Beast Boy grinned down at me. "Hey, are you ok?" He asked, trying not to laugh.
"You bastard…" I muttered, pushing myself to my feet.
"Excuse me?"
"Bastard. You're a bastard."
"Are you even old enough to curse like that?"
Whoa. Time out. Is he saying I look young for my age?
"Yes, as a matter of fact, I am."
"Alright then. Prove it."
"I'm 16 years old."
"Like I'll believe that."
Fuck! Where's my damn driver's license? I checked in all of my pockets, but didn't find it. Of course, I left it back at home. Here's a tip: Bring your driver's license with you everywhere.
"I forget my license." I said shrugging. "Besides, I really am 16."
"Yea. Uh-huh. Sure. Ok. Right."
"Why are you out here anyway?" I asked, ignoring his sarcasm.
"No reason…"
"There's a reason for everything."
"Perhaps I wanted to explore a bit."
"You're Beast Boy, aren't you?"
He stared at me, coldly. "Yes. Yes I am."
"The Beast Boy? From the Teen Titans?"
"Correct."
"Wow. You look shorter up close."
His whole face turned fire engine red. He growled and started to swipe at me. I pushed him away simply, my hand against his forehead. What a wimp.
"I…am…not…SHORT!" He yelled. Nearby birds scattered away.
"Whatever you say." I used my strength and pushed him over onto his backside.
"Dude!" He snarled climbing back up. "What is your deal?"
"Take me to your leader." I said flat out.
"What? Why? Why do you want Robin? He's very busy right now and---"
"NOW."
Beast Boy backed up several inches. He raised his hands in defeat and said, "Let's go!"
He didn't ask me who I was. He didn't ask me where I came from. All he wanted to do was follow my orders just because I was taller and more mature then he was. I've heard how strange Beast Boy can get sometimes. Especially with the food. At least he's not eating meat. The Chicken Army members will thank him.
Every once in a while, he'd look back to see if I was still following. I was. Just a bit too busy sightseeing. I've never been to Jump City before. Like I said, I begged to come here but my friends know I would disappear and end up at Titans Tower. They'd have to lock me up in cage, put a muzzle on me, and wrap in chains to keep me safe.
I ran up to walk next to Beast Boy. He looked up at me. "How tall are you?"
"5'5"."
"Yikes! I'm only about 5'1"."
"Tough luck, shrimp." I ruffled his hair. He growled, but didn't attack. He didn't even bother to fix his hair. Too many passersby too start a fight. Like he'd be able to pick a fight with me. Who said he'd win anyway?
Titans Tower came into view. I surveyed it carefully. It was a T-shaped tower on a small island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. How were we to get there? Too simple.
"You're going to have to climb onto my back after I form into an eagle." Beast Boy announced, waking me up from my daydream.
"No need." I said.
"You can't possibly swim!"
"Just watch me." I said then dived into the water. Just before the tip of my finger touched the surface of the water, I transformed into a dolphin. Beast Boy really thinks I'd swim in this ocean with my human self. Sucker.
"Hey! Wait! Are you crazy?" He paused when he didn't see me come up from the surface. "Hey girl! Where are you?"
I stuck my dolphin head up to face him. He stared longingly at me and then screamed, "AH! SHE'S BEEN EATEN!" I shook my dolphin head and turned about face.
"I better warn Robin about rabid dolphins!" And with that, he shifted into an eagle and took off towards the tower.
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By the time Beast Boy arrived at the tower, I was already there squeezing water out of my hair. I had to transform back into human in the water so Beast Boy would actually think I swam from the shore of Jump City to the shore of Titans Tower.
"How did…? I thought…? Why are…?" He seemed to have a million questions in his mind.
"I swam with a dolphin." I remarked.
"There are no dolphins here!"
Gee. I wonder how long it took him to figure that out.
"I swam then. Happy?"
"You really are that bizarre, then."
"'Friad so."
"I've known that since you cursed at me."
"Just because someone curses, doesn't mean they're bizarre."
"Lay off, you two." A new voice was heard. Beast Boy and I turned around.
"Hey, Robin, what's going on?" Beast Boy asked, grinning madly as if something funny occurred.
"I heard you two arguing." Robin said. "And I came to see what the deal was. Who's this?" He nodded in my direction.
"I happen to have a name, Robin-san."
"Er?"
"The name's Cole."
"Aw, Coley Cat!" Beast Boy teased. "Why didn't you tell me earlier, Coley?"
"I was afraid to hear your pathetic, baby voice."
"Why you---"
"Lay off, BB." Robin warned. "You're in enough trouble as it is."
Beast Boy mimicked his words, but shut his mouth.
"Why are you here?" He asked me.
"No reason."
"There's a reason for everything." Robin reassured me.
"Yeah, I know." I said. "But not this time."
"She's been bragging about seeing you, Master." Beast Boy chirped up.
Robin raised his brow and studied. "What do you want from me? An Autograph?"
I grinned. "You do autographs?"
"No."
"Oh, cause I was going to say that I thought heroes don't have time for autographs."
"What do you want already?" He sounded impatient. As if he had enough to deal with. I stared at him menacingly. He raised a quizzical eyebrow. "Well what? Can't you tell I'm very busy?"
"I want to become a Teen Titan."
"Excuse me?"
"I'm not repeating."
"Alright, fine. Be that way." He turned his back on me for a moment. Then spun back around. "Show us what you can do."
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This was totally wicked.
I had just currently run through a speed course. My time wasn't the best, but I had beaten Beast Boy. Ironic thing is, we're both shape shifters.
"It's ok, shorty!" I said giving him a noogie. He wriggled under my grip. "You did your very best! But in the end, it doesn't even matter! Hey, that's a song!"
I was too hyper. I don't know what I ate that involved a large amount of sugar, but it's starting to kick in. Ah well. The team could use some hyperactive members, though I think that they have enough as it is.
"Well?" I stood behind Robin, waiting for him to reply.
"I'm going to have to think about it." He answered soon afterward. "I'm considering that one shape shifter is good enough for the team. Don't you think so, Raven?"
"I wouldn't mind a replacement for Beast Boy." Raven said.
"Me neither." Robin agreed, but shook his head. "It doesn't matter. He's our friend. We can't kick him off the team because we find him annoying."
The conversation continued on between them. I walked away because apparently they had forgotten I existed.
So they didn't need me. But hadn't they ever heard the expression 'Two heads are better than one'? Probably so, they just don't find it useful now.
"So did you make the team?" Beast Boy asked as soon as I joined him, Starfire, and Cyborg.
"They said they would 'think about it'. But I'm not too certain about it." I replied, keeping my heard low.
"Do not feel unhappiness, newcomer!" Starfire said with cheerfulness in her voice. "I am sure Robin and Raven will not decline!"
"We'll see." I muttered before we all decided to head inside. "We'll see…"
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That was good, I guess.
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