Okay this is officially my first story and I guess I'm anxious but excited all the same time. Almost like the first day of school…..Anyway this has been my favorite cartoon since I as little so I feel comfortable starting fanfic with this topic.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything sadly:/


Summary: Raven is a girl who has a secret that she's been keeping since she left Azarath. The main reason as to why she was kicked out of there. It wasn't allowed was what she had been told by the monks and her mother. They didn't understand though it was her life on the line. Ever since her best friend, Miranda, showed it to her she was struck with its beauty. Miranda had explained how it can make people happy, sad, angry, scared, and love. The solution to how Raven could finally control her emotions. A better way than meditating.


Flashback

Miranda Forester was the daughter of her mother's lady in waiting, Mary Forester. They were basically raised together like sisters they told each other secrets and stories, everything. Though it was mostly Miranda who told the stories because Raven being a princess of Azarath and with powers that were given to her because of the prophecy she was ordered to stay within palace walls. One day at the age of eight Raven had gone absolutely out of control with her powers when she was told that she would be sent away to monks. Everyone was begging for her to calm down but nothing worked. Until her mother ordered everyone out to get Miranda. "Hopefully she can calm her", her mother thought. Once Miranda came in with a box in hand she took one look at Raven and her mother. She walked over to Arella first needing to say something important to her.

"I think I can help but I need to be alone with her if you don't mind", Miranda said.

"Anything just please help her calm down and understand", said Arella with worry.

With that Arella left the room and Miranda following but only to lock the door. She let out a sigh of relief and turned to Raven who had been sitting in a corner with glass all over the floor and things levitating all around her looking ready to explode. Miranda opened the box and took out a round looking jewelry box? She ran over to Raven grabbed her hand and put the jewelry box on her hand. Raven stunned by her sudden appearance opened her eyes.

"Miranda?", she raised an eyebrow at her friend. All the levitating things stopped levitating but kept the black aura. Miranda though just smiled and grabbed Raven's hand with the jewelry box with both of her own.

"A jewelry box?", Raven asked confused at where her friend was going with this.

"No something better", Miranda said gleam in her eyes. She opened her own hand to reveal a little key. She took the key with her fingers and put it in the lock that Raven had not seen before on the jewelry box. Oops no not a jewelry box it's a…. Actually now that Raven thought about it she didn't know what it was.

"What is it? And what are you doing?", asked Raven curiosity getting the best of her now. But Miranda merely ignored her and twisted the key in the lock several times.

"Just listen", was all she said before letting go of the key. Slowly the key turned and a sound Raven had never heard before came out of the box. It was an amazing sound that somehow ended up soothing and calming her. Once the sound was done there was the click of the key and it stopped right then and there. Raven was fascinated she had never heard such beautiful noise or is it called that she thought. Turning to Miranda with curiosity she asked.

"What was that?"

"It's a music box. Raven we just heard music." Miranda answered as calmly as possible. Music, the word seemed to fit the beautiful sound perfectly. And the box it was a music box because it played music. Raven smiled at the box in her hand music seemed peaceful.

"It's amazing…music how come I haven't heard of it?" Raven asked suddenly filled with confusion at not knowing such a word for a beautiful sound.

"We're not suppose to know about it Raven or listen to it at all. It's one of the forbidden things in Azarath because of Trigon. He hated it and banished it from here. Some are scared he'll come back if we begin to listen to it again so they made it forbidden for everyone. A least that's what my mom told me when she gave this to me. My mother though said "there wasn't anything to fear of music that it was Trigon who they should fear" she said pointing at the music box. Raven was busy processing the story she just heard. Yes, now she understood why she had never heard of the word or the noise. Then Miranda continued when Raven gave her a nod of understanding.

"It helped me sleep when I was scared at night and made me happy when I was sad. It's been mine for as long as I can remember but when I heard of you were leaving…" Miranda took a moment to look down at her hands then quickly looking up to stare at her friends sad eyes. "Look Raven I know it's going to be hard but it's for your own good. Trigon can't enter the church and you're still part human. There's hope for you and you'll be safe" she said sincerely with hope in her eyes that Raven would understand. Then she pointed again at the music box and looked at her best friend.

"That's yours now, a gift from me, Raven I know for a fact it's going to help you. Especially with your powers trust me" she said with a smile.

"Miranda I can't it's yours, your mom gave it to you" Raven started but was quickly interrupted.

"She gave it to me because I was scared Raven because she knew music had the power to make me feel safe. It's not me that's scared now Raven it's you and I need you to feel safe" Miranda said seriously.

"But-"Raven tried once again to change her mind but was just cut off once again.

"No, you're taking it whether you like it or not you need it more than I do. I have a bunch of music back home anyway. My mother is always singing her lullaby to the baby" she said with an even wider smile. Raven was about to try to give the music box back again when a thought came to her.

"What's singing?" Raven thought out loud.

"Oh, I'll tell you everything Raven but you can't say any of this to anyone. I'll come visit you a lot too and I'll show you the instruments my dad has locked in a shed by the church. I think there's even a piano in there" she said almost to herself.

"Instruments? Piano? Singing?" Raven was absolutely confused and had completely forgotten about the music box in her hand.

END OF FLASHBACK

Raven woke up the memory/dream still fresh in her mind.

She was now seventeen and a lot had happened since she was eight. She had learned music in so many ways ,it being the way she got through the day sometimes without meditating. It was when she was fourteen though that she had actually started singing, unfortunately though some monks had heard and were filled with fear. They told people witch then caused chaos in the kingdom of Azarath. They wanted Raven gone because they thought that she wanted Trigon to come and destroy them. Arella not wanting any more of this had to send Raven away. For her own good Raven was sent to Earth where she was able to express and listen music freely. Raven wandered around Earth amazed at the many more ways music could be experienced than the ones Miranda taught her on Azarath. Later on she became a Teen Titan knowing it was the right thing to do and making friends along the way. The when she was sixteen Trigon came and the worst that was expected happened. Her friends did manage to defeat Trigon though and at the end it could only make Raven happy to see what she was able to overcome with friends. She was unsure of what happened to Azarath after they defeated Trigon and she was disappointed to find that she couldn't make contact to the portal to Azarath anymore. She did try though but once you've done it for a whole year straight you do start to give up you know. Raven was doing fine she had friends that were like a family to her and things were starting to look up again.

It was just a little weird to her though that she had a dream/memory of her childhood and Miranda. She hadn't thought about it anymore she thought she was over this whole situation since off course it's been three years since she left. Miranda and everyone in Azarath are probably dead and she didn't want to get all depressed over that memory/dream. She ignored it and got ready for the normal day to come. Not aware of the unexpected visit coming in a few hours later,


Okay that's it for now, I guess. I really hope you guys like it as much as I enjoyed writing it :)