Well its now the morning lets go.

Chapter 3: Early bird gets the meditation spot

Shadow woke up from his sleep, Man I haven't slept like that since…

He trailed off trying not to think about it he got ready for the day, 6:53 eh I guess might as well get up, standing he realized that his cloak was still on and that it was really damp and because of that so was the bed.

Tossing it to the side to dry it revealed his body and what was left of his clothes: A pair of torn pants barely reaching down to his calves with giant knee holes where only a Claw stub was sticking out on each.

Nothing was on his feet but from the look of it his feet didn't need them, the layer of hardened skin would keep him safe as long with the little claws sticking out where each toe should have been. Also the small one on the back of his foot couldn't hurt.

Walking to the door his 3" foot tail swung around as if it was stretching, the small triangular point at the end looking fairly sharp. Putting his hands to the door the claw stubs on his hands glistened in the sun, three on each hand. Putting his arm up to block his eyes from the sun you could see the claw stub on each of his elbows, with a little bit of blood on it, guess what scratched Star when she hugged him?

He may have been hungry but he wasn't thin his muscular physique was more then Robin. Cyborg was bigger, but size isn't everything.

Pushing open the door he headed to the room he was in the previous night. When Shadow reached it no on was around assuming no one was up he headed to the roof ready to begin his meditation. When he got there he sat cross-legged with his back straightened, breathing slowly and thinking of the training from his old mentor.

Little did Raven know when she climbed onto the roof that someone would be there. At first she wasn't sure it was he, because all she saw so far was his head and that rat stash of a cloak. Raven watched at first not knowing if he was doing what she thought and if he knew she was there Guess he doesn't see me. Coming closer she noticed all the claws on his body and that tail! Shadow has a tail; at a closer look she saw that he had scars, dried blood, deep cuts and bruises all over his body.

"Nice pants" she thought, Looking at the scraps of clothe.

As if he heard her thoughts Shadow broke his concentration and turned around and stared Raven straight in the eyes.

"Hello"

"What are you doing?"

"Meditating"

"Why, do you have to control your powers too?" Raven inquired.

"Not quite" Shadow laughed.

"Then why are you in my spot?" Oh that came out a little too harsh she thought.

"Sometimes… I just have to… concentrate on things to forget… a few memories."

"I see, well I need to meditate so don't bother me" Again, a little harsh.

"Don't worry, you won't even know I'm here."

The two sat and meditated a few good meters apart though. This went on for a while until Shadow stood up, stretched, scuffed off his pants and went back inside. Leaving Raven with a "good bye" and he went back inside.

Inside Robin was already up making breakfast before Cy and BB started fighting over meat or tofu. Then he saw Shadow walk in he studied him over seeing why he wore a trench coat, knowing that there was a reason.

"Hello Shadow you're up early"

"Nah I've been up for a while just been meditating on the roof, oh wait I'll be back."

He called heading to his room as if he had to make sure something was still there.

About 5 minutes later he walked in with a belt that had a sheath on it he quickly attached this and walked up to Robin.

"Just forgot my sword."

"Hmm no offense but it looks a little rusty."

" I don't see how it could be" he then drew the sword revealing how it was just a hilt of a blade.

"Um Shadow you don't have a blade" Robin laughed.

"Yeah I just have to make it." Shadow started to stare at the blade; a black aura started pouring from his body and into the gem in the hilt. After a little light show a flame shot from the hilt and made a blade, it was there but it wasn't it was like the aura that had poured into it. Like a flame but looking solid, Robin looked at it in amazement, started to reach for it.

"Woo I wouldn't touch that if you like your hands" He warned making sure the flame didn't touch anything.

"What is that thing made of?"

"My dark energy, this is the spirit sword Scurth"

The two stood there and talked about weapons; Robin's disks, birdarangs but it always came back to Scurth. Robin couldn't take his eyes of it, the flame always seemed to amaze him but Shadow explained that it is one of the sharpest things to exist and if you touched it… guess what would happen?

Eventually Cy and BB entered the room at first not sure what to make of Shadows form or his sword but the boys talked about, well guy stuff. Sometime later Star entered the room and saw his claws and forgave him for accidentally cutting her.

"No, I'm really sorry I should have told you not to hug me."

"It is ok friend Shadow, mistakes happen they do." She grinned happily at her new friend.

"Dude you're more ripped then me and Robin combined!" Beast boy yelled.

"Um well I guess it's a side effect of…" Shadow paused quickly trying to come up with an answer that didn't tell them about the experiments done on him. He didn't want them knowing, not yet.

"…Working out."

The answer was accepted by all but Robin, who didn't say anything. After breakfast started to be served Raven came down from the roof and into the kitchen with the rest of them.

"What are you making?" Raven asked the others.

"Eggs, bacon, toast and waffles." Robin ran the things through his head.

"Its good." Shadow stated truthfully.

So they all sat down and ate Shadow probably ate as much as all of them combined, he even tried mustard on his food like Starfire asked him. Which for the record wasn't too bad.

The conversation was interrupted by a red light flashing off. Ah this is why they hadn't given him an answer yet they wanted to see him in battle, well they we're going to be surprised.

"Titans lets go, Shadow you come I want to see you're style." Robin called as they already stated to leave.

"You won't be disappointed Robin. So tell me where we're going."

"Business district."

"I'll meet you there" He said as he headed to the roof followed by a streak falling off the side he chose to sky dive off the top.

"I already like him" Cy said watching him fall 20 stories down only to land on his feet and zoom off.

Well that chapter was a little longer then I thought it would be but, oh well .

Sugar is awesome isn't it?