Chapter Nine
Raven sat on her bed, drumming her fingers on her book. She was nearly two-thirds through the book, having spent almost the past twenty-four hours reading it.
There had been two emergencies that required the remaining Titans presence; Johnny Rancid had caused mayhem in Jump City Park. He was dealt with rather quickly by all three of them. Then, Le Blanc made an attempted bank robbery. Raven took care of him without help; he went berserk when the dye packet in the bag of money he had exploded, staining his costume. Caught off guard, Raven subdued him with some (mostly) empty paint cans from a nearby construction site. The police apprehended him not long after.
Despite Robin's predictions of her having fun with the remaining members of Titans Tower, theydid not come true. The two were rambunctious and immature. Even staying in the same room with them was an effort. When they weren't competing in a video game, they went at it over a game of cards. And if it wasn't that, they talked over a magazine or comic book. Sometimes, Raven felt as if she was baby sitting Melvin and her siblings again.
Her reverence was interrupted by a knocking on her door. She answered it; it was Beast Boy.
"What?" she asked.
"I just wanted to let you know the love birds are back."
She glared at him. "Thanks."
She followed him to the main lounge.
As soon as they entered, Beast Boy rejoined Cyborg in front of the TV.
"You didn't start again without me, did you Cy?" he asked.
"Of course not!" he replied. "Where's the fun in that?"
Laughing, they resumed their game.
Raven shook her head at them. 'Couple of big kids.' she thought.
Just then, Robin and Starfire entered.
"Friends, we have returned from our vacation!" Starfire exclaimed.
Raven faced them. "Glad you're both back."
Cyborg and Beast Boy joined Raven.
"You're both looking well." Beast Boy remarked.
"Yeah, like 100 percentbetter!" Cyborg added.
The two Titans nodded. "We do feel a lotbetter." Robin said. "Did anything happen while we were away?"
"Nothing we couldn't handle." Raven replied. "How about you two?"
Robin and Starfire glanced at each other and smiled. "We did alright." Robin said.
"Yes, it was very, very fun!" Starfire added. Then she and Robin shared a laugh.
Raven could only shake her head, while Cyborg and Beast Boy exchanged glances.
"If it's all the same to the rest of you," Robin began, "I think Starfire and I will head to bed."
"Fine with me." Raven deadpanned. The others agreed.
When the two lovers left the room, Cyborg and Beast Boy went back to the couch.
"I bet I know what those two must've done!" the changeling said.
"Not one word, Beast Boy." Cyborg said. "Not one word!"
"And you know what'll happen if you do say something!" Raven said tersely.
"Gotcha!" Beast Boy blurted out, nervously.
Smiling, Raven returned to her room to continue her reading.
Robin joined Starfire in her room after tossing his suitcase in his room.
"Thank you for a most enjoyable vacation, lover Robin!" Starfire said.
Robin nodded. "You're welcome. I'm glad I could treat you to something this time."
Starfire giggled as she embraced him.
When she let him go, Robin had a pensive expression on his face.
"Is something the matter, Robin?" she asked.
"I feel like there was something we forgot."
"What could that be?"
"I don't know." He casually looked around the room, and stared at Starfire's dresser. Suddenly, it occurred to him!
"Starfire, do you remember if we brought condoms?"
She thought for a moment and gasped. "No, I did not bring any!"
Robin groaned in exasperation. "We forgot to use condoms!"