Mikako was wide awake, pressing the soft white pillow into her face. She saw him, she knew she did. Why didn't Raven see him? She could hear the Titan's talking downstairs. Their whispers were about her, her being crazy, needing help, dangerous.
The door slid open and Beast Boy came in, "…hey. How'ya feelin'?"
"I'm not crazy. I know what I saw! Why don't you believe me?" Mikako cried out.
Beast Boy took the seat next to her, "We believe you. We just need more details Mikako. What is 'his' name? Who is 'he'? We have to know what to look for and we'll get him."
"Johnson," Mikako said slowly, her eyes wide.
"Johnson? His name is Johnson?" Beast Boy responded quickly, grabbing a paper and pen from around the room and writing it down. Mikako's eyes were still unfocused.
"Martin Johnson, Mary Louise Johnson, Hiireo Johnson, Nancy and Abby Johnson, George…"
Cyborg entered the room randomly and Mikako came too.
"Who are these people?" Beast Boy asked. Cyborg looked confused.
"What's going on?" Cyborg took the paper from his hand.
"Mikako said all those names," Beast Boy explained quickly before turning back, "You have to tell us who they are Mikako, let us help."
"Man, you sound like Robin," Cyborg laughed. Beast Boy shot him an annoyed look quickly before turning back to Mikako. Her eyes once again held a spark of joy.
"We should go outside," Mikako said, jumping up. She skipped out of the room happily. Cyborg stared at the door in shock.
"She hurt her ankle... how did she…"
"Healing ability," Raven said from behind them. She slammed three textbooks down on the bed Mikako was just in.
"This is a book of city records; there is no record of any Mikako. She isn't from here."
"…Try Johnson. Last name." Beast Boy said suddenly. Raven raised an eyebrow but opened the book.
After about ten minutes of scan the "J" pages of her records, Raven looked up, "There are a lot of Johnsons but no Mikako Johnson or Shinji Johnson…"
"Martin?"
"Excuse me?" Raven said confused.
"Is there a Martin Johnson?" Beast Boy asked.
"Oh…um…" Raven looked over the list, "Yes, three."
"Can we get like… I dunno paper work on them or something?"
Raven rolled her eyes and showed him the book:
Martin Fredrick Johnson
Born: April 8, 1792
Mother: Anna Huntington, Father: Peter Johnson
Death: May 15, 1792
Martin James Johnson Jr.
Born: March 15, 1801
Mother: Margret White, Father Martin James JohnsonSpouse: Mary Louise Greenman (1802-1832)
Children: Harold Johnson (1826-1832), Nancy and Abigail Johnson (1824-1832), Misty Kaylee Kondres-Johnson (1818-18??)
Death: Unknown
Martin Raymond Johnson
Born: February 4, 1910
Mother: Grace Steelburg, Father: Timothy JohnsonSouse: NONEChildren: NONE
Death: December 18, 1982
Cyborg and Beast Boy took their time looking over the documents. "I would vote number two… but it's too long ago. There is no living Martin Johnson's in Jump City?"
"None," Raven answered.
"Well… guess we're back at square one…" Cyborg muttered walking away. Raven looked at Beast Boy.
"What?" Raven asked suddenly. He held out the list of names he got from Mikako.
"Martin Johnson matches with all three files, Mary Louise matches with file two. Hiiero… Harold? Match? Nancy and Abby, Abby is short for Abigail! I don't know how George fits though…"
"Or how Mikako fits. It's a coincidence Beast Boy." Raven began to walk away when Beast Boy made a 'woah' sound.
"Raven! Dude! Check this out!" He pointed at the file. "Misty Kaylee Kondres-Johnson!"
"What about her?"
"Misty starts with Mi. Kaylee with Ka. Kondres-Johnson, Ko. Mi-Ka-Ko. Mikako!" He screamed happily, jumping up and down. Raven stared at the document in her hand.
"That's…impossible. Beast Boy… 1818? She would be 191 years old. It's just a coincidence," Raven said.
"So? It's a start Rae! Come on! Let's look up Kondres… see who she married…" Beast Boy grabbed the book eagerly.
John Kondres
Born: January 15, 1816
Mother: Therese Brighamton, Father: Daniel KondresSpouse: Misty Kaylee Johnson (1818-18??)Children: NONE
Death: November 16, 1832
"Are you done now?" Raven asked annoyed. She closed her book to take it away.
"Hey… Rae?" Beast Boy asked "Did you notice how many of them died in 1832?"
Raven looked over the files, "The wife… the son… two daughters, the son in law… okay… I'll admit it's a bit weird but who cares Beast Boy, just put the book away.
"I'm looking into it," Beast Boy said suddenly. He grabbed the papers and left the room quickly, leaving Raven standing there confused.
"Weird child…" She muttered leaving the room. Robin found her in the hallway, he smiled and changed direction to follow her upstairs. The second her bed room door closed, he placed his hands on her waist and lifted her up, pressing her back into the wall and kissing her. His tongue slipped inside her mouth and he felt Raven smile against his lips.
"Dudes!" Beast Boy's voice came from the doorway, cause them both to jump apart, "How long has this been going on!"
Raven lifted her hood to cover her blush and Robin arranged his face to look serious, "What's that?" Robin was referring to the papers in his hand. Beast Boy, due to his short attention span, jumped up excitedly.
"I found stuff!"
Robin exchanged a look with Raven who looked annoyed.
"What kind of stuff?" Raven finally asked.
"A newspaper!" He yelled happily, waving it around. Raven picked it up and read aloud.
"Sunday, November 18, 1832, Jump City Times," Raven's eyes scanned the page, "Martin Johnson arrested for the murder of his family and servants… The bodies have been in Johnson Manor for at least two days before discovered by neighbor, Joshua Owens. Joshua tutored the twin daughters, Nancy and Abby. He found the body of Mrs. Johnson and Harold, "Hiiero", Johnson. The twins bodies were found down by the river in what looked like a poorly dug grave. The body of Mr. Kondres, Martin's son-in-law was found near by as well. George and Kaitlin Waters were found dead with their three year old son, Harvey. Six month old Joanna Waters and fifteen year old Misty Kaylee Kondres are still missing."
Raven read the rest of the article to herself, "Beast Boy, this is all great but you're forgetting one thing."
"What?" He said annoyed, stomping his foot, "I just did all this work on my own, we know who she is now!"
"1832 stupid, she's 15, not 100 and something!" Raven responded.
"But her body was never found!" Beast Boy declared.
"Oh, now it all makes sense," Raven said sarcastically, "She's clearly a zombie or ghost who has come back so that she can explain to us what happened with her father."
"Exactly!" Beast Boy said excited.
"Exactly what?" Mikako said from the doorway.
"Nothing," Raven said quickly, "He's just an idiot."
Mikako frowned and turned away. She was leaving the doorway, when Robin said very quietly, "Misty Kaylee." Mikako did a half turn toward him and he smiled, "So you respond to that?"
"I… I remember that name…" She said slowly. Her eyes grew wide. "I remember… Misty Kaylee Kondres. I remember…"
"How old are you?" Robin said calmly.
"I'm … I'm 15…" She said slowly, "I am fifteen…."
"What year were you born?"
"Eighteen…. Eighteen…"
"It is 2009, Misty." Robin interrupted, "You were born in 1994."
"No…" She whispered, "1818."
"Okay this is a joke!" Beast Boy said suddenly, "We are on one of those celebrity prank shows, aren't we? WE'RE ON TO YOU. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIDE YOUR CAMERAS ANYMORE." Beast Boy started digging through Raven's plant, "There's gunna be a camera in here, watch."
Raven slapped him upside the head, "Just shut up."
"Beast boy, why don't you take Mikako downstairs…" Robin said carefully. Raven could see him trying to make sense of everything.
"You just wanna go back to making out…" he muttered but he took Mikako's hand anyway and led her from the room.