Hi! Wow! I can't believe I've made it this far. I'm really getting into this story. Sometimes, I get so excited with writing a chapter I'll write it when I'm done with my school work. I wrote two whole chapters in Art since I was finished with everything the teacher assigned us. How the heck can I be getting a B in that class if I'm all caught up with my work and the teacher leaves good reports? (Shrugs shoulders) The mysteries of life. Oh well, enough with the rambling. Here it is! The eleventh chapter!

Chapter 11: On My Own Now

Shadow stood on top of the T Tower roof with his black robe and hood enclosing hiding his body from the outside world staring at the night sky; anger showing in his dark green eyes.

Flashback

A small, three-year-old Shadow gasped, his eyes shooting open; his breath accelerating.

"What's wrong dear?" Raven asked placing an encouraging hand on her sons' shoulder while cradling a fussy Stevie in her arms.

"I, I don't know. I keep having these—visions of a man. A green man with light green eyes like mine and green hair like Loki's. Who is this man mommy?" Shadow asked.

A look of fear shone in Raven's eyes as she looked down upon her son. She patted him nervously on the head. "It's no one Shadow. This happens sometimes happens. You're just discovering your senses and since you don't have that much control over it, you just sense random people. It happened me a lot."

Shadow gave his mother a baffled look.

"Why don't you go out and play for a while honey while I put Loki to sleep. If he ever goes to sleep."

"All right." Shadow said levitating off the ground and heading out the door.

Raven looked down upon her small baby boy looking at his grassy green hair. A quick flash of Beast Boy shot in her mind. She pushed the image away thinking of Shadow worriedly. How could he be resisting her spell already?

End Flashback

Beast Boy tapped on the door leading to the roof lightly.

"Shadow. Can I come up here?" He asked poking his head over the door.

"It's your tower." He replied with a shrug.

Beast Boy walked over to his son resting a comforting hand on his shoulder. Shadow looked up at his dad and was greeted by a small smile.

He turned back to the night sky. "Mom put a spell on me so I wouldn't remember you, didn't she?"

Beast Boy's smile faded as he turned his head to his left.

"Why did she keep you a secret from us? If Lo—I mean Stevie stayed here for two years, then you can't be a bad father."

Beast Boy gave out a pitiful sigh and looked back at Shadow. "You mother thought I was a bad influence for you."

"Why?" Shadow asked. "Were you abusive?"

"No! God no." Beast Boy said shaking his head. "I would never hurt my sons. I love you guys too much."

Shadow backed away slowly. "You're not a child molester are you?"

Beast Boy waved his hands in front of him quickly. "Ew! No! Gross!"

Shadow let out his breath in relief. "Then how come mom didn't want Stevie and I to know about you?"

Beast Boy let out another sigh. "Do you know about the Teen Titans?"

Shadow nodded his head.

"Well, one day, the Titans all quit because of an accident. All of us went out separate ways and decided to live the way we want to. We picked a bad day to quit since the city was still filled with robbers and crooks. I wanted to do something about it, but your mom felt like retiring, especially after she just had you." He said ruffling Shadow's spiky violet hair. "Then, we found out that you were born with powers. I thought that maybe when you got older, you could help me out with keeping the city safe. But your mom had second thoughts. She didn't want you to go out fighting crime because she thought you would end up like Cyborg. Not with us anymore."

Beast Boy felt his eyes water as he looked up at the night sky. "God bless his soul."

"So, the reason you and mom aren't together anymore, the reason mom lied to Stevie and I—was because of me?"

"No! No, it's not your fault. Your mom and I just had our differences. It had nothing to do with you." Beast Boy told him.

"Yes it did! I was the reason you guys were fighting! It's all my fault." Shadow yelled feeling his eyes sting with tears.

"Shadow, this isn't your fault." Beast Boy told him again resting a supporting hand on his shoulder. Shadow pushed it away looking back at his father.

"Yes it is. I was the cause of your break up." He told him. "I'm sorry dad."

And with that said, Shadow flew off into the night.

"Shadow! Wait!" Beast Boy called out, but it was too late. It was already too hard to see him.

Stevie came up to the roof and ran towards his father looking up at his brother flying off.

"So, I take it the talk didn't go so well?" He asked.

Beast Boy just looked at his son and walked back into the Tower. Stevie just turned back and looked back up at the sky.

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"I can't believe it." Mar'i said once again looking around the Bat Cave or the 'Night Cave' as Kariand'r would call it.

"That's your favorite sentence isn't it?" She asked standing akimbo.

"So many things my dad's kept from me; me having a mother, a twin sister, him being Robin and Nightwing, me being half Tamaranean, my grandpa and aunt being Batman and Batgirl. Is their anything they haven't kept from me?" Mar'i screamed throwing her hands in the air. Her eyes then started to glow a bright green as she gritted her teeth in anger.

"Whoa, control yourself sister." Kariand'r told her. "You're gonna end up blowing holes in this place."

Mar'i looked down at her hands which were glowing a faint green. They then died down as she clenched them.

"And these powers. He kept these powers away from me too. To think he could've at least told me before I found out!" She yelled; a green Starbolt shooting out of her right hand almost hitting Kariand'r.

She quickly ducked. "Sheesh! You need anger management."

Mar'i glared at her stomping towards the glass container smashing the second container taking Robin's outfit and then storming out of the Bat Cave walking towards the garage opening where the Bat Mobile came out.

"Hey! Where are you going?" Kariand'r called out following her.

"Away from here!" Mar'i screamed while putting on the Robin costume over her PJ's.

"You're leaving? Well, aren't you going to at least tell dad where you're going? He'll be worried sick when he wakes up and finds out you're not their." She told her.

"Just like your mom's gonna act when she finds out you're missing." She shot back having trouble putting the tights on. "Dang! How the hell did dad fit in these?"

"Hey, I had an excuse to leave."

"So do I." She said hoping on one foot trying to fit her foot in her dad's left boot.

"Leaving because your family lied to you isn't an excuse." Kariand'r then paused for a second. "Wait a minute, that's why I left."

"Exactly, why should we stay if we're just going to get lied to by our own flesh and blood?" Mar'i asked walking farther and farther away from Wayne's Manor, unhooking the cape and shoving the black eye mask in her pocket. She couldn't figure out what to do with the cape, so decided to just throw it in the middle of the drive way. The cape landed right in a muddy puddle as Kariand'r and Mar'i walked off.

Sheesh. Sorry this chapter kinda took long to type. My dad wanted me to watch 'The Fog' with him. Oh well, I hope you guys liked this chapter and are ready for some kick ass action 'cause that's what's coming your way. Sorry if this chapter wasn't as long as you thought it was going to be. Don't worry, I swear the next one will be longer. Well, catch y'all later. Peace out!