"Shouldn't she be here by now?" Raven grumbled from her seat on the couch. A book sat in her lap, untouched.
"Relax, Raven." Cyborg exclaimed, his eyes glued to the tv. Him and Beast Boy were engaged in a rather violent racing game and, by the looks of it, Cyborg was winning.
"Yes, please, have the patience." Starfire happily said from the kitchen. Raven turned to look at her and was not surprised to only see Starfire's bum nearly straight in the air, with her head in the refrigerator. She then retreated and gleefully held up her find: a bottle of France's finest mustard. "She will be here soon, I am sure of it," Starfire said thickly; a glob of mustard dribbled down her chin and landed with a soft plop on the counter.
"Where is she sleeping?" Raven asked, looking around the room for an answer. Beast Boy gave an absent shrug, indicating he was just barely listening.
"Well…the couch is big enough…" Robin, who was sandwiched between Cyborg and Beast Boy, started to say.
"You can't make a lady sleep on the couch!" Cyborg shouted, leaping off of the aforementioned piece of furniture. "HAH. I win again! Booyah!" He pointed a finger at Beast Boy. "That'd be $10, please," he sneered.
"Rrrrr. Fine," Beast Boy growled, fishing through his pockets. "Here," he mumbled, thrusting an outstretched hand towards Cyborg. A paperclip, three unwrapped sweets, and a 10 dollar bill lay on his palm. Cyborg made a face before accepting his winnings.
"She hardly qualifies as a lady," Raven snapped, folding her arms angrily across her chest.
Cyborg had just opened his mouth to retort when a knock interrupted them. Raven stiffened, instinctively raising her hands to pull her hood down and then thought better of it.
"Well, someone answer it." She huffed, looking around the room. Robin narrowed his eyes at her before wrestling himself off of the couch. He slowly walked towards the door, hesitating before he finally pulled it open.
"Hello, Robin." A smooth, female voice purred. Robin acknowledged the greeting with a nod.
"Sissy!" Starfire shouted, zooming towards the door. She crashed into the older female standing outside the Titan Tower, who grinned and patted her on the back.
"Thanks for inviting me here, for a month," the female said, pushing past Robin and letting herself in. She beamed at the remaining Titans who returned the welcome, aside from Raven. Raven scowled at the newcomer; the last memory of the alien that Raven had was when she had tried to frame Starfire and kill the rest of the Titans.
The female tossed her suitcase onto the floor and stared at Raven, her deep blue eyes slowly scanning over the younger girl's figure. She cocked an eyebrow and smirked.
"Oh Raven, don't be like that. I'm sure that before long, we'll be like sisters." She stated, leaning casually against her suitcase.
"No thanks." Raven snarled, unfolding her arms and meeting the alien's gaze with a fierce glare of her own. "I've seen how you treat your sisters, Blackfire."