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thanks to amishninga who reviewed! yeah for you! what's "mary-sue-ish"? i dunno...on with the story...
Beast Boy flew back to the Tower, literally. He landed on the roof where the others were gathered. "Sorry I was late guys." he apologized.
"No problem BB." Cyborg said, "Grab some food. And consider yourself lucky, I made you some of that Tofu stuff, but don't expect it every time!"
"Thanks." he said as he grabbed a plate and got some of the aforementioned food. As he sat he greeted Titans East, asking how they were, how was the trip, what were they doing in Steel City? All the stuff you ask to be polite. He and Aqualad chatted a bit and he got a headache listening to Mas and Menos talking in Spanish as fast as they run. He talked with Bumblebee a while before Cyborg pulled her away again and then chatted a bit with Speedy before Robin pulled his attention to discuss what ever it was that made their disks and arrows work and the possibility of a new one that did something that Beast Boy didn't understand. This left him to himself as Mas and Menos were busy fawning over Starfire, much to Robin's dislike as he kept throwing them dirty glances, and Aqualad and Raven were in a deep discussion about something or other. He didn't mind though. He excused himself, telling Robin he had a headache from listening to Mas and Menos and trying to figure them out, and headed to his room. There he looked at his comic book selections and idly leafed through them. His mind was not on the comics, however, but on Leia. She seemed so familiar, yet he couldn't place it. Then it hit him. She reminded him of Terra. Terra before she betrayed them to Slade, that is. He didn't know if this was a good thing or not. The only major differences were how they met and that Leia showed no signs of having any powers.
He tossed this new found information back and forth in his mind a bit, then settled into an uneasy sleep.
Leia was walking home. Her step was lighter than it had been since moving to Jump City, a fact that her parents were quick to pick up on.
"What's got you so happy?" her mother asked.
"Met a friend today." Leia said, practically singing.
"Good!" her father said, "What's their name?"
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." she said.
"Try us." he said.
"Beast Boy." she said dreamily, "He's one of the local heroes!"
"Oh." said her mother.
"I think I've heard of him." her father said, "Isn't he a Teen Titan?"
"Yep! And he's a frequent at the Comic Book Store a few blocks from here!"
"That's wonderful news!" her mother said, "Maybe he can help you with your--problem."
This instantly deflated Leia. "I don't have a "problem", mother." she said rather coolly.
"Oh! Of course not dear. Now, go wash up for dinner. We're having roast."
"And it smells delicious, honey!" Leia's father said, looking up from his work documents.
"I'm not that hungry." Leia said, "I'm gonna go lay down. In case I don't get up, good night mom, dad." she said giving each a kiss on the cheek as she said their names. And she retreated into her room.
Once there, she lay down on her bed and tried to make sense of the comic book she got. This reading backwards thing was hard to get the hang of. She eventually gave it up when she got a slight head ache. How had her friend read that? It seemed like a good comic, just, the whole right to left thing!
She got up and turned on her radio to Radio U, a station that she was VERY glad had followed her. True, the constant "Jesus Loves You!" speeches got a little annoying at times, but the music they played was well worth it in her opinion. She absolutely LOVED the Riot and IRS. She turned it up as high as she could with out risking her parents yelling at her to turn it down, then rolled out her yoga mat and did a few back rolls.
After her yoga routine, she did some crunches, sit ups and push ups. She then went down to the basement where her father had installed a little gym for family use, though she was the only one who used it on a regular basis. She lifted some weights and then ran on the treadmill for a bit. She then popped in a pilates for beginners tape and did her best to follow the instructions. She had just recently taken pilates up and found it very difficult. She then popped in her mother's old Tae bo tape and followed the kick, kick, punch, roll punch and bounce in place moves the dude told her to do, only punching herself in the face twice. She then followed this up with some of the techniques she had learned in her karate classes in Ohio. She ended by a slow cool down stretch and then got a shower.
She grabbed a few of the potatoes and carrots left over from dinner and popped them in the microwave. She then took them to her room and tried the comic again. She made more sense of it this time, but would need at least one more go to fully get it. She instead pulled down a book she had gotten at the library, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke. She also wasn't sure what she thought about this, but not because it was hard to read, but rather slow. She read until her eyes got tired then put the book down, turned off her light and went to sleep. She had dreams about a certain green boy and smiled in her sleep.
Beast Boy's dreams were not as pleasant though. His dreams started out nice enough. He and Leia were talking in Bob's comic store, often making fun of Stan or talking about their favorite issues of Marvelous Monkey Men!, or at the park or arcade, in all of them she was laughing at his jokes, when all of a sudden she turned into Terra and yelled something about it all just being a test of his loyalty to her and that he failed. For punishment, the Titans were going to be fed to various big flesh eating monsters he vaguely remembered from when Starfire had read a few of Tamaran's "children's' books". Those were scary enough to make horror flicks on Earth! As a matter of fact, Beast Boy was sure Stephen King was actually from Tamaran and just translated some of the children's' books into English and published them. But what could you really expect from a warrior planet where these creatures were real? They did have happy endings, mostly.
He went to the kitchen to grab some soy milk in the hopes that it would help him sleep. He turned into a cat to use it's stealth so as to not wake any of the others. He then grabbed the soy milk and poured a glass. After drinking it he felt much better and returned to his room and fell into sleep once more.
The next morning, Beast Boy woke up to a louder than usual Tower, It took a few minutes before he remembered that Titans East was there. He groggily got up and looked down the hall to see if there was a line for the bathroom. Relieved upon seeing none, he grabbed his shower stuff and headed toward said room. He knocked on the door and upon hearing no response, he walked in. He quickly showered and got dressed and followed the rest of his morning grooming routine.
He walked to the main room to find Raven meditating, Aqualad gazing at her ("Aww, how sweet! ICK!" he thought, too mushy for him); Cyborg and Bumblebee in the kitchen, cooking, ("Once again, too mushy!") Mas and Menos were watching a cartoon he had never seen before ("Wonder if its in Spanish, or I'll be able to understand it if I attempt to watch.") Robin was looking at a schematic of the city, doing a quick scan ("Typical Robin."). He looked for Starfire and Speedy, but didn't see them. When he asked where they were, he was told that Starfire was still sleeping and that Speedy was still in the bathroom, perfecting his "do". He snickered at this, once again thinking Speedy to be Robin's clone.
He went to the kitchen and grabbed a bowl, cereal, spoon and his soy milk. He sat down at the table and poured himself a bowl and began to eat.
This was going to be a long day. He probably wouldn't be allowed to go anywhere since Titans East were here and he would have no one to hang out with as everybody had their "significant other", be it girlfriend, boyfriend, brother or, as in Speedy's case, himself. He would have to find something to do with himself. He found himself longing for the Comic Book Store.
Leia woke up early the next morning. She headed down to the kitchen, still in her pj's and grabbed a glass of orange juice. She quickly gulped this down and refilled the glass. She then got two eggs, a green pepper, tomato and a slice of Colby cheese out of the fridge. She set about making an omelet, placing the leftover green pepper and tomato back in the fridge. After she poured the ingredients in the skillet, she put two pieces of bread in the toaster. She checked her omelet, then brewed a pot of coffee for her father and filled the kettle to make tea for her mother. Flipping her omelet in half and allowing it to cook more, she grabbed a saucer and put her toast on it. She then stuck in two more pieces when her father came in, ready for work.
"You're up early." He said.
"Went to bed early." she answered the unasked question, "Want breakfast?"
"Whatcha cookin'?" he asked.
"Whatcha in the mood for?"
"An omelet and toast sounds nice. That coffee smells great!" he said as he got a mug out of the cabinet.
"The best part of waking up!" she joked after the commercial, "What do you want in your omelet?"
"You decide, I'm not finicky."
"Finicky?"
"Picky."
"Oh, well, how 'bout green pepper, tomato, Colby cheese and a bit of salt and pepper?"
"Sounds good."
"Then here you go." she said.
"That is awesome!" he father remarked, "Where'd you learn to cook like that?"
"Mom." she simply replied.
"Impossible! Your mother was a terrible cook when we first got married."
"But I've gotten better, haven't I?" her mother asked as she entered the kitchen also still in her pj's.
"Loads." he said giving her a kiss, "But you should try one of these, their great!" he added mimicking Tony the Tiger.
"While dad does his breakfast catch phrases, would you like one?" Leia offered her mother.
"Sure. Same as your father's." her mother replied.
"Okie-dokie! Commin' right up." she said as she repeated the process. When she was done, she placed an omelet, toast and tea in front of her mother, then repeated the process once more for herself. When she sat down, the family engaged in normal breakfast conversation.
"Do you have a meeting today, honey?" her mother asked her father. After he explained how he was meeting the big guy's in marketing to pitch an idea that he was very confidant about, he asked her about her plans, "Showing any houses today?" she explained that while she wasn't showing any houses, she was in the middle of
negotiating a sell that two different parties wanted to buy. They then asked Leia what she was planning to do with her day.
"I was thinking about walking about a bit, maybe finding a place to take karate or judo or something. Would that be ok?" they said it was as they wanted their daughter to be able to defend her self.
"Will you be seeing Beast Boy today?" her mother asked.
"I don't know. I don't think so. We left on 'see ya around sometime' terms. I don't know when the next time I see him will be."
"Oh. Well, have fun today." her father said as he got up from the table and put his dishes in the sink., "See you both later."
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