Hello again. Hope you guys enjoyed that first chapter, it was a little shorter than I planned on though. The story, just to say, is gonna have much longer chapters from now on... I hope. There is gonna be a large focus on friendship and romance until the last bit. Then the action takes over. Hope you enjoy once again. Review like mad, that'd be nice. Thanks a bunch.

I do not own Teen Titans... yet.

Chapter 2: "My name is Taen"

Standing in the elevator was someone wearing a dark green cloak. The hood was pulled up and their head was tilted towards the ground.

"Wow, Raven, this person's just like you," Beast Boy joked. No one laughed. The team wasn't sure what to say, they were all too confused about who this person was and why they were here.

"Hello," the figure said. They had a slightly low voice that sounded calm, a teenage boy. "May I come in?"

"Yeah, sure, come in," Robin said and stepped aside to give the stranger a path. 'He doesn't look dangerous' Robin thought to himself.

The boy stepped inside and stumbled slightly. Cyborg stooped down to catch him. The stranger quickly stopped himself.

"Yo man, you ok?" Cyborg asked concerned.

"Yes. I'm fine, but I need to sit down. Just don't touch me," the stranger replied in a firm, yet kind, voice.

He walked over to the couch and sat down quickly. The Titans grew slightly agitated at his words.

"I do not mean to be rude, stranger, but who are you?" Starfire managed to ask politely. She was, as everyone, quite curious as to who this person was.

The guy tossed down a small bag and shook a little. They watched from behind as he pulled down the hood, revealing slightly long blue hair. Then he took off the cloak and placed it gently over the back of the couch.

"Sorry about the water, it's raining a little hard out there," he said.

The stranger stood up and turned around. A boy that could have been no older than 18 looked back. His face was stern but that didn't stop the warmth from showing in his bright blue eyes. His teeth shined brightly and his nose looked to be broken recently. The stranger's skin was a pale white, not going well with his dark colored red and black clothes. Beast Boy grinned slightly, his words were true. 'Just what we need... A guy version of Raven.'

"My name is Taen, and I'm a hero like you guys," the stranger finally explained. Robin noticed the uniform for the first time. Taen was wearing a tight red long sleeved shirt. He wore black pants that were also tight and shone brightly. Both of the items looked to be made of leather. The center of the shirt had a golden star on it, the letters SG in the center of it.

"What happened to you?" Cyborg asked. They all looked at Taen's chest, which had blood dripping down the front of the shirt from a hole above the heart.

"I got stabbed," Taen answered simply.

The Titans all started to talk at once, except Raven, who was still waiting to go. Robin finally spoke up above the others.

"By who? We can go get them!" he said, excited for a fight.

"It's not somebody that you can find," Taen said and sat back down.

"What do you mean? We're the Titans! We can find who did this to you!" Beast Boy yelled angrily, surprised that this guy was underestimating them. "There were only a handful of people who even knew who he was, and they're dead," Taen said sadly.

"Dead? Who would wish to harm somebody in such a way?" Starfire asked, clearly confused.

While the others were asking questions, Robin's mind was going a mile a minute. 'He looks very familiar' Robin thought and drew his hand up to his chin in a thoughtful pose. "When did this happen?" he finally asked.

Taen looked up quickly. "About ten minutes ago, then I came here," he answered. There was an awkward moment of silence before he spoke again. "Could somebody possibly get me a bandage? I don't want to bleed all over your floor."

"That would be smart," Robin said and nodded.

"I will go and get some bandages for your wound," Starfire said and walked down the hall.

The group stood around, no one really moving. Taen rummaged around in his bag, arranging stuff. Beast Boy and Cyborg were both thinking about video games and TV, not to mention food. Raven was still thinking about her poetry, not sure if she could read it now. Robin was only thinking about their current situation, but Taen broke his concentration.

"I don't want to ruin anything but would it be possible for me to stay here for a bit? I don't really have a place to go," he said with a hint of nervousness in his voice. Robin thought for a moment about the possibilities.

"Yeah, you can stay!" Beast Boy spoke up. Robin opened his mouth but shut it quickly.

"We could clean out a storage room and you can stay in there," Cyborg suggested.

"I'm on it," Raven said and walked away.

"Here you are!" Starfire said happily. She had popped back into the room carrying some thick white bandages.

"Thanks, just leave them on the couch please," Taen said nicely. Starfire put the bandages down on the couch as Taen shifted himself around on the couch. Each Titan was staring at him. They all had many questions.

Was that any better or what? Sorry nothing is really developing here. It's all like... suspense build up? I don't know. You'll get some answers soon enough though. R/R if you wish. As in please do it, fanfiction took all the reviews with my account those bastards! Er... they're ok I guess. Yeah...

Next Chapter: While Raven goes and makes up a room, Robin gets down to some questioning. Will he get the answers he wants to hear? Will he even get any answers at all?

Keep on readin'

-SinFire