Alice: Hey! New chapter! And this time, it'll have Starfire and Raven bonding.

Emily: Oh, and you're going to hate me at the end.

Alice: Anyways, enjoy!

Switched

Part 1

Raven quietly whispered her chant, taking in the quiet, calmness of the room as she relaxed. The world around her was not the mirror, as she never went back after the little adventures of her friends, because she knew the dangers of the mirror. To prevent her anger from slipping again, she continued to meditate to calm her emotions and keep them at bay. Breathing in and out, she focused on the center of her forehead. Breathing in. And out. And in. And out. And in-

"Raven!" a happy voice chippered. Suddenly, the world around her ripped apart as she was forced back into reality. She frowned. Maybe she should have been meditating in her room. Starfire giggled as she smiled, showing all her of white teeth. "Where is Robin?"

Raven flinched a bit before sighing, trying to stay in control of her battling thoughts and emotions. "I have not seen him."

"Oh," Starfire pouted before gasping in delight. "He is probably with Cyborg! Tell me, have you seen Cyborg?"

"No," Raven gritted her teeth.

"Perhaps Cyborg is with friend Beast boy as well. Have you seen Bea-"

"Starfire," Raven told her harshly. "My eyes are closed. I have not seen anyone."

Starfire's eyes widened as she realized that. She nodded and began to walk away just as the front door opened and the three boy shouting just as they walked in, causing Raven to hiss as she fell to the ground, and not expecting the sudden noise. She turned around to see Robin smirking at her, since he saw the fall. She just glared back at him only for him to smile even more. Rolling her eyes, she glanced at Cyborg, who was holding a giant package with a bright grin. "Mail!"

"Robin!" Starfire cheered. "You have returned. It was… quiet while you were gone."

"Not that quiet," Raven mumbled under her breath only to smile slightly. After the whole incident, Robin had begun talking to her more often and even passing by to ask if she was okay which was better than before when he only spoke to Starfire. Slowly walking over, Cyborg ripped the top of the box off, peering inside along with Beast boy and Starfire. Robin glanced over at Raven, a small smirk. Raven didn't return it but did ask, "Is it fan mail?"

"Probably," Robin shrugged. "But I'm a bit concerned because there is no address on the front. Beast boy told me to calm down though because I'm too tense, so I'll let it slip this once… if nothing bad happens, that is."

"When does anything good happen," Raven murmured making Robin laugh.

"Tons of times," Robin grinned. "I guess I'll just be the one to show you then."

Raven slightly smiled back, about to respond when Starfire shouted joyfully, her grip around a small puppet of… her? Raven blinked and walked over, grabbing a puppet that looked like her. She frowned at the eyes though. Why did Starfire get the wide, cute eyes while she got some sort of scowling look? Then again… she did scowl an awfully lot. Raven sighed as Robin walked up to the box, pulling out his own puppet, shocked that they even put in some of the gadgets on his utility belt. Where did this person get the details? Only Batman and him realley knew that much about the belt.

Robin flinched, wondering how he could think the name so casualley. Shaking his head, he turned to see Beast boy's puppet hitting his puppet. Robin smiled softly and was about to tell Beast boy to stop being so immature when what he was told earlier hit him. He was too serious… maybe he needed to have fun every once and a while. Nodding to himself, he began hitting back with his puppet, much to the shock of… well, everyone. Beast boy didn't question it as Cyborg joined the fight, knowing Robin being laid back rarely happened.

"We're playing... with puppets," Raven said in a monotone, yet disbelieving, voice. Starfire giggled and walked up to Raven, twirling just a bit.

"Oh Raven! Shall my tiny puppet do battle with your tiny puppet?" Starfire smiled brightly, slightly squealing.

"Knock yourself out," Raven tossed the puppet to her and began walking away, leaving a frowning Starfire. The boys behind her slowly stopped playing and waited until Raven left the room to stare at Starfire, who was staring at the door sadly.

"Why does she not wish to do the hanging out with me?" Starfire turned to them, frowning. Though she looked directly at Robin, believing he had all the answers which was a quality that Robin did not like about her. He didn't have all the answers, but he replied anyway.

"Raven isn't used to hanging around girls," Robin answered nonchalantly.

Starfire titled her head to the side. "And that means…?"

"Well, she's used to having serious discussions with Cyborg and I," Robin noted. "And she usualley doesn't tolerate Beast boy's jokes or anything. Maybe it's just because you're so bubbly and happy while she's just… not."

"In the mirror," Starfire whispered, her eyes going wide. "She said I had everything."

"She did?" Cyborg raised an eyebrow. No one talked about what happened in that mirror, so he had no clue. Yet, it seemed strange Raven would come out and say that to Starfire. What made her say that?

"Well, her jealousy did," Robin corrected. "We were in her mind and each of her emotions took on a form of her only with a different color cloak. She was jealous of Starfire for some reason."

"And she found my jokes funny," Beast boy smiled brightly, completely proud. Robin felt a twinge of annoyance, but he brushed it off as soon as it came. Cyborg sighed, deciding he might as well explain it.

"Well, Star, what are your powers based off of? Like, how do you fly and use starbolts?" Cyborg asked, though he already knew the answer. Beast boy had asked the first day they lived in the tower and she replied with her answer.

"My emotions," Starfire nodded.

"And Raven's powers are strictly no emotion," Robin finished. "She's jealous that you can express and feel so freely while she can't. Maybe that's why she doesn't hang around you. She's jealous."

Starfire slowly nodded but flashed back to the mirror once again. "Friend Raven is… I believe the term is crushing on someone, correct?"

Robin blinked while Cyborg and Beast boy froze in the spot, staring at each other wondering how she found out. Cyborg quickly spurted out. "H-h-how d-d-d-do you know that?"

Robin frowned at the reaction of the two boys. Starfire shrugged. "In the mirror, she said I had him."

"Which could mean friendship," Beast boy cut in with a panicked expression.

Starfire seemed to buy this as she nodded brightly while Robin still frowned. Raven… liking someone? Well, it wasn't a foreign concept, considering he thought she liked Evan. But, who would she like that Starfire already had? Someone they both liked. Well, that didn't help because he had no idea who Starfire liked! Robin sighed, wondering why he even cared about Raven's love life anyway. Now that he thought about it, didn't he used to think about Barbra's love life before they started going out? Robin blushed at the thought. Wait… did he like-

"I'm just happy Robin loosened up," Cyborg quickly changed the subject. "I mean, he would never have accepted anonymous fan mail but luckily he did. Now we get these awesome puppets with a light up eye for my Cyborg puppet! How cool is this?"

"Totalley awesome!" Beast boy grinned, going along with the subject change. Starfire smiled brightly and stared at her doll while Robin sighed, deciding he might as well join in on the conversation. Part of him wanted to confront the feeling before though.

Raven frowned as she began reading some of her books. She closed her eyes slowly and began to meditate only to frown and stop. Still, she was distracted but not by the noise. Something was bothering her. The aura of the puppets, Raven mused, seemed off. Like they were meant for a purpose other than to please the titans. At first, she assumed the person had way too much time on their hands and was a fan of them. She knew Robin didn't like the situation either but was at the influence of Cyborg and Beast boy. She could feel his distress even though he wasn't anywhere near her.

Sighing, she decided to go and examine her puppet. Walking out of her room, she blinked when she found Robin waiting outside of her door, his eyes staring at the broken light from before. When asking Raven if she wanted it replace, she preferred not to have anyone outside her room for long and rather liked the darkness. Yet, Robin's visit was strange. "Robin?"

Robin seemed to snap out of his thoughts and rubbed the back of his neck, his positioning awkward. He refused to meet her eyes as he bit his lip. Raven just continued to stare at him without expression as he finalley sighed and met her eyes. "Something came up after you left. Starfire said that you like someone she likes because your jealous side said that in the mirror." Raven's eyes went wide. Did Robin figure it out? "And… I um…"

Demand to know who he is, so I can kill him.

Robin shook his head at the thought. Why was he even bothering asking who she liked? Why was it his business? Raven just sighed. "And what?"

"I just wanted to tell you that you shouldn't push Starfire anyway because of this guy you both like. I mean, I don't know him but-" he stopped speaking due to the disbelief on her face. Raven nearly burst out laughing if it wasn't for her emotions. He honestly had no idea? Sure, she wasn't exactly obvious, but Starfire was. And he was supposed to be one of the world's greatest detective's side kick. Well, he was probably just dense with love. Robin cleared his throat. "Maybe you should tell her? And you two and try and work things out, become friends. Recently, you got close to Beast boy. Parts of you were realley attached to him in the mirror. You've always been close to Cyborg. But Starfire-"

"I was only attached to him in the mirror because I recently had an understanding with him and that did bring us closer. Cyborg has always been the big brother of the group. And yes, maybe I should tell Starfire, but I'm not comfortable with that. What about you, Robin? What is your relationship standing point with me?"

Robin's face went a tiny bit red. "I think we're realley good friends."

Raven sighed. "Alright then. I'll… talk to Starfire tomorrow, okay?"

"Good," Robin smiled brightly at her.

"But," Raven frowned at him, "you should make your feelings for her less obvious. No offense or anything."

Robin's mouth dropped the moment Raven walked back into the room. She thought he had a crush on Starfire? No! If anything, he had a crush on her!

That's when it hit Robin. He liked her. He liked Raven like he used to like Barbra. It explained the jealousy, the soft, tender moments he would feel so content in. It explained so much! Robin slowly began to walk away, his mind too occupied to notice anyone walk by. He liked Raven, but she liked someone else. Whoever this guy was, Robin knew he sure was lucky.

He smirked as he crawled out of the box the rest of the puppets came in. Each one of the titans was asleep, or so he thought. Smirking, he walked into the first room he could find, which was a mess. Slowly, he walked over and pressed a button on his remote. A green soul left the body as it went into the puppet, the only sound being a gasp.

He grasped the puppet and quickly ran into the next room, where he found Cyborg. A blue soul came out of Cyborg as if flooded into the puppet. Repeating the process, he went to the next room and did the same to their leader. Little did he know, he accidently woke up two of the sleeping residents. Though one wasn't exactly quiet about it.

"Azarath-" Raven whispered, about to say the word of her next chant when suddenly a voice interrupted her thoughts. She felt an intruder around her and was about to investigate but the voice distracted her from doing so.

"Hello! Is anyone there?" Raven frowned. It was Starfire shouting at someone. "Please, if this is some sort of joke!" Raven sighed. She walked out of the door, causing Starfire to scream again. Raven frowned. "Did you hear that noise?"

"You mean the noise of you screaming outside my door?" Raven raised an eyebrow. "Yeah, I heard it."

"Oh," Starfire flushed with embarrassment. "Forgive me; I thought there was someone there. I guess I was wrong."

Raven was about to nod in response until a sonic blast missed them but just barely. Raven's eyes went wide as she turned around and saw Robin, Beast boy, and Cyborg chasing after them. Starfire gasped in surprise while Raven narrowed her eyes. What were the boys doing? Before they could even think about it, Beast boy turned into a dinosaur, running towards Raven. Raven quickly made a shield, but it wouldn't hold for long. She frowned. "Beast boy, it's me! Don't make me hurt you!"

Robin leaped up and tried to kick Starfire, who gasped and flew up. Robin quickly threw three explosives at her. She attacked each one with a starbolt but one was too close and exploded right near her. She gasped as she fell down, Cyborg catching her. Beast boy threw his tail at Raven, who flew into Cyborg's arms as well. Using one arm to hold each girl, Cyborg stared off into the dark hallway. Starfire had tears in her eyes. "Friends, why do you attack us?"

"Oh… they're not your friends anymore," a shadowed figure approached them. A small puppet like man with a red coat and a crown on his head smirked. "They're my puppets. These are your friends."

"Starfire…" Cyborg cried out weakly.

"Raven," Robin gasped.

"Help!" Beast boy managed to somewhat shout.

Raven narrowed her eyes. "Release them!"

"I'm sorry," the man smirked. "But you can't give me orders. I command you." He pressed a button on a remote as Raven glowed white and Starfire began to glow orange. "And with the puppet king in charge, the Teen Titans will fall!"

Raven gasped as she closed her eyes, trying to focus though she could feel herself slipping. "Azarath… metrion… zinthos…" she whispered weakly before closing her eyes. She could feel her spirit slowly being released from her body. Just as she was released, her powers from her forehead threw the puppet king and the boys to the side. Raven and Starfire's bodies fell to the floor. The puppet king gasped, reaching for his controls. The orange and white auras, instead of going to the puppets, went to the closest bodies.

"No!" the puppet king hissed as Starfire and Raven stood up, groaning as they clutched their heads. "Get them!"

Before they had time to think, the boys were already chasing after them. Biting her lip, Raven grasped Starfire's wrist and dragged her across the hallway, running from the boys, who slowly chased after them. Raven quickly opened a vent and pulled Starfire, along with herself, into it. Once the footsteps of their friends were heard and gone, Starfire turned on the light only to gasp. Raven's eyes slightly widened as she stared at the situation. "You are me!" Starfire practicalley shouted before glancing down at herself. "And I am you!"

The light she just turned on exploded.

After making their way through the vents, trying their best not to set off any alarms to the other titans, they made their way to the city. Walking down the street, Raven continued to try and feel the others but couldn't because, as she soon realized, she didn't have those powers anymore due to being in Starfire's body. "Oh Raven," Starfire cried. "This is horrible!"

"Tell me about it," Raven answered sarcasticalley.

"Very well," Starfire nodded as she began explaining the whole situation. Only, Raven didn't pay attention as she noticed her powers destroying cars, sidewalks, and everything in their paths. Starfire then began to tell how she was stuck in Raven's body, who just continued to try and avoid being blasted by her own powers. Finalley, Raven had enough and clamped her hand over Starfire's mouth.

"Starfire," Raven said slowly, and dangerously, "my powers are controlled by emotion. The more you feel the more energy you unleash."

"How can I calm down though?" Starfire screamed overdramaticalley. "What if we never get the boys back? What if the puppet king wins? What if I am stuck looking like this forever?!"

Raven frowned and sighed. "I don't know how… but we will save the boys and get our bodies back." She paused for a moment. "What's wrong with the way I look?" Again, she was a girl. She may not have cared much about her appearance but that didn't mean she didn't care at all. Unfortunately, Starfire screamed nothing and a pole near them melted. Raven sighed. Guess she shouldn't have asked about her looks.

"Look! Beast boy," Starfire cried out, pointing to a green bird flying towards them. Raven's breath hitched.

"You mean zombie Beast boy," she exclaimed. "Run!" She grabbed Starfire's hand and quickly ran into an alley, it being the closest place for them to go. As soon as they let go, Raven jumped… only to land on the ground. She jumped again… and landed on the ground. She groaned in annoyance. "Fly… fly!"

"I do not wish to fight them again," Starfire began again. "And in our present condition, we would surely be defeated."

"How do you fly this thing?" Raven referred to Starfire, who smiled softly.

"You must feel flight," Starfire softly giggled.

"Huh?"

"You must feel the amount of joy about flight to fly," Starfire smiled softly.

"Um… joy, not realley my thing." Raven frowned. Starfire gasped, pointing at something, making her powers throw Raven onto the ground. Raven slowly stood up, hissing a bit as she noticed a green tiger walking their way. She stood up slowly. "What do I have to do to use starbolts?"

"Boundless fury," Starfire smiled.

"Um… rage?"

"Yes," Starfire grinned, but Raven was still unsure. She knew she wasn't her body but the rage still felt uncomfortable to her once she discovered the source of the rage. Closing her eyes, she tried to focus on anger, but nothing came out. Frowning, she grabbed Starfire's wrist and ran, muttering a never mind as they ran. Starfire quickly followed behind Raven as they went into an alley, hoping Beast boy wouldn't follow. Only, at the end of the alley, Robin was there, waiting.

The two girls stopped and turned around, Beast boy there as he growled. Robin raced towards them, his weapon already out. Raven threw herself to the brick wall so Robin missed her and hit Beast boy instead. Not wasting any time, Starfire and Raven dashed to take another turn. Robin and Beast boy stood there for a while, not blinking, until they slowly stood up and chased after them.

Raven grabbed Starfire and pressed her body against the wall. Starfire copied as both breathed a sigh of relief when Robin and Beast boy ran past them. Only, a pair of hands drove through the wall, breaking through as Starfire screamed in surprise, throwing Raven up. "Wait for me please!" Starfire shouted. Both ran into an alley only to be cornered by the three boys.

"If I can't fly," Raven whispered. "You have to levitate. You know those words I always-"

"Yes!" Starfire cried out.

"Wait you have to focus-" Raven tried but it was already too late.

Starfire grabbed Raven's, well her, arm and shouted. "Azarath Metrion Zinthos!"

Immediately after shouting those words, both girls shot up in the air. Both screamed as they soared through the sky. Starfire immediately remembered what her emotions could do and stopped screaming, trying to calm herself down. Raven, on the other hand, continued to scream, fearing for her life. I guess that's a start, she thought. "I wish to stop now," Starfire cried out. "How do I…?"

"You look at the ground and imagine-"

Once again, she was cut off by Starfire looking at a pile of trash in an alley. Both soon fell to the ground, landing on the trash. Raven hissed in pain only to hear something. Before Starfire could speak, she threw a trash bag at her, immediately silencing the girl. Throwing her palm over Starfire's mouth, she leaned down and shut her eyes tightly. Starfire seemed to notice and tried to stay calm. That's when she heard the footsteps. Though she couldn't see, they both knew it was Robin and Cyborg looking for them. "Peace… quiet… tranquility," Starfire whispered.

"It's alright," Raven smiled softly. "They're gone."

But she spoke too soon. The moment those words left her mouth, a green mouse appeared. Both tried not to gasp as they leaned against the trash cans, shutting their eyes tightly. The mouse seemed to sniff something as it moved closer to them. "Enough," a voice whispered. The mouse hopped off and turned into Beast boy as the three listened to the puppet king, who informed them of a ceremony.

"Ceremony…" The Beast boy puppet whispered.

"What ceremony?" Cyborg gasped out.

"Oh… you'll find out," the puppet king said evilly. "It will allow your bodies to be under my control… forever."

The puppet king laughed as the three bodies, the three puppets, and him began walking away. Once they were sure he was gone, they walked out of their hiding place. Raven immediately grumbled. "How can you stand having so much hair?"

Starfire seemed to have other thoughts. "Quickly Raven! Our friends are in danger! We must quickly-"

"Do what?" Raven frowned. "Use my unusable powers while your emotions blow us to bits? Yeah, it's not going to work."

Starfire hissed. "At least I am trying! I was even able to fly. You didn't try! On my planet, even an infant can feel the joy of flight. But you are always being too grumpy and rude to feel anything at all!"

"If you haven't noticed," Raven mumbled, "my emotions are dangerous. I can't feel anything or else… you may have my body, but you know nothing about me."

Starfire began to settle down as she remembered something. Beast boy told her that Raven might be jealous of her emotions. That she could feel and express while Raven could not. Maybe she went too far by saying all that. Sighing, Starfire began again. "Perhaps you are right. And in order to control our powers, we must learn more about each other, correct? You may begin."

The idea didn't sound bad to Raven so she began. "Alright. I was born in a place called Azarath."

That's when it hit her. How much could she tell Starfire? She couldn't tell the girl about her father or about her destiny. No, she would have to leave that out. What could she talk about then? How her father raped her mother? How she was raised to not feel?

"I see," Starfire smiled. "Continue?"

"Um…" Raven carefully looked away, thinking of what else to share. "I guess… my favorite color is blue."

"Raven," Starfire sighed, "you do not trust me, correct?"

"What makes you say that?" Raven mumbled.

Starfire smiled softly. "Because we aren't exactly close. You started with your birth and moved right along to your favorite color. I understand you wish to not share certain topics, as I would not like to as well. Maybe… maybe we should just talk about each other. About… about what happened in the mirror."

"You want to talk about that?" Raven raised an eyebrow.

Starfire nodded. "We never really had closure on this subject. You said you were jealous of me. You seemed quite attached to Beast boy as well. You even continually apologized."

"I'm not attached to Beast boy," Raven sighed. "It's just… he knows something that I didn't mean for him to figure out. So does Cyborg."

"That explains why they understand you then," Starfire mumbled before smiling. "I know! I shall share my secret with you. Friend Raven, I… I believe I am, as the humans say, in love with Robin."

Starfire immediately expected a smile or congrats but instead Raven sighed. "That's the problem, Starfire. I… I don't want you to be in love with Robin."

"Why not?" Starfire titled her head to the side. Raven bit her lip, letting out a calming breath. Here goes nothing.

"Because I'm in love with him too."

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