"Am I on the team?" I asked impatiently.

"Well…" Robin trailed off. He paced the room indefinitely.

"Well what?"

"We think that we don't need anymore shape shifters because one is good enough."

I sneezed. The titans stared at me. Robin stopped in his tracks. "Sorry." I said innocently. "I'm allergic to bullshit."

"She may be leading to somewhere, Robin." Beast Boy said standing up. "After all, two heads are better than one."

"No." I corrected him. "Two heads are more than one."

"See? She's smart! We could use her!"

Beast Boy can be such an idiot at times. Can't he hear the sarcasm in my voice? Apparently not.

"We could use the extra power, anyway." Cyborg said, actually agreeing with me. "So what if we have two shape shifters? It is better than one."

"Please, Robin?" I begged, pouting my lower lip and giving him the innocent puppy dog stare.

"Ok, ok!" Robin gave in, turning away from me. "Just no more puppy dog glares! It creeps me out!"

Beast Boy slapped me a high-five and Starfire embraced me in a tight hug. More like a tight squeeze-her-brains-out hug. Robin and Raven said nothing, nor congratulated me in any way. Robin just handed me a communicator and commanded Beast Boy, Starfire, and Cyborg to point me out to my room.

Why were Robin and Raven practically ignoring me? Was it something I did or said? I wasn't quite sure.

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"Krys, will you leave me alone already?" Bast asked, irritated.

"Maybe I'm just bored." She poked him. He growled, not wanting to be bothered in any way.

"Well I am too, but we can't let that get in the way. We have a mission, remember?"

"Yeah, yeah, I know. We have to bring back our beloved Coley Cat."

"Isn't that your cat's name?"

"…Maybe."

Bast paused. He extended his arm to stop Krys from going any further. She just merely ducked under his arm. "Krys, stop!"

"Why?"

"I think we're being followed."

"Don't get your knickers in a twist, my love. Who could possibly be stalking us?"

Bast cringed at what Krys had just spoken in British. "Don't say that again."

"What again?"

"You know what!"

"I do?"

"Oh, forget it." He seated himself onto a flat rock and strained to hear who was following them.

"Chill out, Basty! We aren't being stalked." Krys informed him, heading over to the small stream behind where Bast was seated.

"I wouldn't drink that water if I were you." Bast warned her, closing his eyes.

"I wasn't going to drink it." Krys said, kneeling down. "I just needed to cool my face off."

"You don't know where that water's been."

"Who are you? Luke Skywalker?" Krys chuckled. "Jeez, Bast, I can take care of myself."

"I don't trust you."

"I don't trust you either. But we both can't be satisfied, now can we?" Krys cupped her hands and lowered them into the water. She splashed the water against her face, and dried off the water droplets with her shirtsleeve. "Ok, I'm done. Let's get this mission over with already."

"Alright, fine." Bast said, standing up.

Krys stood up as well.

"Oh and by the way…there's a demonic wolf standing in front of you." Bast said, not turning around, but sensing it.

"Hah! Like I'd believe that!" She burst into laughter, but the laughter stopped when the breath of the wolf puffed against her face. "Bast?"

"Yea?"

"I hate it when you're right."

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I spent most of the day in my new room. Life here was mucho better then back home. I get to do what I want, eat what I desire, say what I please, and take frequent naps in my spare time. Of course, I admit that I do miss my old friends. But they're not as cool as my new friends. Do you see Pyra shooting star bolts or floating around the city? Or do you see Spyke kicking it off with some judo chop or kung fu? Didn't think so. My old friends didn't have any of the wicked powers my new pals have. I'd hate to rub it in, but my old friends were boring and almost always crabby…except Spyke and Krys. They were always the energetic ones. Maylan and Bast were always serious and Pyra was just a mix of both. Oh god, now I'm starting to miss them!

I needed to air. Maybe being locked inside your room is peaceful, but there's a slight chance you could suffocate from lack of air. Well I have a window, but I'm too lazy to open it. Besides, it's always nice sitting outside. Especially from the top of Titans Tower.

I opened my door and slowly crept out. I didn't want anyone to join me, nor did I want to disturb anyone.

I carefully climbed to stairs to the rooftop. I pushed the wall up above me and climbed out into the open.

I took a breath of fresh air. Man, it feels so good to be outside, doesn't it? Hey, what do you know! I get the roof all to myself, for a while. I walked over to the side that had a perfect view of the city. And I mean a perfect view. You could see everything! The skyscrapers, the cars, the shore of the ocean, everything!

I hadn't figured out why my friends forbid me to go to Jump City. Is it because they were afraid I'd join the Titans and possibly never return? Oh crap, I'm doing that now. Well…I had planned on returning, not right away. I just got accepted, after all.

"Hey. Mind if I join you?"

My eyes widened and my whole body twitched. I spun around to find Robin. That sneaky little bastard! How the hell did he know I was up here?

"How…?"

"Your door was open and also to fact that the door to the roof was open as well."

"Ah, I see."

Awkward silence. Damn, I hate those. They should burn in hell for all I care.

"You never answered my question."

"Does it look like I care?" I put on a look that showed that I could care less.

"Er, No?"

"Correct." I turned back around to, once again, face the city. I felt Robin's presence as he sat down next to me. Wait till I get my hands on his throat…

"Sorry about how I acted before."

He's apologizing? How awkward.

"You know, you couldn't knocked on my door if your guilty conscious was bothering you that bad. Or you could've apologized to me when the others were congratulating me."

"Yea? And look like a complete idiot? No thanks."

"I like your style. We should go out sometime."

"Yea…say, what!" Robin asked, quite alarmed.

I laughed. "I'm only joking! You're not my type anyway."

"Oh good. I was going to say I'd reject you any day."

"Yea, go figure."

"So, why are you here anyway?"

I sighed and stood up. "I really don't want to talk about it."

"Come on. I have to know." Robin said. He sounded so sincere. He grabbed my arm and pulled me down. "I could kick you off the team, you know."

"Oh sure. Kick me off because I didn't tell you why I decided to come here. That's a good one."

"I need to know. You can't keep things a secret." There was something in his voice that I couldn't resist. I don't know what it was, but I gave in and began to tell him how it all started.

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"Now that's what I call taking out the trash!" Krys hooted.

"Don't you mean 'taking out the wolf'?" Bast asked, scratching his head.

"Same difference."

"Actually no. You said---"

"Ooh, give it rest, Mr. I'm-so-smart! We have a mission to do, not a logical explanation!"

"But---"

"COME ON!"

Krys snatched Bast's arm and dragged him down the pathway.

"Can you let go now? I think you popped a vein…" Bast complained after five minutes of strutting down the path.

Krys released Bast at once. Bast immediately inspected his arm to see if it was still working correctly while Krys balled her fist to see if her fingers were corresponding with her.

"I think you popped a blood vessel." Bast whined.

"Hey look!" Krys pointed dead ahead, completely ignoring Bast.

"But my circulation---"

"Don't make me do that again. Either come, or I'll make sure all your blood veins or vessels or whatever are popped."

With that command, Bast followed Krys through a deep part of the woods. They walked on for several minutes when Bast finally asked, "Ok, what are we looking for?"

"I saw a bunny!" Krys said cheerfully. "But I can't find it!"

"It went back in its hole." Bast said. "Now let's go find Cole!"

"Wait! I see a deer!" Krys waved her arms to get the deer's attention. The deer stared straight through her, then dashed off. "WAIT! COME BACK!" Krys soon ran after the deer.

"KRYS!" Bast hollered. "She's going to be the death of me…"

Not wanting to be alone in the forest alone, Bast swiftly ran after her.

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