Raven poured her tea slowly. It was almost four in the morning and she was the only one awake. The tower was too quiet and she had to admit, it bothered her. Over the years she had gotten used to the constant noise and although she always wished for quiet, she never got it. Yet now, here it was and she hated it. Every sound she made she felt like she would wake the whole tower. She stepped across the kitchen to put on the timer for three minutes - just enough time for her tea to brew. It was the end of August and yet she shivered. She regretted her choice to leave her sweatshirt upstairs. The timer beeped and she crossed the floor again, pulling her teabag out of the mug and adding milk. She hesitated, tempted to add sugar just for a little flavor. While she usually opposed the sweetener it actually sounded pretty good now. She took out a spoon and the draw hiss loudly as it opened. She frowned, realizing how these small every day sounds seemed so much louder to her at night. She sat down in the computer chair holding her tea close to her in a futile attempt at warmth. A leather bound novel sat on the desk next to her but she did not pick it up. She has already read it several times.
Raven slipped back into her room before throwing on a sweatshirt and jeans. The titans would never notice if she just slipped out for a while. She strolled through the town park for a while. A cricket was chirping in the distance and the sound was bothering her. She was about to go back up to the silence of the tower when she heard a groan from nearby. She turned towards a small area of trees, where the sound had come from. Raven looked behind them to see a teenage girl sitting behind them. She was curled up in her sleep. Her brown hair was tied back in a pony tail and her blue skirt was rolled up a little too high for Raven's tastes, but she had the same color shorts underneath so you could not see up. She had a tan T-shirt on too, which was low cut in the front but not showing too much skin. The only strange thing about her appearance was that she wore a man's black leather jacket over all of that. The jacket was longer than the skirt was and she had it wrapped around her for warmth from the cool summers breeze. Raven shook her awake and held out her I.D.
The girl sat up and smiled. Her eyes were a reddish brown color and her teeth perfectly white, "Hm...that was a longer nap that I thought..." She said happily. She stood up and began to walk away but Raven grabbed onto her jacket.
"How old are you to be wandering around on your own at this hour?" Raven asked.
"How old am I?" The girl repeated. Her tone made it sound like she was asking Raven for her age.
"Okay then, what's your name?"
"Mikako," She answered happily. Raven waited for a last name but she didn't say anything.
"Do you have a last name?" Raven asked getting annoyed.
"Hm... I suppose I do..." Mikako answered thoughtfully.
"Okay look, either you answer my questions straight out or I'm going to take you to the police," Raven threatened. She did not want to waste her time talking to her.
"How about we play a game?" Mikako suggested smiling, "Tag! You're it!" She ran off in the other direction and left Raven standing furious.
Raven chanted her magic words quickly and wrapped her power around Mikako, pulling her back over.
"Last name. Now," Raven demanded.
"Well, I don't remember it," Mikako said smiling again. Raven placed her down on the floor again.
"What do you mean you don't remember it?" Raven's annoyance was building up.
Mikako did a handstand and began to walk on her hands around the grass, "No idea." Her voice was cheerful throughout the entire conversation.
"Okay... do you know your parents names?"
Mikako stood back up, "Parents... I have parents." Her voice was thoughtful. Her eyes grew wide.
A woman held her hand, pulling her through the town market, "Mikako, stay close dear."
"Mommy mommy wait! Look at the puppy that lady is walking," The young girl laughed.
"I have a mom," Mikako said slowly. Raven placed her hands on her hip and tapped her foot impatiently. The sun was beginning to come up over the trees so Robin will be awake when she got back to the Tower.
"What are you doing in the park?" Raven asked, trying a new approach.
"I was sleeping," Mikako responded, happy again.
"Yes, I know you were sleeping, I woke you up, remember?" Raven rolled her eyes. She was getting tired of the girl.
"Yes! I remember that! You woke me up and you asked me how old I was. I never answered you, did I?" Mikako laughed.
"No, you didn't," Raven said, hoping for an answer.
"Oh. Sorry!" Mikako laughed again and started doing front walkovers on the grass. Raven's communicator buzzed and Robin asked where she was. Raven summarized what was going on and was instructed to bring Mikako to the tower.
"Okay, come on," Raven said aggravated. She had been hoping Robin would tell her to leave the girl behind and just to come home.
Raven entered the tower a half hour later. She learned quickly that Mikako had a shorter attention span than anyone she's ever met. Robin took her fingerprints and ran them through every system known.
"Why are you doing all of this anyway?" Mikako asked, swinging her legs around childishly.
"We're just trying to figure out who you are," Robin answered in a friendly tone. Raven sat next to him annoyed.
"I'm Mikako. My friends call me Mika sometimes," She said joyfully. She slipped of her shoes and left them on the floor under her chair. She stood up and walked over to their window, "Wow, you can see everything from here..."
"Tell us about the friends you mentioned, what are their names?" Robin asked.
"Names...of my friends..." Mikako repeated.
"I told you asking questions was useless..." Raven mumbled. The doors slid open and Cyborg walked in sleeply.
"Oh! You're half robot," Mikako said happily, "That's so cool!"
"Do you like robots?" Robin asked while Raven explained to Cyborg what was going on.
"Yes, I used to... play with them... when I ... was little," Her voice lowered and the joy faded from it. Her eyes got wide again.
"Mikako! Stop playing with your silly toys!" The man yelled, smashing her robotic dog. The young girl cried only to get a slap to her face.
Mikako's eyes got all watery and Robin grabbed her shoulder, "What is it? What's wrong?"
"Oh, nothing!" Mikako responded. Her voice was cheerful again and her smile was big enough to light up the room.
"So where do you live?" Robin asked.
"Um..." Mikako answered, standing up on the couch (yes standing on the couch), "Somewhere around this city I suppose."
"Phone number?" Robin tried.
"No idea," Mikako smiled.
"Okay, what do you know?" Raven cut in.
"Well... my name is Mikako. I like French fries. I like the color yellow. I was sleeping in the park until Raven woke me up and I've been here ever since."
"How do you know your name is Mikako?" Robin asked.
"Hm... well how do you know your name is Robin?" Mikako challenged.
"It's not."
"But you told me it was!" Mikako said in a questioning tone.
Robin threw his head back in annoyance, "I give up." Starfire and Beast Boy walked in together talking amongst themselves.
"Oh!" Starfire smiled looking at Mikako, "Who is our newest friend?"
"She's not our friend," Raven muttered only to get elbowed by Robin for being rude.
"My name is Mikako," She said happily.
Raven groaned, "This. Is. Enddless."
I'm not really sure what caused me to write this but please review and let me know if i should continue it!