I WISH I WAS IN THE LAND OF COTTON! OLD TIMES THERE ARE NOT FORGOTTEN LOOK AWAY! LOOK AWAY! LOOK AWAY DIXIE LAND
(Sushi suddenly realizes that people are actually reading this) Oh...heh...sorry...stupid song from the stupid fifth grade play stuck in my stupid head...grrrrr...oh! Right...um...tenth chapter...didnt quite get to the dance...it'll be within the next two chapters...I think...hahaha don't you just love me? THANKS FOR ALL THE REVIEWS! me haaaaaapy! Now, without further ado, I present ExBoyfriend chapter ten! (goes off singing at the top of her lungs) OH I WISH IN DIXIE, HURRAY! HURRAY! IN DIXIE LAND I'LL TAKE MY STAND TO LIVE AND DIE IN DIXIE! AWAY, AWAY, AWAY DOWN SOUTH IN DIXIE! AWAY, AWAY, AWAY DOWN SOUTH IN DIXIE!
Disclaimer: Do you need me to SPELL it for you? SushiChica in NO FRIKIN WAY owns the Teen Titans! I do, however, own a lot of black and blue nail polish...I LOVE my black nailpolish...but my mom says it makes me look like a satan worshiper...I'm not allowed to wear it to church...ahh well, I still love it!
Dedication: A chapter to Queen-of-Azarath, because I know how much it sucks to be in the situation that we're both in. Good luck! And remember: if all else fails, go undercover! And you did! ahh it's always nice to have someone to talk to who understands.
Continuing with my endless banter...
Raven had escaped from her quickly collapsing room and found herself on her knees at Beast Boy's door. Gently, she placed a hand on the knob.
If you ever need anything, my door's always open.
Suddenly, a thick black vein of power slipped from Raven's fingertips and blasted the door down.
Oh, the irony of it all.
"R...Raven?" The psychic felt a hand on her shoulder. Surprising. She hadn't sensed Starfire coming up behind her. Then again, now that she knew the Tamaranian was there, her aura did seem unusually...worried.
"Please don't touch me Star." The alien girl was quick to remove her hand.
"Friend, what is wrong?"
"That is a long and complicated story...one that I'm not ready to tell." Quite honestly, it was a short and simple (nevertheless depressing) tale, but Raven didn't really feel like explaining. "What's wrong with you?"
"I...Nothing is-" The psychic turned and looked Starfire in the eyes.
"Don't lie to me. I can feel your aura. You're anxious about something. What's the matter?" The Tamaranian took a deep breath and released it.
"...Everything." Raven, already rather annoyed, rolled her eyes.
"Well now that we've covered the basics..." A mirror that hung on one of the many walls of Titans Tower shattered, a black aura surrounding the broken pieces that now lay on the floor.
"Come, friend. I believe it is time for some... 'girl talk'...as you say? Yes, girl talk." And so, whether she wanted to go or not, Raven was helplessly dragged into Starfire's room by the wrist.
"Ahhh...A charity ball..." Scorpio sat back in his chair, as though he were an old man thinking of advice to give to the next generation. "And you've been in association with this girl before?" He, of course, knew the answer before he asked the question; Starfire's memories had revealed quite a lot. Yet playing dumb was essential to his plan. Sometimes, he mused, knowledge was no power at all.
"Unfortunately, yes." Robin felt the beads of sweat forming on his face and did nothing to stop them.
And he hadn't even put on his tux yet.
"Could she be deemed...dangerous?" Scorpio eyed the three male Titans on the couch, exchanging glances.
That's right. Let it sink in.
"Heck YEAH she's dangerous! Ol' Robbie Poo here almost had to-" The Boy Wonder slapped a hand over Beast Boy's mouth before he could continue.
"We've had...issues...with her before." Cyborg chose to describe it the gentle way.
"I see..." Scorpio's mouth curved into a barely noticeable smile. "If she's so dangerous, then I advise you to be careful. Be very careful. From what you tell me, my Starry's life is at stake; in your hands so to speak. And I don't really trust your fumbling hands. I want no harm to befall her. Understood?"
"I- Who are you to give me orders?" Robin glared at Scorpio with the intense hatred that burned through his veins at the thought of the alien boy.
"Uh...Robin...breath..." Beast Boy placed a hand on his agitated leader's shoulder.
"I will, of course, be accompanying you to this charity ball to ensure Starfire's safety." Robin was seeing red. Could the day get any worse?
"I'm...gonna go get some...uhh..pizza...yeah..." Cyborg stood up and caught the evil eye Robin shot at him. As the half metal man exited the room and rode down to the garage in the elevator, he sighed and shook his head.
Soon, very soon, Robbie Poo was going to explode.
Personally, Cyborg didn't want to be there to see it.
"I fear I may be...a burden...to Robin." Starfire's eyes were downcast and Raven could see tears forming.
"Uh...how?" Raven needless to say, was not used to comforting people.
"He feels the need to protect me. Am I too weak that I should need to be protected? I do not want friend Robin to have to protect me so! He is having trouble making decisions and it is MY fault! Perhaps...perhaps if I left...I would be less of a burden to you all." Raven bit her lip.
"Starfire, look at me." The Tamaranian rose her head and saw her psychic friend's eyes looking intently at her. "Don't think like that. You, of all things, are not a burden to Robin. If anything, you're a blessing." Starfire tilted her head to the side, not really understanding but nodding anyways. "If you left..." Raven swallowed hard, trying to push the picture of Beast Boy's smiling face that had suddenly popped into her mind out, "Then I think that the pain would kill him."
Starfire smiled slightly, still not fully comprehending but getting the general picture.
"Thank you friend Raven. I am glad that we have had this girl-" A pink pillow was suddenly engulfed in a black aura and burst with great force.
"Sorry." The empath winced as puffy white pillow stuffing spewed outward and suddenly clouded her vision. And she had just gotten rid of Beast Boy's stupid face too...
"Do not be of worry friend. I do not mind." As Starfire began to collect the fluff that littered her floor, the door opened.
"You girls ready to go?" Robin's masked eyes swept the area recently decorated with pillow stuffing.
"Go? Go where friend Robin?" Starfire flipped a strand of hair over her shoulder as she picked a small piece of cotton from a minute desk lamp.
"The mall. B and I need tuxes for the charity ball and since you got rid of that dress since...my last...incident...with Kitten...you're probably going to need another one." Robin turned to Raven. "Have you ever even owned a dress?"
"Funny." The psychic glared at the Boy Wonder. "However I, for one, refuse to wear a dress."
"Raven, it's a ball. You kinda have to."
"I don't have to do anything. I will NOT wear a dress." Robin raised an eyebrow.
"Uh...no offence or anything, but you run around in a leotard practically every day. How could a dress be much worse?"
"...No. I'd rather eat a sock than wear a-"
"Look, I'm sorry Raven, but if you don't wear a dress then I'm going to be forced to take your herbal tea off our mass shopping list. And you know that if it's not on there, then..."
"...I have to go buy it myself..." Raven shuddered at the thought. She HATED grocery stores. There were too many preppy girls wearing too short skirts and too high heels hanging out there. And then there was the matter of the freak bag boys who would just stare at her. Raven never did the grocery shopping. The psychic shot a dark look at Robin. "I really hate you. You know that, don't you?" The Boy Wonder grinned.
"Of course. Come on, let's go. Cyborg took the T-Car to get pizza so we're taking a cab." Raven nodded and followed Robin out of the room. Suddenly, Robin's face popped back through the door. "Coming Star?"
"...yes..." Raven might have reassured her, but there were still strings of doubt that hung in her mind.
Why did she have to be so...defenseless?
STAR'S NOT DEFENSLESS! I'm mad at myself for writing that but I know it'll get better. All in good time. What happens is for me to know and for you to find out. Oh how I do love romance. Gotta go, time to watch Oceans Eleven!
I'll have the next chapter up...soon. I get ungrounded in four days.
YAY!
Love,
Linka aka SushiChica
Edited 6/23/05