AN: Hello all, I'm back! I am so sorry for having to put this story on hold for so long, but there was so much negative IRL stuff going on that I couldn't focus on this storyline.

However, I'm going to try to do my best to update.

My confidence has gone through the ringer, so any positive feedback, as always, is really appreciated!

So, here it goes…

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans…damnit.

One week later

"Jump City has been thrown into a sea of fear due to recent attacks that have claimed the lives of four people. The attacks have been believed to be caused by some large animal.

However, talk of the attacks being linked to something more sinister seems to be a theory most citizens agree on."

The news report caused the already cold, vice-like feeling in Gar's stomach to tighten painfully, making a wave of lightheadedness and nausea pass over him. Gar looked about his room, relieved that he hadn't been allowed to go on the mission his friends were currently fighting.

"Some large animal," he repeated before raking a hand through his spiked green hair. After the first body had been found, Garfield had all but run down to the reinforced cage that was down in the basement and locked himself in. However, something, a voice in the back of his mind told him to stay strong and not give in to his fears.

Four. Four innocent people dead now. How many more will die? He wondered and he began to pace the room furiously, trying to pull memories that only seemed like far away dreams back to him.

Each night an attack happened, the next morning Gar awoke with no memory of what he'd done the night before. Even worse, one night he guessed that he'd probably slipped out of Raven's room to fulfill the urge of his primal side.

He'd pleaded with Raven to lock him away, despite the part of him that hated the idea. He came to realize that Raven held too much faith in him. She was in love with a monster. No, much worse than that, he was a murderous pawn.

Their relationship was kept a secret and the speed at which it went was progressing rather quickly. After every death had been announced, he'd made sure to stay far from her, frightened that Raven would sense his inner turmoil. But not once did she say anything.

Garfield guessed that whoever was forcing him to do such horrible things had made damn sure that someone who could read emotions were given faulty ones.

He rolled his shoulders and then rotated his neck. He was tense and Gar felt as though something was moving under his skin, begging to be released, as the light of day began to fade more and more.

If he left, he knew he would kill. If he stayed, he knew he would kill and be killed. Weighing his options, Beast Boy finally gave in and marched down to the basement after grabbing a few graphic novels to read to pass the time and a syringe full of a strong sedative.

"Robin, watch out!" Cyborg yelled to his friend, aiming his sonic cannon at their foe. He let a blue bolt blaze out and smiled widely when the shot hit its target.

The black robed figure was tossed back a good six feet and all seemed to go still. Raven hovered in the air, panting in sync with her friend's ragged breaths. Something didn't feel right to her and she found herself glancing to the setting sun. When the figure failed to move, she advanced upon it, keeping in pace with her teammates.

"Is he finally counted out?" Starfire asked, looking to Robin.

"Yeah. It seems like he's finally down for the count," Robin said. "Good shot, Cy."

Cyborg shrugged. "It was nothing."

Raven listened to her friends and had to bite back the rather sarcastic remark after she'd been picked to take the man to jail. With a rather tired sigh, she used her magic to encase the figure…and to her surprise, all that was left was the black robe and a single paper rose.

A lump formed in her throat and her friend's gazes had set on her. A chill ran down her spine and before any questions could be asked, Raven opened a portal that took her to her room in Titans Tower.

She knelt in front of the trunk she'd locked the book that had once held Malchior, the betrayer that had hurt her most. Pale hands opened the book and for a very long moment, Raven stared at the now blank pages...

Ok, let me know what you think. I'm not too sure about this chapter.

Please Read & Review! No flames please!