"Hurry UP!" Robin called, finishing hanging up decorations. "Duck and turn out the light!" The male Titans hid under the table, and waited for Starfire and Raven to return. They only had to wait a few minutes, before the Tamaranian girl appeared.
"All is set? Raven is in her room getting something. She does not suspect anything." Star reported, ducking behind the couch.
Footsteps echoed down the ahll, and they knew Raven was approaching.
"One..." Robin counted quietly, waiting with baited breath.
"Two..." The footsteps came closer...
"Three..." He ticked off, getting ready to spring up.
Raven entered the room and flicked the lights on.
"SURPRISE!" The Titans shouted, jumping out of their hiding places. Raven dropped the book she was holding in shock, and raised an eyebrow at them.
"What is this?" she asked, picking up the book. The other Titans grinned.
"It's your birthday Raven!" Beast Boy said, looking a mix of happiness and confusion.
Raven looked around the room, noticing the new decorating. The whole room had been changed black, and a banner read "Happy Birthday Raven!" She looked amused and surprised.
"It is?" She asked, looking around for the calendar. "I must have lost track.."
"Yep, come on! Lets eat CAKE!" Beast Boy prompted, jumping up and down. Cyborg grinned.
"Be thankful Robin Star and I made the cake. It's tofu-free." He said, holding up a small round cake, frosted black and red words scrawled on the top read the same as the banner.
Raven smiled at her friends kindness. "Thank you. This means so much to me.." She said, and uncharacteristicly hugged each of them. She then got out plates and forks, but before she could cut the cake more guests arrived.
Aqualad appeared, and the rest of the "honorary Titans" from Winner Take All. Everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to Raven and another cake was brought out.
It was a store-bought, hand done cake with a picture of Raven doing battle frosted on top, with excruciating detail. It was beautiful.
The Titans all sat around and ate cake, and then Raven opened her gifts.
A tarot deck from BB, A set of calligraphy pens from Cy, A new cloak from Starfire, A new Chakra stud from Robin and books and other various things from the others.
All too soon though, everyone had to leave to do other things, and Raven waved them all adu before getting the mail and heading upstairs. She had an unusually large portion of fan-mail, and she handed the others their mail before going into her room with her new things.
Setting everything down on the bed, she plopped down on a new bean-bag chair and decided to read her fan-mail.
The first letter was written sloppily, on pink paper, telling her how much they loved her. Death came to sit on her lap and she read the rest of them outloud to him. When she got to the last one however, she stopped. The outside was plain and ordinary, but there was something about the way the scripted pink letters that brought back fleeting memories.
"Raven?" Starfire asked, knocking on her door. Raven quickly hid the letter, and she let Starfire inside.
"Hello Star, Death missed you." She greeted her, and Death half-tackled Star, licking her face. Raven smiled and sat on her bed, supervising.
"All is set? Raven is in her room getting something. She does not suspect anything." Star reported, ducking behind the couch.
Footsteps echoed down the ahll, and they knew Raven was approaching.
"One..." Robin counted quietly, waiting with baited breath.
"Two..." The footsteps came closer...
"Three..." He ticked off, getting ready to spring up.
Raven entered the room and flicked the lights on.
"SURPRISE!" The Titans shouted, jumping out of their hiding places. Raven dropped the book she was holding in shock, and raised an eyebrow at them.
"What is this?" she asked, picking up the book. The other Titans grinned.
"It's your birthday Raven!" Beast Boy said, looking a mix of happiness and confusion.
Raven looked around the room, noticing the new decorating. The whole room had been changed black, and a banner read "Happy Birthday Raven!" She looked amused and surprised.
"It is?" She asked, looking around for the calendar. "I must have lost track.."
"Yep, come on! Lets eat CAKE!" Beast Boy prompted, jumping up and down. Cyborg grinned.
"Be thankful Robin Star and I made the cake. It's tofu-free." He said, holding up a small round cake, frosted black and red words scrawled on the top read the same as the banner.
Raven smiled at her friends kindness. "Thank you. This means so much to me.." She said, and uncharacteristicly hugged each of them. She then got out plates and forks, but before she could cut the cake more guests arrived.
Aqualad appeared, and the rest of the "honorary Titans" from Winner Take All. Everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to Raven and another cake was brought out.
It was a store-bought, hand done cake with a picture of Raven doing battle frosted on top, with excruciating detail. It was beautiful.
The Titans all sat around and ate cake, and then Raven opened her gifts.
A tarot deck from BB, A set of calligraphy pens from Cy, A new cloak from Starfire, A new Chakra stud from Robin and books and other various things from the others.
All too soon though, everyone had to leave to do other things, and Raven waved them all adu before getting the mail and heading upstairs. She had an unusually large portion of fan-mail, and she handed the others their mail before going into her room with her new things.
Setting everything down on the bed, she plopped down on a new bean-bag chair and decided to read her fan-mail.
The first letter was written sloppily, on pink paper, telling her how much they loved her. Death came to sit on her lap and she read the rest of them outloud to him. When she got to the last one however, she stopped. The outside was plain and ordinary, but there was something about the way the scripted pink letters that brought back fleeting memories.
"Raven?" Starfire asked, knocking on her door. Raven quickly hid the letter, and she let Starfire inside.
"Hello Star, Death missed you." She greeted her, and Death half-tackled Star, licking her face. Raven smiled and sat on her bed, supervising.