I haven't written in a while, so bare with me. Also, I had to combine 2 chapters to make this one longer. Hope it makes it better.


It all started on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. Snow was falling gently on the masses of Jump city. With the Christmas holiday fast approaching, not one person was more excited or better prepared than the Teen Titans. Cyborg was hard at work setting up a spectacular light show for when it got dark. Robin was flipping through their numerous Christmas albums as though it actually mattered what they listened to. Starfire hummed contentedly as she hung popcorn and tinsel from every available surface. And Beastboy dutifully rounded up all of the stockings and began preparing for their annual name drawing tradition. They would each draw a name from a Santa hat and get a gift for whoever they drew. This made the holidays so much more organized. The only one who did not participate in this activity was Raven who kept to herself, during the month of December, more so than usual.

Speaking of, by now you are wondering where Raven is, during all of this, considering this story is about her. Unconcerned with the season to be jolly, Raven was calmly walking down the hall to the common room while munching on a bag of almonds. As she breezed into the room and made her way into the kitchen, Cyborg walked in with the mail. Among the normal letters, bills, and police reports; there was a small package for an unusual person. "Um, Raven, there's a package for you."

Raven wasn't confused by this and she crossed the room and took the cardboard box that had her name on it. There was a slight lull in the activities as she allowed a small grin to adorn her face. "Congratulations, you just made my day." With an uncharacteristic spring in her step, she rushed out and left the rest of the team scratching their collective heads.

Starfire was not deterred. "Is it not wondrous for friend Raven to be so joyous today?"

Beastboy was less enthusiastic. "Well, I was gonna say 'freaky', but-"

"That's enough out of you." With a Christmas cookie and an annoyed glare, Cyborg effectively cut off and quieted the green teen in both defense of his adoptive little sister and to save him from further stupidity. "Ain't it a good thing that Raven's finally happy around Christmastime? We are supposed to be her friends, right?"

Robin's brows furrowed as he examined the back of an album. "Of course it's a good thing that she's happy, but you've got to admit that it's a little bit weird. A smile from her is like if you just burst into song for no apparent reason." (He totally does that in the car by the way)

The utterance that Cyborg would have responded with never had the chance to make it out of his mouth. (... Utter) Almost as though the universe was tired of the conversation at hand, or the writer needed to end the scene abruptly, the sirens and flashing red lights that signaled a mission took everyone's mind off of Raven's unexpectedly good mood.


It was almost midnight when the team trudged into the tower and shook the snow and dust from their clothes. Plasmus, Cinder-block and Red X had given them all a run for their money in a back-to-back-to-back battle which had, of course, put Robin in a foul mood. As they all slumped onto the couch for a moment of rest, Cyborg tried to lift their spirits. "How about we go ahead and draw names before we go to bed? We should end the day on a high note."

Even as he spoke, smiles began reappearing but everyone paused when Robin spoke. "I think that we should put Raven's name in there, this year."

Raven only froze for a moment before quickly digging her hands in the pockets of her jeans and producing two, darkly-colored rings. Only after slipping one onto each hand did she make to reply. "Robin," she began calmly, "I respect your opinion, but you know I don't do Christmas."

Robin was too grumpy and agitated to hear the dangerous tone underlying her voice, but everyone else had the sense to move their butts out of the way. "I think it's time for you to start, who knows, you might even end up liking it."

With defiance practically rolling off her in waves, Raven stood and fixed her arrogant leader with a steely glare. "It's not about me liking it. I've got nothing against Christmas!"

Now Robin stood and they were having an official argument. "Then why do you refuse to spend Christmas with your friends?" He was close to yelling. "Is there a reason behind it or do you just enjoy being difficult?!"

"Oh! So, now you want to talk! Not seven years ago when you guys were opening presents and I was in my room alone!" Her voice was dangerously loud, as well.

"Why didn't you say something, then, if you wanted to talk?" His volume lowered slightly.

Her volume, however, did no such thing. "Like you would have listened in the first place!"

"Well I'm listening, now! What on Earth could be keeping you from celebrating a traditional holiday?" He was more confused than angry, by now.

In a fit of rage, Raven rips off her rings and shouts "I'm jewish, damn it!" before disappearing in a swirl of black magic.


Yes, that argument escalated way too quickly. Yes, Raven is Jewish. I stand by my statement. Also, I promise to explain the significance of the rings(XD Lord of the Rings) and how Red X comes into play soon. Criticism, constructive or otherwise, is always welcome, and any Jewish tidbits that you think I should know would help, too. Thank you for reading.