Star Melody: I just had to have her blow up something, and, thank-you for the luck! I did rather well on the speech. It was just the follow up paper. I had no idea that there was such a thing as making a paper too long, : l And, it's not Red X's car. It's just a random car…which makes it all the funnier when you find out what the owner of the car does for a living. I have it half written, so, that'll be posted soon. As for the cat story, I have it all planned out, but nothing written. I figured I should finish this one up first.

Somewhere In Time: DING DING DING!!! You are absolutely correct! Thanks to BB's enhanced animal instincts, yes, he does sense that she's Raven. But, he's still pretty oblivious, though. Oh, and thank-you for the spot on the last actual chapter. If it wasn't for you, I would have never notice that I left out an entire paragraph! Thanks!

Yukihane: Not really a date so much as all the Titans all hanging out with Eva. But they do have moments together. And, yes, I had to filter some of the pictures. It's for the same reason that this fic is rated T. From here, there'll be blood.

Dreamzcometrue: Thank-you for thinking so! Hope I keeping going with the goodness!

AmethystAna: Too bad the rest of the Titans didn't notice. They might have figured all this out sooner. But nooooooooo, only some dark and ominous figure who will show up in every chapter from here on out in some way shape or form notices.

Tsuki-hime Neko: It'll calm down soon. In a few days I have my last finals, which I'm not worried about at all, and then all I have to do is work and attempting to find my room which I've let go since school started. And thank-you! I'm trying to make this one the best I've written. But, truth be told, Grammar and spelling are my worse subjects. Thank the Lord for spell check!

22Sango22: I like those ideas. Unfortunately, the whole situation with Raven in Eva's body makes it quiet impossible for Raven to be mobile. You'll see in the next few chapters what I mean. But I like those ideas!

Alright, people, I'm back! Thank-you all so much for being so patient and supportive! So, here's a nice longer chapter for you! And, guess what? Things are started to happen in this chapter! *gasp*

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans nor the Joker. But Anna is mine.

Chapter 5: Truths

He had been anxious since she agreed to come, but when Beastboy tried to explain it to Cyborg, Cyborg only teased him saying he had a crush, but…Beastboy knew what having a crush felt like. He did love Tetra a lot. No, this…this felt like something else entirely. More like the excitement you get when you finally find your favorite action figure when you thought it was gone for good in the mysterious abyss that lost things seem to disappear into in your mess of a room (there's one in the dryer, too. What? You thought your socks just got up and walked away?). No…it was more than that. It was more like when you find your best friend again after many years of no communication. Yeah, that was more like how it felt.

And Beastboy tried to explain this to Robin, too. Hoping the leader would take it more seriously than his tin friend. Well, he did…….sorta. Robin didn't start teasing him by telling him that all doors and lights were to remain open and on because he wasn't ready to be an uncle like Cyborg did. But even the ever-so-serious leader of the Teen Titans brushed it off as a crush.

Starfire was too excited about Eva's arrival that Beastboy wasn't able to really talk to the alien girl, though, he doubted that the girl would actually listen and take him seriously. This was when he was suddenly hit with a wave of sorrow. This would have been something he would have talked to Raven about. The empath knew more about emotions than anyone in the tower…which was amusing since she was always restricting hers. He let out a sigh. "Maybe I'm looking too hard at this whole thing." He muttered to himself before heading to his room. Maybe sleep would help him calm down.

For the past two months, Anna had been more of a presence in Eva's life rather than an active force. Anna would like to say that it was because she didn't want to crowd her daughter as she settled back into her life at a comfortable pace for her. But that wasn't the only reason.

Anna went through the days with a heavy heart, like she was mourning the loss of a daughter.

Ever since Eva woke up after her heart stopped beating for that long moment, there was always something off about her daughter. It was almost like she wasn't her daughter at all. While she tried to convince herself it was just because Eva was still unfamiliar with her surrounding, a part of her knew it was more than that.

Anna's mind continued to replay that night, and the guilt ate her up. She was rejecting her own daughter, and she was the reason that Eva had been attacked.

Anna said goodbye to her daughter as Eva headed to the cliffs. They were visiting Anna's sister a few towns over and Anna wanted to talk a little while longer with her sister. But she knew Eva was bored, there was nobody around her age in the area. So, she let her go along, promising to catch up in a little while, despite the nagging voice in the back of her mind that told her not to.

Well, that little bit turned into an hour before Anna noticed the time. She left her sister to tuck in her little children while she ran to catch up to her own daughter at the cliffs. She walked, heading down the few blocks the head into the forest, using the small trail that lead the way to the cliffs. The illuminating beam of a flashlight helped her stay on the path, but she didn't get far before a form caught the rays of light.

The flashlight hit the ground and rolled away, but the light remained on the mangled and bloody body of her daughter.

Anna closed her eyes and forced back the memory along with the nausea that followed. Anna wasn't in the medical profession. She had never seen that much blood in her whole entire life. But she couldn't let her daughter know. She wouldn't tell her to the extent that she had been attacked. Not as long as she doesn't remember herself….

But she couldn't let it also stop her from being a part of her daughter's life. That's why she made up her mind. A little bit before her daughter was scheduled to get off work, she started to make Eva her favorite meal. It was time for Anna to be a parent again.

It wasn't long after she had finished setting up when Eva walked in. Anna smiled brightly at her. "Hello, Sweetheart! How was work?" That was when she noticed the smile on the teen's face and Anna's smile turned into a grin. "Or should I ask, what happened at work?"

Anna had been young when she had Eva. Like…teenage young, so, she could still play the 'girl friend' to the teen. Heaven forbid she was often mistaken as Eva's sister a lot of time.

"I met the teen titans today..." She answered as she sat down to the table, trying to stay calm. "…and they invited me to hang out with them tomorrow afternoon." Anna couldn't help but gasp.

"No way! You know what this means, right?" Anna asked with a grin.

The teen looked at the older woman with a curious look as she took a bit of food. "What?"

"Shopping trip."

It was 4 before 2 when the doorbell rang, echoing throughout the silent tower, alerting the inhabitants of the visitor that they have been waiting for. Starfire made a dash for the door but Robin stopped her. "Beastboy should get it." He told her, giving said boy a nod towards the door.

Robin was just happy seeing Beastboy take an interest in someone outside the team. He knew that despite the boy's cheerful façade, Raven's presumed death hit him the hardest. Robin knew that Beastboy blamed himself. And Robin felt horrible at the fact that he hadn't even made an attempt at trying to talk to the changeling to think otherwise. Actually, he knew that none of them had tried because, and this is the part Robin hated to admit, they all did partially blame Beastboy. And who wouldn't? After all, it had been because of Beastboy that Raven left that day…

Robin snapped himself out of the thought, scolding himself for it. None of them could have known. And he shouldn't blame Beastboy. Robin could have told her no. He could have gone with her. There were a million better things that a leader should have done that might have saved Raven.

Beastboy opened the door and let Eva in, only able to squeak out a weak greeting of "Hey." Robin looked up to see why everyone was suddenly so quiet. And he figured it out quickly.

Eva stood in the doorway wearing a pair of dark blue jean capris and a deep dark, almost black, long sleeved shirt that reached down to her upper thighs. And, with the gold chain that she also had hung loosely around her hips, the Teen Titans were caught off guard for a moment. She almost looked like…

Eva shifted nervously when the Titans all seemed to stare at her. She could feel a wave of pain blanket the room, though, it only lasted a moment before Beastboy suddenly broke this trace that had seemed to overtake the tower's inhabitants. "Eva! You're here!" Beastboy greeted cheerfully, making a much better attempt at a greeting. Eva couldn't help but smile at the green boy's enthusiasm.

"Welcome to the T-Tower!" Cyborg greeted, snapping out of the trance, also.

"Yes! Welcome, New Friend!" Starfire cheered happily with a small hop while she clapped (Robin had told her that Starfire was not to hug Eva because, while the Titans were used to the bone crushing hugs from the alien princess, their visitor was not and as such could get really hurt)

Robin took a step towards Eva with his calm smile. "Yes, welcome, Eva. If you need anything, don't hesitate to ask."

"Come on! We have this awesome game system that you just have to see!" Beastboy said as he dragged Eva away.

Within moments, Eva found herself on the top level of the tower staring at a HUGE TV that was build into the window of the Titan's main room. And, as Beastboy set up the video game, Eva looked around, curious as to why she felt more at home here than in her own room at home. She pushed the thought away when Beastboy handed her a controller and started up the game. She kept silent about the fact that she really wasn't all that interested in playing video games. But, Eva didn't want to be rude, so she kept her mouth shut and decided just to play. She didn't catch the name of the game as the title screen flew by, but, she quickly realized that it was a robot fighting game.

And, after a quick lesson from Beastboy, they started to battle it out. And, as they did so, they talked. You know…one of those conversations were you talk about everything and, yet, about nothing. She told Beastboy about her mother, Anna, and Beastboy, in turn, told her about his. She had to admit, being raised by the Doom Patrol and then joining the Teen Titans seemed like it would have made for an interesting life; not that she remember the majority of her life to compare it to. And that was something she didn't share with her green host.

Eva and Beastboy went a few rounds, Beastboy winning all those before Eva suddenly seemed to catch on. From there, Eva couldn't be stopped. "I-I've been going easy on you!" He squeaked after his 3rd lose in a row. Eva only grinned smugly. "Sure you have." She teased him, causing an onslaught of more rounds. She had to admit, she was having a lot of fun with this.

After even more losses (Eva lost count after her 21st win), Robin finally jumped in after having finally shown up.

"Can I have a shot?" He asked, plopping down on the couch beside Beastboy. Beastboy happily passed it onto the bird with obvious frustration, causing a quiet giggle from Eva.

And that's how it went for the next hour, the three of them passing the controllers around to verse on another. It was about 5 pm before Starfire floated in. "Robin, Cyborg is done with the Queing of the Barbe." She told Robin, who had just finished winning his battle against Eva. Eva looked up at her.

"Queing of the…barbe?"

"She means barbeque. You came on a great day, Eva. It's our movie night." Robin told the teen.

"Yes, barbeque. Then we volley the ball till the sun disappears!" Starfire continued cheerfully.

"Then, we throw in a movie and enjoy with buckets full of popcorn!" Beastboy finished.

What they didn't add in is the fact that they haven't had a movie night in a long time.

"Come on, y'all! The meat's getting cold!" Cyborg called through the tower's speakers.

"I hope he means tofu, too." Beastboy grumbled as they all stood up. Robin and Starfire headed up together, leaving Eva and Beastboy alone for a moment. He held out his hand to Eva, who hadn't moved from the couch. "Come on." He said with a smile. Eva looked up at him for a moment and something stirred within her. This all seemed so familiar but she couldn't quiet place it. But, she smiled up at the changeling and took his hand. He lead her up to the roof, leaving the room empty as the lights turned off automatically.

By the time they came back down into the room, it was hours later and the sun had fully set by then.

"Man, Eva, who knew you were so good at volleyball!" Beastboy praised her as he gave her a pat on the back.

"Yeah…I didn't know either." She chuckled sheepishly.

"Now it's time to the movie and the popping of corn!" Starfire cheered as she flew over to the kitchen area and started up the popcorn while Cyborg started up the movie. Tonight was featuring the brand new action/horror movie, Up and Up (A/N I'm not good at naming or giving titles to things. I'm even worse at coming up for names with horror movies. If you have a better idea, tell me about it, please. But, seeing as the movie itself doesn't have much of a place in the story, I'm not too worried.)

It was scary. It was gruesome. And Eva was sure she was going to have nightmares. Unfortunately, about an hour into the movie, nature called. She leaned in towards Beastboy, who was sitting next to her. "Hey, where's the bathroom?" She asked quietly as to not disturb the others too much.

"Oh, down the stairs and head down the hall, take the second left, then a quick right. It's about four doors to your right." He told her and she nodded a thanks and snuck out. She found it easily enough; it was right where he said it would be. Unfortunately, she forgot how to get back. She sighed and started down the hall, hoping that she was heading the right way.

But, after a few minutes and still not finding the stairs, she conclude she was not. Eva was just about to turn around when a door caught her eye. There was nothgint particular about this door, there were more throughout the hall, but, there was something about this room that triggered something in Eva. She didn't know what it was. A sense of familiarity, perhaps; but she was sure it wasn't that. The Titans made it clear that she had never been here before. So, she stood there, staring at the door, but, more particularly, the name on the door.

Raven.

'Who's Raven?' She wondered, her head started to ache.

Eva wasn't sure how long she was standing there when suddenly a voice made her jump.

"It's been two months." Beastboy said suddenly, causing Eva to jump and turn around to face him. But his eyes weren't on her; they were on the door.-No…on the name on the door.

She found herself on the edge of a cliff, staring down at the roaring waters below. Her cloak was blowing wildly all around her as the fabric pulled, as if trying to break free and fly away on the wind.

She turned to gaze back at the name engraved on the door.

When he failed to continue after a few moments, she spoke.

"Two months since what?"

"Since she disappeared," His voice was quiet, even, so…un-Beastboy-like.

The wind pushed at her back as if wanted to push her over, or maybe it wanted her to run, to get away from the approaching presense behind her.

"We haven't found anything, yet. We don't even know if she's alive or…" He continued, this time unpersuaded, and he found himself overwhelmed and unable to stop. "I try to keep hoping. I really do, but….but I'm losing that." A drop hits the ground as tears slowly start to run down Beastboy's face and drip off his chin.

She felt a knot of emotions well up in her chest, something didn't feel right. She followed the stranger's silent movement towards her until he stopped several feet away.

"I feel like I've betrayed her, y'know? It's my fault she even left. I know that; the whole team knows that. I was being…too loud. She asked me to quiet down a few times, but…I wouldn't. I brushed her off and now she's gone!"

He said something, she knew he did, she heard his voice, it was smooth, playful, and would have been one that someone could trust, except for the under layer of insanity an bloodlust, yes, she could hear his voice clearly, but, she couldn't get the words. They were muffled, too muffled. She was still struggling to understand what he said when her mouth moved, answering the unknown speaker. But the voice wasn't Eva's. It was strange sounding, emotionless, hoarsy, completely alien, but, yet, completely right.

Now he was really crying, his speech now blurred by his emotions, but, Eva could still understand him. "It's all my fault! It's all my fault and I can't even tell you what happened to her! I can't tell you if she was killed."

Again, she couldn't understand what had said. She didn't even try to as she felt her body turn and face the figure. All she saw was a flash.

"I can't even tell you if she even hit the water! Maybe she even had someone around who was there, trying to help her! Maybe…" The rest of what he was going to say was choked back as he let out a sob that shook his body.

She heard a girl scream in the distance as she found herself looking up at the sky as it rushed away from her. Her cloak enveloping her numb body once more before breaking free and gaining the freedom it had attempted to gain on the cliff; leaving its owner alone as she fell into the ocean below.

Eve didn't know why, or even care why, she suddenly wrapped her arms around the sobbing hero, but she just let him sob, trying to comfort him as her visions disappeared and her head stopped hurting.

"Just let it out, just let it out." She whispered soothingly to him.

"I just want her back…I just…she probably mad at me. She probably hates me." He continued and Eva could tell that he had been holding that in for awhile. Before she could think anything through, a phrase suddenly slipped out.

"She doesn't hate you. And she doesn't blame you."

Those were words were simple, but, somehow they made Beastboy feel like he had a weight lifted off his shoulder.

Eva made her way into her house at about 9 that night. She found her mother on the couch, her eyes closed and the TV on. Eva smiled as she walked over and turned off the TV and put a blanket over her mother. After giving her a kiss on the forehead Eva headed upstairs. She never noticed rag that was soaked with chloroform on the table beside the TV nor did she notice the wave of malicious joy coming from the dark figure hidden in the shadows in the corner behind the door; the blade in his hand shimmering in the moonlight as his lips formed a grin that would match the Joker's in both insanity and blood lust.

A/N I know I just skimmed through the whole hanging out thing between the Titans and Eva. That's because it's not that important. I just needed the few moments between her and Beastboy. I also just needed her out of the house.

Oh, and, don't worry about that last moment with BB and Eva. There's more. But what was said afterwards will be reveled later.....

Expect the next chapter within a few weeks!