OOC: Another chapter! Yay! This one will probably be fairly long, as the ending comes it will be very dramatic. Warning. No, I will nto say the disclaimer again because I need not cry! >. Thankies. bows

"Mirage?"

Mirage's eyes opened from her sleep, instantly wide awake. Slipping off the bed, she stopped for a moment, gazing around the room she now sat in. Her own bedroom. Just like Logan had been given his own, the Titans seemed forced to give her one. It was unadorned, to show how long she expected to stay here. There was nothing but a bag in the corner, no extra clothes but the ones she had brought. She hadn't needed any yet, while Logan had already gone to the mall and loaded up on T-shirts and jeans.

Raven's voice rang through the door again, causing Mirage to stand up and stretch. It had been about four days since Raven saw into Mirage's head and it seemed Raven had been closer to the immortal ever since, knowing that she wasn't simply a genetically-altered human but was instead given the gift of immortality.

"Yes Raven?" Mirage opened the door and leaned in the doorway, looking closely at her friend.

"Starfire has been bugging me to go to the mall with her and I said yes if it'll shut her up... Do you want to come? It looks like you need more clothes..."

Mirage gave a nod and glanced down at her own outfit, a baggy sweatshirt once owned by Cyborg and a pair of loose-fitting pants. She really needed something new.

Starfire was thrilled that Mirage was coming and after a short hyper conversation with Robin, had convinced the rest of the Team to go. Beast Boy and Cyborg were talking about a new video game with Logan while Robin was hoping to find some new gadgets at a new store that just opened up. Silently, Mirage was amused. A team of crime-fighters on a field trip to the "Mall of Shopping."

The trip there was uneventful and the shopping itself wasn't even that spectacular. Robin, Logan, Beast Boy and Cyborg disappeared at first sight of a game store, leaving Mirage and Raven alone with the very hyper Starfire.

She dragged them through store after store until the finally stopped at one Mirage and Raven would been seen in- one without fluffy pink tops or yellow slippers every where you look like almost every other store I this world is anymore. (Sorry...hehe...a little rant in there...)

Within moments Mirage had found an outfit she decided to buy- one that astonished both of the Titans. Pale skin was illuminated by a black tube top, her stomach completely visible. It was amazing how thin she was. Small enough to circle with your hands but not a single bone showed through. A pair of black pants with purple streaks hid her legs, falling on top of a pair of black boots. A pair of black gloves lined her hands, ending at the wrists with tight silver straps, much like leather riding-gloves. Her hair was falling gracefully over her shoulders and for once Raven could easily see the necklace around her neck.

An orb hanging upon a silver chain. Black and silver mists swirled in the orb, moving constantly and making Raven look away. It was unnatural, not the way it moved but the way it bore itself, never shifting with Mirage but laying flat against her chest and glowing slightly with the unearthly silver glow that the rest of the girl seemed to bear.

They left, Raven and Mirage quiet while Starfire spoke to them, her green eyes shinging brightly and attracting attention from others. Raven was surprised to see that not all of the males' eyes went to Starfire, but a majority of them shifted to Mirage, and some actually went to her, as if staring at something beautiful. Raven had never thought herself beautiful before.

A scream reached their ears.

Raven's eyes snapped forward, her hands reached up to pull up her hood- why had it been down at all? Her face was suddenly hidden from those who shoved past her going the opposite direction. The smell of flames reached her nose.

Fire.

Flying forward, the three found themselves in the middle of a disaster. Men, all around there were hooded and cloaked men, fireballs in their hands and burning everything in sight. Raven's eyes widened and she looked at Mirage, recognizing instantly the men. They were from the vision. But Mirage was paler than usual, her eyes burning with a unnatural rage, hands clenched at her sides while the orb began to float slightly away from her chest.

"Mirage?"

Mirage didn't answer. She stared at the men, lips tightened in anger and eyes narrowed. Raven pulled out the communicator and pressed the button.

"You guys might want to get down here before your hang-out goes up in flame."

It was Robin's voice that replied. "Where are you?"

"Follow the screams and smell of fire." Sarcasm bit her tongue, flung at Robin in her insecurity of the situation.

"You betrayed me!"

Raven looked up swiftly to see Mirage. Starfire had disappeared, shooting star-bolts at the men. Mirage's eyes began to glow until the shone a fiery silver, bright enough to blind. The orb began the burn at her neck.

"How dare you betray me?"

Mirage's voice was a scream-like hiss, anger and hatred flowing from each word. Starfire paused to stare at Mirage, seeing her anger, with confusion in the alien's eyes.

"You will regret this day!"

Gloved hands flew out in front of her and her head fell back. Bursts of silver beams shot from her hands and twisted their way around the men, gripping them tightly and yanking them to their knees, circling and tightening like a snake. The men's eyes were soon blinded by a different vision, their hoods thrown back to reveal black masks.

Screams echoed off the walls- the men rocking in horror as the vision gripped them tightly. At long last each man burst into flame, falling as a pile of ash to the ground.

The light dulled.

Mirage touched the ground lightly, eyes and orb back to normal. She looked at Raven carefully, acting as though none of it had happened, suddenly cool and collected. But her eyes dared Raven to say anything of it.

Raven didn't need to. The rest of the team had seen the performance, standing with their jaws reaching the ground. Logan stood apart, staring his sister down, a frown upon his face and fear in his eyes.

Speak and lose your tongue.

Raven looked at Mirage, yet the other girl's mouth had not moved. Slowly, in astonishment, the other Titans put out the flames, glancing over their shoulders to look at Mirage who sat on a bench holding her head, seated next to her twin.

Raven was frightened.

She had learned from Beast Boy that fear was okay, but now? To be afraid of your friend, that wasn't good, was it?

A shiver ran down her back.