Back at the tower again. I don't know where Raven went. She said she had
something important to do after we returned from The Gothic, and she just
kinda disappeared. Anyway in the kitchen, Beastboy was complaining
endlessly of how hungry he was.
"Awwww, poor baby!" I said, as if I was talking to a two year old. He grinned at me.
"Baby needs bath."
"Ha! In your DREAMS, you little dork!" I said as I swung at him. He ducked behind the counter right before my hand hit his face.
"Excuse me, but I'm in need of a nutritional intake as well," Starfire said from the other room.
"How about we order pizza?" Robin asked leaning against the kitchen wall.
"Nooooo!" I wailed, "We ALWAYS get pizza!!"
"So what are we going to get?" asked Cyborg, as he and Star entered the room. They all looked at me expectantly. Why dose everyone always want me to come up with the answer to everything?! I tilted back my head in concentration. What to get, what to get.
"How about Chinese food?" I suggested. There were no objections, "Cool, then Chinese food it is. I'll get it," I was in serious need of some alone time. I love my friends and all, but I do need some Naomi time sometimes.
"I'll have some seasoned seed chicken with fried rice," Cyborg ordered as if I was a waiter, "And... some wanton soup."
"I'll take some beef and broccoli with white rice," Robin said thoughtfully.
"I'll be happy to partake in the consumption of whatever Robin is," Starfire said blushing slightly. I looked over to BB to take his order, but he had this horrified expression on his face. I think he was upset at all the meat consumption that was about to take place.
"No worries BB, we'll split a veggie platter." I said elbowing him. He smiled appreciatively at me. I saluted my friends farewell and departed on my mission. I ran the orders through my head, trying to memorize them, as I floated into the crisp night sky.
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I opened the door to the tower as quietly as I could. Ok, ok, I told myself, just TRY not to look guilty and give yourself away.
"Hi Naomi!" Beastboy said brightly from behind me. I jumped a foot in the air in surprise. "So, you got the food?"
"Uh, yeah, sure..." I walked into the kitchen where everyone was sitting, except for Raven, who was obviously not back yet. They all looked at me expectantly.
"Here you go!!" I said a little too cheerfully. I dropped the sack of steaming take-out on the table and tried to leave, carrying my box.
"Naomi? I thought we were going to split the veggies," BB said sounding slightly hurt.
"Oh, yeah... SURE! Just let me... do something... first." I turned to put my box in my room.
"Naomi?" Robin said with a knowing smile, "Come over here with that box."
"Box, what box?" I said weakly, knowing this would not end well.
"The one you're holding." He replied smiling. I hesitantly handed him my box and prepared for the worst. "You think I don't know when your up to something?" he asked ask, "Now what are you hiding in here?" He turned my box upside down and out fell a live lobster. Everyone just stared at it as it scrambled to its feet and scuttled across the table. I felt the need to explain myself,
"No! You guys! That restaurant was going to kill him! And were superheroes! So... I saved him." I said ended lamely.
"No." Robin said staring at him.
"Look! I named him Crusty!" I said quickly.
"No! No, no, no, no! Don't name him!! You can't get attached to him! There is no way we're keeping a... sea bug!"
"He's NOT a sea bug!!" I exclaimed, rushing to Crustys defense, "He's a crustation!" Robin started massaging his temples, and BB burst out laughing. I picked up Crusty and let his feelers brush on Robins cheek,
"Look Robin! He likes you! He's giving you lobster kisses!" Robin didn't reply.
"Come on Robin," I said pleading softy, "You know how much I've been wanting a pet. I was so sad when I had to leave my hamster behind, remember?"
"Well," Beastboy said thoughtfully, "We do have that old fish tank in the basement; we could move it up next to the T.V." I smiled at him.
"Fine," Robin said caving in, "But Naomi, wouldn't you rather a kitten or a puppy?" I stared at him as if he was a lunatic, "Now Robin, where's the fun in that?"
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"Wow," Beastboy said, "He's actually kinda cute when you get over the fact he has claws and tons of little bug legs." I tapped on the glass,
"Helloooo Crusty!" I made a kissy face at him through the glass, "Oh my god!! BB, did you see that?!? He just winked at me!"
"Right," Beastboy said rolling his forest green eyes. I had to admit, the fish tank with a lobster in it really tied the room together.
"I can't believe some one would eat him," I murmured as Crusty scuttled around his new home.
"Yeah, it's hard to believe for me too," he said smiling, "That's why I don't eat anything with a face, I know what its like to be an animal."
"You know what?" I said suddenly, "I think I just lost my appetite for meat forever." Beastboys face lit up.
"Are you serious?!?! This is awesome! We can be vegetations together! Then everyone can hate OUR cooking!" I looked up at him and smiled.
"We are two peas in a pod! HEY! Peas! Those are plants! That's a good start!" Beastboy and I exited the room talking of tofu recipes, the light switch made a soft click, as the last light in the tower turned off for the night.
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I ducked, narrowly dodging a beam of white hot light Helio sent at me. I ran at Helio and sent a flying kick that hit him straight in the stomach. He hissed in anger as he gripped his stomach. I analyzed him, trying to find a weakness of his. His power came from the sun that much was clear; he absorbed the suns rays and converted them into energy. His skin glowed with the suns power.
A sonic blast provide by Cyborg caused him to stumble and fall on me. I used my legs to kick him high into the air; Starfire sent a green blast in mid air, causing him to crash into a building. He scrambled to his feet and swore at us. Robin responded by throwing a little bomb thing at him, the force of the explosive caused me to fall backwards, but before I hit the ground, I felt two hands hold me up.
"Thanks BB."
"No problem-o!" I tried to bind Helio with vines, but the minute the plants touched his skin, they burned and shriveled. He turned around to face me, and a sent a flame thrower of the suns energy in my direction. I ducked behind a dumpster and covered my head, and squeezed my eyes shut. When I opened them, the dumpster was now just a puddle of melted metal. I took to the air to avoid being burned by the liquid metal.
I saw Raven waving desperately to me from below. Then the fire hydrant on the corner glowed black and exploded. I understood and directed the water to Helio. The water sent him into the side of a nearby building with a sickening crunch, and there the force of the water pinned him to the building. I stopped the flow of water and glided down to the others who were inspecting the now unconscious Helio. His skin was now normal and unglowing. We had put out his fire.
We called the police and waited for them to take him away. Finally our job was done, and we took a walked down downtown to relax. All of a sudden, Starfire stopped.
"It is approaching All Hallows Eve, my friends. Are we not going to put on the artificial skins of another and request a treat, or purpose a trick?" What was that cazy girl talking about?
"She means Halloween and trick or treating," Robin whispered to me. Ohhh, why didn't she just say that then?
"Yes! I wish to partake in this Earth tradition of the celebration of the dead," Star informed me.
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"What should I get?" I asked Raven as I pawed through the rack of costumes. We were at Pine Hollows, a popular costume store, and around Halloween, it is certainly a spectacular sight. Costumes, masks, everything!
"I refuse to take part in this ridiculous tradition. It is absolutely pointless," Raven said dully. I smiled knowingly. Raven is kind of complicated, but when you get to know her, she is just like most teenage Goths. Convinced that she doesn't care about anything or anyone, but deep down, maybe even farther that even she can see, she wants to be loved and accepted like everyone else. Sometimes, you just have to humor her.
"Okay," I said, knowing that somehow I'd bribe her into wearing a costume. For some reason, I really wanted Star, Rae and me to wear the same themed costumes. I wanted, just for once, us three to do something together. I always feel bad when I leave Star behind to go to The Gothic with Raven, or vise versa when I shop with Starfire at The Feather. I just really wanted us to be a group. Just for one night.
Then my eyes rested on a rack of cute dresses. They came in all the colors of the rainbow, but then I thought of something. I plucked a pink, green and a blue dress of the rack.
"Powepuff girls!" I exclaimed excitedly.
"What?" asked Raven, narrowing her eyes.
"It's too perfect!" I exclaimed, ignoring her. I could sew a little black strip across the middle of the short dress.
"What the hell are Powerpuff Girls?" Raven repeated.
"It's a little kids cartoon show from my time," I said as I began to search the store for three pairs of shiny black buckle shoes.
"Oh, really? How fascinating." She said sarcastically. My mind began to race. I could be Bubbles and wear the blue dress, Star has red hair, so shes Blossom and Raven has dark hair, and she can be Buttercup. They will have no idea what Powerpuff girls are, but it's still a cute idea. Raven must have noticed that I had three dresses out.
"No." She said stubbornly.
"Yes!" I argued as I picked out three pairs of white tights. This was going to be great.
StArRy- Ohhhh! Will Naomi be able to convince Raven to be a Powerpuff Girl? Probably not, but it's worth a shot. This is a REALLY weird chapter, but its setting up the plot for the whole story, which happens in the next chapter. The next few chappies are kinda dramatic, but I really think you all will like it.
"Awwww, poor baby!" I said, as if I was talking to a two year old. He grinned at me.
"Baby needs bath."
"Ha! In your DREAMS, you little dork!" I said as I swung at him. He ducked behind the counter right before my hand hit his face.
"Excuse me, but I'm in need of a nutritional intake as well," Starfire said from the other room.
"How about we order pizza?" Robin asked leaning against the kitchen wall.
"Nooooo!" I wailed, "We ALWAYS get pizza!!"
"So what are we going to get?" asked Cyborg, as he and Star entered the room. They all looked at me expectantly. Why dose everyone always want me to come up with the answer to everything?! I tilted back my head in concentration. What to get, what to get.
"How about Chinese food?" I suggested. There were no objections, "Cool, then Chinese food it is. I'll get it," I was in serious need of some alone time. I love my friends and all, but I do need some Naomi time sometimes.
"I'll have some seasoned seed chicken with fried rice," Cyborg ordered as if I was a waiter, "And... some wanton soup."
"I'll take some beef and broccoli with white rice," Robin said thoughtfully.
"I'll be happy to partake in the consumption of whatever Robin is," Starfire said blushing slightly. I looked over to BB to take his order, but he had this horrified expression on his face. I think he was upset at all the meat consumption that was about to take place.
"No worries BB, we'll split a veggie platter." I said elbowing him. He smiled appreciatively at me. I saluted my friends farewell and departed on my mission. I ran the orders through my head, trying to memorize them, as I floated into the crisp night sky.
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I opened the door to the tower as quietly as I could. Ok, ok, I told myself, just TRY not to look guilty and give yourself away.
"Hi Naomi!" Beastboy said brightly from behind me. I jumped a foot in the air in surprise. "So, you got the food?"
"Uh, yeah, sure..." I walked into the kitchen where everyone was sitting, except for Raven, who was obviously not back yet. They all looked at me expectantly.
"Here you go!!" I said a little too cheerfully. I dropped the sack of steaming take-out on the table and tried to leave, carrying my box.
"Naomi? I thought we were going to split the veggies," BB said sounding slightly hurt.
"Oh, yeah... SURE! Just let me... do something... first." I turned to put my box in my room.
"Naomi?" Robin said with a knowing smile, "Come over here with that box."
"Box, what box?" I said weakly, knowing this would not end well.
"The one you're holding." He replied smiling. I hesitantly handed him my box and prepared for the worst. "You think I don't know when your up to something?" he asked ask, "Now what are you hiding in here?" He turned my box upside down and out fell a live lobster. Everyone just stared at it as it scrambled to its feet and scuttled across the table. I felt the need to explain myself,
"No! You guys! That restaurant was going to kill him! And were superheroes! So... I saved him." I said ended lamely.
"No." Robin said staring at him.
"Look! I named him Crusty!" I said quickly.
"No! No, no, no, no! Don't name him!! You can't get attached to him! There is no way we're keeping a... sea bug!"
"He's NOT a sea bug!!" I exclaimed, rushing to Crustys defense, "He's a crustation!" Robin started massaging his temples, and BB burst out laughing. I picked up Crusty and let his feelers brush on Robins cheek,
"Look Robin! He likes you! He's giving you lobster kisses!" Robin didn't reply.
"Come on Robin," I said pleading softy, "You know how much I've been wanting a pet. I was so sad when I had to leave my hamster behind, remember?"
"Well," Beastboy said thoughtfully, "We do have that old fish tank in the basement; we could move it up next to the T.V." I smiled at him.
"Fine," Robin said caving in, "But Naomi, wouldn't you rather a kitten or a puppy?" I stared at him as if he was a lunatic, "Now Robin, where's the fun in that?"
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"Wow," Beastboy said, "He's actually kinda cute when you get over the fact he has claws and tons of little bug legs." I tapped on the glass,
"Helloooo Crusty!" I made a kissy face at him through the glass, "Oh my god!! BB, did you see that?!? He just winked at me!"
"Right," Beastboy said rolling his forest green eyes. I had to admit, the fish tank with a lobster in it really tied the room together.
"I can't believe some one would eat him," I murmured as Crusty scuttled around his new home.
"Yeah, it's hard to believe for me too," he said smiling, "That's why I don't eat anything with a face, I know what its like to be an animal."
"You know what?" I said suddenly, "I think I just lost my appetite for meat forever." Beastboys face lit up.
"Are you serious?!?! This is awesome! We can be vegetations together! Then everyone can hate OUR cooking!" I looked up at him and smiled.
"We are two peas in a pod! HEY! Peas! Those are plants! That's a good start!" Beastboy and I exited the room talking of tofu recipes, the light switch made a soft click, as the last light in the tower turned off for the night.
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I ducked, narrowly dodging a beam of white hot light Helio sent at me. I ran at Helio and sent a flying kick that hit him straight in the stomach. He hissed in anger as he gripped his stomach. I analyzed him, trying to find a weakness of his. His power came from the sun that much was clear; he absorbed the suns rays and converted them into energy. His skin glowed with the suns power.
A sonic blast provide by Cyborg caused him to stumble and fall on me. I used my legs to kick him high into the air; Starfire sent a green blast in mid air, causing him to crash into a building. He scrambled to his feet and swore at us. Robin responded by throwing a little bomb thing at him, the force of the explosive caused me to fall backwards, but before I hit the ground, I felt two hands hold me up.
"Thanks BB."
"No problem-o!" I tried to bind Helio with vines, but the minute the plants touched his skin, they burned and shriveled. He turned around to face me, and a sent a flame thrower of the suns energy in my direction. I ducked behind a dumpster and covered my head, and squeezed my eyes shut. When I opened them, the dumpster was now just a puddle of melted metal. I took to the air to avoid being burned by the liquid metal.
I saw Raven waving desperately to me from below. Then the fire hydrant on the corner glowed black and exploded. I understood and directed the water to Helio. The water sent him into the side of a nearby building with a sickening crunch, and there the force of the water pinned him to the building. I stopped the flow of water and glided down to the others who were inspecting the now unconscious Helio. His skin was now normal and unglowing. We had put out his fire.
We called the police and waited for them to take him away. Finally our job was done, and we took a walked down downtown to relax. All of a sudden, Starfire stopped.
"It is approaching All Hallows Eve, my friends. Are we not going to put on the artificial skins of another and request a treat, or purpose a trick?" What was that cazy girl talking about?
"She means Halloween and trick or treating," Robin whispered to me. Ohhh, why didn't she just say that then?
"Yes! I wish to partake in this Earth tradition of the celebration of the dead," Star informed me.
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"What should I get?" I asked Raven as I pawed through the rack of costumes. We were at Pine Hollows, a popular costume store, and around Halloween, it is certainly a spectacular sight. Costumes, masks, everything!
"I refuse to take part in this ridiculous tradition. It is absolutely pointless," Raven said dully. I smiled knowingly. Raven is kind of complicated, but when you get to know her, she is just like most teenage Goths. Convinced that she doesn't care about anything or anyone, but deep down, maybe even farther that even she can see, she wants to be loved and accepted like everyone else. Sometimes, you just have to humor her.
"Okay," I said, knowing that somehow I'd bribe her into wearing a costume. For some reason, I really wanted Star, Rae and me to wear the same themed costumes. I wanted, just for once, us three to do something together. I always feel bad when I leave Star behind to go to The Gothic with Raven, or vise versa when I shop with Starfire at The Feather. I just really wanted us to be a group. Just for one night.
Then my eyes rested on a rack of cute dresses. They came in all the colors of the rainbow, but then I thought of something. I plucked a pink, green and a blue dress of the rack.
"Powepuff girls!" I exclaimed excitedly.
"What?" asked Raven, narrowing her eyes.
"It's too perfect!" I exclaimed, ignoring her. I could sew a little black strip across the middle of the short dress.
"What the hell are Powerpuff Girls?" Raven repeated.
"It's a little kids cartoon show from my time," I said as I began to search the store for three pairs of shiny black buckle shoes.
"Oh, really? How fascinating." She said sarcastically. My mind began to race. I could be Bubbles and wear the blue dress, Star has red hair, so shes Blossom and Raven has dark hair, and she can be Buttercup. They will have no idea what Powerpuff girls are, but it's still a cute idea. Raven must have noticed that I had three dresses out.
"No." She said stubbornly.
"Yes!" I argued as I picked out three pairs of white tights. This was going to be great.
StArRy- Ohhhh! Will Naomi be able to convince Raven to be a Powerpuff Girl? Probably not, but it's worth a shot. This is a REALLY weird chapter, but its setting up the plot for the whole story, which happens in the next chapter. The next few chappies are kinda dramatic, but I really think you all will like it.