Authors Note: Less is added to Chapter 3, but this is simply Part1. As you can see, Raven encounters Slade, he has a plan, and Pleas perhaps has another plan as well. Read to find out more...

Dead Tears

Prey

Chapter 3

Part1

Raven glanced at the small selection of robes and Gothical clothing. She chose one along the pitch dark wall and lifted it off the hanger. She put it up against her chest an walked to the small mirror near her door and looked into the pane mirror examining the small piece carefully. She nervously twittered with the small dust hanging on the front.

Must have been a while... She thought laying the dress onto her bed. I haven't met any boy like Pleas before, I wonder if he feels the same...She sat at her small desk, cluttered with small notebooks. She could here the rest of the Titans chattering on in the other room, but she wasn't listening. She arose, clutching the dress at one hand, reaching for the doorknob the other.

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Pleas silently slipped on a small, black, dark-purple shirt with a small white tee-shirt underneath. Walking into the bathroom, he could hear the garbled words of Marc,

Probably eating dinner... Pleas thought brushing his hair back and forth. He stopped for a moment. He was still thinking of Raven, she was stuck in his mind as he came back from the coffee shop and when he sat in his room.

Could I possibly be in true love? He asked himself grabbing his dark green toothbrush. Possibly...

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Raven's hair flapped in the air behind her as she descended upon the streets below. She had avoided Beast Boy Cyborgs arguing long enough to leave quietly through the back. She skidded to a small stop onto the grave, bringing her hood up to her forehead. Looking around, she headed for the sidewalk leading to the shop. She reached the sidewalk, but before she could reach for the handle, she could hear a brisk landing behind her. She could also feel the wind blowing against her body as well. She turned her head slightly to see a figure covered by a dark shadow, and on the other half, it was covered by a metal plate and a dark orange helmet hiding his face.

"Slade..." Raven growled under her breath. The Titans and Slade were fierce enemies, and Raven wanted it to keep it like that. As the dark villain walked towards her, Raven clenched her fists tightly, "What do want now Slade?" She snarled, looking at him through the mask into his eyes. Slade half smiled under the steel.

"I have a proposal for you, Raven..." Slade quietly answered. "I have a plan...to destroy this city once again...but you are going to help me..."

"What makes you think I am going to help you?" She demanded in a monotone but dark voice. Slade walked closer.

"For, if you don't answer to my agreement, your 'Titan Tower' will collapse to the sea, the Titans wouldn't expect this..." He said, turning towards the vast sea. Raven didn't make any expressions, but deep inside she knew that this means trouble...

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Pleas walked across cement roof, glancing in the direction of the shop. He sighed, and ran his fingers through his hair. He was nervous, he hadn't ever been on a 'date' before...but he would have to take the chance, he had decided. Just as he glanced over the ledge, something caught his eye. He looked back again to see Raven, but something seemed wrong. She was glaring at a large man that he couldn't recognize, but he seemed like trouble. He levitated down, not to be noticed. Then, he neared the two, pretending to be a normal passerby; he managed to hear what they were saying.

"For, if you don't answer to my agreement, your 'Titan Tower' will collapse to the sea, the Titans wouldn't expect this..." The man said, turning towards the direction of the harbor. Pleas stopped.

The Titan Tower?... He thought. Whatever it is, I need to help Raven. Who knows what could happen to the city...

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Part 2 is coming up...enjoy.