Holly Daze
A Teen Titans Christmas Fiction

Summary: The Titans meet a pair of girls and quickly become friends. But there's something special about these girls, and their feuding could cause a major disruption in the city's Christmas celebration! Can the Teen Titans fix the broken bonds of the two girls before it's too late? BBxOC, StarxRobxOCxCy

Chapter Two
Stranded

"Wow," Ivy walked around, nodding in approval. "This place rocks!"

Robin grinned, noting to himself how her voice hardly matched her figure. Ivy was probably four foot ten, with the figure of a seventeen year old female. She was perfectly proportioned, her curves just right. She had a lovely alto voice; she didn't squeal or screech. She carried herself with an air of importance, something the boys in the alley had obviously missed.

"Who's your friend?" a slightly acerbic voice entered the room. Standing in the doorway, she raised an eyebrow, looking at the new girl.

"Hey Raven!" Cyborg waved, "This is Ivy. Met up with her in the market."

The demonic girl walked in, silently eyeing the newcomer cautiously. She folded her arms across her chest, keeping whatever comments she might have had to herself.

Ivy smiled, holding out a hand, "Nice to meet you Raven."

Raven hesitantly took her hand, and shook it, "Charmed, I'm sure." She looked back at the two males, "Where's Starfire and Beastboy?"

Robin, who had been stripping off his jacket and snow boots, froze.

"You forgot them?!" Raven cried. She glared at them, shaking her head, "Give me the keys," she barked.

"Huh?" Cyborg cocked his head to one side. He too was already out of his winter clothing and had been heading for the Gamestation.

"Give. Me. The. Keys," she ordered. Raven held out her hand, "Now."

Robin shook his head, "No, I'll... just... go back and get them."

Ivy scratched the back of her head, "I'm sorry," she apologized, "I ought to go. I made you forget your friends and--"

"No! Stay!" Cyborg interrupted quickly. He reluctantly handed a baby blue key to Raven, "If I find a single dent in my baby--"

"Got it," Raven turned sharply, summoning a coat and scarf with her powers as she made her way to the door.

The door slammed loudly, and the two males collapsed on the couch. "I can't believe we forgot BB and Star..." Cyborg exhaled loudly.

"I'm really sorry," Ivy said, still fully dressed for the weather and standing where Raven had left her.

Robin looked up, "I'll just grab some towels and a robe from Star's room. I'm sure she won't mind if you borrow them for a while," he said, immediately getting up.

"Thanks!" Ivy smiled, already brightened by the kindness of the Titans.

"You play?" Cyborg gestured to the Gamestation, holding up a controller.

"You bet!" Ivy laughed, jumping over the side of the couch to join him in a race.

Robin slowly made his way up to the Tamaranian's room, scolding himself and muttering quiet imprecations for ditching the two green eyed Titans. When he reached her room, he opened the door, the air redolent of roses. He always liked to pass his friend's room, knowing he'd be greeted with the gentle aroma. Without a clue of where she'd store a bathrobe, he stumbled into her room. Making what he thought to be a sagacious decision, he wandered to her closet. Inside he saw an uncountable amount of her purple outfit clad with metal wristbands and such. He looked farther in, seeing a sparkly lavender dress which he knew she used at the Junior Prom months before, and a crimson and evergreen outfit which he assumed was for Christmas.

But no robe.

Sighing, he exited her closet, and nervously looked at her dresser. A fear washed over him. Not because he was afraid of finding any of her lady-like... clothing... but because it was Starfire, and anything was possible. Whatever was hidden in the drawers was most likely edible - or worse, he was edible to whatever could be hidden there. He shuffled toward it, eyeing the pictures on top. He saw one of each the Titans in a simple golden frame and another with a chrome frame embedded with flowers that held a picture of the fallen Titan, Terra. And, a heart shaped frame with a picture of both he and Starfire dancing. He wasn't sure when the picture was taken - but felt the blood rise in his cheeks because of it.

Shaking his head, he remembered his mission, and cautiously opened the first drawer. Nothing.

He opened the next. Nothing.

Third. A silly green hat with a bent feather.

Next row. Rain gear.

Final row. An extra pair of gloves and winter hat.

The last drawer. Robin inhaled, and tugged on the handle. It didn't open. Confused, he looked for a lock, and saw nothing of the sort. "Why won't this open?" he murmured, tugging again. He wasn't so sure that it held robes, but curiosity poked at his mind. Determined, he placed one foot against the dresser, and gripped the handle. "One... two..." he pulled with all his might and pulled the drawer open.

He peered to see the contents, and jumped slightly as a pair of beady eyes and sharp teeth stared at him. "Trying to scare me, Silkie?" Robin exhaled loudly. "Whatcha got there...?" he asked, scrunching his nose as he lifted the mutant larvae from the drawer. Grinning to himself with success, he pulled out a lilac bathrobe, and replaced the pink worm in his resting spot, ignoring the quiet squeal from it as he shut the dresser drawers again, and exited Starfire's room.

Passing the bathroom, he grabbed a towel, and reached the living area again. He smiled, seeing both Cyborg and Ivy tied in their race. "Found it!" he said happily, tossing the towel and robe at their new friend.

"Thanks," Ivy said, getting up from the sofa, "But don't think this means I give up!" she warned Cyborg.

"Bathroom's upstairs, first to the right," Robin directed.

"What took you?" Cyborg questioned.

Robin shook his head, watching as the blonde climbed the stairs, "Nothing really."

"We parked here, did we not?" Starfire asked, watching her breath float in the cold air. The wind had picked up, causing Beastboy, Holly, and herself to wrap themselves for warmth.

"Dude, Cyborg and Robin couldn't have left without us!" Beastboy whined. "Ten minutes late and they left!"

The clock had read 4:20 when the trio journeyed to the parking lot. They were supposed to meet Cyborg and Robin, who were supposedly picking up groceries, at 4:30. The area they had been shopping in was known as the market. No cars or vehicles could get through, so a snowy path lead to a parking lot that marked the entrance of Jump City.

"We're doomed..." Beastboy sank to the ground. "Doomed... doomed... doomed..."

"Can't you fly?" Holly raised an eyebrow.

Starfire nodded, "If the boys do not return in ten minutes I shall carry you and we will go back to Titans Tower."

The blonde shivered in the cold, "I th-think i-if they d-d-don't get back here in f-f-five m-minutes, I'm gonna turn into a...a..." Holly paused, then sneezed, "icicle..."

4:44 read the digital clock in Cyborg's "baby". Raven had been furious when she had seen Ivy. Although the girl sent a friendly enough aura, Raven was now extremely cautious about others who were invited inside the tower.

But what had really made her angry was the look Cyborg and Robin had been giving Ivy. They had been staring at her with "googly-eyes" as Starfire would phrase it. Because the hormone-driven boys had been too excited to impress the girl, they had left the other half of the team stranded in the snowy weather. Which is exactly why she had demanded to pick up Starfire and Beastboy. Raven had dealt with too many idiots, but didn't expect something like this from even Beastboy.

If Starfire had seen Robin still stricken by Ivy's pretty looks, well... Raven had a hunch the pretty Tamaranian would lose that peaceful appearance and take after her sister, and that was something they did not need. Especially at the holidays.

Raven pulled into the lot, driving around messily parked cars as she kept her eyes peeled for any sign of their stranded comrades.

"Look! There they are!" cried Starfire, jumping up and down, wildly waving her arms to catch the attention of the T-Car.

"We're saved!" Beastboy yelled happily. He stood up, grinned, and faced Starfire, "And you were worried they wouldn't come!"

Holly giggled softly, shaking her head at the changeling's humor. "Because we were... how did you put it?" she laughed, mocking the green one, "Doooooooooooooooooomed....!" she moaned in fake angst, throwing her arms up in mockery.

Starfire laughed as the T-Car pulled up next to them, "She is more humorous even than you!" she teased Beastboy.

"Wha...?!" Beastboy exclaimed.

"You guys look a bit cold," Raven chided as Beastboy and Holly climbed in back, Starfire taking shotgun.

"That's the understandment of the year," Holly snorted.

Raven glanced in the rear view mirror, "And you are?"

"Raven, this is our friend Holly. We invited her for the evening meal!" Starfire smiled, her nose and cheeks vermilion from the cold.

"Yeah!" Beastboy grinned, "She's got a great gift with jewelry too!"

"Well," Holly looked down modestly, "It's with all sorts of handcrafted works. It... uh, only works around the holidays, though."

Raven started to drive, nodding, "Interesting. I'd like to hear more about your powers when we get home..." she glanced at her red haired friend who was warming her hand in front of the heater, "Oh, and Starfire?"

"Yes, friend Raven?" Starfire asked, not looking up from her hands.

"Robin and Cyborg brought some girl over for dinner too..." she exhaled, not knowing how to break the fact that the two were "ga-ga" over Ivy. "She seems... nice."

"Wonderful! Two guests!" Starfire smiled at her dark haired friend.

Raven turned her attention back to the road, "Yeah... just wonderful..."

A/N: A bit shorter chapter than I expected to write but I didn't want to put the next part of the story in this chapter. Next chapter: When Starfire and Ivy meet. Tee-hee. Kudos to Poopy Penguin and Ruby for reviewing! Hope I don't disappoint yah! Tell your friends! LOL! I also noticed, I had just had to add in the Terra picture thing up there. But, you know me... there'll be some more Terra memorial stuff coming up (after all, what would a fanfiction be without our favorite blonde?!)
Review on your way out! - Letselina