"Since when have you cared about your appearance?"

The dark haired girl looked up at the beach blond boy with her usual emotionless face. She had just come out of the hairdresser, her hair now short.

"It's not that I care about my appearance Gar, it's about me wanting people to have a certain image of me. My haircut was very unorthodox. Some people could get the wrong impression"

"Since when have you cared about what people think about you?"

The girl stopped, and had to hold the boy back so he wouldn't step out into traffic.

"Since I have to interact with them now."

He looked at her with his azure blue eyes, and she couldn't judge what he was thinking.

"You've had to interact with them before Rae."

"No."

Her voice lowered.

"I had to save them, nothing more. The only people I interacted with before were the other titans."

"See, and you never cared what we thought of you."

"Who said I didn't?"

He looked at her dumbly, when the light turned green and she crossed the road. She walked with hasty steps down the road, and Beast Boy did his best to keep up. Suddenly she stopped and walked in a green door. She held the door open as he came in and walked over to the door marked with a brass one.

She knocked.

"You mean to say that you, miss independent, actually cared what we others thought of her?"

The door opened and a tired bleak woman popped her head out.

"Yes?"

Even her voice was washed out.

"Mrs Frow, I'm Raven Roth, I'm here about the apartment."

"Ah Ms Roth."

The woman opened the door and welcomed the couple in. Her apartment was like her appearance.

"You are aware Ms Roth that the apartment is only for one."

She looked over at Beast Boy, who looked away.

"Yes. Garfield is just a friend."

The woman nodded. Seemingly approving. Beast Boy leaned in and whispered in her air.

"What a place."

"Hush."

"Now, you have your ID with you?"

"Yes."

Raven grabbed her driving license and gave it to the woman. She checked it and smiled. Then she turned around and gave Raven some papers. Raven read them quickly before smiling shortly and signing. Then she gave the woman some money and Mrs Frow gave Raven a key.

"You will find everything is in order. Now please leave as my soaps are on."

Raven thanked her, and hushed Beast Boy out of the apartment. The woman closed the door abruptly behind them.

"Okay. That was weird."

"What was weird about that?"

Raven had started walking up a flight of stairs. Beast Boy ran after her.

"The way she was so short with us."

"And why shouldn't she be short. What have we done for her?"

"You mean except save the city a few gazillion times."

Raven turned and looked at him.

"We haven't now, have we? We're not Raven and Beast Boy anymore Gar, we're Raven Roth and Garfield Logan. We haven't done squat. And we haven't saved the town a gazillion times."

Then she turned hit a dark haired man.

"I'm sorry."

"I'm the one who should apologise. I never look where I'm going. I'm Henry."

"Raven. And this is my friend Garfield."

She looked over her shoulder, and was surprised by the sudden burst of jealousy coming from the man. But she concluded to just be his animal instincts acting up again.

"You're moving in?"

"Yes. Apartment six."

"I'm eight. Looks like we'll be neighbours."

He laughed, a shining warm laughter. Raven smiled. She liked him. He looked at the watch on his arm.

"I'm sorry, but I have to go. They're kind of picky on being on time at the hospital. See you later then, Raven."

"Yes. Henry."

Then he smiled and walked passed them down the stairs and out the door. Beast Boy followed him with his eyes as he left. He didn't like that guy. Raven turned again and walked over to dark brown door with a brass six, and put the key in the lock.

"You want to see my apartment?"

She didn't look at him. She was half hoping he would say yes. Half hoping he would say no.

"Or if you don't you can go outside and wait. I'll only be a minute."

"No, I want to see."

She looked at him before unlocking and opening the door.

It was okay. An okay room, an open kitchen, clean bathroom and a tiny bedroom. Raven checked everything quickly, and walked over to the door. Waiting for him to be done.

"It's a dump."

"It's clean and safe."

"Safe? I don't know. I didn't like that Henry guy."

"Henry's sweet."

"Exactly."

Raven looked at him.

"I don't understand you sometimes. And as the apartment, I know it's not as big as the tower, but it's all I can afford. I'm not a millionaire you know."

She hadn't before said the words, before regretting them. For a moment forgetting yesterdays incident.

"I'm sorry."

"For what? I am a millionaire. I better get used to it."

He looked around.

"And this is a dump."

"Oh and what have you gotten? A mansion?"

He shrugged.

"I haven't thought of it honestly."

"You haven't… Garfield we are moving out on Monday. That's the day after tomorrow. I've been working for months getting this place. Ah, it's so typical you. Leaving all of the work to the very last minute. You know sometimes it's just too late."

"Hey don't be mad at me because all of your hard work just landed you with this dump."

"I'm not angry."

Her voice cracked, and the lights started to flicker. She closed her mouth hard, and just concentrated on breathing. Beast Boy wanted to help her, but knew he would only do more damage by interacting with her at this stage. He just waited until she opened her eyes again.

"Better?"

"I'm fine. Let's go. I can see how painful being her is for you."

She slammed the door open and waited impatiently for him to leave so she could lock it up again. Then she walked down the stairs and out on the street without waiting for him.

"Hey Rae wait up."

Raven turned and looked at him, stopping him in his tracks.

"What?"

Her voice as emotionless as when they had been teenagers.

"I'm sorry."

She pulled her hood up.

"Let's just get home."

She tried to walk, but he placed both arms around her. Preventing her form doing anything.

"I'm going to miss it too Rae. The tower. I can't imagine anywhere else feeling like home, but it."

Raven could feel her emotions stir inside her. Sorrow for leaving. Anger at Robin for making her move out. Happiness over him holding around her.

"I'm sorry I had to turn twenty-one. I'm sorry I have to be a grownup."

"Being a grownup implies you act like one. No one can accuse you of that."

She didn't know why was so mean to him. She could feel her emotions stir, her powers act up, and needed him away. He let go. She looked down.

"Can we go home? I need to finish packing."

"You are finished packing Rae. I've seen the boxes."

"But you haven't."

She looked up at him, and saw she had hit jackpot.

"You know Dick's going to push you out of the door on Monday by force right."

"Hey this was never my idea."

Raven turned around and started walking.

"But you are one of the people we are doing this for."

"What?"

"Nothing. Come, we have a lot of work in front of us."