Hey ya'll! I finally finished The Beast so now I'll be focusing on the sequel to A Titan's Troubles and School Life. So without further ado here is the first chapter of Life is Complicated!
Chapter One: Beginnings
Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans or any related characters in the fic. I also do not own Static Shock who will be appearing in the fic from time to time.
(A/N: This take place 1 ½ years after A Titan's Troubles. The Titans ages are as follows.
Arella: (she's still living w/ them) 34
Cyborg: 19 ½
Jinx: (Yes she is a Titan now!) 19
Robin: 18 ½
Starfire: 18
Beast Boy: 17
Raven: 17
Terra: 15
Static: 16
Gear: 15
(I think that's everyone. Anyway back to the fic! Tallyho!)
Raven breathed the salty air in deeply as she sat on the roof meditating. Lately her visions of her father had been growing worse and worse. She knew that meant he was coming but she still needed a way to tell her friends
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos. Azarath Metrion Zinthos." the half demon's lips mouthed her famous mantra that let her use her physic powers. Her meditation was interrupted by a pair of arms circling around her waist
"Hey Rae." a playful voice whispered in her ear. Raven smiled and pretended to ignore the green changeling. Beast Boy's breath tickled the back of her neck and a small giggle escaped
"Cut it out. You know that drives me crazy." she said turning around so she was sitting on his lap
"All the more reason to do it." he said slyly. Raven chuckled then kissed him lightly on the lips. He purred in his throat as she broke away
"Come on let's go see what everyone's up to." he took her hand and lead her down the stairs. Raven pushed the matter of Trigorn to the back of her mind for now.
Jinx laughed as Starfire twisted her pink hair into long French braids. It didn't seem to long ago that she had been enemies with the smiling alien princess. That and she didn't have a wonderful friendship with all the Titans with the exception of Robin who was still skeptical about her joining and Raven who seemed to tense up whenever they passed each other in the halls. Jinx was sure she had seen her red chakra glowing but brushed it aside
"Yo Star. Robin's looking for ya!" Cyborg yelled through the doors. Starfire giggled and floated out of the room with Jinx trailing after her. Robin and Starfire had been dating for a few months now and they couldn't be happier.
Arella smiled as she pored herself some herbal tea that her daughter had been drinking. She had been living with the Titans acting as a mother to all of them. They often came to her for advice. Jinx had only seen her a few times since she preferred to be alone or spend time with her daughter
"Hello Jinx." the woman greeted the pink haired sorceress. The girl waved shyly then plopped down next to Raven, hoping to start up a conversation with the half demon girl
"What's up Rae?"
"Don't call me that." Raven said as she watched the boys play video games. Jinx crossed her arms and stared at the girl
"Why not? BB does." she still didn't know about the two's relationship although Star and Robin's was pretty obvious
"Ya and he's the only one who can get away with it with his head still attached." Robin called over his shoulder. Raven sighed and thumped one of her crossed legs impatiently
"I'm bored." Beast Boy announced
"Hello bored. You look much like our friend Beast Boy." Starfire said smiling at the joke Robin had taught her. Everyone stared at her then started laughing. Raven smiled and Beast Boy glared at Robin
"Don't think I don't know who taught her that. You will pay soon." he said in mock seriousness. Raven smiled and leaned on his shoulder closing her eyes. How could anyone think that anything could go wrong?
Her thoughts were rudely interrupted by the piercing echo of the Titan's Alarm. Robin got to his feet and quickly found the source of the trouble. A large fire creature was trying to kidnap a young girl off the streets and the police weren't able to get near enough to help
"Titans Go!" Robin yelled
"Why do we wait for him to shout that before we do anything?" Jinx asked Cyborg who shrugged and stepped into a glowing black circle Raven had made
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" the familiar mantra left the girl's lips and the Titans soon found themselves in the middle of the street facing a fire creature and watching a teenage girl dodge its every move
"Hold still mortal."
"That sounds like a really bad idea right now actually." Robin watched in amazement as the girl flipped and danced around the blows
"Man she knows some martial arts." he exclaimed. The fire being looked up and its eyes narrowed. The girl looked in their direction and her mouth dropped
"Well it seems my job will be easier than I thought." fire flew from the creature's hands and headed straight for Raven
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" she yelled raising both hands. The fire was contained in black mist and it quickly went out
"Titans soak it." Robin ordered leaping out of the way of another fire blast. The girl heard him and backed away from the being. Jinx sent out a wave of hexes at a fire hydrant and cocked her head playfully
"Come on now. Afraid of a little bad luck?" she asked and water sprayed into the air. Raven's power overtook the water and threw it at the creature who howled angrily and swiped at her with a flaming arm. It came so fast that Raven had no time to raise a shield and the others were too far away. Then the familiar chant could be heard but used in a different voice
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" the girl screamed. Silver power shot from her hands and blocked the blow then threw the fire demon into the still spraying water which made him disappear. The girl lowered her hands and turned to leave but rammed into a wall of earth
"What'd we miss?" a familiar male voice asked. Static Shock, Gear, and Terra were flying above the wall. Terra's gloved hands glowed yelled as she held the earth in front of the girl
"What is going on? How'd you do that?" Beast Boy yelled after making sure Raven was okay. The girl turned around and looked at him then at Raven
"My name is Jesse Angela Roth. I'm Raven's sister."