Whee, I'm back! I would have updated earlier, but I was kinda busy. I went to the bookstore and bought 11 books! Hopefully (hopefully being the key word) those will last me until Harry Potter 6 comes out. I don't own him by the way.
I was watching "Mother Mae Eye" earlier and wow, that was scary! This is what was going through my head the whole time: What. The. Hell! What was going through the crew's heads when they made that episode? Oh well, at least The End is coming next week!
Meh, enough blabbing. On with da chapter!
Chapter 4: Beach Bummer
Dear Journal,
This is the first time I've written something in here in two months! Well, I've been very busy lately. A couple weeks ago every bad guy in the city 'coincidentally' broke out of jail, and it took us a day and a half to get them back in there again. I've also been trying to figure out what Slade will do next. I don't have any leads yet, but I'm working on it.
Then Beast Boy and Raven got into a fight. And I mean it when I say 'fight'! I don't even want to think about what would have happened if Star, Cyborg, and I hadn't broken it up.
In fact, everyone's been a little weird lately. I don't really know when it started. Maybe after Terra died? But I don't see how that would affect the entire team. I mean, we were all sad, but life soon returned to normal. Even Beast Boy seems to have gotten over it, so I don't think that this is the aftermath of her death.
Oh well, I'll figure it out later. Beast Boy and Raven have gotten into a couple of fights after that big one, but they weren't as bad and they ended pretty quickly. I'm worried about them though. One of these days I think they might actually get hurt.
I'm giving the team a gift that I'll reveal later in the day. I figured that every one of them deserves a vacation…
- Robin
"Good morning, dearest friends!" Starfire yelled as she flew into the kitchen where Beast Boy and Cyborg were eating breakfast. Raven was drinking some tea on the couch.
They all mumbled a good morning, their faces stuffed with food (except for Raven, of course).
Starfire looked around, and her bright expression faded. "Has anyone seen Robin?"
Beast Boy and Cyborg paused and shook their heads, then they went back to eating rather messily.
Raven rolled her eyes in disgust. "The last I saw of him, he was in his room on the computer. I asked him what he was doing and he said it was a surprise." She rolled her eyes again. "Probably a way to find out what Slade's planning or something that relates to Slade."
"Hey! I heard that!"
Everyone turned and saw Robin walking through the door, some papers in his hand. Happily, Starfire flew up to him. "You have returned from the puter of com! Glorious! Please, what is this surprise of which friend Raven speaks?"
Robin smirked and set the papers on the kitchen counter. "Alright guys, I know that things have been a little strange lately." He quickly glanced from Beast Boy to Raven. "And I think that we all deserve a little break. So, I went on the computer and found the perfect vacation spot." He said the next part slowly so it would be more dramatic. "We are all…going…to…BLUE SHELL BEACHES!" (A/N: I don't know if Blue Shell Beaches is a real place, sorry if it is.)
The dramatic effect was totally lost on the other Titans. Beast Boy and Cyborg had confused looks on their faces, and Raven raised an eyebrow. Only Starfire seemed excited.
"Excellent! I cannot wait to go to the beach of blue shells! I…" She paused, confused. "Robin, what is this beach of blue shells that you speak of?"
Robin, slightly annoyed, pointed to the papers in front of him. "Blue Shell Beaches is a vacation spot a few hours' drive from Jump City. The water and sand is perfect, but not many people go there because it's very expensive. I've even found a great beach house to stay in." He turned to another page, which had a large picture of a house on it. "It's three stories high, and it has five bedrooms. The first story is a game room with a door that leads to the pool and hot tub. The second story is where the bedrooms are, and the third story is the kitchen and living room."
"Awesome!"
"Sweet!"
"Glorious!"
"Sounds nice," commented Raven, although she really didn't get what the whole point of this was. She read a few more details on the page and smirked. "It even allows pets, so we'll be able to take Beast Boy."
"Hey!"
"So, when are we going?" asked Cyborg.
"In a couple days, so we'll have time to pack. Titans East will look after the city for us while we're gone. We'll be staying there for two weeks."
The other Titans seemed thrilled to be going to the beach, except one. Raven didn't like what was going on. After the others left the room to pack, she gave Robin a long, hard look before retreating to the dark depths of her room.
Dear Diary,
Why the hell do I even have a diary? All you do is repeat what happened, what someone said, and other useless stuff that anyone can just pick up and read. I mean, if you're smart enough to read and write, then you should be smart enough to remember what happened the past day without having to write it down.
Moving on, Robin's 'surprise' was booking a trip to the beach. Why the heck do we need a vacation? We're already on one. I think that he's using a vacation as an excuse to get the team closer together. We have been steadily drifting apart. But really, if we have to go to an extreme such as going to the beach to get closer, then we're already doomed.
But then I'm always thinking about being doomed, aren't I? I'm not like the other Titans; I can't think happy thoughts. I can't feel! I'm just a toy that can be tossed around and thrown out without as much as a second glance! Just darkness, destruction, and DEATH! (Me: Whoa, someone needs to take a chill pill.)
I think I'm going to go pack now before I rip this diary in half…
- Raven
Raven is just little miss sunshine in this chapter, isn't she? Well, the next chapter is a flashback which takes place RIGHT AFTER the last chapter in Earthshine. Just to let ya know.
