Disclaimer: I don't own teen titans or the words to the song If You
Were Me by Chris Rea.
Hand in Hand
Chapter Six: If You Were Me
"Friend Robin! Let us try to ride the wheel of the Ferris!" squealed Starfire hooking her fingers around Robin's arm and pulling him towards the long, but fast moving queue.
Robin barely had time to register what she had said before he was yanked away from the acrobats that had been watching because Star had just had to see the 'Bats of Acro'.
They had left the food court at about eight and had come to the amusement park which was open until midnight. Terra had remarked that it was just like a fairy tale which had led to everyone explaining to Star that there was no fairy with a tail flying around somewhere. They had separated into three groups. Starfire had immediately dragged him off away from the others, despite the fact that he really wanted to go to the arcade. Terra and Beast Boy had gone off somewhere with Beast Boy boasting that he would win Terra the biggest prize ever. Cyborg had just shrugged and made his way to the arcade.
Robin felt sorry for Raven; she should be here with them experiencing what they were. He knew that she probably wanted to be left alone right now, but still it made him feel bad.
##If you were me,
And I was you,
If you had to play my part out,
What would you do? ##
Robin looked up at the Ferris wheel. He wondered if Raven had ever been on one. She didn't seem the type of person that would like to go on amusement rides. He shook his head, she didn't seem the type to do anything much that the rest of them enjoyed. Perhaps that was the reason she had captivated him so. She was so mysterious. But he didn't like her...in that way. At least he was pretty sure he didn't. He liked Starfire.
"Oh Robin is this not glorious?" exclaimed Starfire throwing her arms wide in an over exaggerated gesture that nearly knocked a passer by over.
Robin looked around him, young couples with hot dogs and candy floss were milling around holding hands and smiling giddily. Every so often he could see an older couple standing somewhere with their heads close together. The sky was dark and thousands of stars were out. Chinese paper lanterns and blinking light had been strung up across the stalls and rides lighting the whole place up magically. Well...almost magically.
##Two crazy stories,
Two different views,
If you were me,
And I were you##
Starfire was looking at him expectantly her hands clasped together in front of her, "Do you not think so Robin?"
"Yeah." He tried to say it normally but his voice came out strangled. He blamed the candyfloss he had just eaten, "It is."
They moved down in line as the last ride stopped and the customers filed out. The next batch got in and the ride started again.
"Looks like we'll be on next." Noted Robin.
Starfire smiled happily, "Oh joy! I simply cannot wait."
Her happiness was infectious and soon Robin found himself grinning like an idiot. Some of the older couples made comments about 'what a cute pair' they made as they walked past. Those comments made Starfire blush so that she almost matched the colour of her fiery hair.
##########
"Stand back babe." Warned Beast Boy grinning and pushing Terra back slightly, "I need my space to work." He made a show of rolling up his sleeves.
Terra giggled and blew him a kiss.
Beast Boy grabbed the first ball in his green hand. He looked up at the pyramid of tin cans and narrowed his eyes. He tossed the ball up in the air and then caught it as it came back down. He drew his arm back and with a grunt he flung it forwards.
The tennis ball rocketed forward and smashed into the very top of the tin pyramid causing three of the ten cans to fall.
He glared at the stand and then stuck his tongue out at the man next to him who was snickering to himself, "Dude, you're disturbing my concentration!" the man stopped chuckling and moved away, an ashamed almost abashed look on his face.
##If you were me,
And I were you,
What kind of crazy things,
Would I have to do? ##
Beast Boy grabbed his second ball, he had paid for three, and drew his arm back again, he threw it and it smacked the canvas behind the tins without making a single one fall. Beast Boy scowled, that snickering man had made him miss.
"You can do it BB!" called Terra in the background her blonde hair falling over her face as she pumped her fist into the air and cheered him on.
"Course I can babe." He agreed as he grabbed his final ball. He brought it up to his face and glared at it as if telepathically telling to hit the tins. He expelled a breath and drew his arm back. He lifted his right leg as if he was pitching in a baseball game. He grinned ruefully for a moment and then let the ball fly.
It hit its target full on sending the cans crashing to the fall in an unordered succession. He grinned and stood back to admire his handy work.
The stall keeper smiled at him, "What prize do you want?" he asked whilst stooping down to pick up the discarded cans, "Pick anything off the top shelf."
Beast Boy glanced back at Terra and then picked out a prize. The stall keeper picked it from the shelf and handed it over with a smile.
Beast Boy turned around.
Terra gasped; in his arm was a big blue kitty teddy bear. Its face was almost identical to 'the face' which Beast Boy always pulled in his kitten form. Its fluffy fur was powder blue and strands of glitter had been intermingled with it, long curly black whiskers were protruding from its white cheeks. Its large brown glass eyes stared up at her, it looked as if it was about to cry. Its long tail was curled up in a shape that looked convincingly like a question mark.
##Who likes to party,
Who likes to stay at home?
If you were me,
And I were you##
"Oh Beast Boy, it's gorgeous! Thank you!" she threw her arms around the blushing green elf and hugged him, the cuddly toy got squashed between the two of them.
"It's no problem." Whispered Beast Boy, "But I think you're gonna crush it."
Terra looked down and her eyes went wide, "Oh!" she exclaimed and backed off, she fluffed the toy back up to its original shape and grinned sheepishly, "Oops."
They both grinned at each other before they linked hands and turned to walk towards the fun house. "So," said Beast Boy casually, "What are you gonna call him?"
"Malcolm." Terra replied seriously.
"Malcolm?!" cried Beast Boy his eyes wide in mock indignation.
The sound of their laughter faded as they moved away.
##Never like strangers
Though never the same,
Two circus side shows,
That laughed in the rain##
##########
Starfire looked out across the starry horizon dreamily. Robin watched her, her face was so open, unlike Raven's which hardly ever showed any emotion. He wondered how the two were such good friends. There were times when Raven seemed to despise the young alien girl beside him.
##You stayed with the full moon,
And searched for the stars,
Thank God in his heaven,
Here we both are##
Robin looked over at Starfire, he wanted to ask her out, but he didn't know what she would say to him. He was pretty sure that she liked him. But then Star treated everyone the same. With boundless happiness and unending forgiveness.
"Um Starfire?" he asked his voice hitching slightly.
"Yes Robin?" she asked turning to face him.
He told him self to ask her now, and to ask her quickly. But in the end he seemed to chicken out and instead he said the first thing that came to him mind, "Nice night isn't it?" she looked startled for a moment but then she grinned and nodded enthusiastically.
"Oh yes. The sky is beautiful tonight." She sighed.
##If you were me,
And I was you,
If you had to play my part out,
What would you do? ##
Robin kicked himself for missing his chance, "Like you then." He muttered.
##Two crazy stories,
Two different views,
If you were me,
If you were me##
"What was that Robin?"
"Nothing Star."
##If you were me,
And I were you##
Hand in Hand
Chapter Six: If You Were Me
"Friend Robin! Let us try to ride the wheel of the Ferris!" squealed Starfire hooking her fingers around Robin's arm and pulling him towards the long, but fast moving queue.
Robin barely had time to register what she had said before he was yanked away from the acrobats that had been watching because Star had just had to see the 'Bats of Acro'.
They had left the food court at about eight and had come to the amusement park which was open until midnight. Terra had remarked that it was just like a fairy tale which had led to everyone explaining to Star that there was no fairy with a tail flying around somewhere. They had separated into three groups. Starfire had immediately dragged him off away from the others, despite the fact that he really wanted to go to the arcade. Terra and Beast Boy had gone off somewhere with Beast Boy boasting that he would win Terra the biggest prize ever. Cyborg had just shrugged and made his way to the arcade.
Robin felt sorry for Raven; she should be here with them experiencing what they were. He knew that she probably wanted to be left alone right now, but still it made him feel bad.
##If you were me,
And I was you,
If you had to play my part out,
What would you do? ##
Robin looked up at the Ferris wheel. He wondered if Raven had ever been on one. She didn't seem the type of person that would like to go on amusement rides. He shook his head, she didn't seem the type to do anything much that the rest of them enjoyed. Perhaps that was the reason she had captivated him so. She was so mysterious. But he didn't like her...in that way. At least he was pretty sure he didn't. He liked Starfire.
"Oh Robin is this not glorious?" exclaimed Starfire throwing her arms wide in an over exaggerated gesture that nearly knocked a passer by over.
Robin looked around him, young couples with hot dogs and candy floss were milling around holding hands and smiling giddily. Every so often he could see an older couple standing somewhere with their heads close together. The sky was dark and thousands of stars were out. Chinese paper lanterns and blinking light had been strung up across the stalls and rides lighting the whole place up magically. Well...almost magically.
##Two crazy stories,
Two different views,
If you were me,
And I were you##
Starfire was looking at him expectantly her hands clasped together in front of her, "Do you not think so Robin?"
"Yeah." He tried to say it normally but his voice came out strangled. He blamed the candyfloss he had just eaten, "It is."
They moved down in line as the last ride stopped and the customers filed out. The next batch got in and the ride started again.
"Looks like we'll be on next." Noted Robin.
Starfire smiled happily, "Oh joy! I simply cannot wait."
Her happiness was infectious and soon Robin found himself grinning like an idiot. Some of the older couples made comments about 'what a cute pair' they made as they walked past. Those comments made Starfire blush so that she almost matched the colour of her fiery hair.
##########
"Stand back babe." Warned Beast Boy grinning and pushing Terra back slightly, "I need my space to work." He made a show of rolling up his sleeves.
Terra giggled and blew him a kiss.
Beast Boy grabbed the first ball in his green hand. He looked up at the pyramid of tin cans and narrowed his eyes. He tossed the ball up in the air and then caught it as it came back down. He drew his arm back and with a grunt he flung it forwards.
The tennis ball rocketed forward and smashed into the very top of the tin pyramid causing three of the ten cans to fall.
He glared at the stand and then stuck his tongue out at the man next to him who was snickering to himself, "Dude, you're disturbing my concentration!" the man stopped chuckling and moved away, an ashamed almost abashed look on his face.
##If you were me,
And I were you,
What kind of crazy things,
Would I have to do? ##
Beast Boy grabbed his second ball, he had paid for three, and drew his arm back again, he threw it and it smacked the canvas behind the tins without making a single one fall. Beast Boy scowled, that snickering man had made him miss.
"You can do it BB!" called Terra in the background her blonde hair falling over her face as she pumped her fist into the air and cheered him on.
"Course I can babe." He agreed as he grabbed his final ball. He brought it up to his face and glared at it as if telepathically telling to hit the tins. He expelled a breath and drew his arm back. He lifted his right leg as if he was pitching in a baseball game. He grinned ruefully for a moment and then let the ball fly.
It hit its target full on sending the cans crashing to the fall in an unordered succession. He grinned and stood back to admire his handy work.
The stall keeper smiled at him, "What prize do you want?" he asked whilst stooping down to pick up the discarded cans, "Pick anything off the top shelf."
Beast Boy glanced back at Terra and then picked out a prize. The stall keeper picked it from the shelf and handed it over with a smile.
Beast Boy turned around.
Terra gasped; in his arm was a big blue kitty teddy bear. Its face was almost identical to 'the face' which Beast Boy always pulled in his kitten form. Its fluffy fur was powder blue and strands of glitter had been intermingled with it, long curly black whiskers were protruding from its white cheeks. Its large brown glass eyes stared up at her, it looked as if it was about to cry. Its long tail was curled up in a shape that looked convincingly like a question mark.
##Who likes to party,
Who likes to stay at home?
If you were me,
And I were you##
"Oh Beast Boy, it's gorgeous! Thank you!" she threw her arms around the blushing green elf and hugged him, the cuddly toy got squashed between the two of them.
"It's no problem." Whispered Beast Boy, "But I think you're gonna crush it."
Terra looked down and her eyes went wide, "Oh!" she exclaimed and backed off, she fluffed the toy back up to its original shape and grinned sheepishly, "Oops."
They both grinned at each other before they linked hands and turned to walk towards the fun house. "So," said Beast Boy casually, "What are you gonna call him?"
"Malcolm." Terra replied seriously.
"Malcolm?!" cried Beast Boy his eyes wide in mock indignation.
The sound of their laughter faded as they moved away.
##Never like strangers
Though never the same,
Two circus side shows,
That laughed in the rain##
##########
Starfire looked out across the starry horizon dreamily. Robin watched her, her face was so open, unlike Raven's which hardly ever showed any emotion. He wondered how the two were such good friends. There were times when Raven seemed to despise the young alien girl beside him.
##You stayed with the full moon,
And searched for the stars,
Thank God in his heaven,
Here we both are##
Robin looked over at Starfire, he wanted to ask her out, but he didn't know what she would say to him. He was pretty sure that she liked him. But then Star treated everyone the same. With boundless happiness and unending forgiveness.
"Um Starfire?" he asked his voice hitching slightly.
"Yes Robin?" she asked turning to face him.
He told him self to ask her now, and to ask her quickly. But in the end he seemed to chicken out and instead he said the first thing that came to him mind, "Nice night isn't it?" she looked startled for a moment but then she grinned and nodded enthusiastically.
"Oh yes. The sky is beautiful tonight." She sighed.
##If you were me,
And I was you,
If you had to play my part out,
What would you do? ##
Robin kicked himself for missing his chance, "Like you then." He muttered.
##Two crazy stories,
Two different views,
If you were me,
If you were me##
"What was that Robin?"
"Nothing Star."
##If you were me,
And I were you##