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Chapter 19: New Year's Excitement!


The Titans fought crime less heartedly now that Sunny and Sparky were gone. These days, all of the crimes were going slowly because of the holidays. Every Titan was bored.

"Booyah! I kicked your little butt again!" yelled Cyborg in B.B.'s face. He just nodded half-heartedly. Everyone was dragging around, doing nothing. Suddenly, Terra popped in.

"You guys! It's nearly five! The New Year's Ball starts at eight! Get ready!" She shoved everyone into their rooms to prepare.

It was seven o'clock when everyone got out. Robin, Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Aqualad all wore formal black suits. Robin wore a red tie, Cyborg wore a light blue tie, Beat Boy wore a green bow tie, and Aqualad wore a dark blue with fishy tie. The girls waltzed into the room. (Except Raven. She gloomily walked in, grumbling to herself!) Starfire wore a spaghetti strapped dress that was a sparkling lilac and long. Her hair was combed into a flared bun, which reveled her emerald earrings. She smiled, and Robin offered his hand to her. Raven wore a purple dress that went up to her ankles. It was like a turtleneck, but sleeveless. Pieces of dark purple streamers came down from each shoulder, and her shoes were classic formal boots. Cyborg looked at her and nearly laughed.

"First time Rae ever dressed up!" he said. Raven smacked him in the head with a pillow. "Hey! You got feathers on my suit!" Raven muttered, "Serve's you right."

Terra looked up and said, "What's a matter?" She wore a strapless (actually, the straps are very thin, but sturdy, and match with the person's skin tone!) dark blue prom dress which had glittery with tiny white gems. Her blond hair was tied back in a flared bun, and she wore diamond earrings. On her head was a silver tiara. Beast Boy said, "Wow." Terra blushed.

Robin said, "Okay, is this everyone?" Starfire looked around. "Our friend Speedy is not here!" A voice said, "Why go? I don't have a date." He stood there, looking at the other Titans. Aqualad stepped forward. "Hey, I don't have a date either, but let's go and have fun. Maybe we can meet another girl…"

"What! You're just going to ditch Sunny like that! I thought you loved her!" yelled Speedy. Aqualad sighed, "Yes, I do. I meant that we could get partners for the dance floor, not to date. Come on, go get changed."

A few seconds later, Speedy came back dressed in a black suit with an orange tie. Cyborg said, "Okay, we can sit in my car, if B.B. and Robin leave…" DING DONG!

They all rushed to answer it. "Limo for the Titans! Ordered by Cedric and Chantal!" said the driver. The Titans looked at it suspiciously. A head popped out.

"Hello, Titans! What's up? Nice to see you guys. Hop in, there's room for everyone one!" said Cedric. The Titans shrugged and sat inside. The limo was sleek with leather seats, a bar (no alcohol though!), and changing lights. Sitting with their backs to the driver were Sam and Shuhei. Shuhei wore a formal black suit with a blood red tie. His short black hair was messy, and his tanned skin was darker with a shadow. Next to him sat Sam. She wore a blood red dress that was sparkly, but tomboyish. Over the tank-top like dress, she wore a black, kind of see-through, not really shirt that had red glitter in it. Her hair was tied back in twin ponytails that were black with natural dark brown highlights. Shuhei glared at Speedy and sifted closer to Sam. She didn't notice, and kept staring into space.

Cedric and Chantal sat side by side, grinning brightly. Cedric wore a black formal suit with a bright yellow tie. Chantal sat next to him. She wore a pale pink dress which had yellow flowers on the bottom. It was a spaghetti strap and the dress went down to her ankles. Over her shoulders, she wore a transparent pink shawl. Her long black hair was tied back in a flared bun, ands he smiled at the other Titans, who got into the car.

In a matter of seconds, the Titans got to the party. Everyone went inside, and the DJ announced, "Now the Master of Ceremony has arrived with his lovely girlfriend! Please welcome Cedric and Chantal!" Everyone cheered as they got on the stage. Cedric looked at the crowd and then talked into the mike. "Two words my fired: Party On!" He grabbed Chantal into a fast fox trot and everyone started dancing. All of the Titans danced together. Sam and Shuhei danced slowly together, and a pair of eyes watched Sam the whole time. A finger tapped Speedy's shoulder, causing him to lose his concentration. He turned to stare face to face with a girl.

She was a girl who had brown hair and a sweet heart shaped face. She smiled at Speedy and asked, 'May I have this dance?" Speedy said, "Sure,." and walked out onto the dance floor. He spotted Aqualad dancing with a Mexican girl, and grinned at his partner. She looked at him with round, blue eyes, and then heard someone call her name. She whipped around, and she melted.

"Timothy! You're here!" she screamed loudly. Everyone turned to see a boy turn red as Speedy's partner ran up to hug him. The boy was a tall, Korean boy who had short black hair. He had a serious face, and wore a black tux. The girl hugged and squeezed him to death. He pushed her away.

"I wasn't calling you, Samantha, I was calling her," and pointed toward Sam, who was still dancing with Shuhei as if they were in a trance. The girl broke down and said, "For everything I have done for you, you just…" Tim pushed past her. "Look. We never had a relationship, you're just being freaking emotional and trying to manipulate me again."

Tim walked toward Sam and pulled her violently away from Shuhei. Sam stared at Tim with wide eyes, and Shuhei glared at Tim, who looked at Sam in the face.

"We need to talk. Now. Outside." Tim pulled Sam forward when a red X fell out of his pocket.

"He's Red X! Titans, go!" yelled Robin.


Chapter 19 up! Wow, short and not that great. Please review and give me critical reviews! A spoiler!

"What do you want with my girl!" "Well, she was mine first!" "You're both wrong, she's mine!"

Chapter 20: A Confusing Web of Love