Chapter Five- Pizza with Extra Sorrow
Starfire, Raven, and Beast Boy were all silent during dinner. Beast Boy actually ate some of the pepperoni pizza that Cyborg had ordered. After a while longer of more silence, Robin broke it.
"So Raven, what did you need to get from your room?" he asked. "You know, you never came back, did something happen?"
"Huh? Oh, that…" Raven's brain worked quick thinking up a lie. A lie that someone would believe, not a lie that's cheap and amateur and would make people suspect she was up to something. "Uh, well, you see I was going to come back… with, my book but then I accidentally started reading it in my room and before you know it, it was time to go out for pizza. Sorry Robin." Raven's laugh was sheepish and her smile, dumb but she couldn't help it. Inside she was calling herself an idiot and hoping no one would suspect she was up to something.
Robin cocked his head and looked at her suspiciously for a few seconds before shrugging it off and going on. "Ummm… ok… So Starfire, where did you and Beast Boy sneak off to?"
"WE DIDN'T SNEAK OFF!" Beast Boy raised his voice and straitened up tall in his seat. With a piercing glare from Starfire and a few looks from the other customers at the pizza place, Beast Boy calmed down and resumed his slouching position.
Seeing how Beast Boy's mood was getting the conversation no where, Starfire decided to talk instead for Beast Boy. "Beast Boy wanted my opinion on a movie he made before he showed it to the rest of you. I thought that it was a wonderful movie and Beast Boy and I decided that he should show it to everyone tonight." Upon hearing this oh so joyous news, Raven began to feel as if she was about to throw up.
"Uh, would you excuse me for a minute?" Once again, Raven didn't even wait for an answer before running out of the balcony, down the stairs, out of the pizza place, and into a dark alley. Raven's original plan was to go to the bathroom but with everything she spit out next, she was glad she didn't. Plus Starfire or anyone else she knew could have walked in on her.
"Oh my God, oh my God! What the hell is Starfire thinking! The Titans will break up for sure, and it's all my fault! Oh Raven how could you have been so stupid, falling for Robin like that?" After a few more minutes of pacing in the alley to calm herself down, Raven returned to the table taking her seat next to Beast Boy. Beast Boy scooted away from her and closer to Starfire who had scooted away from Robin.
"So, when can we go home and watch this super cool movie?" Robin asked. Raven could tell he was holding off that question till she came back.
"How about now?" Cyborg started. "We could take the rest of the pizza home-"
"And go out for ice cream." Raven finished. Everyone stared at her bug eyed.
"Whoa since when do you like to go out for ice cream Raven?" asked Beast Boy in a sly tone.
"Well… we haven't had ice cream in a while and it is such a beautiful night-"
"We haven't had a movie night in longer. And besides, Beast Boy is lactose intolerant." Starfire argued. Robin couldn't figure out whom to side with.
"I agree with Starfire, we should just go home. And besides, do any of ya'll have money to buy ice cream?" Cyborg asked.
"I have money." Robin said pulling out his wallet. "How about this, Raven and I go get some ice cream and we'll meet you guys later for movie night."
"No surprise to me." Beast Boy muttered.
"What?" Robin asked.
"I said no surprise to me! You're always spending time with her and making out with her." An evil yet angry smirk appeared on Beast Boy's face. Robin froze, Raven looked down, and tears brimmed Starfire's eyes. Cyborg just sat in shock.
"Beast Boy, how did you- Raven and I-"
"Aren't cheating on me and Starfire? Uh, ya you are! I have it hear all on tape, Star can back me up. Cyborg, play this." Beast Boy handed the tape to Cyborg who put the tape into his arm. While the tape played, Robin, Raven, and Cyborg stared. Even some of the customers who knew the relationships of the Titans stared in shock. Raven began to cry and Robin comforted her. When the tape ended Beast Boy exploded.
"Well? Are you still going to go with your answer?"
"Beast Boy…" Robin began, "Where did you-"
"On the day me Star, and Cyborg went out for pizza. I spilt soda on my pants and YES I went back to change them. When I walked in I so both of you laughing and Robin pulling Raven into the hall way where Robin and Starfire had their first kiss. So I would remain oblivious to you I quickly morphed myself into a fly and got threw the door way just in time.
"I had know something was going on with the security cameras when I noticed large blanks of time missing on the tapes as if someone was shutting them off so no one would no what they were doing. Anyways, I manually turned on the security camera and hit the record button. After you two love birds decided to take your make out session to Robin's bedroom, I took the tape out and turned the camera so Robin wouldn't know that the camera had been on and trash the tape."
"Beast Boy- You promised!" Raven cried.
"No, I promised the I would think about it and I did. Showing the tape was the best thing to do!" Beast Boy yelled.
"Come on you two I'll take you home." Cyborg said beckoning to Starfire and Beast Boy.
"What about us!" Robin and Raven said together.
"I guess you can walk home." Said Cyborg.
"And besides, you said you wanted ice cream" added Beast Boy
"But we live in the middle of and ocean!" Argued Robin
"Get your new girlfriend to fly you there." Finished Starfire her piercing green eyes burning holes into Robin. And with that, Starfire turned around and walked to the car with Beast Boy and Cyborg. Robin and Raven were alone again, but not in the way they wanted to be.
