"Oker dokers! Where is he?" I asked BB.
"In the I.R."
"The where?"
"Sorry, the investigation Room, It's on the firth level 3rd door to the left right next to the lab."
"What?" I asked weakly, "Too many rooms!"
He sighed, "Yeah that's how I felt too at first. Here, I'll come with." We walked down the hall to the elevator. As I stepped in, Beastboy punched the level 5 button and stepped back from the door.
"Going up!" he said cheerfully. The elevator lurched upward. I looked out the side of the elevator that was made of glass so you could see out over the sparkling water.
"Wow," I murmured.
"Yeah it's really, um, pretty up here... I guess," BB said kind of awkwardly. Then he started bouncing on the heels of his feet glancing upward to see what floor we were on. On the final lurch of the elevator, the doors opened, and brought us to our final destination. BB must have thought that there had been to much awkward silence between us, because then he licked the back of his hand and wiped it on the side of my face.
"BEASTBOY!!" I screeched. He must have known he was in troubled because he tore out of the elevator, laughing like a crazy person. I gave into the chase and talked him. I called him words that would have made P. Diddy blush. He good naturedly reached up and yanked on one of my pigtails.
"Ding-dong!" he said brightly. I laughed and looked up to the strong metal door above us. It had black lettering on it that read I.R.
"I guess where here, my little shishcabob." I said looking up at the door. He jumped to his feet and started banging his fists on the door with all his might.
"ROBIN!! ITS ME!! BEASTBOY!!" he yelled, showing off, "OPEN THE DOOR!!" Robin opened the door looking surprised.
"Beastboy? Why are you yelling?"
"Because she's here and I brought her," He said simply. "Can I have a cookie now? Since I was such a good boy?" Robin rolled his eyes. He looked totally different than yesterday in normal cloths, now he was dressed in his uniform; it was mostly red and black, with green gloves. He also sported a utility belt around his waist.
I elbowed BB, "Look at that freak!" I whispered loudly to him. BB sniggered.
"Oh, I SO didn't hear that!" he said sarcastically, "But seriously, we need to talk."
"Just try not to be boring!" I said cheerfully, "I have an attention span of a fish." He led BB and me into the I.R. I looked around; it had news clippings of hundreds of villains all over the walls.
"Wow!" I looked over to the table, scattered with Robin's notes about villains and stuff. Then I saw a yellow folder with my real name on it.
"Hey! That's me!" I reached out to grasp it, but Robin knocked my hand out of the way.
"Don't," he said sternly.
"Why?" I asked.
"Just don't." He turned and put the folder in a fileing cabinet in the corner of the room.
"Once you have learned more about your powers," he said trying to get my attention away from the folder, "You will start training with us, and then when you are ready, you will be able to come with us and fight." BB and I tried to give each other a high five, but he wasn't cooperating so I just ended up high fiving his face instead.
"Hey!! That is a little knowing thing called assault!" he said trying to look offended.
"And more importantly," Robin said raising his voice above Beastboy, "Naomi, there is something VERY important you need to understand before you can even CONSIDER joining this team." He spoke so seriously, I was a bit taken back.
"Sure what is it?" I asked.
"You see, we are the protectors of this city," he began, "The citizens love us, and the children idolize us. So it is VERY important to keep up a good image. You see, the peoples taxes is what pays us to live here, they pay for us to keep the peace in the city. Without it, we would be living on the streets. So we do things for the city, not just take down criminals, but charity work, interviews news appearances, ext.
Just to keep up the excitement of the titans. And when we go out on public, we CAN NOT do anything to harm our image. The media loves to play ANYTHING we do up." He put his face an inch away from mine.
"Because the only thing people love more than a hero, is a fallen one."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Robin's words rang in my head as BB ushered me out of the I.R. I was starting to understand why Robin was so image crazy. If we lost, we could lose more than a fight. This is why we have costumes and funny names. It was publicity. It was to keep our popularity going. Without it... we had nothing.
"Friend Naomi?" Star's voice jerked me out of my thoughts. "I have been searching for you." Said Star as she floated out of the elevator.
"I do believe it is time for our nutritional intake period. Also known as dinner."
"Um, Star?" Beastboy said looking at his watch, "It's only 3:00."
"Oh! Is that the incorrect time for a nutrition intake?"
"Hey!" BB said, ignoring Stars last remark and turning to me, "Do you want a snack?"
"Sure" I said as we piled into the elevator and headed to the kitchen. It was shocking how fast I was growing accustom to my new "home".
I started pawing through the pantry as BB tore through the fridge. Star sat contently on the counter watching BB take the fridge apart in his search for food. I was shocked to see my new friend's faces on almost every food box in the pantry. Titan cereal? Teen Titan Fruit Snacks? Starbolt shaped crackers and green Beastboy pudding? My god! With three proofs of purchase, send away for a Robin face mask look a like?
"Yeah, the companies send us those once in awhile," BB said munching on potato chips. I grabbed a TT fruit snack. I opened the packet. How cute!! Green BBs, purple Ravens, red Robins, silver Cyborgs and orange Starfires. And soon, I thought and I popped two Ravens and a Starfire in my mouth, little blue Naomis.
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"In the I.R."
"The where?"
"Sorry, the investigation Room, It's on the firth level 3rd door to the left right next to the lab."
"What?" I asked weakly, "Too many rooms!"
He sighed, "Yeah that's how I felt too at first. Here, I'll come with." We walked down the hall to the elevator. As I stepped in, Beastboy punched the level 5 button and stepped back from the door.
"Going up!" he said cheerfully. The elevator lurched upward. I looked out the side of the elevator that was made of glass so you could see out over the sparkling water.
"Wow," I murmured.
"Yeah it's really, um, pretty up here... I guess," BB said kind of awkwardly. Then he started bouncing on the heels of his feet glancing upward to see what floor we were on. On the final lurch of the elevator, the doors opened, and brought us to our final destination. BB must have thought that there had been to much awkward silence between us, because then he licked the back of his hand and wiped it on the side of my face.
"BEASTBOY!!" I screeched. He must have known he was in troubled because he tore out of the elevator, laughing like a crazy person. I gave into the chase and talked him. I called him words that would have made P. Diddy blush. He good naturedly reached up and yanked on one of my pigtails.
"Ding-dong!" he said brightly. I laughed and looked up to the strong metal door above us. It had black lettering on it that read I.R.
"I guess where here, my little shishcabob." I said looking up at the door. He jumped to his feet and started banging his fists on the door with all his might.
"ROBIN!! ITS ME!! BEASTBOY!!" he yelled, showing off, "OPEN THE DOOR!!" Robin opened the door looking surprised.
"Beastboy? Why are you yelling?"
"Because she's here and I brought her," He said simply. "Can I have a cookie now? Since I was such a good boy?" Robin rolled his eyes. He looked totally different than yesterday in normal cloths, now he was dressed in his uniform; it was mostly red and black, with green gloves. He also sported a utility belt around his waist.
I elbowed BB, "Look at that freak!" I whispered loudly to him. BB sniggered.
"Oh, I SO didn't hear that!" he said sarcastically, "But seriously, we need to talk."
"Just try not to be boring!" I said cheerfully, "I have an attention span of a fish." He led BB and me into the I.R. I looked around; it had news clippings of hundreds of villains all over the walls.
"Wow!" I looked over to the table, scattered with Robin's notes about villains and stuff. Then I saw a yellow folder with my real name on it.
"Hey! That's me!" I reached out to grasp it, but Robin knocked my hand out of the way.
"Don't," he said sternly.
"Why?" I asked.
"Just don't." He turned and put the folder in a fileing cabinet in the corner of the room.
"Once you have learned more about your powers," he said trying to get my attention away from the folder, "You will start training with us, and then when you are ready, you will be able to come with us and fight." BB and I tried to give each other a high five, but he wasn't cooperating so I just ended up high fiving his face instead.
"Hey!! That is a little knowing thing called assault!" he said trying to look offended.
"And more importantly," Robin said raising his voice above Beastboy, "Naomi, there is something VERY important you need to understand before you can even CONSIDER joining this team." He spoke so seriously, I was a bit taken back.
"Sure what is it?" I asked.
"You see, we are the protectors of this city," he began, "The citizens love us, and the children idolize us. So it is VERY important to keep up a good image. You see, the peoples taxes is what pays us to live here, they pay for us to keep the peace in the city. Without it, we would be living on the streets. So we do things for the city, not just take down criminals, but charity work, interviews news appearances, ext.
Just to keep up the excitement of the titans. And when we go out on public, we CAN NOT do anything to harm our image. The media loves to play ANYTHING we do up." He put his face an inch away from mine.
"Because the only thing people love more than a hero, is a fallen one."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Robin's words rang in my head as BB ushered me out of the I.R. I was starting to understand why Robin was so image crazy. If we lost, we could lose more than a fight. This is why we have costumes and funny names. It was publicity. It was to keep our popularity going. Without it... we had nothing.
"Friend Naomi?" Star's voice jerked me out of my thoughts. "I have been searching for you." Said Star as she floated out of the elevator.
"I do believe it is time for our nutritional intake period. Also known as dinner."
"Um, Star?" Beastboy said looking at his watch, "It's only 3:00."
"Oh! Is that the incorrect time for a nutrition intake?"
"Hey!" BB said, ignoring Stars last remark and turning to me, "Do you want a snack?"
"Sure" I said as we piled into the elevator and headed to the kitchen. It was shocking how fast I was growing accustom to my new "home".
I started pawing through the pantry as BB tore through the fridge. Star sat contently on the counter watching BB take the fridge apart in his search for food. I was shocked to see my new friend's faces on almost every food box in the pantry. Titan cereal? Teen Titan Fruit Snacks? Starbolt shaped crackers and green Beastboy pudding? My god! With three proofs of purchase, send away for a Robin face mask look a like?
"Yeah, the companies send us those once in awhile," BB said munching on potato chips. I grabbed a TT fruit snack. I opened the packet. How cute!! Green BBs, purple Ravens, red Robins, silver Cyborgs and orange Starfires. And soon, I thought and I popped two Ravens and a Starfire in my mouth, little blue Naomis.
StArRy- WOW!!! Thanks to everyone who reviewed!! I take to heart everything you guys say! Ill get the next chappie up soon. Thanks again!!