Nuts...still don't own the Titans.
Chapter Three: Is This Just Fantasy?
It was Speedy who noticed it first. He was rummaging through the cabinets, trying desperately to find coffee and failing miserably. Finally, he came to the conclusion that there was no coffee to be had in the tower. Towards the end of his search, he had heard the voices of Starfire and Robin enter the room. He turned towards them now, sighing miserably.
"You guys are…holding hands?" He perked up, incredulous and happy at the same time. "You're holding hands! You're finally dating! Thank God! This is great!" His tone of voice darkened quickly to become as sinister as any of Raven's bad moods. "Where is the coffee?"
"No coffee, Speedy. I think I used the last of it last night to get Star over her vinegar hangover."
Starfire nodded, her voice cheerful, but strangely subdued as she looked at Robin. "Yes. Many cups of your wonderful beverage made from ground beans helped greatly with the aching of the head." She leaned in and gave Robin a soft kiss. "And it gave Robin and I lots of time to talk about other things."
Speedy didn't ask.
Aqualad was the next to come in. "Hey guys, why does the bathroom smell like vinegar?"
Raven and Beast Boy followed behind him. The changeling's eyes grew wide. "Forget the bathroom…why are Robin and Star holding hands?"
Raven sighed and caught the teabag that Speedy flicked towards her. "I should think it's obvious to anyone with half a brain."
Aqualad glanced questioningly at the box of tea and Raven nodded. He, too, pulled out a teabag. "Key phrase there, Raven. Half a brain."
Beast Boy sweat dropped and opened the fridge, grumbling something about tofu over tea.
Speedy sighed and pulled his coat from the closet. "Tea may be fine for you, Raven, but I need coffee. Oh, and you're down to five bags, want me to pick you up more?"
Raven nodded. "Same kind. Take the box if you need to."
Aqualad perked. "See if you can find that Kenyan kind I like. I can't stand that stuff you drink."
Robin shook his head. "You guys and your specialty coffees. Just get me the cheap stuff."
Speedy rolled his eyes. "Oh go kiss your girlfriend." Robin did so and everyone started muttering random comments, all along the same line. Get a room. Speedy laughed and pocketed Raven's tea box as he walked out the door.
Whenever Speedy was in Jump City visiting the west titans he always saw fit to visit a little shop called Jump City Coffee and Tea Service. It had a vast selection, good prices, and on top of that, a discount for cops, firefighters, and superheroes.
The little bell over the door jingled as he entered and started wandering through the different types and blends of coffee and tea. He found Raven's herbal tea easily, then Robin's cheap stuff, next was Aqualad's Kenyan blend. He couldn't stand the stuff. Now he only had to find his own type of coffee, a dark chocolate mocha roast. He turned the corner into the next aisle and saw it high up on the top shelf. But below the prized coffee, struggling to reach the top shelf while balancing on crutches, was a small, pink haired girl with a thick wrapping of bandages on her leg.
Speedy sighed and walked up behind her. He placed one hand on her hip and reached over top of her to grab two bags of the coffee beans. He could feel the girl startle and then turn around. She looked up with big, pink cat eyes and he could almost have sworn that she looked pleased to see him.
He held out the bag of coffee for her and smiled a little. "Truce?"
Jinx smiled shyly and took the bag out of his hand. Her voice was soft and silky as she looked into his masked eyes. "I suppose. I am injured, after all. It would be unfair of you to take advantage of me in this situation, wouldn't it?"
Speedy stifled a laugh. "No one told me you were funny, or that you liked good coffee."
"No one ever took the time to figure out that I was funny or liked good coffee."
Speedy shook his head and reached down, grabbed the few bags that Jinx had accumulated elsewhere, and walked with her up to the register to pay for his purchases. They moved through the line quickly and soon were back out on the street in front of the coffee shop.
"So, what brings you away from the academy today? Besides coffee."
Jinx sighed and put a crutch up to hail a cab. "Just some dry cleaning. And to get some new stockings, I ripped my last pair the other day. Stupid warehouse…"
"Don't complain, you didn't end up in the water."
Jinx looked up and arched an eyebrow. "And I suppose you want me to thank you?"
Speedy shook his head as a cab pulled up. "I don't ask for miracles." He opened the door for her and helped her in.
Before he could close the door, Jinx had grabbed him lightly by the collar of his jacket and pulled his head into the cab and put her lips close to his ear. "Thanks, for everything."
Speedy smiled and took her hand, placing a soft kiss on it before stepping back and closing the cab door. The bright yellow vehicle sped off and he turned to walk back towards the tower. He put his hands in the pockets of his jacket and felt a piece of paper. He pulled it out and looked at it, it was a receipt from the coffee shop with a phone number written on it. Above the number, in a heart, was the name Jinx. Speedy let out a laugh and lifted his masked eyes to the sky.
She'd fine the receipt from the coffee shop with his phone number on it soon enough.
