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Two Sides of Law

Chapter Four

Many Personalities

RAVEN

I sat on the ground, staring at Red X. Since when did he help us? First he's this cocky pain in the ass jerk that doesn't care what we think about him being a thief, then he helps Robin save us from that Chang guy, then he's back to common thief, then he shows up out of no where and tries to help us with Slade. What the heck was wrong with him? Don't get me wrong, I was happy he'd saved me. That kick, in my condition…ugh, I don't want to think about it. But the fact that he'd saved me made me confused.

"Perhaps your only weakness is the fear that innocent women will get hurt." Slade said coldly to X. He knelt down until he was face to face with the white mask. "Isn't that right…Collin?"

Collin? Was that Red X's alias? Did the two know each other? I heard Starfire gasp off in the distance. I'm sure all of the others were staring, but I didn't look up. I wanted to hear everything they said.

"I believe it is." Red X replied in a monotone that could have stood up to mine. But what he said next was full of hatred that couldn't be shielded by the voice modulator in his mask. "I believe it is, Wilson." Several gasps escaped with that news. Red X sat there, staring at Slade. How could they know each other? "See, Rae might not be as important as my mother was to me, but I won't ever let someone be killed at your hands again. Especially when I'm there to stop it." Red X's breathing became raspy. Slade stood back. Even under the mask, I could tell he was smirking.

"If the girl isn't important to you, why do you call her a term of endearment?"

"What did I call her that was a term of endearment, jackass?" Red X shot back.

"Rae."

"That's her name."

"Try 'Raven' next time, boy." Slade scoffed.

Robin quietly made his way over to hide behind a crate, most likely to ambush Slade when given a chance.

"That's what Traffic Light calls her, so I did the same. I don't exactly know their names. I couldn't care less."

"Traffic Light…Clever…" Slade said mockingly.

"Yeah, I call him a lot of things: Traffic Light, Bird Boy, Birdie Wonder, Boy Blunder, Wonder Blunder, Chuckles, and lots of other things that I won't say due to innocent untainted ears." Red X supplied. I could tell he meant Starfire when he said 'innocent untainted ears'.

"Well, X," Slade spit out the word-letter, rather- 'X' with great disgust, as if it were poison. "I have enjoyed our little chat, but I have other things on my list." With that, Slade readied a punch and midway through, Robin caught Slade's arm from behind. Slade struggled in vain and eventually got flipped over into a wooden crate.

The others took after Slade. Starfire made him unsteady with a few star bolts while Cyborg armed his sonic cannon. Beast Boy then took a couple of slashes at him with his bear claws. Robin threw explosive and freezing disks. Slade struggled to keep his balance and fell after the green boy's attack.

Red X and I watched until the fight was taken to the basement. We sat quietly for a moment until X, with great effort, got to his feet and came over to me. To my surprise, he held out a hand to help me up. Why is he helping us? Is this an act? I pondered. Half-consciously, I took his hand. He heaved me up, and gripped his chest in agony. He groaned.

"The guy really knows how to kick." X half-joked. "When I'm better, he better watch his back." He paused and looked at me. "You alright, Rae?" Rae? I thought. No one but Robin and Cyborg call me Rae…Who does this guy think he is? I opened my mouth to retort, but didn't. I have no idea why. It could have been the way he said it. His tone was sort of soothing-even if it was mechanical. I wondered what he looked like. Was Collin his real name?

"I'm fine. Just bruises. And I got the wind knocked out of me." I finally said.

"Good. C'mon. We can- :groan: - watch the fight from the steps…" He turned, but I grabbed his wrist. There was no way I was wasting time getting answers.

"I want answers." I told him.

"Alright." He hobbled over and sat on a crate. "Shoot, Sunshine." I could tell he purposely put his cocky cover on for my questioning.

"First," I said, sitting down, "Who are you." He looked at me and for some strange reason, I felt like looking away. I didn't. I only blinked.

"Collin." He said simply. "Not like I'll tell you my last name."

"Hair and eye color." I said. I didn't need his last name. If I had his hair and eye color, I could find quite a few matches in the city. He snorted.

"What? Looking for a boyfriend with a certain look about him? Did I pass the personality test, babe?" I suppressed a shudder at the idea of being with Red X. That would be really gross. But a tingle shot up my spine. It sort of felt nice for someone to talk to me like that. By calling me 'babe' and 'sunshine' and stuff, even if it was only a joke. I pushed those disturbing thoughts to the back of my head and focused on the task at hand.

"Answer the question."

"Hair's dark. I'll give you that. And I haven't got the most common eye color."

"How do you know Slade?" I inquired.

"He was going to be my step-dad." Red X answered. "Look, can we go through this when your little friends get back?" I sighed.

"Whatever." I replied. X got up to go watch the raging fight in the basement. He'd only made it two yards away when he fell.

"Fuck!" He muttered. He held his ribcage, breathing hard. I sat next to him and sat him up. He groaned again, trying to push me away. "Stop. Touching it makes it worse." I pushed his hands to the side and rested both of mine on his chest. I couldn't help but think about how muscular he was. "What are you-" He was cut off when blue light radiated from my hands. I could feel him tense up in fear, but he didn't move away. I healed him so his ribs were only bruised instead of broken.

I sat back, waiting for a reaction. All of a sudden, I felt dizzy. I pressed my temples to try to re-orient myself, but to no avail.

"Thanks, Rae. Hey, are you alright?" I heard him ask. I had used up to much power. I started to fall. Strong arms caught me, which I assumed were Red X's. "Raven! Holy hell! What's happening? No…Please don't be dying…" His voice faded. Why does he sound worried? I thought, passing out.

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"Is she alright?" I heard Star ask. I sat bolt upright, noticing no pain in my ribs. I'd probably healed myself while I was knocked out. I looked around to see my friends sitting around me, along with Red X. Starfire and Robin were on either side of me while Beast Boy and Cyborg sat on crates. Red X sat some distance away from everyone on the floor, Indian style.

"Friend Raven!" Starfire squealed in delight of my awakening. She made to hug me, but Robin blocked her arms. "Friend Robin, why do you keep me from doing the hugging to our dear Friend Raven?"

"She's probably still sore from fighting, Starfire. If you hug her, it will hurt her." Robin was patient. Too patient sometimes. I can't stand when Star's having her 'I do not understand' days. Today just happened to be one of them. A few hours ago, she'd gotten confused by the meaning of the words 'dude' and 'ass' and 'manatee'. Well, at least I thought that all happened a few hours ago.

"How long have I been out?" I asked them.

"Two hours." Cyborg answered, looking at his watch. For an awkward moment, everyone was silent. BB broke it with an impulsive burp. He burst out laughing, but instantly stopped when Robin and Cyborg gave him a death glare. He mumbled an apology and let his pointed ears fall back.

"What happened to you?" Red X questioned suddenly. Everyone turned to the masked boy/man (whatever he was). I could feel his gaze on me, so I looked away.

"I used the last of my powers up." I said. My voice was much softer and less harsh than usual.

"I'm sorry." X said. Everyone gawked at him like he was crazier than he really was.

"Okay, I definitely missed something." Cyborg cut in.

"Raven healed me with the last of her power." X replied. Everyone's gaze found the white skull-masked boy. They were speechless. An apology from Red X was really out of character. Then their gazes shifted toward me. I summoned every bit of will power I had to answer in a monotone.

"What?"

"You healed Red X?" Robin sounded appalled. Anger seeped into his expression.

"He's still sitting here! He didn't leave! Attack him and send him to jail if you're so hell-bent on it!" I spat. The harshness of my voice surprised me. I had more control over my emotions since Trigon disappeared, but I still needed to keep my emotions remotely in check.

Robin, as if realizing what I'd said was true, that Red X was still there, launched a kick at him. X dodged it with ease.

"Lighten up, Chuckles. Like I've said before, I'm not such a bad guy once you get to know me a little. And I've proven it by saving your girlfriend over there." The way Red X could switch personalities so fast was amazing. It almost made me wonder if he was acting.

"What's with you guys and thinking we're together?" Robin roared, bringing another kick around to his face. X jumped back into the air and saluted.

"Catch ya later." X said and he disappeared.

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A/N: Okey dokey, people. How'd I do? Please review! - Oh! FYI: Slade killed X's mom. Just thought you'd want to know…