Trouble At Camp

Chapter Eight:The Dance

By Everclueless

Robin, Beast Boy and Cyborg entered the hall. Practically every other male was there and only a couple of girls.

"Why do girls take so long?" Cyborg asked.

"Girls don't take long. Boys just rush." Kate answered in an are-you-crazy voice.

Cyborg coughed. If you didn't know any better, you'd think he'd smuggled a sarcastic "Sure" in there.

Kate also coughed. It sounded vaguely like "Idiot".

They smiled at each other like nothing had ever happened. Kate started to observe what the boys were wearing.

Cyborg had somehow shoved a small black t-shirt on and squeezed into overalls. He had a cardboard lollipop.

Cyborg looked downright uncomfortable.

Sapphire was wearing a PINK t-shirt with the words "I LIKE PIE" written in white out on it. He was also wearing overalls.

He seemed like he was in a state of shock – he probably hadn't been prepared when whoever dressed him like he was dressed had, well, dressed him! He also looked relieved. Kate wondered why until she glanced at what someone had stuffed on Robin.

Robin was wearing a ridiculous purple suit with a pink purple-polka-dot tie. He was wearing clown shoes (you know those REALLY long shoes that make squeaking noises). His hair wasn't its usual spiky self. It was…different…all…smoothed down…and…just plain…weird…...

He seemed outraged. It definitely looked like someone had forced him to wear this.

'Probably Beast Boy' Kate smirked.

Beast Boy was wearing knee-high woollen socks. They were all the colours of the rainbow. He was wearing a red and white metre-high hat. He wore fluffy green slippers. Not to mention, a white t-shirt with cartoon ducks on it and purple shorts with the words "SAVE THE ANIMALS" on them.

He was grinning, proud of his "fashion statement".

Kate was wearing a pink ballet costume with fairy wings and a fake tiara, pretending to be a fairy princess.

Starfire soon dragged Raven into the hall.

Starfire had all hair in braids. To describe her clothing would be to say she looked like a magical, pretty, genie.

Raven was emitting a low hissing sound.

The boys assumed Starfire and, probably, May-Lin had tried to stuff her into something PINK or FRILLY and Raven had fought against them and had obviously won but was somehow wounded.

Sapphire soon spotted some smudged make up on Raven's arm and neck.

"Go Raven" he cheered silently. He was also embarrassed. His girlfriend had actually won the struggle to wear something, well, relatively normal. He, however, had shamefully lost the war.

Raven was wearing a Black long-sleeve shirt and a long black skirt that nearly covered her shoes. She wore big black boots. The only thing Starfire seemed to have won was the fact that Raven had pink flowers embroidered on the shirt. Fortunately for Raven, they were small, and there were only four around the neck area and four on each sleeve.

She knew Frank wouldn't be happy, but frankly, she didn't care.

Well…for her it was out of normal…..kind of….I mean, she did usually wear a black leotard and a blue cloak/coat/cape thing.

Raven glanced at Cyborg, Sapphire and Robin and said, "What the hell happened to you guys!"

They muttered words. Words that sounded like "Stupid Beast Boy".

Raven glared at Beast Boy.

Beast Boy ignored it and started jumping around.

"Where's May-Lin?" he said over and over and over again.

Beast Boy went outside to look for her.

Robin, Cyborg and Sapphire, quickly took their ridiculous clothing off. They had normal clothes underneath. The three boys shoved the ridiculous clothes into a bag and Robin promptly put a bomb in it and threw it out the window.

They smiled, relieved.

Raven hugged Sapphire – she had felt uncomfortable when he was wearing pink.

Starfire just kept looking from the window to Robin and the others to the window to Robin and the others.

"Oookkaaay…" was all that came from Kate.

May-Lin bounded in, dressed as a little girl. She wore sneakers; one had a pink ribbon for a shoelace, the other had orange ribbon. Her skirt was orange with white polka dots – it was very frilly. She had a white t-shirt with a large pink circle in the middle. In the circle was a big fat orange cat and below him was the word "Garfield" in orange.

Beast Boy followed her. He didn't seem to notice the boys' change in appearance.

The music turned on and Beast Boy and May-Lin started dancing free style. After all, this wasn't a formal dance.

The two looked absolutely ridiculous.

"I do not know them" Raven said.

The others agreed with Raven.

"Let's go over this way" Sapphire said and they walked into the farthest corner of the dance floor.

Now that they were no longer feeling embarrassed, Starfire and Robin walked onto the dance floor.

Raven and Sapphire just stayed in the corner, talking.

Cyborg and Kate both started walking towards the punch bowl and they accidentally bumped into each other.

"Oops, sorry." They each said to each other, blushing madly.

"Ladies first" Cyborg graciously offered.

"You know, I believe in gentlemen first, so you should go first" Kate insisted.

"No, you should"

"No, you should"

"I insist you should"

"But I insist you should"

"My fair lady, your beauty deserves to go first"

"My beauty is non existent, so that means I don't deserve to go first and you do"

"Are you saying you aren't beautiful? You have to be kidding me."

"I am not beautiful."

"Yes you are."

"No I am not."

"You are"

"Am not"

"Are too"

"Am not"

"Are too"

"Am not"

"Are too"

"Am not"

"Are too"

"Am not"

"Am not" Cyborg said quickly.

"Are too" Kate said, without thinking and then realised, "I mean…AM NOT"

"Too late. You admitted you are beautiful, so you deserve to go first"

"Well, if that is so, then doesn't it mean I have the first say? And I say that you should go first"

"Should not"

"Should too"

"Should not"

"Should too"

"Those two are hopelessly in love" May-Lin muttered to Beast Boy.

When they had noticed the others had disappeared, they had stopped dancing quite as wildly and crazily and they had gradually moved closer to the rest of the team. They had been in earshot of Cyborg and Kate the whole time.

"Yeah, but we still need to do a lot on operation C+K. I don't know how we'll get them together. I mean, they love each other, they are too blind to see that the other loves them, and they are too blind to see that they love the other. Not to mention, their kindness towards each other makes them do nothing; at the rate things are going, they'll spend the whole dance politely and calmly arguing that the other should have punch first." Beast Boy murmured.

"Is arguing even the right word? They aren't exactly fighting with each other or raising their voices. I say it's more like…a light disagreement." May-Lin muttered back.

"Well, the point is, we can't do anything now. Such a pity that we won't see them dancing together."

Sapphire and Raven were oblivious to everything else that was happening. They were openly talking and it felt great talking to one another. Like a great burden being lifted.

Robin had gone to bed a while ago; he wanted to be in top condition for tomorrow. Starfire had also gone to bed; she wanted some beauty sleep.

And May-Lin and Beast Boy?

The two continued to dance the night away.