It's not very long, but I hope you like it.

Suggestions are always welcome. :)

Also a special thanks to Emily The Avenger for being my beta from now on!

Besides I tried to throw in some Gizmo/ Cyborg action this chapter but I wasn't in the mood. Next chapter then. I didn't forget about the other titans.

Raven followed the boy known as Kyd Wykkyd but after a while she noticed that he didn't seem to have a destination. He rather seemed to walk all over the place actually. Sometimes he stopped in front of a shop window but they slowly left the inner city, reaching outlying districts in the west part of Jump City.

Who could hold it against him? Raven at least noticed the looks people gave him. Looks she had gotten far too often herself already. Looks of curiosity, looks of fear, looks of uncertainty, even looks of disgust.

People feared everything that was different than themselves and like Raven herself Kyd Wykkyd didn't look human, maybe even less human because of his scarlet red eyes without any pupils or irises.

It didn't take long and they met less people, the houses became bleak and less pretty and Kyd Wykkyd walked along the street like a shadow.

Raven followed in a certain distance, when he suddenly stopped.

A little girl's laughter reached Raven's ears and getting a bit closer she saw him staring in the direction of a playground to his right. It was a wrecked, small playground, merely including two swings and a small slide but the little girl on the swing didn't care. She laughed happily, noises of joy escaping from her constantly and screamed at her mum which sat on a near bench.

Kyd Wykkyd stood there for a few seconds, observing the child before the girl's mother noticed him, ran over to her child, pulled her down from the swing and sent her over to the other end of the playground.

The villain reacted instantly, throwing his hands up in a defensive manner and walking back slowly but the mother just glared.

"I suggest you leave now or we will call the police." The woman's trembling voice blew over to Raven and she knitted her brows watching the situation.

Kyd virtually ran away and Raven had problems keeping up with him. When he sat down on a near bench, she decided to act. Meeting him alone accidentally would never be easier …

Carefully approaching, she tried to look normal and relaxed. When she reached the bench she sat down at the other end and tried to think about what to say, something intriguing, creative and carefree ... "Hi."

Great. Even with the changed voice she sounded bored in her own opinion.

Kyd Wykkyd turned his head, not answering. He merely cocked his head.

"I am Regan."

Still no answer. But she believed to see that his eyes trailed down her body a little bit.

Okay, what did she know about flirting? Touch your hair, show what you have …

Sighing she took a finger and twisted a strand of her hair around it while trying to smile somehow.

The result was him raising an eyebrow and her 'smile' coming out as a grimace.

"Okay, I'm not really good at this," she hesitantly told him. Maybe being honest would help her somehow. The tempting sexy Goth thing really wasn't hers.

"I- I saw you a few days ago and you somehow looked … nice," Raven ended lamely.

His brow raised even higher. Probably skeptical because now, where it was out, even Raven had to admit that she would describe him as a lot of things but certainly not as a person 'looking nice'.

„Then I saw you again today and I just had to get in touch with you. I don't know, uhm, you just seem … different."

Oh my.

First he just stared, then he seemed to do something close to silent giggling. One of his hands pointed at his eyes and she instantly knew what he meant. Of course he seemed different, it wasn't really hard to notice that.

"Would you … would you … tell me your name?"

His small grin disappeared and his face went all serious again. A court nod and he got up to walk away. "Hey, wait." He stopped. "What is your problem? This is really rude."

Slowly turning he backed away a little and seemed to think about something before he mouthed his name.

"Kyd Wykkyd?" Raven said as unsure as possible, after all she wasn't actually supposed to know his name.

Nodding again he wanted to leave but she stopped him by grabbing his arm. He twitched away and didn't look her in the eye. This was entirely different for Raven, it was the first time someone was acting alike the way SHE usually acted.

Removing her hand quickly she tried to think of something to intrigue him further.

"I know what you are," she whispered, hoping that it would sound mysterious in some way.

He looked up and raised an eyebrow to show that she should go on.

"You are a thief, a criminal, I saw you in the news a few times."

Pretty lame, yes, but what else should the average citizen know about him?

"So, Kyd Wykkyd must be your nickname but you must have a real name."

It was worth the try, right?

Rummaging around in the pockets of his cape he drew a pencil and small note pad out and started writing.

A few seconds later he tossed the paper over to Raven.

"Everybody calls me that so I'd say it indeed is my real name."

"Okay," Raven deadpanned. "Whatever."

Again he was about to leave and again Raven had to call out to him. She started feeling silly and hated being left out in the rain.

"Where are you going?"

If he would have pupils she was sure he would have rolled his eyes because that was exactly the way he looked right now.

Grabbing his note pad again he gave her another written piece of paper.

"I can't see how that is any of your business but how you already managed to see correctly: I'm a criminal and therefore probably dangerous for you, you should better stay away from such a bad guy."

Looking up she gave him the best ironic 'seriously?' look she could manage.

Kyd Wykkyd tried to look serious but the edges of his mouth curled up into a small smirk.

"As cute as it might be that you're looking out for me, I'm pretty good at taking care of myself, thanks. You'd be surprised what I could do to you", she shrugged and added quickly: "Because even if I might be just a normal, average girl I'm well trained in hand-to-hand combat and ehm so on."

Another paper found its way into her hands. "Geez, you must have a high wastage of paper," Raven mumbled taking the sheet.

"I am trained excellent in hand-to-hand combat as well, I have experience as a criminal, am as quiet as a fox if I need to and am able to teleport. I can create portals, go to other dimensions, levitate and own a highly dangerous cowl. Who would you say is in advantage here?"

Almost groaning Raven withstand the urge to roll her eyes and threw a witty remark at him.

"Alright, fine, what do you try to prove me here?" she asked irritated. "I just wanted to get to know you but whatever!" And with that she spun around on her heels and headed for the street that would bring her back to the coast.

That was it, she was done with this. She had KNOWN that it was a stupid idea! Of course there was no chance it could have worked out. This idiotic villain, tzz, she would not let him play with her like this.

Just then a figure appeared in front of her, out of nowhere and yelping she stumbled back before landing on the ground.

A white piece of paper was hold into her face and growling she snapped it away and read.

"I'm not used to people walking up to me to talk to me. Besides you might have noticed that I'm not good with words."At this Raven raised an eyebrow. "But what you did today is … new for me. If you want I'll show you something that might interest you and isn't possible for the average human without help."

Staring at his hand he had outstretched to her she took it and was brought back to her feet instantly. He was stronger than he looked.

Could she really trust him?
Was this a trick? But why should he trick a citizen? Just out of fun?

"Is whatever you planned going to hurt?"

He shook his head, eyes on her.

"Alright then, surprise me."