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Raven's Sister

Chapter 5

"Let's take care of this." Raven said back to her calm collected self. Suddenly like a signal had gone off Cinderblock turned and ran in the opposite direction.

Robin made a motion to go after him but Cyborg stopped him. "Don't you think that can wait?" he asked glancing over in Raven's direction.

Robin hesitated for a moment and then gave up he nodded and turned to face Raven. "Well who is this?" Beast Boy said, his nose wrinkling.

"This is my si…" Raven started but was interrupted by Kari's voice.

"My name's Kari. I need a place to stay and Raven offered to help me out. We met back before you all got together." Kari said quickly shooting Raven a piercing glance.

Robin gazed at them for a minute and then Starfire burst out, "You can stay with us new friend!" Kari fell over shocked at the excitement in Starfire's voice.

"I appreciate that and I'll take you up on it if everyone's okay with it." Kari said as her shock subsided.

"I guess it would be okay, for a while." Robin said finally still glaring at Raven. Starfire squealed in excitement and Kari gave a half-hearted grin in Starfire's direction.

"So where is it that you guys live?" Kari asked trying to ignore the funny looks she was getting from the titans.

"In our tower by the ocean." Cyborg answered.

Finally B.B broke down, "When was the last time you bathed or changed clothes?"

Kari's eyes widened and she blushed furiously. "I'm homeless, those are luxuries we don't get very often." Her voice became hard and forced.

B.B's eyes widened, "I'm sorry I didn't mean to insult you, I wasn't thinking."

"No surprise there, but I'm used to it. I've been homeless for four years. I've worked hard to stay healthy and alive so I've managed to get a few baths and even some fresh clothes every now and then." Kari said her eyes hard and staring straight ahead.

"Beast Boy isn't very smart when it comes to being tactful." Raven whispered.

"So I noticed." Kari whispered back trying to calm her emotions. She knew she must look like some kind of trash heap. She had practically been living in one for the last three days.

"He's not used to the stuff homeless people have to go through huh?" Kari asked. Raven shook her head. "I bet no one else here is either." Kari said again.

"No they all had it pretty good compared to us. I don't think they ever lived on the streets." Raven answered eyeing the other titans.

"Well it looks like we're here." Cyborg said as they reached the Titan's Tower.

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