Hiya, I'm back. Ready for part 3?

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Birthday Blues.

"Raven…" Beast Boy softly tapped the girls door.

" Raven…" He tried again a little louder this time.

" RAVEN!!!!!!!!" His fists pounded harder. "HELLO RAVEN!! ANYONE HOME?"

"WHAT?" Raven flung back her bedroom door, to see Beast Boy whimpering. She calmed herself. "What is it Beast Boy?" she said in her usual ice cold tone.

"You've got mail," he held the envelope towards her. Raven could feel that same sensation that she had forced away stirring within her once more. Cautiously she accepted it and wandered back into her room, leaving the door open so that Beast Boy could follow her, and he did, without waiting for an invitation.

The green boy glazed around her room with a child like fascination. He didn't get the point of half of her possessions, but that didn't mean he didn't enjoy staring at them. They were weird and kinda creepy. He liked creepy. Raven decided to ignore him while she ripped the letter open. Inside was a card of the same colour as the envelope, even had a large heart in the centre, enclosing a large number sixteen. It was…what was the word Raven was searching for? Ah yes… sweet. It was defiantly sweet. Unfortunately Raven didn't like 'sweet'.

"Hey, that kind of looks like a birthday card? Oh Raven is it your birthday today?" Beast Boy peered over her shoulder. "I didn't know it was your birthday today. Why didn't you say something. We'll have to get started straight away…"

"Beast Boy…" Rave began but was interrupted.

"I think I can make a cake before tonight. I'm sure Cyborg can find you a nice present. Star could probably help him. Robin…uh I think right now all he can handle would be the decorations…"

"Beast Boy…" The girl could feel her anger raising from within her.

"Oh my God! There so much to get planned. Why didn't you say anything? Do I still have Aqualads number? Ah and what about Speedy's? They'll want to be here and…"

"STOP IT NOW!" Raven shrieked. She stared at him then spoke in a low whisper. "You can't tell anyone. I don't want anyone to know. I didn't want you to know. Do you understand?"

"But why?" Beast Boy folded his arms. "None of us would mind organizing this for you, if that's what your worried about,"

"No. I know you wouldn't," Raven pulled her cloak over her head so that her whole face was covered. "I've never had a proper birthday. I've never had a proper childhood. And I don't want any of it…" That was a lie and she knew it. "I have to be distance from this world otherwise I could risk feeling something, and you know how that can turn out,"

He nodded his head. "Sure thing, I wouldn't tell a soul. Your secrets safe with me!" He then giggled. "Hey Rae, you and I have a secret!"

Raven gave him what would pass for a smile. He turned and started to leave then stopped. "By the way whose the card from? Your boyfriend?" He raised his eyebrows.

"My mother," The door slammed shut in his face.

"Hey!" Beast Boy said. He rolled his eyes, then hurried back to the Titans den. Inside, Cyborg had begun a video game and was trying, with no success to teach Starfire the rules. Robin was perched near the sink. Just in case.

"So, what was in the letter?" Cyborg asked, watching Starfire as she allowed her spaceship to be obliterated by the enemy fire. "Star your suppose to fight back," he informed her.

Starfire blinked at him. "But I wished to give them a sporting chance,"

The half robot sighed. He gave up trying to tell Star that they weren't real, and continued to pursue the top score. "Well, BB? You gonna tell us or what yo?"

"Eh…it was nothing," His eyes swiftly moved from left to right.

"Nothing?" said Robin. Doubt was written all over his face.

"Yep!" Beast Boy gave a nod. "Absolutely nothing whatsoever! And definitely not a birthday card…" slapping his hands across his mouth, he suddenly realised what he had done. "She is going to kill me," he muttered.

"Birthday! How marvellous!" Starfire leapt into the air. "We must plan a celebration!"

"Yeah!" the other two Titans agreed.

Beast Boy sank lower into his chair. "I'm dead. I'm so dead…"

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Raven had decided to leave the tower while she made her phone call to her mother. Having no mobile and not wishing any of the other Titans to over hear compelled her to do so. Besides the doom and gloom of her favourite dark café, The Dead Room, was the most appealing place to do so. Everyone there pretty much kept to their selves. A very good thing.

Arriving at the café, the girl drifted unnoticed in the small crowds of Goths towards the payphones. She dialled the number she had memorised, then waited for her mother to pick up.

"Hello mother," she spoke dryly.

"Raven darling is that you? I haven't heard from you in such a long time. I though that…something might have happened to you…" images of Trigon found their way into Angela's mind. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine," the girls tone was cold. "I just wanted to say thank you for the card.."

"Your welcome honey, I have a gift for you too, maybe I could come round to you later and…"

"Don't bother," Raven snapped. "I also wanted to tell you not to do that again,"

"But…"

"Goodbye mother…" She slammed the phone back on it's hook.

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They stared at one another, feeling a mixture of disappointment and angst. Glazing up at their leader, the hooded man demanded an answer. Why had they Lord not returned to them? The leader also seemed to be stunned. His finger pointed at the girl.

"It's her fault. Something must have been wrong with her!" The man seized her by her arm and twisted it back. "Tell us Scarlet, tell us what you did wrong!"

"Your hurting me!" the girl cried. "Stop it you Bastard," Instantly the man was tossed into the crowds. Without a second thought Scarlet took off into the night sky, soaring high into the clouds.

"Stop her!" someone shouted. "We can't let her escape!"

"No!" Collins removed his hood. "Let her go. We have no use for her anymore,"

"No use!" another shouted. "We can't do the ceremony without her!"

Collins lost his temper. "Do you see Trigon before us? No and I'll tell you why! I should have seen this coming!" he clasped his head in his hands. "The kids got the powers of a demon, but no real demon within her. Therefore she can't connected with our Lord Trigon,"

"Then this has been a complete failure," A man folded his arms.

Collins gave them a sly smiled. "Well, actually no not really……"

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More shortly.

DIT.