Me Hello people of the fanfiction universe! This is Kimi-chan speaking to you with a brand new chapter of Blood! Today's story is about acceptance over one's past and there may be a clue or two for future chapters. I apologize for the late update as the beginning of stories are very hard for me to write. I have many scenes already written that I cannot wait to post but of course I need to get there first. Once again I ask patience to everyone for easing into the main story. These connections I am making are very important to the main arch so I am making sure that every point I am trying to make is clear. These next few chapters are going to be making those connections so keep a good eye out for what I have in store for you. Trust me, you won't want to miss it.

And a special thank you to Loftcat27 for being my first review of my previous chapter. I love your name by the way, cats are awesome! As always I don't own Teen Titans because if I did then Teen Titans GO would not exist and the ones we know and love with all of our hearts (at least for me) would be continuing on till this very day and beyond. Hope y'all enjoy the chapter!

The usually lively Tower was deadly quiet for the remainder of the day after Jay left the gymnastics room. The Titans were frozen in shock for a good couple minutes as they recounted what was just said especially the teenager hidden by the locker room. He didn't mean to overhear their conversation. He was only coming out to let Jay know that he wanted to stop by the hotel she booked to grab her stuff and let her get settled in one of the free rooms.. But then he heard Beast Boy ask her to tell them some of his secrets. He trusted her. Of course he did! It's just that sometimes her pranks can go a little too far which is why he decided to listen in. But when he heard his sister say she couldn't recognize him three years before he left he felt like she had stabbed him in the heart. Memories flooded back of how he acted, how he treated her before he left. Overwhelming guilt surfaced making him blink back tears. Needing to have time to think the ebony haired boy went to take the shower that he desperately needs.

In the corner of the room hidden within the shadows, Raven decided to leave before anyone noticed her so she phased through the walls before landing in her room. She was somewhat satisfied seeing that the 'innocent' little sister of her team leader held restraint when it came to his past but Raven has a feeling that the new girl is hiding something big. Usually she would be fine with the fact that people had their secrets as she had one of her own until recently. She doesn't know if it's her paranoia from being betrayed by more than a few people she thought she could trust, the feeling at the pit of her stomach that whatever the secret was it was going to change everything, or the fact that the jewel on Jay's neck sent shivers down her spine. The energy surrounding the blue crystal had the same sort of malevolent feeling she was only used to feeling when it came to those like Slade. Whatever was Jay's secret, Raven knew she had to find out before it was too late.

The rest of the infamous team stood in the gymnastics area feeling guilty that they would even think about asking about Robin's secrets. One can't exactly blame them for being curious after knowing the boy for two years. They thought that since she knew him better than anyone it would finally give them the chance to know more about the person beneath the mask but it looks as though they may never find out. The three teenagers looked at each other silently agreeing to apologize to both of the siblings later on in the day before Starfire went to go feed Silky and the two boys left to go play video games.

Jay? She didn't leave the main part of the gym after her talk with everyone. Instead she took out leather gloves from her utility belt, put them on, and went over to the closest punching bag. After a minute of feeling the tightness of her gloves she went straight to beating the crap out of the equipment. She wasn't mad at the Titans for asking about her brother, it's only natural afterall. If anything she was mad at herself for not trusting her brother's friends like she should have. Her job was information gathering, something she was immensely proud of, but at that moment knowing what she knew made her feel like the lowest piece of scum especially since she had a pretty good feeling that her brother had no knowledge of some of things she knew. I'm such a hypocrite.

"Hey Jay, can I talk to you for a moment?" Robin asked as Jay walked out of the locker room wearing a long blue fitted shirt with the sweetheart neckline in a black material that went a little past her waist with three black buttons underneath her left breast, black denim jeans, and black boots. A towel hung loosely around her neck as her hair wasn't completely dry yet. Her eyes scanned the room only to discover that no one else was in the gym at the moment besides her and her brother. Bringing her gaze back to Robin she raised her eyebrow at him confused.

"You do realize we are the only ones in the room right? You don't have to call me Jay anymore." Robin chuckled slightly pushing himself off of the wall he was leaning on. He slowly started to make his way over to Jay as she went to go grab her water bottle from a bench sitting on one of the walls near the door.

"Sorry, it's just a precaution. As you saw from earlier every single member of my team is very curious about who I am."

"I did gather that much, am I correct in assuming that Raven is the only one who knows your identity? She seemed to be more interested in figuring out if I would betray you than finding out your secrets." Robin thought back to when he was imagining fighting Slade and how Raven took over his mind for a few seconds. She surely didn't act like she saw anything afterwards but he had a feeling she knows something.

"I'm not entirely sure if she's figured it out or not." He shrugged. There was a silence for a moment as Robin put a hand on his sister's shoulder. She looked up slightly faintly seeing him through her thick locks. "I know I'm sounding like a broken record but why are you here? Is everything okay at home?"

"Everything's fine, Richard." Jay whispered putting her hand on top of his getting a soft squeeze on her shoulder in response. "Things have been a little tense around the house since...you know...but it's not that bad. At first Dad practically had me on lock and key but lately he's been giving me some more freedom. Besides is it so hard to believe that I just really wanted to see you?" Robin shook his head bringing her in for a hug which surprised her for a second. He almost never hugged anyone, and rarely her back when he lived in Gotham. After another second she succumbed to the embrace and hugged him back. They stood like that for a moment before he pulled away, still keeping her at arms length, and gave her a small smile which she gratefully returned.

"Of course not, I really am happy that you're here. You just...I don't know...seem different from what you were when I left." She raised an eyebrow in question which he tried to find the best words to explain. "You know you used to be really trusting, full of energy and life, and you wanted to use everything he taught you to good use. Now you are completely backwards and I'm worried. If you met any one of my teammates a couple years ago you would be hanging out with them right now besides annailating that poor punching bag."

She nodded giving him the indication that she understood what he was talking about. She moved away from his arm reach to put her water bottle back down on the bench. Turning to face him she sat down next to her bottle and patted the empty spot on the other side of her which Robin hesitated to take but ultimately did.

"I'm sorry for making you worry but everything's really okay. I'm not saying that I haven't changed because I have. It's just that...I haven't exactly been socializing with people these past few years, more than usual...and getting to know such a diverse group as your team is pretty intimidating." Jay admitted pulling at her right sleeve subconsciously. Robin looked down at his hands feeling somewhat guilty. Jay was never good at socializing, she always said that she never understood a lot things that girls do and that she found it easier to not even try to understand the opposite gender when she couldn't understand her own. She rather liked secluding herself in a corner studying something new like a different language or some sort of art form. It used to take the effort of both Robin and Babs to go somewhere as mundane as a park so she could get some fresh air. It must've been hard to socialize when the ones who are supposed to help you are gone.

"I know it's hard for you to open up to people, but I bet if you do then every one of the Titans will be happy to be your friend." Jay gave her brother a disbelieving look. "Let's just start off with one person then."

"Tell me Rich, who am I supposed to choose out of the two energy draining boys, a suffocating alien, and a girl who has no interest in trusting me?" Robin gave a chuckle.

"How about tomorrow you go to the mall with Starfire?"

"The mall? You can't possibly be serious." Jay sneered. "There's no way I'm going to an overcrowded germ infested place that sells cheap clothes. I like making my own outfits."

"Starfire is still relatively new to this planet and Raven isn't exactly the best person to go to for fashion advice. Having another girl friend might be exactly what the two of you need and whether you like it or not she will most like to go to the mall. At least promise me you'll think about it." Jay sighed looking down at her hands. She knew he wasn't going to let it go and though she did truly want to try to get to know his team, the mall was the last place she would ever want to go. She looked back at Robin one more time trying to read what he wasn't telling her. She knew him better than anyone, even Bruce himself, which is why she was able to read him like an open book even with his mask. The small crease in his mask let her know that his eyes were practically pleading with her. She went through what he just told her about Starfire and came to the conclusion that there might have been a couple incidents in which he was either uncomfortable or he had to fix somethings after she came back from shopping.

"I will think about it." Jay promised which earned her a small smile once again from her brother.

"Alright, now how about we go get you a room set up?"

The Next Morning at Breakfast...

"So...uh…" Beast Boy awkwardly dragged on as he scratched the back of his head with his hand. His ears dropped down in shame with his eyes looking at anything besides the ebony haired girl. "Sorry about yesterday."

"It's okay Beast Boy, I understand your curiosity. I am sorry as well for how I reacted." Jay responded giving him a reassuring smile. Unlike the unchanging Titans Jay wore a different outfit for the day: a flowy white v-neck top tucked into a blue a-line floral skirt ending at mid thigh with a pastel pink leather jacket and strappy pastel pink one inch heels. When all the Titans arrived at the common room that morning they saw that she was already up trying to make them breakfast which ultimately made the kitchen look like a bomb went off and the food turned out to be very similar to when Raven tried to make them pancakes. Needless to say it took Cyborg about an hour to clean it all up and to take over the kitchen after Jay almost destroyed it. Now Beast Boy was eating his tofu waffles, Starfire was (somehow) eating and enjoying the monstrosity that is what Jay tried to make earlier, and the other four eating country fried chicken with eggs as the side. They all sat at the couch with Starfire on one end, then Robin, Jay, Beast Boy, Cyborg, and then Raven at the other end. "I had hoped that making you all breakfast would be helpful but I must admit I've never really cooked before."

"I find it delicious!" Starfire exclaimed making Jay feel slightly better.

"It's the thought that counts." Cyborg said after swallowing the rest of his breakfast. "If you're up to it I could teach you some of my recipes." Jay's eyes widened at the sudden suggestion but Robin's elbow connecting slightly to her ribs brought her out of her surprise. She gave a nod to Cyborg.

"I would appreciate that Cyborg. Thank you." The half-robot gave a quick nod back putting his plate down on the coffee table.

"So Jay," Raven started looking directly at the girl with no emotion on her face. "Robin said Batman hardly let's you out of Gotham. Why the sudden change of heart?"

"Dad has been working on a couple cases lately and is hardly home. It's not that he doesn't trust me but he didn't think it was healthy leaving me alone so much. So I suggested to come visit you guys for a couple weeks until he finished up his work without having to worry about me all the time. It took a little nagging but I was able to convince him."

"What case is he working on now anyway?" Robin asked before stuffing his face again. Jay shrugged trying to think back.

"Besides the usual Justice League stuff, some whackjob is calling himself the Dollmaker."

'The Dollmaker?" Beast Boy asked. Jay nodded solemnly putting her plate down on the coffee table no longer having the appetite to eat.

"He kidnaps kids and does experiments on them basically erasing any kind of humanity they have. Once they are how he wants them he ships them off to do his bidding. I was actually attacked by one myself two weeks back." Jay lifted her shirt a little bit to show the group a decent sized scar to the right on her belly button. Jay looked around at their faces seeing a mixture of sadness and shock on each of their faces but when she got to Starfire's she noticed something odd in the way she looked at her. After a few seconds she put the shirt down and started to dress herself again. "He was just a little kid and it was getting pretty late so I was just telling him he should start heading home. Gotham is known to be dangerous at night after all. He had his back towards me so I didn't see the results of the experiments beforehand. The next thing I knew I was lying down on the pavement with a stab wound.. Luckily for me a samaritan saw what was happening got there in time to take knock the kid out and call an ambulance. Dad was already on the case beforehand, as I wasn't the first victim, but after that night he's more or less been obsessed trying to find this guy. But after the incident with me, the Dollmaker seemed to have just disappeared."

"Is there anything we can do to help?" Cyborg asked.

"I'm afraid not. Dad isn't really one to work well with others."

"But he's apart of the Justice League." Beast Boy argued.

"Yeah but most of the time he finds some way to tick someone off." Robin explained. "If it were up to him, he would save the world himself. He's just not stupid enough to think he can do it alone. Speaking of the Justice League, you said they were doing 'the usual stuff'. What's going on with that?"

"Green Lantern has been having some problems with a race called the Gordanians, I heard you've dealt with them before." Robin's fist tightened into a ball and he forced himself not to look over to Starfire in hopes to keep her secrets to herself. If Jay saw any kind of movement she would look up information herself. Everyone else looked in the direction of their two teammates all remembering the night they first met but Jay didn't realize as she was already turned towards Robin. Starfire looked like she was about to cry which Jay noticed. Clapping her hands getting everyone out of their trace she put on a big smile. "Green Lantern made peace with the Gordanians last week so it's not a problem anymore. Now let's get on a brighter subject, shall we? Starfire."

"Yes?" Starfire asked blinking back her tears.

"Robin tells me you like shopping. I'm not really into malls but if you need someone to help you out with fashion then I can help." It took a second for the words to register in Starfire's head before she squealed and tackled the poor girl into another bone crushing hug. Luckily it only lasted for a second before she let go to move on to hug Robin. Whether the redness in his face was from the strength of the hug or the hug itself Jay might never know. When Starfire left to go get her purse Jay looked over to Raven. "You are more than welcome to join us Raven."

"Pass." Was all Raven said before levitating out of the room after dropping her dirty dishes in the sink. Jay shrugged on in response before turning over to Robin holding out her hand. Robin raised his eyebrow trying to figure out what she wanted.

"It was your idea to go to the mall. You're paying."

"Is the mall not the most wondrous place?" Starfire squealed as she sat in the food court with Jay who looked like she wanted to be anywhere but there. They've been shopping for only half an hour and Jay was already exhausted. She knew that Starfire loved the mall and learning new things but there was only so much she could handle. She figured that sitting down to talk about a game plan with the red headed alien would be the best starting point before they did any major damage to Robin's debit card that sat proudly in Jay's wallet. But as Jay looked at Starfire's innocent expression looking at the stores they have yet to visit in excitement she knew she had to get something off her chest before her guilt eats her alive.

"Starfire, can I ask you something?" Jay asked. Starfire looked shocked at the question before giving the ebony haired girl a soft smile.

"Of course."

"If someone knew your secret….you would want to know, right?" Starfire tilted her head slightly which Jay has noticed in the few days of knowing her is what she does when she's confused.

"I do not understand what you are asking. Have you had a 'slip of the tongue' and revealed Robin's secret? I am certain if you did he would understand if you told him." Jay's eyes widened at the suggestion.

"No-no! That's not it at all." Although she loved Robin to death, he can be as big of a pain in the ass as Bruce. She knew there would be major repercussions if she ever let out their secret identities especially to those that could be used against you. Robin was always a risk taker but he would never forgive her for risking the lives of everyone who has ever loved him just by saying his name. It still bothered Jay that after two years he had yet to tell his friends who he really was but she understood. Especially after finding out about Terra. She sat next to Starfire who had yet to remove the confused look on her face. Jay closed her eyes letting out a small sigh.

"Is everything the oh and kay?" Starfire asked. Jay wiped her face with her hands as she stared at the small crowd of people in the food court. Jay didn't exactly want to have this conversation out in the open but it might be the only chance she got. "Did I do something to upset you?"

"No, you didn't. I'm the one who actually did something wrong." From the corner of her eye she saw Starfire give her a concerned look. "Star, do you know what an investigative reporter is?"

"It is someone who investigates strange activity and writes about it in a paper for news, correct?" Jay nodded.

"More or less. They want to find out the truth to help the people in their community. That's what I do. And I'm afraid I crossed a line."

"Are you in trouble? If you are then we must go tell Robin-"

"No. I'm not in any trouble." Jay sighed looking down at the floor. "You have to understand that Robin is my big brother. I worry about him. And when I found out that his so-called 'solo career' ended as soon as it began, I couldn't believe it. He was never really one to trust someone on the spot. It was a big surprise when word got out that he made a team of people he just met, especially when one of those was destroying the city when they first met." Starfire laughed nervously remembering the first time she met the Boy Wonder. "So being the person that I am I decided to do some background checks of my own. It was a little hard considering where you came from. But after a little digging I found something I shouldn't."

"What, may I ask, did you find?" Starfire asked furrowing her eyebrows. Jay took a shaky deep breath in.

"I found that you were captured, experimented on, tortured, everything. I am so sorry. You have to believe me when I say how awful I feel about finding that. I can only imagine how awful it was for you." She looked up not exactly looking at anything in particular. Starfire looked at her hands still getting her head around someone knowing her deepest secret. Tears unknowingly to the other formed in both of their eyes. "Being separated from your family, not knowing where you are, being treated as nothing more than an experiment, and being tortured so much that you would go so far as to pray for death so the agony would stop. And the worst part is knowing that there is blood on your hands that can never be washed off no matter how hard you scrub."

"How did you find this information?"

"Found out what planet you're from and asked around. After that I hacked into the satellites to get the documents. It sounds a lot easier than it was. Please understand the only reason I even found this was because I wanted to protect my brother." There was a moment of silence between the two beauties.

"I do." Starfire softly said. "Though I am angry about you invading everyone's privacy no matter how noble the cause. Tell me, what are your plans with this information? Are you planning on using it against me?" Jay's eyes widened. It was a moment before she found her voice to respond.

"O-of course not!" Jay exclaimed waving her hands all over the place. She couldn't believe that Starfire actually asked that. Sure I'm a nosy bitch but there's no way I would use something like that against her! Both took a breath knowing she spoke the truth. Jay hesitantly rested her hand on Starfire's who gave a jolt in surprise. When she looked at Jay she took comfort in seeing no signs of pity in her eyes. The only things that filled her dazzling green eyes was compassion, respect, and understanding. "This is something for you to share with the others whenever you are ready to. The only reason why I am bringing this up is because even though you have been dealing with this by yourself for the past two years, you need someone to talk to about it. So if something reminds you of your past, you wake up in the middle of the night from a nightmare, or you feel like you can't take it anymore, I want you to know that I am always here for you. Hell I'll even dress up as Robin if it makes you feel better." They both chuckled at the last comment. "I'll always be here for you Starfire."

Hearing all of this Starfire broke down in Jay's arms happy that someone finally knew her secret and didn't push her away. It comforted her knowing that there was someone who understood what she went through even though she didn't go through it herself. Jay gave her an awkward pat on the back before pulling out of the embrace.

"Now that we have that settled I'm going to teach you the fine art of shopping." Starfire was about to shoot up to start heading over to the shops but Jay stopped her by putting her hand on her shoulder. "Let's stick to some rules about shopping before you drag me into a bunch of stores."

"Oh, I did not know there were rules for shopping."

"There are some but this is why you have me. I have to tell you that my information there does come a price." Jay said with a mischievous gleam in her eyes. Starfire tried to think what she should do in this situation but unfortunately Robin wasn't there to help. Plus Starfire really wanted to learn the 'rules for shopping' so she did the only thing she thought of.

"What is the price for the information?" Jay leaned over whispering her price in her new friend's ear. Starfire immediately turned red at the price but nodded nonetheless.

"Great! Now I'd say you would work better with warm tones."

It's been five hours since the pair had disappeared from Titans Tower and the sun had started to begin it's descent. To try to force the worry out of his mind Robin sat in the common room playing video games with Cyborg while Beast Boy sat impatiently waiting his turn. Raven was so far nowhere to be seen since she walked out after breakfast. Robin didn't know why he was worried about the two girls as they could take care of themselves, he just figured it was brotherly instincts kicking in after so long. It's not that he wasn't worried about her when they were seperated, he just knew that if he didn't give Jay back in one piece then there would most certainly be hell to pay. Bruce may have never admit it but Robin knew better than anyone that Jay was his world. It didn't surprise him to hear that Bruce became obsessed over the Dollmaker case after Jay was stabbed. Knowing his adoptive father, he probably wanted to catch him before the police does so he could kick the bastard's ass

"Hey Robin, you know that move Jay used on you yesterday where she had her back turned towards you but was able to dodge your kick?" Beast Boy asked getting on Robin's nerves just a little bit more. He's been asking those kinds of questions for the past ten minutes and Robin was starting to think he was only doing this to make him lose his concentration so he could have a turn.

"What of it?" Robin asked halfheartedly trying to hide his annoyance still staring at the screen in front of him. He was in the lead and he didn't want Beast Boy to ruin his chances at finally beating Cyborg at their favorite game.

"Do you think she would teach me how she did that?" Robin shrugged as his only response. Not getting that he didn't want to talk the shapeshifter continued. "She seems really cool. I can't believe you've been hiding her this whole time."

"Maybe it's because he didn't want you to to start hittin' on her." Cyborg teased making Robin even more tense then before. Great, now they're teaming up on me. Taking a deep breath in the team leader decided to just ignore the two. Which is why he was surprised when he heard a third voice come out of nowhere.

"Robin, may I have a word?" Raven asked bringing Robin's focus out of the game. Unfortunately for him the slight distraction made his car crash letting Cyborg win.

"Booyah!" The cybernetic teen cheered holding his hands up in victory. Trying to ignore his friend's boosting he reluctantly followed Raven out into the hallway where she led him to her room. Once the door close she stood with her back still facing him.

"Is there something wrong?" Robin asked after a moment of silence. Raven sighed turning around but still not looking at him in the eye.

"I know you are sick of me saying this and I would usually go with whatever it is you have to say, but there's something about your sister that's troubling me." She said thinking back to the jewel Jay wears around her neck. Raven mustered up the courage to look at Robin's face only to find it irritated which wasn't all too surprising.

"Raven, come on-"

"Dick, please." Both of Robin's eyebrows shot up in surprise. What he had thought for the past couple months were in fact true. Raven knows his secret identity and most likely his family's as well. It shouldn't have surprised him considering that's exactly what he told Jay yesterday, but he was really surprised that she actually called him by his name. Raven took off her hood so she could at him directly in his eyes. "Can you tell me about her necklace?" He scratched the back of his head thinking back to what he was told all those years ago.

"If I remember correctly it used to be her mom's necklace before she died during childbirth. It's her most prized possession and she never takes it off. She practically bit my arm off when I tried to take it off her one time when we were kids cause I thought it would fall in the pool. Why the sudden interest?"

"There's something about that necklace that's off." Robin raised an eyebrow silently asking her to continue. "I don't know how to describe it but it feels like...some sort of energy is trapped in it. Whatever that energy is it doesn't feel good."

"So what are you trying to say?"

"You said it was from her mother correct?" Robin nodded hesitantly wondering where this conversation was going. "Can you tell me more about her? Do you know if she or Jay have experimented in any kind of witchcraft?" Robin shrugged leaning back on the wall folding his arms.

"Jay definitely hasn't but I can't say for certain about her mother. From what I was told I highly doubt she was practicing witchcraft. I don't know much about Jay's mom but she was one of the few stable relationships Batman has had. She was a doctor if I remember correctly, they met through mutual friends and quickly took a liking towards each other. They didn't want to have the press breathing down their necks all the time so they decided to keep their relationship quiet and he still tries to keep it that way even towards us. The only time he talks about her is when Jay requests some more information but everything he says is too vague. Over the years the only thing Jay's found out about her mother is she was a genius, she loved to play sports, paint, and apparently really loved gardening. He said that when they found out that she was pregnant they were thrilled. They planned everything down to the last detail but they didn't think that the pains of labor would be too much for her to bear. She died not ever seeing her daughter's face. Jay has tried searching for any records of her mom for years but it's the only mystery she's never truly been able to solve."

"And the necklace?"

"Family heirloom passed down from daughter to daughter, course it can't possibly be that old considering what excellent condition it's in. I'd say it started off with her grandmother and it went on from there. Look Raven, I know you are only trying to help but I think you're being too hard on Jay. Just give her a chance. You might have more in common with her than you think."

"Like what exactly?" Raven demanded getting pissed off at Robin's change of subject. No matter how many times she has tried to talk to him about her uncertainty within the past few days he just shrugs it off as paranoia. Robin was clearly shocked at her arrival and was suspicious as well but it was obvious he dared not think that his darling little sister would be just like Terra. Everyone seemed to accept her in with opened arms not in the slightest learning from their past mistakes. Raven has. She had let her defenses down once before and was betrayed and she wasn't going to let it happen ever again. Whatever Robin had in mind to bond with the girl, she was never going to do it.

"She loves reading, learning new things, you two have a similar sense of humor, and as it was evident today both of you don't really know how to cook." A vein started to throb on Raven's head thinking back to the one time that she tried cooking for her friends. She had to admit though that Robin did get her there on not knowing how to cook. "She also enjoys meditating near water. It wouldn't surprise me if you found her there later." Raven arched her eyebrow.

"Why water?" Robin sighed scratching the back of his neck.

"I don't know. She always said that the noise of the water hitting the shore clears her mind." Robin groaned. "She likes to meditate at night mostly so she doesn't have to deal with the daytime noises. Anyway I think they should be coming back from the mall soon so why don't we head back to meet up with them?"" Raven stood there unwavering for a few moments before reluctantly nodding. They walked back to the door to the common room and quickly became suspicious at the lack of noise coming from the room. After giving each other a nervous glance they walked in only to have their breaths taken away, well at least Robin but Raven was surprised as well.

There looked to be around twenty bags in front of the screen with the paused game and Jay stood in front of it. But that's not why Robin looked as though he was going to faint nor see that the other two male teammates looked as though they were going to follow along with him. Next to Jay floated a girl with waist long red hair in a high ponytail and her bangs being swept to the side, the mid thigh purple sweater dress complimented her orangish skin and the pink belt placed at the middle of her stomach made out of the same material of the dress did nothing to diminish that affect-in fact it reminded the Boy Wonder of the slight blush she had on her cheeks, her toned legs that were once covered up with boots were now shown and purple one inch heels replaced her old shoes. Slight mascara topped her eyelashes making her green on green eyes stand out but Robin quickly realized that besides the lipgloss she wore that made her lips look even more pronounced that she wasn't wearing any other make up.

"S-Starfire?" Robin choked trying to suppress any sort of blood flow trying to go out of his nose and his lower regions. He didn't know why he was having such a huge reaction to seeing her like this. Starfire was actually more covered up now that she was wearing her uniform but he was pretty much used to seeing her like that. No, this was something new and no matter how much Robin didn't want to admit it-he liked it.

After hearing Robin's voice Starfire hesitated to look at him but after a slight nudge from her new friend she flew over to where he stood completely oblivious to the growing blush on his cheeks. Landing softly on the ground Starfire give a huge smile to the boy making it more difficult for him to control himself which in turn made him start to feel very dizzy.

"Hello Robin," She said sweetly. "I wish to thank you for allowing us to use your money in order to buy our items."

"It was no problem. I-I hope you two had fun."

"We did very much!" She nodded. "I have learned much of what Jay has called 'the fine art of shopping'. She was most helpful in teaching me and has told me that it was your idea."

"W-well I...I mean-yeah…"

"Thank you very much." Starfire giggled before quickly kissing Robin on the cheek which finally did it. Cause as soon as her lips touched his cheek the Boy Wonder fainted.

What was it that makes the ocean so peaceful? The soft breeze? The noise of the waves hitting the shore? Or perhaps the saltiness of the water flowering through the air? Whatever it was Jay was thankful for it as the waves seemed to carry all of her stress from the day away. Her eyes were closed but she could still sense everything from the water stopping constantly two feet away from where she sat to the slight footsteps approaching and their cape rustling in the soft winds.

"Would you care to join me Raven?" Jay asked not opening her eyes. Raven stopped ten feet away from the girl keeping her face emotionless even though she was shocked.

"How did you know it was me?" She asked.

"There are two people on this team who wear capes, you and my brother, but Robin's footsteps are heavier due to the steel toed boots he always wears. Now would you care to join me? From what I know of you, you are a fan of meditation as well." Raven narrowed her eyes suppressing the urge to attack.

"What else do you know of me?"

"You are daughter of the demon named Trigon who took over the world for eighteen hours nine months ago, that you were the jewel that allowed him to enter into our world, you use meditation in order to control your emotions because they are the source of your power, your mother is named Arella who is now passed, and you were raised in a peaceful world called Azarath which has been destroyed. Am I correct?"

"Yes." The purple haired teen gritted her teeth as she glared at the girl sitting on the rocks in front of her home. Raven didn't know how Jay found out what her mother's name was since no one on the team knew and that irritated her to no end. "I don't trust you."

"I don't expect you to. I know the stories. I know that besides Beast Boy, you were the person affected by Terra's betrayal the most. She was someone you could connect to as she has had trouble controlling her powers as well. And then the unthinkable happened. All it takes is a single person to ruin any chance of trusting anyone completely ever again. I'm not going to bust my ass trying to earn your trust seeing that it would be useless. But for the sake of Robin's sanity we should at least be civil to each other." Raven took a deep breath glancing back to the darkened tower looming over them. It's been a couple hours since Robin's fainting episode and the sky was now filled with stars. At the very top of the roof Raven could see two small figures dangling their feet off the edge as they talked. Robin had woken up only a few minutes after he fainted and afterwards retreated to the roof. Knowing her best friend she probably went up to go check up on him since he didn't come down for dinner. Raven looked at Jay again seeing that she hadn't moved one bit.

"Fine," She agreed coldly "but if you hurt any one of my friends then I'm going to be the one to catch you." Jay nodded slightly giving the silent indication that the talk was over. Raven huffed turning back to the tower when Jay's voice caught her ear.

"One day you'll understand that we are not so different from each other. And when that time comes I believe you will have much to teach me." Raven stood there for another moment before heading back to the tower to think over her words.

What did she mean?

Me: Dear lord, that took forever to write! One more chapter after the next one then there's going to be some action, fluff, and memories coming your way! Like I keep saying everything I am going right now is all in preparation for the main arch. I've been trying to write some scenes in my free time so whenever I get to the main arch I can post more regularly. I hope you loved this chapter! Please review and as always NO FLAMES OR I FLAME YOU! I love you all!