Chapter 4:
When everyone walked outside, there were three carriages ready to take them to the banquet.
"OK. Everyone needs to partner up in each carriage." Sarah said. "Raven, you can go with BeastBoy. Starfire, you're with Cyborg, and Robin, you come with me."
Everyone got into the carriages with their partner, although Starfire had wished to go with Robin. The carriages started to move and they were off in minutes.
At the Banquet...
It was a huge building that looked almost like the white house. The carriages stopped at the steps to the front door of the building. The drivers of each carriage got down from where they were sitting on top of each carriage and opened the doors to let the teenagers out.
"Ma'am." He said as he took Sarah's hand and helped her get out of the carriage.
"Thank you." She replied.
The other drivers did the same for Starfire and Raven.
"OK. Now, whoever you were partnered with for the ride here, that is who you go in with." Sarah explained. "But once you get inside and they announce your name, we can be one large group again. OK?"
Everyone agreed and they walked into the building.
They came up to a man who had a podium in front of him. "Your names, please?" He asked.
"Queen Sarah Shawl, and Robin Grayson." Sarah replied.
"Thank you ma'am." The man said. Then he looked at Starfire and Cyborg. "Your names?"
"Starfire and Cyborg." Sarah said. "They aren't on the guest list, but they are with me." Then Sarah pointed to Raven and BeastBoy. "And they are with me too. They're names are Raven and BeastBoy."
"Yes ma'am." The man said as he let everyone through. "I will announce you momentarily."
"Thank you." Sarah replied.
Then the man walked away from the podium and stood at the top of a set of stairs. "Presenting, Queen Sarah Shawl and Robin Grayson." He said as Sarah and Robin walked down the steps towards the crowd of people in the room. Everyone clapped, welcoming the Queen and her date. "Presenting, Ms. Starfire and Mr. Cyborg." The man continued, and everyone clapped again as Starfire and Cyborg walked down the steps. "Presenting, Ms. Raven and Mr. BeastBoy." The man said, then BeastBoy leaned over to him.
"Dude. You can just call me BeastBoy." BeastBoy said.
"My apologies sir." The man replied.
"No apol-" BeastBoy stopped when Raven elbowed him in the side. Her looked at her. "What?"
"Just walk down the steps. We're lucky to be here, and he's calling you Mr. and Sir because he is a butler. Just deal with it." Raven replied.
"Whatever." BeastBoy said as he and Raven walked down the steps.
"Queen Sarah! Could you look this way please?" A reporter said as he took pictures.
Sarah smiled and looked at the man as he took pictures of her and Robin walking down the steps. "Smile Robin." Sarah said to Robin.
"I am." Robin replied with a hansom smile on his face. "You know, it's a lot like Earth here. Why would you want to get away?"
"Because there is one thing that there is on Earth that's not here." Sarah said. "And that's you. My friend."
"I guess you're right. It probably gets lonely for you without anyone to hang out with." Robin said as the reporters continued to take pictures.
"Yes. It does." Sarah replied. "But you can figure out a way. You always had a solution for everything."
"Sarah!" A girl said as she ran to Sarah. She had red hair and brown eyes. She looked a few years younger than Sarah, about 13 years old. She was wearing a baby blue dress that went down to the floor and had no straps. All that held up the dress were her breasts.
"Molly!" Sarah said with a fake smile on her face. "How have you been?"
"That's Princess Molly. And I've been very busy." Then Molly noticed Robin. "Who's the hunk?"
"Off limits!" Sarah replied with a glare as she put a hand on Robin's chest and pulled him closer to her, knowing Molly she would take Robin in seconds.
"Fine." Molly said as she held her hands up. "So what is his name?"
"My name's Robin." Robin said. "I'm a friend of Sarah's."
"JUST a friend?" Molly asked and looked at Robin as if he was her next target.
But Sarah gave Molly another glare and Molly decided to leave Robin alone.
"Yeah. We're just friends." Robin said.
"Ah. OK. Just wondering." Molly said.
"Just wondering if you could take him." Sarah added.
"You know I'm not like that." Molly said.
"Oh yes you are Miss Slut." Sarah replied.
"Fine. If that's what you think, then our friendship is over." Molly said.
"There never was any 'friendship.' There was just using me so you could get what you wanted." Sarah said.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Molly replied.
"You know exactly what I'm talking about. Asking me for stuff that you could only get from my planet that your parents didn't get. And the smuggling you hire people to do. I have eyes everywhere and I know what you've been up to, Molly Edith Complar." Sarah stated in a stern voice.
"Fine! But if a war starts, it's your fault." Molly yelled a little too loudly.
"Who are you to tell me what to do? You're not even the ruler of your planet yet! You're just the princess. And you still wouldn't be able to rule after your parents pass away because your brother would take over. I'm the Queen of this planet and you are in my territory. And I am much better friends with your mother, father, and brother." Sarah said. "They would not turn on me and start war!"
"Hmph!" Molly said, then walked away.
"Sorry you had to see that. She's just a spoiled brat princess." Sarah said to Robin.
"It's OK. I'm kinda glad she left." Robin replied.
"Knowing her, she wouldn't leave you alone unless I drew a line. Sorry if sounded too overprotective." Sarah continued to apologize.
"It's OK Sarah. Now let's have fun. That is the reason you brought us, right?" Robin said. Then a boy about Robin's age walked up to the couple.
"Long time no see." The boy said.
Robin turned around to see who it was. "Speedy?" Robin asked.
"In the flesh." Speedy replied.
"Wow! I haven't seen you since we fought against the Master of Games." Robin said as he shook hands with Speedy. "How have you been?"
"Busy." Speedy replied.
"Um... Robin? You never told me that you knew Prince Speedy." Sarah said.
"PRINCE?!" Robin yelled in surprise. "You're a prince?!"
"Yeah. I kinda try not to let anyone know about that." Speedy said while glaring at Sarah. Then he put on a soft smile. "And how are you Queen Sarah?"
"Fine. But, could we forget the whole Queen and Prince thing? It gets annoying being called that fifty million times." Sarah asked.
"Sure. Did you see my parents or sister anywhere?" Speedy asked.
"You have a sister?!" Robin asked in surprise.
"Yeah. Her name's Molly." Speedy replied.
"Yeah. We ran into Molly. Oh. I mean Princess Molly. Your sister started giving me lip and looking at Robin as if she was going to take him to a hotel room. Do your parents spoil her that much?" Sarah asked.
"Yep. She keeps asking for more and when my parents say no, she puts on this pouty face and my father goes behind my mother's back and gets Molly whatever she wants. It's really ridiculous." Speedy replied.
"Sounds it." Robin said.
"Yeah. If she was my daughter, I'd show her who was in charge and teach her to respect those who are older and higher in rank than her." Sarah said.
"If who was your daughter?" A woman asked.
Sarah turned around to see a tall woman with brown hair and brown eyes. She wore a golden colored gown and had a crown on her head.
"No one Queen Complar." Sarah replied.
"Was my Molly giving you lip again?" Queen Complar asked.
"Yes ma'am. I'm sorry, and no offence, but I think she was acting a bit mature for her age. She was staring at my friend Robin here as if she was ready to commit adultery with him in seconds." Sarah informed the fellow Queen.
"I thank you for this information Queen Sarah. I will have to punish Molly for this. I am very sorry for my daughter's behavior." Queen Complar apologized.
"Don't worry about it. It's not your fault." Sarah replied.
"Thank you." Queen Complar said. "Now you kids have a good time. Speedy. Your father and I are leaving. I think we'll be taking Molly with us. You can come home whenever you're ready."
"Or he could just stay at my palace. I mean, he would have to go all the way back to your planet to get home, right? And it might not be very safe for him to return alone. Right Speedy?" Sarah said with a wink towards Speedy that Queen Complar wouldn't see.
"Right?" Speedy replied.
"Well, it's OK with me as long as you don't mind it." Queen Complar said as she looked at Sarah.
"I don't mind at all. Now have a nice night and a safe trip home." Sarah said as Queen Complar gave Speedy a kiss on the cheek and left.
"Well. Why don't we go find everyone else?" Robin suggested.
"Who else is here?" Speedy asked.
"The whole Titans team." Robin replied. "We were all brought here by accident by Sarah's servant."
"Oh. So Sarah is treating her friends like prisoners now?" Speedy asked sarcastically.
"Shut-up!" Sarah laughed as the three walked back to meet the rest of the Titans.
"Robin. Where were you?" Starfire asked.
"We just ran into a few people that wanted to talk to Sarah." Robin replied.
"So what are we supposed to do while we're here?" Cyborg asked.
"Well, there's food on the buffet, there will be dancing a little later, you can mingle and make new friends, or you can just down and relax while listening to the music. I here that someone brought Alan Jackson here from Earth." Sarah answered.
"Well, let's hit the buffet!" BeastBoy yelled. "Do they have tofu?" BeastBoy asked Sarah.
"All you have to do is ask. They will make anything you want." Sarah replied.
"Sweet!" BeastBoy yelled as he raced Cyborg to the buffet.
"So what about you three?" Speedy asked.
"This just seems like one of those boring get togethers for rich people." Raven replied.
"Well, I didn't want to leave my guests back at the palace alone and I have to do these all the time. This is the first one that was held for me on my planet." Sarah said.
Then a man walked onto the stage at the end of the room. There were red curtains behind him and the stage looked like it was made of wood. "Excuse me." The man said as he tapped his finger on the microphone. "If I could have your attention?"
Everyone looked p to the man on stage.
"Umm...tonight, as you all know, is our Queen's birthday. Happy Birthday Queen Sarah Shawl." The man started. "And for your birthday, we brought a few singers Earth for you."
"Today's your birthday?!" Robin asked.
"Yeah." Sarah replied.
"Oh! That reminds me!" Speedy said as he took out a box and handed it to Sarah. It was small and wrapped with white paper with a pink ribbon on it. "Happy Birthday." Speedy said as he received a hug and a kiss on the cheek from Sarah.
"Thank you." Sarah replied.
"Well, open it!" Speedy said.
"Fine." Sarah said as she pulled on the ribbon. Then she tore off the small amount of wrapping paper that covered the box. She opened the box and gasped at what she saw. "It's beautiful!" Sarah said. It was a diamond necklace.
"Here. I'll put it around your neck." Speedy said he took the necklace and placed it around Sarah's neck and clipped it together.
The necklace looked beautiful on Sarah, especially since it matched her white dress.
"Ahem." A man on stage said. "Queen Sarah. Umm...we present to you, Alan Jackson." A man said. Then a large space cleared on the, ready for Sarah to dance.
"Would Queen Sarah please come to the center of the dance floor?" Alan Jackson said in the microphone.
"OK. Now which one of you will dance with me?" Sarah asked. "Oh! I know! Starfire! Come here!" Sarah said as she grabbed Starfire by the arm. "I'll dance with Speedy, and Robin, you dance with Starfire."
"But-" Starfire started.
"That is what we'll do. I'm not going to dance out there alone." Sarah said. "Let's go." Sarah said as she pushed everyone out onto the dance floor. Sarah went to the middle, followed by Speedy, and Robin and Starfire stood next to them. "Mr. Jackson?"
"You can call me Alan." Alan Jackson replied.
"OK. Alan. I just want to thank you for coming out this far for my birthday." Sarah said.
"No need to thank me. Anything for a Queen." Alan Jackson replied.
Then Sarah turned to the rest of the people. "I have one announcement before we do anything though! I am not the only person in here with a birthday to celebrate! I share this birthday, with my best friend, Robin!"
People clapped their hands and the people behind him pushed Robin out onto the dance floor. He would have to dance.
Then Sarah went back and grabbed Starfire's arm. "Starfire! You have to dance with Robin. You know you want to." Sarah said as she pulled Starfire over to Robin.
"Alan? If you could, would you please sing 'It Must Be Love' for these love birds?" Sarah requested.
"No problem ma'am." Alan Jackson replied, then he start to sing 'It Must Be Love'.
It Must Be Love by Alan JacksonFirst I get cold, then hot
Think I'm on fire, but I'm not
Oh what a pain I've got,
It must be love
There's nothin I can do,
All that I want is you
Look what I'm go'n through
It must be love
It must be love
It must be love
I fall like a sparrow, and fly like a dove
You must be the dream I've been dream'n of
Oh what a feel'n, it must be love.
Something is wrong alright
I think of you all night
Can't sleep til morning light
It must be love
Seeing you in my dreams
Holding you close to me
Oh what else can it be
It must be love
It must be love
It must be love
I fall like a sparrow, and fly like a dove
You must be the dream I've been dream'n of
Oh what a feel'n, it must be love.
The clapped there hands and Speedy and Sarah pulled away from each other and looked at Robin and Starfire.
Robin was looking at Starfire, and Starfire was looking at Robin. They were perfectly still and a little too far apart. They didn't do any dancing, just stared at each other for the whole song.
Sarah leaned towards Speedy. "You take Starfire and I'll take Robin. I think we need to teach them how to dance." Sarah said.
"OK." Speedy replied.
AN- Well, there's another chapter. Sry to end it here. But there will be more chapters to come. I hope the dance lessons go well. See-ya in the next chapter.