AUTHOR'S NOTE, thanks to the requests of several of my readers I have decided to continue this story, but will continue it as Cyborg's Decision instead of making a second series. I already have a few good ideas and plot twists in mind. And also, on a similar note, several readers mentioned that I did a poor job and misspelled a lot of words. Sorry about that, I'll try to start proof reading better and fix my grammar.

Stone yawned and opened his eyes lazily. He was lying in bed in his room. Next to him Jinx was sound asleep. He placed an arm around her shoulder and pulled her closer to him, drawing comfort from her presence. It had been one month since his battle with the Teen Titans, one month since he had made a choice that had changed his life forever. One month since he chosen to accept Brother Blood's offer and had become Stone, the second in command and future leader of the Hive. The choice had not been an easy one, but he knew in his heart that it had been the right one. After the Titans had fled and Brother Blood had announced that Stone would replace him as the leader of the Hive, there had been a huge celebration party. Stone smiled as he thought about the party, he could remember it like it was yesterday.

One Month Earlier

Stone walked into the room and was suddenly engulfed in a crowd of cheering teenagers. All the Hive cheered and yelled, all screaming his name. Stone nodded and laughed, not letting his unease show. After what seemed like an eternity he managed to escape from the crowd and make his way over to Jinx who was sitting at a table near the far side of the room. As he approached she stood and walk over to him.

When Stone saw what she was wearing he stopped in his tracks. She was wearing a dark silk dress that ended well above her knees. The dress clung to her body, showing off her every curve and revealing much of her skin. She had let her hair down, and it was now shoulder length and cascading down her back. To Stone she had never been more beautiful. But it was more than just that. She no longer looked like a teenage girl. Now she looked more like a full grown woman. She finally reached him and kissed on the lips lightly. When he still didn't move she blushed and looked away. "What, Stone? Do I look that bad?" Stone suddenly found his voice and shook his head. "No! You, you look, amazing!" Jink blushed and looked back in his eyes. "Well, you don't look to bad your self." She kissed him again and lead him to the table and the two of them sat down.

Stone surveyed the room and shook his head in wonder. The room's lights had been dimmed and music was blasting in the back round. The center of the room was filled with dancing teenagers, all of the Hive seemed to be here. All of them were wearing their best clothes, not their costumes. To Stone, it looked like a regular high school dance. He turned back to Jinx and sighed, amazed that some one as incredible and beautiful as her was interested in him. But as he thought about it, he realized he had to tell her the truth. He had to tell her who he had been, in the past. He leaned forward and kissed her on the cheek and whispered in her ear. "Can we go some where private, there is something I need to tell you." Jinx nodded and took his hand and lead him through the crowd and toward the exit. As they left Gizmo and Mammoth watched them go and shook their heads. Mammoth sighed. "Man, Stone is soooooo lucky." He sighed again an sat down, right on top of Gizmo. Gizmo yelled and the two of them toppled to the floor. Moments later they both jumped up and began yelling, their voices lost in the music.

Jinx lead him to an empty room and shut the door. She turned around and faced him with a serious look on her face. "This is about what Brother Blood mentioned, your past secret, right?" Stone nodded his head and sighed. "Look Jinx, I don't know how to say this so I'm going to be blunt. Will you promise that no matter what I say or tell you, will you wait until I'm done and hear me out?" Jinx nodded slowly, suddenly looking slightly nervous.

Stone took a deep breath and said. "My past secret Brother Blood mentioned was the fact that I used to be a member of the Teen Titans." He held his breath and waited for Jinx's reaction. Jinx only looked at him oddly and said. "What are you talking about? You were never part of the Teen Titans, I would have recognized you."

Stone only shook his head sadly. "That's because back then I wasn't Stone. When I was a member of the Teen Titans, my name was, my name was Cyborg." As he said the last pat Stone spoke quickly. "I used to be Cyborg of the Teen Titans. Brother Blood offered to turn me back into a human, to turn me into Stone. I accepted his offer and became Stone and joined the Hive. That is my secret." Stone watched as Jinx's confused expression gave way to that of surprise. She looked at him, suddenly stepping back. She spoke softly, as if she couldn't believe what she was saying. "You mean, your Cyborg?" Stone shook his head quickly. "No! Not any more. Cyborg is dead and gone. Bother Blood changed me back into a human, into Stone. I AM STONE!" He emphasized the last part, desperate to make her understand that he wasn't Cyborg, that he wasn't a Titan.

She looked at him, her eyes unreadable. She starred at him a long time, not speaking or moving, just starring at him, thinking. The silence that enveloped the room was unbearable to Stone. Finally Jinx spoke, and her voice filled with anger. "How much? How much of what you told me is true? How much of what he told me was false." She closed her eyes and yelled. "HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU LIE TO ME?"

Stone looked her square in the eyes and said calmly. "I never lied, not to you Jinx. Everything I ever told you about me was true. Everything I ever said and thought about you was true. And everything I ever said I felt about you was true." He stepped forward to hug her, but Jinx stepped back again and yelled. "How the hell do I know that? HOW DO I, HOW DO I KNOW YOU REALLY LOVE ME?" Jinx was crying now, Stone could see the tears falling from her face. He winced when he saw her crying, feeling ashamed and terrible for hurting her. He said sadly. "Jinx, if you really think that, then answer me this. If I didn't love you, why would I have left the Teen Titans and accepted Brother Blood's offer to join the Hive." Jinx looked up at him suddenly, her eyes pained and sad, and yet at the same time hopeful, as if she wanted to believe him but was afraid to as well.

Stone walked forward and gently placed his hands on her shoulder. "Jinx, listen to me. I never lied to you, and I never will. Don't you see? I left the Titans be with the Hive. I left the Titan's to be with you! I know you over heard my conversation with the Titans, I know you heard what was said. They are my enemies, and the next time we fight, they will do everything in their power to destroy me, and I will try just as hard to destroy them. Jinx, it was your love that gave me the strength to do what was right and to see what was true. Jinx, I love you, and I will never leave you. I am Stone, I am a member of the Hive. And I will destroy the Teen Titans to protect you and the Hive." Stone spoke strongly, putting his determination into his voice. He wanted her to know just how strongly he felt about this.

Jinx starred into his eyes, her cheeks still wet from her tears. Finally she closed her eyes and whispered. "I believe you." And with that she stepped forward and buried her face in his chest. Stone wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly, unable to speak. For along time they stood there,. How long, Stone never knew, but after a while Jinx finally stepped back and dried her face with her hands. She smiled and spoke again, and Stone was glad to hear her voice turn back to normal. "Brother Blood was right, after all. It doesn't matter who you were before you joined the Hive. You are family now, and you are Stone. That's good enough for me." She paused and cocked her head. "How about we go back to the party. Stone grinned and took her hand and together they headed back to the party.

Stone remembered dancing the night away with Jinx. The flashing lights dazzled the eyes and the music deafened the ears, but Stone was oblivious to it all. All that mattered was that Jinx had accepted him, accepted him for who he truly was, and that was all that mattered to him. The rest of the night passed in a blur. He remembered Gizmo and Mammoth yelling and rushing all about, fighting as usual. He remembered slowly dancing with Jinx's arms around her neck, oblivious to the envious stares of all the other dancers. He remembered laughing and smiling, relaxed and at ease, not a care in the world.

The party had finally ended, and as the couples kissed and said good night, Jinx and Stone had left hand in hand. When they had reached Jinx's room, Stone had tried to kiss her good night, but Jinx had smiled mischievously and and grabbed his shirt, pulling him into her room. That night they had made love once more, putting everything that had happened that night behind them. It didn't matter to them, not anymore. They loved each other, that was all that mattered now. All night long they gave in to the raging passion that consumed them. Finally they became exhausted and lay in each others arms, slowly drifting off to sleep. The next day the Hive had mobilized and moved to their new base on the other side of the city, hidden in the forgotten depths of the ancient tunnels hidden beneath the towering skyscrapers.

Back to the Present

In the one month since Stone had joined the Hive for good and had fought the Titans the Hive had moved to their new base and had settled in to it. There hadn't been any missions, not yet anyway. But that would soon change. The Hive had the finished the preparations and the base was up and running at full capacity. Stone had talked to Brother Blood the previous day and knew that soon the Hive would resume it's activities. Next to him Jinx began to stir as she opened her eyes. "Good morning Stone." Stone smiled and kissed her gently. "Good morning Jinx." Stone smiled and closed his eyes again, relaxed and content.

Finally he yawned again and sat up. As the two of them got out of bed and got dressed, Jinx began to feel nervous. She finally took a deep breath and asked him what she was thinking. "Stone? Soon were going to start going on missions again. When that happens, you are going to have to face the Teen Titans. I know you are no longer Cyborg, and I also know you no longer consider them your friends or teammates. My only question is this? Can you face them and fight them with everything you have? If you don't, they will either destroy you or send you to prison. Either way, the Hive will loose you, I will loose you."

Stone turned to her and enveloped her in a hug. Speaking softly, he whispered. "I told you, Jinx. I'm not going any where. I will always be by your side. And it won't be like last month. Last month I had been a Titan, I was still their teammate. Now, now I am a member of the Hive and their enemy. I will not hold back or help them in any way. I WILL defeat them." Jinx felt her heart beat quicken as she heard the determination in Stone's voice, and she knew then and there that he was telling the truth. He was no longer confused or unsure of his decision. He had made his choice and he would stand by it.

Minutes late the two of them left their room and headed to the cafeteria. As they walked in and grabbed a table Stone and Jinx nodded and smiled at their friends. Moments later Gizmo and Mammoth walked over and sat down with them. "Morning love birds." Gizmo said with a smirk. Stone and Jinx only rolled their eyes and shook their heads. Gizmo had been making jokes like that ever since Jinx and Stone had decided to share a room together. Not that Stone blamed him. Stone and Jinx were the first couple in the Hive to share a room, ever. But when Brother Blood had announced this to the Hive, he had also explained that Stone and Jinx were several years older than everyone else in the Hive and it was perfectly acceptable.(In this story Stone is 17, Jinx is 16. All the other Hive members are around 12 to 14). Even so, Gizmo still loved making jokes about it.

Mammoth finished eating his breakfast and rumbled in his deep voice. " I hear soon we will be resuming our missions. Is that true, Stone?" As Mammoth spoke, the cafeteria quieted down, and Stone looked up to see all the people in the room looking at him with hopeful grins and expressions. Stone rose to feet and spoke loudly so all could hear him. "Yesterday, Brother Blood and I had a meeting, and the two of us decided that we have waited long enough. Our new base is operational and enough time has passed from when the Titans invaded our last base for them to have begun focusing on other criminals. Later this afternoon, Brother Blood will be announcing our missions, which will resume tomorrow."

Stone sat down and smiled as the room erupted in cheers. Gizmo smiled and rubbed his hands in anticipation while Mammoth grinned and asked. "So Stone, when does Team 6 move out." He had to yell to be heard over the crowd. Stone smiled and yelled back. "Don't worry Mammoth. We go first." Mammoth smiled widely and rubbed his hands with anticipation as well, which caused Gizmo to yell at him to stop copying him. Mammoth merely shrugged and clenched his fist and bonked Gizmo on the head, knocking the smaller boy out of his chair. Seconds later 20 Gizmos appeared and began attacking Mammoth. Before Stone knew it, the two boys were running all over the room, charging in between the tables, fighting and yelling, again.

Jinx shook her head and asked with a frown. "Stone, what are we going to do about those two?" Stone only smiled as Gizmo took out Mammoth's legs from behind and laughed as Mammoth fell back, right on top of Gizmo. Still chuckling he turned and looked at Jinx and smiled. "Leave them be, its good for them to be having so much fun, and it's hilarious to watch." Jinx merely starred at them, trying to keep a straight face. A moment later Mammoth stood up and began looking for Gizmo. But when he turned around everyone saw Gizmo flattened and sticking to Mammoth's back and the cafeteria erupted in laughter. Even Jinx couldn't stop herself from smiling and laughing.

As Stone sat there with his friends, laughing and smiling, all thoughts of the future and what troubles it might bring were forgotten. It was moments like this that reminded him why he cared about the Hive so much, why he considered the Hive his family. He wrapped and arm around Jinx and pulled her against him, and the two of them laughed until they had tears in their eyes, unable to help themselves or stop laughing at their teammates ridiculasness. He completely forgot about his meeting with Brother Blood and the mission the old man had assigned Team 6 to complete the next day, and the fact that he would once again have to face and fight the teen Titans.

PLEASE REVIEW! Hope you liked it, and I hope I spelled everything right.