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Chapter II : An Assumed Rival
"Terra, some other time. I promise."
I gave him a slow nod acknowledging what he said.
"I'll hold you to it."
Smiling, we were both off to catch up to the rest of the team.
Flashback
"You're right…but, this is Beast Boy we're talking about. I mean, I was the only one who ever fell for him right? That's what Robin told me."
"Yea, but I don't know man. I just have a feeling your time's running out with Beast Boy. It's like he's waiting for you with the same insecurities and getting fed up…"
End Flashback.
"Terra, you, Starfire, and Raven can fly toward the destination. It's located near a construction site far north. Cyborg and I will guide you via communicator. Beast Boy, you'll fly Cyborg over and I'll ride my motorcycle. Any questions." Robin took a deep breath after explaining all the detail in front the Tower.
"Um, yea…what's the problem this time? Is Dr. Light robbing another bank? I swear, every time we lock these guys in the penitentiary, they pop right back like herpes." Beast Boy had never took anything seriously. Well almost never…Another reason why I liked him…
"The report doesn't say anything too specific. 'Just a break-in at a high-security vault.'"
Satisfied with the answer, Beast Boy didn't ask further questions.
"Alright, Titans, move out."
Raven, Starfire, and Robin were already scattered out when Beast Boy, smiling, motioned his hand at me, gesturing that he was about to say something..
"Hey, Terra, you want to fly with me? I could use the company. Cyborg's really all not that great with talking." Apparently, Cyborg didn't catch his remark while he was communicating directions to Raven. Beast Boy didn't really ask anything special, but anything from him was good enough for me.
"Always."
We readied ourselves and took off after the others together not begin able to unlock our eyes.
"Yo, let's get moving here…"
No response.
"Boy, Robin's going to be pissed if you guys don't get your BUTTS MOVING"
Yelling us out from our stare, we unglued our eyes. And when we reluctantly did, I still quickly stole glances frequently at him whenever I could, balancing concentration on levitating the supporting rock and frequent glances.
"God, teens these days with their uncontrollable hormones…"
Seated upon Beast Boy who was morphed into a pterodactyl, Cyborg smiled, however, at us.
"Terra. Terra." My communicator had transmitted a message from… Cyborg… Snatching it from my belt, I prepared for his lecture.
"Terra, you're going to crash if you keep doing that, you're making me nervous."
"Doing what…?"
"Don't try that. I know you've been taking glances at Beast Boy, and frankly, I'm scared. Beast Boy keeps looking at you when you're not looking at him. I swear, when the day comes that you guys both look at each other simultaneously, we're going to crash…"
"Fine, fine. Hey, um, Cyborg…"
"What."
"Does he really look at me?"
"PAY ATTENTION TO TRAVELLING, TERRA."
And finally, there were a few more glances that I stole before we landed at the construction site a good distance from the crime. Apparently, the other Titans hadn't arrived yet.
The site was a total wreckage, however. It seemed forlorn and abandoned. There was simply a huge ditch in the ground and a few bricks around. The excavating machines were all worn down and seemed unused for a long time. Perhaps the sight wouldn't be quite so creepy but at 7 p.m., it sent shivers down my spine. Also, the cold breezes didn't help.
"Well, Robin says he's almost here. Guess we should go explore?" Cyborg had finished his message relaying to Robin and turned on the flashlight to begin to search around. Beast Boy, who was resting up in a human form began to walk out toward saw the area and groaned.
"Why, why do the crimes always have to happens somewhere creepy. Why can't they happen at the beach…sometime…"
Interrupted in mid-sentence, a pitter-patter of running footsteps echoed from the distance.
"Quick, she's gaining on us!" One of the runners sounded quite anxious and frightened himself.
"There's no hope now! Drop the cash, man!" Another person shouted from a distance half-sobbing in fear.
"What…the…" Cyborg focused his flashlight at the direction which the cries were resounding from. It lighted a corner in the barren street where we witnessed two men turning around, running and carrying a giant sack of cash. Evidently, these were the robbers from the vault that Robin was speaking about.
"Yo! Stop right there," shouted Cyborg pointing at the two men who completely ignored him and kept running.
"Just keep running, man! She's the crazed - "Stuck in mid-sentence, the two robbers fell over unconscious.
"What the..." Beast Boy, in a ready stance, carefully walked over to the two limp bodies befuddled by their sudden unconsciousness.
A sudden chill went through me causing me to shiver violently. Had a strange cold breeze just come in? Or…was it something different.
"You two are one of the Teen Titans!" A female voice in the proximity exclaimed.
Two? Last I remembered, I was a Titan. Confused by who was talking, Cyborg shined his flashlight around attempting to locate the identity of the speaker.
"You're Beast Boy." With a light tone, she identified Beast Boy, giggling at a confused Cyborg staring around. "And you're Cyborg."
"Yea, and not to be blunt but, who the hell is talking?"
"And, you're the traitor." There was not light tone to me as she used for Beast Boy – simply a sure harsh tenor.
Wincing at her assumption, I felt a deep dislike came over me to the speaker – whoever she was. Beast Boy, who had seemed entranced in her light voice, finally came to his senses.
"Who the hell are you! Show yourself. And Terra's not a –"Behind the limp bodies of the robbers arrived a slender figure with light brown hair where it covered up one eye and had caused Beast Boy in mid-sentence as she appeared. She wore black gloves similar to mine – in fact everything she wore was black including her T-shirt. Carrying a smirk at Beast Boy's reaction, she stepped over to him.
"Yea…?" Continuing carrying her smirk, she once again stepped closer toward Beast Boy placing her face inches from his staring him right in the eye. And they would have probably kissed had Beast Boy leaned his head back.
"Uh, um. She's, uh. Um." Seeing Beast Boy stutter at the emergence of the female figure, my blood grew hotter as I felt an even greater dislike. Was this…jealousy?
Not taking any time to observe them further, I intervened by stepping between her smirking expression and Beast Boy's unmistakable blush.
"I think he meant to say, Terra's not the traitor she was before. Now back off." I finished for a frozen Beast Boy causing the girl's provoking smirk diminish into a glare.
Pushing me aside while renewing the clever smirk upon her face, she leaned even closer to Beast Boy knowing that it aggravated me. However, her eyes glared at me from the side.
"I don't think I was talking to you. I was talking to Beast Boy. But Terra, is it? Well, Terra. Once a traitor, always a traitor. You can't just not be a traitor. I've heard you've done, Terra. Once somebody does something like that, they can't reverse it."
Opening my mouth to protest, I heard a voice from behind that sounded like Raven's who stood beside Robin and Starfire.
"Umm… who's she and why's she kissing Beast Boy?"
"Huh, what? No way, dude! We weren't kissing." Snapping out from his trance, Beast Boy turned a light shade of pink, looking far away at the construction site.
"Oh, me? You can call me Ursula or Urs for short. I guess I got carried away chasing the robbers and meeting you guys especially Terra. Well, I better be going now…" Giving a sigh, I felt relieved and I didn't really know why… besides that she got wayyyyy too close to Beast Boy.
"Good Riddance." I muttered under my breath knowing that she wouldn't hear.
"Wait. So you're another superhero, huh? What's your power and where do you come from? I've never seen you around here before." Robin had obviously engaged Ursula in conversation in an attempt to stop her from leaving.
"Mm, it's a long story which I can't really explain right now. As for my powers, it's nothing big. I can just turn invisible as I wish which is why Cyborg and Beast Boy couldn't see me at first. I can also knock people out by touching them at a special point above their spinal cord. Mostly, I just travel from place to place. Well, simply put, I don't really have a home, I guess. As I said, it's a long story." Purposefully not mentioning my name, Ursula slipped a look at me, then to Beast Boy.
"Sounds interesting. So you don't have a home?" Oh god, Cyborg. Don't even…think…about that… Ughh.
"No not really, long story short. People where I come from didn't want me there." This time, however, I could tell she picked her words ever so carefully.
Beast Boy, who had recovered from the accusation from Raven, turned around to face Ursula again – psh, more like stare at… What happened to that 'You wanna fly with me, Terra.' Or 'Some other time we'll go to the mall'.
"So…" said Ursula who felt the awkward silence as well. "I guess I'd better be going..."
"Wait, friend! Perhaps you may wish to dwell in our home!" exclaimed an overly eager Starfire.
"Uh, I don't know. I was actually hoping you guys would but I knew of your…incidence with…her… so I didn't really bother…Can I really?" Ursula, who had pointed at me while she was talking, turned around toward Robin for his decision.
Looking at Starfire's pleading puppy eyes, Robin had to consent.
"Sure, I guess."
"Great! So…you have any eats there? I'm so hungry."
"Of course, I shall make you the glorious welcoming dessert from my home planet!"
"Well I guess we better get going then." Yawning, Cyborg turned off his flashlight then pointed to the two limp robbers. "Oh, and, are these guys dead?"
"Nah, they'll be fine. Just unconscious."
"Alright, lets just call the local police to pick them off and we can go. Oh, and Terra?" Robin began to mount his motorcycle and revved it up telling us we were about to leave.
"Yea?"
"You'll need to give a ride to Ursula to the Tower. You're the only one who can."
Crap crap crap crap crap crap crap. This could not get any worse…
"Uh, actually, I can carry one more if Terra doesn't want to…" I turned around realizing it was Beast Boy who had suggested it. Nevermind, I take it back. It just got worse.
"Fine, whatever, any way is fine. Meet you all there."
As Starfire, Raven, and Robin went off, Cyborg yawned once more before seating upon Beast Boy who had already morphed.
"Alright Terra, you ready?" Then seeing my nod, he turned toward Ursula who had took her sweet time coming over to Beast Boy.
"Alright ready, Beast Boy…" Finally mounting on Beast Boy, we took off.
And for the entire time while we were flying toward the Tower, Ursula kept glancing at me and spoke to Cyborg in a whisper making him laugh. Then, she would whisper yet again to Beast Boy who would laugh, shaking their ride.
And as my hate began to surmount for the newcomer, she did one last thing before we returned home that made it erupt over the top. As Beast Boy changed back into human form, she pecked him upon the cheek erupting another burst of pink. Then, she guided a dumbstruck Beast Boy along but not before a glare was delivered to me whilst entering the Tower side by side with Beast Boy.
Taking a place in the Tower and having a new Titan was fine, but stealing Beast Boy was where I drew the line. And from that moment, we both knew, through an unspoken contract, that we were rivals.
And that's Chap 2. So tell me, is Ursula hateable now? Well, she's going to be reallllyyyy hateable in the upcoming chapters. Ironically, I look forward to writing it.