"Note to self" Raven muttered as she read through the letter once more "Do not let Kale within a mile radius of Garfield" Raven was, at that moment, perched on a comfy blue soft in the common room of her House, as the principal so wonderfully put it. He made The Academy sound like Hogwarts, or something like that! She wore, as ever, black jeans and a purple sweater.

"Who is Kale?" inquired a gentle voice. Raven turned to see a slender teenager with startlingly green eyes and flaming red hair.

"Hey Star" she replied easily, glaning at the girl dressed from head to foot in lilac. The two of them had become good friends lately, for some unknown reason "Kale's a friend, she's transferring here in about half an hour"

"Why do you not want her near Beast Boy?" Starfire inquired, tilting her head to one side in confusion.

"Becuase she's...weird" Raven lied eloquently. Kale was not remotely weird. She was funny, smart and far too nice to go near any of the guys she liked. Kale had a talent for getting what she wanted in life.

"If you say so" Starfire smiled in a rather innocent manner that made the gothic girl smile.

"Sorry to break up the mother's meeting" came the ammused voice of a male with green skin and dazzling jade eyes.

"Greetings, friend Beast Boy" Starfire said happily, flopping down in a chair near Raven as Beast Boy strolled over. He pushed a strand of his dark green hair off his face, giving Raven his usual smile

"Hi Star"

"Have you heard the good news? Raven's friend is joining our school today"

"What's their name?"

"Kayleigh Salvatori" Raven replied darkly "Kale for short. Or Pyro, depending on who's talking to her"

"Why Pyro?" Beast Boy quizzed

"You'll see" Raven replied secretively

(Fast forward to half an hour later)

"Seriously, Robin, you need to study for the science test tomorrow" Starfire said seriously "You don't want to fail"

"I'll be fine Star. It's only Earth and Space, I'm good at that"

"What's the last planet from the sun in our solar system then?" Cyborg asked with a smirk

"It's...um..." Damn, Robin thought, I have no idea

"Pluto" came a soft voice with a strong Italian accent. Everyone turned round to see a tall girl stood there, a black bag slung over one shoulder and a suitcase lying at her feet. Her eyes were an odd mix of amber and gold, whilst her hair was black, streaked with orange, red and gold. She wore fading jeans with flames up the legs and a red t-shirt stating "Too hot to handle"

"Hey Rae" she greeted with a bright smile, one that Raven matched, getting up and doing a very odd thing. They two girls hugged then Raven turned back to her friends.

"This is Kaleigh Salvatori" she introduced "Kale, these are my friends: Starfire, Cyborg, Robin and Beast Boy"

"Hey, why am I last?" beast Boy exclaimed in mock hurt.

Kale smiled at this, glad to find someone with a sense of humour like hers.

"It's nice to meet you, Kale" Robin smirked.

"Please, just call me Pyro" she shrugged, and it was not hard to see why

"Do you want me to show you to your room, Pyro?" Starfire inquired in her usual friendly way

"Thanks Starfire" she nodded, picking up her suitcase and following the other female. She glanced back at the others. This is going to be fun, she thought.