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- Chapter 3: The Dance
"6:07! Let's go!" Cyborg pushed everyone out the door, and off to the Winter Ball it was.
"Actually, wait I need my utility belt. Just as a precaution." Robin turned around and went into his room.
"Just another excuse to stall isn't it?" Raven asked as she sat on the couch and picked up a book from the table.
Starfire happily glided towards the door a flung the door open.
"Eeek!" She shrieked. The person at the door jumped back also. His fist was up, ready to knock the door. Robin suddenly came into the living room, fastening his belt under his suit. Seeing the boy's fist up a few inches from Starfire's face wasn't really a good sight to Robin.
"Starfire, stand back!" Robin yelled. Starfire turned around suddenly as Robin lunged towards the stranger.
"Robin, no-!" Starfire tried to stop him. Too late. The stranger jumped to the side and let Robin fall to the ground.
"Robin!" Starfire went outside while the door slammed.
"What was that?!" Beast Boy exclaimed. When he looked at the front door, it was closed. He started walking towards it, when the door hit him square in the face.
"Um, I was here to pick up Raven, but I think I got the wrong house, and I'm sorry about your friend! My fault." A different voice yelled from the other side of the door. When the boy closed the door again, Beast Boy was plastered to the back of the door. Raven looked up.
"Pick me up? Neo!" Raven got up and rushed to the door, totally ignoring Beast Boy on the door. Raven swung the door open, smashing Beast Boy into the wall again.
"Neo?" Raven called. The boy turned around. "Raven?" He replied.
Beast Boy came out from behind the door rubbing his head. "Neo?" Cyborg looked at the door then at the green teen.
"Beast Boy?" Then the hybrid looked at Robin on the ground. "Robin?"
"Cyborg, a little help!" Robin said. Starfire was completely confused.
"Starfire?!"
"STOP!" Raven commanded. "Why is Robin on the ground and why is there a dent on our door?"
"Don't ask about me." Robin pleaded as he dusted off his tux.
"Prince Charming here practically broke my face." Beast Boy complained, rubbing his nose.
"Sorry about that." Neo went to dust off a piece of broken wall off Beast Boy's shoulder, but the green changeling growled and swiped the helping hand away.
"I'll get it myself." He sneered. Sensing trouble, Raven grabbed Neo by the tie and exited the door quickly. "Bye guys, meet you there." The speechless Starfire silently made her way to the T-Car, not having any idea of what happened. Cyborg was helping Robin off as Beast Boy stared after Raven and Neo, crossing his arms.
"Let's go BB." Cyborg said. Beast Boy turned around, then again to look at Raven and her date. Then he went to the T-Car. Cyborg started the engine, and drove through the underwater tunnel.
"I don't like him" Beast boy said out loud after many minutes of silence in the T-car. Cyborg rolled his eyes at him while looking through the rear view mirror.
"He seemed nice. A bit nervous though." Robin said, rethinking of what Neo's personality was like.
"He seems like a dolt if you ask me." Arms still crossed, the green friend growled and glared out the window.
"No one asked you though buddy. If Raven likes this guy, let her have fun. This isn't the time for jealousy." Cyborg said thoughtfully. Beast boy choked on his tongue. "I-I am NOT jealous!"
"Right." About seven minutes passed when Cyborg took a turn towards the pier, which was familiar to Robin.
"Cy, where are we going?" The masked teen asked worriedly.
"To the Winter Ball. Duh." Cyborg replied as the pier came in sight. Robin tensed up.
"Please don't tell me that the Ball's gonna be on a-"Robin stopped as he saw what he feared. "A yacht?! C'mon!!"
"Yeah, I forgot to tell you, that teacher lady called and told us that the Ball was moved to over here. Is this another plot to get us to not go, cause if it is then... OH..." Cyborg remembered the whole Kitten scenario. Starfire and Beast Boy looked at Cyborg, then Robin, not getting it.
"Let's go." Beast boy stomped up the metal bridge to the boat. Searching around the room, he tensed when he felt warm breath on his neck.
"Lay off pal. She's not looking for you either."
"Cyborg, I'm not looking for Raven and her 'friend' Cleo..I am looking for..um, someone to dance." He grabbed the nearest girl and took her out towards the dance center.
"Catch ya later buddy." He waved with a chuckle. When Beast Boy looked down at the girls face, he jumped back practically fifty feet. "WHOA! What happened to your face?!"
"Young man, I am perfectly normal. It is what happens when you grow old. Wrinkles are a part of the natural human being. Now being green, that is a different story." The lady that was grabbed stalked off towards the refreshment table.
Beast Boy shuddered and looked back at Cyborg and the others. "Hey BB! Nice one. What a hottie!" The Hybrid held up two thumbs up and was laughing like an insane person. Robin kept in a laugh, and Starfire giggled.
"Yeah, yeah, shut it."
"There's an open table, let's sit over there." Robin pointed out as the four Titans headed toward a table, which was on deck, near the railing, giving them a view of the night ocean. Beast Boy snorted as he spotted Raven and Neo on a table on the other side of the deck.
"Beast Boy, if you're not jealous, then you're showing it really well." Robin said sarcastically. A moment later, a handsome man came up to their table and asked Starfire if she wanted a drink. Thinking that he was just being nice, the alien accepted and headed off the to refreshment table with him.
"Hold it in man." Cyborg warned Robin as he practically fell off his chair.
"I'm not jealous, I'm not jealous." Robin repeated in a slow way.
"Yeah Robin, if your not jealous, then you sure are showing it really well." Beast Boy mimicked the boy wonder.
"I'm not jealous, I just saw a bug." Robin glanced at the floor. Beast Boy raised an eyebrow.
"You fight crazy villians that are out for your blood everyday, wacky man-eating moths, and insane monster boogers with out flinching, and yet you fall out of your chair because of a bug?"
"Or because of a girl." Cyborg nudged Robin in the side.
"Hey, hey! How did this get put on me? I thought Beast Boy was the jealous one?"
"I thought I said I wasn't jealous!" Beast Boy snapped.
"Yeah, you're not jealous, and I eat tofu burgers and soy milk." Cyborg rolled his eyes.
"You could if you tried." The green changeling argued.
"So could you! You could eat meat if you tried." Robin argued back. Beast boy crossed his arms.
"I don't eat animals. That's just cruel. That's like eating... me."
"You're right. That is disgusting." Raven said, walking up.
"It is, and- Raven!" Beast Boy jumped.
"Yeah, me. What are you guys yelling about?" Raven demanded.
"Beast Boy was just going crazy because-"Cyborg started.
"BECAUSE I saw a bug. Yeah, a bug." Beast Boy lied, using Robin's excuse. The Boy Wonder rolled his eyes.
"Yelling. About a bug. For 3 minutes?" Raven questioned. Beast Boy innocently nodded as Robin and Cyborg nodded 'no' behind his back."
"Uh hmm.. Right." Raven said confused. "Ok, I don't even want to know anymore." She headed back to her table.
Once Raven was out of earshot, Beast boy let out a big relieved sigh. "That was a close one. Good thing she has no idea."
"Right. No idea." Cyborg grinned childishly.
"Too bad she's psychic." Robin muttered to the hybrid near him.
"No kidding." Just then, the upbeat music slowed down as couples went to the dance floor.
"So... what's goin' on tonight? Cause I know I'm not spending Winter Ball sitting on this table arguing with two idiots." Cyborg asked, leaning back in his chair.
"I'll ignore that last comment." Robin said.
"Just because Robbie Poo can't score with Starfire doesn't mean Robbie Poo has to go all bitter on me."
"I'm gonna go ask one lucky lady to share a dance with me." Beast Boy jumped up. "I'm not gonna let Emo ruin this n-"The once happy camper suddenly sat back down with his arms crossed as he saw Neo leading Raven onto the dance floor. "Or... I'll just wait for the lady to come to me."
"You could at least say his name right for once." Robin pointed out, putting his arms on the table looking out at the dancing couples.
"I'd rather eat meat than say his name!" Beast Boy threw his arms up. "What kind of name is Neo anyway?! It's like the rainbow. What is he, like fruity or something?"
"Hey, you said his name right." Robin laughed along with Cyborg. Beast Boy's eyes widened and he spit on the ground as of correcting of the name was distasteful in his mouth.
"You tricked me."
"I didn't say anything." Robin said innocently. "You did it all on your own buddy."
Beast Boy stood up and turned to the refreshments table. Then back to the two remaining Titans. "You two thirsty? I'm not going there alone."
"Fine." Robin and Cyborg said in unison as they got up and followed the shorter teen to the table. Robin slowed down as he saw Starfire, talking with the guy who asked her for a drink earlier. Robin took noticed of how close he was to her, but the thought was cut short when Starfire turned towards him.
"Robin! Hello. Are you having fun?" Starfire asked, the man seemed disappointed when she directed her attention from him.
"Uh- Y-Yeah! You?" Robin stuttered.
"A marvelous time! People here are very entertaining."
"Yo, Rob! Want some punch?" Cyborg asked from a few feet away.
"Yeah... thanks." Robin walked towards Cyborg's direction. "Have fun Star."
"I will." Starfire smiled and waved as Robin walked to Beast Boy and Cyborg, though his gaze was still on Starfire.
"...Robin." Beast Boy said as he put his hands in front of his face. "ROBIN!"
"Wha? Sorry."
"What's up with-"Beast Boy stopped and listened as another slow song came up. "Why don't you just ask her to dance?"
Cyborg joined in the conversation, with mini sandwiches in his mouth. "Yeah, ih couffn't hur."
"Yeah... I think I should. And Cy, chew and swallow." Robin said. He took in a deep breath and walked towards Starfire, who turned and smiled at him. For a second, Robin was sure his heart stopped. But it was soon ripped in two, when he saw a hand tapping on Starfire's shoulder. It was that guy, and he seemed like he was asking her to dance. Starfire turned to look at Robin and back to the guy. She said yes. Robin's mouth dropped as he watched Starfire and the guy dancing.
"Wow." Beast Boy said when he was at Robin's side.
"I- Uh...man..." Robin was speechless.
"20 Guys could've come up and asked her to dance at the rate you were walking." Cyborg mentioned.
"I was taking my time!" Robin was silent after that until the song was over.
"Robin... you looked like you were going to ask me something." Said Starfire, who was suddenly at his side.
"Huh? Oh no. Nothing as important as dancing with a complete stranger." Robin said with a spicy tone.
"He asked me. I could not have said no."
"And you could've said yes to me!" Robin pleaded.
"Robin, if I remember correctly, you did not ask." Starfire argued.
"I was going to!"
"But you did not!" Starfire yelled as the guy walked up to her and asked her for another dance. Starfire almost gladly accepted and turned her head to Robin. "Now I am going to enjoy myself. I do not hold a grudge against you, please do not hold one against me."
Robin sank onto the ground. "What a great night."
Beast Boy took a glace at the punch bowl. "The ultimate prank! Boy oh boy, we can make this night even greater!"
"What are you doing Beast Boy?" Robin asked.
"I know you wanna get back at that dude as much as I don't like Neo, so just trust me!"
"What? Wait! I didn't say anything!" Robin protested.
"Aha! But you were thinking it!" Beast Boy dove under the table and came out with a bundle of rope. "Who knew I'd find a bunch of rope here!"
"It a yacht BB." Cyborg reminded. Beast Boy's eye's glimmered when he noticed the punch bowl had a handle, like a fancy basket.
"Score!"
"Beast Boy, what's going on?!" Robin asked as Beast Boy threw the rope over another rope that was directly above Starfire, Raven, and their dancers. He took one end and tied it to the punch bowl.
"Oh man! You're not really going to do this are you?" Cyborg begged.
"Hey, I need some fun." Beast Boy defended as he pulled the other end of the rope, bringing the punch bowl above the four slow dancers.
"Oh man!" Robin exclaimed.
"Calm down, I'm not letting go. Only until the girls move is when I'll still be holding on." Beast Boy moved back, hoisting the punch bowl higher, when things when bad.
Beast Boy's hands started slipping.
"Uh oh." Beast Boy said, indicating that something was going wrong. "Robin! Cyborg! UH OH!"
"Aw man, ya see why you shouldn't have done that?!" Cyborg said.
"I know I know! Help!" Beast Boy yelled just as he 'accidentally' let go of the rope.
"NO!" Robin and Cyborg yelled in unison just as they both jumped for the rope, as did Beast Boy.
They caught the rope alright. But it was too late. Robin devastatedly watched the bowl turn over, spilling red punch on Starfire, Raven, and their dancers. He'd also never forget the sound of that glass bowl snapping the rope and smashing against the hard wood floor. The whole crowd turned towards the center section, staring at the four teens.
"Oh man." Cyborg groaned as Robin slapped his own forehead.
Almost in a deadly manner, Raven slowly turned to face the three main suspects. Starfire's shocked eyes shot up from the floor to look at them as well.
"IT WASN'T ME!" Robin and Cyborg defended as their hands motioned towards Beast Boy, who expectedly wasn't paying attention. His gaze was on Neo, who had apparantly slipped on the punch. His dark, soaked hair covered his face. He was coughing and spitting out punch. Beast Boy snickered and pointed.
"Hey look, I found Nemo."
"UGH!" Raven turned away as a few ballons popped. "Sorry Neo. I'll walk home. Thank you SO much for the great time, I'll call you." She said, out of personality as she walked through the staring crowd. Starfire gave a hurtful stare at the three guys and left without a word. Cyborg eyed out Beast Boy, then stared after is leaving team mates.
"Aw c'mon! Why do you girls have to be so emotional!" Cyborg yelled. Beast Boy whimpered.
"He did not just say 'you girls.'" The green teen whispered to Robin, who cleared his throat and looked around nervously. The hybrid didn't seem to notice the glares he got from every single girl at the Winter Ball. Robin and Beast Boy each took one of Cyborg's arms and dragged him off the yacht before the girls would start a riot. After keeping their fast pace for a good five minutes, the guys were just trailing behind the girls. This was going to be a long walk home.
Titans Tower was quiet, until the front door slammed open, and walked in a very angry teen.
"Ok you guys! That's it! Don't ever talk to me again!" Raven yelled as every vase she walked passed, broke. The alien followed after her.
"I agree!" She shouted, followed by a soft mutter of Tamaranian swear words. Robin attempted to follow Starfire, but she closed her room door in his face. Robin walked out into the living room, rubbing his head.
"You screwed up this time." Cyborg taunted as he sat on the couch. Beast Boy whistled and looked at his game station.
"A round of Cinderblock Bash anyone?" Beast Boy asked.
"Beast Boy, don't you see what just happened?" Robin questioned.
"Yeah, Raven's being herself, and Starfire's experiencing PMS for the first time. So what?" Cyborg put his head down.
"No you... nevermind. You're impossible BB."
"Beast Boy, we made our friends mad..." Robin stated the obvious.
"So? Raven's mad at me all the time."
"But I'VE never been mad at before, so I feel bad!" Cyborg jumped up.
"Hey... Christmas is around the corner, let's make Christmas dinner at least." Robin announced. Beast Boy's jaw dropped.
"Cooking? Not my style - whoa!" Cyborg grabbed the jabbering green teen by the collar and dragged him to the kitchen.
"Don't matter, I'm not letting Starfire and Raven hold a grudge against me for something I didn't do." Cyborg said. Robin walked around the kitchen at least twice.
"Where's the oven?" Robin asked. Cyborg walked around.
"Do you think by any chance that it's this thing under the stove? I know, I'll make pie. Seems easy." Cyborg said.
"Face it!" Beast Boy threw his arms up. "We can't cook!"
The Boy Wonder was a little ticked by his friend's complaints. "Well, we have to. Doing this will hopefully make the girls forgive us, and I don't want to live another day with Sta- the girls mad at me... and you're not listening are you?"
"What?" Beast Boy asked.
"If you keep this up, you'll be living in Raven's mirror." Cyborg gave a scare and Beast Boy's ears perked up.
"Oh... so what are we cooking?" Beast Boy asked as Cyborg took out recipe books.
"The whole thing. The turkey, the pumpkin pie, the jell-o and the potatoes." Cyborg explained.
"Sounds like thanksgiving." Beast Boy scoffed.
"Well, what do YOU eat on Christmas?"
"Gingerbread cookies! Duh!" Beast Boy jumped. Robin leaned against the counter.
"How's the pie coming along?" The masked teen asked.
"Well, I didn't make it yet, but here's the cream I'm putting on top of it. Kinda like whipped cream." Cyborg held a pan of white fluff in front of him. "Taste it BB, it ain't meat." Beast Boy studied it before sticking a finger in it and bringing it to his mouth.
"Hmm... tastes gre- UGH! Dude! Is there supposed to be pieces of plastic in here? How did I not see that?!" Beast Boy complained. Cyborg dropped the pan on the counter.
"That's it, we can't cook." Robin crossed his arms. "Actually, Cy, you make a pretty good sushi."
. . . F L A S H B A C K . . .
The Titans were gathered on the table, waiting for their meal. Cyborg came out of the kitchen, holding a plate full of sushi.
"Alright! The Titans have gone oriental!" He announced as he gave each Titans a plate of sushi.
"Goody." Raven said sarcastically.
"Hm... no meat, seems safe." Beast Boy observed. Robin took a bite.
"Hey, this is pretty good. Nice work Cy!"
"Agreed." Starfire said. "This sushi is so delightful, I could never think that I am eating raw fish."
After hearing that, Beast Boy stuck his tongue out. "You're saying I'm eating raw fish?!"
"No." Cyborg answered. Beast Boy sighed. "Good."
"You're eating the squid, the raw fish sushi is over there." Cyborg pointed to the plate across the table.
"UGH!" Beast Boy jumped up, wanting to vomit.
. . . E N D F L A S H B A C K . . .
"Yeah... good old sushi. Too bad that isn't christmas food." Cyborg looked for the stirring spoon. Not too long after, They heard someone stumble through the hallway. Robin looked out and saw Raven.
"Raven?"
"You guys, Starfire's missing and there's a hole in her wall!" Raven pointed towards Starfire's room.
"Oh! NOW you talk to us!" Beast Boy protested at the most worst time.
"What?! Whe- WHO?!" Robin ran as fast as he could to the Tamaranian's room.
"Oh man!" Cyborg and the rest followed.
... A U T H O R S N O T E ...
- YES! Final flucking ly! An update!
{Serenity: Where the hell were we anyway?
{Joha: Uh... I was there and you were here. You know.
{Serenity: Ah. Well! We're back! Back to update our story.
{Joha: Surprise!
- Sorry much for the longggggg delay. Partner work is just... complicated sometimes. Well it's not the partners, it's that whole time zone thing. Reviews appreciate, love ya and good bye!