"Woo hoo! Gnarly, dude!" Beast Boy shouted, catching some sweet waves on a giant surf machine.
Not too far off, Starfire splashed around in the pool and slipped down the water slides, while Raven was comfortably sitting under a dark umbrella reading a book.
Robin ran up and did a legendary cannon ball into the pool, earning a burning glare from Raven after accidentally soaking her to the bone in water.
Cyborg soon joined Beast Boy on the surfer machine, wearing a crazy elaborate plastic bag-looking contraption so his gadgets didn't get ruined by the water.
"WOO!" he yelled enthusiastically.
Deciding to take a brief break, Starfire floats out of the pool to dry off and flip through her activity brochure.
Noticing an intriguing feature, she strolls over to Robin, who was now at the nearby tiki bar, to ask him about it,
"Robin, what is the art of 'open mick?'"
Robin chuckled slightly at her mispronunciation and corrected her kindly,
"You mean, 'open mic', Star? It's where anyone can go up and perform a talent; whether it be singing a song, doing stand-up comedy, or playing an instrument on stage, if they want to."
He sipped his drink casually, thinking nothing of it. He wasn't expecting Starfire's sudden gasp of excitement, which made him choke on his drink as she blurted out,
"I wish to partake in the exciting event of the singing on the stage! I shall recite the native Tamaranian Glerfnock poem in song!"
Taking a deep breath, she opens her mouth only to have a deafening screech come out.
Cringing at the piercing noise, Robin was about to tell her to stop when Beast Boy came barreling over as loud as a herd of elephants to urgently appear next to his teammates,
"Woah, Star's screaming her song again? Something's gotta be up." he questioned, wanting to know.
"Oh it will be glorious, Beast Boy! The art of the performing will soon take place!" Starfire exclaimed brightly.
"'The art of the performing?' Does she mean?-" Beast Boy started, but was cut off by Robin's answer.
"Yes. An open mic, next week at seven."
Beast Boy's eyes widened to an inhuman diameter, then as quickly as he came he drew back mysteriously before answering,
"That should be just enough time…"
Robin raised an eyebrow and inquired, "Enough time for what?"
But Beast Boy was already making a mad dash off the deck in shimmies. That was the last they'd be of seeing him for a long, long time.
~.~.~
Beast Boy, concealing himself in his room, rehearsed his performance tirelessly. This has been his lifelong dream, and now he is finally granted the chance to make it true! Choreography, vocals, and stage presence are all measured with the utmost precision. His friends and everyone else on The Looove Boat were in for a real treat, for the true star has arrived!
~.~.~
The only time The Titans ever saw Beast Boy was either during meals or, in the guys' case, right before bed. He refused to reveal his plans, no matter how many times he was asked. They decided to let him be, for this was some sort of strong calling (more like super-weird-phase) that would eventually pass.
As they all sat at a picnic table together for lunch, Beast Boy finally emerged for a quick bite to eat. The Titans didn't even try to question him again, for they wouldn't get an answer.
He kept a certain secretive composure, but Beast Boy was Beast Boy, so the rest of the team figured that he would spill at some point, out of excitement. Every so often, they would catch him squirm in the slightest way, but then sit back up as straight as a rod again. His teammates pondered as to what could be so larger than life that he would act in such a way. Strangely enough, it was actually pretty amusing.
Within less than five minutes, Beast Boy scarfed down a veggie sandwich and retreated back to his room, which was no surprise.
After a moment of silence, Starfire found that she just couldn't take it any longer,
"Oh, why is it that Beast Boy is so oddly behaving?!"
"We don't know, Star. BB won't even tell me, and he tells me everything." Cyborg replied, just as clueless as Starfire and the rest of the team.
Raven decided to pitch in, but at the same time prepared herself for the response that she was bound to get,
"With my powers, I could find out if I really wanted to…" she stated barely audible, thinking no one could have possibly have heard her.
Of course, everyone perked up and gathered around the spokesperson expectantly.
Raven sighed, knowing what she was in for, but reluctantly continued,
"We can go by his room, and I can peek in,"
Everyone gasped.
"But only for a second! If I stay too long, he will see me."
Everyone paused, considering this plan, and then Cyborg broke the silence,
"Wellll are we all just gonna STAND HERE or are we gonna be detectives and find out what's really going on with BB?"
"We will be the detectives!" Starfire cheered, fist in the air.
The rest of the team cheered along with her as they launched their plan into action. Not wasting a single second, they all shuffled off the deck.
~.~.~
The Titans casually followed Raven to BB's room. After winding through people, turning corners and dismissing passing snack trays, they found their destination.
Most of the team stays hidden around the corner, while Raven floats over to BB's door. Her eyes become enveloped in a white glow, and a dark hole spreads in pulses across the wood surface, allowing her to see through it.
The remaining members of the team lean around the corner in anticipation, only to see Raven's face twisted in confusion; or maybe it was an effort to hold back laughter.
"He's just prancing around and mumbling to himself." She whispers, not surprised.
"You gotta give us more than that!" Cyborg shouts, gaining a 'SHHH!' from the other members.
"Sorry!" he whispers apologetically.
"Well I must look!" Starfire whispers, making her way across the hall to Raven.
"If she's lookin', I gotta look too!" Cyborg follows her.
One by one, the entire small group makes their way over and piles around Raven in an attempt to see.
"Stop, guys! He'll see you!" Raven whisper-shouted urgently, trying to hold them back with big shadowy arms of darkness.
Beast Boy came to a halt abruptly, due to his attention being called to the struggle, and he lets out an alarmed monkey squeal.
The team exchanged glances that said 'Busted!', and were flung backwards by the door being pushed open by Beast Boy; his face reflected pure annoyance.
"What are you guys doing?! Are you spying on me?" he yelled accusingly.
"N-n-no Beast Boy! We were just… um," Starfire desperately looked around at the other Titans, and then spotted a very exquisite pot of flowers. "admiring the glorious flowers in the pot!"
Starfire leaned over to smell said flowers, and then plucked one from the arrangement and ate it.
They all shivered uncomfortably, but tried to recover their little story.
"Uhhh, yeah! SMELLS SO GOOD!" Cyborg leapt over to the lovely arrangement and took a big, long sniff.
Everyone scrambled and joined in, sniffing in an animated manner; BB wasn't convinced.
"You guys are weird." he said, before slamming the door shut.
"Well… What now?" Cyborg questioned.
"I guess we'll just have to wait and see." Raven answered, though not really caring.
A/N –
Yay another chapter finally! I'm so so so sorry I haven't updated in such a long time, I've just been so busy and time flew by so fast! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Be prepared for the next one, what is BB's plan? Stick around to find out! The review button is your friend! :)