Welcome to Chapter 3 of A royal Engagement. Thank you all for reading.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans. There, I said it. Happy?

Unexpected Guests

"Friday night! That means just one thing-Movie night!" Cyborg shouted.

"Alright! Anybody up for 'Rivers of Blood 3-More Blood Still'?" Beast Boy asked, with just a bit of hope.

"Actually, I was hoping for something more romantic." Starfire remarked. Robin's arm was already around her shoulders.

"I don't think you're gonna be watching much of the movie no matter what we put on." Raven calmly observed. Robin and Starfire turned bright red.

"Guess your right." Robin replied. "So, Raven, is there anything you want to see?"

"I did have something in mind." the goth replied, as she pulled a DVD out of her cloak.

"The Hunt for the Red October?" Beast Boy was stunned. "You like that?"

"I read the novel three times."

"Ok, let's just put it in and get started." Cyborg announced. No one could figure out why Cy kept looking at the clock on the wall, or why he suddenly seemed rather nervous.

As the movie started, Raven sat to one side, and was the only one paying much attention to the movie's plot. Robin and Starfire were in their own little world, oblivious to anything else, Beast Boy had turned himself into a cat, and was now inching toward Raven. And Cyborg kept glancing over at the clock.

"9:30. They should be here any minute."

Just then, the door alarm went off.

"Uh, um, Titans Go." Robin said, obviously disappointed at the interruption.

"Don't get your hair out of place." Cyborg said with a smirk. "It's just the Titans East. They wanted to come over and celebrate your engagement. And they said they were bringing a surprise."

"Ok. Don't just stand there. Let them in."

As Cyborg opened the door, Bumble Bee, Mas o Menos and Aqualad rushed in. For some reason, Speedy remained by the door.

"Hey Sparky!" Bumble Bee spoke first. "Congrats, Starfire and Robin!"

"Si!" The Spanish twins added.

"Thank you very much, Friends!" was Starfire's cheerful reply.

"Yeah, thanks for coming over." Robin added.

"Hey, what's the surprise?" Cyborg asked.

"Yeah! Is it some kind of cake? Or a new Game Station?" Beast Boy added hopefully.

"Nothing like that." Speedy replied. "We just wanted you to meet our newest member."

With that, a tall, slender girl with long black hair, large eyes, and a largely armor outfit walked in.

"Blackfire!" The Titans gasped.

"Hello, sister dear." Blackfire greeted Starfire.

"Why are you here? Have you done something to our friends?" Starfire returned accusingly. The five Jump City titans were now in battle stance. Robin pulled out his bo-staff, Cyborg armed the sonic cannon, Beast Boy turned into a raptor, Starfire's hands began to glow, and Raven floated in the air, prepared to chant her phrase.

"Calm down! She's one of us!" Aqua Lad called to the titans.

"But she-"

"We know what she did to you, Starfire. That's why we didn't tell any of you until now that she had joined us."

"Why? Why did you let her join?" Robin asked, angry at the thought that anyone would bring his fiancée's worst enemy to their tower.

"It would seem that I am the one who should explain." Blackfire said.

Robin was apprehensive, but stood down. The other four followed suit. Robin Put his arm protectively around Star.

"Very nice. I figured I'd find you two like that."

"That's not an explanation." Cyborg growled.

"Ok, ok." Blackfire replied. "Where do I begin?"

"After you banished me from Tameran, I began traveling around the galaxy. For a while I was pretty bitter, and spent my time thinking of how I could ruin your perfect little lives.

And then I started to wonder, what makes your life so good? You have money, but not as much as I could steal any day. You have powers, but so do I. How are you so different form what I am, or could be? And then it hit me. Even more then the hero thing, you've got friends. Friends who would travel across the universe to say good bye. Friends who stay by you. I could never buy such friends. So, I decided that since I couldn't beat you, I would join you. I realized that, after our last couple encounters, I couldn't count on a warm reception in Jump City, so I tried else where. That's how I found Steal City, and the Titans East."

Bumble Bee took over from there. "She came in, and showed us what she could do. The male elements of the team decided to let her join when she walked into the main hall, but I had my suspicions. When she flew and her hands did that glowing thing, I figured she must have some connection with Starfire, even though the resemblance isn't that strong.

I did some digging and found out about Blackfire. I confronted her about it, and she confessed." The Titans East leader added, "Starfire, Robin, all of you, I know she hurt you, but if there's one thing I learned form our encounters with Brother Blood, its that you've got to give people a second chance. Maybe she wasn't under mind control, but she seems serious about reform, and we trust her."

Starfire responded, "It seems that you have gained the respect of our friends, and so I shall trust you as well. I hope very much that our trust is not misplaced, for everyone's sake."

"It's not. I promise." Blackfire answered earnestly.

"Um, ok." Cyborg quietly stated.

Beast Boy thought of how he could break the tension, when he had an idea.

"Ain't we supposed to be haven a fiesta!" he shouted in a fairly good Puss in Boots voice.

With that, the party began. A sign fell from the ceiling which read, "Congratulations, Robin and Starfire!", and a strobe ball fell into place and cast its pulsing light across the room.

"Cyborg, what did I tell you about disco balls?"

"Come on, man! Lighten up!"

Robin turned red with anger and looked ready to hurt his half-robotic friend when Starfire grabbed his hand.

"Would you not like to dance with me?" She asked in her innocent voice, her eyes shining with anticipation. With a final glance at Cyborg, who had already started swaying with Bumble Bee, the Titan leader gave in.

"Of course I would, Star."

"Awww, how sweet!" Blackfire commented with a bit of a smirk.

"Hey, are you gonna just stand their making wise cracks, or are you gonna dance?" Speedy had stepped along side the dark haired Tamerainian when she was distracted.

"I'm really very happy for them."

"Ok, but let's dance."

"Sure."

Beast Boy was pleading desperately with Raven for her to dance with him.

"Please? Please? PLEASE?" he begged. Turning into a puppy, he stared at her with big, sad eyes.

"Um, alright." Raven answered.

"Alright? ALRIGHT!" not wanting the opportunity to pass him by, he grabbed her tightly. The two blushed bright red, and Raven remarked, "As long as you don't squeeze me."

"No squeezing. Got it."

"Estamos en la discoteca, pero nosotros no estamos bailando." Mas o menos sadly remarked.

Aqualad retorted, "Well you two could dance with each other. With Star and Raven defiantly taken, and our leader all over her beloved 'Sparky', I've got nobody. You know, maybe I can get Blackfire away from Speedy for awhile."

"Think again, fish boy!" Speedy called out.

"You know Mas o Menos, what we need is more women."

That's all for now turn in next week for more heart stopping action. Now that Starfire's family is squared away, it's time to talk to Batman. Remember to review. All reviews will aid in the rehabilitation of former villains.