A/N: All right!! We're still on episode two (technically, this is the fifth chapter). I wanna thank everyone who's reviewed, and I wanna apologize for not accepting anonymous reviews... here's what happened...

At first I didn't know why anonymous peeps weren't sending me reviews. I look on my account and it says that I don't accept anonymous reviews?? I was like, OMG!! I felt really bad. I don't even remember doing that! I don't even know why I did that! So for those anonymous peoples that haven't been able to send me reviews, you may do so at this time!! (I don't hate on anonymous reviews!! I swear!!)

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the second part of the second episode!!

Oh yea, I am a Terra hater!! Is there a club I can join to get out some unexpressed anger towards her??

Behind the Mask Episode 2. (Continued)

Robin entered the ballroom of Mayor Moore's house feeling uneasy about the information he had just received from Bruce Wayne. Terra was at this party, and one question remained: why?

"Robin!" A voice called for him from the dance floor. It was Starfire. She waved for him to join him, and he did. "Come Robin! Joyous music is flooding this dance hall! We must dance!" Robin smiled. The band was playing lively music, and almost all the guests were dancing. The song ended and the lead singer announced, "Let's turn down the lights and slow things down a bit!"

Cyborg was about to walk off the dance floor when someone tapped him on the shoulder. "Uh, wanna dance?"

Cyborg smiled. "I'd love to." He put his right hand on her waist and the other held her hand right hand, while her left hand rested on his shoulder. "So," Cyborg began. "Why aren't you dancing with BB?"

Raven's eye twitched. "Shut it!" (A/N: AHA! Bet you thought it was Ali!!)

"No I'm serious!" Cyborg said. "Why didn't you ask him?"

Raven rolled her eyes and replied almost sadly. "Because I'm not Terra."

"What?"

"Beast Boy cares about her, even after her betrayal... even after her death..." Raven sighed. "I couldn't take her place even if I tried."

"Who says you have to take her place?" Cyborg raised a brow. "I don't think you should try to be someone you're not to get him to like you. I've noticed your hostility towards BB lately. Why is that?" He twirled Raven.

"I dunno." She huffed. "I can't believe I'm having this conversation with you!"

"Better me than Beast Boy!" Cyborg laughed.

"May I cut in?" A voice asked from behind Cyborg. Cyborg turned. It was Beast Boy. (A/N: AHA!! I still bet you thought it was Ali!!) Raven went scarlet. Cyborg let go of Raven and grinned. "You kids have fun!" And he walked off the dance floor. Beast Boy was about to grab her waist, but she retreated. "Uh, are you gonna let me dance with you or will you hurt me if I touch you?"

"Sorry," Raven apologized, still red in the face. "I, um, was having a hard time with Cyborg, too." Beast Boy put his hand on her waist and Raven, still red, placed her hand on his shoulder. Cyborg watched as Raven and Beast Boy danced on the floor. He smirked when Beast Boy accidentally stepped on Raven's shoe. "I see you're without a dance partner." Ali said from behind him. Cyborg turned and replied sarcastically. "Nothin' gets past you!"

Ali went red, and continued nervously. "S-So, seeing as we're both partner-less..."

"You were thinking you'd ask me to dance?" Cyborg huffed. Ali shrugged. "Look, I just thought it was least I could do after the way I treated you. You don't have to if you don't wanna..."

"I'd be honored." Cyborg grinned, holding out his right robotic hand. Ali smiled and took it and both walked out on the dance floor.

Meanwhile on the dance floor, Robin and Starfire were dancing. Robin smiled. His hand was on her waist while his other was holding her hand. "I didn't know you were so light on your feet, Star."

Starfire had a puzzled look on her face. "Is that good?"

Robin chuckled. "It means you're a graceful dancer."

Starfire smiled brilliantly. "Thank you." She looked at an older couple beside them. There bodies were closer and they were cheek to cheek. Starfire put the hand that was holding Robin's on his shoulder, moved closer to his body, and lightly pressed her cheek against his.

Robin went red as he placed his remaining hand on her waist. "Uh, uh, I... um, Star, what are you doing?"

"I am doing as the couple beside us is doing." Starfire replied. She looked at him worried. "Am I doing it wrong?"

Robin shook his head and smiled. "You're doing fine." The reassured Starfire once again pressed her cheek against his as they continued to dance.

On the other side of the dance floor, Beast Boy and Raven were finally getting the hang of slow dancing. "Uh, feeling better?" Beast Boy asked.

"Yea, now that I don't have to lead!" Raven joked. Beast Boy went red and teased. "Yea, well I'm glad I got the hang of it, too! You were a horrible leader!"

"Why are you dancing with me?" Raven asked.

"If you didn't want to, you didn't have to say yes..." Beast Boy said a little hurt.

"That's not it!" Raven protested with slight emotion. She cleared her throat and continued tediously. "Just answer the question."

"I, uh, just wanted to make sure things were still good between us." Beast Boy replied. "And helloooo?! I wanted to be seen with the hottest girl here!"

"Then why aren't you dancing with Starfire?" Raven mumbled.

Beast Boy went red. "Uh, it's 'cause I was talking about you!"

Raven bowed her head and, feeling as though a giggle might escape from her mouth, reminded herself not to act like Starfire. Beast Boy looked at her and smiled. "Are you trying not to laugh at me?" Raven looked back up at him confidently and smiled. She felt she could now tell him her feelings. She looked at him seriously. "Beast Boy, there's something I have to tell you, and it's not easy for me," Raven sighed, shut her eyes and continued. "And I know I've been acting weird lately, but I guess tonight I've worked up some courage to tell you..."

"Raven, what is it?" Beast Boy asked, concerned. Raven opened her eyes and gasped. Behind Beast Boy was a traitor, a backstabber, and his everything. "Turn around." Raven sighed, took her hands away from the changeling, and looked away. Beast Boy turned slowly. His green eyes met those familiar baby blue eyes. "Beast Boy." Terra began. Beast Boy stared in shock. "But you... you were... I saw..." Raven eyed Terra suspiciously and said, "You two obviously have things to discuss." Before she walked off the dance floor, Beast Boy took her hand. "Wait, Raven!" Raven looked at Beast Boy seriously as she slowly pulled her hand away from his. "Just watch your back." Raven advised before joining Cyborg and Ali.

The song ended, and Beast Boy frowned at Terra, grabbed her arm firmly, and led her out of the ballroom before the lights went back on. Beast Boy let her go. "What do you want?"

"Hey, the night is young!" Cyborg told Raven. "Go back out there and dance with him!"

"Something came up," Raven said, pointing at Beast Boy and Terra as they walked out of the ballroom. Cyborg's robotic eye glowed red and he motioned towards them, but before he could go after Terra, Raven held him back. "Beast Boy can take care of himself." Raven looked back at them bitterly, and Cyborg placed his hand on her shoulder. "Are you gonna be okay?" Raven looked down and replied, "Not if she sticks around." And she followed the two outside. Robin and Starfire got back from the dance floor. "Hey! Where's Raven going?" Robin asked.

Cyborg sighed. "She's going after Beast Boy and Terra." Robin searched the room, and Starfire gasped. "Terra is alive?"

"How she got an invite is unknown," Cyborg continued. "But Raven went to find out."

"Like Raven said, we have things to talk about." Terra replied. "Beast Boy, we need to talk."

"There's nothing to talk about!" Beast Boy growled, crossing his arms. Terra cocked her head to the side, still staring at Beast Boy. He looked back down at her. "Okay fine, so there's some stuff we need to bring up. How'd you survive that cave-in? And what are you doing here? And why didn't you tell us you were okay?"

"Um, hospital, dad, and the last time I checked, you and the Titans wanted nothing to do with me." Terra said sadly, brushing back her long blonde hair.

Beast Boy continued. "Well, the last time I saw you, you were standing over Slade kicking his butt and confronting him."

"I was," Terra agreed. "And I killed him." Beast Boy raised a brow. "Somehow, I find that very hard to believe. The dude never dies! And there's that one little thing... oh yea! I don't trust you!"

"Don't you remember when you could trust me with anything!" Terra protested.

"Unfortunately." Beast Boy snapped. "Maybe if I hadn't you wouldn't have sold us to Slade on a silver platter!"

"I've changed! I have a new life with my dad!" Terra explained.

Beast Boy eyed her. "You're dad?"

At that moment, Isle walked up to Terra. "Honey, we'll be leaving in a few minutes. Oh! Hello, Beast Boy! I see you've met my daughter." And he went inside the ballroom. Beast Boy gasped. "You've gotta be kidding me!! The producer of my show is in fact the father of this traitor!" He walked out of the hallway and into the lounge. Terra followed him, and following Terra was Raven. "'This traitor' has a new life." Terra insisted, calling after him. "And Adam's my adoptive dad. Listen, Slade was just a horrible time in my life. I was only too late to come to the realization." Beast Boy remained silent as he sat on the small sofa in the lounge. "Please say something!" Terra pleaded as she sat beside him. Raven stood in the doorway, waiting for his response. Beast Boy shook his head. "What do you want me to say? I saw you die nearly six months ago and I see you now..."

"We could pick up right where we left off." Terra offered. Beast Boy shook his head. "That's not gonna happen..." Suddenly, Terra planted a light kiss on his lips. Raven's eyes went wide. She had seen enough. She walked back to the ballroom, not feeling angry at the shape-shifter, not feeling a disappointed in the changeling, but feeling a new emotion: heartbroken. Back inside the lounge, Terra kissed him once more before Beast Boy retreated. "What is it?" Terra asked.

Beast Boy shook his head and chuckled. "This is just great!" He looked at the girl he had loved for so long. "Maybe if you'd done this earlier... maybe if you were somebody else... but now, it doesn't mean anything to me." Terra understood and nodded. "So let's be friends again!" She suggested.

Beast Boy shook his head.

"Acquaintances?"

Once again, he shook his head, and this time, he replied. "Let's start over." He said, extending his hand. "Hi, I'm Beast Boy! I'm one of five of the coolest superheroes; the Teen Titans." Terra smile, took his hand, and shook it. "Terra Isle, your average teenage reformed bad-girl."

Back in the ballroom, the three remaining Titans stood, conversing with one another. "She is alive!" Starfire exclaimed.

"But how? And why is she here?" Cyborg asked.

"If she survived, that means Slade must have survived as well." Robin clenched his fists. "And Terra could be working with him!"

"Terra killed Slade," A voice came from behind the Titans. It was Raven now joining her fellow Titans. "Or so she says. She also claims that she has a new life without Slade. She even has a new dad. Mr. Isle."

"The television producer doing BB's show!" Cyborg thought aloud. "Makes sense."

"And now we know why she is here!" Starfire murmured.

Robin had a burst of sudden determination. "Let's run a background check on Isle in the morning."

"There's no need for that, Robin," A voice from behind him replied. Robin spin-kicked at the person behind him, but the kick was blocked. It was Isle. "Mr. Isle!" Cyborg exclaimed. Robin lowered his leg. "Sorry, sir." "Why would you run a background check on me?" Isle interrogated. "There's nothing interesting or illegal I've done."

"You adopted a super villain. Sounds 'interesting' to me." Robin declared. Isle frowned. "As far as I'm concerned, Terra was under the evil influences of Slade. She's a beautiful intelligent teen that's made a few bad decisions in her life and should not be judged because of them."

"If Terra is as 'intelligent' as you say she is, she would have known better than to join forces with someone so evil, would she not?" Starfire questioned. Isle straightened his jacket. "As I said before, she made a few bad decisions in her life."

"Then you understand why we can't trust her." Robin finished.

"I do, and it's obvious my words can't change the way you feel about my daughter, but it doesn't mean you should judge someone you hardly know; someone you're doing business with, nonetheless." And with that said, Isle left the ballroom.

Meanwhile, Terra and Beast Boy were getting reacquainted. Terra gleamed at Beast Boy. "You look good tonight."

"I feel like a penguin!" Beast Boy shape-shifted into a penguin and back into a human, making Terra giggle. "You don't look too bad yourself!" Beast Boy commented. She was dressed in a black spaghetti-strap dress that fell to her ankles. "Thanks. Beast Boy, you don't know how happy you've made me tonight. I feel like I truly have started over..." Realizing how uncomfortable Beast Boy felt, she coughed and changed the subject. "So, how're the other Titans?"

"They're doing good." Beast Boy thought for a moment. "Except for Raven..."

Terra gasped. "What's wrong with Raven?"

"Oh no, she's fine!" He assured her. "It's just, she's been acting different, particularly around me, and I don't know why."

"What do you mean 'different'? How?"

Beast Boy rolled his eyes. "I didn't want to go into details, but you're a girl, and you might understand why Raven's acting strange around me. Maybe you could tell me where I went wrong."

"Um, okay," Terra shrugged. "Shoot."

Beast Boy mentioned the arguments he and Raven had yesterday and how she would get offended for no reason whatsoever, and Terra nodded every now and then. "So, uh, whadaya think?"

Terra crossed her legs. "Hm, after hearing your side of the story and making a few mental notations, Raven likes you."

Beast Boy laughed hysterically. "What?? You gotta be kidding me! Raven... likes me!!" When he realized Terra wasn't laughing with him, he reiterated himself in the form of a question. "Raven likes me?"

"Well yea," Terra replied.

"Did you not hear me in your good ear??" Beast Boy asked. "She makes fun of me, she's rude, she's..."

"She's pretending!" Terra interrupted. "We both know Raven doesn't show her emotions as easily as others. Think about it this way: She's like the mean bully at school that's always picking on the person they like the most. She doesn't want to show any likeness towards you because she doesn't want to risk rejection or ridicule. Do you understand?"

"In a strange, twisted way, I do." Beast Boy mumbled. It seemed as though he was in shock.

"Terra! We're leaving." Isle said sternly in the doorway. "Beast Boy, I'm expecting a tape at least every other week."

"Yes sir, Mr. Isle, sir!" Beast Boy stood up straight and saluted him. Terra got up from her seat. "Well, I gotta go. Since you're doing business with my dad, maybe I'll see you and the Titans around!" And Terra left with her father. Beast Boy went back inside the ballroom and joined his fellow Titans, who were bidding the mayor and Ali farewell. The mayor went to bid adieu to his other guests when Ali gave Cyborg a peck on the cheek.

"What was that for?" Cyborg asked.

"Saving me, dancing with me, and for all the horrible things I said. I gotta go. I've got guests to attend to!" And Ali left a shocked humanoid in the middle of the ballroom. Robin smiled, turned, and spotted the green changeling. "Beast Boy, where've you been?"

"Uh, bathroom," Beast Boy fibbed.

"Friend," Starfire said sadly. "There is no use lying. We know you were conversing with Terra."

"Yea, that too." Beast Boy added, going red in the face. He looked at Raven, who was looking down at her feet. Robin sighed. "Beast Boy, I know you and Terra had a thing, but this is different."

"She betrayed us," Starfire reminded him.

"And she betrayed you, too." Raven added softly.

Beast Boy sighed. "Nothing's gonna happen between us." He said, now looking at Raven. "And I wouldn't want anything to happen." Raven slightly smiled. Robin shrugged. "Well, Titans, let's go home."

The Titans had gotten home, changed into their pajamas, and all except Starfire went to bed. She stayed up on the roof, hugging her legs and looking out at the reflection of the moon on the water that surrounded the Titan Tower. 'I had never danced that way with anyone until I danced with Robin this evening.' Starfire thought. "I have never felt this way."

"Felt what way?"

Starfire went bright red, recognizing whose voice it belonged to. She turned around, and just as she suspected, Robin was standing behind her. She smiled and continued to look out to the sea as she replied. "It is nothing." Robin sat beside her. "Are you sure?"

"I am positive! Perhaps it is just an earthly allergy I have caught." Starfire said now rubbing her nose. Both Titans looked out to sea until Starfire continued. "Robin, what will we do about Terra?"

"I dunno," Robin replied. "But all I know is that if Terra survived, Slade did, too."

"But Raven informed us that Terra defeated him!" The Tamaranian protested.

"I can't take any chances, Star!" Robin argued. "I won't put you or the others in danger! I promised myself!"

Starfire looked down, angry tears threatening to fall from her emerald eyes. "So... you are going to shut us out like before?" Robin couldn't respond, because he knew she was right. Starfire stood up and looked down at her feet. Robin stood up beside her and put his hands on her shoulders. "Starfire, I won't endanger you or the others. You and the Titans mean a lot to me!" Robin watched as sobs overwhelmed the alien girl. She looked up showing Robin the tears falling freely down her face. "And you mean the world to me!" Before Robin could respond to this, she ran back inside the tower. Robin looked out to sea and sighed.

Beast Boy watched as the Boy Wonder went back inside the tower moments after Starfire rushed inside crying. He chuckled as he rewound and played the video over again.

"Starfire, I won't endanger you or the others. You and the Titans mean a lot to me!"

"And you mean the world to me!"

Beast Boy had gotten their entire conversation on camera. "This is too good!" Moments after Robin went inside the tower, he tiptoed back inside. He checked a clock on the wall. 12:57 AM. 'Everyone's probably asleep,' Beast Boy thought to himself as he walked through the living room. Before he could make it out, he heard someone clear their voice from behind him. Beast Boy froze, fearing it was Robin or Starfire that had found him out.

"Did you really think I'd let you record all that and let you get away with it??"

Beast Boy realized his fears were much worse, for the voice didn't belong to Robin or Starfire...

... it belonged to Raven...

A/N: AHA!! Another chapter complete!! Every time I finish a chapter, I feel so good inside!

Well, I probably won't be updating for a long while!! This weekend I'm going to a JOSH GROBAN CONCERT in Dallas!! YAY!! (He's suuuuuper hot! With a suuuuuper hot voice! Hehehe!) And then next week, I'll be starting school again... so yea...

Hope ya'll had a good summer!!

-kiki