There you are! I'm glad you decided to join us again! I want to thank everyone for all the reviews, thank you, thank you… and you in the back with the funny hat on? Thank you too, but get rid of the weird hat! This is getting really interesting, and I hope everyone sticks around to see this thing through! I worked real hard on this, I promise! Please enjoy! I don't own Teen Titans! By the way, I'll be using the word 'brooch' in this fic. If you don't know the word, it's a decorative clip or pin that holds an outfit together, usually worn by females. Raven's brooch holds her cloak together. Just a note! ;

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Part 6: Question the questioner?

Raven began sneaking out of Titans tower by phasing through walls at will. She passed Robin's room, where he could be heard gently snoring. Starfire hung upside down from her bed, her blindingly red hair hanging off of it like a waterfall. Cyborg was silently laying on his charge-table, re-powering his body. Beast Boy… wasn't in his room.

Her guard up, Raven slunk down the hall normally. Keeping an eye out for bugs, lizards or any other small animal that could be him, she made her way silently to the common room. The TV was on… and Beast Boy was asleep on the couch. The newspaper was draped over him, 'Gotham Orchestra Comes to Jump City' was on the front page. Robin had probably put it there as a make-shift blanket. The green teen was curled into it, snoring loudly. He muttered softly, something about everyone getting a chance to have their picture with him. Raven rolled her eyes. The 'Tales From the Crypt' marathon was still on the TV. He had been determined to watch the whole thing, but he'd fallen asleep at the wheel. Raven shook her head, rolling her eyes. She made her way towards the door. "Where do you think you're going?" Beast Boy demanded, sitting bolt up. Raven froze, shocked. He'd caught her! "You didn't get an autograph yet!" He reached and grabbed an imaginary pen and pad of paper, grinning at someone who wasn't really there. He scribbled on thin air, then fell back onto the couch.

Raven stared at him, her heart pounding. He was dreaming awfully loudly… sighing with relief, Raven slipped out into the night.

A few seconds later, Beast Boy's eyes opened. Sitting up, he became a little green hummingbird. Flying out the cracked window, he took off after the teenage girl. This was going to be interesting, he just knew it.

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The old iron gates of the cemetery greeted Raven. She looked at how cloudy it had become, muttering as clouds began inching towards the half-moon. A full moon would've been more dramatic, she thought. But, she was sure this was the place. It wasn't a huge cemetery, so he wouldn't be hard to find. The brilliantly curving and winding design of the gates barred her way, and Raven found them to be padlocked shut. A chain was wrapped around it, and she shook her head.

Anyone who really wanted to get in could. She raised her hands. "Azarinth… Metrion… Zinthos." She gestured and the padlock unlocked itself. The chains snaked away, then lay limp on the ground. The gate, shrouded in her black aura, opened with a muffled groan. "So much for that…" Raven walked inside, and carefully made the gate shut again. The chains reworked themselves, and the padlock clicked shut. Now the brick wall and the iron gate barred the world from where she was. Well… she and Shade, wherever he was.

She walked slowly down the cobblestone path. It wasn't a bad-looking graveyard. Quite the opposite. It was well-cared for, mowed and trimmed and everything else. All the graves were easily readable and the marble ones gleamed in the moonlight. Raven was… a little disappointed. But, she was there for a reason, so…

A shadow flicked past some gravestones behind her. Raven turned quickly, but saw nothing. Had she been followed? Or was he already there? Raven checked her T-communicator's clock. It was 11:58, according to the digital read-out. She'd teleported as soon as she'd gotten out of range or sight of Titan's Tower… even the homing device in the T-communicators didn't reach as far as where she was… so no one could've followed her. It was probably just a rat or… something.

"I hope that last riddle wasn't too hard for you?" Raven turned quickly. Sitting on a headstone Indian-style was Shade. "Didn't mean to startle you." he murmured, watching several other gravestones set themselves gently back on the ground. "I figured you might like to see this place at night. It's not exactly fresh out of a horror movie, but…" He gestured with his head, and Raven looked. Across from the rows of graves and markers was a statue of an angel. She had her wings and arms spread widely, as though embracing the spirits of the cemetery all at once. "Some things, even here, bring comfort."

Raven nodded and he stood. They sat on the steps of a nearby crypt. "So, what do you want to tell me this time?" she asked.

"Well.. I was hoping you would talk this time." Shade said. "I seem to be doing most of the talking when we see each other. What's on your mind?" He gestured with a hand that she speak.

"Well…" she blushed, remembering her dream. Hiding her face under the shadow of her hood, she felt better. "I've thought about you…" she said. "My friends are starting to get suspicious of something…"

"What did you tell them?" Shade asked.

"I told them I was on my period, and felt moody." Raven said bluntly. He laughed, if somewhat darkly. "They bought it, and left me alone." She looked at him, a little stain of pink on both of her cheeks.

"I can't imagine you being moody." He said, mock-offended. Raven gave a soft chuckle. "Well, they probably didn't put much thought into it after that, I bet." He said.

"Beast Boy was practically standing guard in the common room, but he fell asleep in front of the TV." Raven said, looking at Shade sideways. He chuckled for a moment, but he was looking at her. "I think he was supposed to follow me or something… I can see the others want to know why I'm going out alone at night…" she paused for a moment, but got no comment. "They'll find you soon, y'know. They'll find us, together…"

"They'll find us in the end, yeah, but not until then." He put an arm around her, pulling her into a one-armed hug. Then, he pointed towards the sky. "On the outskirts, it's a lot easier to see the stars. You're a Scorpio on the zodiac, right?" Raven nodded, looking up at the stars. Thinking nothing of it, she leaned romantically against him. She snaked an arm around his middle, making sure he wouldn't disappear on her too soon… "Yes…" He continued, looking at the sky. "Scorpio's are dark, stubborn and antisocial, but… they're the most reliable people there are. To have one as a friend is a gift." He pointed into the sky, adjusting himself to where Raven could look down his arm and see. "There's Scorpio right there. See it?" he made a little circle with his finger, showing Raven a particular grouping of stars in the sky.

"I see…… it…" Raven was leaned really close, looking down his arm. But, then she turned and looked at him. Her heart started going faster, beating against her ribs like crazy. "Uhm……" she whispered. Shade let his arm fall, and held her hands in his as he stood. Raven stood with him and walked for a few moments in silence. It was as though they'd known each other for ages… and just happened to be walking through a graveyard. Shade stopped, so she did too. She realized they were standing in front of the angel statue. It seemed to be offering them both a hand. Shade silently reached and cupped Raven's cheek. She shut her eyes, leaning her head against it. Snap. Snapsnap. "ahh………" she whispered in surprise.

Raven heard his mask fall to the ground again, and kept her eyes shut. She wrapped her arms around his body, and felt him do the same to her. She didn't want her arms to be between them like last time. She wanted to feel his heart beating against her breast. The strong muscles she felt on his back made her a little weak in the knees. Her chest was pressed to his, and she felt his heart racing madly. Raven tilted her head back as two of his fingers willed it to. Her eyebrows tilted upward, and she leaned forward. His hands stroked her back… up… and down… up… and down… The gemstone on her forehead glittering in the moonlight. Raven groaned in pleasure when his lips brushed hers. Summoning her courage, she pressed harder and pulled him against her. The kiss grew more aggressive with time, and they traded soft moans now and then.

When finally the kiss broke, they actually nuzzled each other. Raven felt his nose nudging her neck, following by a gentle kiss along her collarbone. She felt herself melting into him, and he held her as she trembled with pleasure. A soft groan escaped her when he finally let go. "Okay…" he whispered, his mask back on. She opened her eyes, and embraced him one more time.

Raven was blushing, unable to believe she'd done it again. But, finally she had to ask again. "Why won't you tell me who you are? I don't even know your eyes, wearing that dark mask…" Raven whispered.

"We all wear masks." He whispered back to her. "In one form or another." She sighed softly, a little upset. "I need this mask… for now." He took her chin with his thumb and forefinger. "If… if this works out, you'll see me with it off." He promised. Raven looked at him hopefully, but she knew tonight wouldn't be the night.

"I… I have something for you." Raven said, letting go of him at last. She gave him a folded up piece of paper, and her glass brooch. He took them gently, as though both were made of glass. Raven took off her cloak since it was loose, throwing it over her shoulder. "…You can probably guess what to do." Raven used her powers to make the angel statue jump on its foundation.

Shade turned to look with shock. The statue settled just as quickly. When he looked back, Raven had vanished. "…Very funny." He murmured, looking at what he'd been given.

Raven flew home with all speed, a little smile on her face. She had him now. As any Titan knew, Raven's brooch doubled as a signal-relay if she wasn't answering her T-communicator. Shade was holding onto a homing device. All she had to do was get home, get on the Titan's mainframe, and see where he went. It was perfect.

Shade opened the piece of paper she'd given him. It was a newspaper clipping from that very day. "Fireworks show this weekend… locals thrilled." He read the article's title aloud. Near the bottom of the paper, scribbled down, was 'Old oak tree. 10:30' The article and the writing pointed him to… the park. "Hmm… that's four days away." he said, stroking his chin. He streaked off into the night, smiling under his mask. "So Raven, you wanna question the questioner?" He clutched the brooch to his heart, but then decided something when he started reaching paved city roads and streetlights. He turned it over and decided to clip it onto his chest. He turned it to where the glass jewel was facing away. Sure enough, there were screws that went into it. Squinting, he grew suspicious. Most brooches made of glass only needed three screws at most. But, Raven's had five.

Stopping on a rooftop, he took out his pocketknife and unscrewed them one at a time. He opened the hidden back panel. He smiled under his mask again, looking at all the tiny lights and computer chips inside. He shook his head, glad he'd caught that in time. "You almost had me." He whispered, relieved.

Raven raced home, teleporting to the Titans mainframe room. She called up the emergency location program. It brought up a map of Jump City and the outskirts. She found the cemetery on the map, nodding to herself. She typed in the ten-digit code that told the computer to locate all five of the Titan's homing devices. She started with Robin. He was asleep in his room, mark with a bright red 'R'. Starfire was asleep in her room as well, a royal purple 'S' on the screen. Cyborg was in the garage… he must've finished charging and gotten up to work on his baby, the T-car. He showed up on the screen as a pale blue 'C.' Beast Boy was still in the common room of the tower, a bright green 'BB.' All of their homing devices were nominal and working properly. Raven zoomed out, looking for the fifth signal: The brooch she'd given Shade. If she could see where he lived or where he stopped every night, she could figure out who he was… Raven's brow furrowed. There was no fifth signal. She zoomed out again. Maybe he was still in the outskirts…? No… not there either. Suddenly the signal flared, a white spot marked with an 'R.' It was… no… it couldn't be! She zoomed in several times, right on Titan's Tower. He was in the common room! No, in the…… the cabinet?

Raven raced down, into the common room. She threw open her tea cabinet and peered inside. Yanking down her tea kettle, she pulled the top off and… her brooch lay there in the tea kettle, glittering innocently. Raven cursed softly. How had he beaten her to the tower! How did he keep getting past security! Raven's face was an angry red, and she fumed silently as she dumped the brooch out into her palm. A yellow sticky note was pasted on the back, which read:

Nice try, Raven. : )

How had he….! When had he…! Raven clutched at her hair, forcing her powers down as the very couch Beast Boy was sleeping on started levitating by itself. He awoke to find himself several feet in the air. "Hu-buh… wha…?" He mumbled, looking down. Raven quickly forced the couch back down again, and flipped the TV off. Beast Boy curled into the couch, taking the shape of a green dog. He was asleep again before Raven even left the room.

Raven crawled into bed, frustrated with her loss. He was clever, thinking to check a simple brooch for a homing device… she threw off her cloak, turning on her side. Well, she'd already invited him to the fireworks show, maybe he would make another appearance. You never knew with someone like that. Raven stifled a yawn, curling into her covers. Her darkly decorated room calmed her nerves, and soon she was calm enough to actually find sleep. Her chakra gem glittered in the night, then she was gone into more teasing dreams…

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I've come to understand from different reviews that I use a few too many exclamation points, so… sorry about that… (frowny face) I'm trying to cut back on them, but I just get so excited when I write… I just wanna convey it all the best I can. So, please bear with me, and come back for part seven! Thankies! I love reviews, if you have the time for one!