Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans or any of the series/comics' characters, only the few names that you're not familiar with.

A/N: Well do to a request from one of my viewers here's the age and grade they all are –

Robin: Senior 17

X: Senior 18

Cyborg: College student 19

Garfield (Beast Boy): Sophomore 16

Star: Senior 17

Jinx: Junior 17

Raven: Junior 16

Malchior: Senior 18 ½

Rorek: Senior 17

Terra: Sophomore 15

Hope the helps, here's the third chapter, enjoy … and thanks for the reviews. Oh and sorry for the weird setting up top with the list, the editing thing just wasn't cooperating with me and I didn't want to fight it, so, yeah. Blah, whatever, here's the chapter.

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Read the Signs

The next day at school after the incident with Raven, X entered his Creative Writing class pleased to see she had actually come to school. Though completely ignored his present through out the whole class as to pretend that he wasn't even there. So when the bell rang X followed after her fast pace, "Hey! Raven! Wait!"

She didn't wait, didn't spare him a passing glance, just kept her nose in her book as she walked through the crowd. Flawlessly dodging all the obstacles that came at her, while X wasn't having such a good time. Trying to keep up with the violet haired girl dressed in nothing but a long sleeved shirt fit more for a guy than a girl. With one side of the neck leaning down her shoulder she show her wearing a black tang top inside. Pants similar to last night clung to her figure, leaving much to the imagination.

Ordinary, nothing special, in fact if it weren't for last night and everything else that happened in between then and now X would have thought she was an ordinary girl. But she wasn't … that much he knew, and just before she entered her class he was close enough to reach out and grab her elbow to grab her attention – literally.

Up her head shot from the book to glare intense heat into his hazel eyes as she yanked her person back, "Do not touch me again."

"Well I wouldn't have to if you'd waited," X scowled and leaned against the post of the trying to catch his breath, "damn girl you move fast!"

"Is that it?" Raven scoffed and crossed her arms over her chest waiting to be impressed, X growled, This girl … is insufferable!

"No that isn't it," he shot up to his full height, not that it intimidated her one bit, and he knew it. He just wanted to get his point across, noticing that everyone in what looked to be her chemistry class was staring at them and he could already hear the rumors circulating. Looking back down at Raven he said in a lower voice, "we gotta' talk, think you could meet me at the parking lot at lunch?"

Raven blinked, then blinked again as if to be sure she wasn't dreaming. She scoffed and rolled her eyes entering her class she left him hanging as she took her seat reopening her book. Once again ignoring him, X sighed and looked up to notice the teacher impatiently tapping her foot on the ground in a classic warning scowl. Chuckling nervously he rubbed the back of his neck and waved, "Sorry for the interruption … uh … gotta' go."

"Then get Xavier, you can talk to your girlfriend at lunch." Cringing at the thought of Raven even being his girl X high-tailed it out of there before he was further embarrassed. Teachers can be ruthless if it's one thing he knew about school. Parents had no say in the matter of public humiliation. Rushing down the hall to his next class he left Raven gripping her book with much force just thinking of all the ways she could torch that sad excuse of a human being.

Eyes going up and to her left to see a couple of girls giggling and whispering obscene things about her Raven looked to the teacher and notice her back was turned to write down the assignment. Knowing this, Raven pulled out her BeBe gun from her pocket and shot it point black at the two girls. Both yelped and screamed shooting up from their chairs. Raven concealed her weapon and watched with much amusement as the teacher punished the girls for their disturbance.

As lunch rolled around Raven exited her class and immediately headed down to the library. Very much aware of the request X pleaded with her, but never actually thought to follow through with it. So she wasn't going to. Unfortunately as she exits the building she was met with X leaning against the entrance eyeing her and her alone. Slowing to a stop a glare in her eyes as he gleamed mischievously, "Kinda figured you'd show me up, this isn't even anywhere near the lot."

"Shoo fly, don't bother me," Raven sneered and stormed right passed him, but X was X and being himself e followed after her.

"Are you always this harsh to your friends? To … your brother?" hoping that she'd bite and he'd probably get an explanation, X was baffled when she just merely blinked and raised a brow at him.

"Jinx told you about what she saw the night before … didn't she." It was more a statement than a question, but X stumbled. Wow … she doesn't skip a beat does she?

Not sure how to respond, Raven responded for him and flicked her hand in a snobbish dismissal, "Just forget about it, my family business is my own, you need not know about it. As a matter of fact, you shouldn't even be conversing with me. Don't you have a mysterious rider to hunt down with Bird-Blunder? Leave me be."

She walked faster, and X glared, she wasn't getting off that easily, "Then how about telling me what the hell happened last –"

Without warning she spun around and shot her hand out to his chest, grabbing a hand full of his shirt and yanking him down till their faces were barely a half an inch apart. X couldn't help the temptation of kissing her, he didn't know why, but at that moment. Even with the evil warning glare in her eyes, just their simple close proximity bore hard into his mind.

He could practically smell the shampoo in her hair, just a simple forward motion would be enough to capture her lips with his own, and they just looked so soft. So utterly distracting from the warning she growled at him, "You never repeat that night here … understand? This school isn't as safe as you think it is … there's something even more powerful going on then your petty feud on the streets. If your anything as smart as I think you are, don't dare follow me after today, you don't know me and I don't know you. So back the fuck off."

The spell was broken when she pushed him away and X blinked putting hand to his head; stumbling back he took a deep breath. Holding it in then releasing it in one huff he shook his head, barely recalling what she had told him. Too caught up in the moment he glared at the ground and shook his head, Idiot! What the hell were you thinking? She gives a warning, a free ticket to knowing more about whatever the hell is going on and all you can thing about is … is kissing her? Damn Angel … you've been with Jinx for far too long.

With that conclusion reached he scratched the back of his head as a thought came to him, "Speaking of Jinx … where is she again?"

A shrug and a turn he went off to find his cousin and hopefully find Robin to try and make sense of everything. While on the other hand Raven was fuming as she stomped into the library, Why do I always run into the imbecilic when I'm on the damn job! Shit! I hope this doesn't come back to bite me.

"Oh little sister," looking up and noticing that she had made her way to the back of the library where the stuff usually no one looks for was located. Raven's already fowl mood darkened when she saw her brother Malchior leaning against the shelf with arms crossed. Next to him standing with hands in pockets was a sneering and dreadfully uncomfortable Rorek.

Raven, was repulsed, "What the hell are you doing here? I thought you were suspemded."

Rorek snorted, "We where … but that doesn't exactly mean we can't sneak in to talk to you."

Malchior glared at Rorek, "Actually pansy over here wanted to talk, not me."

"So I see," Raven sneered and leaned against the row book clenched angrily in hand, "and what is it exactly do you want to talk about."

"We want you gone," Rorek blurted, and Malchior bowed his head shaking it with a frustrated sigh.

"Must you be so blunt all the time?"

"Well I'm not going to lie," Rorek growled, then looked back at Raven, "we –"

Malchior interrupted, "When you say "we" you do mean just "you" right?"

Rorek scoffed, "Fuck off Malchior, you're not exactly helping."

"Don't tell me to fuck off, shit-face, I didn't want to come here and Raven's not gonna' quit just because you told her too," Malchior growled trying to be quiet enough not to attract attention. Raven glanced around the shelf to noticing close treading students searching for their books. Hoping that they'd go somewhere else before the two burst into a bout she turned back to them and got in between.

"Both of you shut the hell up," she whispered harshly, "you're not supposed to be here remember? Now what the hell do you mean you me to quit? Rorek we tried that already. Both you, Malchior, and myself. Trigon's just too powerful."

"But he's as dumb as all hell," Rorek shook his head forgetting about Malchior for the moment, "who the hell does he think he is to be taking on Slade Wilson like this? Sending us to eliminate all his hard hitters, Raven it's suicide! One of us are going to get hurt, or worse, killed! We gotta' try again. Besides I just picked up word that Slade has treaties with the Brother Hood of Evil, and Brother Blood … not a very nice bunch if you know what I'm trying to say."

Raven walked closer to him and actually gave him a pleading look, "Rorek, I want to get out just as badly as you do … but … we can't … it's impossible. You know this."

Rorek frowned and sighed, reaching out and pulling Raven into a warm embrace. Raven didn't hesitate to return the gesture, ignoring her brother's snort of distaste that is and listened to her best friend's heart beat for a moment or two, "You know I'm just looking out for you Rae … I don't wanna' see you get hurt again."

Malchior gagged, "Oh please, someone break out the violin and pull out the tissues, we're having a moment."

Both pulled away and Rorek flipped off Malchior, "Go to hell Malchior, you were the one that started that threat anyway, you abandoned her and lied to us!"

"But I came back right?" he counted with a smug grin and Raven rolled her eyes walking up to her brother and hugging him as well Malchior snickered, "So what? Is this an "I accept your apologies" hug or what?"

Raven sighed and held fast, "Something more like a, you're-my-brother-I-can-never-hate-you hug … besides … you always come back. I just have to remember you're one of Trigon's favorite soldiers."

"Right," pulling away the three looked amongst each other and snickered, shaking their heads at their pathetic actions before the bell rang, "well you heard the bell. Move it."

Raven nodded and straightened herself out making her way out, Rorek grabbed her elbow forcing her to turn back and give him a curious look. He smirked and asked mischievously, "Want us to get that monkey off your back?"

At first confused about what he was talking about, realization dawned and she grinned and shook her head, "Naw, I think I can handle this guy."

Malchior having caught wind of the advice spoke out his concern, "You sure? He's not exactly a tell and leave."

She shrugged, "I'll think of something."

((--Last Period of the Day--))

After the late bell rang, Raven had already entered her advanced math class with Robin and took her seat next to him. Which was the thing that started their mutual respect, both challenged each other's wits and numbers on the paper and mouth. Nodding when he waved and flashed her that award-winning smile Raven put her book down and looked up to him, "So, I've heard all this commotion about the mysterious racer. What are you and X planning on doing about him?"

Robin sneered and scoffed, "I really don't wanna talk about it … right now I got bigger problems. Slade's planning on moving me and mother into his house. I still can't believe she's down for him."

Raven's eyes widened every so slightly before going passive once more taking in the information, Robin never liked Slade … in fact, he absolutely despised him. Wanted nothing more than to see his six feet under. Yet, in a very twisted sense of humor for fate, Robin's dear mother fell for the man he hated … and fell hard. Rumors circulated in the streets that there was going to be a wedding and Raven felt this was going to be a huge problem with Robin.

So in her words of wisdom and kindness she shook her head and sighed, "Sucks to be you."

Robin slid his head from the palm of his hand and slammed it right on his desk growling harshly at Raven, "Thanks Raven, you're a real friend."

Without skipping a beat Raven bowed her head, "Your welcome."

It honestly looked to be a very sincere acceptance, but Robin knew better. Raven was harsh, witty, and sarcastic to the point of insulting. However, it was funny, because that was the reason why Robin respected her. She took shit from no one.

"Alright class listen up," Mrs. Applesauce trotted in her hair as messy as always and outfit as in disarrayed as always smiled at her students and took a breather, "we gotta get some work done fast and before we continue, can I have everyone's work from last night?"

Half the class groaned and even more just started to bang their heads on their desks for forgetting, Robin and Raven huffed and out of their binders pulled out their work and turned it in. As Raven walked up to the teacher she glanced at the window of the door just for happenstance and there, she saw X walking by. But like her took a second glance and noticed she was in a class with his rival Robin Richards.

What he was doing in the hall was beyond her, but she prayed that she didn't have to cross his path after school. Otherwise she'd go nuts. Since when has "the nobody" suddenly slid into her life and over shadowed her steps? He had no right, and the idea of taking him out of his misery was an entertaining one. But … unfortunately he had too much family and murder was a messy thing to hide.

Especially if she was in the same class and same school as the alleged stalker.

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"And you're sure about this?"

"That's right man, she was there and she had a partner. Trigon's making his move."

"I see … and you're uneasy about this?"

"What the hell do you think? If he's already sending his daughter to do us in, it's only a matter of time before the Dragon comes for us!"

"Oh please, Trigon's not stupid enough to send his best soldier to take out a bunch of weaklings like you. If I have any sense at all I should get rid of you urchins myself."

"But … Slade!"

"Don't get your head all in a knot boy, I still have use for you … creatures. You say she was with someone that night?"

"Yeah, some guy that saved her dumb-ass."

"Oh really, if she's so dumb how come you're not competent enough to go back and finish the job? Just find her significant other and tail him, after which confront him and by all means extract whatever kind of information you can from him about Trigon."

"Why the kid? Why not go for the main course … you know Trigon's daughter."

"Because that's exactly what they're expecting. Besides, sending you fools to capture the little princess is ridiculous. If you couldn't kill her before, what makes you think you'll be able to take a shot when she knows you're after her. Think please."

"Right … we're on it Slade."

"Good, now have a good night."