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Teen Titans: The Alpha Five

Phoenix – Part 1

The complexities of a teenaged girl's mind are hard enough for herself to figure out, let alone those around her, add into the mix a terrifying secret, super powers and the heritage of legendary super hero parents and the confusion, frustration and general problems are taken to a whole new level.

So it is not surprising that one, Phoenix Grayson, was sitting quietly in her room in the girl's dormitory, listening to quiet music as she tried to straighten out her mind. A side from the general thoughts that a girl of her age would have, Phoenix also had some other rather large things to worry about. As she stared at her ceiling, wondering exactly what she was going to write about for one of her class projects, she heard a knock at the door.

"Come in." The door opened to reveal a violet haired head. Phoenix shot up into a sitting position on her bed, about to rise to her feet when the Professor smiled the smallest of all smiles possible.

"Don't bother with that Phoenix." Phoenix nodded, returning the small smile and looking into the familiar face of her mother's best friend.

"Your parents wish to see you, well you father does." Phoenix nodded and darted out of the room, Raven raised a brow at this, shaking her head as she turned the music off and shut the door.

"Come in." A voice issued from inside the office and Phoenix smiled to herself, glad to hear it. As she entered she looked at the black spikey mess of hair, as her father was bent over his paperwork, thinking about how little she'd seen of her parents recently. What with them being teachers they were busy anyway, but what with her brother acting up again she'd barely seen them at all.

"You wanted to see me dad?" Phoenix asked quietly and Robin looked up, his features cracking into a grin at her as Phoenix beamed, running around his desk and hugging him tightly.

"Oof. What's the matter? What's with the bone crushing?" He asked with a slight laugh as Phoenix looked up at him, still bruising his ribs.

"I've barely seen you in days dad!" Phoenix beamed, though her face still fell slightly. "How is he?" Robin's grin faded slightly, but he hugged Phoenix tightly before she slipped from his grasp to sit in the chair opposite the desk.

"Pyro's fine Phoenix. You don't need to worry, you're safe." Phoenix felt relieved slightly, the sleepless nights she'd been having at least were slightly worth while.

"And you dad? Are you safe?" Robin looked up from the paper work he'd been dealing with to look into her masked eyes. Starfire kept banging on about how alike they were, it was times like these that he believed her, the tired features he'd seen in his own face after sleepless nights, the same concern and determination in her eyes, the eyes, hidden by a mask identical to his own.

"I can take care of myself Phoenix, there is no need to worry about me." Phoenix nodded. A knock at the door and the peeking head of one of the older students was seen around its edge.

"Oh sorry sir, I didn't realise you were talking to someone."

"That's ok Bridge, I'll be with you in a moment, just wait outside please."

"Yes sir." Bridge nodded to him, then to Phoenix who just smiled slightly back. The older boy disappeared back outside, closing the door behind him.

"I'm sorry Phoenix, I'll have to talk to you later." Phoenix nodded, she understood, she had to, and had become accustomed to things like this happening what with who her parents were.

"Ok dad." He smiled at her and she smiled softly back, but he could see the pain and concern behind that smile. She approached the door; her hand on the handle, just about to open it as she spoke again, not turning around but looking at her father's reflection in the slightly frosted glass.

"Just because you can take care of yourself dad, doesn't mean I don't worry." With this she quickly exited the room, before Robin had a chance to reply. He looked at himself in the reflection of the re-closed door's frosted glass and sighed. They really were too alike for words.

So Phoenix is a lot like her father, well in this chapter and whose the mysterious stranger, Bridge? Find out more in the next chapter.