A/N: Okay everybody, here's chapter two! Again, I do not own Teen Titans. And, if you can't remember the Titan's "real" names, look at chapter one for reference! Please read and review, and give an honest opinion! Much love!

Chapter Two: Roommates

Rachel Roth had never been one to consider herself what one would call "pretty", and definitely not "sexy". Yet, her two best friends and roommates were staring at her, their eyes popping out of their heads, and repeatedly saying words like "sexy", "alluring", "hot", and "wooooowwwww". Rachel sighed.

"So is that a 'yes'?" Rachel asked, a little irritated.

"Ugh-duh," Jenna said, tucking a pink strand of stray hair behind her ear. "I wish I looked that good…" she mumbled.

Rachel rolled her eyes and her other friend.

"I think you look-how would say it-mysterious and beautiful," Kori replied with sincerity in her voice. Her green eyes sparkled with awe and admiration.

"Well, it's settled, then, I'm buying it," Rachel said matter-of-factly. She turned and retreated back into the dressing cubicle she had come out of. Once inside, she stared at herself in the mirror for a moment, fingering the black lace that edged the black and purple corset. When she had spotted it, she had fallen in love with it right away. She hadn't planned on trying it on until Jenna had spotted Rachel staring it down and urged her to try it on. She hadn't even planned on coming out of their apartment that day, but Kori had insisted that the three roommates go to "the mall of shopping" for new outfits. After all, Kori had mentioned, Rachel's fishnets were getting pretty holey and her favorite corset had more than a few runs in it, thanks to the fact that it was made out of cheap nylon, fake leather, and polyester. Rachel knew what Kori said was true, and couldn't ignore her for too long, so she agreed to come.

When Rachel was back in her own clothes, she gathered the new corset, the two new pair of fishnets, and the box containing her new shiny black stilettos and headed towards the cash register with Jenna and Kori. She waited for Jenna to pay for her new clothes, and then Kori, before she set hers on the counter to pay. The blonde cashier raised an eyebrow at the three friends, a rude and slightly disgusted expression on her face.

"Any certain reason why you're buying so much trashy lingerie?" the girl asked quite rudely. Rachel felt Kori perk up behind her, ready to answer the question.

"You do not think the articles we are purchasing are beautiful?" Kori asked innocently, genuinely confused.

"No, I do not think they are 'beautiful'" the girl replied to Kori in a menacing sneer. "I think they look like trash strippers would wear. That will be $54.25."

As Rachel produced the cash from her purse, now irritated and slightly embarrassed, Jenna took the chance to reply to the rude cashier.

"That's because we are strippers, dumbass," Jenna retorted. The cashier looked at Jenna, dumbfounded. It was clear that the girl had meant for the comment to be an insult. Kori giggled at the girl's expression. Rachel turned away from the register and grabbed Jenna by the arm, walking her out of the store before she could make any more remarks. Kori trailed behind, pleased that her friend had stuck up for her. Rachel gave Jenna a death glare before letting her arm go. The three friends stopped after they were a good distance away from the store.

"What the hell was that all about?" Rachel asked, angry for some reason she didn't understand.

"What? It's not like I lied or anything," Jenna said, peeking into her black and pink plastic bag from the lingerie store. "She wanted to know why we were buying what we were buying, so I told her." Jenna shrugged it off like she did anything else.

"Yeah, but you didn't have to tell her our personal business," Rachel replied, becoming more and more irritated. Jenna looked at Rachel, disbelief written all over her face.

"Since when is being an exotic dancer our 'personal business'?" Jenna asked.

"Since…..well…since…I don't know!" Rachel replied exasperatedly. "But still, you don't have to tell everyone we meet what we do for a living!"

"Why do we not forget about this whole argument and get the shakings of milk?" Kori interjected, her hands on either of her friends shoulders. Rachel knew she was trying to prevent her and Jenna from fighting, and she appreciated it. Jenna sighed.

"You mean 'milkshakes'?" Jenna corrected Kori without taking her eyes off of Rachel. Kori nodded vigorously.

"Alright," Rachel said letting the fight with Jenna go, and allowed herself to be led by the hand by Kori over to the ice cream shoppe in the mall.

After the girls bought their milkshakes, they began the short walk back to their small apartment, arm in arm in arm, laughing and joking with each other. When they arrived, they wasted no time showering and preparing for the night ahead of them. As Rachel took a shower, she let her thoughts wander. Rachel was 21 years old, and had never been in a serious relationship. She had grown up in a household where her father was physically and sexually abusive. When she was 14, her mother died in a car accident. When she was 17, she emancipated herself and moved out of her father's house and never looked back. When she was 18, she had found her job at The Hive, the hottest men's club in the city. Every night, the girls of The Hive would start off waitressing or bartending. Once the clock hit 11pm, the waitresses and bar maids became strippers. The only thing that made The Hive different from all other clubs like it in the city was that the girls never went fully nude and never went topless. The Hive managers told the girls that it wasn't necessarily stripping per se, it was more like teasing. That's why The Hive was so popular. It drove men crazy to see girls take off their clothes, and then walk around in lingerie all night long, never fully revealing themselves to the customers. Of course, the girls would dance on stage and on patrons, for cash.

Jenna knocked on the bathroom door, breaking Rachel's train of thought.

"You gonna save some of that water for the fish?" Jenna asked sarcastically. She heard Kori ask something like 'We must save water for the fish also? Do they not have enough water of their own?' Rachel smiled slightly. Poor Kori was from a different country and had a hard time understanding certain American figures of speech and slang. She also spoke English in a different way from native speakers. It was understandable, but a little mixed around. Rachel turned off the water and stepped out of the shower and wrapped herself in an oversized navy blue towel, letting her straight black shoulder length hair lay against her head, sopping wet. Jenna opened the door and grabbed the hair straightener from a clear roller case the girls shared. Kori stood in the doorway, wrapped in a soft pink robe and slippers.

"Will you have the honor of making me up tonight, dear friend Rachel?" Kori asked politely. Rachel smiled and proceeded to dry her soaking hair with her towel and reached for her black silk robe and the hair dryer.

"Sure, why not?" Rachel replied and dried her hair as quickly as she could. When she was done, she did Kori's make up and the girls dressed in their room. When all three were done, they stared at themselves in the mirror and blushed.

"We look hot, guys!" Jenna said, pulling the required uniform of a white button-up shirt and black pants with a black tie over her lingerie. They slipped on their shoes and grabbed their purses, locked the door behind them, and hailed a taxi outside of their apartment complex. Rachel had a feeling that tonight would be different in some way, but she pushed the feeling aside, deciding not to listen to her forever changing emotions and thoughts. Instead, she closed her eyes and laid her head against the back of the taxi seat and enjoyed the air conditioned ride to The Hive.

So I hope you all are enjoying what you are reading so far! I am working very hard on trying to update as quickly as possible so as not keep people in suspense and so I don't lose this brilliant story line! Again, please give an honest review and I am sorry that this chapter was so long! Did not mean for it to be that long! Well, stay happy and nerdy!