Day 10 - Stories

Beast Boy whistled joyfully as he scanned the DVD titles for movie night. They hadn't sat down and had a movie night all together in such a long time. Crime was keeping them occupied all throughout the day and the night.

It was exhausting to say the least.

So, what better way to relax than with a movie night?

"Hey guys, since it's getting closer to Halloween, how about a horror?" He suggested, glancing over his shoulder at them all perched on the sofa.

Cyborg's eyes lit up at the prospect of a horror movie, "Ooh, good idea, BB."

Raven briefly lifted her eyes from the page of her book to shrug at her boyfriend, "Whatever."

Beast Boy frowned and playfully narrowed his eyes at her for the sarcastic tone she offered him. His eyes swivelled to Starfire, nestled into Robin's side with his arm around her shoulder and a bowl of popcorn in her lap.

Starfire paused mid-chew and furrowed her eyebrows, "I would prefer not to…" She murmured,

Robin nodded in agreement, "We always watch horror. Pick something else."

Beast Boy rolled his eyes and picked some at random, "But you guys, look at the horror greatness!" He chirped, waving the DVD cases around in the air at them.

From beside Robin, Cyborg snorted, "Beside, ya'll outnumbered."

Starfire frowned, "I do not believe Raven actually agreed to the horror movie."

Waving his hand, Beast Boy commented, "Course she did. She gave the green light."

He looked over at Raven who didn't even budge, continuing to stare resolutely at her book. Beast Boy grinned and leaned back on the floor,

"Okay… horror it is! But question is… which one?"

Beast Boy narrowed his eyes at the DVD cases again, deciding for the team what they would be watching for the evening. He considered what type of horror he was in the mood for. Gory? Paranormal? Slasher?

His eyes landed on one particular case and Beast Boy's eyes brightened with excitement, "Oooh, I forgot we bought this one. It's based on the story of that clown."

Starfire blinked, tilting her head, "What story of a clown?"

Beast Boy was surprised, "You haven't heard it before?"

She shook her head.

He wriggled his eyebrows, "Would you like to hear it?"

Starfire paused and then slowly agreed, pressing herself into Robin's side a little more securely, clearly using him to comfort herself and to calm her nerves.

"So… a babysitter was at home with the two children she was with for the night. The parents were out at a restaurant for their anniversary and left their kids with the girl because she'd babysat them before." Beast Boy cleared his through and kept going, "After a while, the girl got a little bored. She tried turning on the TV downstairs but it was only giving her static. She briefly called the parents to ask if she could watch TV somewhere else. They told her she could use their room to watch TV."

Starfire whimpered and snuggled against Robin who pecked her hair.

"She went up and was immediately creeped out by a particularly large statue of a clown in the corner of the bedroom. She ignored it and sat down but the longer she stayed, the weirder she felt; something about it making her uneasy. At one point, she grabbed the blanket on the end of the bed and threw it over the statue. But, still, she wasn't happy with it. Sighing, she left the room to speak with the parents.

'Hello?"

"Hiya, Carol. It's Charlotte. Listen, is it alright to move that clown statue out of your room? It's kinda freaking me out.;

There was silence on the other end for a long moment.

"Carol?'

'Get the kids and get out of the house.'

'What? Why? What's wrong?'

'…We don't own a clown statue.'

With that, there was a high pitched scream from upstairs and the babysitter dropped the phone, running towards it."

Starfire stared at him wide eyed, "Did… she was okay, yes?"

Beast Boy shrugged and grinned, "Who knows. It's a mystery."

Robin brushed some of her hair behind her ear, "And most likely, not true."

The changeling rolled his eyes, "Believe it or not. But, that doesn't help me with my movie dilemma!"

Starfire chewed her lip, "I suggest a movie without a trace of the clowns, please."