Diclamier: I don't own TT However much I wish I did.

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Rachel woke to Jen shaking her, "Mommy said to get up." Pushing herself up off the pillows, Rachel turned toward the little girl sitting next to her on the bed.

"What are you doing up?" Rubbing her eyes, Rachel looked at Jen.

"Mommy's taking me in today!" Jen let out a small giggle of excitement and bounced up and down on the bed, making it shake under Rachel's still awaking body, making her feel seasick.

"Jen, I need you in here." Autumn's voice was coming from her little girl's bedroom. "Rachel, your cloths are next to the bed." Rachel looked around for the cloths that Autumn mentioned, nor finding them. "Jen might've pushed them off when she woke you up." Autumn said helpfully, some how knowing that Rachel hadn't found them yet. Pushing off the covers, Rachel stood up, and looked all around the bed, then got down on her hands and knees to look for it.

"They're not here Autumn." She said, slightly distressed.

"They've got to be there- Wait, here they are." Autumn came into the room fully clothed, and threw a bundle of cloth at Rachel, "Something nice and pink for you." Rolling her eyes, Rachel headed towards the bathroom, and threw on the cloths, which were not pink she was happy to notice. Heading into the kitchen she saw Jen sitting at the counter eating some cereal, as Autumn watched protectively over her, ever so often taking sips of her coffee. Grabbing a cup from the counter, Rachel filled it with water, normally tea would be preferred, but hey, she'll get some at her café before it opened. Moments after Jen had finished eating; Autumn had bundled her child up in a coat, despite the walk was only a minute or two long, and lifted Jen up into her arms.

Following the two out the door, Rachel closed and locked the door behind them. Even though the walk was only a minute long, the chill was creeping into her bones. When they walked through their café's doors, Rachel welcomed the warmth, as Jen struggled down from her mother's arms, trying to get herself out of the now smothering coat. Flickering on the lights, Autumn went into the kitchens, checking the muffins, pulling out pans some, and changing the position of others. Rachel took the hot pans from Autumn, and moved to the display shelf of the muffins, placing them in their designated spots, as they cooled to perfection.

Jen wandered around the store, moving back to the racks of muffins that Auntie Rachel had just put out, she wanted one of them, just one. Mommy wouldn't mind. Reaching her hand to the closest muffin, Jen started to close her fingers around it, before she heard Auntie Rachel come to a stop behind her. Snatching her hand back, Jen turned a pair of puppy eyes to her. Giving the child a knowing look, Rachel continued to arrange the muffins.

Once all the trays had been pulled out, except for the few that wouldn't be ready till a little later, Autumn started to pull down the chairs off of the tables. The employees came into the warm café, and the smell of fresh baked muffins as the time drew closer to opening time for the day. Rachel moved into the back room, double checking the muffins in the oven, and putting hot water on to boil. When she came out the first customers had already arrived. Moving in between the growing sea of people, she talked and exchanged small pieces of gossip with different people.

"Can you go get Jen, Sarah was keeping a close eye on her for some time, but we're not paying her to baby-sit my girl." Giving a small nod in return to Autumn's asking, she went off to find Jen. When she did find the small girl it wasn't in the hands of the employee, but in a stranger who was playing quite fondly with the little girl. She recognized the man who was standing next to the stranger, Vic, or Cyborg. Her eyes flickering briefly to where she had shot him, nothing was there.

"Jen?" The little girl's red hair bounced around her head as she turned to look at Rachel, her green eyes big. "Who are your new friends?"

"This," she pointed to Vic, who was standing in a protective way over the girl despite not knowing her, "Is Mr. Stone, he was what made you late picking me up." Slowly Rachel closed her eyes, first thing Autumn's baby learns about him, is that he was the reason she was late picking her up from kindergarten. Not something she wanted Jen to know straight away. Opening her eyes, she turned to the stranger. Jen already zooming on ahead to who her other friend was, "This is Mr. Logan, he likes animals, he even says he can be them. But I know that isn't true," She looked up at her Auntie Rachel expectantly. "Right?" Nothing was coming out of Rachel mouth, which was pressed into a firm line. "Auntie Rakel?"

Rachel tore her gaze from the green eyed blonde, to Jen, "Come on, Mommy wants to see you." Grabbing the child's hand firmly in her own, she started to walk away. Giving a small tug when she didn't feel Jen following. The child gave a small smile to the two men, before wiggling her hand out of her Aunt's tight grasped running to Mr. Logan and Mr. Stone giving them both a quick hug. "Jen," Hearing the warning note in her Autn's voice, Jen instantly reattach her hand to Auntie Rachel's and allowed herself to be dragged away from her two new friends.

"Wait!" Mr. Logan's voice called after them. Raven didn't turn around. For all she cared the blonde could go die in a hole. She cut through the crowds, and found Autumn chatting pleasantly with one of the customers.

"How long have you been in this place?"

"We've been in business for about three years now. So do you like it?"

"It is lovely. The place fills me with great happiness. The eating is beautiful." Autumn nodded at the red head. She was so nice to talk to, even if she did talk a little strangely.

"Where did you say you were from?"

The poor dear looked a little flustered at the question, but answered anyway, apparently choosing her words carefully. "From out of country," Autumn just nodded, not convinced. Normally people would at least say the country they were from, even if it was small of something.

"Hey Autumn." Rachel broke into their conversation. Autumn turned to Rachel, raising her eyebrow. Rachel flashed a smile at the person who Autumn had been talking to, "Can you excuse us for a-" Rachel stopped in mid-sentence. There sitting next to the redhead, redhead, was Richard Grayson. It didn't take her long to figure out who she was talking to. She closed her eyes, and started to chant in her head, calming herself down, "Azarath Metrion Zinthos, Azarath Metrion Zinthos." She opened her eyes moments later, unnaturally calm. She released Jen from her tight grip, and started to speak again. "You're needed to help at the register. Jen, you go run along and tell Sasha that Rachel told her to watch you." Jen sped off, but Autumn didn't move, but rather folded her arms, ready for an explanation. Raven closed her eyes again, taking deep breaths, "Autumn, don't you remember where the register is?" She took Autumn's arm and tried to drag her away, failing miserably.

Autumn moved closer to Raven, and started to speak low, not allowing the very interested red-head and Richard to over hear, "You're being a baby. Put that backbone that I know you have back in place, and face the past. This is your café, your life, you can kick them out, but to do that, you've got to confront them."

"Autumn." Raven muttered dangerously.

"I know you're trying to clam down, and not get ready to kill them, but believe me, they will keep chasing you until you talk to them."

"I did last night."

"Last night you shot Cy. That isn't a civilized talk."

"Autumn." She slapped Raven. "What was that for?"

"You're muttering like your Raven or someone, you're not." She said disgusted, "You're Rachel Roth, proud owner of Aureus Solis, you best start acting like it. You said you left that life behind, obviously you didn't tell it not to follow you. You don't have mystic creepy powers anymore. You're a normal person, who just happens to have a demon inside of them. Start acting like the girl who owns the shop, not Raven. She might of glared at everyone and been left alone, but you're not anymore. Get that through your thick skull!" Autumn glared at Rachel, leaving her in disbelief, and went off to man the register.

Rachel recovered quickly, devil, she had needed that. Thank you Autumn. Straightening up, she turned to Robin and her other x-teammate. Robin nodded at her, "Rachel." Nodding to him, Rachel beckoned for both of them to follow her. She led them through the tables, and to the book section, finding Cyborg and his green eyed friend. She motioned them onto the chairs, taking a seat herself, legs crossed underneath her, in a comfy position. "Who's ready for story time?"

Autumn watched Rachel fold herself down into her favorite chair, the one she always sat in when it was 'story time.' A small smirk played on her lips, this was the Rachel she knew and, by god, she was glad her friend was back.

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