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Chapter 3: Make a Good Impression

Aurelia woke up the next morning feeling comfortable, which for a moment startled her, until she remembered where she was. She could tell it was really early, since the light coming through the curtains was dull.

"Aurelia, you can't run from this…."

She sighed as she blocked out her memories. She pressed a hand over her eyes. There was a knock at the door. She got up and went to see who it was.

"Rae, what's up?" Aurelia stifled a yawn.

"Come with me," is all the darker teen said, turning and walking down the hall.

"Where we going?" Aurelia asked as she followed her sister down the hall. "And I don't get to change?"

"No time, Robin wants to see where you are in skills," Raven threw over her shoulder.

"Really? He didn't get that from yesterday?" Aurelia asked incredulous. Raven only shrugged.

They entered the gym to find the other titans waiting for them.

"Isn't it a little early for this?" Aurelia stifled another yawn.

"It's never too early for our fearless leader," Beast Boy quipped. Aurelia smirked at that.

"So why am I here?" Aurelia asked Robin.

Robin stood in the center, arms folded. "Let's see how well you fight."

Aurelia gave Robin a questioning gaze. "Ok?"

"I want you to fight me."

"Fight you?" Aurelia repeated. "Do you want to get hurt?"

Robin smirked. "Cocky." He motioned her forward. The other titans stepped back into an enclosed room to observe from a safe distance. Aurelia shrugged and moved forward. She crouched into a fighting stance.

"Let's do this," she lunged at him, he easily sidestepped whacking her lightly with his staff as she passed him. She tried several more times to land a hit, but kept missing. She got frustrated and summoned magic into her hands. She used a pulse that knocked him over.

He jumped back up and came at her, sweeping her legs out from under her. She hit the ground and he stood over her, staff to her throat.

"What happened to your earlier cockiness?" He smirked as he offered her a hand up. She swatted it away. This kept up for several more minutes.

"I can do this," she stated firmly jumping to her feet, she was beginning to sweat. She closed her eyes trying to settle her thoughts and she began to glow with light green energy. Robin stumbled back a step from the intensity of the magic pulsing around her.

"Aurelia!" Raven's voice snapped her out of it, she turned and stared at Raven. Raven's eyes were glowing black. "What were you going to do?"

"I-I don't-" Aurelia looked down at her hands.

"Were you planning to kill him?" Raven asked harshly appearing next to the other half demon. Aurelia's ears flattened against her skull.

"I wasn't-" she sighed. "I wasn't thinking anything….I was trying to collect…"

"Aria, you almost went full demon on him," Raven said. "Who taught you that?"

Aurelia stared at Raven, then she looked around the room at the questioning looks she was receiving. "I'm gonna go." She hurried from the room.

"What was that?" Beast Boy wondered as he, Starfire and Cyborg joined their teammates.

"I don't know what she was thinking," Raven shook her head.

"I don't think she was," Robin said looking in the direction Aurelia had left in. "That seemed instinctual."

"She seems like she's got a lot on her mind," Cyborg shrugged. "I think she needs to talk to someone, not fight."

"I can go talk to her." Beast Boy offered.

"Are you sure?" Raven asked, to which he nodded.

"Yeah I might be the only one who can, without scaring her off completely." Beast Boy gave Raven a joking smile, before he disappeared in the direction the new half demon had gone.

"Are you sure he can talk to her?" Cyborg wondered.

"Right now, yeah," Robin answered.


Beast Boy followed Aurelia's scent outside. He kept walking until he found her in the field a few yards from the main entrance.

She was pacing back and forth, talking to herself. "Stupid!" Her hands kept clenching and unclenching as she walked.

He walked up to her. "Ya know, usually I'm the one being called stupid." She jumped and turned.

"Did they send you to tell me to leave?" She asked trying to act tough which, by the slight quiver in her voice, he could tell it was a cover.

"And if they did?" Beast Boy wondered.

"I didn't mean….I got frustrated…" She sighed her arms falling limply at her sides.

"Happens to the best of us, even Robin." Beast Boy gave a shrug.

She flopped down into the grass and stared up at the sky. "I really wasn't trying to hurt your friend."

Beast Boy sat on the ground next to her, resting his arms on his knees and looked down at her. "We know."

"But I can tell not all of you trust me," she sighed watching the clouds pass by. "Not that I blame anyone, I wouldn't trust me either...especially after that."

"Look that's not your fault," he sighed. "We had a teammate who betrayed us...and it's been hard to trust since then."

"I get it," she looked over at him. "Even the people we love the most lie to our faces."

"Do you," he paused unsure, "wanna talk about it?"

She was silent for a long while, before she sighed. "I can't, not right now." She could feel the burn behind her eyes. "It hurts so much."

"It's fine," he said with a shrug. "But ya know, we all would like you to stay. And maybe, we can help it hurt less."

She turned to look up into his eyes. "Are you sure that's what everyone thinks?"

"Look I don't know that we can't trust you," he shrugged a smile playing at the corners of his mouth. "But I always get on Raven's bad side, so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt."

"Thanks," she rolled her eyes with a slight smirk. "I will say this, it's really hard to stay on Rae's good side." They both laughed at this.

"Hey," they turned and saw Raven, she gave Aurelia an apologetic smile.

"Well I'll leave you two alone to talk," Beast Boy stood up brushing off his backside. "I'll see you both inside."

Raven walked over and lay next to Aurelia, turning to look at the younger girl. "Well he got you to relax."

"He doesn't trust me though," Aurelia sighed.

"That's not his fault," Raven sighed. "I think if I'd been more understanding in the beginning, maybe she wouldn't have gone to Slade."

"Raven," Aurelia's voice was thick. "I don't know what to do."

"Take it one step at a time." Raven said simply with a shrug. Aurelia let the tears fall as she curled into her sister's side.


Aurelia followed Raven back into the tower after she finally calmed down. She looked worse than she felt now.

"I'll show you the bathroom and let you clean up a bit." Raven said to which Aurelia nodded.

Once she was in the bathroom alone, she stared at herself in the mirror over the sink. "God I look awful," her eyes were red around the whites. She rinsed her face quickly. When she looked up, staring back at her, a full demon with glowing red eyes and a smirk. She was so freaked out that she fell backward, causing a loud crash.

There was a knock at the door, a worried voice said, "are you ok in there?"

"I-I'm fine." She said, cursing herself for sounding breathless. "What was that?" She whispered.

"Raven asked me to tell you it's lunch time," Starfire's voice was soft.

"Thanks, be there in a second." Aurelia said, listening hard to make sure the alien had walked away a safe enough distance. She stood up slowly and stared into the mirror, but all that stared back was her normal reflection. She took a calming breath before leaving the room.


In a rundown house at the very edge of the slums of Jump City, a strange wisp entered. It went up to the second floor, and found the biggest bedroom.

In the middle of the floor sat a young man. He had black hair that stopped at his shoulders, his eyes flashed open as the wisp entered the room to reveal purple eyes. "What news do you bring?"

"She is in Jump City, currently in the company of the Teen Titans." A scratchy voice emanated from the wisp. "When I regain my form I shall seek my revenge on the little-"

"Enough," he said sternly. "I did not hire you to kill her, you were to gauge her strength."

"She's weak, if not for the other half demon I could have captured her." The voice snarled.

"Be glad there were only two, now begone," he waved the wisp away. "I'm certain this girl will be able to get me what I need." He snapped and a figure walked into the room.

"What's up?" A female voice asked in a sly tone.

"I need you to infiltrate the Teen Titans," he looked over to her, she smirked back.

"Not the first time," she flipped her blonde hair over her shoulder. "Never thought I'd have to do it again, to be honest."

"Terra, make them believe you want to be a part of the team," he said his face void of emotion. "I will put an enchantment on you so you don't raise suspicion." He muttered under his breath. "Ok you should be good, don't get caught, I need someone on the inside."

"Don't worry, I'm pretty sure I'll be able to get in." She smirked again. "Are you sending me now, or are we waiting for the right moment?"

"Now," he replied. "It's the best option, we need to get her to believe she doesn't belong with them."

"Can I ask why?"

"She will help me regain what I've lost." He stated. "Go now." She stole out of the room. He pulled a gold chain from under his shirt, at the end was a crescent shaped pendant that said 'Kai'. "I will find you."


AN: Well I really hope that this chapter is good! As always, remember to fave, follow and review and as always, I will see you in the next chapter. Bye-Bye!