Whoa, thanks for all the kind words folks! I think I'm just starting to get the hang of this whole "fan fiction" thing. Let's see what else is in store for our friends, shall we?

"This has been a most wonderful day so far, do you not think so, Raven?" Star asked. Raven forced a smile and nodded politely at the tall alien girl, though in reality, she'd much rather be back at the tower, curled up with a nice cup of tea reading a book of ancient Azarathian poetry, but that was out of the question now.

Raven attempted to keep her focus on finding a store they could both find suitable to visit, but this was proving to be difficult because a now giddy Starfire was singing her favorite Tammaranian folk song. Right before Raven felt her eardrums were going to explode, she noticed a glowing sign which read "CAMPBELL'S BOOKS" and suddenly, the folk song didn't seem so bad.

"Star, look...there's a new book store in here." she said. Star stopped her song in mid verse before smiling broadly.

"Perhaps you would like to go and "check it out", yes?" Raven nodded in response before a eager Starfire again grabbed Raven's wrist to zoom directly into the store.

The store wasn't exactly what Raven was used to. Elevator music played softly over the speakers, while a middle aged woman with thick glasses stood behind the counter watching over the customers like a silent sentry, guarding the precious knowledge contained in these books. Starfire floated into the kid's section where was she giggling with delight at "FARMER JOHN'S BIG BOOK OF ANIMAL SOUNDS" playing the cow mooing over and over again.

Raven, meanwhile, had finally found what she was looking for...the poetry section. She glanced over the titles looking for a name she may be familiar with - Edgar Alan Poe, Percy B. Shelly, Ambrose Pierce...anything she could recognize, but instead was finding such items as "LARRY THE CABLE GUY'S 101 REDNECK POEMS" or "THE IDIOT'S GUIDE TO LOVE POEMS."

Not exactly something she was hoping to stumble across, to say the least.

Combine this with the fact the constant cycle of an electronic "MOOO!" immediately followed by Star's innocent giggle was starting to give the Azarathian a headache.

Massaging her temples, Raven made her way to Starfire who was giggling just as hard as she was 10 minutes ago when they first walked into the store.

"Star?" Raven asked as polite as she could, her normal monotone slightly hinting a greater annoyance. Starfire stopped the mooing to smile happily at her friend.

"Yes, Raven?" Raven ceased massaging her temples and opened her eyes.

"Please stop the mooing or else I am going to go crazy! You're giving me a headache!" Starfire carefully put the book down on the shelf before blushing out of embarrassment and uttering a quick and quiet apology. Raven sighed deep inside, suddenly feeling guilty for her actions. She should have just let Star enjoy herself and not been so quick to put an end to it like she had. "C'mon Star. Let's go to the food court to get something to eat, I'll buy." Raven smiled hoping her fellow Titan would take her up on the offer. She didn't have to wait long before Starfire's sullen expression disappeared just as soon as it had appeared.

"Oh glorious! I would enjoy that very much!" she squealed before grabbing Raven's wrist again to drag her out of the bookstore. Raven promptly dug her heels into the carpet, causing Starfire to do a 180 spin. "I think I can find the food court on my own." she flatly explained. Starfire blushed.

"Apologies friend."

The two female Titans made their way out of the bookstore heading to the food court, Raven greatly relieved she could move on her own free will and wasn't being dragged by the much physically stronger Tammaranian. Walking through the crowd she could hear the whispers of the awe-struck citizens

"Is that Raven? And Starfire? Shopping? How cool!" Despite being in Jump City for a few years now, Raven could never quite get used to being a "super hero celebrity." She was new to it and frankly, it made her feel a bit uncomfortable. It was like second nature to Robin, who had been the famous protege of the legendary Batman. Beast Boy seemed to openly embrace it, mostly for the attention of his female fans, and Cyborg just seemed to shrug it off as business as usual...and Starfire? She could make best friends with a mold covered brick. "Maybe it's just me..." she thought to herself.

She was lost in the confines of her own mind when she found herself running right into Starfire's backside, causing the pale girl to utter an audible "Ooomph!" Star had abruptly stopped in front of the arcade, causing the poor pale girl to land right on her butt. Standing up and dusting herself off, she took a deep cleansing breath to keep her emotions in check before inquiring why Star had suddenly stopped.

"Starfire, what are you doing?" she asked. Star didn't seem to notice Raven at all, instead her large bright emerald eyes were focused inside the arcade.

"Raven! Look!"

Raven followed with her own eyes where Star was pointing, straight ahead inside the arcade's gift shop, where priced for a mere 20,000 tickets was a medium sized stuffed unicorn. It had a shaggy pink, nylon "fur" with a gold horn that featured gaudy silver tassels poking out of the top.

"It looks like something a Care Bear might throw up." Raven said dryly. Starfire was unwaivering in her determination, however.

"Is it it not glorious? I simply must have it!" Spinning to face Raven, the cheerful alien girl grabbed her by the wrist again for the umpteenth time that day. "Quickly, there is no time to lose. We must work together to win that unicorn!" and before Raven could object in the slightest, she found herself being drug into the dark, loud cavernous interior of the arcade.