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Chapter Thirteen: A Midsummer's Night's Dream
Beast Boy
"I'm dying here...Home! Sweet sanity! Free of shoes and jewelery and...Ack..."
"You're a baby..."
I had just flopped down onto the couch in the main room. Today was the day before prom, and Terra decided to wait until the very last minute to shop for 'accesories'. Apparently, as her loving boyfriend and date for prom, I had to come too. And it wasn't just me, either! She dragged the rest of the Titans along! I didn't know that there were so many shoes in existance...And let's not forget about the tuxedo shopping. I had to wear a tie. A tie! Oh well. I figured, hey. It was for Terra. And you can't say no to that face...
"So...Am I ever going to see this dress? Apparently, it's a big part of this prom..." I asked, rubbing my closed eyes.
"Oh, yes," Terra replied with that sort of voice that sounded like she was about to make fun of you, "If it weren't for the dresses, all of the girls would be naked," I opened my eyes. Terra went behind me and hugged my neck. "And wouldn't that be terrible, huh?"
"Yes." I answered, because she had just given me the you-better-agree-or-else look.
"Good boy. I have trained you well." She gave me a kiss on the cheek.
"Now when do I get to see the dress?" I asked again.
"You get to see the dress when I'm walking down those stairs," She pointed to the stairs leading from the door, "Tomorrow night."
"Boo, that's no fair. Raven and Starfire know what it looks like!"
"Well, that's only because they went dress shopping with me. There was no avoiding it. Plus, none of the guys know."
"Pbbth. That makes no difference."
"How so?"
"Oh yeah, T, they are just dying to know what your dress looks like."
"Well, I bet Robin wants to see Star's dress."
I glared at her. "Fine. I see I'm not going to win this war."
"You bet your green butt you're not going to win this war." She said. She then proceeded to tackle me onto the couch. We were just about to kiss when Cyborg, Robin, Starfire, and Raven came through the door that we had come out of. Cyborg spoke up first.
"Would you two get a room already?" He asked, putting his hands in front of his face.
"Hmm...I don't know. Beast Boy," She said, looking back at me, "Why haven't we gotten a room already?"
"I don't know..." I replied, playing along. I raised an eyebrow as I continued, "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
"Your room or mine?" She grinned.
"Okay, I think he was just kidding, okay?" Robin said quickly. We laughed as we assumed normal sitting positions.
"Hear that Terra?"
"I know, he actually thought we were going to get a room."
"You two are so weird," Raven rolled her eyes at us.
"Too bad."
"At least we're honest!" Terra added.
"Terra," Starfire said, "You must see Cyborg's tuxedo!"
"Oh yeah? Why Cyborg's?" She asked. We both looked over to him as he pulled out his tux.
"Ha!" Terra laughed. "You got a pimp tux!"
"What are you talking about?" He asked.
"Cy, please, everyone knows that a white tuxedo is referred to as the pimp tux. Really, I thought you knew that." I explained.
"Whatever..." He frowned.
For the rest of the afternoon and night, we had fun and ate large amounts of pizza. We actually had one per person because no one could agree on what to get. The repeated meat vs. vegetarian debate, well, we got really sick of it, and I won't repeat it here. Really, it's nothing more than Cyborg yelling 'meat', me screaming 'vegetarian', Raven saying 'idiots', Terra laughing, Robin telling us to be more mature, and Starfire trying to bring peace. It gets old after a while. So we made a resolution then and there that we should just compromise and skip wasted time and wasted words.
Later, we watched Pirates of the Caribbean--the first one, of course, the second hadn't come out yet--and laughed really hard. There were several Captain Jack Sparrow impersonations and sword fighting with various objects found around the kitchen and living room. I also made a mental note to figure out where they had gotten the hat Will was wearing at the end of the movie. Hey, the hat was cool. You can't deny it. Soon, it was after eleven, and we all needed to rest up for the prom.
Terra
Beast Boy had walked me to my room. I gave him a good-night kiss--so of course as it becomes a make-out session, someone always has to walk in. This time, it was Cyborg and Raven.
"Seriously, there's a room right next to you. Can't you just go in there before you do that?" Raven asked as we realized they were there and pulled apart.
"No, no, they might actually do it this time." Cyborg said nervously.
"Keep walkin." Beast Boy interjected, annoyed. As they walked past us, I gave him another little kiss on the lips.
"I love you." I whispered.
"I love you too." He replied. I saw Raven smirk as she walked by. I could just hear her thinking, 'That was my doing...' or something like that.
"See you tomorrow."
"Tomorrow." Beast Boy agreed.
I walked into my room and flopped onto my bed. I smiled; I was so happy. Just having fun like this. It was a great time. Little did I know my hours of ignorant bliss would be given a rude awakening in just a few minutes.
I changed into my pajamas--a green cami and light green pants that had cute little monkeys all over them! Days like this made me so tired. I laid down on my comfy orange bed.
I was just about to shut my eyes when I heard a noise coming from outside of my room. I tried to ignore it at first, but I kept hearing it. So, I got up out of my bed and looked to see what was going on. I looked left. I looked right. I thought I saw something out of the corner of my eye. I heard more noises. So, I followed the noises and the shadows to find myself on the roof of the tower.
"Hello?" I called out into the darkness. "Who's there?" There was a momentary silence...untill I heard a voice from behind me that could wake the dead.
"Hello, Terra. It's been a while."
"Slade." I said with a level of digust in my voice that shocked even myself. I turned around to see the orange-and-black-clad villian I have come to hate the most.
"Today, I wish to be straight to the point."
"Really?"
"Tisk, tisk. I thought you kept your promises. This is very disappointing, Terra."
"Why should I be listening to you?" I barked harshly. I picked up a rock from the island and threw it right at him. He ducked and the rock easily missed him.
"You seem to have listened to me many times before." He continued, still as calm as ever.
"Well I've learned from my mistakes!" I threw another rock his way, this time he jumped over it.
"Have you? It appears to me that you are yet to learn that attacking in rage always ends badly...or just doesn't work."
"Well, sorry," I said sarcastically, "But I've tried to block out those little 'lessons'. Besides. I don't need to listen to them anymore; the Titans helped me. I'm better now."
"Yes. You are." I think he admitted this because I had just threw a rock at him from above where he was standing. Again, he dogded it. "But what good will it do if you can't hit me?"
"I don't care. Just leave me alone for once. I'm happy now. And YOU can't ruin it!" A group of small rocks came at him in every direction.
"Can't I?"
"No! And...you lied to me. I forgot to mention it." I said, rage growing with every word. "Beast Boy didn't like Raven more than me...He loves me. He loves me! And I love him. Nothing can stop me from being with him, and with the Titans!"
"Did you really expect me to tell you the absolute truth? And also...You seem to be forgetting what I told you in our last meeting, Terra."
"What? That you're going to kill Beast Boy? Too bad, Slade. That's an empty threat to me now. It isn't going to happen. I won't let it happen. The Titans wouldn't let it happen. And I'm not afraid of you." In case it wasn't obvious, the last part was a lie. And I knew he would call me on it.
"Liar. I am that which you have come to fear the most. You aren't afraid of facing me...you are afraid of what I can do to the ones you care most for..."
"You're wrong."
"Of course...You're afraid of anything happening to them...and it being your fault. You would hate to do something like that again. That..." His eyes--or, eye--narrowed, "...You cannot deny."
I remained silent. I didn't have to admit anything to him. He couldn't make me. I wouldn't...
"Though you may try. Now, I have another proposition for you--"
"NO!" I screamed suddenly. "I'm not negotiating with the likes of you anymore!"
"I having been keeping this one to myself for until I needed it." He continued, as though I hadn't spoken. "Remember the suit you had worn when you worked for me? It had a nueral interface that had fused with your skin."
"I'm perfectly aware of what hell you put me through--"
Again, ignoring me, he continued, "When you broke the control, the fusion broke as well. Except on one small part of your hand."
"What are you talking about?" I asked nervously.
"Check your right hand." He simply stated. I slowly lifted my hand up to my face. Sure enough, there was a small black spot on my hand.
"It's just a birthmark...How would you know it's there?" I asked curiously.
"I have my...sources."
"Even if you weren't completely crazy about this...What would it matter?"
"There is still an ounce of the nueral interface left on your skin."
"And?"
"And, I can still control your right hand."
As I heard that, I grabbed my right hand with my left. "No..."
"Yes. That was how I knew which way your rocks would come. Because I was controlling which way they went."
"No!"
"This time...I will have Beast Boy killed...By you."
"NO!" I screamed. "I'll be able to break free from it again! I did it once, and I can do it now!" I tried as hard as I could to move my right hand. It stayed in place.
"I don't think so. Now...leave this town. This time, if you don't listen...Good-bye, Beast Boy. And I won't stop there. All of the Titans. All of the city. All of the world, if I can. I will give you until the sixth...Time to go to your little prom, time to graduate, time to leave. Funny...6/6/06. Unforetunetly, you won't be able to see that nice little movie...'The Omen'...With your boyfriend."
I was speechless.
"Oh...and just so you don't forget our meeting again...I'll leave you with a little souvenier..." He walked up to me, grabbed my wrist, and carved an 'S' into my right hand. I didn't feel a thing. "Let's not meet again, shall we?" And he pushed me off the side of the Tower. I didn't fall for long, for I found myself on my bedroom floor. My sheets were all around me.
"Was it...Just a dream?" I asked myself. "Ow!" I yelled. Pain came searing from my right hand. I looked at it and saw blood oozing from a red 'S' on my hand.
To Be Continued...
Next time on, "And So It Is..."
Prom Night-Admitting love, finding new love, and love starting to fall apart--All in one night. Not to mention beautiful gowns and guys in tuxedos...
There we go! Now...((I've always wanted to say this))...The plot thickens...