Chapter 3 (Tour of the Tower)
"Is it just me or has media been really…weird, lately…" Robin asked.
"Yeah, it's kinda bizarre that after all these years, NOW they want a tour of the tower…" Cyborg added.
"I say we lock the doors and don't let them in." Said Raven.
"Dude, we totally have to do this! Little kids have spent years imagining what this place is like!" Beastboy said.
The whole team starred at Beastboy, Robin spoke, "Why are you for the tour? Your room is a mess!"
"So? I'm just like any other normal teenager!" Beastboy said.
"Then why are the rest of our rooms clean?" Asked Cyborg raising an eyebrow.
"Hellooo, I said normal teenagers… Robin's obsessive, you're a robot, Starfire's an alien, and I'm not quite sure what Raven over here is…" Said Beastboy.
"You're green. You call that normal?" Raven asked.
"Hey at least I WAS normal at one point!" Said Beastboy.
"So were we!" Said Cyborg and Robin.
"Oh", said Beastboy, "Heh, heh, my bad…"
"Friends, I think the media will resort to other methods if we do not give them the tour ourselves", Starfire said.
Robin shrugged, "She's right. Let's take a vote. For the tour?"
"I got nothing to hide", Cyborg shrugged as he raised a hand.
"Count me in", nodded Starfire.
"Totally in", agreed Beastboy.
"And I say we just get it over with." Said Robin.
All eyes turned to Raven. "What?" She asked.
"What's your vote?"
"I told you, against. I say we upgrade security, this is our home and they have no right to come barging in here with cameras." Raven said.
"You just don't want them to see your room", said Beastboy.
"Said it before, I'll say it again" Nobody should ever go in my room", Said Raven.
Robin shrugged, "We'll respect your privacy, but the rest of the tower is open for the tour.
"You're making a mistake", Raven warned him.
"Then I guess that's a risk we'll have to take." Robin shrugged, "Go call the media up and tell them that they can come over."
Starfire took a peak out the window, "Robin? They are already here…"
So the titans let the media in, and Raven locked herself up in her room, refusing to take a part in the tour. Robin led them around, "What you were standing on was the practice battlefield where we train a lot of the time…"
"So do you time yourselves and everything?" One reporter asked.
"Yep, we turn the practices into sort of a friendly competition", Robin said.
"Whose in the lead?" The reporter asked.
Robin had to think a moment, "I guess Cyborg is."
"Booyah!" Cyborg pumped his fist.
"Dude wait a second" Beastboy cut in, "Didn't Terra beat Cyborg?"
Robin scratched his head, "Yeah but she's… Not actually an active member…"
"So? She still wiped the floor with Cyborg! She deserves some credit!" Beastboy insisted.
"No, we're not going through this again. Cyborg is our final answer." Robin said to the reporters, and then he led them up some stairs. "This is the main room, the kitchen's over there…"
"Why do you call it the main room?" A reporter called out.
"Cause we spend most of our time here" answered Robin, "Watching movies, playing video games, hunting don the bad guys, and just hanging out."
"And flirting" added Beastboy who was kinda peeved at Robin for not giving Terra proper credit.
"Huh?" All the reporter's head turned toward him.
"You should see Robin and Starfire going at it! Flirting, and giggling…."
"So Robin and Starfire ARE an item?" A female news reporter asked.
"They sure act like one!" Said Beastboy. Robin's face turned bright red, Starfire just blinked, not quite sure what was happening.
"Actually Star and I aren't an item" Robin cut in, muttering under his breath, "yet."
"Bummer", muttered the reporters watching the story of the century slip through their fingers.
"Moving on….Downstairs in the basement there's an exercise room, and our trophy room, with souvenirs, we'll take you down there later… If you promise not to touch anything…" Robin eyed the reporters.
"So when do we get to see your rooms?" Asked a Zealous reporter.
"Those are next, but you can't see Raven's."
"Why not?" The reporters demanded to know.
"She's… not feeling up to it, I guess…" Robin lied.
"She's sick?" A reporter asked.
"Sure." Robin said ushering them into the hall. "Here's my room…." Said Robin as the door slid open.
"Who's this guy in all the pictures", a reporter asked.
"Slade" said Robin through clenched teeth.
"Is he your dad?" The reporter asked.
"No! Robin nearly screamed.
"Cause you two look a lot alike", the reporter told him.
"Next room!" Shouted Robin suddenly anxious to get the tour over with.
"Here's Star's room", said Robin hurriedly.
"Why is it so close to yours?" A reporter asked.
"Actually I have no idea, it wasn't that close a minute ago…. Star?" Robin asked.
"No comment", she said wisely.
"Ok then moving on… Here's Beastboy's room… It's kinda a mess I know, but whatever you do, do NOT I repeat Do NOT open the closet…." Robin instructed. "And there's Raven's door…"
"How sick is she?"
Think fast Robin, "Uh…" Not fast enough..
"Actually she isn't sick, she just has a thing against people going into her room", said Beastboy, "Was that so hard?" He asked Robin.
Robin glared at Beastboy, "Here's Cyborg's room…"
"It's kinda empty…"
"Yeah" Cyborg agreed.
"So now we can go downstairs…" Robin said.
"Wait" a reporter stopped them, "What's in that room?"
"That's Terra's room", Beastboy whispered.
"Can we see it?" The same reporter asked.
"Be really careful though", said Beastboy taking over the tour, "See we painted it special for her… It's kinda empty now since she's been gone so long…"
"What's this?" A reporter asked pointing to the silver heart shaped box.
"Don't touch it! I gave that to her a little while before…" Beastboy stopped talking.
"You don't have to answer", the reporter said.
Beastboy nodded.
"And that's the end of our tour", Robin said.
"What about the other rooms?"
"Well, I guess we'll save those for your next visit. Bye!"" Robin practically shoved them out the door.
"Man you ok?" Cyborg asked Beastboy.
"Yeah", answered Beastboy in a small voice. He took a breath then burst out laughing, "Dude did you see the look on Robin's face when they thought Slade was his father? Priceless! I can't believe Raven missed it!"
The Next Morning
Headlines:
Raven- The titans dirty little secret: Raven is so powerful that when they aren't on missions they lock her in her room…
Heartbreak: Beastboy is still crushed years after the Terra ordeal…
Cyborg Champion: Again and again Cyborg proves himself the best titan of all and it started with a simple practice….
Robin and Starfire- the story of engagement: Rumor has it that these young titans will be flying off any day now to tie the knot…
The side of Slade you've never seen: There is an investigation taking place currently to prove that Slade, a well known villain is indeed young Robin's father. Though Robin denies all claims, his walls are covered in pictures of his Daddy dearest…
The titan's looked from one article to another as a state of shock began to creep up on them. Raven snorted a laugh, "Told you so."
A/N: End chapter. What'd you think? Have any ideas for the next chapter? Write me a review! Thanks!