A/N: And we're back! I am sorry this took so long. Lately inspiration hasn't been coming as much, and now I can only write at night. I am sacrificing my sleep schedule for you, so be grateful!
Disclaimer: Don't sue me, I'm funny.
Chapter 3
The Titans walked into the living room. They were all thoroughly depressed and disappointed in themselves.
"So, what are we going to do about this? This is the first time in a while that we've had deaths. The complaints and tabloid slander is bound to happen any minute now." said Raven.
"I don't know. We're just going to have to work harder." Robin sighed. He just couldn't believe it. He had allowed those people to die. It was all his fault.
Raven didn't have to be a mind reader to know what Robin was thinking. "It wasn't your fault. It wasn't anyone's fault. It was a mistake. You need to understand that mistakes happen."
Knowing better than to argue with Raven, Robin just looked out the window. But he quickly looked away. He could still see smoke coming from the shore. Instead he turned his attention to Starfire, who was still looking in the direction of Soda's room. Beast Boy turned to look, too. Followed by Raven and Cyborg. They all stood in silence for what seemed like hours until Cyborg said, "What're we going to do about her?"
"Did she say where she lived?" asked Beast Boy.
"No," Starfire responded sadly "She only thanked us. Many times."
"I have to agree, there was no lack of graciousness there." Raven said.
Beast Boy rubbed his head, "Stop using big words."
"'Graciousness' isn't a big word."
"Maybe to weirdoes who read all the time it's not…"
Raven chose to ignore this particular comment and let Beast Boy keep his limbs.
"When she wakes up, we shall ask where she lives and inform her mother and father she is with us." said Starfire.
"Good plan. In the meantime, we should try to get some sleep. It's been a hard day." Cyborg yawned.
After everyone else had gone to bed, Robin was still in the living room. He was looking through the large window facing the city. But he soon found that this wasn't enough to quell his restlessness. He walked up the stairs to the roof and sat down on the edge, letting his feet swing. But this only reminded him of how short he was. The only person on the team who wasn't taller than him was BB. It was embarrassing when he thought about it. He was the boy, he should've been taller than Starfire. He could just picture it, him asking her out and her saying, "Oh Robin, I am so sorry, but you are too short." Yeah, that was probably how it would've gone.
"You really are an idiot, you know that?"
Robin turned slowly to see Raven, her cloak flapping in the strong winds, and her arms crossed.
"If Starfire said you were too short to date, she wouldn't be worth the trouble."
Robin smirked, "I thought you said you couldn't read minds."
"I can't. I've known you for too long, that's all." she sat down beside him. "That's what happens when you're the second member of the Teen Titans. I honestly think that people have forgotten we were the original dynamic duo. Ask anyone on the street, the Titans have always been a team of five."
"I remember, those were the good ol' days, huh? Things were a lot simpler. Then Cyborg came, then Beast Boy…"
"Then Starfire." Raven finished his sentence. "I knew it the moment I saw you look at her. You didn't even know what to say. Which was just as well, because she didn't speak English."
"You're cheery tonight."
"Remembering 'the good ol' days' usually does that to me. Don't get used to it. I wouldn't even be up here talking to you if it hadn't been for that girl."
"You mean Starfire?"
"No, the new red-head. I was walking to my room, when I walked past her door. Just out of curiosity, I peeked inside. Maybe it was the lighting of the room, but I saw something very strange. Her hair wasn't red…it was black."
"It was the dark lighting, don't worry about it."
Raven still looked unsure. They stayed in silence for awhile, until she spoke up. "There was another thing…"
Robin looked up. Raven seemed to be returning to normal now.
"Her energy, it felt different from when we were talking to her. When the building exploded something about her changed, and just now when I went in her room, she was lying there with black hair and a completely different energy field. It was like she was a different person from the inside out."
Robin stood up. He hadn't the slightest clue what Raven was talking about, but he knew she wouldn't give up until he acknowledged her suspicions. "If it makes you feel better, then we'll keep an eye on her. Feel free to investigate as you see fit."
"Ok." Raven stood up with him.
"Let's go to bed, I'm tired, and I'm sure you are too."
"Yes. We'll talk to her in the morning."
"You forgot her name, didn't you?"
"…Yeah…"
"Soda."
"Right, we'll talk to Soda in the morning."
Unfortunately, The Titans didn't get to talk to Soda in the morning. They didn't get to talk to Soda until late afternoon, because The Titans got a new call from Slade.
A/N: I don't even know why I bother making these little notes, I don't think anyone reads them… But just in case they do, I'd like to thank the total of 2 people that reviewed: jejuneepitaph and ElementalMageofFire. Thank you so much for your kind reviews! I come home from school everyday and check my email and it makes me so happy when I get them!
