"Dude, I just don't get it!" Beast Boy darted around the room furiously. He looked out the window; then scanned the hallways. "I know Robin wouldn't wuss out. Where could they possibly be? It's probably been an hour!" He turned to look at the clock but remembered it was set back.

Cyborg clicked a few buttons on a screen built into his right arm. "BB, it's been two hours."

Beast Boy yelped. "What!? Two hours!? Oh no! I've got to get back to the tower!"

Cyborg stopped his wild dash for the door with a large, robotic hand and a firm grip. "What's up at the tower?"

Beast Boy squirmed, whining like a puppy: a green puppy. "C'mon, Cy, lay off. Robin and Starfire have things to do and so do I."

"I'm not staying with your stupid pranks."

"You don't have to! Forget the whole thing. Just please, please let me go see Raven now." His hands flew to his mouth with a small squeak.

Cyborg grinned and released the now quivering boy. "Whatever you say."

Still covering his mouth, Beast Boy ran out the building (after falling over his tripwire) with Cyborg right behind him.

It had been a bad day for Red X. He reflected upon it as he walked to his apartment. First of all, his stupid alarm clock went off two hours late for the fifth time in less than three days, which caused him to miss the date with his girlfriend. She was so ticked off she had dumped him right on the spot. Red X hadn't liked her anyway and would've undoubtedly ditched her in the next week. The fact was that she had done the dumping, and Red X had an uncanny want, so strong it was almost a need, to be in control. It had become second nature since he was so good at it, and whenever it was otherwise, he couldn't stand it. Next, he had gone "criminal mode" to intercept a boat importing a shipment of xenothium, only to find that he had jumped the wrong boat. He missed the bus back to the apartment and had to walk two miles to get back home. Just when it seemed things couldn't possibly get any worse, guess what happened? It started raining.

Now he was drenched, exhausted and all in all feeling more than a little moody. Only five blocks more and he'd be back in his good old apartment. Home sweet home.

Some random girl with her long, black hair tied up in a ponytail walked up to Red X and shared her purple umbrella with him. She did it without a word, just this really dazzling smile. Normally, Red X would try flirting back with her, because she was unquestioningly hot, but his mood was probably as bad as it got.

He glared at her dancing, violet eyes, suddenly recognizing her. "I know you. You've been following me around all day, haven't you?"

Her eyes widened in surprise, but after regaining herself, she smiled again. "Quite the observant one, aren't you," she lowered her voice to barely above inaudible, "Red X?"

He froze in his steps and hissed, "When did you find out?"

She pulled him along to keep walking. "I'll explain everything once we're inside and safe from wandering ears."

Red X couldn't argue with her and let the girl latch onto his arm like a parasite. A cute one, but a parasite nonetheless. Who knew what she planned to do with her newfound information?

The one thing Red X did not expect to see when he opened his door was two Teen Titans making out. His first and dictated thought was, "What the heck!?" and he slammed the door.

Then he rounded on the black-haired girl. "You told them! You told them, didn't you? And now you're turning me in!"

"No, no, I swear! I have no idea how those two got into your house, and I haven't said a word to anyone at all."

Red X sighed and opened the door again. Robin and Starfire had stopped their kissing and looked up at Red X, their faces burning.

Robin held up his hands, as if here were the criminal and Red X the cop. "We were just-"

"I don't need to hear it. Just go."

They rushed out, straightening their clothes and smoothing their hair. The girl lowered her head and turned to the side as they passed. Starfire looked at her and the two caught her eye and the two locked an uncomfortable gaze for a moment.

"I knew Beast Boy would goof up," Robin muttered, and Starfire, still staring back at, glided after him as Red X closed the door.

His "friend" had made herself comfortable on the couch. "First of all, you tell me who you are."

She blinked her amethyst eyes (but seemingly more than amethyst) seductively and pulled out the rubber band, letting her silky black hair fall to her shoulders. "You did know that Starfire had a sister, right?" She unbuttoned her long, caramel-colored coat and dropped it onto the couch, revealing dark purple and silver armor, similar to Starfire's.

"Holy crap…" Red X looked her up and down. "Blackfire was stalking me?"

She ignored him. "Do you have any soda? I'm afraid I've grown quite a taste for Earth beverages."

"Yeah…" A little awestruck, he went to the fridge and fetched a coke, tossing it to Blackfire.

She popped the tab off and took a sip. "I've been in hiding for a few weeks now. One day, I managed to follow you after you stopped a bank robbery, somehow. You're pretty hard to keep an eye on, you know?"

Red X grinned as he sat down next to her. "I try to be."

"Yes, but I decided to continuing watching you, as of today. I saw your girlfriend problem."

"She was a horse hybrid anyway."

Blackfire raised her eyebrows.

"You could tell by her teeth, and she loved apples."

Blackfire laughed. Score one for the bad guy! He had just made all those things off the top of his head. "Not very faithful, are you?"

"Maybe I could be," he mused, eyeing Blackfire and leaning a little closer.

As if she couldn't take a hint. Their lips had almost touched when the door whipped open.

"Sorry, sorry, sorry," Robin mumbled as he seized his cape off a chair and tore back out.

Blackfire was gone. Red X checked the other rooms, but he already knew that she wasn't there due to the open window. Stupid kid, he thought, but he was smiling. He's like the brother I never had.

Red X turned out the lights and went to bed, wondering if all this meant that he had a new girlfriend already.

"Beast Boy, I honestly don't know whether to kill you," The changeling whimpered underneath Robin's large shadow. "Or thank you."

"Huh?"

"Starfire and I had a really good time tonight, and though I'm sure that's not what you intended, I guess I owe it to you."

Beast Boy grinned and straightened up. "Well, you know, I happen to be a natural. There's no need to mention it."

"Good," Robin grabbed him by the collar, "because I'm going to get you for sending us to someone else's room!"

"B-but that's why you had a good time, isn't it? Otherwise your whole date would've backfired!"

Robin smirked. "Then it's a good thing your joke backfired first. Just don't try it again, or I might-"

His threat was interrupted by red, blinking lights and a deafening alarm.

"Trouble!" Cyborg shouted, seizing his chance to steal Robin's lead whenever he could.

Robin turned back to Beast Boy, but his friend had already scampered off.

He caught up to him in the OPS room and whispered, "Don't think you're getting off that easily."

The shape-shifter's ears dropped, but he tried to ignore the warning.

"What is the trouble, Cyborg?" Starfire asked.

"They're two robberies going on, simultaneously. What's weird is that they're both at jewelry shops, and at opposite ends of the city." He raised his eyebrows in question. "It could be a trap."

"Any reports of who's behind the thefts?" Robin piped up, already doing the stats and facts in his head.

Raven pushed past Cyborg to type into the computer. "There were sightings of a small female and a large spider attached to a human body in the West, more than likely identified as Kitten and Fang." She paused, her fingers continuing to click and tap. "The other store's thieves remain unknown at the moment."

"Starfire and I will head out East, and Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg can stop Kitten and Fang."

"Looks like someone wants to goof around with his girlfriend!" Cyborg sang out happily, but he was already running.

Starfire blushed and pulled Robin out before he literally spat fire. "She's NOT my-"

Red X didn't know how he talked himself into these things. He seemed to be a sucker for girls, and he just couldn't let a pretty face walk away. Sure that he would manage to run into Blackfire, Red X had slipped into his suit and scouted the town. Almost instantly, he'd met up with her, she too dressed in her normal villain gear. Funny how she was the one wearing the shining armor when he wanted to be the knight. In a blur of words and a taste only to please Blackfire, Red X had set up a date: criminal style. Honestly, he had no idea what had led him into sealing his own willingness to rob a jewelry store. Jewels were so stupid. So they sparkled, glimmered, and shined, but what was their worth besides looking good? Red X could never figure out why people paid so much for them. Yet, his theory to that gems only looked good was hypocritical in the sense that those were usually the type of girls he was attracted to. Blackfire was different, though. He'd never had a bad girlfriend, and something was telling him it would be more trouble than its worth. But who cared?

"Do you like diamonds or sapphires better?"

Blackfire eyed the shelves and glass cases disdainfully. "None of these rocks would ever dream of matching anything I wear. In my galaxy, we have gems that change color upon contact with the owner. It's sort of like the real deal of your…mood rings, I think they're called."

Yes! Someone who didn't like jewels…at least Earth jewels. "I don't think any jewel could match your beauty," he teased.

She smiled; then sighed. "I guess we should steal something, or else this break-in will have been wasted."

"Really? I was having such a good time. If we took anything, I think that would be a waste."

"Then I guess I'll stick with my Centari jewels. I'll have to show you one sometime, they're simply priceless."

She took Red X's hand, which he almost shook off from surprise and floated through the doors, then up into the night sky. It was a full moon. Wasn't it a full moon the first time Blackfire had visited Earth?

"Hello, sister."

Blast! The Teen Titans again! Blackfire gently dropped him onto a rooftop and Red X spun around to face them. To his surprise, it was only Robin and Starfire. Perfect, he got to fun around with the kid and Blackfire could spend some bonding time with her sis. This date was turning out a lot better than his first dates, especially his last one and the one on April Fool's Day.

Robin was completely astonished to find the thieves revealed as none other than Red X and Blackfire. Neither had been spotted in at least a couple months. When had Blackfire arrived? How had she come to Earth undetected, and how long had she been here? What the heck was she doing with Red X? Robin was sure Red X would try and steal the xenothium from the ship smuggling some in yesterday, but he hadn't shown up. Did Blackfire have anything to do with it?

Nobody moved for a second, and Robin realized it was like looking into a mirror…only not a mirror. He stood across from Red X, both boys staring each other down, perhaps even thinking the same thing. Or maybe it was not really two boys, but the halves of one person. It wasn't that one side was good and the other one bad. Someone knew where they belonged and someone didn't. The question was: Which one was which?

Starfire, on the other hand, had no doubt who was good and who was evil. Though she loved her sister and would be the first to welcome her with open arms if she swapped sides, Starfire was determined not to let Blackfire fool her anymore. Her eyes began to glow an emerald green and her hands lit up with righteous fury. Blackfire mimicked her movements, but her ominous, purple aura lacked any justice.

She grinned wickedly. "Let's see who's better once and for all."

Starfire responded with a shout, and Robin joined in, both springing forward at their enemies, and the battle begun.

A volley of green and purple star bolts shone across the sky, and after evading every last flashing color, the two Tamaraneans clashed hand to hand.

"What's the matter, Star?' Blackfire taunted in between their grunts. "Are you still mad that after all these years, I'm the only one who's ever had a boyfriend?"

Starfire flung her sibling onto the rooftop and replied in a wavering voice, "I do too have a boyfriend!"

Blackfire protested to groan as she lifted herself back up. "Oh, really? Is he as weak as you?"

She gasped as Starfire immediately rushed her.

"Are you and her together?" Red X lifted one of x's to clang with Robin's staff.

"What would you know of that?" He lashed out and threw an electric disk.

Red X gracefully jumped to the side, avoiding another barrage of blows easily.

He grinned behind his mask. "Someone told me that they saw you two on Todd Avenue yesterday, while you were," He shrugged and kicked Robin in the stomach, "busy."

Robin got to his feet, his face flushing as red as his shirt. "Shut up!" He cried out as he tripped over Red X's foot.

"Never thought I'd see the day when you got yourself a girlfriend."

Robin pulled out a birdarang, its sharp edge glinting grimly in the moonlight. "I could say the same for you."

"I don't think Kitten and Fang had anything to do with the other robbery," Beast Boy pointed out.

Raven watched until the police had officially slammed the doors on their car. "Ditto," she agreed, pulling down her hood.

"Let's call Robin and Star and see who's behind it and if they need back-up." He touched a few panels on his arm. "Robin? Hello?"

Cyborg was trying to contact him, but Red X had snatched the communicator from Robin's belt. The voice sounded out from Red X's hand.

"Cyborg," Robin called breathlessly.

Red X placed an x on the device, enjoying hearing the circuits sizzle, and dropped it off the building's ledge. Robin clenched his hands into fists and stood up once again.

"Come on, kid. You didn't really want them interrupting our fight, did you?" He beckoned at Robin playfully. "Show me what you've got."

Instead of an elaborate attack formation Red X thought Robin would attempt, the boy pounced right on top of him. They hit the ground, rolling in a frenzy, and Red X felt green-gloved hands clawing at his face.

"Who…are…you?" Robin shouted through the struggle.

Red X kicked him off and over the edge of the building. Robin fumbled with his belt frantically until Starfire caught him.

"Star, call Cyborg!"

"As you wish." She held him firmly around the waist and took out her communicator. She shrieked as a purple blast smashed through it, the melted metal oozing through her fingers. Another bolt struck Starfire in the back and Robin quickly shot his grapple hook skyward. When he and Starfire were back at the top of the building, Blackfire had glided to Red X's side.

"That was fun. We really must do it again." Blackfire smiled and waved, cheerfully yet deviously at the same time.

They were retreating, but why? Robin turned around, expecting to find every criminal he'd every fought behind him, but it was the rest of the titans! It was too late. Blackfire and Red X were going to get away.

The two joined hands and Red X pushed the button on his belt. "Catch you later."

"What happened?" Cyborg asked as Beast Boy let go of him to morph back to his human form.

Robin gave him a sour look. "Nothing was stolen. Let's go."

Even then as the titans ventured home, Robin could still hear his voice echoing in his ears, mocking his defeat.

Better luck next time.