Hey guys...this is my first Teen Titans fanfic...I'm super excited because I've loved these guys forever and I hope that you guys like my idea! ^-^

Enjoy! Review and favorite, maybe? ;D

Ten years. It had been ten years, 120 months, 3,652 days since her life had been shifted. Changed. Rocketed into something she never saw coming, never could've dreamed of coming.

It had been ten years that she's had a family.

A family that actually cared about her, fed her at meals, comforted her when she had nightmares, and treated her as their equal. She's had that going for her for a whole damn decade and it still seems like she'll wake up and find herself back.

Back in that living hell.

"Raven?" A quiet voice asked with a soft knock on her door.

Raven looked away from the moon she was gazing at out her floor-to-ceiling window and turned towards the door with a hint of a smile. She had not been the only one to remember this joyous occasion.

"Come in Starfire," She said, and her sister burst inside giddily, long fiery hair flowing down her back and green eyes sparkling with joy. She wore a simple white night gown that nearly tripped her in her rush to get to Raven.

It's true the two were not really blood related; Raven had much darker hair, tiptoeing the line between purple and black with eyes identical in color, but they were both young when Raven had joined her at the dinner table one night. Starfire never questioned it, but rather set out to become Raven's best friend, and has exceeded her expectations ever since. Raven was proud to consider this girl her sister; she had never had a real sister before.

"Oh Raven, it is the night of your coming! Oh so long ago, do you remember that far back?" Starfire beamed, but her eyes still held a tinge of sympathy. It was for what she knew about Raven's old home - no, prison - and the memories had not been good.

Raven nodded slowly and looked back out into the night. "Not as fresh as I used to, but it's still there. It's a part of me, and I've come to accept it."

"Oh sister, you have grown up so much!"

Starfire flung her arms around Raven and squeezed her tightly. Raven smiled and gently patted her back; she would never get used to the very intrusive ways of expression her new family had.

"Will we be doing the celebrating today?" She asked excitedly.

Raven shook her head, "I tell you every year, I don't need to be celebrated Star."

"Oh but you do! Today is when I finally got a sister, a good sister, and a very close friend! That is most certainly a time to be doing the celebrating!" Her lightened face softened a little, "And we still consider it your day of birth. We all wish to celebrate a time when someone like yourself was brought into this world."

Raven continued to look out across the land before her, holding back emotions for fear of hurting or scaring Starfire. She had never celebrated a "day of birth" before this family; she didn't even know when she really was born. Everyone says that a day of birth is a revival, and that we were brought into a new life on the day of our birth; that's why today is considered my special day.

"If I say yes, you cannot go and plan a large party like you did last year! That was horrific," Raven warned, shuddering at the memory.

Starfire giggled, "But it is the day you are no longer a child, sister Raven. Today you are a true princess of this land."

Raven stared at her sister; she knew this day was coming, the day when she was old enough to not be bossed around by the older siblings or certain people around the village. Today she was 17, and being an outsider brought into a royal family, this means the day she gets her full honorary titles as Princess Raven of Tamaeran.

"You are most indeed excited?" Starfire asked slowly, her eyebrows narrowing.

Raven lost her grip for a second and beamed widely, causing a nearby vase to shatter into pieces. She shook her head and focused. The family came to learn about her...unique abilities in quite a short amount of time, what with the anger and hatred and fear built up deep within her soul, surrounded by strangers that reacted soully with obnoxious displays of emotion. The King, her father, had told her that everyone has something that makes them special; a lot of people in the land had abilities, whether big or small, and if the ability was a good thing or a bad thing, she just has to figure that out for herself. And with such support, she has been able to control them better; everyday she was stronger, more in command, and one day, her powers would not dictate her, but rather the other way around.

"My apologies," Raven sighed wearily.

Starfire hugged her again. "It is of no worry. That vase was never my favorite anyway." She giggled to break the tension. "I will see you for breakfast, sister! Father says we have big things planned today!"

They said their goodnights and Raven crawled back into bed, the light of the moon pouring onto her and lulling her into a restless sleep, filled with nightmares of her past, but she didn't want to wake up.

Because she feared that she wouldn't be in the same bed she fell asleep in.

Ahhh! So exited!

I'm going to be switching from Raven to Beastboy periodically (this is a BBRae, RobStar fic just so we're all clear)...along with a few special surprises ;)

Up next...you'll see!