Disclaimer: Still don't own Teen Titans.

Pairings: Beast Boy/Raven and Robin/Starfire. I don't know how prevalent Rob/Star is going to be, since the focus of this story is mostly on Raven.

A/N: Thanks for the reviews! I'm trying to stick to updating every third day, so hopefully no one will mind such ridiculously short chapters If anyone has any input about the every-third-day updates, I'd be really interested to know what people think. Also, this chapter tries to explain a little more about the Hunters, so I hope no one minds losing sight of the Teen Titans for a bit.

Demon Hunters

Chapter 3: Regrouping Part I

"Why did she have help?" Solaris demanded, once they were a safe distance away. "You said she was alone."

"I said there were no other demons within a hundred miles of this place," Pax said defensively.

Solaris scowled at him, but her expression softened once she saw the uneasy expression on his face. "It's not your fault, little brother," she said.

"It is," he snapped. "It's my job to get all the details on the situation before we go in, isn't it? And this time, I let you both down."

"It happens to everyone," Solaris said with a shrug. "Just don't let it happen again."

Pax turned away, clearly still angry at himself.

Lunis's mind lightly brushed against Solaris's. -He's just a kid.-

-I know, I know. I keep forgetting he's only fifteen. He takes so much responsibility for someone so young.-

-Oh, please,- Lunis teased. -You're only four years older than he is, and you started Hunting at least seven years ago. You were, what, twelve?-

-Different times,- Solaris thought tensely, -Things were much simpler then.-

-Whatever. My point is: you shouldn't be so hard on Pax. He's our partner and a damn good fighter, but before all that, he's our little brother.-

Solaris began to reply, but she felt Lunis drift away from her. She shot a glare at her sister, wishing that she had the ability to make mental contact. She walked over to her brother and rested a hand on his shoulder. "I don't mean to be so hard on you. We all make mistakes. Don't you remember when Lunis led us in circles around Alaska for a week?"

"Hey! There was a migrating demon horde directly underneath us. How was I supposed to figure that out?" Lunis protested. "What about when you went after the class two demon on your own?"

"I thought I could handle it," Solaris said stiffly. "I didn't want you guys to risk getting hurt."

"So instead, you spent the weekend with three broken ribs," Lunis recalled thoughtfully.

Pax couldn't help smiling.

"See? It all balances out," Solaris said.

"It just bothers me because I still can't figure out what I did wrong," Pax said. "It doesn't make any sense. The Other One wouldn't manifest yet, and particularly not for this, and not as those four."

"The Other has not manifested," Lunis said quietly. "The four with her were not demons."

"There wasn't so much as a demonic trace on any of them," Pax added, analyzing the readings he had taken. "Why would they help her? Don't they know what they're protecting?"

"Maybe they don't." Solaris said quietly. "Maybe we should educate them."