Author's Note: Haha! I'm back! Or, to be precise, the hyper, utterly insane author of this crummy fic about the Teen Titans in school is back with chapter 2! Warning: Bits and pieces of OOC ahead! And to my dear reviewers, this is for you and thank you very, very much for telling me to carry on and for the very, very positive feedback! Just to say, the reviews I got are too numerous for me to give each one a reply.
Anyway, thanks for reviewing!
Disclaimer: I am really, really getting sick of this… I do not own the Teen Titans… yet.
"Robin, you're done?" Raven asked her leader, still straining to read the tiny print of the list of available clubs the accountant just gave her.
"Yup. You?"
She shook her head. "No. Still deciding between Art and Literature. What did you sign up for?"
He smirked. For no reason at all, I might add. Seriously, that boy was too full of himself.
'Why is he smirking like that? I bet it's for no reason at all. Seriously, that boy is too full of himself." The half-demon thought, a little annoyed. School was getting to her.
"Are you gonna answer me or just stand there, grinning like an idiot? Oh, let me guess, you joined the smug, arrogant, conceited…"
Robin held up his hands. "Woah, slow down there, dark girl. I already know you have a big vocabulary."
An eye-roll from the dark girl. Raven-one, Robin-zero.
"Okay, fine. Just trying to loosen up."
"Isn't that Beastboy's job?"
"Well, I take it upon myself considering we might not have a chance of seeing him or Starfire ever again in this crowd convention."
"Okay, I'm on to you, Boy Wonder. You've gone off topic too long. What extra curricular did you sign up for?"
"Rae, what do you mean steer away from the subject? I was just…"
For the second time that day, Raven giggled. "I know, I know. Trying to loosen up. Now, spill. You owe me, remember?"
Robin winced, the horrors of the recent Kitten reintroduction flashing back to his mind. Unfortunately, it won't be the last they'll see of her.
"I was trying to forget about that. Okay, I signed up for the soccer team."
"So? What were you trying to hide it for?" Raven asked, utterly confused. Earthling or not, he can still act alien sometimes.
And now, also for the second time that day, Robin smirked, maybe too soon.
"I dunno. Maybe it's my… air of mystery." He burst out, the smirk turning into a hyena laugh. Of course, for the general female population of the hallway-passers watching him, it didn't lessen his hottie points.
"Hmmm, I think it's because of your air of head." She absent-mindedly whacked him. They weren't in the Tower, after all, and she rarely did that, especially to Robin. It just seemed… improper. "Zip it already and help me pick out a club."
And just like that, serious Robin was back.
He went behind her, looked over her shoulder, and squinted at the words on the list.
"Um, Literature may be ideal because I know you're already a rather good writer, so to further enhance your, um, talent. On the other hand, if you're a rookie in the arts department, you might a chance of learning a new… hobby."
Raven didn't see that before. He had a point.
"Oh."
Robin left his place behind her and looked at her, brows furrowed slightly.
"So, what'll it be?"
Raven peered at the paper in her hand again, then turned her gaze at him, violet eyes twinkling.
"Well, um… I can't decide, so- -"
"You sign me up."
It was Robin's turn to be confused. "Me? Decide for you? Are you sure?"
She nodded slightly, a small smile playing on her lips.
"I trust you." If only she saw through that mask, she would have seen the mischievous glint that lit up in his eyes.
Yes, school brought out the delinquent in the dignified leader of the Titans.
"Okay, Rae. I'll be back in a sec."
When he got back, Raven grabbed his sleeve and dragged him outside in a hurry.
She scanned the school parking lot for the T-Car, but to no avail.
"Damn! They left without me!" She exclaimed, exasperated. "Now how am I gonna get home?"
Robin started the R-Cycle. "Hey Raven! Think you can squish your cute little butt over here?"
She welcomed the remark with a glare. "Move over, Bird Boy."
Robin handed her an extra helmet, no doubt with the same "R" logo on it.
"Very befitting. Now, hold on tight unless you want to meet the man on the moon."
"Whatev--- eeeeeeeeeeek!" She cried out as Robin dashed forward before she could fix her position.
She clung to his waist, breathing heavily
"Toldya to hold on tight." He chuckled.
She pinched his arm.
"Ow!"
"Just shut up and drive before I get a heart attack."
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"Friend Robin! Friend Raven! You have returned!" The bubbly alien princess cried, running forward to give each mentioned friend one of her deadly, bone-crushing bear hugs.
Fortunately, Raven blocked her just in time. Robin was not so lucky.
"Star-fai-yer…" Robin wheezed. "Can't… ber-reeathh…"
Starfire let go before Robin's face completely blue, a blush creeping to her cheeks. "Oh, my apologies, friend Robin. I did not know my embrace was suffocating." She smiled, with the guilt of someone who knew exactly what she was doing.
"Uh… yeah." He replied as the others burst into fits of laughter.
While Starfire ran to the kitchen to prepare a snack, and Raven running after her to make sure she makes something actually edible, Robin plonked down the sofa next to Beastboy, who was bent over what looked like his homework.
"So, BB, how was it?"
"Yuh." Was what came out, or what it sounded like.
"Hello? Beastboy? School? Hell? What?"
The changeling's head shot up, like noticing he was there for the first time.
"Yeah, school. 'Twas okay." He managed to retort before resuming to his homework, or what looked like it.
"Beastboy!" Robin roared, changing his tone from normal to commanding.
Surprised, Beastboy dropped the books and pencils he held in his hands. Robin bent over to examine it further.
"Um, Beastboy… what is this?"
Within the textbook he was "reading" was a comic book, and the character's faces had doodles all over them.
"This is what you call homework?" Robin demanded, waving the comic in front of his face.
"Y-yeah?" Beastboy said sheepishly.
Cyborg took the comic book from his leader's hands and joined in the rampage.
"Why you lying, devious, little--! I did your chores while you did this? Why when I get my hands on you you little grass stain I'll…"
The half-robot Titan's voice trailed off as he ran after Beastboy, who had seemingly disappeared.
"Thanks a lot, Rob!" A bee buzzed by Robin's ear before transforming into a cheetah and escaping the clutches of his enraged friend.
As soon as the two boys were out of sight, Starfire and Raven hovered into the room.
"Where has Friend Cyborg and Beastboy gone?" Came the perky voice of a certain Tamaranian redhead, who was carrying a bowl of… things that resembled caramel popcorn. Behind her was Raven, holding a bottle of soda.
"From what I made out," Robin started to explain. "Beastboy told Cyborg to do his chores because he was doing his homework, so Cyborg did, then we recently found out Beastboy's teacher gave him the assignment of putting mustaches and horns on pictures of the Justice League, so now, Cyborg's gonna grind, mush and pound him to kingdom come."
"Oh," Starfire said. "Will they be back for supper?"
"Maybe, Star." Robin answered, trying to suppress a laugh.
The two girls joined Robin on the couch, sitting on either side of him.
"So," Starfire put the bowl of popcorn on the table, next to the soda. "Have you made new friends, friends?"
Suddenly the two birds stiffened. They didn't really talk about how to tell Starfire that her second mortal enemy, the first being her sister Blackfire, was in the same school with them.
But she didn't even wait for their reply. "Oh, I have met two wonderful friends! They go by the titles of Jessica of Parkers and Natasha of Roberts! Oh, Jess, as she wishes me to call her, has beautiful sunshine hair as friend Terra had, and eyes of brown! Oooh, and Tasha has the finest auburn curls I have ever seen, with glorious green eyes like myself? Is it not so great?"
Robin and Raven looked at each other uneasily, because Starfire just described Kitten's posse.
"Friends, what is the matter? Oh, you worry you won't get along with my new acquaintances? Fear not! For I am certain I will be able to introduce you to them tomorrow! And if I am not mistaken, they also have another friend that I will be meeting tomorrow…"
Raven covered her mouth before she can say anymore.
"I'm sure it'll be… delightful, Starfire."
"I'm glad you also agree with me, friend Raven! Now, I do think I really should go after Beastboy… and tell him about my wonderful new friends!" Starfire went out the door, a bounce in every step.
Robin grabbed the remote and started to flip channels.
"So, do we tell her?"
"Um, maybe we should just let her find out on her own." Raven replied telephatically, turning her attention to one of her ancient books.
"Alright, but I can assure you, it's gonna get ugly. You didn't see their cat fight. I was there, I know." Robin told her, in the same way.
"As if, Robin. Everyone saw that."
"What do you mean?"
"Are you familiar with the word paparazzi? I'll clue you in: they follow you around."
"The press was at the prom?"
"Yeah, and the story was all over the news the next day. Didn't you see it on TV? You're the one who's hooked on the idiot box."
"My life does not revolve around television."
"Oh yeah, I forgot about Slade…"
"Are you gonna lay off or do I have to make you?"
"Ooooh, is that a threat?"
"Ah, whatever. I'm too tired to spar."
"Anyway, if ever they have another cat fight, at least it'll cheer Beastboy up."
"Yeah, and besides, that school could use some action."
And then there was silence, even in their thoughts.
Well, aside from the occasional rustle of papers and…
"… And now we put the salt…"
Flip.
"Aieee! Please, have mercy…"
Flip.
"… Die, alien scum!"
Flip.
"What do you call an animal that explodes?"
… that.
Author's Note: Oh no, here come the evil…
Raven and Robin's telepathic conversation: I might be wrong, but I have this "theory" that if even if only one person has telepathy, the one the person's talking to can reply in the same fashion. Based on: Aqualad, Professor Charles Xavier and Jean Gray (X-men), and Taranee Cook (W.I.T.C.H.).
I know, I know, not my greatest work… far from it. I still have this stupid, ever-persistent writer's block and it took a lot of effort to come up with this. Was it a disappointment? It's not the best follow-up chapter, with all the pagebreaks, its undetailed-ness… I think I might even call it kinda boring. Was it? Do you agree with me? I'm so mad at myself for this thing. I think it's so ugly! It was also short because I want to leave the events for other chapters (yeah, no Kitten here. But don't worry, we'll be seeing more of her and other surprise characters in the future)!. I'm really, really sorry if you didn't like it. Flames are accepted (but don't you dare flame the pairing) but constructive criticism and encouragement will help more. But whatever you do…
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Ebony R.: I updated! But was it horrible? I'm so sorry 'cause the fun and excitement continue in chapter 3 and so on! Thanks for reviewing Oblivion, the name of the song is "Warrior is a Child" by Gary Valenciano (you probably don't know him, he's a local artist in the Philippines, but he has very powerful songs. I'm using another one of his in an upcoming fic. Read that too, 'kay?)
