As the three girls flew to the mall, Marlis couldn't help but feel a bit...revealed by the dress. She wondered how Starfire could fly in a skirt without feeling like her privacy had been violated. Then again, the way she talked made Marlis think that she wasn't really from around here. Starfire's eyebrow made Marlis wonder even more where she hailed from, along with Raven. Never before (other than herself) had she seen anyone with strange colored eyes. She figured that Raven merely dyed her hair but the girl was unusually pale for a super-hero.
While they flew, Starfire had been asking Marlis many questions in rows. "What is your favourite color, animal, book, movie, song and where did you used to live?" Marlis shook her head a bit before thinking a while. "Umm, purple, birds, any book I can get ahold of, Wicked Scary 4, anything I can dance to and I lived here all my life," she answered in order. Hearing this, Raven loked back.
"You said that you lived here all your life. How come you never heard of us?" she asked a bit suspiciously.
"I've heard of you, I just never knew who was who. I knew your names I just didn't fit them together...though now that I think about it, it was kind of obvious, huh?" Raven snorted a bit before the three landed infront of the mall. Suddenly, Marlis wanted her coat. "Guys? I kinda don't like being in crowds with...these,"she said, backing up a bit and motioning to her wings. Starfire smiled before shaking her head.
"Nonsense! You are no different than Beast Boy or Cyborg;they look a bit different but nobody says anything because they are still good at heart." Marlis smiled and followed the two girls into the mall.
Back at the tower, Beast Boy and Cyborg were playing a video game. "Oooo! That's right! I just passed you! Go Beast Boy, go Beast Boy, who's the man!" Beast Boy cried out as he passed Cyborg on their newest game: Backstreet Racing 5. But Beast Boy's joy ended as soon as Cyborg passed him and won the game. The green titan's jaw dropped as Cyborg began to dance. "BOO-YAH! Who's the man, I'm the man! Who's the man, I'm the man!" Beast Boy pouted a bit before looking around.
"Hey, where's Robin?" he asked, scratching his head. Cyborg shrugged a bit before turning the GameCast3 off.
"He's probably trying to figure out everything he can about the new girl. I mean, she's been living on the streets and this is the first time she's been caught? Either she's really good or she wanted to get caught." Beast Boy nodded a bit before shrugging.
"We have to give her a chance though. Not everybody is like Terra." Even saying her name hurt him. Beast Boy had never really gotten over her; then again, most people don't get over their first loves, especially if they end up betraying you. For a moment, Beast Boy flashbacked to their last "moment", the pie, the roller coaster and the pictures. And then he truly felt the feeling of heartbreak. It had taken him months to get over all of it, for his heart to finally move on.
Cyborg, seeing how Beast Boy had seemed to day dream into his own little world as soon as he said "Terra", patted his little friend on the back. "It's okay, man. None of us knew what would happen. Hopefully, history won't repeat itself," he comforted. Beast Boy smiled a bit before nodding.
"We can only hope though." As he looked at the clock he slapped his forehead. "Dude! Those three have been out for an hour already! How long does it take them to shop?"he asked. Cyborg laughed before walking into the kitchen.
"You have no idea how girls work, do you? Well, seeing how it's three o'clock now, they should be back at about five or six. We should start making dinner."
"Friend Marlis, what do you think of this?"Starfire asked, holding up a pink skirt and a pink shirt which looked like her own uniform.
"Starfire...the thought of flying and being in a dress or skirt just really isn't too apealing. I was hoping to find some pants, a few hair ties and a couple of tank tops and shirt. Stuff to go through the whole year. And, of course, the necessities," she explained. Starfire thought about it before Raven came over with a pair of black pants and a dark blue long-sleeved shirt. Marlis smiled before putting them into the shopping cart and looking back to Starfire. "Something suitable for winter." Starfire nodded and raced around a corner. Marlis walked over to Raven before clearing her throat, making her look up. "Yes?" Raven asked.
"Well, many times I've passed a stone statue of a girl with out-stretched arms. Her name is Terra and she used to be a titan, according to the stone. What happened to her?"Marlis asked. Raven sighed before standing up from the rack of clothes. She did not look at Marlis as she began Terra's story.
"We found her attacking an unusually large scorpion. She could control stone and she had no home, just like you. She proved herself to be skilled enough for the team, but during a meeting with one villain, she lost control. Apparently it was a secret. Robin only guessed and when asking her to join, told her that she needed to gain more control. She ran away, yelling at Beast Boy that he had told Robin and had lied to her. Beast Boy and Terra had a...connection.A few months came and went and one day while the others were playing volleyball, Terra came back. She had been practicing with her powers and was now very much in control of them. After saving the tower from going under water, with my help I will add, we accepted her again as a Titan. This time she stayed and we all had a great time. It was..fun and yet something always told me not to trust her. And now that I think about it, I should have trusted my insticnts.One night, Beast Boy must have asked Terra out. They went to an abadonned amusement park or something like that. Well, Beast Boy and Terra had a great time. Until the villain from before came and revealed to Beast Boy that Terra had been working with him. Terra said how she didn't have any friends before and Beast Boy must have told her that she didn't have any friends. He took it very hard; I believe he truly loved her. She broke his heart and he stayed in his room for a long time, only coming out to eat.Unfortunately, Terra tried to get rid of us. Each of our hatred grew towards her and we attacked when we were sure she thought us to be dead. Beast Boy got to her first and talked to her with some difficulty. She had to make a hard dicision: go against the man who taught her everything she knew or kill Beast Boy. She went against her mentor and killed in, in the process accidently activating a volcano. Using her power, she stopped the volcano. But she was concealed in a stone grave. That is no statue Marlis. That's the real Terra." As Raven concluded her story, Marlis was on the verge of tears. Shaking her head, Marlis sighed a bit.
"I never knew. That's so sad...Poor Beast Boy,"she muttered. While Raven had told the story they had been putting numerous clothes in the cart, along with many that Starfire picked out. As she looked at the cart, Marlis smiled a bit, which was hard after hearing such a story. "I think I have enough clothes now. To the grocery store?"she asked the other two. They nodded, Starfire quickly pushing the cart to the register.
At about five o'clock the three girls walked in with about five bags from the mall and ten bags from the grocery store. Beast Boy's jaw dropped as he looked at it all. "Dude, how much money was that?"he asked in disbelief.
"I believe that is 'none of your business',"Starfire said with a giggle. Marlis smiled before putting the groceries down and taking the other bags from Starfire and Raven. "Well, I'll put these in my room. Starfire, do you want to help?"she asked, wanting to be friends with the Titans as soon as possible. Starfire gasped and nodded before taking some of the bags and beginning to walk to the guest room. "That would be most wonderful!" she exclaimed, running ahead of Marlis. Flapping her wings, Marlis flew into her room and slowly began to unpack.
In the kitchen, Cyborg, Beast Boy and Robin were talking with Raven. "So? What's she like?" Cyborg asked. Raven shrugged.
"Like the rest of us. She asked about Terra. She has lived here all her life and was always curious about it. When I told her the story, she seemed so...depressed. I think it really got to her. She's somewhat like Starfire and then again she's somewhat like me. She's...unique." The boys looked at one another before Starfire bounded into the room, followed by Marlis. She had changed into a pair of black pants and a red long sleeved shirt. They were somewhat tight on her but they felt snug to her; her wings twitched a bit but she smiled at the warmth. "Hi. I know this might sound a bit silly but does anyone know what day it is?"she asked somewhat embarrased.
Beast Boy looked at a calender and smiled. "It's December 32, only two more days until Christmas!...Wait, only two more days! We haven't even got a tree!" Beast Boy began to freak out, running around until Cyborg picked him up by the head.
"Well, I guess we'll just hafta kick it into over-drive. Starfire, Raven, wanna help me get the tree?"he asked. Starfire clapped and nodded while Raven only nodded. As the three began to descend on the elevator, Robin looked at Marlis.
"I guess that means you have to help us decorate. You don't mind, do you?"he saked her. Marlis shook her head violently and smiled at the two.
"No way, that'd be great! I love to decorate...sort of,"she said before smiling. Beast Boy grinned and began to make his way to the attic.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get to it!"