Beast Boy led Star to a small room connected to the main gym.
Mirrors were set up on all of the walls and mats covered the floors.
"Hey, I have Dance in here!" Star said, after getting a good look at the room.
"You take Dance?" Raven asked, the first time Star had noticed anything other than calm happiness enter her voice.
"Well, yeah!" Star said defensively. "I used to be a gymnast and it helps keep me in shape."
"Where did you used to live?" BB asked, unable to remain silent for long periods ( 30 sec.) of time.
"Oh, it's a country you probably have never heard of. Its in Europe. My dad's an ambassador and since the nation was in constant turmoil from civil war, I had to be in good shape. You know, the police were corrupt and my parents, being overprotective, insisted I knew how to defend myself. Gynastics was the funnest (is that a word?) was possible."
"Cool." Raven said, once again collectedly.
Just as the conversation had finished, Robin and Cyborg walked through the door.
"Sorry we're late," Robin said. "Cyborg had some problems."
"Now don't you pin this on me. It wasn't my fault the football coach wanted to make sure I was signed up. I AM the best player on the team."
"Dude! You wish!" BB said. Turning back to Raven and Star he said, "Well I guess we can begin now..."
"Raven, you're in my P.E. class, you're pretty athletic. Now, as for Star, I'll demonstrate the basics." Robin said.
Star glanced at him. He was trying to hide the slight disgust that she knew he felt for her. 'We'll lets see what he thinks once we start hand-to-hand combat' She smiled thinking to herself, 'I bet he can't stand one minute against me.'
"Dude, are you sure this is a good idea?" BB asked, "I mean..."
"We have to see if she knows anything," Robin spoke patronizingly. 'He missed the conversation we had just before he walked in. His loss' Star thought.
"Now, if someone aims a kick at your head like this," Robin
said, moving his foot slowly at her face. Star grabbed his leg and twisted it, shifting her weight. She threw Robin over her back. Turning to face him, she was shocked that he responded quickly he acted, flipping to face her almost instantaneously. She was met by an equally shocked face as he stared back at her. "Where'd you learn that?" He asked, more puzzled than angry.
"I was trained in hand-to-hand combat before I came here," Star said.
"In that case..." Robin trailed off as he began to attack in earnest.
Star responded to his attacks by constantly moving. She was surprised at his energy and force, he was only a few inches taller than she was. Glancing at his face to read for any reaction or signs she was met by his sunglasses. "Must be a Matrix fan," She thought. Star shook her head and tried to clear her thought, she had to concentrate.
They moved around the room exchanging blows. Neither seems to have an advantage. Star was only vaguely aware of BB and Cyborg demonstrating some new moves to Raven. As she was turned to face them, she noticed Robin go in for a finishing blow in her peripheral vision. She whirled, caught his hand and threw him. Once more he flipped and landed agilely on his feet. Sighing, she was about to resume fighting when she saw him smile.
"That was great! I had no idea you were that good!" Robin exclaimed.
"What? Oh thanks!" Star said, surprised.
"Robin said you were good?" Cyborg asked, going over to where both Star and Robin stood panting.
"Dude! You must be awesome! Robin never compliments me!" BB exclaimed.
"There nothing to compliment," Cyborg said.
"Dude! That's it. You verses me, right here, right now." BB said.
"Bring it on little man," Cyborg taunted.
"Don't call me little!" BB screamed and launched himself at Robin.
Star looked back at Robin, then down at the ground. "Look about before..."
"No problem. I was just in a big rush to talk to my math teacher. Truce?" Robin asked smiling.
"OK!" Star said brightly.
They walked back over to where Raven was trying (in vain) to keep BB and Cyborg from killing each other.
"A little help?" She asked.
After, everything had cooled down, everyone was sitting down, dousing themselves with water. Suddenly BB stopped pouring water on himself and looked up.
"Dude (I need to stop doing this)! We don't even have a name for ourselves," He complained.
"What selves?" Star asked.
"Come on, BB's right (for once). We're like a team now. We can't just call ourselves the Fight Club, that's lame." Cyborh assented.
"How about we call ourselves the Teen Titans (I can't believe I did this)?" Raven asked sarcastically. "We fight for the underdog, uniting against school bullies."
"Dude! That rocks!" BB and Cyborg said simultaneously.
"I was joking..." Raven tried to say only to be interrupted.
"We can have T-shirts..." BB said.
"And water bottles..." continued Cyborg.
"And our own video game!" They shrieked (you heard me).
"What have I done?" muttered Raven.
"A toast! To the Teen Titans!" Robin said, enjoying Raven's discomfort.
As everyone raised their plastic waterbottles, Star smiled. She fit right in.
"Same time tomorrow?" she asked BB as they packed up.
"You got it!" Cyborg answered for her.
Star smiled. Finally time for her bubble bath.
"Hey, I have Dance in here!" Star said, after getting a good look at the room.
"You take Dance?" Raven asked, the first time Star had noticed anything other than calm happiness enter her voice.
"Well, yeah!" Star said defensively. "I used to be a gymnast and it helps keep me in shape."
"Where did you used to live?" BB asked, unable to remain silent for long periods ( 30 sec.) of time.
"Oh, it's a country you probably have never heard of. Its in Europe. My dad's an ambassador and since the nation was in constant turmoil from civil war, I had to be in good shape. You know, the police were corrupt and my parents, being overprotective, insisted I knew how to defend myself. Gynastics was the funnest (is that a word?) was possible."
"Cool." Raven said, once again collectedly.
Just as the conversation had finished, Robin and Cyborg walked through the door.
"Sorry we're late," Robin said. "Cyborg had some problems."
"Now don't you pin this on me. It wasn't my fault the football coach wanted to make sure I was signed up. I AM the best player on the team."
"Dude! You wish!" BB said. Turning back to Raven and Star he said, "Well I guess we can begin now..."
"Raven, you're in my P.E. class, you're pretty athletic. Now, as for Star, I'll demonstrate the basics." Robin said.
Star glanced at him. He was trying to hide the slight disgust that she knew he felt for her. 'We'll lets see what he thinks once we start hand-to-hand combat' She smiled thinking to herself, 'I bet he can't stand one minute against me.'
"Dude, are you sure this is a good idea?" BB asked, "I mean..."
"We have to see if she knows anything," Robin spoke patronizingly. 'He missed the conversation we had just before he walked in. His loss' Star thought.
"Now, if someone aims a kick at your head like this," Robin
said, moving his foot slowly at her face. Star grabbed his leg and twisted it, shifting her weight. She threw Robin over her back. Turning to face him, she was shocked that he responded quickly he acted, flipping to face her almost instantaneously. She was met by an equally shocked face as he stared back at her. "Where'd you learn that?" He asked, more puzzled than angry.
"I was trained in hand-to-hand combat before I came here," Star said.
"In that case..." Robin trailed off as he began to attack in earnest.
Star responded to his attacks by constantly moving. She was surprised at his energy and force, he was only a few inches taller than she was. Glancing at his face to read for any reaction or signs she was met by his sunglasses. "Must be a Matrix fan," She thought. Star shook her head and tried to clear her thought, she had to concentrate.
They moved around the room exchanging blows. Neither seems to have an advantage. Star was only vaguely aware of BB and Cyborg demonstrating some new moves to Raven. As she was turned to face them, she noticed Robin go in for a finishing blow in her peripheral vision. She whirled, caught his hand and threw him. Once more he flipped and landed agilely on his feet. Sighing, she was about to resume fighting when she saw him smile.
"That was great! I had no idea you were that good!" Robin exclaimed.
"What? Oh thanks!" Star said, surprised.
"Robin said you were good?" Cyborg asked, going over to where both Star and Robin stood panting.
"Dude! You must be awesome! Robin never compliments me!" BB exclaimed.
"There nothing to compliment," Cyborg said.
"Dude! That's it. You verses me, right here, right now." BB said.
"Bring it on little man," Cyborg taunted.
"Don't call me little!" BB screamed and launched himself at Robin.
Star looked back at Robin, then down at the ground. "Look about before..."
"No problem. I was just in a big rush to talk to my math teacher. Truce?" Robin asked smiling.
"OK!" Star said brightly.
They walked back over to where Raven was trying (in vain) to keep BB and Cyborg from killing each other.
"A little help?" She asked.
After, everything had cooled down, everyone was sitting down, dousing themselves with water. Suddenly BB stopped pouring water on himself and looked up.
"Dude (I need to stop doing this)! We don't even have a name for ourselves," He complained.
"What selves?" Star asked.
"Come on, BB's right (for once). We're like a team now. We can't just call ourselves the Fight Club, that's lame." Cyborh assented.
"How about we call ourselves the Teen Titans (I can't believe I did this)?" Raven asked sarcastically. "We fight for the underdog, uniting against school bullies."
"Dude! That rocks!" BB and Cyborg said simultaneously.
"I was joking..." Raven tried to say only to be interrupted.
"We can have T-shirts..." BB said.
"And water bottles..." continued Cyborg.
"And our own video game!" They shrieked (you heard me).
"What have I done?" muttered Raven.
"A toast! To the Teen Titans!" Robin said, enjoying Raven's discomfort.
As everyone raised their plastic waterbottles, Star smiled. She fit right in.
"Same time tomorrow?" she asked BB as they packed up.
"You got it!" Cyborg answered for her.
Star smiled. Finally time for her bubble bath.