Disclaimer- This is a redo of the second story, you might be confused if you never read The Bridge. I am not stealing. I own Naomi. Enjoy.

Now, it's a common misconception that the Teen Titans do not receive schooling. True, we do not attend high school with all the other teenagers in Gothem, it would be far too dangerous for our peers, and Slade might attack the school in attempt to get at us. But the Mayor told us that that was no excuse for missing out on an education. You see, we take the exact same finals as every other high schooler. But we study in the tower in our spare time, when we are finished saving the city from whatever might be thrown at us. We are supposed to read a little bit from a text book before we go to bed each night, but some of us procrastinate and wait the night before the final before we study.

"Perhaps you should have studied when you were supposed to," said Starfire as she sat at the foot of my bed, painting her nails a sparkly purple color. I was lying on my stomach on my bed, my white halve cape hanging over the side of my bed.

"No shit Starfire," I replied as I frantically flipped through the pages of Aliens and Relations textbook.

"Where is the chapter on the Getrons? Weren't they the first alien spices to land on Earth?" I asked Starfire, trying to read at the same time.

"Negative, that was Noitids." She replied disinterestedly as she inspected her freshly painted nails. I was beginning to wish I had never taught her about nail painting; it's her new obsession now.

"God damn it," I murmured under my breath, it wasn't my fault I had missed out on about 150 years, I don't know why I even have to take this test.

I hunched over my textbook, my blonde hair tickled the sides of my cheeks. I brushed it back behind my ear, only for it to fall defiantly right back down again. I flipped through the pages trying to find- oh! Here it is!

Noitids- This sophisticated race is closely related to the Pixics spices. From the galaxy MI122, these red pigmented species were the first extra terrestrial race to travel to Earth and spread Noitidic technology to humans. One of the most important technology they gave Earth was the Solfic energy, the 190 element, and the key to space travel.

Yes! Finally! I began scribbling notes down.

"Naomi?" Star asked suddenly as she waved both hands in front of her waiting for the polish to dry

"Mmm?" I replied, not really listening; as I quickly copied down the key information onto a torn piece of lose leaf paper I had found on my floor earlier.

"I have something to ask you... about Robin."

"Starfire, if it doesn't have to do with the Quadrant 250 theory, I really can't handle it right now."

I regretted it the second the cross world left my mouth. I looked up to see Starfire, with a hurt expression on her face.

"Oh! Star, I'm sorry! I'm really sorry! I'm just really stressed out right now."

She forced a smile, but it didn't really meet her eyes.

"Ohhhh, sorry Starry!" I scrambled to my knees and wrapped my arms around her and gave her a big hug.

"Now what were you saying? About Robin right?"

"Oh yes!" She exclaimed, her eyes glowing brightly, "You see, friend Naomi, of all my time her on Earth, Robin is the most wonderful-"

I tuned out and started flipping threw the pages, while Star droned on and on about Robin. I knew she liked him, anyone with halve a brain could see that, unfortunately both halves of mine are fully operational and have to listen to Star obsess about him.

I grunted a few times out of politeness as Starfire held her one way conversation about Robin. My eyes began drifting back to my open book that almost seemed to taunt me.

All of a sudden my door flew open, interrupting Star's and my "conversation".

"What the hell are you two doing up at this hour!" Cyborg asked a little angrily, wearing nothing but a pair of plaid blue boxer shorts. "You two are keeping the rest of us up! Its like," he checked my digital clock programmed into his mechanical arm, "Two in the morning!"

Since when does Cyborg wear…anything?

"Sorry Cyborg, we'll go to bed." I turned to Starfire. "I guess it is waaaay past our bedtime. Night Star."

"Pleasant night my friend, I am off to rejuvenate." She yawned and hopped of my bed, and then she and Cyborg exited my room. I rubbed my eyes tiredly, knowing I still had a long way to go in the book.

I flipped the page, and hunched over my book. My eyes began to burn as the words just blurred together. So tired.
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I felt a sharp edge poke into my cheek. I groaned, batting whatever it was away with a drowsy hand. My hand collided with the object, knocking it to the floor with a crash.

I rolled off my bed and hit the floor with a thump. Morning light streamed in through my window. I glanced outside, morning sunlight was dancing on the ripples on the water surrounding out privet island.

I looked next to me. My Aliens and Relations textbook rested beside me in an awkward open position, pages bent out of shape.

"No! No no no no no!" I wailed, picking myself off the floor and checking the digital clock on my nightstand.

7:43

Shit!

With effort, I dragged myself to my feet. My eyes darted around my room, desperately for my notes from the night before.

Shit!

I gave up. I glanced in the mirror quickly, combing the knots out of my hair as I dashed out of my room.
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Well, I suppose it could have been worse.

I handed my final paper to the grumpy test lady, who had stopped by the tower to authorize out exam. She glared at me for taking so long, her thin lips pressed in a firm line. I tried to apologize, but she crammed my test quite roughly into her small back briefcase. With that, she let herself out.

I didn't take that long!

I sighed, as I followed the sound of excited chatter. The others had long since finished and had gone to the kitchen to eat lunch.

I pushed open the hanging door into the kitchen and had to smile; Beastboy was wearing a little apron and was humming as he prepared peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. 150 years in the future and people still eat those things, some things are timeless I suppose.

"Here Raven!" he said brightly, shoving a sandwich in her face as she sat dully at the table.

"No," she replied as if that would be the end of it.

"Yes!" He tried earnestly for some time, but gave up when he received the death glare. He shrugged, and looked up and saw his next victim.

"Naomi will eat one! Right?" he looked pleadingly at me as he shoved a plate with no less that twenty sandwiches on it. I smiled,

"Sure, on one condition, spare us and take off that apron."

He smiled and untied it, and then he rushed over to me and pretended to strangle me with it. I laughed and pushed him away, and reached for a sandwich. I nibbled the inside, but not the crust, I hate the crust.

Beastboy who was obviously pleased with himself, was beaming. Hardly anyone liked his cooking in the tower. He was a strict vegetarian, but I humor him and often eat the tofu based products. I turned my attention to Raven, who was nibbling on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich despite herself.

"Hey Raven, how do you think you did?" I asked, making strange faces as I used my tongue to try to scrape the peanut butter from the roof of my mouth.

"Better then you I should hope" she replied as she calmly sipped her hot herbal tea.

"That's rude."

"No, it's a fact. I watched you answer no less then ten questions wrong."

I frowned. I couldn't have done that terribly. But then again, Raven has a funny habit of knowing everything.

I mused over the questions that I probably missed as I threw my sandwich and the crusts in the trash can.

I headed to the panty, still trying to get the peanut butter unstuck in my mouth.

"Hey!" I said suddenly, "Who moved my fruit snacks?"

"When did they become your fruit snacks?" Robin asked as he paused his conversation with Starfire and looked up to me smiling.

"Since I decided they were!" I replied indigently, tearing the cabinet apart looking for the brightly colored packets.

"Yeah Robin! How could you be so insensitive?" Beastboy wailed, hands on his hips in mock anger, making fun of me.

" Naomi," Raven interrupted Beastboy's antics, looking up from her cup of tea, "We're… going to The Gothic today."

"Oh, ok," I replied, a little startled. Raven never invites me to do things. She tells me to do them. I wasn't so enthused about the poetry reading café, but if Raven says I am going, I must be going.

Almost on cure Starfires head snapped around from washing her hands at the sink.

"But! Naomi! We have already made arrangements to go the zoo today!" She declared, almost accusingly as she rung her hands dry on a towel.

"Oh! Right! Sorry Raven," I looked over to Raven, not knowing how she was going to react.

"Sorry for what? Starfires just going to reschedule her little outing."

"No!" Starfire said defiantly, "Naomi and I have been eagerly awaiting this event for three of your Earth days! I have even purchased a photographic image recording mechanism!"

What? I think she means a camera, but when Star gets upset, it gets harder to understand her.

"You will just have to reschedule," Raven repeated said calmly, but this time with a bit of an edge to her hollow voice. Starfire stood their with an expression on her face I couldn't quite read, like she was debating to get really sad or really mad. Suddenly she whirled around and faced me.

"Friend Naomi? You will accompany me to witness the animals of Earth, will you not?"

I hate when they do this.

"Well," I looked at both of them, I felt torn, not wanting to make either of them angry.

"Well, Raven, I have been promising Starfire that we would go to the zoo, so if we leave right now, I'm sure we can make it back in time for you and me to go to The Gothic."

Raven shrugged one shoulder and returned to her reading I sighed in relief, knowing that I had narrowly dodged a bullet. It's a little strange to have a friend that you like, but are equally intimidated by. I think we are friends at least…she does drag me around with her sometimes.

"You ready to go Star?" I asked, turning my attention to Starfire who was clapping her hands in excitement.

"Oh yes!" she replied enthusiastically, as she grabbed my hand and nearly ripped it off "Off we depart to the zoological domain of Earth animal spices!" she announced to no one.

"Go your camera?" I asked, not being able to hold back a smile. She held it up and clicked it a couple of time just to prove it worked.

"Star, don't, you'll waste all the film," I said laughing.

"Oh, there is a fixed amount?" She asked as we headed out.

"Yeah, but we probably want to save it for the animals." Right before we exited the tower, I turned around, "Bye Raven!"

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"It was interesting," I explained to Raven as we sat down in our usual seat in The Gothic, "Especially when Starfire tried to fly over the fence to pet the lion."

Raven shook her head disapprovingly; I think she was disappointed the lion didn't rip her apart.

I tilted my head thoughtful and looked at Raven, I'll never truly know why she has such a sour disposition towards Starfire. I think it has something to do with Starfire being able to be so free with her emotions. To be able to feel all the emotions that make us who we are, something Raven won't ever be able to do. A figure moving toward our take snapped me out of my thoughts.

"Oh, oh Raven!" I dropped my voice, "Here comes Seth!"

A particularly gloomy looking waiter slunk over to our table. I have this crazy idea that Seth and Raven should go out, she says I'm being stupid, but I think it will do her good to have a social life. But Raven clearly stated she didn't want a social life. But that is why you have friends, to completely disregard your wishes.

"What would you like to order?" he asked Raven. He doesn't speak to me for some reason, I'll never understand why.

"I'll leave you two alone." I said mischievously as I stood up and walked to the other side of the café. I took a seat next to two decked out kids, black eyeliner, lip piercings, the whole shebang. They couldn't have been more then thirteen years old! Much too young to have lost faith in humanity

"Hi," I said friendly as if it was completely ordinary to sit next to two complete strangers. I looked back over to Raven and saw that Seth had taken my seat and was talking to Raven. I smiled, imagining Raven and Seth on a date. They probably go hold hands in cemetery or something. I giggled at the though of this, but my giggling quickly ceased when I saw a very grumpily looking manager storm over to Ravens table to yell at his employee for taking an unauthorized break.

No!! He can't do that!! He'll ruin it! I jumped out of my seat and blocked his way.

"Hello there!" I greeted the grumpy manager. His dark wrinkled skin shifted as he arched an eyebrow at me. Well, I'd be grumpy to if I had to work with Seth too, he guy has no sense of humor. And neither did his boss, I quickly learned.

"Hi," he relied quickly and tried to walk around me, but I stepped over to block his way. "Can I help you?!?" he asked getting annoyed.

"Yes, I am... a... very upset customer!" I exclaimed. I needed to buy all the time I could for Raven for she can finally have a social life and stop dragging me to scary places.

"About what?" he asked frowning. I looked desperately around the café, trying to find something to be upset about.

"The...bathrooms!" I exclaimed and I grabbed the man's hand and dragged him to the far side of the cafe. I stopped at the two doors, and pointed expectedly.

"What about the bathrooms," he asked suspiciously, wrenching his hand from mine.

"Oh…" I paused, looking around desperately, "uh….its gone now I guess…"

"I don't have time for this." He turned to leave in the direction of our table.

No!! I was not going to let him ruin Ravens one and only hope of ever in her whole life getting a boyfriend. I shut my eyes. Raven, you owe me big time, I thought as I stuck out my leg and tripped the manager.

"Sorry! Sorry, I didn't see you there!" I exclaimed covering my eyes with my hands as the manager scrambled to his feet swearing something awful. I glanced over to our table, Raven was sitting alone now, and completely unaware of everything I just did. Did Seth ask her out?!?! I smiled sheepishly to the manager, whose face was growing red with anger.

"Hmmm…" I mumbled as I refused to look him in the eyes and scrambled away from him as if he was a ticking time bomb. He didn't reply just glared daggers at me as if he dearly wanted to up a big sign telling employees not to let me return.

I laughed nervously as I darted over to where Raven was sitting alone at our table.

"Uhhh, Raven? Time to go!" I said in a false cheerful voice feeling the flames from the mangers eyes on my back.

"Why?" she asked, then she saw the expression on the manager's face as he glared out us. "What did you do, Naomi?" she asked narrowing her eyes suspiciously.

"Raven! Now!" I hissed as I pulled her to her feet and dragged her out the door. As we stepped out into the sunshine I immediately turned heel and stared down Raven.

"What did Seth say?"

"Seth?" she repeated as if she had no idea who he was.

"Raven! I'm getting frustrated with you! Now stop pretending like you have no idea, and tell me!!"

She let the very smallest of smiles emerge on her face, she thought it was funny when I got mad. I crossed my arms and tapped my foot impatiently. She sighed, as if this was the worst thing that had ever happened to her.

"Well, he asked my out, and I was going to say no, but I knew if I did, you'd drag me right back in there and make me, so..."

"So..." I repeated hopefully. She slightly upset.

"We have a get together this Sunday."

I clapped my hands, finally!! Raven has a boyfriend, sort of, and can now finally fall in love, and get married and stop being so crabby. I think I may be rushing this.

"Oh, and Naomi?" Raven said as we walked off in the direction of the tower, "You owe me."

Starryreloaded: Again, if this seems familiar, it probably is. I am redoing my trilogy I wrote a while ago. This is the second book so read my first story if you haven't already. It's not that long.

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