Chapter 1: The Assignment
"UGH! I hate America!" The green changeling stomped into the Ops room. Raven was twenty eight chapters deep in The Chronicles of Rorek so there was no way she was coming out. Until Beast Boy walked in.
"I supposed you're going to tell me why." Raven deadpanned. She dog-eared her page and put down her book.
"DUDE! How did you know I was here?" Beast Boy asked, smeckledorfed. Raven quirked an eyebrow.
"Well, for starters, you came in here stomping and yelling about how much you hate America. That's hard to miss. I'm very observant, if you haven't already noticed. And don't forget that I'm an empath; I could sense you when you were still in Steele City for that 'Guys Night'. Really?" Raven sounded annoyed, so Beast Boy quickly changed the subject.
"I have to write this romance novel to pass this class I'm taking for my Masters." Beast Boy fumed. Raven was impressed.
"You went to college?"
"Uh, yeah. Is that surprising?" Beast Boy sounded aggravated.
"Yeah, you'll be the first person who went to college in the Tower." Raven said.
"Yeah right dude. Robin probably did. Daddy bats is probably loaded. He probably sent Robin to Harvard or Yale or something." Beast Boy fumed.
"Actually…Robin didn't 'go' to college." Raven said.
"Really? Seriously?" Beast Boy was pleasantly surprised.
"Yup. Starfire went to college on Tamaran, but that doesn't count. I went to college in Azar, but I had to self-educate. Cyborg didn't go at all. Robin took college classes in high school. You can count that is you want." Raven smiled.
"Well, this has to be realistic…" Beast Boy stared at Raven.
"Oh no. I'm not pretending to date you!" Raven flashed out.
"C'mon Star…that guy was totaling coming onto you. He groped you! What was a boyfriend supposed to do? See things my way!"
"You were supposed to ask him to stop. Politely. Not get into a fist fight!"
"You know why I beat him up, Star. Batman corrupted my moral compass. Now my first reaction is fight. I'm sorry" Starfire had left a long time ago. Robin went hurrying after her. Beast Boy saw this all.
"Hmm…Sparrow and NovaFlame…"
