Sorry for the exceptionally long wait. Had some 'conflicts' to subdue. Well, here's the chapter!

Chapter 1: Another normal day

Morning dawned in the tower. A loud clamor from inside the tower rang through the tower. Morning had come, and everything that comes with it had also. Raven shifted in her bed for a few minutes until giving up going to sleep. She sat up on the bed, and brought both her hands close to her face, while recapping on last night's events. 'Nothing I should be worried about, she thought. 'Probably from that stupid movie or whatever was in that damn pizza.' Beast Boy managed to get a copy of Constantine, some supernatural movie and talked everyone into watching it.

-Flashback-

"Come on! Please?" Beast Boy begged. He was on his knees facing Raven, who was seated on the couch in the living room, reading a dark fantasy novel.

"No," the dark girl replied.

"You'll love it! It's all about freaky creatures taking over the world or something!" Beast Boy tried to exaggerate by flailing his arms, nearly dropping the movie case in the process.

"Still no."

"Please?"

"No…"

"Pretty please?"

"No.

"Come on! It's supposed to be really good!"

"No!"

"I won't stop till you do!"

Raven's eyes flash white as a pile of papers on the coffee table shot in every direction. "Ugh… Fine… Fine… Just leave me alone…"

-End Flashback-

Raven shook her head, holding her right hand over her temple. I really hate him, she thought. She got off her bed and headed up to her closet to get ready for the day.


Beast Boy and Cyborg were both sitting on the couch going head to head on the game station, Cyborg winning at the moment. Starfire was gleefully watching, hovering around the two.

"Ha! In your face metal man!"

"You gonna get it you little grass stain!"

"Friends, why must you insult each o-"

"STAR! You're blocking the TV!"

"Booyah! Back in the lead!"

Raven walked into the room. She stopped to take a glance at the trio at the couch, the commotion giving her a rather painful headache. "Can you just be a little louder?" she said sarcastically in her monotone voice. "It's not like anyone sleeps around here."

The Tameran noticed her and flew towards her happily. "Oh friend Raven! Joyous morning is it not?" Raven was rubbing her temples with her hands.

"It's the same as every day… I need some tea." Raven walked over to the kitchen and grabbed a teapot and began filling it with water. Starfire flew back towards the rivaling teens began to apologize to Beast Boy, though her pleas were left unanswered and unnoticed. Raven set the tea pot onto the stove, and began listening to the bickering from the living room.

"Dude! That wasn't fair!"

"You're only angry 'cause I whipped your little butt!"

"Star was blocking the TV! I want a rematch!"

"You're on little man!"

Raven scowled, while grabbing a cup and saucer from a cabinet. You'd think they'd get bored of that stupid game by now, she thought. They've been playing it for months. They waste too much of their lives in front of that thing, though I doubt they care at all.

Her thoughts were interrupted by the whistling of the tea pot. She set back to work on making tea. Starfire glided in front of her again, seeming intent to strike on starting a conversation.

"Raven, have you seen Robin?"

"No," said Raven, stolid and monotone as usual, "he's around, why don't you look for him?"

"Ah….well…," stuttered Starfire, trying to think of something. Then her eyes lit up suddenly. "Do you wish to come with me to the mall of shopping and do the 'hang out'?"

"Not today Starfire," spoke the dark girl, walking past Starfire and down the corridor, "maybe another time." Raven continued walking and went into her room, the door closing after her. Starfire turned back to the events in the living room, the increase in yelling declared a victor.

"Ha! Beat you," exclaimed Beast Boy, who was positively beaming at the moment dancing around the couch.

"So we both each one, there isn't a winner yet BB!" replied Cyborg.


"Azerath Metrione Zynthos… Azerath Metrione Zynthos…," Raven chanted. She was seated in midair cross-legged over her bed. She needed control. Fear. Anxiety. All from that damned dream. She began to lose touch of everything around her. A calm feel solace feeling grew. Then an irritating thumping noise reverberated through her mind. Levitating down and opening her eyes, she looked for the source. The sound was coming from the door.

"Uhh Raven?" It was Robin's voice. "I was just wondering if you wanted to go with us to the pizza parlor. Everyone else is."

"No thanks…" replied the Goth girl, "I'd rather stay in my room for now." Raven did not get a reply back, but heard Robins footsteps become steadily distant, moving away from her door. Finally… Some peace and quiet.

"Azarath Metrione…" She began, levitating up into the position she was once at, except the thuds at the door began again. "I said I'm not coming." She said at the door, her voice tinged with irritation.

"Are you sure? I mean, you hide in your room a lot lately." Raven expected Robin's voice to be behind the door, except it wasn't his. This time it was Beast Boy.

"No, I don't feel like going anywhere today, so leave me alone," the girl replied.

"Come on! I promise me and Cy won't argue much this time," Beast Boy pleaded, hoping to convince her otherwise to stay in her room.

"Look, I watched the movie you wanted me to watch. Can you just leave me in peace this time? Or do I have to splatter you against the wall?" answered Raven, in a slightly louder voice, trying to sound more intimidating with her monotone.

"Uh, sorry. My bad for asking. I think I'll be leaving now." Rushed footsteps echoed outside the door growing as distant as the first set. When the girl couldn't hear them anymore, she began her mantra again.

Cyborg, Starfire, and Robin sat outside the tower in the T-Car, with Cyborg at the wheel, robin sitting in the back, driver's side, and Starfire sitting in the back, passenger's side. They all waited for Beast Boy, who supposedly left something in the tower.

"Yo Beast Boy! You ready?" shouted Cyborg, who was thumping his fingers to the bass of the song playing in his car. A green hawk flew out of the tower, and dived through the car's side window into the front passenger seat. The hawk then morphed into human form, Beast Boy, who had a sheepish grin over his face.

"Sorry it took so long. Lets eat!" Beast Boy yelled, as the T-Car shot off towards the city hovercraft style over the water.


Twenty minutes later in the tower, Raven walked out of her room towards the kitchen, with an empty teacup and saucer in hand. "Everyone must be still out eating pizza." The girl first came down to get more tea, but when she finally reached her destination, the want for it had abated. She walked over to the large window in the living room, and watched silently as a cluster of white doves fly far into the horizon. 'Maybe I should go out for a bit and get some fresh air,' Raven thought. She set the cup and saucer in the sink and phased through the wall, flying towards the city.

She liked the cool breeze hit against her face as she flew high above the city, her eyes eagerly drinking up the events happening below. She flew over streets, flowing with cars and people. The rooftops of many buildings that reside around those streets, stood magnificently over the people, the towering figures making the everyday person seem like a small ant to the Goth. She even flew over the pizza parlor, seeing four familiar teens seated next to each other, two arguing heavily and loudly. She kept on flying though, until something caught her eye. She landed and walked towards it.

She was in the city park, walkways that had benches scattered along it at certain points, the trees providing shade for all who dwelled there at the moment. From behind a tree she watched a small group of children chase each other around, playing tag. Laughing and yelling, they all ran away from each other periodically, the one 'it' usually using the trees to catch someone. Raven couldn't help but smile slightly. How she wished to be like them. She'd give anything to be one of them for one day, free of the entrapment she had and feel like them. As those thoughts ran through her head, a nearby trashcan shot up into the air and into the waiting branches of a tree. "Damn...," Raven swore, as she quickly shoved the thoughts away, walking away from the park to the busy street. She would always be like this, and she knew it. She would never be the same as her friends, and the kids playing carefree in the park. It was then when her communicator went off.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

Well, again I am sorry for the long wait, but I hope to update sooner than last hehe. So review please!