Author's Note: Hello duckies! DON'T HATE ME! After that awful long, long, long, long wait, AriesFalcon who now goes by the name of Sadista (yes, I changed my name!) has finally updated her most reviewed fic! First of all, sorry for the hiatus, but now I'm back in the world of TT! And thank you everyone for your reviews! 51! Which is 21 more than I asked for! You guys rock! So, what right do I have to be stalling? Here, the chapter's right here, served hot and toasty, so don't waste time and go READ!
Warning: EXTREME OOC than ever before, a little angsting in the first part, and no happy endings… yet!
Disclaimer: Sasuke, Sasuke, he's our man, if he can't do it… well, Itachi can! GO ITACHI! AND KIBA-KUN! Oh, wait… I mean… yeah, TT? Not mine. And I also don't own Alicia Keys. Dudes, she's a person. Nor do I own Stefan Bashkir, borrowed and revised from Eoin Colfer's The Supernaturalist. Yes, I love his books so much I make some of his characters make cameo appearances… such as this!
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"If stupidity were a crime, these two would be public enemies one and two."
-Mulch Diggums, Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
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Beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep…
Robin was snapped out of his daze by the beeping of his communicator. He fumbled around his belt, wondering how he couldn't find it in the first place.
Beep beep beep beep…
"Just a sec…" He said agitatedly as he finally found it. The beeping was so annoying, he really ought to change it.
Speedy's face popped up on the screen.
"Speedy? What do you want?" He barked, not in the mood for his 'clone,' or anyone else.
Speedy looked as offended and impatient as he was.
"When are you getting me a date with Kitten?" The archer asked, keeping a solemn face, as if it was all for business. Yeah, right. Some business.
So, it's just inevitable that when he heard the question, Robin almost exploded like a volcano in fury.
"What did you say!"
"I said 'When are you getting me a date with Kitten?' What, are you deaf now, traitor?" The redhead taunted.
"Traitor? Why am I a traitor? It's not my fault I'm better than you in archery and acting! Now, not to get off topic, don't ever use the communicator to contact me about your stupid date with the world's stupidest blond AIRHEAD!"
Now Speedy looked hurt as well as mad. Actually, more hurt than mad.
"Well, I'm sorry about that, huh? Guess you're as much of a traitor as you are as one who goes back on his promises. Thanks for your time." Speedy retorted sarcastically as he hung up.
Robin stared at the device in his hands a few more seconds before smashing it to the ground, angrier with himself than ever before. Why'd he keep on messing up and letting people down?
He slumped down on the floor again, realizing he'd fought with two of his closest friends all in one day.
Maybe he should apologize.
But his dignity wouldn't let him.
Bah…
He'd apologize tomorrow.
And you know as they say about procrastination:
PROCRASTINATE NOW!
No, wait, that wasn't right…
Don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today.
Yeah, that's right.
And Robin knows that…
…
…doesn't he?
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LESS THAN 24 HOURS LATER…
Cyborg looked worriedly at the breakfast table as he ate. Well, not exactly the breakfast table. Who'd look worriedly at the breakfast table when you were already eating at the breakfast table? Nope, we won't go technical here. He was more of kinda looking worriedly at the people he was eating with at the breakfast table. Yep, things have gotten pretty quiet in Titansville…
"So, what's up, y'all?" He asked uneasily.
Beastboy stopped pushing his food around his plate to glance half-heartedly at him with a defeated sigh. He was still tired from the training yesterday with Robin. In fact, he was THAT tired to not feel nervous knowing the reason two certain Titanny birds were glaring at each other from across the table.
But now, those two birds deflected their glares to the unfortunate Cyborg, who held up his hands and learned his lesson the hard way to keep his nose out of people's businesses. But hey, it wasn't really his fault, y'know? He just wanted peace.
Raven was really feelin' da anger, and feelin' it so much that her powers made her hash brown explode halfway through her mouth. Along with the pink hair from the previous day, she looked utterly ridiculous with hash brown all over her head.
Everyone KNEW they had to hold back laughter, but Robin was feeling particularly out of character that day, so he let a little giggle slip from his lips. It didn't help that it came out like a mocking giggle (if there ever was a thing). Raven obviously had had enough, and she stood up abruptly, nearly making bird brain blow up all over their yummy food.
"I can't take this anymore! Why don't you just laugh in my face and get it over with? HUH!" She practically screamed so loud even Starfire dropped her hand cuffs (don't ask).
Robin wasn't going to take THAT quietly.
"I've had enough of you too! I'm sick of your arguments, I'm sick of this fighting, and I'M SICK OF…" His finger was pointing accusingly at Raven's direction, but he trailed off when he saw the very hurt look in those violet eyes.
"What? Just say it, bird boy? You're sick of what? Well, I'm gonna go ahead of you. I'm sick of you thinking you're the boss and you pointing your nose at me like you're all so praiseworthy, and to put it straight, I'M AS MIGHTY AS HELL SICK OF YOU!"
You…
You…
You…
Hehe, liked the echo-ey thing, didn't you?
ANYWAY…!
That one syllable rang throughout the entire tower. Raven…
Well, Raven disappeared. But you didn't get to read about it 'cause I just HAD to write about the echo. Weeeeehhhhh…
And Robin…
… wasn't fuming at all. He had a somewhat scary, relieved expression that even resembled a smile on his face, and he seemed almost… civil.
He got up from the table, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and walked away, muttering something that sounded like 'glad that was cleared up. The coward…'
The three remaining Titans were somewhat overwhelmed in the presence of such hatred.
Starfire somehow contented herself to eating a mustard sandwich in a corner, after first debating whether she should go to comfort Robin or Raven first, before her brain overheated from too much thinking.
Cyborg was still sitting slack-jawed on his seat with his hands in the middle of slicing a bit of egg omelet, but, he was like, frozen in place, as if he was taken from some messed-up jigsaw puzzle where everyone was sitting slack-jawed while their hands were in the middle of slicing a bit of egg omelet.
Beastboy, after experiencing déjà vu without knowing it, decided that was all too much for his simple, one-track mind and he finally wailed in despair, before letting his face sink in his plateful of tofu.
Squish.
So much for peace.
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Everyone simultaneously agreed that Raven would go to school by herself that day, that Robin would be too bummed to ride his R-cycle, and that Beastboy and Starfire's minds were exposed to too much chaos and madness for their rational minds to handle that they had to stay home from school. The poor dears. Worry not, their daddy Cyborg is going to write them an excuse letter so they won't get detention.
"Bye Robin." Said Cyborg as he dropped off his eldest teenage son… oops, I meant, bestest best buddy off at school.
He heard a murmur that didn't even sound close to 'bye,' but, hey, whatever. At least Robin didn't slam the door.
And so, for their first three classes TOGETHER that bright sunny day, Robin and Raven avoided each other in ANY WAY possible, even if their seats were RIGHT NEXT to each other.
It was after third period that Robin was feeling mostly diplomatic, so when he saw Raven take a sip at the drinking fountain, he decided that he was gonna march right over and apologize.
'Here I go…' Thought Robin as he marched. 'So, it'll go like this: Hey, Raven, I'm sorry. Okay, I can't say just THAT. So, I'll have to go on from THAT. Ah, heck, I'll figure it out when… oh no! That stupid guy just bumped into her! That's just going to make it more awkward and… hey, that guy's helping her up. And now they're talking… and she's smiling… um, I don't think I can do this anymore… maybe later…" He said to himself as he quietly slipped away… POOF!
Meanwhile, in Raven's POV, which happened as she was drinking from the fountain and not randomly bumping into people…
'Hm, there's Robin. Maybe I should go apologize.' At this point she is done drinking randomly from the fountain. 'Then again, he WAS a jerk. And then he'll…'
"OW! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING… I…" Suddenly, she stopped her rampage when she looked up and saw a boy with black hair and hazel eyes, dressed in black leather, grinning apologetically at her, with an open hand.
"Need a hand?"
"Thanks." She couldn't really stay mad at someone THAT nice and gentlemanly, can't she?
After she was back up on her feet, he ran a hand through his hair, a mannerism, clearly.
"Um, sorry 'bout that. I'm Stefan Bashkir, a transfer from Russia, even though I'm not completely Russian. I guess I should have known better than to bump into lovely girls on my first day, huh? So much for a good first impression. Yay me." Stefan said, making Raven smile.
"No, it's okay, really. Name's Raven. Teen Titan." She winced once she realized that she just that out loud. It was so routine to introduce herself as a Titan, but in situations like this, it was embarrassing.
"Hm. Cool. Hey, Raven. Since we're walking together and all, maybe you won't mind if I walk you to your next class? It's the least I can do, you know."
Raven thought about it. Okay, thought about it: DONE!
"Sure."
As he helped her carry her books while they walked, Raven observed Stefan. There was nothing much to do while walking in a crowded hallway anyway (except survive, maybe?). He seemed nice enough, even sweet. And he certainly wasn't bad-looking. No, not at all. He was quite the opposite. In fact, Raven wouldn't be surprised if she heard he was a model. Spiky jet-black hair, a great smile, a well-built body, good deportment …
She turned away from him, blushing. He sounded a little too much like a certain Boy Wonder we all know… but…
He didn't have those beautiful amber eyes…
"Um, Raven?"
She was snapped back to her current state. "Huh?"
"Consider yourself walked. We're here." He grinned again, which made Raven think…
"Hey, um, Stefan? Want me to show you around the school? I mean, we could…"
Oops.
Uh-oh.
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And so, after fourth period, Robin found himself bored out of his mind and Raven-less. So what could he do that didn't involve Raven? On his agenda was the following: Eat lunch with Raven, go to class with Raven, walk with Raven etc. etc.
It was then and there that Robin decided he needed a life. So he went on to get one.
Unfortunately, that life-getting activity meant associating with the girl who rivaled Slade on the top of his least favorite person list and a friend who was currently setting off bad vibes.
Yippee.
But, being the sometimes brainless Bird Brain he is, he looked the devil straight in the eye and said:
"Kitten, are you doing anything tonight?"
What came next was a look of sheer delight on Kitten's face, and a rather loud "OF COURSE I'LL GO OUT WITH YOU ROBBIE-POO!"
'I'd rather not,' thought Robin. "Great. I made a reservation for us in The Lily Pond restaurant, the most expensive, aristocratic one around Jump City. Mention me and the words 'Wayne Enterprises' to the maitre d' and he'll show you to a table for two that's nearest to the stage. Alicia Keys is singing tonight. Okay?" Said Robin.
"Okay." The look of sheer delight still hadn't left the feline girl's face, and now she looked like she was going to double over in giddiness.
But Robin was sick enough to his stomach so he didn't need to see that and he was going on his merry way to the men's room where he can hurl in peace when a hard grip on his arm stopped him. And he saw Death's face in the form of Speedy, looking angrier than he was yesterday.
"What. Was. That?" He hissed through gritted teeth. "You call my girl an airhead one day and then you ask her out the next when you SWORE to hook her up on a date with me! What kind of twisted sicko are you?"
Robin held back his puke to answer the swelled Speedy calmly. "Hey man, chill. I asked her out like that so that YOU can show up tonight instead of me. She won't know the difference, considering our resemblance and all, but remember to bring up that you're actually Speedy at the end, after you're done with whatever you'll be doing. And, I already paid for the bill, so relax, and go have fun."
"Uh…"
"I…"
"Um…"
"Er…"
"I mean…"
"THANK YOU ROBIN! YOU'RE THE BEST FRIEND EVER!"
And then, in a very unSpeedy-like move, he decided to mimic Starfire's death hug, you know, just to know what it feels like. And hey, he tried it on Robin. How ORIGINAL!
"BYE! I'M GOING OFF TO PREPARE FOR MY DATE! Ohmigod, what do I wear?..." Speedy shouted as he ran off, OUTSIDE the school, with no regard whatsoever to the fact that they weren't even DISMISSED yet. Oh, the rule breaking rascal. Bad Speedy.
Robin stood there for a moment, watching Speedy go, vaguely remembering that he was supposed to be doing something…
Oh yeah.
He made a mad dash to the restroom, locked the door with no regard for the bladder welfare of other boys, and finally got to hurl in peace.
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LATER THAT NIGHT, OUTSIDE A DOLLMAKING SHOP ACROSS FROM THE LILY POND RESTAURANT…
Robin knew, that for all relevant points and purposes, that he shouldn't be there.
But heck, he NEEDED to see how Kitten and Speedy's date would turn out. You know, he'd DIE if he didn't.
Yes, Robin is A VERY GOOD friend that day. To Speedy, at least.
He picked up the binoculars from his neck and used it for the purpose it was made for. No, not spying. Not at all. Just plain, harmless, looking.
Hm, at least Speedy found Kitten ALIVE without hurting himself.
And then he looked on, and on, and on and on, and on some more. And then, you know what? He looked on A LOT more coz apparently, SOME more just wasn't enough!
And then, finally making up his mind that he was sick of staring at Speedy and Kitten staring at each other like drooling lovesick puppies while Alicia Keys sang 'If I Ain't Got You,' he hummed up his trusty R-cycle and zoomed away into the sunset, that was long gone coz it was already nighttime and he really ought to be in bed like a good little boy.
With the feel of speed drumming beneath his fingers and the night air cool on his skin, Robin thought back on the scene. Kitten and Speedy, I mean.
Oh sure, they were a couple made in Purgatory. And sure, they WERE drooling lovesick puppies. Stupid and sad-looking, but they were happy.
Which was more than he can say for himself.
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Author's Note: Wow, I'm so bad. I stopped AT THAT PART! WOAH! Hehehehe… I'm evil… Hope it was worth the wait!
Again, review count for this chapter must reach 30! Hey, you only need to click that little button and type some stuff to know:
Who is this Stefan Bashkir that suddenly barges in our young Titan's lives? Is this more to him than meets the eye?
Will Raven and Robin ever make up?
Can Speedy get any weirder?
Can a Kitten really act like a drooling lovesick puppy?
What torture, misery, and stupidity shall befall our heroes next?
Will Cyborg ever find peace?
Why does the authoress enjoy exclamation points, capitalization and sarcasm?
And, most importantly
Is procrastination really such a good idea?
Tune in until next time, for the next (and hopefully, quick) update of Getting an Education by Sadista!
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