A/N: Sorry for the delay! I hope I have you all with me! Well, enjoy, it's coming to an end, and I'm hoping to talk to a certain someone about a sequel.

Raven rounded the corner of the dark empty hall. She held the mug of tea tightly between her hands, taking its warmth and pretending like it's comforting her. The truth is, nothing could comfort her. She has been regretting everything. Ever since day one. Okay, fine. More around day two or three. Maybe she should have just stayed locked up in her room. Still it couldn't get any more awkward or-

Well, Raven laid her eyes on something that made everything more awkward and terrible.

"What's wrong princess," The useless scum of a soon-to-be ex-boyfriend whispered. He laid his hand upon a certain peppy red-head's thigh.

"X… Raven is my friend. I do not wish to harm her…" Starfire sighed and faced the floor with shame.

"What she doesn't know won't hurt her. Trust me. Besides, she took Robin right out of your grasp, then she broke his heart and threw his aside. Don't you think the line has been pushed back, way too far for you to cross?" He put a gloved finger to her chin, and pulled her closer.

Raven quickly turned away. She couldn't bare it any longer. She could only imagine that Starfire said no, or maybe Jason rethought his decision. Though, the muffled moans and disgusting slobbery suction noises told her other wise. She had learned to control her emotions, but she had never felt this… broken. She was shattered on the inside. She dropped the mug, not even caring where it landed. She just ran, trying to get to her room. It would have been more discreet if she had just teleported, but with fray of tangled and confused emotions, Azar only knows where she'd end up. She rounded another corner, only to be grabbed by her hips.

"Raven?" The blurred figure asked.

Raven attempted to speak, but all that came out were a mess of blubbers. She quickly broke free from whoever and ran straight into her room. She hastily opened her cedar chest in search of the only person whom she could seek solace from. Since Beast Boy is far too annoying, Cyborg warned her, and this is not something to go to your ex with.

"Where is it?" She cried to herself. The only other person in her life was gone. On top of that, she was so upset and alone, she was looking to a book for comfort. She didn't think anything of it until she realized the danger of the one man who knows most about her and is seeking revenge landing in the hands of a filthy criminal. And who other to take it, than a dirty, no good, slim ball of a cheating boyfriend/thief.

The tears nearly evaporated off of her burning hot face. She was seething with rage, and if anyone stood in her way of getting to the new member's room, she wouldn't hesitate to rip them to shreds. Oh, Red-X is just lucky he wasn't anywhere near her.

She tore into his room, quickly searching every nook and cranny in his room. She finally reached under his bed, pulling out a red laptop case. She held it tightly in her grip, having seen it somewhere in the tower, and knowing it wasn't his to begin with.

"Listen you Psycho Book-knapper! You let me go this instance! RAVEN! CAN YOU HEAR ME! THIS ODD MAN HAS STOLEN ME AND-"

"Malchior?" Raven wasn't sure if she was happy or angry. The tears from earlier have had enough of time to be controlled, so she was angry.

"Raven? Dear, sweet, Raven! You have come to my rescue? Have you forgive-"

"No." She opened the case and pulled the book out. "Malchior, I'll forgive you if you can tell me what you're doing here…"

"Well, a man took me here. A man with a skull mask. He said he was handing me off to someone else and-"

Raven stopped listening. Instantly, everything made sense. The conversation at dinner, the disappearing act at Slade's lair. Jason- Red-X's (she couldn't even think about saying his name because it holds meaning, whereas Red-X is just what she used to call him when he meant nothing) sudden interest in Robin and Slade. All of this. It's clear. Red-X never liked her. She ruined everything for him, and he was using her. He was getting to the book.

The tears broke through her dam and threatened to stain her eyes.

"Dear, Raven. Please don't cry," The book called.

"Shut up," She whined as the tears fell. She knew it wasn't like her, but she had no other choice. She swiftly hid the book under her cloak and went back to her room. She knew exactly how to handle this.

X walked through the hall, pulling his utility belt around himself. Princess isn't as naïve as he had thought. She was not at all what she seemed to be. He smiled a cocky grin to himself as he sauntered the hall. Raven passed him quietly and quickly. Her lips held a smile, though it was anything but jovial. If he had known her better, he would have sworn it was mischievous. She was hiding something, and he wondered if he stared into her eyes, the answer would just come out to greet him.

He raised an eyebrow, "Good afternoon, Rae."

Her thin lips pulled up even farther. She smoothed her plum hair down. "Very good, indeed, X."

He blew the use of his 'Old' name off. "More than you'll ever know."

She stopped, her smile fading a bit and he cursed himself because the look she gave him… it just said she knew too much. She pursed her lips.

"Really? More than I'll ever know?" She was skeptical. She knew. He wouldn't give it away.

He nodded, his throat was getting dry. He just had to push his luck.

"Then, why don't you tell me, X?"

"W-what?" He faltered.

"Why is it so good? If I don't know, and I apparently 'never' will, then why don't you tell me?"

He searched his mind for something to blow her off track. Maybe even a quick excuse would work.

"Because I get to admire your beauty, whereas, you may never get the chance to see just how beautiful you are?" Idiot.

"Oh," She let the smile grace her face again. "Thanks, babe. I'll see you later." She skipped off to her room.

He ran a hand over his forehead. Whew, that was close. He made a mental note to never let another slip like that again. Raven over-analysis everything. For a second there, he thought that maybe she knew about- nah! No need to think about that, there's no way she'd know.

He entered his room which was mysteriously previously unlocked, but not by him. He shrugged it off, but then pictured Robin ransacking his room. He quickly reached under the bed and pulled the red case out, praying the book was still there. He pulled it out, the white book. He slipped it back into the case and pulled out a blue business suit. He had a meeting to attend to, and no one could stop him from being late.