A/N: Standard Disclaimers Apply

Chapter Seven: Spin Bottle, Spin

"Truth or Dare?" Star asked, her eyes wide with curiosity. "How do you play this game?"

Donna grinned. The dark haired girl explained the basic rules. "And then if the pointer, bottle, whatever points to you, you take a Truth or a Dare mandated by the spinner."

"It sounds thrilling!" the willowy alien exclaimed. "Let us begin!"

Raven let out a low sigh.

"Do you not wish to play, Raven?" Star asked innocently.

Raven looked up and saw the other five girls staring at her. What choice did she have? "I'm in," she said.

"Glorious!" Starfire said brightly. "I do hope we all have fun!"

"Me too," Raven said under her breath.

Argent flew out of the room and returned with an empty glass soda bottle and a spare floor tile while the other girls sat on the edge of the round bed. The silver-skinned energy wielder took her place and tested the bottle's spin.

"Right, so who goes first?" Argent asked.

"You got the bottle," Donna suggested.

Without any objection, Argent spun. The bottle vanished in a circular blur and slowed. Star fidgeted and clasped her hands together. Raven rolled her eyes unsympathetically but prayed the bottle passed her over. It did. When it came to a final rest, it pointed at the pink haired Jinx.

A wicked grin spread across the sorceress' face. "Dare."

Donna nudged Star in the ribs and winked at her as Argent's eyes narrowed broadcasting her devious intentions. The punk rocker spoke very slowly, "I dare you to call Kid Flash and get him worked up."

Bee and Donna both went "Ooooooooo!" dramatically.

Jinx smiled and grabbed Star's communicator. She rolled her head along her shoulders and took a couple of breaths. Donna put her finger to her lips and shushed the other girls.

"Oh, Kid Flash?" Jinx cooed softly. "It's Jinx."

"Hi Jinx," Kid Flash's voice said over the communicator. "How's Star's party?"

Jinx twirled a lock of her hair in her fingertips. "Oh, it's okay. But it's kinda lonely."

"It… is?" his voice cracked.

Bee and Argent were literally biting their fingers to keep from breaking up with laughter. Donna kept shushing Star.

Jinx purred, "Uh-huh. I really wish you could be here."

"You know I can get there in a few seconds," KF said hopefully.

Star let out an "Eeep!" as Donna elbowed her ribs again.

"… Am I on speaker phone?" he asked.

And then four girls let out howls of laughter. Raven rolled her eyes disdainfully, and Star pouted her lips.

"Sorry, babe," Jinx told him between giggles. "I'll make it up to you later."

"That was so unkind!" Star exclaimed. "Is this the point of the game?"

"Pretty much," Argent said gasping for air.

The willowy alien gnawed on her lower lip. "I am not sure I like this game."

Donna smiled, "Yeah, but what goes around comes around, honey. That means Jinx gets to spin and if it lands on Argent, she can embarrass the hell out of her! It's all in good fun. And there's always a truth."

Jinx spun. It pointed at Donna.

"Normally, I'd take a dare, but just to show Star how it works, truth."

All eyes fell on Jinx and then shifted to Wonder Girl.

"Okay, Wonder Girl. Who was the first boy you kissed?"

"My foster brother."

Jinx scrunched up her face. "Eww. But you know that's not what I meant."

Donna smiled. "Yeah I know." Her glittering blue eyes looked over to the alien girl next to her. "Okay, the first boy I ever really kissed was… Robin."

"What?" Starfire croaked. Her sparkling green eyes were wide and full of confusion.

Donna turned to her. "We were thirteen. I had the world's biggest crush on that little acrobat, so I cornered him under some mistletoe at his guardian's holiday party and… well… I guess I don't have to draw a diagram."

A mischievous grin flashed across Jinx's face. "Tongue or no tongue?"

"Jinx!" Raven, Argent, and Bee exclaimed simultaneously.

"Do you still have the crush?" a wounded Starfire asked.

Donna grinned. "Honestly? He's my best friend, and I love him dearly. But it's completely platonic, Kory." She hugged Starfire warmly. "Completely."

Wonder Girl took a deep breath and waited a few heartbeats to clear the air. Donna glanced over to Star who didn't look entirely convinced. She spun the bottle. Bumble Bee.

"Dare!" Bee said without hesitation.

"I dare you to leave an anonymous love letter under Beast Boy's pillow!"

"You're evil, you know that?" Bee protested. "You hide it really well, but you're absolutely evil."

"Thanks! I've been working on it," Donna said sarcastically. "But it could have been worse you know. I could have made you sign it!"

All the other girls visibly shuddered at the thought and shared a fit of giggles. Bee promised she would before midnight and spun the bottle. Argent, Star, and Jinx locked their eyes on the bottle as it spun, slow, and point… to Raven.

"Truth or dare, Rae?"

Raven took a deep breath and closed her eyes. The pale witch rolled them open asking herself why she joined this insipid game in the first place. "Truth," she said finally.

"Describe the perfect boy."

"Doesn't exist." Raven started to reach for the bottle.

"Oh, no, you're not getting off that easy," Bee countered.

The ashen-skinned girl looked around the room and saw everyone staring at her. She closed her already closed robe and took a deep breath. "All right," she conceded. "First, the perfect boy has to be intelligent. I mean, if he can't keep up with me intellectually, why bother? And he has to be brave, and not in some machismo kind of way. Brave enough to accept me for all that I am, and I'll admit I do have some issues."

"Girl, you have subscriptions," Bee interjected playfully.

"Har, har. Can I continue?" Raven sighed deeply, "He's got to be confident, without being arrogant, he also has to be both passionate and compassionate, and lastly, he's got to be comfortable in his own skin."

"Oh," Raven suddenly remembered, "and being good looking never hurts."

Donna grinned knowingly; Bee and Jinx snickered quietly; and Argent looked mortified. Raven's violet eyes widened with the realization she'd said too much, and her gaze fell apologetically on Starfire.

"Friend Raven?" Star started, "Are you describing… Robin?"

…..

Robin tensed his muscles to keep them from cramping. He'd been on the top of the container stack for at least two hours, while the other Titans patrolled the dock. Beast Boy failed to pick up the scent of gunpowder, and the Teen Wonder began to rethink his tip. He thumbed at his communicator and debated whether to call it a night.

"Cyborg to Titans, we got something."

Robin smiled. "Keep on it. Titans, stay low. Do not engage until the cache is delivered."

"Beast Boy here. There're two cars that just passed my position."

Robin took a deep breath and aligned his thoughts. "I see them."

A text signal came in from Aqualad, "A boat. Starboard side of tanker. Going to investigate."

The Teen Wonder put his communicator back on his belt and ran across the tops of the containers, following the cars. They pulled up to the ship and eight men stepped out. They looked around. One had a clipboard and instructed the others to look for a specific container. Robin snarled, he was too far to hear, and the ambient harbor noise made his directional microphone useless.

"Ha! I knew you would be here!"

Robin spun around. Stalking up behind him, sword in hand, was a tall, broad, Asian man. The Teen Wonder's eyes narrowed and he snarled.

"Kitarou."