Oh my gosh dudez…last chapter of Cinderella! *tears up* I'm so sad…this was a real blast to write…and now it's over…
Titans: *celebrate*
Me: Well, at least I still have five more to write! BBRae's next! PROFILE POLL! VOTE NOW! Okay, you can read the chapter now. ENJOY!
Beast Boy: She don't own nothing! 'Part from half an iced bun!
Random Kid: Mmmmmmm…*licks lips*
"How long does it take that girl to take a shower?" Flare asked with a sigh, ten minutes later, as she lazed around on a spin-chair.
"Aren't you supposed to be doing homework?" Jinx said, standing in front of her with her arms folded.
"Uhhh…I don't have any homework," Flare said unconvincingly, fidgeting with her fingers.
"What about that essay you mentioned?" Argent inquired.
"…What essay? I don't remember an essay. What are you going on about?" Flare babbled.
"Don't play dumb with me," Argent said, annoyed. "You mentioned it just after Starfire left."
"Uh…well…my flame thrower ate it…"
"Your flame thrower ate your homework?" Hotspot commented. Cyborg sniggered.
Flare pouted. "It's true! My flame thrower always eats my stuff! Why doesn't anyone ever believe me!"
"'Cause it sounds stupid," Cyborg replied with a grin. "Flame-throwers are inanimate objects with no brain and so can't eat stuff on its own."
Flare glared at him and pulled out a large, metal contraption shaped rather like an over-sized gun. "You'd better be joking about that. Flamey don't take kindly to being called 'Brainless'."
Cyborg, quite unwisely, scoffed at her. "What's he gonna do? Eat me?"
"…Probably," Flare replied before squeezing a trigger on the flame-thrower.
For the next few minutes, the deranged girl chased poor Cyborg around the room, the flame thrower, which was slung on her shoulder, spurting out orange tongues of fire. Cyborg was yelling in protest as he scampered across the floor, but his voice was drowned out by Flare yelling, "No, Flamey! No! Don't eat him! There are other, tastier ones to eat!"
The other titans were watching from the side-lines; half amused and half worried for the wellbeing of their metal friend.
"Where'd she even get that from, anyway?" Beast Boy asked, scratching his head.
"Don't ask me, I didn't give it to her," Jinx replied with a shrug.
"We should probably check this place for other weapons and harmful objects," Robin decided. "We'll let her shoot her last scene, and whilst she's doing that, whoever's not involved can go and search the rest of this place."
"Sounds good," Kid Flash commented. "Who's even in the next scene?"
"If I remember the story correctly, which I'm sure I do," Raven began, "Cinderella needs to try on the slipper…then marry the prince."
The other titans sniggered. They knew full-well that this meant Robin would have to shoot a scene in which he married Starfire. Knowing the mad director, this wouldn't be avoided. Robin sighed heavily.
"When…is…Star…getting…back?" Cyborg panted. He had just run up to them, and was currently standing with his back bent and his hands on his knees. The titans glanced over at Flare who was yelling at the wall, waving 'Flamey' around threateningly.
"Uhhh…I don't know," Robin admitted, looking back at him.
As fate would have it, Starfire chose that moment to walk back in, completely visible. She smiled brightly at her friends.
"Friends! I have returned from the bathroom and am ready to be once again performing!" she chirped. Flare tore her glare away from the wall and grin widely.
"YAY! Come on! Let's get back to filming. ROBIN! BEAST BOY! ARGENT! RAVEN! JINX! STARFIRE! ON SET! Wait, scratch that last one. Star's not there yet…um…I know! Get behind that door!"
Starfire, who had just arrived on the set, was shoved behind a fake door way by Flare. The other five Titans took up the positions they were in before. Argent was sitting down, with Beast Boy kneeling down in front of her, holding the slipper.
"We know where we're going from?" Flare called to them, settling herself down behind the camera. The crew nodded. "Star, when Beast Boy shouts his line, you've got to yell and bang on that door. Only not too hard…or you'll break it. Okay?"
A noise of understanding sounded from the door. Flare grinned and pressed record before motioning for them to go. Beast Boy saw and, standing up, said, "Are there anymore maidens in this house hold?"
A banging sounded from the door on the left. Robin looked over at it and walked over with Argent, Jinx and Raven looking on with expressionless faces. He opened the door and Starfire burst out.
"I, too, wish to attempt on the slipper of glass!" she said. Robin led her to the nearest chair and sat her down. Beast Boy, excited, ran over but Raven stuck her foot out and tripped up the boy. He yelped and fell to the floor. The slipped flew through the air before smashing…on Jinx's head.
Flare deadpanned. "CUT! Ugh, it was going so well, as well…I was foolish to think we'd get through this scene with no mess ups…Is she okay?"
Robin, Argent, Raven, Starfire and Beast Boy were crowded around the pale, pink-haired girl. She was lying, quite still, on the floor, her face surrounded by glittering shards of glass. A horrified Kid Flash ran to her 0.211 seconds later and knelt down beside her.
"Jinx," he said. "Are you okay?"
Jinx slowly opened her eyes, accompanied by a small groan. "Ow…"
"You're alive!" Kid Flash cried joyously, scooping up her body and hugging her. "I was so worried…If you weren't okay, my days would be forever dark, and the moon would never shine at night…"
"…What?" Jinx asked, giving him a look of pure confusion. Kid Flash paused before chuckling sheepishly.
"Heh, I guess Flare's starting to rub off on me," he said. In the background, the mad director was sobbing her eyes out.
"So beautiful!" she wept, tears streaming down her face. Suddenly realising that everyone was staring at her, she cleared her throat and grinned. "Uhh, heheh…Let's carry on!"
After telling Jericho to sweep up the mess caused by the smashed slipper, Flare took another glass slipper from a large box and handed it to Beast Boy. She set up the camera once more and told the Titans to get back into positions. Again, Robin led Starfire into the room and sat her down. Beast Boy rushed over and Raven stuck out her leg, causing him to go flying forward with a yelp.
"Ahhh!"
This time the slipper smashed on the floor, but Beast Boy crashed into Robin and Starfire, sending them to the ground.
The three were sprawled on floor, dazed and bruised. "Oops, sorry dudes," he laughed with a small chuckle. He quickly stood up again and collected another slipper from Flare, who was sitting down and silently shaking her head.
"Take three," she sighed as Jericho finished sweeping up the remains of the second slipper.
The third time round, it went much more smoothly. When Beast Boy tripped, he didn't crash into anyone, and the slipper didn't land on anyone's head. As it smashed on the floor, sending out a spray of glittering fragments, Robin gasped.
"No! You idiot, look what you'd done!" he cried, glaring at Beast Boy.
"She tripped me!" he whined in reply, thrusting his finger at Raven who smirked and shrugged nonchalantly.
"Whoops," she said.
"What am I going to do now?" Robin asked.
"What are you going to do? What about me? Your father's going to skin me alive!"
"Um, excuse me," Starfire ventured. Both boys looked at her. From her apron she took a glass slipper, the one from the night before, and smiled. "I believe this may solve your problem."
Beast Boy looked happy enough to kiss her, but he didn't. Raven, Jinx and Argent all had looks of complete and utter horror. Robin looked overjoyed. He rushed over and took the slipper from her before kneeling down and slipping it slowly onto her foot. It was a perfect fit.
He got to his feet and pulled Starfire up by her hands. "You were the girl, the girl from the ball?"
Starfire nodded. Robin smiled.
"Then it is you I shall marry. I…I…" Robin paused, breathed in and out, bracing himself. "I…I…I love…you…"
"I love you also!" Starfire sighed happily, looking into his eyes. They slowly leant closer. The rest of the Titans' eyes widened as they watched with baited breath. Flare leaned forward, hoping.
And then they were kissing, their arms around each other. A cheer came up from the others and Flare almost fell off her chair.
"Huzzah!" she cried happily, stopping the camera. Cyborg, on the other hand, had started recording the two with a camera on his arm.
"It's their first kiss, why not?" he'd replied when Kole asked what he was doing.
Finally, Flare realised they were wasting time and leapt to her feet. "Okay, you two can stop now," she called to Robin and Starfire. However, they didn't seem to hear and carried on kissing. Flare deadpanned; she hated to be ignored.
She disappeared into the prop closet and returned a few seconds later with a shovel, which she used to pry the two apart. Both had turned as red as a rose. "Ehh…Heheh…" Robin stammered, looking very sheepish.
"Come on, guys! We've only got one more scene to shoot. One more scene! HUZZAH!" Flare cried happily. The rest of the Titans all sighed in relief. One more scene and they would be free! "It's the wedding scene; no lines needed! But you'll need to help me move some furniture for the set…"
Flare led them to a set design that was situated outside. There was a red carpet leading up to an altar. She told them to take a few chairs each and put them into rows either side of the aisle, which they began to do with much more enthusiasm than they would have given previously.
When all the chairs had been placed in position, Starfire and Robin were sent away to get dressed into clothes more fitting for a wedding.
Robin returned first. He was clothed in a costume much like the one he wore for the ball, except it was much fancier with more frills and golden lace. The sleeves and shorts were puffier and the hat had a much large feather. He felt ten times as dumb as he had before, and the Titans laughing at him didn't help.
"Shut up," he muttered, sitting down next to Cyborg. The Titans were sitting down on the set, waiting for Starfire to return. Beast Boy opened his mouth to say something but Robin held up a hand, silencing him. A few minutes later, Starfire emerged.
She was clad in a white gown, floor length. The shape was simple and elegant, and it was decorated with a few, very small pearls. The dress hugged her torso and flared out slightly at the waist, accentuating her hourglass figure. On her head was a wreath of white flowers attached to a lacy veil.
"Brilliant! We can get on with the scene!" Flare exclaimed. She positioned Robin and Starfire in front of the altar. The other Titans were propelled into specific seats, strategically placed to make the 'church' look fuller.
Flare explained the scene to them. "Okay, this is how it's going to work. Starfire and Robin are going to kiss. You guys are all going to go 'aww' and cheer and jazz. Then Robin, you pick Starfire up and carry her down the aisle, toward the camera and…that will be that! Hurray! Okay, places!"
No one moved, as they were already in their places. The camera started to record. Robin took a deep breath but before he could lean forward, Starfire had pressed her lips against his.
The witnesses clapped and cheered. Cyborg filmed the whole thing with the camera in his arm. Kole sighed happily, smiling, and absently leant against Jericho's shoulder, to which he replied by flushing and trying not to grin.
Pulling apart, Robin scooped Starfire up and held her bridal style before marching down the aisle with her in his arms. He was grinning and had a red hue to his cheeks. Starfire looked down at the bouquet she was holding – which Flare had shoved in to her hands a bit before – and threw it up in the air. Raven watched as it arched in the air before landing in her lap. She wasn't amused.
Robin and Starfire reached the camera. Flare pressed the stop button and, quite promptly, burst into tears. "It's over! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S OVER!" she sobbed, tears trickling between her fingers, which were pressed against her face.
The Titans tried not to look too happy about this, but were failing miserably. Robin put Starfire down and sighed. "Finally, it's done."
"Great ending! You two looked like you were enjoying yourselves," Cyborg said slyly. Robin blushed.
"No we didn't!" he said, nervously fiddling with the feather in his hat.
"Man, I would have hated to be you," Beast Boy said, shaking his head. "You had some seriously stupid costumes, dude."
"Where did she get them all from, anyway?" Kole asked.
"Who knows?" Bumblebee replied, shaking her head. "I'm just glad my outfit was alright."
"You were lucky. You were only on for a few minutes," Argent said, pouting slightly.
"Hey! I had to dance with Cyborg!" Hotspot exclaimed, thrusting his arms in the metal man's direction. "No offence, Cy."
"None taken."
"Well, at least you didn't have to wear that hideous neon thing!" Argent said.
"I double that," Jinx spoke up.
"I didn't think they were that bad," Kole said with a small smile.
"Yeah, 'cause yours and Bumblebee's were the only alright ones," Argent said.
"As much as I hate to say it, I agree," Raven said.
Beast Boy sniggered as he remembered the atrocious outfits she, Argent and Jinx were forced to wear.
"Actually, it seems like only the lead characters got silly outfits," Robin noticed. There was a murmur of agreement.
"You're right," Jinx said. "Kole, Jericho Cyborg and Kid Flash looked pretty decent most of the time." She then added upon further thought, "Well, and Starfire and Bumblebee…"
Jericho, meanwhile, was smiling to himself. Being mute, he couldn't be expected to talk and so would only ever be a background character, which suited him fine. Kole was the only one to notice his face.
"What?" she asked curiously. Jericho pointed to his throat and then at Robin's hat. It took Kole a while to understand what he was getting at.
"You…can't talk…so you don't have to…wear silly hats?"
He nodded. Kole laughed. "We'll see about that!" she said. She stole Robin's feathered hat, earning her a "Hey!" from the Boy Wonder, and jammed it on Jericho's head. The boy's green eyes grew wide.
Cyborg laughed and took a picture with his arm camera. "And Robin said it was pointless to install this baby!"
Jericho blushed deeply. He snatched the hat from his head and put it on Kole's, to Cyborg and his camera's delight. And thus a wild, frenzied game of 'Put the hat on the Titan' began.
Unfortunately it didn't last long as Flare got over her emotional state and came over to them. "Okay, you guys can get out of your costumes now. We may need them for another play."
"…Another play?" Hotspot asked cautiously.
Flare nodded. "Yup."
"…With us?" Argent said with fear.
"Mmhmm."
"WILL THIS NIGHTMARE EVER END!" Beast Boy cried. Flare deadpanned.
"Crazy elf. Anyway, you guys had better get some shut eye! We've got a big day ahead of us! And I have some phone calls to make!" Flare grinned as she herded the Titans back into the lime-coloured building.
"Wait, we're sleeping here?"
"Um, yeah. Where else would you sleep?" Flare asked, her eyebrows arched.
"Our towers, maybe?" Hotspot said.
Flare laughed. "Ha ha! You make me laugh! Oh…you were being serious." Her laughter died. "Well, isn't it obvious? If I allowed you to return to your towers, you may never come back! Upstairs are loads of bedrooms, so…yeah, squabble and pick which ones you want. Just, don't disturb me. I have a lot of work to do."
She sat down at a table and grimly pulled her laptop towards her, as well as a phone and a notepad. The Titans looked at each other and sighed before piling through a door labelled 'Stairs' and marching upstairs. It wasn't long before they fell into a sleep filled by nightmares about the next day.
And that…is that. No more Cinderella…no more Jinx and Argent in silly dresses, and Starfire falling down holes. No more silly fashion shows or fluffed up lines.
*Teen Titans happily dance in the background*
That is, until next time…
Teen Titans: NOOOO!
Me: *Smirking* Yep! Next time! BBRae is next! If you look on my profile page, you'll see that the poll has changed. The choices are now limited to just Beauty and the Beast and Anastasia.
These two came first and second in the first poll. I, personally, think Anastasia would be quite fun to do, and less obvious (Beast Boy playing the Beast? How more obvious can you get?) But I'm still aware that more people wanted Beauty and the Beast, and it is more a fairytale (and less complicated. I'm wondering if I can get Anastasia to work)
So, this poll will decide it. Whichever gets the most votes will win, no questions asked. So vote, or I SHALL EAT YOU! MWAHAHAHA!
Beast Boy: No, really, she will…*cowers*
Review please!