Author Notes: Thanks for the reviews and Raven will be acting out of character from time to time, she is emotionally unstable at the moment so a lot of her different sides will be showing. If you don't know about her different sides watch the episode 'Nevermore'. Maybe there's a lust side? –Wiggles her eyebrows- Oh well on with the story.

Chapter Two

"So how's Beast Boy?"

"Emotionally or physically?" Cyborg asked as he looked through the glass at the changeling who was currently asleep on a bed in the infirmary. "He got beat up really bad but I think that it's that fact that it was Raven doing the beating up that affected him the most." He turned to Robin and Starfire. "Did you guys find her?"

Robin's gaze lowered to the floor.

Starfire sighed. "No we have not, it is like she has disappeared."

Cyborg nodded understanding that his friends had tried their best. "When Rae doesn't want to be found she never gets found. Either way I think you guys should get some sleep, you don't work off of batteries like me"

"Cyborg's right we should get some sleep."

Starfire and Cyborg turned to look at their leader whom had been silent for a while now.

"What?" Robin asked when he saw them looking at him.

Cyborg grinned. "Nothing see you guys in the morning."

Starfire mumbled something in Tamaranian and floated down the corridor to her room.

"Don't worry Robin I'm sure Raven will turn up tomorrow." Cyborg assured him.

"Yeah," Robin said with a wave of the hand then walked down the corridor leaving Cyborg alone.

Cyborg smirked as he watched his leader walk away. He was acting like the tough leader, but Cyborg knew that Raven's absence was affecting him more than he would let on.


"I assume everything is to your liking?"

Raven stopped drinking her herbal tea and placed the cup back on the table. She wondered how Slade knew about her fondness for herbal tea. Perhaps he had been stalking her for a while now? Watching her as she…Raven blushed and covered her cheeks with her hands. She forced herself to remain calm and cleared her throat. "It's fine." She looked down the long table at the outline of the villain. Raven figured that he was so far away because he was eating and he surely couldn't eat with his mask on. That meant that she could easily see the man underneath the mask if she wanted too but did she want too?

"Raven."

Raven came from her thoughts and slowly looked up to see Slade hovering over her…with his mask on.

"Dinner is over, you may return to your room."

Raven looked down at the plate in front of her, the food was untouched but she didn't mind she had tasted herbal tea and that was enough for her. She mumbled good night and headed back to her room. Hopefully tomorrow Slade would help her with her problem so she could get back to her friends and her duties.


A ray of sunlight cascaded into the bedroom causing Raven's face to scrunch up even in her sleep. Since when did her bedroom have light streaming in? Then she remembered that she was no longer in the Tower she was in Slade's house and it was not a bad nightmare it was real. She bolted up instantly from her slumber.

"Ah you're finally awake." Slade said as he stood in the doorway to her room.

Raven turned her head and looked at the smirking villain. Her eyes narrowed as she traced his line of vision right back to her chest which was currently only covered in a black bra. Her cheeks flushed red in embarrassment and she quickly grabbed the blanket and pulled it around her. How much times had he made her feel like this now? Thirty?

Slade chuckled and his gaze traveled to her face.

Raven glared at him and made a mental note to beat him to a pulp after he helped her.

"Nothing new to me, I've seen it all already." Slade teased.

Raven didn't even know what she was doing but the lamp in the room levitated and flew at Slade with great speed. He barely avoided the flying projectile.

"I have business to attend to so you'll be alone in the mansion, feel free to explore your new home." Slade said acting like she didn't just try to maim him.

"But you said you would help me today." Raven blurted out.

"I say a lot of things, don't I?" His cold voice made the girl shiver involuntarily.

Raven bit her bottom lip in thought. Just what game was he playing? One minute he was gazing at her in ways she never imagined anybody would ever look at her and then the next minute he was acting cold and creepy. She was confused. "Okay." She said.

Slade said nothing, he just turned and walked away closing the door behind him.

Raven dropped her head back down on the pillow and closed her eyes. A day wasted, which means that she would have to stay in this God forsaken place longer. Maybe that was Slade's plan, trick her into coming here then avoid fulfilling what he said he would do just so that he could keep her here. But why? So far the only thing diabolical that she had seen him do was gaze at her in that way and Slade wouldn't bring her here just to…..would he? Raven mentally slap herself. 'Get a clue girl, he's a villain the evilest one there is.' She really needed to get her emotions under control.


"Eat this, Robin." Starfire said as she shoved a bowl of green glop into Robin's face.

Robin looked nervously down into the bowl. "What is it?"

"Pudding of sadness we eat it on Tamaran whenever something bad happens" Starfire sighed as she used a spoon to put some in her mouth.

Robin felt his stomach turn at the sight. "I'm not hungry Star." He wasn't lying, just the sight of her eating that stuff made him lose his appetite.

"Oh." Starfire looked disappointed that he didn't want to share in her sorrow. "Robin"

"Yeah Starfire?"

"I-"

Starfire was cut off as Cyborg burst into the Rec Room. "BB's up" he said before turning and running back to the infirmary.

"Glorious!" Starfire beamed.

Robin let out a sigh of relief then turned back to the alien girl. "What were you saying Star?" he asked.

Starfire shook her head. "Nothing let us go see our friend" she said before floating off in the direction of the infirmary.

Robin watched her before he himself followed her.


Raven easily swung her hooded cape around her shoulders and fastened it in place. Her shower had been nice after she made sure they weren't any cameras and Slade wasn't around. She looked down at herself and frowned, she really needed to acquire new clothes since she had left all of her suits back at the tower.

She walked to the door and opened it only sticking her head out to have a look around. Satisfied that no one was around she walked out of the room and closed the door behind her. Slade had said that she could explore, so that was what she was going to do explore.

Raven walked down the hallway passing many doors which she assumed were bedrooms. Then her curiosity reached it's peak when she came to a door which looked nothing like the others. It wasn't the usual brown color it was blue with the letters 'AKW' printed on it. Her hand seemed to reach for the doorknob in slow motion.

"That room is off limits."

Raven pulled back her hand. Didn't Slade leave already and hadn't he said that she would be alone in the house? She spun around expecting to see Slade behind her but instead saw an elderly man with white hair, the driver from yesterday. "Oh um.." What did Slade call him? Winterfresh? Greenwinter?

"Wintergreen," The man said as if he had read her mind. Raven remained silent as the he continued to look at her through his pale eyes. "Master Slade suggested that I tend to your needs and give you a tour of the mansion, I see that you've started alone." He eyed the door.

Raven smiled nervously. Even though this guy was old he worked for Slade so that meant that he was capable of anything.

"Come, I was told that you have a great fascination for books, perhaps the first place we should go is the library." He gestured for her to follow him.

Raven followed him a silence her mind still on that door. Why didn't Wintergreen want her to go in? Her lips pursed together.

Wintergreen stopped in front of a double door and glanced at Raven. "Something bothers you child?"

Raven decided to try her luck, maybe he would reveal something. "The room…"

"As I said before it's off limits."

Raven sighed in frustration. Obviously this old geezer wasn't going to spill any information about the room. She would check it out later on her own.

"The library," Wintergreen pushed opened the two doors to reveal what seemed like thousands of books packed neatly on shelves.

Raven was in heaven.


"How are you feeling Beast Boy?" Robin looked at bruised teen who was propped up against a stack of pillows.

"I feel like I was hit by ten trucks…and a moped." Beast Boy said with a little laugh then stopped because it hurt to laugh.

Robin raised an eyebrow. Even when he was down Beast Boy would never change.

"Do you remember what happened?"

"Of course I do Cy." Beast Boy said as he glared at Cyborg. He had only been joking around when he accidentally damaged one of Raven's books then the next thing he knew she was going all creepy and red eyed on him. That girl needed anger management but he had forgiven her it wasn't her fault that she had lost control. "So where is she?"

"Who?"

Beast Boy rolled his eyes. "Raven duh!"

Starfire looked at him with a sad expression. "Raven is not here."

Beast Boy gasped. "You guys kicked her off the team?"

"Of course not!" Robin shouted.

"Dude..." Beast Boy looked taken aback. "So where is she?" he looked at the other two Titans for answers.

Cyborg shrugged. "We don't know man, she left after we stopped her from pulverizing you."

Starfire nodded. "Yes we searched for her but we could not find her."

Beast Boy closed his eyes not believing what he was hearing. Raven was gone and it was because of him and his stupid antics.

Beep Beep

Robin looked up knowingly at the beeping sound. "Trouble." He looked at the only two functional members of the team. "Let's go." He ordered. "Beast Boy you stay here."

Beast Boy pouted as he watched his teammates run out of the infirmary.


Raven sighed and closed another book. For five hours she had been reading or just flipping through the pages of the books within Slade's collection most of which she had read already. Wintergreen had left as soon as he brought her into the library saying that he would be back later to bring breakfast. It was way past breakfast time, she needed her herbal tea.

Beep Beep

Raven blinked at the sound it sounded familiar. She looked down and saw the source a small communicator with a large 'T' on it was hooked unto her belt. When the communicator beeped twice it usually meant trouble in Jump City. The Titans were probably on the scene already.

Then suddenly Raven's eyes widened as she came to a realization, Slade had business to attend today…an attack in the city. She had to make sure. And with that thought Raven vanished from the room.

Robin jumped into the air and brought his staff down on the robot in front him then flipped over it's head and it dropped to it's knees. The battle seemed impossible with just three Titans against sixty robots. He swung his staff again this time sweeping one of the robots into two others.

"We can't hold them off forever!" Cyborg yelled as he fired his sonic cannon.

"I know!" Robin yelled back as he avoided a punch. That was when he saw him on top of the roof. Slade. Robin avoided all the attacks of the robots and used his speed and flexibility to get to the top of the two storey building.

"Robin!" Starfire yelled as she saw him leave the battle.

"Focus Star!" Cyborg said as he punched a robot that was about to hit her.

Robin landed easily on the roof of the building and glared at the man in front of him. "Slade." He sneered.

"Robin." Slade stood before Robin a smirk on his face and his hands behind his back.

"What are you up to now?"

"Just testing, but it seems you're having a bit of trouble handling my toys." Slade eye narrowed. "I see it's because two of your teammates are missing."

Robin growled. "I don't need them to beat you!" he lunged at the older man and swung his staff.

Slade's hands came from behind his back at an alarming speed and grabbed the staff before it could do any damage. He then used his strength to fling both the Robin and his staff a few feet away from him.

Robin cursed and struggled to his feet but before he could even straighten himself up Slade was on him like a shark that smelled blood. He gasped as the man armored fist slammed into his stomach he fell back down to his knees.

"You're not even a real challenge." Slade taunted.

Starfire eyes glowed green as she released a starbolt which ripped through two robots. She didn't see the one sneaking up behind her holding the laser gun.

"Starfire! Look out!" Cyborg yelled.

Starfire turned around and gasped.

The robot fired.

Starfire closed her eyes expecting the pain to come but when none came she opened back her eyes to see a black and white energy shield in front of her. Her eyes widened and her lips turned up in a smile. "Friend, Raven!" she searched the area for her dark friend and sure enough there she was standing a little ways up the street.

Raven held out her hands. "Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" her energy wrapped around the robots till functioning and slammed them against walls, streetlights, cars and anything that was nearby.

"Alright Rae!" Cyborg cheered.

Robin heard the commotion and looked down at the street below and sure enough there she was. Raven. His heart burst with joy she was back! Then there eyes connected and she disappeared instantly. "Raven!" he yelled hoping that she heard him and came back but she didn't. He heard sudden movement and spun around just in time to have Slade's foot connect with his face. He lost his balance and began a free fall down the side off the building.

"Robin!" Starfire flew up and caught him in her arms just in time.

"Slade" He breathed in pain.

Starfire looked up to see the villain staring down at them before he disappeared. "He is gone."


Slade cursed to himself as he ran across the rooftops. How did Raven leave the mansion to come to the aid of her friends? That was not in his plans! Both Wintergreen and Raven would have a lot to explain. The former would have to explain how the girl left the mansion and the later would have to explain why she stopped his attack. There was going to be hell to pay!