Cara was sitting on a swing, pumping her legs back and forth. Raven was sitting on the bench with clear view of the swings and her daughter. In her hand was a book, but ever so often she would look over the edge at the smiling girl. More for show than anything, she would sense it if anything was wrong. Like she sensed it when Jenny walked toward her. Like she sensed how distressed she was. Upset, angry, curious and confused. It had taken her three days to either figure everything out, or to build up the courage to get the truth.

"You want to sit?"

"What's the deal with you and Gar?"

Raven closed her book and got to her feet.

"Gar and I used to date. We broke up because I didn't want children, and he did. Two months later I got pregnant with Cara with another man."

"And you never told him."

"He still wants a family, and I still can't give it to him."

Someone gripped her trousers, and Raven looked down at Cara's huge eyes.

"It's okay Cara."

Raven glanced at Jenny.

"Was there anything else?"

She just looked at Cara, before turning and walking away.

--

Cara was trying to hold her head up high, but the night stole all her power. Raven didn't mind carrying her.

"Hi Beautiful."

Raven looked up and her eyes grew when she saw Adonis, but realised he didn't know her.

"You shouldn't walk alone like that."

With everything that had happened the last few weeks. With Cara being kidnapped, Gar finding out about her, and Jenny, Raven was glad to find someone she could let off some of her buried down anger out on. She placed Cara down on the ground. Then turned and looked at him. He grinned before jumping at her. She grabbed his arm, jumped up before flicking herself over and kicking him in the back making him crash into the wall. It trembled and Adonis got to his feet again. As he turned his face was almost as red as his suit. Raven just got in position again. He jumped her, but Raven kicked his feet from under him, before lying down and using her legs as momentum fliped him over her and straight into the opposite wall. He got to his feet, but was swaying and Raven just brushed off durt from her clothes. His face was now a dark crimson colour. Then he grinned, and Raven suddenly felt fear empty her body. His hand was moving down toward the ground at an incredibly speed, and under it, Cara was crying and looking at her mother with tears in her eyes. Before she could think the black energy shot out of her body, wrapped itself around the man and his arm and made him fly up in the air before tumbling down into the ground. Digging him under the asfalt, before again shooting up into the air. She let him go and he flew over the rooftop. Raven walked over to Cara, picked her up and as they walked home, she whispered comforting words in her daughter's ears.

--

There were dozens of reporters around the kindergarten. Some of them were taking pictures of the building, some were interviewing the other children and one or two of the grown ups. Raven opened the gate and suddenly all of the reporters turned and focused at her.

"Is it true that you are the former titan Raven?"

"Did you quit because you were pregnant?"

"Is Changling from the titans the father?"

"Where did you get the name Roth from?"

Raven looked from one reporter to the other confused, before on of them gave her the newspaper. There, on the front page a huge picture of her using the dark energy to throw Adonis over the rooftop. There was also a blow up of Cara, and her t-shirt where the kindergarten's logo was clear to see. All the blood vanished from her face as the reports continued to spew out their questions.

"Why did you quit?"

"Does Cara have any powers?"

"What have you been doing al this time?"

"Have you not considered the dangers of having her be together with ordinary children?"

Her head started to work again, and she managed to get through the group and into the house. The leader for the kindergarten jumped up and Cara was sitting on the floor colouring.

"I'm so sorry Ms. Roth. I've called the police. "

"I'm taking her out."

"I understand Ms. Roth."

Cara looked up and smiled as her mother walked toward her.

"Is it true Ms. Roth. Are you the former titan Raven?"

Raven just picked up Cara and teleported to the island. She was set back by the reporters on the boats, and the flashing went crazy when they saw her. And all she could do was walk as fast as she could toward the tower and knock. Every second she spent there, every flash that went of made Raven want to shriek and scream, but she refused to give them that. So when the door opened she just walked in as quickly she could with her eyes firmly looking ahead.

"Dick said you might be dropping by soon. I haven't seen such a publicity storm since the wedding."

Raven just sent Garfield the evil eyes, but she felt safer and calmer on the inside of the door. Cara started to squirm and Raven let her down.

"How could you be stupid enough to use your powers while wearing your ring? I'm not complaining, he probably deserved it, but still."

"Bad week."

He just shrugged and didn't push it. He knew better. They arrived at the common room where the TV was set to a report about Raven and Cara. Richard turned the screen off.

"I need a new identity Vic."

Victor just nodded.

"It might take a while."

Raven just nodded.

"Cara come here."

Cara walked obediently to her mother. Raven took of both rings and gave them to him.

"And make Cara's ring something that she can grow in."

He just nodded again, before leaving. The doorbell rang and Garfield vanished.

"You want to play in my room friend Cara?"

Cara looked at Kori with huge eyes, before looking at Raven. Raven nodded and the two of them left, leaving only Raven and Richard.

"How could I have been so stupid Dick?"

"It's not that bad."

"They surrounded her kindergarten. I won't let her suffer because of me."

Her body was filled with guilt, leaving room for nothing else, and the windows shattered. Raven quickly dried her tears, but Richard acted like he hadn't noticed. Just walked over to the wall near the broken window and pushed a button. An metal shield moved and covered the gaping holes.

"That's new."

Raven looked up and at Garfield and Jenny. She hadn't noticed.

"I should go to Victor."

All she got was a nod from Richard as she left. She walked as quickly as she could while chanting her mantra. Desperately trying to get her emotions down to a level where she wasn't a danger to the people she cared about, and the people they cared about. She knocked and entered.

"There, everything about Raven Roth and Cara Roth has been deleted. So, what new identity do you want now."

Raven looked at the screen. She had worked so hard to do well, to be good.

"Rachel Scott."

"Okay."

"A character from a book I read a lot when I was a kid."

He started to type, and slowly Rachel Scott's life unfolded and was born.

"You know I can't have any contact with you Vic, when we move."

"I figured."

He wasn't looking at her, and Raven wanted to cry.

"I'm sorry. But this happened because..."

"You still love him."

Raven nodded, and whispered her mantra.

"He still loves you."

"We didn't break up because we didn't love each other Victor. But I can't let Cara suffer because of it. I've cause her so much pain already."

Victor turned and gently caressed her cheek.

"She loves you Rae."

"I know, but some times love isn't enough."

He smiled shorty, before turning back to the screen.

"And Cara's new name?"

"Victoria."

A small pause before he wrote it down. After writing down the new dates and adresses of Rachel Scott's life he turned to the ring. Raven looked at the image, and how with only a few changes the apparence completely changed. Before she looked like a normal version of Raven, now she didn't look like that. She just looked different. He imprinted the new changes and gave Raven the new rings.

"You always have my number Rae."

Raven just nodded, then she hugged the man.

"Thank you."

"I'll miss you."

Raven nodded again, before leaving. Ignoring that Victor was crying over his computer. She entered the common room where Kori and Cara where back. As quickly as she saw her mother Cara smile and ran into Raven's arms.

"Did you have fun with Kori?"

Cara nodded.

"Here put this on."

The changes weren't as dramatic, but it was strange to look at her daughter and not see her daughter.

"Cara I have to talk to you about something. You can't be Cara anymore."

"Why?"

"Because mommy did something stupid. You have to be Victoria. You can still do what you like to do, but your name is Victoria now. Not Cara. Do you understand?"

The girl just nodded, but she had tears in her eyes. Raven pulled the girl into her arms.

"I'm so sorry."

Cara was crying and Raven looked at a cup on the table spinning around. She breathed and the cup came to a standstill. Before exploding.