Hermione- Sheesh, I make one little slip up and I never hear the end of it.
That said, I don't own the titans. And there are only two chapters left after this one!
Chapter Ten: Friday Night In Foyer Of Good And Evil
Starfire was giddy as they got out of the limo. "Friends, love Robin, the singing of that ancient song was glorious. As was the humorous banging of heads." Everyone was still laughing as they started to climb the stairs leading to the opera house.
All of the couples were walking arm in arm and Speedy was in the lead, walking alone. He had an eye out for what he was looking for. Cyborg tapped him on the shoulder. "So, man, where's your girl? I thought you said you had things covered. Or were you just bluffing?"
The crowds parted slightly and Speedy caught a flash of pink up ahead. He smiled. "Oh, I've got things worked out. Follow me." He slipped through the crowd and walked up behind a girl in a beautiful, curve hugging, red silk dress. The slit was high to mid thigh, and peeking out from under the dress was the bright white of bandages. For once, she wore her pink hair down. She was talking to two men, one short and uncomfortable in his tuxedo and the other huge and looking quite pleased.
Robin saw them, too. "It's the HIVE! Titans…"
He was cut short by Speedy. "No, Titans will not go. No one is causing any trouble tonight." The outburst caught the girl's attention and she slowly turned her pink, catlike eyes towards the commotion.
Speedy stood there looking at Jinx, and she returned his gaze. He held out his hand to her. "Truce?"
Jinx took his hand and slid up close to him, resting her free hand on his chest. "I suppose. Think your friends will take it well?"
Speedy shrugged. "Think yours will?"
Cyborg stared at the scene before him with eyes wide open. "Aw, man. Jinx is your date tonight?"
Jinx looked up at him and winked, leaning her head against Speedy's chest. "Finders keepers. Besides, you seem to be doing just fine for yourself." Cyborg blushed and turned around to find Bumblebee glaring at him.
Speedy turned to Robin, Jinx still in his arms. "Look, we have tickets, they have tickets, the only difference is we don't have to write a paper on the opera for school."
Jinx glared as the other titans snickered at their misfortune. She looked back up to Speedy. "If they're going to be like that, you should come sit with us."
Speedy smiled. "That's not going to help, we're all sitting together." He held up his ticket for comparison and sure enough, they were all in the same box. Everyone sweat dropped and sighed.
Starfire tugged on Robin's sleeve. "Love Robin, then we are to not treat the HIVE as evil for this night?" Speedy and Jinx looked anxiously at the leader of the titans as he thought it over.
Robin started slowly. "Well, they don't seem to be up to anything, and we'll all be in the same box so we can keep an eye on them. I guess just for tonight. But if they try anything, we'll stop them fast."
Speedy smiled and Jinx hugged him tightly. He then turned his attention towards the other HIVE students. "Gizmo, good seeing you. Mammoth, looking sharp." Gizmo just looked blank, but Mammoth smiled.
"Tuxedos make everyone look good."
Cyborg pulled Beast Boy and Gizmo aside. They hid behind one of the massive marble pillars in the foyer of the opera hall. The taller titan looked like he was hiding something, and he was.
Cyborg looked down at the little men. "Okay, I think we can all agree that none of us are looking forward to being crammed in an opera hall for five hours, correct?" All three heads nodded. "Good. Therefore, I present to you…this!" He pulled out the Gamestation cartridge for Super Land Racer 4.
Gizmo sighed. "That's great, scrap for brains, but we have no console to play it on."
Cyborg glared. "Oh ye of little faith." With that he handed both of them a pair of glasses and a sheet of plastic the size of a credit card that had the design of a controller drawn on it. He rolled up his sleeve and put the cartridge in his arm and laughed as the other two gasped. The title screen for Super Land Racer 4 appeared in their glasses.
Beast Boy stood stock still. "Dude, this is sweet beyond anything you've ever done before."
Gizmo looked up at the metallic man. "I'm impressed. I'm in."
Suddenly, Bee and Terra appeared from either side of the column, sneaking up behind their dates. They spoke simultaneously. "Hey guys, whatcha doing?"
All three of the guys jumped up and fumbled with their glasses and controllers, hiding them behind their backs as they responded in concert. "Nothing!"
Speedy was leaning against a bust of Bach as he talked to Jinx. Even though there was nobody around them, there was hardly enough space to slide a sheet of paper between the two. She was looking up into his masked eyes, her own glowing pink with mock anger.
"Speedy, you lied to me."
"I did not. I told you I had something to do with the guys. It just so happened we were going to go to the opera, too. How's the leg?"
She rested her head on his chest. "It's getting better. The stitches come out in a few days and I've been off the crutches since yesterday." She looked up, pouting. "And don't change the subject. You lied to me and you owe me."
Speedy laughed and leaned down, his lips inches away from hers. "What do I owe you?"
Jinx thought about it for a long time. "A backrub, and you have to change my bandages until my leg is healed." She would have continued, but Speedy leaned in and kissed her deeply. When they finally broke apart, she opened her eyes and swayed dizzily. Speedy kept an arm around her and held her close. Jinx sighed. "You know, the doctor says that I'll probably have a big scar on my leg."
Speedy kissed the top of her head. "I'm sure if you asked nicely and maybe apologized for going into her room, Raven might be able to do something about that. She's quite reasonable these days. Aqualad has been very good for her."
She smiled and grabbed him by the hand, pulling him to where the others were waiting. Her voice was silky smooth and left Speedy with a chill down his spine. "There's just something about dating a titan."
