Konichiwa! Is that even spelled right? To anyone who had reviewed, thank you. I'm still extremely pissed that my story was deleted in the first place. This next chapter isn't going to be very long, but I do promise some answers soon, don't get mad if you hate what Taen has to say. Oh, and the rating will only be PG-13 until about chapter 9, where the sex scenes start.

Once again: I do not own Teen Titans.

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Chapter 4: Early Morning Encounters

Raven's View

Raven awoke with a start. She was breathing loudly and fast, as if out of breath. "Well that was weird," She said out loud. She struggled for a moment to remember the dream. Then she had it. Raven had a dream that she was young again, and still happy. For a moment she remembered it all. "I finally have a good dream and something wakes me up!" She said angrily.

Raven looked over at her clock, her breathing still loud and her heart beating like a jackhammer. 'Wow. Six a.m. already?' She thought to herself. She switched off her alarm, not feeling very tired anymore. 'Why is it so cold?' Raven asked herself. She drew her legs up to her chest and placed her fingers around her toes. She rubbed her feet in an attempt to warm them up. "Well that's no use," She said dryly. She quickly put on her socks and laid back down, enjoying the quietness of the morning.

CREAK. Raven sat up with a jolt as someone slowly walked by her room, but in an unknown direction. She jumped up and quickly threw on her cloak, paranoid of an attack. 'Perhaps I'll go and check out the area... and make some tea' Raven thought.

She felt like she was in a good mood, despite the fact that she was nervous and extremely cold. As she walked towards the stove she noticed two things. First, the thermostat read sixty degrees. "That explains it," She said quietly. Second, a pot of tea was already on the stove. She cautiously walked towards it, mentally searching for the presence of someone... or something.

"Why are you up so early?" A voice to her left said. Raven felt her heart skip a beat and looked up. She saw the outline of Taen in the dim light of the room, sitting alone at the kitchen table. "I could ask you the same thing," Raven replied coolly. She turned up the lights dimly, so she could study his face. She sat down opposite Taen. "I don't sleep," He said. "Then I guess that bed I put is pretty useless," Raven said. "It'll come in handy."

Raven jumped slightly as the kettle went off but made it look as if she was getting up. "Allow me," Taen offered as he motioned for her to sit. She studied him closely. 'I wonder if he is up to something' She thought as he poured two cups of tea. Taen walked over to the table and placed Raven's in front of her. 'Didn't even hand it to me' She thought with a ping of anger. "Thanks," She said anyways. "You're welcome," Taen replied. Sounded like he meant it.

As they sat there in silence, drinking, Raven remembered something. 'I was supposed to read his mind earlier'. She closed her eyes and plowed into his head. It was not like most people's. The majority of people's minds were open, free to look through. Taen's mind looked to have a maze, made of brick walls. The floor was covered in thick white fog. Raven cautiously walked forward and looked around for a bit. "Ah!" She let out a small yell as large golden letters appeared before her. "You won't find much, I suggest that you leave."

Raven's eyes snapped open in surprise, her concentration lost. Taen was leaning over the table near her. "I can't keep my mind open," He said to her. "Most people don't bother to block their thoughts unless they have a good reason to," Raven said suspiciously. "You're suggesting I'm hiding something bad? You do have a good reason to I suppose, your emotions say it all, even if they are a bit jumbled," Taen said quickly. Her eyes widened at this. "Can you read minds as well?" Raven asked him. "Not quite... More like their feelings, towards anyone or anything. You are generally cold to people, not wanting to get close in fear of being hurt. But in truth, you love all of your friends, and need them to stay sane," Taen stated to her.

Raven stared at him, making sure she hear this bold statement right. As much as she didn't like to admit it, he was completely right. 'He's... good. No he's great!' She thought in an surprised manner. 'Better start blocking my own mind, don't want him to know everything'. "Impressive..." Raven said and trailed off. "I can do a lot more than that, you'll see very soon," Taen said. "I think we all would like to hear what you have to say," Raven said while only half meaning it. "It'll be confusing but I will tell you," He said.

She stood up and walked over to her seat. She slowly washed out her cup, keeping an eye on Taen the entire time. She put her cup away and walked towards the hall. "I look forward to it," Raven said dryly and shuffled back towards her room. She climbed under the covers quickly, set her alarm to nine, and fell asleep, this time dreaming about what was to come.

Starfire's View

Starfire yawned loudly as her clock blared loudly. She laid there for a moment, basking in the warm ray of sun that made it through her curtains. Finally she stretched her limbs and turned it off. Starfire sat up and pulled her purple top over her head, then slipped on her short skirt. "Socks, Socks, where are you?" She sang cheerfully. She found some and put them on. Then she grabbed her boots and struggled to put them on but managed to do so.

Starfire walked towards the door and opened it, the delicious smell of bacon and eggs reaching her. "Mmmmm, something smells wondrous!" She said loudly as she entered the kitchen. She was surprised to see that it was not Robin cooking, but Taen. He looked much better now, the torn uniform replaced with a tight long sleeved black shirt. The pants were gone as well, and now were black and baggy. his shoulder still held the large bandage on it.

"Good morning Starfire! Hope you're hungry," Taen said to her. "I am. This all looks very good," Starfire said as Taen loaded up a plate. "You can sit next to Robin, at the seat with the mustard," Taen said. 'He seems to know a lot more about me than I know about him' Starfire thought and became slightly worried. "Not that it is a bad thing," She added quietly and sat down next to Robin.

She dug in quickly. Cyborg was eating like a slob, food falling out of his mouth and onto his metal front. Raven was near the end of her meal and quietly observing Taen. Robin had the paper spread out and was reading it, letting out little noises at certain parts. 'Taen seems much nicer than I took him for' Starfire thought with a slight feeling of guilt. She heard a door open behind and saw Beast Boy walked into the hall soon after.

"Woah dude! Looks like you made a feast!" Beast Boy yelled happily. He sat down in between Raven and Cyborg just before his face fell. "Sorry dude, I only eat tofu usually," Beast Boy said. 'I bet Taen did not know that!' Starfire thought. Taen walked over and set a plate down. "Way ahead of you man. I made you tofu eggs with veggie sausages, and that's soy milk by your plate," Taen said.

"I'm seriously impressed!" Robin said. "Oh yeah, he made breakfast. Whoop dee do," Raven said sarcastically. 'That was a bit cruel' Starfire thought and looked over at Taen. He looked like it didn't matter. "I decided to make a good breakfast before you guys hear me out," Taen said quietly. That is ok friend, I am sure we won't think anything bad about you," Starfire said and turned to pat him on the hand. There was a flash and Taen was gone. "Where did he go?" Starfire asked. Cyborg looked up. "Who? Taen? He's right there," Cyborg said while said and pointed over at the kitchen. "Yeah Star, you're as blind as a bat!" Beast Boy said and turned into a bat.

Starfire looked away from Beast Boy and saw Taen behind the kitchen counter, a look of fear on his face. "I said don't touch me, remember?" Taen asked. "I'm sorry... I forgot," Starfire said. 'Does he dislike me? Am I not good enough to touch him?' She thought sadly to herself. "It's nothing against you Starfire, don't worry," Taen assured her.

After a lengthy meal, everyone gathered around Taen. Starfire plopped down next to Robin happily, scooching closer to him so that their legs were lightly touching. 'Time for some answers' She thought seriously for once.

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I thought the chapter wasn't going to be long but it didn't come out very short after all. For those of you still reading, I promised more answers than you can handle next chapter. I must warn you though, some huge Dragonball Z and A Nightmare on Elm Street ripoffs. Weird combo to rip off but keep in mind I didn't plan it this way, came to me in a dream oddly enough. Review some more? I'm lovin' it. Then again, who doesn't love reviews?

Next Chapter: Taen sits the Titans through a shocking Q and A session. Unsure of what to believe, the Titans all feel a little mixed up. Is he telling the truth?

Don't hate me for the ripoffs. Read away!

-SinFire