It was a normal Titan day. Normal, as in mind numbingly boring. Raven meditated with Starfire, Cyborg was working on the T-car and Beast Boy and Robin were in the training room. Beast Boy, as well as the others, had grown a bit dark since the last battle with Slade. A battle that claimed the lives of many prominent citizens of Jump City. He added a new morning ritual, lifting weights. He discovered by accident that he had everything enhanced since the battle. He could lift as much as Robin and more when he should be a light weight. This caused a bit of a rivalry. This stretched into other subjects as well. Mostly the future; a future with Raven or Starfire.

Robin had told Beast Boy in the training room that he cared for both of them deeply. That he couldn't possibly choose. Beast Boy liked them both but he cared for Raven a bit more than Starfire. It was all the times he and Raven had spent together. He and Starfire may have appeared to be alike on the outside but after that battle it was very clear how dark the changeling truly was.

Robin was dark himself. Just like Raven but the opposite of Starfire. He was torn between the girls. His heart wished for both of them but that couldn't be the case. He had all the money in the world, all the looks, everything; but this privileged teen couldn't figure out who he was meant to be with. He grew to envy Beast Boy. He didn't have many troubles and could probably get any girl through pity. Why would he care for his girls? There were those thoughts again… A hatred for Beast Boy growing out of nothing.

"He cares for them because he's like you," he thought as he lifted the dumbbell. "He just handles things differently.."

Beast Boy was benching two hundred and seventy-five pounds with great effort. Sweat soaked through his gray shirt. He was listening to his new CD, "Lost and Found," by Mudvayne. It kept him going strong. He placed the barbell back on the rack and sat up, his shirt stuck to him like glue.

"Ugh.." He groaned in his newly acquired deep voice before he ripped it off. He took a drink of water before taking his things and starting to leave.

"Going prematurely?" Robin asked as he finished his exercise.

"No, I'm done and I'm gonna rest." The changeling said trying not to sound irritated. He was not in a good mood. The green seventeen year old just wanted a place for a nap. Why would the leader want to mess with that?

Robin pushed his, now neck length hair behind his ears and stood crossing his arms. "You give up too easy.."

That was it. The changeling snapped and fired back. "I give up! If it wasn't for you, those people would still be alive!"

"Me! No! You! You didn't do anything!" Robin was sorry he tried to tease him.. or would be if he wasn't so furious now.

"I did what you told me to. Stay put."

"Yeah, you stayed put while the bombs destroyed those mansions.. What a big help you were.. I thought your parents taught you what was right.." Robin should've kept his mouth shut. He knew nothing of Beast Boy's parents. A mistake he would regret years later.

Beast Boy tackled Robin into the wall, leaving a dent. "YOU KNOW NOTHING!" He roared as he began to pound his leader's face and stomach.

Robin kicked him again and again in his exposed stomach and chest but the emerald Titan was too enraged to feel anything but hate. Robin felt that he had no choice, he drew a bird-a-rang from his ever present utility belt and stabbed Beast Boy. He let go and clutched his side just as Robin gave him a roundhouse kick to the face.

There were only three thoughts going through Beast Boy's mind. "He's gone crazy… I'll die alone…. No.. him first.." Beast Boy didn't want to transform, that would take energy he desperately needed. He, instead, tackled Robin, pinned down his arms and assaulted his face once more; knocking off his mask and breaking his nose. Beast Boy's blood poured and fell on Robin and the floor.

Robin flipped Beast Boy off of him and grabbed him by the throat and began to punch his face repeatedly. His enhanced bones wouldn't give like Robin's had but he still caused great pain. "I AM IN CONTROL HERE! I AM IN CONTROL!" Robin punched him after every word. Beast Boy's nose bled, his lip was busted, and he suffered a concussion.

"You were!" Came a voice outside the room. A blinding blue flash knocked Robin off Beast Boy and caused him to hit the wall again, cracking a rip.

"CYBORG! STAND DOWN!" Robin screamed.

Cyborg shook his head in pity and short a tranquilizer dart at Robin, knocking him out. Raven and Starfire came into the room as just as Beast Boy passed out.

Beast Boy awoke in the infirmary with Raven and Cyborg by his side.

"How ya feelin'?" Cyborg asked his best friend.

"Like shit…" he replied slowly.

"Well friend, we are here to make sure you don't look like fecal matter much longer.."

Beast Boy gave a smile "Thanks Kori.." The Titans had decided after their last Slade incident to become closer, so they no longer used their codenames unless they were on a mission.

Starfire walked from where the sleeping leader was to her other friends and sat beside Raven.

"What caused this?" Raven asked "Remember I'll know if you're lying.." Raven now wore gray and white cloaks and black dresses instead of her old blue cloak and black leotard. She was free of her father's influence and could express herself. That didn't mean she did very often.

"Well… I was gonna leave and he said I gave up too easy. I was already pissed and I didn't wanna deal with his shit so I shot back and it went from there…" He looked at his side. "Nice work, as always.."

"Thanks.. Well, this has happened before.."

Cyborg nodded. "Yeah. You two have fought off and on since you became a Titan.."

"I didn't think any of this would happen.." Raven said thinking.

"He doesn't deserve to be a Titan anymore! Beast Boy, you're out!" Robin declared.

"Robin, that's enough. Garfield has shown us everything.." Raven said.

"He's lying! I know he is!" The leader declared. He wasn't in his right mind.

"I have seen what happened. You are at fault here." Raven said. "You need to straighten up. Cyborg will act as leader.."

"NO!" Robin protested. "I was the first! I am the leader!"

"No, I was. I gave you your power and I can take it away."

"y-You can't do that!" Robin shouted.

"men…"she thought. "I can and I will. You have slowly pulled away from reality.. You need help." Raven was more concerned than anything else. Robin just stayed silent.

"Gar, you can go; just be careful." Cyborg said. " Rich.. You need to stay here. That rib of yours needs to heal.."

Beast Boy got up slowly and walked out carefully. Cyborg followed, then Raven with only a glance at Robin, then Starfire. She looked into his unmasked eyes before saying, "You should not do such rash things.. It pains me to see you do things like that. I-we care for you." She walked out waving to him.

The next morning, Cyborg would go to the infirmary to find the room empty. The Titans would search the entire tower but they couldn't find Robin anywhere. He had taken all of his belongings and left for Gotham City on his R-cycle. The Titans were now a member short.

"What are we going to do?" Starfire asked no one in particular.

"Continue on" Raven said.

(More to come. Please review.)