Knock, Knock, Knock.
Robin looked up from his desk as Raven stood in his doorway. The Boy Wonder set down the article he was reading as he turned towards her "What's up Raven?" he asked. Raven stepped in before letting the door close "You know what this is about, it's about our new guest". Robin looked at her, his stance becoming a little stiffer "Do you know something I don't?" he asked. Raven remained quiet before stepping forward from the shadows into the light of Robin's desk lamp "She's hiding something, and it's nothing small. I can tell by her aura, she's powerful... real powerful" Robin knew Raven was usually right about these things, she saw what most of the titans failed to see. "A princess falls out of the sky, her kingdom destroyed, supposibly the last of her kind. And it was during her coronation to become queen too" Robin brought his hand to his chin, the night before he had been thinking the same thing, something was missing from this puzzle, something Nova didn't want them to know. "Our princess has trouble following her, there's no way she could come here with no trouble... and what ever it is, I can sense it's following her, and it's as big as her" Raven looked down at the papers on his desk, multiple articles Robin had kept. Robin began to think, Raven was right. Nova was a princess, a princess who once taking the crown would control half of the universe and more. Someone didn't want her to become Queen, and whoever it was they surely had to be after her crown. With everyone from her blood line dead, the only one stopping them... was Nova.
Meanwhile downstairs, Starfire had been watching Beast Boy and Cyborg prepare breakfast, eggs with cheese, bacon, ham, and waffles. It was all very beautiful to her, but her attention was cut short as she turned towards the door where Nova stood, this time dressed in regular clothing (Read the description of her outfit in the Character Bios) Nova smiled as she joined Starfire watching the boys prepare breakfast "Have you had a lot of practice doing this?" asked Nova. Beast Boy smiled before flipping each waffles into a bowl and giving it to Cyborg as he placed out the bowls of food and plates. Beast Boy passed out the cups as he poured orange juice and finally bowed to the girls along with Cyborg. Starfire cheered as Nova laughed clapping. As they began to serve themselves and eat, Robin and Raven entered the room, joining the team at the table. Everything was going fine till Nova noticed Raven had been staring at her since she had arrived "Is there something you wish to ask me, Raven?" she asked, taking a sip of orange juice. Raven didn't look away before replying "Yes there is, I have a lot of things to ask you, I just hope I don't offend you" Nova put the glass of orange juice down before nodding "Go ahead, shoot" she replied. Raven took a slice of waffle before setting it down "You say your kingdom was wiped out, no survivors, except yourself, am I correct?" she asked, staring down at the waffle covered in butter. Nova began to cut at her waffle as she nodded "Yes, that is correct. I told you this yesterday, why is that you bring it up now?" she asked.
Raven took the syrup opening the cap and dripping it down "Your powerful, I can tell by your aura. But if the story you say is true, than certainly whomever killed your race, will certainly come after you... they want what you have, your powers and perhaps most certainly your crown" Nova stopped cutting her waffles before grabbing some eggs into her fork and scooping them into her mouth, remaining silent. Raven continued to drown her food in syrup, adding eggs and bacon before looking at the bottle "Your hiding something from us Nova, I know you are... I can tell" Nova finally looked up before swallowing her food "I never said no one would come after me... but I have nothing to hide from you. I told you all that I know of that night" By now Starfire was staring nervously at Raven than back to Nova before swallowing her food "Raven, your are drowning your food in the sticky substance known as syrup. I do not think your bacon will taste good if its all sticky and sweet" Raven ignored Starfire before looking at her waffle already submerged into the brown liquid "Why don't you tell us why your really here... Because this is my family... and I won't have you hurt them" Nova glared at Raven before standing up "I SAID I HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE!" She yelled. Cyborg and Beast Boy had stopped eating before Robin lookng at Raven turned to Nova "Raven has a point, these are my team mates and your a stranger still to us Nova. I'm not saying you lied, but I do believe your keeping something from us. I don't want it to come and hurt my team mates and I can't have you around if your going to jeopardize them" Nova looked at Robin, rage filling her eyes "I am not a liar! I was raised to swear the sole truth, my people were killed! My parents are dead! Surely there is someone who will soon arrive coming to take my life, but I am not hiding anything!" cried Nova.
Raven finally set the bottle down, the syrup gone as she looked up at Nova "You know more than what you are telling us" she pushed her food away before continuing "We have already been betrayed before... By a friend we held dear" at this sentence, both Starfire and Beast Boy looked down, Starfire biting her lip, and Beast Boy just gripping his fork. "I won't have us fall to that state again" said Raven as she stood up "I have... nothing to... hide" whispered Nova. Raven looked at her, before standing up "I thought you said you wouldn't get offended... why so flustered, Princess?" asked Raven, crossing her arms. Nova looked at Raven, shock on her face as tears stained the table and Beast Boy looked up in sadness "Nova..." he whispered. She looked at them before biting her lip "I lost everything that was ever dear to me only a day ago! Why would I want to hurt what is dear to you... AT LEAST YOU ALL GOT EACH OTHER! I HAVE NO ONE!" She screamed as Nova bursted from the table running out of the room. Everyone remained silent before Raven looked at the food drowned in syrup "I'm not hungry..." she replied turning from the table as Beast Boy stood up "I know she's hiding something! I know!" he cried. Raven stopped, not turning back as Beast Boy stared at her "But she's all alone... For once can you not be so cruel Raven!" he yelled, running after Nova. Cyborg stared at everyone before slowly beginning to clean as Starfire helped. Robin looked at Raven before approaching her "He didn't mean that Ra-" he stopped as Raven moved ahead from him "He's already growing attached to her... he's such a boy" she said, before going near the window to meditate.
Nova held her knees to her chest, staring out at the ocean as she sniffled, huge tears coming down "I miss you... Mom, Dad, Rajan... Noel" she whispered. Beast Boy watched Nova sadly, he felt sorry for her. He slowly approached her, covering her with a blanket as she looked up "B-Beast Boy!" she cried, a deep red on her cheeks. Beast Boy jumped back to before relaxing "I-I'm sorry! I didn't mean to scare you! I-I-I just thought you'd be cold! E-E-Even though your mad at me.." He scratched the back of his head awkwardly before Nova wiped her tears "I'm not mad at you Beast Boy... I'm not even mad at Raven" she whispered turning away and wrapping herself tightly with the blanket. Beast Boy looked at her before leaning a bit forward "Huh?" he asked. Nova bit her lip staring at the blistering sun "I blame myself... if I was more powerful, more lethal, than maybe I could have saved them... now I can't even remember how to save myself" she whispered staring down. Beast Boy sat next to her before looking ahead "I thought the same, when I lost the most important person in my life... but you can't blame yourself Nova, you can only get stronger, and keep moving forward. So don't blame yourself Nova, your parents didn't sacrifice themselves... for you to be sad" He turned to Nova before his eyes widened, to see her smiling so brightly, a tender strong smile as she nudged him "Thank you Beast Boy, you are certainly one of the kind people my mother spoke of" She stood up throwing the blanket over him before embracing him tightly, as Beast Boy laughed. Nova hurried back into the Tower as Beast Boy blutched the blanket, which smelled of the freshest flowers, just like Nova. His cheeks were bright red, as he pulled the cover off, staring ahead.
Meanwhile Nova entered her room, locking the door as she slid down it "Beast Boy... I'm sorry" she whispered sadly, staring into the room she slept in "I don't want to be the death of any of you... I'm so sorry" she cried, burying her face into her knees "Help me mother, I'm lost... I don't want to be the end of these people... I don't want to take thier life... Mother please... Help me I'm lost"