Hi. Thanks for the reviews, that's always nice. About them letting Taen into their home to sleep. One, they let him in because he didn't seem hostile. Two, the Titans are all heroes, they see a guy with what looks like a costume on and he's bleeding badly. Would you just kick him out? Didn't think so. Enough of this, read on!

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Chapter 6: From the Tower to the Mall

Cyborg's View

Cyborg stood there, confused to how Taen knew he thought he was insane. "Did anybody believe a word of that?" Beast Boy asked. Everyone turned to Raven, expecting her to tell them an answer. "Was he lying or not Rae?" Cyborg asked. Her face became odd. "He blocks his mind, I can't find a thing," She said slowly. "That doesn't seem good," Robin said skeptically. "Are we so quick to pass judgment on our friend?" Starfire asked with a hint of surprise in her voice. "Cyborg, go check if any of this checks out," Robin ordered. Cyborg nodded and walked off to his room quickly.

'Make the robot do all the computer work' He thought. Not that he really minded, it was good to actually do some work for once. The last couple weeks had been uneventful. Cyborg sat down at his computer, and looked up stuff about the Supergroup. Cyborg felt his eyes widen as he read some of it, then downloaded the information quickly, pleased that he found something this good.

He exited his room and walked down the hall, hearing something that sounded like an argument. "We shouldn't trust him! Remember what happened the last time we did that?!" Raven was yelling. "Don't start on Terra! She saved us in the end!" Beast Boy shot back. "Hey when y'all done yelling, I got some good stuff on Taen!" Cyborg said loudly. "Talk to us Cyborg," Robin said before anyone could continue yelling.

Cyborg searched his memory for what he needed and began. "Most of what Taen checks out. Magmus's disappearance, the Supergroup dying off, pretty much everything," He said. "Then what is the problem Cyborg?" Starfire asked. "He neglected to tell us that he was the one accused of the murders. Snake's death must have caused something because the entire group stopped going out of the tower, except Taen. He wouldn't tell the people anything, so they accused him. The last article is about his disappearance. He might not be here for help, he might be here to hide," Cyborg finished dramatically.

"But do we believe it?" Robin asked the group. "There's only one way to be sure," Raven said, her back to the Titans. "How is that?" Starfire asked. "He'd have to touch us," Beast Boy spoke up. They stared at him, shocked at this burst of smartness. "You're right, but if what he says is true, we could all be in a lot of danger," Robin confirmed. "Before we do anything, I want to find out why he's blocking his mind," Raven said. Cyborg noticed the bag suddenly. "What'd he bring in that bag?" He asked, pointing to the bag on the floor. Beast Boy picked it up. "I do not think we should intrude on our friend's privacy," Starfire said.

The Titans had an awkward sort of silence, not sure of what to say. "He could be dangerous. I couldn't find a single article about his abilities," Cyborg warned them while staring out the window. 'Where could he have gone...?' Cyborg wondered. "Probably just for a walk," Raven said. "Did I say that out loud?" Cyborg laughed. "I think we need some time to relax, is anyone up for the mall?" Robin asked. There was an excited murmur at this, even Raven seemed mildly happy about getting out of the tower. They all definitely needed this.

All Titans Views

"I'm heading to the arcade!" Beast Boy said. "I think I'll tag along with you BB," Cyborg said and hurried after his friend. 'Some good old video games will get us into a better mood' Beast Boy thought happily as he headed towards the Jurassic Park. Cyborg popped up next to him a minute later, with oodles of tokens in his hands. "Twenty each and that's just the start!" Cyborg exclaimed in Beast Boy's ear as he shoved the tokens into his hands.

Raven decided to go off to Hot Topic. It was a store that had some... darker themes to it. Though she couldn't say she liked the people, she was really just looking to be alone. It was definitely not a store any of the other Titans drifted off to. 'I knew to figure out what Taen is up to' Raven thought. Though she said they shouldn't trust him, she was almost positive that he was good. She took a seat outside of the store, and began to think to herself.

A floor above Raven, Robin and Starfire were talking. 'She is so cute...' Robin thought as Starfire happily went on about clothes. "I want a pink outfit, and a blue outfit, and a green outfit, and maybe a little bit of red!" She said, clearly thrilled about the idea of having more clothes. "I think I could go for some more clothes too, maybe some casual ones," Robin said, wanting to keep the conversation going. 'He is so cute!' Starfire thought. She smiled and grabbed his had. "Huh?" He asked as he stared at their hands grasped tightly together. "A gourmet pretzel store! We must attend!" Starfire said joyously and literally swept Robin off his feet as she dragged him over.

After several minutes of careful choosing, the two each got one large pretzel. Starfire's was covered in chocolate and mustard. Robin decided to go on something a little more sane, and went with plain old salt. "A glorious venue for eating, we must come here again Robin," Starfire said. "Anytime you want Star," He replied sincerely. "That is my leg Robin," Starfire said naively. Robin blushed and moved his leg away from hers. He honestly thought that it was the table post. "Sorry," He muttered. "That is ok!" Starfire said as she finished her pretzel.

Robin brushed off his embarrassment and silently wondered where Taen was at the moment. He hated to admit it, but he thought he might be at the tower, perhaps forming a trap. Robin shook the thought out of his head as Starfire took hold of his hand once again, causing all thoughts of Taen to be erased from his mind.

Raven's View

'I haven't seen any of the others' Raven noticed. "But that's a good thing," She said out loud and gave a half grin. 'Who are you? What are you? Are you with or against us?' Raven's thoughts raced around Taen. 'I'm turning into Robin' She thought, remembering her leader's obsession with Slade. 'He can not be alive' Raven thought angrily. "He has to be lying," Raven said emotionally. A potted plant behind her shattered. 'Gotta calm down, think I'll look at some clothes' Raven thought as a child started to cry.

She walked through Hot Topic slowly, admiring some of the music choices. She reached the back of the store, which was half care bear's, half leather shop. "Did you find me on purpose, or was this a usual escapade?" A voice said in her ear. Raven turned slowly to see Taen, looking thoroughly depressed. He was no longer just wearing his casual clothes, he had on a black cloak. 'Where did he get that?' She asked herself.

"You and me really are way too much alike, you know that?" Raven said. "Maybe that means something," Taen replied. 'Was that a hint?' She asked herself, confused. "What's in the bag?" Raven asked, eying a black bag in Taen's hand. "Leather, I need a new costume," Taen answered after a moments hesitation. "You've started to block you mind," Taen said. He sounded slightly impressed. 'Doesn't he ever stop searching?' Raven asked herself. "I told the others to do it as well," She stated without a hint of awkwardness.

Taen put some more leather in the bag and let out a long deep breath. "I'm going back to the tower... and I want you to come with me," He said nervously. Raven unintentionally stepped back at this. "Why is that?" Raven asked, still shocked. "You're the only one who would understand me, and you can read minds," Taen said while avoiding Raven's eyes. "So are you saying that you'll let me read your mind?" She asked. 'This is too good to be true' She said inside of her head. "I'll explain everything at the tower," Taen said. "I've got to tell the others first," Raven said. "Robin and Starfire are right above us, you can tell them," Taen said.

'How does he do that?' Raven asked herself as she slowly floated up to the top floor. She quickly found Starfire and Robin window shopping, although Robin wasn't paying much attention to the clothes. "This one? Or maybe this one? Perhaps red is not my color. Oh! What do you think Robin?" Starfire was firing questions off by the second. He snapped out of his small trance. "Uh-". "I'm going back to the tower," Raven said quickly. She turned to walk away. "Raven..." Robin said quietly. She turned back. "Yes?" "Watch out for Taen," Robin said. "I will," she replied and walked off to join Taen.

'I am well aware that this very well might be a trap' Raven thought cautiously. Taen was standing outside of Hot Topic with the bag of leather. "We took the T-car here so I guess we'll be walking for a bit," She said as they exited the mall. "Nonsense, I'll get us there," Taen said. He grabbed onto Raven's clothed shoulder and stared at Titans Tower. "We can talk in my room, I know you dislike people in yours," He said. Then it happened. Raven felt as if she were weightless, the area around them turning into a mess of blurs and colors. The next thing she knew they were in an all black room.

"What do you think?" Taen asked her. "How did we get here?" Raven asked, mildly startled. They were in his room, it had been painted all black but it was still the same room. "One of my powers," Taen answered. "You can teleport!" Raven said surprised. "Yeah, just one of my abilities," Taen said and grinned. He pulled down his cloak's hood. 'Looks embarrassed' She noticed. "I'm going to tell you everything, or rather, my mind will," Taen said. Raven felt his defenses go down, and could now feel the presence of a mind with a lot on it. "Here it goes..." She said out loud. She closed her eyes and went into a world like never before.

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My chapters all seem to be coming to the same length now. Is this getting any good? Was it already good? There characters are gonna be hookin' up with one another pretty soon, I promise. This story is probably going to be 18 chapters long, not exactly sure though. updates are gonna slow down from Tuesday on, school sucks. But I won't stop updating. R/R please.

Next Chapter: The rest of the Titans get an urgent call from Raven. They all rush over, fearing the worst. What exactly has happened back at the tower?

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-SinFire