Hello again everyone! Wow, I seriously didn't expect this many reviews this
soon, it really feels good knowing that my work is so appreciated. Well,
there's not a great deal to say here this time, so I'll cut right to the
chase. For those of you wondering, I do not intend for this to become a
lemon, I'm sorry if I made you think that, it's just my writing style I
guess. Anyway, I got a couple of good ideas for the part where they'll
actually be at the beach from you guys, but I could always use more, one
mind can only come up with so much (even if I am a genius). Well, I don't
have anything else witty and insightful to say here, so on with the story.
Disclaimer: I can see why some writer's get annoyed with writing this; it's a big pain in the ass. I still don't own Teen Titans or any of the character from the show in case any of you are wondering.
Another day begins in the city we're so familiar with. The birds are singing, the sun is rising over the ocean, and coffee makers everywhere are starting to drip their hot, bitter nectar into waiting pots. Yes, it was another beautiful day, off to an equally beautiful start. We open this chapter, however, with a decidedly less than beautiful sight.
Beastboy hanging headfirst off the side of the couch in the living room, with the blanket, placed on him by none other than Starfire, thrown on the ground, and the young man was snoring loud enough to wake the living impaired (A/N: that means dead if you didn't catch that one).
Suddenly, the sun, beaming in through the humongous windows of the living room, shined brightly in his eyes, awakening him with a start, and ending his cacophonous snoring, allowing the dead to go back to sleep.
"Huh, what? Oh, it's morning. Man and I were having such a great dream too. Oh well, Raven would probably never give me a back massage in real life anyway. Damn alarm," the shapeshifter moaned groggily.
"Well, I guess I should go ahead and get ready."
And with that last, unfortunately unnecessary statement, Beastboy rose from his surrogate bed and began his morning ritual. Swinging his feet onto the floor of his the living room, he stood up and stretched, removing and cramps or stiffness from his appendages acquired during the night. Forcing himself to focus through the haze of first awakening, he plodded his way down the hall and to the bathroom attached to his room. Shoving the door open, he entered and stepped onto the typically cold tile that made up the bathroom floor. The floor had been slightly warm the past few mornings, due to the heat wave, and it still made him slightly uneasy, being used to stepping onto cold tile early in the morning. Pushing the dilemma of the warm tiles to the back of his still sleep-ridden mind, he removed his boxers and started the water for his shower. Once he had adjusted the water to the optimum temperature, he stepped in, and allowed the liquid to flow over him, and allowed himself to awaken more while washing his hair and body. Once he was finished showering, he pulled back the shower curtain, and replaced himself in front of the mirror, after shaking himself dry, like a wet dog. Once before the mirror, he proceeded to finish his morning hygiene ceremony by brushing his teeth, using Listerine, and staring at his hairy face, and wishing he could shave without looking completely freaky. Once all of that was finished, he went into his room and got dressed. Putting on a predominantly orange Hawaiian shirt and his blue flower- printed board shorts, he walked over to the full-length mirror and admired himself.
"'Morning sexy," he said in a deep voice, winking at the image before him.
Suddenly, sniffing the air, he frowned, "Well, unless I'm a moron, it smells like Cy is cooking his morning heart attack. Oh well, I better get down there if I want to be able to get any of my tofu bacon ready before we leave."
Running to the kitchen, he was welcomed by the usual din of everyone preparing their breakfast. Cyborg was standing over the stove, stirring two large pans that were nearly overflowing with bacon and sausage with a spatula. Raven was sitting at the table with Starfire, enjoying her first cup of tea of the day, with an almost imperceptible smile tugging at the corners of her typically neutral mouth. Across the table, Starfire was absorbed with her favorite breakfast: a big bowl of mustard. Yes, even though she had lived on earth for several years now, she still had a taste for the tangy, yellow condiment. And last, Robin was beside Cyborg at the stove, flipping his usual batch of panca...
"Hey, wait, where's Rob?" Beastboy inquired, more than used to being the last person to breakfast.
"Right here, dude," Robin spoke up from just behind Beastboy. "I had some trouble getting to sleep last night because of the heat, that's why I'm a little later than usual," he explained, quite accurately predicting Beastboy's next question.
As Robin entered the kitchen, Starfire noticed that he had obviously not taken the necessary time to properly clothe himself, only to make himself decent after his shower, planning to get dressed more suitably after a quick breakfast, as he was wearing only a pair of shorts and a plain white t-shirt. Not having the time to prepare his usual batch of pancakes, Robin grabbed some of the pizza that he had for lunch the previous day from the fridge, skipping warming it up, and eating it still cold. He sat down next to Starfire, as he always did, blushing almost an imperceptible amount as he foot briefly brushed hers, both of their feet still being bare. A few moments after Robin sat down, Starfire rose to place the bowl she had eaten her morning helping of mustard from in the sink.
He watched her as she rose and closed the distance between her and the sink. He was practically entranced by the way her freshly washed and dried hair danced around her back as she walked. Involuntarily taking a bite of his cold pizza, he continued watching her as she placed her dishes in the sink, then pausing, almost as if she was thinking about something that was troubling her. She turned and faced Robin, who was still deep within the confines of his daze, watching Starfire, and slowly chewing his breakfast.
"Robin, you said that you had trouble sleeping last night, did you not?" Starfire questioned.
Being suddenly addressed by the object of his trance, he was suddenly thrown back into reality, and almost choking on the food he was currently in the process of chewing, he stammered out, "Oh, uh, yeah, I tried until about one in the morning to get to sleep, but I couldn't so I went up to the roof so that I could cool off some, and look out over the ocean, that always calms me down a lot."
"That sounds like a very good idea, I must remember it, so that I might try it the next time I am unable to fall asleep!" Starfire pointed out cheerfully, smiling brightly the entire time.
After her small exchange with Robin, Starfire left to finish preparing for their trip, leaving the rest of the titans in the kitchen to finish their breakfast. Shortly after Starfire left, Raven walked out as well, going to her room to finish her preparations for the trip to the beach as well. Robin, Beastboy, and Cyborg, being the only residents left in the kitchen, ate their breakfasts quickly, so that they could finish getting ready as well. Once he had eaten his fill of cold pizza, Robin left the kitchen and made his way back to his room. Where, once inside, he first set about the task of properly clothing himself, putting on a black t- shirt, and his favorite red board shorts. Once dressed, he went on to find his black flip flops and a towel. Finding the necessary objects, he left his room, going to the living room, where the group was going to meet before they left.
Robin was the first to the living room, so he sat down on the couch and waited for the arrival of the others. When Cyborg entered the room, he had with him a bag of assorted objects that a part human and part robot would most likely need on a trip to the beach, water sealant gel, sunscreen, sunglasses, and a towel. Next was Beastboy, wearing the same outfit he wore to breakfast, except he now had on a pair of sunglasses, tennis shoes, and a towel over his shoulder. The girls didn't come immediately afterward, so the guys started a quick racing game to pass the time.
"Ha! You can't beat me! I'm the master! I'm obviously going to win!" Cyborg yelled, pulling ahead of both the others off of the starting line.
"You only wish you were that good, loser!" Beastboy pointed out, mocking his large, metallic friend, quickly closing the distance between them.
"It's pointless for you guys to argue, because I'm going to beat the crap out of the both of you!" Robin exclaimed as he put on his imaginary car's nitro jets, breezing past the two others in the blink of an eye.
And this is how their race played out, one person jumping into the lead and boasting over their accomplishment, only to be passed by another. They continued the competition for several minutes, until the girls entered the room.
"Hello everyone! Raven and I are ready go leave now!" Starfire exclaimed cheerfully as she walked in the room.
"Yeah, so quit playing around and let's get going before the beach gets too crowded," Raven demanded, entering just behind Starfire.
"Hold on a sec, we're ... almost... done, "Robin trailed off as he caught sight of Starfire, and found himself unable to tear his eyes away.
"Ha, I passed you, Robin! Why did you ... slow ...down?" Beastboy asked, trailing off as well, after seeing Raven.
The boys had plenty of reasons to become distracted from the game though, because two of the loveliest girls they had ever seen had just walked into the room. Starfire was wearing a pair of tight fitting light blue short shorts that said (as Robin noticed, several times) "hottie" across the back, and an equally form-fitting pink t-shirt. She had tied her hair up into a loose bun in the back, and had two locks of hair trailing down the sides of her face. Raven, on the other hand, had decided to go with a pair of tight jeans, and a likewise tight dark purple t-shirt, as opposed to her usual leotard. She decided to let her hair, which she had allowed to grow about halfway down her back, cascade down over her shoulders. In short, they were quite eye-catching.
"Ha! I beat both you guys! I am the greatest! I am the greatest!" Cyborg chanted, knocking both Robin and Beastboy off of the track, and flying across the finish line.
"Huh, what? Oh crap! Hey, that's no fair, we weren't even looking!" Robin yelled, suddenly being thrown out of his dazed state by Cyborg's victory dance.
"Too bad bird boy! A loss is a loss!" Cyborg said, continuing in his celebration.
"Well, are we going to leave or what?" Raven asked, trying to prompt the boys to get up and leave.
"Whoa, yeah, we need to get going guys, stop trying to kill each other and let's go," Beastboy directed at Cyborg and Robin, who were currently in the process of choking each other.
"Alright, I'll let Cyborg live for another day," Robin said dangerously, letting go of Cyborg reluctantly.
Both Robin and Cyborg stood up, and, glaring at each other, followed the others down to the garage, and they all got in Cyborg's car. Cyborg, being the only one he would ever trust to drive his baby, positioned himself in front of the steering wheel. Raven, who had simply pushed Beastboy out of the way after he called shotgun, and got in the front passenger seat. Beastboy sullenly got in the back left seat, behind Cyborg. Robin got in next, and sat in the middle of the back, between Beastboy and Starfire, who got in the back right, behind Raven.
Cyborg removed the keys from their special compartment on his chest, and inserted the proper key into the slot, and turned it, causing the car to rumble to life.
"Mmmmm, listen to her purr," Cyborg said, enjoying the sound way too much.
"Uh, yeah, just drive Cy, we won't get much time at the beach at this rate," Beastboy pointed out, breaking Cyborg out of his daze.
"Oh, hehehe, yeah, sorry about that," said Cyborg, visibly embarrassed.
Cyborg then Hit the button to raise the garage door, and pressed the gas, taking them out of the tower and into the world they fight to protect. A short while into the trip, they decided that the air conditioning was simply not cutting it, so they rolled down all the windows instead. After traveling for about thirty minutes, Beastboy fell asleep, which was not uncommon, he always fell asleep during car rides that were longer than twenty minutes. Then, Robin had a stroke of brilliance.
"Hey guys, watch this," he said mischievously. He then leaned over until he was right next to the sleeping Beastboy's ear. He then yelled at the top of his lungs.
"Beastboy! Quick, save yourself!"
"AHHHHHH!!!" Beastboy screamed in terror, thrashing around, trying to escape his seat belt, which he believed to be a squid monster after his rude awakening.
The entire car burst into fits of laughter, before Beastboy finally stopped his tirade, and finally took notice of his surroundings.
"Hey! That wasn't funny! I thought we were being attacked!" Beastboy yelled, pouting because he was the butt end of such a great joke.
"Sorry man, I couldn't help myself, when it came to me, I just had to do it," Robin finally managed to get out between laughs.
"I'm going to kill you when we get to the beach," Beastboy threatened.
"Well, you won't have to wait long, we're here," Cyborg said, carefully pulling the car into a parking space.
"Hooray! Now let us go and have a good time!" Starfire exclaimed happily, jumping out of the car, shortly followed by the others.
"Well, this should be fun," Raven stated neutrally, looking out over the people currently occupying the beach.
To Be Continued...
Whew, that was a lot of writing for one night. Almost 2500 words, I'm impressed with myself, though not quite so much with my content. I had some good ideas for this chapter, but I had some trouble articulating them well, so my style suffered as well. Oh well, you can't win them all. Anyhoo, it's 12:30 at night, and I need to do my physics and economics homework, so I'm going to leave you guys now. Good bye and please review!
Disclaimer: I can see why some writer's get annoyed with writing this; it's a big pain in the ass. I still don't own Teen Titans or any of the character from the show in case any of you are wondering.
Another day begins in the city we're so familiar with. The birds are singing, the sun is rising over the ocean, and coffee makers everywhere are starting to drip their hot, bitter nectar into waiting pots. Yes, it was another beautiful day, off to an equally beautiful start. We open this chapter, however, with a decidedly less than beautiful sight.
Beastboy hanging headfirst off the side of the couch in the living room, with the blanket, placed on him by none other than Starfire, thrown on the ground, and the young man was snoring loud enough to wake the living impaired (A/N: that means dead if you didn't catch that one).
Suddenly, the sun, beaming in through the humongous windows of the living room, shined brightly in his eyes, awakening him with a start, and ending his cacophonous snoring, allowing the dead to go back to sleep.
"Huh, what? Oh, it's morning. Man and I were having such a great dream too. Oh well, Raven would probably never give me a back massage in real life anyway. Damn alarm," the shapeshifter moaned groggily.
"Well, I guess I should go ahead and get ready."
And with that last, unfortunately unnecessary statement, Beastboy rose from his surrogate bed and began his morning ritual. Swinging his feet onto the floor of his the living room, he stood up and stretched, removing and cramps or stiffness from his appendages acquired during the night. Forcing himself to focus through the haze of first awakening, he plodded his way down the hall and to the bathroom attached to his room. Shoving the door open, he entered and stepped onto the typically cold tile that made up the bathroom floor. The floor had been slightly warm the past few mornings, due to the heat wave, and it still made him slightly uneasy, being used to stepping onto cold tile early in the morning. Pushing the dilemma of the warm tiles to the back of his still sleep-ridden mind, he removed his boxers and started the water for his shower. Once he had adjusted the water to the optimum temperature, he stepped in, and allowed the liquid to flow over him, and allowed himself to awaken more while washing his hair and body. Once he was finished showering, he pulled back the shower curtain, and replaced himself in front of the mirror, after shaking himself dry, like a wet dog. Once before the mirror, he proceeded to finish his morning hygiene ceremony by brushing his teeth, using Listerine, and staring at his hairy face, and wishing he could shave without looking completely freaky. Once all of that was finished, he went into his room and got dressed. Putting on a predominantly orange Hawaiian shirt and his blue flower- printed board shorts, he walked over to the full-length mirror and admired himself.
"'Morning sexy," he said in a deep voice, winking at the image before him.
Suddenly, sniffing the air, he frowned, "Well, unless I'm a moron, it smells like Cy is cooking his morning heart attack. Oh well, I better get down there if I want to be able to get any of my tofu bacon ready before we leave."
Running to the kitchen, he was welcomed by the usual din of everyone preparing their breakfast. Cyborg was standing over the stove, stirring two large pans that were nearly overflowing with bacon and sausage with a spatula. Raven was sitting at the table with Starfire, enjoying her first cup of tea of the day, with an almost imperceptible smile tugging at the corners of her typically neutral mouth. Across the table, Starfire was absorbed with her favorite breakfast: a big bowl of mustard. Yes, even though she had lived on earth for several years now, she still had a taste for the tangy, yellow condiment. And last, Robin was beside Cyborg at the stove, flipping his usual batch of panca...
"Hey, wait, where's Rob?" Beastboy inquired, more than used to being the last person to breakfast.
"Right here, dude," Robin spoke up from just behind Beastboy. "I had some trouble getting to sleep last night because of the heat, that's why I'm a little later than usual," he explained, quite accurately predicting Beastboy's next question.
As Robin entered the kitchen, Starfire noticed that he had obviously not taken the necessary time to properly clothe himself, only to make himself decent after his shower, planning to get dressed more suitably after a quick breakfast, as he was wearing only a pair of shorts and a plain white t-shirt. Not having the time to prepare his usual batch of pancakes, Robin grabbed some of the pizza that he had for lunch the previous day from the fridge, skipping warming it up, and eating it still cold. He sat down next to Starfire, as he always did, blushing almost an imperceptible amount as he foot briefly brushed hers, both of their feet still being bare. A few moments after Robin sat down, Starfire rose to place the bowl she had eaten her morning helping of mustard from in the sink.
He watched her as she rose and closed the distance between her and the sink. He was practically entranced by the way her freshly washed and dried hair danced around her back as she walked. Involuntarily taking a bite of his cold pizza, he continued watching her as she placed her dishes in the sink, then pausing, almost as if she was thinking about something that was troubling her. She turned and faced Robin, who was still deep within the confines of his daze, watching Starfire, and slowly chewing his breakfast.
"Robin, you said that you had trouble sleeping last night, did you not?" Starfire questioned.
Being suddenly addressed by the object of his trance, he was suddenly thrown back into reality, and almost choking on the food he was currently in the process of chewing, he stammered out, "Oh, uh, yeah, I tried until about one in the morning to get to sleep, but I couldn't so I went up to the roof so that I could cool off some, and look out over the ocean, that always calms me down a lot."
"That sounds like a very good idea, I must remember it, so that I might try it the next time I am unable to fall asleep!" Starfire pointed out cheerfully, smiling brightly the entire time.
After her small exchange with Robin, Starfire left to finish preparing for their trip, leaving the rest of the titans in the kitchen to finish their breakfast. Shortly after Starfire left, Raven walked out as well, going to her room to finish her preparations for the trip to the beach as well. Robin, Beastboy, and Cyborg, being the only residents left in the kitchen, ate their breakfasts quickly, so that they could finish getting ready as well. Once he had eaten his fill of cold pizza, Robin left the kitchen and made his way back to his room. Where, once inside, he first set about the task of properly clothing himself, putting on a black t- shirt, and his favorite red board shorts. Once dressed, he went on to find his black flip flops and a towel. Finding the necessary objects, he left his room, going to the living room, where the group was going to meet before they left.
Robin was the first to the living room, so he sat down on the couch and waited for the arrival of the others. When Cyborg entered the room, he had with him a bag of assorted objects that a part human and part robot would most likely need on a trip to the beach, water sealant gel, sunscreen, sunglasses, and a towel. Next was Beastboy, wearing the same outfit he wore to breakfast, except he now had on a pair of sunglasses, tennis shoes, and a towel over his shoulder. The girls didn't come immediately afterward, so the guys started a quick racing game to pass the time.
"Ha! You can't beat me! I'm the master! I'm obviously going to win!" Cyborg yelled, pulling ahead of both the others off of the starting line.
"You only wish you were that good, loser!" Beastboy pointed out, mocking his large, metallic friend, quickly closing the distance between them.
"It's pointless for you guys to argue, because I'm going to beat the crap out of the both of you!" Robin exclaimed as he put on his imaginary car's nitro jets, breezing past the two others in the blink of an eye.
And this is how their race played out, one person jumping into the lead and boasting over their accomplishment, only to be passed by another. They continued the competition for several minutes, until the girls entered the room.
"Hello everyone! Raven and I are ready go leave now!" Starfire exclaimed cheerfully as she walked in the room.
"Yeah, so quit playing around and let's get going before the beach gets too crowded," Raven demanded, entering just behind Starfire.
"Hold on a sec, we're ... almost... done, "Robin trailed off as he caught sight of Starfire, and found himself unable to tear his eyes away.
"Ha, I passed you, Robin! Why did you ... slow ...down?" Beastboy asked, trailing off as well, after seeing Raven.
The boys had plenty of reasons to become distracted from the game though, because two of the loveliest girls they had ever seen had just walked into the room. Starfire was wearing a pair of tight fitting light blue short shorts that said (as Robin noticed, several times) "hottie" across the back, and an equally form-fitting pink t-shirt. She had tied her hair up into a loose bun in the back, and had two locks of hair trailing down the sides of her face. Raven, on the other hand, had decided to go with a pair of tight jeans, and a likewise tight dark purple t-shirt, as opposed to her usual leotard. She decided to let her hair, which she had allowed to grow about halfway down her back, cascade down over her shoulders. In short, they were quite eye-catching.
"Ha! I beat both you guys! I am the greatest! I am the greatest!" Cyborg chanted, knocking both Robin and Beastboy off of the track, and flying across the finish line.
"Huh, what? Oh crap! Hey, that's no fair, we weren't even looking!" Robin yelled, suddenly being thrown out of his dazed state by Cyborg's victory dance.
"Too bad bird boy! A loss is a loss!" Cyborg said, continuing in his celebration.
"Well, are we going to leave or what?" Raven asked, trying to prompt the boys to get up and leave.
"Whoa, yeah, we need to get going guys, stop trying to kill each other and let's go," Beastboy directed at Cyborg and Robin, who were currently in the process of choking each other.
"Alright, I'll let Cyborg live for another day," Robin said dangerously, letting go of Cyborg reluctantly.
Both Robin and Cyborg stood up, and, glaring at each other, followed the others down to the garage, and they all got in Cyborg's car. Cyborg, being the only one he would ever trust to drive his baby, positioned himself in front of the steering wheel. Raven, who had simply pushed Beastboy out of the way after he called shotgun, and got in the front passenger seat. Beastboy sullenly got in the back left seat, behind Cyborg. Robin got in next, and sat in the middle of the back, between Beastboy and Starfire, who got in the back right, behind Raven.
Cyborg removed the keys from their special compartment on his chest, and inserted the proper key into the slot, and turned it, causing the car to rumble to life.
"Mmmmm, listen to her purr," Cyborg said, enjoying the sound way too much.
"Uh, yeah, just drive Cy, we won't get much time at the beach at this rate," Beastboy pointed out, breaking Cyborg out of his daze.
"Oh, hehehe, yeah, sorry about that," said Cyborg, visibly embarrassed.
Cyborg then Hit the button to raise the garage door, and pressed the gas, taking them out of the tower and into the world they fight to protect. A short while into the trip, they decided that the air conditioning was simply not cutting it, so they rolled down all the windows instead. After traveling for about thirty minutes, Beastboy fell asleep, which was not uncommon, he always fell asleep during car rides that were longer than twenty minutes. Then, Robin had a stroke of brilliance.
"Hey guys, watch this," he said mischievously. He then leaned over until he was right next to the sleeping Beastboy's ear. He then yelled at the top of his lungs.
"Beastboy! Quick, save yourself!"
"AHHHHHH!!!" Beastboy screamed in terror, thrashing around, trying to escape his seat belt, which he believed to be a squid monster after his rude awakening.
The entire car burst into fits of laughter, before Beastboy finally stopped his tirade, and finally took notice of his surroundings.
"Hey! That wasn't funny! I thought we were being attacked!" Beastboy yelled, pouting because he was the butt end of such a great joke.
"Sorry man, I couldn't help myself, when it came to me, I just had to do it," Robin finally managed to get out between laughs.
"I'm going to kill you when we get to the beach," Beastboy threatened.
"Well, you won't have to wait long, we're here," Cyborg said, carefully pulling the car into a parking space.
"Hooray! Now let us go and have a good time!" Starfire exclaimed happily, jumping out of the car, shortly followed by the others.
"Well, this should be fun," Raven stated neutrally, looking out over the people currently occupying the beach.
To Be Continued...
Whew, that was a lot of writing for one night. Almost 2500 words, I'm impressed with myself, though not quite so much with my content. I had some good ideas for this chapter, but I had some trouble articulating them well, so my style suffered as well. Oh well, you can't win them all. Anyhoo, it's 12:30 at night, and I need to do my physics and economics homework, so I'm going to leave you guys now. Good bye and please review!