Chapter twelve – easy peasy
"Alright! Where should we go for breakfast?" Beast Boy asked, rubbing his hands together.
"Krispy Kremes!" Cyborg yelled. Everybody laughed.
"Ok, two chocolate specials, one jammy mania, three pink rings, five hot chocolates, one bottle of mustard and a herbal tea please." The bewildered man at the counter hurriedly scribbled down the unusual list.
"That's seventeen dollars fifteen cents, sir." he replied, staring up at the half-metal giant. Cyborg paid and brought the try over to their table. Each of the Titans grabbed their food and drink and began to consume them. As they ate, they discussed the battle.
"Dude, did you see me take him down? I totally whooped his butt!"
"Jinx is rubbish at fighting! Terra and I took her down! Right Terra?"
"We sure did…Bumblebee, right?"
"Hey Robin, what was that gas you chucked in Gizmo's face? I need some of that stuff!"
"See-More is such a pervert! He used his see-through vision on us!"
"Omigosh! Did he? What an idiot!"
"…And then I turned into a dinosaur and I was like 'POW' and he was like 'whoa!' and I was like 'YEAH!'"
"It's called symthanos gas. It dulls the senses and makes the victim queasy. Gizmo should be getting an unpleasant message from his gut any minute now…"
Starfire listened as her friends chatted. They were all so preoccupied with telling everyone else what had happened to them that no one actually heard anyone else talking. It happened every time after a battle and usually she would be joining in. But for some reason, she did not feel like being noisy.
"Dude, did anyone else think that that was like totally pipsqueak?"
"If you are trying to say that the battle was easy, yes." Raven smiled at her husband, joking about his use of vocabulary. Cyborg frowned.
"Yeah, they didn't even try to escape. They just sat there."
Robin glanced at his wife.
"Star? You had something to tell me before we left…?"
"Yes," Starfire took a deep breath. Everyone was watching her. Now or never… "Friends, I-"
"RAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH!!"
The customers screamed as part of the roof of the café was ripped off.
"Titans!" Robin yelled, "Sorry Star, its going to have to wait."
Each of the Titans jumped into fighting poses. The battle was on.
"Phew." Terra dropped onto the sofa.
"Dude, am I shattered!" Beast Boy flopped down beside her. Raven floated behind him, massaging his shoulders. The changeling sighed in relief.
"Starfire?" Robin turned to her. She hadn't said a thing through the whole fight. "Do you want to tell me now? I don't think anyone can break out of jail right at this moment…" he joked. Starfire smiled weakly at him.
"Do not worry, Robin." She let out a sigh, "It doesn't matter."
"Alright! Movie night! Supa Ninja fifty six? Or Hot Fuzz?" Cyborg abruptly changed the subject. Hot Fuzz won.
