Part two of the Ravens Family trilogy is up. Please no flames.

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Wraithe

Chapter 1.

Family Ties

Her heart was cold. She couldn't help it, it was who she was. That wasn't to say she was emotionless, she could laugh, sing, and get into a rage. Cry? No, she never cried. Why would she? She had everything, she could get anything… well, almost, but she wasn't too bothered about that, she was still young. The wind tugged at her hair, and at her figure hugging dress. The rain pelted down, but not a drop hit her. She skimmed above the sea, flying without wings, she could just make out her destination. It was time to renew her family ties.

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"Dude!" Exclaimed Beastboy, "I'm so bored!"

Raven looked up from her book in annoyance, "then either find something to do or go and be bored somewhere else!"

Beastboy sighed and sagged into a chair, with Robin and Cyborg hogging the gamestation, Starfire crooning over Silkie, and Raven… being Raven, there was nothing to do. He'd read a book but he couldn't understand the long words. It hadn't been like that when Terra was around. Beastboy was happy just to be in the same room as her. It was over a year ago that she'd been fossilized and Beastboy still wasn't over it. He covered it up with stupidity and humor. Heh, he'd had enough practice.

Suddenly the door alarm went off.

"Oh glorious." Starfire leapt up, "I shall answer the door." She left the room.

"Er… who could that be?" Cyborg wondered aloud.

"And who would come to Titans Tower in a storm?" Said Robin, rising to his feet.

"Aqualad?" Raven hazarded.

Starfire screamed.
"STARFIRE!" Robin sped out of the room, pursued by the others.

They saw the reason for Starfire's fear, a hooded, black cloaked apparition stood in the doorway, and the Titans assumed wary, fighting stances. Then, the figure lowered its hood.

She was a young lady, nineteen probably, with dark amethyst hair, streaked with a lighter red purple, she had grey skin and a light blue gem on her forehead. Her eyes were a piercing violet. The Titans relaxed… except Raven.

When the figure lowered her hood Raven screamed and backed away, she tripped and fell, her eyes wide, her breath coming out in ragged gasps. Starfire let out an, "Eep!" and fled to Ravens side.

The stranger had removed her cloak, she wore a dark violet dress, and a chain belt set with dark blue gemstones askew on her hips, with a white gemstone on a slim golden chain around her neck.

"Hello," she said pleasantly, she handed her cloak to Cyborg and made her way to the kitchen. Then the spell broke.

"Hey!" snapped Robin, running after her, "you can't do that!"

"Dude, what's going on?" Beastboy followed him out.

Cyborg carefully hung up the young lady's cloak and wordlessly left.

"Um, Raven?" Starfire asked tentatively, "who is that?"

Raven swallowed and stopped gasping for breath, "she's called Wraithe." Was all Raven said, then she rose to her feet and headed towards the kitchen.

Starfire shrugged and followed her out.

Wraithe was seated calmly at the kitchen table, a cup of herbal tea held in her slender fingers. Raven slammed her hands down on the tabletop, "Get out of my HOUSE!" She snarled.

Wraithe calmly sipped her tea, "temper dear sister." She said in a soothing voice.

"I – have – No – SISTER!" Raven shouted.

"Dude, this is your sister?" Beastboy asked.

"NO!" Raven screamed.

Beastboy stepped back and whimpered. Wraithe cocked an eyebrow in amusement, "still dramatic I see." She said softly. She put down her tea and gazed at the other Titans, "Oh yes, these would be the Titans I've heard so much about… Oh wait, I haven't. You never write! You don't call! I was lucky to find your tower."

"No you weren't," Raven hissed, "you can find anything in a matter of seconds."

Wraithe giggled, "true, I am awfully talented aren't I?"

"And so far up your…" Raven started, but Robin cut her off.

"Who or what is this?" He asked.

Raven scowled, "This is Wraithe, my, good-for-nothing, older sister. The offshoot of Arella's romantic fling with a sorcerer."

"So…" Robin said, "Why do you hate her so much?"

"She's tormented me every day of my life in Azarath!" Raven snarled.

"Oh surely not everyday." Wraithe said with a smile.

"Hmmmm." Said Raven, mocking thinking, "on my fifth birthday you gave my a pimple that exploded with pus every five minutes, on the day Azar decided to teach me to control my powers you pushed me off of Azarath! On my seventh birthday you sent me to hell!"
"Oh yes." Wraithe laughed, "I only brought you back because Azar made me."

Cyborg and Beastboy looked appalled, Starfire looked shocked, and Robin looked thoughtful.

Robin looked at Raven, "But… how could she do things like that?"

"Because she's Evil!' Raven snapped.

"No," Said Robin, "I mean how…"

Raven sighed, "Do you remember Larry?" She asked, Robin winced, showing that he remembered vividly. "Well, " Raven continued, "Imagine if Larry looked like me, and could control his powers… then, you have Wraithe."

Now Beastboy began to look thoughtful.

"Well," said Wraithe, "I'm here now, and you can't get rid of me without risking a one way trip to the Infernal Abyss. So," She smiled at Robin, "This would be Robin, your reputation goes before you, Princess Koriand'r of the planet Tamaran…"

"I prefer Starfire." Said Starfire angrily.

Wraithe ignored this and carried on, "Cyborg… and Beastboy."

When Wraithe reached Beastboy, she realized he wasn't looking at her, "How powerful are you." Beastboy said looking up at Wraithe.

"More powerful then you could possibly imagine," Said Wraithe expansively.

"Then…" Beastboy looked hopeful, "could you… de-fossilize something, or someone?" He asked tentatively.

"Oh easy." Said Wraithe, "who or what do you want de-fossilized?"

"My friend Terra." Beastboy looked at Wraithe, almost begging her.

"Alright," said Wraithe smiling, "But I want something in return."
"What?' Said Raven suspiciously.

Wraithe smiled. "I want Robin to go on a date with me."

"NO!" Yelled Starfire and Raven simultaneously, Starfire because she cared for Robin, and Raven because she knew Wraithe, and didn't trust one bit.

"Fine," Said Wraithe, "it doesn't matter to me in the least."

The Titans knew what she meant, no date… no Terra.

Everyone started to talk at the same time, until one word cut through the noise like a knife, two syllables, "Alright." Everyone looked at Robin, "I'll go with you, but I have one condition."

"Name it." Said Wraithe.

Robin nodded, "I'm trustworthy… and your not, so you have to fulfill your end of the bargain first."

Wraithe smiled. "Of course."