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Chapter Six: Truth Begets Lies
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Section 2; Page 23: Paragraph 6
"...the knowledge of the civilians were limited as the sisters departed from their abode. We packed light to make haste, the weather pleasant for such a horrible time. Komand'r was eager to move along but her sister, Koriand'r, was a bit lacking the enthusiasm her senior had. This may be my first meeting these two, but I sense a great difference of spirit and souls. One has a pure mind and lifting attitude. She is most fun to talk to about non- important things. The other has a clouded mind full of ambitions and is the darker of the two. She is straight and to the point, rather hard to talk to unless it's about her or the situation we are in. But they both had their ups and downs, very hard to tell when one is in good mood or having troubling thoughts. I hope to X'hal that we reach friendly shores safely.
Section 8; Page 55: Paragraph 41
"...We have met many a townsfolk along the way. Thank X'hal no one really knew the sisters. Only once or twice did a farmer or an innkeeper identify the girls. They were nice though, and kept us a secret. We have traveled much distance since we left. I have met more and more of the characters that Komand'r and Koriand'r portray. I was right in my assumption of them at first. Komand'r likes to take lead in some situations and get us into a scuffle every now and then. It is ironic since I was chosen to lead them to safety. I sometimes laugh as I picture young Komand'r in the royal chair back home. She certainly acts like she sits in it anywhere she goes. Always full of energy, yet, I can't help but notice a certain lack of amiability from her.
Koriand'r is much like her sister and much different at the same time. She wishes to learn everything that she doesn't understand. Always a talkative and questioning girl, I can't help but smile at her curiosity. Young Koriand'r will make a fine woman when she grows up. Very friendly and, although a little clumsy, she wishes to help anyone who crosses her path, foul mood or not. A pensive and quiet girl in crowds or company, she seems uncomfortable with unfamiliar people when not introduced. She barely speaks but does not make brash comments like her older sister tends to do. It is said that when there is a person who is silent amongst company, they do not think of other things, but they listen to what is happening around them...gaining knowledge ever so secretly. Koriand'r should be the smartest person alive.
Section 19; Page 101: Paragraph 178
Koriand'r and Komand'r had another one of their fights today.
While I was in a shop buying small provisions, I don't know whom, but one of them started a heated argument. I stepped out in a hurry to stop the commotion but it was too late as their fists flew. Throughout the distance we have traveled, I have noticed a much more agitated tone Komand'r uses with her sibling. It was as if Koriand'r was the fault for a lot of miniscule matters. Maybe it is to show dominance over the other. I don't not know, but it is confusing. I remember when Komand'r first hit her sister. I cannot remember the scenario but the senior lashed out at the junior with enough force to knock her on her bottom. Koriand'r sported a sore jaw afterwards.
Section 36; Page 299: Paragraph 432
I have not been able to write in a while, pressing matters needed my aid.
As we neared the final port city to disembark, we had fallen unto the most undesirable of luck. A group of thieves, The Gordadians If I recall correct, ambushed us and had taken our packs and necessities. I managed to save this journal inside my clothes. The beasts tied us to trees and left. Komand'r was able to become free and help us all. By the time we reached port, we had noticed that the southern citizens had ransacked this city. It was close to the border but I never knew that we have become so desperate as to ruin one another's economy. I couldn't bring them in there,; it was too risky. Komand'r seems more angry then usual. She has taken to throwing things and exerting her strength more and more often. It was as if she was a toddler again, trying to gain attention. Koriand'r though, is the easiest to asset. She misses her father and mother greatly, her home and all of us back there. I promised her that soon we would be able to go back and have party. She seems happier now.
Alas now that the port has been taken, I must reach the nearest ship to sea. I regret that it is in the opposing territory.
Section 61; Page 518: Paragraph 915
I cannot believe it.
Through all this time I have traveled with the two, never once have I seen it, and now that I have...I cannot believe it. We traveled through many an inn's and restless nights on the ground and now are arriving upon the southern port. As I lead the way, I have found out that spies have been at home and found out of our escape attempt. The Gordanians were hired to capture us leave us at bay until the southern people could attack the city. I believe that we have sent our spies into their abode as well, I do not dismiss it. Now I fear that they are on the look out for us. They had probably figured we would have gone back home, I wonder if they had laid a trap if we did...
Now we journey through enemy territory and I had thought that I must use every last ounce of bravery and strength to push us to safety. I was seriously wrong. Somehow the thieves were able to call ahead and assemble a ragged band. It must have been quick as they didn't have much to threaten us with. Even then, they surrounded the three of us and proceeded to tie us once again. I was able to be free and fend off one or two while I told Koriand'r and Komand'r to run. They were never taught to disobey but disobey they did. I had created enough of an upstart that they broke their own holdings and started to beat the wretched beasts...
"RRRRAAAUUUGGGHHH!!!!" Komand'r threw the Gordanian over her shoulder as he flew into a tree.
She smirked and dusted her hands, turning around to face the other opponents. Her sister had just uppercut her own attacker and knocked him unconscious. Their 'guide' was faring well on their own. One came from behind and clamped his overly sized arms around her, as if In a bear hug. Komand'r lashed back with a vicious kick that rendered the thing in pain, withering in a futile position on the ground. Her blood was pumping and adrenaline flowing around her veins. She had waited for a long time to express her frustration and anger. Too bad for the attackers she choose now to vent it.
There were only a small ragged band and a few still remained. Running up and throwing herself into the fray, she met fist with fist. They were pressing her on all sides, trying to find an opening that would never exist. She bashed one in the nose and rammed her elbow back to score a hit in the gut with another. Komand'r was just about to shove her boot up a Gordanian's ass when Koriand'r cried out:
"Sister! Look out behind you!" Komand'r tucked and rolled out of the way as the beast she felled earlier tried to smash her head in. The older sister stood up in a fighting position and growled back. "Last thing I need is your help sister. I can watch my own back." The two went back to fighting.
Komand'r was easily suppressing her aggressors and turned to help with her 'guide', who was having trouble of their own. Not being trained under the scrutiny of guards and parents alike, her 'guide' didn't have the abilities Koriand'r and she did. The guide looked at her and threw another beast off its weight. "Komand'r! You must go! It is unsafe for you here! Please! I will take care of them!"
I called out to her to stop and run but she just looked back and laughed. It was then that a beast snuck up on her diverted egotism and thrust a dagger into Koriand'r's stomach. It had seemed Komand'r was 'having fun' when I asked her about it later. She had dropped her guard and one of the beasts was able to slip inside the opening. Her dear sister spotted this and intervened. Then it seemed time had stood still...
Koriand'r stood frozen to the ground. Blood seeped through her fingers as the knife was planted firmly into her abdomen. The red head started to shake and convulse as she fell to one kneel and then to the ground. Dark red liquid oozed out from her mouth and stomach as it covered the dirt floor with its sticky mess. She didn't stop fidgeting even when time resumed its normal path.
In a tempest of fury and anger that had been bottling inside her soul ever since we had started, Komand'r unleashed such a large amount of rage unto our foes that many fled while I had the...'honor' of seeing some with their necks broken and bodies mangled. We then rushed to the nearest homestead that would take us in. Luckily Koriand'r survives and is now moving about happily as if nothing had happened. But sometimes I wonder whenever I look at her...and then to Komand'r. All I see in her eyes is rage and hatred. Koriand'r loves her sister too much to see the agony she's in.
Koriand'r was on the farmer's dinner table, uneasily resting. Komand'r was sitting in a chair next to her sister, contemplating.
"Sister, may I step down now? I do not feel- "
"No."
"But it is most uncom- "
"I said no."
Koriand'r obeyed and stayed lying on her back for a few more minutes. The pain in her side dulled to a throbbing but she had insisted she was able to walk and move. The people here were nothing less then friendly. They had used their own medical supplies to heal the wound that was inflicted before a doctor came and checked up on her. Right now she wish she had a bed. Anything was better than a hard wood table.
"Why?"
The injured one shifted her head to meet her senior's eyes. "What do you mean?"
"Remember when I told you that I could watch my own backside?"
Silence...and then:
"It is hard to watch one's back when you do not have eyes located behind your head."
Komand'r slammed her fist next to her sister's head and stood up. Koriand'r flinched and flexed her stomach, causing the pain to ricochet back. "I said I didn't need your help!" Lie. "I had the situation under control!" Another lie. "I saw that bastard from behind! I would've gotten him!" Strike three. "Now look at you, you weak little thing. Sometimes I am embarrassed to say that you're actually my sister. All you are is a clumsy fool who doesn't know when to heed what other people say." Komand'r stood above her sister who looked helplessly up. Koriand'r tried not to cry but failed. "I am sorry..."
"NO YOU'RE NOT!"
The younger sibling turned her head away from the seething girl, trying to hide her tears. "Please...Komand'r...If there is anything I could do for you to forgive me..." The older sister stared at the injured person on the table. It was her sister after all, no matter how irritating and annoying she could be. It wasn't done to renounce family blood. Komand'r let her anger subside. "Maybe...Maybe when we get across the seas we can do something." The person looked back up at her and smiled.
"Anything..."
Section 99; Page 789: Paragraph 1,249
It is hard to write now. This may be my last statement before I go. I had captured a deadly disease from a plague that has been swallowing our people. Funny...our people. No matter what, we are still Tamaran's, united by long lineage and blood. Now we must kill our brothers and sisters for silly faults and finger pointing. My travels with the two girls...no, women...have opened my eyes to much more then simplicity at home. Thank you Komand'r for never backing down and leading us in and out of frays. Thank you Koriand'r for extending my knowledge and yours at the same time while you generously help others in their time of need. Both of you are brave and strong. Both of you are equals. Both will make wonderful rulers.
The pain is back now...
I must end this journal with my final farewell. I hope this aides one of them to their destiny. Please, X'hal, please bless them. Now more then ever.
Keith...I entrust your wisdom and strength to help them, please. I am sorry I cannot be there to watch them grow up to be beautiful stars that shine out in the blackest of nights. I am afraid...that I will not wake in the morning. But I have served my purpose here on earth. I can do no more.
Good bye...
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Terra closed her eyes and bowed her head in silent prayer.
The room was noiseless as the leader of the hippie site finished her meditation and looked back up at her guests. She had made a mental note of those six passages while skimming the journal. Reading them aloud was harder than keeping it inside her. A few tears escaped down her cheek as she wiped a glove across her face, causing more smears of dirt to appear. Beast Boy had his head turned away while Raven sat stone still while her eyes went wild with emotion. So much had gone on in the chroniclers journey and they ended it in eight minutes.
Beast Boy shook his head and took back the book. "Thank you Terra. This is what we were looking for. Is there anything we can do in return?" She slowly shook her head, eyes quivering. Raven stood up and slightly bowed in thanks. "We appreciate your time and are sorry if we had inconvenienced you in any way." Terra said nothing. The two Titans left with the book, ready to reveal their findings to Cyborg and, maybe, Robin. Terra did nothing as she heard the guests leave her abode. Taking a deep sigh, she rose slowly and walked to the entryway. The hippie surfer was there. "Groovy Terra! How'd it go?" He made a 'hang loose' sign but stopped as he watched the small leader walk into a specific room, the reflection room. It had been built to calm one's mind and soul after a troubling ordeal. The waft of incense intensified as she lit more and more around her. Terra was going to be in there for a while.
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The night seemed to last forever as the two Titans made it in the carnival. They were to meet Cyborg around the ring toss in a couple of minutes and tell him the findings of their mysterious friend. Beast Boy lit up at all the stands and rides that were surrounding him. A couple of times he had asked Raven to go on a few with her but she declined, telling him that they would be late in meeting with their friend. He whimpered and drooped his ears, calling her a 'party pooper'. She said nothing back and found the meeting place. Little green tinted glass bottles lined the game stand's floor as contestants arrived and left, most not able to win.
"Hey Raven, if I get a ring on a bottle, will you go with me on a ride?" The dark girl looked over at the green boy who leaned against the stand's counter top. Her gaze shifted to the bottles. The odds were pretty high that he wouldn't make it. She had seen plenty of people come and toss but leave empty handed. Raven also knew that Beast Boy wouldn't stop pestering her until their friend arrived, who was late. She looked back at her fellow Titan and sighed. "Fine. You can try and ring a bottle. If you don't win, you leave me alone, if you do then I'll go on a ride with you." The boy grinned and slapped a dollar on the counter. "Three rings my man!"
The owner placed three red rings in front of him and recited the rules of the game. Beast Boy picked up the items and took a step back. He was going to make it and he didn't want to waste a single ring on a sloppy toss. Raven stood off to the side watching. He fingered the first ring and stuck his tongue out the side of his mouth. He arced his arm and let the first one fly. It sailed harmlessly and then descended, bouncing off a bottle and becoming stuck in between two more. Two more. The teen then tried a different angle and tossed the next one vertically through the air. It clanked across one, two, three bottles before falling to the ground. Concentration started to turn into perspiration on Beast Boy's forehead. He eyed the remaining ring, held it up, aimed and...
"Hey B.B.!"
...stumbled forward. The ring falling out of his hands, skipping across the bottles and settling on the neck of a green tinted bottle. He stared wide- eyed at the achievement and then at Raven, who stared wide-eyed also. Cyborg slapped his friend across the back as the owner handed him a huge stuffed chicken for a prize. Beast Boy then turned to his female friend and blushed slightly. "Here. Just think it's me when we go on that ride. It'll help relieve stress." Raven tried to hide the mild embarrassment she was experiencing but failed. She gave a small smile and took the prize. "I'll make sure to strangle it until its head pops off." Beast Boy smiled. "Oh good! .... Wait...."
"Hey love birds, it seems that Robin and Starfire have been rubbing too much on you." Cyborg pushed them together and laughed. Raven shot him a glare. "Don't make me use you as the chicken, Cyborg." Beast Boy chuckled as Cyborg put his hands up in harmless fun. The trio walked away from the game stable and approached the Ferris wheel. The ride was moving slowly around on its track. It stopped momentarily to let the passenger's step off. Cyborg, Beast Boy and Raven waited patiently for a few minutes to claim their friend.
"So what do you think of Starfire?" Cyborg folded his arms.
Beast Boy scratched his head. "She's pretty nice. Very...bubbly." Raven 'hmm'ed and kept looking at the wheel. "Do you think she'll be anything like her sister once we really get to know her? I mean, we've only been on a few outings with her. It's hard to say." Cyborg looked at his friend and reminisced their daring plot that led them into Blackfire's home. She had ordered them non-stop with some deal or another, never fully satisfied. He hoped Robin knew what he was going into. "I hope not. Hey," he turned to the operator, "Have you seen a masked guy and a red head leave this ride?" A short man who wore the carnival clothes and name tag nodded. "Yeah, they left to go Karaoke a good couple of minutes ago." He jutted his thumb over his shoulder to a small restaurant behind him. Beast Boy and Raven were completely startled by this. Cyborg noticed and asked for an answer to his confusion.
"We can't let Robin know she sings. He might go berserk."
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People passed her by without any thought. They were too immersed in their own delights and fun to really take notice a short blonde who stomped towards the huge wheel. Planted in the ground with steel poles, two occupants of the Ferris wheel were what she was stalking. How she was able to find them was anybody's guess. Right now all she wanted to do was ruin their evening together, conjure some false truth that Kory had 'slipped' and have her basically under house arrest. Kitten smiled. Call it revenge.
The wheel stopped and let off two teens. Kitten slipped behind a cotton candy stand and viewed them from a distance. They seemed to talk happily and laugh. Kory hung onto Robin's arm as he pointed something out in the distance and she nodded. Kitten looked in the vicinity at where he was pointing and saw a small restaurant. How quaint, a little bite to eat before she spoils their appetite. Perfect. The blond trotted carefully behind the two who seemed oblivious to anything else other then each other and their conversation. The couple and the spy slipped inside the swinging doors, never noticing the white sign next to the restaurant.
Karaoke Kouples Knight.
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The nightlife had filtered through the entrance to the restaurant. Young and hip people alike crowded around the bar to be served drinks or to sit down at an unoccupied table for a waiter or waitress to come. Some lights were dimmed while near the stage it was practically Multicolored. If someone wore a yellow shirt in a blue light, it would look as if he or she donned a sickly green color top. That didn't stop the tone-deaf people from singing their hearts out to some badly placed music. Numerous customers cheered (Both sober and drunken) and sang along with the contestants. Some were good, some were bad and a whole lot were down right terrible. No one cared though. Everyone was out to just have fun.
Two young teens made their way through the crowded entrance only to be stopped by a girl slightly older then them. "My. Aren't you two the cute couple." Robin rubbed the back of his head while Starfire blushed. Suddenly, the girl turned around and shouted over to the bartender, "Hey Frank! We have number 100 over here!" Frank, the bartender, raised his head above the crowd and called out in happiness. He pulled down a microphone that hung just above his head and turned it on. His voice resounded out of every speaker there was in the eatery.
"Greetings Ladies and Gentlemen! Tonight we have twoooooo very special guests here!"
Bright lights swiveled from an unknown area and spotlighted Robin and Starfire.
"Meet our 100th couple everybody...Uh..." Frank covered the microphone. "What are their names?"
"Robin and Starfire!"
"Roooooobin and Starfirrreeeee!"
The two pushed the couple forwards as everyone in the restaurant clapped and cheered. They made their way on stage, were handed two microphones and instructed to sing. Robin seemed embarrassed at first. He had no natural singing talent. Sure he could hit notes in the right spot, but he couldn't make it sweet. He fumbled around with the microphone's wire and looked at Starfire; she was sweating profusely. "Hey what's the matter Star? You should be a natural at this. I mean, you sister is Blackfire." He chuckled a little forcefully to see if she would react. He never knew someone could get this bad a stage fright. When she didn't respond, he started to turn worrisome and touch her elbow. She jumped, startling him too, and stepped back a few paces. Robin forgot all worried about making a fool of himself in front of anonymous people and stopped the mic on the floor.
"Star what's the matter?" His tone dead serious as he took her arms and faced her. "We don't have to sing if we don't want too. Sure some people will be upset but I want to know if you're okay first." Starfire looked at his masked eyes, then to the monitor where the lyrics and song selection would show up momentarily. He followed her gaze and saw that tune the owner had chosen. It was one of Blackfire's recent hits; not very fast and steady, mainly meant for slow dancing. Starfire tore her gaze away and looked down. She enjoyed his touch greatly but wished right now it was under less harsh conditions.
"Robin...I do not wish to sing tonight." He smiled and kissed her forehead. "That's fine. We don't have to." Starfire looked and gave a genuine smile. It was short lived though when someone jumped up from the crowd and pointed at the two on stage. "Of course she doesn't want to sing!" Robin and Starfire jerked their heads to whoever spoke. There, in the midst of people, stood a short blonde girl whose huge blue eyes were wild with insanity. She laughed under her breath, stalking closer to the stage. "Finally I get my revenge on you Kory. You never told him about your little secret did you?"
Robin unconsciously stood in front of Starfire. "It doesn't matter." Kitten's eyes turned onto his. "Oh but it does Robbie-poo! As soon as you find out what's really happening behind the curtain, you'll think of her as a little coward. I at least wouldn't tell you any lies." She grinned a sharp grin. "You poor fool. The reason Kory doesn't want to sing is that-"
'WHACK'
"Shut up you loony." A bread stick with butter and tomato sauce slapped against Kitten's face and stuck to her cheek. A chorus of giggles and chuckles emitted from the restaurant people. The bread slid down slowly, leaving a red trail, as the girl stood shocked. "You-you-you messed up my complexion. How dare you mess up my-"
'SMACK'
This time a basket of French Fries with ketchup creamed her in the face as the potato sticks caught in her hair that was tinted red in some places. "Ha ha ha! Nice one Bob!" Pretty much the whole restaurant caught on and picked up their own meal. Kitten's pupils turned pea sized as entrée after dessert bee lined straight at her.
As for our 100th couple? Well they made it out the back door safely.
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Cyborg put his heels to the ground in a sudden halt. Raven stumbled into his back as Beast Boy fell into Raven. "What's with the brakes, turbo?" The green teen asked. His friend pointed a huge finger around the side of a building where Robin and Starfire had made their hasty escape. They jogged around the back to meet up with the two, and from the look of things, they had quite a shock. They could hear inside the calls and whoops of customers having too good of a time with something. Whatever it was, they seemed glad to be out of it.
"Hey you two! You're missing all the fun in there!"
The couple smiled as the trio of Titans made their way to them. A shatter of plates crashed and a maniacal laugh was heard. The group sweat dropped. "Extreme Food Fight. Get your tickets now." Raven mumbled. "Ha ha ha! Raven made a funny!" This seemingly innocent comment had cut tension's strings on them as they burst out laughing. The pier, which the restaurant was located on, creaked as the weight shifted under their feet. The only one not laughing though was Beast Boy, who rubbed his head in confusion. "Dude, it wasn't that funny."
Robin put a hand on his friend's shoulder and tried to regain his balance. "Yes it was B.B.. Yes it was." They chuckled again as some wiped tears from their eyes and settled down. Laughter indeed seemed to have the best medicinal value for stressful moments such as these. Cyborg suppressed a chuckle and asked, "So what did you guys sing tonight?" The tension was back immediately. "Oh, we didn't sing. I was not feeling...up to it." Starfire smiled. Raven breathed a sigh of relief. They had to keep this little charade of innocent ignorance up a little longer before she thought it was right to tell Robin. The dark girl could remember the last time he had found out something of great importance (one example was that the student body was to be slackened and have a great deal cut from them. Many people of course protested but none matched Robin's revolt) and he had gone almost A wall. It was a while before he settled down and actually returned to normal again.
Now what would he do if she told him Starfire was actually Blackfire's singer and songwriter? Terra had fitted the remaining piece together with the translation of the book. Now all they had to do was lay it nice and slowly onto the 'Boy Wonder' so that he won't explode anytime soon. Plus, if he was in as much love as he showed, it was even difficult to tell what would happen. Love was a sickness that did many a strange things to people. Raven smiled back at Starfire. She was going to be okay.
The back door suddenly slammed open. An erratic looking person was bent over and heaving air through her lungs whilst covered in many assorted food particles. It was as if the kitchen chefs threw every kind of food they had at their disposal, which wasn't very far from the truth, and stuck to the girl. Robin growled a 'Not again,' as Cyborg, Raven and Beast Boy looked at Kitten oddly. Suddenly Starfire spoke up in an incredibly surprising retort. "What happened Kitten? Tried to eat and miss your mouth?"
Let us consider the angry state of our antagonist, Kitten. First, she was put...scratch that....forced onto a job which she detested. This was merely a small set back. Next, she had been punched in the face and told off by the boy whom she had (secretly) fallen in....erm...'love' with. That didn't really make her day. Especially when she was arrested, sent to jail, and had wasted her only phone call to Keith who promptly hung up on her. Okay so she was a little more then pissed. Now, to blow her top right off, Kory, who was seemingly harmless, made a come back and totally dissed her! Right now that would equal to about crazy-insane-ass-chick-who-shouldn't-be-near-sharp-pointy-things.
"Shut up you bitch! You should be the one to talk when you hide behind you sister! While you write all those 'amazing' lyrics, she has all the fame! She has all the glory! And what have you received? Nothing! It doesn't matter that you cover up for her on stage. We both know that Blackfire can't sing worth ass! Only you could fill her in while she lip synchs! You let your sister walk all over you because you're 'too nice'. You're a coward, you sorry excuse for a sister!" Oh, that was like taking a very sharp knife and slicing up your stomach. It did not feel good.
Kitten never found out about what really happened or never knew about the journal for that matter. All she had to know was that Blackfire was a fraud while her sister covered up for her. The girl never asked why though. It seemed irrelevant as long as she was on the same side as the 'singer'. She got what she wanted and she was happy. Who needs to ask questions? But the revelation of the last part of her sentence brought back sour memories for her enemy. Kory knew Kitten didn't understand. She knew that the smaller teen was acting out of anger. Kitten had also told her friends what she didn't want them to hear. She was afraid that they might leave her, think of her as a person who couldn't stand up for herself. That they might turn into another 'Kitten' per se.
"The security is already on their way here to pick you up. You're going to have one hell of a time bonding with your sister!"
"And you're gonna have one hell of a time swimmin!" Before Kitten could react, Cyborg picked her up and, using his elite strength launched her into the air and out to the sea. The group stood there watching the figure make a 'splash' a good fifty yards away. Well, almost everyone watched. Robin stood in one of his 'quiet revelation' moments. It was these types of deep thoughts that Raven didn't like about him. She studied his face and his posture. He didn't seem happy. Beast Boy and Cyborg behind her were quietly talking to a nervous Starfire, telling her that everything was okay. She didn't look it. Instead, she walked up to the masked teen and touched his shoulder while saying his name.
"Robin? Are you...unwell?"
He slowly looked at her, his face impassive. "Why did I have to find out until now?" Starfire bit her lip and turned away. She was the one who was unwell at the moment. "Why did you have to keep it a secret guys?" Beast Boy, Raven and Cyborg looked up at their fellow Titan who was staring back. It was a silent minute before Raven answered. "Remember the student body debate Robin? Remember how you were almost expelled from you antics?" Beast Boy piped up. "Dude, you went berserk! A cherry bomb to the vice- principal's toilet was not a smooth move." Robin blinked.
"You thought I was going to go haywire?"
They nodded. He put a hand on his hip and scratched the back of his head. "I guess I'm harder to figure out then I thought." He smiled and laughed. Everyone looked at each other like he had gone mad. Robin then took both of Starfire's hands and waltzed around the pier for a few steps. Starfire danced along but raised a brow. "You are not mad at me? At you're friends?" This caused another laugh. He stopped twirling and asked his Titans. "Ask me how I could be mad at her." They were silent. "Go on! Ask me!"
Beast Boy raised a finger. "How could you be...mad at her...dude?"
"I'm not! Nor will I ever be!" Robin shouted. A collective sigh escaped as Starfire and Robin continued their waltz. Cyborg folded his arms. "Damn that guy's crazy. How did we ever get stuck with him?" Beast Boy answered with exasperation. "That's one mystery we'll never figure out. By the way Raven, here's another unsolved phenomenon. Where's the chicken?" Raven rolled her eyes. "I left it with the Ferris Wheel operator."
"Good! That'll save us some time!"
"...We are not going on the wheel."
"Yes we are! I won the ring toss and you agreed!"
".........Where the hell is that chicken."
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Nothing could be better than having a nice hot drink in your most comfortable chair while listening to the best music in the world.
Yours.
The den was usually quiet when the 'singer' sat in there. No one wanted to disturb her-
Ring.
...As I was saying, not many of the staff wanted to get on her bad side. Blackfire throws a pretty mean fit when she doesn't like what's going on. And whenever someone disturbs her-
Ring Ring.
...It usually means bad news.
"Hello?"
"Blackfire! It's me! I tried to stop her but she had already done it! Now her stupid friends know about you and her! I tried all I could but-"
'Click'
Blackfire hung up the phone and stood up. Then she ripped it out of the socket and smashed it against the ground. So Koriand'r had sang? Figures. She could never keep a secret very long. Blackfire knew it was a mistake to let her out of the mansion. Good behavior didn't justify what she ruined. Whenever Koriand'r got back, she was going to be under lock and key. Guards stationed at every possible entryway. Her sister won't ever leave the premises again. If her friends started to snitch on what they knew, nobody would believe them. Who believes somebody that doesn't exist?
Blackfire frowned. She had manipulated her sister to feel sorry for her. It was the easiest way to get something out of her. Koriand'r's wound was almost too good to be true. Now look where she was. Her sister on the ever- increasing rise to fame while poor little sibling could do nothing but watch. Blackfire wondered that if right now her sister was having a break down thinking that she betrayed her family. It would be fun to hear about it when she came back.
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"Move over! I can't reach it!"
"It's my spot dude. I got here first!"
"Please! Don't fight! There is plenty for everyone!"
"Not when you have Cyborg in the way."
"Argh! Hurry up Raven! I can't hold up much longer!"
"Yeah Raven! Do it again!"
"Shut up or I won't go."
Silence save for a couple of grunts and wheezes. Raven moved her hand and recited:
"Left Hand Red."
Everyone groaned as they tried to move the limb over to a red dot on a large flimsy board. "This is impossible!" Beast Boy was having an easier time then the rest. His limber body reached out and confidently laid rest on the associated circle. Cyborg was having the toughest. Due to his large frame covering much of the tarmac as it was, he wasn't as agile as his smaller friend. Starfire and Robin just tried the best they could. "Spin again! Spin again!"
Raven sat comfortably on an easy chair. She spun. "Left Foot Yellow."
'Thud'
Cyborg was out as he tried to cross over his legs, lost his balance and fell to the ground. Unfortunately Beast Boy was under him at the time as he was crushed. "Oops...Sorry B.B."
"Urrrgggnnnnhhhhh..." Knocked out like a light. Thus this left only two people to win the challenging game of Twister®. The current positions were Left Foot Yellow, Right Hand Red, Right Foot Blue, and Left Hand Green, and, well, The two were pretty tangled up. It wasn't until the next spin when both lost their balance and fell down. Beast Boy and Cyborg jeered while Raven threw the spinner on the ground. What a night they were having.
Robin went red as he picked himself off the floor and helped Starfire up. He looked all around the room as his friends joked and laughed in their own way. He had wanted to wait for the best time, to know that his fellow Titans would have a unanimous decision. Clearing his throat he spoke, "I think it's about time that we broaden our friendship a little. I request that Starfire be a part of the 'Titans' that people speak of us."
"But Robin, I think I won't be able to see you when I go back home." Starfire added. They had already enough trouble speeding away from the security with Cyborgs 'baby.' Now they were going to introduce someone who was possibly never going to get the chance to see them again. Sure they were familiar with her as they spent a good couple of days to get to know her, but now it would feel like it was all wasted. She didn't want them to be hurt. "It would be best that I do not join."
"Then you would be making the biggest mistake of your life." Raven said.
"I mean, we're the Teen Titans. There's nothing we can't handle." Beast Boy proudly added.
"And there's nothing that's going to stand in the way." Cyborg cheered.
Robin pulled Starfire next to him. "All in favor? Say 'Aye'."
Four 'Aye's' were announced and Starfire blushed.
"I think it's about time for a celebration! You know what that means?"
"What?"
"Waffles!"
"Waffles at ten thirty at night?"
"Hey, anytime's a good time for waffles."
"As long as their Soy!"
The now five members Titans made their way into Robin's kitchen. He was going to make sure that Starfire had the best time possible tonight because the plan he was conjuring was going to be a doozy.
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Yay! Okay for everyone whose been asking me about Beast Boy? You'll find out next chapter. And for people who ask me to update? Don't worry okay? I update pretty fast. You don't need to yell my ear off. Plus you should be thankful I'm not one of those 'Give-me-50-reviews-and-I'll-update' kind of people. I'm glad a lot of people like this fic. I do have plans to make others in the future so you won't see some big gap in my works. Unless I'm on vacation or what not.
Once again. Thank You Eventidespirit!!! (Go read her stuff. It's REALLY good!)
--ZodiacFire