Meeting the President

Raven's POV:

This morning has been slow. Gar has been asking for everyone to go to the new circus in town. I couldn't care less, but the others seem to want to stay home and be lazy. I was meditating in the small garden outside when I heard the rustle of leaves. The intruder's ora was excited. I couldn't understand where I had felt them before.

"Hello there, beautiful." The voice sang as he came into view. I opened my eyes to see a boy, about the same age as me, with Superman's logo on his chest.

"Who are you?" I said, levitating to the ground. I didn't see the newcomer as a threat.

"Where are my manners?" he bowed to me. "I am the new Superman." He grabbed my hand and kissed it. "And who do I have the pleasure of speaking to?"

"I am Raven." I took my hand back. "You seem young for a new Superman."

"Age means nothing." He stood up, and I knew I hit a sore spot.

"What are you doing here?" I stood.

"I am here because the President wishes to have the Teen Titans as her bodyguard." He gave me a grin. "I am the President's personal bodyguard."

"Didn't she just have the Justice League as her bodyguards?" I asked, remembering it now.

"Yes, but for public image, she has chosen the Teen Titans as her new guards." He gave me his arm. "Might I escort you back to the tower?"

"Fine." I took his arm. "You will need to speak to Kori about all this. She is our team leader."

"Then I will do just that." He smiled down at me.

When we were walking back to the tower, the new "Superman" tried to make small talk. He was annoyingly charming. Right as we got up onto the main floor, he told a joke.

"What do you call the sun when he's had too much to drink?" He looked at me and I shrugged. "Moonshine!"

I couldn't help myself and just as the elevator door opened, I laughed. Everyone turned to look at us. My arm was still wrapped around his and we were both laughing.

When we stopped, Superboy (as I like to call him) released my arm and stepped forward. "Hello Teen Titans. I come here on behalf of the President. Might I speak with Kori?" He looked around for her.

Kori stepped forward and introduced herself. She then escorted him into a different room to talk. Gar came up to me.

"Who is that?" He gave me a look that I could not read.

"He is the president's bodyguard. He says he is the new Superman." I answered flatly. "What are you doing with your face, Gar?"

"I just think that maybe our Raven has a crush..." Gar smiled at me.

I punched him hard in the shoulder. Then I saw Damian stand up from the couch he was on. We looked at each other for a second before he turned away and stalked off.

What was his deal?

"I am sticking with my idea," Gar said, rubbing his arm.

"Gar," I looked at him. "Shut up."

He laughed and walked back to the couch and started playing his video games again. I turned and went to my room to finish meditating and tidying up a bit.

It was about an hour later before there was a knock on my door. I put down the books that I was carrying and opened the door. There stood Superboy.

"Raven, might I ask for a tour around the tower?" He smiled.

"Sure," I responded, knowing that I had enough time on my hands to spare.

I started down the halls, telling him about all the rooms. "The girls live in this wing, and the boys live in the other," I explained.

"Interesting." He commented.

"I am sorry, but I can't keep calling you the new Superman. Do you have a name?" I asked. It was bothering me, not knowing what to call him.

"You can call me Conner." He grinned. "So back to the tour... where do you train?"

"We train on the top floor." I gestured to the elevator. We got in. "Why do you want to know all this?"

"Well, I have to stay here and brief you all on the plan. I want to know about the place I will be staying at." His voice was calm. It was kind of relaxing to be around someone who seemed rational.

"Well, Conner," I smiled. "In order to stay, I think it is only fair that you run through the simulator." I joke.

He loved that idea. "Challenge accepted." He smiled.

When we got on the floor, I set up the simulation for him. Conner wanted me to put it on the highest setting, but I talked him down to the medium setting.

It started off slow and Conner got every machine that came at him. He did have all of Superman's powers, which was fascinating to compare the two. I leaned on the monitor and watched.

After Conner had taken down seven robots at once, he turned and winked at me. I blushed. I wasn't sure why, so I turned so he couldn't see. It was about five minutes later that he got the last robot.

"That was fun." He laughed.

"You did well. You almost beat the top time." I read off the monitor.

"Who has the record?" He came over to look at the monitor.

"Robin," I answered without thinking.

"I could beat that time," Conner said.

"No, we should head back. We will have supper soon." I pointed at the clock. It was almost six.

"Maybe tomorrow." He shrugged as we got into the elevator.

"Sure," I said, knowing that as soon as anyone beat Robin's score, he would beat theirs. I didn't want to ruin Conner's mood though.

When we got to the main floor, the pizza was already on the counter. Everyone already had their food, so I grabbed a plate and got two slices of cheese. Conner came behind me and got some all-meat pizza.

"Hello." Conner greeted everyone. Everyone mumbled back a response. Well, except for Damian who was glaring at Conner.

Did Damian not like Conner? Did they know each other? I would have to ask Damian later, I thought to myself.

"How was your tour?" Kori asked as Conner sat down.

"It was good. I had a wonderful tour guide." Conner smiled at me. "This place is pretty awesome."

"I am glad. Conner, when will we be briefed on the mission?" Kori asked.

"Orders come tomorrow at first light. If we could be ready to leave by noon, that would be ideal." Conner said while eating. "Make sure you pack for a few days. Maybe four."

"Where are we going?" Gar asked, stuffing pizza in his mouth.

"DC," Conner answered. "You will all be staying at the White House."

"Wow." Beetle sounded shocked.

"While you are there you will each be paid. For the four days, you will be on patrol, and you will take turns around the clock." Conner said, wiping his mouth.

"What would we be doing?" Damian said in a grim tone.

"You will be guarding the president while she meets with people from different embassies. She would like to make a truce." Conner explained.

"Why is she doing that?" Kori asked.

"She doesn't want a war to start." Conner sighed. "She is trying her best, but also taking a huge risk."

"So, we are going because the Justice League can't?" Beetle asked.

"No, she asked for you guys personally." Conner leaned back.

"Wow!" Gar jumped up. "The president wants us!"

Conner laughed and agreed. He told us that at first light there will be orders and that we should all get rest because it will be a long four days. Kori agreed and told us all to get ready and pack our things.

"Gar, will you take Superboy to his room?" She asked.

"It's Superman." He corrected her.

Kori nodded but I could tell she didn't agree with the name. Gar led him to his room, and I started on my way to my room. I was alone in the hallway when someone grabbed my arm and pulled me into a storage closet.

"How do you know him?" Damian's voice was stone cold.

"I met him outside," I answered, annoyed to be pulled. "Where did you meet him?"

"What?" Damian spat out.

"You are constantly glaring at him. You have to have met him and disliked him for some reason." I point at him. "How do you know Conner?"

"Conner? You know his name?!" Damian sounded livid.

"Damian calm down. I gave him a tour and didn't feel comfortable calling him Superman." I explained. "I am not sure why you hate him so much. Is he... a bad guy?"

Damian looked at me for a second. "No. I just don't trust him."

"Okay." I calmed down.

"Okay?" He looked puzzled.

"I just mean "okay". I am going to my room. We have a busy day ahead of us." I opened the door to the closet and turned around. "Are we still going to have early tea tomorrow?"

"Yeah," Damian answered, then stormed past me.

I went into my room. Before I went to sleep, I packed my clothes. I packed six outfits for all kinds of weather just in case. I also packed my books and other essentials.

When I was content with my packing skills, I slipped into bed. My mind was reeling at Damian's strange reaction to Conner. I was sure there had to be a reason why Damian didn't like him. What was it? I finally went to sleep after about an hour. When I woke up it was still dark outside.

I got dressed and made my way to the kitchen. Damian was already there, pouring two glasses of tea for us.

"Morning," I said, walking over and taking a glass.

"Morning." He grabbed his cup and walked over to the window.

I sat at the table, sipping on my tea. We did this every morning. We would get up before sunrise and make tea. We would sit in silence and watch the sun come up together.

"How did you sleep?" He asked, not turning away from the window's view.

"Fine," I answered. "And you?"

"Fine."

I finished my cup of tea but before I could stand and get another one, Damian came over and grabbed my glass. He brought me back another cup of tea.

"Thanks," I said. He sat beside me.

We have been doing this so long that I think he just knows that I like to have two cups of tea in the morning. It is kind of sweet that he knows me so well.

"Did you pack?" He asked.

"Yes. I packed for six days." I said, looking out the window at the rising sun.

"Smart."

We watched as the sun started to spread over the buildings. It was beautiful and peaceful. I loved watching it.

"Good morning!" Conner came into the kitchen.

"Morning," I said, not looking his way.

"The orders have arrived." He went to the counter. "Where's the coffee?"

"We don't have coffee," Damian said plainly.

"What is this?" Conner got up a cup and tried it. He spits it out right away. "Yuck."

"It's tea." Damian glared.

Conner poured the rest of the tea down the drain. "You guys need to get coffee. It tastes so much better." I stood up, making both the boys look at me.

"I am going to leave." I turn to Damian. "I have to pack." Damian knew that I was lying, but I didn't think he would out me.

I left the room. A few seconds later I heard someone run up from behind me. When I turned Conner was behind me.

"So, I have news! I talked with the president, and you have been invited to be in the room while she has the negotiation." Conner handed me a piece of paper. "I will be there as well."

"Wow." I didn't know what to say. I was going to meet the president.

"You are going to need to pack professionally. Bring a few modest dresses and anything that looks like business attire. You don't need to worry about fighting. You're there for keeping the peace." He told me.

"I am going to have to look in my closet and find things then." I started to worry if I had nice enough clothes.

"I will leave you to it then." He smiled. "I just came to give you the news."

I smiled and walked into my room. I grabbed my bag and dumped it out. All of these wouldn't be fit to meet the president. I grabbed the dress that I got when I was shopping with Kori. Other than that, I didn't have any other dresses.

I went to Kori's room. "Kori, are you awake?"

She hummed and I opened the door. She was packing. She must have just gotten out of the shower because she had her hair up in a towel.

"Do you have any dresses I can borrow?" I asked, looking at my feet. I was strangely nervous to ask her for fashion advice.

"Why?" She looked over at me.

"Conner said my orders were to be in the room during the peace discussion. I need to dress business-like." I told her.

"I have a few dresses that I grew out of. You can have them if you want." She pointed over to a box in her closet.

I opened I up and found a gorgeous blue dress on top. I looked at the size and I was perfect. "Is this, okay?" I asked Kori.

"That would look perfect on you. Please take it." She smiled.

I dug through a few more. There was a nice purple one and a red one that also looked good. I grabbed them and went back to my room.

I packed them as nicely as I could (I didn't want them to get wrinkled). After I got everything packed, I grabbed my bag and brought it to the living room. The boys were already there with their bags when I walked in.

"Did you find some good clothes?" Conner asked.

"Yes." I nodded.

"When everyone gets here, I will brief you all." Conner turned to everyone, so they could all hear.

I walked over and set my stuff on one of the couches. Damian was working on something on his tablet. He didn't look up.

Then Kori walked in. "Good morning, everyone!" She cheered. Her energy was tiring.

"Just waiting on Wonder Girl," Conner said.

As soon as Wonder girl came in, Conner started the briefing. He told everyone their plans and the station that they would be in. We would be taking turns and switching back and forth.

"Raven will be with me in the meeting," Conner explained. "And when you see one of us come out of the meeting, be prepared for the meeting to be dismissed."

"What happens when they are dismissed?" Gar asked.

"Then you have to watch. If one person acts out, then you take them out. Your first priority is protecting the president." Conner's voice was firm.

"Ok." Everyone agreed to the plans.

"There is a car downstairs that is here to take us," Conner said. We all grabbed our bags and brought them down.

The guys loaded our bags. Conner was about to reach for mine when Damian stepped forward and picked it up.

"Thanks," I say softly.

He said nothing, but I knew he heard me. After all the bags were packed, we loaded in. I instantly put in my earbuds and started listening to composers from piano players.

Kori sat on one side of me, pinning me between the window and her. Gar was asking Conner questions and the others seemed to either be sleeping or playing on their phones.

It was a three-hour drive. I used the time to listen to Beethoven and other amazing composers. It was relaxing. (I have always loved classic composers).

"What are you listening to, Raven?" Conner asked.

"Beethoven," I answered simply.

"Nice." That was all he said.

I got a text on my phone.

What symphony? Damian's name popped up on my phone. He had overheard.

I sent back the seventh. When I looked up our eyes met, and he nodded in understanding. He knows the seventh symphony was my absolute favorite. I looked back down and for the rest of the ride, I had a small smile on my face.

"We are here!" Conner announced.

I looked out the window and there stood the White House. It was bigger than I pictured, but it was breathtaking. And of course, white.

"Wow." Kori took the words right out of my mouth.

When we parked everyone stumbled out of the car. I let everyone get out before me because of how crazy it was. When I stepped out, I went to stand by Damian.

"It's nice," I said to him.

"Yeah." He sounded unexpressed. "I've been here before."

"Really!" I turned to face him.

"I came with my father." He looked over the house. "It was for a mission."

"You should be the one in the meeting then. You already know the president." I said, starting to get nervous.

"Don't worry. You'll be fine." He said as if it was a matter of fact. It was encouraging to me.

"Thanks." I gave him a small smile. He nodded and turned to face the group who was now debriefing.

"You guys know your job." Conner interrupted. "Girls' rooms are to the right and boys to the left. Your schedules are in your rooms."

Kori, Cassie (aka Wonder Girl) and I went to our shared room. There were three beds for each of us, which was a relief because I didn't want to share beds.

I found the bed with my schedule, and I set my bags on it. I sat down and studied it for a bit. I had a meeting with the president in one hour to meet her.

"Kori," I walked over to her. "Can you help me get ready? I have to meet the president in an hour, and I need help getting dressed for the occasion."

Kori has always been the closest thing to a big sister to me. I mean I have a sister, but she wants to kill me, so I don't feel she counts. Kori has always been kind to me and dotes on me, so I trust her opinion.

"Sure!" She got up and started going through my bag. She pulled out a nice top and black pants. "For the first meeting, I think you should wear this."

I took the clothes and changed into the bathroom. When I came out Kori and Cassie looked at me.

"Wow," Cassie said, dropping the clothes she had in her hand. "You look hot."

"Um... thanks," I said, unsure of what to say.

"She is right." Kori smiled. "Here, let's curl your hair a bit."

Kori grabbed my hands and walked me into the bathroom. She grabbed her curling iron and started to curl the ends of my hair. I looked professional, I thought as she finished.

"You look amazing!" Cassie said from behind me. "Here, I know you don't like lipstick, but this is your shade."

She was right. When I put it on it wasn't too bad. "Thanks," I told both of them. "For helping."

"It's nothing." Kori smiled.

By the time I was ready, I had about ten minutes before my meeting. I opened the door and walked over to the meeting place. I was supposed to wait for Conner for the meeting.

"Raven?"

I turned and saw Damian. He was staring at me. "Robin."

"What are you doing?" He came over to me.

"I am going to meet the president," I explained. "Do I look okay?" I wanted to know his opinion. He only tells the truth, so he would be honest if I looked ridiculous.

"Uh... Yes." He nodded. "Very professional."

"That's what I was going for." I sighed in relief.

"When is this meeting?" He looked at his watch.

"As soon as Conner comes, we will head to it." I explained.

"You're spending a lot of time with Conner." He leaned against the wall.

"Only because he and I are in the same detail. It's just for the mission." I shrugged.

"Okay."

"Okay?"

Then Conner came out of nowhere. "Raven, sorry I am late. We must hurry."

I waved to Damian and followed Conner down some halls and past many doors. Once we got to this big door, Conner knocked. It opened.

After meeting the president, I was tired. It was a two-hour meeting talking about what I liked and my favorite subjects in school. In the end, we finally went over the plan for the next few days.

The president was a very kind woman. She wanted to know my interests and hobbies. She didn't judge me when I told her my father was Trigon. I actually enjoyed meeting her.

It was already eight when I got back to my room. The others were at supper, but I didn't really feel like eating. There was a knock on the door.

When I opened it, it was Damian, "I saw you didn't come for supper."

"I was not hungry."

"You should eat, Raven." His voice was soft.

"I am fine but thank you." I smiled at him.

He stepped into the room. "Are you okay?"

"I am just tired. But the President was wonderful." I sat on my bed. Damian came over and leaned against the wall.

"What's the plan?" Damian said while looking at the huge painting on the wall of my room.

"She just wants us there to keep the peace and make sure no one loses their life. She wants this to go well." I shrugged.

"Good." Damian nodded.

I yawn. "Cross your fingers this goes all right."

He chuckled. "I'll let you get some sleep. Are we meeting for tea?"

"Yeah." I smiled and led him to the door. "I'll meet you in the foyer and we can find a place with tea."

"Ok." He nodded. "Goodnight, Raven."

"Goodnight, Damian," I said, then closed the door. I turned off the light and went to bed.

It was an hour before I heard rustling, but it was just Kori and Cassie getting ready for bed. I went back to sleep.

It was four in the morning when I snuck out of the room. I didn't know how long it would take so I got dressed in my black dress. It was a summery dress and went to my knees and it went well with my black heels and silver necklace.

I stepped out of the room and closed the door. I quietly walked to the foyer. I looked around for a second but didn't see Damian. Then someone touched my shoulder. I grabbed the hand and flipped the assailant. When I looked, Damian was on the ground.

"Nice one." He smiled and stood up.

"Sorry, you scared me." I tried to help him.

"It's fine." He said, trying to hide his smile. Then he noticed my dress. "You look nice."

"Thanks. I wasn't sure when we would be done and wanted to be prepared for today." I stood up and straightened my dress.

"I looked around and there is a place we can try." Damian held out his arm for me.

"Sounds good." I took it and we walked. I wasn't sure of where we were going, but I followed him.

When we got there, I went to grab us a table and Damian went up to the counter and ordered. I found a nice place outside, with an umbrella to give us shade.

Damian came over a few minutes later with two cups. He handed me one cup and sat in the chair across from me.

"Thank you." I took a sip. It was amazing tea. "How much do I owe you?"

"I changed it to my father." He took a sip.

"Oh."

"He will be paying for our tea and anything else I want for a while." Damian had a devious look.

"What did the bat do?" I smiled.

"He told me no," Damian smirked back.

I laughed and sipped my tea. "Well thank your father for this amazing tea." I picked my cup up and cheered.

"Hey, I was the one to pick the tea." He smirked.

"Well, you didn't pay." I mock him.

I got him to laugh. His laugh was contagious and soon I was laughing with him. He finished his cup and watched the sky. The sun was just coming up past the trees. I looked over at Damian and smiled.

"What?" He turned to me.

"Nothing." I looked away.

"Do you want a refill?" He nodded to my empty cup.

"Yes." He took my cup and went to the counter. When he came back, he had a grim look on his face. "What happened?"

"The cashier wanted me to give you this." He handed me a piece of paper with a phone number on it.

I laughed. "That is stupid." And I tossed the paper behind me.

We sat there for another few minutes and I drank the rest of my second tea. Damian and I said nothing to each other, but we didn't need to. The morning was lovely. His sour mood from before had already disappeared.

We headed back to the foyer together. We were both in a good mood when we arrived back, everyone else gathered soon after, and then we split up for our daily tasks.

Soon it was just Conner and me.

"Good morning, Raven." He smiled at me.

"Good morning." I nodded.

I followed Conner to a building where the meeting would be held. We had an hour before the meeting would start so I did a scan of the room.

"Everything seems good. Nothing out of the ordinary." I told Conner.

"Good." He said playing on his phone.

He wasn't really taking anything seriously, was he? How could he be the president's bodyguard? I shook off the thought and continued to walk the room.

Damian taught me to always scan the room. I remember the day he insisted on teaching me. I had just failed a sneak attack simulation, and he spent the whole day teaching me how to avoid that again.

About twenty minutes later people started to file into the room. Conner left to escort the President in, while I helped the people get seated.

"Raven, aren't you in the Teen Titans?" One of the people I was helping asked.

"Yes, but we also serve our President," I answered how Conner taught us to.

"Amazing." He sounded shocked.

Then the President came in. "Hello everyone!" She smiled. "As I am sure you are aware, the Teen Titans are here today. Can we all give them a warm welcome?" She started clapping and soon the entire room was.

"Raven over here is going to be joining us in our meeting. She has a bright mind, so if you could, no mean talk folks." She gestured to me, and I gave a shy wave to everyone who was staring.

"Alright, let's begin!"

The first day of the meeting was rough. People were talking over each other, and names were called. I sank into the background and observed. No one seemed angry enough to fight, so all in all, we had a good day.

I could barely stand on my feet by the time Conner and I were dismissed. All I wanted to do was sit down.

"How was that for the first day?" Conner asked, laughing.

"I don't know how you can stand it." I sighed.

"I am going to tell you a secret..." he leaned towards me. "I flew for a bit to give my feet a break."

"Now you tell me." I laugh.

"Try it tomorrow." He offered.

"Thanks." I was going to use that trick. Not only did I have to dress nice, but I was also going to have to wear sensible heels tomorrow.

As soon as I got to the foyer I headed straight to my room. When I got in Kori and Cassie were laughing.

"What happened to you?" Cassie asked as I walked through the door.

"I stood on my feet and watched grown-ups call each other names for five hours." I plopped on my bed.

"You were standing the whole time?" Kori asked.

"Yeah," I mumbled into my bed.

"Wow. I couldn't do that." Cassie laughed.

The girls told me how their day was flying above the building while the boys took turns watching it. Gar was so bored he even took a nap. Well, until Robin woke him up.

"That sounds much better than my day." I rolled over to look at the ceiling.

"But you got to meet the president," Cassie argued.

"It's so boring though." I yawned.

"We have an hour before supper, how about you rest and we will come to get you," Kori suggested.

"Yes!" I agreed eagerly.

The girls left to talk with the boys. I was so tired that I didn't even climb into bed. I just laid on the comforter and fell right to sleep.

An hour passed, and just like they said, the girls came and got me. We made our way out to the dining room and got our food.

"Raven, how was the meeting?" Gar asked.

"I didn't care much for it." I sat down.

"What? Why?" Beetle asked.

"Watching grown men fight over who is better while calling each other names is not my idea of fun." I looked at the Beetle.

They all laugh, but I was being completely serious. I finished my meal fast and then sat around to hear everything about Gar's dream he had while sleeping on the job.

He said that he saw himself as a goose and all the fish in the pond were following him. Gar's dreams are always animal-filled and meaningless, but many find amusement in them.

I sat down on the couch that was in the room, and soon everyone came and sat around. Eventually, Damian came over and sat beside me.

I didn't laugh at any of the stories, but I listened to him talk. It was strange to hear everything that went on in Gar's mind. He had an odd soul.

Conner walked into the room. "Hey guys, how did your first day go?"

Gar told him all about his dream, leaving out the part that he had it while on the job. And then everyone else was giving a rundown of the day.

"Remember to fill out your report and turn it in before you leave for work tomorrow." Conner handed everyone a piece of paper.

I looked over the paper. It was simple enough. I stood up and headed to my room. I wanted to get my report done before bed.

"Robin, where are you going?" Kori asked, making me turn around. Damian was behind me.

"I am going to work on my report." Damian's tone was glum.

We walked together down the hall. Before I turned down my wing, I turned to him. Only he was the one to ask the question in my mind.

"Tea?" He asked.

"Yes." I nodded and walked down to my room.

The next day was much like the first. I had tea with Damian at the same place as before and I used Conner's trick of levitating right above the ground to save my feet the pain. Five hours of boring debate later, I was finally free to go back to my room. Today I wasn't as tired, so I meditated on my bed until Kori and Cassie came back from their shift.

"How was your day Raven?" Cassie said when she saw I was done meditating.

"It was fine." I got up. "I think I might go explore." I stood and walked to the door.

"There is a nice garden on the East end," Kori recommended.

I nodded and walked out. I followed Kori's instructions and walked to the East doors. When I stepped out, I noticed someone else was there.

"Damian?" I stepped forward.

He turned to look up at me. He stood up from the ground he was sitting on. "Raven."

"I am sorry if I interrupted." I started back inside.

"No, it's fine."

I turned to make sure it was fine. When I saw that it was, I walked over to see what he was looking at. There was this beautiful blue flower on the ground. It was strange. I had seen this before, but not on earth.

"This is an alien plant," I mumbled.

"How do you know?"

"I saw this on a planet when my father still used me as a harbinger of death." I bent down and touched the plant. "This isn't supposed to be here. How is this alive?"

"I don't know." He bent beside me and got a soil sample.

I looked at him.

"What? I'm curious." He shrugged.

Soon after, it was time to eat. It was a normal night, but after hearing everyone's shift stories I went to my room to fill out my report and go to bed. I had an early day tomorrow.

The next few days were the same. There was no purpose for us being here other than show. I got better at floating and saving my energy, and tea in the morning was delightful.

It was the final day. Conner handed us all a book.

"As thanks from the President herself, here are signed copies of her book," Conner announced to us. "The car will be here in an hour. Please know your checks will be following in the next few days."

Kori said goodbye to Conner, and we all grabbed our bags and brought them to the main area. I was reading a book when the car came.

Everyone piled in. I continued to read and listened to music the whole ride back. Overall, I think this mission was childish and worthless, but I can now say I met the President.

It was three hours before we arrived home. We spent the next few hours unpacking and doing laundry. It was eight o'clock when I was finished with everything.

The next morning, I woke up and got up like normal. When I went to the kitchen for tea, Damian wasn't there. I decided to make the tea for us both.

"Morning!" I turned to see Conner.

"Conner?" I was surprised. "Is everything ok?"

"Yeah, I just came to see if you wanted to get coffee sometime?" He smiled and moved closer to me. I automatically took a step back, my back hitting the counter.

"She doesn't like coffee." Damian stepped in between us. "Why don't you go and ask Lex Luther to get some coffee? You know as father and son."

"What?" I didn't know Conner was Lex's son.

"He didn't tell you. He was engineered to be Superman with the real Superman's DNA and Lex's." Damian stared down Conner.

"What's your deal man?" Conner was getting angry.

"I don't like seeing you hit on Raven," Damian growled. "You should go now."

Conner looked at me. "It doesn't matter what he thinks. Do you want coffee?"

"No," I answered.

Then Conner's phone started ringing.

"Daddy's calling," Damian smirked.

Conner looked at me and when he knew I wasn't going with him, he gave up. He stormed away very angry. When I turned to Damian, he had a look of triumph.

"Tea?" I handed him a cup.

He took it and smiled. "Sorry I was late. Father was telling me about Conner's background."

"No worries. I thought I would make the tea for once." I walked over to the table. Damian sat in the chair next to mine.

"This is good." He complimented.

"It's not as good as yours," I said after I took a sip.

He grabbed my cup and dumped mine down the sink. Then he started making his tea. I sat back and thanked him.

"I'll let you make the tea from now on," I said as he gave me a cup.

"Only if you choose where we sit." He smiled.

"Deal."