Hey, it's Zaith Falken again. Sorry that its been awhile since i last posted a story, but I had lots of things to do. Anyway, this new story is about six years later (assuming that everyone was about sixteen). Also, my other character, Vlade (the f'd up brother), Terra, and a character named Shadow (whom i have permission to use thanks to Shadow12002) are also in this story. Feel free to read Shadow12002's stuff alright. Anyway, now to reading.

Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans, but I do watch the show.

Chapter 1: Welcome Wagon

Raven woke to the morning sunlight, which danced through the dark drapes in the room. She yawned lightly, and when she tried to raise herself from her bed, she remembered that she had slept with her friend that night.

She ran her fingers gently through the black hair of her companion, whom she was a bit fond of. Slowly, the man awoke to Raven's stroking. He yawned lightly, the looked Raven in the eyes.

"Good morning, Shadow." Raven said in a joyful tone.

"Good morning, Raven." The one called replied. He gave a small smile to Raven, who was still stroking his hair.

After a moment, Raven stopped running her fingers through Shadow's hair and held him tightly in her arms. As she held him in her arms, Raven took a deep breath, taking in the aroma that was Shadow.

'I can't get enough of you.' Raven thought to herself.

'Why, thank you.' Shadow replied telepathically.

"Stop intruding on my thoughts, Shadow." Raven said as she slapped the back of Shadow's head.

"Alright, I'm sorry." Shadow said, as he tried to defend himself from the slap Raven gave him.

Quickly, Shadow sat upright, and then got off of the bed. He walked into Raven's bathroom and closed the door behind him. Raven could hear the sound of running water come from her bathroom, and she instantly knew that Shadow was about to take a shower.

Raven was now twenty two, as she and the other Titans had aged through the years. They still found themselves fighting Slade and the other villains constantly, but they had a few new allies to rely on.

Terra had been revived from her stone imprisonment sometime after Zaith had left the Titans. Although the Titans were somewhat angry with her for betraying them, Terra was still forgiven for her deeds. She decided to stay with the Titans, as she felt she owed them for more then just saving her life.

Vlade had begun to remember what he had been doing while he was his evil self, and to repent for his sins, he decided to help the Titans in anyway he could. He trained with Robin (who now called himself Night Wing) for much of his Titan career, as he had lost many of the skills he had when he was evil. He still trained with Night Wing daily, but as more of his mind became unlocked to him, the more techniques Vlade remembered.

As for Zaith, the Titans hadn't heard from him since he left years ago. After six years of waiting for him to return, Raven had given up waiting for Zaith. Raven sometimes remembered the nights they spent together, and often cried herself to sleep for the previous six years.

Fortunately, Shadow was able to cheer her up recently. Being the long lost brother of Terra, as well as her only living relative, she recommended him after another fight with Slade that left Night Wing battered and broken. Having powers similar to those of Raven's, Shadow is a valuable ally to the Titans.

After a quick, yet relaxing shower, Shadow stepped out of Raven's bathroom. He was dressed in his usual super hero attire, black jeans, a black t-shirt, a dark blue cloak that greatly resembled Raven's, and a pair of all black Vans shoes. His short black hair (which shone blue due to the angle of the sunlight) seemed to compliment his clothing nicely.

"About time." Raven said as she rose from the bed and walked into her bathroom.

"Well, sorry. I was only in there for five minuets." Shadow said sarcastically.

Raven took a quick shower as well, and then rejoined Shadow in her room. At the moment, he was hovering next to Raven's bed, apparently meditating. Quietly, Raven snuck up behind him and wrapped her arms around his slightly muscular body, hugging him gently.

At this gesture, Shadow slowly lowered himself onto the floor, and then placed his right hand onto Raven's left forearm. He then turned his head to the left, meeting Raven's gaze. After a moment, Raven lowered her head onto Shadow's shoulder, and then began to speak.

"Thank you, Shadow."

"For what?"

"For being there for me."

Raven then released her grasp on Shadow and stood up, then slowly walked out of the room. Shadow stood up as well, and followed Raven out of the room.

The two made their way down to the lobby area, where they found the other Titans having breakfast. From the looks of things, Terra had decided to cook, while Beast Boy and Cyborg were arguing on whether to have Tofu or actual eggs and bacon.

"Dude, I've been most of the animals that meat comes from. We are going to have Tofu!" Beast Boy said.

"Man, no one wants your Tofu." Cyborg said.

"Well I do."

Night Wing was busy watching the morning news at the moment, while Star Fire was busy hanging over him. Star Fire was obviously very fond of Night Wing, but she was too shy to tell him.

"Alright, guys. Breakfast is done." Terra said, holding two large skillets full of eggs and bacon.

The entire team went over to the counter and sat down on the stools, as they waited to be served. Terra quickly placed a plate full of breakfast in front of each member, and made a special plate of Tofu for Beast Boy. The team gave into their hunger and began to dig into their food.

"Mornin', Raven and Shadow. Want breakfast?"

"Sure, sis." Shadow said sat down into one of the stools.

Raven followed Shadow and sat next to him. Terra served them, and then sat down to eat her own meal. The team quickly finished their food, but at Cyborg and Beast Boy were the first ones to finish, they hurried over to the T.V. and turned on the 'Game-Station'. As they played their game, the two's hollering could be heard at the top floor of the Tower.

"So, what should we do for the day?" Star Fire asked in a curious tone.

"Well, we could go to the mall." Night Wing said.

"Yes, the mall of shopping is a very interesting place. It is a very joyous place to be, wouldn't you agree, Terra?" Star Fire said enthusiastically.

"Yeah, Star Fire. It's just jumping with joy." Terra replied sarcastically.

"I think I'll stay and train for a bit." Vlade said.

"Well, normally I'd pass, but I have nothing better to do." Shadow said.

"If Terra is going, then count me in." Beast Boy said, taking his eyes off of the game for a few seconds.

"BOOYAH!" Cyborg said, as he took advantage of Beast Boy's situation and beat him. Alright, why not. If BB is going then I wont' anything to do."

"Then to the mall of shopping it is!" Star Fire said, joyous at how she could go to the mall with her friends.

The six Titans then got up and began to walk towards the large doors that were the exit. The Titans left through the door, leaving Vlade to his daily training routine.

-One hour later-

Vlade, whom at the moment was wearing white karate gee pants with a black tank top, was outside on the beach of the island, which served as the training are for the Titans. With sword in hand, he trained against several robot dummies, which were programmed in many different sword fighting styles. Vlade usually found the higher level programs harder to train with, as fighting against five professional robot warriors was no easy task.

Sweat could be seen trickling down his face as he began to anticipate the move of each robot. The attacks were not final, so Vlade had to be careful not to mess up; the robots used sharpened sword, and if he messed up, it could cost him his life.

Slowly, the robot to Vlade's right began to charge at him. He quickly turned and slapped the sword away from him using his own. Then, noticing that one of the robots the was behind him charged as well, while another one jumped upwards, readying itself for a downward slash. Vlade turned to his right and dodged the attack from the charging robot. Then he rolled to his left, avoiding the sword from the falling robot.

Just then, the robots stopped moving, and a siren could be heard coming from the tower. Vlade rushed into the tower to see what the problem was. Once inside, he went over to a panel by T.V. and began to click buttons wildly. He eventually came to a security video that showed where problem was. It's location, Titans Tower: lobby area.

Vlade was shocked, as he did not see anyone when he entered the room. He quickly looked around, and then saw what he hadn't earlier. A stranger was looking around the room, almost in astonishment. He held onto a large, black duffle bag, which seemed filled to the brim.

As the stranger continued to look around the room, Vlade became very curious as to what the stranger wore. From the rear, a faded blue denim jacket could be seen on the stranger's torso. From the waist down, a set of matching denim pants complimented his jacket. The stranger wore a regular pair of work boots, and a set of black leather gloves decorated his hands. His hair was long, black, and un-kept, giving him a very rugged appearance.

"Who are you?" Vlade said, somewhat annoyed at how someone would jut waltz into the Tower.

The stranger turned around, noticing where Vlade stood.

"Oh, hey there Vlade, long time no see." The stranger said enthusiastically.

"I said, who are you?"

"Come on, you don't remember me?"

"Wait… no way, you can't be…" Vlade said, as he began to delve into his mind.

Then, the sound of breaking wood came from the entrance doors. Dust was kicked up along with the sound, and as the dust settled, the Titans could be seen standing there, in the traditional super hero poses.

"I don't know who you are, but you made a bad mistake coming here." Night Wing said clearly, so as both the Titans and the stranger could hear. "Titan's, Go!"

"Wait, guys this is jus a misunderstanding. There's no need to resort to violence." The stranger said.

Suddenly, a Cy-blast came to just above the strangers head. The stranger rolled out of the way, finding himself behind the counter the Titans had eaten on this morning. Unfortunately, the stranger left his bag where he was previously.

"Listen to me, there is no need to fight." The stranger pleaded, hoping they would stop their assault and listen to reason.

"I don't know, a guy who comes into the Tower and tries to steel stuff from us sounds like a pretty good reason to me." Shadow said.

"I'm an ally alright. I just haven't been here in awhile." The stranger said, who was still pinned behind the counter. "Come on, Raven, you know me better then that."

"What!" Raven said aloud. "Guys, hold your fire."

"Are you cra-." Night Wing said.

"Do it!" Raven exclaimed. The Titans did as she said lowering all hands and weapons. " Shadow, lift him up."

"Alright." Shadow said, as he moved his hand forward and began to raise the stranger off of the ground.

"H-hey guys, long time no see." The stranger said.

"Now I remember. Zaith, is that you?" Vlade exclaimed.

"WHAT!" the other Titans said, completely confused as to what Vlade just said.

"Yeah, that's me. I have returned." The one called Zaith said.

"Wait, no this can't be right… But… Why?" Raven said, even mo0re confused then before.

"Uhh… Yeah, about that… I didn't plan on b being gone for so long." Zaith said as he rubbed the back of his head. "Um, can you put me down now?"

"Yeah, sure." Shadow said, as he immediately released his magic.

"Listen, I'm sure there is a lot of things we need to catch up. So why don't we just sit down and talk, alright?"

"Sure, lets' talk." Raven said.

Yet again, I ask that you send me a review saying what could use work. And if it sucked, then I'm sorry, i did the best I could, but i was on medication.