I finally decided to update, how nice of me. To all those first time readers who have made it this far, congratulations. Why I'm saying this, I don't know. To all those who have been waiting for this next installment; my bad. Kept you all waiting far too long with a whole lot of nothing. I anticipate finishing this story, but it might take me awhile.
Enough of this jibber - jabber. On to the meaty meat. "Dude, it's space tofu!" Whatever Beast Boy, I could care less. Not like I own Teen Titans anyway.
The luminous fingers escaped through the window, dissipating for another to take its place in the residence.
The boy, who now stirred with life, bid farewell to the fleeting moon light from his den. He removed the warm layers encasing his body and welcomed the day with a yawn.
Still shaking off sleep, the boy looked at his clock; it read 5:30 a.m. He was on time. Still in his p.j.'s, he headed to the common room. Quickly he prepared his morning brew and quietly stole away to the roof. He ran through the door and placed himself on the East end of the tower.
Like a fairy tale painting, the rays cut through the darkness. Burning up the night with the brilliant colors of fire; the sun reared its mighty figure into the void up above. The light protruded onto the bay, reflecting the beautiful scene back to its creator. As if appeased by its work, the sun continued its journey forward into the sky.
'It's mornings like this that I live for," thought the boy while the subtle breath of the ocean kissed his face. Taking a sip of his hot drink, he breathed in the scene in front of him. In a life filled with fighting crime at all hours of the day, it was hard to find time to stop and smell the coffee. 'Smell the coffee,' he began to jest, 'and ruin this moment?'
His flannel print pants sailed against the wind with his white t-shirt. His mask sat snugly on the center of his face, keeping an ever-vigilant look out for the vessel he led.
The tendrils of light wisped against his face, reminding him that his time with the scene was over. It was almost 6:30; time for the others to wake up. It was time for the boy to become the wonder his team expected him to be and he didn't want the others to see him without his uniform. Knowing this, he stole away to the sanctuary of his bedroom to change for the day.
"HOCUS POKUS! HOKUS POKUS!" erupted the Mumbo alarm clock. Sleep sand erupted from her face as she quickly flung herself out of bed.
"GLORIOUS MORNING!" the red haired girl exclaimed. Today was the day she had been waiting for, the day that she would find out when her date with the boy wonder would be. She didn't have to wait long.
A red light feebly fought against the waves of sunlight ripping through the windows but to no avail. As if aware of the situation the handheld tried another approach – it began beeping.
"EEP!" squeaked out of her lips upon hearing the little contraption's call. Without hesitation she flew to the sound and immediately picked up.
"Hello, Ms. Starfire? Congratulations on winning the bid. We drew names to determine the order of dates, and your name was the first drawn." Her emerald eyes now the size of dinner plates, she squealed in delight. The volunteer on the other line continued, "We will contact our hero and inform him that he will be taking out his first date tonight. Where will we have him meet you?"
Her mind quickly processed the information and immediately gave an answer. "If you could please, have him meet me at the Jump City Observatory at one half hour past seven."
The Jump City observatory had just been completely renovated after the arrest of Professor Chang. Although ready for reopening, the facility was to remain closed for another month. Being a member of the team responsible for reclaiming it, she was certain that no one would have any complaints about her borrowing the facility for the evening.
The volunteer on the other line accepted the information. A "thank you, have a good time" later, Starfire began to chirp with happiness. After spinning in mid air she fell back on her bed, imagining what an evening alone with Robin would be like.
'What will he wear? How should I dress? What shall I do?' Questions flooded her mind, only to be dammed up by her most cheery of emotions.
In uniform and preparing breakfast, Robin heard the door to the main room opened by Cyborg and Beast Boy. "Yo Rob," Cyborg said. "Whatcha making?" asked Beast Boy. Robin turned to see his friends. Although they had been responsible for a rather unexpected situation, Robin had come to terms with it and had actually decided that a less dire mystery would do him some good.
"Got some toast and oatmeal prepared," the masked boy stated. "Alright!" exclaimed Beast Boy, happy that for once he didn't have to smell the demise of some poor creature. Cyborg shrugged and sat down at the table next to Beast Boy who already had his spoon at the ready. Robin laid out the spread and as an extra treat, pulled out a gallon of maple syrup and a box of brown sugar. The sweet goods caught the good eye of the half human, whose morning breakfast had gone from dull to sugartastic in under a minute.
"Booyah!" exclaimed Cyborg after mixing in a pint of syrup and a bowl full of sugar to the hot oats. He pointed his spoon nowhere in particular as he put one foot on the table, satisfied with the taste of his breakfast.
It was then that Raven entered the room. "A little over excited aren't we? Its just breakfast," the empath stated. Cyborg's expression fell, exposing his bottom teeth. Regaining his composure, he looked to the leotard clad girl and stated, "Just breakfast? I'll have you know this concoction has enough sugar to power a classroom of kindergartners! IT'S AWESOME!" Beast Boy silently ate while Raven just rolled her eyes.
Robin, a mere observer in the exchange, walked up to Raven with a steaming mug of tea in his hand. Tapping her shoulder lightly, he held out the mug to his friend. She turned, her amethyst eyes meeting his masked ones. A hint of a smile graced her lips and in a deadpan said "thanks." Robin smiled back and said no problem. Their interaction caught the attention of one red head that happened to pass through the door at that moment.
Unwavering in her happiness, the tammeranian flew to Robin. "Oh happy day, best friend!" Robin diverted his attention from Raven to the girl now sharing his personal space. He looked upon his friend and continued to high beam. 'Starfire always knows how keep a smile on my face,' thought the boy wonder. He was ripped from his reverie when his communicator went off.
"Hello?" Robin asked cautiously, aware that he was to be receiving a call from the Jump City F.D. The same volunteer who had spoken to Starfire earlier now addressed Robin. "Your first date is tonight, and she requests your presence at the Jump City Observatory at 7:30." From behind the communicator a emerald eyed girl became giddy, a amethyst eyed girl harrumphed. "Wow, tonight already huh? Alright, I'll be there," the hero quipped.
As the call ended, the two girls became interested in breakfast, hoping the others wouldn't notice their actions. Unfortunately for them, green and metal noticed their odd display, and had begun to give each other the knowing look. Robin excused himself from the table and left to prepare for the evening.
