The Flow of Power Chapter 1: Chilled To The Bone, a teen titans fanfic

Disclaimer: the teen titans are sadly not mine, but lucius (lu-she-us) is, yay for these small victorys!

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Chapter one:

Chilled to the Bone

as morning grew over the horizon of jump city, a titan was awakened by the sound of music coming from inside the tower. Beast boy (having his animal hearing.) was the first to wake up. He lazily dragged himself from his room in only his boxers, wondering where it was coming from. The muisic blared loudly from the training room where Robin started his four hour training. "Dude whats your malfunction? do you have like any clue what time it is!" beast boy yelled from inside the kitchen. Robin just went back to bench pressing, turning his muisic down slightly as to not wake the other titans. Beast boy decided since he was up to make some breakfast for everyone. Excluding cyborg since he always wanted his bacon, which disgusted bb.

Robin began his third hour of training by beating the tar out of the punching bag. "if I didnt know any better id.." Robin said laughingly "id say it was my goal to break one every session." Starfire awoke with a yawn and decided to see if robin was awake, she gently slid out of her bed and walked out into the hallway. she smelled breakfast and giggled, flying into the kitchen with a smile. "Good morning everyone! today we must all celebrate because..." Starfire looked puzzled as she only saw beast boy. " heh sorry star but, me and robin are the only two up." beast boy wondered what she was so excited about this early in the morning. Starfire quickly raced to the training room to see robin standing over the remains of the new punching bag breathing heavily. Starfire just stood in the door way watching Robin, she always loved how he was. so serious and determined normally but so sweet and cuddly when they were together. " Honestly Robin what did that punching do to you?" Starfire said giggling.

After Cyborg had gotten up and taken over cooking,(much to beast boys protest.) everyone started to wake up and hang out in the common room. "you better at least make my tofu cy!" beast boy yelled as he was watchin the morning cartoons. "All right bb thats a deal." cyborg was noticably more cheery this morning than normal. "hey cy whats got into you? you usually wont touch his tofu." terra said as she came down the hallway from her shower. "just felt like not arguing today thats all." Raven heard this and walked over to Cyborg putting her hand to his head. "nope, not a fever. must be mental." beast boy laughed uncontrolably along with terra who had to lean against the wall. Raven just went back to reading her book and smiled a bit under her hood.

Robin had just heard Starfire and smiled at her. "Dont be fooled star, it had it coming." he walked over and kissed her tenderly. Starfire ran her hand down to his and smiled, "come Robin we must celebrate with the others for today is Glork'spung!" Robin just stared confused at Starfire as she draged him into the common room. "Star just as a question, whats glorp'pung?" Starfire just smiled at him and pulled him faster. "come and you shall see!" All the other titans were busy eating theyre breakfast talking of what theyre plans were for the weekend. "Well me and terra are thinkin of going to the beach this weekend and chill out there." Beast boy said as he wrapped his arms around terra. Cyborg just rolled his eye and shovled more pancakes into his mouth. Raven just read her book silently and thought about her plans to go to a concert she heard about. "Greetings friends!" Starfire flew into the room with Robin beside her. Terra smiled knowing something was up since Starfire had been this way since monday.

"Today is Glok'spung, and on my planet we celebrate by sharing gifts with one another." Raven sat down her book and let out a sigh. "Hey star, what kind of gift exactly." Terra asked interested in having a little fun. "We each give gifts that we think reflects the other persons...personality." Beast boy had started to think already what hed get for everyone, and knowing full well what hed give to terra already. "Ok titans you heard the lady, lets have the best damn Glorb'flung there is." Cyborg said boomingly as he needed time to stall anyway for his bigger suprise. They all began to leave to go do their shopping and make plans for the weekend.

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Lucius ran his hand over the sharp end of his blade and looked at his hand as it bled. he licked his wound and gazed at the azure morning sky focusing on his freashly cut hand he healed himself leaving a small scar. he hated to do this but he needed to train on his healing and who better than on himself. Lucius was 17 by his memory, which had been a little off since his last battle. his arms were adorned with tattoos of chinese caligraphy, and long fingerless gloves that had cuts in them showing a symbol in each of the holes. His hair was a long dark brown tied in a ponytail. His face was gentle but serious, leaving his greenish-red eyes showing most of his emotions. He was muscular and wore a tight black shirt to show that off, his trench coat bieng his only real sorce of outer warmth. his baggy black pants hanging loosely from his waist by his belt holding his many charms and throwing stars. his blades retracted back to his elbows, when he wished they shot forward running up his arm to his hands(like in bloodrayne.).

Lucius stood up from the allyway he was sleeping in, brushing of his coat and picking up his makeshift pillow of his boots. he chuckled to himself as he looked at his reflection in the store window. "I look like hell with a side trip to purgatory ." Lucius just shrugged and walked on down the packed streets noticing all the people staring at him. As he passed a frightened women he leaned over a said "Dont worry, im one of the good kids in black." She just kept walking and never looked back. "Guess ive got my work cut out for me then." Lucius clapped his hands and rubbed them together quickly causing heat to corse through his body.

Raven was dressed in a black plaid skirt and a long sleeve fleece shirt. She walked down the street looking into stores she though would interest the others. She had already picked out cyborgs gift bieng a new speaker system for the t-car. Raven glanced inside a magic shop to see a funny little hat that had a rabbit popping out of the top of it. That was beast boy all over so she entered into the shop. The owner hadn't noticed her since he was keeping his eye on a couple of kids in the back of the store.

"Excuse me sir, how much for that hat in the window." asked Raven politly snapping the store owners attention from the young kids to her. "Sorry its thirteen fifty." just as he finised the kids had knocked over an expensive vase and he watched as it stopped just before it hit the floor, covered in black energy. "Hey you kids! be careful." Raven gently placed the vase back on the shelf. "Thanks alot miss. you must be a titan right?" Raven just nodded and paid the man. "Saw a strang kid around here earlier wearing blades on his arms, he looked like he was good but just in case you should probly check it out." Raven grabbed the present and nodded. "Dont worry i'll look into it,thanks a lot."

Lucius sat down on a park bench and let out a sigh. It had been a slow day with no sign of crime or the titans, so he decided to meditate for a while. Lucius crossed his legs and put his fingers together in a prism settling in. As he sat there in deep concentration he focused his chi into the center of his body and held it there. He eventually fell asleep out of habit, gently snoring as he stayed in the same position. He awoke with a start as he noticed a stray base ball was headed his way(bieng in the park after all.) and he grabbed it just in time. "sorry mister I..." a kid about nine ran over to him and trembled as he saw the teenager holding his ball had big swords on his arms. " Dont worry little one, im one of the good guys." Lucius said gently giving a smile and throwing the ball back to the child. " Thanks a lot mister." the nine year old ran back over to his dad. Lucius smiled "Well at least one good deed done today." he though to himself.

Raven had asked a couple more people about the mystery teen. she heard he was last seen over at the park, sleeping on the bench. She walked over to the park and saw a kid about her age sitting on the park bench. As she got closer she realized it was the same teen that the people had talked about. He turned around gently and smiled "What can i do for you my curious friend?" Raven aproched him, watching him closly. "I wanted to ask what your doing in jump city." Raven said monotonely. Lucius got to his feet "Why thats simple my dear, I wish to meet the teen titans." Lucius noticed who he was talking to and outstreached his hand. " Im Lucius Hellstruck, I traveled here to ask if i could join Raven." Raven gave him her hand and nodded. "Well you certainly look the part, but what are your powers." Lucius smiled. and gingerly walked over to a nearby tree planting two fingers on it. Within a second the tree shook violently as if it had been hit by a bull and not just two fingers. "And..." Raven suddenly felt him behind her. "im fast too." He hugged raven from behind and smiled. Raven was shocked and a little angry, but strangly his hands felt very cold. "It's because im always a little cold inside. just like you."

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Forte: But were byast so we think its all good.

Legato: see you next chapter.