A/N: thanx for the reviews! Love ya all!. In this chapter you will know who is the villain that has been spying on Raven and the Titans.

Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans

Rated T for Violence, cursing, drug reference, in this chapter

Chapter 18. Realizations

"Slade, you will never take me!" Raven shouted at him the pain in her head stung hard. It was amazing how she could still speak. Her violet eyes stared at his. He looked straight at her and chuckled.

"Oh really? You think I just came here and decided to take you?. No, I planned it all out since the very beginning." Slade stated calmly. Raven's eyes widen.

"What do you want from me?" She asked frightened she didn't now what to expect.

"What I want is your powers." Slade informed her as he took a step closer.

"Why? Why do you want my powers?" Raven asked as she leaned further against the alley wall trying to get further away form Slade.

"You ask many questions, remember curiosity killed the cat, or in this case the bird." Slade laughed as he stepped closer.

"I don't get scared easily…" Raven said slowly as her eyes narrowed.

"Oh you will be Raven mark my words you will be…" He declared as his eye narrowed down.

"Go away and never come back, this is your chance. Leave" Raven stated as her hands balled up into fist. Her cloak blew in the wind that swirled into the alley.

"I'm not going anywhere. Not until I take you with me!" Slade shouted as he jumped toward her.

Raven ran forward. She was weak she couldn't fight in this state, fighting the Hive then turning into that demon creature used up a lot of her energy. But she needed to defend herself.

"Hyah!" Raven screamed as she threw a kick at Slade who jumped out of the way. He got a hold of her ankle, fear ran through Raven's eyes. He threw her to the wall. She collapsed against the hard, brick wall. She groaned in pain struggling to get up. Slade took the opportunity and kicked her in the stomach. The result, Raven couldn't breath, he had knocked the wind out of her. She gasped, as she got in a crawling position. Slade laughed and stood in front of her. She put her hands up to defend herself but he punched them. Her palms stung, as they turned pale from the blow, he kicked her sides hard causing her to fall to the ground. He stepped away from her, letting her stand.

Raven's body was limp, but she stood, she was visibly weak her energy was low. She couldn't take the pain her whole body ached. She stepped back trying to get away from Slade, he looked amused and merely laughed at her pain and fear. She backed up against the wall corner.

"I advise you to stop fighting, you look weak, just come with me or suffer more." Slade offered Raven. She just glared at him her face showed anger.

"I will not come with you. I don't what plans you have but they will have nothing to do with me." Raven spat out viciously.

"Dear Raven, it has so much to do with you, your powers will be mine and the Earth shall be mine. Starting with this pathetic City you call home." Slade announced as he grinned.

"Why me? Why not the other titans?" She questioned him.

"Because…you posses great power. Stronger than I have ever seen. It's always the quiet one's isn't it?" He questioned back.

"I will not help. I won't go down so easily." She shouted at him.

"Raven, you will. No one is here to help you is there…" He asked crossing his arms in front of his chest.

"My friends they will help me" She warned, Surly the Titans would help her right? I mean pushing them away couldn't affect their friendship right?.

"Their not your friends Raven you have no friends" Slade stated as if it were the most obvious thing. Raven cringed at his words. She had friends!. What was he talking about!.

"Yes I do, their the---"

"Teen Titans, I know, but have you considered what would happen if they left you, you would be alone Raven, all over again. Your so called "friends" are merely your teammates." He said taking a step closer to her only 2 feet away from her. He stared into her violet eyes trying to make the words sink in deep into her soul.

Raven held her head. No he was wrong! They wouldn't leave her!.

"No, that's not true! They wouldn't leave me." She screamed to herself. Slade smiled satisfied with her response.

"Yes they will, especially Beastboy!" He yelled in her face. Raven gasped as she held her head tighter trying to block out the words.

"No…Beastboy he wouldn't…" She whispered.

"He will!. You pushed him away! What do you expect? That he will come back to you and forget how you treated him?" he screamed in her ear. Raven winced at the sound bouncing in her head not leaving her alone.

"No it can't happen!" She shouted.

"It will! Does it hurt Raven? hmm?. Does it hurt that he might never talk to you ever again?" He questioned her. Interrogating her further.

"…yes…" She responded weakly. Her face moved to the side as a tear began to fall down. Rocks on the floor began to explode in bits. Slade saw the power and knew he had to have it.

"Is it because you have…feelings for the green boy?" He asked slowly. Raven gasped at the question. Her face looked up at his, tearstained.

"Have feelings…for Beastboy?…" She said softly.

"Yes. Do you Raven? Have you developed feelings for this boy?. Going into his room to comfort him, did it spark any new emotion in you?…" Slade questioned trying to get is answers by Raven's weak state. She realized he said that she went into his room.

"You were spying on us?"

"I call it observing…but you my call it whatever you like… But once again do you have feelings for Beastboy?"

"…I…I…" Raven tried to speak she didn't know. Did she have feelings for him. After helping him through his depression, their friendship had grown. Was it possible…that she...love's Beastboy? Was that why she let him hug her? Let him talk to her?. Was that why she always smiled when she saw him? Was that why she blushed when she did something embarrassing in front of him? Was that why it had hurt her heart like daggers ripping her bare soul. When she had to ignore him?. Is the answer to all of these questions because she …love's him? Raven eyes widened at the realization. She knew it now. That new feeling was an emotion that was growing inside of her. She was in love… with Beastboy. She fell to the ground in a sitting position. She placed her hand to her heart and grasped the part of her leotard, where her heart was.

Slade had been watching her reaction amused. He knew it now. Her weakness was Beastboy.

"I…love him…" Raven whispered barley audible but Slade had heard clearly. Seeing Raven distracted he took something out of his suit. It looked sharp, liquid poured inside, the tip shined in the moonlight. A needle. He quickly and painfully inserted it into Ravens arm.

"Ahh!" She screamed at the sudden pain. She looked up to see the needle in Slade's hand.. She tried getting up, her head felt like a ton of bricks. Her vision wasn't as clear.

"What's happening?" She asked frightened by her state.

"I drugged you Raven and now there's point in struggling against me." Slade informed her with a grin he grabbed both her arms.

"No!" She shouted weakly.

"Yes!" Slade assured

"BEASTBOY!" Raven screamed with the remains of strength she had before she was swallowed into a deep darkness.

She blacked out.

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Meanwhile-

"BEASTBOY!" A girl scream erupted throughout the city. Beastboy's ears rang at the scream. He gasped, the scream so familiar.

"Raven!" He screamed running towards the direction of the alley it had come from.

The sight he saw frightened him. Raven body was over Slade's shoulder. His back facing Beastboy. Quickly Slade turned around and stared directly at Beastboy there he was Raven's weakness. He chuckled at the coincidence; he threw Raven's body to the floor. Beastboy's face turned to anger as his hands balled up to fist he began to walk towards him.

"What did you do to her?" The Green Titans shouted.

"This, I drugged her. But only temporarily." Slade informed the pissed off Beastboy.

"Leave her or else!" Beastboy warned Slade.

"Or else what? The Titans will come after me?" Asked Slade as he stepped back.

"Yes, I'll call them up right now and get your ass kicked!" Beastboy screamed with fury in his once gentle green eyes. He took out the communicator about to press the button

"Call them and you will never see Raven again!" Warned Slade as he took out knife from his suit pointing it at Raven's throat. She was unconscious and Beastboy knew she couldn't defend herself. He had to put the communicator away. Or else Raven would die. He didn't want Raven to die he cared for too much for her.

Slade saw him put it away and grinned.

"Care to much for the witch to let her die hmm?" Slade asked as he got up putting the knife away.

"Don't call her that!" Beastboy yelled at him.

"Why?. she is a witch" Slade replied. Now it was Beastboy's turn to realize a few things.

"No she's not! She's Raven that's her name not witch do you hear me?" Beastboy shouted at him. His breathing was loud he was fuming with anger. Slade laughed.

"Beastboy no need to get so angered at this. Why do you care so much anyway?" Slade asked taking a step closer to Beastboy. The green teenager stepped closer.

"Because she's my best friend!" Beastboy responded.

"Best friend…are you sure…or it is more?" Slade questioned the Titans as he took 2 steps forward. Beastboy's face softened. More? What did he mean?.

"What do you mean?" He asked confused.

"That Raven may be more then a friend to you?" Slade replied. He pointed towards Raven. Beastboy gaze turned towards the dark girl. Her face was delicate it shined in the moonlight her features were soft, her lips glistened, Her hair a deep lavender that framed her face. Her form was perfectly curved. Raven was beautiful and he knew it, she was a dark beauty and looked more peaceful and beautiful asleep. But Raven more then a friend? as he looked at her he remembered all those times Raven was with him. His depression, their argument. He mostly was with her. She had caused him to care too much for her… love her.

"...I love Raven… I've loved her for these past weeks… (Voice gets loud) And if you do anything else I will kill you!." Beastboy stated softly then his voice turned loud with rage!.

"Let's see you try!" Slade challenged as he got into a fighting stance.

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A/N: End of chapter 18! Yay! Sorry for the cliff hanger, I got to do my ALGEBRA HOMEWORK! Instead of doing it earlier I wrote this chapter so please review! So I can update quicker and so I feel my time was not wasted. If I get a zero and no reviews , that would be so uncool!. sorry for some spelling mistakes i tried to fix it but im in a rush!.

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