A/N: I do not own Teen titans or anyone in this story except for… okay I own nothing. Dc Comics and Warner Bros. own everything but the idea behind the story.

Chapter Nine: Watching the last shoe drop.

Beastboy was in heaven. He had just had the best night of his life. Sure it had started off rocky and horrible and he thought he was going to destroy someone but in the end it had all worked out. They had fought, made up, and he even got a kiss. Sure about thirty seconds later she had broken the kiss and blushed so much her cheeks had illuminated the dark roof. From there she had pushed him away and faded through the roof into her bedroom but the point was he now knew she liked him. That knowledge plus the kiss had put him on cloud nine.

The door to the common room swished open and emerald eyes started to search for the young empath. He wanted to let her know that the night before had been the best night of his life. Well that and he was hoping for another kiss. He only found a certain white haired wizard at the counter with a cup of tea. He debated on continuing the search for Raven or finally taking the time to put the wizard in his place. He knew it wasn't necessary though and a very petty thing to do. He was not that type of person. Okay he was and he chose the lather. He started to stroll into the room and let a wide grin appear on his face.

"Hello Rory. Nice morning we're having, huh?" He plopped down on the seat next to the wizard and kept smiling. The white haired boy didn't seem to be effected as the only sign he was even listening was a slight lift of an eyebrow. The green teen watched him before going on and pretended to check his nails. "Seen Rae lately? Doesn't she seem a bit happier to you."

"Actually she seems rather confused and irritated." Beastboy's smile faltered and he eyed the wizard who sipped his tea.

"No she didn't…"

"Yes she did. She was here previously drinking her tea. When I inquired why she seemed distressed. She glowered at me. I think she was going to answer anyway when she heard you coming and vanished." The green teen was in shock. No way was the wizard telling him the truth. She had all but confessed her feelings for him the night before on the roof. She couldn't change her mind already. He hadn't even had a chance to mess things up first.

"You're lying." Rorek arched an eyebrow and finally met the eyes of the green changeling.

"I never lie." Rorek's head tilted downwards and Beastboy's eyes moved to look at the teacup by his elbow, stream lifting from the liquid. The green changeling could feel his heart sunk and he moved off of the stool to run from the common room. He had to find her before she talked herself completely out of this.

The white haired wizard watched the green teen run from the room and turned back to his cup of tea. He blew on the stream before slowly taking another sip. The way the two were carrying on and how sweet he had been, he could just wait for her to see they had things in common. Than slowly she would realize that he liked her and could be a good man towards her. One thing being a fighter for good taught you is that you always win with patience.

The yellow haired girl groaned and turned over in her bed, yanking the pink covers over her head. She willed herself to fall back asleep. She had a long night last night and she deserved a few extra hours of rest. Why couldn't she just have a nice few more hours? Her face buried against the pillow and she mumbled words that were not understandable because of the mouth full of pillow.

She could feel her head twitching with a slight tickle of a headache building. For some reason it seemed the roses had started to smell stronger instead of fainter and the smell was becoming overbearing. It was like standing next to an eighty year old woman who bathed in her perfume.

She tossed and turned in her bed again and tried to wish the headache away. She just wanted to get some more sleep. After a few more tries she muttered a few words to herself and gave in. She knew when the day had won and let the thought of sleeping in disappear. Slowly she pulled herself from her bed. Maybe a shower would make up for it and a nice big breakfast with pancakes.

As she dragged herself from the room she didn't notice the roses on her dresser looking any different. She didn't notice as they twitched ever so slightly before the flowers began to bloom.

Lime green eyes watched on as the heart of her affection leaped and leapt across the training ground. She watched as he dodged the lasers and shot out two circular disks that made contact and exploded. He was a wonder to watch and it was obvious now why they called him the boy wonder. His leaps were perfect, his landings always stuck, and he never missed the target. Her heart swelled with both pride and love knowing that he was hers.

As the last disc exploded and the training session was over, the boy wonder ran a hand through his spiky hair. It wasn't at it's usually spikiness; he would have to buy more hair gel. Something moved from the corner of his eye and he smiled, already knowing who it was. He turned to wave his girlfriend over. No sooner had his hand lifted did the alien princess zoom over and pull the multi-colored caped teen into her arms.

"Oh that was most wondrous boyfriend Robin! You did of the major butt-kicking of that mechanic device!"

"Thanks Star. What are you doing out here?" The alien princess reluctantly allowed the spiky hair teen to slide from her grip. She watched him as he walked over to a water bottle on the bench.

"I was wishing to thank you for the evening last night… it was very… nice. Even with the showing up of the two not nice criminals." He sent her a smile and took a swing from his water bottle, flipping a towel around his neck.

"Yeah I was thinking it was nice too. We should do it again sometime." Her eyes lit up and she squeaked, clapping her hands together. Her hands disappeared for a second and she yanked a roll of paper from out of hyperspace. Yanking the scroll open, the paper fell down and rolled on the ground a few feet. Robin blinked and raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"I am so glad you feel that way for I have been doing of the research most of the morning and I think I have found most appropriate places in which we could do of the earthly dating!" The boy wonder blinked and felt his cheeks start to blush slightly. He loved hanging out with Star he really did, but this was a bit much. Not to mention he still had to tell her about the thoughts he was having lately and this would just make it harder. Rubbing the back of his head he moved past his girlfriend and watched the ground, trying to figure out the best way to approach this.

"Actually Star… I meant later on. There's a lot going on right now and we haven't been very focused on anything but having fun." Her smile dropped and she could feel her insides start to turn. She knew this speech all too well.

"I… I do not understand. I thought this is what earthly couples do…"

"Well it is…and we're still a couple… just we can't do the dating part as much right now…we're still heroes first Star. You have to remember that." He rubbed a hand against the back of his neck, unable to meet her eyes. Maybe if he could just make her understand she wouldn't be very mad. Maybe she would forgive him and still know that he loved her but saving the city should always come first.

"Besides that whole thing with Control Freak is still bothering me… he really seemed to like this girl and that description… something about it." His mind started to reply the events of the night before and he watched the ground, placing a finger to his chin. He knew that description and the way Control Freak had seemed so inclined to be with the girl. Something about it was just not fitting together. Something was off and it was annoying him that he couldn't put a finger on it. He could feel it in the pit of his stomach though. Something was coming.

The alien princess just stood there with what felt like her heart scattered around her. Yet she understood. She always had to understand that was the pain of being with him. So very slowly she rolled up the plans she brought and walked over to the boy wonder lost in thought. She placed a hand on his shoulder and he turned around so that their eyes met. He had gotten taller but that did not mean she did not still have a few inches on him.

"I understand boyfriend Robin… I am sorry to bother you with my request. Please inform me when the time has arrived in which we can participate in the earthly ritual of the dating." Though it pained her on the inside she forced a small smile to her lips.

The boy wonder knew she was putting on a show for him and he felt both thankful for it and guilty. Guilty because he had diminished such a beautiful smile to a dull fading light.

"Thank you for understanding Star…Come on lets go get some breakfast." Without another word to one another they started back into the tower.

The teen in the yellow and black half shirt was fuming. This was ridiculous and taking forever, not to mention giving her a large headache.

"Okay, it should not take this long just to do a sweep of the city! What are you bozos doing?" Bumblebee heard a few mutters on the other end of the T-communicator before she heard wrappers being open and people trying not to talk with food in their mouths. Oh they were so going to do extra training when they got back.

"Look leader girl, we got hungry and got some food. We would of invited you but lately to be honest, you've been putting on the pounds. We're doing you a favor!" Speedy replied as once more the sound of wrapping could be heard from the other end. Bumblebee could feel her temple twitch again.

"Oh no you didn't…Bow-boy when I get my hands on you…" The words were said through clenched teeth but it was obvious that the teen on the other end of the communicator had heard it. There was a click as someone went to say something but was cut off. Voices could be heard as spanish speaking twins let out a bunch of fast words and someone said speak english. Finally someone had managed to get the T-communicator and responded, the rest of the group still arguing in the background.

"Aqaulad here. Look Bee we already did the sweep and now we're just picking up lunch. Do you want anything?" The thought of saying a new team flashed through her mind but she didn't say it.

"Just pick me up a burger and fries and hurry back. The smell of these roses is nice but their starting to give me a headache. So I was goin' head out when you got back"

"Alright. Be back soon. Over and out." The communicator beeped and she rubbed her temples. It had seemed that the smells of the roses were getting stronger instead of weaker. Not that they didn't smell nice. They were just nauseatingly strong.

As the teen girl floated about the tower to make sure it was secure, the roses in each room slowly started to bloom. Petals peeled away and the center opened up as a spray erupted. Pollen floated in the air and started to fly about, landing on everything in the rooms.

Johnny Rancid mumbled something as he threw the wrench across the room. He slammed his foot into the pile of junk that had once been such a great idea. His poor pet was gone and nothing was left but the head. This meant he had to start all over again from scratch. This meant he was beyond pissed off. When he got his hands on that pretty boy, he would not look so pretty.

The sound of shifting had him turning around and scanning the room. A moment passed and he started to turn back around thinking he was just paranoid. Then he heard it again. Spinning around he threw another wrench in the way of the sound. The hard metal hit the floor and bounced before it slid across to the rose pot. Slowly the biker started to walk over and he arched an eyebrow. He didn't know much about roses but he was certain they didn't bloom so fast.

Adonis walked about his room and put the red bulk of armor on one piece at a time. He was going to go hit the gym and then maybe the beach. After all it had been awhile since he had been kind enough to entertain the ladies. They must have been getting very lonely by now and he was far too much of a gentleman to keep them waiting for too long.

He walked past the pot of roses and stopped in his tracks, glancing backwards at the budding flowers. Slowly the teen started to move towards the red roses as something seemed to be glowing in the middle of the sea of red.

"What the-"

"Hun, did you just see that?" Pink eyes watched the pot of roses with interested, her head tilting to the side slightly. She had sworn the petals were not as full and lush the last time she had seen them. She just knew it. As far as she also knew roses didn't bloom over night. Well some flowers did but they always closed back up during the day and they weren't roses so she was still right.

"What?" Kid Flash walked over to his girlfriend and arched an eyebrow at the way she was staring at the flowers. If she was any closer she was going to suffocate herself.

"Where did you say you got these flowers?" He blinked and sucked in a deep breath, laughing a bit nervously.

"Oh just some little flower shop…" She eyed him and he glanced away, not saying anything.

"… Something isn't right here. They weren't this full last time. Right?" He shrugged and moved in beside her. When pink eyes watched him he sighed and moved in just as close as she was to watch the roses with her. Sometimes she was so paranoid.

"I'm sure you're just being paro-" The powder exploded from the center of the roses and the two teens were too slow. The dust drifted into their noses and mouths as they coughed, trying to get the green powder from their lungs.

"What. The. Hell!" The pink haired girl asked through fits of coughing and the redhead boy could only shrug. Minutes ticked by and they thought their eyes were going to drown from so much water filling them. Their bodies kept shaking from the coughing and they swore their lungs were going to collapse as well. Finally the coughing died down and they stared at the pot.

"… Are you alright?" She nodded her head and checked her hands. Nothing out of the ordinary just the stench of flowers. Like the smell hadn't been strong before. Now she was going to have to scrub off a layer of skin to only smell like one rose instead of a garden.

"Yeah... just going to smell like roses for awhile. How about you?" He beamed and shrugged, dusting himself off. He didn't mind smelling like flowers. Added to the charm that was him.

"I feel fine. Little bit of a headache but I think it's the pollen." She nodded her head slightly and placed a hand to her temple.

"Yeah… me too."

Cyborg sat upon the steel table he called a bed and watched his thumbs twiddle about each other. He had to call Sarah and apology for ruining her night. He had never thought someone would attack them while they were out and about having fun. But again it was a very good time. He was a hero and all these distractions he was allowing himself to indulge in could be the end of everyone, even him. Even her.

The thought caused his heart to leap and he wondered if she was alright. She had seemed fine when she went home but that didn't mean that something hadn't hit her. Had he asked? Had he made sure she was alright? She had said goodnight but what if she was really mad at him? Between the thought of failing at a superhero and being dumped, his thoughts were driving him mad.

The light ringing in his ears indicated he had a call and he blinked as a name flashed behind his red eye. Instantly his mood turned around and his heart started doing a small little jig.

"Hey Sarah! I was just thinking about you! Are you alright?" Her voice talked on the other end and he smiled slightly, blushing. "I missed you too Sarah… and yeah I had a lot of fun before the whole fighting thing too. What? Of course! I would love to meet you tonight!" He smiled and leaned back on the steel bed, listening to the laughter of his girlfriend on the other end.

Red X barely missed colliding with the wall, contorting his body as the vines went whirling by him. He jumped over another thrusting vine, somersaulting in the air to land on the back of a chair.

He had to get away. He didn't know when the roses had come to life. There had been a hue of green light in the center and then the next he knew he was playing dodge ball with killer vines. He ducked as a vine swung over his head, feet pushing from the ground as he barely missed the green plant almost catching his ankle. Rolling on the floor he jumped up to his feet and made a dash for the door.

He only got a few feet as the vines grew rapidly and jumped in front of the door. The vine twisted in an awkward angle to resume lounging for the gut of the teen freelancer. He jumped up into splits as he rested his hands on the moving vine. Whirling his legs around in the air he used the momentum of both the moving vines and his body to leap for the window over head. He came closer and closer and he could feel the sunlight shinning through the glass.

However that was not the only thing he felt. The green vines curled around his wrist and yanked him back downward. He fell into the mass of wiggling vines underneath him and as they wrapped and curled around his body he tried to fight. He yanked his arms and grunted but it was to no avail. Slowly the vines grew and the only thing left was a black clad hand through the lush green before even that disappeared.

The white haired older gentleman sat at his monitors and computer screens. His fingers tapped at buttons and his one eye moved over the screens, searching for something. It had been too quiet. He was starting to get anxious and knew that soon she would make her move. He just had to keep being patient. That's what he kept telling himself and that's what he had to do. If he rushed things he could mess up her plans and then have more than just the Teen Titans to deal with. Even though they were a great pain, they were only a small scratch compared to an angry woman like Pamela Isley.

The soft footsteps echoed throughout the hallway and he didn't turn around. He knew the steps of his best friend Wintergreen from anywhere.

"Did you make the tea, Wintergreen?" Silence. Though he was use to the silence from the associate he was not use to not being answered. "I asked you a que-" He barely had time to jump from the chair as his lifelong friend smashed the iron pole down where the one-eyed man had just been. Slade ducked as the older man swung the pole at his head and wasted no time as he grabbed the pole. Yanking the metal from Wintergreen's hand he elbowed his old friend in the face, sending him flying backwards.

"What is the meaning of this Wintergreen?!" He got his answer as vines flew out from behind him. He easily sidestepped the green plant and turned around to smash the pole against the vines. As another shot out at him he twisted his body to avoid contact. He started to dance and waltz around the flying vines. However fast they were, he was faster. He twirled the pole in his fingers and started to fight back, swinging and hitting at the green plants. The vines flew and yanked back, trying all different angles to capture the one-eyed man. So entranced in dodging and fighting the vines he forgot about his servant who snuck up behind him.

Wintergreen jumped forward and wrapped his arms around his long life friend. It was all the time the vines needed. They leaped forward just as Slade tossed his friend off of him once more. The green plants circled and coiled around the body of the thrashing form, his body twisting to try and get out of their grasp.

"My, you may be washed up but I do admit. You put on one hell of a fight."

"Pamela…" She smirked and slide from the shadows into the light, her skin color back to a soft green. Her long hair fell in a pool of red around her shoulders and top of her back. The green one piece suit showed off the top of her breasts and fit her form like a second skin. She moved towards him and the heels of her knee high green boots tapped against the ground, the sound echoing around them. The vines wrapped and whirled around her forearms as if they were gloves. If he had not known her so well, he would have called her beautiful.

"Slade. I hope you don't mind I let myself in." The smile on her face was enough for him to try to free himself from the vines again. "Don't struggle. Makes you look like a wounded animal… well that and the fact you're missing an eye." He glared and she returned it with a wink. It was always fun to taunt him.

"What are you doing here… we had a deal." She shrugged and started walking across the room, fingers playing with a strand of her hair. She stopped next to the butler who kneeled on the floor beside her leg and idly she patted him on top of the head.

"We still do."

"I may not be as young as I once was but I am certain my memory is intact. I am also certain attacking my home and hypnotizing my friend was not part of the deal." She shrugged and took a seat on his chair, crossing a leg over the other. Lush green eyes moved to the large screen that covered the wall and arched an eyebrow.

"I always knew you chased children… I did not know you recorded it as well. Some type of fetish?" He curled his fingers into fist as the vines tightened around him to keep him from moving.

"We had a deal." She chuckled and started tapping away at buttons, watching as the computer scene switched from the park over to downtown Jump City. He felt his anger rising at being ignored and reminded himself that a calm head won battles. "So I assume you being here is you admitting your defeat?"

She arched an eyebrow and only sent him a glance before stopping on an empty junkyard. Sliding the chair over to the next screen she started to tap at the buttons again.

"Wrong. My being here is setting up the last final events into play. You see I already have all my pawns and knights in place. Now all I need is to wave my queen about, place it in just the right place." She stopped tapping the button and stood up from the seat, swaying hips as she walked over to him.

Purring softly her fingers glided around his stomach, her touch light and seductive. He knew better. He straightened up slightly and watched from the corner of his eye as she moved around to his back.

"I see. You need a bigger chess piece in order to draw out the appropriate attack." She smirked and leaned her head on his shoulder, green eyes dazzling and deadly as they watched him.

"Correct… and though I have a few distractions… the boy wonder will call in reinforcements when he hears his favorite little villain is running around downtown."

"I see… I suppose asking me was out of the question." She chuckled once more and shrugged, walking back around in front of him. She kept her back to him as she thought over her words.

"My dear Slade, you are a lot of things and none of those things, are good. Not saying that's a bad thing, just saying I know a creep when I see one." To prove a point she sent him a look and smirked. "This way I get my deed and you get to be there to witness first hand the downfall of the Teen titans. It's a win win."

He watched the way she moved her hips, flipped her hair, and smiled all the while at him. It was no wonder men fell over backwards for her. She was as lovely as the plants she cared for but like any beauty, sometimes they came with serious life threatening thorns. He had to try to find a way to get the upper hand.

"Now Pammie. I am sure that is no way to speak to an employer." He watched her body flinch, fingers curling into fist at the pet name she had sacrificed so long ago in another life.

"It's Pamela…" He pressed on.

"How about you be a good girl and untie me? We both know I was expecting you to come, Pammie." She flinched again and kept her back to him, reminding herself to stay calm.

"… It is Pamela…"

"Dear little child, I have been in this game long before you were batting eyes at that man. Long before you were even who you are now. Tell me… Pammie. When you worked with him, did your hand tremble? Did he tell you how pretty you were? How special you think you are. Is that why you lash out so much at men?"

"Shut up…"

"I see. So it is. Poor little Pammie. I suppose every man you look at now you only see his face. Tell me Pammie. Does it cause you pain to look at me?"

"I said Shut UP!" Her hair flared up and she turned around as the vines around him squeezed him tighter. Just what he needed. The pocket knife popped up from his pocket and he grabbed it, quickly slashing through the plants.

She gasped but quickly got her bearings as she sent vines after vines at the older man. If he had been a second quicker he might have gotten away and for the first time in a long time he cursed at his age. She coiled the vines around him, more then before making sure he was bounded. After a few minutes she growled and stomped over to him, lush green eyes glaring.

"Very smart… but it won't work." He struggled and for good measure she wrapped another several vines around his being.

"Go ahead. You think I did not plan this moment, Pammie. You are wrong." She smirked and he stopped struggling, watching her. That smile was never a good thing.

"I know… I knew from the moment after we made our bet you would make an antidote for all my little toxins. So you know what I did, meat bag?" She leaned in close and whispered into his ear. "I got to your antidotes first." He straightened up and watched the coy smile across her face. Chuckling she shrugged and threw up her hands, walking away from him again. "Wasn't hard either, your friend Wintergreen is very easy to find when you send him for errands."

"Interesting." She smiled and turned around, arching an eyebrow.

"Oh now stop thinking I'm going to kill you. Far from it. I'm just going to give you a little kiss and you're just going to do what you do best."

"Hire crazy brokenhearted females with issues of letting go of the past?" She arched an eyebrow at him and moved to close the distance between them.

"If I didn't know better, I would think you were mad at me."

"No. Never." She smirked at the sarcasm and idly curled a finger around a strand of his silver hair. Lush green eyes watched him and she tilted her head cutely to the side.

"Good. Just in cause though. Let's kiss and make up." He didn't have time to reply as she yanked him down by the back of his head and their lips met. They were so soft and welcoming and it took all his years of training to try and fight it off. Try to keep from falling into such a wonderful kiss. No. He had to stay firm. Yet she was so warm and her lips were so soft. He wasn't worthy of her kiss. He was not worthy of her.

Slowly lips broke apart and she smirked up into the love drawn face. Sometimes it really was too easy. She took a step back and pulled out a mirror from her pocket, the vines drawing away from the form of the white haired man. Realigning her green lipstick she ignored him as the once proud and mighty Slade was now nothing more than a love sick puppy who awaited her command.

"Give me the document."

Yeeeeeesss… Pamela… it's in my up… stairs… vault." She arched an eyebrow at the gap between words and eyed him. So it appeared he had some fight in him yet. That meant the spell would not last long. Oh well. It would still last long enough to get what needed to be done finished.

"What is the combo?"

"1571…" She smiled and cooed at him, patting the top of his head.

"Good boy, now do mommy a great big favor and go say hi to the Teen Titans for me. Hm? Make sure you give Robin a nice little fight as well. He's earned it." Though he clenched his fist he nodded and started towards the door. She smirked and ran a hand through her fiery red hair. This had been a lot more fun than she had imagined. She really would have to do this again. Well after they straightened up the whole mess of her wrecking his house, putting him and his friend in a hypotonic state of love, and her using him to go fight the Titans. All in all, she had barely done anything.

Humming to herself she started to make her way up the long spiral staircase, lush green eyes glancing around. He really did have a big house; it was almost a shame to leave it. She blinked and arched an eyebrow at the many long hallways and decided on the one in the middle. So down the hallway she went, still humming to herself until her green eyes landed on it. A low whistle left her lips and a small smile slide across her luscious green lips. The 'vault' she saw in front of her was huge. The door ran from one wall to the other and went from the ceiling to the floor. Okay, maybe he would also have to get over the fact she borrowed a little bit of money. A wicked smirk slide across her lips and she rubbed her hands together.

"At least it'll go to a good cause."

Beastboy slammed his fist against the empath's door once more.

"Rae! You open this door right now and talk to me!"

"Go away Gar I don't want to see you right now."

"I'm not going to leave until you talk to me! Open the door!" He could feel himself getting angrier with each passing minute. They had been at this for ten minutes and neither had budged. He was more determined then ever to make her see that they were meant to be and she for some reason was determined more then ever that it was a mistake.

"Garfield Logan if you do not get away from my door I will send you into another dimension. I am trying to mediate and you are bothering me. Now leave." His fingers curled into fist and he could feel himself growling. How could she sound so calm and politically correct at the biggest mistake she was making?

"Rachel Roth I will not leave from this door until you talk to me. You had time to talk to pretty boy I am certain you can manage a minute for me." There was silence and he had to let his pointy ears lift slightly to hear if there was stirring behind the metal door. Moments ticked by and he still heard nothing so he leaned his ear to the door. The door swished open and he barely caught himself, stumbling back a few paces.

Emerald eyes met blue-violet and they watched each for a few seconds before she crossed her arms over her chest.

"What is it Garfield?"

"I… I-I… that is… what I mean to say is." She arched an eyebrow and he could feel his cheeks flush. "How are you?"

"Busy. Is that all you wished to discuss?" He slowly straightened up and cleared his throat. This was easier when she was behind the door. When he wasn't distracted by the way her eyes could peer into his own and seemed to watch his soul. He tried to ignore how tempting it was to take her in his arms again and kiss her. He just had to think about something else. Anything at all. Pineapple. Yeah that would work.

"No… you've been avoiding me and I want to know why. I mean… did I do something?" She blinked and tilted her head to the side slightly.

"What makes you think I've been avoiding you?"

"Pretty boy told me…" She arched an eyebrow again.

"I see…" Silence fell between them again and she sighed, pinching the brim of her nose. "Gar… I just have a headache and while I enjoyed last night I do not believe now is the time to confront or deal with these new emotions that have been rising. There are a lot of factors we must still handle before we're capable of venturing out and discovering what may or may not be between us."

He blinked and she rubbed her face again. Sometimes it was like talking to a child.

"I need time and you have Terra. You must decide who you want before you start chasing either of us."

"But Rae I-" She held up a hand and he frowned slightly.

"I don't need an answer now. Please leave and I will talk to you about this later." Before he could talk she had already turned around and her door had slide shut. The green teen stood there with a hurt expression on his face. So much for a perfect night.

He pulled himself away from her door to walk back to the common room. Go figure he thought everything was perfect and here she was pushing him away. Why did everyone always push him away? Was he not funny? Great to be around? Charming? Was it so easy to toss the green teen with the great jokes away? He had really thought she might have been the one.

"Beastboy!" He could hear the familiar voice of the earth mover and he felt himself cringe. Slowly emerald eyes glanced up from the ground and into the sad blue ones a few feet away from him. He forced himself to smile though both knew it was not heartfelt.

"Hey Terra…"

"You don't look too good… what's wrong?" He shook his head. Though she had once been his best friend, this was something he wasn't ready to talk to her about. He may not have been good at math but he knew for certain that ex-girlfriend who wanted to be new girlfriend would try to subtract any competition aka the object of his affection and try to come out on top.

"Slight headache." This wasn't a lie. Ever since he had walked into the common room a moment ago his head had begun to hurt.

"You too?"

"Now that you mention it… my head hurts as well." Emerald eyes glanced to the white haired wizard.

"Maybe it's from the inflated ego." He blinked and Terra's mouth fell open slightly. The green changeling only shook his head, rubbing at his eyes. "Sorry… long morning, I didn't mean that."

"I accept your apology." Cerulean eyes watched the green teen and Beastboy growled and looked away. For some reason the urge to hit him in the face seemed nearly overpowering today.

The room erupted into a loud siren and flashing lights and the green teen winced. Had they always been so loud? It took the boy wonder three seconds to run in and over to the flashing screen. He taped on some buttons as the rest of the team came in from different directions to stand behind the leader.

"Oh no…"

"Oh no? Why are you saying oh no?" The green changeling could feel his stomach start to turn. There were few things that Robin ever actually seemed to worry about. Low hair gel, Starfire being mad at him, his inability to notice a good joke, and the more serious one, Slade. The green teen was really hoping it was the hair gel.

Slowly the boy wonder turned around and his face looked as serious as it had long ago. Back when only one man had come close to defeating the team. The green changeling was starting to think it wasn't the hair gel.

"It's Slade…" There was silence for a moment and then the half robotic teen stepped in, waving his arms about.

"Whoa! Now wait just one minute! We defeated Slade! He died when…" All eyes slowly moved to the short blonde who stood petrified in place. Though no one said it, all minds were thinking the same thing. If she had made it out maybe that meant he really was alive. Beastboy had said so but everyone had thought maybe it was the simple fact he was in a place with old memories. Ghosts have a way of turning up in places like that after all. Now it had seemed like he was correct and they should have taken his more serious.

Once more the screen started beeping and the boy wonder turned back around, tapping buttons to see three more places lighting up.

"Johnny Rancid is in the junk yard. X is wrecking havoc on the rooftops. Adonis is starting fights on the beach." Robin could feel his world slipping out from underneath him as the lights began to flash once more. The green gloved hands tapped at the buttons, different locations popping up as he felt his heart start to race. "Cinderblock and Plasmas just broke out… they're heading for an abandoned mine out in the middle of the woods…"

"Robin we need help… we can't all be in two places at once and even if we could…"

"I know Raven… we'll have to get help from Kid Flash, Jinx, and Titan's East…" Everybody nodded their head, grim faces already on. Robin knew he had to be the leader, had to tell them it was alright. He just had to make himself believe it first.

The last time so many villains had been out while Slade was about it had been to take them down one by one. He had to be careful this time, had to make sure his team had each other's back. So he swallowed the lump in his throat and turned around to face the members of his team, his family. He tried to ignore the way they all seemed lost, anxious, and a little bit afraid.

"Okay… Raven I need to you to go get the team of Titans East. I'll call ahead so Más and Menos can run ahead and save you some energy. Cyborg, call in Jinx and Kid Flash. Tell them to meet us downtown and we'll all decide what to do from there. The rest of you, get ready for battle. Titans! Go!"

Raven flung out her arms and her black aura flared before consuming her, leaving nothing but a chill where she had once stood. Robin pulled out his communicator and Cyborg walked away to start dialing the buttons in his arms. Both knew that this was going to be dangerous. They just had no clue how dangerous.

The lady of flowers hummed to herself as she checked her nails, the butler moving sack after sack of gold bars and green money into her hot pink car. The deed to the rain forest rested in the crook of her arm as she knew if she wanted to watch her work she would have to make haste. Still a few more sacks wouldn't hurt her.

After she was sure she had enough she moved around the back of her car and delicately slid into the driver seat. Talk about having your cake and eating it too. This would be a great donation to that new environment group she had been looking into and with all the extra cash she could buy the government off and keep them away from her new rain forest, maybe even buy more land. All in all, this was the best bet she had ever accepted.

Pulling sunglasses from the glove department she put them on and waved at Wintergreen who stood by the entrance of the mansion, little hearts lifting and popping over his head.

"Tell Slade I am so sorry I couldn't stay but I have previous plans. I'm sure he'll understand." Her laugh roared to life with the engine of her car and she was off. Soon she would be at back at her shop, watching the downfall of the Teen Titans. Not very impressive but she liked to make sure her work was always finished. Plus she had to keep track on Slade. He seemed so emotional as of late. Guess it was true what they say. A man in love was a crazy fool. A slow smirk slid across her lips and she took the side road, back to her little hidden Eden.

A/N: DUN DUN DUN! Whatever could the lady of the vines be planning? Will Slade get her back? Will the Teen Titans survive this? Lots more questions and hopefully more answers in the next chapter of Love Hurts! On to thank yous. ^^;

sinomin: The song was called Your guardian angel by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. I still can't believe I left it out! I had to rush back and correct it when I realized I forgot to put it in. ^^; I'm glad you loved the chapter! It was fun to do.

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Okay! So thank you all who reviewed! There were so many and I was jumping up and down with each one I read! I can't believe so many people like the story so far! I just hope the ending is just as great as the rest of it. I know this chapter took awhile to come out but I was waiting for someone to give it the okay before I posted it. So let me know what you think and if I did alright on the action scenes because from here on out that's pretty much what they are. Four more parts made up into four more chapters that will finish the story! Plus an epilogue. Review and let me know what you think!