Finally, it's been a week; 7 days. Jade woke up that morning like any other day, but she knew that it was a week exactly. She went to the main common room where she surprisingly found Beast Boy, Starfire, Cyborg, Raven, and Robin already awake.
"Hey, guys. Are all your clocks alright? You're never up this early," Jade said, smiling.
"Yeah, we know," Beast Boy said, yawning.
"Follow us," Raven said. Jade followed after the Titans to a room that Jade's never been in before.
"For the past week, we've been working on a project. That project is… your room here," Cyborg said, as he opened the door to the mysterious room. There, Jade's eyes grew wide. She entered the room. The walls were painted a jade green. The bed was placed nicely over on the left side of the room, by the bookshelf. On the right side was a hairdresser with a mirror and drawers. At the foot of the bed was a trunk. Opposite of the hairdresser, was a white computer and a walk in closet. On the opposite side of the door, where Jade entered, was the window. Jade walked over to it, separated the curtains, and saw that in fact, it was a balcony. She peered out and looked onto the waves and ocean below her. Jade was speechless, but her smile said it all. Jade looked back at the Titans.
"Jade, it's been a week. We've talked it over… and we…" Robin began.
"We wish for you to be a part of the team!" Starfire finished for him. Jade looked at them. She knew she was expecting this, but now that the moment was here, she didn't know what to do. A few moments later, she smiled.
"Thanks, guys. I love the room and all but… are you really sure you want me on the team? I feel that I could only be trouble…" she said.
"What are you talking about? We told you that we wanted you the first day, but you insisted we wait a week. Jade Green, you're an awesome fighter and you're loyal and we want you on the team," Robin said.
Jade beamed. They are offering me their friendship. You can have a place to stay now, Sammy! Don't just stand there, take it!
"In that case… THANK YOU!" She said, as she went over to Robin and gave him a hug. Robin was a little shocked by the gesture, but smiled. Jade then went to Beast Boy and Starfire and Cyborg, and even to Raven and hugged each of them.
"Here. I'm sure you'll find a way to personalize it," Cyborg said, handing her the standard black and yellow communicator. Jade took it, feeling the weight of it in her hand. She stood there looking at it so attentively, that she didn't notice the Titans leave the room. She looked up, and she was alone. She walked over to her balcony and looked down.
She closed her eyes and let the wind blow through her hair. She heard the waves on the distant shores. At that moment, she realized that this is where she was meant to be.
"Liking the view?" Robin said, smiling.
"You know it," Jade said.
"Yet, something is still not right," he said, leaning on the balcony edge, looking at Jade.
"Don't get me wrong, Robin. I love this place, I love you guys, I love everything, but… I just can't help but feel that this is all wrong," Jade said, looking down. Robin put his hand over Jade's hand in an assuring way.
"It's not wrong. It's all right, actually. You'll be fine here. I promise, nothing wrong will happen to you here. Whatever happens, we'll fight it together," he said.
"You sure make a lot of promises, Robin," Jade said, removing her hand from Robin's and stepping back.
"You can't guarantee my safety here, but I guess that's my vow when I'm a Teen Titan. I promise to protect the city from harm's way… no matter what. But then again, what am I worrying about? I'm part of the best team there is. It'll be good here…" she finished saying.
"Yeah, it will. Come on, the other Titans are in the main common room… they've got cake," Robin said, tempting her.
"Haha, if they've got cake, what are we waiting for?" and they raced to the main common room; Jade won. It'll be good here…
"Hello, Jade Green! Have you any want of this cake?" Starfire asked.
"Yeah, I am," she said, smiling. After everyone had some cake. Beast Boy and Cyborg stood up.
"We have some things to say," Beast Boy announced. "Well, Jade, we were kinda curious who you were most like, so we kept score."
Jade have a puzzled look on her face, as did Raven, Starfire, and Robin.
"Well, we would watch you and we would see what you did with your free time. And, well, it was hard to see who you were most like…" Cyborg said.
"You read, revive, like to be alone, and meditate like Raven. You do your hair, go to the mall, and do other things like Starfire. You exercise, jog, swim, and train like Robin. You use the computer, kick butt, and eat meat like Cyborg. And you like to watch TV and play Game Station, and sometimes eat tofu like me! So, you see, you are most like everyone! You are funny and very friendly, Jade. It's great to have you on the team," Beast Boy said. Robin stood up.
"So you're saying that you and Cy spied on Jade to see who she was?" Raven asked.
"Well… it was BB's idea!" Cyborg said, pointing at Beast Boy.
"Hey! You helped--!" Beast Boy began, but Jade used her powers to close their mouths.
"Hey, don't worry about it. It's cool. I understand, I mean, I was a stranger so you wanted to know more about me. But, next time, you could just ask me, okay?" Jade said, laughing. They nodded and got back to the cake. The night went well. Soon enough, they all retired to their rooms. Jade took the unfamiliar path to what was now, her room.
I'll do well here…