A/N: I had this chapter readySaturday, but for some reasonI couldn't submit, oh well, here it is.This chapter seemed a bit soon, but whatever, I wanted to do it now. I'm not so sure about the ending and it's a sucky chapter title, just tell what you guys think. READ, ENJOY, AND REVIEW, THANK YOU.

Disclaimer: I will NEVER own the Teen Titans, I have accepted that fact.

Chapter Three: Begging

"Why didn't you tell me it was a child?" Raven asked, although she was angry she dare not raise her voice to Slasher.

"It should not matter what age they are. You have a job to do and you should do it without hesitation," Slasher stated coldly.

"But he was just a child. What could he have done to deserve that?" Raven remained emotionless throughout the argument.

"It's not about deserving anything. This is your job and you will do it without question. You do not think, you just follow my orders!" Slasher was getting irritated with Raven.

"Why should I!" Raven yelled without meaning to.

"Because I own you now!" Slasher yelled as he swiped her face with his hand. His sharp fingers sliced through the skin on her cheek and the four long gashes began to bleed. "Do not defy me again! You will do as I say! End of discussion!" Pushing past Raven, Slasher left the room angrily.

Raven stood staring at the ground blankly as the blood dripped from the wounds and onto the clean, metal floor. The cuts would not heal with Raven's powers because Slasher had cut her and his powers somehow blocked hers. The slices hurt, but what hurt worse was that Raven could not shed a tear, she couldn't really feel anything, and somehow that cut the deepest.

The bleeding slowed to a stop, but the long scars still remained. Later, Slasher slunk back into Raven's room. "Are you alright?" he asked, he tried to sound demanding, although he felt guilty. Raven did not respond, she refused to speak with him and the way he was acting now she knew he would not cause her any more physical pain if she ignored him.

"I did not mean to lose my temper, but you should not have defied me," Slasher said, this was his way of apologizing without actually saying he was sorry. "It was wrong of me to hit you. Don't be mad at me, Raven. Ignoring me will prove nothing." Slasher sighed, he was in no mood to beg for forgiveness. Without another word he turned and left the room.

After that little talk, Slasher decided to give Raven some space, he didn't send her on any jobs and stayed out of her room as much as possible. Finally, it had been slightly over a week and he figured she had to be over whatever was bothering her earlier, he gave her a new job. Slasher was careful to assign her a job with no children, he did not want this to happen all over again, although he didn't understand why it bothered her so much. It was a simple job at the Bank of Perez.

The week had been the same old routine for Beast Boy: training, hanging out around the tower, and stomping a few bad guys, like Control Freak and Atlas. Other than that, life had been pretty boring.

Today, Cyborg decided to work on the T-car a little bit, but Beast Boy was no longer allowed in the garage while Cyborg was working. While Beast Boy sat on the couch flipping through channels on the huge screened television, Starfire and Robin walked in. The couple always seemed to hang out in the same places as Beast Boy, he always felt awkward around the two and he was slightly jealous of what the two shared. Of course Robin and Starfire sat right next Beast Boy and began to kiss, which made Beast Boy feel extremely awkward. Silently Beast Boy got up from the couch and walked toward the door.

"Hey, where're you off to, Beast Boy?" Robin asked curiously. Beast Boy hadn't expected them to even notice he had been in the room, let alone that he had left.

"I'm going for a walk, I could use some fresh air," Beast Boy replied.

"Just make sure you're back before dinner," Robin told him.

"Ok, mom," Beast Boy mumbled.

"Huh?" Robin questioned.

"Nothing," sighed Beast Boy as he exited the hydraulic doors. Making his way up to the roof, Beast Boy was relieved to be away from the flirtatious couple. Once he was on the roof Beast Boy transformed into an eagle and flew across the harbor to Jump City. Then, he transformed back to his human form and walked down the street. He decided to walk in Jump City Public Park, it was a beautiful day and the birds chirped loudly as the sun shone bright on the city. All of Beast Boy's worries seemed to disappear as he inhaled the fresh, crisp air. As he walked across the green grass he was reminded of the day that the world was supposed to end, when Raven made pancakes and agreed to play stankball. That day was the first time he had ever seen Raven cry, he never wanted to see her like that again, although he already had after that day.

Something about the bank seemed familiar to Raven, maybe the name was similar to something she had heard before. The job would be simple, but like always, Raven really didn't want to do it. Her thoughts of desertion were cast from her mind as fast as they had came as Raven remembered the metal collar around her neck.

Raven grew as she transformed into her more demonic form. The people in the bank immediately ran for cover at the sight of the demon with four glowing eyes. Some of the people merely dropped to the floor and cowered, while others planned to make a run for it. Gliding forward, Raven approached the counters of the bank. The girl behind the counter panicked.

"Do you want money? Here have all of the money, just don't hurt me," the girl pleaded as she threw some cash in front of the counter.

"I don't want your money," Raven hissed at the girl. The girl dove to the floor and pushed the security button that was on the ground next to her. It was a silent alarm that alerted the police and Raven had no idea the alarm had been tripped.

Beast Boy's communicator began to ring in his pocket as the buckle on his belt flashed. Pulling out the communicator, Beast Boy flipped it open and saw Robin on the small screen.

"Beast Boy, there's a robbery in sector 37 going on right now," Robin informed Beast Boy.

"I'm right near there. I'll go first and you guys can meet me there," Beast Boy replied.

"Are you sure you can handle this alone?" asked Robin surprisedly.

"No problem," Beast Boy said confidently. "Anyway, if I mess up you guys can come and help me out."

"Ok, if you're sure. See you there," Robin said, Beast Boy nodded and shut his communicator and slipped it back in his pocket. Quickly he transformed into a hummingbird and flew to where Robin said the robbery was taking place. When he reached the building Beast Boy noticed the large sign above it that said "Back of Perez."

Raven heard the door to the bank swing open, she didn't bother to turn around, she was skilled enough that she didn't even need to see her prey in order to eliminate them. Before she could do anything the person behind her yelled.

"Freeze," they ordered. It was a somewhat deep man's voice, Raven immediately concluded that it was a police officer.

"You must be an idiot to believe you can take me on," Raven replied emotionlessly.

"Maybe I am," answered the man.

When Beast Boy entered the bank he saw the back of a tall creature that appeared to be wearing a blue cloak with a hood. Something seemed extremely familiar, but Beast Boy couldn't put his finger on it. He didn't remember fighting any creature like this before, but he had fought too many villains to count and this one could have been one of them.

"Freeze," he yelled at the villain.

"You must be an idiot to believe you can take me on," the creature challenged. The voice seemed so familiar, but at the same time it seemed like the first time he had ever heard it.

"Maybe I am," Beast Boy grinned. He was hoping this would be a good fight, he hadn't had a real challenge in a long time. The creature began to turn around slowly, and Beast Boy got into a fighting stance showing that he was ready to battle. Once the figure turned fully around, Beast Boy's arms fell limp to his sides and his jaw slacked.

Raven began to get irritated by the person, she decided to face the person before she killed them. No one should be that fearless around her, she needed to strike fear into them before she slaughtered the fool. Turning around, Raven prepared herself to snap their neck. When she saw who the idiot behind her was she stopped dead.

"Raven?" the man asked in shocked. He recognized the four red eyes under her hood and the deathly pale skin.

Raven shrunk and her red eyes were replaced with her two normal purple eyes. "Beast Boy?" Raven questioned. The man was handsome, although he had green eyes, hair, and skin. He had changed so much, if it weren't for his green skin Raven might not have recognized him.

She still had that same monotone like Beast Boy remembered, but it seemed colder than ever. "It's really you," whispered Beast Boy in astonishment. Running at her, Beast Boy immediately wrapped his arms around her tightly. Raven did not hug him back, her arms dangled limply by her sides as she stood there. "I never thought I would see you again," Beast Boy said, he was overjoyed, he didn't even know what to say.

"Neither did I," mumbled Raven emotionlessly. Gently she pushed Beast Boy off of her and he looked at her with a puzzled expression, wasn't she glad to see him?

"Where have you been, Raven? What happened to you?" Beast Boy interrogated.

"A lot of things, Beast Boy," Raven replied. The metal collar around her throat began to heat up and she winced as electricity surged through her body. The shock only lasted for a moment and the ceased, Slasher obviously knew what she was doing and he wanted her home.

"What's wrong?" Beast Boy asked with concern.

"I have to go," Raven said urgently.

"Wait!" Beast Boy yelled in panic. "Will you come back? Will I ever see you again?"

"Probably not," Raven responded in her cold tone.

"No, I can't live without you. I love you, Raven and these three years have been torture for me," he pleaded.

"I've changed, Beast Boy. If you knew what I've done in the past years, well let's just say you wouldn't love so much," Raven said as she looked down at the ground in shame.

"It doesn't matter what you've done. You brought the end of the world, but I still loved you. Whatever it was, it couldn't worse than that," reasoned Beast Boy.

"You don't understand, what I've done is worse. I fixed the world, but what I did now can't be changed. I wish I could go back in time, but I can't."

"But you can start over again, move on. Come back with me," Beast Boy told her.

"I want to more than anything, believe me, but I don't have a chose anymore." The metal collar began to heat again, instinctively Raven grabbed the collar with her hands. Pulling as hard as she could, she hoped to pull of the metal before it electrified her. It didn't budge, she knew it was impossible to pull it off, but she tried anyway. The shock was much worse this time, worse than she had ever felt. Falling to her knees, Raven pulled even harder on the collar as she tried to endure the pain.

"Raven!" Beast Boy gasped. Rushing towards her, Beast Boy wanted to help her.

Holding out her hand, Raven signaled for him to stop. "Don't touch me! You'll die if you do!"

"What!" Beast Boy froze, he didn't know what to do. Watching in fear, he felt completely useless. After a few more seconds the electricity subsided. Letting go of her collar, Raven stood shakily.

"What was that?" Beast Boy asked as he approached her cautiously.

"That was Slasher," Raven stated.

"Huh?"

"This collar electrifies," Raven told him as she pointed to the metal band.

"Why?" Beast Boy asked, becoming even more confused.

"It keeps me from running away."

"I don't understand, where have you been for all of this time?"

"It's a long story, that I don't have time to tell."

"Will you come back?" Beast Boy asked with a twinkle of hope in his eyes. "Please, Raven," he begged.

Sighing, Raven answered, "I'll try, but I can't promise you anything. I really must be going, good bye, Beast Boy."

"See you soon, Rae," Beast Boy grinned.

Then, she disappeared, leaving Beast Boy alone with the many cowering people. Beast Boy stood in the middle of the room with an idiotic grin on his face. Behind him Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg burst through the bank doors. Scanning the scene all the three saw was Beast Boy's back and several people on the floor.

"Beast Boy, what happened here?" Robin asked with a confused look on his face.

Turning around, Beast Boy looked at his friends with that insane grin still on his face. Robin became even more dumbfounded when he saw the smile on Beast Boy's face.

"You'll never guess who I just saw," Beast Boy continued without giving them time to guess. "Raven was just here! She's alive! Can you believe it?" Beast Boy was practically jumping up and down now. Immediately the three Titans thought Beast Boy had gone insane.

"Beast Boy are you feeling ok?" Robin asked Beast Boy slowly.

"Yeah man, did you hit your head when you fighting the robber or something?" Cyborg questioned.

"Dude, I'm totally fine," Beast Boy answered, he didn't understand why they would think he wasn't fine.

"I thought you had accepted Raven's death by now," Cyborg said.

"What is the cause of your sudden... relapse?" Starfire asked curiously.

"Did you not just hear me!" Beast Boy yelled. "Raven is alive, I sure of it! I just talked to her! I'm not crazy!"

"If it was Raven, what was she doing here?" Robin inquired.

"She probably cam to stop that robber or something. When I got here he was already gone, Raven probably got rid of him or something," Beast Boy told them.

"What did she say to you?" Cyborg interrogated.

"She said something about a dude name Slacker and she had some shiny collar thing around her neck. Then, she told me she'll definitely come back and visit us," Beast Boy answered, it was almost as if he wasn't there for the conversation at all. "I'm gonna go back to the tower and clean up Raven's old room for when she comes," Beast Boy said excitedly as he ran out of the bank.

Cyborg, Robin, and Starfire were left in the bank, the weren't really sure what to do now. Suddenly sirems blared outside, the police had finally arrived. Several police officers came rushing in with their guns drawn, prepared for the worst. Once they made sure the coast was clear they called the police chief to come in. The chief was a different man than Robin had spoken to after Terra had died. This chief was younger than the other and was much more fit.

"Good work, Titans," the chief greeted. "I'm the new Jump City Police Chief, Roy," he shook each of their hands. "I see you were able to stop the creature before he murdered these citizens."

"Creature? Wait, I thought you said it was a robbery," Robin said skeptically.

"Robbery? We could have handled a robbery. You mean you haven't heard about the demon? He's been killing hundreds and no one has ever seen him and lived to tell about it. It's terrible, he doesn't just kill the people, he makes them suffer before they die. We had a few deaths ;ike it 5 years ago, but they've more than doubled in the past3 years," the chief told them.

"This is the first we've heard of these murders," Robin replied.

"The demon is unstoppable, but thanks to you three these people are safe. I guess this was his next target, but now he'll think twice before coming back to Jump City," the chief concluded. Then, he walked away to help the investigation of the bank.

Robin turned to look at the other two Titans. "Beast Boy said he saw Raven hear, right?" Robin asked in a hushed voice, then he continued without waiting for an answer. " You don't think..." Robin trailed off.

"No way, man. She would never do something like that," Cyborg answered, knowing what Robin was thinking.

"Raven would never kill someone like this, she is good," Starfire argued.

"I know, it's just been so long, who knows what Raven is like now," Robin replied, not wanting to believe his long lost friend was a murderer, although all of the clues led to her.

"Yes, Slasher?" Raven asked when she returned to her room.

"Why did you not come here immediately?" Slasher hissed angrily.

"I'm sorry," Raven replied monotonously.

"I knew I should not have sent you on that mission. I had a feeling the Titans might show up. It does not matter now, that mission has been aborted," Slasher said. What he said meant that Beast Boy must have still been with the Titans, Raven was pleased they hadn't split up.

"Yes, Master."

"And do not plan on seeing the Titans again," Slasher told her.

"But Master, they're no threat, I am loyal to you. Please jut let me see them once more. I promise it won't interfere with my work," Raven begged.

"After your defiance last week, I am not sure if I can trust you," Slasher answered.

"With this collar on I can't do anything anyway," Raven reasoned. Slasher considered what she said, it couldn't be harmful to him and she would still be under his full control. "I'll do whatever you ask of me if you let me go," Raven bargained.

"Well... I suppose it poses no threat to me. I will allow you to go, but you must come home immediately when I tell you to," Slasher agreed. He was far too kind to Raven, he liked her too much and that was very unlike him.

"I will. Thank you, Master," Raven said. She knew this would probably be the last time she would ever see her friends, but she wanted to say a proper good bye to them. After seeing Beast Boy, Raven had decided she wouldn't tell Beast Boy how she felt. Beast Boy had looked good and happy, if she told him she loved him and then had to leave it would hurt him and the last thing she wanted to do was hurt Beast Boy. Her love for Beast Boy would forever remain a secret only she knew, no matter how much she wanted to tell him. They could never be together and Raven understood that, but Beast Boy wouldn't be able to.

A/N: I had a big project to finish this week, a math fairytale, who has heard of a "math fairytale"! Mathematics and fairytales aren't supposed to mix, that's just stupid. Teachers don't make any sense to me. Whatever, I managed to get the project done, although mine was the longest in my whole class. Well, I hope you liked this chapter and didn't think it was rushed. I need to go get some orange juice, I am addicted to the stuff. NOW PLEASE REVIEW, YOU PEOPLE ARE AWESOME!

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