When candy goes bad or The attack of the left over mutant candy…
Tenshijaki
When we last left our heroes they had come to decisions. Beast boy, Cyborg and Robin had come to the decision that they would throw a party, couples only, and invite the girls that they had crushes on. That way they could get the dates that they had always wanted and hopefully start something more. Star had come to the decision that she did love Robin and she had to do something about it. Raven had come to the decision that she really wanted to hurt Star and that she was even more of an air head than she had originally thought. We have come to the decision that this paragraph is long enough.
See, lots of decisions. The boys had planned all into the night, with Bee's help of course, and had finally gotten everything ready. Aqualad and the twins would keep an eye on crime while the other titans had their party. Speedy said that he had a date and therefore could come; Cy said that he had a date already so he was taken care of. That just left Robin and Beast boy to ask the girls. If only it was that easy.
Robin had gone through several outfits before he realized that he only had one style of clothing, his uniform. He made sure it was a nice one however, no holes, all the equipment in the belt, no wrinkles. He even put on his nice mask, the one with the little white bow between his eyes, kinda like the little pointless bows on bras, though Robin wouldn't know anything about those. Feeling that he looked spiffy enough, and yes Robin does use words like spiffy, you can roll your eyes now, he headed out his door to find Star.
Beast boy was more worried about his smell than his appearance. Raven knew what he looked liked and so there really wasn't a reason to get all dressed up to impress her. He had remembered that one time she had commented on his smell though when they had been on a mission once:
Beast boy had stopped at the corner and smelled the air. "Wait a minute. I think I smell something strange." Raven looked at him, "Really? Cause I've smelled something strange since I met you."
Now he was taking special care to make sure he smelled nice for her. He even went so far as to tape car air fresheners to his body under his shirt. When he was done he smelled 'pine fresh'. Feeling that he was sufficiently ready he went in search of Raven.
Robin found Star in the kitchen cooking up… er, something. It was pink, wiggling and seemed to have little green army men inside… but that couldn't be right. Right? Shrugging it off he went over to the table to sit and watch her. After a few minutes of babying her creation, which strangely enough included bottle feeding it, Star noticed Robin sitting behind her. "Robin! What are you doing there?" Star was a little shaken up. She had just finished her conversation with Raven not to long before and it was still fresh in her mind. Should she just go to him and confess? Robin didn't let her ponder to long however. "Nothing much, just, well I was wondering…" Robin couldn't believe that he was having so much trouble getting this out. "Yes?" "Um, well you see Star, that is to say…" Robin was having a terrible time of it. He could only imagine that Beast boy was doing better.
Beast boy had looked every where and still couldn't find Raven. He had looked on the roof, in the gym, in the garage, in the entrance hall, in the living room (watching Robin squirm had been fun), in the elevator, in the library, in the evidence room, in the medical room, in his room, everywhere and still no Raven. Finally he had a genius idea and decided to check her room. Amazingly that was where she was. Who would have thought? In fact, she was standing directly in front of him in her door way waiting for him to explain why he had knocked on her door. "What?" "Um, hey Rae… I was wondering…," Beast boy was rubbing the back of his neck which let Raven know that he was nervous, "er, hey, is that a new body suit?" Nervous and stupid apparently. "No."
"Well, you see Star, Bumblebees' birthday is coming up and we're going to throw her a party", Robin didn't get to finish as Star started to squeal in glee. "Oh, this is great news indeed! We shall throw a splendid party for her with ribbons and gifts and I shall make my pudding of celebration and", Robin cut her off this time. "Wait! Star! We already have the party planned." "Oh, so what do you wish me to do?" "Well, you see, um… Bee has a friend, a male friend, that she is seeing…" Star just gave Robin a blank look. "Since she has a… a boyfriend, she wants only other couples at her party." Robin watched as Stars face fell. "Oh, I see." "No, wait Star. The reason that I came to find you was, that is, I mean, oh hell. Star, would you like to go to Bee's party with me?" Robin hadn't been prepared for the alien missile formally known as Starfire to be launched at him. He ended up on the floor with his arms full of Star relearning how to breathe. "I guess that means yes."
Raven was still waiting, tapping her foot impatiently. "Um, so you see Rae, there's going to be this party, for um Bee and like, dude this is hard. Well, only couples can go, you know, like you have to bring a date…", Beast boy was kinda hoping that Raven would figure it out from there and save him from having to actually ask. He was right on one count, Raven did know where this was going, however she had no intention of helping him out. She didn't even plan on going to this 'party'. She knew that Bee's birthday was only a few months ago and that this was some ploy, what she didn't know was why. "Can it Beast boy. What's really going on? I know that Bee's birthday was months ago. What's up with the charade? And don't call me Rae." The jig, as they say, was up. Beast boys' brain got its work out for the week in the next few seconds. What could he say that would not only be believable but would convince Raven to go with him?
"Ok, you got me… well us actually. You we Rae…ven," Beast boy caught himself, "Cyborg and I decided that it was time to get Robin and Star together. You know how they are…" Beast boy was watching Ravens face for her reaction. So far nothing. "Well, we decided that we should force them together, you know, make them go on a date, though not seem like a date… you following?" "Surprisingly yes, I am. Actually Beast boy I think you may have actually come up with a good idea." "Hey! It's not the first one!" "I was just talking with Star about this and I think this might actually work." Beast boy was so proud he was puffing out his chest like an over cocked roster. Not only had he come up with a cover story that she believed but he got credit for a good idea too. "So, to make it look real and stuff there has to be other people at this party and all Rae…ven. Cy said that he had a date and Speedy said he could find some body and I figured that you would want to go, you know, to see what happens so here I am. What do you say?"
Raven thought about it, and thought about it some more. On one hand she did want to go, she wanted to make sure that it finally happened, that those two finally got together and nothing messed it up. On the other hand however she was worried that if she and Beast boy went together that all of their work to get everyone to believe they had broken up would be for naught. Thinking that they could always 'break-up' again she decided to go. "Fine, but there are rules." Beast boy wouldn't have cared if one of those rules was to shave his head bald, he was so happy. "Sure Rae, anything you want." "Fine, first rule don't call me Rae. Second rule, you will dress nicely: nothing ripped, wrinkled, funny looking or purple. Third rule, no tongue, no tongue of any kind. You will stay human while you are with me. I am not going to a party with a rhino, elephant, cat – nothing. Got it? Fourth rule, take off all of those ridiculous air fresheners. You smell like the automotive aisle in a gas station. That is all I can think of for now. Pick me up here before." With that Raven shut her door and retreated to her cave… er, room.
Beast boy was on cloud nine. He was practically floating back to the garage which is where the boys had agreed to meet to let each other know how things had gone. Robin was already there with a goofy grin on his face when Beast boy walked in. Seeing the look on Beast boys face Cy knew that both teens had been successful in their missions though honestly he thought Beast boy would come back more… damaged. "So, it's all set?" "Yes, Star has agreed to go with me." "Yeah dude, Raven said she would go." "Great, now let's go make this place fit for a party." And that was exactly what they did. It was generally uneventful with the exception of Cyborg getting plugged into the karaoke machine and singing Britney Spears songs for ten minutes and Robin's sudden mysterious allergy to pink streamers and was done in no time. The boys eventually headed back to their rooms to get ready for the party.
The girls on the other hand were running around like chickens with out heads. Ok, you got us, it was actually only Star doing that but Raven was there to, if only to watch Star run around like said headless bird. "Oh friend, we must go to the mall of shopping and find dresses and have our hair done and our make-up and get the sparkling accessories…" it was about this time that Raven tune her out. After ransacking both of their closets Star had deemed nothing wearable for their dates and decided to go shopping. Unfortunately for Raven she was dragged along. After the third store that specialized in nothing but pink Raven was finally able to get her arm back from Star and went off on her own. By the time they met back up together they had both picked out new clothing and were ready to go home. They would have just enough time to change and fix their hair before the party would begin.
Speedy and Bee were making their way to Jump city. On the way Speedy stopped to pick up his date, a pink haired girl by the name of Jinx. "What can I say? I have a weak spot for bad girls", was what he said when Bee raised an eyebrow at him. Everyone was either getting ready or on their way for the couples party that was about to begin. Would it be a success? Would Robin finally confess to Star and she do the same? Would Beast boy and Raven actually get together for real? Can you tell who Cy and Bee are going with? If you cant can we come smack you? Are you sick of all the questions? Stay tuned next time…
Duh duh duhhhhhhh….
No preview this time – sorry… I don't even have ideas for the next chapter right now…
An: Three chapters up in the same day – well, they were not written all together, I just didn't get to a computer with internet till today, so I've been collecting sorry for the delay again people… cold, dead cat, writers block – the world is conspiring against me, and now I have broken a nail! Sigh… why me?
