Chapter one: The Phone Call
"Who was that?" Robin asked as Raven hung up the kitchen phone.
"No one," she replied coldly. Robin didn't believe her. Raven glided into the living room where Beast Boy and Cyborg were deeply involved in "Death Zombies III" on the Game Station. Cyborg was beating Beast Boy badly. Raven smiled at their childish abandon, trying not to think about the phone call. I found her, she thought, she's safe, but for how long? Raven sighed and through herself on the couch and attempted to finish her book, but between the "Boo-yah"'s from Cyborg, Beast Boy's fussing, and the nagging in the back of her mind she was only taking in every other word.
"Raven, are you alright?" Starfire asked, sliding next to her on the couch. Raven nodded, disappearing once more behind her book. Raven sighed as Robin pushed her book down so he could see her face. She made a feeble attempt to change the subject.
"You know, for super heroes, we sure do have a lot of free time." The squeals from "Death Zombies" (and from Beast Boy) continued. Terra sauntered in the room and sat on the couch next to Starfire with a giggle. Beast Boy had thrown his controller across the room. Just say it, Raven coached herself, They're going to find out eventually. Oh Great, I'm arguing with myself now.
"I got a call from a women who lives just outside the city." Beast Boy, who had wrestled Cyborg's controller from him and was beating him with it, froze. Terra had hit him with the TV remote.
More giggling.
"So?" Starfire asked.
"She's a social worker. Apparently there is a little girl in foster care that they think will fit in perfectly here." Raven scanned their faces for a reaction.
"Cool! Who is she?" Terra asked and Raven closed her eyes to control her temper.
"Her name is Rowan. The women says…" she braced herself, "…she's my sister."
Five jaws dropped.
It was Robin who recovered first.
"Sister? You never said you had a little sister"
"Half sister. We have different mothers. I didn't even know she existed." he nodded. "Her mother died about a year ago, and they have been trying to find someone to care for her. Her powers make her…difficult…to place. She's been bounced around a lot." They all understood. It was Terra who spoke next.
"When is she coming to live here?"
Raven sighed.
"I'm going to pick her up tomorrow." Robin smiled, putting a hand on Raven's shoulder.
"I can't wait to meet her."