Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titan's or this song but the plot and non-Titan Characters are mine.

Note: The POV changes between Raven and Beast Boy.

Chapter 3

(Mans Voice)

They live in you

They live in me

They're watching over

Everything we see…

Slowly the morning dawn crept over Jump City and the cold chill of the night clung stubbornly to the earth. Raven shivered slightly and sat up grasping the blanket that had been draped over she shoulders closer to her and trying to get her sleepy mind to shift gears as to why she was sitting down by the water at this hour. Suddenly she remembered sitting down here with Best Boy and the voice in the wind and how she had fallen asleep sitting on the rocks down here with him. She looked around quickly wondering where he had gone. She was half turned around when suddenly she froze when a voice spoke from behind her as the sun crested the water and struck the tower with blinding light.

"Its time cub." Raven whipped around to look behind her, a man stood in silhouette against the sun rising at his back, over the ocean, none of his features visible.

"It's no use asking for one more day is it?" a voice answered from behind her, it sounded familiar and she turned around and stared as another form stood in the shadows of the night and because of the glare of the sun on the building behind him he was a featureless silhouette as well. Only this time she knew what was coming and she knew the identity of the second speaker and the knowledge put a hollow pit inside her stomach.

"The tests begin today cub, you knew they were coming you have had many years to prepare for them." the man answered not moving, the cloak around his shoulders ruffled in the breeze and for a moment Raven saw again the glimpse of Siberian Tiger fur before it was enveloped in shadow again. She went to rise when suddenly she felt someone touch her shoulder and she turned to see a woman there. She was tall and sender, her skin the rich dark brown of wet earth and her eyes were gold the same as the woman from the second vision and her hair was still rich a sapphire match for her eyes. A tender smile was resting on her lips and she shook her head. "Let them be my dark daughter, as I said last night what will be will be. You are almost as fearful of the future as my little one, let them be. You have been given a great honour to be allowed to witness this. No human has since man-kind themselves took the tests." then she raised her eyes and the questions that were in Raven's mind were forgotten as she turned back to the scene as well.

"What happens to me?" the smaller one spoke calmly a child questioning an impatient elder.

"The same thing that you were told in the beginning. If you pass you are welcomed if you fail then you don't have to worry about it." the man replied and reached out a hand.

"Come cub the Mother is waiting, and it is time for you to step into the light as you were meant to. It is time to find your place in the cycle." The boy, Beast Boy, stepped forward but he didn't take the other mans hand, he wasn't in the darkness any longer and his eyes were bright and challenging.

"Why should I listen to you." he said his voice lower then usual and the man dropped his hand and I could feel the aggression rise between them. Beside me the woman looked skyward and shook her head.

"Every time, they do this and I swear I still can't reason it out." she muttered and looked back to them, an indulgent smile on her lips, a mother watching young boys tussle. Slowly the two of them circled each other suddenly Beast Boy leapt and they rolled for a few moments before the mans greater experience allowed him to swiftly dispatch the younger boy. Beast Boy got back to his feet and lunged again this time shifting mid-air to a wolf and the man shifted into a Siberian Tiger and they wrestled till Beast Boy was again tossed away. This was repeated for awhile till Beast Boy rose but didn't attack the man. He still had his hackles raised and snarled at him and his tail was stiff but he didn't approach. The man remained a tiger and the two of them circled and when Beast Boy didn't approach him the man/tiger took a step towards him. Beast Boy growled and took one back, his tail now tucked between his legs. The tiger jumped and Beast Boy moved out of the way. Slowly they began what seemed almost like a dance, with the tiger approaching and the wolf retreating till finally Beast Boy shifted back and the man did as well. Beast Boy's eyes were still defiant but there was no aggression now. He had accepted the order of dominance. The woman looked at them and they looked over at us for the first time as though we had suddenly just appeared.

"Are you two done now?" the woman asked and the man let a wry smile slip onto his lips.

"Of course," he glanced over at Beast Boy who glared at him but sent an adoring look at the woman. "You were right as usual, he was much easier to deal with as a child." Beast Boy shot him a dirty look.

"Are you ready my son?" the woman asked and Beast Boy looked at the tower behind him for a moment and I sensed him almost saying good-bye then he looked at me and sighed.

"I am ready to take the tests." he said and the woman nodded.

"Well my son then there is only one thing left for us to do here." she looked at the tower. "the council gathers to judge but the family gathers to watch, to witness..." she said softly and I watched as slowly one by one the rest of the team appeared around us. "Child of the future," she said as Cyborg appeared beside me looking both confused and at the same time seeming to understand. "Son of shadows," Robin appeared on my other side. "Daughter of Cousin Distant." Starfire appeared blinking looking around at all of us. The woman looked at me a small smile upon her features, "White Raven, my dark daughter." she looked at everyone meeting their gaze. "These are the witnesses the partial watchers," she held out her hand and Beast Boy placed his in it. "Now the tests begin." and we all vanished in a flash of light.