"Dad! It's not what you think!", says Rachel, trying to plead her case, but quickly shut her mouth, for there was nothing else left to say nor any type of excuse was a good one. What WAS the perfect excuse for her perfectionist father? Nothing. That's what. Rachel closes her eyes as she tries to think of something quick, but no words came out of her mouth as expected. Trigon shakes his head and comes over to the two girls, arms crossed.

"How DARE you kiss a girl in my house! This is NOT the way to be! And YOU!", says Trigon, who was pointing at Rose, who looked as if she couldn't care less. "You're a HORRIBLE influence on my daughter! I'm guessing that you're the one she was with causing dumpster fires...! Do you have anything to say in your defense?"

"Honestly, Trigon. No excuse seems like a great or 'perfect' excuse, so I'm gonna say fuck it. I love your daughter; Rachel loves me back, God knows why, and I think your rules are completely bullshit."

Rachel drops her jaw and says, "Father. I'm SO sorry for Rose. She can be...temperamental. C'mon, Rose. Let me make you some tea."

As Rachel escorts Rose, who was still sneering at Trigon, to the kitchen, she could still feel her father's intense stare cutting her up like butcher knives. When Rachel peeked through the kitchen door, she was right. Trigon was still staring at them angrily. Rachel goes to retrieve the tea kernel and tea packets, turns on the stove and starts to make some soothing green tea. Angry at Rose, she mumbles, "Stupid..."

Rose scoffs. "That wasn't being stupid; that was being smart, which YOU, Raven, need in order to survive."

Rachel shakes her head as she glares at her. "You just BACKSASSED MY FATHER, ROSE! How should I feel about that?!"

"Very proud, since he basically insulted our relationship! Don't you care about us?"

"Of COURSE I do, Rose! But, my parents-"

"Are discriminants!"

"Not my mother, though!"

"She would be if your stupid daddy says so!"

"Stop it!"

"Why don't you make me?"

Rachel covers her ears and mentally counts to three, breathing in and out while Rose rolls her eyes and sets her legs upon the kitchen table, her smirk intimating and angering Rachel yet again. Why was Rose so ignorant like Garfield? Ugh, Garfield. Rachel didn't want to think about him, nor the other Titans. She was still upset with Starfire, first and foremost. Not only she insulted Rachel's relationship[ with Rose, but she was the one who set them and Jinx in the first place. Rachel shakes her head as she hears the tea kernel whistling on top of the stove. She quicksteps to the stove and quickly turns the knob of the stove off. Careful to pour the tea in two teacups, she passes Rose hers while she was steady with her own tea. Rachel sits across from Roe and gently removes her feet from the table, sipping lightly on her tea. Rose, however, left her tea untouched. Rachel sighs and glances at Rose.

"I'm sorry..."

Rose shrugs. "S'nothing to be sorry for."

"Yes, there IS. We killed your dad. My dad insulted you. No one understands YOU, Rose. The real you...like I do."

Rose felt herself choking up. "D-don't get all crappy emotional on me, Roth."

"Well, get used to it. Let our emotions overflow!"

"Ugh! I can't believe my girlfriend's a priss!"

"Well, it's not my fault..."

Rachel leans in to kiss Rose, then sits still.

The girls both heard soft footsteps upon the stairs; Rachel automatically knew it was her mother, making her breathe through her nose. Rose smirks, showing all of her teeth.

"Sounds like I'm about to meet Mama Roth..!"

Rachel groans mentally and externally.

Rachel pokes her head and saw her parents talking to each other. Straining to hear what they were saying, she pokes her head farther without being caught.

"Careful, Angie. Rachel's with that miscreant who likes to set fires."

"Oh, Trigon, sweetie, maybe she was trying to stop her. Rachel can be VERY persuasive."

"Persuasive, huh?", says Rose, wiggling her eyebrows.

"Shut up, Rose.", hissed Rachel.

"That...THING kissed our daughter! How am I supposed to FEEL about that!?", hissed Trigon.

"It's a new era, Trigon. We...just have to be accepting and loving parents."

"YOU can sing 'Kumbaya' all you want; I won't stand for it, Angela!"

"Trigon, PLEASE be reasonable. You know we've raised Rachel to be mindful and careful."

Trigon eyed her then made his way upstairs.

Angela sighs and goes into the kitchen, making Rachel bump into Rose and they collapse on the floor, Rachel on top of Rose. Rose smiles as she looks at Rachel, who was blushing as she was struggling to get up, but felt someone pulling her up. Her mother. She smiles at Rachel and Rose, who were BOTH embarrassed. Rachel was about to introduce Rose, but her mother, being the loving woman she was, embraced Rose as if she was one of her own. Rose didn't know how to react, so she slowly wrapped her arms around Angela.

"Welcome to the family...", Angela whispers in Rose's ear, making Rose herself choke up.