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Teen Titans: The Alpha Five: Undercover admission

The International Academy of the Pizza Empire

The hall continued to fill up and after a while, Taiyou came over to join them and sat himself next to Bruce.

"Hi guys." There were un-unified greetings from all present. Alice had started to turn a pretty shade of fuchsia as she remembered her earlier comment, Phoenix sat in her chair in stunned embarrassment, after a moment she finally managed to find her voice,

"Alice, Dana and Louisa, this is Taiyou, Taiyou, this is Alice, Dana and Louisa." Phoenix said quietly, fighting off the blush that was threatening her, Isis grinned inwardly at Phoenix's current uncomfortable situation, it wasn't that she was being mean, more that she was glad it wasn't her. After the girls had said 'hi' and Alice was doing an even better impression of a beetroot, the boys introduced themselves properly to Taiyou and the teachers began to assemble at the head table.

As the group talked a teacher walked past them, who stopped directly behind Phoenix. She felt like shivering as he spoke, his voice sounded slimy and rather than flowing from his mouth she could imagine it slithering out instead.

"Miss Grayson, can you explain to me why you are, not only wearing sunglasses in doors, but why you are flouting the school rules on uniform? Other teachers may think you're God's gift because you're to star in the school play, but that holds no water with me and take them off."

"But sir-"

"Take them off before I report you to the headmaster. That would not bode well would it? On your first day at the Academy…" He smirked at her as she glared behind the sunglasses, but seeing no other alternative she raised her hand to them and pulled them away from her face as she turned back to the others and the teacher walked away. She'd turned with her eyes closed and Isis could tell Phoenix didn't want to open them.

"Griswauld is such a jerk." Carson glowered bitterly as Bruce nodded.

"Sarah, are you ok?" Phoenix nodded, still unwilling to open her eyes, but knowing that at some point she would have to. She took a deep breath and slowly opened her eyes as she raised her head. This wasn't as much of a dramatic occasion for Louisa, Dana, Alice, Carson and Bruce, but that was only because they did not know the significance of the moment – This would be the first time any of them had ever seen Phoenix's eyes. They all had to prevent themselves from gasping as Phoenix's eyes were slowly revealed to them, in all of there bright blue glory, deep like pools yet bright as if a fire burned behind them, the slightest of green tints added to the sparkle of the freshly revealed orbs. She blushed slightly and looked to her knees away from all of their gazing eyes. That was not how she'd imagined this 'momentous' point in history.

After a speech from the headmaster and some 'welcome back' notices, the serving staff came in, in their pitch black uniforms, carrying platters of food and placing them onto each of the five long tables. There was spaghetti bolognaise, tagliatelle, fish soup with a gremolata topping and even lobster cakes. However, there was only one thing that Zeru was looking for.

"Bring on the pizza!" He grinned excitedly as Louisa pulled the tagliatelle towards her.

"It doesn't look like we're getting pizza today." She remarked, twirling some of the pasta around her fork.

"WHAT! This is the International Academy of the Pizza Empire! How can we not have pizza!" Zeru asked incredulously as Isis grinned as she sampled the spaghetti bolognaise.

"It seems you have an opportunity to eat something other than pizza Zack." Zeru scowled.

After about half an hour, the servers brought out the deserts, mainly different flavours of ice cream, but there were also bowls of different flavoured ice crystals and a large dish of tiramisu.

After dinner, and a goodnight message from the headmaster, the students began to leave the Dining hall, before proceeding to the dormitory corridors.

"I can't believe there was no pizza at dinner!" Zeru grumbled as he, Li and Taiyou entered their room after saying goodbye to the girls at the beginning of the corridor and then Carson and Bruce a couple of rooms earlier.

"Don't worry about it Ze, I'm sure you'll get your pizza at some point." Taiyou replied, as he unpacked his pyjamas and went into the bathroom to get changed. As Li and Zeru heard the door click shut and the lock move into place they both looked at each other.

"I thought Taiyou was going to fall off his chair at dinner." Zeru whispered and Li nodded.

"When Phoenix looked up I thought he was going to pass out. Have you noticed things seemed a little frosty between them?"

"What do you mean? He kept looking at her before dinner."

"And she was trying to avoid looking at him. Didn't you notice that she and Isis switched places on the plane? I think they might've had a fight."

"Nah, not Tae and Phoe. We all know they fancy the pants of each other, even if they won't admit it." Li shrugged.

"I'm telling you, there's troubled waters there."

"Huh?" Zeru asked, but they both acted casual as Taiyou came out of the bathroom and it was their turn to fight over the bathroom before getting into bed.

"Are you ok?" Isis asked as Phoenix came back from the bathroom, dressed in a sleep t-shirt and baggy pyjama bottoms.

"I think so." Phoenix had been quiet all the way through dinner and when they'd left the guys, her 'goodnight's had been quite subdued, especially towards Taiyou.

"It'll be alright, he didn't mean to be rude on the plane, I'm sure of it." Phoenix sighed.

"Maybe. Its not exactly how I imagined losing my mask either." Isis nodded and gave her a brief one armed hug before going into the bathroom herself.

No, how she'd pictured it was completely different. She stood, on the roof top of their tower, with someone by her side, the sun was setting and glowing beautifully as she turned to the person standing beside her. 'I wanted you, to be the one to take of my mask.' She thought sadly as in her mind she looked up into those bright blue eyes. 'But I guess I won't get my wish.' And with that she flopped back onto her bed and curled up within the covers.

And that's the end of this chapter, its a bit shorted than usual, but hey, that's life. Next chapter: Some torture of Isis and school starts and the drama club hold the auditions for the school play (Hopefully, that's what I'm planning on anyway). Stay tuned! And check out my friend Starfire Fury's fics!