Meeting You

Consider Me (Part 1)

*Consider Me* (Part 1)

December 4th: Present

Jump City, California

Titan's West Tower

Raven turned the key in the ignition and the car was turned off. She stepped out of the car to unbuckle both girls out of their car seats. Starfire had insisted that they went downtown and with all the parking meters, it forced Raven to park in the car garage. She could still feel the uncertain vibes continued to roll off of her friend. It was obvious that Starfire was hiding something but Raven couldn't figure out what it was.

"And you're telling me that you didn't want to go to the mall today?" Raven asked as they made it to the side walk. Hazel and Ivy walked several paces ahead of the women. Hazel had refused to leave the yellow blanket at the tower and much less in the car. Dirty, flattened snow and patches of ice clung to the sidewalk.

Starfire was silent for a moment. "Yes, that is correct."

"But you always go to the mall." Raven hit the button for the crosswalk and buried her bare hands into her coat pockets. "Why is this different?"

Starfire only shrugged her shoulders. "Robin and I have already ventured to the mall of shopping. Raven, we must certainty get the pedicure if we are to have our hair done."

"What did Bumblebee say to you before we left?" Raven narrowed her eyes and looked up at the tall woman. She refused to be distracted by Starfire's efforts.

"Look, it's a puppy." Hazel had stopped dead in her tracks. Sure enough there was a small Labrador retriever in a green harness. A service dog that was being trained.

"Nothing Raven." Starfire was fidgeting now under the uncomfortable stare.

Ivy had stepped closer to the small dog. "Can I pet it?"

The tall woman who was walking, smiled. "Sure but make sure he smells your hand first."

"Hazel, don't let him lick your face." Raven aid a quick thank you before she pulled her girls away so the woman could continue on her way. "Starfire, it's so unlike you. You know what they're up to and they're not just going just because." It was similar to someone admitting having a secret and then not spilling the beans.

The tamaranian sighed in defeat. "They have told me they are doing the Christmas shopping and do not want me to be present." Starfire wrinkled her nose, a telltale sign that she was lying. "They fear that I would have the slip of the tongue."

"That isn't true." Raven held the door open when they had reached Hair Passion. A silver bell above the door tinkled and the group of four walked in. Christmas music played in the speakers and the salon contained a fair amount of people.

A curly blonde woman greeted them, "Hello ladies what can we do for you today?" She had blue highlights added into her hair. She was a heavier woman and looked no older than about twenty-eight.

Starfire greeted the woman with a smile that competed with Beast boy's. After the greeting was over Starfire explained that she had made appointments for both of them. She wanted a perm to get curls into her red hair. Raven then proceeded to explain how she wanted a simple haircut and that was all. But the woman didn't entirely understand that.

"We do highlights for an additional seventy dollars." The blonde woman's name was Marissa. "Or we c-

Raven was already shaking her head no. "A simple hair cut would be fine."