Back by popular demand (well, sort of)! Yes, I am continuing this story. ::pauses for cheers and doesn't hear any:: Or not. Gotta get better speakers for this thing. ^_^ Anyways. Hope it'll stay as good as everyone thought the first chapter was. Thanks to all of you who reviewed; it's 'cause of you that there's more! See what power you have? So keep on reviewing, I like the encouragement.

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Everyone looked up as Raven walked into the room. She could tell they were a bit surprised to see her; she usually hovered in her room most of the night.

"Friend Raven! Have you come to join us?" Starfire asked in her typical bubbly way. Raven quickly surveyed her friends' expressions. Starfire and Beast Boy looked a bit hopeful, as though they actually wanted her to stay. Cyborg looked slightly skeptical, like he thought she had probably just come down to get something and wouldn't stick around. Robin just looked curious, probably wondering why she had come down when she usually didn't.

Shrugging slightly, Raven stepped off the last stair. "Why not? I suppose I have nothing better to do."

Starfire clapped happily. "Yay! Now we are all doing the hanging out!"

Raven rolled her eyes slightly as she walked over and sat down on the sofa.

"Wow," Beast Boy commented, looking at her. "No book? That's new."

Raven shrugged again. "Do I have to follow a set pattern?"

"Nope, guess not. Just commenting," he responded, smiling at her. His smile grew even wider as she offered a small smile back.

"So, what're we gonna do?" Cyborg asked suddenly. "Too many people for video games, unless we take turns or something."

Robin had been flipping through the channels on the TV as usual, not really paying attention to any of them. "Ooh, stop! I love this station!" Beast Boy said suddenly, snatching the remote from Robin before he could change the channel.

"Hey!" Robin protested, trying to grab the remote back. Beast Boy turned into a dog and hid behind Raven, holding the remote tightly in his mouth.

Raven glanced at Beast Boy, shaking her head, and then turned to look at the TV. "Animal Planet?" she questioned, turning to look at Beast Boy once again. "It does suit you."

Starfire smiled. "I think I would not mind watching the planet of the animals. What show is coming on?"

"Planet's Funniest Animals," Cyborg replied, looking up from the TV guide he had been flipping through.

"Typical," Raven commented, lightly pushing Beast Boy out from behind her. He quickly morphed back to normal. Raven had to smile at the comical sight of him sitting there with the TV remote in his mouth. Shaking her head, she pulled it out and tossed it lightly at him.

"Hey, it's a good show," he insisted, catching the remote. Raven caught the curious look he gave her; she wasn't acting quite like herself. Then again, that sort of was her intention.

"Well, looks like we're watching Beast Boy's show," Cyborg said with a shrug. "Unless someone wants to get that remote from him."

Robin shrugged. "Hey, it's a change from what we normally do."

"There are many changes from the normal routine happening tonight!" Starfire commented brightly. This resulted in everyone glancing at Raven, something she calmly pretended not to notice. She instead turned her attention to the TV. After a few seconds, the others followed her example, and the all settled back to watch the show.