Peace, Love, and Highschool
By: PinkleaderBlossom
A/N: I always wanted to do a high school story! Now I get to do one! Love for Raven will only get 13 chapters… this one may have 22, I dunno. Anywho, on with the story!
Disclaimer: In world where everything is perfect, I own the Teen Titans.
Chapter One: The New Girl
Rachel Roth snored softly during the windy night in California. She moaned a little in her sleep and pulled the dark covers over her head. The sun rose, its blinding light warming her and burning her sensitive eyes. Rachel sat up and rubbed her eyes. She ran her pale fingers through her short, violet hair. Yawning, Rachel got up and made her way to the bathroom.
Rachel stepped into the small shower and let the hot water pour over her. It burned, but Rachel was used to it.
She grabbed the small bar of Dove and spread it over her pale body. The water soon rinsed the soapy residue off.
After Rachel applied deodorant, brushed her teeth, and brushed her hair, she slipped on the dreaded school uniform. It was a white shirt with a collar and an indigo tie. The skirt was thigh length and skin-tight. The skirt matched the tie in color and the fabric pattern.
" Hurry Up, Rachel!" Her father yelled.
Rachel sighed and grabbed her black and blue backpack. She opened the door turned off the lights, and ran downstairs.
When Rachel Roth was three years old, her mother died due to a concussion. According to her father, mommy had slipped on the stairs. However, the doctor said it looked like someone had been hitting her. Rachel believed her father at the time, but now that she was older, 16 to be exact, she now believed the doctor.
" Yes, father?" Rachel asked quietly.
Her father, Talmon, was the leader of a terrorist group. He mostly spent his day at the club down the street, which resulted in him usually coming home drunk. This made him get mad at Rachel for no reason. The result? Rachel went to sleep crying, with multiple bruises and cuts.
Her father pointed to the door and grunted.
Rachel silently cried on the inside. Her stomach protested loudly. Rachel squeezed her stomach to stop the pain.
" But, father, I'm hungry" Rachel braved.
Her father's eyes flashed a look of rage.
" On second thought, I have to go" Rachel said quickly as she dashed out of the door, and slammed it shut.
Rachel ran all the way to the bus stop. Women glanced at her worriedly, and a few men yelled catcalls. Rachel ignored it all and headed towards the bus stop.
As Rachel neared the bus stop, she started to make out the people there. She saw a girl with reddish-maroon hair, a boy with green hair, a bald
African-American boy, and a boy with spiky black hair.
Rachel inhaled and exhaled deeply. She prepared herself for the noisy racket. That included being bombarded with questions, which she expected to happen.
Rachel had stepped only one foot onto the tan pavement. This action earned her the stairs of four people that were already occupying the area.
Rachel simply ignored them, sat down the rusty bench, and pulled out her thick book. The four teens all glanced at each other and back at the girl.
Kori Anders, a tall redheaded beauty from Europe, approached the pale girl who had sat down on the bench.
" Greetings! My name is Kori Anders! I would like to know your name too, friend!" the girl chirped joyfully.
Rachel lowered her book down so they could see her unusual violet eyes.
Rachel's gravely monotone voice rang out loud and clear.
" One, I am not, and will never be, your friend. Two, I don't care who you are, and three- I will politely ask you and your homely friends to leave me alone before I lose both my temper and my patience".
Kori looked both shocked and hurt.
" Thank you, that is all" Rachel muttered before lifting her book back up.
Sure, Rachel was intimidating, but deep down inside , Rachel was just as fragile and vulnerable as anyone else. She was merely acting tough so that people wouldn't pick on her. This was a lesson she learned the hard way in fifth grade.
The sound of screeching tires was heard as the bus turned the corner. It was only two blocks away now.
' Thank Azar ' Rachel thought. She stuffed her book back into her backpack.
As she looked up, Rachel noticed the boy with spiky hair walking towards her.
" Hi, I'm Richard Grayson, adopted son of Bruce Wayne" Richard smirked.
Rachel blinked calmly.
" Is that supposed to impress me?" Rachel spat bitterly.
The boy with green hair burst out laughing.
"Dude! That's hilarious! I've got to use that! My name is Garfield Logan, like the funny cat in the comics!" he said cheerfully.
" But the cat is funny, and your not" Rachel growled.
Garfield frowned.
"Hey!"
The tall boy chuckled.
"No, Gar, your not funny. I'm Victor Stone by the way" he greeted.
Rachel felt calmed by him. She felt as if she tell him anything.
Rachel shook his hand.
"I'm Rachel, Rachel Roth" she said quietly.
HONK!
The bus driver blew the horn, signaling the children onto the bus.
" Well, I guess this is where we part" Victor said softly.
Rachel nodded.
" Do you know where I can find Jump City High? I'm new here " Rachel asked.
Victor smiled.
" On this bus, Rachel" Victor said.
Rachel stepped onto the little bus and took the seat in the front.
Kori gasped.
"Friend Rachel! Do not sit there!" she screeched.
Rachel raised her eyebrow.
" Why?" she asked.
" Because, that's my seat " a sickly sweet voice growled.
Rachel looked up to see a model thin girl with blonde shoulder length hair and piercing blue eyes.
" Okay, you're a blonde so I'll explain this to you slowly; This seat belongs to the bus, the bus belongs the school, the school belongs to government, and the government belongs to the president" Rachel said, slowly.
The girl turned red in the face.
" Do you know who I am?!" she growled.
Rachel scoffed.
"I'm new here. I have no clue about who you are, and I don't care".
" Well, little miss Goth, my name Terra. Know it, respect it, and obey it's rule".
Rachel looked irritated. Who did this stick think she was talking to?
Rachel stood up and looked Terra in the eye.
" Who the heck do you think your talking to, STICK? Are you getting enough food at home?" Rachel mocked bitterly.
Terra growled and headed to the back.
The second she got to Garfield, a sweet innocent smile spread across her face.
She pecked him on the cheek and grabbed his hand.
"Hey, boyfriend" Terra said.
Something inside of Rachel broke. A girl as cruel as her probably had Gar wrapped around her finger.
Even though they just met, Rachel knew that she couldn't let Gar and his friends suffer with Terra's evil reign any longer.
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Rachel stepped off the yellow bus and onto the gravelly pavement. Rachel allowed herself to stare in awe at the sight of the humungous building she would soon call school.
She felt someone step beside her.
" I know, it's so big " Garfield whispered.
Rachel nodded curtly. She snapped out of her daze and headed towards the school. As she headed in, she noticed people looking at her strangely and Kori talking to a girl that resembled her, just taller and with black hair and purple eyes.
A girl with pink hair stood in front of her.
"Hey, girlie- move it!" the girl said in a familiar voice.
If Rachel were holding something, she would've dropped it.
"Jinx?"
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A/N: Well, that's chapter one! I might update on Mondays with this story.
R&R! Flames and Grammar Nazis welcome.