"So now the Titans know about the Mibu?" asked Akari.

"Hai, but hopefully they won't get too involved. The Mibu are our problem, no one else's," said Kyo.

"What about Kat and Leo? Do they remember anything else?" asked Mahiro.

"Leo remembers a lot more now, and Kat's memories are beginning to return."

"Do the Titans know about the Mibu?" asked Hotaru.

"I already answered that, baka."

"They should make excellent allies, especially with him still out there" said Akira.

"When is Yukimura getting here?" asked Yuya.

"He and the others will be here in a few weeks. Hopefully that will help Kat and Leo remember some more."

"Great, so now we gotta deal with that drunk," Mayumi grumbled.

"Don't worry, Mizuki will be here to keep him in line," said Benitora.

"As long as I get a decent fight, I don't care if we've got more allies or not," said Bontenmaru.

"Well, we'll see what will happen in a few weeks," said Kyo.

Desmond sat on a bench in the park, just waiting for her arrival. In his hand was a single white rose. As he sat back against the park bench, he allowed his thoughts to fill his mind.

After his little rant about his humanity being his weakness, Raven had confessed to being a half demon. In the Bible, demons were evil but Desmond was not so sure. Heck, if angels could fall (like Lucifer) demons could rise and see the light. Nothing was pure evil. The Beast Spirits were supposed to be evil, but Shima, Hikaru and Daichi were an exception to that rule.

Just what was wrong with this picture?

After the Roach invasion, Shima had reported that this could be the work of the Black Joker since the Royals have pretty much disbanded. Setsuna had warned Desmond before about the Black Joker. 'So, the Black Joker is starting to act. Well, the one to seal it will be me.'

When he first donned the mantle of the Knight of Genbu, he had originally planned to seal ALL the Beast Spirits and be granted the power of immortality. However, he met opposition from the other Knights. Then, he decided to ascend to King Form for the same reason, but with different results. The King Form transformation was still unstable and only Leo and Kat (Kat called hers Wild Form) could get to that level. Just what was wrong with him? Was he too weak to change into King Form? Was his humanity holding him back?

A black raven shaped figure rose up from the ground in front of him and dispersed, leaving only Raven clad in her uniform before him. She had her hood down. Good. Under the pale moon light she was simply beautiful.

"Good evening, Desmond," she said monotonously. Desmond sighed. Somehow, he wasn't surprised that she would be cold to him.

"Please, sit down," he offered and she sat next to her. The awkward silence of several seconds felt like a lifetime before Raven sat down on the bench next to him.

"You sounded urgent," she said, "That's why you called me here, isn't it?"

"Raven, there was a reason why you told me you were a half demon, wasn't it?" he asked. She didn't respond. "You were trying to tell me it was my humanity that gives me strength, like your human half that balances out your demon half, correct?"

"Yes," she replied, "Humanity isn't a weakness."

"But it is mine." He looked down on the ground, "It's not my humanity that I hate; it's my mortality. It's…limited and it scares me, especially with this cancer inside of me." He grasped his chest. "I'm sometimes afraid to go to sleep because I fear I might just not wake up anymore. Do you know what it's like knowing that you will die soon? True, humans will all eventually die, but for me my time is too short."

Raven listened. He was right. His time was short. He didn't have much time to live and that scared him and it scared her too.

"My mother's death made me realize about how fragile human life really is. My father then tried to find the secret of immortality and discovered the Beast Spirits, but ended up with them released. Then, he created the Advent System to recapture them. His goals are unlike mine. Like me, he wants… craves immortality. Because of that I've been lonely ever since with only Walter to keep me company. Before mother died, he was different. But now, I despise him."

Raven felt sympathetic for him, "Desmond…"

"Raven, I'm not trying to gain immortality for just myself, but for you as well." This confession caught Raven by surprise.

"What do you mean?" she asked him.

"Raven, I love you, and because of that I will not die," he proclaimed. Raven blushed. He placed the rose in her hair and ran his hand through her violet locks. "Half demon or not, to me you are an angel." He then leaned over and gently pressed his lips against hers. It took Raven a few seconds to respond and kiss him back before they were locked in a loving embrace.

The stars and moon shone upon the Angel of Azarath and the Black Knight of Genbu.

Takada sat in front of his laptop computer. His lights were off and Karmen and the twins were all fast asleep. Good. He would need his privacy for this.

Telling the Titans and the twins about the dangers of the Advent System was part of the plan. He felt guilty for having an ulterior motive, but this was all for the greater good. Kat and Leo had gotten way too powerful, much more than the Corporation would've expected and liked. They didn't like surprises and this was one of them.

He opened up a file labeled…CODENAME: TRIAL-Z.

Episode 45: Home

While they were leaving the twins' café the previous day, Jinx had asked Kyo to meet up with her the next day. This whole deal with Sanae was eating away at her. Just how close were Leo and this girl? They were to meet at the park.

The next morning, the pink haired witch saw Kyo sitting on a bench. He was staring intently at a picture he had in his hand. It was a picture of him and Mahiro, but with them were several other people. Kat and Leo were also in the picture. Holding onto Leo's arm was a girl with long black hair. This was Sanae. There was also a girl with bright green eyes and shoulder length brown hair. She had her arms around the arm of a boy with short brown hair; he looked as if he were trying to escape. A purple haired girl and a redheaded girl watched the two. There was also a group of three boys, an overweight young man with glasses, a suave looking man with blonde hair, and a large man who was glaring daggers at Leo. "Um… Kyo?" said Jinx, getting his attention. He looked up from the picture and saw Jinx.

"You wanna know about Leo and Sanae don't you?" asked Kyo.

"Yeah…" said Jinx.

"Well, have a seat," said Kyo. Jinx nodded and sat down next to him. "Let me tell you about Sanae first. She was always really well… weak, for lack of a better word. She always had to take these pills. That's actually why she went to Kanenone. Her doctors thought that the mountain air would be good for her. How she and Leo met was well… it was just like Leo. He saw her sitting alone and walked up to her. They began talking and became friends. She was actually Leo's first friend at the school, even though we were roommates."

"If you guys were roommates, then how did Sanae become his first friend? Wouldn't he have met you first?"

"I was… dealing with some business," said Kyo. "I actually met Draco before I met Leo." Kyo then explained what had happened…

(Flashback…)

"Listen up, everyone; we have a new student joining us today. His name is Ryuki Leonard Narukawa. Please come in, Narukawa-san!" called the teacher.

The boy in question walked in. He was wearing the standard male uniform but with an additional black jacket on and a scarf. His hair was straight and pulled into a ponytail with two bangs sticking out. His hair was auburn and his eyes were emerald green. He also had on a pair of green goggles strapped to his head. He bowed.

"Konnichiwa," he greeted, smiling widely, "and please call me Leo." Most of the girls became starry-eyed. He walked back and took the empty seat behind Kyo.

There was a large crash coming from outside. "What was that?!" yelled Kyo. Everyone looked outside the window to see a large armored lizard-like creature with a sword causing havoc.

'This isn't good' thought Leo.

Kyo turned his attention towards the teacher. "Hey, sensei! Toss me my sword!" The teacher nodded his head and threw the sword on the wall to Kyo. Kyo smirked, "Time to have some fun." He unsheathed his blade and jumped out the window towards the creature, throwing off his sunglasses on the way down. He slashed his blade but the creature blocked. 'What is this thing?'

Everyone was being evacuated from the classroom, so no one noticed when Leo slipped away.

The creature slashed at Kyo with its own blade as Kyo blocked with his. This creature, whatever it was, was pretty good with a sword but Kyo had to do all he could to put it down. Seeing an opening, he stabbed his sword into where the creature's heart should be. He smirked but then became shocked when the creature was ready to decapitate him. It was still alive. Quickly withdrawing his sword, which was stained by the creature's green blood, he jumped back before he became a head shorter.

"Okay, just what is this thing?" Kyo said in confusion. The creature came at him again but then…

"RAIJIN!"

A lightning bolt came down upon the creature, electrocuting it and sending it flying. Kyo turned to look at where the voice came from and was surprised.

Standing not too far away was a man clad in blue armor with a silver chestplate. He wore a blue bodysuit with silver armor plating on his forearms and shins. The helmet was blue with a silver faceplate and green eyes and held a single horn. The emblem on his chest looked like the symbol for the Spades suit like on playing cards but also held an insignia that looked like a dragon. On his left hip was an intricate sword with a dragonhead shaped hilt on it. He drew his sword and announced, "I am the hero that shall create a path to his destiny with the slash of his blade. I am the Legendary Advent Knight, Draco! Kenzan!"

Kyo sweat-dropped, 'Just where did this guy get his lines?'

Draco charged at the creature and a sword fight began. Kyo was impressed by the amount of skill that Draco was showing as he swung his sword around to slash at the creature repeatedly. The creature did get its second wind and began slashing at Draco who blocked with his sword before kicking it in the chest and then sending a surge of electricity through its body, which once again sent it flying. Draco then pulled another trick.

"FUUJIN!" Draco swung his sword and sent blades of concentrated wind at the creature, slashing at it and sending green blood splashing. Draco then sheathed his sword and then leapt up before delivering a devastating flying kick into the creature, this time powered by wind and electricity. The creature fell from the attack with bolts of electricity running over its body. Kyo then watched as the armored warrior drew a blank card with a red back and threw it at the creature. The card got stuck on the creature's chest by its corner before, much to Kyo's surprise again, the creature vanished in a swirl of green energy and was sucked into the card before it spun and flew back to Draco's hand. Draco nodded and turned to walk away.

"Hey, wait!" Kyo called, but Draco didn't stop. He turned a corner and Kyo followed after him but then he was gone.

(End Flashback…)

"Draco and I didn't get off on the best of terms," said Kyo with a laugh.

"What was Leo like back then?" asked Jinx.

"Same as he is now, caring about everyone and very polite," said Kyo. "He was a really good friend." Kyo sighed. "Unfortunately, when our memories were erased, we lost another really good friend."

"Who?" questioned Jinx.

"Her name was Midori. Your friend, Starfire, reminds me so much of her. She was in love with one of my best friends, Yuusuke, though at first he didn't return her feelings."

"So, what happened to make you lose your memories?" asked Jinx.

Kyo let out a deep sigh. "That's something I'd rather not talk about…" He quickly changed the subject. "Leo and I had a better meeting than I did with his alter ego…"

(Flashback…)

Kyo returned to his dorm room and sneezed. He then noticed his new roommate. "Hey, you must be my new roommate. Narukawa, right?"

"Hai," Leo nodded. "My friends call me Leo."

"Cool. Call me Kyo."

"Hai, Kyo-san," Leo noticed. Kyo noticed the stack of cook books on Leo's bed but what really caught his eye was the bokken lying next to Leo.

"Hey, you practice kendo too," Kyo said.

"Hai," Leo said, "Okaasan tried to get me into fencing, but the clothes were a bit too tight on me. It wasn't very comfortable. So, she instead got me into kendo and I fell in love with it. I carry the bokken around as a good luck charm."

"Can I hold it?" Kyo asked. Leo smiled and handed the bokken over to Kyo. "Wow, this is really good workmanship."

"Okaasan only allows me to get the best," Leo said as he continued to read.

"So, you like reading cook books?" Kyo asked as he sat on a chair.

"Hai," Leo nodded. "To me, cooking is an art form. I dream of becoming a world class chef one day."

"It's good to have dreams," Kyo agreed.

(End Flashback…)

"As for Sanae, well, everyone had the feeling that they were harboring feelings for each other. It didn't come out though until Sanae was kidnapped by King. Kat, Leo and I went and saved her. Afterwards, they kissed and soon they went out on their first date. They really liked each other," said Kyo.

"Did they… love each other?" asked Jinx, afraid of the answer.

"I'm not really sure. Sorry, but love was never my forte. I'm a fighter; only person I ever loved was Mahiro. So, as for Leo's and your problem, I can't really help. I'm still trying to sort through all of my memories myself." Kyo stood up and stretched his back. They then heard a very loud crash, coming from… the twin's restaurant!

Several minutes earlier…

Leo had just finished the mopping and wiping the tables before he got to work on making breakfast for him and his sister. Takada was not around for some reason but he'd left a note saying that he'd be back in a couple of days. Karmen was still fast asleep and his sister was taking a shower before going to wake Karmen up. The two girls came down to see Leo finished making breakfast and laying the food down on one of the dining tables.

"Ohayo, onee-chan, Karmen-san," Leo bowed.

"Ohayo, otouto-chan," Kat bowed back. She was dressed in her usual attire.

"Mornin," Karmen greeted before yawning. She'd taken a short shower and was dressed but with her hair a little damp.

The trio sat down to enjoy their breakfast. They had toast, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausages and pancakes. It was a large spread but not for this three. Kat had a cup of coffee while Leo had a glass of milk. Karmen was having a glass of orange juice, nice and cold.

"Itadakimasu," Leo began before they started to eat.

"This is really good, Leo," Karmen complimented as she began to eat her meal.

"What else would you expect from our 'star chef'?" Kat said, teasing her brother.

"Onee-chan, you flatter me," Leo said with a smile before taking a bite out of his toast.

Suddenly, the window smashed to pieces, sending glass flying as a large red figure came flying into the dining room. It crashed upon a table and chairs, flattening them and breaking the legs. The figure had also crashed into the counter and cash register, breaking it and sending money flying.

Leo, Kat and Karmen only gawked.

Robin, leading the Titans, shouted, "Titans, let's-" and then he froze. "Uh-oh."

Beast Boy peered in to see where their opponent, Adonis, had crashed into and gulped, "Oh, crap."

"I believe this is when the expression 'oh, shit' should be used, yes?" Starfire asked gingerly.

"I don't think that can sum it up, Star," Cyborg said as he looked at the mess. "But, yes."

"Not good…" Terra gulped. Raven nodded in agreement.

Adonis groaned as he groggily stood up. His suit had protected him. He then laughed, "Hah! Think you can take down Adonis!? I'm invinci-" he was cut off in mid-rant as a fist was planted in his face, knocking him down. He looked up to see a seething Kat standing over him with a red aura surrounding her.

"YOU…WRECKED…MY RESTAURANT!" Kat screamed as she grabbed Adonis and began doing things so unspeakably violent that this writer could not put this on paper. Let's just say that the human body was not meant to bend that way. (CRACK!) Ouch.

The Titans, Leo and Karmen flinched and winced as Kat bent Adonis into a pretzel and began to give him severe burns before freezing him into an ice cube.

Kyo and Jinx arrived to see what was going on and Kyo chuckled.

"Still as violent as ever," Kyo said, catching Leo's attention. "Haven't seen a spine bend that way since Kat met Bacchi-Gu."

"Hai," Leo nodded, "Onee-chan is certainly…spirited today…" A bead of sweat fell from his head.

After she was done, Kat turned her sight to the Titans and shouted, "SOMEONE IS GOING TO PAY FOR THIS!"

A construction crew had come to fix up the mess as the Titans, Karmen, Kyo, Leo and Kat stood outside. Craig had come as soon as he'd heard the news.

"You okay, Kat?" Craig asked in concern.

"Of course not!" she cried, "My restaurant's busted and we're going to lose business!" She buried her face into his chest as she cried.

"It's a good thing okaasan was willing to pay to fix it up though," Leo said positively, "Of course, this does mean that until repairs are completed, onee-chan, Karmen and I have nowhere else to live."

"Hey, where's Takada?" Craig asked Leo.

"He just…left. He did leave a note that said he'll be back in a few days."

"OUR CUSTOMERS!" Kat wailed and then pulled herself away from the Craig and giving the Titans a chilling stare. You could feel the temperature fall several degrees. "You…this is all your fault…" she growled.

"We are sorry, friend Kat," Starfire apologized. "Please, allow us to make amends."

Kat, grinning, said, "OK, when the restaurant and fixed and reopened, I want ALL of you to work as waiters and waitresses for a MONTH!"

The Titans cringed.

"You'll also be wearing uniforms…" Kat added. "Now, where the heck are we gonna live?"

"I still have some extra room at my place," Craig said. "Why don't you guys crash there?"

"Yes!" Kat said.

"No!" Leo objected. Kat turned to look at him.

"Why not?" Kat asked.

Leo sighed and said, "I mean no disrespect, but I do not think us staying with you would be wise, Craig-san. With the Trials and Black Joker running loose, we would be targets and if we stayed with you, you would be put into unnecessary danger." This was his explanation.

Kat nodded in agreement, "He makes sense. Sorry, Craig, but I can't let you get hurt."

Craig just sighed, "That's okay."

"Kyo-san?" Leo asked.

"Sorry, but I don't got enough room," Kyo said. He was expecting company and the place was packed as it is. "Besides, I'd rather not see what would happen if Hotaru and Kat were in the same room."

"Well, now what are we gonna do?" Kat questioned until Jinx cleared her throat to get everyone's attention.

"I think I might have an idea…" Jinx said with a grin.

"Isn't it nice that the Titans invited us to stay here until repairs were done?" Leo said to his sister as they stepped onto the island in front of Titans Tower.

"Yeah, I guess," Kat shrugged.

"Onee-chan…"

"Hey, it was your girlfriend's idea for us to stay here. Besides, I really liked our home," Kat complained.

"But we can't really stay there while construction is being done."

"I know, I know…well, at least we were able to bring our essentials like clothes and our pets." Behind Kat was a large suitcase and in her hand was a birdcage with her pet parakeet, Akai. Leo had several bags with him and in his hands was the plastic case that held his pet iguana Midori. The Titans had helped them pack while Cyborg had driven them to the Tower with their stuff. Jinx and Karmen had accompanied them. The other Titans had been called for another emergency again.

"So, this is Titans Tower," Karmen said as she looked up at the tall structure. She didn't have a big suitcase, really and only had a backpack with her essentials. She usually borrowed clothes from Kat. "Looks…familiar…"

Cyborg scratched his head. He still wasn't used to seeing Blackfire, even if she was an amnesiac now. "Yup, home sweet home," he said, smiling.

"And now it's your home until your restaurant has been rebuilt," Jinx said, smiling towards Leo. Leo smiled back, blushing.

"Hai."

Jinx had concocted this idea to make sure that she'd be the Number 1 girl in Leo's heart. She had been a villain and some of her badness had not completely worn of. She was still a bad girl at heart and now she had Leo where she wanted him. In the same Tower and at night she could just sneak into his room and do lots and lots of naughty things…Her grin widened at the notion.

"Well, let's go in and see which room will be ours," Kat said as she pulled her suitcase along side her. It had wheels. "Ikuzo, otouto-chan."

"Hai, onee-chan," Leo then quoted, "Okaasan said this; a house is just a building, but home is where the heart is." He followed after his sister, effortlessly carrying his bags and the iguana cage. Karmen, Jinx and Cyborg followed after.

The Titans were going up against Control Freak and this time he was at the movie theatre. His remote now enabled him to bring figures from movies to life. Too bad today was the opening of the Monster Movie Day at the movies. Monster Movies all day. Oh, joy. Kyo had come along to help out because he was bored plus maybe this would be fun.

The other Titans were facing some famous monsters from various monster movies, old and new. Beast Boy went up against 'The Creature from the Black Lagoon'; Terra was up against 'Frankenstein's Monster', Starfire and Raven were fighting a mummy while Robin was fighting against 'Leatherface' from 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'.

Beast Boy, as a rhino, rammed hard into his opponent as Terra made the Frankenstein's Monster sink into a hole she'd created in the concrete floor. Starfire ad Raven had unwrapped the mummy, leaving only bones before the 5 of them teamed up to take down Leatherface easily with their combined forces. Leatherface stood no chance as he was pelted by dark energy, starbolts, rocks, explosive discs and then being trampled by a green elephant.

Kyo, alone, stood facing the creature known as the Gwoemul, the monster from the Korean movie "The Host". It had the body of a tadpole and legs like a dog… did I forget to mention it was about 30 feet long and 10 feet tall with three rows of razor sharp teeth. He readied his sword and charged at the creature. It roared and swung its tail at the samurai. Kyo was hit by the tail and sent flying, crashing into the snack counter.

"They just had to be playing that movie…" grumbled Kyo. He looked up and saw the creature running at him. He had no time to defend himself as the creature swallowed him whole. The creature let out a roar in triumph. It looked toward the other Titans and charged, only to stumble and fall just before reaching the Titans. A slicing sound was heard as a sword exited the creature's head and sliced backward. Kyo stepped from his makeshift exit, covered in slimy blue blood. "That was the most horrible experience I've ever had…"

"You!" Control Freak pointed at Kyo. "Who the heck are you supposed to be? Samurai Man?"

Kyo quirked an eyebrow and pointed his sword towards Control Freak. "The name is Kyo, fat boy."

"FAT BOY!?" Control Freak got his remote ready but then Kyo got himself ready as well.

"MIZUCHI!" Kyo's powerful attack just barely missed Control Freak, causing him to screech like a little girl. "Just give up, I don't miss twice."

"Oh yeah!" Control Freak brought out his lightsaber from the episode "For Real". "I'll have you know that I am an expert swordsman!" Kyo appeared behind him.

"Please, my little sister could kick your fat butt all around town," said Kyo.

Control Freak swung his weapon, only for it to meet with Kyo's sword and make sparks. "My weapon will cut straight through your puny blade!" Okay, for those of you who don't know the one thing you never do when fighting a samurai is insult his sword. Kyo's crimson eyes flashed with anger as he slashed Control Freak's sword in half, knocking Control Freak back. Kyo now towered over him.

"What did you just say…?" asked the enraged samurai.

Robin walked up to the samurai as he looked down on the cowering Control Freak. "Hey, Kyo, relax. You beat him."

Sheathing his Tenro, Kyo sighed as he put his sunglasses back on. He growled, "Nobody insults my sword, especially not fat pigs like him." He pointed down on Control Freak in disgust. The fat villain reached for his remote only for a green starbolt to strike it and destroy it. All of the monsters vanished.

"No more," Starfire threatened, eyes glowing green.

"Okay," Control Freak squeaked.

The door slid open and the twins entered. Kat inspected the empty room with her eyes.

"Okay, this seems cozy enough," she said before pulling in her suitcase. Her brother followed her in as both Cyborg and Jinx waited outside the door.

"This is just a spare room that we don't really use," Cyborg said.

"Well, we're using it now," Kat said before turning her attention over to Leo, "Otouto-chan, unroll the futons."

"Hai!" Leo saluted before putting down the iguana cage and then unzipping one of the bags he was carrying. He then pulled out two rolled up bundles before he threw them open, allowing them to roll out onto the floor.

"Sleeping bags?" Cyborg asked, scratching his head. Kat have him a look.

"You were in Japan and you don't know what a futon is?" Kat quirked an eyebrow.

"I was out eating most of the time," he said lamely.

The twins' futons matched their owners. Kat's futon was black with a red heart on it as well as red images of birds. Leo's futon was green with a blue spade and blue dragons on it. Kat went over to the closet and opened it before she opened up the suitcase to put in their clothes. The suitcase had both their clothing, not just hers.

Leo placed the birdcage on a table with his iguana's cage. He smiled before he placed the bags and suitcase in the closet. Both twins rubbed their hands together while looking around the dreary room.

"Well, it may not be home, but it works," Kat said.

"Hai, onee-chan," Leo nodded in agreement.

"You two…are going to share a room?" Jinx commented and both twins nodded. Jinx frowned. She had originally planned to sneak into Leo's room while he was sleeping, but since both twins would be sharing a room, executing her plan would be quite difficult.

"We've always shared a room," Leo said.

"Why change that now?" Kat added.

"Well, I hope you enjoy your stay here," Cyborg said.

Leo bowed, "Arigato. Thank you for inviting us to stay here while our home is being renovated."

"Even though it was your fault to begin with," Kat grumbled.

"Onee-chan…"

"What? It's true, isn't it?"

"No need to bring it up."

"Okay, fine…Thanks for letting us crash here in the Tower. We really appreciate it."

Leo smiled.

Karmen set her bag down and then looked around the room she was put in.

"So much…pink," she said. Obviously, she was in Starfire's room. For some reason, Starfire had personally requested for her to stay in this room. There was a nagging feeling in Karmen's mind that this all seemed so…familiar. Well, at least there was a bed, and a big one too so there wouldn't be any space issues.

Now, Karmen then pulled out a frame photograph and smiled. It was a picture of her and her family…The Café La Salle family. There was Tom, Sheila, Leo, Kat, Takada, Sven, Steven and herself in it. Karmen stood next to Takada as he had an arm around her shoulders. Thinking of the Tiger Knight of Byakko made her face hear up a bit. Smiling wistfully to herself, she set the picture on the bedside table.

Takada, to her worry, had been acting a little strange. He would always lock himself in his room, working on his computer and then talking about these things call the Beast Spirits and their Advent System. She didn't quite understand it, but it wasn't a problem to her. The problem was that Takada had been cutting her off.

She then sat on the bed and then sighed before she lay down on the mattress. She was just so tired…

The Titans returned home after putting Control Freak in jail. Kyo had gone to his own home as well. Of course, newspaper reporters had caught pictures of them with Kyo. So, it wouldn't be much of a stretch for them to assume that Kyo was a new Titan.

When the Titans entered the living room, a delicious aroma invaded their nostrils.

"Oh, what is that delicious aroma?" Starfire questioned, sighing blissfully.

"Looks like Cyborg started lunch already," Raven commented. She couldn't help but smile too. It smelled so good.

"Not me," Cyborg grunted from the sofa as he watched TV. The Titans stared at the mechanical teen as he flipped through the channel.

"Cy?" Beast Boy blinked. "You're not cooking?"

"Does it look like I'm cooking?" Cyborg shot back.

"So, if you're here, who's cooking?" Terra asked.

"Take a look," Cyborg pointed towards the kitchen. They all turned their attention towards the direction he was pointing to. There was a familiar looking red haired teen with green eyes and he was cooking up a storm. Pots and pans had things cooking in them and he was working like a pro. Just what was he making? He opened up a small notebook, scanned the page and nodded before going back to work.

Whatever he was making, it smelled amazing.

"Okay, my Chicken in Orange Sauce is done," Leo said before he poured the contents of the pan onto a plate. It was sliced up chicken pieces covered in a golden orange sauce. He placed orange slices around for decoration. He looked into a pot and sniffed it before using the ladle to pour a bit into a bowl before tasting it. Smacking and licking his lips, he nodded in satisfaction. "The vegetable soup is done too." He looked over to a rice cooker (he had brought it along somehow) and opened the lid to see if the rice was done. He nodded. "Rice is done too." Then he went over to two of the last pans and tasted the contents, "And the Beef in Ginger Sauce and Spicy Tofu are done." He then poured the contents of that pan into two more large plates. He then, one by one, placed each item onto the dining table. He looked up to see the Titans had returned. "Okaeri nasai!" he greeted with a wide smile.

Robin walked over and saw what he had laid out on the dining table. "Leo…what's all this?"

"Oh? This?" Leo said, pointing at the spread. The Titans nodded, "My thanks for you allowing us to stay here. Lunch is on me!"

"He chased me out of my own kitchen," Cyborg grumbled.

"Trying to convince my brother not to cook, would be like convincing a tiger to not eat meat," Kat said as she entered the living room with Jinx. Jinx sniffed the air and sighed.

"That smells…so…" she swooned, "delicious."

"Arigato, Jinxy-chan." He then looked at the Titans. "Please, pick up a plate of rice and put whatever you want in it."

The Titans all sat down at the dining table. Karmen, smelling the food, came in as well and sat down with them before enjoying the meal.

Beast Boy looked over the spread and saw the vegetable soup. Leo, nodding, knew what he wanted so he poured the changeling a bowl. Floating in the soup were potatoes, carrots, and tofu. Smiling, Beast Boy sat down and ate the soup with the rice. He looked at the spicy tofu and used a fork to take a piece before putting it in his mouth. His eyes then widened.

"WOW! This is amazing!" Beast Boy shouted out. "More please!"

"Hai!"

"Hey, where did you get the ingredients for all this?" Robin asked.

"Kid went shopping," Cyborg answered plainly, as he scarfed down some chicken.

"Regrettably, there wasn't anything in this kitchen I could cook with," Leo said. He had opened the fridge and promptly closed it. He planned to clean it up later and get rid of the blue mold. He swore he was it winked at him.

The Titans all, pretty much, enjoyed the entire meal and complimented the chef, Leo. Leo just blushed at the praises.

Kat and Leo then realized that the Titans could eat a lot, Terra and Cyborg especially.

After the meal, the Titans all made sounds of satisfaction.

"That meal…was…X'Hal!" Starfire sighed.

"Never knew tofu could taste so good," Cyborg belched.

"No wonder a lot of people go to your restaurant," Beast Boy realized.

"And you realize that now?" Kat asked, quirking an eyebrow.

"Well, we knew it was good, but never this good," Robin said.

Kat crossed her arms, "Well, too bad with the restaurant closed for repairs, that Kameyarou will be getting all the business." Her eyes narrowed crossly. Kameyarou was her nickname for Desmond. It meant 'Turtle Jerk'. "Knowing him, he would take advantage of us being closed and then put us out of business."

Desmond looked out the window of the Turtle Hut and smiled as he watched Café La Salle getting renovated. "Good," he said before turning his attention back to see his customers eating in the restaurant, enjoying the meals Shima and Walter were preparing. He was in a white shirt with a black vest and black pants before going over to take another customer's order.

"He wouldn't do that," Raven defended. 'Would he?' she thought.

"Well, Desmond-san is a businessman," Leo answered.

"And businessmen like him usually take advantage of a situation like this to make money," Kat added, frowning angrily.

"And added with both Shima-san and Walter-san's cooking…" Leo paused, "Oh, I think I can see."

"Shima's cooking skills are equal to my otouto-chan's," Kat added. "Believe me, I've had a taste."

Leo then picked up all the plates and then went to clean the dishes. Robin objected, "Wait, Leo, you're a guest, you don't have to-"

"Don't bother," Kat said. "Otouto-chan's just too nice for his own good. You'd be disrespecting him if you told him not to help out while we're staying over. He'd clean this whole Tower if he could."

"I don't get it," Beast Boy said, scratching his head in confusion, "I mean, the guy comes from a rich family and probably has servants tending to him on hand and foot, but he knows how to cook and clean."

Kat answered, "Well, growing up, otouto-chan would always end up following mama to various locations where she'd be hosting her next fashion show. He only had the servants for company. To pass the time he would help them out, despite their objections. He's pretty much independent now. He prefers to do his own housework and not let anyone do it for him. He learnt how to cook from the family's personal chef."

The Titans nodded. It made sense…sorta.

Starfire tapped her chin in thought, "I wonder if friend Leo could teach me how to cook?"

"He should teach Raven too," Beast Boy added, chuckling, "She needs it." He then caught Raven glaring at him. "Um…"

Terra just smiled as she sat in the chair. It made her remember all the good times she had with the Titans. True, they had forgiven her, but she was working to regain their trust. Now, she could make a fresh start. No more lies, no more deception, and no more betrayal…

Later…Leo was lying on his back, his hands resting behind his head as he looked up at the sky, watching as the clouds rolled by.

"Can I join you?" he heard a soft voice ask before he sat up slightly, propping himself up with his elbows as he turned his head to see Jinx walking over. He smiled and patted a spot next to him.

"Hai," he nodded. She then sat down and turned to smile at him.

"So, what are you doing up here?" she asked and he pointed to the sky in response. "The sky?"

"The clouds, really," he clarified. "I like to watch as they float by, without a care in the world. They can go so far…in the vast blue sky…" He sighed before lying on his back again, watching the clouds in satisfaction. "It's quite soothing."

Jinx looked down on the boy next to her and smirked before she leaned. His green eyes widened as he noticed how close her face was to his. She then leaned closer to brush her lips against his. His face turned red but then his eyes closed as he enjoyed the kiss. She pressed a little harder into the kiss as she moaned a bit, enjoying the sensation. She then pulled away, leaving a flushed Leo who was slowly catching his breath.

Jinx then stood up, stretching, "Well, I'll be in my room." She then smiled down on the boy and winked. "See you later, Leo." She then strutted off. Leo rolled onto his stomach and watched as the pink-haired girl skipped away happily. He was smiling widely too.

Jinx was so kawaii…

Kat was in the gym, beating the crud out of a punching bag. Left hook! Right hook! Jab! She then spun around and performed a powerful hand chop with her left hand. She jumped back and repeated the same motions, but added a few kicks in too. She was in a red tank top and black sweatpants. She was also barefoot and her hands were covered in black cut-off gloves. She continued to slam her fists and legs into the punching bag, punishing it. She stopped when she heard humming. Turning her head over her shoulder, she watched as Jinx skipped by, humming a happy tune. Kat just snickered and shook her head before continuing her exercise.

Starfire stepped into Robin's room after knocking. He allowed her to enter.

"Robin?" she asked, sounding troubled.

"What's wrong, Starfire?" he asked worriedly before walking towards her.

"It is about…my sister," she said.

Blackfire, or Karmen as she was now known as, still had amnesia. However, Takada had reported that he'd witnessed Blackfire 'waking up' from time to time. Now, Karmen was in Titans Tower and there was no doubt that some of her memories would return. If that happened…then what? Would she still be the same evil Blackfire who hated Starfire…or…could she have changed for the better as Karmen?

"You're worried about her," Robin concluded.

"I am happy that my sister does not hate me now," she said, "But, she does not remember me at all. She is like a totally different person."

"Give it time, Star," he said while reaching over and giving her shoulder a comforting squeeze. "She'll come back."

"I hope so…and I do hope by X'Hal that she has changed for the better."

Robin didn't know what to say to that. Despite all the bad things Blackfire had done, she was still Starfire's sister and Starfire still loved her no matter what. The same could not be said for Blackfire. What would they do if Blackfire 'woke up' completely? Could they prepare for that?

The first time they'd encountered Karmen, things had been tense between the Knights and Titans. The Knights were powerful and had defeated them with little effort, only to return them to the Tower to recuperate afterwards. Robin had looked up Smart Brain Corporation, but the only info he got was that it was a technologies company like LexCorp and Wayne Enterprises. There was just nothing suspicious about it…on the surface. He knew Smart Brain was involved with the Knights. They always mentioned 'The Corporation' cryptically and he knew they were talking about Smart Brain. Smart Brain had created their suits, weapons and vehicles…but for what purpose? What happens after all the Beast Spirits are sealed? Desmond had told Raven that if all the Beast Spirits were sealed, immortality would be granted…but to whom?

Robin was going to find his answers and he knew who to ask…Takada. Takada had a lot of info about the Advent Knights and Beast Spirits. All he had to do was confront the Knight of Byakko and get some answers.

Then there was Kyo. Ever since they first fought the Mibu, Kyo had remained a mystery to them. He obviously knew about Kat and Leo's past, but he refused to tell them about, claiming that the sudden rush of memories may be too much to handle. When asked about the Mibu, he would try and change the subject, or say as little as possible. His allies were a mystery as well. They knew little to nothing about them. They would need to get some straight answers from him.

The day past quite quickly. The Titans relaxed in the Tower since there weren't any emergencies they needed to tend to. Kat was in the training room liftinh weights and Jinx was busy flirting with Leo, flustering the poor boy. The rest of the Titans did their own thing. Raven was reading, Beast Boy and Cyborg were playing video games with Terra cheering her boyfriend on, and Robin and Starfire were...well...making out but I don't have to get into any detail with that.

Leo then prepared a delicious dinner for everyone and even made a delicious cake for dessert. They all enjoyed the meal. Cyborg even wanted to know the recipes but Leo politely declined his request. His recipes were his own secret.

Later that night, the twins went to sleep in their new room.

"Oyasumi, onee-chan," Leo said before yawning.

"Good night, otouto-chan," she replied before she snuggled into her own futon.

Several minutes later, both twins had dozed off. Then, at that moment, the door slowly slid open as a slim figure slipped into the room and slowly tip-toed towards the futons. From the pink eyes, it was clearly Jinx. She kneeled down and then slipped under the covers and snuggled up against the occupant of the futon.

"Mmm…." Jinx purred with a contented smile. "You're so warm."

"Um…Pinky?" she heard the person she was snuggling up against reply and then her pink eyes snapped open. She then looked up to see Kat staring back at her. "What are you doing in my futon?"

Jinx just stuttered, "Um…well…you see…" She was blushing too. Damn! She had snuck into the wrong one! Boy, awkward much?

Kat nodded, understanding what Jinx wanted, and raised a hand to point over to the other futon. "My otouto-chan's in that one."

Jinx slipped out and whispered an apology before crawling over and then slipping under the covers next to Leo before resting her head on his chest. "Mmm…" she purred, closing her eyes contently.

Kat just snickered. She couldn't wait till morning to see her brother's reaction.

ZK Chromedragozoid: OK, the next morning Leo IS gonna be totally surprised. Anyway, the next chap will have a climax. Let me show you:
The twins are still living in the Tower. Kat accidentally cuts herself and Leo sees her bleed. He is shocked to see that she has green blood and she runs away, fearing rejection. She runs into the forest and another monster comes to attack her. She'd left her cards behind and is unable to transform. Leo finds out the truth from the Titans and then rushes over to where he feels his sister is. He knows she's in danger. He gathers her cards to help her, forgetting his own cards and buckle.

Episode 6: Sister

And don't worry…there will be more in the next chap and it involves Jinx making Leo faint a lot.