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Goodbyes and Hellos

Today's The Day!

"Today's the day," Raven said sitting up in her bed, "The beginning of the rest of my life."

"Today's the day," Robin said to Cy and Speedy.

"This week went by fast," Cyborg said, "Can't believe we're leaving Earth for sixty days."

"I just hope that I don't get woozy traveling to a different dimension," Robin said.

"I'm pretty sure Raven wouldn't be amused by you saying that," Speedy said.

"Yea she would," Cyborg said.

"No I wouldn't," Raven said as she walked through the door of the living.

Speedy, Robin, and Cyborg were blushing.

"Told you," Speedy said to them.

"Good morning guys," she said to them, "Robin, what time are we leaving?"

"Right after breakfast," Robin said as he walked into the kitchen were Raven was making her tea.

"I'm really nervous, Robin" she said without turning around. She could sense the emotions that only he felt when he talked to her.

"Everything's going to be okay, Raven. I promise," he said coming closer to her.

"I didn't tell you this, but my mother's memorial service is in two days," she said.

"Okay, we'll just have to tell the Titans to get a more appropriate pair of clothing for the event," he said.

"Okay Robin. Will you tell them?" she asked him.

"Don't I always?" he said sarcastically, "And on the way to Azerath, is it going to harm the mortals?"

"It won't hurt Star or Beast Boy, but you and Cyborg will need to be unconscious. Unless you want your head to explode," she said.

"I'd rather be unconscious," he said.

"I just hope it won't be too much of a burden to get all of you guys there at once," she said.

"Hey Raven," Cyborg said, "How ya feeling?"

"Fine Cy," she said, "Thanks." Then he and Robin went into the living room.

"Hey Raven," Speedy said, and he hugged her gently. "I sure am going to miss you,"

he whispered into her ear.

"I'll miss you too," she whispered back. And Speedy kissed her gently on the cheek.

Raven blushed, and unlike Robin, he didn't regret doing it.

Raven could feel a large amount of anger and envy coming towards her. She looked up to see Robin. She let go of Speedy and he went into the living room.

"What was that?" Robin asked with jealousy in his voice.

"Nothing. He just gave me a little goodbye kiss." Raven said with suspicion in her voice.

"Oh. You wouldn't ever be in some sort of relationship with someone and not tell me. Would you?" he said.

"Yes I would tell you. And why are you interrogating me? You said that you didn't like me that way at the hospital. You obviously didn't want to have anything to do with me then, so why are you acting this way now?" she said.

"Raven. You know me like the back of your hand. And now isn't the right time for either one of us to be in a relationship."

"Robin you know me like the back of your hand. And I really don't think that now is the best time for us to be having this conversation."

Raven looked towards Cy and Speedy who were had very interested looks on there faces. "You're right," he said.

Raven turned to make her tea. 'Man he really would have been upset if Speedy and I were in a relationship. But he screwed his chances with me up at the hospital,' she thought. Raven was lying to herself. She knew that she still deeply cared for Robin. And was so happy that he really cared if she was with someone else.

"I'll miss you Bumblebee," Cyborg said to Bumblebee. They were all standing in Raven's room, saying there goodbyes. The time had come for them to leave. They all were holding suitcases and were saying goodbye to each other.

"Bye Speedy," Star said as she hugged him goodbye. "Bye Starfire," he said back.

"Goodbye Bee, Speedy, Aqualad, Mas and Menos," Beast Boy said, not wanting to hug any of them.

"Bye Beast Boy," all of Titans East said. "Bye Robin," Bumblebee said hugging him.

"Bye Bee," he said back to her.

"Goodbye Aqualad," Star said hugging him goodbye. "Bye Star," he said.

"Bye guys," Robin said to the rest of Titans east.

"See you later Aqualad," Raven said while she was hugging him. "You too Raven," he said.

"Bye Speedy," she said hugging him. "Good luck Raven," he said.

"Bye Bumblebee," Raven said. "Later Raven," she replied. Now all of the Teen Titans were on one side of the room and Titans East on the other.

"Bye," the Teen Titans said together.

"Bye," Titans East said leaving the room.

"Robin and Cy look at me," Raven said to them, "You guys have to be unconscious, I promise I'll make this painless." Robin and Cyborg were looking into her eyes.

"Azerath, Mentrion, Zenthios," she said quietly. Two small bolts of magic came out of

the gem on her forehead. Robin and Cy feel back into Star's and Beast Boy's arms.

"Sit them down next to you in a circle," Raven said as she walked over to one of her shelves. She picked up a small vial. She poured the contents in a circle around the four Titans. She went back to the shelf and got a large book. She levitated over and sat in the middle of her friends. "Close you eyes," she said in a low voice. They did as she said.

Raven put her fingers on the face of the book. She closed her eyes. "Azerath Metrion Zenthois," she said. "Carazon Raquashas Endiré ," she continued, her voice tone was louder, and a misty fog started to rise around them as she spoke. "Vasarish Cendrion," she said and her eyes glowed white and her hair and the rest of the Titans around her started to float. All their loose clothes and suitcases floated as well. A circular wall engulfed them. "Azerath! Azerath! Azerath!" she yelled. They all rose to the top of her ceiling were there was a portal. They went through it and a cold chill went down their spines.

A large long passage way of metallic colors opened up in front of them. The passage way had a large black hole at the end. "Open your eyes!" she yelled or else they wouldn't be able to hear her over the loud noises the passage way was generating. Star and BB opened their eyes.

"We're supposed to go into that?" Beast Boy asked. Raven's eyes were glowing white. "Yes!" she yelled, "Come on!" Raven made her soul-self (Which was the bird Raven made from her black aura) engulf her friends into it. "Azerath! Metrion! Zenthois!" She yelled. She and her friends passed through the portal. She groaned in pain as she feel onto the ground. Her friends were released from her soul-self. Them and the suitcases feel onto the ground.

They looked up. "Wow!" they all said. They looked around and they were finally in Azerath.

The Titans looked around trying to take in everything at once. The sky was a peaceful mixture of a burnt orange and light brown. Doves flying about. There were many buildings with glass domes on the very top that were very peaceful colors. Many big peaceful fountains with lilies or flowers floating in them. There were People dressed in dark colors meditating all around the city. Signs telling you to preserve the peace. There were shops to by meditation tools and little clothing shops that are new to Raven. And what was the most breathtaking of all was the large, peaceful, pale building with a beautiful dove on the center, with its wings flared. This is what brought Raven back a memory of her mother atop it. 'And there's the last place I saw my mother stand,' she thought.

"Raven," Robin said dumfounded. He and Cyborg had been conscious since they hit the ground. "Why didn't you tell us it was so beautiful?"

"I wanted it to be a surprise," she said, "What do you all think?"

"It is the most beautiful and breathtaking place I have ever seen," Starfire said.

"Dude this is wicked," Beast Boy said.

"This is way cooler than what I imagined," Cyborg said.

"It's like a dream," Robin said still taking in the features.

"It's really peaceful isn't it?" Raven asked looking at the astounded faces of her friends. They just nodded.

"Ahhhh," a voice said behind them, "Raven you have arrived. And you brought your friends."

They turned around to see a medium sized pale old man dressed in beige robes .

"Hello my Lord Falconer," Raven said bowing. Her friends saw this gesture and they did the same. Lord Falconer did the same.

"And what may I have the pleasure of addressing them?" Lord Falconer asked.

Raven took it upon herself to answer him. She pointed at each one of them as she introduced them. "This is Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy, and Cyborg."

"Pleasure to meet you all," he said. They nodded as a way of saying you too.

"Raven," Lord Falconer continued, "You and your friends should come with me to

meet your betrothed, and Dawn."

Raven's stomach jumped when she heard this. They followed him into a large Palace of which they would be living for the next sixty days. They looked around the outside of the castle. There were large fountains and plants. There was a gigantic courtyard, and a garden filled with probably a million different varieties of flowers inside it. There were servants walking around watering the flowers or tending to one of the visitors there. Neither one of the Titans said anything, but they were all thinking the same thing, "Wow."

They approached the door and there were two sorcerers standing in front of them. They were guarding the door. Lord Falconer said something in the Azerath language, and the guards stepped aside and opened the doors. As they passed by, the Titans looked the guards up and down. But something else drew their attention. There was an enormous chandelier hanging from the middle of the ceiling, in the main room. There must have been over a billion twinkling lights on it. They were arranged in the most elegant way. Not one bulb out of place.

The Titans looked around the rest of the room in awe. There were two curved staircases on either side of the room. They both meet up at the same place at the top. There were potted plants that looked as if they weighed more than one of the Titans. There were hanging plants, smaller chandeliers, and other decorative lights hanging from the ceiling as well. There were fancy chairs and couches to sit on. There were stained glass windows, each of which presented a picture. There were past kings and queens in them, doves in some, and in one the Titans saw a familiar face in the one that seemed to be the newest. It was Raven's. She was looking up at a dove that was resting in the palm of her hand. 'How beautiful,' Robin thought. The Titans were speechless.

"Ah," Lord Falconer said after scanning the room that occupied a small amount of people sitting in the couches and chairs. They were all well dressed and seemed to be attending some sort of afternoon tea. "Maxwell, could you come here for a moment please?" he said.

A thin, muscular, short black-haired, tall young man walked over to him. Raven studied his features, he had the brightest blue eyes, black eyebrows, he seemed to be in his early 20's, he was wearing a very fancy black tuxedo, and had long dark eyelashes.

"Yes my Lord," he said, he had what sound like a British accent.

"Maxwell," Lord Falconer said, "It is my pleasure to introduce you to your future queen. I give to you Miss Rachael Roth." he gestured towards Raven. Maxwell looked over at Raven and studied her fair face. He walked over and kissed her hand tenderly.

"Charmed," he said quietly. Raven began to blush. "Nice to meet you," she simply said. He stood back up.

Robin felt his veins pop out at this.

"Oh and of course," Lord Falconer said, "These are her loyal companions: Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, and ahem…. Beast Boy." "Nice to meet you all," Maxwell said. The Titans nodded.

"Dawn!" Raven said and walked over to a girl who had just entered the room and hugged her. The girl that looked exactly like Raven. Except she had black hair, no gem, and wasn't as pale.

"So what do you think of her?" Lord Falconer whispered to Maxwell, thinking the Titans didn't hear, but Robin's trained ears did. "She's gorgeous," Maxwell whispered back, "I just hope she's as nice as she seems."

Robin felt like drop-kicking him right then and there. But he knew there would be huge consequences in Azerath for harming the future King.

"Guys this is Dawn," she said introducing her cousin to them, "Dawn this is Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, and Beast Boy."

"Hello everyone," Dawn said, she had a medium toned voice that had a little bit of swingy joy in it, "Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you to," Beast Boy was the only one to say something. The rest of the Titans just nodded.

"Hello Maxwell," Dawn said.

"Hello Dawn," Maxwell said. The Titans, Raven, and Lord Falconer, had puzzled looks on their faces.

"You know each other?" Lord Falconer asked.

"Yes," Dawn said, "I've been informing Maxwell about what kind of person Raven is, and he's been informing me about what kind of wedding he would like."

"It's true," Maxwell said, "Raven, would you like to join me in dinner tonight?"

"I'd love to," she said.

Robin's blood was boiling.

"Lord Falconer," Raven said noticing Robins change in skin color, "Could you get one of your better servants to show my friends to their rooms?"

"Of course," Lord Falconer said, "Charles , front and center please." A tall, pale skinned, old man, with white hair, in a Tuxedo walked over to him.

"Yes sir?" he said in an old shaky deep voice.

"Could you show Madam Raven and her friends to their rooms please?" Lord Falconer said.

"Yes of course sir," said Charles, "Please come with me."

Raven was turning to walk away when a hand grabbed hers. It was Maxwell, he kissed her hand and said, "Until we meet again, my darling." Raven blushed and smoke might as well have been coming out of Robin's ears.

The Titans walked up the left staircase. When they got up there they saw that there were long hallways on either side. Each hallway was filled with ancient paintings and sculptures. Each hallway had lots of fancy doors. They Titans were admiring every little detail.

"This way please," Charles said and turned to his right. The Titans followed. They went to the very end of the hallway and up a flight of stairs. They went through two large double doors and down another hallway and a couple of winding corners. Finally they reached a hallway with a dead end and four doors. "Master Robin will be in the first room starting from the left, then Cyborg, then Starfire, and then Beast Boy. Each room has its own private bathroom, and breakfast will be served in the Garden at ten every morning. Please make yourself at home and feel free to call me or ask any one of the servants if you need anything. Madam Raven if you will please follow me I will show you to your room," Charles said.

"See you in a little while guys," Raven said as she went around the corner.

Charles led her back in front of the two staircases then down the left hall. At the end of the hallway, there was a winding staircase. And at the top of the staircase there was a long hallway, with two huge double doors in front of them, and a sorcerer as well. He saw Raven coming behind Charles and stepped out of the way.

"Good afternoon Madam," he said as Raven and Charles walked past him. Raven didn't say anything back because she was speechless by what was in front of her. She gasped at the wondrous sight. There was a room of beige walls and a gorgeous chandelier hanging from the ceiling. There was a huge portrait of Raven's mother holding a dove over the bed that was 500 times the size of an normal bed she had ever seen. There were crystal cases filled with ancient Azerath artifacts. And molded into the middle of the floor, was a dove with its wings flared made from solid gold. Raven felt tears forming in her eyes. She had never seen anything so wonderful.

"Enjoy yourself Madam Raven," Charles said before leaving the room.

"I could get used to this," Raven said admiring her surroundings.

Well that's chapter 8.

Sorry it was so long.