And now for chapter 2 of Just Kids! Wow, I don't even know half the people who reviewed. On the contrary, I know 1/3 (superdork and Velvet). That's odd for my stories.

And BTW, I know that in the comics Rose never met her brothers, but I like to put the story that way. I also made them about five or ten years younger...and Rose has no powers. And a bunch of other anticanons.

Moo.

superdork398: Wow, your expectations were high. And this story was better than that? Wows.

lupine-eyes: Thanks!

Velvet Panther: I know what happens in the comics, I've just never read them, and I don't likey it much.
Also, I hear they're going to put Jericho into the actual show. I'm cool with this, but his name is Joey. JOEY!

O.O Ostrich Queenie O.O: Okay!

Mysterious Jedi: Err...sure.

ravenwithemotion: Thanks!

Chapter 2: The Children

Beast Boy meowed in exitement (remember, he was still a cat). He inched closer.

"Stop being such a worrywart," another voice said. This one sounded slightly older, female, maybe. Beast Boy came still closer. He could now see the back of someone's head. With cat vision, he couldn't tell the hair color, but the hair was long. It looked silver-white to his eyes. (I don't know much about cat vision, so this is just a guess. Velvet, help me out here!)

"I'm not being a worrywart," the other voice said. "I'm simply stating fact. Titans Tower is not the best place for us."

There was a pause. Beast Boy was as close as he could get without being seen. He could now see the faces of two others. They were young boys, both with shaggy blond hair. If it weren't for the fact that one of them was shorter than the other, they could have been twins.

"I agree with Joey," the girl said. "They'd have to be welcoming in strangers if they leave their door unlocked."

BB hissed at himself. The front door. How could he have been so stupid? Him, Beast Boy! But he couldn't blame himself now. He listened as hard as he could.

"That's beside the point," the taller blond boy said. "Rose, we have to leave. Now."

So Rose was the girl's name. Nice name for a girl.

"Can we at least last out the storm?" Rose said. "I'm not going back out in this weather."

"Neither do I," the boy said, "But we have to go, and go now, because a Teen Titan is in this room, and has been listening to what we've been saying for the pastminute."

Rose jumped up, looking Beast Boy right in the eye. He meowed and detransformed.

Now, from the firelight, he could see the girl's face clearly. She was around ten years old, around his height, and actually DID have silver-white hair (Dyed, Beast Boy thought). It looked gray from all the dirt that had settled in it, though. Her clothes were in rags and very dirty. She had been on the road for a while. Her eyes were filled with fear. The second they made eye cantact, she began to back away.

"Okay..." she said, sounding very scared, "I-I'd like you to...uh...just b-back away...and...not hurt me...or my brothers..."

"Hurt you?" Beast Boy said, backing upa step. "Why would I do that?"

"B-because...you're a Teen Titan...don't the Teen Titans...you know..."

"Kid, I'd only hurt you if you were going to take over the city or something. Which you obviously aren't, so why worry?"

"But...we broke into your house...you're not gonna...turn us over to the authorities?" She looked really scared now.

"Heck, it's stormin," Beast Boy said. "The guys and I can understand. Say...you wanna see the guys? They'll know what to do with you. C'mon, once I find the flashlights we'll go down to the basement. That's where everyone is."

"I...I guess." She turned around. "Grant! Joey! C'mon! He's not gonna hurt us, he's actually pretty nice!"

The two boys he saw before peeked around the fire. They hesitantly stepped away from it. "He isn't?" the taller one said. "Odd." The smaller one nodded.

"Oh, I almost forgot," Rose said. She was calmer, but still on guard. "These are my brothers, Grant-" she pointed to the taller one- "And Joey." She pointed to the smaller one.

"Actually, we're her half-brothers," Grant said, "But we often ignore that. Things like that aren't very important to us."

Joey smiled sheepishly and waved.

"Well, hey there!" Beast Boy smiled. "Okay, follow me."

"We don't need to," Grant said. "We passed the basement on our way here. While you get the flashlights, we'll go down there."

"Whatever." Beast Boy ran to the big window, grabbed the flashlights, and ran to the elevator. When he reached the basement, the kids were standing there, looking downright confused.

"So..." he said, "Ready?"

"No, but we'll go with you anyway." Beast Boy opened the door and ran downstairs. There waiting for him were the other Titans, looking very annoyed. Robin was back, looking very spooked."Did you find the flashlights?" Raven said. "It's taken you much longer than it should, even for you."

"Oh, you bet I found them," Beast Boy said, sounding excited. "The flashlights...and something else!" He moved away from the stairs, revealing Rose, Grant, and Joey. "Thisis Joey, Grant, and Rose. I found them upstairs. They're cool."

The Titans' mouthes dropped. "Okay..."

-SP