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Chapter Seven: Somebody Knows Her Secret



After watching the sunset on the roof with Starfire, Robin was calmly putting his clothes away when he heard a knock at his door. Come in, he said, and Beastboy entered.

Dude, I really need your help.

With what?

Well, you and Star are, you know...

... How do you know about that? Robin asked, turning his head slowly to the shapeshifter.

I went up to the roof earlier, and saw you watching the sunset, and....

Okay, but what do you need help with?

Uh... it's, uh...

Entering the room behind Beastboy, Cyborg wisely closed the door after finishing his small friend's sentence.

You need help with Raven? he said with a look of shock on his face.

Sitting on the floor with a sad look on his face, Beastboy nodded. I just can't do anything that would impress her.

I wouldn't say that, said Robin. There's got to be something she really, really likes. Starfire likes... well, she likes just about anything, but she really likes Oreos.

Raven doesn't go for those, said Cyborg. What about some really dark flowers?

She doesn't like flowers, either, Robin reminded him. Oh! Remember when she and Star switched bodies? They had to learn a lot about each other in order to use their powers. We could go ask her!

shouted Beastboy and Cyborg in unison.

As this was happening, Starfire was looking through her pictures of home, feeling slightly homesick; of course, the pudding she was eating (her pudding of homesickness') was doing much to soothe her. After a while, though, she began looking through her pictures of Robin and fawning over the boy featured in them. When there came a knock on her door, she quickly hid the pictures and answered. Oh, Robin! Beastboy and Cyborg, too! What may I do for you?

Closing the door after they entered, Robin asked: Starfire, what's something that Raven really likes?

I... do not understand.

B wants to impress her, whispered Cyborg, but he doesn't know what to do or what to get.

Oh! I know she likes silence, and dark birds, and shadows, and books, and...

No, no, no... said Robin. We mean along the lines of flowers or snacks.

Oh. Well, if I remember correctly, she likes the kind of food which leaves your mouth burning and compelled to seek out moisture. Upon receiving blank stares, she quickly searched for a shorter way of putting it, and finally said: Very, very, very spicy food.

Well, I can do spicy...

said Cyborg. Make curry for dinner! That stuff is like, the hottest, deadliest shit on earth!

Yeah, I can do that! Thanks!

B, WAIT!



We all ate already.

Aww, man!

Hold on, said Robin. I don't think we have the stuff to make curry here. You could go get the stuff and make it tomorrow.

Yeah! Thanks, guys! Beastboy went skipping down the hall and clicked his heels as he went to the garage. Being the only one with a license, he was the only one who got to use the car; they had long ago learned not to ride with him, for he drives like a maniac.

Well, Robin... wanna play Turbo Death Master 4: Hell In A Handkerchief!?

As Robin and Cyborg raced to the common room, Starfire watched them run, then continued looking at her pictures.

Across the hall, Raven was reading in her bed. Ready to sleep, she reached for her bookmark, a picture of Beastboy, having adorably fallen over from exhaustion caused by an entire night playing against Cyborg. she said to herself, he's far too immature to think of such things. I'd be surprised if he ever will. Putting the bookmark in the tome and setting it on her nightstand, she turned off her light and fell asleep.

In the common room, Beastboy was sitting on the couch, smacking his forehead as if he were a complete idiot.

B? I thought you left!

Remember the flood? he asked as he thought of a way to do something.

Oh yeah, said Robin. How the heck did that slip my mind!?

Doesn't matter, said Beastboy, his ears pricking up with pride. I can turn into a dolphin or something and find some kind of stuff at the supermarket.

asked Cyborg nervously, How are you going to get anything from there?

See, the city was almost totally abandoned before the flood, thanks to the warnings, he said, looking very sly. I can go in there and find some kind of curry powder stuff. They keep it in airtight baggies.

Isn't that stealing?

Come on, it's at the bottom of the damn ocean! It's not like I'm taking ancient Spanish dubloons!

Still, dude, said Cyborg, the water's been going down a lot every day now, and it'll be about a week before the city is above sea level again. As soon as the people return, you should go pay for the stuff.

Fine, fine! Don't get your panties in a bunch!

Hey! I don't wear panties!

Then what's with the blond wig and sparkly dresses in your closet, huh!?

screamed Robin. Cyborg dresses up like a girl!?

NO I DON'T! B MADE THAT STUFF UP!

Yeah, that I did, said Beastboy as he walked up the stairs to the roof. I'll see you on the far side, gentlemen.

Elsewhere, Starfire was looking through some books she had borrowed from Raven. Unfortunately for Raven, she had left many of her adorable' Beastboy bookmarks in the books. Managing to put one and one and come up with two (instead of fimbar), Starfire gasped in awe. Raven likes...

End of Chapter Seven