Chapter 10: Thumb War and Tofu Chicken

Okay this chapter is almost complete pointlessness. ALMOST!! Well no it kind of is. It really doesn't relate to the story at all. But whatever I wanted to add it as like. Uh. The comic relief! But besides that it's just the Titans trying to rub off the grief of Raven for a while! Anyway LET THE POINTLESSNESS BEGIN!!

A day had passed since Raven had come in the room it was now early morning and Beast Boy sat outside Raven's room waiting for Starfire to come out. She had insisted that she have some 'Girl Talk' with Raven even though she was in a coma.

Nothing much had happened over night. They had made a promise not to worry about Raven outside her room. But then again, that really wasn't much of a occurrence either.

To pass the time he had played countless games of tic-tac-toe, hang-man, rock-paper-scissors and arm wrestling with himself. After minutes of staring at the ceiling, tapping his feet, and drumming the fingers, he decided to play thumb war, with himself.

Passing the time was not easy when one was waiting for Cyborg to come rampaging down the hall. Or for him to come down the hall carrying the dead body of Robin.

In the cafeteria.

Robin and Cyborg sat at a table eating dry chicken, mashed potatoes, and cold canned peas, both with looks of disgust on their faces. They plugged their noses as they ate and quickly drank their flat root beer afterwards. After Cyborg's face turned pale for the twelfth time in a hour, he slammed his root beer down onto the table.

"Man this tastes like Beast Boy's tofu crap!" Cyborg said as he poked his meal with his fork.

"Uhhhhhâ€.." Robin just looked down at the meal with his eyes. "Well, there's nothing we can do about it." He said trying to stay calm even though the thoughts he stuffed in the back of his head kept agitating at him.

"Yes there is." Cyborg said standing up and heading towards the place where Robin had ordered their food.

"Uhh†wait †Cy!!! NO DON'T! IT'S HOSPITAL FOOD IT'S SUPPOSED TO TASTE BAD!! WAIT!!" Robin stood up and ran after Cyborg who was talking to the man who had taken their order. He started to pull on Cyborg's arm when he tuned into the conversation.

"Well did you order the special, sir?"

"YES!!! AND INSTEAD OF CHICKEN I GOT†I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT!!" Cyborg said angrily at the man.

"Well you didn't order chicken." The guy pointed to the special menu.

"Today's Special- Vegetarians Delight- Tofu Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Peas and the drink of your choice."

Cyborg's mouth dropped and then noticed the lack of tugging on his arm. He turned to the door to see them swinging back and forth.

"ROBIN!!!" Cyborg roared as he burst through the cafeteria doors and took off after the dark figure escaping in the distance.

Beast Boy sat in the hallway in a chair waiting impatiently for Robin. He had retired from all the other games and had retreated to twiddling his thumbs. Suddenly he saw Robin come skidding towards him on the wet floor.

Robin's arms flung wildly in the air before he regained his balance and came to a halt in front of Beast Boy.

"He knows???"

"Yep."

Suddenly Starfire popped out of Raven's room "I heard the sound of a Fifgardy-Hyinggred's screech of war. Is there something not right??"

Beast Boy looked up at her "Well Robin slid down the hallway and Cyborg should be-"

"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU ROBIN!!! YOU LITTL- UH-AHHHH!!" His shouting was cut short as he slipped on the wet floor and came sliding down the hallway. He quickly closed his eyes as he stopped in front of the Titans.

He opened his eyes to see an angry Starfire floating over him eyes and hands glowing green. "You will NOT hurt Robin!!"

"BUT HE GAVE ME TOFU FOR LUNCH!! YOU CAN'T EXPECT ME TO DO NOTHING?!?!?!?!"

Starfire continued to stare him down not speaking just staring.

"You expect me to do nothing don't you?"

Starfire never budged from her spot just stared down at Cyborg not blinking not moving barely breathing.

"You expect me to do nothing. Fine I won't." he crossed his arms and sulked as Starfire landed on the floor pleased with his decision.

Cyborg got up off the floor and sat in the chair and looked over at Beast Boy who seemed pleased with the whole matter.

"Did you have anything to do with this?" Cyborg asked looking over at Beast Boy sceptically.

Beast Boy's eyes went big and his face turned red and he scrambled to answer the question before Cyborg strangled him.

"Uhhh†No?" He said meekly and trying to look innocent. Before Beast Boy had the chance to run Cyborg had him by the collar. "WHAT DID YOU DO!?!?!?"

After thanking Starfire for the 6th time, Robin looked over to where Cyborg was trying to suffocate information out of Beast Boy. "I'll be right back." He said before he rushed over to the scene.

"Cant. Give. Information. If. I. Can't. Breathe." Beast Boy managed to choke out. The thought processed through Cyborg's brain and then he released Beast Boy making a large fwump as he hit the floor.

"Okay. Robin and I-"Beast Boy was cut short as his mouth was covered with a green glove.

"We. Uh-" Robin's mind scrambled for a buyable excuse "Decided†that we should all go on a tofu diet!"

"Right! Now after you take your hand off Beast Boy's mouth I'll decide whether or not to pound you."

"Uh-" was all Robin said before he removed his hand off Beast Boy's lips. He then silently slunk over behind Starfire and tried to make small talk with her.

"Spill." Cyborg said while he crossed his arms.

"Okay. Robin-and-I-made-a-bet-that-if-you-had-tofu-and-didn't-know-it-was-tofu-that-you- wouldn't-know-it-was-tofu."

Cyborg looked at Beast Boy blankly "Say wha'?"

Beast Boy took a deep breath before he tried to explain again "Robin and I made a bet that if you had tofu for lunch, and didn't know it was tofu then you'd eat it. Without complaining, swearing, griping and/or yelling at me for eating it. Anyway Robin said he wouldn't know and I said he would!! So thanks bud you just won me five bucks!!"

Cyborg put his finger to his chin in a thinking pose "I'm having after-thoughts†On who I should beat-up first."

Beast Boy silently crawled away and his beneath a chair as Cyborg thought. Suddenly a noise from down the hallway caught everyone's attention. "Hey Guy's!! Hey BB!! Hey Cyborg, Robin and Starfire!!"

"Greetings good friend's Emily and Kara!!" Starfire squealed as Emily ran up to her and gave Starfire one of the hugs she taught her the other day. The one that the Titans referred to as 'The Hug of Doom'. After their hug they danced around merrily holding each others hands and giggling for no reason what so ever.

Kara walked up to the Titans "Hey, how's Raven?" she stood in front of them as they exchanged nervous glances. Even Starfire stopped her merry dancing with Emily at the mention of Raven's name.

"Her condition hasn't changed." Robin finally said.

"Oh I see." Kara replied apologetically as she looked down at the floor.

"Hey it's okay. It's not your fault. At least it hasn't worsened!" Cyborg said as he patted her on the back.

"Yeah I guess so." Kara said as she looked up at Cyborg with sparkling eyes "Thank Yo-"Suddenly Kara was interrupted as a large crash was heard coming from inside Raven's room.

Hmmmâ€. Wonder what it could be?? Well you'll find out soon enough. Don't worry I don't think I'll make it anything important but if I do then. Oh well!! Sorry I kept you waiting it's just school has forced me to get up at 7 in the morning. So whenever I get on the computer. I'm lucky. Anyway chapter 11 shouldn't be up for a while. Sorry!! So while your waiting I recently put up a one-shot. Read that. It's not my greatest work because I wanted it to resolve around the poem that's in it. But It's okay. I may make it better later. I have to decide this. Or you can decide for me. What do you think?