All is Fair, Or is It?
Chapter 10: Twists and turns…
By Everclueless
Author's Note:
Hello. I am unwell. I wanted to put this up ages ago but I didn't because I wanted to milk the last chapter for all the reviews it was worth…it was the least amount of reviews this story has gotten…so I was kind of put off it and then I got sick (I'm still sick).
Then today I looked at my stats and at this story and TAC. There was still the least amount of reviews this story has ever gotten but there were the most hits. I looked at the hits and I was like "OH SHIZIT THAT'S A LOT!" So I wasn't put off anymore.
This told me that not all of you can bother to review.
I think I might put Trouble at Camp on temporary hiatus (that does mean not updating for a bit, right?)or something…I THINK…because the last chapter got NO reviews but got 34 hits…and if no one who made those 34 hits bothered to review, they mustn't have liked it much…
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Raven was in. She felt "her" eyes open. She was in Aqualad's mind.
She saw that around Aqualad were Cyborg, Beast Boy, Robin and Speedy. They were gathered around closely and were talking in hushed voices. An onlooker would think they were conspiring against something, if they didn't notice the glares being shot between one another.
Raven noticed things about the glares like Robin was ONLY glaring at Speedy and vice versa and Cy, BB and Aqualad weren't glaring at either Robin or Speedy. Raven tuned in to the conversation.
"Okay. I've made a binding contract to this "competition". We all need to sign it but we all have to acknowledge that we have to keep to whatever we sign. I bought the paper that this contract is on at a special dark magic shop. If you do something that is against what you signed, you'll be castrated in the second you go against the contract. It's a curse that the paper has and don't think it's a load of bull because my friends, as well as my fellow car obsessers, Bob and Joe, they went against the paper and…err…they gave me proof that you ARE castrated…" Cyborg started.
Raven saw Cyborg, Speedy and Robin shudder and could feel Aqualad shuddering.
"What does castrate mean?" Beast Boy asked kindly.
Sure he and Cyborg were rivals in love but that didn't mean it had to ruin their friendship…did it? Besides, Beast Boy knew Cyborg wouldn't get far seeing as both of Cy's gifts to Raven had been failures.
Cyborg saw that Beast Boy didn't want their friendship to die from his tone. Cyborg didn't want that either…
'Is a girl really worth that much? Hell, Raven is a great girl but typically speaking, I change the girl I'm after faster than I would change my underwear; if I wore underwear that is…' Cyborg thought.
These two boys were the only ones who had any thoughts of being friends with their/one of their rival (s).
Robin, seeing Cyborg deep in thought, stepped in to answer Beast Boy's question.
"Well…um…how to tell…how to tell…um…well…" Robin started, turning pink, "It is when one's…um…uh…why don't you just look it up in the dictionary later, okay?"
"Um…ok…I assume it's a bad thing from the shudders, the stuttering and the blushing so…I'll just do it now and get this over with…" Beast Boy picked up the dictionary.
"C…c…ca…cast…castle…castor…castrate...castrate; removal…" Beast Boy read silently for a couple of seconds, tossed the dictionary aside and started to have a shuddering fit.
He soon lay on the ground twitching.
"Okay, well, everyone read this contract and sign. You can't participate if you don't sign everything and remember the consequence if you go against the contract…I guess we can all see what a BINDING contract really is, huh?"
Everyone nodded.
Aqualad leaned over the contract which had been placed on the table. As Aqualad read, Raven read as well.
CONTRACT
This contract is regarding the two girls, Raven and Starfire. It is also regarding the rules for the competition, the winner of which, gets a chance with them. This contract is a legal and binding contract. This contract also has a curse. If you go against this contract, not only can you be sued but you will be instantly and automatically be castrated from this contract's curse.
The first rule is that only the winner for each girl can try to ask them out/be their date at the valentine ball/etc. unless that girl blatantly states that she doesn't feel that way for them, in which case, anyone else can have a shot.
The second rule is that you must restrain from killing your opponents. If you've almost killed them in the past, that's fine but from now on, no attempted murder, unless it's just strangling one another out of frustration of the latest prank they just pulled on you. However, driving your opponent insane is allowed.
The third rule is that no one can tip off the girls that this competition is happening. If the girls figure it out themselves, it is fine. But coding to the girls or telling the girls in any form about this competition, until it is over (there is a winner), is not allowed.
All the boys signed after the first paragraph and then after each rule. If Raven was in her own body, she would be giving her rare smile, and it would be a triumphant one!
Her theory was correct. Don't you just love it when you're right?
Raven chose this moment to return to her body. She fell to the ground and panted. She hadn't expected so much energy to be used.
Wearily, she got up. She needed herbal tea.
Raven made her way to the main room.
Inwardly smiling, she spotted the boys huddled together and thought 'I know what you're doing…'
Raven started making her tea. The boys had just finished signing the contract and noticed her presence.
"Err…hi Raven" Beast Boy said, nervously.
"You know, it really is a wonderful day, wouldn't want to waste it…" Speedy babbled, inching away.
"Yeah, a great day to drive around the town on my R-Cycle…" Robin backed out of the room.
"And a great day to go for a swim…" Aqualad also backed out of the room.
"And a great day for video games" Cyborg jumped on the gamestation.
"Yeah…it is…" Beast Boy agreed. They shared a weary yet somewhat at peace look and began the game.
'I guess those guys will do anything for a girl they really want to fight for, even if to onlookers it seems like they're just being immature. Speedy and Robin would never make themselves look immature so they must really like or maybe even love Starfire…' Raven thought wistfully.
Raven finished her herbal tea and put the cup in the dishwasher.
Raven looked up. Cyborg and Beast Boy were gone and the television had been turned off. She looked at the clock. It read 10pm.
"Whoa, I've been drinking one cup of tea fornine to tenhours…everyone must be in bed or almost in bed at least. How did I manage to drink only one cup of tea in that amount of time?" Raven shook her head…
"Well, I don't feel like going to sleep yet…I think I'll watch a bit of television…maybe there's a good movie on or something…"
Raven turned on the television and was about to switch channels but then stopped and watched what was on:
"Wow, tonight we've had some really funny clips. Now it's almost the end of the show but before I go, I have a special announcement to make! As you know, you are currently watching Funniest Home Videos for the country/state you live in. In a few weeks time will be a Worldwide Funniest Home Videos." The lady took a breath.
"In that two hour period of time, the funniest five videos we got throughout the world, which should be mini movies, about twenty or thirty minutes long, will be viewed. After watching four of these movies, the fifth will be shown and the fifth one shown will be the winner; the video that has won a Grand Prize for being the Worldwide Funniest Home Video." The lady took another breath.
"This show will be aired everywhere where there is a television. Send in your videos as soon as possible, the closing date is in exactly three weeks time. I hope you enter. The prize is the biggest in history for Funniest Home Videos! Thank you and goodnight!" The lady walked off the stage to applause.
Raven turned off the television.
'Interesting…' Raven pondered, 'Maybe I should make a video of the pranks when occurring and the boys' reactions…yeah…I won't show the whole competition-fighting-over-girls thing but the pranks would probably be considered humorous by the general population and that Grand Prize does sound good…I'll make a video and decide then…'
Raven got up and started pacing, 'And in the meanwhile, not on video or anything, maybe I can mess with those boys' minds and somehow get Starfire to mess with their minds too. I probably shouldn't but typically speaking, they should just ask us out instead of childishly fighting over us.'
She kept thinking.
'I mean, even if one of them "wins" over the others, that doesn't mean Starfire and I would like the one that "wins" in that special way. When it comes down to it, it is Starfire's choice and my choice of who our dates are for the valentine ball or who each of us go out with, if we choose to go out with someone, or etcetera. It's our choices, not theirs, so it's really pointless for them to fight over us and hurt themselves as well as their friendships with each other.'
She stopped her pacing.
'So, it seems alright if I mess with their minds. They're thinking that they can woo a girl easily with gifts and by 'winning' them over other guys. Well, they're wrong. It's my choice for some of them in the end and it's Starfire's for the rest of them. Besides, what harm could messing with their minds do?'
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Author's Note:
I know this chapter is a bit shorter than some others, most others, but I felt this was a good place to finish the chapter because the next bit is the next day so it would sound better if it finished here and a new chapter for the new day…yeah…