In a dark alleyway in downtown Jump city, a young girl was sitting at a corner, contemplating where to steal her next meal. She was surrounded by old newspapers and metal trash cans. You could hardly tell anyone was there, were it not for her bright, fiery, red-orange hair sticking out.

No, I can't go to Subway again, I almost got caught that one time…Maybe I could go to the Pizza place… Suddenly, a bright beam of light shot up towards the sky, interrupting her thoughts. She jumped, almost knocking over a couple of trashcans. Where did that come from?? She racked her brain, trying to figure out what in the world it could be... Finally, curiosity got the best of her. She slowly started walking down the street, heading towards the beacon of light.

It turns out it was a spotlight, being used to attract attention for the ongoing carnival.

Oh my gosh: how stupid can I be? Here I am, trying to avoid the public, so what do I do? I GO TO A CARNIVAL!! I've gotta get outta here before something bad happens…

She quickly spun around, unaware of the group of people around her, and collided with a girl wearing a dark cape.

"AGH!!"

"UGH!!"

They fell to the ground with a large BOOM, which turned many heads.

"Oww… Ohhh. I'm so sorr-" She fell silent when she noticed that the girl in the cape was not responding. "Crap!" she spun around, looking for anyone who might have been accompanying her. All she saw were confused stares from the crowd. Feeling slightly embarrassed, she turned her face away from the multitude, and focused on the unmoving girl "Hey, you! Wake up!" she whispered. Well, that didn't work. What next? She ignored the obnoxious voice in her head, and continued urging cape-girl to wake up. She breathed a sigh of relief when the unconscious girl started to move again.

"What was…" she suddenly looked up at the girl who had knocked her down. "Who are you?" she asked, apparently surprised that someone could actually knock her down. How do I respond to that? Do I give her my name? She winced at that thought. She didn't want anyone to know her name. She slowly shook her head, and then stuck out her hand to help her up. The girl on the floor shied away from it, as if it were a snake, and slowly picked herself up.

"Raven! RAVEN!!" An annoying voice shrieked. All of a sudden, a short green boy separated himself from the crowd. "Gosh! We were worried sick about you! Where were you?"

"Mostly on the ground." cape-girl said sourly. She must be Raven…Raven… a green boy…Oh. Her eyebrows shot up.

"You're a... super-hero…and I… Oh my gosh I am soooo sorry! I wasn't looking where I was going and I was in a hurry to leave and I didn't know you were behind me and-"

"YOU KNOCKED RAVEN DOWN!!" The green boy shouted, drawing even more unwanted attention. "Suh-weet!! I didn't even know that was possible!"

She blushed a deep red, not really knowing what to say. Don't say anything you idiot! Just get out of there! Well well, obnoxious voices come in handy…

"Um, sorry for bumping into you! Gotta go!" She spun around quickly, hoping they would just let her go. Before she could even take a step, 2 other people confronted her…

"What's going on here?" a suspicious Robin bellowed. Well, she was about ready to hit the deck and apologize for just about every sin in her life. Oh puh-lease! C'mon! For all he knows, you're just a normal person: so start acting like it!! She gulped nervously, and opened her mouth, praying that words instead of puke would come out.

"She just body-tackled Raven to the ground!!" Beast Boy interrupted, "Knocked her out too!" Apparently, this whole thing was extremely amusing for the green guy, who was grinning from ear to ear. She and Raven did not share his feelings…

"I'm reaaally sorry! It was an accident, and I should have been watching where I was going! I'll try to be more careful next time… um… not that there will be a next time… I mean, um…" She twiddled her thumbs, trying to think of something that wouldn't sound so stupid.

"Yeah, some advice: try to keep your eyes open when you're walking." Raven replied sarcastically. Raven grabbed onto Beast Boy's arm, and used her other hand to clutch her forehead.

"You okay Rae? You look kinda pale." Cyborg noted. Raven nodded once, and closed her eyes in concentration.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Let's go."

"Awww!! But we didn't get to go on the Scrambler!!" Beast Boy whined. The entire group gave him a look, and then started heading back towards the Tower. Raven switched to Cyborg's arm, and started the walk home. Before stepping around a corner, Raven looked back at the girl, giving her an odd, confused look. She knows about me. That sent a shiver down her spine, and she soon realized that the green guy was still there staring at her. "Man! I've never seen Raven look so bad! … Sorry, I didn't introduce myself! I'm Beast Boy!" He shot a smile, "What's your name?"

"Umm…" Quick! Make something up! Why? He told me his name… That's his superhero name! Oh. My bad.

"My name's… Hannah!"

"Hey cool! That's like a palindrome, right?"

"Um…yeah! It is!"

"Awesome! Hey, want to go on the Scrambler?"

Wow, he's really hyper.

"Um, I actually gotta go..."

"Oh! Okay, see you later then!" he flashed a smile over his shoulder as he rounded the corner. A few seconds later, there was an enormous crash of what sounded like metal trash cans, and a high pitched scream. Beast Boy came around the corner again. "Hehe, wrong street!" He smiled sheepishly, going in the other direction, towards the Tower.

What an odd person, I don't think he suspected anything though. Hannah rounded the corner, realizing that Beast Boy had accidentally ruined her temporary home. She stared in bewilderment at her tent, blanket, and fireplace: all in a wadded up mess. At least the fireplace wasn't lit…

Well this sucks... I'm gonna go get some pizza. Hannah walked back down the street, her hands stuffed in the pockets of her blue hoodie. I'm glad Beast Boy and Robin didn't figure out about my powers, but I wish one of them had asked me if I was hungry…

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Later that night, in Titan Tower, Raven was meditating about the girl at the carnival, the girl who Beast Boy said was named Hannah. Who was she? When she bumped into me…what was that vision I had? It was so blurry…She tried to recall the vision: a blur of fire, Slade, and the mysterious Red X. And "Hannah" was connected to it all… but how? Raven pondered on it for a few minutes before giving in to sleep….

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Hey!! Feel free to review! I'm working on the next chapter (actually, its almost done), so it should maybe, just maybe, be out next week. I'm on Fall break though, so I'm kinda busy with school work an' stuff...

GRacias for reading!!

Jade