Here is the second chapter of my fic. This story is going to take quite some time to get going so please bear with me.
Robin sat alone at the kitchen table, contemplating what to do today if it was a quiet day once again. 'Maybe I can get the others to do some training', he thought, that would be a mission in itself. The Titans were committed to the cause but they were still young and loved their time off. He sighed to himself; maybe he could do some training if the day carried on quietly.
He glanced out the window that overlooked the bay. The sun was beginning to rise over the horizon far out to sea, the early morning fog threatened to cover everything near the coast. The grey clouds were already beginning to form signalling another dreary day. He looked back down at the steaming hot cup of coffee nestled between his hands. It wasn't very cold in the tower; Cyborg had installed an energy efficient heating system to cut down costs. He took a small sip of the dark beverage and sighed again. The weather was affecting him slightly, he longed to go out and do something, anything. His head snapped up as he heard the swish of the automatic doors opening and watched on as a green teenager sleepily trudged through the doorway.
"Morning Beast Boy" he said curtly. He smirked as Beast Boy gave him a tired nod while mumbling a greeting in return. 'Definitely not a morning person' he smiled to himself. He gazed on as Beast Boy quickly assembled a bowl of cereal and sat down opposite Robin. After a couple of bites he looked up at this leader.
"Hey dude, what's the plan for today?" he asked him.
"Not sure, might do some training if I can get you all to join me" shrugging as he told the green Titan, taking another sip of his coffee.
"Heh, might join you" came the reply. Robin looked up from his coffee at the reply. 'I wasn't expecting that!' he thought.
"Great, it's been pretty quiet lately and I'm sure we need some practice" he informed Beast Boy.
"Yeah, and I need to burn off some excess energy" he told Robin. Being borderline hyperactive due to his animal traits he needed some forms of exercise.
"God knows that the truth. Maybe you will be too tired to bother me" came the reply from behind him. Beast Boy turned around to see his team mate Raven float effortlessly into the room. She breezed past him to the stove and set about making her tea for the morning. She turned on the stove and began to pour water into the kettle.
"Yeah, if I don't burn off some of these calories I might get as chunky as you Rae" he told her grinning. He looked over at Robin to see him hold in a laugh, it wasn't often Beast Boy managed to get the upper hand in an argument with anyone, let alone Raven. Beast Boy began to chuckle to himself at the small victory he had achieved. He couldn't see her face darken as she stood over the sink. 'Relax Raven, he is just trying to get a rise from you' she told herself.
She wordlessly filled the kettle and set it on the stove, never turning around to look at her teammates, especially Beast Boy. If she saw his smug smile on his face she would have to throttle him there and then.
"What are the plans for today then?" she questioned them as she brought the kettle to a boil.
"Probably just do some training if it's quiet" Robin told her. She nodded to herself and grabbed a cup from the cupboard and set it down on the counter.
"So I take it everyone has to join?" she asked the Boy Wonder.
"No, it's optional but I wouldn't mind if everyone agreed to it" he replied.
"Maybe" she told him as she began to drain the tea leaves from the kettle. She poured the dark brown substance into the cup and once again floated past her teammates out of the room.
"See ya Rae!" shouted Beast Boy.
"Raven" came the reply as she quietly left the room. The two Titans shared a quiet laugh about it once they were sure Raven was out of earshot.
"You know you shouldn't annoy her like that" said Robin.
"I know, but it's so funny, and I won an argument for once!" he cried, still chuckling.
"I guess. Anyway, when do you want to train?" Robin asked him. He got a shrug in reply as Beast Boy greedily wolfed down the rest of his cereal.
"Whenever dude" he told him. Robin merely nodded in reply at the green changeling. Finishing his coffee in one last gulp, he got up and put the cup in the sink.
"I'll call later then" Robin told him as he left for his room. Beast Boy nodded and poured himself some more cereal into his bowl. Grabbing the soy milk from out of the fridge he settled himself down at the table to eat his second bowl of cereal for breakfast. 'I am starving' he thought to himself as he tucked into the mammoth bowl of cereal for the second time. Looking up he could see Cyborg enter the room with laughing to himself.
"Dude, what's so funny?" he asked him.
Starfire was busily preparing herself in her room for the new day. She looked into her mirror as she brushed her long red hair, glancing at her features. She wasn't an overly vain type of person, but she liked to look good at the mornings. Lately she had found herself looking into the mirror more often due to the presence of a certain young man. She had always thought she was pretty, at least that's what everyone had told her, but for a while now she had been putting in extra effort in the mornings. Making sure her hair was combed perfectly and the little makeup she did wear was done correctly. She had Raven to thank for the makeup part. She smiled at the memory of the usual stoic Raven lecturing her about how to apply her makeup when Starfire had first decided to wear it.
Glancing one last time at the mirror she checked herself for anything that might have been amiss but found nothing. She opened her door and stepped out into the hallway on her way to the kitchen for some breakfast. As she walked she could hear the unmistakable sound of metal footsteps making their way down the hallway. Halting for a second, she waited for the metallic member of her team to catch up with her.
Cyborg rounded the corner of the hallway to see Starfire smiling at him, waiting patiently at the end of the room. He smiled back and gave a little wave to her as he approached.
"Moring Star" he said as he reached her.
"Good morning Cyborg, how was your night?" she asked politely.
"Same old Star, you?" he replied.
"Oh it was wonderful, I had the most amazing dream that I was in a lovely warm summer" she told him while she beamed at the memory. Cyborg chuckled slightly in response.
"Then you woke up to this horrid weather" he told her, still chuckling. Starfire giggled at his reply.
"Yes, this weather can be very down heartening" she said. Cyborg smiled and politely beckoned for Starfire to walk with him down to the kitchen.
"So what's your plan?" he asked her as they walked down the corridor.
"I am not sure, I will probably do some cooking today" she told him. Cyborg smiled politely at the young alien. 'Oh god, what's it this time?' he thought.
"Sounds good" he replied with a fake smile plastered across his face.
"Good, then you shall partake?" she asked him. Cyborg was now put in a difficult position, should he eat the food and play Russian roulette or hurt his friend's feelings.
"RAVEN!" he shouted as he saw the dark Titan walk past the corner. The psychic almost dropped her cup of tea at the exuberant greeting from her metallic friend.
"Cyborg! You're as bad as Beast Boy!" she growled at him as she floated past. They watched her as she travelled down the corridor to the confines of her room.
"Hmm...I wonder what Beast Boy has already done?" Starfire asked Cyborg. Cyborg shrugged in reply and chuckled a bit.
"Dunno, let's go find out" he told her. They carried on to the kitchen, as they reached the door it opened to reveal their leader walking out.
"Hey guys" he said as they approached.
"Hey Rob"
"Good morning Robin"
"Did Raven pass you earlier?" he asked them. The two Titans nodded in reply.
"Yeah, she wasn't too happy" Cyborg told him.
"She mentioned Beast Boy, did he do something wrong?" she asked him.
"Yeah, he beat her in an argument" he replied, smiling slightly. Even though Robin liked to keep tensions at a low between the members, sometimes he enjoyed the banter between them.
"Wow, the little grass stain won an argument" smiled Cyborg. He knew Robin wouldn't tell them what it was about so he would have to get it from the horses' mouth.
"Anyway", Cyborg continued "Starfire is doing some cooking and she needs some help, I'm sure you will be willing to try it"
Robin looked at his metallic friend. It was pretty common knowledge that Robin would help out Starfire with anything, even he admitted it. His reasoning was it was his duty as team leader to help her adjust to Earth's customs. Even though trying her cooking didn't fall under this category in an obvious way, he was still going to help her. 'Every leader has to make sacrifices' he told himself. He looked at Starfie's expectant face and smiled at her.
"Sure, I'll help you Star, I just need to run some errands quickly" he told her smoothly. From after the many years of living with Bruce he learned how mask and control his emotions pretty well, but not a patch on Batman however.
"Oh wonderful Robin, I shall call you when I am ready to cook!" she squealed in delight. Starfire knew that Cyborg was just passing the buck onto Robin. Even though she was still learning many of Earth's customs and attitudes she wasn't an idiot. She was appreciative of Cyborg's attempts at not hurting her feelings, and she knew he would have tried it anyway if it she has asked again. She just wished her friends would be a little more honest with her from time to time. 'I maybe new to this planet but I am not a child' she had often thought to herself.
"That's great Star" Robin told her. In all honesty he didn't have any errands to do, he just needed time to steel himself for the upcoming torment he was about to receive.
"Hey Star, you look really good today, have you tried anything different with your hair?" Cyborg suddenly asked her. Robin glanced at him, unsure what he was doing. Whatever it was Robin felt he was going to like what direction this conversation was headed.
"Why yes Cyborg! I have tried a new shampoo and conditioner! Thank you for noticing!" she said happily. She wasn't vain, but she did like to receive compliments from time to time.
"I can tell...Robin what do you think? Doesn't she look good?" Cyborg asked him. Robin could have punched him there and then. 'Damn him' he growled in his mind. He could see the metallic teen smirk at him, expecting his answer. He looked at Starfire's expectant face with trepidation; he wasn't sure how he was going to get out of this one.
"Uh...yeah you look pretty" Robin said. 'Damn it! Pretty! Why did I say that! I could have just said she looked good like Cyborg did!'
Starfire blushed from Robin's comments. She smiled softly and looked at her feet, feeling slightly giddy after receiving such a remark from their usually reserved leader.
"Why thank you Robin" she said shyly. It seems all her efforts to look good in the morning had finally paid off.
"Uh...no problem" mumbled Robin. The usually brave leader was now acting like a little kid as he struggled for words. He successfully managed to keep the blush from rising and embarrassing him even further.
He had noticed Starfire's appearance ever since she had taken the obvious extra effort in the mornings. He was, after all, a teenage boy. He did know that he liked Starfire as a good friend and she was attractive, very attractive actually, but he was still unsure of anything arising between them. He had learned enough from Bruce that relationships rarely went without a hitch, especially in their profession. Even so, if they weren't in the crime fighting game he wasn't sure he would attempt a relationship with Starfire. He had his feelings to sort out on the matter, and something always deep down stopped him from thinking too extensively on the matter.
"Well, it's time for breakfast, I will leave you two alone" he said with laugh as he walked into the main room. After the door had closed with a soft hiss it was silent in the corridor as both teens struggled to say anything.
"So...uh...when do want to cook?" Robin asked her. Starfire glanced up at him and shrugged.
"How about at midday?" she asked him.
"Sure, sounds good" he told her. He was beginning to recover from the earlier embarrassment enough to engage in a proper conversation. Starfire smiled in return and proceeded to walk to the main room.
Suddenly the corridor was bathed in red flashing lights and an alarm blaring down the hallway. The two teens looked at each other in almost surprise; it had been extremely quiet for awhile now.
The door opened to reveal Beast Boy and Cyborg looking almost pensive, the quiet days had surely taken its toll on them.
"Okay, let's go down the T-Car, we can find out what's happening while we get going!" Robin shouted. The alarm had set off a huge adrenaline rush he hadn't experienced for some time now, and his leadership abilities had suddenly kicked in.
"Beast Boy, go and get Raven quickly!" he told the green teen.
"I'm here" came the reply from behind him. He spun around to Raven standing expectantly behind him with her arms crossed.
"Okay Titans, let's go!"
Ok that was the second chapter I hope it was good, I would like to hear any criticism you have of it.