DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THE TEEN TITANS ONLY THIS STORY AND THE CHARACTERS I MADE!

Author's Note: Some people are concerned by what I mentioned in the last chapter about Mark having a crush on Idelia. I understand your concerns because it is a bit odd, but right now, it's just crushes and stuff. If I decide to make them I couple I will because I do not think age matters, so I'm sorry if you don't like the idea of them being together because it's odd. But remember that it is only a crush right now.

Chapter 10: Arella

Gosh another five years have flown by! I'm mad at my brother because he got to tell you about our new additions, but I get to tell you guys about how it is for us at school.

Mark and I are in fifth grade, Raeanne, Sagefire, and Ocean are in fourth grade, Taiwo and Aden are in second grade, Gage, Farica, Quella, and Idelia are in first grade, and Selena, Ora, and Phoenix are in kindergarten. Life at school has been hard and easy for us because of who we are. Our teachers love us because we are the next generation Teen Titans, but the kids at school think we are freaks because of it. It makes me really sad sometimes because I don't have any friends outside the Titans except for some kids I met at the park. My family always tells us to let it go, but it's hard me to do that because it bothers me so much. I know that some of us are hurt by this besides me even though they try not to show it.

Other than that and homework, I like school because I get to be around other people my age even though they don't like me. It's great to see new faces even though those faces make a weird disgusted face at me (my words are getting better right!).

Last week, there was a huge thunder storm during school that caused the lights to go out. All the teachers had for us were some old flashlights that didn't work well. Taiwo freaked out and kept crying, so all us Titans got called down to the office to come and comfort him because they were worried that he would scare some other kids in his grade. Since we are talking about this, I might as well tell you what happened when Taiwo and Aden were born.

Like my brother mentioned when Auntie Starfire first got pregnant, nobody is able to figure out when the due date is. We estimated that it would be about two more weeks the day they left to go to India. It was monsoon season, and the Teen Titans in the area needed some backup, so they called a bunch of Titans, but the Teen Titans were the only ones that responded. Mom decided to stay behind to look after all the kids, but Uncle Nightwing was stressing out because they would be down one member. Auntie Starfire, being Tamerianen, insisted that she go with them even though she was pregnant because she is stronger than the rest and assured them that she would be fine.

I remember being in the game room with all the other kids while our parents went around the Tower packing up for their trip. Mommy and Daddy were sad that they had to leave each other, and they were crying. Markie told me that they were crying because they didn't know how long they would be apart. All of us kids were so sad and upset that our parents were leaving us for a long time.

About five days later, we got a call from the rest of our family, but we couldn't go in to talk to them. We all waited, but when mommy came back she looked shocked and just put us to sleep.

Two days later, they all came back. Guess what was with them! Taiwo and Aden were with them! We were all surprised and kept trying to hold them, but we were still young. None of us figured out what happened to them until Markie finally decided to talk and ask them. They were so surprised with how he talked.

FLASHBACK

About two months after they came home, Markie and I were in the kitchen with Mommy and Auntie Starfire. They were warming up a few bottles of milk for the babies of the tower.

'What was the condition that the twins were born? I mean it was monsoon season, so I imagine it must have been dreadful to go through that during that time.' They both snapped their heads up to see who it came from. Only Markie and I were in there, so they were confused. I had my mouth open, but Markie was looking at them waiting for an answer.

'Mark, did you ask that?' mommy asked him. All he did to respond was shake his head yes. Both of them were so shocked that I thought they would pass out. After they got over their shock, they told us.

END FLASHBACK

Anyway, what had happened was that they had evacuated a group of farmers to a safe house, so they could be safe while their crops got ruined. While they were there, Auntie Starfire went into labor, so they had to help her give birth there. The storm was getting closer, so they didn't have time to get to the hospital because mommy wasn't there to help them teleport. Lucky for them, some of the farmers' wives were nurses, so they were able to help Auntie Starfire. Long story short, they were trapped, couldn't go anywhere, so they were born in a shelter area. They came home immediately after that, and that call mommy got was to tell her what had happened. Before that happened, they were able to complete what they were there to do.

Anyway, I got to go right now. Me and the girls are hanging out in Sagefire and Raeanne's room talking about boys. Talk to you later! Bye!

Author's Note: Okay, so I don't know how many chapters this thing will be. I think it will be around 20 ish, but I'm not sure. I would like to once again give thanks to Artemis Raven Courtney for coming up with Taiwo and Aden's back story! I also have some news! A lot of people liked my fic called Thinking is Pointless, so I decided to write a sequel to it! I don't know when I will post it, but it will be after I finish this because I have a lot of things to work on. Anyway, update in a week!

~raven's daughter13