Chapter Two
"You're WHAT?"
Nine eyes bulged in their sockets and five mouths hit the floor.
"Raven and I are going to the Sadie Hawkins Dance together." Starfire said slowly.
All of the boys stared at the two girls incredulously.
"But… but…" Beast Boy continued to stutter. "But you're supposed to ask a GUY!" he exclaimed, distraught.
Starfire's face fell and Raven stepped up quickly. "Actually, the rules don't say that a girl HAS to invite a boy. She is well within her right to ask a girl to the dance." She glared at Beast Boy as Starfire's expression continued to be downcast.
"Aw, MAN!" Speedy exclaimed. "That's four heroine's standing outside the fire."
The three main titans turned to him in surprise. "But there are only two of them." Robin said in confusion.
"Yeah, but Bumblebee and Argent are going together as well." Aqualad intoned.
Cyborg groaned in defeat when he heard Bumblebee's name. He went to his room to sulk alone as Beast Boy and Robin sighed and began playing videogames on the window screen. Soon after, Speedy joined them, but Aqualad stayed behind to survey the two girls.
"Are you sure you don't want to go as a threesome?" he asked hopefully.
Starfire looked at him curiously and asked, "What is a threesome?"
"Not something you need to know about just yet, Star." Raven growled, glaring at Aqualad as she led Starfire away. "Come on, let's go to my room." Raven took Starfire to her room and they sat down on the bed for a bit both girls lost in their own thoughts.
Finally, Starfire looked up and said, "Raven would you do me the honor of accompanying me for a shopping trip so that we may find outfits for the Dance?"
Raven looked up at Starfire's pleading expression and sighed nodding and standing. The two girls silently flew to the mall and began looking around for a suitable store to look in. For once, Starfire wasn't her usual ball of floating energy and Raven wondered what could be wrong with the orange skinned girl. "Raven?" Raven looked up at Starfire questioningly. "What is a threesome?"
Raven flinched and sighed before saying, "Starfire a threesome is three people together making love to each other in one bed."
Starfire's eyebrows rose and she shook her head. "Such an odd thing to do, but if it is part of the earth custom…" Raven watched the alien's expression warily and let out a breath of relief when she didn't see the scheming look come upon her face. Starfire led them to a small dress store and dragged Raven over to a tuxedo.
"Let us get you fitted for it Raven," she said cheerfully.
Raven gave her a questioning look and asked, "Why do you want me fitted for a tuxedo?"
Starfire frowned slightly and replied, "Well, if you want a dress that is fine too. I just thought that since you didn't like shopping we could make this, how you say, painless and easy?"
Raven shook her head with a slight chuckle and said, "I get it, Star. Come on, let's get fitted so we can find your dress."
The girls walked in and pointed out the tuxedo to the manager. He smiled and asked whom it was for and, while Raven blushed, Starfire carefully explained that Raven was taking another female to a dance. The clerk looked at Raven appraisingly before nodding slowly. He rang a bell and a female clerk walked over. The male quickly explained the situation and the female nodded, leading Raven over to the fitting area. Starfire followed curiously and watched as Raven got several pins poked at her until the tuxedo looked almost perfect. The female clerk made the proper measurements and said that they were free to go. Raven changed out of the tuxedo and accompanied Starfire around the store as the young alien began looking for her own dress. She found several that she liked, but only a few were exactly what she wanted. Starfire sagged as she realized that her three favorites had characteristics of her dream dress but they didn't all have them. Thinking a moment, the redhead got an idea and walked over to the clerk.
"May I have a blank piece of paper and a pencil?" she asked politely.
He nodded and handed her the correct supplies. Starfire drew the dress she wanted and looked at the different colors before scribbling some notes in the margins. When she was finished, Starfire paid the clerk five bucks for the help and led Raven to a sewing store. Buying a few rolls of fabric, sewing needles, a sewing machine, thread, and a tape measure, the alien was finally satisfied with their trip to the mall. Raven quirked an eyebrow in question but Starfire merely shook her head with a secretive smile. The pair flew home with their burden and Starfire went straight to her room, locking the door. Raven stared after her for a moment before shrugging and heading to her own room to meditate.
Later that day, everyone was gathered around the table, eating dinner, when Raven noticed Starfire's bandaged fingers.
"Star, what happened to your hand?" she asked in concern. The others all glanced at Starfire's hand as well and looked at her.
"It was an accident." Starfire mumbled. "I just stuck myself is all. I will be fine."
The others shrugged and went back to eating while Raven stared at Starfire for a moment longer. Starfire caught her gaze and gave her that same secretive smile. After dinner, Raven pulled Beast Boy aside.
"Beast Boy, I need a favor." She told him. "Can you spy on Starfire for me?"
Beast Boy stared at her as though she'd grown a second head. "You WANT me to spy on your girlfriend?" he asked unsurely.
"She's not my girlfriend, but yes." Raven replied.
Beast Boy shrugged and turned into a rat before scuttling off. Raven gave a small sigh and went back to her room. An hour later, Beast Boy appeared next to her bed with the same secretive smile Starfire had and said, "She's not doing anything but practicing with weapons. She doesn't want to go to the training area because it gets monotonous after awhile. That's all. See ya Rae."
He morphed into a fly and hurriedly flew through her vent. Raven growled under her breath and cursed the fact that Beast Boy knew what Starfire was doing and she didn't. But, a voice in her mind said. The little changeling can't keep a secret long. He'll tell you soon. Raven smiled to herself and went back to her volume.
The next day, being Halloween, meant that the Titans were able to walk out into the city without being asked for autographs. Starfire was happy when she saw all the candy at the houses and hurried over with her bag. She had put on an eyemask similar to Robin's, except that it was purple, and a black cape lined with crimson. Raven had to admit that it did fit her pretty well and that it was a good costume. As Starfire squealed like a child, the other titans strolled behind her in leisure. Starfire and Raven were the only ones to change their costumes, though Raven did so reluctantly. She was dressed in an outfit that had wings attached to the vest and a white eyemask over her pale skin. She had on black pants and the costume was finished with a small black cat's tail protruding from the back of it. Starfire had picked it out for her and Raven thought she did look pretty good in it.
As the team walked around watching Starfire stop at the many different houses, they noticed multiple other children dressed as them. Most of them couldn't get Beast Boy, Starfire, or Raven right because they couldn't match the skin color at all. Plus, no one had pointed ears, completely green eyes, violet irises, or the toned muscles of the heroes. Beast Boy was still disgruntled over the fact that he didn't have anyone to take him to the Heroine's Sadie Hawkins dance, but the other two boys were cool with it.
Raven was suddenly pulled to the side as Starfire pulled her to a particularly spooky-looking house. As the two teens rang the doorbell, a trapdoor opened and they flew down a chute. Landing on a hard cement floor in a basement, they looked around to see multiple other teens in the room with them. The girls sighed and stood, realizing that they had to save these children. As Starfire set to work breaking out, Raven organized the teens into a line.
"Wow," one boy said. "When we get out, can I have your autographs?"
Raven exhaled slowly and nodded. Starfire called to her that the exit was now finished and Raven began ushering the kids out. The girls waited until all of the others were out before climbing out themselves. When they finally made it out, they dusted themselves off.
"That was one crazy guy that wanted those kids down there." Raven muttered lowly.
"And I do not even think it was meant as the trick of Halloween." Starfire added.
Raven glanced around and couldn't find the boys so she turned back to her comrade. "Do you want to go back to the tower and watch movies?"
Starfire contemplated the idea for a moment before answering the question with one of her own. "Will they be the movies of horror so that I have an excuse to snuggle into you and have you hold me tight?"
Raven grinned and replied, "Never need a reason Star, but if you want, then yes."
The girls locked hands and flew off to the tower. First they watched Wrong Turn I and II before moving to Rest Stop. Halfway through the movie-thon, Starfire's stomach growled and Raven went to make them some snacks to munch on. As she was passing the kitchen table, she spotted the invitation to the dance. Quickly jotting down a note, the young mage hurried outside to send the RSVP before returning to Starfire with the food. The two girls continued the horror movie-thon and, as stated before, Raven did in fact have to hold Starfire because the alien was frightened by the different tortures shown in the SAW movies. Once Raven thought they had seen enough, she realized that Starfire wasn't letting go any time soon, so she teleported them to her room where she covered them easily and petted Starfire's hair until the redhead slowly drifted into slumber. Raven grinned and fell asleep as well, thinking of her date to the dance.
Sorry it took so long uploading but I haven't had a laptop for a while. I don't actually start uploading until school starts. Hope you guys like this chapter.