Okay, I know I shouldn't... but I'm giving y'all another Titan story. This one will not be focused on Spidey/Rae so much, but it will continue the story. And yes, tomorrow, I will begin to publish the villain story. Vote for Slade or Wadey! I prefer Slade, and the vote is tied right now, so cast your lots!

Ultimate Teen Titans

Kindergarten Titan

Chapter I

A Formal Request

"Booyah!"

"Not cool!"

Cyborg and Beast Boy were yet again playing video games, and Cyborg was yet again winning. BB now seriously believed that Cyborg had rigged the game.

"You totally pulled a noobish weapon on me!" he protested. "That's not sportsman-like!"
"Oh yeah? Like the time you used the rocket launcher and spawn-camped me?"

No one paid attention to their argument. Robin was redesigning his Nightwing costume with help from Starfire, and Raven was showing Spider-Man the Titans' Villains List. At the last sentence, however, Spidey looked up.

"And spawn-camper?" he said, sounding sarcastically mortified. "For shame, BB. I wouldn't go pointing the finger of blame if I were you." He turned back to the list. "Now, who the hell is Mumbo Jumbo...?"

Raven giggled, and Cyborg and BB stopped their argument for a few seconds, struggling to comprehend what they had just heard. A week ago, BB and Starfire had set up Raven and Spidey on a blind date, and since then, they had been going out. It was incredible seeing the change Spider-Man had on Raven.

BB had paid for it, though, as well as Starfire. But while Starfire could look glamorous in anything she wore, BB wearing her outfit...

"I still have pictures," Cyborg said sneakily, an evil grin on his face.

"What, do you stare at them at night?" BB said, punching him on the shoulder, and wincing. "Ow!"

"Ha!" Cyborg laughed. "You wish."

Robin suddenly stood up, speaking into his communicator. He seemed annoyed.

"No, Bruce, I can't," he said aloud, and the rest of the Titans stopped what they were doing and listened. "I'm not at your beck and call. I have more important things to do than to babysit your..."

He stopped, listening. The other Titans couldn't hear the other side of the conversation, but they knew who he was talking to, even Spider-Man. He was talking to Bruce Wayne, his former trainer, instructor, friend... and Batman.

"You want who?"

The note of shock in Robin's voice made the others listen in harder. He didn't seem to notice.

"I dunno, I'll ask him, but I can't promise anything. He will? Oh, that's good. He wouldn't do that for free."

"Do what?" Cyborg asked BB. He shrugged.

"Okay, but you'll have to brief him in person. Alright, Robin out."

He closed the com, looking thoughtful.

"So, what's up with Bats?" BB asked. "What did he want?"

"He wanted me to serve as a substitute teacher for his son, Damian's, kindergarten class."

"He what?!"

All of the Titans burst out laughing. Starfire looked puzzled.

"What is this garden of kinder?" she asked.

"It's a group of little kids who mess around and are taught all sorts of stuff they don't understand," Spider-Man explained around sobs of laughter. "Oh, boy, Robin, I'm glad you told him where to shove that offer."

"Um, actually..." Robin said, scratching the back of his head. "I refused, but he wanted another Titan to do it."

"Oh yeah?" Cyborg hooted. "Who? Raven?"

BB and Cyborg collapsed in fits of hysterics. Raven narrowed her eyes at them, but Spidey put his hands on her shoulders.

"Now Raven, remember what we talked about," he said soothingly. "You can't just blast them just because of a lame joke."

"Can't I?"

"No, I bet it was Starfire!" BB said, getting to his feet. "Yeah, she's real good with kids!"

"How can she teach 'em when she doesn't know half the stuff herself?!" Cyborg asked, gasping for breath.

Robin waited till they had all quieted down. Then he spoke, barely controlling his voice from his own laughter.

"Actually, what I was going to say was..." he said, "Cyborg."

Everyone became deathly silent.

"What?" Cyborg asked, his voice low.

"He wants you to be a substitute kindergarten teacher. Apparently, Bane has resurfaced, and Batman thinks he's going after the kids of all of the rich business men in Gotham. So... apart from teaching the kids, you'll have to protect them."

Still silence.

"What..." Cyborg said, his voice rising, "the... fu-!"

"Excellent idea!" Spider-Man said, getting to his feet and pushing Cyborg out of the door. "I'll just give him a pep talk."

They waited. Raven counted out loud.

"Five..." she said, "four... three... two... one."

From behind the door, they heard "I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO WHAT?!"