Thanks for the reviews. As for the girl that posted twice, thanx. This is
the tenth chapter, in case you can't count. So now it's Saturday, and Tomb
has a meeting with HIVE. Please review, even if it's anonymous. I could use
the feedback.
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TOMB'S POV
TITAN'S TOWER
Hey! It's Saturday. That means at three I'm meeting my old friends! But first, I better get some breakfast.
"TOFU???"
"Again?"
"Dude, I like tofu."
"And who else does?"
Everybody was arguing so I decided to break in.
"Why don't you just give BB a steak for dinner? Since they both taste the same, he'll never notice."
Everyone stared at me.
"Evil genius."
"Heh"
"Let's just go to the pancake house or something."
"OK!"
IN THE PANCAKE HOUSE
I was soaking wet.
"Dude, c'mon! It's not my fault it rained yesterday!"
"I know. But it's your fault that you almost hit me with your car and forced me to jump aside into the splash,"
"Well, I uh.ok you're right."
"Howdy, Titans. What'll it be?" asked the waitress. She was a redhead that was short, but slim.
"Just the ALL YOU CAN EAT!!!!" said Cyborg.
I eyed him carefully.
After an argument about who could sing Yankee Doodle better, I was just about fed up with the stupidity. Just when I was about to strangle someone, the pancakes arrived.
"All you can eat, y'all!" Said the waitress.
Raven asked the waitress for a cup of tea, which they didn't have.
"Then I'll just have coffee."
"Sorry, no coffee for people under 18. It stunts your growth, you know! How 'bout just some pop? We got cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Dr. Pep, you name it!"
"I'll just have a glass of water."
The waitress seemed disappointed. When she returned, the water was in a tall, black cup. Strangely, when I handed it to Raven, there was no ice and it was not very cold.
"Rae, this water's kinda weird. Maybe you shouldn't drink it."
"Hey, T! Let the woman have her water! Its lemonade with the lemons and the 'ade' gone!" Said Cyborg, with his mouth full. It hurt to look.
"You're the boss."
"And don't you forget it."
As Raven started to drink the water, I noticed something. The waitress was eyeing us with anxious eyes. I recognized the look, as it was the same look of the woman at HIVE. Something bad was about to happen.
"STOP!"
"Oh, for god sakes! What is it this time Skeletor?" said BB. I've never heard that name before.
"I think that water's poisoned. The waitress is waiting for you to drink it."
"How would you know, Tomb?" asked Robin.
"Do you know how many people are here, and how many people would order water? The only way to tell it apart is to have warm water so it could seem casual, like the waitress had known which cup to give. She wouldn't have to mark it. Also, everyone around us ordered water, so she would have to bring many of them at once. I think it was cold water, but it's the far side of the restaurant, so it must have become warm."
Everyone stared at me.
"That's called paranoia."
"Robin, what is this paranoia you speak of? It sounds like a fungus the grows in the deep caves in my planet."
"No Star, it means that people think everything is trying to hurt them."
"Oh."
"Rae, please don't drink that. If you don't believe me, feed some to a small animal. If it dies in an hour, it's poisoned."
"Ugh. How about this: I'll feed it to this spider," she pointed at a spider on the wall, "and I won't drink it for an hour. If it's still alive, I'll drink to my hearts desire."
Beast Boy whispered into my ear. "What heart?"
Half an hour later, the spider had dropped dead. We all stared at Raven.
"What?"
"Someone tried to kill you." I said.
"Again." Added Cyborg.
We stayed inside the whole day, protecting Raven from assassins. The waitress could not be tracked down, since it was raining by the time we got out, and she was long gone. (A/N just in case you didn't know, I added the raining part because Beast Boy could turn into a hound and trace the scent of her notepad were she takes orders.
"Who would want to kill you, Rae?"
"I...don't...KNOW!!!! FOR THE LAST TIME!!!!"
Everyone shrunk.
"Whoa! It's three o clock."
"Yea so?" said Robin.
"I gotta go ask Rae later!" and I dashed out.
When I arrived at the mall I met Jinx at the café. Although I was shaken by two murder attempts in the same week, I was happy to see her.
"Hey Jinx!"
"Good to see you. Long time no see. Had any fun?"
"Hardly. So, uh, where is Gizmo and Mammoth?"
"Gizmo stole a car and refused to come. Mammoth insists on reading a poem. Psh."
"Psh."
"So you miss me Hon?"
"Did you miss me doll?"
These were just names we called each other out of pure fun.
"You won't believe what happened today. Somebody tried to kill Raven. Twice! Once by knocking her off the roof, another by poisoning her."
"Raven's not too bad. I hope she doesn't take what I said personally."
"So you don't hate them?"
"Of course not. I was hired, remember?"
"So, do you know anything about this murder thing?"
"I've heard things."
"C'mon, Jinx. We're best friends! You can tell me."
"Well, all I heard is that somebody hates Raven's guts and wants to kill her. He's got accomplices, and some friends from HIVE I know were hired. I forget his name though."
"Thanks."
We ordered tea and coffee. They allowed us to have it. After some chat, I glanced at my watch and it was five thirty!
"Sorry doll, I gotta go now."
"Bye prince charming."
"I imitated a fat, drunk man and hugged her before I left. I saw Mammoth later at the pretzel cart taking all of the pretzels. Nobody dared challenge him. I just let him go. What are friends for?
When I got back to the tower, everyone seemed calmer.
"Rae locked herself up in her room, and you know nothing gets in there in one piece."
"Except for me." I grinned, and they were all confused.
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TOMB'S POV
TITAN'S TOWER
Hey! It's Saturday. That means at three I'm meeting my old friends! But first, I better get some breakfast.
"TOFU???"
"Again?"
"Dude, I like tofu."
"And who else does?"
Everybody was arguing so I decided to break in.
"Why don't you just give BB a steak for dinner? Since they both taste the same, he'll never notice."
Everyone stared at me.
"Evil genius."
"Heh"
"Let's just go to the pancake house or something."
"OK!"
IN THE PANCAKE HOUSE
I was soaking wet.
"Dude, c'mon! It's not my fault it rained yesterday!"
"I know. But it's your fault that you almost hit me with your car and forced me to jump aside into the splash,"
"Well, I uh.ok you're right."
"Howdy, Titans. What'll it be?" asked the waitress. She was a redhead that was short, but slim.
"Just the ALL YOU CAN EAT!!!!" said Cyborg.
I eyed him carefully.
After an argument about who could sing Yankee Doodle better, I was just about fed up with the stupidity. Just when I was about to strangle someone, the pancakes arrived.
"All you can eat, y'all!" Said the waitress.
Raven asked the waitress for a cup of tea, which they didn't have.
"Then I'll just have coffee."
"Sorry, no coffee for people under 18. It stunts your growth, you know! How 'bout just some pop? We got cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Dr. Pep, you name it!"
"I'll just have a glass of water."
The waitress seemed disappointed. When she returned, the water was in a tall, black cup. Strangely, when I handed it to Raven, there was no ice and it was not very cold.
"Rae, this water's kinda weird. Maybe you shouldn't drink it."
"Hey, T! Let the woman have her water! Its lemonade with the lemons and the 'ade' gone!" Said Cyborg, with his mouth full. It hurt to look.
"You're the boss."
"And don't you forget it."
As Raven started to drink the water, I noticed something. The waitress was eyeing us with anxious eyes. I recognized the look, as it was the same look of the woman at HIVE. Something bad was about to happen.
"STOP!"
"Oh, for god sakes! What is it this time Skeletor?" said BB. I've never heard that name before.
"I think that water's poisoned. The waitress is waiting for you to drink it."
"How would you know, Tomb?" asked Robin.
"Do you know how many people are here, and how many people would order water? The only way to tell it apart is to have warm water so it could seem casual, like the waitress had known which cup to give. She wouldn't have to mark it. Also, everyone around us ordered water, so she would have to bring many of them at once. I think it was cold water, but it's the far side of the restaurant, so it must have become warm."
Everyone stared at me.
"That's called paranoia."
"Robin, what is this paranoia you speak of? It sounds like a fungus the grows in the deep caves in my planet."
"No Star, it means that people think everything is trying to hurt them."
"Oh."
"Rae, please don't drink that. If you don't believe me, feed some to a small animal. If it dies in an hour, it's poisoned."
"Ugh. How about this: I'll feed it to this spider," she pointed at a spider on the wall, "and I won't drink it for an hour. If it's still alive, I'll drink to my hearts desire."
Beast Boy whispered into my ear. "What heart?"
Half an hour later, the spider had dropped dead. We all stared at Raven.
"What?"
"Someone tried to kill you." I said.
"Again." Added Cyborg.
We stayed inside the whole day, protecting Raven from assassins. The waitress could not be tracked down, since it was raining by the time we got out, and she was long gone. (A/N just in case you didn't know, I added the raining part because Beast Boy could turn into a hound and trace the scent of her notepad were she takes orders.
"Who would want to kill you, Rae?"
"I...don't...KNOW!!!! FOR THE LAST TIME!!!!"
Everyone shrunk.
"Whoa! It's three o clock."
"Yea so?" said Robin.
"I gotta go ask Rae later!" and I dashed out.
When I arrived at the mall I met Jinx at the café. Although I was shaken by two murder attempts in the same week, I was happy to see her.
"Hey Jinx!"
"Good to see you. Long time no see. Had any fun?"
"Hardly. So, uh, where is Gizmo and Mammoth?"
"Gizmo stole a car and refused to come. Mammoth insists on reading a poem. Psh."
"Psh."
"So you miss me Hon?"
"Did you miss me doll?"
These were just names we called each other out of pure fun.
"You won't believe what happened today. Somebody tried to kill Raven. Twice! Once by knocking her off the roof, another by poisoning her."
"Raven's not too bad. I hope she doesn't take what I said personally."
"So you don't hate them?"
"Of course not. I was hired, remember?"
"So, do you know anything about this murder thing?"
"I've heard things."
"C'mon, Jinx. We're best friends! You can tell me."
"Well, all I heard is that somebody hates Raven's guts and wants to kill her. He's got accomplices, and some friends from HIVE I know were hired. I forget his name though."
"Thanks."
We ordered tea and coffee. They allowed us to have it. After some chat, I glanced at my watch and it was five thirty!
"Sorry doll, I gotta go now."
"Bye prince charming."
"I imitated a fat, drunk man and hugged her before I left. I saw Mammoth later at the pretzel cart taking all of the pretzels. Nobody dared challenge him. I just let him go. What are friends for?
When I got back to the tower, everyone seemed calmer.
"Rae locked herself up in her room, and you know nothing gets in there in one piece."
"Except for me." I grinned, and they were all confused.
