Chapter:
7
Part 2
It was a few days later, Mento had lost the lead on the new threat, dubbing themselves, Sisterhood of Evil. An obvious remake. The leader, when not training or being forced to eat and sleep was working, trying to find a new lead on the team. Beast Boy had just stayed out of the way; he wasn't allowed to go out anymore since the stupid ambush. And the logical thinking part in his mind (Yes he has one, belive it or not) didn't blame them for not letting him out, but still his teenager mind was stronger and it hated the rule, almost enough to make him go around complaining about it. But he didn't. Just tried to stay amused.
Elasta Girl had been fussing over the team leader and her husband. She had to force him to go to bed almost every night and convince him to eat a decent meal. It was frustrating and she always got worried over Mento when this happened.
Terra thought the same as Beast Boy pretty much. She was annoyed with the rule, but figured it was better that way. She was starting to get used to the haircut, slowly but surely. She still wanted her old hair back, but knew it would take some time to get like it used to be. It was always weird when she went to brush it and found the brush coming out of her hair much sooner then she was used to. She was working on it though, complaining and groaning less over it everyday.
Beast Boy looked over at Terra from where he sat boredly on the couch. Training was over, and surprisingly, today marked the week of being here. Though he had no intention of leaving. He wanted to stay until these guys or er- girls where taken care of. Beast Boy half grinned Terra's way, telling her everyday he liked the hair cut, just to make her feel better. That and he had to admit, her complaining did get a little on the annoying side.
Beast Boy looked over the back of the couch towards the kitchen area, soon then turning himself around and sitting on his knees. "RITA! What's for supper?" He whined.
"Spaghetti," Elasta Girl called back. "Do you guys wanna help me make it?" she asked.
Terra looked over at Beast Boy. "Nothing better to do," she shrugged.
But before Beast Boy could answer, his T-Com went off. "One minute!" Beast Boy called at Elasta Girl before turning around and opening his T-com. "Hey!" He grinned as Robin's face appeared, though he kinda guessed why the team leader was calling.
"Hey. When are you guys coming home?" Robin asked, near immediately.
Terra looked over from the side, listening in. She made sure to stay out of view of the communicator though.
"Umm..." Beast Boy's eyes darted to towards Terra before back at Robin. "I wanted to stay... a little longer."
"Why?" Robin asked. He knew the Doom Patrol was family to Beast Boy, but even though the Boy Wonder would NEVER admit it, he missed Beast Boy and Terra. It was too quiet. After living with Beast Boy for as long as he had, he'd gotten used to the noise. "How long do you plan on staying?"
"Some trouble has... sprung up. I want to stay till it's taken care of." Beast Boy informed.
Robin sighed. "Alright," he said. "Need help?" he asked, slightly hopeful. It had been a quiet week. Real quiet, actually. Not only inside the Tower, but outside too.
Beast Boy considered it, but shook his head no, "I think we can handle it." Truth be told, he didn't want to hear Mento complain about it.
"When are they getting back! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW BORED I AM!" Cyborg's yell came from off screen.
Robin sighed, his face darkening to an annoyed glare. "They don't know yet," he called back. "Don't be too long," Robin turned back to the T-com. "I don't think anybody's enjoying your absence… not counting Raven."
"DON'T KNOW YET! Aww man!" Cyborg whined. "C'mon guys! I'M RUNNING OUT OF PEOPLE TO TEASE! AND-"
"Friend, please try this!" Starfire's voice chirped.
"No really I'm not-"
"Please! Someone must do the tasting! Friend Terra is absent at the moment..."
Cyborg pushed Robin out of the way and took the T-com with both hands. "Get. Home. SOON. Since Ter has been gone, I've had to play taist tester." He scowled at them. Making Beast Boy laugh.
Terra looked up at Beast Boy, laughing as well. "Nope, they don't miss us at all," she said sarcastically, rolling her eyes.
"Cyborg, calm down!" Robin's voice came from off screen.
Cyborg took in a deep breath before smirking and holding up a picture of Beast Boy and Terra eating cereal, in their PJs on the couch. "Oh yeah, LOVE the picture. I mean really, keep up the hard work." He teased before tossing the T-com back to Robin.
"I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS REALLY GOING TO SEND THAT!" Beast Boy screamed.
Terra groaned, sinking in her seat on the couch.
Robin caught the T-com, though upside down. He sighed, turning it over. "Yeah, came in the mail a couple days ago." He smiled a bit, he had to admit, it had been funny.
"Yeah, ha-ha." Beast Boy rolled his eyes and faked his laughter. "Talk later guys, Beast Boy out." He flipped the cover back down as he ended the conversation. Wondering if he should have mentioned Madam Rouge being back to Robin...eh, all well.
"You guys ready?" Elasta Girl called from the kitchen again.
Terra stood up. "Are we gonna help?" she asked.
Beast Boy moaned, "Do I HAVE too? Isn't cooking for girls and Cyborgs? Besides tofu. I HAVE to make my own." He whined.
Terra half glared at Beast Boy, mostly joking. "You don't HAVE to," she said, starting to walk off. "But what else are we gonna do?"
Beast Boy muttered under his breath as he stood up and slowly followed Terra in a pouting sort of way. He didn't wanna cook.
"You don't have to come with," Terra reminded, glancing back at the pouting Beast Boy. She came into the kitchen to see Elasta Girl over by the stove with a pot about half full of water and a ton of other materials scattering the counters.
"All this for some spaghetti?" Beast Boy looked over the items. When Cyborg made spaghetti, the few ingredients where simple. Noodles, sauce, ham, beef, chicken, and any other meat.
"Yep," Elasta Girl said, handing Beast Boy salt. "Put a teaspoon of that in the water."
"Salt? In the water?" Terra asked, clearly already confused.
"Yep. You know why?" Elasta Girl asked the two teens.
"Uh… no…" Terra trailed.
"To add more unhealthy sodium to our diets?" Beast Boy smirked at his answer, though did was told.
"No, to help reduce starch," Elasta Girl corrected while Terra snickered at Beast Boy.
"Isn't salt just… unhealthy too though?" Terra asked, still confused. "Eh, don't listen to me, I've never cooked in my life," she said truthfully.
Beast Boy laughed quietly to Terra's reply. "Starch? You have some issue with it or something?" He joked.
Elasta Girl rolled her eyes at Beast Boy. "No, no issues," she said. A few minutes passed while she started making the sauce. Soon, the water started to boil. "Can you dump the noodles in the pot for me?" she asked.
Terra looked over at the cut open bag of noodles and dumped them in the pot.
"Oh, did you wash them off first?" Elasta Girl asked.
"Erm… was I supposed to…?" Terra asked.
"You cook weird," Beast Boy commented. Heck, they where lucky if Cyborg washed his hands before cooking! Let alone the food, it just wasn't natural for them.
"Why would you wash the noodles, anyways?" Terra asked, throwing the plastic bag the noodles were in into the garbage.
"To get rid of starch," Elasta Girl repeated herself.
"What is it with you and starch! Arch nemesis or what!" Beast Boy yelled.Terra laughed at that.
"No!" Elasta Girl half laughed. "It's unhealthy, that's all," she said.
"Can't be THAT bad, if you have to go so far as to actually wash the noodles. Heck, I didn't even know that was possible," Beast Boy joked as he poked random little containers of seasonings.
Terra looked as though she was thinking before looking up and asking, "Why would you put them under the sink and rinse them off with water… if you were just gonna put them in a pot full of water, anyways?"
"If you two don't stop criticizing my cooking, I'm kicking you out," Elasta Girl half joked. "I mean, it tastes good when it's done, doesn't it?"
"Do I HAVE to answer that truthfully?" Beast Boy snorted, "Just joking."
Elasta Girl sent Beast Boy a joking glare, chucking a wet rag at him. Terra laughed at them.
Beast Boy yelped as the rag hit his forehead. "Dude! That hurts!" He laughed though and picked the rag up from the floor where it fell, and tossed it back to the sink.
Elasta Girl rolled her eyes again. "Dinner should be ready in a little while. You guys can just go hang out if you want."
"And do what? We beat the gameboy games like, twice!" Beast Boy moaned. He thought for a minute, well, they could put a puzzle together, or do something that required thinking... nah. "Or we could watch TV." He thought out loud.
"Okay, sounds good to me," Terra said. Watching TV was always good… if you could find anything on first.
"Okay, I'll call you guys in when dinner's done then," Elasta Girl said.
Beast Boy fast-walked into the living room, jumped the back of the couch and grabbed the remote from where it laid on the arm rest. He flipped the channels, kind of bored. And in a way hoping that the Sisterhood would make a move, action would be fun. At least to him it would. He wanted to get them back for the ambush anyways.
Terra followed Beast Boy and fell back on the couch, watching him flip through the channels. She yawned before asking, "Anything good on?" She didn't really expect a 'yes' of any kind.
"Not really." Beast Boy moaned, though stopped at the news when he heard 'Jump City'. Though it was really just a report saying how quiet it was there. "You know, this is really weird." He looked almost worried. "We've never been this quiet."
"I know…" Terra said, staring at the TV. "Do you think it has to do with the whole Sisterhood deal?" She turned her head to look at Beast Boy, partially listening to the TV though.
"I don't know." Beast Boy trailed for a minute, debating if he should bring up what was on his mind. "It's more of Slade I'm worried about. He's only this quiet when he's thinking of something..." Beast Boy glanced at Terra, remembering Slade's last plan that almost killed the blonde.
Terra looked down at the couch cushion, a slightly fearful look on her face. "Yeah…" she said, her voice quiet and trailing into silence again.
Beast Boy's eyes darted to the side for a moment before he reached over and grabbed her hand. "Sorry, I shouldn't have brought it up."
Terra looked over at Beast Boy, glancing down at his hand and smiling a little bit. "It's okay, don't worry about it," she assured, shaking her head slightly.
Beast Boy half grinned before removing his hand and sitting up straight, then looking at the TV and listened to the news reporter as the camera panned over the Jump City park, stopping at the Titans.
"And it seems the citizens are not the only ones enjoying the break from crime here in Jump City," the female voice said from off screen.
"I'M OPEN!" Cyborg yelled as he ran backwards, waiting for Starfire to throw the ball, though when she did, she missed, and the ball being thrown at her strength, flew past Cyborg and hit some dude in the head. Thus knocking him in the lake.
"AHHH!" He screamed.
"... I APPOLOGIZE!" She screamed while waving towards the poor guy who was climbing out of the lake.
Terra laughed at seeing that happen. She looked back at the screen to see Raven looking up from her book at the guy and Starfire, shaking her head as though a headache was coming on. Robin could be seen on the sidelines of Starfire and Cyborg, trying not to laugh at Starfire and her… aim.
"CAN WE HAVE OUR BALL BACK!" Cyborg yelled over.
The guy looked annoyed as he threw the ball back, though it only made it half way. Starfire sighed, "I shall fetch the-" she was cut off be someone screaming... seconds later Silkie ran past with a cheese burger in his mouth. And looking pleased with himself.
"I'll get the ball, you get the worm." Cyborg told her, Starfire nodded in agreement.
Beast Boy started laughing, He pulled out his T-com and called Robin's, trying to suppress his laughter.
Robin shook his head, about to go help Starfire, but his T-com rang. He reached to his belt and picked it up, flipping it open. "Beast Boy?" he asked. He could hear Terra's laughter in the background. "What's going on?"
"YOU'RE ON THE TELLY!" Beast Boy started cracking up again.
"What?" Robin asked, looking confused. "When?"
"NOW!" Terra choked out her laughter.
"When were we being… recorded, though?" Robin asked again.
"NOW!" Terra repeated. "You're on the news! At the park! In fact, I'm watching you talk to Beast Boy on the T-com right now!"
"This is the best news show yet," Beast Boy snorted, before glancing up at the TV then back at Robin. "ROBIN LOOK-"
"YO BIRD BOY! HEADS UP!" Cyborg threw the foot ball, though it seemed to have a way with hitting people in the head, and whapped Robin in the temple.
"Out..." Beast Boy finished, laughing.
Terra cracked up, she only watched the TV, but that was enough. It looked like the newscasters were getting a kick out of this too. Terra refused to get into view of the T-com. That would mean she would be seen. She didn't want to be seen. Not with her hair all… different. "That was great!" she yelled through laughs.
Robin glared, not at Beast Boy, but just at this day in general. He stooped down, out of the screen, picking the football up, Next minute he was back in screen, chucking the football at Cyborg. "Be careful with that thing!" he yelled back at Cyborg, head throbbing, half in annoyance.
"Okay I will! Sorry!" Cyborg yelled over, throwing it over at Starfire, who joined in the game of catch.
"Football of Doom." Beast Boy laughed out.
"No kidding," Robin grumbled. "How's it going over there, anyways? It's really quiet over here."
"Same, we got a uh- minor attack. But other then that its quiet." Beast Boy informed.
"HEADS UP STAR!" Cyborg threw the foot ball up and high, but Starfire missed the catch, and the ball ended up landing on Raven's head.
Raven slowly looked up from her book, glaring at the two teens. She picked the football up, looking ready to pop it. It floated in front of her, covered in a black aura. She smirked almost evilly before the football was sent speeding through the air, fast, right back at Cyborg.
"Well… it was quiet over here," Robin sighed, shaking his head as he watched.
"Aw crap-" Cyborg took staggered steps back before getting thrown to the ground by the foot ball of doom.
"Nice shot," Beast Boy snorted.
Terra couldn't help it, she cracked up at that one, hearing Robin start laughing too. "That looks like something Raven would do to you," she said, turning to Beast Boy.
"Thank all that's good that I'm not over there." Beast Boy snickered. Wondering when supper would be ready. He could smell it, and it was making him hungry. "Did you guys eat already?" He asked Robin, trying to strike up a conversation.
"Not yet, we should probably head home soon though and do that," Robin said, glancing back at his teammates. He and the other three Titans had been out here for a while, just hanging out and goofing off.
"Dinner's just about done here," Terra informed.
"I wanna talk!" Cyborg chirped from off screen, before showing up over Robin's shoulder. "Yo BB! Where's Terra?"
"Off screen." Beast Boy snickered.
"Oh, I WISH TO SEE OUR FRIENDS AS WELL!" Starfire flew over and looked over Robin's other shoulder. "Greetings Beast Boy!"
Terra half glared and rolled her eyes at Beast Boy. "Hi guys," she said, still out of screen though.
Robin turned his head both directions as each of his friends popped up behind him. "This is why we have more then one T-Com," he reminded, though not minding Star being that close.
"Yeah, but why take all the effort in dialing theirs, when I can just look over at yours?" Cyborg asked. "How come you're not in the screen? I'm SURE you lean that close to Green Butt any other time." Cyborg snorted, Starfire couldn't help but giggle.
"Ha-ha." Beast Boy laughed in his growing monotone.
"I have reasons," Terra grumbled, more to herself, trying to ignore the comment about Beast Boy, even though it was true.
Robin jokingly glared. "You guys are crowding me!" he laughed, pushing at Cyborg.
"How come STAR gets to stay?" Cyborg whined as he pushed his way back over. "I wanna see my buds! Yo! Doll-Face! That means you!" He laughed.
Beast Boy started inching the T-com closer to Terra, almost teasingly.
"NO!" Terra jumped back more. "Beast Boy!" she was laughing though as she pushed his hand away.
"Since when does Terra have camera phobia?" Robin asked, laughing.
"Aww C'mon Terra! They want to see your new due!" Beast Boy laughed as he pushed the T-com closer.
"YEAH! I WANNA SEE!" Cyborg yelled.
"NO!" Terra yelped.
"Terra got a hair cut?" Robin asked curiously.
"No! Not exactly! …maybe," Terra whimpered, grabbing a couch pillow and burying her head in it.
"Please let us see!" Starfire begged.
Beast Boy shuved the T-com under the pillow though only got Terra's face up close. "She said please, Terra," Beast Boy laughed again.
"No," came Terra's muffled voice from under the pillow. "I don't like it," she said, trying not to laugh.
"Come on, Terra, it's just a hair cut," Robin pleaded.
Terra sighed, more annoyed then anything. She lifted her head and dropped the pillow, pouting.
"Wow, looks like Raven gone blonde." Cyborg snorted.
"It is very nice, friend." Starfire commented, pushing Cyborg out of the screen this time for laughing.
"OOF!" Cyborg grunted before he landed...
CRASH, cat hiss, THUMP, people yell.
"STARFIRE!" Cyborg yelled after all the racket. "Oww..."
Robin couldn't help but crack up at Cyborg. "Nice going, Starfire!" he complimented through his laughs.
Terra looked down at the screen, half glaring because of Cyborg, but then again trying not to laugh at Starfire.
Beast Boy laughed, "Nice one." He then looked over the back of the couch before yelling, "Is it time to eat yet? I'm going to starve in here!"
"Three minutes!" Elasta Girl called back. "You'll live."
Robin sighed. "I guess we should start heading home."
"That's okay; I gotta go pretend to die." Beast Boy joked, "Later guys!" He closed his T-com and clipped it on his belt before turning to Terra. "Watch the master and learn." He hopped the back of the couch and morphed into the most pitiful looking dog you had ever seen. He crawled into the kitchen before flopping himself on the floor.
"Drama king." Robot Man sipped his cola from the side line.
"And to think I thought he was bad when he was a little kid…" Negative Man, shook his head, sitting at the kitchen table.
"Beast Boy, get up," Elasta Girl tried not to laugh, but couldn't stop the smile.
Terra followed Beast Boy now, jumping over the couch and walking into the kitchen. She looked down at the green dog, almost laughing.
Beast Boy only opened his mouth and let his tongue hang out.
Elasta Girl shook her head before the buzzer went off. "You can get up now, food's ready."
"Food!" Terra repeated, going straight to her seat at the table. She was hungry.
"…You would think that we do starve them," Negative Man, shaking his head at Terra now. "They're both thinner then twigs and eat like horses."
Beast Boy shot up faster then thought possible and barked happily. He climbed onto his seat, still in his dog form and sat there panting as he waited for his meal.
"I don't want any drool on the table," Elasta Girl warned Beast Boy.
"Sorry," Terra called over, though joking.
Elasta Girl rolled her eyes, bringing over food, spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, salad dressing, croutons, all that good stuff, and set it down on the table.
Beast Boy resumed his human form and stared at the food, "drooling temptation, over whelming... can't hold it much longer..." He made his eye twitch. What could he say? besides drama acts were fun. Terra laughed.
"Guess someone should call Mento in?" Robot Man guessed.
"You guys can help yourselves," Elasta Girl told the two waiting teens. "Yeah, probably should. Not that I actually think he'll come here and eat with us."
"I wouldn't bet against you." Robot Man laughed.
"Thank you!" Beast Boy started piling the salad on his plate first. Adding only croutons to it, then adding a few slices of garlic bread. Then, the shinning moment, he started eating it.
Terra filled her plate up with spaghetti noodles and sauce. The sauce was meat free, Terra figured for Beast Boy's sake. She didn't mind though, it was still good. Her other smaller plate she loaded with salad and ranch dressing, and croutons, plus a piece of garlic bread.
"I'll go get him," Elasta Girl offered.
"Or try," Negative Man put in.
"Good luck," Robot Man called after Rita. He then looked back at the pigging-out teenagers. "I think I am just going to wait till their done."
"Why?" Beast Boy asked before dishing himself up more food.
"On second thought, if I wait, I won't get anything." Robot Man grabbed his plate.
"Wouldn't that be a shame," Negative Man said, taking his own plate and starting to serve himself.
Terra finished off her food and started on more. Rita was a good cook.
Elasta Girl had left the kitchen, heading to the garage. "Steve?" she poked her head in. "Dinner's ready."
"Five more minutes!" Mento called from over at his desk. In his terms, that meant another hour.
"Steve, dinner's will be gone in five more minutes," Elasta Girl tried to joke. "Remember that Beast Boy and Terra are here. Those two can eat more alone then all of us put together."
"Oh darn," Mento's monotone mock shocked voice came as he scribbled something down.
Elasta Girl glared into the garage slightly. "Fine," she said. "See you in five." She walked back to the kitchen, taking her seat at the table.
"Not coming?" Robot Man guessed again before eating a forkful of spaghetti.
"Course he will," Elasta Girl said skeptically. "In five minutes."
"More like an hour or two," Negative Man rolled his eyes.
Robot Man snickered slightly before finishing off his plate. With no real action for him today, he wasn't feeling really hungry. That and he really didn't have to eat; he just liked the taste of food.
Beast Boy scraped the rest of his food off his plate before sitting back contently. "Thank you," he told Elasta Girl as he patted his stomach. Amazing how that food always seemed to just disappear.
"Yeah, it's really good!" Terra exclaimed after taking another piece of garlic bread.
"Thanks," Elasta Girl, forcing a smile at the two.
Beast Boy stood up and grabbed a spare plate, then adding a little bit of everything then grabbing a fork and setting it on the plate as well.
"What are you doing?" Robot Man asked.
"Getting Mento something to eat, figure it's the only way." Beast Boy joked before going out the kitchen door and walking into the garage. "Meeenntooo!"
"What!" Mento whined at being interrupted again.
"I brought you supper." Beast Boy set the plate and fork down on the desk. "Just incase your stomach gets tired of being ignored." He joked.
Mento looked over at the food then at the green teenager. "Thanks," he nodded then turned back to his papers.
Beast Boy grinned, "No prob." He then turned around and left the garage, walked across the lawn and into the kitchen once more. The simple 'thanks' he had gotten was enough for him. That was a lot coming from Mento.
Terra finally set her plate aside. "I'm done!" she announced, grinning.
"Finally," Negative Man added, kind of joking. Terra only grinned before looking over at Beast Boy as he came in.
"Want us to do dishes tonight?" Beast Boy asked Elasta Girl. He already talked to the others, and had nothing else to really do tonight.
"...Who are you and what have you done to Beast Boy?" Robot Man joked.
"Well… I'm afraid," Negative Man joked along.
"Sure, if you're offering," Elasta Girl smiled. Help around the house was nice.
"I'll help you," Terra said to Beast Boy. She didn't have much to do without him.
Mento walked in a minute later with a clear plate in his hands, he started to the sink though bent down and kissed Elasta Girl on the head before passing by. "Dinner was good."
"EWWWWWWWW!" Beast Boy screamed. "DUDE!" He started gagging and leaning over. "I feel my food coming back up!" He started making fake barfing noises. Making Robot Man laugh, and Mento look annoyed.
Terra started laughing while Negative Man only rolled his eyes, though smiled.
"Someone seems a little happy," Elasta Girl said, smiling again though while mostly ignoring Beast Boy.
"Got a good lead on the Sister Hood." Mento declared, setting his plate in the sink after rinsing it off, and ignoring Beast Boy who was still hamming up his drama act in the background. "We can take the jet as far as a few miles out of town, but then we need to hike the rest. Starting early tomorrow."
That spegettie thing was acually based on a qout that happened between my Grandpa and me xD He was trying to teach me how to cook spegettie his way, and I deicided to be a pain. So anyways I hoped you enjoyed this chapter, becuase you wont get the next for awile...
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