Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans, but I do own Ronan

A/N: Yes, yes, yes, the last part of the previous chapter was supposed to be cute in a sad kind of way, yet I have noticed that I kind of made Angel into a real jerk the last chapter, but that's why in this one he's going to get himself straightened out by Ronan. AH! I said too much, just go ahead and read to find out!

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Playing Dress Up

Wednesday's are now officially hell days!

At least for Angel.

Especially when Angel not only knew what was going to happen later that night, but along the lines of waking up in Raven's house and getting kicked out by Ronan, he was feeling a bit "under the weather" so to speak. Throwing his bag into his car and slamming his door shut once he got in Angel started it up, but sat there for a moment just seething over the earlier days events.

It went a little something like this …

((--Wednesday Morning--))

"Yo! Sunshine! Get your ass up and off the fucking couch! Come on let's go!" that voice … that horrible screeching irritating voice rang in Angel's ears, sounding nothing of this world. No, the groaning teen on the couch bringing one of the pillows up over his head to shut the "noise" out, he would soon regret it. Angel yelped when he felt the back of his shirt pulled and a cup of ice spilled down.

"AAAHHH!" the adolescent jumped up and nearly knocked over priceless items from their priceless perches trying to shake the shivering cold feeling from his shirt. Cursing black and blue, calling Ronan names that would make even the most damned of sinners blush. Angle had hopped around the living room for what seemed like hours before he knocked himself over onto the floor when he tripped over the steps that lead into the kitchen.

Head colliding with the corner of the steps nearly knocking him out cold, Angel grunted and groaned getting to his feet shakily still trying to recover from shock he spun around and snapped at the snickering Ronan, "You fucking asshole!"

Angel raced across the living room dodging the fallen ice, dead set on massacring the bastard that was his torment ever since he arrived at Raven's crazy house. Hand balled into a fist to slam right into Ronan's face the older male grabbed it, sidestepped and wrapped his arm around Angel's neck. Holding him in a head locked position with one of his arms immobilized, pain shot up Angel's back when Ronan tightened his twisted grip, "Get a hold of yourself Angel-boy, if you weren't so god damned lazy I wouldn't have had to do that now would I?"

"You're still a retarded piece of shit! Get off me you clown!" Angel struggled, but it only made the grip on his arm worse, crying out when Ronan somehow tripped him to the floor. Flat on his stomach Angel gritted his teeth lucky that he hadn't have bit his tongue and grunted, "What the fuck man? Why the hell are you doing this? I didn't do a fucking thing!"

"You threatened Raven last night," Ronan growled into his ear, his breathing slithering down Angel's neck, the young man shivered and struggled to get up off the ground. Yet Ronan slammed a foot on his back, hard and fast Angel barely had any control over his own weight and fell, "that's enough for me to send you flying through the window. Think I'd just let you get away with that show of force in the kitchen. Oh-no angel-face, that shit you just pulled is all-wrong by my or anyone else's standards who know Raven way better then you do. So don't even think for even a fucking millisecond we're not watching or taking notes on you. Now get up and get to school."

Having been bringing him self up at least to his hands and knees, cringing in pain after what Ronan had done to him, Angel glared heatedly at the ground and shot it back up to the man that stood towering over him. His ice blue eyes even colder that Rorek's as he sneered down at Angel with a look of utter disgust. Hell, Angel half expected Ronan to shiver and mutter something about taking a shower.

Though that wasn't the case, instead, Ronan just turned and walked back to the kitchen, rummaging through the fridge to get himself an apple (no doubt) while Angel slowly got back to his feet. His amber eyes never leaving the strange personality switched male, ""We're" … who the hell are you talking about? I know Malchior and Rorek … but who else are you trying to get at … and for the record that's just messed up. Raven's not a little kid she can take care of herself, she don't need you or whoever else you're talking about to keep twenty-five hour tabs on her."

"Not that we don't know that," Ronan glared, "she's much more capable of doing things that'll get your skin to crawl and shutter … we never think of her as a kid, but she's … "special" … so to say. So with that said she requires special attention, she understands her position perfectly."

That just raised more question for Angel, which wasn't necessarily a good thing.

There was already so much he doesn't know about her, what else could she be hiding that'll get Ronan to suddenly change personalities on him. He already knew she was Trigon's daughter, she did his dirty work along with her brother and Rorek, and all three were trying to escape his grasp. Angel also knew for a fact that she was very scared about dragging the people she loved down into the dark waters of death, afraid that it would be her fault.

What else was there to know?

Just looking at Ronan with a quizzical gaze he scowled and snorted, rolling his eyes and looking away to the beads that hid the hallway. Angel shook his head and looked back up to Ronan, deciding to figure Raven out later, "You never said who else is here watching Raven."

"You don't need to know Angel," Ronan sneered and took a bite of his apple, saying as he paused in his chewing, "just watch that insecurity of yours."

Angel growled, "I'm not insecure."

"Yeah right," Ronan scoffed, "now get outta here will ya? School's starting and if you don't leave now you'll be late."

"School? Where's Raven?" Angel looked down to the hall expecting her to come rushing out frantically, but Ronan sighed and shook his head.

"Sorry angel-boy, but ya just missed Rae-Rae," Ronan grinned, "she won't be around for the day, so you're shit out of luck there."

Angel looked back quizzically at Ronan, "Where the hell'd she go this time?"

Ronan shrugged, "Places to go, people to see you know how it is. So get to school."

Angel scoffed, "Who do you think you are? My mother? I don't have to get anywhere."

"I thought you might've said something like that," Ronan huffed and put his apple down, walking up to Angel there was a momentary struggle, shouts of protest and much – much – cursing before Angel was literally picked up and kicked out. His bag and car key thrown at his head, "While you're at it go home kid, I'm sure your relatives miss you already."

"Aha! What the – hey! Why you little - !" before Angel could even reach out and stop the door from sliding shut Ronan was faster and Angel was left out in the hall, "Ronan you fucking bastard! I'll get you for this!"

((--Current Time--))

Angel had already pulled out to the street and heading to his aunt's house – since he knew Ronan wouldn't have let him in anyway. Besides all that he had to get to Rouge's house and grab a few things before heading off to Robin's place in order to get all set up for the party tonight. He cringed, Ugh … mimicking Robin … that's just wrong! Everything about it is just … so … wrong. Pulling up at his place, grabbing his back and going up the stairs.

He swung the door open and closed it quietly so not to alert anyone else of his presents as he creped up the stairs. Into his room he closed the door and sighed with great relief, he wasn't caught and that was good. Right now he didn't even want to deal with his relatives. Too much was happening all at once and he didn't even have all the answers to the questions he knew they'd pose.

So walking around the room, he picked up a few things he though could be important, like extra clothes incase anything were the happen, a few of his knifes from his knife collection in his closet. Some of them were priceless, some worth close to nothing, and some were just for show and looks. Throwing them all into their sheathes and then into his bag he went to his desk to write a note for them to tell them where he was staying.

Thinking for a moment to see how he would word it, he got an idea and began to jot down the words onto the paper. Afterwards he posted it outside his door and stealthily creped back out and into his car and was gone to Robin's house.

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Star paced her boyfriend's room.

Nervous out of her mind and fidgeting Star whined and threw herself onto Robin's bed covering her face with her pillow and screaming into. Robin at his computer desk, turned to notice his girlfriend's strange behavior and chuckled, turning back to his computer for more research, "Calm down Star, you act as if we're going on a complete 007 mission. Relax. It's just a switch."

Star jolted off the bed and ran to Robin's side, "Just a switch, Robin? NO! It's not just a switch it's completely suicide! How can you do this! Slade will find out!"

"Not if you keep your mouth shut he won't," both heads turned to the door window, Robin jumped out his chair to watch as X climbed through and rolled on the bed to his feet. Grinning his usual cheeky grin he winked at Star, "Hey there, Cutie, missed me?"

"X?" Robin blinked and looked at the window, "How did you get through that? I double bolted the latch!"

X looked back at window and shrugged throwing his bag on the bed, "Ah, nothing special, seen that junk once or twice in my lifetime nothing but a flick of the wrist can … lift … it …" X paused to notice the strange looks he was receiving from the two, he cleared his throat realizing he said too much, " … what? Are we going to do this or not?"

Robin eyed the teen wearily, "Yeah … sure … Star where's the dye?"

Star groaned and practically pulled her hair out as she pleaded with Robin one last time, "Please Robin, don't do this, I have a very bad feeling in my gut, this isn't going to end well!"

"Star," Robin placed his hands on her shoulder to steady the girl that worried so much about his safety, which he was grateful for. She was his conscious every time he went to go off and do something completely ludicrous to even talk about. Yet sometimes … "You're overacting. You gotta trust us here. When have I ever gave you reason not to trust me?"

Kori pouted and huffed, yanking herself from his grasp and going to the desk to snatch the dye up she glared at Robin, "You owe me for this Robin, but I do trust you … you and Angel."

X snickered and followed her to the bathroom making kissy faces to Robin, "Aw, how precious."

Robin glared, but snickered all the same with his very own sly grin, "I wouldn't talk Angel, what with you and Raven … heh … I don't know man, I don't think I saw either of you at school today … mm-mm-mm, oh how the mind wanders."

"Hey," Angel warned, "shut your mouth and get your head straight! Raven just didn't come to school today and I just didn't want to be seen by either of your freaks, so back off! There's nothing going on between me and Raven that you need to know about."

Star spun around and gaped at Angel in disbelief, "Raven! Angel! You're with Raven?"

"Who said!" Angel snapped and briskly strutted past Star head bowed and eyes hidden behind his long bangs Star moved from his way to the bathroom. Though she couldn't help to notice a slight tint of red at his cheeks and is gritted teeth and clenched fists. Looking over to Robin who grinned, quite proud that he had finally won a verbal joust against the sharp tongued quick drawer that just seemed to have a comment for everything.

Lost, Star sighed exasperated and gritted her teeth marching towards the bathroom with Angel she looked down at the dye and wondered if the two of them could really pull this off.

((--Two hours Later--))

"Angel! God damn you! Hold still will ya!" Star growled and she grabbed yet another paper towel and whip off the mistake she made while coloring around Angel's eyes black. The older male gritted his teeth and pulled his head away from her harsh treatment.

"Why the hell do you have to put frickin' make up on me! I'm wearing a damn mask for Christ's sake!"

Robin walked into his room, having stepped out to show off to his mother the costume he was going to wear for the evening. Looking like he stepped right out of the Victorian Century with an outfit that looked just like something Jack the Ripper would be portrayed in along with many other high ranking rich Upperclassmen snobs. The over coat that was more like a cape draped over his shoulders and reaching down past his feet covering over him like some kind of bat.

Angel raised a brow and had a feeling that outfit was supposed to be for him because by the looks of it, it looked too big for the kid that was nearly a foot shorter than he was. Robin sighed and took off the half skull mask that adorned his face, shaking his head and taking a deep much needed breath he grinned at Angel's preparations, "We're going to have to get going very soon. I already told my mom to go on without me, Angel you'll be driving your own vehicle cause there's no way in hell I'd let you take mines. Star he ready yet?"

Star glared at Robin, "Well you're going to have to stall for a another frickin' day if Angel over here doesn't stop moving every THREE SECONDS!"

"I don't move every three seconds! This chair is just uncomfortable and the stupid make-up is not needed! So put the thing away!" Angel argued, Star huffed and nearly threw the case at the Prema-Donna in irritation; he was working on her last nerve!

"Angel I don't see the problem! Robin did it and he isn't even going to the party! Why can't you just suck it up and get with the program already! God's you're so fucking annoying when you argue all the time!" Kori swearing … that – for Angel – was a first, he always saw her a kind, sweet, good-natured and well-mannered kind of girl. Guess, not that it was a total shocker, but still, she was swearing, that kind of thing for Star doesn't happen very often.

Even Robin noticed and sighed, "Angel, look, it's not straight up girls' make-up, it's Stage make-up, the one's actors put on and it doesn't smear and stuff. You need to put it on so my identity will be covered at all coasts, you're darker then me so that's why I had to choose this get up to cover most of your skin tone. I'm not just doing this to make your life a living hell – though that's an added bonus."

Angel scoffed and rolled his eyes allowing for Star to grab a hold of his chin and turn him to face her so she could finish her job, "Yeah right, whatever, just hurry it up. I think my butt just went numb a while back."

So after a few more spats and a near death due to the complication of the costume and how to put it on, Angel was dressed and ready for anything. In fact, both Star and Robin were impressed as they scanned him from head to toe and pushed him in front of the mirror to get a look see at his new identity. All black with a white skull on his face, dyed black hair slicked back with Robin's favorite gel.

X grinned and looked himself over, "Hey … I look cooler in this outfit then you do kid. Whoa … the mask is a voice manipulator … why?"

Robin grinned proudly, "Why not? It'll make your job a lot less hard with having to mimic my voice. Besides it'll drive Slade crazy."

"Well …" X chuckled, just loving the sound of the distorter that spoke over his original voice, " … not going to complain here. See ya later kid, thanks for the costume."

"Good luck Angel," Star wished, but the only response she got was Angel walking out the door, the cape that was now only an ankle long swished by silently. Star sighed dejectedly and walked to Robin's bed, sitting slumped on it she looked up at the equally anxious Robin and said, "I hope this doesn't backfire."

Robin smiled weakly and sat next to her, "It won't Star …" contrast to himself he thought, At least I hope it doesn't … addressing Star once more he gestured to the computer, "Well. Sin isn't going to find herself, let's get to work."

Star smiled distantly, "… Right …"

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Yes, yes people I know, I know, Raven wasn't in this one, it was mostly Angel, Robin, and Star prepping for tonight that'll go into full swing next chapter … oops, I think I said to much, gotta go and thank you guys so much for your reviews, you're all too kind to me!

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