A/N: Thank you everyone for the reviews! I didn't feel like replying to everyone and saying, "Thanks for the review," so I'm thanking you all here.:) And like I said, the book isn't real.
Chapter Six: Confusion
While yawing in the middle of her story, Raven looked at the time on her clock. She was so tired that she could barely see the time, but Beast Boy read it aloud for her. "It's 4:57," he told her. Raven nodded and looked back at the book. She suddenly looked up at the changeling in front of her in surprise. Three things bothered her. First of all, she was reading for a really long time, and second of all, Beast Boy didn't even fall asleep, and third of all, why the heck did she let Beast Boy in her room?
He was actually wide awake, and ready for more. "Are you going to read another chapter?" he eagerly asked.
"No, we're done for the day," Raven said to him. "Why didn't you tell me I was reading for so long?"
Beast Boy shrugged. "I dunno. Please?" he asked. He clasped his hands in a begging like way, and she sighed. This was going to be hard.
"We're done," she repeated while slamming the book shut. "We have to get to practice anyway."
"Practice is in an hour…come on Raven! Just keep on going!"
Raven frowned. "Didn't you learn anything the other day? About how we have to practice in the GYM? You even said you could handle it."
"Yeah, but even before that Robin said that we can make up practice on other days if we miss it," Beast Boy defiantly said.
"When did he say that?" Raven asked curiously. "…and why?"
"It was a couple of days ago," he started, "You weren't there...and it was when Robin let Starfire go to that class she's so interested in. She promised that she'd make up her practice later if he let her go."
Raven sighed. Of course, that's why. "I guess we can read a little more then, if he really did say that. Hopefully he doesn't get too angry though. I'm not in the mood for a migraine."
Beast Boy jumped up. "All right!" and he immediately sat back down.
"Hey, didn't you just hear what I said?" Raven asked, trying to keep the corners of her mouth from rising. She didn't know Beast Boy of all people could get so eager to read a book. And although she didn't show it, deep inside she was extremely happy that he liked it.
oOo
In her room, Starfire eagerly pulled on her uniform. It was not her Titan uniform however, it was her school uniform. Once she was done, she now wore a blue and white plaid skirt, with a white blouse. Although the outfit seemed rather plain, she liked wearing it and it was comfortable for the most part.
Starfire flew to her dresser where her two school books laid. They sat on top of a letter she had received from the teacher, and Starfire recalled that in the letter it had said that she needed one book at a time. Starfire picked up the one she needed which was entitled, Step By Step. She opened her drawer and pulled out a pair of pencils Raven had given to her, and set them in the cover of the book. Once she was done, she proudly looked at herself in the mirror.
Here goes.
Starfire was so happy that she forgot to fly, and instead marched out of the room into the common room. It was empty, as most of the Titans were still asleep, but she would have at least expected to see Robin there.
She grabbed a doughnut from the counter for breakfast and began to wonder where Robin was. He never said that he would see her off for school, but she would have liked it if he did. He seemed happy to let her go to school, but he was also too into making the Titans train more. Starfire licked her lips once the doughnut had disappeared and came to a conclusion. There would only be one place in the tower where Robin would be in the early morning hours, and that would be the gym.
Starfire sighed. Of course he would be there. She thought of going to see the Titan leader before she left, but she was already wasting time thinking about him. She would see him after school, and she didn't want to be late on her first day.
Heading towards the exit, the Tameranian thought of Robin giving her a pleasant goodbye of her first day, and flew out of the tower to school.
oOo
Robin's brow furrowed as Cyborg entered the gym promptly at six. To his dismay, that was only one Titan. One! And it was the Titan who came up with the training plan along with him. He had also knocked on everyone else's room doors telling them to wake up as well. Robin had a small assumption that Beast Boy was still ticked off about the other day, and that was the reason that he didn't show up to practice. Robin also worried about Raven especially, who wasn't there. She always showed up to practice, whether she liked it or not.
As he waved to Cyborg his thoughts then came to Starfire, and his heart sunk. That was one thing that was pushed to the back of his mind. He forgot that she went to school, and he didn't even get to see her off on her first day. Robin gritted his teeth. Sometimes he hated himself for these small mistakes.
"Looks like it's just the two of us," Cyborg said to him, interrupting his thoughts. "Care for a spar?"
Robin nodded and spoke, "Yeah, sure…but later. Did you get see Starfire leave for school?"
"By the time she left I'd still be sleeping." Cyborg paused and then raised his eyebrow at Robin. "…did you?"
"I forgot," Robin told him gloomily. "I can't believe it though. She sees me as her best friend, and I didn't even tell her bye. I don't know how that happened."
"Sorry man, but I'm starting to think that you were so busy in here that you forgot."
"I hope she's not upset," Robin muttered.
"It'll be alright. At least Star got to go to class in the first place."
"What about Raven?" Robin asked. "It's not like her to not show up at practice."
Cyborg spun around and scanned the gym. "She's not here? Rae's always here…even before me sometimes."
"I know," Robin muttered. "I'm starting to worry about her a little. She's been spending a lot of time in her room (Cyborg gave a 'doesn't she always?' look) and she's been hanging around with Beast Boy. A lot." Once again, Robin frowned. "You don't think her hanging around him so much is influencing her…do you?"
"Probably not," Cyborg said. "She's just finally deciding to get along with him. Kind of random, but so is most of life's mysteries. I'm sure she'll come in late." He gave Robin a reassuring nod, and added, "And if BB shows up, she probably will too. Let's just get started."
The leader and second in command spared in the gym for about half an hour when Beast Boy and Raven finally came in. Beast Boy looked happy, and waved at both Cyborg and Robin as if nothing happened, and Raven looked indifferent as she usually did. Robin raised an eyebrow at them. "I'm surprised you bothered to show up," he said after a few minutes. "It's late."
The relaxed shape-shifter gave a shrug. "Yeah, well...we'll make up the training later; like you're going to let Star do."
Robin knew he would regret making that exception for Starfire. He turned to see what Raven would say, but she didn't comment on the conversation. She stayed in a corner of the gym, doing her own training.
With a lot on his mind, as soon as the training was over Robin was the first to leave the gym. Cyborg followed later, and once they were gone Beast Boy turned and grinned at Raven.
"See? I told you it would be alright to miss some practice!"
"It didn't seem 'alright' to me. He's seems a little bothered by something, and it's not just about us."
"What do you mean by…'us'?" Beast Boy asked. He wasn't sure why he asked that, but he sure did like the expression on Raven's face after doing so.
It included her eyes widening and her whole face transformed from being aloof to being alarmed. Once Raven gained her composure, she wasted no time to explain to him.
"What I meant, by 'us' was the fact that we were late to practice…nothing more."
Beast Boy suddenly laughed, and Raven looked away, slightly confused. What was that about?
A/N: I can't believe I've already posted a third of the story here. Time goes by fast, no? I thought Beast Boy's whole 'us' thing was a little random after reading it over, so if you think so as well don't be afraid to say so. XD