Cyborg

"How was work?" asked Karen as she ate her piece of pizza.

"Fine, how was work for you?" I asked, finishing off another piece.

"You're such a pig. How many slices have you eaten?" Karen asked, setting her pizza down and giving me a disgusted look.

"Aww come on, we've been together for four years. I would think you'd be use to my eating habits by now."

She just rolled her eyes and finished her pizza. "Anyways, work was fine," she finally answered.

"Getting closer to your promotion?" I asked.

She nodded, "I think Mikron is warming up to me."

That name still bothered me; Gizmo may have given up villain work like me and all the other Titans—most of them anyway—who gave up hero work, but I still didn't trust him. Gizmo, now known as Mikron O'Jeneus, started a technology business. Karen works there as an electrician, but I still can't stand Mikron.

"I still think Mikron is a bad guy," I finally said.

"I know, I know, but we stopped being heroes, right? So Mikron can stop being a villain."

"I know." I sighed thinking to myself, I still don't trust him.

"Well, I'm finished, what about you Mr. Piggy?" Karen asked sarcastically.

I ate the remaining pizza in my hand and stood up, throwing away the pizza box. "Yes Mrs. Piggy, I am."

"Hey, I am not a pig!"

"Well, you're married to me so you must be if I'm Mr. Piggy."

She slapped my arm, and I laughed, then pulled her close to me and kissed her.

In bed as Karen slept, I thought about the old days when I was a Teen Titan. Just like most of the Titans, I go by my real name, Victor, but nobody even remembers me as Cyborg, nor do they remember Karen as Bumblebee. It seems the older we get, the more people forget about us.

Karen and I both retired from being heroes at 19 and went to college. I became a mechanic and Karen you already know about. I was going to work with her at Mikron's business too, but there's no way I'm trusting him.

I finally felt tired and pulled Karen close, quickly falling asleep.

The next morning I decided to ride the bus to work, but when I got on the bus I was surprised to see Beast Boy. The green guy actually looked decent.

"B.B., is that you?" I asked with a grin.

Beast Boy looked at me, surprised, and called out, "Hey, Cy." I sat next to him right as he said, "And, stop calling me B.B., its Garfield."

"Quite calling me Cy and maybe I will."

"No way!"

Beast Boy looked out the window and completely spaced out. "B.B.?" No response. "Beast Boy?" Nothing. "Earth to Beast Boy!"

"Did you see her?"

I looked out the window and asked," Who?"

"Terra."

"Terra? Beast Boy… are you okay?"

He shook his head saying, "I have no idea what's going on, but the next time I see her, I'm talking to her. And, she's not going to run away from me again."

I patted Beast Boy on the back, "Poor B.B.… so lost without his true love…"

He turned around and slapped my robot arm away. "Will you quit that! And, why are you here on the bus? Don't you have, like, a billion fancy cars you made or something?"

"Yes, but I thought it would be nice to take public transportation. My instincts are so good, booyah!" I grinned, then asked, "Going to work?"

"Yeah… are you?"

"Oh yeah, workin' six days a week at the shop. Love my job as a mechanic."

"I'm sure you do…"

Beast Boy got off at his stop while I still had a couple stops to go. He waved goodbye as I grinned and saluted him goodbye.

At the shop I saw Mikron talking with Charles, the owner of the shop I work in. Charles looked annoyed and kept pointing away from the shop trying to get the small man to leave.

"Is there a problem here?" I asked walking up to them.

"Victor, I was just telling Mr. O'Jeneus here to leave," Charles answered crossing his arms.

Mikron glared at me, then said, "I was about to go, but I just wanted Charles to remember when he changes his mind to call me." Mikron turned on his heels and walked to his car then drove away.

"What does he want you to change your mind about?" I asked once Mikron's car was no longer in sight.

"He wants me to sell the shop to him," Charles answered.

"No way," I replied shaking my head.

"Yeah, that's what I said."

I nodded and walked into the shop with him.

After work, I rode the bus home but was a little disappointed not to see Beast Boy again. That was the first time I've seen him since Karen and I got married.

As I started walking home from my stop a man on a motorcycle passed me, but when I looked over I saw Robin! First Beast Boy then Robin, booyah!

I watched Robin fly by, then pressed a button on my arm, and my car quickly came to my side. I got in and went the same way as Robin did. Once I caught up with Robin, I saw him fighting Jinx, who I thought was a hero now, but I guess I was wrong. Jinx had Robin trapped, and I was about to shoot her when Starfire came out of nowhere and picked Robin up.

Starfire put Robin on a different building then flew back to Jinx. They lit up the sky with pink and green light, but I could barely see anything because of all the dirt floating around. Finally I saw Jinx falling from the building. I was about to run over and see if she was dead, but then she got up, flipped Starfire off, and limped away. You deserve it, bitch I thought with a smirk.

When I looked back up, Robin and Starfire were kissing and I couldn't help but yell, "Booyah!"

Robin and Starfire talked for a minute, then Starfire carried Robin over to some policemen. Robin gave them a sack that he was holding as Starfire waited.

Once Robin was done talking with the officer, I walked out of the shadows, arms wide open and a grin on my face, "Hey guys! Long time no see!"

They both just looked at me.

"What?" I asked, "Never seen a robot man before?"

"Cyborg!" Starfire finally cried out as she ran up and hugged me.

"Hey Star, lookin' good!" I hugged her back then spun us around. After I put her down I said, "I saw B.B. earlier, he claims he's seeing Terra again."

Again they just looked at me.

"Terra?" they questioned in unison, "Again?"

"But that isn't the point right now; the point is… you guys hungry?"

"I am absolutely starving!" cried Starfire, "Let's have a picnic! I haven't had one of those in forever!"

"Great! Because I have a bunch of food in my car."

"Go figure," Robin mumbled looking away, but I pretended not to hear him and pressed a button on my arm. My car was next to us instantly.

"Oh how I missed transportation by car!" cried Starfire as she jumped into the back seat next to all the food. Robin sat in the passenger's seat.

"So," I started as I drove off, "What have you two been up to?" I winked looking at Robin, who blushed.

"I just barely got here, and at the right time too," said Starfire as she looked over at Robin. I grinned.

A couple minutes later I said, "By the way guys, call me Victor from now on."

"Call me Richard."

Starfire spoke up, "Why would I want to do that? I have always called you two Cyborg and Robin."

"We're not the Teen Titans anymore, Star," Richard started, "But, if you don't mind, may I keep calling you Star? Because I'd rather say that than Koriane."

"It's Koriand'r. And, I would rather say Cyborg and Robin than Victor and Richard!"

"I guess that settles it then, Starfire is an exception," I said.

We arrived at the park; Starfire scooped all the food in her arms so that is was in a big pile.

"Um… Star?" Richard asked, "Need help?"

"No thank you, it's not heavy at all."

Richard helped me set up the picnic table; Starfire placed the food on top.

"Oh how I missed my friends!" she cried, "I saw Raven earlier before I saved you, Robin."

Robin raised an eyebrow, "You did? Where is she?"

"Um… some kind of old book store…. I got this bad vibe from it though…"

I laughed, "That's no surprise when it's Raven who works there!"

"That's not what I mean… I felt like someone else was there…. But let's not worry about that now…"

Starfire eyed the food with a big grin, "It has been so long!" she said before digging in.

"Alright!" I cried joining her.

We stopped eating when we heard tires screeching. "What-" started Starfire. Before we knew it, a blue Prius collided with a big truck carrying gasoline. We all quickly stood up. The car flipped and slid on its hood as the truck blew up next to the car. We quickly went over to the site to see how bad it was.

"The person in the car may still be alive!" I yelled over the screaming, then ran to the Prius.

I tore the door open, then lifted out a black girl with long black hair and a purple streak in it. "Oh no!" cried Starfire, as she put a hand over her mouth. The entire left side of the girl's body was destroyed. Richard put an arm around Starfire and took her away from the scene.

I stared at the girl; she was still alive but barely. I knew I could save her, but it would be risky. But maybe if I turn her into something like me….

I quickly picked her up and ran into my car. I didn't hesitate and pressed a button turning the car into a jet and flew home. I carried her down to my basement and set her on a table down there, then got to work. I worked on her as fast as I could, but a few times I thought she died. Thankfully she didn't.

I wasn't done until Karen was calling my name for diner.

Raven

As I sat in the book store I own, reading a book, I looked up to see Starfire. She saw me too. At first it seemed she didn't recognize me, but then she smiled and jumped for joy, running into the store.

"Raven, my good creepy friend, is that you?" Starfire asked, walking to the counter.

"Yes, Starfire, it's me," I answered blandly.

"Oh yay!" she squealed, hugging me over the counter and squeezing my face into her boobs. I awkwardly patted her back hoping she would let go. Thankfully she did.

"Raven, why are you in this place?" Starfire asked, looking around the store.

"I work here," I answered simply.

"What about Robin, Cyborg, and Beast Boy?"

"Robin is still a hero technically; Cyborg is a mechanic; and Beast Boy designs video games."

"What about the Teen Titans?" Starfire looked at me wide eyed as she asked.

"We're not teens anymore, Starfire. We can't keep going on like super heroes. Besides, some of us are in a relationship now."

Her eyes went even more wide, "Even Robin?"

"No," I said looking away, "he never got over you leaving to Tamaran."

"Oh, do you think Robin will be happy to see me?"

I nodded, looking back at her, and said, "He'll probably be squealing like a little girl on the inside and pull you into a huge kiss."

She smiled, then said, "I will go find Robin then."

Starfire ran out the door so fast she looked like she was flying, which she probably was, but right when the door closed Blackfire came out from the back room.

"Who the hell just slammed the door?" she asked, folding her arms over her chest.

"Just a mad customer," I lied, the last thing I needed to hear about was "my bitch sister, Starfire."

"Did you piss someone off again?" Blackfire finally asked.

"No, they just thought this was a different kind of store," I answered.

"Is it that fucking hard to figure out this is an old book store?" she asked, obviously annoyed, though she was more annoyed by the old book store than the mad customer.

Anyway Blackfire was released from prison, or so she says, two years ago. We ran into each other three months after she came back to earth. At first I thought she came to kill Starfire, but she was all torn up and bloody, so I had a feeling they met on Tamaran. I helped Blackfire back to health, and as I did we started a relationship that grew and grew.

"Fire, why are you here? I thought you were going to stay home today," I asked.

"I missed you, and the house is way too boring," Blackfire replied.

I sighed and said, "This place isn't any better."

"Yeah it is," Blackfire smiled and hugged me then whispered, "Because you're here."

I smiled and kissed her cheek, "Thanks, but I still think you should go somewhere else for fun."

"Hmmm, maybe you're right," Blackfire said, looking around the store. "Do you think any clubs are open?"

"I don't know. I never go to any clubs," I said, sitting behind the counter.

"Raven, you should come with me then."

"No thank you, I still have to work, and clubs are way too loud. Plus all the people there are horny bastards."

"Aww, thanks babe," Blackfire commented sarcastically.

"You know you are."

"Oh really?" she smiled sexually, walking towards me.

"Don't you dare try anything, Blackfire."

"What do you mean?" she asked innocently as two of her fingers walked up my arm.

Once her hand was on my forearm, she grabbed it and pulled me into a kiss. I kissed back but then heard the bell over the door ring.

I looked over to see who it was and was shocked to see Kitten Walker. The woman just stared at me and Blackfire as we stared back. Finally she spoke up, "Have you two seen my husband, Fang? He said he was coming here today but I haven't seen him all day."

"No guy with a moth head came in today," I answered.

"Dang it! Where could that man be?" Kitten asked herself.

"I don't think a male with a moth head can really be considered a man," Blackfire said, letting go of me.

"Excuse me?" Kitten asked, glaring at Blackfire.

"Oh you must be too stupid to understand, especially because you're married to a moth head."

"How dare you speak to me that way!"

"Are you going to do something about it?"

"Actually yeah, bitch!"

"No fighting in here!" I yelled. "Take it outside."

"Is it that big of a deal? This place is probably about to fall down anyway," Kitten snapped.

"It may look like it's about to fall down, but this is my book store, so you can either get a book or scram," I answered.

Kitten glared at me before turning on her heel and leaving.

"Can you believe her?" Blackfire asked once Kitten was no more in sight. "She called me a bitch."

I just shook my head, "Will you just go already; you're going to scare all my customers away."

She rolled her eyes, "Whatever." She kissed my cheek and left the book store.

I finally noticed she was wearing a black tank top, skinny jeans, and high-heeled boots. To me she looked like a sexy slut, which meant many boys were going to hit on her at the club, and I didn't know how she would react to them though.

I usually enjoyed walking home at sunset, but as I was almost home, I saw something that ruined the mood. Blackfire was getting out of a black car. I was wondering who drove her home, but then the person rolled down their window so Blackfire could lean in to talk to them. A man's arm was resting on the door. Did Blackfire hitch a ride or something? I wondered, but right then Blackfire leaned in. I started feeling betrayed until she stopped where she was for a minute then slapped the guy. I couldn't help a little smile watching Blackfire walk into the house.

The car drove away as I walked to the house. Once inside I saw Blackfire just standing in the kitchen. I walked up to her and kissed her deeply. She was surprised, but for only a second, before kissing back. We started kissing roughly, then one thing lead to another and we were both sweaty and sleeping in the bedroom cuddling.