A/N: Yesh, yesh, I know it's been a looooooong time since I last updated. ^^" I'm so sorry! I went camping for a week and it's just been really busy around these parts. xP But I'm back! ^_^ Hope you like this chapter! I'm really just winging it...I have no idea what I should write but I know I need to update, so..here we go. Lolz!


Crimes left and right, these days. In Robin's point of view, it just wasn't right.

Something needed to be done.

Robin pushed back his chair and strode to the front of his office, eyeing newspaper clippings hung in various places across the wall. Deep down, he knew the recent crime wave wasn't what was bugging him. Well, it was, but there was something else that was gnawing at the back of his mind. He felt uneasy just thinking about it.

It was Bella.

For three months now, the Titans had been trying to get Bella to share more about how she'd gotten here and the secret she was obviously hiding...all to no avail. For a chatty seven-year-old, Bella sure could be tight-lipped.

It wasn't a "got-beat-up-on-the-playground" secret...oh, no, Robin could tell it was much more serious than that. He himself had held back secrets many a times...and Raven too, especially. The two sisters acted similar when veiling a secret...the body language, the quick way they changed topics in the conversation, the discreet way they made sure something nobody was supposed to know wouldn't slip out...

Basically, Robin knew something had to be done- and soon. It was a suspicion that had grown on him, bothering him every minute of the day, but Robin had a gut-feeling that Trigon was involved with the whole ordeal. His gut hadn't been wrong many times before, and he was sure it wasn't now.

Robin sighed as he heard thunder crack outside. Bella was upset again.

He wished with all his heart he could help her.


With the recent crime wave, the Titans had constantly been on the go. Which meant there hadn't been hardly any free time at all, which also meant Bella was constantly bored with nothing to do or nobody to play with.

Finally she cracked.

"Nobody NEVER EVER plays with me no more! You're all too busy for me! I wanna have fun again an' not BE BORED!" Bella stomped loudly to prove her point, upset.

Raven, who at the moment had quietly been studying some data on the mainscreen, briefly turned her gaze to observe Bella's temper tantrum. She sighed in irritation and walked over to her sister, placing her hands on Bella's shoulders. She spoke slowly and with forced patience.

"Calm down, Bella...we don't need the Tower getting struck. We will have time for you. We're just in the middle of trying to solve a crime right now."

Bella crossed her arms, lower lip stuck out. "Well I want time RIGHT NOW!"

Raven sighed and withdrew her hands, at wits end. Then suddenly an idea popped into her head. A lightbulb above her head beamed.

"Bella..I bet you're bored with nobody your age to play with."

Bella nodded slowly. "Uh-huh."

"Well... I have some friends who are around seven. ..Want me to see if they can come?"

Bella lit up instantly, clapping her hands. "Oooh, yeah! Are they nice?"

"Very nice." Raven made her way to the mainscreen.

"What're their names?"

"Melvin, Timmy, and Teether. Oh, and Bobby."

Bella's face fell. "Are they all boys?"

"No. ..Melvin's a girl. She's the oldest." Raven typed in some coordinates on the mainscreen.

"Ohhh, okay!" Bella skipped behind her sister. "Hey Sissy Rae, ya 'member my bestest friend Nikolas back in Azarath?"

Raven turned suddenly. "..Bella, you know as well as I do..." she started, then cut herself off. "..Actually, I think I do."

"He comed over to my house all the time 'cause I wasn't 'lowed to go outside! He played wif me all the time an' Mommy would make us sweet brown tea." Her face, glowing at the memories, suddenly fell, tearing up. "...I miss them..."

Raven was quiet for several moments, unsure of what to say. "I know you do, Bella." Suddenly something dawned on her. "Wait...you weren't allowed to go outside? Why?"

Bella was grave. "'Cause the monks of Azarath said so."

"..What? But why.." Before Raven could finish her question, Kid Flash appeared on the mainscreen. She inwardly sighed. ..Once again. Perfect timing.

"What's with the call, Rae? Need a favor from the fastest boy alive?" Kid Flash winked.

Raven's eyes narrowed. "Rae-VEN." She inhaled. "..And yes. I do need to ask a favor. You know the honorary Titans, Melvin, Timmy, and Teether..right?"

..Raven had no idea what she was getting herself into.


A/N: Dun dun dunnn! Another babysitting disaster ahead! xDDD Sorry for the short chap, but hey, at least it's something, right? :D Hope you liked it! I promise the next installment will be longer..and more entertaining..xD BELIEVE IT! =D Now review!

P.S. Nikolas is my friend Mark's OC! Check out his fanfic! =D