Hey everybody!
Chappie No. 3 is up!
Reviewer: (There was only one! What is wrong with you people? Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!) Ok, moving right along:
STAREMERALD: Point #1:It's not retarded. She wanted to know how to avoid ticks/mosquitos/annoying insects. Bug bites? With her complexion? Ah, no no.
Point #2: Jerk. I went along with pretending that Robin was killed by a bolt from the blue just to humor you, and this is the thanks I get? "Um... hee,hee... but I don't hate Robin anymore. He likes Star in the end, so I can't really hate him." JERKO!
Point #3: I DO NOT HAVE A HUGE EGO!
Point #4: I'm flattered that you would confuse my fic with Harry Potter 3. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside!
END REVIEW
QUICK RE-CAP: Beast Boy has managed to convince the other Titans to take a break and go camping with him. Star and Robin have wandered off into the woods, BB is rushing around excitedly and Raven is reading. Cyborg doesn't seem too happy, though...
DUN, DUN, DUN!...
Raven's POV
From the Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 21st century edition:
Tick: 1.any large group of wingless, blood-suckinginsects or mites that infest man, cattle, sheep, and other animals. 2.any of various degenerate,two-winged, parasitic insects. 3. a variety of horse bean, FABIA VULGARIS.
Ok, this was a mistake. Going camping, I mean. This was the only book I could fit in my bag, because of all the other crap I had to lug around. Sigh. And what was up with the 'horse bean' thing? Dictionaries these days... What the heck does a bean have to do with woodland insects?
I can see Robin and Starfire not far away. Geez. Robin won't admit he likes Star, but it's completely obvious. Even Cyborg notices it. Beast Boy, however, is, as usual, completely oblivious to anything and everything that doesn't have to do with pizza.
He's so annoying. He acts like he has the intelligence level of the doughnuts he loves so much.
Even though he doesn't...
Sigh.
Anyway, I don't know why I'm even thinking about him. Ok, Raven, back to reading...
mosquito: A small blood-sucking insect that infest man, cattle, sheep and other animals.
Yeah. Real interesting, that.
Isn't there anything less moronic going on?
There goes Beast Boy again.
Apparently not.
He's changed himself into a chip munk. From the looks of things he's stuffed his over-sized cheeks with marshmallows.
"BEAST BOY!" And here comes Cyborg. "STAY OUT OF THE S'MORES INGREDIENTS!" Oh, boy. I put down my book. THIS should be interesting.
"Geez, Cy!" says BB, morphing back into his regular form. "I only ate-"
"HALF THE BAG OF MARSHMALLOWS!" Cy is so mad, spit is flying out of his mouth.
"Come on," Beast Boy says in a pained voice. "I know that. But I bought ten extra bags! See?" Cyborg's angry ego deflates like a balloon with a thumbtack in it. He trudges back to his tent. I feel sorry for him. He was probably bored out of his skull as well. There goes that source of entertainment.
It's funny, but Cyborg seems nervous about something...
END RAVEN'S POV
MEANWHILE, IN THE WOODS...
Sunlight filtered through the treetops seemed to dance on the forest ground. Flowers bloomed all over the ground, zinnias, bluebells, daisies, buttercups. Birds sang sweetly in the trees, swooping from branch to branch. Squirrels, chipmunks, and other small mammals leapt about, chattering. One patch of sunlight illuminated two figures walking along the forest path.
"The forest is truly glorious, friend," said Starfire quietly. Robin nodded his head. They walked on a while in silence.
Suddenly, a bird landed on the path ahead of them.
Starfire stopped. "Friend Robin!" she exclaimed. "What is the flying creature ahead of us?"
"It's a robin," he replied. "There're lots around here." Starfire stared at the robin. Then she turned her head to face Robn. And she looked at the robin again.
"But, Robin," she said, sounding very confused. "You and this bird look nothing alike. Perhaps the name is the misnomer?" Robin laughed out loud. "Friend," said Starfire, "what is the funny thing that causes you merriment?" He wiped his eyes. "Nothing, Star," he laughed. She smiled uncertainly. They walked further down the path...
CYBORG'S POV
Flashback
The car stopped. "Here we are," said a man's voice. The car door opened and three boys, varying in ages from seven to twelve, jumped out. "Hooray! Camping!" shoutied one boy. He was easily the tallest and oldest of the three, and he had a kind of muscle-y look to him. His name was Nick.
For the next half an hour, the boys and their dad ran around, pitching tents, putting up bear bags, annoying one another, etc. Finally, the campsite looked like something out of an Adirondak tourist leaflet. "All right, boys," said Dad. "It's time to go fishing!" While the father set off with the other two boys whooping and yelling, Nick stayed behind, looking proudly at the fire he had made all by himself.
"Nick!" shouted one of his brothers. "You coming, or what?" Nick turned and ran after them, yelling, " All right, keep your hair on!"
He had no idea, of course, that it would be one of the most horrific nights of his life...
END FLASHBACKBACK AT THE CAMP
The sky was darkening; the last streaks of sunlight were fading on the horizon. The sounds of the birds were gradually fading, to be replaced bycrickets and cicadas. Yellow-green lights from the fireflies flicked on and offCyborg was lying on his back, staring up at the sky. Raven had moved closer to the fire. The light flickered across her face, giving it a rosy glow. She felt someone's eyes, boring into her. She looked around, and saw Beast Boy staring at her, looking completely and utterly lost.
"Do you need anything?" she asked cooly. Beast Boy blinked. His whole face flushed pink. "Oh! Um... no... that... um...uh..." He stopped, looking thouroughly disgusted with himself. "I... I mean no."
"All right then," she said, and returned to her book. 'Dammit!' Beast Boy thought. 'What the hell is wrong with me? Ok, mental note: quit staring at Raven...' His train of thought made an unscheduled stop, as he realized that Cyborg was staring at him with a grin wider than the Pacific ocean on his face. "What?" he snapped irritably. Cyborg just grinned even wider. "Hey Beast Boy..." he said in that tone of voice that so many found so irritating."Can I talk to you for just a second?" Without waiting for a reply, he grabbed Beast Boy's arm and dragged him into his tent, despite the green elf's protests. Raven looked at the tent flap. With obvious disgust in her voice, she said, "Huh. Boys."
Inside the tent, Cyborg was rolling around the ground with laughter. "Oh, God, BB..." he fell back down in more spasms of giggles. Beast Boy stared down at him, an angry look on his green pointed face.
"What the hell, dude!" shouted Beast Boy. "What's the matter with you?" Cyborg didn't answer. He was too busy having convulsions of laughter on the ground. BB stood over him, waiting until Cy stopped spasming. When he did, he looked up at Beast Boy, the "pacific" grin back on his face. "Beast Boy..."
"WHAT?"
"You like Raven, don't you?"
"It's getting late, Star," said Robin. "We'd probably better be getting back." It was true. Through gaps in the forest canopy stars were twinkling; crickets were chirping and it was almost completely dark.
"Yes friend Robin," she replied. "I am wishing to taste the s'mores of Beast Boy's descriptions!"
"Yeah, but you'd probably better not eat the ones BB makes."
"Why not?"
"Well, I'm not all that sure you want to know."
They walked on awhile in silence, the glow from Starfire's star bolts illuminating the path in front of them.
Robin stopped suddenly. "Star..." he said uncertainly.
"Yes, friend Robin?"
"Do remember these trees?"
Starfire glanced around the path.
"No, I do not think I remember these trees. And I was told I have the memory of a Bloggarth."
Ignoring the obscure Tameranian reference, Robin took another look around. "You know," he said, "This area doesn't look familiar to me, either."
"What do you mean, friend?"
"I mean... I think we're lost."
DUN, DUN, DUN! A cliffie! Ha, ha, staremerald, now it is YOU who shall be kept in 'the suspense'! MUWAHAHAHAHAHA!
Ahem.
Anyway, you know the drill. R&R! Flames will be usedby BB to cook s'mores!
TOODLE!