The morning snow was cold on the young woman's skin. The large trench coat she used as a blanket was nothing against the harsh winds of winter and she had merely made it into a pillow instead. She was much warmer on her own than with the "blanket." As Marlis shivered, her large grey wings wrapped themselves around her thin body; she had been on her own since her parents had died when she had been six. That had been the last time she had seen her brother who was only about two years older than her.
Looking around, the young woman stood up and stretched, making sure not to break the already broken and town up sofa she knew as home. "Time to eat,"she muttered to herself. Marlis was a thief, but only for the essentials of life. Rarely she stole books or a few CDs to go with her CD player; most of the time she stole food or clothes. But today, as she slowly walked towards the large grocery store, Marlis knew that something was wrong.
"Cyborg! Give me the remote!"
"No, man, it's mine!" As the small green Titan lunged for Cyborg, the TV suddenly went off. They both stopped suddenly and looked at Raven, who stood with the plug in her hand. "Do you think it would be possible for you two to be quiet for one second?"she said in her monotone voice. Both boys smiled sheepishly before shrugging a bit. Raven nodded before plugging the TV back in again. "Thank you." While she turned around and headed for the kitchen, Raven could hear Robin and Starfire coming from the training room. "No Star. When somebody says 'Wake up and smell the coffee', it doesn't mean that you had been sleeping or that there was any coffee to be smelled," Robin explained as Starfire began to ask him another question.
It was Raven's week to make breakfast for the team and she truly wished that it wasn't. Using her power to take out five plates, forks and knives, she slowly began to make pancakes and tofu waffles for Beast Boy. Since the incident with Terra only a few months earlier, Raven had found herself feeling sorry for him. Once in a while they would talk and Raven would feel something more than friendship for the fellow titan. She would never reveal it though in fear of being rejected by the others as well as Beast Boy.
As the smell of breakfast filled the noses of the Titans the alarm went off. With a moan from everyone, Robin looked at his team. "Well, looks like there's trouble down at the grocery store...That's strange. Why would anyone rob a grocery store?"