A.N.Hey...it's way up here now... cool. There will be some references to J.K. Rowling's book, but not too much that's a bit creepy. Just saying, it's not that I don't likereviews, butcould you guys helpon the constructivecritisism thing?And apologies for the long updates

It's Just The Way You Look At It

By: TTFAN

Disclaimer: I don't own anything.

"When you said to hang out, I didn't know you meant here," Raven muttered, both index fingers plugging her ears.

"What?" Tara shouted over the booming music. She walked over to a corner of the room.

"Have some fun Rae, after a long first day of boring school, you need a break. Your dad can't bomb on you cause tomorrow's weekend," Tara said as Raven fidgeted.

"I'm not into…clubbing," Raven said as she nodded.

"Fine, off to the arcade!" Tara shouted, dragging Raven along. She accidentally bumped into someone on the way out.

"Sorry-"

"Why don't you watch where you're going?" the girl said as the music stopped. The area was quite. The person showed a large resemblance to Kory. Same facial structure and skin tone, the only difference was a cold look, followed by black hair and violet colored eyes.

"Said I was sorry," Tara growled, soon recognizing who this girl was. Her angered look was replaced with a grin.

"Kom, since when'd you come to Gotham?" she said, as the girl placed on a cocky smirk. The music resumed after this exchange.

"Please, Tara, its Blazin' B or Black fire, which ever works for you? My parents moved here, some deal with that playboy. I think his name was Wayne-" A short ring tone interrupted her, "hang on a sec…"

Kom Anders rolled her eyes when she saw who dialed. She answered the call anyway.

"No Kory, food's on the table… Yes the glorg is microwavable. No there won't be any robbers. I won't be home till two," she hung up after that, "my sister is such a foreigner. It's embarrassing."

'Glorg. Where had she heard that term before?'

"Kory…Kory Anders is your sister?" Raven asked bewildered.

"Wait, Kory's in Gotham?" Tara said a bit worried.

"Sadly, yes. You know her? Did she do something freakish again?" Kom asked.

"No…it's just you both seem so different," Raven stated.

"Uh, yeah. She tends to cling on to mom and dad old ways. And you must be?" asked Kom.

"I'm a friend of hers and…we were just about the leave," Raven stated.

"Raven's not to into the clubbing thing. We're heading to the arcade, want to come with?" Tara asked.

"No thanks. I see a boy that's drooling over me," she said, walking pass them, rather quickly.

It was close to midnight when they left the club. Tara walked over to the Boardwalk.

"I thought you said we were going to the arcade," the empath said as Tara shook her head.

"And I though you knew I was a good liar. Kom and I aren't really friends. We're rivals, been a while since I gave her that uppercut. I don't think she's ever let it go. I so totally whopped her butt, the cops showed up before I got any further," the geomancer said.

"Sides, I highly doubt you know how to play Mega Monkeys 5," the blonde said with a shrug.

"I wasn't expecting you to go into that café."

"You know the deal. I go somewhere I want to go. Next hour we do the same with you. You're not mad at me are you?"

"For falling asleep when they were reciting Robert Frost or when you squirted tea out of your nose?"

"Eh both, maybe that tea part," Tara said abash, she decided she was never drinking that Imperial Gunpowder stuff again.

"Did you see Beast boy today?" she asked.

"Yes," Raven replied.

"Did he say anything about…?" Tara let her words hang for a while. Earlier today she asked Raven to tell him she was back in Gotham.

"No. He told me he was busy, with his girlfriend," Raven replied. They both sat in silence, just thinking of something to talk about. There wasn't much

"What is that?" Tara stated, squinting.

It looked like some form of firework. The image was just strange…it seemed like four red eyes cut into the dark sky. A cloaked figure approached them.

"Come with me child," the figure said the person seemingly female.

"Who are you?" Raven asked.

"None of your concern. His arrival is near. We can all feel it. You must come," the woman said grabbing her wrist.

"What are you talking about?" Raven asked jerking her hand back.

"He said you would put up a fight. No matter, that shall be resolved," the figure lifted her hood.

"The gem was born of evil's fire. The gem will be his portal. He comes to claim. He comes to sire. The end of all things mortal,"

"Raven?" Tara asked as she walked forward toward the woman.

"C-Can't move," Raven stammered.

"Leave her alone," Tara yelled. Without thinking she ran forward and aimed a punch at the woman. As if blocked by an electrical force, the girl was flung back, fumes rising from her brunt skin.

"Bad idea," Tara muttered her left hand swelling. To her surprise, the woman was knocked off the Boardwalk, by a crimson colored fist of energy. Apparently this broke the hold the woman had over Raven.

"I thought you'd be here," Antonia 'Toni' Monetti said with a New Zealand accent.

"Argent…do you always show up in the nick of time or what?" Tara asked with a grin.

"Lucky I was just walking by. What happened to your hand?" Toni asked.

"Freaky lady barbecued it. Hurts like hell," Tara muttered as Raven came to her senses. She rushed over to it and attempted to heal it.

"It's not working…" Raven said in a startled tone. She healed burned like this, maybe even worse then it time and time again. This wound just couldn't be healed.

"Can't…feel fingers," Tara said before passing out.

Raven called nearly everyone she knew or anyone that would care to the hospital.

"So you're saying some lady said a bunch of words and fried her? What is this Harry Potter?" Victor asked in disbelief. As strange as it sounded, he believed it. Gotham was a weird place.

"How is she?" Kory asked, the doctor.

"She has a third degree burn and she's still in shock. It's as if she was burned by electrical circuitry. What exactly happened?" Doctor Leslie Thompkins asked. All gazes shifted to Raven.

"Uh…she tried to fix her computer and…it short circuited," Raven said, trying to think of an excuse.

"Can we see her?" Richard asked quickly before Leslie decided to probe into the case.

"Only family and legal guardians are allowed."

"We're just about the only family, she's got," Victor said. It took a few minutes, until she was finally convinced.

"How's it going?" Tara asked entire arm to her fingertips wrapped up.

"Girl, why is it that you always land yourself into a hospital?" Vic said as she chuckled.

"Cause I'm an idiot. He's not here is he?" Tara asked noticing one of her friends missing.

"We…couldn't get in contact with him," Richard said. Tara broke out into a coughing spasm.

"You should see the doctor about that," Raven said as Tara shook her head.

"Nah, it's just a small cough. Probably catching a cold, the doc said that I should be out by tomorrow. Just, that I'm not to try any 'strenuous' work with my arm. Like that'll happen," she said with a smirk, "hey Raven, why didn't you tell me you had a tattoo?"

"What?"

"When that lady was mumbling, I saw something red on your arm."

"Just the light," Raven muttered walking, probably running out of the room.

"Raven doesn't run off like that. Maybe I should have a talk with her," Richard said, suspicious.

"Whatever the reason is. Keep it quiet, guys. He might hear," Tara said shifting her eyes.

"Who?" Kory asked with confusion.

"She's probably talking about the Dark Knight. You know, Batman?" Vic said.

"Is the Bat-man, not supposed to help those whom need aid?" Kory asked.

"Last time I checked, I wasn't really a good guy," Tara muttered, looking out the window. Several black cars drove by as she bit her bottom lip.

"You seem distressed, something wrong?" Vic asked.

"N-No. Nothings wrong. What could possibly wrong? I'm fine, visiting hours are over. Heh- see you guys," Tara said getting a nurse to shove them out.

"Man, what was that all about?" Vic asked walking through the corridors with Kory.

"Perhaps, she needed more rest," replied Kory. Medical assistants and doctors moved to a side rapidly, terrified.

Vic stared at them awkwardly, what was really the big deal? He was sure that his holographic generator was still operational. Normally people did this when he was in his half robotic form.

'Big Ricky' Mc Culver seemed to saunter pass the feared group of citizens, his men following behind him. Two 'kids' seemed to be blocking his way. His eyes narrowed at the bulky teen and his friend, as he walked passed them in to the room they were in before. His ears managed to pick up a piece of their conversation.

"Friend Cyborg, they are going into Friend Terra's room. We must-"

"Starfire, we don't even know who these people are-"

"They have guns."

And that was enough. The black bulky kid walked up to Mr. Mc Culver. Sure his body guard was injured, but that didn't mean he couldn't defend himself. He pulled out a caliber.

"You mind stepping aside punk?"