Chapter 2: Redding RV Park Pt 1
(for anyone who doesn't know, Redding is a city in California, just wanted to tell you so you don't bombard me with questions of where they are)
They had been driving for many miles now. Over a day and a half were spent driving down the dusty roads of California. The passenger who sat next to Cyborg often changed. Bumblebee often got tired and she switched with Robin. Retiring to her bed she slumped away from the front of the RV again.
"Well that's the 3rd time today she's done that" Robin said sighing.
"Well is everyone else comfortable back their?" Cyborg asked watching nothing but the road.
"Yeah, Aqualad and Terra are spending quality time together. Star is playing a card game with Speedy, looks like Raven is sleeping and Beast Boy is sketching and Bumblebee is sleeping.
"Well I'm glad you guys are okay, were closing in on out first stop" Robin gave him a thumbs up sign.
"So, where exactly are we going?"
"I wont tell you exactly but were going to a town called Redding" Robin looked at him like he was crazy.
"Why are we going to a place that I've never heard of?"
"So we can get some new experiences into our lives!"
"We were half way around the world and back when we were fighting the Brotherhood of Evil! Doesn't that count for anything?"
"Sure it does, but were not going to Brazil are we?" Robin shook his head.
Cyborg turned his attention back to the road and Robin sat their watching all the signs along the highway.
Meanwhile in the back of the RV, Terra was coming up with a plan.
"K, so were going somewhere in this dusty state, so their has to be some kind of poisonous creature, I could get it to hurt her..." She sighed
"That half demon is too smart for that to work" She crumbled up the paper and threw it into a large pile.
"What are you doing?" Aqualad's voice said.
"Oh? Just think of idea's for something I'm working on"
"Well maybe I can help" He said picking up a pencil. "What do you need idea's for?"
"That's very kind of you Aqualad but I think I can get it on my own" She said smiling at him.
"Well, I'll just be going then, their isn't anything to do in this moving hotel until we actually stop somewhere. Cyborg says were stopping in a town called Redding"
He smiled at her and turned.
"Aqualad?"
"Yes?"
"Maybe you can't exactly help me with this...but do you think you can stay here and keep me company?"
He smiled again.
"Of course I can Terra, I'm not about to deny a pretty girl's request"
She blushed.
"Thank you very much" She spoke softly. She turned her attention away from his and back to her idea's scrabbled on the paper.
Hours later Starfire was still watching the scenery go flying by as they passed a large cactus farm. She sighed in boredom.
"When are we going to be there!" She complained.
"Just be patient Starfire! We'll be their in about an hour or two"
"That is too long" She said.
Robin placed a hand over her hers.
"We'll be there soon, you'll see" He smiled at her. She blushed and stood up.
"Excuse me but I think that I have left something in the back room where the bathroom is"
She ran out of the room quicker then Beast Boy in a hamburger restaurant.
He chuckled softly and looked back at the road.
An hour later they were heading down another dusty trail. At the end there was a big sign that read. Premier RV Resorts Redding location
"Alright ya'll were here!" He shouted. There was a rocking in the back of the RV as everyone ran to the front of the Rv. They looked out the windows as they approached the place that was coming into their view clearer and clearer.
"This is it?" Speedy laughed. "This is that place you were talking about? How is this place going to fun?" He looked out the window and saw many young women around his age in bikini's walking by.
He looked at Cyborg.
"Alright I'm in" Cyborg just laughed and Robin rolled his eyes. Beast Boy tapped Raven on her shoulder slightly.
"Rae, were here" He said nudging her.
"Don't call me Rae" She said grumbling.
She got up slowly and yawned. Cyborg parked their RV and stopped the engine.
"Ya'll stay in here, I'm gonna go get us check in" He said pointing to the main building. He stepped out of the car and a gust of air hit them. Terra groaned.
"Great it's hot!"
"Relax Terra, it's only like 59 degrees" She groaned.
"Do you know what that will do to my hair? It's gonna have split ends by tomorrow!" She said fake crying. Raven slapped her in the back of the head.
"Shut up will you! There isn't anything to cry about, your stupid hair isn't going to die" She said growling at her.
"Well if that's what you think, I can't wait to see your hair when we get out of this place!" Terra flipped her hair and headed into the back of the RV. Raven watched her go back then turned her attention to the coming Cyborg.
Beast Boy nudged her.
"Nice going" He said
"Thanks, it's what I do best" The door swung open and Cyborg stepped in.
"Alright ya'll were in space number 23 on the left side!" He hopped in his driving seat and rolled down the road. They passed a large swimming pool, a volleyball net, basketball courts, a spa, and many many other campsites.
"This place looks incredible!" Aqualad yelled.
Speedy was watching all the woman in bikini's.
"Yeah, I know what you mean, this place is great, can you say hott babes?"
Aqualad frowned.
"No but I can say...pervert" Speedy whipped his head around.
"I am not a pervert!"
"Sit down Speedy!" Cyborg yelled.
"Yes sir" He sat down in a chair and continued his 'studies'
Cyborg pulled into a large site numbered 23.
"This is our campsite?" Bee asked .
"Yeah! I got one of the most expensive ones! So we'd all be happy! Even those who are hard to please" He said looking toward the back room. Raven helped him back into the space. Being careful not to hit the grill or the small ring made for making camp fires at night.
"I think it will be perfect" Starfire said joyfully.
"It will be Star!" Cyborg stopped moving.
"Aqualad? Do you mind helping me get leveled and hooked up to electricity and water?"
"No of course not and the other's can explore"
"I suggest that we out on our bathing suits, I mean their's a lake, and a spa and a pool" Robin said. Most of them nodded in agreement. Raven shook her head no.
"Oh come on Raven! It'll be fun!" Speedy whined.
"You just want me to change so you can look at me? In the wrong way?"
He blushed.
"Now Raven. Just because your hot doesn't mean that I would look at anything I shouldn't"
"Then why are you looking at my chest now?"
"Oh umm because?" Slap. He had a rising red mark across his face. A second slap came to the other side of his face.
"What was...Beast Boy?"
"That was for being unfair and perverted toward Raven" He said smiling.
"You think your all that! Do not make the mistake that you are the only one who wants attention from his lovely lady. He said, his hands tracing the sides of her body. She shivered. Then...she slapped him again.
"Perv" She said running off. Beast Boy following her. They had found a small bunch of buildings were there was a laundry mat, a gift shop, and an ice cream shop.
"Well this is good, guess we know where to get all of our laundry done" Bumblebee said. Starfire and Robin looked around and spotted the large lake where most of the people were swimming.
"Ewww! People actually swim in that water? It isn't sanitized and it's crawling with bugs and fish!" Terra said obviously grossed out.
Beast Boy laughed.
"You think this is funny?" He nodded. "I though that you cared for me, I really thought that we had something!"
"Terra, we done were over we not coming back okay, I don't love you anymore, I have my eyes set on someone else" He said blushing and trying to keep his eyes of the empath who was just behind him.
"Yeah, you like your goth bitch!"
"Hey don't call her that!" He said rasing his temper. Robin stood in the middle of the two.
"Why don't we just go down to the lake and whoever want's to go to the pool can go their" He said
"I'm going to the spa" She said snorting and walking away.
Speedy smiled.
"I'll go with her!"
"Be nice Speedy!" Robin yelled after to him. Then sighed.
"He's going to get himself kicked out of their" he said looking at the lake.
"So what do you say? Who wants to race down their?" Beast Boy said. All of them except for Raven raised a hand. Beast Boy just looked at her sadly.
"Come on Raven, you know you want to?"
"No thank you, I'll walk down if that's okay with you"
"But please!"
"I said no thanks" She said walking down the hill. He just shrugged and everyone lined up.
"Okay no powers, one two three go!" He yelled and they dashed down the hill. Starfire and Bumblebee quickly fell behind and started to walk with Raven. Robin and Beast Boy were still at it.
"What do you say? Whoever gets in the water first?" Beast Boy breathed.
"Sure, fine with me" Robin said while picking up speed. Beast Boy catching up. He could see the water's edge nearing. He jumped off the pads of his feet and dove headfirst into the water, hitting Robin with a splash of water.
"Lucky!" Robin said squirting out the water in his mouth. Beast Boy was swimming around on his back. The droplets of water on his chest gleamed against the sun. Raven was drawn to him. He knew that she was watching him. So why not show off. He jumped into the air as a dolphin and did a few flips diving back in. He turned back into human. Raven rolled her eyes and walked closer to the shore line.
"You coming in?"
She shrugged
"I don't know, I like the idea of swimming it's just the water I can't take"
"What do you want to do then?"
"I was actually thinking about going back into the Rv and reading"
"Raven, you read all the time, this is a time to get out and have some fun, so why don't you?"
Smiled and dipped herself into the water.
"Okay"
Starfire and Robin were already swimming together. A few times their bodies would touch while swimming. Starfire blushed and swam away from him to the shore. Robin ran after her.
"Starfire come on, there isn't anything to be embarrassed about"
"It is not that, I wish to go to get Terra so we may go back to the RV, I want to tell Cyborg that I am hungry"
"Well I guess I'm getting a little hungry myself: He said getting out of the water, The air felt cold to their wet bodies. She shivered rapidly. Robin noticed and wrapped his arms around her. She sighed and blushed all at the same time.
"Thank you Robin"
"No problem: He looked at her with an affectionate smile.
"Come on lets go get Terra" They ran up the hill and to the small building where the spa was. Terra was already outside.
"Hello Terra!" Starfire said realizing herself from Robin's arms.
Well it was good while it lasted
"Hey star! Were are you going?"
"Back to the RV, me and friend robin are going to ask Cyborg if we can go eat"
They all walked back to the RV together. Robin knocked on the door. Cyborg's face looked through the peephole and opened the door.
"Hey Robin what do you want?" He said watching Robin, Starfire and Terra walk into the RV.
"We were wondering if you were planning to eat soon?" Robin asked.
"Yeah, I found this nice little place like 20 minutes from here, BB may not like it though, it's a seafood restaurant"
"He'll deal, I could go for some seafood" Robin said rubbing his stomach.
"Yah! Me too!" Terra yelled. There was another knock at the door. The rest of the titans stood in the doorway. Aqualad opened the door for them and let them in.
"Everybody change into something decent...were going out to eat!" Everyone cheered
One hour later
They had all gotten dressed and had arrived at the rester taunt.
"Buz's Crab Seafood Restraint! What are you doing killing me!"
"No, but this is the only place I could find"
"Oh well, as long as they have something vegetarian" He shrugged. They walked in through the front door. The bell chimed telling the owners of the shop that their were customers. A blonde approached them.
"How many?" She said blowing a bubble.
"Um 9"
"Okay, right this way" She grabbed 9 menus. She walked them to a place in the back near the window.
"My name is Katie and I'll be your waitress, what would like to drink?"
"We'll have 2 water's, 2 ice teas, 3 cokes, 1 diet Pepsi, and 1...mustard"
"We don't serve mustard as a drink"
"Just take a straw and stick it in a bottle, please she'll be happy with it!" The waitress sighed.
"So 1 diet Pepsi, 2 waters, 3 cokes, 2 ice teas and 1...mustard" She walked away.
"Well this is a nice little place don't you think?" Cyborg asked.
"Yeah! I like it a lot! That Katie chick is hot!"Speedy said. Everyone just stared at him.
"What? Am I the only one that think that?" Everyone nodded their heads and looked away from him and at the menu.
"Wow this sounds really good!"Terra said, I'm defiantly ordering it. They chattered among themselves until their waitress came back.
"Are you ready to order?"
"Yes maim we are" Cyborg said
"Alright go ahead"
"Yes I'll have the Cajun Salmon Nuggets and chips" Cyborg said
"I'll have what he's having" Bumblebee said blushing
Katie just sighed in boredom.
"Umm do you have a salad that has no meat whatsoever?"
"Yeah, a plain salad"
"I'll have the largest size of that"
Raven skimmed the menu, nothing really looked that great to her.
"I think I'll just have a shrimp wrap" She said.
Terra looked excited.
"I would like the Calamari and Chips!" She said proudly
Beast Boy leaned to Raven's ear.
"Does she even know what that is?"
She just shrugged,
"It'll be fun when she finds out though!" She said giggling. Beast Boy's heart melted at the sound of her silent giggling.
"I'll just have the chicken breast" Aqualad said.
"I will have the Shrimp Quesidilla!"
"And I'll have the Mahi Mahi with the lemon butter sauce and the baked potato"
"Very well"
Terra looked at Raven who was giggling and Beast Boy was laughing with her.
This makes me sick! Why is it her! Why doesn't he like me anymore! I'm everything she is and more. I'm so much more pretty then her and smarter and I can do everything better then her!
The time was passed slowly with the waiting for their food. But finally they got it. Their plates were lowered down to them and Terra's was last.
"What the hell is this?" She said pointing to the dead and wiggly calamari.
"That would be calamari maim" Katie said.
"Well what is it?"
"It's squid stupid!" Raven said
"I ordered squid! You should tell a person what their ordering"
"Well I assumed you knew what it is"
"Yeah Terra, don't just order something with a cool name because you think that everyone will think your smart, it doesn't work that way" Beast Boy said.
"Well I'm not eating that!" She took Beast Boy's salad and started eating it. He sighed. Raven patted him on the shoulder. "It's alright, we can get something at the camp" She said whispering into his ear.
He nodded and watched everyone eat. 30 minutes later Cyborg belched loudly. "Waitress!"
"Yes"
"Check please"
They paid their check and soon they were on their way back to the camp. By the time they arrive half of them were asleep. Cyborg parked and with Aqualad's help he hitched everything back up. Inside, Robin moved Bumblebee into the big bed. He also moved Starfire and Terra into their beds. Speedy was already in his bed sleeping like a baby. Aqualad and Cyborg came back in and laid in their beds. Beast Boy picked up Raven and laid her down in their bed. He put her near the window and covered her with a decent amount of blankets.
"There, now I'll see you in the morning" He said kissing her bare shoulder.
He turned out the last light for the night and they all went to bed.