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Chapter 4: "Before the Ball"
Squad East POV
Static read the letter out loud once more. As he looked at his team, it became apparent that They had mixed feelings about the 'Blood Ball.'
"Alright! A new, friendly Blood!"
"Settle down Gear, What makes you think he'll be any different than his sixty year old daddy?" Hot Spot was already getting angry at the thoughts of this new Brother Blood.
"If he's toyin' with us, he has a bad way of doin' it Spot" Static became more mature in his year of leadership. He and the team did as the West Squad does and had done; leave saving the world to those higher up and help those in need in your community. "I mean, both the Titans and the Squads will be there. Even if we're unarm, we can take 'em down.."
"He'd be insane to try…" Jericho reasoned.
"And whut if he ain't above that?" Hot Spot shot back.
"Then he shall be taken down by his father's former ally's son and friends" Jericho had become a valued member of the team. Static even tried to give him the leadership once, but he would not take up the offer. He liked to keep himself modest and prideful, following orders correctly, rather than giving the wrong ones.
Wildebeest was downing yet another bag of chips as he sat on the large, black Squad couch. It sat in front of a giant television that was in the living room of the East Squad's huge building. It was twelve stories tall, and had only a sign out front stating 'The East Squad Headquarters and Dormitory.' They were visited by a Justice League representative once every three months to make sure their money was well spent. This was an annoyance at first, until Batman started to come instead of Green Lantern. After that, fear gripped them to keep the place clean.
"Look guys, We don't get a lot of big-time bad guys here. Let's do it."
"Alright, V" Hot spot calmed down a bit. "We'll do it your way. But if sumthin' goes down' I'LL BREAK MY FOOT OFF IN YO' ASS!"
"You got it Spot…"
Six days later
Titans West POV
The eve of the ball was a very anxious day for all of the teams. Tomorrow night would be when they would meet their new ally or foe. They all picked out what to wear.
Nightwing was going in a more traditional Japanese style suit with a trench coat over it. The suit was very, very dark blue; almost black. The coat over it was the same with his bird symbol on the back. On his face, his mask, ever-present. (think of Neo's outfit in the Matrix)
Starefire was going in a pink spaghetti-strap dress with a slit on the left side, running up to her thigh. She would wear pink high-heels with this and her lower back length hair combed back.
Raven would wear an ankle-length dark blue dress with a cloak over her shoulders. (like old comic pics of Rae.) As always she would wear her half-heart necklace with it.
Beast Boy would be in a very dark purple tuxedo that Raven insisted he buy. It was Gothic style and, like Raven, he too would wear his necklace. (Inspired by a Deviantart pic entitled 'Beauty and the Beast Boy.')
Cyborg could not change, but Jinx would wear a strapless long black dress with pink trim and let her mid-back length hair down.
"It's tomorrow night.." Nightwing thought to himself as he laid next to his Tammeranion Girlfriend. He was planning on proposing to her two months from now, but could this interfere? As he looked at Starfire sleeping soundly, he smiled, turned out the light, and embraced her. She did not stir, but he could see in the darkness, a smile stretch across her lips. "Kori, I will ask you to marry me…soon.." as he joined her in sleep, a figure looked at them trough their window.
"Well, well, well. Bird boy finally got the balls to get with her… Hmm, better you than me for 'er I guess kid; I probably would've worn her out… And, thanks again for leaving that vault unlocked those years ago…"
As the man leaped off into nothingness, he left a rose tied with a black ribbon and a note that read 'Thank You'
(More player in tha game… who is he?)
In the morning, Starfire looked upon the sleeping Nightwing. His mask was off and his hair covered his face. As she brushed it away and kissed him on the forehead, he awoke.
"Hey Kori.."
"Good morning love, Richard"
"Have a nice dream?"
"Of coarse, it was of you.."
"hehe, same here.."
"y-You dreamed about you too?"
"No, I dreamed about you"
"Oh." After a brief laugh, she embraced him more tightly saying, " I am glad…"
In the kitchen, Beast Boy was wearing only his purple pajama pants and was cooking his usual tofu and vegetable breakfast and was boiling some tea for himself and Raven, who sat at the table reading a book of poetry he had gotten for her.
"How you want your tofu eggs?"
"Gar.."
"Ok, nevermind." He smiled as he turned off a burner and poured her a cup of herbal tea.
Raven had no problem with her vegetarian boyfriend; she was almost vegetarian herself, it's just that she would not eat any fake meat. Her reasoning was that conformists and posers weren't the type of people she associated with, so she did not want to ingest any.
As he sat down next to her with his cup of tea, he kissed her on the cheek.
"Whatcha readin' ?"
"A wonderful poem"
"Ah, mine.."
"What?"
He placed his finger below the author's name.
" 'Garfield Mark Logan'.." she read. "When did you do that?"
"A few months before we started going out.."
The poem
'Fly Raven'
"I see her flying high
Her beauty makes me feel free
She is the angel of my eye
The Raven flies above me
Her beauty is unsurpassed
As the years go on I feel the same
My Raven is the beauty
That breaks through the rain
Though she may be hurtful
Though she may cause me pain
I still shall stay beside her
My heart remains the same
Please, oh Raven, let me be yours!
She does not hear me
But her, my heart still adores"
"That is so …"
"yes?"
"… beautiful.."
"You are far better.."
(nice huh? I'm putin that up too. Ok, tha No Reviews til I git an Answer Game! Who was at tha window of Nightwing and Star?)