Disclaimer: if I owned the Teen Titans I wouldn't be sitting at my computer at the moment.

My name is Sera. Well actually Serafina, but call me that and let's just say you'll be a bloody mess by the time I'm through with you.

This is my story of a girl who grew up to fast, her brother and his friends who constantly risk their lives for Jump City, California. This is also the story of a thief who was misunderstood.

It was just another normal day in Titan's Tower. Well about as normal as you can get with four super powered teens and a teenaged hormone driven leader. Raven, the "goth" and quiet one of the five, was meditating on the roof that overlooked the beautiful Californian Bay. All three boys were playing the Gamestation XL in the large living room, while Starfire, the alien princess, was watching and cheering them on.

It was around noon in Jump City, California, (it might not be California, but for my story it is. So deal with it.) and the Titans had already fought Dr. Light. Like I said, Just another normal day.

"Yes! I won ya little grass stain and spiky haired punk! You can't beat the master!" Cyborg, the well…cyborg, screamed when he won.

"Cyborg, who is this master that you are referring to?" Starfire asked innocently, while the others sniggered to themselves.

"Never mind Starfire, I'll tell you later. But right now I just want to beat Cyborg!" Robin told her while resetting the options so they could ply again.

BEEP….BEEP….BEEP….BEEP…. the alarm was going off AGAIN?

"Dude, that's like the third time today! WHY do the villains always break out of jail when we're playing the gamestation? That just irks me!" Beast Boy screamed over the alarm.

"You know what irks means?" Raven asked after teleporting as her soul-self to the main room.

"Yes! I do!" Beast Boy the green changling yelled back as she ran to the T-Car.

"Titans, Go!" Robin yelled rolling his eyes at the two who always seemed to be arguing. Cyborg and Raven jumped into the T-car, while Robin jumped on the R-cycle, and BB as a pterodactyl, and Starfire flew in the general direction of the crime. Raven and Cyborg were conversing on the way there over how Beast Boy knew the meaning of the word irks.

They finally got to Pier 36 and all got ready for whatever was inside. They all knew to expect the least expected, but what they least expected was that someone was already fighting THEIR criminal. Needless to say their jaws were dropped and their eyes wide.

It was a young girl, probably late 17s or early 18s. She had midnight black hair with fiery red streaks in it that was put up in a bun. She was wearing a full body suit with Ss on it(think the X-men suits and no she's not with Slade), and a mask very similar to Robin's. This didn't surprise them, but the fact that she had wings did. They were long and elegant. They were completely black except for the last couple of rows of feathers that were red. It gave off an appearance that the wings were on fire.

After about two minutes of the Titans staring at this new comer and the girl beating up a drug dealer with a gun everything stopped. The girl had beat up the low life and the Titans stared in awe. She turned and saw the Titans and they all had a sort of staring contest in which no one wanted to loose. After a second, Robin broke the silence.

"Sera? What are you doing here? I thought you were in England!" Robin shouted louder than he needed to.

"Rob? Is that you? OH MY GOSH kiddo I haven't seen you in like six years!" the girl dubbed Sera yelled back.

Both Robin and Sera ran forward and hugged each other and started talking very quickly. Only to leave the Titans staring confused and dumfounded at the two teenagers that were hugging and acting like hyper five year olds. They walked forward all wanting an explanation.

"What is going on friend Robin?" Starfire asked. She was confused and a little bit jealous. She wanted to be able to hug him like that, though she would never say that out loud.

"Yeah man, do know her or something?" Cyborg and Beast Boy asked in unison.

"Obviously they know each other." Raven replied curtly.

"Yes, your friend is right we do know each other." Sera said.

"Well how?" Raven asked bluntly.

"She's my sister." Robin said at the same time Sera said "He's my brother."

"Let's go home and I'll explain." Robin said before his team could yell questions.

(30 minutes later in the main room of Titans Tower)

"Ok guys this is Serafina nicknamed Sera. We're twins and she is the elder by about ten minutes. She decided to go to school in England about five years ago after our parents died and I went to live with Batman. I thought she was still there, but I guess not." Robin said.

"DUDE, Why didn't you tell us you had a sister?" BB asked loudly.

"You never asked." Robin replied as if everyone should know that answer. "That and I don't like to talk about my past."

"You don't like to talk period." Sera and Raven replied. Both looked at each other for a second then turned to look at the others.

"Well little lady, It's nice to meet you. Since you're like Robin's kin and all I think it would be safe if stayed here." Cyborg told her. "Well that is if you WANT to." He answered quickly only slightly embarrassed that he had implied she had to.

"UH, sure. Ok. Hey wait a minute! What do you mean by safe?" Sera asked putting emphasis on safe.

"Well, the last person that stayed here….well it didn't go to well" Cyborg told her softly. Sera could see the look on all the Titan's faces, and knew it was a touchy subject. Their expressions were a mixture of sorrow, hatred, and even pity. She was curious, but didn't want to make them bring up bad memories like she probably already had.

"Thanks guys. I haven't had a home in a while and it would feel good to sleep in something over than a cave for once. This really means a lot to me, thanks." Sera replied with a genuine grin.

"Hey maybe you could even become a Titan." Beast Boy suggested. Well that idea appealed to Sera, and decided she would try her best to become a Titan. If only to make up for lost time with her brother.

(later)

"Robin, can I talk to you?" our favorite masked teen heard later that day. He turned around and saw Raven walking up to him very briskly.

"Uh, sure." He replied cautiously. Raven didn't usually want to talk to him, or to anyone for that matter. He opened his door, and led her inside. "What's all this about?"

"You owe us more of an explanation than just she's your sister. I mean Starfire's sister was evil. Terra was…well…you know. I know I have no business asking you this, but I don't trust easily and the last few I have, well those friendships got blownup in my face. I mean, I just want more than that." Raven replied with a hard look.

Robin was taken aback. Raven didn't usually pry into other's business, but she just came out and said it. "You're right…it's just to give you an explanation I'd have to tell you our pasts, and I hate to talk about my past."

"Robin, does this have anything to do with the trapeze artists in the circus that I saw when I went into your head?" Raven asked completely confused.

"Yeah, it does." He replied. "I know you can keep a secret, just please don't tell anyone." Raven looked confused still, but nodded anyway.

"Well it all started when I was around 9 years old…..

( I AM FORWARNING YOU THAT MOST OF ROBIN'S PAST IS NOT ALL FACTUAL, BUT SOME IS)

"My parents were trapeze artists. They had been since before Sera and I were born. When we were around 9 years old, we switched circuses, and moved to the Haley's Circus. We all loved it, but some people there didn't like us.

There was this other Trapeze family, and my parents outshined them, and because of all the work and training Sera and I did, we outshined their children. Needless to say they were jealous, so one of the days we were all scheduled to be on the tight rope, the family frayed the rope.

Sera and I were playing with some of the other children and we were late. We got to the big top just in time to see the rope snap, and our parents hit the ground. Supposedly, our parents were so good they didn't need a safety net. Well, if they had one, they would still be here. Oh, and by the way, the reason I am so determined to catch Slade is because I think he is the one who killed my parents." Robin got up and got a glass of water, drank it dry and continued.

"The child help agencies were mean to us and after about a week of living in an adoption center Sera decided that this wasn't the life we needed and we ran away. We lived in caves and stole as little as we could to live. No one would give work to a nine year old. Sera taught herself to fight then taught me the basics. Of course it was easier for her because she could fly.

One day there was a bank robbery, and I was there with Sera. We beat up the robber, and by the time we were done Batman was there watching us. He asked us where our parents were when we were alone, and when we didn't answer he put both of us in the Batmobile and we went to the Batcave.

He sent Sera to a school in England to develop her many powers because it was what she really wanted, and he finished training me to be Robin, Batman's sidekick. Later you and I started the Titans and you know the rest." He said. His eyes were red up under the mask and wet with tears, but she would never know that. He had to keep some dignity.

When he got done Raven's face impassive but her voice was full of surprise. "I'm sorry, I didn't know. I shouldn't have pried. I just didn't want her to be another Terra."

"That's ok, I didn't even tell Batman what happened, so it feels good to get it off my chest."

"Wait a minute. You said Sera had many powers, but all we know is that she has wings somehow and can fly and fight." Raven asked, confused again. Robin got up and pulled out a sheet of paper from a drawer. He walked back over and handed it to her. This is what she saw.

Name: Serafina

Nickname: Sera

Height: 5' 10''

Eye color: confidential

Age: 16

Blood Type: O

Alias: Karma and Red Bird(England)

Hair color: Black w/ red streaks caused by powers

DOB: June 22

Powers: Flight, visions, mind reading, and extreme speed that rivals Kid Flash's when flying

"Wow." Raven said "She has some good powers." Robin only nodded his head in agreement. Raven stood up, and placed the sheet of paper back where Robin had gotten it. "How'd she get powers, but you didn't?"

"Absolutely no clue." He said as she walked out of the door, probably headed back to the roof to finish meditating.

'Why did I tell her? I could have just said no, and dropped it.'

'Because you wanted to tell someone'

'So, I should have just said no. I haven't cried since that day, and now look at me.'

'But, still you know it felt good to tell someone. Even if it was Raven. You know she won't tell anyone. You share a bond and you trust her, maybe telling her was a good thing. I mean you are thinking clear enough to have a mental battle with yourself.

'True, but having a mental battle with myself probably means I've finally cracked and gone crazy.'

Well Robin would have continued thinking to himself if it wasn't for the fact that Cyborg and BB both yelled for him to come downstairs.

When he got their he saw Sera, BB, and Cy all playing the gamestation, and as far as he could tell Sera was winning. No, in fact that was an understatement. Sera was creaming the other two. He smiled to himself, and walked over to the couch. He jumped over it and plopped down, scaring everyone but Sera.

"Well we kinda got the idea that Sera should try the training course tonight and maybe become a Titan since she doesn't have a home. Well if it's ok with you of course." BB said actually sounding smart, even though his eyes never left the television. He said that really quickly though so he could go back to trying to beat Sera.

"Sure, why not. It would be good to wake up with her bothering me like a big sister would. Just kidding Sera." He added in quickly after seeing her turn to glare at him.

"So when is she going to do the course?" Raven asked after coming in from meditating to get something to eat as a small snack.

"Right now, I guess." Robin replied rolling his eyes behind his mask. "That is if you don't mind going at 10pm."

"I'm fine. Let's go." Sera replied calmly hiding the fact that she was freaking out on the inside.

Everyone walked outside and the countdown began. Raven droned on, "5…4…3…2…1…GO!"

Sera shot forward using her wings to make her go at a speed of around 100mph. She grabbed the nearest robot jerking it in a way that tore it to pieces. She grabbed two swords from around her waist that seemed to materialize out of thin air and that the others hadn't even noticed until then. She turned and slashed five times and it had destroyed the nine robots that had surrounded her. She flew off the lasers and cut them down in no more than 3 seconds, and she flew right over the pit. She used her swords to cut holes in the giant gullontine walls (I can't remember what they are!) Sera then flew right in front of the timer and it stopped…right at 39.7 seconds. Her score was second only to Terra's that the team hadn't erased.

(Everyone's POV but Sera's)

'WOW'

'She's good'

'Sure beat the hell out of my score'

'I wonder if she would be my friend.'

'Just like good old times'

Little did they know that see was reading their minds. She blushed just enough so no one could see, but their compliments really boosted her spirits. 'Maybe I am cut out for this job.' She smiled to herself.

"You are DEFINATLY on the team." Robin said winking at her and giving her a communicator 'I never had a doubt Sera. You are more stubborn than me sometimes.', "Now, Everyone let's go to bed. Starfire, would you mind sharing a room with Sera tonight. Cy can put another bed in your room, but I don't think putting Sera in Raven's room would be a good idea, even if she would have let her."

"Of course, new friend Sera can certainly share my living quarters with me for as long as she needs to." Starfire replied. Robin smiled at the alien, and before he knew it he could feel Sera looking at him. It was a brother tingly sense he had.

He only felt it when Sera was staring at him, when she was hurt, when they were communicating telepathically, when she was worried about him or something big, ect., ect.

"What?" he asked kinda annoyed that his senses were tingling when he was staring at Starfire.

'Nothing, just watching you stare at your girlfriend.' Sera replied telepathically.

'She…is…not…my…girlfriend!" he told her.

'Only because you haven't asked her to be. She's an alien, but she obviously knows what love is or she wouldn't be staring at you right now wishing she could see your eyes.' Sera told him quickly. True enough Starfire was looking dead at him, and when he turned to her, she quickly turned her head in another direction, but Robin could still see the blush that was creeping up on her cheeks.

'Why don't you show her your eyes? I'm mean their only the most gorgeous..'

'DON'T EVEN THINK IT!' Robin replied cutting her off.

"If we're all done here can we go inside, I'm tired. I mean we only fought 2 idiots today, but they were very convincing idiots." Cyborg said with a yawn

"True, everyone upstairs…NOW!" Robin yelled.

"Leadership issues?" Sera asked Raven when they were walking up the stairs together.

"Leadership issues." Raven said and nodded her head in agreement.