Somewhere I belong
*I don't the Teen Titans, but I will own some action figures! Oops, the
only Titan I "own" is Vampyre, who is a cross of Raven and Beast Boy, but
mostly Raven.*
"If it's somewhere you go to heal and meditate, then why are you taking me?" Raven asked him. Knowing him, it's somewhere creepy, she thought tiredly.
"Because, when I first joined, you asked me about my past and I told you it was irrelevant, that I would tell you later. This is later. So I'm going to tell you my past." Vampyre explained to her.
"Now don't I feel special." Raven said sarcastically. They walked in silence for twenty minutes until they reached the outskirts of jump city. Vampyre led Raven for another 15 minutes, until they reached a huge outcropping. At first Raven hesitated to climb it, but when Vampyre started to climb, she followed.
"It's beautiful." Raven said, looking at the clear sky, at the multicolored rock formations below. "But, how did you find such a place?"
"I have been to many places across the cosmos, so I know a good spot when I see one" Vampyre explained, gauging Raven's reaction. Raven drew in a deep breath and let it out slowly. He was still watching her, and she was still taking in her surroundings.
"Do you remember when I first came here? When I thought nobody on the Titans would understand? When I thought that I was the only one?" He asked her.
"Of course I do, you scared the hell outta us, but it was still fun" she replied, with a slight smile.
(A/n, this part of the story is the flashback to explain how Vampyre came to the Titans and joined the team. N'sL[LP)
"Titans, GO!" Robin yelled as a blip appeared on screen. Someone was attacking the city.
"But why now? Why at midnight?" Beast Boy asked, yawning.
"Because, they either want to catch us off-guard, or want to annoy us." Raven said coldly.
Bowery of jump city (A/n: a bowery is like the oldest part of the city. N'sL[LP)
A tall dark figure with red, gleaming eyes stood on the roof of a run-down hut. He jumped down as Raven, Starfire, and Beast Boy (in the form of a bird) flew on the scene. They were followed by Robin and Cyborg.
"I don't know who the hell you think you are, but this ends now." Robin said, narrowing his eyes. "Titans, GO!"
"But how can you beat what multiplies itself as you beat each one?" The mysterious figure asked.
"Anyway we can." Robin replied as the dark figure split into 5 different forms. One for each Titan, however, there was still only one original. It just so happened that Raven chose the original.
"Azrath. Metrion. Zinthos." Raven chanted, then flung anything she could find at him (mentally of course)
"Come now Raven, is that the best you can do? I'll make you an offer. If you can pick the real me out of 5, then all of you will be spared." He said to her.
"If I pick wrong, then we will all be killed?" Raven asked, worriedly. He nodded. "All right, I accept." He backed away into the darkness. Then 5 of him came out of the shadows.
In unison the five said: "Now pick which is the real one. However, pick wrong and it will all be ended." Raven closed her eyes, concentrated, and pointed to the one that was to the right of the middle one.
"You, you're the real one, the original," She said, still pointing. At first she feared that she had picked wrong, for nothing had happened. But then, when she thought all was over...
"Very good Raven, you have picked correctly." He said to her, then turning, "Now Titans, I have a favor I would like to ask of all of you. Will you accept me as a new Titan?"
"Accept a villain? NEVER!" Robin spat at The Mysterious Figure.
"If you'll notice boy wonder, I merely set off the alarms, my shadow clones did not harm any of you, and nothing else was done. If u need I will take any test to prove my worth, and gain your trust. And in case it occurred to you, my name is Vampyre. That's V-A-M-P-Y-R-E." The newly identified Vampyre told Robin.
"Hmmm. We could use some extra power; Slade always seems to get away...." Robin broke off in thought. "If you can beat each of us in individual combat, then you in."
"Okay then, but do I get to at least get to stay at the Tower?" Vampyre asked, showing his fanged teeth.
Titans Tower
"First you must fight Star, then BB, then Cy, then Raven, then myself," Robin told Vampyre.
"Sure" he replied. "So uh, who's gonna show me a room? I might know all about each of you, but we ain't got nothin on the Tower."
"I will show you, to a room, new friend!" Star chirped from behind the couch.
"No! I will show him to his room!" Raven spat back at Starfire, who seemed genuinely hurt, at least until she remembered whom she was talking to. She shrugged her shoulders, then turned back to the competition between Cyborg and Beast Boy.
"Hmmmm, I'm thinking some therapy could clear up that problem Raven, though knowing you, I would have to drag you to the office." Vampyre said, trying to ease the tension building.
"Nice one, dude!" Beast Boy called from the couch.
"Uh thanks I guess." He said, following Raven down a corridor. She led him to an area that was at the back of the Tower. She opened the door.
"This is your room. If you need me, I am just down the hall." Raven said, not looking at him.
"Uh thanks I guess, well, hope you have... sweet, uh, empty, dreams." He said looking around his new room.
"Not that's it's any of my business, but where's your stuff?" Raven asked, mild amusement in her eyes.
"The mortal mind that you harbor could not possibly understand" Vampyre said coldly.
At this Raven's Indigo hair flared up behind her. "I wouldn't understand?! Just try me." Raven (again, I know it's kinda old, but I like to use this word) spat at him.
"Well if you must know, it's kept in a dimensional portal." He said, his fingers glowing. He "slashed" the air, opening a rift in the dimensions. Raven tried to look inside, but couldn't see because Vampyre was leaning in. He came out with his arms full of books. Raven picked the top book of and opened it, but couldn't read it because it written in a language unfamiliar to her. But on the front it said "Necromancy". She decided to see if at least the list of ingredients was in English. It wasn't, but there were pictures of some of the ingredients and the effects of the incantations, curses, spells, and hexes. Damn, Vampyre must have written this whole book, because after each picture is his signature, and on the front is his signature, Raven thought, I'll have to ask him about it.
"Hey Vampyre," Raven said as Vampyre came back out of the portal carrying various (at least Raven thought) ingredients, among them, human skulls. "did you write this whole book? And if so what language is it in?" She asked.
"Yes, and in the written form my own language. I call it Demon. Or in my language, Vosruj. My name would be Zzuk, yours would be Azar." He said setting the "ingredients" down. "Look, either get outta here, or help me."
Vampyre's room, when it is arranged, as he wants it.
"So you wrote this whole book on Necromancy?" Raven asked Vampyre, who was lying on his bed. He had completely made the room Black and Blood Red. On a shelf, he had arranged his books according to absolutely nothing. He had a Demon's head as a trophy on the wall, with his ingredients in labeled containers across the room. Other than the clock on his bedside table, (this was set in a demon's mouth) the only other things were weapons. Mainly shurikens, Krises (a Kris is a dagger with a jagged edge), and short- handled blades. All except the shurikens seemed to have a faint bloodstain on them.
"Yup" was his short reply.
"Can you translate it for me? Some of these spells seem to be pretty gruesome," Raven said.
"Sure, but first off, the art of Necromancy doesn't have spells, incantations, or charms, just curses and hexes, but mostly curses. Big difference. See this first one; it's a curse to turn your enemy inside-out. To make this curse, you must have a human skull ground to fine powder, an ounce of a vampire's blood, mixed together. Spread it on a kris and then chant, 'Fruvis, Gleth, and Anslumernorith.' Three times, and then say the name of the victim. Curses, much less the art of Necromancy itself, are not to be taken lightly, make the slightest mistake, and it could end your life, your friend's life, or even an innocent person's , and that person could've never met you, or even heard about the Teen Titans. Stick with your telepathy, and I'll stick Necromancy" He said at last. "Now if you'll excuse me, I'd light to get some shut-eye for tomorrow, big day you know. 'Night" He said shutting the door. He had given Raven the basics of his Demon language, and hadn't taken his book on Necromancy back, so Raven decided to see if she could decipher this enigmatic book's secrets. But, in the morning, she thought.
Titans Tower, morning.
The Titans dragged themselves from bed in whatever order they got up. Not surprisingly the first up were Cyborg and Beast Boy, arguing about 1) what to have for breakfast, and 2) whether tofu was actually a food. They never really learn do they? Raven was next to get up. Must they make this much noise this early in the morning? She thought to herself. What Cyborg and Beast Boy were actually doing was having a food fight. (A/n ahhhhh hold on, gotta get my energy drink. Nothing but water and sugar. Half sugar, half water. lol. *3 minutes pass.* ahhh okay I be back. On with the story!!) Unfortunately, for Beast Boy and Cyborg, a handful of tofu hit Raven right in the face when she walked in the kitchen.
"DAMN IT!" Raven yelled, wrapping BB and Cyborg up in black ropes, borne of her powers. This was when Vampyre walked in, his red eyes going wide when saw that Raven had Beast Boy and Cyborg hanging up side down from the ceiling.
"Vamp, help us out man!" Beast Boy called to Vampyre "We didn't mean it, we swear it!" He yelled to Raven.
"Hmmm, Raven come here, I have a better idea..." Vampyre started to say as he and Raven went out of earshot of BB and Cyborg. I wonder if he's making it better or worse. Beast Boy asked himself. By the way, Raven's Indigo eyes went wide; he had made it worse, much worse.
"Okay I won't kill you, if you can hang up there like that for 5 hours straight," Raven said, with (again) a slight smile. Behind her, Vampyre was wearing his malevolent smile. Robin came in next, followed by Star.
"What the...?" He began.
"Apparently, Beast Boy were arguing about tofu, again, and some of it hit Raven in the face. I made it worse, but at least she won't kill them." Vampyre explained. "Personally I would leave em to their fate."
"Okay" Robin said, rubbing his eyes.
"New friend, I bring you greetings from the world of happiness sleep!" Starfire chirped, hugging Vampyre.
"Uhhh... Star... can't...breathe...let go" He said, gasping for breathe. (Damn wasp! It's been buzzing around for a couple of hours and won't go away! Ohh, *phew* it went away)
Titans Tower rooftop, the night
"Okay, beat Star, then BB, then Cyborg, then Raven, then me, and your in" Robin told Vampyre.
"Sounds simple enough, anything goes?" He asked Robin, who nodded. "Perfect"
"Fight.................. NOW!" Robin yelled. Starfire's eyes and hands glowed an emerald green, while Vampyre's eyes glowed black. At first, they did nothing, but when Vampyre pulled a kris out, Starfire flew at him, flinging bolts of emerald energy at him. This was when Raven noticed that the kris had a pale red coat on it. It could only mean one thing......... but what. Raven asked herself. Then her eyes went wide, The curse to turn a victim inside out!
She stepped forward, chanting, "Azrath, Metrion, Zinthos" the kris flew out of Vampyre's hand, and landed in Raven's hand. She looked at the kris and then flung it over the side of the Tower.
"NO!" Vampyre yelled, running and jumping off after his kris. All of the Titans looked over the edge of the Tower. They saw him fly down and grab his kris. They also saw how he hit the ground, with a sickening crunch, every bone in his body broken. They saw him get up after a few seconds. They saw him teleport himself up to the top of the Tower.
"Well, I'm convinced, unless anyone else wants to challenge you, your in" Robin told Vampyre. When nobody stepped Robin said, "Okay, it's official, your in!"
(A/n, Okay that was it for the flashback, did'ya like it? Was it cool, was it stupid? Well, now for his past!)
"I still don't see how you got right back up after, u jumped off" Raven said, shaking her head.
"It's a vampiric thing. I can only be killed by putting a wooden stake through one of my vital areas, or by my own killing curse." He replied. "The only reason that I would have used that curse on Star was because I was taught to do anything to fulfill a contract. And due to my training, I thought of this as a contract. I don't think I really would have done it though, because I do have a certain degree of control."
"But what was your past, if u won't share it with anyone other than me. It couldn't have been that horrible, could it?" She asked
"Well, having a greater demon for a father is a big factor. The fact that my mother was a vampire, is irrelevant. At an early age (meaning 3 years old), I was taken away by an agent of The Elite. I was taken to Razenur, or Land of Death, to be trained to be the agent of The Elite. For 10 years, I was put through Hell. Ten years of Hell. When it was done, I was a fully trained mercenary-for-hire. After my fifth contract, I found my heart, and began to ask the question "why?" At my seventh contract, I completely left. This is when I found you guys, and decided to join the Teen Titans." He said, a few tears sliding down his face. "But each and every morning, I recount the names of those I killed." more tears. "I never let myself forget the look on their faces, all asking the same question 'what did I ever do to you?' It takes every ounce of control I have to go on with each day, for each day I am fighting not to lose control." The tears were flowing freely now. Raven felt a tear slide down her cheek, a tear that would not be wiped away. "I thought that if by joining the Titans I could avenge those who had been wronged, then I would be free. Who knows, maybe I will eventually be free from this pain inside of me. I just hope that you will be there for me when I am free, because who knows what might happen?" He couldn't stop the tears, so he just let them flow. Raven couldn't help but let a few tears go too.
"Let's get back to the Tower, it's getting late" Raven said.
"Yeah, I guess we can spar, or whatever. But I want to take you someplace tomorrow." Vampyre said.
"Where?"
"You'll find out when tomorrow comes"
*Chapter 2!!!!!!!!!! So, whad'ya think? Good, bad, sucked, rocked? WHAT?! PLEASE R&R!!!!! In the next chapter, Raven and Vampyre become closer, and they learn of Trigon's invasion of Earth That's it 4 now! N'sL[LP*
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"If it's somewhere you go to heal and meditate, then why are you taking me?" Raven asked him. Knowing him, it's somewhere creepy, she thought tiredly.
"Because, when I first joined, you asked me about my past and I told you it was irrelevant, that I would tell you later. This is later. So I'm going to tell you my past." Vampyre explained to her.
"Now don't I feel special." Raven said sarcastically. They walked in silence for twenty minutes until they reached the outskirts of jump city. Vampyre led Raven for another 15 minutes, until they reached a huge outcropping. At first Raven hesitated to climb it, but when Vampyre started to climb, she followed.
"It's beautiful." Raven said, looking at the clear sky, at the multicolored rock formations below. "But, how did you find such a place?"
"I have been to many places across the cosmos, so I know a good spot when I see one" Vampyre explained, gauging Raven's reaction. Raven drew in a deep breath and let it out slowly. He was still watching her, and she was still taking in her surroundings.
"Do you remember when I first came here? When I thought nobody on the Titans would understand? When I thought that I was the only one?" He asked her.
"Of course I do, you scared the hell outta us, but it was still fun" she replied, with a slight smile.
(A/n, this part of the story is the flashback to explain how Vampyre came to the Titans and joined the team. N'sL[LP)
"Titans, GO!" Robin yelled as a blip appeared on screen. Someone was attacking the city.
"But why now? Why at midnight?" Beast Boy asked, yawning.
"Because, they either want to catch us off-guard, or want to annoy us." Raven said coldly.
Bowery of jump city (A/n: a bowery is like the oldest part of the city. N'sL[LP)
A tall dark figure with red, gleaming eyes stood on the roof of a run-down hut. He jumped down as Raven, Starfire, and Beast Boy (in the form of a bird) flew on the scene. They were followed by Robin and Cyborg.
"I don't know who the hell you think you are, but this ends now." Robin said, narrowing his eyes. "Titans, GO!"
"But how can you beat what multiplies itself as you beat each one?" The mysterious figure asked.
"Anyway we can." Robin replied as the dark figure split into 5 different forms. One for each Titan, however, there was still only one original. It just so happened that Raven chose the original.
"Azrath. Metrion. Zinthos." Raven chanted, then flung anything she could find at him (mentally of course)
"Come now Raven, is that the best you can do? I'll make you an offer. If you can pick the real me out of 5, then all of you will be spared." He said to her.
"If I pick wrong, then we will all be killed?" Raven asked, worriedly. He nodded. "All right, I accept." He backed away into the darkness. Then 5 of him came out of the shadows.
In unison the five said: "Now pick which is the real one. However, pick wrong and it will all be ended." Raven closed her eyes, concentrated, and pointed to the one that was to the right of the middle one.
"You, you're the real one, the original," She said, still pointing. At first she feared that she had picked wrong, for nothing had happened. But then, when she thought all was over...
"Very good Raven, you have picked correctly." He said to her, then turning, "Now Titans, I have a favor I would like to ask of all of you. Will you accept me as a new Titan?"
"Accept a villain? NEVER!" Robin spat at The Mysterious Figure.
"If you'll notice boy wonder, I merely set off the alarms, my shadow clones did not harm any of you, and nothing else was done. If u need I will take any test to prove my worth, and gain your trust. And in case it occurred to you, my name is Vampyre. That's V-A-M-P-Y-R-E." The newly identified Vampyre told Robin.
"Hmmm. We could use some extra power; Slade always seems to get away...." Robin broke off in thought. "If you can beat each of us in individual combat, then you in."
"Okay then, but do I get to at least get to stay at the Tower?" Vampyre asked, showing his fanged teeth.
Titans Tower
"First you must fight Star, then BB, then Cy, then Raven, then myself," Robin told Vampyre.
"Sure" he replied. "So uh, who's gonna show me a room? I might know all about each of you, but we ain't got nothin on the Tower."
"I will show you, to a room, new friend!" Star chirped from behind the couch.
"No! I will show him to his room!" Raven spat back at Starfire, who seemed genuinely hurt, at least until she remembered whom she was talking to. She shrugged her shoulders, then turned back to the competition between Cyborg and Beast Boy.
"Hmmmm, I'm thinking some therapy could clear up that problem Raven, though knowing you, I would have to drag you to the office." Vampyre said, trying to ease the tension building.
"Nice one, dude!" Beast Boy called from the couch.
"Uh thanks I guess." He said, following Raven down a corridor. She led him to an area that was at the back of the Tower. She opened the door.
"This is your room. If you need me, I am just down the hall." Raven said, not looking at him.
"Uh thanks I guess, well, hope you have... sweet, uh, empty, dreams." He said looking around his new room.
"Not that's it's any of my business, but where's your stuff?" Raven asked, mild amusement in her eyes.
"The mortal mind that you harbor could not possibly understand" Vampyre said coldly.
At this Raven's Indigo hair flared up behind her. "I wouldn't understand?! Just try me." Raven (again, I know it's kinda old, but I like to use this word) spat at him.
"Well if you must know, it's kept in a dimensional portal." He said, his fingers glowing. He "slashed" the air, opening a rift in the dimensions. Raven tried to look inside, but couldn't see because Vampyre was leaning in. He came out with his arms full of books. Raven picked the top book of and opened it, but couldn't read it because it written in a language unfamiliar to her. But on the front it said "Necromancy". She decided to see if at least the list of ingredients was in English. It wasn't, but there were pictures of some of the ingredients and the effects of the incantations, curses, spells, and hexes. Damn, Vampyre must have written this whole book, because after each picture is his signature, and on the front is his signature, Raven thought, I'll have to ask him about it.
"Hey Vampyre," Raven said as Vampyre came back out of the portal carrying various (at least Raven thought) ingredients, among them, human skulls. "did you write this whole book? And if so what language is it in?" She asked.
"Yes, and in the written form my own language. I call it Demon. Or in my language, Vosruj. My name would be Zzuk, yours would be Azar." He said setting the "ingredients" down. "Look, either get outta here, or help me."
Vampyre's room, when it is arranged, as he wants it.
"So you wrote this whole book on Necromancy?" Raven asked Vampyre, who was lying on his bed. He had completely made the room Black and Blood Red. On a shelf, he had arranged his books according to absolutely nothing. He had a Demon's head as a trophy on the wall, with his ingredients in labeled containers across the room. Other than the clock on his bedside table, (this was set in a demon's mouth) the only other things were weapons. Mainly shurikens, Krises (a Kris is a dagger with a jagged edge), and short- handled blades. All except the shurikens seemed to have a faint bloodstain on them.
"Yup" was his short reply.
"Can you translate it for me? Some of these spells seem to be pretty gruesome," Raven said.
"Sure, but first off, the art of Necromancy doesn't have spells, incantations, or charms, just curses and hexes, but mostly curses. Big difference. See this first one; it's a curse to turn your enemy inside-out. To make this curse, you must have a human skull ground to fine powder, an ounce of a vampire's blood, mixed together. Spread it on a kris and then chant, 'Fruvis, Gleth, and Anslumernorith.' Three times, and then say the name of the victim. Curses, much less the art of Necromancy itself, are not to be taken lightly, make the slightest mistake, and it could end your life, your friend's life, or even an innocent person's , and that person could've never met you, or even heard about the Teen Titans. Stick with your telepathy, and I'll stick Necromancy" He said at last. "Now if you'll excuse me, I'd light to get some shut-eye for tomorrow, big day you know. 'Night" He said shutting the door. He had given Raven the basics of his Demon language, and hadn't taken his book on Necromancy back, so Raven decided to see if she could decipher this enigmatic book's secrets. But, in the morning, she thought.
Titans Tower, morning.
The Titans dragged themselves from bed in whatever order they got up. Not surprisingly the first up were Cyborg and Beast Boy, arguing about 1) what to have for breakfast, and 2) whether tofu was actually a food. They never really learn do they? Raven was next to get up. Must they make this much noise this early in the morning? She thought to herself. What Cyborg and Beast Boy were actually doing was having a food fight. (A/n ahhhhh hold on, gotta get my energy drink. Nothing but water and sugar. Half sugar, half water. lol. *3 minutes pass.* ahhh okay I be back. On with the story!!) Unfortunately, for Beast Boy and Cyborg, a handful of tofu hit Raven right in the face when she walked in the kitchen.
"DAMN IT!" Raven yelled, wrapping BB and Cyborg up in black ropes, borne of her powers. This was when Vampyre walked in, his red eyes going wide when saw that Raven had Beast Boy and Cyborg hanging up side down from the ceiling.
"Vamp, help us out man!" Beast Boy called to Vampyre "We didn't mean it, we swear it!" He yelled to Raven.
"Hmmm, Raven come here, I have a better idea..." Vampyre started to say as he and Raven went out of earshot of BB and Cyborg. I wonder if he's making it better or worse. Beast Boy asked himself. By the way, Raven's Indigo eyes went wide; he had made it worse, much worse.
"Okay I won't kill you, if you can hang up there like that for 5 hours straight," Raven said, with (again) a slight smile. Behind her, Vampyre was wearing his malevolent smile. Robin came in next, followed by Star.
"What the...?" He began.
"Apparently, Beast Boy were arguing about tofu, again, and some of it hit Raven in the face. I made it worse, but at least she won't kill them." Vampyre explained. "Personally I would leave em to their fate."
"Okay" Robin said, rubbing his eyes.
"New friend, I bring you greetings from the world of happiness sleep!" Starfire chirped, hugging Vampyre.
"Uhhh... Star... can't...breathe...let go" He said, gasping for breathe. (Damn wasp! It's been buzzing around for a couple of hours and won't go away! Ohh, *phew* it went away)
Titans Tower rooftop, the night
"Okay, beat Star, then BB, then Cyborg, then Raven, then me, and your in" Robin told Vampyre.
"Sounds simple enough, anything goes?" He asked Robin, who nodded. "Perfect"
"Fight.................. NOW!" Robin yelled. Starfire's eyes and hands glowed an emerald green, while Vampyre's eyes glowed black. At first, they did nothing, but when Vampyre pulled a kris out, Starfire flew at him, flinging bolts of emerald energy at him. This was when Raven noticed that the kris had a pale red coat on it. It could only mean one thing......... but what. Raven asked herself. Then her eyes went wide, The curse to turn a victim inside out!
She stepped forward, chanting, "Azrath, Metrion, Zinthos" the kris flew out of Vampyre's hand, and landed in Raven's hand. She looked at the kris and then flung it over the side of the Tower.
"NO!" Vampyre yelled, running and jumping off after his kris. All of the Titans looked over the edge of the Tower. They saw him fly down and grab his kris. They also saw how he hit the ground, with a sickening crunch, every bone in his body broken. They saw him get up after a few seconds. They saw him teleport himself up to the top of the Tower.
"Well, I'm convinced, unless anyone else wants to challenge you, your in" Robin told Vampyre. When nobody stepped Robin said, "Okay, it's official, your in!"
(A/n, Okay that was it for the flashback, did'ya like it? Was it cool, was it stupid? Well, now for his past!)
"I still don't see how you got right back up after, u jumped off" Raven said, shaking her head.
"It's a vampiric thing. I can only be killed by putting a wooden stake through one of my vital areas, or by my own killing curse." He replied. "The only reason that I would have used that curse on Star was because I was taught to do anything to fulfill a contract. And due to my training, I thought of this as a contract. I don't think I really would have done it though, because I do have a certain degree of control."
"But what was your past, if u won't share it with anyone other than me. It couldn't have been that horrible, could it?" She asked
"Well, having a greater demon for a father is a big factor. The fact that my mother was a vampire, is irrelevant. At an early age (meaning 3 years old), I was taken away by an agent of The Elite. I was taken to Razenur, or Land of Death, to be trained to be the agent of The Elite. For 10 years, I was put through Hell. Ten years of Hell. When it was done, I was a fully trained mercenary-for-hire. After my fifth contract, I found my heart, and began to ask the question "why?" At my seventh contract, I completely left. This is when I found you guys, and decided to join the Teen Titans." He said, a few tears sliding down his face. "But each and every morning, I recount the names of those I killed." more tears. "I never let myself forget the look on their faces, all asking the same question 'what did I ever do to you?' It takes every ounce of control I have to go on with each day, for each day I am fighting not to lose control." The tears were flowing freely now. Raven felt a tear slide down her cheek, a tear that would not be wiped away. "I thought that if by joining the Titans I could avenge those who had been wronged, then I would be free. Who knows, maybe I will eventually be free from this pain inside of me. I just hope that you will be there for me when I am free, because who knows what might happen?" He couldn't stop the tears, so he just let them flow. Raven couldn't help but let a few tears go too.
"Let's get back to the Tower, it's getting late" Raven said.
"Yeah, I guess we can spar, or whatever. But I want to take you someplace tomorrow." Vampyre said.
"Where?"
"You'll find out when tomorrow comes"
*Chapter 2!!!!!!!!!! So, whad'ya think? Good, bad, sucked, rocked? WHAT?! PLEASE R&R!!!!! In the next chapter, Raven and Vampyre become closer, and they learn of Trigon's invasion of Earth That's it 4 now! N'sL[LP*
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