"Hey Sparky, how's it goin'?"

Cyborg looked up at the big computer screen in the common room. He had bags under his eyes from lack of sleep and his loud happy demeanor was no longer present among his face. Ever since Raven's disappearance, the team has slowly been falling apart. Nightwing drank countless pots of coffee to keep himself from falling asleep in his office. Starfire no longer flew around the tower with her happy smile and bubbly personality. She was much slower and stayed quiet. Her eyes were constantly red and puffy which indicated that she was crying. Changeling stayed in his room much longer. No one knew what he did or where he went. It was just known that he was not taking it well. Cyborg has been trying to keep everything cheerful, but he was also taking it hard. Raven wasn't known to be open or make her presence known to everyone, but when she's gone, they feel her absence.

"Not so good, Bee," Cyborg said, tiredly rubbing his bald head.

Bumble Bee's eyes went soft. "What's wrong? Is someone hurt?"

Cyborg shook his head. "No. Raven was taken by Slade, and it's taking a toll on us."

Bee nodded her head at the information. "Well, what can we do to help? Nothing much is going on here in the East. We're literally just lying around."

Cyborg gave a small smile. "Thanks, Bee. We really need all the aid we can get. We're making sure that Raven's disappearance doesn't hit the press. Thankfully the crime rate has been low here too."

"That's good to hear, Sparky. The team and I will be down there in two days."

Cyborg smiled again and nodded. "Great. I'll see you then."

Robin?"

Nightwing jumped from the alien princess' high voice. Although he changed his name to Nightwing, he still responded quickly to Robin. He rubbed his tired eyes and turned away from the cluttered table in the investigation room. The dim lights were not good on his eyesight and his back started to ache.

"What's up, Starfire?"

Starfire walked towards Nightwing and wrapped her long arms around his shoulders. She kissed his cheek and gave him a small massage. Her big green eyes softened as she looked at her exhausted boyfriend. "Nightwing, you must take the break. You are not going to find a lead on Raven if you are tired."

Nightwing grunted as a response. He never liked it when his teammates told him how to handle his own body. "Star, who knows what Slade could be doing to Raven. We need to find her ASAP."

Starfire dropped her arms. She knew that no matter how hard she tried to get him to leave his work, he will not listen. Sometimes she hated his stubbornness. She missed her boyfriend and his touch on her skin. She felt alone and depressed and could see his workaholic self-put a damper on their relationship.

Nightwing glanced back at her and saw that she had wrapped her arms around her frame and was walking towards the exit. He sighed and turned his stare back at the table. He never liked admitting that he was wrong, but it was true. His body was going to give out from the lack of food and rest. However, finding Slade is top priority right now. Once he's taken down, everything will go back to normal.

Starfire left the room with tears streaming down her face. She hated when his work became more important than her. "Nightwing, I guess nothing will change."

Cyborg walked down the hallway to his room when he noticed Changeling ahead of him. His quietness made him sad most of all. He and Changeling are best friends and not being able to talk to his good friend on a daily basis only dampened the mood even more.

"Yo Beasty!"

Changeling turned and glanced at Cyborg. He was obviously not himself. His eyes were red. "What's up, dude."

Cyborg was inwardly shocked at Changeling's response. Even his voice wasn't sounding normal. "What's going on? I haven't seen you in forever."

Changeling shrugged his shoulders as a response. His hand went to the back of his head while he looked down at the floor. "I've been thinking about Raven and her leaving as well as..Terra."

Cyborg's face went from concern to shock. "Terra? I thought you were over her."

"I am, but...when she left us for Slade, she never came back...I'm concerned that the same thing might happen for Raven."

Cyborg looked at his sad friend. He understood his worry, but he also didn't. Losing someone you love is hard. He can relate, but he has no doubt that Raven won't come back to them.

Changeling felt a strong grip on his shoulder. He looked up to see Cyborg looking at him straight in the eyes. "Raven is strong. I have no fear that she will not come back to us unharmed. The girl even ended the world and managed to get everything back to normal in a span of a day. Don't lose faith in her."

A smile came across Changeling's face as he nodded. "You're right."

"Come on," Cyborg wrapped his arm around Changeling's shoulders and headed towards the common room, completely forgetting about his intentions of going to his room. "While you were moping around in your room, a new video arcade opened up around the pizza shop. Let's go check it out and count how many games I can beat you."

Changeling's eyes lit up. "Yeah right, chrome dome. Bring it on."

Slade typed away on his silver laptop. His office was large and grand. A lit fireplace was before him, illuminating its heat into the large room. His desk was a dark cherry wood with papers slightly screwed over it. There was a small sitting area to the left area of his office and three tall, cherry wood book shelves behind him with as many books that it could hold.

His eye squinted at the words on his screen. The person that had called him was no new client who wanted an item that was tightly locked up in a chemical compound. He mainly did missions of murder, but he enjoyed mixing it up a bit. He had to pay the bills to this large mansion somehow.

Slade leaned back and folded his large hands together. He finished composing a letter that he would send to the client of his approval. He groaned and rubbed his masked head when he looked at the rest of the papers on the table. Not only did he do side criminal jobs, he owned a large business that made him a multimillionaire. It was easy to work at home and conceal his image and still cause criminal disturbances to the Titans without having anyone bat an eye in suspicion.

His fingers went back to work again, typing close to 60 words per minute. He became so engrossed in his work that he didn't hear the opening of his large office doors.

Raven silently closed the doors behind her. She was shocked that he didn't look up from his computer, but it didn't faze her. She was walking around the large mansion until she found one of his many offices. She had on her short, skin tight romper like uniform and her hair was tied back in a high ponytail. The thoughts of their interaction the other day made her shiver with a short wave of pleasure, but she kicked it out of her system quickly. She had a reason to come and find him.

Her pale legs finally moved from its spot and brought her to his large desk. She ignored his icy glare towards her and made her presence known to him by placing her small hands on the desk and leaning forward.

Slade was shocked by the action; heck, he was shocked to see her in his office in the first place. He smirked underneath his mask and leaned back in his chair, folding his hands once more. The moon's light from the tall windows glowed on her pasty skin, making her look almost angelic. Slade sat back and simply enjoyed the beauty of the girl.

"Is there a problem, my dear?"

Raven grunted from hearing his deep voice. She didn't know what was going on with her but just hearing him made her skin burn.

"I need something from the tower."

Slade looked at her confused. "The tower? What do you need?"

Raven debated with herself on whether to tell him the item she needed, but there was no way he would have her go to the tower herself. "I need my meditation mirror."

"Meditation mirror? I did not know you needed one." Slade leaned forward and started to type away on the computer again. He had work to do and had no time to do errands.

Raven grunted with anger when she saw him go back to his work. She hated being ignored. "Of course you wouldn't know because you don't know me."

"How important is it for you to have this...mirror? I have many mirrors in this mansion. Can't you simply use one of those." Slade said carelessly as he continued his work.

"No! I can't! You decided to take me away, so bring to me my mirror I need before I go crazy." Raven was beginning to turn livid. She never saw this inattentive side of Slade, and she does not like it. She wished she had her powers to destroy the laptop that was taking his attention from her.

"It seems like you are already on that road."

Raven snapped. She quickly reached over the desk and slapped Slade hard. His head flew to the side and his laptop almost fell off the table from the force. Raven turned and started to walk out of his office. She felt good that she had hit Slade, but now reality was starting to kick in while she was walking to the doors. The fear that he might pounce on her and act out his revenge fueled her legs to walk faster. Once she reached the doors, she turned.

"I want my meditation mirror, and I need it by tomorrow." After her statement, she slammed the doors shut behind her.

Slade looked up in shock. He rubbed his masked cheek and silently chuckled. The fire inside her intrigued him. He fixed himself and went back to work. He made a note to get the mirror once he finished with his paperwork.

Short chapter, I know, but I wanted to get a chapter in for you guys. Another one will be coming up later on in the day! Stay tuned! And leave a review!