"Dick." Starfire tilted her head to the side, trying the word out in her mouth as one might do with a new food. "Di-ick," she emphasized. "Dik. Di-ick. Di…" Her last attempt Grayson cut off by laying a gloved hand across her lips.
"Star," he whispered, his smile growing slightly, "it's just Dick." Starfire smiled in return.
"All right, then, Dick."
Cyborg, meanwhile, was having trouble ignoring Beast Boy and Raven now. Beast Boy had reached up and grabbed Raven's caressing hand, and used it to pull her down onto his lap. The changeling had then begun kissing Raven, who had yet to pull away from him.
"Thank you, whoever's looking out for me," the hybrid muttered to himself as the alarm blared on their screen. He tapped in the access code and watched Jinx appear on the monitor.
"Hey, Cy," she chattered impatiently. "Listen up; Titans East has got some major trouble. Some idiot calling himself the Joker has been robbing some of the banks on our side, but our police department has told us to lay off. Chief says something about him being from Gotham, out of jurisdiction."
"Gotcha. We'll take care of it, Jinx." A smile flitted across his face and he told her, "I'll be seeing you this weekend, right?"
Jinx smirked and shrugged in a very sinuous cat-like movement. "Depends on how you make out, Stone." Her eyes widened suddenly in shock as Beast Boy and Raven caught her gaze. "Jeez, looks like they're making out just fine," she spluttered.
Cyborg shook his head. "Don't remind me. Cyborg out." He cut the connection.
Robin walked in, holding Starfire's hand. "What happened, Cyborg? What was the alarm?"
"Jinx," he answered nonchalantly as he turned to see his leader. "Whoa!" Cyborg gasped out as he met his friend's eyes for the first time.
Beast Boy finally looked up from Raven's mouth long enough to note the change. "Dude!" he cried. "You're not wearing the mask!"
Raven also looked up and arched a sarcastic eyebrow. "Nice," she commented and floated off Beast Boy's lap.
Robin narrowed his eyes at the suddenly expressive girl. "Raven, I thought you couldn't show emotion," he challenged.
"I can't," Raven replied in a monotone. Then a hint of a smile quirked at her lips and she admitted, "Unless… Well, I can show physical emotion to Cyborg or Beast Boy, thanks to that field trip through my mind they took."
Beast Boy stole up behind her and wrapped her into an embrace, resting his chin on her head. He had shot up in height and now stood a full head over the half-demon. Raven sighed softly and settled back into his arms. The changeling nuzzled the side of her head lovingly.
Robin arched an eyebrow. "Uhh… How long has this been going on?" he asked, indicating the two tangled up together.
Beast Boy blushed – that is, if you can call his fur becoming a deeper shade of green blushing – and mumbled embarrassedly, "Well… I don't really know."
"That long?" Robin laughed. He looked down into Starfire's emerald eyes and smiled, ignoring the hair that fell into his face with the motion.
"What is it that Jinx wanted, Cyborg?" Starfire broke in after giving Robin a dazzling smile.
"Oh yeah! Robin, you'll be happy to hear this!" Cyborg leaned forward conspiratorially. "Titans East has a lead on the Joker!"
"Then what're we waiting for!" Robin sprang into action, slapping his mask onto his face again. "Titans… go!"
Raven and Starfire streaked off through the entrance, closely followed by Beast Boy in hawk form, while Robin and Cyborg darted into the garage entrance. Seconds later, the R Cycle and the T-Car burst through their respective doors and followed the other Titans members.
Robin leaned over his bike, urging the motor to a higher and higher acceleration. 'Come on, come on,' he prayed. 'Please, don't let this chance get away.'
Author's Notes---
Okay, I admit it: I'm stuck. If anyone has any ideas for me, I'd be delighted to hear them. Thanks to my reviewers –you guys that keep this thing alive; without you, I wouldn't be writing this still. And thanks to my dad (though he never reads this) for getting me into comics in the first place. Blessed be, Luna