Ok, so I went away for a weekend and I had all these ideas for all my stories and I get home and my computer died. It will not turn on! ARGH! So I have spent all week working on fixing it. Sorry I have not updated in awhile. It is finally fixed (cross your fingers). So, I have a few chapters written now, but I am posting them over a few days. I need to double check spelling and formatting. (The computer I was working on…well it wasn't the most up to date and when I tried to post, I was getting some really funky looking pages and I wasn't sure it would post correctly.) But the kicker is, I will be out of town now for a week. So many, apologies. I swear, I have no control over this. Ok, enough from me. On with the show.

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Raven had returned from meditation to general chaos. The twins were attempting to cook and from the puffs of smoke emanating from the kitchen, she imagined it wasn't going well. Aqualad was trying to help them out, but every time he walked over, the twins would zip off to do something else. It was causing a huge mess and a fire hazard. While the twins ran from Aqualad, Raven proceeded to send the now blackened meal to the sink where it could not cause any major damage. From the other room she heard Aqualad and the twins.

"Come on you guys, Bumblebee said to be on our best behavior."

"Éste es nuestro mejor comportamiento."

"It is not your best behavior, now get back here."

Raven decided a calming cup of tea would be needed. They had all been on their best behavior the other day, but she knew that creating a new team would be difficult. They all had to learn how everyone fit in. The boys knew each other, but did not know Raven and it would take some practice and time before they were all comfortable working together.

Raven sighed, the kitchen was a disaster. Luckily Cyborg had designed most of this himself, so the layout was very similar to the one at Titans West. After successfully making her tea Raven headed to the upper deck as she was calling it. Most of the lower level of the main room was water access for Aqualad. Towards the back lay the kitchen as well as a large couch and TV. There was a large table used for both meetings and for meals when everyone was together. Other than that, the lower portion was very open.

If you looked up, you would see a large second level that stuck out from the wall. This was the upper deck. It looked much like an overly large diving platform. It too housed a comfortable couch and a huge TV screen. There was also a lot of open space. For Raven it was the view that turned the place into a spectacular area. She found an overstuffed chair that she could curl up in with her tea. She winced as she heard a crash. This was quickly followed by the twins shouting.

"Apesadumbrado." And Aqualad,

"I'll make them clean that up in a minute, I just need to catch them." The chase resumed and Raven sighed.

"They are worse than Beast Boy." But as she said it, she had a smile in her voice. She almost missed the little green terror. Raven resumed her tea.

As she sat, she felt herself relax again. She stared out the windows and felt calm envelop her. The tower was built right into the mountain side. Because of that, there were a number of rooms that had no windows and others that had huge windows. The base of the tower housed the main room so that Aqualad had water access. The windows went all the way to the ground and all Raven could see was water and sky. She watched the water lap right up to the base of the tower. It was almost as if they were on a desert island. Raven could reach out the window and touch the cool water. The sun was now up, and the rays sent sparkles of light dancing over waves. A bird preformed acrobatics in the air, and Raven gave a small smile.

She was shaken from her happy state by the ringing of her communicator. She grabbed and flipped it open. Robin's face smiled up at her. Her first reaction was that something was wrong. She felt herself tense and she prepared to transport herself all the way home.

"Robin? Is everything alright?"

He shook his head. Her body relaxed. It was then that she noticed the small smile on his face. "No, just checking on you. How is everything there?" She smiled at him, realizing just how much she was missing home. Yes, she still had her quiet morning, but it had not been the same. She and Robin may not talk a ton during their quiet mornings, but it was how they always started their days.

"Oh fine. Just finished my morning meditation."

Raven felt herself relax slightly when Robin told her that he was just calling to check on her and yet part of her was still tense. Why was he calling? Robin had never felt the need to check up on her. Even when sent on individual missions, Robin never called. She knew that her confusion must be showing, but Robin went on with the conversation.

She had just answered him when she heard another crash. Raven sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. The twins called out "No lo hicimos." She felt a headache coming on. She took everything back, they were worse than Beast Boy. Enough was enough. She called out.

"Mas, Menos, What's going on?" There was a hint of warning in her tone. It was a warning that Beast Boy would have heeded, but these titans did not yet know that tone of voice. She was prepared to get up and deal with them when she heard Aqualad. He was trying so hard to make this as easy a transition as possible, but nothing was going right.

"I got it Rae." She shook her head, giving Robin a look. It was something she knew he would understand. They often exchanged these looks when the others at Titans West got a little loud and obnoxious.

"Well, what can I say; it's a little loud right now." She watched as Robin chuckled. She had known he would understand.

"Tell me about it." He said. She settled back, knowing a story was involved. She gave a small smile. This was also something she missed already. She and Robin always had little stories to share about their teammates or cases. Very rarely were the stories about themselves, but she enjoyed them nonetheless.

Raven turned when she heard the doors open behind her. She knew who it was. She was already distinguishing one presence from another. She was going to turn and say good morning, when she felt his arm drape around her shoulders. Raven stiffened, shocked that someone she did not know well would touch her in so intimate a way. And then he spoke.

"Morning Princess. How did you sleep? Hey, is that Rob? Hi Rob!" Pure shock was the only thing keeping the cocky redhead from being flung across the wall. She could no longer see Robin's face because Speedy was now blocking her view. Her mind was not paying attention to the conversation however. Her mind was repeating a word over and over. Princess? PRINCESS? Why the hell had he called her Princess? No one ever associated her with anything remotely girly and here this BOY comes and calls her Princess?

Raven felt her shock wear off and she was ready to explain, quite nicely, that he was not to refer to her as Princess. Before words and actions began, the emergency lights went off. She knew that system well. Speedy pulled back and Raven looked into Robin's face. "Sorry Rob, gotta go." She shut the communicator and ran off to join the others.

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The new team entered a local bank in the process of being robbed. No one had told them just who was doing the robbing, but when Raven saw who it was, she almost laughed. "You have got to be kidding. Hasn't he learned yet?"

There, standing amid the bank bags stood none other than Dr. Light. The team stopped. Speedy looked at Raven, "Hey, isn't that the guy we scared just after the whole Brotherhood of Evil thing?"

"The one and the same. The Notorious Dr. Light."

It was at this time that the criminal seemed to realize that someone else was there. He looked up and stepped back. "There aren't supposed to be Titans here! How did you get here?"

Speedy stepped up. Raven melted into the background, careful that Dr. Light would not see her. "We're the Titans East. And you're on our turf now. I would suggest making this easy on yourself and surrendering now."

After a moment or two, Dr. Light smiled. "I don't think so. No one defeats Dr. Light." With that, the villain leapt back with a surge of light. The titans covered their eyes for a moment. Before they attacked, Raven whispered to Aqualad.

"I want to see what you guys can do. Hit him with all you've got." The dark haired Antlantian nodded and he led the others to the fight. Raven watched as Speedy tried his arrows. Dr. Light threw up a shield and hit Speedy with some light bolts of his own. Speedy went flying across the room. Mas and Menos began circling Dr. Light. He was aiming it them but could not seem to hit them. The twins laughed at the criminal's growing frustration.

"Stand still and fight like men!" The twins responding by moving faster, creating a small whirlwind that began to lift Dr. Light off the ground. All of a sudden, his light shield exploded, pushing the two boys back, stunned. Next came Aqualad. He sent wave after wave after Dr. Light, encasing the man in a wall of water. Aqualad's eyes opened wide as Dr. Light's chest plate erupted and the wall of water sizzled away. The young man was thrown against the same wall Speedy had been tossed at. The team was ready to shake it off and try again. They lined up, ready to fight. The man laughed at them.

"I told you before, no one defeats the light." Just then, the boys saw a shadow form behind the man. It grew larger and larger, towering over Dr. Light. Soon the shadow took shape and there stood Raven. Her eyes were dark with power and her cloak billowed out. She looked like a demon from the seventh level of hell. Tentacles of black magic whipped about her body. Her voice was low and gravely.

"Not even the dark?"

Dr. Light swung around at the sound of her voice and his face paled. "You….but how are you….You should not be here. I left, you should not be here."

A single tentacle reached out, slowly closing in on the trembling man. "So, will you come nicely, or do you need…assistance?"

The terrified Dr. Light turned and reached out his hands to the Titans East. "You can cuff me now." The boys were all staring, wide eyes as Raven shrank down to size. Her eyes resumed their normal purple hue and the black tendrils pulled themselves in. She waited for the new team to say something. They all seemed to be in a slight trance. She raised an eye. "Yes?"

The twins were the first to speak. "¿Cómo usted hizo eso?"

Aqualad was next. "Yes, how did you do that?"

Speedy was staring at her with a slack jaw. She shrugged at them. "Long story." She looked at them all staring at her and she found herself a bit tired. She knew she would have to explain and they would have many questions which she was not yet ready to answer. She decided to put off this conversation. "You guys have this?" They gave her a mute nod. "Great. I need to go out. I'll be back to the tower later." She reached over and popped Speedy's mouth shut. Her eyes went hard. "Oh, and Speedy. Call me Princess again and you will regret it."

That seemed to snap him out of it. He grinned. "Didn't like Princess huh? What about Buttercup?"

Raven rolled her eyes and walked away.

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Ok, hope you enjoyed. I should have the next chapter up tomorrow night. Let me know what you think. I am sorry I have not gotten back to all the reviewers. It has been a really long week. I will try to get back to everyone this week. Thanks to all the reviewers. You guys rock!