Meeting You

Origin

*Origin*

"What do you mean you're going to Azarath?" Beast boy exclaimed, setting the full can of soda on the coffee table. The man had been to Raven's birthplace multiple times before.

"Excuse me?" Cyborg said in shock.

Raven then placed her mug upside down on the white rack beside the sink to dry. "I need to speak to my mother."

"You are...missing home?" Starfire asked.

Robin spoke up next, "But...I thought it was destroyed and in ruins..." He wanted to continue, he had thought all the Azarathians had been slaughtered.

"It's been restored and the people there were able to escape before destruction was upon them." Raven understood clearly and shared a lot more than she normally would have. "I can't figure it out and if anyone would know something it would be Arella." She was referring to her puzzling problem about the twins and the odd ring.

"Oh," Starfire said, "I cannot wait to see the glorious place of which you were born."

Raven kept her face composed, "Starfire, I was actually planning to go alone."

Cyborg spoke up then, his eyes never left hers, "Let us go with you."

"Something could happen to you without our knowledge." Robin agreed.

"Yeah girl, Titan's East can look after the tower." Bee said, supporting her friends, "We'll even babysit."

Raven returned to her place on the wooden bar stool and seemed to consider their concerns. She didn't know how much time had passed while she turned the thought around in her mind. But Raven was thankful that they didn't pressure her any further and left her to her thoughts.

Sighing she said, "Alright. But we do have to bring Hazel and Ivy so she can get a look at them. Be ready by tomorrow morning."

"Sweet!" Beast boy pumped his fist in the air, suddenly excited to be vising Azarath once more.

The rest of the titans returned to their activities in the Ops room. Robin unmuted the TV which had changed to Celebrity Gossip. Robin kept it on the channel momentarily.

"You and Raven are the talk of everything now." Cyborg was telling the green man and went to grab a soda for himself.

Raven sighed, "What are they saying now?"

The same two women were on TV just like last time, with large phony smiles. Robin turned up the volume which wasn't really necessary as it was already loud. Raven cringed on the inside to hear what gossip they were sharing this time. The titans weren't celebrities but people treated them as such. They had just finished talking about some actress named McKayla Andrews starring in a new movie.

"Let's turn it over to Jenna Davidson who has the latest gossip on our new favorite superheroes." The black haired woman announced.

Jenna took it from there and a picture was of an irritated Raven with an excited Starfire, Beast boy, Hazel and Ivy. The picture was obviously taken when they had left the tower on Halloween with the oddly dressed paparazzi.

"Just yesterday our favorite couple was spotted outside of Titan's Tower with their two mystery babies." Jenna began to describe the picture that really didn't need an explanation. "Looks like the family was leaving to go trick or treating,"

Raven rested her elbows on the table, irritated with them for prying in their personal lives. In all honesty, Raven should have been used to this type of attention by now, it had been occurring for years. The team was always talked about on the celebrity channel and at some point or another. All the titans had been the center of attention in the tabloids or another form of media.