Chapter Eleven: Green Eyed with Jealousy
The next couple of days were a bit awkward for Ella and Cloud. Ella spent most of the time on the roof playing her flute while Cloud was trying to avoid Starfire who was trying to get him to go to the mall with her. They were called into the city a couple of times but nothing too serious had happened. Everyone was a little bored. Cyborg and Beastboy played their PS2 so much it broke and they had to get it fixed. Starfire still had no one to go to the mall with and Raven had read all of her books. Robin had no new movies to watch and was bored with his old ones. Cloud had sharpened all of his blades and was bored with training. Finally, Robin snapped after a week of this boredom. "We're going to go somewhere!" he exclaimed. Everyone looked at him. They were all gathered in the TV room. Cloud was on one side of the room and Ella was on the other. Ever since The fourth of July, they had sat on opposite sides of the room. "Where?" Beastboy asked. "Uh, I dunno. I didn't think you guys would agree with me so I hadn't thought that far ahead yet," he replied. Ella jumped up and cried, "I have an idea! Let's go to the new amusement park that is just outside town." Everyone looked interested. "Sure," Cloud said. "We need to get away for a vacation anyways." He smiled at Ella who looked down at the floor and blushed. Beastboy, for some unknown reason, scowled at Cloud. "Okay so when do we leave?" Beastboy asked. "How about we leave in two days?" Robin suggested. "Okay," said Cyborg and everyone left to get packed except Cloud and Ella. "What's the matter?" he asked her. "What? Nothing! What makes you think something is wrong?" she asked hurriedly. "Ever since I ... um, ever since the fourth of July, you've been acting weird," he said. "Well, um, what do you expect? You gave me no warning when you kissed me," she said. She felt uncomfortable and her mind was racing. "I thought I was being spontaneous. You liked it didn't you?" "Um, well I-I-I guess so..." she said. "Is it getting hotter in here?" She thought to herself. "You kissed me back," he told her. "Yeah, I know. Um, I'm gonna go pack, okay?" she said. "Sure. We'll talk later," he replied. "That's what I'm afraid of," she thought uncomfortably. It wasn't easy talking to him about stuff like this. It always felt like the room was getting smaller and she couldn't breathe. She walked up to her room deep in thought. She didn't even notice Beastboy hiding in the shadows. When she got to her room she sat on her bed, thinking. She didn't even start to pack. Cloud was still standing in the room, looking at the stairs when Beastboy walked in. Beastboy glared at him and said, "Stay away from her. You don't have a chance with her." "What the hell? Since when did you like her and since when did you know ANYTHING about love?" he asked. "Since she got here, and I was here first so back off." Beastboy told him. "She doesn't even like you!" Cloud said. Ella came back to get her flute and saw the two boys yelling at each other, sparks flying. "Whoa! What's going on here?" she asked as she walked into the room. Both boys surprisingly turned red. "Nothing," they muttered and Beastboy glared at Cloud one last time, then stalked off, steaming. "I'm confused," Ella said. "What were you fighting about?" "Nothing!" Cloud said, walking towards the door. "Oh no! You aren't leaving until I get some answers!" Ella told him with authority. "I can't tell you. That would be betraying Beastboy. He told me something that I can't tell you," Cloud said. "Since when did you like Beastboy?" she asked. "Since, um, he told me that thing I can't tell you," Cloud said and he walked out. "I can read minds you know!" She shouted to his back. "Oh crap, you can?" He moaned turning around. "Maybe!" she said. "No you can't!" "Well, I can get Raven to!" she answered "Yeah! I'd like to see you try!" he stated. "Well, then, um, uh... you guys never tell me anything! I thought we were friends!" said Ella busting into tears as she ran to her room. "Oh man!" He thought, "I didn't mean to make her cry!" He ran after her. "Ella, don't cry" he said when he reached her room. He was about to go inside until the door slammed shut on his face, just nearly taking his nose off. By this time Robin had ran down wanting to find out what made all that commotion. "Women!" said Cloud shaking his head, exasperated. He walked away. Inside her room, Ella was wiping her fake tears. "Works every time! Ha! As if I'd cry over a matter like that!" she said picking up a book to read. Robin knocked on the door. "Ella?" he said softly. "Are you okay?" "I'm fine!" she said sniffling, "I just need to be left alone!" Robin said goodnight and then walked away. Ella acted as if Cloud wasn't there at breakfast the next morning. Even when he tried to start a conversation, she just finished her eggs, jumped up and left. He got up and followed her. Beastboy started laughing. "Phase one is complete," he laughed. "Soon Ella will be mine!" Everyone else at the table looked at him with surprise and confusion. "Right..." Raven said slowly. "Whatever you say..." Meanwhile, Cloud was sitting outside Ella's closed door. "Goddamnit!" he swore. He pounded on her door. "Come out! I'll tell you Beastboy's "secret." The door swung open. The room was empty and the vent was open. "Damn!" he said and he crawled into the vent to follow her. He caught up to her on the roof. She was playing her flute. "I'll tell you Beastboy's "secret" if you'll talk to me again!" he said. "Okay!" she said and she put her flute down. "Beastboy is in love with you and he doesn't want me to have you so he's trying to break us up, and he is trying to get you to go out with him instead of me," he said quickly. Ella was speechless for a second as she tried to make sense of what Cloud had just said. She then said slowly, "So... you guys are competing over me? Anger began to show on her face. I am not some trophy to be fought over and won!" she stormed back inside. "Damn..." Cloud said. He then turned around, threw his hands into the air, and yelled, "WHY DO BAD THINGS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE?!?!" he walked inside weakly calling, "Ella! Wait!"
The next couple of days were a bit awkward for Ella and Cloud. Ella spent most of the time on the roof playing her flute while Cloud was trying to avoid Starfire who was trying to get him to go to the mall with her. They were called into the city a couple of times but nothing too serious had happened. Everyone was a little bored. Cyborg and Beastboy played their PS2 so much it broke and they had to get it fixed. Starfire still had no one to go to the mall with and Raven had read all of her books. Robin had no new movies to watch and was bored with his old ones. Cloud had sharpened all of his blades and was bored with training. Finally, Robin snapped after a week of this boredom. "We're going to go somewhere!" he exclaimed. Everyone looked at him. They were all gathered in the TV room. Cloud was on one side of the room and Ella was on the other. Ever since The fourth of July, they had sat on opposite sides of the room. "Where?" Beastboy asked. "Uh, I dunno. I didn't think you guys would agree with me so I hadn't thought that far ahead yet," he replied. Ella jumped up and cried, "I have an idea! Let's go to the new amusement park that is just outside town." Everyone looked interested. "Sure," Cloud said. "We need to get away for a vacation anyways." He smiled at Ella who looked down at the floor and blushed. Beastboy, for some unknown reason, scowled at Cloud. "Okay so when do we leave?" Beastboy asked. "How about we leave in two days?" Robin suggested. "Okay," said Cyborg and everyone left to get packed except Cloud and Ella. "What's the matter?" he asked her. "What? Nothing! What makes you think something is wrong?" she asked hurriedly. "Ever since I ... um, ever since the fourth of July, you've been acting weird," he said. "Well, um, what do you expect? You gave me no warning when you kissed me," she said. She felt uncomfortable and her mind was racing. "I thought I was being spontaneous. You liked it didn't you?" "Um, well I-I-I guess so..." she said. "Is it getting hotter in here?" She thought to herself. "You kissed me back," he told her. "Yeah, I know. Um, I'm gonna go pack, okay?" she said. "Sure. We'll talk later," he replied. "That's what I'm afraid of," she thought uncomfortably. It wasn't easy talking to him about stuff like this. It always felt like the room was getting smaller and she couldn't breathe. She walked up to her room deep in thought. She didn't even notice Beastboy hiding in the shadows. When she got to her room she sat on her bed, thinking. She didn't even start to pack. Cloud was still standing in the room, looking at the stairs when Beastboy walked in. Beastboy glared at him and said, "Stay away from her. You don't have a chance with her." "What the hell? Since when did you like her and since when did you know ANYTHING about love?" he asked. "Since she got here, and I was here first so back off." Beastboy told him. "She doesn't even like you!" Cloud said. Ella came back to get her flute and saw the two boys yelling at each other, sparks flying. "Whoa! What's going on here?" she asked as she walked into the room. Both boys surprisingly turned red. "Nothing," they muttered and Beastboy glared at Cloud one last time, then stalked off, steaming. "I'm confused," Ella said. "What were you fighting about?" "Nothing!" Cloud said, walking towards the door. "Oh no! You aren't leaving until I get some answers!" Ella told him with authority. "I can't tell you. That would be betraying Beastboy. He told me something that I can't tell you," Cloud said. "Since when did you like Beastboy?" she asked. "Since, um, he told me that thing I can't tell you," Cloud said and he walked out. "I can read minds you know!" She shouted to his back. "Oh crap, you can?" He moaned turning around. "Maybe!" she said. "No you can't!" "Well, I can get Raven to!" she answered "Yeah! I'd like to see you try!" he stated. "Well, then, um, uh... you guys never tell me anything! I thought we were friends!" said Ella busting into tears as she ran to her room. "Oh man!" He thought, "I didn't mean to make her cry!" He ran after her. "Ella, don't cry" he said when he reached her room. He was about to go inside until the door slammed shut on his face, just nearly taking his nose off. By this time Robin had ran down wanting to find out what made all that commotion. "Women!" said Cloud shaking his head, exasperated. He walked away. Inside her room, Ella was wiping her fake tears. "Works every time! Ha! As if I'd cry over a matter like that!" she said picking up a book to read. Robin knocked on the door. "Ella?" he said softly. "Are you okay?" "I'm fine!" she said sniffling, "I just need to be left alone!" Robin said goodnight and then walked away. Ella acted as if Cloud wasn't there at breakfast the next morning. Even when he tried to start a conversation, she just finished her eggs, jumped up and left. He got up and followed her. Beastboy started laughing. "Phase one is complete," he laughed. "Soon Ella will be mine!" Everyone else at the table looked at him with surprise and confusion. "Right..." Raven said slowly. "Whatever you say..." Meanwhile, Cloud was sitting outside Ella's closed door. "Goddamnit!" he swore. He pounded on her door. "Come out! I'll tell you Beastboy's "secret." The door swung open. The room was empty and the vent was open. "Damn!" he said and he crawled into the vent to follow her. He caught up to her on the roof. She was playing her flute. "I'll tell you Beastboy's "secret" if you'll talk to me again!" he said. "Okay!" she said and she put her flute down. "Beastboy is in love with you and he doesn't want me to have you so he's trying to break us up, and he is trying to get you to go out with him instead of me," he said quickly. Ella was speechless for a second as she tried to make sense of what Cloud had just said. She then said slowly, "So... you guys are competing over me? Anger began to show on her face. I am not some trophy to be fought over and won!" she stormed back inside. "Damn..." Cloud said. He then turned around, threw his hands into the air, and yelled, "WHY DO BAD THINGS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE?!?!" he walked inside weakly calling, "Ella! Wait!"