Thanks to all my lovely reviewers! I appreciate the compliments of my creativity. I try. And also any of you fans who have read or know about the original series of Teen Titans may remember a character named the Dove. Well, this has nothing to do with that character. I made my character of Dove, before I knew of such a person. So, no confusion.
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN TEEN TITANS AND AM MAKING ZERO PROFIT FROM THIS PLEASE DON ' T SUE. HOWEVER DOVE BELONGS TO ME. SO NO STEALING PLEASE!!!
"Talking
Thinking
New section/different area
Memories and Daydreams
Skit Three: The Raven and The Dove
It was a quiet day at Titans' Tower. One of those rare 'Days of Boredom' as Starfire called them. Starfire was in the kitchen reading a 'Book of Cooking' but wasn't planning to do any of the recipes.
Robin was sitting across from her at the kitchen table, his head was resting on the table and he was nearly falling asleep. Cyborg was reading Mechanic's Digest in the main room while sitting on the couch. Beast Boy was sitting next to him attempting to do a crossword puzzle.
And Terra had pretty much locked herself in her room. No one had heard a peep from her all morning, most would thought her to be asleep.
Raven couldn't be happier; Everything was so QUIET!! Raven was so thrilled to be able to meditate in the main room, she had almost zapped the electricity.
But as most things would have been, things were almost too quiet.
"I don't know about the rest of you," Raven said from her meditation spot, "but this is way too quiet to be normal."
"Well, it is," Beast Boy replied from his seat, "we're just bored outta our minds..."
Raven could understand their distress; she was used to the normal noise, and though she would not admit it out loud, but she kind of enjoyed the lively chatter of her comrades.
Before another second of boredom could pass, a strong aura could be felt, particularly by Raven. She focused her ki and tried to pick up on who or what it could be.
"No..." her voice nearly cracked, "...it can't be..."
The other Titans turned toward Raven's direction with wonder in their eyes. Raven floated down to the floor and focused her attention on the door.
The door burst open and a figure appeared in the doorway.
"Great..." Raven muttered and quickly disappeared into the kitchen.
The Titans wondered what could be with Raven, but they soon found themselves looking at a glistening, beautiful girl in the doorway. She gave the Titans a bright smile as she descended down the front stairway.
As she walked towards them, they began to notice some things about this strange new girl. She looked Azrathean, but they could not tell considering how dark Raven dressed. She had the long flowing cloak, but it was a glistening white and it even appeared to have light crystal blue sequins. Her pendant that held her cloak on was dark indigo around the edge and on the inside was light blue with a white bird. And her eyes were a light, bright blue and her hair was long and shade of darker blue to match.
She stopped a few feet in front of the Titans; they were all mesmerized but her overall appearance. White clothed from head to toe, and it even seemed as though the room at gotten a bit brighter.
"Hey!!!" she called out, "Raven, I know you're here!"
"No she's not." The Titans heard Raven call from the kitchen.
"Yo, Raven! What's been happening?" the girl asked walking into the kitchen.
Raven saw her walk in and immediately avoided the girl. The girl paid this no heed and eventually caught up with Raven and gave her a big hug. Raven's eyes just bulged as she pried the girl from her.
"Now who is this little girl?" Cyborg was the first to speak as the rest of the Titans walked into the room.
"Is she perhaps your sister?" Starfire asked remembering clearly how she felt when her sister came.
"No." Raven instantly replied, "I would die if she was my sister."
The girl looked a bit hurt but continued to smile. Raven sighed heavily, "Guys, this is Dove. She's just here to annoy me so pay her no heed." She finished as she headed toward the stairs and walked to her room.
"Wait!" Dove called; Raven stopped on the second stair and turned toward Dove.
Dove smiled brightly at the recognition she had just received from Raven, "Look at my cloak! I've finally gotten my cloak imprint." She said and turned around and spread her cloak wide to show the design.
It was a dove shaped with sequins. The bird was shown flying upward with its wings spread wide, and its beak opened wide. And in its beak a small olive branch could be seen. But the dove's eye had to be the most beautiful part of the design; its eye was opened wide and a blue color morph could be seen with in the bird's eye.
"Wonderful...now I must be leaving." Raven said continuing her ascension up the stairs to the rooms.
"See ya in a few then!" Dove said waving to the Raven who was not caring.
The other Titans found this the time to question. Robin opened his mouth first, "So, Dove, what is your relation to Raven?"
Dove looked toward Robin with a bit of a strange, confused look, "There should be introductions first."
"Fine, I'm Robin."
"Another bird? Wow! That's just too cool. Where's your cloak? Uh? Or is it that—"she paused her rambling questions to sense his ki, "—oh, I'm sorry I was thinking you were Azrathean."
They gave her a strange look but continued with the introductions until they were finished.
"Ya, that's pretty much all of us, 'cept-- TERRA!" Beast Boy yelled loudly as he saw Terra descend the stairs.
"Good morn' guys..." she replied dozily as she headed for the fridge.
Dove smiled at the girl as Terra headed toward the kitchen table. Terra looked up at the girl and then looked down again, "Are you trying to blind me? I just woke up..."
The others just laughed; they remembered how bright her cloak seemed when she first appeared.
"So, your Azrathean?" Robin asked, trying to confirm his knowledge.
"Um hm." Dove nodded as she replied.
"How can you be? Your emotions are right out on your sleeve?"
"Oh, Raven has not told you then."
"Told us what?" Starfire asked, "Is there something the matter with her?"
"No, you see, most Azratheans are named after birds. For example, Raven and Dove. And we all have something we need to accomplish in our lives. For me, I was lucky enough to be the white cloak I am now. But really I should speak with Raven. She never used to be this way. She was so nice."
"Dude, you must have the wrong Raven. You so can not use 'Raven' and 'nice' in the same sentence. Maybe with 'not' attached, but no." Beast Boy had stopped drooling over Terra for a few minutes to reply to that.
"I'm going to see her now. Which way is her room?"
Starfire indicated the way by flying to the top of the stairs and guiding Dove the way to Raven's room. Starfire flew back into main room and the others could only wonder what was going on. Why did Dove come in the first place? It couldn't be to bug Raven.
Dove stood before the door and knocked softly. She heard someone shift and then heard Raven's famous, "What?"
"It's me, Dove. I wish to know what's the matter."
"It's ok Starfire. You don't have to pretend." Raven said opening the door to reveal Dove standing in her doorway. Raven looked a bit peeved as she looked her dead in the eyes, considering they were about the same height.
"Hey, Raven. Long time no see?" Dove said looking concerned and still giving a half-smile.
"What do you want?! Why have you come here? To shove your achievements in my face? Well, I neither care nor want to know."
"No, not at all. What's the matter Raven?" Dove looked really hurt.
Raven stopped her insult onslaught. Maybe she was missing something, wasn't Dove much meaner than this?
"Fine, come in." Raven invited.
"Oh thank you Raven!" Dove cheered happily and followed Raven into her dark room, "Wow, it's kinda dark in here huh?"
"That is how I like it." Raven replied simply as she sat on her window sill, "Now what have you come here for?"
"I came to see you." Dove replied taking a seat on the sill as well and facing opposite to Raven, "I wanted to show you my cloak imprint, but really I wanted to see how you were doing."
There was silence from Raven. She just sat staring out into the world, watching intently as the sky seemed to turn grayer.
"When I heard you were part of a team called the Teen Titans, I just had to laugh, I was so surprised to hear that such a solitary person such as you would become part of a team."
Raven looked toward her, not giving her much of a look of anything but turned back toward the window waiting for her to finish.
"Raven, you're still mad at me aren't you?"
"Yes, very much so."
"Why though? The Elders wanted me to be named Dove, not you."
"No, they were intending on naming me such, but when you were brought a few minutes later, they named you instead. Not to mention that my horrid Father might come back."
"Raven, all those adventure we had in Azerath, they mean nothing to you now?"
"Hmph, those adventures as you call them, were nothing but you showing off and making yourself look good in sight of the Elders."
"No Raven," she turned from her, "I did not do those things to showoff, or to spite you..."
"Then why? You made me look like a fool in front of many, just because you could control your powers without fear of emotion. Just because you are a dove and I am not."
"It has nothing to do with names—"
"It is entirely about names! Do you even know the differences between ravens and doves?" Raven demanded and turned to look her dead in the eye.
"Not exactly..."
"See, you could never understand."
"I could if you told me." Dove said, concern showing all over her face.
"...Doves are prophets of good will and of special things...Ravens are just prophets of evil and death..."
"Oh...I did not think it was that big of a deal..."
"Well, it is. I'm cursed and you were blessed. And on top of that, you did everything you could to spite me." Raven continued and turned toward the window again.
"Raven..." Dove was at a loss for words, "...they chose me to be Dove because I looked pure. My hair and such, but I never tried to spite you as you say."
Silence...Raven was consumed in watching the window.
"You know they also say ravens are cowardly, but you aren't that at all."
Raven turned a little, "Then explain yourself some more."
"Ok, you know that time when we had to go get that mystical thingamabob? From that creepy land?"
"You mean the Staff of Shield from Krypton?"
"Ya! That thing. Well, you remember how we had to do that special split up to catch the monster that was guarding it off guard?"
Raven nodded.
"And how I tried to bring it down myself and you called me a stupid whelp for trying to do it myself?"
Raven nodded with a hint of amusement playing on her face.
"Well, I did not do that to show off. I did that to impress you. I hope you know that I have always thought of you as an older sister. And I always wanted to impress you. I am sorry that you thought that I have been trying to put you to shame all these years..."
Raven's face softened, all these years of thinking that Dove just wanted to spite her and she was really doing it to show her appreciation.
"And you remember that time—"Dove's voice cracked as she tried to continue.
Raven took one of Dove's hands into her own, "It's ok, Little Sister, you never had to try to impress me. In a way I always thought of you as a sister too, although I was too stubborn to admit it."
Dove looked up at Raven and wiped the tears that were escaping her eyes, "You mean it?"
Raven just nodded.
"Does this mean I can call you my big sister now? For real?"
Raven just nodded again and smiled.
"Oh wonderful!" Dove exclaimed and leaned forward and hugged her sister.
Raven decided to allow it this time, but soon found herself looking out her window. It was raining. Dove looked up as well, and smile came upon her face.
"Wow, it's raining! You know what they say about rainy days."
"No, what?"
"Good things happen on rainy days!" Dove answered with the biggest smile she could muster.
"I always thought sunny days were the best days." Raven said continuing to look out side, and in a few more minutes a raven and a dove flew by the window.
"No, rainy days are better because they are supposed to seem bad but really are just hiding the good stuff."
Raven and Dove continued to look outdoors and watch the rain pour down. Both happy that they had finally figured out what all those years of hardship had been about.
So like it? Click the little review button in the corner! I thought it was kinda mushy and the way it played out in my head just kinda seemed better. But anyway, this time all of you lovely reviewer get a choice on what chapter comes next! I hope you guys are happy cause originally this skit was to be chapter six. But anyway, review and tell me which story should I type up next, the most reviewers who say so, win!
One Pain or The Nightmare of A Star
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN TEEN TITANS AND AM MAKING ZERO PROFIT FROM THIS PLEASE DON ' T SUE. HOWEVER DOVE BELONGS TO ME. SO NO STEALING PLEASE!!!
"Talking
Thinking
New section/different area
Memories and Daydreams
Skit Three: The Raven and The Dove
It was a quiet day at Titans' Tower. One of those rare 'Days of Boredom' as Starfire called them. Starfire was in the kitchen reading a 'Book of Cooking' but wasn't planning to do any of the recipes.
Robin was sitting across from her at the kitchen table, his head was resting on the table and he was nearly falling asleep. Cyborg was reading Mechanic's Digest in the main room while sitting on the couch. Beast Boy was sitting next to him attempting to do a crossword puzzle.
And Terra had pretty much locked herself in her room. No one had heard a peep from her all morning, most would thought her to be asleep.
Raven couldn't be happier; Everything was so QUIET!! Raven was so thrilled to be able to meditate in the main room, she had almost zapped the electricity.
But as most things would have been, things were almost too quiet.
"I don't know about the rest of you," Raven said from her meditation spot, "but this is way too quiet to be normal."
"Well, it is," Beast Boy replied from his seat, "we're just bored outta our minds..."
Raven could understand their distress; she was used to the normal noise, and though she would not admit it out loud, but she kind of enjoyed the lively chatter of her comrades.
Before another second of boredom could pass, a strong aura could be felt, particularly by Raven. She focused her ki and tried to pick up on who or what it could be.
"No..." her voice nearly cracked, "...it can't be..."
The other Titans turned toward Raven's direction with wonder in their eyes. Raven floated down to the floor and focused her attention on the door.
The door burst open and a figure appeared in the doorway.
"Great..." Raven muttered and quickly disappeared into the kitchen.
The Titans wondered what could be with Raven, but they soon found themselves looking at a glistening, beautiful girl in the doorway. She gave the Titans a bright smile as she descended down the front stairway.
As she walked towards them, they began to notice some things about this strange new girl. She looked Azrathean, but they could not tell considering how dark Raven dressed. She had the long flowing cloak, but it was a glistening white and it even appeared to have light crystal blue sequins. Her pendant that held her cloak on was dark indigo around the edge and on the inside was light blue with a white bird. And her eyes were a light, bright blue and her hair was long and shade of darker blue to match.
She stopped a few feet in front of the Titans; they were all mesmerized but her overall appearance. White clothed from head to toe, and it even seemed as though the room at gotten a bit brighter.
"Hey!!!" she called out, "Raven, I know you're here!"
"No she's not." The Titans heard Raven call from the kitchen.
"Yo, Raven! What's been happening?" the girl asked walking into the kitchen.
Raven saw her walk in and immediately avoided the girl. The girl paid this no heed and eventually caught up with Raven and gave her a big hug. Raven's eyes just bulged as she pried the girl from her.
"Now who is this little girl?" Cyborg was the first to speak as the rest of the Titans walked into the room.
"Is she perhaps your sister?" Starfire asked remembering clearly how she felt when her sister came.
"No." Raven instantly replied, "I would die if she was my sister."
The girl looked a bit hurt but continued to smile. Raven sighed heavily, "Guys, this is Dove. She's just here to annoy me so pay her no heed." She finished as she headed toward the stairs and walked to her room.
"Wait!" Dove called; Raven stopped on the second stair and turned toward Dove.
Dove smiled brightly at the recognition she had just received from Raven, "Look at my cloak! I've finally gotten my cloak imprint." She said and turned around and spread her cloak wide to show the design.
It was a dove shaped with sequins. The bird was shown flying upward with its wings spread wide, and its beak opened wide. And in its beak a small olive branch could be seen. But the dove's eye had to be the most beautiful part of the design; its eye was opened wide and a blue color morph could be seen with in the bird's eye.
"Wonderful...now I must be leaving." Raven said continuing her ascension up the stairs to the rooms.
"See ya in a few then!" Dove said waving to the Raven who was not caring.
The other Titans found this the time to question. Robin opened his mouth first, "So, Dove, what is your relation to Raven?"
Dove looked toward Robin with a bit of a strange, confused look, "There should be introductions first."
"Fine, I'm Robin."
"Another bird? Wow! That's just too cool. Where's your cloak? Uh? Or is it that—"she paused her rambling questions to sense his ki, "—oh, I'm sorry I was thinking you were Azrathean."
They gave her a strange look but continued with the introductions until they were finished.
"Ya, that's pretty much all of us, 'cept-- TERRA!" Beast Boy yelled loudly as he saw Terra descend the stairs.
"Good morn' guys..." she replied dozily as she headed for the fridge.
Dove smiled at the girl as Terra headed toward the kitchen table. Terra looked up at the girl and then looked down again, "Are you trying to blind me? I just woke up..."
The others just laughed; they remembered how bright her cloak seemed when she first appeared.
"So, your Azrathean?" Robin asked, trying to confirm his knowledge.
"Um hm." Dove nodded as she replied.
"How can you be? Your emotions are right out on your sleeve?"
"Oh, Raven has not told you then."
"Told us what?" Starfire asked, "Is there something the matter with her?"
"No, you see, most Azratheans are named after birds. For example, Raven and Dove. And we all have something we need to accomplish in our lives. For me, I was lucky enough to be the white cloak I am now. But really I should speak with Raven. She never used to be this way. She was so nice."
"Dude, you must have the wrong Raven. You so can not use 'Raven' and 'nice' in the same sentence. Maybe with 'not' attached, but no." Beast Boy had stopped drooling over Terra for a few minutes to reply to that.
"I'm going to see her now. Which way is her room?"
Starfire indicated the way by flying to the top of the stairs and guiding Dove the way to Raven's room. Starfire flew back into main room and the others could only wonder what was going on. Why did Dove come in the first place? It couldn't be to bug Raven.
Dove stood before the door and knocked softly. She heard someone shift and then heard Raven's famous, "What?"
"It's me, Dove. I wish to know what's the matter."
"It's ok Starfire. You don't have to pretend." Raven said opening the door to reveal Dove standing in her doorway. Raven looked a bit peeved as she looked her dead in the eyes, considering they were about the same height.
"Hey, Raven. Long time no see?" Dove said looking concerned and still giving a half-smile.
"What do you want?! Why have you come here? To shove your achievements in my face? Well, I neither care nor want to know."
"No, not at all. What's the matter Raven?" Dove looked really hurt.
Raven stopped her insult onslaught. Maybe she was missing something, wasn't Dove much meaner than this?
"Fine, come in." Raven invited.
"Oh thank you Raven!" Dove cheered happily and followed Raven into her dark room, "Wow, it's kinda dark in here huh?"
"That is how I like it." Raven replied simply as she sat on her window sill, "Now what have you come here for?"
"I came to see you." Dove replied taking a seat on the sill as well and facing opposite to Raven, "I wanted to show you my cloak imprint, but really I wanted to see how you were doing."
There was silence from Raven. She just sat staring out into the world, watching intently as the sky seemed to turn grayer.
"When I heard you were part of a team called the Teen Titans, I just had to laugh, I was so surprised to hear that such a solitary person such as you would become part of a team."
Raven looked toward her, not giving her much of a look of anything but turned back toward the window waiting for her to finish.
"Raven, you're still mad at me aren't you?"
"Yes, very much so."
"Why though? The Elders wanted me to be named Dove, not you."
"No, they were intending on naming me such, but when you were brought a few minutes later, they named you instead. Not to mention that my horrid Father might come back."
"Raven, all those adventure we had in Azerath, they mean nothing to you now?"
"Hmph, those adventures as you call them, were nothing but you showing off and making yourself look good in sight of the Elders."
"No Raven," she turned from her, "I did not do those things to showoff, or to spite you..."
"Then why? You made me look like a fool in front of many, just because you could control your powers without fear of emotion. Just because you are a dove and I am not."
"It has nothing to do with names—"
"It is entirely about names! Do you even know the differences between ravens and doves?" Raven demanded and turned to look her dead in the eye.
"Not exactly..."
"See, you could never understand."
"I could if you told me." Dove said, concern showing all over her face.
"...Doves are prophets of good will and of special things...Ravens are just prophets of evil and death..."
"Oh...I did not think it was that big of a deal..."
"Well, it is. I'm cursed and you were blessed. And on top of that, you did everything you could to spite me." Raven continued and turned toward the window again.
"Raven..." Dove was at a loss for words, "...they chose me to be Dove because I looked pure. My hair and such, but I never tried to spite you as you say."
Silence...Raven was consumed in watching the window.
"You know they also say ravens are cowardly, but you aren't that at all."
Raven turned a little, "Then explain yourself some more."
"Ok, you know that time when we had to go get that mystical thingamabob? From that creepy land?"
"You mean the Staff of Shield from Krypton?"
"Ya! That thing. Well, you remember how we had to do that special split up to catch the monster that was guarding it off guard?"
Raven nodded.
"And how I tried to bring it down myself and you called me a stupid whelp for trying to do it myself?"
Raven nodded with a hint of amusement playing on her face.
"Well, I did not do that to show off. I did that to impress you. I hope you know that I have always thought of you as an older sister. And I always wanted to impress you. I am sorry that you thought that I have been trying to put you to shame all these years..."
Raven's face softened, all these years of thinking that Dove just wanted to spite her and she was really doing it to show her appreciation.
"And you remember that time—"Dove's voice cracked as she tried to continue.
Raven took one of Dove's hands into her own, "It's ok, Little Sister, you never had to try to impress me. In a way I always thought of you as a sister too, although I was too stubborn to admit it."
Dove looked up at Raven and wiped the tears that were escaping her eyes, "You mean it?"
Raven just nodded.
"Does this mean I can call you my big sister now? For real?"
Raven just nodded again and smiled.
"Oh wonderful!" Dove exclaimed and leaned forward and hugged her sister.
Raven decided to allow it this time, but soon found herself looking out her window. It was raining. Dove looked up as well, and smile came upon her face.
"Wow, it's raining! You know what they say about rainy days."
"No, what?"
"Good things happen on rainy days!" Dove answered with the biggest smile she could muster.
"I always thought sunny days were the best days." Raven said continuing to look out side, and in a few more minutes a raven and a dove flew by the window.
"No, rainy days are better because they are supposed to seem bad but really are just hiding the good stuff."
Raven and Dove continued to look outdoors and watch the rain pour down. Both happy that they had finally figured out what all those years of hardship had been about.
So like it? Click the little review button in the corner! I thought it was kinda mushy and the way it played out in my head just kinda seemed better. But anyway, this time all of you lovely reviewer get a choice on what chapter comes next! I hope you guys are happy cause originally this skit was to be chapter six. But anyway, review and tell me which story should I type up next, the most reviewers who say so, win!
One Pain or The Nightmare of A Star