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Raven arrived at the apartment in her human form. She turned on the light and went into the kitchen for a glass of water. She went back to the living room and wasn't surprised to find a woman sitting on the couch. The woman had long gray hair and had silver eyes. To anyone, she would look like an angel with out wings.
"Not surprised I'm here are you?" the woman asked.
"No... I sensed your presence before I came in the room..." if this was any other person, Raven would have slain them with out question but there was something about this woman. Raven couldn't put her finger on it, but this woman's presence soothed her.
"It felt good didn't it?"
"What?" Raven asked the stranger.
"Saving that little boy from death..."
"Maybe it did... but my days of playing hero are over."
"Oh really?" Raven nodded at the stranger. "Then why did you save the little boy?"
"..." Raven fell silent. The woman suddenly vanished, leaving Raven alone to think.
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Raven watched the sun set in her demon form. She leaned against the tree and waited patiently for night time to come. She felt the familiar presence that she had felt the day before.
"Hello Raven. So this is your demonic form?"
"Yes..." Raven turned around and faced the gray haired woman.
"Your thinking about yesterday aren't you?" The woman approached her carefully. Raven nodded as she turned around to face the sun set once again.
"I don't know why I saved him. I'm supposed to lead them to doom, not save them."
"Maybe your not supposed to lead them to their doom."
"Maybe..." Raven wondered why she was even having this conversation with the woman. She didn't even know the woman's name and here she was sharing her thoughts. "If that's the case what am I supposed to be doing? Why am I even here?"
"That's not the right question you should be asking..."
"What do you mean?" Raven turned around to look at the mysterious woman, only to find out that she wasn't there anymore. Raven walked over to the spot where the woman stood. She found a note that read 'I can help you find the right questions. If you seek my help, meet me at the ocean side beach tomorrow at sunset. Bring your battle gear. I must warn you that I can only help with the questions, you have to find the answers.' near the note was a flower. Raven picked up the red and black flower and smelled it. 'So familiar' Raven thought as she flew to her apartment with the note and the flower in hand.
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Starfire gazed out her window. She wondered whether or not she should go back to Tameran and stay there permanently. Her parents often sent her video-grams, stating that they missed her and she should return home. A part of her wanted to go back home so that maybe she can forget and move on.
"What are you thinking about?" Light asked as she entered the room and sat beside Starfire.
"My parents have been asking me to go back to Tameran." Starfire said as she looked out her window, as if she was hoping the stars would show her the answer.
"Are you going?" Alkaline said as she and Nightingale entered the room. Alkaline sat on the other side of Starfire while Nightingale stood with her arms crossed, her gaze never leaving Starfire.
"I don't know." Starfire replied honestly. "I do want to go home but I don't want to leave."
"Yeah... you'd miss us too much." Light kidded. She was always the humorous one of the girls. Starfire only shook her head. They knew she had outlived many titans and had always learned to deal with the pain of their loss.
"Let me guess, you want to stay because of a love you left behind?" She knew this was most likely the case. Alkaline guessed knowing no matter how much Starfire loved them, they weren't that big of a reason for her to want to stay. She was always the smartest of the other two girls. Suddenly Nightingales eyes shot open.
"You don't want to stay because of HER?" Nightingale said. Starfire quickly turned her head and looked at Nightingale.
"What do you mean?" the other two girls asked. Starfire only let out a deep sigh. She looked at Nightingale, wondering how Nightingale could have figured it out. No one had ever known about her love for Raven. It's not that she was ashamed. She just thought it was pointless and that's how others would see it. People would most likely tell her to move on with her life. She couldn't hear those words because she had said those words to herself many times before. Somehow, she never could let go of the past. She couldn't let go of Raven.
"Grandfather Robin used to tell his sons about your past after his wife died. They were in love with you and were fighting over you constantly. Then he told them about him telling you he loved you but you never returned his love. You always said you love someone else. Then he also told the story of your other girl team mate. She left and you were just torn. I put two and two together." Nightingale stated.
"I loved her." Starfire stated. "Even though she's gone, I still love her." Alkaline put a hand on Starfire's shoulder and Light put a hand on Starfire's leg.
"What was her name?" Alkaline asked.
"Her name was Raven..." Starfire began the tale. She told them story of their first meeting, to the last time they ever saw each other. How Raven's eyes looked at her with so much hate and distrust.
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Raven arrived at the beach in her demon form, to find the mysterious woman meditating. Raven saw the woman's chest possessed a deep scar. The woman opened her eyes. She looked upon Raven and smiled. Raven held the same look she's had on for years, the look of emptiness and coldness.
"I don't know why... but this just feels right." Raven stated as she walked towards the woman. She saw the same flower that was attached to the note.
"Draw your sword. Let's talk while we spar." The woman said as she unsheathed her sword and Raven did the same. They both took their fighting stances. They charged at each other. The woman swung her sword at Raven and Raven blocked it with ease. "My name is Renseia."
"What did you mean yesterday, Renseia?" Raven asked.
"I simply meant that you are asking yourself the wrong questions." Renseia then disappeared from Raven's sight and popped up behind her. Raven blocked the attack from behind easily. Renseia tossed in the air and landed a few feet away form Raven. She held up the sheathe of Raven's sheathe that was originally attached to Raven's waist. "What question are you asking yourself now?"
"How did you that?" Raven never sensed her sheathe being taken away from her. Normally she would have. This was the first time it had ever happened to her.
"My point exactly. The question you should be asking is how you got to where you are now? What drove you to be the fighter you are now? Start from the beginning." Raven fell silent so Renseia continued, "You don't have to tell me now..."
"A girl named Starfire." Raven said as she sheathed her sword. Renseia did the same.
"What did she do?"
"She played me for a fool." Raven said as she sat down the sand. Renseia sat beside Raven and gazed at her. "I loved her." Raven said as she stared at the moon. Renseia placed a hand on Raven's shoulder as Raven began to tell the tale of a misguided love. "I don't know how I can tell you all of this." Raven said as she looked at Renseia. "I barely met you and here I am telling you about my past." Raven regained her composure and asked "The flower, what's its name? It seems so familiar to me..." Renseia only smiled at Raven and then she turned away and gazed at the stars.
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