Hey guys. Ok, so I've decided that after this chapter, there will be three other Cody centric ones, not in succession, just because I need to settle the dust from his arrival and get back to Beastboy and Raven centric. This one isn't all Cody explanatory as I said. That'll be a bit later. Next chapter will, hopefully, be easier to write as well. As for my plans, 21 chapters is now the goal, so I hope you guys stick with it! Enjoy! :D
PS: I'm sooo sorry for the late update! I'm not sure how long it will be until the next one, but I swear it won't be that long.
"I told you! I ain't eatin' a pizza without meat! It just ain't right!" Cyborg exclaimed to the green boy that had continuously suggested vegetarian pizza.
Raven sat next to Beastboy, for once enjoying the fight between the two.
"Uh, guys?" Robin tried to stop them. "Guys. Hey. Guys," Robin got louder.
"Quiet!" Raven yelled, patience gone.
"Thanks, Raven... Why not get three pizzas? That's four slices for everyone, and you can get whatever you'd like," Robin said to the arguing boys.
"As long as one of them is meat lovers," Cyborg grumbled.
"And vegetarian," Beastboy matching his attitude.
"Boys," Raven teased, shaking her head.
"Hey!" every male at the table shouted. Starfire giggled.
"Just order your pizzas," she said. Beastboy, Robin, and Starfire got up to order them.
"So is this really the average day for you guys?" Cody asked anyone willing to answer.
"Pretty much, except we aren't normally this tired, or bruised, when we get here," Cyborg said.
"God, you guys must love it. It sounds like the most amazing thing, being able to help people all the time, and hanging out with such cool friends," Cody said. "Not to mention no school." He grinned.
"Well, when you ain't getting your butt kicked, it's great. If you want it so badly, why not join the Titans? I mean, you already know BB and Raven pretty well, and they seem to like you, right?" The question was addressed to Raven.
"I wouldn't mind having him on the team," she simply said.
"And Robin likes you, he told me earlier. He's really paranoid, but he does. So far, at least. Once me, Star, and Robin get to know you, you could very well end up on the team," the metallic teen said.
Cody looked down at the table, quiet. "I can't. I've got too much stuff going on at home and everything. Maybe next time I visit, I'll be back in a couple of months, maybe December."
"Aw, man. That's too bad," Cyborg sympathized.
"What is?" Beastboy asked, now sitting down between Cyborg and Raven. Robin looked from Cody to Cyborg, curious.
"I can't stay. I have to get back home, hold down the fort. I'm already missing school," Cody said.
"Aww man! That's totally lame!" Beastboy complained. She was feeling a bit neglected, since her boyfriend was so interested in their new friend.
"Yeah, but I'll be back in December. Maybe I'll join then." Cody shrugged. "Who knows?"
"Well, let's not let this ruin our day. Maybe we can go to the pool later. Is it done, Cyborg?" Robin asked, facing him.
"Yeah, I just finished it last night," Cyborg said, smiling.
"Who's up for swimming?" Beastboy asked. Everyone but Raven raised their hands. "Please Rae? For me?" Beastboy asked, pouting.
"I'll sit by the pool, that's it," she said.
"Pool party!" Cyborg shouted, cheers coming from the others.
At that point, the pizzas arrived.
As the Titans ate, Robin decided to get some answers. "So where did you learn to fight?" he asked.
Cody quickly swallowed his bite of pizza, and told his story of Dave, and his history with bullies. When he was done, they still had questions.
"Why did your parents move out here without you?" Starfire asked. "Did they not wish for you to accompany them?"
"They said that they finally had the money to have their own restaurant, but they could only afford a two level building. No room," he shrugged, "Since they still had the house back in Minnesota, they said I could live there, as the house is paid off anyway," Cody explained. "I told them it sounded pretty great, so I decided to stay, finish school, and go to college, hopefully, on a scholarship. I'm here now because a family friend died, so I wanted to go to the funeral, which is here. That's one of the reasons my folks moved here of all places, a good friend was here."
As Cody was bombarded with questions that Beastboy and Raven already knew the answers to, they began to chat very quietly with each other, the other Titans surrounding Cody.
"Are we sure we can trust him completely?" Raven asked, keeping her voice so low, had Beastboy's hearing been that of a normal person, he wouldn't have heard it. When he looked confused, and a bit offended that she didn't approve of his new friend, she elaborated. "I mean I don't know if we should let him join this easily. I mean, Terra-"
"Terra seemed like a perfect addition too, I know. But that was a fluke, and she'll never be part of our lives again," Beastboy reassured her.
Raven nodded, and it was quiet.
"Can we stay at the tower tonight? Maybe up on the roof or something? I don't feel much like going out," she said after a while.
"Sounds cool," Beastboy said.
"Maybe we'll go swimming once everyone's sleeping," she said monotonously and looking away. She liked swimming, but one-pieces never fit right, and bikinis were too revealing by her standards. She figured since they had been together as long as they had, a bikini wasn't a stretch.
Beastboy looked ecstatic when he heard this, and Raven glared at him slightly.
"What? I like swimming... though I can't lie, you in a bikini would be-"
She used her powers to cover his mouth, blushing intensely. "Don't say it."
He merely smiled nervously as she allowed him to speak. "Hehe, sorry," he said. Though immediately after, he mouthed the word 'amazing'. She rolled her eyes and dismissed it.
They reentered the conversation as everyone was explaining the origins of Red-X. Prior to that was Slade, Cinderblock, and Plasmus. Since the Titans never really learned the origins of these villains, they had moved on to the Titans most mysterious and controversial enemy.
"And he doesn't really have a side, he just does what's best for him. Since it includes theft, he's an enemy," Robin finished.
"That's so," Cody searched for the appropriate word, "creepy. He broke in and stole the suit? From Titans tower?"
Robin nodded. "Now he's mostly a thief, but now that you've stopped him, that's over."
"Assuming he doesn't bust out. How many times have we caught Cinderblock? Every time he manages to get out. So does Plasmus," Cyborg said.
"Don't forget Mad Mod," Beastboy reminded them.
"Who's that?" Cody asked.
"Some British guy with a suped up cane, and a bunch of advanced technology. He ain't big though," Cyborg said.
A massive burp erupted next to Robin. Everyone turned, and saw Starfire covering her mouth, blushing.
"Excuse me," she said, embarrassed. Everyone got a good laugh from that.
The Titans enjoyed their meal, and the new company, laughing and sharing all the while. Hours passed before the last slice of pizza was devoured by Cyborg, the Titans payed, and left the pizzeria.
"Last one to the pool get's dish-duty for a week," Cyborg said as they arrived back at the tower, and he began sprinting for the basement. When they reached the top floor of the Tower, Robin tripped Beastboy, who fell, and crashed into a closet filled with mops, buckets, and cleaning supplies.
Raven had already arrived at the pool before even Cyborg, using her powers to fly through walls. Before long, Starfire walked in. Looking around, they realized that neither Beastboy nor Robin were there. Suspense built as Starfire, Cyborg, and Raven watched the door in amusement.
Robin and Beastboy tried to run through the door at the same time, and got stuck. Robin had a red and black suit on, and Beastboy was still in his uniform for some, inexplicit reason. Cody could be seen behind them, and he grinned evilly. Pushing the two stuck Titans, they fell forward, and into the pool, as Cody jumped in after them, as did Cyborg, followed closely by Starfire.
Beastboy climbed out of the pool, drenched. Grabbing a towel, making his way over to Raven, he dried off.
"Why aren't you going swimming?" Raven asked. She had been planning in merely watching, but since Beastboy wasn't going, that was no longer the case.
"Tomorrow I'm going to hang out with Cody all day, so I figure today is your day," he said, smiling, as he sat down next to her.
She cocked an eyebrow. "All day with Cody?"
"Well, yeah," he said nervously, "he's leaving early Saturday, and he's really cool."
"Understandable," she said. "What would you like to do?"
Beastboy glanced at the clock. It was 4:30. "We could meditate or something. I've never tried it before," he said.
She, again, raised an eyebrow. "You want to meditate?" she asked, genuinely curious.
"Well... Yeah," he said, looking at her. "You were probably going to anyway, right?"
She hesitated, then nodded. She would've began to meditate within a few minutes of Beastboy falling into the pool.
"So I'll do it with you," he said. "One problem."
"Yes?"
"How exactly do you do it?"
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Everyone sat around the wooden table in the main room of the tower, eating the BBQ diner Cyborg had cooked up. Beastboy had, however, made his own meal of vegetable fried rice.
As they ate, yawns escaped the mouths of several of the teens.
"I need some shut-eye," Cyborg said after he dropped his fork from falling half-asleep. Getting up and scraping his plate, he placed it next to the sink, and headed for the door. "Night y'all," he said, yawning. A chorus of goodnights followed him.
"Me too," Cody sighed, standing up. He washed his plate and returned it to the cupboard.
"Me three," Beastboy said, looking at Raven. She smiled back, and they stood up.
"I could use some sleep too, since Robin decided to drain every ounce of energy out of us at practice," she said, glaring at the Boy Wonder, who grinned.
"Night guys," he said.
"Goodnight, friends. May you have a pleasant slumber," Starfire said.
Cody went one way, and Beastboy and Raven went another, waving at the intergalactic couple.
Beastboy and Raven entered their room, they shared now, and grabbed their bathing suits. Though they shared a bed, they had yet to move very far, sexually. They hadn't yet seen eachother in the nude, and hadn't made any sort of plans as to when they would.
Raven entered the bathroom, and they changed quickly into their suits. Beastboy looked away from the mirror, he had been looking at the abs he had been so proud of, and saw more of Raven than he ever believed he would.
Blushing like mad, she stepped into their room wearing a purple and black bikini. She had grabbed the one that did it's job the best, and it covered her most private areas quite well. She was holding her left arm at the elbow with her right, nervous.
Beastboy couldn't believe the sight, and merely stared for a good thirty seconds, before the mirror cracked slightly behind him. Snapping back to reality, he smiled at the empath, who's entire face was red, contrasting her pale skin.
"You look-" he managed to get out, before being interrupted.
"If I become any more embarrassed, we'll be without a room," she said quietly. Grabbing their towels, they ventured off to the pool. They both appreciated the silence as they slowly stepped down the small set of stairs and into the water.
Beastboy floated on his back, when a surprise blast of water crashed into his face. Having a miniature freak-out, he stood upright, and looked to see Raven laughing quietly.
"Dude! You scared me!" he said.
She merely shrugged, and splashed him again. This time, he splashed her back, and slowly got closer. Fighting a losing battle, she held her arms up to protect her from the cold water. Grabbing her wrists, Beastboy pulled her arms down, and kissed her. Kissing back, she wrapped her arms around his neck, as he wrapped his around her waist. Suddenly, he submerged them both in the water, causing Raven to squirm and shiver slightly underwater. When they resurfaced, she swam away from Beastboy, who gave chase. Grinning malevolently, she used her powers to summon a gigantic wave, and send it straight at Beastboy, who was lost beneath the white caps created from the splash. He resurfaced, gasping, and glared at her playfully, while she smiled innocently. Shivering, she decided she had had enough of the cold pool, and flew out. Beastboy got out too, trying to stop her from leaving.
"I'm just going to the hot tub," she said, rolling her eyes at her paranoid, green boyfriend.
"Sweet!" he said, eagerly climbing in with her. They began to chat of their future, as some couples tend to do, and talked of the future with the Titans as well as, assuming they stayed together, where they would live, what their house would be like, etc.. For a good hour they spoke of possibilities, certainties, fears, and how grateful they were that everything had worked out in their favor.
As the night drew to a close, the young couple felt severe drowsiness overtake them.
Venturing upstairs via elevator, the young couple walked to their room, changed, and crawled into bed. They both fell asleep instantaneously, yet again sharing a dream, this time of married life in the Tower with two small children, with Robin and Starfire, two children of their own, and Cyborg and Bumblebee. All was at peace in the city, and it had been for a long time.
Envious, they knew that that future was nigh impossible to achieve. For now, they would have to save the city, fight for their love, and be ready for just about anything.
Alrighty, not too proud of this chapter, but whatever. They'll get better pretty soon. I'm having trouble for two reasons:
The uneventful chapters are less than easy to write
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I'll try to update soon!! D: