Bloodlines

"Tomorrow morning the mayor has organized a press conference for myself to attend. I'll be onstage with the camera scope feed running live so I'll be able to see Deadshot's every move. The feed will also be broadcast to Cyborg who will be tracking down the link via satellite to narrow down where he'll be hiding. It'll then be up to Raven, Starfire and Beast Boy to find Deadshot and capture him alive by any means necessary. The moment Deadshot is found Cyborg and I will abandon the press conference and help you take him down. Catwoman is also a priority. I have no doubt that the two of them have a plan to make a quick get away after they complete their task. We don't know exactly what the pair of them are planning, but their original plan was to capture me alive. Deadshot seemed to have other ideas. Lethal actually or not, their plan is the same. Any questions?"

Robin stood in the center of the room with the rest of the Titans sitting around him on the couch. The team sat with bewilderment on their faces. Cyborg raised his hand to speak.

"Cyborg?"

"Yeah I got a question. Are. You. Insane?! You're going to stare down the barrel of an elite marksman's rifle and play a game of chicken with him!

Beast Boy also raised his hand to speak.

"Yeah I second that. You're nuts dude."

"Robin you simply can not expect our support for such a plan." Starfire pleaded.

"Starfire is right. This is far too dangerous a plan Robin. The risks are too high." Raven stated.

"That's our job. We risk our lives every day to make everyone else's safer. I'm aware of the risks and I'm counting on Deadshot knowing them too. He won't be able to resist a chance to try something."

"You realise that any villain could take advantage of this don't you? We have other enemies."

"I know. But I doubt anyone will try anything. There will be too much security for the regular criminals in this city to think an attack in such a public place would benefit them."

"And what happens if we can't find him in time? How long do you really think Deadshot's going to wait until he decides to pull the trigger, if he decides to wait at all?"

"I'll make the mayor stall for as much time as I can Raven. I have faith in you all that you'll keep me safe. Does anyone have anything else to say?" Robin asked the group.

"Yeah I have another thing." Cyborg said turning his attention to Beast Boy. "Look BB. No disrespect and I'm only saying this because I care for you man but, Robin are you sure it's a good idea for him to come along with us? I'm all for him being out of his cell but he's the reason you're having this press conference in the first place. Bringing him to an angry mob isn't a good idea."

To Beast Boy's credit he wasn't in an outcry like Cyborg had expected him to be. The boy silently nodded with what Cyborg was saying. Sure he was a little disappointed in being told to stay behind but the last thing Cyborg expected from the boy was to agree with him.

"Beast Boy and I have already talked about this. I trust him to do what he thinks is the right thing. Whether he thinks he should come or stay, the choice was up to him."

Cyborg looked back at his green friend. "And what did you choose?"

"Well… I'm going to come with. I was feeling a little down before and I didn't think I would be up for it but yeah. I'm a-okay."

From the opposite side of the couch Raven held back the smile she felt her teammate deserved but after what happened by then ocean only half an hour ago, she wasn't quite sure in exactly how much friendly was too much for someone who was wanting to be more than friendly. "It's… good to see you're feeling better Beast Boy…"

Raven's tone came across far more fake than she'd have liked. Yeah she was happy for him but now isn't the best time.

"Ahh... You too, Raven? I-I mean, umm Thanks… I guess…"

"You guess?" Raven replied to the emotionally confused changeling.

"Well I mean you didn't sound very… genuine…" Beast Boy weakly replied. He barely spoke the last word above a whisper.

"What. Did you say?" Raven demanded almost daring him to say that again.

"I didn't mean anything by it okay?! It's just hard to tell what you're feeling sometimes is all. I'm not an empath like you you know."

"Be thankful you're not. It's not worth the trouble." A cross Raven remarked.

The two teens both looked away from each other and stared at the floor with folded arms. Cyborg and Starfire sat stiff between the two not knowing what to do while Robin also stood quite not sure what to do or say. It was like the three were witnessing a rare event of nature with none of them wanting to break the silence.

Cyborg looked up at Robin and subtly nodded his head toward the two teens before shrugging his shoulders. From what Robin could gather. Cyborg was asking "What was up with them?"

Robin replied by shrugging his own shoulders equally clueless.

"Are we done here?" Raven asked practically sinking into her own hood further by the second.

Robin looked around at all the other Titan's. Thankfully, they all seemed like they wanted to escape this awkward situation they had found themselves in. "Ahhh, yeah sure. You're -."

Before Robin had even given her the go ahead Raven fell through a portal she made in the couch escaping the tension.

"...Dismissed…"

Huffing from his spot on the couch Beast Boy walked off toward to door when Cyborg called out to him.

"Yo BB! You good dawg?"

"Oh yeah. I'm doing just fine. I'm being possessed by a demon and another one hates me."

Beast Boy turned around to the rest of the Titan's with fire in his eyes. The others held their breath when they saw how physically angry the boy was.

"See this?" Beast Boy asked pointing at his furious face. "This is a 'good dawg' looks like!" Standing next to the boy was the teen's dinning table. With only one foot worth of run up Beast Boy struck the table shattering the leg of the table into splinters with his foot.

Like nothing had even happened, Beast Boy casually strolled out of the room leaving the remaining three Titan's with wide eyes and open mouths.

"What has happened between friend Beast Boy and Raven to cause such a violent moment of anger?" Starfire asked looking at the door Beast Boy left through.

"I don't know Star. He didn't seem angry when I spoke with him." Robin thought as he thought about what could have triggered such an outburst.

"Angry is an understatement. Beast Boy just snapped a five inch thick piece of red wood with one kick."

"Is such a feet of strength not natural for a human. Even one as gifted as Beast Boy?" Starfire questioned.

"BB doesn't have super strength Star. It takes over 10000 pounds of force to break a baseball bat. Breaking a table leg like that would take at least twice that amount.

"That would be a lot yes?"

"I don't even think that I could break the table like Beast Boy did Star…" Robin's face was plagued with guilt. What for, Robin wasn't too sure either. But he couldn't shake the feeling that what just happened was somehow is fault.

"Perhaps we should check in on Beast Boy?"

"I'd give him some time if I were you Star. I don't think he's in a good mood to talk." Cyborg said looking down at the floor.

Without saying a word, Robin began walking toward the same door Beast Boy had just exited through.

"You're not going to try and talk to either of them are you?" Cyborg asked as Robin walked past.

"No. I haven't used the gym since we confronted Catwoman at the museum. If you need me, I'll be there."

"Man we have more important things to worry about right now than lifting weights and kicking bags. Do yourself a favor and take a break."

"I just need some time to get get my head straight Cyborg. We'll talk later." Leaving his two teammates Robin left for the gym.

Cyborg sighed trying to put on a happy face for Star. "You know. I'd bet Raven would like to talk to someone? Maybe a little girl talk would be all she needs."

Starfire looked at Cyborg for a moment and to his surprise scoffed and folded her arms. "If not so friend Raven would like to have the girl talk. Then she will have to seek elsewhere." Nose held high Starfire now the third person to leave the common room in not such a good mood.

"But. There are no other girls here." Cyborg said to no one in particular. The metal man shook his head falling back into the couch. "What's happening to us?"

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The wall of books Raven piled up in front of her continued to grow in size. She had been at this for hours and still had nothing to show for it other than this stupid wall.

She just wanted to push it all down and throw it aside but that would just be childish on her behalf. She was stressed to no end. While she knew Beast Boy did nothing wrong that didn't mean that their outbursts was her fault. Yeah she didn't sound genuine but it's not her fault that Beast Boy isn't an empath. She was going through a lot as well. Okay Beast Boy definitely had it way worse and could potentially be put in jail for what he did but that wasn't her fault…? Oh who was she trying to fool. She was completely at fault for that outburst from the pair of them.

It wasn't his fault he liked someone and he's going through a lot. While he had seen her in bad states before that didn't mean it got any easier for him.

'Ughh. I have to apologise don't I?' Raven thought groaning in annoyance. She was far to stressed out to keep looking for any type of cure for Beast Boy anyway. As much as she didn't want to waste time she needed to work smarter not harder. Standing from her floor she dusted herself off and set out to find Beast Boy.

Raven walked down the hall toward Beast Boy's room. Raven noticed that the closer she walked toward his room the colder the hallway felt. Maybe she was over thinking it, but she could swear it was cooler here than her room.

Raven rattled the door of Beast Boy's room with a gentle tap.

"Leave me alone! I don't want to talk about it!" Cried the Beast Boy from his room.

"Beast Boy it's me. Can we talk?"

"And I especially don't want to talk to you! Go away!"

"Beast Boy open up."

There was silence for a moment. From behind the door Beast Boy unlocked his door and slid it open. While he was still green. Raven knew he was definitely paler than he normally is.

"What part of "go away" don't you understand?" Beast Boy hissed with eyes like knives.

'Is that what I use to be like? How'd anyone put up with me?' Raven thought to herself. "I just wanted to clear the air between us."

"Why don't you clear the space between us and get lost instead!" Beast Boy slammed the door between them leaving Raven staring at his door.

'Oh he did not just slam a door on me!' For a split second Raven fully intended on ripping that door off it's rollers and showing that boy what for. But in the back of her mind she could hear the cries of her emoticons all yelling that this wasn't a good idea.

'He just needs time. That's all I needed.' *Sigh* 'I wonder if he ever got around to speaking with Starfire about what happened yesterday?' Raven thought. Leaving the boy to his room, Raven walked further down the hall in search for Starfire. While she was no longer worried about apologising to Beast Boy. Raven was still far too overworked to return to her work. Perhaps a quick ten, fifteen minutes with Starfire was all she needed?

Making her way to the door of Starfire's room, Raven noticed the cold air hadn't changed. Guess that meant she was just being paranoid with all this demon crap. Walking up to the door she knocked on it alerting the princess inside.

Starfire opened the door with a large smile on her face but upon seeing who it was disturbing her, Starfire's face turning to disapproval.

"Not so good evening, mere acquaintance Raven." Starfire said ever so dully.

Raven's train of thought was completely de-railed after those comments. Mere acquaintance? What happened to being Friend Raven which she didn't realise she missed hearing now that she had been called something else.

"Ugh what?" Raven asked completely confused.

"I hope that you and Robin are enjoying each other's company now the two of you have quit hiding your truthful colours. How long have you been untruthful to me Raven? Was it on your sixteenth day of birth that your acknowledged your feelings for Robin, or was it long before that?"

Raven reached out for Starfire's aura hoping to find something wrong with her but she found nothing. Starfire's emotions were genuine. Where did this come from? Where did Starfire suddenly get the idea her and Robin were an item? God the very idea man Raven want to vomit.

"You have got to be kidding me. Robin and I? Never in a million lifetimes. What's gotten into you Starfire?"

Starfire huffed before she responded to her traitorous ally. "Do not put the blame on me, witch. You have made a bed and now you shall sit on it!"

The princess took a handful of her door and violently slammed the door shut, nearly taking Raven's fingers off with it.

'She just called me a witch, and slammed the door on me!' Livid was a pretty good way to describe Raven right about now. She was not going to take that lying down. Pounding into her door Raven yelled at Starfire. "Hey! We aren't done Starfire!"

Raven waited for a response but she received nothing.

"OPEN THIS DOOR OR I'LL MAKE MY OWN WAY IN!" Raven cried out.

"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" Chanting her mantra Raven created a portal into Starfire's room. From the black void Starfire's voice could be heard.

"Enter my domain and you will be declaring war on the entirety of Tamaran! This is the only warning you shall receive!"

Declaring all out war? Because she was going into her room? 'Is this what having a sibling is like?' Raven thought to herself. While that sounded utterly ridiculous Starfire was not someone to make such a threat without coming through with it. Whatever was going through her head right now it wasn't good. She could be completely serious about this.

Scrunching her face Raven removed the portal and walked away with her hands shaking with anger in a tight fist. "Stupid alien princess." She uttered below her breath.

How dare she! She actually thinks Robin and her were an item. How deluded is she? While Raven had every reason to stay agitated, she knew that it would solve nothing. She'd have to sort out Starfire later but right now she needed to calm herself down and get back to finding a cure for Beast Boy… Not that she felt he deserved it right now but tough luck for her.

Argh! ...Tea… She needed some tea. Calm her nerves down a notch. Stomping toward the common room Raven walked. Upon stomping up to the door Raven could hear a voice inside.

"They don't know? How can't they know?"

"I know commas can last a long time but-"

"…Yeah I guess you're right."

Raven could make out Cyborg's voice but who was he talking to? She couldn't hear anyone else inside.

Opening the doors Raven made her way inside and headed for the cupboards. Upon entry Raven noticed out of the corner of her eye that Cyborg most definitely stiffened when he heard her come in. The reason for not hearing a second voice in Cyborg's conversation was now apparent. Cyborg's wrist com was live with someone that Raven couldn't make out on the other line.

"Ahh I got to go. I'll check in later." Hastily Cyborg ended the call and turned around to look at Raven. "Heya Raven."

"Cyborg. How are you?" Raven replied as she rummaged through the cupboard for a mug and jar of tea leaves.

"Fine. What about you? Doesn't look like you and BB are getting along too well."

Raven placed down her mug with a thud before she poured water into a kettle. "We're fine." She crumbled.

"Now I'm no empath, but I know when you're lying Raven." Cyborg grinned as he walked over toward the kitchen. "Besides, our table says otherwise."

Turning on the kettle to boil Raven then turned to the dinning table which is now lacking a leg.

"What happened?"

"After you left Beast Boy just snapped. Said you hate him and broke the table. He didn't even use an animal. He just kicked it."

Raven stared at the spot where the leg had been snapped off. "Whatever this is. It's getting worse. And I can't even get him to listen to me anymore."

Raven sighed as she dropped the tea leaves into a separator followed by the now boiling water.

A cold metal hand rested on her shoulder. Cyborg leant down resting the other hand on the kitchen counter. "BB's not himself right now. Just give him time."

"I know. That's all we can do for him right now."

The pair were quite for a moment before Raven turned to the robotic man. "Who were you talking to before?"

"Huh? Oh umm. I was checking on Woods. Seeing if he was awake yet."

"That's not what I asked."

Cyborg went blank for a moment. "Since when have you cared about something like that?"

"Cause you panicked when I came in."

"…No I didn't…"

"You're not the only one who can tell a lie when they hear it." Raven stated as she squished the last drop of flavor out of the leaves. Removing the leaves from the jug Raven was left with a pure cup of hot tea.

"I don't really know if I want to talk about this. I'm still trying out to figure this out myself."

Raven blew over the top of her tea and took a sip. Resting the mug back down she spoke. "I won't force you to do or say anything you don't want to. Just know that if you need to talk I'm here… I guess."

Cyborg grinned at the girl. "Well I'll be. Raven's finally starting to open up."

"Whatever… I need to get back to work. Come find me if you want to talk to me or something." Mug in hand Raven walked toward the door of the common room when Cyborg stopped her.

"Hey Raven. Wait up a second."

Looking back at the tin man Raven wondered what he could want.

"Is your shoulder okay? You know. From being shot?"

What an odd question, of course she was fine. "Yes Cyborg. I'm fine."

"So why is your shoulder bleeding?" Cyborg asked pointing at the patch of dried blood on Raven's cloak on her left shoulder.

Raven raised an eyebrow and grabbed the cloth pulling it around herself so she could see the stain. That's weird. Her body normally healed itself just fine.

She lifted her cloak off of her shoulder letting light shine on her leotard in the same spot where the stain was. Nothing. There was no stain on her leotard, which means it wasn't her blood on the cloak.

"Odd. I already cleaned my cloak after I got back from the hospital."

"Then how'd you get blood on your cloak?"

"I don't know… It isn't mine, Starfire's or yours, obviously."

"So it's Robin's or Beast Boy's."

"I was with Robin earlier today. But it couldn't be his blood, he has no injuries."

"So it's BB's then?"

"I can't really see how either. I healed all of his injuries… I do need to speak with him though."

Cyborg nodded understandingly and walked over to the fridge. Raven watched as he pulled out a small bowl and a bottle of root beer. "Catch."

Cyborg lobbed the bowl and bottle at Raven who engulfed them with her powers holding them in the air.

"I made BB a mango salad for dinner since I thought he'd be in the cell tonight and root beer is his favorite. Thought it might help you ease the tension between you two."

Raven smiled at the offering. "Thank you Cyborg. I appreciate your help."

"Anytime Raven. Good luck with the string bean."

Nodding her head Raven walked off toward Beast Boy's room. Little by little doubt clouded her mind. She knew that it was too soon to talk to Beast Boy after what had happened between the two of them but she couldn't back down now.

Like last time the air felt much colder… why? Raven wanted to shake the feeling away like it was nothing but she knew better.

She walked up to his door and stared at it for a moment before raising her hand to knock. She was only a few inches away from the steel when see retracted her hand. Her asking to enter his room gives him the choice to decline. She couldn't give him that chance. This had to be done.

"Azarath Metrion Zinthos". Her dark powers made a portal leading into his room and reluctantly she made her way inside

"Beast Boy I-" Raven had so much she needed to say but her throat went dry when she caught sight of Beast Boy.

"RAVEN!" Beast Boy shuttered in complete fright when he saw Raven. The boy was almost pale. The green was still present but he was visibly much paler.

Beast Boy had spun around in shock, planting his hand on the bed in a panic before realising his mistake and taking it off the bed.

Raven looked down at the bed and her heart skipped a beat at what she saw. On his quilt was a wet bloody hand print. Raven then looked at his hand finding it completely covered in blood. She didn't think things could be worse until she looked at his other hand. To worried about trying to hide the blood stain Beast Boy forgot about what he was holding in his other hand. A small delicate shaving blade dripping wet from Beast Boy's blood.

"R-Raven, i-i-it'ss not w-what it loo-oks li-ike!"

Raven stood wide eyed for a brief moment. She was in such a shook state that she dropped her mug along with Beast Boy's meal and drink.

The three items of food and drink were only a foot off of the ground when Raven's powers caught them again. However it wasn't Raven that caught the cup, bottle and bowl.

Something Raven thought she had moved on from light up like a raging fire inside her. Her shocked expression was ripped away replacing it with pure rage- No! Hatred. Pure unchained hatred.

Her soft eyes shattered into a broken sea of red followed by a second pair opening on top of her original eyes.

Black tendrils wrapped around the food and drink shattering each piece under the pressure sending salad and drinks falling to the carpet.

Raven's cloak seemed to grow in size as her rage took over, her cloak rippled in the wind that her powers had caused, multiple items around the room fell to the floor.

Even after all she had done since the defeat of her father. All the moments she had expressed joy, sympathy, courage and guilt. The blood of her father was still inside just waiting to be released.

"HOW DARE YOU!" Raven's voice was no longer her own. One of her tendrils grabbed the scared shitless Beast Boy by the throat. The boy gasped pulling away at the tendril wrapped around his throat.

"DROP IT!" Raven hissed with as much venom as a snake bite.

Beast Boy let go of the blade in his hand where another of Raven's tendrils caught it in free fall and Beast Boy watched as her powers melted the shard of metal. The same tendril was wrapped around his throat and he done pissed off it's owner.

"R-r avvve-n waait-" He wheezed struggling to talk and breathe at the same time.

"DO YOU HAVE MORE?!" Demon Raven asked, her red eyes burrowing into his.

"N-no…" The boy managed to reply.

"DON'T LIE TO ME!" Raven screamed knowing he wasn't telling the truth. The tendril around Beast Boy's throat pulled tighter and heated up to far more than uncomfortable temperatures.

Hesitantly Beast Boy slowly pulled out the remaining packet of shaving blades out of his back pocket for Raven to snatch away. The boxes ignited in flames as a tendril crushed the metal.

Upon destroying the blades, Raven slammed Beast Boy onto the floor before lifting him off the floor and shoving him against the side of his bed. The tendril wrapped around his neck was finally released from it's hold letting Beast Boy breathe probably again. However the tendril wasn't done. Instead of wrapping around his throat the tendril went for the arm with the injured palm wrapping around the arm and down to the hand where the cut sat and with her powers Raven started to rapidly heal the wound.

"No! Stop!" Beast Boy tried to pull away as she did but it was no use trying, the tendril was far too strong and his powers weren't working.

"What did you do to my powers?!" He cried trying his hardest to morph away.

"I LOCKED THEM AWAY THAT'S WHAT! NOW SHUT UP!"

As Raven's magic continued to work Beast Boy's palm. Beast Boy was too scared to speak and could only stare at the floor or anywhere that Raven's eyes weren't staring at him.

The grip around Beast Boy's arm was released upon Raven finishing the process. Beast Boy looked at his palm finding a very faint scar but nothing more, not even his blood.

Raven's cloak calmed down and returned to it's regular size retracting her tendrils along with it but all four of her eyes were still blazing red.

"Raven it's not-"

Beast Boy attempted to talk to Raven to try and redeem himself but Raven wasn't having any of it. Beast Boy reeled back in pain as Raven struck his cheek with a sharp loud slap.

"How stupid are you? You could kill yourself."

"That was kind of the p-"

"YOU DON'T GET TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT WE GET TO SEE YOU AGAIN!"

Beast Boy cowered away as much as he could but there was no hiding from Raven.

"Did you even think about us? Even for a moment? Were we supposed to find you here? What if it was Cyborg or Starfire that found you! Did you think about how they would have felt?!"

"…I thought everyone would be happy I was gone… The whole city hates me and I'm just an accident waiting to happen…"

Raven stood quietly for a moment angrily staring at Beast Boy.

"That is the most selfish thing I've ever heard. That's not the Beast Boy I know. The Beast Boy I know wouldn't just give him. He'd fight. He wouldn't be this selfish. He'd think about everyone else before he thought of himself. This isn't you."

Beast Boy was fine just sitting there accepting the talking to until he heard a sound he didn't think he'd heard or ever would hear come from her. At first he heard one quick sniffle which was followed by another sniffle.

Beast Boy looked up at Raven and couldn't believe what he was seeing. Raven was… crying. The sniffles she tried so hard to hold back were now turning into sobs. Her bottom lip quivered and all four of her eyes had tears forming in the corners of them.

"I'm trying to help you Beast Boy… I just need more time to find what's doing this to you… please, promise me you'll hang on."

"But I don't know if I-"

"Promise me!"

"Okay okay! Raven I'm sorry."

"Tha- thank you, Beast Boy…" Raven's eyes shifted back to their normal colour. Falling to her knees Raven wrapped her arms around Beast Boy's neck much to his surprise.

How stupid could he be? He almost lost this. With his own tears forming in his eyes the pair sat on the floor with tears running down their faces. Both glad that Raven came in when she did.

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Season 6… Teen Titan's is getting a season 6. Not Teen Titans Go. The ORIGINAL show. I honestly can't believe it. Unless the end credit scene of "Teen Titans Go to the movies" is the biggest troll of all time we might actually be seeing the original show revived. I imagine that the show will be put on the DC Universe streaming service like the Young Justice Outsiders.

This is something I'd like to touch up on since a Guest pointed this out in the last chapter. My proof reading is trash. Yeah / I've gone back and listened to the first few chapters with the speaker option and yeah… There's a LOT of simple mistakes I've missed that I shouldn't have made. While I'm not going to palm it off and ignore it because I do intend on checking my work more thorough from now on I'd just like to point out that I write these chapters at the end of my day where I'm most tired. Also, the main reason I don't pick up on my mistakes is because I'm mildly dyslexic. Hopefully you guys can understand that.

Personally I'm not the biggest fan of the whole emo suicidal fan fics. There's some good ones but I prefer plot driven story as apposed to personal problems like that and also they tend to be quite graphic. It's kind of important to the plot of this story that Beast Boy has a hard time like this but I wanted to keep it as little graphic as I could so no one was too creeped out by it or anything. Hence why I told it in Raven's point of view after BB did the action and had BB cut his palm and not the wrist which is what most people tend to do.

I did say this in the first chapter but if anyone was willing to check my work before I post it I'd be extremely grateful. (I don't expect anyone to actually offer since I'd be asking for a lot of work and all I'd be able to offer in return is my services, gratitude and be able to read the next chapter earlier I guess?

Vin – Actually Vin we aren't close to the showdown. At least not the final one. From what I have planned so far there are at least another 6-9 big characters I'm going to include in this story. I don't want to say exactly how far away from the end we are cause I don't want to give too much more away (Also cause I don't have a real idea about how much more I'm going to write though :p But I'd say at least another 50K works. Wouldn't be surprised if it was more.)

ALSO THIS IS KIND OF IMPORTANT SO CAN YOU PAY ATTENTION HERE?! Thanks. When I edit my story I notice that it says the story is "Completed" which obviously it isn't. I'm pretty sure it's a glitch because I can't switch the option from "Complete" to "Un Completed". Can someone please just say whether my story is showing up in the Completed section? I don't want anyone coming here expecting a finished product and finding it un finished. I'd really appreciate it.