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Raven woke up to the sound of her alarm clock going off. She shut it off, got up, and opened the curtains. It was dawn outside.
She sighed and got ready for the morning. She showered, brushed her teeth, and put on her costume.
Only when she got downdstairs and poured herself a cup of herbal tea did she think about her dream.
It was more of a memory, the time she had helped her Japanese friend during the monster attacks. Five years had passed since that day. She had been eleven at the time.
Raven groaned and opened her eyes. There, on the bed next to her, was the boy. Around him, there were two people. She assumed them to be his mother and brother. They were asleep right then.
She sat up and made to leave the bed when a small voice said "Hi."
She whirled around and saw the boy looking at her. He was smiling, despite the bandages all over his body.
"What's your name?" He asked.
"I'm called Raven." She answered, stroking her raven colored hair.
"Raven." the boy said. "That's a pretty name. I'm..."
Raven was pulled out of her thoughts as two loud voices echoed down the hall.
"Dude, you are so not going to make breakfast today. I am."
"And let you make that tofu junk? No way! I'm making real eggs, real sausage, and we're drinking real milk."
The door to the kitchen opened and Beast Boy and Cyborg came in. Cyborg was tall, mostly machine while Beast Boy was short and green.
When they saw Raven, they ran up to her.
"Raven, would you like some eggs or something?" Cyborg asked.
"No, she doesn't!" Beast Boy shreiked. "She want tofu!"
Before he could say anything else, Raven said, "Scrambled, Cyborg. When they're finished, could you take them and a cup of soy sauce up to my room?"
"No problem!" Cyborg said, pleased that he got a point.
Raven refilled her cup and went to her room. She past a sleepy Starfire and a quiet Robin on the way.
Once in her room, Raven downed her tea, closed the curtains, and sat crosslegged on the floor. Spreading her arms out, she clasped her middle fingers and her thumbs of both hands together, then hovered three feet into the air. She began chanting, "Azerath metrion zinthos...Azerath metrion zinthos..."
It was just after the defeat of the big monster. Raven was watching the boy, his brother, and six others, along with their strange pets. They held out strange devices and a rainbow light came down.
The boy was arguing with his mother. He needed to go. She didn't want him to go. A man told her to let him go.
Raven came up. "Let them go." She said, laying a hand on the lady's sholder. "It's up to them. We can't do anything about it."
"Raven!"
The boy jumped into her arms. "I'm happy to see you! Where've you been? Are you coming with us?"
"I've been laying low." she told him. "I'm sorry but I can't come with you. This is your job."
"Will I see you again?"
"I'm sure you will. Good luck." she turned to the others. "And the same to you. May the might of Azar be with you."
"Raven!" came Cyborg's voice. "I've got your eggs and soy sauce!"
She spread her legs and walked to her door. She opened it and saw Cyborg with a plate of scrambled eggs and soy sauce.
"Thank you, Cyborg."
"No problem." Cyborg said, grinning in delight. "BB's still grumbling about how everyone wanted real eggs instead of tofu."
He left and Raven closed her door.. She dumped the soy sauce over her eggs and began to eat.
She remembered how she had gotten into this love of soy sauce on eggs.
"Raven!"
The boy had changed. Instead of the green hat, shirt and sweater, he wore a white bucket hat and a white t-shirt.
"Hey, kid." she said as he jumped into her arms. "How've you been?"
"Great!" he said, all smiles. "What are you doing here?"
"I came to say goodbye." she said. "I'm going to America."
"Why?" he asked, his eyes filling up with tears.
"I was offered a job there." she said. "It's good money, and I need it."
She hated lying to the kid. She was lying about the money. She was lying about the job. Of course, she was going to join the Teen Titans.
"Well, if you don't have to go now," he said, his tears drying somewhat, "come have breakfast with me."
She nodded. "Why not?"
She entered the house and put him down. He grabbed her hand and pulled her into the kitchen. His mom was making eggs. "Hello, Raven."
"Hello"
His mom got out three plates and filled them with mountains of scrambled eggs.
The boy got out a bottle of soy sauce. Raven eyed him. "What are you doing?"
His mom laughed. "He eats his eggs with soy sauce. Something his father got him into. His brother and I can't stand it."
He poured soy sauce on his eggs. He looked at Raven and grinned. "Wanna try?"
Raven reached over and took a sample on her chopsticks. She put it into her mouth and said, "Not bad. Not bad at all."
She took the bottle and poured soy sauce on her eggs. "Thanks..."
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What do you think? I'll get the next chapter up ASAP, but that might tkae awhile, 'cause I've got school (Chemisry, P/AP Physics, P/AP Computer Science, and P/AP Algebra II, yuck!), plus I've got other stories as well. Some are anounced, but they're songfics. Anyway, I'm going to have to get my other stories one chapter at a time. Later, Y'all!