Hello all! I have recently received input which will cause me to alter the writing slightly. I haven't done nearly as well as I could have, so I will seek to remedy that in this chapter.

And just in case it is not clear by this point I will say that I do not own the Teen Titans. If I did I would be rich and submitting site ideas for future episodes.

(Beast Boy's POV)

I got back to the med room and instantly I felt nervous at the thought of what I had to do. Sure I had been hoping to do this forever, but I was nervous okay! I mean, what would your reaction be if you woke up to someone kissing you? But since Raven almost kissed me and didn't melt the tower I should live...hopefully.

I put the crystal to my lips and felt them tingle like Rootbeer was running past them into my mouth. Then came the moment of truth. I moved to Raven's side and begging of God to spare my life placed my hands on her face and touched my lips to hers with all the gentleness of a dove landing on a tree branch.

At first there was no reaction and I found myself panicking. That is...until I felt her gently massage my lips with here own. She gently exhaled through her nose as she relished in the sensation of my lips on hers until reluctantly I broke contact and looked her in those gorgeous eyes.

"Are you alright?" I mentally slap myself. 'Dude of course she isn't alright! She's been in a supernatural coma for a day!' Raven merely smiled and kissed my lips again in assurance.

"I could have done without the coma, but waking up was nice." I felt myself beam at this as I moved in for another kiss...

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

Only to be interrupted yet again by the alarm.

"I don't know about you, but that is really getting old." Raven chuckled lightly before she took off through the door and I followed dutifully at her heels.

Arriving in the main room I saw the usual sight of Robin typing at the computer while everyone else waited for the usual battle cry of, "Titans...!" Robin paused though seeing that Raven was very much awake and moving about. Cyborg was also immobilized and trying to bring his systems back online. Only one person moved.

"Friend Raven!" CRUNCH! "Starfire! Can't...breathe!" Starfire becoming well aware of Raven's need to have air in her lungs swiftly released her with a quick apology. Through all this Robin and Cyborg smiled warmly at the familiar dynamic before Robin cleared his throat and spoke. "It's good to see that things are back to normal, but Cruor is attacking the train yard and we need to stop him before he does anymore damage."

"But Robin the last time we fought the Cruor we had to retreat and Raven..." Robin frowned grimly. "I know Star, but we have to try. No matter what happens we have to try." And here he took her hands in his and gave them a light squeeze before shouting. "Titans Go!"

(At the train yard...duh!)

(Cruor's point of view)

Flames burning high into the sky surrounded me and I relished in the heat they gave off. Now if only the Titans would get here...

"Don't you have anything better to do?" I turned to greet the Titan leader all the while smiling beneath my hood. "Better? I can't think of anything I enjoy more than causing your team pain."

Robin gritted his teeth in seething rage as he ground out his reply, "I don't care how long it takes we will bring you to justice!" I laughed raucously at this. "And how do you propose to do this Robin? Hmmm? The only reason you didn't fall dead the first time is because the dark one out a shield around you." Robin balled his fists as his teeth ground like rocks in a blender as I chuckled at his short fuse. Then I stopped and put my right hand to the left shoulder of my cloak."But if you insist on fighting me I will not stop you. After all it will give me a chance to show you my new look!" With a flourish I tore my cloak from me and flung it to the ground and reveled in the looks of horror that I saw on the Titans' faces. What was the source of that fear? Simple. I looked like a biker from Hell.

I had black boots on my feet that had a curved blade protruding from the toe to form a wicked claw. Above this were black leather pants and a jacket that had spikes coming out of the shoulders as well as what could only be described as gauntlets that had spikes all over the back of the hand.

But what stood out the most is that I had no flesh and my bones were on fire. Even with all the time on other planets and the depths of Hell none of the Titans had seen anything like me before. And just for good measure I gave a roar that caused several of the Titans to flinch before I ripped some chains from the pulleys over my head before stalking towards them.

The Titans however were ready for this and the dark one used her powers to extinguish my flame and knock me to the ground. And just as the Titans were breathing a sigh of relief my hands jerked open and flames once again engulfed my body.

"You're pissing me off dark one!" I pulled the chain taught and set it afire. "Since you refuse to stay down I will just have to go after the one you care for the most." And here my face contorted into what could be interpreted as a sadistic grin before I whipped the chain around my head and then swung it at Beast Boy with the intent of searing his flesh dry. But the chain was caught by the one person I never wanted to see again...my brother.

"Must you always interfere!" I growled deep in my throat as my brother stood there boring into my eyes. "I must in order to spare the lives of those who would otherwise be lost to your mindless slaughter."

"Save me your speaches Lucifer." The name being spewed from my mouth like rotten garbage. "The reason I do this is because I choose to acknowledge the one thing that you continue to deny in spite of the truth staring you in the face!" My brother's gaze did not waver. "And what is that brother?"

"That we are meant to live and die alone." The flames surrounding my head began to die down as an indication of my grief before I found my rage again and stormed on. "We are meant to live unloved and to die unwept and unsung! We are meant to give everything and be given nothing!" I spoke my next words with a voice just above a whisper. "To have the pain in our hearts as our only companion for all eternity."

He heaved a sigh before lighting into another speech. "Brother, you know that your grief is your own choice. Love has been offered countless times to you. You just choose to push it away because you fear that it will not last."

And here he raised his head to deliver his pity filled gaze. "And even though you have every reason to close your heart, you will only experience greater pain if you choose to run from love."

I exploded in fury. "I don't run from love! She runs from me! And even when I think she has finally left me in peace she comes back and her disdainful laughter rings in my ears until I am once again consumed by madness!" And here I drew the sword I had fashioned from bone and pointed it squarely at him. "If you want to convince me that love is worthwhile then you will have to kill me brother! Do you hear me! You will have to kill me."

There you go my loyal readers. Another chapter. And the next one will be up in time proportionate to the number of reviews and ideas I receive. So take the hint and review people:D