I slowly flutter my eyes open. Surrounding me, is the room I have had since I moved into titans towers. Getting out of bed, I walk over to my large mirror. Grabbing my hairbrush, i tug it through my now butt length hair. Pulling it up into a ponytail, I make my way out of my room. Descending the steps, I hear loud chatter coming from the common room.
"Hello, dear friend Raven" Starfire says, smiling.
" Hey Starfire" I say, plastering a fake smile on my face.
"You going to the party tonight, Raven?" Robin asks.
" Ughhhhh, I dont know." I reply.
"Well you might want to decide, we are going to the mall soon to get new outfits!" Robin replies.
I wasnt to fond on either of those things. Then again, it could be fun...
"Fine, i'll come to the party."
"Yay, now you need a makeover, my friend!" Starfire says, her voice filled with happiness
Crap. What have i gotten myself into?
"Go put something other than your uniform on Raven, we are going CASUAL!" Robin exclaims loudly.
I make my way back up the stairs, sighing heavily. Throwing the door to my room open, I go in. I make my way over to my closet. Opening it, I am greeted my a sea of purple and black uniforms. I pull them all to the side, revealing a whole rack of t shirts, hoodies and jeans. Pulling out a hoodie with "Insanity" written on the back, and a pair of faded jeans, i throw them onto my bed. Absent- mindedly, i start humming a song. Then, I start full fledge singing
"'Cause everytime we touch, I get this feeling.
And everytime we kiss I swear I could fly.
Can't you feel my heart beat fast, I want this to last.
Need you by my side.
'Cause everytime we touch, I feel the static.
And everytime we kiss, I reach for the sky.
Can't you hear my heart beat so...
I can't let you go.
Want you in my life"
Immediately, my cheeks go red, hoping nobody heard me. By then, I was dressed, so I went back out if my room. I go downstairs, to find the gang waiting there for me. We make our way out to the finally finished T car. Beast boy was sitting in the front with Cyborg, which meant, Robin, Starfire and I were stuck in the back.
After about 10 minutes of driving, we pull up in front of the mall. We hop out if the t car. Making our way into the large facility, we immediately go our separate ways. The guys go off to find some clothes, whilst Starfire drags me behind her, our destination unknown. She tightly grips my hand, until eventually we reach a store with a large sign on it reading "Delias" At a glance, I see a large flood of whites, pinks, and purples. Starfire nearly squeaking in joy, I am yet again dragged into hell.
Rack, after rack, after rack of five seconds, Starfire pulls a dress off a rack, and holds it up to either hers or my body. Eventually, I crack.
"Starfire! This is going nowhere! Lets just l-... I stop mid-sentence. On the rack in front of me, lies a white dress with an outrageous tule bottom, laced with silver details and amethyst crystals. Silently, i pull it off the rack, holding it up to my own body. Starfires eyes widen, suddenly seeming to resemble plates, and her mouth forms into a wild grin. All of a sudden, I am crash hugged by the girl herself.
"Friend Raven! That is most definitely the dress for you!" She squeals. Having found her dress several racks ago, she grabs me, yet again, and leads me to the changing rooms. We take the two available changing rooms. After wriggling into the dress, i look into the mirror next to me. All my memories of my distant father disappear, and are replaced by shock and awe. Slowly, I open the curtain. As if on cue, Starfire opens her curtain as well. My mouth drops. Her dress is hot pink, and a similar style to mine, except instead of amethysts, it is sprinkled with diamonds and rubies.
" Oh Raven, you look stunning" Starfire breaths.
"Same to you" i reply.
We take our dresses off, and take them to the counter to be payed for.
"You know whats next, dear Raven?"
"Of course" I say grimly, and I am dragged yet again...
Minutes later, we arrive at what I presume is a large salon. Starfire leads me inside, and I am greeted by a girl about my age, who has red hair and green eyes.
"Im guessing your Raven?" The girl asks.
"Um, yeah" I reply
"Well, i'm Kyliah, and by the time im finished here, you will be stunning"
She leads me to a chair, and I reluctantly sit down. She starts brushing my hair. Then, motioning for me to lay back, she starts washing my hair. Slowly, I drift into a state of relaxation.
About an hour later, I finally come out of the state, and find myself sitting under a large dome. Kyliah realises, and comes over to me. She lifts the large dome off my head, and shows me a mirror. My jaw practically hits the floor in awe. Kyliah has pulled all of my hair over to one side and curled it. She has also put lavender highlights in it. Starfire squeaks in delight. I get up out of the chair. Seeing myself in the full length mirror, I realise that I also had makeup on, mostly purple.
"Thanks, Kyliah..." I say
"Anytime, Raven, anytime" She replies.
Starfire and I make our way out of the salon, heading back to the front entrance, where we were supposed to be meeting the guys. Sure enough, they were standing there, obviously waiting for us.
Robin looks up, making immediate eye contact with me. His eyes widen. He nudges Beast Boy and Cyborg, and they both look up. Their reactions are about the same.
" Raven, you look stunning..." Robin breaths.