Disclaimer: Oh, come on, guys. Do you really think I'm stupid enough to challenge DC comics for the rights to their characters??? Well... okay, even if you do, I'm not!!! I don't own Teen Titans or anything. That's why I'm here and not on fictionpress!
Author's note: Yay this is my very first TT fic!!! I sure hope you guys like it because in part this is a desperate attempt to get reviews....I've written a whole two other stories and only have two reviewers......so if you like "Top 10" or "Birds of Prey" please read my other stuff too!!!! Well anywho here goes Normal!!! Yay! :D
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The Teen Titans Tower, 2:00 p.m.
"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos. Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos." Raven was deep in the outer edges of her mind, enjoying the peace and quiet of having the Tower to herself when her perfect afternoon was shattered.
"RAAAAAAAAAVEN!!!!! WEEEEEE'RE BAAAA-AAAAAAACK!!!" the young alien named Starfire called as she walked into the Tower with the other Titans.
Raven grudgingly opened her eyes and stood up. "Yes, Starfire," she said in her monotone I-don't-really-care voice. "I think the whole city knows now."
Star's happy look faltered for a moment when she heard Raven, but she instantly perked up again for the sake of her other friends. "I am getting hungry," she announced. "Would anyone like some glogorth?"
"No thanks, Star." Robin said as he and the other boys hopped onto the couch.
"We're gonna play Space Crater 9!!!!" Cyborg declared as he picked up his controller.
"Yeah, and I'm gonna kick your butt as usual." Beast Boy teased.
"Whaddya mean, as usual!!??" Cy yelled at Beast Boy. "I always kick your butt!!!"
"No, you don't!"
"Yes, I do!"
"No you don't!"
"Oh, yes I do!!!"
"No, neither of you do." Robin remarked, stopping both Beast Boy and Cy in their tracks. "I'll beat you both."
"Oh, yeah???"
"Yeah!"
Starfire smiled at the squabbling boys. "Okay, then. Raven, would you like some?"
Raven turned and stared at the girl with a blank face. "Do I look like I want fungus?"
"Well, no...er...that is..."
Raven started walking to her room. "I'm going upstairs. I have to meditate," she announced.
Starfire smiled, despite the cold answer, and shrugged. "Oh, well," she said, and pranced happily off to the kitchen.
Upstairs in Raven's room, she tried to get back into her meditation, but it was hard with all the thoughts floating through her head.
I've always been so jealous of them. I wish I could play and treat life like it was one big game, like they do, but I can't. I always have to meditate, meditate, meditate. I know what could happen if I don't, but still, it's not fair. I want to be normal, too. Ever since I was born I wasn't allowed to show any emotion, or it could leave an opening for Trigon to attack. I wasn't even allowed to cry. I wonder what the others would think if they knew I've never cried.
Raven squeezed her eyes shut and tried to imagine the sensation of tears running down her face. Nothing. All this emotion, and...sheer humaness all seemed so foreign to her. Like she was just one big robot. Raven sighed and forced the thoughts out from her head. No matter how much she didn't like it, she knew that it was time to meditate.
"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos. Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos..."
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Slade's Hideout, just that moment...
"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos. Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos..."
Slade looked up at his monitors, all displaying the image of Raven in her room. He chuckled to himself, watching the young girl floating in the air, saying the same phrase over and over again.
"I've been watching you, Raven. And it's easy to see how you've been feeling. Lonely. Bottled up. Different. Well, I can help you, child. And don't worry. There's only a small price to pay..."
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The Teen Titans Tower, 8:01 p.m.
It was Friday night, and all of the Titans were downstairs to watch a movie together as usual. Everything upstairs was eerily quiet and isolated. But unknown to the Titans, there was an uninvited guest in the Tower. Creak creak creak. A robot dressed entirely in black, one of Slade's minions, tiptoed around, apparently looking for something. Then he found it- a room. The automatic door slid open and he quietly walked in. It had a dark, halloweeny theme to it- definitely Raven's room. He pulled an envelope out from his sleeve and looked around, searching for a place to put it, when he heard voices downstairs.
"Okay, guys. Now which one are we watching? Attack of the Killer Laundry, or Lord of the Pigs? Both veeeeeery scaaaaaary!!!" Beast Boy said, holding up two DVDs.
Nobody said anything. His friends all looked at him like he was crazy for picking such weird movies. Raven finally broke the silence.
"I vote neither. I'm tired and I'm going to bed early." She left the room and walked upstairs. Those movies don't really sound like they're worth watching, anyway, she thought to herself.
Thump, thump, thump. The robot could hear Raven coming up to her room, and knew he would be caught if he didn't get out of there in the next few seconds. Thump, thump, thump. In a panic, he tossed the envelope onto her pillow and frantically looked for a way out. Thump, thump, thump. Slade was going to be sooo mad at him...Thump, thump, thump. There! He threw open the window and dived out right when the door opened.
Raven walked over to her bedside and took off her dark blue cape. She hung it on a rack next to her bed and was about to leap onto the cushiony mattress when she noticed the envelope.
"What's this?" she said as she picked it up. It was blank, not addressed to anyone in particular, which was strange, so she opened it to see what was inside. Her violet eyes scanned across the message she pulled out.
"Oh, no." Her eyes narrowed. "Slade."
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Now PLEASE review!!! As I said before, I'm desperate for opinions!!! Should I keep the story going, or is it just a bunch of crap? It's okay to flame it, I guess... I do want to know what you think... just be kinda gentle, okay? I'm only a newbie!