Teen Titans: "Ties" (Part 3)

Aura- It was hard hafting to take care of the beginner. Watching over her every day, because if I don't, who knows what will happen? Sure she's been taught by Him on how to control her powers, but he is just a mere stepping stone on the path of evil. A path that is destined for her and me, and one of us cannot run away from it forever. I've managed to bring her out of the stone state she was once in, but now Slade is even more interested in me. If she just returns to the Titans I could have a break for once. I know that I promised my mother that I would protect anyone that He targeted, but the beginner is the only person left alive that's being targeted by him; well, besides me, and trust me, this beginner is a handful! How did she even know where I was? Appearing right before me with here mounds of questions that I never answer. Does she even know anything about personal space? Guess not because my space has been infiltrated by her many times already…

I stop and examine my surroundings. The dilapidated building that I was in was about to crumble. All old; molds on the walls, even a few bullet holes here and there… The floor squeaked under my shoes as I walked towards the door nearest to the back. It opened before I even got hold of the knob. "Nice to see you." says a shadow by the window nearest to the back of the room. "Not caught yet? What a shame."

"What about you," I ask. "For once you're here, something happen to you on one of your 'errands'?"

The shadow gives me a glare as it steps into the light. The shadow was a guy, my age; he had his usual attire of a black jacket and pants, a white headband, black goggles, and a series of various white belt buckles all around his jacket, with some long strewn white bandages on his pants. "They are not called 'errands' but 'jobs', get that into your head for once."

"Sure, sure," I hop onto a coach. He was still giving me a piercing glare. "Do any of these 'jobs' of yours involve bothering me?"

He shrugs, "If so I would be rather rich." He sits down on a chair in front of the coach that I was on. "So, what gives me the honor of having 'The Evil Blood' visit my place?"

"Don't call me that." I say. He sighs and leans back in his chair. "I'm going after Slade-"

"That's a shock, haven't you been going after him for, oh, I don't know, eight years?" He seemed to be mocking me.

"More than that," I say. "Listen, I just need you to watch over the beginner for me, until I'm doing taking care of Slade."

"When you say the word beginner I say the word loser." He leans closer to me from his chair, his hands folded. "Besides, isn't she the earth girl from eight years ago? I heard that she was already taken by a Titan."

"So?"

"I'm not interested." He said it so bluntly that I felt like punching him.

"It's a request from me," I implore. "Just talk to her and become her ally, you're a good guy to." He seemed to be ignoring me, looking away from my face. "If you don't I'll destroy this base of yours in a split second." I threaten.

"Where is she?" He asks abruptly.

I smile, "Good choice,"

"Aura," he says as I was reaching for the door. "Don't let him get to you. If he does, you won't stand a chance."

"Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Once I left I heard him make a sad sigh, like he had a feeling that something bad will happen.

Niveus- I can't believe that I accepted aura's request so easily, but then again if my base is destroyed by her that would make my fifth one. All of them destroyed by her. I've never even met this Terra girl; I only know that Aura is protecting her from Slade. Terra, it means solid ground in Latin like Aura's means heavenly light, and then mine means snow. Were we all born in the Latin fad of the century or something? I quickly brush away these annoying thoughts and begin to search the streets for this Terra girl.

When I was just about done with my scouting I hear a battle going on up ahead. I quickly rush to the scene where I see a girl fighting what seem to be Slade's goons. I walk up to her, not caring if I got in the way of their battle. "Hey," I begin. "Are you Terra?"

She gives me a quick glance then throws some rock at an incoming goon. "Yeah, what of it?"

I'm in luck; I was actually able to find her! "Aura sent me here,"

"I need no babysitter!" she yells as she slams two goon's heads together with some rocks.

"Well tough luck earth girl because if I don't take care of you it's bye-bye to my base! Do you even know what bye-bye means in Aura's terms?"

She looks at me weirdly. Crap. Now I'm the one that looks like a fool. "All Aura can do is fight with her legs and hands, nothing more."

"Heh, that's just because she doesn't like using her powers on small fries like these." I point to the goons that were starting to get rather annoying. "Excuse me for a bit while I clean up." I turn my back on her and put out my hand. Mist comes from my hands and parades the goons. I watch, very pleased, as the goons turn into icecicles. "Now then, where was I. Ah, yes, my name is Niveus and I shall be taking care of you until Aura is finished dealing with Slade."

Terra laughs, "Dealing with Slade? Sorry pal but Slade is the Titan's arch nemesis. There's no way that Aura; powers or no powers, will be able to beat him."

"Why not," I ask clearly puzzled. "She has killed him before, so a second time won't change anything now will it?"

"She's what?" asks Terra.

"Yep, three years ago she killed him, but considering that he can regenerate he's back again, and again she needs to take care of him." I list effortlessly.

"Wait, Slade can regenerate?" asks Terra.

"Yes and boy was Aura right when she said that you ask lots of questions." I sigh. "Anyways, I have one absolute rule that you must forever follow unless I give you permission not to."

"And what rule is that?" she asks.

"Never speak about Aura or me to the Titans. I am on the good side, but as you should know Aura is on neither side."

"Yeah," she puts her arm behind her head, a gesture that means she doesn't get it. "I never really understood that."

I feel like smacking myself on the head, this girl gets nothing! "Until Slade is gone for good will she be neither good nor bad. Meaning, you and I, the Titans, your enemies, are all her enemies."

"Meaning?" she leads.

Didn't I already just explain? "If you get on her bad side she'll kill you effortlessly, no matter what side you're on. Understand?"

She nods her head. This is going to be a long 'job'…