It has been 6 years since the defeat of trigon and Raven is now living a somewhat 'normal life'. She now lives in Metropolis, working as a secretary at some publishing company. Her days are filled with, hearing the alarm at 7:00am, sleeping in until 7:15am, having a shower, getting change and having an 'on the go' tea. She catches the 8:15 train and ends up at her work at 9:15am. Then at work she has to answer phone calls, get the boss lunch, get herself lunch, look at books, papers and files and the occasional game of solitaire. That's soo eventful. All her work comrades don't even no she is Raven the awesome superhero of the Teen Titans, they just no her as Rachael Roth, boring but beautiful Rachael Roth. She now lost her ashy looking colour on her skin due to the defeat of Trigon, something about the evil leaving her body but her power still remains intact. She has filled out heaps since her days in the Teen Titans, she believes they wont even recognize her if they see her now. Her Dark hair was to her tiny waist now and her eyes still remained purple with specks of blue in them, her eyes where amazing to look at.
Well one day as out beautiful Raven was at her desk, eating a cracker and playing solitaire, the phone rang. Raven thought that this would be a normal business phone, "Hello, Mr. David Freeman's office, this is Rachael speaking, how may I help you?" the words came out automatically because she would say it about 8 times a day and she has been working this job for a year and a half now. "Raven!" she fell off her chair and climbed underneath her desk. "It's me Cyborg, what with the 'Hello, Mr David Freeman's office, this is Rachael, how may I help you'?" he mimicked, "he..hey Cyborg is this really you?" she heard Beast boy at the background "Hey is that Raven I wanna talk, gimme Cyborg" She was surprised how much Beast Boy's voice a dropped. "Hey Raven, hey," she could hear him saying in the background. This caused her to giggle. "So we're having a reunion next week, at HQ, you wanna come?" his voice sounded as though he really wanted her to come, "Pleeeasssseeeeee" he pleaded. "Please, please, please," she heard BB at the background. "Uh, ok I what day?" "Yes" she heard Cyborg say as though it was a victory "It's next Friday and we are staying the weekend there, it's going to be AWESOME!" he shouted in the phone, which nearly deafened her. "Okay I have to go, I'm kinda under my desk, bye" "See ya Rae."
Hearing her old friends voice again made her feel so happy, nothing could ruin this day until Amanda brought shitloads of papers for her too look at. Rae didn't really like her because well she was a bitch. On her first day Raven took her spot behind her new desk, one of her first things to do in her new life. Rae knew that David had a thing, well still has, for her and well Amanda has a thing for the boss. David is handsome anyone could see that but she wasn't interest, he asked her out a few times but she refused. Well Amanda noticed this on the first day, she walked up to Raven with square shoulder, and a mean look, looking into the cold stare that Raven always had. "Okay Rachael this is the deal, if you think about having David well think again, he's mine. If even so look at him in a lovey-dovey way I will gauge your eyes out with my perfectly manicured nails okay. Okay," then she walked away leaving a shocked Raven. If Raven wasn't trying to be normal she would of levitated her so high that her head would be nearly touching the ceiling fan. The thought always made Raven laughed.
After a long day of work Raven would leave at 4:00pm, catch the train again and go home. Now this was her wind down time, she would meditate for and hour and punch the punching bag for half and hour and jump rope, then sit down to enjoy her tea. After that she would shower, washing the sweat off with lavender body wash. Then she would eat whatever is in her fridge and read a book. That was usually her day. Except for the phone call of her teammates.
The next day after coming home from work, she looked down an alley way and saw a group of punks bashing into this one guy. "Come on 5 against 1 that's not fair" she shouted. "This is none of your business bitch!" one snarled, he looked like the leader of the delinquents. "What if I want to make it my business," she threatened. "The only way you can make your business is if you suck my dick darlin'" a man with orange hair said. She snapped. "Come on baby lets see what you got," she said in a threatening yet seductive tone. He smiled and revealed a gold tooth. "Let's do this," the leader said. The Red head ran straight towards her, she dodged it easily tripping him in the process. He fell straight on his face, embarrassed and in range he got up and tried to punch her again, she dodged it with graceful ease, then she gave him a K.O punch in the head. "TD and Dan, finish this bitch!" the leader commanded.
Raven signaled her hands for them to advanced towards them. They looked angry and wanting a piece of her, she could feel their rage and fear, through her empathy. "Come one!" she yelled. "Fuck it!" She ran to whom she assumed to be TD, and slid under his punch, kicked off the wall and kicked him straight in the jaw. She landed on her feet and hands with easy grace. She smiled at her next opponent Dan, who flinched at it. She sprung up, grabbed his head and kneed him in the face, breaking his nose. He fell back but he was able to keep his balance. He was tough; she smirked at the thought. She got up close to him, pushed her foot t his knee so he was knelt down. She was going to give him an almighty punch but out of the blue another guy came in and pulled her hair so hard and flung her so her head hit the wall. She saw the blood, come out of her head but without thinking the wound healed itself. They looked at her in awe, "what are you?" the leader spat. She smiled and chuckled. They all flinched. "Let's finish this," with these words the remaining trio standing rushed her, she finished them off easily by giving Dan a dislocated shoulder, the unknown guy a busted mouth and two cracked ribs and for the leader some missing teeth, dislocated thumb and she is pretty sure that he would be pissing blood after the kick in the gut. "Bunch of punks," she stated.
She went over to see the injured boy that they were bashing. "Are you alright?" She asked concern in her voice but it was a bit shaky from the adrenaline rush that has become a stranger to her. He was struggling to get up, "Okay, shit! Look at me stay on me," she shouted; he was going into unconsciousness. He couldn't help it was going. "Shit!" she then thought of the only thing she could and that was to heal him. "Okay Raven you have done this so many times, on yourself but its okay. Okay." She placed her hands on him and said those words she has not said in a long time "Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos" it felt as though it was natural to say.
The boy on the ground opened his eyes but when he opened them he only saw the punks unconscious on the ground, he looked around to find his savior but she wasn't there. He quickly ran away, away from the thugs. All her could think about is the woman with the long dark hair and purple/blue eyes.
The day came when she was going back home, back to jump city, back to the tower. She wore a pair of jeans, white boots and a black singlet underneath a white leather jacket. She took a deep breath and walked up to the door. She held her potato bake close to her and pressed the button. On a holographic screen, she could see Cyborg's big head, "hello, who is it?" "Hey Cy, long time no see, are you going to let me in?" "Raven is that you, Oh my god Girl! I didn't even recognize you." She just smiled. "I'll let you up."
As soon as she stepped foot into the lounge room both Starfire and BB jumped onto her. "Friend Raven, oh I am so happy to see you again."
"Raven!" BB said. Beast boy has certainly filled out since the last time she saw him.
"Oh friend Raven you look so different, I could hardly recognize you," Starfire said. Starfire had filled out too. She has become curvier and more beautiful the only thing that didn't change was the sound of her voice, but she still wore the clothes she had in the earlier days.
"Hey Rae," Cyborg said giving her the biggest, big brother hug ever, "Hey Cy," se replied with a warm smile. "Man you look different, like really different," he stated. "Yeah I know. I feel very different." "I'm just glad you back," he said returning a warm smile. She looked at Cyborg and he became more muscular but his eye has not lost its twinkle. "Where is Robin, I mean Nightwing?" "I don't know the man was suppose to come in around about now," and just on cue, he came into the lounge room dressed in his Nightwing outfit.
"Yo dude. Welcome back," Cyborg greeted giving a handshake then hug, which was followed by BB's Clingy, hug, Star's bone crushing hug. I looked at him "hey Rob," "hey Rae, its Nightwing now," "well you will always be boy blunder to me," they gave each other a small but warm and heartfelt hug. She didn't want it to end nor did he, but neither one didn't know. The connection between their minds have become dull or out range for a while due to the distance and the time they seen each other.
At dinner the team sat down and ate their food and talked, catching up on lost time. "So
Cyborg, how is you a Bee going?" BB asked as he elbowed is friend in a playful fashion. "well everything is going great, sorry she couldn't come because she had a birthday to attend to or something a long those line," "that's great new buddy," Rob commented, admiring the happy face on one of his best friends faces. Why couldn't he be happy with a girl, well there was Star but she didn't fit right, there also was Babara back at home and that was good but they didn't share that bond, there was also Raven, wait Raven, sure she was special but he couldn't would he. She has changed heaps, her beautiful skin has become white like porcelain and her eyes are now even more magical with the colour of the ocean mixed within them; they seem to dance as they sparkled. "Rob, yo Rob," "Hmm?" bringing robin out of his thoughts. "How is crime fighting going at your end?" Cyborg asked. "Well it's alright, nothing I cant handle," "any special lady," the thought of it made him a bit nervous, he never had the time for any woman, "not a the moment, you I'm a bit busy, with stuff," everyone just nodded.
Rae how about you, how is you life treating," Robin asked with soft eyes. "Great, I guess. I work at a publishing company so I get to read a lot," she nodded in her semi monotone voice. "Any special guy in your life?" Cyborg asked raising both his eyebrows twice. "No, not at the moment," he gave nervous laugh, it wasn't something she would talk about generally, in fact she has hardly anyone to talk to at all. "Hey BB how is you and Terra going?" "Great, she will be coming in tomorrow, she has something to do tonight with something, I kinda zoned out when she was talking," Raven just sat there smiling at him but shaking her head, no one really changed that much except for her. "Hey remember that time when Raven made us pancakes, and they were…" Raven eye started to twitch, "..totally delicious" BB added nervously.
And there it was they all looked down at the last piece, they all eyed each other, it was like an old western showdown, everyone eyeing each other, then suddenly bang all of them went for it. "I think I deserve the last piece of pizza," Cyborg said. "And why is that," Raven eyed him; not one them leaving their hands above the pizza. "Because who fixed up everything around this joint? Me that's who," he said with a proud, smug smile, pointing his thumb at himself. "Well I was the one who made everyone laugh, I should be the one who gets the last piece of pizza?" BB added. "Yeah Garfield, you made everyone laugh because they were laughing at you not with you," Raven said, it felt somewhat natural when she said, like she hadn't stopped. Everyone laughed and BB was left with an annoyed expression on his face. "Oh come on BB, I was only joking," Raven replied with laughter. Everyone thought it strange when raven was laughing and smiling so naturally, it was like her but much more, and Robin was the one to appreciate it more.
"Okay I think I should have the last piece of pizza because well my life is boring and this could probably bring life back into it," "Okay I think Raven one it this round," She had a triumphant look on her face as she savored the last piece of that greasy and delightful piece. BB and Cyborgs faces looked as though they never had or never will have a slice.
"Oh friends I have made dessert before I came here, The Pudding Of Reuniting," everyone's started to feel sick after remembering the other times they ate Starfire's, unique puddings. They could smell it before they could see it. It smelt like something unholy and burnt, it was foul. "It's alright Star I think we should save it for tomorrow at lunch," "but I have made it for dessert," changing the subject Cyborg said, "I have mustard for Star would you like it?" In just a second star raced for the mustard, something she has not had for a while due to living at her home planet for 2 years. "Oh it is still heavenly," She could hardly talk anymore as she poured the yellow substance into her mouth making everyone almost sick of the amount she was consuming, it looked like she never stopped to take a breath.
"Okay well I'm gonna hit the hay, does anyone remember where their olds rooms are?" everyone nodded, it is going to be strange sleeping in their old bedrooms, it feels like a lifetime ago since they have done it. "I guess it will all be good for us to get some sleep," Rob said with a yawn. "Goodnight guys." They all went to sleep in the beds they once knew.
Okay tell me what you think. I love writing and I want criticism please, I crave it. I want you opinion and I want to know if I can make it better, like I know I can make it better but I want an outside point of view etc. P.S my name is Camilla Rose, I know what a prissy name, well actually it's my middle name. Yeah I well I'm going on about something unnecessary. I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I know ending was a tad boring but I couldn't think of a way to end it so I came up with that and that's about it. And yeah I know they dig each other already. Hehehe.
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