Chapter II: Distractions
Robin got up early the next day, intent on getting done what he wished to do. He quietly got out of bed, kissed Starfire on the forehead, and left. As he got outside, he started humming. He jumped on his motorcycle and drove along the underwater path to Jump City, and parked his bike outside a video game store, in case Starfire came looking for him. He then began to walk towards his destination.
Beast Boy's sneak-away went as well as Robin's. He jumped out of bed, changed into a bird, and proceeded to fly away.
By the time Cyborg, Fayrii and Jack were calmly eating, both girls were looking around the tower.
"Have any of you seen Robin? He is not to be found anywhere," Starfire asked.
"Robin? He uh, went to go get a video game," Fayrii answered, suddenly losing control of his voice.
"Yeah, that's right," Jack agreed. Starfire looked at them suspiciously. Raven poked her head in.
"What about Beast Boy?" Raven asked.
"If I know him, he's probably gettin' that nasty tofu!" Cyborg said through a mouthful of waffles.
"Actually, Beast Boy went with Robin," Jack said. Raven didn't believe him, and stared into his eyes, eye-level. Jack simply smiled back. After about a minute, Raven pulled her gaze away.
"Perhaps we should go accompany them and see the mall of shopping?" Starfire asked Raven.
"No!" Fayrii and Jack said at once. Both girls and Cyborg looked at them.
"They, uh, wanted to be alone," Jack answered. "Right big brother?"
"Yeah, right," Fayrii assured.
"While I don't like how they're acting, Starfire," Raven started, "I agree we shouldn't go after them. I don't think that the four of us at the mall would work. I'll be in my room." Raven left, somewhat doubting the brothers.
"Hey, how about we play volleyball?" Fayrii asked, trying to cover- up. Starfire brightened.
"Glorious! Let us volley the ball! I shall go find it!" she said, before flying off. Fayrii and Jack both sighed with relief when she left. Cyborg raised an eyebrow.
"Now what are you two hidin'?" Cyborg asked in his suspicious tone. Fayrii and Jack tensed up again.
"Nothing," they both said at once. Cyborg arched his eyebrow more.
"I know when one of my friends are hiding something? Now what are you hiding? What, are Robin and Beast Boy trying to prank the girls?"
"No, you know they wouldn't do that," Fayrii answered.
"Then what are you four hiding? Robin isn't with Beast Boy, is he?"
"No, they just left, we just said that to reassure the girls," Jack answered.
"No, you're hiding something."
"Look, we can honestly swear we are not hiding anything," Fayrii answered.
"Oh. Then how many things are you hiding?" Cyborg asked, catching on. He still was extremely suspicious.
"Are you going to leave us alone?" Jack asked.
"Not till I know what you're hiding," Cyborg answered. Before the boys could answer, Starfire came into the kitchen with the volleyball, and Fayrii made a hand-signal to Cyborg that meant if-you-let-her-or-Raven-onto- something-you're-gonna-die-painfully. The four went onto the roof to play.
"Fayrii, something is wrong with Robin," Starfire said before they began.
"What?" Fayrii asked.
"I feel...I think it is called paranoia."
"Isn't Robin always paranoid?"
"Yes, but he feels more so."
"Well, he's out in the city, probably expecting Slade to jump out of the sun."
"I guess you are right," Starfire whispered, and she flew onto one side of the net with Cyborg. Fayrii and Jack got on theirs. Cyborg served the ball high into the air, and Jack set it up near the top of the net, and Fayrii flipped forward, spiking the ball into ground on Cy and Star's side with his tail. Jack picked up the ball and served it. Starfire bumped it back, and Fayrii jumped back, setting it to them. Cyborg jumped up and tried to spike it. Jack was right there, however, and bumped it into the air, to be spiked by Fayrii into the ground.
After two more hours, the four walked into the living room. Fayrii and Jack had won 8039782789243578957891497824109758924797625976762590867259762590672956792567 2976927627624907629056729805675690576290768924769027689067290765892789678956 2789789256789789256789789789789789789789789567897890092768925710406345710713 4971390761590374913963190879381671389564 to 0.
"Man, I didn't even know it was possible to get that many points," Cyborg commented, worn out and sitting on the couch. Starfire was wiping the sweat off her face with a towel. Fayrii and Jack were sitting calmly on the ceiling.
Raven walked into the room. "I'm going out," she put simply. "Starfire, I don't know why I'm saying this, but, do you want to go to the mall?"
Starfire nodded happily. Jack and Fayrii stepped up, saying, "May we accompany you?"
Raven looked at them suspiciously. "Give me one reason why I should let you two come," she tested. Fayrii and Jack held up a 278550458904578045789078947893478978943278901578915789457897894 pound block on each hand. Raven rolled her eyes.
"Alright," she said. Cyborg stood up.
"I gonna go recharge," he said, and left. Raven and Starfire left the tower, with Fayrii and Jack right behind them.
Throughout the time at the mall, Jack and Fayrii had trouble keeping all the things the girls bought, and hiding Robin or BB when they came along. Fortunately, the boys helped a bit by hiding quickly. By the time the girls and the two brothers got home, Robin's grunts could be heard coming from the gym, and Beast Boy and Cyborg were playing video games. Fayrii and Jack sorted the items to who it belonged to, put them in their rooms, and went up on the roof, to go bungee-jumping.
To themselves, Robin and Beast Boy sighed happily, glad that was over. But now the harder part was coming. Yet Fayrii and Jack knew what was happening, and let events run their course. For Fate has better surprises than Half-faeries.
Robin got up early the next day, intent on getting done what he wished to do. He quietly got out of bed, kissed Starfire on the forehead, and left. As he got outside, he started humming. He jumped on his motorcycle and drove along the underwater path to Jump City, and parked his bike outside a video game store, in case Starfire came looking for him. He then began to walk towards his destination.
Beast Boy's sneak-away went as well as Robin's. He jumped out of bed, changed into a bird, and proceeded to fly away.
By the time Cyborg, Fayrii and Jack were calmly eating, both girls were looking around the tower.
"Have any of you seen Robin? He is not to be found anywhere," Starfire asked.
"Robin? He uh, went to go get a video game," Fayrii answered, suddenly losing control of his voice.
"Yeah, that's right," Jack agreed. Starfire looked at them suspiciously. Raven poked her head in.
"What about Beast Boy?" Raven asked.
"If I know him, he's probably gettin' that nasty tofu!" Cyborg said through a mouthful of waffles.
"Actually, Beast Boy went with Robin," Jack said. Raven didn't believe him, and stared into his eyes, eye-level. Jack simply smiled back. After about a minute, Raven pulled her gaze away.
"Perhaps we should go accompany them and see the mall of shopping?" Starfire asked Raven.
"No!" Fayrii and Jack said at once. Both girls and Cyborg looked at them.
"They, uh, wanted to be alone," Jack answered. "Right big brother?"
"Yeah, right," Fayrii assured.
"While I don't like how they're acting, Starfire," Raven started, "I agree we shouldn't go after them. I don't think that the four of us at the mall would work. I'll be in my room." Raven left, somewhat doubting the brothers.
"Hey, how about we play volleyball?" Fayrii asked, trying to cover- up. Starfire brightened.
"Glorious! Let us volley the ball! I shall go find it!" she said, before flying off. Fayrii and Jack both sighed with relief when she left. Cyborg raised an eyebrow.
"Now what are you two hidin'?" Cyborg asked in his suspicious tone. Fayrii and Jack tensed up again.
"Nothing," they both said at once. Cyborg arched his eyebrow more.
"I know when one of my friends are hiding something? Now what are you hiding? What, are Robin and Beast Boy trying to prank the girls?"
"No, you know they wouldn't do that," Fayrii answered.
"Then what are you four hiding? Robin isn't with Beast Boy, is he?"
"No, they just left, we just said that to reassure the girls," Jack answered.
"No, you're hiding something."
"Look, we can honestly swear we are not hiding anything," Fayrii answered.
"Oh. Then how many things are you hiding?" Cyborg asked, catching on. He still was extremely suspicious.
"Are you going to leave us alone?" Jack asked.
"Not till I know what you're hiding," Cyborg answered. Before the boys could answer, Starfire came into the kitchen with the volleyball, and Fayrii made a hand-signal to Cyborg that meant if-you-let-her-or-Raven-onto- something-you're-gonna-die-painfully. The four went onto the roof to play.
"Fayrii, something is wrong with Robin," Starfire said before they began.
"What?" Fayrii asked.
"I feel...I think it is called paranoia."
"Isn't Robin always paranoid?"
"Yes, but he feels more so."
"Well, he's out in the city, probably expecting Slade to jump out of the sun."
"I guess you are right," Starfire whispered, and she flew onto one side of the net with Cyborg. Fayrii and Jack got on theirs. Cyborg served the ball high into the air, and Jack set it up near the top of the net, and Fayrii flipped forward, spiking the ball into ground on Cy and Star's side with his tail. Jack picked up the ball and served it. Starfire bumped it back, and Fayrii jumped back, setting it to them. Cyborg jumped up and tried to spike it. Jack was right there, however, and bumped it into the air, to be spiked by Fayrii into the ground.
After two more hours, the four walked into the living room. Fayrii and Jack had won 8039782789243578957891497824109758924797625976762590867259762590672956792567 2976927627624907629056729805675690576290768924769027689067290765892789678956 2789789256789789256789789789789789789789789567897890092768925710406345710713 4971390761590374913963190879381671389564 to 0.
"Man, I didn't even know it was possible to get that many points," Cyborg commented, worn out and sitting on the couch. Starfire was wiping the sweat off her face with a towel. Fayrii and Jack were sitting calmly on the ceiling.
Raven walked into the room. "I'm going out," she put simply. "Starfire, I don't know why I'm saying this, but, do you want to go to the mall?"
Starfire nodded happily. Jack and Fayrii stepped up, saying, "May we accompany you?"
Raven looked at them suspiciously. "Give me one reason why I should let you two come," she tested. Fayrii and Jack held up a 278550458904578045789078947893478978943278901578915789457897894 pound block on each hand. Raven rolled her eyes.
"Alright," she said. Cyborg stood up.
"I gonna go recharge," he said, and left. Raven and Starfire left the tower, with Fayrii and Jack right behind them.
Throughout the time at the mall, Jack and Fayrii had trouble keeping all the things the girls bought, and hiding Robin or BB when they came along. Fortunately, the boys helped a bit by hiding quickly. By the time the girls and the two brothers got home, Robin's grunts could be heard coming from the gym, and Beast Boy and Cyborg were playing video games. Fayrii and Jack sorted the items to who it belonged to, put them in their rooms, and went up on the roof, to go bungee-jumping.
To themselves, Robin and Beast Boy sighed happily, glad that was over. But now the harder part was coming. Yet Fayrii and Jack knew what was happening, and let events run their course. For Fate has better surprises than Half-faeries.