Chapter Five: Tigress' Sister

"You want me to French braid it?" Starfire asked and Rowan nodded. Starfire ran the comb once more through Rowan's long black hair before she began sweeping it up and twisting it around until she had it in a perfect French braid. "There! That will keep it out of your face as we battle little Bumgorf." she cooed and Rowan rolled her eyes were Starfire couldn't see.

"I really want to know, what is a bumgorf?" Rowan asked. Starfire giggled. "I want to know if she's calling me something dirty or something affectionate."

"You earthlings would called her a baby." Starfire replied with a sniff. Rowan giggled.

"Have you seen my kitties anywhere?" she asked. Terra scanned the room and saw Tigress, the calico, come running around the couch at the sound of Rowan's voice. Jessie was close behind her. Jessie, who was clearly bigger, plowed over her sister. "Jessie you meanie!" Rowan said lifting the mischievous feline off the ground by the loose skin on her neck. Tigress clambered into Rowan's lap after her. Raven couldn't help but smile as Rowan cooed at her babies and they made their little love noises in Rowans ear. Jessie leaped off of Rowan's shoulder and landed on her sister causing her to squeak. Jessie dug her teeth into Tigress' ear and they tumbled out of Rowan's lap and onto the floor.

"You big bully!" Terra said and reached to liberate Tigress from her sister's grasp. Jessie's demeanor changed as she hissed and raked her claws across Terra's hand. Terra said a word Raven informed Rowan she was never to repeat. Terra blushed and ran to the kitchen to clean the wound. Jessie hissed at all of them and licked her sister's nose.

"Amazing!" Beast Boy said, "One minute, she's tearing her sister to pieces and the next, she's protecting her." Rowan was still scolding Jessie. Terra came back with a Batman band-aid on her hand and tentatively stroked Jessie's head. The danger to her sister passed, the black kitten purred luxuriously.