AN: Im sorry for the late update so ealry on in the story but I needed to think a few things over about the story. Mostly about how i wanted to start it. I have the middle mostly planned out but the beginning is what really stopped me from moving. Plus I've found out that im excellent at procrastinating...Any way enjoy the chapter. the next one should be coming out sooner than this one took to make.
Raven awoke from her slumber to the faint, yet pleasant, smell of breakfast. Which, though it happened every morning, baffled her by how by how that could be seeing as her room was on a completely different level of the tower than the kitchen. Hazily trying to think of a reason, Raven stretched and got out of bed to prepare for her day.
While changing into a clean leotard, Raven couldn't help but feel different. She glanced around her room and did a small aura scan to see if anyone had come into her room last night. She found nothing but her own aura. But she couldn't shake the feeling that something was off. She stood there in the middle of her room trying to think what it could be.
I did have an unusually sound sleep. She thought to herself. Which is a nice change of pace considering I'm always having nightmares. She though back to last night and attempted to remember the dream she had. She couldn't remember details but she could recall emotions. Not her own but from someone else. They were good emotions. They made her feel warm inside. She smiled slightly just remembering them. Kindness, understanding, empathy (ironically), and love. But it wasn't the kind of love Raven was use to sensing. It was warm. But not like between lovers. And it was endearing, but not quite the kind between friends. It was soft, and patient. Almost "…Motherly." She caught herself saying.
She gave it one or two more moments of thought before deciding that she should head to the kitchen for her breakfast. As the doors to the common room open Raven could see her teammates all sitting at the table already in the process of eating their meals. Robin and Starfire of course were sitting on one side together, talking and giggling as most couples do. While Cyborg and Beastboy were on the other side, having a serious discussion over what sounded like another video game when Cyborg turned to see that she had come in. "Well good mornin' lil' lady." He boomed, in what seemed to be his always cheerful self, "Want me to make you some breakfast? I think there's just enough in the kitchen for one of my breakfast specialties."
"You mean your slaughter house specialties," Beastboy chimed in, "dude how can you even eat any of that knowing that what you have at the end of your fork use to be a living, breathing, INNOCENT animal?" He asked, gesturing to the ham Cyborg was in the process of devouring. Sensing this was going to turn into yet another herbivore vs. carnivore argument, Raven quickly stepped in to end it before it began "Thanks Cyborg, but I'll just have my usual tea. Maybe next time." She said, waiting for the water in her kettle to come to temperature. "You're up later than usual." Robin stated, finally taking his eyes off of his girlfriend to acknowledge Ravens presence.
"Yes" Starfire confirmed. "You are often the first one to proceed with the morning routine." Raven filled her cup and walked toward her table of friends where her book was. Which was at the end of the table between Starfire and Beatboy, where she didn't remember leaving it. Nevertheless she picked up her book and sat down and began to read, much to everyone's surprise and Beastboy's satisfaction since she habitually liked to sit far away from the green bean. "Yeah, well. I had a weird night." Raven explained as she sipped her tea.
They looked at her-Robin and Cyborg with interest, Star and Beastboy with concern. It wasn't everyday that they could get Raven to talk about herself, even after all these years. "Weird how?" Robin asked, still in awe that she even stayed at the table instead of seating herself on the couch to read by herself. Raven looked up from her book at seemingly nothing "Weird enough to notice." Her answer was vague and she knew it. This wasn't exactly something that she had to keep to herself, but she simply just didn't want to tell him. There are certain times, she felt, that Robin didn't have to know everything that was going on in her life and this was one of them.
"Friend Raven?" Starfire asked, picking up on the non-specific answer. "Are you the 'okay'? Do you wish to have the girl talk later?" Starfire, ever the compassionate, was concerned for her emotionally elusive friend. "No, Starfire" Raven said "I'll be fine I promise. I just woke up differently than normal." She assured her friend.
"AACHOOOO!"
"Gesundheit" they all said. They all stared at each other in surprise, then looked back at the kitchen. There standing in front of the stove with a small pot of steaming milk, was a girl. She was short-no higher than 5"1- with chocolate-caramel skin, and brown, almost black, curly hair that stopped just below her mid back. Her frame was caught somewhere between slender and hourglass. She had a heart shaped face and a button nose. But her eyes are what would be her most outstanding feature. There in those almond shaped eyes laid what should be impossible. Therein her eyes are what appeared to be circles of green and purple. Not one and the other, but each eye had an inner circle of an amethyst purple with an outer layer of a gemstone green perfectly blending into each other while still boldly staying themselves. "God I hate allergies." She spoke to herself, oblivious to the attention she now had.
They all stared at the incredulous girl with complete and utter shock. "WHO THE HELL ARE YOU AND HOW DID YOU GET INSIDE MY TOWER?" Cyborg finally demanded, breaking the paralyzing silence of the group. The girl jumped, realizing she was being addressed to. She gazed at the Titans and sad that they did, in fact, see her and that they did, in fact, looked really pissed off. She looked down, as if defeated. "Oh shit."