Authors Note: Hey! Thanks for all the reviews. I'm sooo exited for my new fan fiction.
The five Titans were all to meet by the valley by now but only 4 were there. Cyborg and Beast Boy arrived first waiting impatiently, and then Starfire arrived ominously with a pout saying her search has been unsuccessful, and then Robin arrived were merely nothing at all except a few samples of dust and rock.
"Were could friend Raven be?" Starfire asked in dismay as she looked up and saw the dark clouds ascend over the mountains.
"I don't know, but she was supposed to be here a few minutes ago." Cyborg commented as he looked at his arm device which supported the time for him.
"She's not a very late person." Robin said sighing as the rain began to drizzle down.
"Dude! Maybe there's an evil monster that make weirdo things happen and Raven got-"
"Beast Boy, don't even get into it." Cyborg said seriously.
"Perhaps she is tardy in reason to the rough terrain in which she has been searching on." Starfire reasoned in her hopeful optimistic voice.
They stood there silently for they didn't have any other reason in which there friend is delayed. The wind howled and the leaves rustled. The rain came pouring down like a monstrous storm in April.
Out of the fog and rain appeared a silhouette. It came running towards the Titans carrying a peculiar shaped object. "Raven!" Beast Boy said relieved from distress.
It was Raven carrying the wicker basket she had found.
"Alas friend Raven you have arrived!" Starfire jumped in glee yet she was soaked to the bone.
"Ya, and I'm soaked." She said dryly. Her indigo cloak covered the woven basket.
"What did you find?" Robin said intently.
"Ya, whatchya holdin?" Cyborg asked trying to uncover the cloak from the basket. Raven pushed away as if she were a selfish little girl.
"Can we get to someplace dry first?" Raven asked as she lifted her hood.
"Ya! Dude I'm catching one of those freak colds!" Beast Boy sniffed.
"Raven can you teleport?" Robin asked.
Without an answer Raven grew into a shadow and covered her friends in darkness. She gathered them and teleported them to Titans Tower which was amidst the rain like the valley.
The rain clattered against the windows making large disturbing noises to most but soothing music to some. The lights were dim in the main room especially because the sky was as grey as stray cat.
The Titans dried them selves up and gathered in the room looking at what they have found.
"I just found a few rocks I will test on, Raven what did you find?" Robin asked as he placed a brittle rock on the table.
From the basket cooing was heard and some movement. Beast Boys abnormally large ears picked up the sounds. "Did something just move in there or am I hearing things?"
Raven rolled her eyes and looked at the covered object. The basket was still hidden underneath a white sheet. "Please, I am eager to see what you have concealed underneath that ratherly large sheet." Starfire said engrossed in puzzled way.
Raven took the sheet and uncovered the basket revealing to her friends. The wicker basket stood there quaintly and stiffly as the Titans eyes roamed all over it.
"A basket?" Cyborg said astonishingly. "Just a basket?"
"What's on the inside counts." Raven said as the Titans inched closer. She uncovered the blankets reveling the small infant sleeping soundly. The Titans craned there necks over the basket. The first one to speak was Starfire.
"Oh a Bomgorf! How glorious! Is it not the most endearing, delightful thing?"
"Raven we can't-"
"Man! That baby needs changing!" Cyborg said cutting off Robin fanning his nose.
"Dude!"
"I found it abandon in the cave. I thought it might have to do with the mystery, and well- I wouldn't leave a child alone like that."
"Perhaps the child is the one causing all this strife?" Starfire suggested as she replaced her eyes on Robin.
"How would that be she's just a baby?" Cyborg said backing away from the infant.
"Maybe she has mystical powers!" Beast Boy said gleefully as he peeked into the basket picking up the small frail child in his arms lifting it up high. "She's so small-" Raven grabbed the child from Beast Boys arms.
"Be careful- it's an infant!" Raven scowled.
"Lemme hold her-" Cyborg said grabbing the baby from Ravens cold hands. The baby immediately began screaming and crying.
"Do not cry little one!" Starfire said taking her from Cyborg's arms. "All will be well!" The child whimpered and sobbed.
"Are you hungry small one?" Starfire suggested as she ran towards the kitchen. She did not realize that Beast Boy was in her way making her trip. As her slender feet tripped over Beast Boy the Baby flew out of her hands. Robin ran to catch her. She fell into his arms but with that came vomit settling on his head.
"Nice," Raven said keeping in laughter. Starfire got up and to her horror she saw what the baby has done.
"Robin, are you undamaged?" Starfire said wiping off the throw up from his dark shaggy hair.
"Well pretty much," Robin said disgustedly. "Except for my hair!"
"Man if that landed on me I would me hiding for a month." Beast Boy whispered to Cyborg as they both laughed in hysterics.
"We have to find out who left there child in middle of a mountain cliff." Raven said pacing.
"Should we call a foster care or somthin?" Cyborg asked as he calmed down from his hysterics with Beast Boy.
"No, I don't think some parent would leave there kid in middle of a mountain range. We will do research." Robin said watching Raven putting the child back in the basket as Starfire finished wiping the disturbed baby.
"In the mean time we have to care for it, feed it, etc-" Raven said looking vigilantly at Beast Boy who shied away into a corner. "We must be responsible."
"While we search, what shall we name the little bomgorf?" Starfire said looking at the rattling basket.
"What about Stinky?" Beast Boy suggested fanning his nose.
"She sure is!" Cyborg said laughing.
"Really," Raven pouted.
"Maybe Raven should name the child, for she is the one who found it." Starfire recommended.
Raven nodded then thought. She did find the baby, but Raven wasn't very creative with names. She searched through her flooded thoughts and memories to find something that might suit the baby. Names from Azarath, she thought. They were very distinctive and unique names. The baby was very pale, like her though her eyes were eyes blue as the night sky. They also sparkled as though they were twinkling stars on a clear night. Then the name Altaira echoed in her head. It was as though some one placed it in for she didn't think of it herself. Altaira did mean Night and Star. It was perfect. "Altaira." She liked the ring to it.
"Altaira," She said quietly after the long moment of thought. "Her name will be Altaira."
The titans stared at her as though she did something wrong. "What?"
"What a glorious name!" Starfire said jumping for joy.
"Interesting." Robin said with an interested eye.
"Please, I am still unfamiliar with your names. What does Altaira mean?" Starfire questioned as she stopped her perkiness.
"It means Night and Star," Raven said putting on a smirk.
"OH man a dark name?" Beast Boy said jokingly. "Why couldn't we name her Stinky, or-"
"Beast Boy!" Robin said smiling. "Ok while I get some research done I want Cyborg to check up some names of missing children organizations, and the rest I want you to set up a bed."
Raven smiled. For some reason she was not sure of but a perculiar and rare sensation filled her heart. It was warmth.