Wooopity, woopity, whoop! Here's my next chapie! Oh! And I wanna clear somethen up; I don't like Ashlee Simpson, or Jessica Simpson or any other Barbie bimbo who walks around thinking they can sing and gets two dollars for every time they bend down. I just couldn't find, nor create, another song that Jinx would be able to sing, believably. Oops! I'm rambling again… Here's the next chapie!

Chapter Twenty-one: "The Envelopes, Please?" take two

Starfire stood at the mike as her friends took their places. She gave a nervous look to Robin, who gave her a reassuring smile.

Then, the curtain rose, and they played their intro. Star stood, and waited for her cue.

"You always stood beside me

You were always there to take my hand in yours

You always fought beside me

I know now that I should have been all yours"

"Now I plainly see

That we were meant to be

But now I know its way too late for me

I shudder at your words

Every time it hurts

I love you now that I can see"

Her confidence began to shoot up.

"Right now my heart is breaking

And I know that this is my own fault

Once you touch me I am shaking

When I see you I can feel my own heart halt"

"I'd never thought I'd say

That I would see the day

When you and I could never ever be

I only have my tears

I'm conquered by my fears

That you I will never again see"

She smiled as the judges began conversing and nodding.

"You never made me feel bad

You always made me feel like someone great

But now your leaven' and I'm sad

This trap you set I'll never escape"

"You knew just what to do

When ever I was blue

You knew all the things that made me laugh

But now that you are gone

Every thing is wrong

I'm walkin' right into a trap"

"Now I plainly see

That we were meant to be

But now I know its way too late for me

I shudder at your words

Every time it hurts"

"I love you now that I can see

I love you now that I can see

I love you now that I can see"

The audience hooted and hollered and clapped themselves silly. The curtain dropped once more and the Titans went off stage, getting death glares from the HIVE. They simply returned the looks with mocking smiles.

"All right," said one of the judges. "We have made our decision. As you know, many of the bands heard here tonight were wonderful, but sadly, only two will proceed on to Metropolis. And they are, the HIVE –" Many cheers went up and Gizmo stuck his tongue out at the Titans. Robin crossed his fingers.

"And – the TEEN TITANS!" more loud cheers were heard, and Beastboy did a victory dance, singing "Na, na, na, na, na!"

The HIVE simply glared. Robin smiled at them in triumph.

"You may have won the battle," said Jinx, "but you will lose the war."

"Leave it for the consolation speech," he retorted.

They gave one final dirty look and left.

"HA!" said Cy after they had left. "Whipped 'em at their own game! This calls for a calibration! WHO'S UP FOR IN 'N' OUT?"

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They all sat around a corner booth at the local In 'N' Out, munching on their burgers (Gar just had an order of fries). They chatted light-heartedly and laughed loudly until Dick stood up, Coke in hand, and called for their attention.

"I would like to propose a toast," he said, raising his disposable cup of soda. "To the band"

"To the band!" And they all clinked their paper cups of soda together.

"And may we be friends forever!" he added.

"Aw, man," said Vic, "that is so corny!"

"Corny!" shouted Terra.

Then, they all began to chant "corny, corny!" and throw french fries at him. He blocked the on-coming potatoes with his hands and then sat back down, smile on his face.

After dinner, Dick whispered to Kori: "Wanna take a ride?"

She grinned from ear-to-ear.

"Uh, hey," said Dick while the others were getting into one of the many cars that were stowed away in Wayne Manor's garage. "Kori and I will catch up with you later, 'K?"

The others smirked at each other, got in the car and left. Mean while, Dick and Kori had seated themselves on the R-Cycle.

"So, where do you want to go?" he asked, handing her his helmet.

"Doesn't matter," she said, giving him a peck on the cheek and accepting the head gear.

They took off into the night, Kori's arms tight around Dick's waist.

They visited the park, the drive-in movie, and simply road around. Then they decided to head back to the Mansion when they hit a red light.

Then, a Harley Davidson drove up besides them. The guy riding it had a black muscle shirt with tattoos up and down his large arms (A/N I'll give you three guesses).

"Hey, wimp," he said to Dick. "Think you can ride?"

Dick smirked. "Bet your ass I can."

"Yeah? How 'bout we see about that?" and he revved his motor cycle. Dick did the same, accepting the offer.

"Dick, no," said Kori, sharply. "You could get arrested."

Then, a whistle was heard.

"Hey, baby," said the rider. "Wanna see what a real man's bike feels like?" And revved it up again.

Dick gritted and bared his teeth. Now he's gone too far.

The light turned green.

The two riders roared into the night, tail lights blazing.

The wind whipped Dick's hair around and stung his eyes. Kori simply held on tighter to his waist.

They were neck-and-neck, engines roaring and hearts pounding.

"The construction-sight's the finish line!" Dick heard the rider yell. Dick looked in front of him. He could make out faint lines of a sight a few miles a head. He poured on the speed, but soon, the rider matched his momentum. Then, he rammed into the R-Cycle.

"What are you doing!" Kori screamed.

"Making sure I win, sweetheart!"

When he withdrew his bike from the R-Cycle's side, Dick slammed up against his side.

"Two can play at this game!" he shouted.

They were coming closer to the construction site, and they were fighting every inch of the way. Then, Dick drove up right behind a car, did a pop-a-wheelie, drove over it, and landed right in front of his appoint, just in time to stop in front of a CAT crane. Dick had won.

"You OK?" he asked Kori, smile on his face.

"Yes, but – promise me you'll never do it again?"

His smile drooped a bit. Suddenly –

BANG!

Dick felt something very small wiz past his head, creating a gush of wind that whistled in his ear.

His head whipped around to see the rider pointing a smoking gun right at Dick's head.

"Nobody out ride's Johnny Rancid!"(A/N for those of you who haven't figured it out yet)

They sped off, bullets racing past their heads.

"Keep your head down, Kori!" She did as she was told and Dick prayed that the guy was as bad a shot as he was a gloater.

They zipped down the street, Johnny hot on their trail. Suddenly, sirens were heard.

Dick quickly drove into an ally and turned off the engine. He saw Rancid shoot past them followed by cop cars.

When the sound of the sirens faded, Dick turned the engine back on and they headed straight for Wayne Manor.

OK. The Dick-Johnny race/chase was just another filler. It foreshadows nothing…

Please R&R!

Tprinces