Okay, so for the record, I've been getting review(s) on how this isn't my fic. Well, I wrote it down on paper months ago! People who think this should read the story. I'm not even close to being done yet!

Well, anyway, here's chapter 3. hope you guys like. Thanks for the rr and please do that. I think I'll still accept flames. Well, ta for now!

CHAPTER 3

Raven's face was suddenly lighted by the sun. The morning light warmed her face. She opened her eyes and stretched while giving into a deep yawn. She put her cloak on and went down to the living room. When she saw Josh she knew she wasn't dreaming. Starfire's Pudding of Happiness imploded and shot her in her face.

"Friend Raven, would you like some of the Pudding of Happiness?"

"No." She started to make herbal tea but Josh handed her a cup. "Goodmorning. How are you?"

"Fine. How are you?" he gave her a grin. "You've certainly changed last time I saw you. You cut off your hair. Why?"

"I don't like it long."

"You did when you were little."

"Yeah, when I was little."

"Titans, we're gonna train today," Robin said. He grabbed his egg sandwich and took a large bite. "We haven't in a long time and we can see what Josh can do. If he wants to train with us." They all looked at Josh who had never tried and omlette before was scarfing it without chewing. But, he at least nodded. "Okay, so after lunch."

Raven stared at Josh. Josh had borrowed a pair of black baggy pants that showed his boxers, an over sized black t-shirt with a skull on the front, and a pair of black vans from Robin. The goth looked cute. She suddenly saw Starfire staring. A sudden burst of anger surprised her, but she quickly subsided it . She didn't know why she just got angry. Josh was her best friend and so was the Titans. If Starfire wanted to check him out and date him then Raven shouldn't be objecting but being supportive and approving it.

"Rae, what's wrong?" Josh asked. "Want to meditate on the roof?"

"After breakfast if you don't die choking then yeah," she said watching him scarf down his third omlette. "And, nothing's wrong."

Josh smiled at her. He loved her outfit. It connected with her right curves of her body, her full, shining violet hair swayed with every step she took as they headed to the roof. He noticed that her black fingernail polish as she opened the door. They levitated near the basketball court, Raven repeating her chant.

"So, how is Earth?" Josh asked after an hour of meditating. They sat on the ledge of the Tower drinking in the beautiful scene.

"It's allright. It has disadvantages too. Like your new outfit."

"Robin said I can wear his clothes until I go shopping. Which kind of has to be today or tomorrow."

"I'll take you tomorrow. So, who else was on your ship?"

"I don't know. I stowed away. Didn't have any money. Spent it all on Mom's funeral," he hung his head. His heart filled with sadness.

"I'm really sorry I wasn't there. She was a good person. She helped me a lot."

"Yeah, well, no body could've helped her. The sickness was unknown and the doctors' didn't want to heal her out of fear."

"Cowards." Raven suddenly flashed red. "Trouble. Come on, you can help."

"Titans, go!"

"Who is he?" Josh asked Raven.

"Red X. Come on, or he'll get away."

"Azerath, mentrion, zinthos!" Raven hurtled a newspaper box at him.

"Who's the new Titan?" X asked Robin. He dodged a bird-a-rang. He trapped Robin in a net.

"Robin!" Starfire threw starbolts at him. Two red x's wrapped around Starfire's arms and eyes. With a thud she landed on a car which the alarm sounded. Her alien strength couldn't break the x around her arms.

Beastboy turned into a t-rex and hurled X into a building. The only satisfying noise of defeat was a grunt. He walked out of the giant hole he made and said, "is that all you got?" he shot the special sticky substance at Beastboy.

Raven sent waves of dark energy. X dodged them and threw an x at her mouth. She fell to the hot asphalt unconcious. Josh stood there and watched with his mouth open wide. Then, he got into gear and threw fireballs at X. One lucky fireball hit him square in the chest. Josh helped Raven and took off the x across her mouth. He laid her in the sitting position next to a car.

A sonic blast hit X in his back. "Booya!"

"You guys are getting weak," X flipped around Cyborg and hacked into his systems.

"Hey!"

"Now it's your turn… whoever you are."

"Just try." A red aura surrounded Josh's hands. A circle of flames spreaded around them. Then, Josh made a fatal wave of fire and aimed it at X. Red X teleported. "Where'd he go?" he looked around.

"The suit can make him teleport," Robin said finally getting out of the net. He reactivated Cyborg and then walked over to Starfire. "You did good." He tore of the holdings on Star and helped her up.

"Thanks," Josh picked up Raven bridal style. "So, you guys fight bad guys."

"Yes, for we are not the villains," Starfire said helping Beastboy.

"Let's get back to the tower," Robin said.

They ended up not training that day. Raven woke up with a major migraine. She healed it and went downstairs only to see that everyone else besides Josh and her were gone. "Where are the others?"

"Following a lead on a guy named Slade. You okay?" Josh watched the beautiful Raven fix a cup of herbal tea. She had her cloak off that he dutily took it off after laying her down on her bed.

"I'm as fine as can be. Did we catch Red X?"

"He can teleport. I would've got him if he hadn't done that. You hit the street pretty hard."

"Yeah, I have bruises from that. Well, I used to."

"So, Cyborg said this is called a TV. Right?"

"Right. Let's watch a horror movie."

"I'm with that."

Raven popped in The Dark Rises (A/N: totally made that up). At the end, Raven and Josh gaped openly at the movie. The fearful scare in them was shocking for the two goths. What they didn't realize was that they were closer, Raven was gripping Josh's arm. She took a deep breath and realized what she was doing. She let go and muttured an apology.

"Well, that was horrorific," Raven stated as she stood up. She put her hood on and tried to lower her fear level.

"I don't want to see that again. No matter how much I like horror," Josh said. "That last part where Jinzo (a/n: made that up too) bit off the guy's head was gross yet cool."

"Made me wanna puke."

"Luckily, you didn't. The others aren't back yet?"

"Guess not. I think I'll go to bed now and have blissful nightmares. Goodnight," she walked off.

"I think I'm too scared to go to bed. Goodnight," he walked off towards his room. He stripped down to his boxers and got under the covers. His thoughts kept turning to Raven however. He cursed himself for thinking such a way of his best friend. But, he was older, she was older, he had changed, she had changed. He cursed himself again with a more educated sailor mouth.