dIsClAiMeR: Need I say this? Teen Titans characters and places are not mine, only Windy.
"It's what?!" Beast Boy exclaimed in disbelief. "You'd better not be making a monkey outta me!" He morphed into a baboon to prove his point to Robin.
"I'm dead serious, Beast Boy. Read it for yourself." Robin reached into his pocket and tossed the crumpled paper to him. Beast Boy's eyes shifted across the paper as he read. His brows furrowed together in thought as he morphed back.
"Whoa," was all a speechless Beast Boy could say.
"Let me see that, B.B." Cyborg yanked the paper out of Beast Boy's hand. Beast Boy shook himself out of his trance and jumped up and down to reach for the paper. Cyborg held it high enough so that Beast Boy could barely reach it. Beast Boy grunted as he jumped. Cyborg smirked.
"Knock it off, you two!" Robin scolded.
"Please read it aloud, Cyborg," Starfire said.
"It says:
'Titans, defeat within this basket lies
truth is seen with only pure eyes
her name buried within her heart
quickly save her from the dark
the fire within
is her sin
teach well, for quickly she grow
she must reap what she will sow
The Air
No Clarity
She is only Windy.'
Is it me, or does this guy's rhyming suck? It's worse than B.B.'s love poems!" Cyborg handed the wad of paper back to Robin. Beast Boy snorted indignantly.
"It was certainly boring enough," Raven responded dryly.
"This human poetry made no sense to me. Could someone please explain the meaning behind this poem?" Starfire asked, mainly to Robin.
"It's just a bunch of gibberish to me," Beast Boy said.
"No, wait, you guys. Some of it does make sense. This line, right here," Robin explained, pointing to a particular line on the paper, " 'teach well...she must reap what she will sow.' I think it means..." He paused. The others listened intently to what he would say next. "I think it means we need to raise her, and raise her correctly. The rest I'll need to decode."
"So, you mean that...?" Raven started.
"Yep. Teen Titans, welcome the newest member to our team, Windy," Robin finished.
"How joyous is this moment!" Starfire beamed and lifted into the air. "This is a definite cause for celebration! Let us commemorate this happy occasion with the pizza!" She zoomed around in the air, twisting and turning.
"Uh, Star, the pizza shop isn't even open yet. It's a quarter-after- four in the early morning," Beast Boy differed. "And for everybody's information, I'm so not changing her diaper, let alone hold her again. Baby messes aren't my thing." He shot a glare at Raven, who, in return, discharged a full round of deadly glares. Beast Boy quickly looked away and inched behind the tall Cyborg, whimpering.
"Let's have none of that now, y'all," Cyborg interjected. "But my question is, what should we name the kid? Should we keep Windy, or change it?"
"I vote to change it. Windy isn't a good name for her," Beast Boy argued.
"What is a good name, then?" Cyborg asked.
"Hmm, well, I was thinking maybe Papaya, or Avocado, or Star Fruity Tutti."
"Hate it," Cyborg said bluntly.
Among the Titans, it boiled down to two votes for changing the name, and two for keeping it. Robin, Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Starfire looked to Raven for her answer, who was leaning against the wall, arms crossed.
"So, Raven, what's your idea? Do you want to keep her name, or change it?" Robin queried. Raven pushed herself from the wall and let her arms drop to her side.
"I don't care, just so as long as we find her a new home." With that curt phrase, she walked away from the team and left the room. Robin sighed, his shoulders heaved. They stared at Raven as she stormed off.
"Let's not worry about it now, team. Let's just get back to bed," Robin whispered.
"What about the baby?" Starfire asked as Beast Boy and Cyborg headed toward their rooms.
"I'll stay with her for the rest of the night. You can go on ahead to bed." Starfire reluctantly returned to her room, glancing over her shoulder at Robin. He held the child in his arms and stared out the window. He took note of several large thunderheads gathering around the city, like moths to the flame. Multi-colored lightning flashed from within the clouds, causing them to appear like cotton candy. A few seconds later echoed a small boom of thunder. Robin looked down at the infant in his arms. Oddly enough, she was sound asleep, lulled by rolling thunder. Robin smiled and placed her on the love-seat sofa in front of the television, then covered her with his detached cape. He sat next to her and instantly fell asleep.
"-bin. Robin," Starfire's soft voice echoed throughout Robin's dreams. He stirred. A hand clapped his shoulder and gently shook him. He opened one eye, blinked, and then opened the other. Starfire's figure was blurry for a few moments, but then cleared; he saw great concern etched in her face. A loud crack! of thunder caused Robin to sit up.
"What's the matter, Star?" he asked, rubbing his eyes with the heel of his palm, and his heart beating quickly. Robin glanced at a clock, which read two thirty-seven in the afternoon.
"The sirens have sounded again, and the city is endangered. Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Raven have already gone ahead of us. They told me to awaken you from your slumber."
"Who's our culprit this time?" Robin carefully stood up, so he would not disturb the sleeping infant. He covered a yawn.
"The brothers Thunder and Lightning."
Note: All right, all right. Hardly any action in this abnormally-short chapter, just foreshadowing. Yes, that little rhyme did suck, but that was on purpose; plus, don't writers have some bad days? But next chapter I promise you more action and fighting against the Thunder and Lightning brothers! And yes, they do play a special part with Windy....
And thank you to all reviewers!