AN: Hey, here is the next chapter. Credit for the name of the karaoke place goes to robstarfan723. Anyway, without further adieu, here is the next chapter.
Disclaimer: Teen Titans, own I do not
"talking"
Thoughts
(personal thoughts)
Recap
"Oh, we are out celebrating Rachael's birthday!" Kori explains excitedly while jumping up and down and clapping her hands.
"Yeah, we have already gone to all her favorite places, and we just finished going to a bookstore that was having a sale on a lot of interesting books," Jennifer explains as she and Rachael hold up their bags, full of their most recent purchases, before continuing. "We were just trying to decide on whether we should go home, and have cake and ice cream, or go to a karaoke place first and then go home for cake and ice cream." Jennifer finished explaining.
We all look at each other (all the boys, anyway) before saying in unison, "Karaoke!"
"Glorious! Then it is settled, we will go to the Karaoke place to sing and be merry!" Kori yells happily before leading the way to the karaoke place down the street. We all follow; all plans of pizza forgotten for the moment.
Chapter 2
(Rachael's POV)
Once we were inside, Gar and Wally ran ahead and rented a karaoke room for the next two hours. When they got back, they held up the room key in triumph.
"Our room is at the end of the hall, to the right of the elevators (the karaoke place, 15 Minutes of Fame, is a two story building)," Gar says as Wally grabs Jennifer's arm, and starts to drag her towards the elevators.
"Hey, stop pulling; you're going to yank my arm out of its socket." Jennifer says in irritation while trying to keep up with Wally's fast pace. At this, Wally slows down, but continues to drag her towards our designated room.
While Wally pulled Jennifer ahead, the rest of us held back. Vic and Richard started up a conversation by asking Garfield how he knew Kori. Before Gar replied, he looked over to Kori who just shrugged her shoulders. Seeming to have received the OK, Garfield started smiling as he answered.
"Well, I first met Kori when I was still in the DOOM Patrol. We were on patrol in another sector of the galaxy (in the universe, the DOOM Patrol's territory/influence extends to the just about the entire Milky Way Galaxy), when we picked up two fast moving objects moving towards us. One was small so we assumed it was a privately owned, single-manned space cruiser, while the other was much larger and seemed to be pursuing the smaller ship. When both 'ships' got closer, we realized that the larger ship was a Gordanian Battle Cruiser, similar to the ones used to transport 'captives' to the Citadel only this one was modified for a specific captive. Its armor was 5x denser than the usual transport ships, as well as sporting high-powered, heavy-hitting plasma guns. At that time, we weren't sure what to make of the over-powering ship…well, that is until we saw what they were chasing after. The second, smaller, ship they were pursuing turned out not to be a ship at all but a person flying through space at an astonishing rate, and without a space/protective suite no less! And guess who this person was…it was Kori!" As Gar finished saying this, he was practically jumping up and down in excitement, much the same way Kori does when she finds something new to put in her hair.
I find this sort of display to be irritating and unnecessary, so I usually tune it out and start walking away.
The only thing stopping me from doing just that, is that our little group has already stopped walking, in front of the elevators, and the shades-wearing Richard and dark-skinned Victor were just staring, like a couple of idiots, at Kori in wonder.
"What?" Kori asked, trying to look innocent, yet to those who knew her, it was obvious she was also very amused by their reactions.
"Girl, are you trying to tell me that you can breathe in space?" Victor asked incredulously.
"Yes. My people are very resilient; therefore, we can survive most things from nuclear explosions to the cold vacuum of space, without very much damage to our physical being. For this reason, aside from the fact that Tamaraneans are a warrior race, most other races fear and hate us." Kori said all of this matter-of-factly enough, yet it was obvious that the last statement depressed her some, which Richard seemed to notice.
"So, your entire race is feared and shunned because of what you are and what you can do? Is that why these Gordanians were chasing you?" Richard's concern seemed to comfort/touch Kori and calm her down some.
Good, she could use some support/comfort from someone outside of our team and her immediate friends. Perhaps, a stranger's input will be enough to get her to let go of her past and move on.
"Well no, they…" However, before Kori could respond fully, the redhead speedster, Wally, came running up and stopped right next to her. With a look of impatience, he glared at every one of us before he spoke with indignation.
"What are you guys still doing out here? Come on you slowpokes, stop dawdling and get in the room already. Let's get this show on the road, we have a birthday to celebrate, some songs to sing, and a hot girl for me to flirt with so LET'S GET A MOVE ON!" With this last part said and done, Wally grabbed Kori's hand and started dragging her towards the room. This left the rest of us to stare after him in slightly stunned silence.
After a few moments of staring, we all started to jog after them, not wanting to get behind and looking anymore like a bunch of idiots than we already were.
I will pay you back for this Wally West, just wait and see. Nobody makes me look like an idiot, and gets away with it.
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Once we were all in the room finally, Garfield joined Wally over at the machine to see what songs the machine had. While they were over there, Kori went over and joined Jenny over on one of the many couches in the room.
Just as Kori starts up a conversation with Jenny, I notice a hesitant Richard staring over at her. Since it was obvious he wanted to join her, yet didn't seem to know how to do so politely, I decided to show him some mercy (And you did not hear this from me. If anyone mentions this to anyone, I will hunt you down and show you what true darkness really is, got it?)
Anyway, I slowly walk up behind him and wait a few more minutes before speaking up to see if he notices me. Unfortunately, for him, he doesn't notice since his eyes on Kori's smiling face. And that's when I hear it. It was silent, but loud enough for me to hear it with my close proximity.
"She's an angel." Richard mutters this under his breath, seeming to think that no one would hear him. Oh, how wrong you are, Richard. This will be entertaining.
"You do know, she wouldn't mind if you just started talking to her. You don't need an invitation." I say, nearly whispering in his ear; thus, nearly making him jump right out of his skin. Heh.
"H-how long have you been standing there?" Richard manages to stutter out as a deep blush spreads across his features.
"Long enough to hear you call Kori an angel," I say with a smirk on my face. Richard's blush only deepens even more as realization hits him.
After a few moments of silence, I am bored with his embarrassment, so I decide to take control of the situation.
"Well, aren't you going to go over there and talk to her?" I ask impatiently while softly glaring at him, which causes him to flinch.
"Eh heh he, I doubt she would appreciate me barging in on her conversation," he says hesitantly. As he rubs the back of his head nervously, I continue to glare at him for a couple more moments before responding.
"I highly doubt that. After all, Kori has been monitoring Garfield since he left the DOOM Patrol. Plus, they have managed to keep in touch over the years, and Garfield has told her all about his new friends, especially you. Since he seems to hold such high opinions of you, Kori has been dying to meet you in person. Besides, Kori isn't really one to judge people until she gets to know them better, and even then she is rarely ever harsh in her judgments," I manage to say all of this in a monotone voice, but as the next words leave my mouth, my voice gets a bit lower and slightly more threatening. "Yet, despite all the praise Gar gives you, if you so much as hurt her, or start to play with her emotions, I will personally make your life a living nightmare."
As I stop talking, it is obvious I got my point across to Richard. After a few minutes, he seems to have calmed down, then he straightens up, walks over to Kori, and sits next to her. Once I see that he has started a conversation with her, I turn my attention to the group over at the karaoke machine, where Victor had joined Gar and Wally. They all seemed to be whispering about something.
Huh, wonder what they're up to? Well, whatever it is, it probably isn't good.
After a few more moments of them muttering amongst themselves, Wally steps up onto the little stage set up in front of the couches. He waits patiently until everyone has settled in their seats and has stopped talking.
"Hey guys, since this is Rachael's birthday she won't have to sing, so Rach just enjoy the show. OK, so first off I will be starting us off and I will be followed by Richard," Richard's head snaps over to Wally in silent shock and anger, which Wally ignores as he continues. "Anyway, my first song will be 'Let Me Hold A Little Love' by T Coles and it will be dedicated to Jennifer." As Wally says this, he winks at Jenny, who scowls back at him. Yet, even as the lights start to dim a little, I can still see the slight blush as it creeps onto her cheeks.
Everyone gets quiet as the music starts to play, and Wally starts to get into the beat of the song.
"Let Me Hold A Little Love"
By: T Coles
(Sorry ahead of time if I get the lyrics wrong)
Let me hold a little love, oh (x3)
I was like hey little momma
Love the way you walking
Can you come and talk to me
Now every guy is going crazy
Calling you their baby
But they don't got what you need
That's' why you're looking my way
I think you like what you see
Ain't got no time to be shy
Here's my cards on the table
Tell me what's it gonna be
I said hey yo, hey yo
I'm really try to get with you
So, so there ain't no need for attitude
(Ay yo, ay yo) See I ain't like those other dudes
Baby I got plans for you
You got the .. I like the way you talk
Shorty can I hold a little love
And if you give it to me
I can guarantee I'll give it back
(chorus)
So let me hold a little love
A little love (love)
A little love (love)
Every time Wally would get to the chorus, he would point at Jenny, then he would put his hands to his chest and act as if he was cradling his heart in them. This only caused Jennifer to try to look anyway else but at Wally, while her blush only deepened.
And if you give it to me
I can guarantee I'll give it back
(chorus)
So let me hold a little love
Love, love
Let me hold a little love
You say you heard this before
Baby knocking at your door
Making promises they never keep
Well baby
I give it everything I got
And you won't ever wanna leave
I said hey yo, hey yo
I'm really try to get with you
So, so there ain't no need for attitude
(Ay yo, ay yo) See I ain't like those other dudes
Cause girl I got plans for you
You got the .. I like the way you talk
Shorty can I hold a little love
And if you give it to me
I can guarantee I'll give it back
(chorus)
So let me hold a little love
A little love (love)
A little love (love)
And if you give it to me
I can guarantee I'll give it back
So let me hold a little love
A little love
Body's crazy
And the cards for the take
I'll give you everything you want
Come on let me
You got the.. I like the way you talk
Shorty can I hold a little love
And if you give it to me
I can guarantee I'll give it back
(chorus)
So let me hold a little love
A little love (love)
A little love (love)
And if you give it to me
I can guarantee I'll give it back
So let me hold a little love
A little love
When the song ended, everyone stood up and clapped for Wally. Well, everyone except for Jenny, who was sitting with her head facing down and her hair covering her face. Although, it was obvious that she was blushing furiously by how red her ears were, which were conveniently poking out from under her hair.
As Wally got off stage, he sat on the other side of Jenny and looked over at Richard, who was on the other side of Kori.
"Well, Richie-boy it's your turn." Wally said with a smirk.
"Yeah and you have two songs to choose from," Gar piped in with an evil smirk on his face.
"Oh, and don't even think about backing out of it because you still owe us for that bet you lost and this is your punishment so take it like a man," Victor states this with a hint of triumph in his smug voice.
Richard looks nervously from one to the other of the three boys who seemed to hold his fate in their hands. After a few seconds of seeming to try to calculate his chances of getting out of this, he eventually heaved a defeated sigh before responding.
"What two songs do I get to choose from?" he says dejectedly.
"Best Friend by Toy-Box, or Bumble Bee by " Gar and Wally say in unison with evil smirks on both their faces. Yet, before Richard could respond, there was a loud noise as the wall behind the stage exploded inwards and smoke and dust filled the room.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't a bunch of crud-munchin' losers and our traitorous snot-wad of a leader," a mysterious voice sounded out from the smoke.
AN: hey, please read and review…oh, and there is a link on my profile page for the lyrics video for this song, if anyone is interested.
Also, before I forget, I have a poll up on my profile as well. This poll is to determine who Garfield should date so please vote. But, if you can't vote on the poll then tell me your vote in your review, the choices are:
Raven
Terra
An OC
Another character from the TT universe