangements, our deal."

"What should I do then? Any ideas would be fucking brilliant!" Raven was furious, frustrated and aggravated with herself. She had gotten herself into this mess and she damned well was going to get herself out.

Slade didn't know what exactly he was going to do, but he was going to damn well do something. He had the control in this situation, she was on his clock. "You should go through with the plan tonight, if all goes well Robin won't think I'm…me anymore. Make your decisions after that."

"Alright, fine." Her head drooped as she sighed, knowing it was a bad idea to delay it any further. One of Slade's hands left her arm, but only to take her chin into his fingertips.

Raising her head up, Slade took his other hand and put it over her eyes. He smiled behind his mask at how trusting she was. "If you need me, just call." Releasing her chin, he reached into his belt and pulled out Raven's communicator he had found in a drawer. (So he went through a couple of her drawers…so what?) Placing the round device in her hand, he pulled away from her.

Opening her eyes slowly, Raven observed from afar as he crossed the room and dropped down from her window. She didn't dare look after him, knowing that he would've disappeared already.

Watching the curtains blow through the open window, Raven closed her eyes while clutching Slade's communicator tightly. "I can do this."


All the Titans had been in the common room doing what they normally do. Starfire was trying to make cookies, BB and Cy were on the Gamestation and Robin and Raven were discussing the boy wonder's letters from Batman. It was as if nothing had happened, no one spoke of the earlier conversation, but Raven and Robin's slight discomfort was evident. This is what had been going on before the all familiar red lights started to flash.

Robin rushed over to the computer and Control Freak's ugly face popped up on the screen. "It's Control Freak at Frank's TV's again. It looks like we're going to have to pull the plug." He took off first, heading for the garage and his favorite mode of transportation.

"Dude…again? You can't be serious!" Beast Boy groaned as he pulled on his ears in annoyance. "Hey, I wonder if he gets comedy centra- ah!" He wasn't able to finish his question before being pulled violently toward the T-Car.

"Just like always, yes?" Starfire smiled as she grabbed Raven's hand and pulled her up to fly with her. Earning a nod, Star looped in the air and down to where the boys had accumulated.

Following Star's lead, Raven tailed the boys as they raced down the streets taking shortcuts wherever they felt necessary. It felt good to be doing this again, yet she hadn't really been gone. Reaching their destination, she and Star dropped down and Robin swung off his motorcycle as BB and Cy piled out of the T-Car.

Robin took the lead as always into the store, pumping a fist in the air. "Titans, Go!"


Even though they had only fought Control Freak, Raven felt better already. It had been a longer battle than expected, but easy nonetheless. After going through TV Land and almost being turned into a plant by a girl with a twitchy nose, Raven had been more than ready to get out.

Cy came up behind Raven and planted a firm hand on her head. Grinning despite her glare, he bet down to her eye level. "Glad to have you with us."

Picking Cy's heavy hand off of her head, Raven scowled. "I was never gone!"

"Yea, I guess it just felt like it." Giving a shrug, Cyborg turned to look at the rest of the group. "So what's for lunch? How about meat? Meat sounds Great!"

"No! TOFU!!!!" Beast Boy jumped on top of Cyborg in the form of a monkey, attempting to pound his brains out.

Robin frowned looking at his watch, "Lunch? Guys, its 5:00". He looked pointedly at Raven, gauging her reaction. Surprisingly she didn't even flinch. "What time did you tell him to come?"

Giving a light shrug of her shoulders, she wondered what time exactly Slade had thought he should come. Then again knowing him, he would probably be late anyway. "I told him dinner, whatever time he thought that would be- I'm not sure."

"Well, then we must be there before he is! Come!" Starfire took Raven's hand in hers again just to pull her up into the air with her. She moved quickly, disregarding the fact that the boys couldn't move nearly as fast

Not having any trouble keeping up with her alien companion, Raven silently prayed that 'Wilson' hadn't arrived yet. She could now see the Titan Tower in the distance and subconsciously picked up speed.

Finally reaching the tower, Raven slowed to a stop. Noticing no sign of her guest at the front door, she sighed thankfully. Dropping down to the roof, she signaled to Star that he wasn't there. Disappearing thankfully into the comfort of her room, she wondered if he was as nervous about this as she was. "He's not here…."

"Who's not here?"

Recognizing whose voice it was, Raven jumped and turned around, ready to blast them into next week. "What are you doing?!" Looking at Slade she had to stop and pinch herself. "What the-?"

Slade had what appeared to be a cowboy hat on, hiding his white locks. Coal black sunglasses covered his eye, the scar over his right eye only barely visible above them. He wore a high collar jacket; it bunched up in all the wrong places almost making him look fat. Slade was anything but fat. The only good part of his appearance seemed to be the dark jeans and tennis shoes he was wearing.

Shaking her head, Raven circled him like a vulture. "You look absolutely…."

"Sexy?" Slade smirked, tipping up his hat. He knew that this wasn't usually how he went out, but he had to make sure to hide certain things from the rest of the Titans.

"Ridiculous." Biting down on her lip, Raven ignored her companions hurt expression. Reaching up, she pulled the appalling hat from his head, smiling when she saw his messy white hair. Letting it drop to the floor, her fingers found the zipper to his jacket and she pulled it down slowly. Removing the article of clothing, she was glad to see a black sleeveless shirt underneath. Taking a step back, she scrutinized each piece of his wardrobe with a careful eye. "There, that's better."

A small pout played on his mouth as he took a step forward. His eyebrows raised and he licked his lips as his hand padded lightly against her collar bone. "Who would've thought you'd like stripping me so much?"

Raven pulled away from him, "What are you playing at?" She thought her question was simple enough, but Slade still looked confused. Letting out a frustrated growl, she grabbed his hand. "We'll discuss this later. Right now we need to figure out an excuse for why you were in my room."

Nodding, Slade let himself be pulled out of Raven's room and down the hall. He adjusted his glasses nervously, hoping the group of idiots wouldn't ask too many questions. As they neared a large room, he felt Raven let go of his hand.

Entering the common room Raven cleared her throat, effectively distracting her friends from whatever they had been doing. "He's here." Feeling like she needed to create distance between them, she moved over more to the side. Extending a hand towards their guest, Raven felt the need to introduce him. "This is Sla- Wilson!"

Robin would've eyed her suspiciously if he could move his eyes off Wilson. There was something so familiar about him, yet he just couldn't put his finger on it. "You always wear those sunglasses?"

"You always wear that mask?" Wilson returned calmly, smirking at Robin's glare. He was startled to see Beast Boy jump in front of him with a curious gaze.

BB turned into various animals as though trying to scare him. After that didn't seem to work he put a thumb and index finger on his chin. "Your big…you have white hair. How old are you?"

"Ok, that's enough questions! Let's go, we did invite him for pizza after all." Raven shot Cyborg a pleading look as she pulled BB away from Wilson.

"Yea, we better get going…especially if we want tons of meat on it!" He knew that was the trigger phrase and watched as Beast Boy's eyes went ablaze. Taking it as his cue to lead them out in the garage, he dodged the BB's claws that came from behind.

Starfire flew up in front of Wilson and took his hand into hers. "It's marvelous to finally see you once more! We are very delighted to have you!" She smiled warmly at him, unaware of what violent thoughts he was currently having toward her.

"Star, catch up with Cy and BB; make sure they don't hurt each other." Keeping his stony gaze on the man behind her, Robin waited for Starfire to leave. Receiving a nod, he watched her float out of the room after waving to Wilson. Steeling himself in front of the larger man, his lips pursed and his eyes narrowed. "How did you get in; why didn't you use the front door?"

"I must admit, I'm very fond of unusual entrances." Wilson's voice was clipped with precision; unfortunately this did not go unnoticed by Raven.

"I'm pretty sure the others are waiting, you should go." Tugging on Wilson's wrist, Raven pulled him over to the side. "We'll be there in a minute."

Lips thinning, Robin turned sharply and left.

Pulling the cell out of his pocket, Wilson was startled as Raven took it from him. "Why drive when you can be driven?"

"You get a different kind of chauffer this time." Handing back the cell, she waited until he placed the device back in his pocket. "You get to ride in the T-Car with the others."

"No, I refuse to be crammed in a small space with those idiots." Wilson scowled, crossing his arms over his chest. "Any other brilliant suggestions?"

Playing up to his sarcasm, Raven moved so they were in extremely close proximity of one another. "Well, I could dangle you over a few buildings as you so lovingly put it."

Appearing as though he was seriously considering it, Wilson shot back with "Hm, that does sound tempting".

Letting her fist curl into a tight ball, Raven thought about slugging him. He was not going to mess this up. "I am this close to blasting you into the car myself! You have one, and only one last chance."

Wilson knew the minute the words came out that he would regret them, yet he said them anyway. "Make me."


Grumbling, Wilson exited the T-Car as quickly as possible. Even before they had reached their destination, he had thought about jumping out the car and walking home. He had deduced that the robot man and the changeling were vultures, picking away at him with their questions. On multiple accounts he was thinking about how much they were indebted to Raven. It was miracle enough he hadn't killed them…yet.

"How was the ride?" With a smug smile and an arched brow, Raven landed gracefully in front of Wilson. Noticing that he was anything but happy, she had to give a small laugh. "That bad, huh?"

"That bad?" Wilson gave a fake cheery laugh, "Not at all, we had tea and discussed current events. Yes it was that bad!" Waving off Raven's peachy expression, he glared as Robin pulled up on his bike. "Damn, I was hoping he got in an accident."

Following Robin into the pizza parlor, Raven held a tight grip on Wilson. She immediately moved to one of the back tables, their usual spot. After pulling up an extra chair, she sat down next to Wilson. Robin came up and sat on her other side after apparently solving the pizza conflict yet again and bringing an array of drinks.

Setting the drinks down and slinging an arm over Raven's shoulders, Robin turned to Wilson. "So what's your occupation, Wilson? Chop shop owner? Drug dealer? Or are you just getting out of jail?"

Not believing what was coming out of the boy's mouth, Raven turned to her friend. "Robin!"

"Antique dealer." His answer came out smooth as he adjusted his shades yet again. He had to smirk at Robin's frown that was creasing every aspect of his face, making him look years older. Wilson expected Robin to be a handful, but this was turning out even better than he expected. Maybe he would get some satisfaction out of this after all.

Starfire walked up next, stopping in front of the table and pouting when she saw she couldn't sit next to Slade. Instead taking the seat across him, Star gave one of her award winning grins. "Getting along, yes?"

"Alarmingly well." Wilson basked in Robin's discomfort. It was thankfully quiet until the boys returned with one large and one small pizza.

"Order up!" BB placed his personal Tofu pizza on the table in front of him and sat down eagerly. He immediately dived into his food, disregarding the fact that no one else was.

Cyborg sat down next to the changeling, handing out plates and napkins. He opened the large pizza box to reveal every meat imaginable on it. Taking his 5 pieces first, he beamed. "Dig in."

Wilson curled away from the pizza as though it was contaminated. Personally he thought it looked like the slop they fed him in the military. He wasn't exactly ready to relive that memory. Getting an idea, he fingered the communicator in his pocket. Slipping it out inconspicuously, he pressed the button on the side.

Biting into her piece of pizza, Raven felt a hand on her thigh. Tensing, she set down her piece and felt Slade's mouth next to her ear.

Keeping an eye on Robin, Wilson removed his hand from Raven's leg. "I paged Wintergreen, he's sending them out now."

Raven gave a slow nod, the gears turning in her head. She caught the gaze of Robin, but turned her eyes instead on her pizza. A beeping sound went off and Robin's communicator was soon visible as its source.

Opening up the device, Robin's eyes skimmed over the info and he closed it back up. "We're getting a distress call from the security at the mall. They didn't disclose anything besides that."

Raven glanced up at Slade, hoping to get some clarification. She heard him mutter a "that was fast" and took it to mean the plan was working. Catching eye contact once again with Robin she knew he was in commander mode.

"Beast Boy, Cyborg and Star, get over to the mall and see what's going on. I'll meet you there after I check with the Jump City security to see if they have any more details." He stood and looked to Wilson. "Raven, you take him home."

Standing to meet him, Raven cocked her head to the side. "What? No, I should be going with you. What if it's Slade?"

"What if it is?" Robin purposely looked to Wilson before turning to the other Titans. "Get going." He followed the group out and left the duo behind.

Lips moving down next to Raven's ear again, Wilson made sure she understood what was happening. "If I leave, then I am still suspect to being…well, me. Do you understand? We have to be there at the same time."

Twisting around, Raven wrapped her arms around herself. "Well, you're Slade, what would you do?"

A wicked smile crossed his face as he looked down at his apprentice. "I'd tell bird boy to fuck off and do what I do best."

"And what's that? Indulge people in useless bouts of sarcasm?" Raven threw her hands in the air, but Wilson caught hold of them.

His head craned downward, lips inches from Raven's and eye hardening. "No, I'd go and take care of things myself."

Realizing that he was right, Raven silently gave in. "I'll meet you at the mall." Taking the form of a large, black bird, she took off out of the pizzeria.

Another beeping noise sounded and Wilson pulled out his communicator. "Wintergreen? What's going on?"

The graying man's face appeared in front of Wilson, his soft voice coming through the speaker. "Sir, there was a bit of a problem but it's fixed now. I'm sending out the robots as we speak, sir."

Eye widening, Wilson looked out the window. "That means…oh shit."