Theme #39 T Shirt
Something had been different for some time, and although none of the Titans could quite put their collective finger on it, it was obvious.
So obvious that when it hit them, they nearly went catatonic.
And to think, it was just because of a T-Shirt.
"Friends, have you seen Robin?" Starfire asked, drifting into the lounge. Beast Boy and Cyborg looked up from their game, shrugged, then went back to playing.
"Haven't seen Raven this morning, either." Beast Boy said. "Maybe they're still asleep."
"You are probably correct, Beast Boy." Starfire settled between the two to watch their game.
"Let go. I want my tea." Raven pushed against the restraining arms around her.
"Not gonna happen. I just got comfortable, and you aren't going to wreck it by getting up." Robin hugged the girl closer to him, tried to settle under the sheets, but Raven wasn't having it.
"Damn it, Grayson, if you don't let go, you'll spend the rest of your life armless!"
"Fine, be that way." Robin pouted. He let go, and yawned. "We should get up before long, anyway." He said, before drifting back to sleep. Raven smiled, shaking her head. She grabbed the shirt hung over the bedpost, and threw it on before leaving the sanctuary of her room.
"No, I want tofu eggs!" Beast Boy whined, trying to escape Cyborg's death-grip.
"No way grass-stain!" Cyborg shouted. "I'm having meat today!"
"Friends, can we not argue?" Starfire asked. "Please…" She trailed off when Raven walked into the room, poured a cup of tea from what Beast Boy had dubbed "The Eternal Boiling Kettle of Water", then left.
"Dude, was that…" Beastboy began, jaw dropping. "Nah."
"Was that Robin's shirt?" Cyborg said, in shock. "Couldn't be."
The remote shattered in Starfire's hands, and the two immature teens freaked out about its loss.
Robin stole the cup from Raven, and polished off her tea. "Hmm, good." He said. "New blend?"
"Yes." Raven replied, sliding back into bed. "So, when are we getting up for the day?"
"We aren't." Robin set the cup down on the floor beside him. "We're going to stay right here." He pulled Raven towards him, and rested his head on her shoulder. "I think…"
"I think I could use more tea." Raven said, smirking. Robin frowned at her. "But I don't want to get it."
"You're a pain, Ms. Roth." Robin stood, and slid into his boxers. He grabbed the shirt on his way out, and had to come back for the cup.
"A big, big pain." He said, walking out.
Wordlessly, Robin walked into the lounge, and went to the kitchenette. He yawned, and poured a cup of tea, then paused, and took another cup from the cupboard.
Beast and Cyborg stopped bickering, and Beast Boy later swore that his heart had stopped beating.
Starfire had been about to greet Robin in her usual way, but stopped short when she saw his shirt. Green fire seemed to flare out from her eyes, scaring the two other teens even more so.
Robin noticed they were there, finally. "Morning." He muttered, then left the room, a cup of tea in each hand.
"That wasn't the same shirt, was it?" Beast Boy asked hopefully.
"Unfortunately, I think it was." Cyborg said, shattering the poor green boy's mental state.
"But would that not mean they are sharing…a…" Starfire's eyes widened when she realized the implication of The T-Shirt.
Robin shut the door behind him, and sat down on the edge of the bed. He smirked, trying not to laugh, and finally he said: "I think they've finally caught on."