Chapter 7

Persia and Starfire were almost back at the tower, laughing hysterically at a joke Persia cracked on their way. When they landed on the island right infront of the door, Starfire offered to open to the door. She cracked in the code and the familar "Woosh" of the door opening sounded off. They walked down the hallway, heading for the kitchen. When they walked in, the lights were all off. "Uh, why are the lights all off?" "Here, I shall go turn them on." Starfire headed for the lightswitch while Persia walked over to the fridge, putting all the grocerys down on the counter. When she opened the fridge door, providing the only source of light for now, Persia's face went blank.

"Wha? i thought we were out of groceries?! Whats going....." But before she could finish her sentence, the lights suddenly came on and everyone shouted "SURPRISE!!!!!" The titans all jumped out of their hiding places and scared the living daylights out of Persia. "On." Persia finished her sentence, then burst out in laughter and walked toward them. "No wonder you guys were acting weird! What is this for?" Persia was asking still laughing. "It's a party." Robin started, then Cyborg exclaimed "For you!" Persia stopped laughing, but she still had a smile on her face "A party for me? Why?" Raven and BB came in to explain "Well, you've been here for a month, and we think thats pretty cool." "Besides, you looked like you needed a little cheering up, so we thought that this would cheer you up!!!" "We reward you for showing us grattitude! Now lets celebrate!!" Star bursted out. A tear rolled down Persia's cheek "Wow, I dunno what to sat, except......lets party till the 12th of never!!!!"

So the titans jammed to the music and danced for a while. Then to cool theirselves off, they ate the pizza that Cy and Beast Boy ordered a while ago. (Of course there was some argueing involved) They got a few slices of pizza with olives, Persia's favorite pizza topping. While they ate the pizza and soda, they watched a couple of romance movies. Besides Persia, Starfire was the only one who got sucked into the movies "Well, at least this is better then Star's documentarys." Cyborg whispered to Robin.

All too soon it became sunset and the titans had finished with the rest of their party festivities. Persia hugged each of the titans, giving BB a slighty tighter hug "Thank you guys so much for this party!!! You just made my week!" Tears of joy were streaming down Persia's face as she was thanking the titans for what could've been the best afternoon of her life! Once they cleaned up, they went back to their usual activities; Beast Boy and Cy playing on the gamestation, Robin and Starfire talking about who knows what, Raven going to her room to meditate, and Persia going to her room. After BB played a couple games with Cyborg, he decided to see what Persia was up to, leaving Cyborg to challenge Robin to a game with Starfire watching.

Persia was searching in her closet for a few things. "Yea, uh-huh, need that, and.....got it!" Persia came out with a giant pad of art paper with an easel, and a chorga. (It's like a black charcoal pencil, only its glows a rainbow color, and whatever color you imagine in your head or see, whatever you draw, it shows up in color already) She set up her easel and put her giant pad of paper on it, held her chorga in her right hand, and tried to think of something to draw. "Hmmmm" Just as she was in thought, a knock on her door brought her back to reality. "Come in." Persia said as she put her chorga on her easel sitting right infront of her pad of paper and walked to her door. When it opened, a smile drew on her face. "Persia?" "Hi Beast Boy. Come on in!" Persia gestured for him to enter, and he did so. "So, whats up?" BB asked as he looked around. Then his eyes spotted the easel. "Oh cool! You like to draw?" Persia walked to her easel and stood right next to it "Yea, I must have stuffed it in my closet earlier this week. I used to draw in my free time when I wasn't doing my schoolwork or hanging with my friends" Persia did not want to pain herself by saying the L word "I mean, not to brag but, I am pretty good at it, and I show pride in what i draw." Beast Boy stood staring at Persia and the easel, until Persia asked "Beast Boy?" "Yea?" "Whats that you're hiding behind your back?"

BB then realized he was still holding something behind his back. He blushed, and grabbed what seemed to be a kinda small, rectangular box in one hand, and he rubbed the back of his head with the other hand. "Uh, hehe, here. I thought this would help, well, you know" Persia eagerly took the package from Beast Boy and opened it a little excited. When she opened the tissue paper, she gasped in awe. "Oh my gosh! Beast Boy, this is...." Persia couldn't find the perfect word to describe what BB had given her. It was a heavy fleece sweatshirt the color of her shirt. "It's, beautful!" Persia was gazing at it in awe as she held it up in front of her to see what it looked like on her. "Try it on." Persia put on the sweatshirt and looked at a mirror, shifting into different poses, moving her body in different angles, observing how sweet the sweatshirt looked on her. "Thank you sooo much BB!!!" Persia gave Beast Boy a real tight hug of grattitude. He returned the hug "I'm glad you like it, I got it a size bigger just in case." "Well, looks like i'll get to wear it longer then." Nothing could take the smile of persia's face, no matter what it was. Beast Boy liked Persia's smile. He knew like when the chips were down, her smile and enthusiastic expression would lift the teams spirits up. It just had so much hope in it.....

Beast Boy then spotted the chorga on Persia's easel. He whistled "Well what is this?" He asked as he picked it up, studying it. Persia smiled. Zaragons technology, achievements and break-throughs were truly amazing. It would leave everyone else in awe. "Say Beast Boy" "Hmm?" He was still holding the chorga, never taking his eyes off it. "I was thinking, I don't have a subject to draw, and you seem to like my chorga so much...." Beast Boy looked up at Persia "Yea." He replied "Maybe I could draw a picture of you." BB thought for a minute, then he said "Sure, why not? It should be fun." So persia walked BB over to a corner of her room, then she walked back to her easel. "Ok, now strike a pose." Beast Boy got in a pose where he tried flexing his muscles. "Hows this?" He said grinning while cocking an eyebrow, trying to impress her. Persia laughed and shook her head. "Ok, now stay like that for now." So Persia got started on her drawing of Beast Boy.

As she was drawing him, the colors that came from her chorga looked as if they exploded off her paper. It seemed that somehow this drawing was different from any other drawing she drew. It was strange, but she enjoyed the time doing it. A little while later BB whined "Are you done yet? My arms getting tired!" Persia giggled. "Well then you shouldn't have done that pose in the first place." She said jokeingly. "Almost got it......there!" She finally put down her chorga and relaxed her hand. She carefully took the piece of paper off the easel and blew lightly on it, not forgetting to add her initials. And then Persia added "Done." She gave it to the tired and waiting Beast Boy. When he recieved it and took one look at it, his eyes almost came outta his eye sockets! (well not literally, but you know how in cartoons when their eyes pop? yea, kinda like that)

"Wow, it looks, just like me...." Persia blushed "Ah, it was nothing. I had fun drawing it, you're a good subject." BB couldn't resist taking another look at it, then he said "Thanks, i'll hang it up on my wall forever." Persia smiled. They hugged eachother once more, then they went to hang with the titans in the living room.