Title for the chapter is weird. I was at a loss for titles. here is Ch4. Read, enjoy, review, whatever.

D-Claimer: Don't own TT...wish i did...but alas...no!

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Who Cares About Light Bulbs Anymore?

I dropped my bags and prepared for a fight. Cyborg was frozen with shock but then he turned to the little green speck that had appeared behind him.

"BB, we got company," Cy said.

Beast Boy looked at us, his eyes widened in surprise, and then they glowed green and he balled his fists.

Kid whispered to us, "Don't fight."

I stood there, trying not to look evil or with evil intent. But I don't think it worked.

BB looked at Kid, "What are you doing with them, dude!?"

"Just wait a second guys—."

Kid was cut off by a mysterious voice behind him who shouted, "Titans, GO!"

I whirled around and saw Mr. Traffic Light, Boy Wonder, Robin.

I braced myself for impact, remembering painfully that I wasn't supposed to fight back. I gritted my teeth and grunted as I was thrown to the ground by a certain former-sidekick. I heard another crunch of rocks as Jinx was thrown down by Beast Boy—who was in tiger form. I looked up tiredly into the mask that Robin never seemed to take off. I could tell by the way his nose was wrinkled and how he was frowning he was royally POed and there was a hint of confusion.

He growled, "What are you doing here."

I shrugged as best I could (he was pinning me down by the shoulders), "Truthfully, I'm not sure. Ask them," I looked toward Kid and Jinx.

We both looked as Kid pulled BB off Jinx, "BB! Get off my girlfriend!"

Beast Boy jumped off, "Girlfriend?! What the hell?"

Robin got up, pulling me up roughly by the shoulder. He let me walk over to Jinx who was getting up and then looked at Kid suspiciously, "What's all this about, Kid?"

Kid rubbed the back of his neck and sighed, "Alright, Rob, I'll spill but you gotta hear me out." Robin nodded. Kid continued, "Kay. Jinx and I have been going out for three years. She's decided to become a hero. As has Raven."

Robin looked shocked, looking at us both. We nodded but I did slower, more regretfully, and a lot more menacingly. I just have special powers like that…

"You aren't serious," Cyborg muttered.

"Yeah, I am. They've decided to become Titans," Kid said proudly.

Starfire had appeared behind Robin, "Ooo! How joyous!"

"Well that's a little weird…." Beast Boy muttered.

Cyborg's mouth had dropped open.

"No," Robin said stonily. "They can't."

"C'mon, Robin! They've sworn off villainy forever!"

"Wha—!?" I began but Jinx covered my mouth and glared at me.

"No, Kid! They've willingly been villains their whole lives," Robin said with ice in his voice.

"Well—," another hand on the mouth for me.

"And they…they're villains, Kid!"

"Not anymore! They want to do good! Truly," Kid said, exasperated.

"Kid…" I could see the Boy Wonder was slowly bending under Kid's begging.

"Why do you think everyone who was bad will always be bad?! Not everyone is full of bad. Some people just are bad on the outside to hide who they really are! Can't you accept anything other than your own crazy idea of heroism?! Not all villains are hard core evil! In fact most of them are just like you four until they start a mission."

Robin was hurt. I could tell that Kid had hit something sensitive on the 'can't accept anything other than your own crazy idea of heroism' part. But his next words still didn't surprise me, "The answer is still no."

"What do all those judges say in court? What is it? Oh yeah. Innocent until proven guilty. Do you have any proof that they're doing this just to get inside and attack? Didn't think so."

Traffic Light was speechless. He obviously didn't expect that little burst of intelligence. He looked down at the rocks and then back up at me and Jinx, "Why else would they do this?"

I was getting angrier than I had in many, many years. I took a deep breath to try and calm myself but it didn't work. I needed more meditating time. Then I exploded. I stepped toward Robin yelling, "I'll tell you why, Traffic Light! I'll tell you. My father was a cruel man. He beat my mother and ignored me my whole life. I was then kidnapped and forced to become a villain. It wasn't until now that I realized that I'm now better than my father when I hurt innocents for money or whatever. I was becoming that same horrible father. So I'm doing this for my mother, to maybe stop those horrible drunken tirades. To prove that I will not be like the monster that was my father. Is that excuse enough for you?!" I poked him in the chest and stared into his mask, at the place where his eyes would be.

He stumbled back a little. He looked at his teammates who looked equally surprised. Then he looked at Kid's pleading expression. He sighed, "Fine. But here's the deal. Jinx goes to Titans East and Raven stays here. There wouldn't be enough rooms here for both of you."

Kid grinned in triumph, "Yes! You're the best, Rob!" he pulled Jinx into a hug.

I crossed my arms. I was slightly surprised, to tell you the truth. But I had done this for Jinx. Meaning Jinx would be there. "No."

Jinx and Kid stopped celebrating. Robin frowned, "What do you mean, no?"

"I mean no. I'm not going to stay here with you three idiots. I'm going with Jinx."

"Not if you want to be a hero. You're staying here," his mask wrinkled. Maybe he was trying to narrow his eyes…

My mouth opened and closed. Robin smiled, "You did this for your mother, right? So you shouldn't really mind, right?"

"I could just leave," I grumbled.

"Actually…you couldn't. You're slightly overpowered. And since Jinx is now a hero too, it's six to one. And when we beat you, you'd be going to jail. So I'd suggest accepting my kind offer," he crossed his arms.

I thought about it for a second and realized that Bird Boy actually had a good point. Maybe I'd better just do it. Could it really be that bad? I sighed, "Fine."

Robin smiled at his win. Jinx and Kid Flash smiled and then they disappeared. Along with their bags. Guess they were going to Titans East.

The other Titans were looking at Robin and then back at me. Starfire looked confused.

She floated up, "Friend Robin, why did you make possible-friend Raven stay here instead of at Titans East?"

"Yeah, Rob, there any specific reason?" Cyborg asked teasingly.

Robin blushed, "No! She's more of a threat. I need to watch her."

"Watch her, huh? You sure there isn't anything else?" Beast Boy wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.

I rolled my eyes, "I'm right here! I know I'm a threat. I know you two," I looked at Cy and BB, "will tease Robin the rest of today and most of tomorrow about his decision. And I know that in the next week you," I looked at Starfire, "will ask me to go to the mall and I will say no. And I definitely know that I just want to get inside the stupid T and meditate." I looked at their startled expressions for a second, "So show me the way in."

Starfire was the first to react and she hefted up my bag and floated inside, "Come! I shall show you our 'stupid T'!"

I rolled my eyes and followed her with the others following behind me. I could hear their whispers behind me and I caught a few snippets of conversation.

"Dude, we know why," that was Beast Boy, the annoying one.

"So obvious man, you cracked," Cyborg.

"Just shut up, you guys," Boy Wonder hissed.

I sighed and started to climb up the stairs in front of me. The stairs went on for what seemed like ages and then a door swished open to reveal a totally tricked out living room. It was so much better than the Hive Fi—well I guess now it's Hive Three's. Red carpeting and jet black walls. A large black couch sat in front of a humongous TV that was probably ten feet long and eighteen feet tall. Behind the TV were even larger windows that gave a great view of the city. There was a kitchen area to a side that had a large refrigerator, stove, and microwave. Nearby there was a counter with some barstools and a long table surrounded by multiple chairs. It was so awesome I wanted to go touch it. But it seemed sort of out of place to touch a couch…

"Okay, great. Now where am I sleeping?" I turned around and asked Robin.

"Well, here are a few things, Raven. One, you should understand that you are here under special circumstances. You will be watched all the time. If we catch you doing anything villain-like you'll be in jail before you can say your little mantra. Number two, you don't have a room. Not at the moment anyway. You'll have to sleep down in the room near the garage. Cyborg will help you get stuff down there. And three, you're not coming on any missions until you train for a week with me. Those are the conditions," he crossed his arms and looked me right in the eyes.

I crossed my arms and countered with a death glare that I'd worked up over the years. Beast Boy slid behind Cyborg, obviously afraid. "No problem, Bat-Boy."

I think I ticked him off. He lunged for me but that alien got in between us before he made it to my head. She pushed Robin away, "Do not fight friends! There is nothing wrong with bats!"

"She is no friend of ours," Robin hissed.

"Oh, I'm so sad. I'm not a traffic light's friend. Woe is me," I said sarcastically.

Of course now you'd think that there was so much hate radiating off me that something would explode…And you'd be right. You know those windows I was telling you about? Yeah, they shattered. Like, CRACK, fall, fall, fall, ouch, glass. Then all the little pieces went right back into place, surrounded by a black aura. The window settled back into place.

"Take her downstairs, Cy," Robin said, obviously trying to keep his cool.

"Kay…Follow me," the tin man said to me.

I let my bag float behind me as we walked out another door and faced another set of stairs. We walked down in silence.

Then Cyborg decided to say something, "Got a few suggestions for you, Raven. One, make no reference to the Bat. Sensitive subject. And two, try to cool it. You should be glad you're not already in the slammer."

"Great advice. I'll take heed," I said tiredly.

"One more thing. Were you serious about your father and everything?" he stopped on the stairs and looked back at me.

I felt the urge to cry but forced it back, "Yes."

He smiled sadly and touched my shoulder lightly, "I'm sorry."

I was slightly stunned. A titan was being nice to me. I can't count how many times I'd fizzed out this guy's batteries and now he was being…nice? "Thank you," I managed.

He smiled and started back down the stairs. I followed, speechless. This was too weird. The stairs finally ended and Cyborg stopped at a door. It had a sign on it STORAGE.

"I have to sleep in a storage room?" I asked, hoping in was a joke.

"Aww, it ain't that bad. Clear it out and it's pretty big. Pump up the air mattress and it's great," Cy opened the door.

I groaned. The room was a complete mess. Brooms, mops, detergent, rags, everything on the floor or scattered around shelves.

"Well this might take a while," Cy rubbed the back of his neck.

"No it won't," I said slyly.

Suddenly the mess disappeared, leaving empty shelves in its place.

"Where'd it all go?!" Cy walked in and looked around frantically.

"You'll find out soon enough," I whispered devilishly.

"WHO PUT ALL THIS IN MY ROOM!!" Robin's yell could be heard throughout the tower.

I stepped in and pushed Cy out, "Thanks, Cyborg. Really," I said with strange sincerity before closing the door.

"Ha! Classic, Raven, classic!" he laughed and I soon heard his metal feet clomping up the stairs.

I sighed and looked back around the room. The robot was right, it was pretty big. Just needed some sprucing up. I drifted into the air and suddenly there was a carpet on the floor being stapled in by staple guns that were firing on their own. Paint cans and brushes appeared in midair with a dark purple paint and, within seconds, the room was painted. A bed appeared in the middle of the room and it scooted over to the back wall. Ah, the wonders of modern magic. The small light bulb hanging from the ceiling wavered slightly before cracking.

I sighed, "How many villains turned hero does it take to change a light bulb?"

The room was totally black but if you were there you'd hear the faint rustling of broken glass and then you'd see another much cooler light bulb appear in the ceiling. And the room would be bright.

"Who wants to know?" a mysterious voice sounded throughout my room.

I fell out of the air and onto the bed, "Who said that?"

"Who's asking?" it said.

"Raven."

"Is that who you truly are?"

"Of course!"

"We'll see, we'll see…"

"What!? What the heck?" I looked around the empty room.

A booming sound on the door. I jumped, "What?!" I snapped.

"Oh, sorry. Um, it's lunch. I was just wondering if you want to come and, erm, eat?" it was Beast Boy.

"Whatever," I got up and opened the door.

The green changeling looked around, "Wow, that's pretty cool."

"Get out of my room, greeny," I pushed him back and shut the door.

"Sorry, sorry," he mumbled, turned cheetah, and ran up the stairs.

I rolled my eyes and floated up. The other Titans were sitting around that big table. Sandwiches and orange juice galore. Everyone was silent as I walked in. I obviously still wasn't welcome here. Or Boy Bossy told them not to talk to me.

"Oh, friend Raven, some nontalfk?" she brought a bowl of what looked like pink soup with floating chunks swirling around up to my face.

I grimaced, "Uh, no. Some tea will be fine."

"Tea?" the boys asked.

"Yes. Do we all speak English around here?"

"We don't have tea," Beast Boy said dumbly.

"Fine then. Now we do," a bag of tea appeared in my hand.

"How'd you get that?" Cy asked.

"Did you magic that out of a store?" Robin asked coolly.

"Well, duh."

"Send it back."

"What?"

"I said to send it back. Now," he glared.

"Fine," the tea disappeared. "I'll just have some damn toast," I walked over to the kitchen area where I grabbed a piece of bread and popped it into the toaster.

I crossed my arms at them. They were all watching me. This was horrible. Sure, I wanted to do this, but I wanted to be welcomed. Cyborg had and I think Beast Boy was trying to be nice…and the alien was just stupid so…maybe I just wanted Robin to say hi. To see that I'm not here to hurt them. I want him to see me as a friend and not a mortal enemy that he lets live in the house. And maybe he could get a cooler uniform along the way.

My toast was ready and I started to walk toward the table. I suddenly saw their faces. Cyborg was obviously trying to decide. He looked unsure of whether he wanted to be nice or give into peer pressure and be a jerk. Starfire was grinning…no surprise there. Beast Boy was looking at me with hate in his eyes. Maybe I'd beaten him up one too many times. And Robin…His face was torn in a nasty look of anger and hatred. I obviously wasn't wanted.

I bit into my toast and teleported down to my room. I sat down on my bed and ate my toast. Then I unloaded my bags. Books and candles went on the empty shelves to the right and clothes were stacked on shelves to the left. My cloaks were hung on nails that must have held some kinds of cleaning devices. When it was all done I laid down on my bad, exhausted. I fished my cell out of my bag. I flipped it open and texted Jinx.

This sux.

I waited a few seconds and she responded

What happened?

Every1 cept Cy + alien hate me. BB prob don't like me cuz of multiple beatings. Robin is suspicious, angry, +hates my guts.

Then I guess the feeling's mutual…

How did ur day go?

All right. They pretty much like me. Realized I wanted to b good.

Lucky u. I'm a certified 'get inside and kill them all' kinda gall over here.

Sry. I g2g hang in there, it'll be okay.

I closed my phone and sighed. I looked at the time. 4:38. Wow that had taken a while. This room wasn't too bad. Maybe things would get better. I laughed at the silly thought. How could this hopeless situation have a hope?

"Just think," there was that mysterious voice again.

"Go away, damnit!" I screamed.

The light bulb broke again.

"How many villains turned hero does it take to change a light bulb?" the voice asked.

"One," another light bulb screwed itself into place.

wadja think?? light bulb thing isnt completely pointless. it comes in later.. hope u liked. thanks 2 reviewers. sorry im not responding this time. review on ur way out, pick up a jelly donut if u want...lol jk.

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