Author's Note: Sorry for such an extended period between updates. I've been pretty busy since school just started up. Which means that I've been getting slammed at work as well as well. I've come to despise Norton Internet Securities and McAfee Security Center in these past two weeks.

Again, massive thanks to Lelila. I'm posting this a bit prematurely, so it will likely get updated after she proof reads the last part. If you notice the bad grammar in the second half, that's because she hasn't helped me polish it up.

Also, if you haven't read Falling by Lelila, and don't mind Robin/Starfire fictions, go check it out. Lelila's a far better author than me.

Anyways, onto the chapter.

Chapter 3: Heated Moments

"TITANS! GO!"

The famous battle cry of the Titans rang through the air. The five teenaged super heroes stood outside the bank, each lowered into their fighting stance. Cyborg drew his right arm up and held it steady with his left. He tilted his head to the side, helping him line up his shot. Beast Boy morphed into a hummingbird, resting on a tree limb. Raven drew her hood over her eyes and covered herself with her cloak. She floated inches above the ground and focused on her powers. Starfire hovered above them all, her eyes and fists glowing with a brilliant green light as she gritted her teeth. Robin stayed at the front of the group, holding his staff close to his chest, prepared to defend against whatever happened.

The doors to the banks were ripped from their hinges and blasted forward. Robin leapt from the ground and landed on the flying door long enough to bound through the dust and debris. "Five shadows, one large, one small, one stout, one skinny, one feminine. Take down Mammoth first, make things easier later." His mind raced as he soared through the air. He let his weapon slide up in his hands, holding it primarily on one end, much like a bat, only with his hands spread apart. He swung the staff back, putting all his strength behind the swing. Unfortunately for Robin, he didn't notice the pink glow surrounding his bo staff. As he swung forward the staff slipped from his hand spinning off into the corner of the bank, leaving him defenseless against Mammoth's mighty punch.

Robin's senses screamed at him as pain coursed through his body. As his shoulder scraped roughly against the ground he twisted his body, uprighting himself as he slid backwards. Robin used momentum to his advantage as he leapt back against the wall.

Out of the corner of his eye he saw a tiger pounce against Mammoth. He sprung from the wall and flipped over the group of villains, throwing several explosive pellets at the group. He watched as the four villains scattered from the explosion. He flipped again, landing on his feet and sliding back. He regained his footing and drew his two batons. Private Hive rolled away from the explosions and hopped up to his feet, holding his shield defensively between himself and Robin. "Private Hive reporting for duty! It's my objective to cause havoc and destroy any who would get in the way, and Bird Boy, that means you."

Robin smirked as he twirled the batons in his hands. He pulled his right hand back, ready to strike, while his left hand stayed protectively in front of his body. "Bring it Hive."

(Meanwhile)

Cyborg shot forth a stream of sonic energy from his cannon, but his pink haired target easily side-stepped the blast. Pink energy seared through the air which he dodged to the side of. Jinx raced erratically towards Cyborg, constantly weaving from side to side. Raven focused on Jinx when an erratic stream of electricity shot past her face. She quickly summoned a dark abjuration around her as she turned her focus to the bald midget hovering in the air and firing electricity at her. Jinx, untouched by Raven, shot forth her pink magic, striking Cyborg's leg. A wire connected to a power supply snapped, and the rubber insulation heated up from the incoming current. The power supply generated more electricity, and within seconds, exploded from overload. Bad luck, just the kind that Jinx specialized in. Cyborg soared through the air as the explosion blasted out his calf plate. He crashed into a now abandoned warehouse, landing on his back. He groaned lightly as he stood up from the debris and shook his head. He saw Jinx fall from the hole he'd created. She smirked lightly as she placed her hands on her hips. "Oh Cyborg, why do you insist on continuing this fight? I think we both know the outcome,"
she said with a smirk, her hips swaying and forth with a grace he was not used to seeing from her.

He steadied his arm cannon at her. "Give it up Jinx, I'm not gonna go easy on you," he warned her, though he wasn't sure why. No villain should expect him to go easy on them.

To his surprise and irritation she giggled. A mischievous grin crossed her lips. "I didn't think you would Cyborg. I always suspected you liked it rough." Cyborg's eyes widened at her comment and growled, firing off his sonic cannon. Jinx laughed as she avoided the blast, running towards him in her erratic manner, pink energy pulsating from her hands.

(Meanwhile)

Beast Boy morphed into the shape of a grizzly as he slowly padded towards his target. Mammoth snorted as he lowered his body into a crouch, ready to strike at the shifter. Beast Boy lumbered forward, causing Mammoth to leap at him. The changeling shrunk down to a mouse, causing Mammoth to stumble over the green rodent. Beast Boy transformed into a green donkey, brought his hind legs up off the ground and struck Mammoth in the back with his hooves. Mammoth skipped across the ground and crashed against the vault door. Beast Boy shifted into a wolf as he slowly approached his enemy. He was breathing evenly, and it appeared that he was asleep. Beast Boy hopped up on the counter to get a better look when the giant sprung to life. He caught Beast Boy square across the snout. Beast Boy soared backwards, crashing into a stone pillar. Mammoth let out a laugh. "What's wrong Beast Dope, never seen a possum before?"

Beast Boy growled angrily as Mammoth charged him. He shifted himself into a stegosaurus, whipping his spiked tail into the charging brute. Mammoth caught the tail in his arms, sliding as the tail swept him to the side. He held fast to the tail as Beast Boy began to flail about trying to toss the villain off of him. Mammoth managed to hold on to the thrashing tail until he saw his window of opportunity. He leapt from the tail over Beast Boy, landing with his full weight on the dinosaur's head. Beast Boy reverted back into his human form, laid out on the ground. He let out a groan, looking up to see Mammoth holding a safe over his head. "Lights out Beast Brat."

Beast Boy rolled out of the way just in time to avoid the safe. He scurried away from his foe, putting some distance between them when he shifted into a tiger. He turned again to face his foe, breathing deeply as he circled around him. Mammoth let out a snort from his nose, eying the feline carefully. The two of them both took a moment to size up the situation and catch their breath. It was Beast Boy who took the first step, but soon the two of them where racing towards each other with ill intent for the other.

(Meanwhile)

Gizmo laughed maniacally as ten more of himself appeared around him. They all began to fly around Raven, distracting her from her target. She closed her eyes and concentrated. A black aura surrounded a nearby park bench and soared through the air, striking the midget in the back, causing him to tumble to the ground. "Why you scuz sniffing karm licker!"

Raven let a smirk cross her face. "Funny thing about holograms Gizmo. They don't have souls. Try harder next time." She turned to find Robin and see if he needed a hand with Private Hive, when she heard something from behind her. She turned to see Gizmo raised above her with his six metallic legs. His classic grin crossed his lips as two missiles launched from behind him. Raven brought up a shield to block one missile, but the other struck the ground nearby. The blast sent her backwards, crashing into a nearby bush. Her left leg was bleeding from wounds caused by pieces of concrete and metal casing. She gritted her teeth as she tried to move it. It didn't seem to be broken, but it was probably not a good idea to stress it. She began to float above the ground as she lifted a door off of the ground. She spoke in her cold unfeeling voice. "Now you're in trouble Gizmo."

(Meanwhile)

Cyborg swung his fist at Jinx as she closed in on him. She shot her hand forth sending a pink wave of magic. Cyborg sidestepped the blast, then reached out and snatched the young witch's wrist. A pair of handcuffs shot out from his wrist and attached to hers. He twisted her arm behind her back and snapped the other end over her other wrist. She looked over her shoulder at him with a smirk.

"Mmmmmm...Handcuffs. I didn't know you were into that type of thing Cyborg." Cyborg was taken by surprise at her comment and his grip on her wrist loosened. She took the opportunity to turn around and face her old flame. She felt the outline of his arm cannon press against her stomach.

"Not another step Jinx. You're going to jail."

Jinx let a small smile cross her lips. "Oh come off it Cyborg. We both know how this is going to end. I'm going to get away, but I'm going to get away empty handed. We both win, we both lose. It's not because we want to, but that's just how it happens. Now we've got some time to ourselves. So how do you want to spend it Stone? Do you want to fight, or do you want to have a little bit of fun?" She gave him a suggestive wink as she finished the question.

Cyborg hesitated, and before he knew what was happening, he felt the pink haired beauty press her soft lips up against his. Before he could think, his own lips were wrapped around hers, his tongue gently licking at her lips. "Strawberries...they taste just like strawberries..." His mind was racing as they kissed. He regained his senses and pushed away from her, gasping for breath. "It's not gonna work Jinx. It just won't work between us."

She smiled playfully as she stepped forward boldly. "Why's that? Because you're a good guy and I'm a bad girl?" She moved her lips up to his again and spoke lightly. "Don't worry Stone. I don't want some big relationship or anything like that. I just want something to keep me warm at night. Figured you might appreciate this too." She again captured his lips between hers. He relaxed slightly, returning the kiss. Their tongues touched as they embraced, and Cyborg felt her hands gently stroke the sensitive skin on his neck. He opened his eyes wide as he saw his handcuffs lying on the ground behind her. She spoke softly into his ear. "I already told you, I don't want to fight. Just relax Cyborg." She again felt his arm cannon pressed against her stomach. She removed her arms from his neck and held them up in surrender. "Fine. You want it this way? Then pull the trigger." She stared at him with a neutral expression across her lips, but a sad forsaken look in her eyes.

He steadied his glare at her, his mind telling him all the reasons he should blast her right now, cuff her again, and take her off to jail. No matter how much he tried to convince himself though, he just couldn't. He replaced his cannon with his hand and wrapped his powerful arms around her waist, sweeping her up into his arms, kissing her passionately. This was wrong, and he knew it, but he couldn't help himself. Right now he wanted this just as much as she wanted it, and crime fighting be damned. He'd save the money, she'd get away. The passionate kiss was interrupted as Robin's voice buzzed in his ear. "Cyborg, how are you holding up? Everything has gone silent in there."

Jinx smirked lightly as she shot off a powerful hex at the wall. Cyborg smiled at her and nodded. He turned on his comm. "Dammit Robin! You gave away my position! Don't worry though, I got her right where I want her." He switched off his communicator as he resumed the passionate kiss.

Before long Jinx had her communicator go off as well. She stepped away from Cyborg and opened the device. Private Hive was ducked under a teller desk on the other side. "Status Report Soldier!"

Jinx rolled her eyes at the overanxious villain. "I'm fine Hive, I've got everything under control." She closed the communicator and wrapped her arms around Cyborg. It was an exciting experience. She was a villain because she loved the thrill of the fight, and she just didn't like playing the good little girl. She had to admit though; the strong hero holding her was making a damn good case for it.

After a minute the two of them broke their embrace. They were both breathing heavily, Cyborg still had his arms wrapped around her back, and Jinx was now resting her head against his metal chest. She was the first to speak. "Y'know, we never did kick you out of the Hive graduates. If you want to you could..."

Cyborg cut her off. "I know Jinx, but I can't. I'm doing what I need to be doing. I won't say I don't have my second thoughts about it, but I'm not going to turn my back on my friends." She looked up to him with a look of sadness. She nodded her head in understanding before resting it against his chest plate again. After a minute Cyborg broke the silence again.

"You know, you could join the good guys." He said quietly. She looked up to him with a slight smirk on her face.

"You really think anyone would ever trust me after what I've done?"

"I would. Hell, I trusted you not to kill me just now." He smiled lightly at her.

She bit her lip lightly and turned her head away from him again. "I guess I can't turn my back on my friends either. Not that you don't tempt me Cyborg." She rested her head against his chest again. Cyborg tucked her head under his chin protectively. Something told him there was more to her than she wanted to let on.

(Meanwhile)

Raven floated in the air, avoiding the numerous attacks that Gizmo was sending her way, while trying to fend him off with what ever she could find to use against him. The midget mechanic dodged a flying piece of concrete, as he fired off a sonic cannon at her. The blast struck her right shoulder causing her to fall to the road below her. Gizmo smirked as he shot off a few canisters at the fallen hero. Green gas erupted from the grenades, causing Raven to choke. Gizmo cackled manically and then yelled out. "Mammoth, I've got a scum sucking Titan all teed up for you. Come knock her out of the park!"

Mammoth tossed Beast Boy off of him as he began to charge forward. Robin turned to attack Mammoth, but Private Hive jumped between them. Starfire turned her back to See-More and was soon encased in his blue eye. Which left Beast Boy, who was already morphed into a Cheetah, racing towards the brute. He knew he wouldn't be able to slow down Mammoth enough to save Raven, so he did the one thing he knew he could. He raced past Mammoth at a blinding speed and shifted into stegosaurus and lowered himself on his stomach, ready to take whatever Mammoth would dish out. He closed his eyes and waited for the blow, but it never came. He opened his eyes to see a large spire of rock jutting up out of the ground, encased with a dim yellow light. He morphed back into his human form and spoke softly. "Terra..."

Robin's eyes widened as he saw what had taken place. It was he alone that saw the figure watching from afar take off into the city park. He quickly leapt forward from the bank, using the spire of rock as a foot hold for his next leap towards the park. He yelled into his comm "Titans, take care of the Hive Five!" He cut the comm and continued chasing the flying chunk of stone. "Terra! Stop!" As he ran, the ground rose around him trying to seal him off. He leapt through the narrow maze barely escaping entrapment until he found himself surrounded by stone. "Terra!" He gasped as he looked at the wall before him.

A groove began to form on the stone taking the shape of writing. "Robin, I didn't want you to know I was here." Robin was impressed, Terra seemed to have an even heightened control over her powers.

"Terra, where are you?"

"I don't want to be seen. I don't deserve to be seen by you."

"We've forgiven you Terra, we did along time ago." There was a long pause, and Robin could swear he heard crying in the background.

"I'm sorry Robin, I still haven't forgiven myself."

Robin blinked as he read the words. The walls disappeared, and he was alone in the park. He pulled out his communicator. "Titans, Report."

Cyborg chimed in over the frequency. "The Hive Five got away, but they got away empty handed."

Robin growled lightly. "Alright, Rendezvous at the Tower, Robin out."

(Titan's Tower 2:00 PM)

Cyborg pounded his fist against the punching bag in front of him. He'd been blowing off steam this way for a good twenty minutes when he noticed Robin watching him. He stopped his workout and turned to the boy wonder. "Can I help you Robin?"

Robin punched in a code on the wall interface, shutting the door behind him. He narrowed his eyes as he approached Cyborg. "What happened between you and Jinx today?"

Cyborg blinked in surprise. He hadn't been expecting that. "Well let's see, I think she blew out on of my power cells in my legs which caused me to crash into the factory. She closed in on me and the fight got up close. I managed to take cover, and I had her dead to rights but you..."

"Bullshit," Robin interrupted Cyborg's explanation.

Cyborg growled lightly. "What'd you say Robin?"

"I said that's bullshit." He walked forward and wiped his index finger across Cyborg's lips. Cyborg stepped back quickly as Robin sniffed his fingers. He looked at Cyborg with a menacing glare. "Since when do you wear strawberry lip gloss Cyborg?"

Cyborg snarled lightly. "That's none of your god damn business Robin." He turned away from him and slammed his fist against the punching bag hard.

Robin gritted his teeth. "Not my business? This is entirely my business. I can't have one of my team take time out of the fight to make out with a girl he's supposed to be capturing. You should never have gotten mixed up with her."

Cyborg turned an angry eye to Robin. "Now I know I'm not getting relationship advice from you."

Robin grinded his teeth together. "What is that supposed to mean Cyborg?"

"It means just what you think it means. You've got a time bomb on your hands and far as I see, you plan to just wait until it goes off. If I were you I'd be worrying about your own problems before you came to fix mine. I guess it's easier for you to get on others case though. Means you don't got to do anything, am I right?"

Robin snarled at his friend. Cyborg had pushed his buttons perfectly. "I'm dealing with the situation. It's nothing like what we have with you."

Cyborg huffed as he crossed his arms across his chest. "No. You've been dealing with Slade. The girls are ready to kill each other for you, and your plan is to wait for one to get tired and then you'll date the one that outlasts the other. Except that's not happening. They both want you, though I have no idea why, since you treat them both like crap. Neither of them are gonna back down, and this won't end until the team's torn apart, and the team will fall apart if you ignore this."

Robin turned his back on Cyborg. "I'll work on it then Cyborg. In the meantime, I want you to be dealing with Gizmo when he fight the Hive Five. Raven's better suited to fight Jinx anyways, and I know she won't get hot and heavy with her." The boy wonder moved to open the door.

Cyborg smirked mischievously. "Fine by me. Mind if I invite her over for movie night tomorrow? Since you're taking away our alone time."

Robin stopped and turned around to see the smirk on Cyborg's face. He growled at him. "Not funny Cyborg."

Cyborg watched as their spiky haired leader left the room, leaving him to sit against the wall and think. The memory of her lips against his brought about a warmth in his body that put a smile on his face. He lets a sigh escape his lips. "Whatever happens, it's not going to be easy."

(Beast Boy's Room 6:00 AM the next day)

Beast Boy was fast asleep, arms wrapped around his pillow. His head was filled with dreams of Raven and him embracing in a lush green field. A smile adorned his lips as he hugged his pillow tighter. As he slept, a figure appeared outside his window. A yellow glow appeared in Beast Boy's shoes as two pebbles floated out from them. The stones moved towards the door, positioning themselves around the latch. With a quick rotation, the lock snapped open, and Terra opened the door from the outside. In one hand she held a stone tablet. Yellow energy flowed across the tablet as writing appeared. She set the tablet down on Beast Boy's night stand. A draft blew into the room causing Beast Boy to shiver in his sleep. Terra looked over to him with a soft smile as she pulled the sheets up over his shoulders. She turned away from him slowly and made her way to the door, when the voice she missed for so long cut the silence. "Terra?"

She gasped lightly, caught off guard. She sprinted out of the room and onto the rock floating outside his room. She didn't want to be seen, not yet at least. She was still working through her own issues. Beast Boy tore out of bed after her, shifting into an eagle and following her. He flapped his wings as hard as he could, trying to catch her, but he soon realized he was unable to catch her. A thought crossed his mind, and it wasn't until he acted that he stopped to consider the consequences. He was no longer an eagle; he was just himself, a green skinned human. He shouted to her. "TERRA!" as he began to plummet towards the ocean.

Terra turned her head and beheld the sight before her in horror. She flipped the rock around, moving as fast as she could to catch her friend before he fell to his death. Beast Boy held his arms and legs out, slowing his fall. He found himself in Terra's arms as she swooped by. "Beast Boy! What were you thinking! You could've been killed!"

Beast Boy placed his hand on her shoulder. "I knew you'd catch me Terra. It was the only way I could get you to stop." He wrapped his arms around her back and hugged her. She carefully set him down on the rock and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I've missed you Terra. Was beginning to think we'd never find a way to save you."

Terra smiled as she closed her eyes. He had barely changed at all. He looked the same, his voice sounded the same, he even smelled the same. She tightened her grip on his neck. This was what she wanted; this was what she had missed. Her mind turned back to the last time she'd see him. She began to cry, her head buried into his shoulder. He gently rubbed her back as she cried. "How could you ever forgive me Beast Boy?" She cried out between sobs.

Beast Boy had a sad look on his face, as he gently rubbed her back. He'd been expecting that from her, but she hadn't been expecting his words. "Me forgive you? How could you ever forgive me Terra?"

She jerked her head up looking at him through her tear stained face. "Me forgive you? It was me who betrayed you for Slade, it was me who tried to kill your friends, and it was me who tried to kill you."

He nodded slowly as he closed his eyes. "I turned my back on you Terra. I turned my back on you when you were asking for help. When you needed me the most I abandoned you. I've never forgiven myself for that Terra, and I'm so sorry for it. If you can forgive me for that, there's no reason any of us can't forgive you for what you did."

"Of course I forgive you Beast Boy. I've missed you so much." She finally smiled, still crying into his shoulders. Her arms wrapped around his back tightly.

Beast Boy smiled as well, glad to have eased his friend's pain. He spoke softly. "How'd you come back Terra? What happened?"

She looked at him with a smile and shrugged. "I'm not really sure. There was a white light, and I felt like Raven was inside of me, and then suddenly, I was like this again."

Beast Boy smiled brightly. "Must've been when Raven saved the world. Everyone else in the world had been turned to stone, and she healed all of them. She must've been able to heal you too."

"And now I'm back. Being trapped in stone gave me a lot of time to think Beast Boy. It gave me time to hone my powers, and it gave me time to think, but all I could think about was how much I missed the time we spent together. I wandered for most of my life, trying to just get by. Then I met you, and for the first time ever I was happy Beast Boy. Do you have any idea what that means to me. While I was trapped Beast Boy, I wanted to get out, and I swore to myself when I did, I'd be true to myself. Beast Boy, what I'm trying to say is, I love you. I never want to be separated from you like that again."

Beast Boy held her tightly. He felt his heart being torn in two directions. It would be so easy for him to tell her that he felt the same way. He would have someone to care for, and to care for him. He'd be happy too, which was something he hadn't been in a long time. He'd also be lying though, and eventually, he'd end up hurting Terra, far more than he could hurt her now. He couldn't do that to her. She was his friend; she'd been the one who'd understood him before. It was his turn to cry. "I wish I could tell you how much I love you Terra, but I can't. I don't have those feelings for you anymore. I'm...I'm sorry Terra."

Terra clung to Beast Boy, her face once again buried within Beast Boy's shoulder. She'd spent so many days yearning for Beast Boy's love, she'd never even considered that he didn't share her feelings. That he'd moved on. She felt his grip on her tighten, her hair becoming damp from his tears. "Why is he crying?" she thought to herself.

"Please come back to the Titans Terra." Beast Boy spoke through his tears. He sounded desperate as he spoke.

Terra turned her head away from his. Her voice was distant. "Why Beast Boy. What's left for me there?"

"Terra, I can't tell you I feel the same way for you that you feel for me. But I have missed you. Terra, you're the best friend I've ever had. So please, come back to us. Come back to me."

She looked into his pleading eyes, and knew instantly that she couldn't say no to him. She closed her eyes and pulled close to him. He was her foundation, even though her relationship with him seemed waning. She spoke softly. "Come on Beast Boy. Let's go home."

To be continued…

Review Replies:

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Beeny: That has been something I've been struggling with, keeping all the characters in the same vein as there character on the show while adding an extra depth to them. You'll just have to wait with everyone else to see what pairings will emerge.

Phantom Moon: I think that's a safe bet. That brings up a big question, why doesn't everyone else have her powers.

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