Sunlight, pale and golden swept slowly over the honey-tinted expanse of the rolling ocean. A few gulls swept across the expanse of the sky filled with the wonder of a rising sun.

However, the beautiful sunrise was lost on the inhabitants of a certain giant 'T' on a rocky island of the coast.

Four hours after the sunrise Beast Boy stumbled down the stairs, eyes still bleary with wakefulness. He blundered into the kitchen, practically falling into the fridge. He opened it, hands groping for anything to drink, for he couldn't quite focus through his sleep-ridden eyes. He pulled out a carton of milk, taking off the cap and sniffing it.

"Ugghh," Beast Boy pulled back, now fully awake. He wrinkled his nose, shoving the carton of dairy milk back into the fridge. When he could not find his soy milk he became frustrated, and began to yell up the stairs. "Cyborg, stop throwing away my milk!"

The rest of the Titans filed down the stairs. Breakfast was usual, all apart from the silence. Everyone was thinking about the same thing, but nobody wanted to say anything. Only the monotone sound of chewing filled the air. Stupid crunchy cereals.

"Fine everyone, just say it. She did it." Beast Boy barked. (A/N: No pun intended () The silence had stretched him to the breaking point.

Last night the Titans had removed the construction men from their concrete prison. All of them had described the same person, a girl dressed in a long purple cloak who made things move with her hands and muttered words in a different language. Even though the description was crude they could all tell it had been Raven. Slade had not been mentioned though, for he had managed to stay out of sight.

A slow silence met his outburst. Not even the sound of crunching could be heard.

"She did not kill anyone." Starfire said at last, but it was more of a statement than a comfort. She hadn't killed anyone, but she had demented the construction site, something not looked too kindly upon by the Titans and the whole city. Of course, no one had told the citizens it was Raven. Only the Titans and a few men knew.

The uneasiness was broken quickly. Inside of Robin's pocket the Titans' pager thingy---(A/N: Sorry guys, I really couldn't figure out what to call it. That was my lame attempt at it. Just think of the cool communicator with the T on it.)--- began to beep. Robin began to fumble around, finally managing to pull it out of his pocket.

"Good morning Robin." Slade's cool voice rang out from the small screen," I hope this isn't a bad time. I think I have something that belongs to you, though you might not want it back."

The message was short and ominous, the screen once more filled with static.

"What does he have us on speed dial or somethin'?" Cyborg muttered, straightening up from his position of leaning over Robin's shoulder.

"Most likely." Beast Boy muttered bitterly, staring at the blank screen," What did he mean by 'something that belonged to us'? I really can't see Slade coming to our house to return a missing wallet."

"Neither can I." Robin mumbled," But I did hear him say he was coming here, which is just another chance for us to finally catch him."

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"This is what you have looked forward to, isn't it?" Slade demanded, not looking up at Raven as she flew over his shoulder.

Raven did not respond. She was slowly beginning to regret her decision. Just a week ago she had flown over Robin's shoulder. She was also beginning to miss her ex-teammates, especially Beas-

No, no, no, no, no, no, no! Both she and that inner voice of hers agreed. She did not miss any of them, especially that one.

She shook the images out of her head as she followed Slade. She didn't need them; she would find something of her own to do. She would make a place for herself in the world without the Titans' help.

"No you won't. You need them." The voice reasoned, echoing inside her.

"That is the first thing you have ever said that I agree with." Raven mumbled to the voice.

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Beast Boy was sitting at the giant window, peering out through the crystalline glass. He was shoveling large amounts of cornflakes into his mouth, soy milk dripping down his chin.

Suddenly he froze. His hands dropped to his sides and a heavily laden spoon fell to the floor, spilling cereal everywhere. Beast Boy ignored it however; his attention was concentrated on something else.

"Guys," He called, his voice cracking in the middle," Come and look at this."

The Titans ran up, pressing their noses to the window. All eyes were trained on two figures movingly slowly towards their tower. On the opposite bank (not the city's bank) the figures ran, or at least one did. The other figure was flying, a long cloak billowing out behind it.

"Raven." Beast Boy said softly as the rest of his cereal and its bowl went clattering to the ground.

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A/N: lol, another cliff hanger. I'm sorry about chapters three and two, they were rather short. I keep on forgetting how the website shortens pages. Oh well, this one is much longer. I'll be writing the next chapter soon, so make sure to keep checking back. (