Well guys. I've come a pretty long way so far. Sorry that my updates are getting so slow, but my computer just recently got fried in a lightning storm. My surge protector either didn't do what it was supposed to, or the modem got fried through the phone cord. Don't ask me, I know next to nothing about computer mechanics or circuitry. Anyhow, I haven't been getting many reviews, and I'd kind of like for everyone to let me know what's up. I'm not holding out for universal popularity, but I'd like to get some opinions on the subject. I'll take anything. I hope you enjoy.
I don't own the Titans. Italics are thoughts. You know the drill.
The next morning was a fairly late one, since the other Titans didn't end up getting home until 1 o'clock. Robin was already in the kitchen by the time Setsuna got up, sipping a cup of coffee and staring at the tabletop. He smiled at her when she entered, and smiled even broader when she returned it with a shy smile of her own.
"Well, it looks like we'll have the tower to ourselves for a little while. I wouldn't be surprised if the others sleep in till three. They looked pretty rough when they came in." He chuckled to himself.
"You were still up when they came in?" The green haired girl claimed the seat next to him.
"No. I was sleeping like a baby. But it's difficult to sleep through doors slamming, angry girls yelling, animal calls, and the sound of a blaster."
"A blaster!" she wore a frown of concern. She would have said more, but he placed his hand on her shoulder with a laugh.
"Nothing to worry about. Just the normal sibling rivalry that goes on here. Only here, it's a bit more energetic. From what I gathered, BB talked them into going to that party. Unfortunately, everything didn't go that smoothly. BB decided that as a "favor" to Raven, he would send some guys over to keep her company. You know how Raven is. She was off in a corner talking to someone she met who had a bunch of stuff that she wanted. When those guys came over and started hitting on her, she blew a fuse and started yelling at them. When she found out that it was BB who sent them over, the yelling only got louder. Starfire took Raven's side, and Cyborg got drawn in when he tried to break it up. It only made matters worse when one of the guys handed Raven a card that was advertising chest enhancement products. Needless to say, when she got home she was pretty much melting things. They'll probably all be in a sour mood when they get up. By the way," he looked her up and down suggestively, "I love your outfit."
She laughed, bringing a hand up to her chest and looking down at her clothes. She was once again wearing the pale yellow spaghetti strap shirt with matching flare leg silk pants.
"Yeah, well. They're my favorite nightclothes. They belonged to my mother, and now they are mine." Her look became briefly clouded. "Almost everything of hers is mine now." The look cleared when she turned her eyes back on him. "It's strange, but nothing of my mothers was damaged in the fire, even though all of her things were in my room, and most of my things were destroyed." Shrugging, she got up and went over to the stove.
"What's up?"
"Nothing really. I just figured we might be able to avoid a little of the unpleasantness when they wake up, if they had something nice waiting for them." Saying this, she began to pull out everyone's favorite breakfast things. Beast Boy's tofu, Cyborg's natural eggs and bacon, some oatmeal and honey for Star, and Raven's tea. As she bustled about the kitchen, searching for pans to cook with and glasses for drinks, Robin watched her. She was such a strange girl. Not like that makes any difference, does it? He watched her work for a minute, comfortable with the quite and the sound of her humming in the background. Hmmm. That's right, she's in chorus. I wonder what her singing voice sounds like. Finally he stood, going to the sink to wash his cup. She smiled at him; glad to know he wouldn't leave someone else to do all the work, and somewhat surprised when he even began to wash the dishes that she had done with.
The smell of food drove the other Titans from their lonely rooms to the bright, airy kitchen, where a feast awaited them. Setsuna stood on the top step of a stepladder, arms loaded down with the materials needed for biscuits, looking for all the world as though she were about to lose her balance. They called it correctly as she tried to back down the ladder and lost her balance, toppling over backwards, bags, bottles, and canisters spilling out of her arms. Augh! I knew I shouldn't have done that. This is going to hurt. And I dropped all the flour. Wouldn't it be funny if I ended up covered in flour, looking like one of those fake ghosts in the movies? But the floor never came, and neither did the explosion of white powder that she was expecting. She found herself sitting on the back of something very large that was covered in thick, shaggy hair. A green grizzly bear looked up to where she was sitting on its back. When she looked around for her scattered materials, they were all encased in black energy, and heading towards the counter. She couldn't help but laugh when Cyborg came over and lifted her off of BB's back, the same way a father lifts his child off of a Carousel creature.
"Thanks." Beast Boy changed back, grinning at her.
"Good thing you had a cushion to land on. Duuuuude. Sweet!" It seemed he had finally noticed the food lying on the table. "Who did this?" He grinned as he found a seat at the table near the tofu.
"Guilty." Setsuna raised her hand. "Now you guys enjoy. I'm going to go see if Robin doesn't want anything to eat. If you're looking for your tea Raven, it's already on the stove." With a wave of her hand, she walked through the doorway, headed for the training room. The boys dug in to their feast, never pausing once to notice anything. But Raven noticed an odd feeling drifting off of the girl in waves. A feeling that she recognized vaguely as one that most young people get when they first fall in love with someone. Shrugging, she sipped her tea. Nice and hot, just as she liked it. But Raven wasn't the only one who had noticed something odd. Starfire entered the kitchen wearing a puzzled expression on her face. Since the boys were busy stuffing their faces, Star naturally went to Raven for answers.
"Friend Raven. I am most puzzled by Robin's behavior. When I awoke this morning, I passed him in the hallway. We exchanged the earthly good mornings, and then I asked him about his evening with Setsuna. His face became pink, and he became extremely fidgety. I believe he was embarrassed about something. But why should he be embarrassed?" Raven didn't smile, but her tone sounded highly amused.
"I guess Robin and Setsuna did something while we were out. Honestly, it's not really any of our business." And with that, she closed the matter.
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Breakfast was over, and everyone headed to the training room for a quick morning workout. Normally, Robin was the first one there, but to everyone's surprise, he was pacing the halls outside the training room doors. Beast Boy was the first to approach their pensive leader.
"Dude. What's up? And where's the music coming from?" Robin looked up at his gathered teammates, a thoughtful frown.
"Oh. Setsuna went in there a little while ago. Said she wanted to do her morning workout. And I've been thinking about something, but I guess it'll have to wait. Come on. Let's get to work." He turned, opened the door… and got the shock of his life. In fact, they all did.
Setsuna had the room covered in flashes of colored light (where the stage lights were coming from, no one could tell), and she was wearing a ballet dancers silver body suit and black arm and leg warmers. In the midst of all her flashing lights, she was performing a very vigorous dance routine that spanned across several different styles of dance. She had a dancers body, and was able to flex into the most incredible positions. The thing that had most of the Titans jaws hitting the floor was the fact that there was a fair amount of sexuality to the dance she was performing. The song playing was something Robin hadn't heard before, but had a fairly arousing beat to it, and a suggestive theme. Sweat poured down her tanned skin, streaking her dark green hair and making it stick to her face and neck as she worked to keep her routine in time with the music. This was obviously not the first song that the girl had been dancing to, since the air around her was muggy from the heat being generated by her body. She twirled, spun her hips, and gyrated around the floor, looking like she was a trained music video dancer. For all the Titans knew, she was.
She didn't realize that she had an audience until the music stopped and she paused for some water. Snatching a towel up off of the floor, she squirted a stream of water into her mouth and caught the other Titans expressions. Unable to figure out what they were staring at, she finally turned their stares back on them.
"What?" She ran the towel over her hair, attempting to stem the flow of sweat. "Yuck. I need a shower. Sorry I took so long. Did any of you need to use the room?" After a few seconds, Beast Boy nodded. "Oh. Well, I'm done, and if you'll give me a moment, I'll open the windows and let a breeze through." Without missing a beat, she waved her hands and every window opened, allowing a crisp breeze to flow through the room. Turning to go, she was met by a very awestruck Beast Boy.
"Where did you learn how to dance like that???? You looked just like those dancers on MTV!!"
"Oh." She smiled. "I've been training as a dancer for quite some time now, and like to think I've gotten pretty good at it. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to go grab a shower. I feel all sticky." She shuddered a little, and with that, left the rest of her teammates in total silence. After a few minutes had passed, and Setsuna was out of sight, Robin cleared his throat.
"Well. We should get started."
Robin paced his room, dressed down for the occasion, his suit still swinging from the force with which his anxious hand had hung it on the door. Ten minutes, and he would go and get Setsuna. He prayed that she'd have fun. It had taken him hours to think up everything that they were going to do, and he prayed that she wouldn't be offended by his choice of a night out. He tugged at the long sleeve shirt he was wearing, since the nights were starting to get a little chillier. A pair of baggy faded blue jeans hung around his waist, with a black belt tucked through the loops to keep them cinched up where they should be. It would be uncommonly embarrassing to have them fall down on his first date with this girl. Speaking of which…he had been so busy agonizing, that he hadn't realized what time it was. He smiled and let his worries drop. Time to go get the girl of the hour.
She sat in her room, anxiously awaiting her date, and hoping that she looked okay. Once again she looked her bedroom mirror at her choice of clothes. A baby blue, long sleeve shirt with bell sleeves and a v-neckline that looked fairly cute on her, and a pair of chocolate brown flare legged pants. Yes, she conceded that she looked all right. But she'd never been on a date with anyone before, and she couldn't help but feel slightly nervous.
She nearly fell off the bed when the knock on her door sounded, and she quickly combed her fingers through her hair before opening the door.
"Ready?" Robin held his hand out to her, smiling that calm, patient smile of his. Without hesitation, she slid her slim fingers across his palm, entwining them with his.
"I'm ready." She smiled at him, and let him pull her down the stairs and out the door. The other Titans, scattered around the living room, couldn't help but smile as they heard the R-cycle rev up.
