105 reviews!!! Alright! This is awesome!!!! Get ready people, as promised, the 100 reviews special, this bit will include replies to your reviews for the past two chapters, PLUS the Teen Titans themselves will answer your reviews, personally! But wait! There's more! For a nominal fee of 0$, you'll get to hear Teen Titans video clips! That's right! Fifteen whole minutes of Titan karaoke with guest stars: Slade, Red-X, Killer Moth and the duel of Kitten and Fang! This is very long so if you're not interested, just browse down until you reach the next (-) sign.
The sun rose above Titans Tower, causing a certain Boy Wonder to wake up. He rubbed his eyes and looked at the small sheet of paper in front of him, the square that said Saturday was crossed with a black X and beneath it, the word Reviews. Robin dragged himself off the bed and set off to wake the rest of the team.
"Man, do we have to?" moaned Beast Boy, slowly dragging himself towards the living room
"Yeah, we promised him we'll help with the reviews remember?" growled Robin, glaring at the changeling
"Besides, it'll be cool to see what he wrote about us" added Raven
"I just hope that kid got some skill" said Red-X "And that it was worth waking me up so early on a Saturday"
The four made their way to the Titans' mainframe, where they met Cyborg, Starfire and Lisa
"I thought I told you to start answering the reviews without us!" exclaimed Robin
"That's something I would do, if I knew what his E-mail and password are!" he shouted back. Robin turned red for a second and handed the mechanical man a piece of paper. Cyborg opened it and quickly typed what was written on it (A/N: like I'll actually give you my E-mail/pass)
"Tales of the Closet, this should be interesting" said Red-X, voice dripping with sarcasm
"Shut up" muttered Robin. After a few minutes of intense reading, Beast Boy suddenly cried out
"Hey! I remember these bits!"
"What are you talking about?" asked Raven
"Don't you remember? I couple of months ago, when I we started dating, and Cyborg brought Lisa and Red-X joined us?" Raven seemed to ponder for a few seconds
"He's right" she said
"Okay, okay, can we just go through this?" snapped Robin "We'll reply one review at a turn okay? X, you go first"
"Fine" muttered Red-X and took Cyborg's place, now sitting in front of the screen
Vampire-Orchid: Hey, thanks kid, or girl, can't make anything with these online nicknames…anyway, I see you're one of Rave's constant reviewers, so I'll bet your opinion really meant something for him, but again, I'm doing this just 'cause the kid is forcing me. Later
"Oh, I wish to reply to the next reviewer!" exclaimed Starfire, replacing Red-X
"How do I make the bold letters appear?" she asked, Robin hit CtrlB for her
RavenRobin4ever- I assume you have read the next chapter, that puts the Red-X along with our team, your wish has came true. I find your name quite odd, why would Raven and Robin come together?
"My turn!" screamed Beast Boy, shoving Starfire off the chair, he sat down and stretched his fingers
Regrem Erutaerec Dude, that was so not funny! Dealing with X was hard enough and left us all with sore backs! And besides, I think I am the cutest Titan of them all!
"Care to be next Raven?" he asked
"Whatever" replied the half-demon and took his place
Digital-DNA Right…you like E? That's cool; I like B, as in BB
"Okay…that was wired" she said, getting up and allowing Robin to sit down
Terraskewl- I hope you liked chapter 10, I found it…interesting….anyway, keep on reviewing, it means a lot to Rave, according to what he told us
"Move over" said Cyborg
Rose Pretty long review there, and I don't know how you could like the X/Star, I mean, it's so unnatural, now me and Lisa…that's more like it!
"Is it my turn?" asked Lisa. Cyborg nodded and she took his place
Max, Slayer-girl and Warprince2000- Thanks you guys (and girl) Your opinions mean a lot to Rave and he really appreciates your support in him
"You were supposed to just reply to one" hissed Robin
"So I got a little carried away" she said back "X, your turn again"
Mephisto2022: Hey, you people like to see me and the cutie together, I knew we were meant for each other, but she and the kid had other things in mind. As I was saying, there's pretty much a lot of Raven/BB in this chapter so feel free to read it!
"Can I do the next one to? I want cutie to reply to a long review" he asked
"Fine, and it's Starfire!" shouted Robin
"Whatever"
Blaze-Firestorm: Kinda short, I used to see your reviews were the longest Rave got, make 'em bigger.
"It's all your cutie"
"Starfire!"
"What-Ever, KID"
Rose- I am pleased you liked my little talk with the Red-X. I will let you know that if you adore the Red-X paired with me, you will like the next chapter called "Questions and Decisions" oops, I have done, what is called "To spoil" correct? Forgive me and forget I have said that please
"Me again!" screamed Beast Boy "Oh man, short reviews, can I just take all four of them?"
"Go ahead" said Raven
DrakDreams, Terraskewl, Warprince2000 and Stella-S55- Dudes, longer reviews please! Oh and I got you some answers! Starfire still has confused thought about X, so it's okay to be out in the blank
"You're up Raven"
CrazyDeafGirl- No! you can't go! You mean too much to Rave, he told us you're his most loyal reviewer and that you reviewed nearly each and every chapter of his old story. Okay Raven…getting a bit too emotional here…I hope you'll come back to review his chapters again
"Do it Robin"
Wi This is a bit difficult to answer, let me call Rave
"Hello? Can I please talk to RavenOnline? The one who writes the online story. Yeah I'll wait…Hey Rave, I need to ask you something, didn't the R-…uh-ha…yeah...I see…okay, later man"
Okay, he told me he wrote those parts on two different days so he forgot he blew up the R-Jet. And just for the record, I had to take a BUS back to the tower, me Robin! a Bus!
"My turn again!"
Raven-angst Loads of people like Raven on this site, why doesn't anyone call himself Cyborg? What did I do to you?! Am I that misunderstood? Anyway, thanks for boosting this review pile to 103, Rave is really happy!
"Wrap it up Lis" he said softly
Yukigata and B.B Fan- Thanks for the reviews sugars, loads of BB/Rae on this chapter, enjoy.
Music videos next chapter, you read now! Review later!
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Disclaimer: me owning the Teen Titans…yeah right
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Chapter Eleven: Here to Stay
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The cold night air hit Raven's cloak, causing it to flap lightly as she flew towards Titans Tower. Piercing grey clouds, she flew without noticing the green eagle following her, a loud squawk caught her attention and looked to her left, seeing the green bird flying along with her caused a warm buildup inside her stomach, she smiled towards him and again set her eyes forward, still flying home. She felt Beast Boy's wing tip blush against her shoulder and looked at him, seeing he caught her attention, the changeling swooped down, Raven stopped at midair and shrugged "Eh, what the heck" she mumbled to herself and followed him. Touching the ground, she noticed they were at a diner near the bay area; the smell of seawater was in the air and occasional loud foghorn noises accompanied her as she walked towards Beast Boy's figure, which stood near the diner's entrance
"Um…Beast Boy, what are we doing here?" she inquired
"I just wanted to show you something, c'mon"
"But Robin will be-" Beast Boy waved Raven's claim off with a flick of his hand
"Robin will have his hands full, taking care of his whole Red-X issue, now c'mon! Please?" he nudged her a little towards the glass door
"Fine…" she muttered, but on the inside, she was happy that he tried to convince her to come with him. A night in Titans Tower with Robin going haywire about Red-X was not to her liking. The changeling pushed the glass door, causing a small bell on top of it to ring, entering, Raven looked at the place; it was a modest little place, with five red chairs near the counter and more tables near the window, not too many people sat there, an old man eating an omelet, a half empty cup of coffee next to him and two girls sitting and talking, one was crying and the other one placed her arm over her friend's shoulder. Beast Boy and Raven approached the counter and sat down on two of the red tall chairs, as she sat, Raven groaned, catching Beast Boy's attention
"What is it Rae?" he asked in a worried voice
"Nothing, it's just that shot I got earlier, it still hurts when I sit down or get up" she replied. A woman about forty approached them from behind the counter; she was a redhead, with white uniform and a nametag that read Tiffany, she took out the cigarette she had in her mouth and put it out beneath the counter
"Evening, what can I get you?" she asked, her voice was soft, but caught Beast Boy's and Raven's attention
"The usual for me Tiff" replied the changeling
"Do you serve tea?" asked Raven, the waitress looked at her for a second
"I'll go check" she replied and disappeared behind the kitchen's door. She came back a few seconds later, holding a plate with two pieces of coconut cream pie on the one hand and a cup of tea on the other hand
"Here you go" she said while placing down their orders "That'll be-"
"7.35 For the pie and how much for the tea?" completed Beast Boy
"Two dollars hon" she replied, smiling. Raven opened her mouth and was about to say that she didn't have any money on her, but she saw Beast Boy taking out his wallet, handing the waitress a ten dollar bill. The waitress took the bill and left off, to take care of another costumer who came though the door
"I'll pay you pack later" said Raven while sipping on her tea
"No need Rae" he replied, taking a fork load of pie into his mouth "Wonna try some? This place serves a mean pie" he gestured a fork towards her. She took a bite out of the small slice and started humming
"What is it?" asked the changeling
"This is good Beast Boy, thanks" she replied, placing another small bite in her mouth
"Hey Tiff!" yelled Beast Boy, the waitress turned towards him "Another slice of your delicious pie"
"Coming right up hon" she replied, placing another plate in front of him momentarily
"Are you sure it's okay? I wouldn't want to waste your money" said Raven while looking at the plate
"Of course it is!" he leaned towards her and whispered "I usually take three slices a night so dig in" Raven blushed and smiled a little smile at the corner of her mouth. Minutes later, while both Raven and Beast Boy were drinking from small cups of coffee, a question popped into Raven's head; she's been battling that question since, ever since he came to see her when she was sick, that question has been burrowing into her mind, she had to let it out
"Um…Beast Boy?"
"Yeah Rae?"
"There's something I wanted to ask you"
"Good, 'cause there was something I wanted to ask you"
"Go ahead"
"No, you first"
"Nah, you first"
there was a moment of awkward silence between them when they both spoke up
"Would you like to-" they both started, stopping as soon as they heard each other's voice
"What were you saying?" they both asked, blushing
"Nothing" they both replied, Beast Boy seized an opportunity
"Look Rae" he started "Would…would you like to…to…" he gulped and with the spit, came his courage "Would…you like to go out with me tomorrow night?" he asked quickly. Raven was well prepared for that question
"Yes" she said confidently
"Can't you at least think about it? I mean, a friend of mine is working at the cinema and he can set us with a private show of The Ring 2 and I know much you like hor..." his brain finally processed Raven's answer "What did you say?!" he shouted, making every head in the diner turn towards them
"I said yes" she replied
"Can you hold that thought for a second?" he asked, Raven nodded and Beast Boy bolted out of the diner, looking out of the window, Raven saw he was doing a victory dance and singing
"Go Beast Boy, Go Beast Boy, it's your birthday, oh yeah, you got a date. Go Beast Boy, Go Beast Boy, it's your birthday…" he kept on doing that for five minutes and came back to diner, where he was accepted by a wave of applause
"C'mon Rae, let's go home" he said. When they both stepped out of there, something popped into Raven's memory
"When we came here, you said you wanted to show me something, what was it?" she asked
"A good time" he replied and grabbed her palm gently "Did I do well?"
"Yeah, you did" she replied, kissing his cheek "Now let's go, I hope we'll find the tower in one piece when we get there"
"Yeah, let's go" replied Beast Boy. Raven flew off into the cold night air, Beast Boy after her, as a green hawk
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"So…Tell me again, why aren't we going through the official paperwork now?" asked an impatient Red-X. He, Robin, Starfire, Cyborg and Lisa have been at the tower for fifteen minutes now and all Robin has done was to take out the large pile of papers from the cabinet labeled "New Titan" and place them neatly over a small table
"We'll begin when Raven and Beast Boy come here. This procedure will take place once all the titans are assembled" replied Robin; he was also showing signs of irritation and paced down the living room over and over again, grumbling. Red-X walked towards the center of the room and looked at Cyborg, who was staring at the T.V, watching a car show
"Hey Metal Gear, where's your friend?" asked the vigilante. Cyborg shifted his eyes to watch Red-X and frowned
"Lisa and Starfire are making something in Star's room, I heard it has something to do with your initiation" he replied, shifting his eyes back to the T.V, where a women in her mid20's, dressed in a bikini was gesturing her hands towards a blue Viper with white stripes crossing it from the hood to the rear bumper. Getting bored, Cyborg began to change channels at an inhuman speed, occasionally mumbling "Boring…yawn….been done…"
"Is that a Game-Station XR?" asked Red-X, waking Cyborg from his trance
"Yeah, it is, what of it?" he replied, nearly falling asleep
"Well I just thought we'll play a little game" he answered, jumping on the couch from behind
"What did you have in mind?" asked Cyborg, obviously interested with Red-X's offer
"I don't know…do you have Wipeout XL 2005 here?"
"Duh! Why, are you good at it?"
"I like to think so. Use multiplayer, computer opponents are too weak for your level" suggested X, Cyborg did so
-Connecting to Wipeout XL 2k5 online system, please wait-
-Connection successful. Player one please login-
-Welcome $YB0RG. Player two please login-
-Welcome Crimson-10. Entering Wipeout XL 2k5 lobby…-
"Crimson 10? You're Crimson 10? How's that possible?!" cried Cyborg. Under his mask, Red-X grinned, but played it cool on the surface
"Yo Rob! Check it out, Red-X is Crimson 10!" screamed Cyborg
"WHAT?!" roared Robin's voice . he jumped on the couch and landed next to Red-X, grabbing a controller
-Additional player connecting to game, please login-
-Welcome Mocking-Bird. Reentering lobby…-
"Crimson 10 is one of the best players in the state, it can't be you!" snapped Robin
"I'll let my car do the talking" replied X, causing Robin to grit his teeth
"Dudes, I found us a game, shut up and get ready!" shouted Cyborg. The three leaned back against the couch
"Wait, wait, wait!" Said both Robin and Red-X, getting up, removing their capes and resuming their sitting positions. The futuristic cars laid on the starting line, Cyborg's car was a large hovercraft like car, painted blue and white with missile pods mounted on its sides. Robin's and Red-X's cars looked very alike, small slick cars that resembled a triangle with its sides pulled back and down, but Robin's was colored red and green whereas Red-X's was painted black with a red X on it's left and right
"Sweet paint job X" said Cyborg
"Shut up, game's about to begin" grunted Robin
-Three, two, one, GO!- All the cars started rolling down, picking up speed, but Red-X's just shot in front, leaving a trail of smoke behind it
"Man, how did you do that!?" cried Cyborg while struggling with his controller, trying to maneuver himself to a better position
"All it took was a little tweaking with the Nitro injecting system" replied X. Robin didn't pay attention, he had to win, to prove he's better than X once and for all. His car blasted forward, leaving Cyborg along with the other players behind
"Dude Robin don't do that!" Cried the mechanical man. Soon, an annoying beeping sound could've been heard
"He's locking on me!" said Robin, behind his car, another car swerved violently, a single missile was revealed from its bottom side
"Oh no you don't!" exclaimed Cyborg, his car shot a barrage of rockets from its rocket pods and the car behind Robin's exploded, it was sent to the air, burning.
"Turn left!" screamed X, Cyborg did and a long missile passed by his car's side. X's car spewed led from its front machine guns and another car exploded. X was now maneuvering to get past Cyborg and was turning right
"Thanks for the help X, but don't think that means you can help yourself!" said Cyborg, pushing X's car towards the guard-rail
"Ungrateful little…" mumbled Red-X as he hit the brakes and then blasted from Cyborg's left side. The door opened and Beast Boy and Raven came in. Beast Boy, immediately sensing the presence of a game in progress, ran towards the couch and stared mindlessly at the screen
"You're not getting past me!" cried Robin, preparing to blast X's car out of the race
"Newsflash kid, I'm already one lap ahead of you" he replied
Both Robin's and Red-X's cars were now driving circles around each other while trying to cross the finish line, each trying to get a good shot at the other when a blue car with black and white lightning on its side passed between them
"What the…" pondered Robin
"Get him!" screamed Red-X. Both Robin and he shot their cars forward, their machine guns roaring, but it was too late, the car crossed the finish line, followed by Red-X's. Robin and Cyborg completed their last lap and the game was over
-#1: H-2-Dude #2: Crimson-10 #3: Mocking-bird-
-Best driving: Mocking-Bird, Fastest Car: H-2-Dude, Best Cornering: KingModdie, Demolitions: $YB0RG, Best Lap: Crimson-10, Best Kill: Crimson-10 –
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Wiping the sweat off his forehead, Aqualad, got up and did a victory dance in his small room in Atlantis. He stopped and threw a dart at a paper sheet that said "Crimson-10"
"Another one bites the dust" he said to himself
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"Good, you're here, now we can finally get this thing over with" said Robin while addressing the pile of papers. Red-X's eye slits were as wide as coffee mugs when he saw the large pile of documents
"Hey kid, look, I'd love to finish this right now, but-" he drew a long mechanical yawn "I'm really not in the mood for signing ten tons of paper at one A.M, besides, it's been a long day, can't we do it in the morning?"
"He's right Rob, we all need some shut eye" said Cyborg
"Which brings me to the next subject, where is he going to sleep?" asked Robin
"Well the flu thing is gone for good, we can all sleep in our rooms again, but Lisa gets Terra's room" replied Cyborg
"Well X, it looks like you have two options: sleep on the couch or with Beast Boy, he's got a two bonk bed" Red-X glanced at Beast Boy who immediately smiled and waved towards him
"Do you snore?" he asked, Beast Boy shook his head no "Much" he thought
"Well, guess I found my room" he replied, walking towards Beast Boy's room when Starfire stormed out of her room and stopped him
"What is it?" he asked
"Well I…I…You see…I kind of made this for you" she handed him a communicator that had a red X like the one oh his chest, branded across the white T
"Thanks cutie, thanks a lot" he said, slapping the small device on the right side of his belt.
"Hey X!" said a voice behind him, he turned around and caught something in his hand, opening it, he found a metal slide with the word RED-X branded into it
"I know it's a bit premature, but when we'll get you a room, just put this on your door" said Robin. Red-X didn't know what to do, he was well prepared to reply to anger, spiky comments, sarcasm and death threats, but kindness was his weak spot
"Um…thanks?" he said
"I know it's still unofficial and all…but welcome to the team" said Robin and shook his hand. There was a moment of silence, but it was interrupted by Beast Boy's yawn
"I'm out of here, you coming X?"
"Yeah" the Titans split up, each heading for his or hers room.
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"Good night Robin" said Starfire and placed a teddy bear who had a green and red outfit and a black eye mask next to her
"Good night Starfire" she said to herself, trying to make herself sound like Robin, she closed her eyes, only to open them seconds later
"I have almost forgot about you" she said, placing another teddy bear next to her, its fur was painted black and it had an X on his chest and on his skull shaped mask
"Good night to you to, Red-X"
"Night cutie" she answered herself, trying to imitate Red-X's distorted voice. Starfire put the two bears in her arms and fell asleep, covered in her pink blanket
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"Lockdown initiated, night ya'll" said Cyborg who just finished the security check. He walked into his room and plugged himself to his systems recharger, shutting himself down as he did so
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Raven wandered towards her closet, searching for a proper outfit for her date tomorrow. She searched aimlessly, not knowing what to wear; she's never been on a date before
"No sweat Raven, we'll be with you all the way" said a voice in her head
"Yeah! It'll be fun!" added a giggling voice
"Show me some courage girl, you can do it!"
"Thanks you guys" answered Raven mentally, dropping on her bed, she tucked herself in and fell asleep, humming "I got a date…I got a date…"
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Both Lisa and Robin were doing the same thing, sorting though their weapons, each loading another explosive disc, or another round into the magazine, it helped them think, it a way of some sort, clearing their mind, they both laid down on their beds, looking at the ceiling, searching for an invisible figure. Lisa was the first to fall asleep, and Robin was soon to follow.
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"When you said your bed is small, it's not exactly what I had in mind" complained Red-X. Beast Boy's bed suited the changeling perfectly, but for X it was a nightmare. He laid there, the bed only reaching close to his knees, legs dangling from the other side of the bed. It took him a while to fall asleep, but it was worth it, under the mask was a little smile, notifying he was dreaming about a certain 'cutie'
Author Notes:
Jeez…that was one loooong chapter…glad the Titans helped me with it though. Did you like it? I hope you did, Review and let your opinion make a difference, 'cause I really change my story according to my readers' whims…sometimes.
Oh and one last thing!
Review. Review. Review!