Tough Times, Hard Climbs
Chapter 1: Blackmailed
Robin sat on the rooftop of Titans Tower on a chilly October morning. His girlfriend Starfire giggled softly as he tickled her side. He turned to her slowly and pressed his lips to her's. It wasn't the first time it happened, they had kissed before but never had they experienced a...flash?
"Gotcha! I got gold this time!"
"Cyborg you get back up here so I can disassemble you!"
"With all due respect boyfriend Robin, I do not think that friend Cyborg will come back if he is to know that you will take him apart"
Robin scratched his head slightly.
"Okay then Star, you have to stop learning English from Beast Boy your confusing me"
"I mean, I don't think he'll come back knowing he is to be taken apart"
"Your probably right...well most of the time you are right"
She giggled slightly.
"Come on let's go downstairs and see what this fool plans to do with us huh?"
She nodded and they headed down the stairs.
In the Lobby
Raven sat on the couch trying to enjoy a book of poetry but Cyborg was keeping her from concentrating. He was dancing like an idiot again, which means he had achieved something.
"Could you stop that, your almost as worst as"
"Hello everyone!" Beast Boy walked in.
"Speak of the devil"
"What did I do!" He voice was childish and whiney. She found this funny.
"Nothing" She said chuckling.
"Your laughing!"
"Yes you were I saw you! I made you laugh! I made you laugh!" He said singsongly while dancing like an idiot.
"Okay you made me laugh just stop dancing like that okay?"
He nodded and sat down next to her.
Robin walked in.
"Robin guess what I got!"
"What do you have?"
"I have something that you want!"
He flashed the picture.
"No give me that!"
"Nu uh"
"Well why not?"
"Because I don't want to give it to you"
"Is there anyway I can get this back?"
"Well..."
"Please"
"Alright I'll give you the picture back if you do the first thing I tell you to do"
"Alright" He sighed. "What do you want me to do?"
Cyborg looked around the room.
Starfire was cooking something in the kitchen. Raven was reading her novel with Beast Boy watching TV and occasionally catching a glance at Raven.
He looked back to Raven.
"You know this is blackmail right?" Robin said.
"Yep"
"So...what do I have to do"
"Take Raven out"
"WHAT!" Robin yelled
"WHAT!" Raven yelled falling backwards in a dream like state.
"WHAT!" Beast Boy yelled as he fell forward off the couch
"WHAT!"Starfire said dropping her cooking pot.
"You all heard me, Robin you are to take Raven to a nice dinner for one night"
"Your kidding me"
"Nope"
"But I already have a girlfriend!"
Starfire nodded.
"I know, but this isn't a real date!"
"But people might think it is, or they might think that I'm two-timing on Starfire!"
"Relax it's only one night"
"One night is too much!"
"No isn't and you have to!"
He sighed heavily.
"Fine I'll do it"
Raven fell over the back of the couch. Beast Boy rushed to her side.
"You okay?"
"No I hate this, I don't like Robin not in the romance way, I like...someone else"
Beast Boy's ears dropped.
'"Oh well, here let me help you up"
"Thanks"
She put her head in her hands.
"This night is so going to stink"
She sighed heavily and walked to her room.
Beast Boy glared at Cyborg.
How could he do this to her! She shouldn't be caught in the middle of things! I can't believe that he's going to make her go through with this, I bet that picture isn't worth it!.