Hey y'all! I've decided to take a break from my other story and start a something Halloween-y. Please don't kill me!
Umm...okay, I really need costume ideas for some of the characters, basically, anyone other than Starfire, Beastboy and Raven, They do not have to be one of the original titans either. You could choose...Aqualad, or...Argent, or whoever you like. 'Kay? Seriously, PM me or tell me through a review!
Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans, the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy or Wonder Woman.
on with the story!
Autumn in Jump city is always quite beautiful. The leaves on the trees range from many colors from red to gold to brown and everything in between. Houses are decorated as well, with Jack-o-lanterns out front. The weather outside is wonderful. Just cool enough to wear a jacket, but not so cold that you really need to bundle up. Everything seemed perfect…
Except for the fact that Halloween was coming up.
Raven hated Halloween. While she disliked many big holiday celebrations, she never really minded them because she knew why they were celebrating. Halloween on the other hand, was just pointless. Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, the Fourth of July all had a good reason to be a holiday, but what was Halloween? Just some stupid day in which people run around dressed as devils and ghosts.
She sighed. Today she had to go and take Starfire and Beastboy to the costume shop. That would be like taking toddlers to a toy store around Christmas-time.
Why did Robin make her do this? What had she done to deserve such punishment? Why couldn't he have chosen Cyborg? She knew it would do her no good to had already firmly stated that this was exactly what he wanted her to do.
Raven entered the main room. The time was 9:23 in the morning, but it wasn't surprising to see Beastboy up. He knew what day it was, he had been waiting for quite a while, actually, for it to arrive.
"Hey Raven," He called from across the room. "You ready to go?"
"Ready as I'll ever be." Raven said in her normal monotone voice.
"How glorious!" Starfire smiled.
Raven looked at her friends, wondering how long they had waited for her to come out of her room. They were both dressed in normal street clothes with Starfire wearing a Burgundy long sleeved shirt with faded skinny jeans and brown high-heeled boots which were over her jeans. Beastboy was wearing a white long-sleeved shirt with a purple plaid button down shirt that was, of course unbuttoned, hanging loosely all around him. He also wore these real dark denim baggy pants and black skater shoes. Starfire had really gotten into wearing the latest fashions and Beastboy's excuse was that it was a lot easier to change in out of outfits when wearing regular clothes as opposed to spandex. Raven wore her usual, a black leotard and dark blue cape, but today she also had the addition of a pair of medium-dark denim jeans on.
"Well I guess we mine as well head out." Raven said flatly.
Cyborg drove them into town and dropped them off because he had to get the month's worth of groceries. Robin was at home, cleaning and doing other Robin-y things.
"Have fun y'all!" Cyborg called as he drove down the street leaving them all behind.
"All right, let's get this over with." Raven said as she walked into the shop.
Beastboy and Starfire looked at each other, then shrugged their shoulders and followed.
The store was packed, much to Raven's discomfort, so she was rather annoyed with the fact that neither of her companions could make up their mind.
"Just hurry up and pick something!" Raven said while rubbing her temple.
"How does this one look, friend Raven?" Starfire asked coming out of the dressing room. She was wearing the classic Dorothy costume from the Wizard of Oz.
"You look great Starfire." Raven said, stressing the word 'great' in the hopes of getting her to purchase the costume.
"Wonderful," She said. "I shall purchase this one."
'Finally!'
"Good choice, Star." Beastboy complimented. "I'm gonna get this one."
"Which one?" Raven asked.
"It's a surprise, Rae!" Beastboy smiled.
Raven just rolled her eyes. "Whatever, let's just get out of here."
"Nope, can't let you do that Rae."
"Quit calling me 'Rae', Beastboy. Why exactly can't we leave?"
"'Cause you don't have a costume, duh."
"There is no way I am wearing a costume and you know that, so stop fooling around and let's get out of here."
"Oh, but Raven, it is so much fun! You simply must find one so that you can join us in the wearing of the 'costumes'" Starfire said.
The options are simple. Find a costume, get out quick, get embarrassed on Halloween OR stick around, arguing with Starfire and her unchangeable mind, getting nowhere, wasting time while you could be doing something else…
"Fine." Raven said. "Pick me out a costume so we can leave."
"Awesome!"
"Glorious!" They both scattered in different directions to try and find the perfect costume for Raven.
Raven sat down in a chair that was located outside the dressing rooms. She was starting to get a minor headache.
It wasn't long before they returned. Raven looked up and sighed. 'They couldn't just choose one costume could they?' She looked over the various costumes, trying to find the least embarrassing thing they had brought her.
There was an Egyptian empress costume, a Devil costume, a witch costume, a vampiress, a cowgirl, an angel, Wonder Woman? Weird. A princess costume, a female pirate and a fairy.
All so tempting.
'Why did I ever agree to this?' She thought. 'You've gone too far too back out now.'
Starfire noticed she wasn't saying anything. "Would you perhaps, like it if I chose one for you?"
Raven looked up at Starfire and shrugged, that was her way of saying 'okay'.
"I suggest that you wear this one." She said holding up the Angel costume.
'The daughter of a demon in an angel costume?' She thought to herself. "I don't think…"
"How 'bout this one?" Beastboy suggested, pointed to the fairy costume.
She looked it over. It was black in color, with silver glitter on it. The skirt was not too short and not too frilly either. It had spaghetti straps, but it had long black gloves. Modest enough. The wings it came with were bluish in color, getting darker as it reached the edges utill it gradually turned to black.
It would have to do.
"Fine, I'll get that one." She said
The two others smiled and they went to purchase their newly found costumes.
The cashiers' lane was long, but moving. Raven called Cyborg through the communicator, telling him to come and pick them up. The cashier rung everything up and they were out in no time.
Later, At Home…
"Okay guys, we've got a lot of work to do." Robin said to his teammates. "Halloween is just a few days away and we've got to get prepared. First up, decorating the tower. We will be having all of the many Titans here so we have to make sure this place is looking nice. I have posted a schedule on the fridge. Anything highlighted in your color is your responsibility, you have to make sure it gets done. Is that understood?"
"Yes sir!" Beastboy and Cyborg shouted in response.
Robin smiled. "Good, let's get to work."
They rushed to the fridge to see what they had to do.
Okay, I know it was short, but this is just the first chapter and I figured that this would be a good spot. I didn't want to start the chores yet!
And please, tell me any Ideas you have, costume-wise or not.
BTW, I only put Starfire in that costume because I thought it would be cute to have her run around with Silkie as Toto in her little basket. I had a ton of other ideas that I liked for her, I once drew her in a Zelda costume that turned out rather cool, but I vetoed that because you don't exactly find that in a costume shop.
Anyway...REVIEW! Even if you hated it!