Author's Notes: Another ficlet in the same day. What can I say? I suddenly got this idea as I was watching TV. Strangely, I wasn't even watching Teen Titans. My mind works in weird ways. I wasn't watching a cooking show either. This one will be Rob/Star : )
Pairings: If there are pairings in these ficlets, they are going to be BB/Rae, Rob/Star, Cy/Bee, Cy/Jinx, or KF/Jinx. Maybe I'll write a few ficlets with triangles. Who knows what will drift around in my mind? I know I certainly don't.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans.
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Pudding
"I am done!" Starfire said in that joyous voice we have all come to associate with her. Usually her happy voice would make anyone else happy. However, this time it was a whole different case.
We were sitting around a table and had been playing cards. After a few rounds of me winning, Starfire had got up and went into the kitchen. Our game had continued, with Raven barely playing the game as she concentrated on reading, Cyborg determined to beat me, and Beast Boy trying to both bug Raven into actually trying to win and winning. It was normal; well other than Star not playing with us.
And then she came back and carefully placed a pot on the table. Cyborg instantly flinched backwards, Beast Boy pushed his chair backwards to allow himself a quick run towards the door, and Raven raised her eyes to peak over the top of her book. I gulped in suppressed terror. No, it wasn't a terrible monster. It was worse. It was Starfire's Tamaranean cooking.
"Friends, I present to you the pudding of joyous victory!" Starfire said with a smile. She removed the top of the pot to reveal her latest concoction. "Which one of my friends would like to be the first to try?"
The pudding of joyous victory, as Starfire called it, was a bright pink. A clump of bubbles popped, oozing a foreign liquid. A tentacle burst out from the pudding, causing a couple of shrieks. I wasn't paying attention as to who it belonged to. Starfire brought down a wooden spoon on the tentacle, causing it to hiss and retreat into the pink mess. I was wondering what excuse I could have to get out of eating this.
"I just remembered that the T-car needs an oil change or else she'll explode. I can't explain why, but we don't want her to explode. I'm going to run along and do that." Cyborg said, standing from the table and running along. Lucky guy… I bet he's heading to his room to view the main room and laugh at whoever gets stuck eating Starfire's recipe.
"Okay, friend Cyborg." Starfire said, waving bye to him. Her momentarily distracted attention returned to those who remained. My mind had still not found an excuse I could us. I wouldn't be able to lie to her, so I was going over any tasks that I might have unfinished. "Now…"
"It's been a while since I've meditated. I'm not feeling too well right now." Raven stated simply. She sank into the floor, leaving me and Beast Boy to face this.
"And I'm going to apologize for something I did wrong earlier to Raven..." Beast Boy said, starting to edge towards the door. Of course, this was a complete lie. He hadn't aggravated Raven today. No! I can't be left here. No matter how much I love Starfire, I couldn't be left to face her pudding. "And I really need to check that she's okay." The doors slid open, and Beast Boy ran through.
"I do not remember friend Beast Boy making friend Raven angry. Friend, can you tell me what friend Beast Boy did to make friend Raven unwell." Starfire asked.
"I don't think he did anything wrong, Star." I said though I thought that sounded as if Beast Bo was leaving because of her cooking. I quickly added. "He probably just wants to go and spend some alone time with Raven. Anyway, I have to g--…" My voice trailed off as I turned to look at Starfire's face.
Starfire's smile had fallen. It was now replaced with a small frown. While barely perceptible, I could still see it clearly. Just as bad, her eyes had turned a little teary. I can't stand seeing Starfire this upset. She's not supposed to get this sad. I have always thought of her as a ray of sunshine or something like that. This look distressed me a lot.
Without thinking of the consequences, I grabbed the spoon Starfire had been holding. The spoon went down into the pudding and then up. I stuffed the spoon full of pink Tamaranean food into my mouth. It was terrible and it made my insides feel like I was about to die. The taste was worse than anything in the entire world. My whole body wanted to reject it, but I forced myself to swallow the spoonful. While it was the worst thing ever, it was totally worth it. Why?
Because at that instant, Starfire's face broke into one of the largest smiles I've ever seen. And she gave me a large hug. Yeah, it was totally worth it.
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Author's Notes: This was fun to write! I hope all of you enjoy it.
Twilight Phantom Dragon
