The next day, there was a viewing followed by a funeral for the dead aquamancer. Everyone was traditionally dressed in black clothing. Terra weeped softly on her husband's shoulder as a small tear rolled down his warm, green cheek. Kaylea stood along side her parents staring solemnly at the corpse that was her sister. Everyone on the team watched as Cyborg gently lifted the casket into the beaming sun.
"God, please bless this porr young soul. Give her a warm place in heaven as content and comfortable as she will remain in our hearts. Amen," he said, full of respect and sorrow for the young one.
"Amen," everyone followed. The mechanical man then slowly lowered the small, blue coffin into a rectange shaped hole in the ground that he and Robin had dug earlier in the day. As the two team members refilled the hole, the weeping parents, Starfire, and Raven went silently to the tower. All that could be heard were a few sobs and dirt being flung around and hitting the casket with a gentle but hard force. Still, Kaylea kept her same stare at the site of her sister's burial. It felt as if her heart sank to the pit of her stomach and bled until it made her vomit. Feeling sick, she walked down to the shore and sat next to the rock she and Katrina had painted when they were younger.
Whenever Katrina or Kaylea were upset, the twins would sit in the very spot Kaylea was sitting now and talk about it together. One would always try to comfort the other, just like true sisters.
But Kaylea was now alone. She had no one. A tear dropped from her face and splattered against the picture Katrina painted of a little flame. Next to the flame was a star. There was something familiar about the star that caught her eye. No matter. She had homework to do. She wiped the tears that had fallen without her noticing into the ocean and left the meeting place to go up to her room.
Before anyone could sob any longer, the morning sun swept over Jump City to start a new day. Kaylea had fallen asleep on her desk, which she had done many times before. She looked over at Katrina's bed. Empty. She sighed. Today was going to be a long day...
(about an hour later, in her homeroom)
Today, the lonely former twin sat in the very back of the classroom. Everyone talked on and on about various things. Kaylea felt invisible. "I wonder if anyone here even notices that Kat's gone..." she thought to herself. She looked down at the cold, tile floor. She heard the snap of her teacher's voice, the nasty snarl of the ancient Miss D'Lonra, and instantly looked forward.
"Class!" she screetched. The classroom grew quiet instantly. "Thank you. We have a new student today. His name is..." She leaned out into the hallway out of the doorway of the classroom. "What's your name, son?" Then Kaylea swore she had heard an angel's voice ring through the school. A tall, dark haired boy with gorgeous, deep brown eyes walked shyly into the classroom with the teacher.
"Michael," he said softly, "Michael Mahomic." He glanced over to Kaylea, who was twisting her long, dirty blonde hair around in her finger nervously. It was almost love at first sight. He swallowed and smiled at her. Kaylea stared at him lovingly, just like all of the other girls in the room were.
As the day went on, all the young girl could think of was Michael, Michael, and more Michael. Sooner than she thought, the dismissal bell rang and it was time to go home. She got together her belongings and headed for the big doors of Jump City High School. Cyborg was in the T-Car waiting for her. He opened the window and looked at her.
"Hop in the back seat today, kiddo," he told her.
"Why is that?" but then Kaylea noticed Cyborg had bought some groceries before he came. They filled the entire passenger seat. She chuckled. "Oh, okay." There was a fifteen minute drive back to Titans Tower awaiting, so the mechanical man drove off as soon as she got in. She smiled and glanced around at the scenery outside the window.
"So, why are you so happy today? Anything special happen?" Cyborg queried her. Kaylea's young face beamed with joy.
"Uncle Cy, there's this new kid in our class, and oh my gosh, he is so hot!" she exclaimed. He laughed and smiled at the teen.
"I guess you want Cupid to aim for him, eh?" She nodded and smiled widely. He was glad that she wasn't as upset as he'd thought she would be. "So, you wanna know why I got all these groceries today?"
"Yeah, you don't usually do that..."
"Well, your parents have been really glum ever since Katrina's death. Robin's still trying to figure out who commited the crime and it's making your mom uneasy. I thought I'd try to cheer them up and make them a suprise meal." He smiled and looked at Kaylea through the rear view mirror.
"Does that mean you'll be cooking tofu for Dad?"
"Yeah," he sighed, "I won't like it, I'll assure you that, Kay. But BB's been my best friend since the day we met, you know? I gotta show my appreciation." Kaylea nodded in agreement as the T-Car pulled into the Titans' garage.