Okay guys! Second chapter. I'm in a writing frenzy right now… so… LET'S GO!
And don't worry… Things work out in the end…. Sort of.
But I've gotta make these REALLY long chapters…. Otayo! Enjoy!
(AGAIN this is NOT a Shoujo ai or Yuri fic.)
Disclaimer: sigh I DON'T OWN THEM. sob I'm sorry, I'm such a FAKE--- Don't sue me.
Raven was comfortable, warm, getting better sleep than she had in weeks, maybe months. Something pulled at the edge of her dream, though… She rolled over in her sleep. No, she was too comfortable, but she felt a familiar voice sucking her forward….
"DUDES, BREAKFAST C'mon!"
Starfire ceased snoring for a few seconds, savoring the nice feeling you have when you just wake up… Another voice came out of the background.
"YO Man! Are you cooking those nasty tofu eggs again!"
"They are NOT NASTY!"
"Yeah right, GIMME THE SPATULA!"
"NO WAY!" Clatters of dishes and yelps followed these statements. Raven blinked, waking up at the ruckus: she was curled into a tiny ball on her bed. She looked across the cover at Starfire, who was stretched out spread eagle face-up on the other end of her bed. Said alien girl yawned. Her emerald eyes blinked open. Both of them sat there for a second, not really sure what to say.
"Do you wish to… eat?" Starfire broke the silence with a small sleepy voice.
"… I guess." Raven got up and stretched. Sleepily, the two girls made their way to the kitchen.
"Knock it off you JERK!"
"Well, YO if you'd GIVE me the spatula!"
"GRRR"
The fight went on; Beast Boy tackled Cyborg again, whacking him violently with a spatula. Cyborg, in turn, felt it necessary to introduce a large amount of tofu to Beast Boy's face.
"MRHFHGHA!"
"HAH!"
Raven sighed. "Move, please." She gently shoved the fighting pair out of the way with a dash of telekinesis. Starfire floated over to the fridge, opening it and squealing.
"I am in a joyous type of cooking mood today, friends!"
Everyone stopped. Beast Boy and Cyborg looked at each other.
"Uh would ya look at the time? I mean-"
"I really should be-"
"Getting back to-"
"Going- Yeah-"
FOOOOOM
The only trace left that they had been there was a torn up spatula. Raven eyed the empty doorway; she made her way quickly towards it… 10 more steps… 5 more steps… 1 step—
"Friend Raven?" Raven skidded to a halt, wincing slightly.
"..Yes, Starfire?"
"Since my home cooking seems to have frightened Beast Boy and Cyborg, might we go out to breakfast?" Starfire questioned hopefully. "I would love to try Mustard on what you refer to as 'cakes from a pan'." Raven thought the question over for a moment.
"Actually, that doesn't sound bad."
"Wondrous! I shall meet you in ten minutes back here!" Starfire floated out of the kitchen, hands clasped happily in front of her. Raven paused, shrugged, and strode off to her own room.
Starfire floated down the hallway, opening the door with a click. "OOOO! What to wear! I must wear something different." She opened her closet and began tossing random things onto her bed. "How strange, my outfits are all the same…" (XD) She trailed off and clapped. "Then I shall have to get new ones today with Raven!" With a grin, she grabbed clean clothes and another pair of shoes. Excitedly, she put them on.
Friend Raven and I have not gotten to go out in a long time, it is nice to spend time with her like a regular friend… And what she said, about Robin… I am glad she was there to help me. Starfire hummed a song that sounded suspiciously like 'Dirty Little Secret.'
With Robin
Robin, as he often was, was slaving away at the computer and papers in his room. He suppressed a yawn, staring at the papers as if intimidating them would give him an answer. They read various dates within the last month.
ATTACKED IN THE EAST
Late last month, it seems that our friendly member BEE of the Teen Titans East
Seemingly vanished, only to turn up later on the opposite side of town, terribly
sick. It would seem that she was meeting someone—but the other members in
the team of friends refuse to agree or disagree with any of the statements made
or asked by the Worldly News. Perhaps the attacks are related to-
In another corner of his desk sat another torn out page.
TEEN TITANS NO!
A strange event has occurred to the Teen Titan females in the West. It has affec-
-ted them in a way as to suggest poison, perhaps-
The article, though, didn't contain much valuable information. He knew because he had scoured it top to bottom. Even calling or contacting the other Titan Teams seemed impossible. They were all out dealing with the problems concerning the female members of their team. Robin had only found out while scanning a paper the other day. It had to be the work of an old enemy, but it didn't smell like something Slade would do. He rubbed his mask tiredly. Telling the other Titans was a must, but up until now, he hadn't had enough information. Plus, telling Cyborg about Bee was probably not the most pleasant task to perform. Sighing, he stood up from his desk and stretched, running a hand absentmindedly through his scruffy black hair. He opened the door-
"YES we did it!" Beast Boy and Cyborg high-fived as they walked down the hallway. "Avoidance maneuver 5!" Robin blinked.
"Uh… Guys?" Robin said sleepily at his open door, blinked under his mask at the bright light in the hallway. Cy and BB both turned and grinned at him.
"Dude! Where have you been?" BB said, scratching the top of his head.
"Seriously man, you look like a mole."
Robin blinked. "Uh… I'll tell you guys at breakfast. Speaking of which…?" Cyborg and BB looked at each other. Beast boy piped up first.
"Uher, Starfire's cooking."
"Ah." Robin let out a breath of air. Starfire…. If he estimated right, Starfire and Raven were both in danger.
"Yeah, we're going down to the garage. The T-CAR needs some cleaning! Boo-yah!"
"Dude, doesn't it ALWAYS need cleaning?" BB sighed, continuing walking with Cyborg.
"Well, yeah! Car can never be too clean. It's only to amplify its Complete Ultimateness!"
"Is that even a word?" Their bickering conversation continued down the hallway, Robin still leaning in the open doorway. He waited casually as they turned the hallway corner….
"YAGH!" Accelerating at almost inhuman speed, Robin skidded his way into the kitchen, which he found empty.
"Crap."
With Starfire and Raven
"Humm! What a brilliant city ours is in the daytime!" Starfire cooed, looking at the bright signs for Chinese and Italian restaurants, filled with buzzing people. Morbid as she seemed, Raven had to agree with her.
"Actually, yeah." Raven sipped on a slushy they had gotten from a street stand. Lime flavored. They had gone to breakfast at some fast-food pancake place, where Starfire had been extremely impressed with the French toast.
"Does this refer to the species of the… toast?"
"Er… Not really."
"Oh."
"Most people like it though."
"Okay!" No more needed to be said. About 18 pieces of French toast had been devoured, leaving people in nearby booths astonished. 'How can such a dainty girl EAT so MUCH!' 'MY EYES!' Raven laughed in spite of herself.
Which had led them to here, casually just walking down, occasionally going into the quirky stores that dotted the street? Raven had gotten a long, silver hairpin with the smallest obsidian raven on it, Starfire found a long, sequined purse, which she held her money and various items in. Raven lazily strolled down the side, looking in the mirrors to antique-
"THERE THEY ARE!"
Both girls leapt up and looked around wildly at the scream.
"What the-"
"EEEK" The screams and squeals continued. Starfire looked at the reflection in the mirror.
"AGH! It's the-" Too late. Both Raven and Starfire were overrun by a mob of people in 'I lurve Titan Girls' T-shirts who were squealing repeatedly. (Most of them were guys, so it was a frightening sight.)
Raven clawed her way through the seething crowd, gasping for air but just barely unwilling to use her telekinesis.
"Gah! Starfire!"
Said alien girl was currently squashed up against the sidewalk, having a tough time fighting against the squees of her male fans. Raven saw a loose arm and grabbed at it, pulling Starfire out, who gasped for breath.
"Run!"
They skidded down the street, looking around frantically. Flying would just get them spotted by more, possibly stalked for the rest of the week.
"Psst!" A voice called out to them from a rather shady looking shop. A red-headed man stuck his head out of the door and motioned to them. "Over here!"
Unable to think of anything else, Starfire and Raven dragged each other to the shop, ducking inside as the red-headed man slammed it shut. He motioned them behind the shop desk, then into the back of the shop to where they could see through a window in the front.
"Where'd they go!" The mob stumbled around the corner and found Raven and Starfire gone. Looking wildly around, they continued down the street at a breakneck pace after some poor civilian with bright red hair. Starfire took a shuddering breath, packed next to Raven and the strange man in a closet. This might not have seemed like the most intelligent of all ideas.
"I will check if they have gone." She said quietly, making her way out to the door and creeping over to the window.
"That might take her awhile." said the red-headed man, color and eyes barely visible in the dark. "So… what brings the famous Titan girls to this shop?" Raven looked dubiously at the stranger. But…. Something just… clicked. The inflection in his voice was so sweet… Something she hadn't heard in awhile. Glad for the cover of darkness, she responded.
"Uhm, hunger and over-testosterone at the Tower." The man laughed slightly.
"I imagine being all the guys must drive you nuts. Especially with their invasion of your privacy, as I would imagine." Raven blinked. Wow, that hit the nail on the head. "In case you ever want a break from that…" The man produced a business card and handed it to Raven's open hand, "I'm always here. By the way, my name's Caleb." Before she could respond to this oddly stalker-vibe-sweetishness, Starfire came back, opening the door and flicking on the lights in the store, which seemed to be some kind of ice-cream parlor.
"Friend Raven and Stranger, it seems we are clear of the frightening fan clubs." She nodded carefully. Without missing a beat, Caleb stood up and stuck his hand out for Starfire to shake.
"Meh name's Caleb, by the way. I'm honored to have ya in my shop!" He looked directly at Starfire and gave a boyish grin. I believe my heart just fried a little… or is it melted? she thought absentmindedly as blue-green eyes sparkled at her. She stood transfixed. A few moments passed before-
"… We should probably get going." Raven's voice managed to crack out. Caleb nodded friendly-like. Raven motioned outwards and opened the door, waiting for Starfire to come so they could walk (or fly) home. Starfire turned and began to follow her friend-
"Come back sometime… please?" She took a glance over her shoulder at a sweet-natured face of Caleb, who smiled slightly.
"I shall try." Starfire responded with an equal smile. She jogged out to Raven, who nodded at her. They both began to walk back.
"Well…. That was. Odd."
Caleb watched them leave as he wiped down a candy jar. A satisfied sneer pulled at the edges of his lips as he recalled the day before yesterday.
Midnight two nights ago
Two dark figures stood on the rooftops of a broken-down building, not even illuminated by the moon, which had been covered up by unusually forceful storm clouds that very day. The smaller figure spoke out first.
"Are you sure that they will be like the others?"
The deeper voice followed. "Why would they not? The ones in the East and West, though they unfortunately lived, seemed no match for your…" It paused, as if thinking of the right word, "Unusual talents."
The first figure's voice was now colored with an obvious smirk. "Why thank you."
"Do not feel welcome. You have already left your tasks in both the East and West incomplete. But fail me again here, where it is crucial…" The darker voice trailed off as if to add to the effect.
The first figure lost his tone and replied flatly. "Yes, sir."
"Good. Now go."
He did as he was told.
END CHAPTER
WHOO! Another chapter up! I cannot tell you HOW much I needed to get this written, it's like the start to the scenes I REALLY want to write.
PLEASE review if you read this!