Friday! (at last)

"Are you ready to go?" Star was flying around, in a frantic mess.

"Yeah, I'm ready," Beast Boy sighed. He wasn't looking forward to the concert.

"Are you sure you are ready?" She stopped, toughing down next to him.

"Yeah, I'm ready."

"Ya know, BB…think of all the people that'll be there…" Cyborg looked down to Robin and smiled.

"Hey, yeah…there will be a lot of girls at the concert…"

BB perked up, but his mood was squashed when Raven said, "Lots of girls…paying attention to the Tamaranian boys…" She almost smiled.

"Aw, man! I don't wanna go!"

"But I am ready!" Starfire had a Klorgis shirt on, one that was slightly too big, but still a comfortable size. It matched her normal purple shirt. She had the tickets in her Klorgis purse, decorated with Klorgis buttons and pins.

Beast Boy rolled his eyes. "Let's just get this over with," he glared at his friends, ho were trying not to laugh.

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Starfire and Beast Boy had found their seats. BB looked around at some girls who were jumping and screaming; others were standing and talking; groups of sitting and talking girls were scattered here and there. "This is gonna be a long night…"

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Beast Boy had sat through three songs before he almost lost it. "I gotta get outta here! Where's the bathroom!"

In the bathroom, he splashed water on his face. "Okay, you can get through this…" He sighed, looking at his wet face. "No I can't."

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"Where have you been?" Starfire asked when he returned.

"I was in the bathroom."
"What? I cannot hear you over this great music!"

"I said, I WAS IN THE BATHROOM!" He thought he was really loud, and self-conciously looked around. But nobody had noticed.

"Oh…are you listening to the music?"

"What? No way! I'm trying not to!" He sat down and crossed his arms, his lower lip sticking out a little.

"Well you should – they, uhh…stone!" She sat down, smiling.

"Huh?" He thought for a moment. "Oh…you mean they 'rock.' And no. they don't."

"Please just listen to the words. They are not so bad." She stood back up, singing with the other girls around them.

Beast Boy sat there, dead to the world, thinking thoughts no cone could hear…

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"Was that not the best concert you have been to, friend?" Starfire asked Beast Boy as they walked out of the building.

He said nothing, whether by his mouth or face, but only morphed into a bird and took off toward home.

Star followed after him. "I thought it was glorious! My favorite was the boy on the right – Nightfire…" she said his name dreamily. She was lost in thought the entire trip home, not paying attention to BB. Or what he was carrying…

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"How was the concert?" Robin asked when they were home. Star had told them every detail, but the others were more interested in what Beast Boy had to say.

"Yeah, yeah…whatever…" He got up off the couch, making some excuse about not being hungry.

"Then you won't want dinner?" Cy called.

"Nope."

"Yeah! Burgers tonight, oh yeah, booyah baby!" Cyborg did a victory dance across the front room.

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Beast Boy lay on his bed, his CD player next to him. It was running a disc, and he was listening, mouthing along the words. He had the pullout booklet in front of him, and he was reading the lyrics along with the tune.

Unknown to him, Raven had stuck her head though the wall right behind him. She found it hard not to crack up. A small giggle escaped her lips, and instantly she slapped her hand over her mouth.

It was the slap, not the giggle, that alerted him to her presence. Even with headphones on, his fine-tuned ears picked up her sound. In almost one movement, he turned off the Walkman and jumped reflexively, turning and landing on his hands and knees on the bed. Their faces were barely two inches apart, and he saw the surprise in her eyes.

"What are you doing?" he asked slowly and defensively.

Her eyes were wide when she answered, "Just…checking on you."

He narrowed his eyes, lowered his eyebrows, and replied, "You were spying on me."

She phased through the wall and entered his room, never looking away. "Not at first."

"What?" His predator-like demeanor was gone, replaced by bemusement.

"I'll admit I was spying, but it didn't start out that way. I wanted to know what was wrong. You're never that quiet. And you never miss a meal. I mean, even when you have to do something you don't like, you joke about it afterward. But, once I saw what you were doing, I couldn't help myself." She smiled, letting him know she was genuinely sorry.

He sighed, unsure of what to do. He studied the floor, looking for answers.

"I won't tell anyone."

He looked up sharply. That thought, the idea of her keeping his secret, had never occurred to him. He gave her a suspicious glance, looking her over.

"Honest," she held up her hands in defense. "Just as long as I know…the CD – it's Klorgis, right?"

"He scratched the back of his head before blushing and saying, barely over a whisper, "Yeah…"

Raven smiled and sat down next to him. "It's okay. Everybody's got something embarrassing in their life."

"Oh really…so what's yours?" he said, cocking an eyebrow in her direction.

"I should have seen that one coming…" she mumbled. "My past…my father." She lowered her eyes; it was her turn to study the floor.

Beast Boy put his hand on her shoulder and she looked up. "Now we're even." He smiled, and she smiled, and she got up to leave.

"But your's is soooo funny!" she said before closing the door.


Sweet! End of story! I've had this thing sitting in my notebook waiting to be typed for at least two months! And I've had the ending planned out for a long time...
R&R pleasepleaseplease.
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