Raven yawned and blinked her eyes open to discover...darkness. For some
reason she felt cheerful and happy. She felt like her emotions of
happiness were actually shining through.
"Why is it so dark in here?" She whispered to herself in a rather bright voice.
She immediately hopped out of bed in a bubbly manner and skipped over to her depressing purple curtains, ripping them open ecstatically with a big grin on her face.
"GOOD MORNING WORLD!" She yelled out loudly.
Raven had never felt this way before...what was going on? Something inside of her was telling her to hold back, but she...she couldn't.
Looking around and putting her finger to her lip, she chewed on her nail a little bit. "I REALLY should think of redecorating or something." She said to herself.
Thrusting open her closet door, she discovered...all things drab and depressing. Her dark blue cloaks hung on the dull hangers, lifeless. Her grey tights and black leotard didn't look too good to her either...she need something...something...
"CUTE!"
Immediately Raven covered her loud mouth.
"What's wrong with me today?" Raven said to herself. "Get yourself together Raven, before you lose – "
It was too late. She had already lost control of herself. She felt excessive bursts of joyfulness taking over her body and her mind. Pretty soon she was all absorbed in it and caught up in the moment.
"I need to go shopppinngggggggggggggggg..." She said, jumping up and down. "Hmmm, I don't think the gang would mind if I just went out for a few hours..."
Then she stopped to think for a minute. "UH OH! Robin is in charge of all the money...how am I supposed to get to him?"
Creeping out of her door quietly, Raven snuck into Robin's dark room covered with newspaper articles to discover Robin snoring loudly, still wearing his cape and all.
"Oh darn it." Raven whispered to herself. Quietly she reached into the pocket of his cape and...
SNOREEEEEEEEEEEE. Robin's hand came flying up, smacking her in the face.
"OWWWEEEEEEEE!" Raven cried with extreme emotion in her voice. Then she covered her mouth in a split second.
"Huh? Who's there? SLADE?!" Robin said, bursting up and looking around frantically. Seeing that nobody was there, he wearily laid back down and curled up again, soon beginning to snore.
"I gotta be more careful." Happy Raven mumbled to herself. Slowly she reached into his cape and clutched his wallet.
"Bingo." Raven said, smiling to herself with a mischievous look on her face. She walked out of his room, tip toeing.
"Phew!" Raven said, leaning against the wall. "Ok, now to go SHOPPING!"
She checked the clock. It was 6:00 AM.
"Shopping?"
Raven whirled around to discover Starfire behind her, standing up straight.
"S-Starfire?"
"I would like blue sauce on that, please?" Starfire had a dreamy grin on her face. Raven noticed that her eyes were closed...she was sleepwalking.
"Ohh Robin, my dear Robin..."
Raven giggled to herself as she walked passed the sleepwalking Starfire who wandered back to her room.
Sneaking out of the tower easily, Raven whisked off to the mall to discover that it was still open.
"Yesssss!!!"
This happiness. This joy. What was going on? Whatever it was, Raven felt...happier than she had felt in years. It was a good feeling...somewhat.
First she stopped by "STYLISH CHIC for TEENS" and stepped in. She wandered over to the clingy T-shirts and cute pleaded skirts.
"Hmmm...now which color would be best for me?"
After trying on millions and millions of shirts, she finally settled for the perfect one. Afterwards, she picked out a cute pleated mini white skirt with a pink ribbon belt. She walked over to the makeup counter and looked at her face in the mirror.
"Since when did ash grey become my new skin tone?" She said to herself, disgusted.
"Excuse me, can I help you dear?"
Raven looked up to discover a nice looking lady at the counter with red hair. Raven nodded. "I need a makeover...like, now!"
"Coming right up, sweetie. After I finish this young lady over here."
Raven looked over to the other side to discover a girl with purple hair also, except it was pulled into two high pigtails and a beautiful dark but frilly costume. She was admiring her perfect face in the mirror. She looked so familiar, but Raven couldn't put her finger on it...anyway, she looked like she was into makeup and clothes, so she went up to her and sat next to her.
"Hi!!" Raven said, waving her hand in her face.
The girl looked over at her with an unimpressed look on her face. "You again?" She said slowly. "What do YOU want?"
"I like your hair, how did you get it done?"
The girl coughed a little. "You...like MY hair?"
"Yeah, it's cute!"
"Uh..." The girl looked around a little, then smiled at her a half genuine smile. "I did it myself...want me to do yours?"
"Sure!"
The girl got up from the lady pampering her and went behind her, pulling and twisting her hair up and about. The lady came over to Raven and started putting makeup on her.
"Soooo.,..what's your name?" Raven asked, interested, twisting a piece of her own hair between her slender fingers.
"Jinx....and I already know yours." She smiled slyly. "It's Raven."
"Am I really that popular?" Raven said, blushing and giggling at the same time.
"But of course, my darling." Jinx said. "Of course..."
The next minute when Raven opened her eyes, she almost screamed with perkiness. "Ooh it's WONDERFUL!" She blubbered. Jinx just smiled her sneaky smile again, still playing with her hair. "Well, I must be off." She finally said, pulling Raven's hair finally into two high pigtails like her own. "If you ever need me again, give me a call." She handed Raven a piece of paper with her phone number inscribed on it.
"Wow, you're really nice." Raven said, glad to make a new friend.
"Any time..." Jinx said. "I guess...this has been your lucky day."
Raven nodded.
"This is great." Raven said, picking up her shopping bags in her new clothes and new face along with new hairstyle. "I can't WAIT to see the look on the guys' faces when I go home! I'll knock 'em dead!" She said with an upbeat voice.
"Mmm...I hope you will." Jinx smiled. Then she disappeared into the crowds of the mall.
"Why is it so dark in here?" She whispered to herself in a rather bright voice.
She immediately hopped out of bed in a bubbly manner and skipped over to her depressing purple curtains, ripping them open ecstatically with a big grin on her face.
"GOOD MORNING WORLD!" She yelled out loudly.
Raven had never felt this way before...what was going on? Something inside of her was telling her to hold back, but she...she couldn't.
Looking around and putting her finger to her lip, she chewed on her nail a little bit. "I REALLY should think of redecorating or something." She said to herself.
Thrusting open her closet door, she discovered...all things drab and depressing. Her dark blue cloaks hung on the dull hangers, lifeless. Her grey tights and black leotard didn't look too good to her either...she need something...something...
"CUTE!"
Immediately Raven covered her loud mouth.
"What's wrong with me today?" Raven said to herself. "Get yourself together Raven, before you lose – "
It was too late. She had already lost control of herself. She felt excessive bursts of joyfulness taking over her body and her mind. Pretty soon she was all absorbed in it and caught up in the moment.
"I need to go shopppinngggggggggggggggg..." She said, jumping up and down. "Hmmm, I don't think the gang would mind if I just went out for a few hours..."
Then she stopped to think for a minute. "UH OH! Robin is in charge of all the money...how am I supposed to get to him?"
Creeping out of her door quietly, Raven snuck into Robin's dark room covered with newspaper articles to discover Robin snoring loudly, still wearing his cape and all.
"Oh darn it." Raven whispered to herself. Quietly she reached into the pocket of his cape and...
SNOREEEEEEEEEEEE. Robin's hand came flying up, smacking her in the face.
"OWWWEEEEEEEE!" Raven cried with extreme emotion in her voice. Then she covered her mouth in a split second.
"Huh? Who's there? SLADE?!" Robin said, bursting up and looking around frantically. Seeing that nobody was there, he wearily laid back down and curled up again, soon beginning to snore.
"I gotta be more careful." Happy Raven mumbled to herself. Slowly she reached into his cape and clutched his wallet.
"Bingo." Raven said, smiling to herself with a mischievous look on her face. She walked out of his room, tip toeing.
"Phew!" Raven said, leaning against the wall. "Ok, now to go SHOPPING!"
She checked the clock. It was 6:00 AM.
"Shopping?"
Raven whirled around to discover Starfire behind her, standing up straight.
"S-Starfire?"
"I would like blue sauce on that, please?" Starfire had a dreamy grin on her face. Raven noticed that her eyes were closed...she was sleepwalking.
"Ohh Robin, my dear Robin..."
Raven giggled to herself as she walked passed the sleepwalking Starfire who wandered back to her room.
Sneaking out of the tower easily, Raven whisked off to the mall to discover that it was still open.
"Yesssss!!!"
This happiness. This joy. What was going on? Whatever it was, Raven felt...happier than she had felt in years. It was a good feeling...somewhat.
First she stopped by "STYLISH CHIC for TEENS" and stepped in. She wandered over to the clingy T-shirts and cute pleaded skirts.
"Hmmm...now which color would be best for me?"
After trying on millions and millions of shirts, she finally settled for the perfect one. Afterwards, she picked out a cute pleated mini white skirt with a pink ribbon belt. She walked over to the makeup counter and looked at her face in the mirror.
"Since when did ash grey become my new skin tone?" She said to herself, disgusted.
"Excuse me, can I help you dear?"
Raven looked up to discover a nice looking lady at the counter with red hair. Raven nodded. "I need a makeover...like, now!"
"Coming right up, sweetie. After I finish this young lady over here."
Raven looked over to the other side to discover a girl with purple hair also, except it was pulled into two high pigtails and a beautiful dark but frilly costume. She was admiring her perfect face in the mirror. She looked so familiar, but Raven couldn't put her finger on it...anyway, she looked like she was into makeup and clothes, so she went up to her and sat next to her.
"Hi!!" Raven said, waving her hand in her face.
The girl looked over at her with an unimpressed look on her face. "You again?" She said slowly. "What do YOU want?"
"I like your hair, how did you get it done?"
The girl coughed a little. "You...like MY hair?"
"Yeah, it's cute!"
"Uh..." The girl looked around a little, then smiled at her a half genuine smile. "I did it myself...want me to do yours?"
"Sure!"
The girl got up from the lady pampering her and went behind her, pulling and twisting her hair up and about. The lady came over to Raven and started putting makeup on her.
"Soooo.,..what's your name?" Raven asked, interested, twisting a piece of her own hair between her slender fingers.
"Jinx....and I already know yours." She smiled slyly. "It's Raven."
"Am I really that popular?" Raven said, blushing and giggling at the same time.
"But of course, my darling." Jinx said. "Of course..."
The next minute when Raven opened her eyes, she almost screamed with perkiness. "Ooh it's WONDERFUL!" She blubbered. Jinx just smiled her sneaky smile again, still playing with her hair. "Well, I must be off." She finally said, pulling Raven's hair finally into two high pigtails like her own. "If you ever need me again, give me a call." She handed Raven a piece of paper with her phone number inscribed on it.
"Wow, you're really nice." Raven said, glad to make a new friend.
"Any time..." Jinx said. "I guess...this has been your lucky day."
Raven nodded.
"This is great." Raven said, picking up her shopping bags in her new clothes and new face along with new hairstyle. "I can't WAIT to see the look on the guys' faces when I go home! I'll knock 'em dead!" She said with an upbeat voice.
"Mmm...I hope you will." Jinx smiled. Then she disappeared into the crowds of the mall.