32 Productions Presents…
A Teen Titan Fan Fiction The Teen Titans in…"Hit the Surf"
Chapter Two
In Front of the Changing Room
The boys sat in the chairs, waiting. Shade kept clenching and unclenching his fist, nervous. Robin whistled, as nervous as Shade. Beast Boy bit back excited giggles and just about vibrated on the chair with glee. Cyborg was wondering there would be repercussions if this somehow got back to Sureshot. Terra poked her head out of the door.
Terra: Ready?
Raven: I changed my mind. I'm not coming out.
Terra: Don't be a baby.
Raven: I don't even want to go swimming.
Terra: Tough noogies! Get out there!
Raven groaned and slowly opened the door. Her cheeks were a bright red as she stepped out in a dark blue two piece suit. The boys stared in shock. Clearing her throat, Raven decided to make one thing clear.
Raven: …Starfire picked it out.
Starfire: (still changing) Is it not adorable?
Beast Boy: You look great, Raven!
Cyborg: It's your favorite, color right?
Robin: You should get it. …Shade?
Shade: …uh…yeah…well…yeah…
Robin waved his hand in Shade's face. He got no response at all. Raven rolled her eyes and ducked back into the changing room.
Raven: Fine. I'll get it. Like I care.
Raven bit back an uncharacteristic giggle. It had been kind of fun to render Shade speechless that way. She felt ashamed of herself for thinking that, however, and forced it out of her mind.
Terra: Me next!
Terra stepped out in a yellow two piece. Of course, being made of stone, it was kind of difficult to look attractive in anything. Maybe Beast Boy was just weird…or desperate. Then again, maybe being green and having point ears has allowed him to see beyond the flesh…stone…whatever. Either way, Beast Boy stuck two fingers into his mouth and whistled. Terra grinned and twirled like a fashion model.
Shade: (muttering) It's like watching a twisted sculpture exhibit…and somebody chipped off the nose.
Beast Boy elbowed him, still whistling. Shade grumbled and rubbed the spot where he was hit. Terra ducked back inside.
Starfire: It is my turn now, correct?
Terra: Knock them dead, girl.
Starfire: …perhaps I should just impress them?
Terra: …yeah, that too.
Starfire stepped out and there was dead silence. Shade took his sunglasses off as if to get a better look (forgetting he actually sees better with them off during the day.). Beast Boy had a small string of drool coming out of his mouth and Robin's eyes threatened to bulge to the point of pushing his mask off his face. Cyborg secretly saved the image with his cybernetic eye. Starfire was in a swimsuit version of her comic book costume, sans boots. She still had the things on her arms. Whether or not she was playing innocent was hard to say.
Starfire: Is my appearance…pleasing?
There was a simultaneous nodding for all the boys, real slow like. Starfire smiled and giggled.
Starfire: Glorious! I shall purchase this one then!
Raven stepped out, the swimsuit back on the hanger. She saw Shade staring at Starfire and cleared her throat. No response. Her eye twitched.
Raven: Terra. Come out here.
Terra looked out and saw Beast Boy drooling at Starfire's swimsuit. She stepped out, shoes in her hands.
Terra: Garfield Logan! Put your saliva back in your mouth!
Raven: …that's a disturbing image coming to mind.
Beast Boy and Shade snapped out of it. Robin, not having a real girlfriend, (the boy is like a hunk of granite, isn't he?) was allowed to stare all he damn well wanted. Cyborg, having already saved the file in his system, also turned away. Raven walked over and grabbed Shade by his ear.
Shade: Ow!
Raven: You are in so much trouble.
Shade: But I'm supposed to judge you three!
Raven: Judge, not drool.
Shade: HE was drooling, not me!
Raven ignored his protest and started pulling him away.
Titan Tower: Main Room
Sureshot sighed and shook her head. Kid Flash, being so fast, managed to avoid getting battered by the angry super powered luchador. Red Star's body was able to take a beating better. The Herald wasn't so lucky. Thankfully she didn't break his horn.
Sureshot: I'm disappointed in the three of you. Raven is a powerful half demon. There's no telling what sort of chaos you could have unleashed on the city.
Argent: Not to mention it's just plain rude to go into somebody's room.
Sureshot: Yes, that's true, but not as important.
The trio muttered an apology. Sureshot folded her arms.
Sureshot: I don't want to betray the Titans' trust. They believed in me…in all of us. They think that…for a week at least…we can take care of this city. When they get back, I want this place to be just as they left it. Criminals in jail, citizens safe, and food covered in blue mold.
Wildebeest burped, blue stuff around his mouth. Everyone shuddered in disgust.
Sureshot: …anyway… I suppose it's my fault for not just saying this before…but do NOT go into anyone's room unless we have absolutely no choice in the matter.
Red Star: Yes, of course…
Kid Flash turned to Herald.
Kid Flash: See, this is why I work alone.
Argent: Sure it's not because people just can't stand you?
Kid Flash turned on the couch and glared at the pale skinned girl leaning on the counter. She folded her arms, meeting his gazes. Sureshot began to feel like she was losing what little control she had.
Kid Flash: Hey, I'll have you know I'm a pretty popular guy.
Argent: In your own opinion or the voices in your head?
Kid Flash: You got an anarchy symbol carved into your chest and you call me crazy?
Argent huffed, indignant.
Argent: It's called expressing yourself. Back off.
Herald: Ooookay. Maybe we all just need to calm down.
Argent: Stuff, it Horatio Hornblower.
As the fighting continued around her, Sureshot wondered how difficult it would be to acquire booze.
Beach House
Everyone piled out of the T-car. Terra jumped off the rock she was flying on, grinning.
Terra: Here we are, Pismo Beach and all the clams we can eat!
Raven: (grumbling) Clams make me sick.
Terra glared at the depressing Raven as she landed next to her. Starfire squealed with delight and flew all around the large house, taking in all the sights.
Starfire: It is most perfect! Truly this was a wondrous idea!
Robin: Shade, any chance we can have our luggage now?
Shade: …I was gonna wait until we were inside, but okay.
Shade snapped his fingers. A hole opened and the suitcases and bags fell out. Shade winced.
Shade: Heh…uh…hope none of that was fragile.
He received glares all around. Cyborg unlocked the door and everyone went in. It quickly became apparent that something wasn't quite right.
Beast Boy: Uh…dude? I'm not seeing too many bedrooms here.
The changeling was right. There were only four bedrooms to be had. One room had one bed, two others had two beds, and one had two bunk beds. Robin cleared his throat.
Robin: I guess I should have looked at it better. It just said that it had enough beds for nine people.
Cyborg: I call the one with the single bed!
Raven: I…damnation.
Cyborg brought the crap he took with him for the trip into the one bed bedroom, grinning victoriously. Terra put her arm over her head, dramatically.
Terra: Oh the horror of it all! I guess I have no choice but to sleep in the same room as Gar! Don't pity me, my friends. It's for the b…
Robin: I don't think so.
Both Beast Boy and Terra turned to Robin, looking upset.
Robin: I'm sure the rest of us would like everything to be quiet enough for them to sleep.
Beast Boy's cheeks turned red and he rubbed the back of his head. Terra put her arms behind her back, looking bashful.
Terra: We'll be good. We promise. Separate beds and everything.
Raven: Say that without crossing your fingers behind your back.
Terra stuck her tongue out at the pale empathic girl. She held her hands out in front of her, fingers spread far apart.
Terra: We PROMISE to be good! Separate beds. Blah, blah, blah.
Robin scowled for a moment, then shrugged.
Robin: Alright…but if break your promise, you're in the same room as Raven…
Raven: How's that fair to me?
Robin: …and Beast Boy goes in Shade's room.
Shade: You two better keep your hands to yourselves.
Suddenly it occurred to Shade that if Beast Boy got to sleep in the same room as Terra…then he'd be sleeping in the same room as Raven! Joy and rapture! This vacation was obviously destined to be the best vacation ever! Ten minutes later he and Robin were unpacking their bags. Shade looked over at his roommate.
Shade: You are such a dufus.
Robin: What did I do?
Shade: You think I wanted to be bunking with YOU!
Robin: Hey, you're not my idea of a dream come true either, pal.
Shade groaned and rubbed his eyes. He wasn't in the mood for this.
Shade: Look, all I know is you just passed up a chance to bunk with a hot girl. This, in turn, ruins my chance of bunking with a hot girl. More to the point, said hot girl would be my girlfriend…unless you tried to bunk with her and then I'd have to snap your neck like an old crusty slim jim.
Robin sweatdropped at Shade's nonchalant threat.
Robin: Oookay. Maybe we should have a look at the rest of the house.
Raven and Starfire's Room
Raven's eye twitched as Starfire continued her nonstop listing of activities.
Starfire: And then we shall perform the SCUBAing and then we shall go parasailing and…
Raven: Starfire.
Starfire: …oh, and we cannot forget about shopping for the souvenirs! Then we may…
Raven: Starfire.
Still Starfire carried on. Raven took a deep breath and counted to ten. She would not get angry. Not on vacation. To get angry on vacation would defeat the purpose of it and ruin it for others. Instead, she started to leave.
Starfire: You cannot go out like that!
Raven was wearing her costume (duh). Looking over herself, she saw nothing wrong.
Raven: Why?
Starfire: We are on the vacation! To wear our costumes would be silly.
Raven raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms. She HAD brought other clothes of course…but it was late. There was no way they were going anywhere now.
Raven: Starfire, we're not going anywhere. There's nothing wrong with wearing our costumes. Furthermore, this isn't a "costume". This cloak is a traditional Azarathian garb. …granted the leotard isn't quite traditional, but…
Starfire was already changing into a tank top and skirt. Raven sighed. Her argument was obviously falling on deaf ears. She unfastened her cloak, folded it neatly, and put it away.
Terra and Beast Boy's Room
The pair sat on their separate beds, hunched over with their chins resting on their hands.
Terra: …so what do you want to do?
Beast Boy: …I dunno. What do you want to do?
Terra: Damn it…stupid promise.
Beast Boy stood up and started pacing. Terra raised a stony eyebrow.
Terra: What are you doing?
Beast Boy: Thinking. There's gotta be a loophole somewhere. What exactly did we say again?
Terra: I said we'd be good.
Beast Boy's under used (and he admitted this) brain started working, the old dusty gears beginning to turn as they so rarely did. There had to be something…there had to be! Beast Boy winced and held his head.
Beast Boy: Okay, I'm done. …think I got a brain cramp. Shouldn't have started thinking that hard right away.
Terra patted him on the head. Well, he tried. Terra liked him for his sense of humor, not his brain power anyway.
Cyborg's Room
Feeling like an idiot, Cyborg decided to call Sureshot. Not that he was worried that she might be cheating on him. No, that wasn't it. Really. So what if she was in the same tower as a bunch of guys, none of which are part machine? Big deal. Nope. Just wanted to make sure nothing big happened. Yep. That was it. Sureshot picked up quickly, as usual.
Sureshot: Yes?
Cyborg: Hey Mel, how's it going over there?
Sureshot: …abysmal.
He almost dashed back to the T-car.
Cyborg: What's wrong?
Sureshot: Them. They're so…childish. While my patience is near limitless thanks to the time I spend in the company of you, Shade, and Garfield, the rest of the team is not so blessed. It's only a matter of time before somebody walks and I have to call replacements.
Cyborg: Give it time. Teams don't always click right away.
Sureshot: Kid Flash went around pantsing people in a blur. Red Star blew a hole in one of the walls by accident. Panthra destroyed the training dummies. Argent has been fighting with Kid Flash over her appearance. This isn't going well, Vic.
Cyborg: You can do it. I know you can.
Sureshot: …thank you. I'll continue trying my best. Good bye Vic.
Sureshot hung up. Cyborg sighed. Somehow the whole thing didn't surprise him. Something ALWAYS seemed to go wrong.
TV Room
Raven sat on the couch, reading her book. She was wearing a pair of shorts, sandals, and a T-shirt that stated, "Don't you have better things to do then read people's shirts?". Black beads formed bracelets on each wrist. Admittedly, it did feel good to be out of costume and not just sleeping. She found herself actually wondering if she should paint her toes tomorrow. Damn Starfire and her infectious ideas. The alien in question was digging through the pile of movies the realtors of the beach house so kindly provided them with, searching for something appropriate to watch. Terra's costume was pretty much beach wear in itself, save for her boots which she had left in her room. Beast Boy was sporting a Hawaiian shirt with a floral pattern and matching shorts. Robin left his mask on, of course, but traded his costume in for a sleeveless shirt and shorts of his own. Not everyone, however, was enjoying the change in wardrobe.
Shade: I feel so naked…
He was referring to the fact that he wasn't wearing his coat. Forced to "get into the spirit of things" he now had on a white T-shirt and brown shorts. His heavy shoes looked out of place on him now, but they were the only shoes he owned. That was something Starfire promised would be rectified some point on this trip. …Cyborg still wasn't wearing clothes.
Beast Boy: Dude, don't be a wuss.
Shade: Bite me. I like my coat.
Raven: He's right, Shade. Suck it up.
Shade grumbled. Everybody was turning against him. Starfire shot up, holding a movie over her head like she had found the Holy Grail of DVDs.
Starfire: I have made my selection!
Everyone stared at her, sweatdropping. She ignored them and put the movie in.
Terra: And we're watching…?
Starfire hopped onto the couch, squeezing in between Shade and Robin.
Starfire: A most interesting film called "Jaws". Is it about a trip to the dentist?
Terra: …Star, there's a shark coming up under a swimmer on the cover. How could it be about dentists?
Starfire: It is called misdirection, Terra.
As the movie went on Starfire's happy expression went to nervous. Then to fearful. Shade yawned, Raven ignored the screams and kept reading, Robin was trying not to scream in pain as Starfire squeezed his hand in fear, and the other three had seen it before. An hour and forty-five minutes later, the movie was over and the credits were rolling. Starfire bit her lip.
Starfire: That was…pure fiction, yes? These…sharks…do not attack the beach goers, do they?
Beast Boy: You're more likely to get struck by lightning twice in one storm.
Terra waved her hand dramatically.
Terra: So speaks Mr. National Geographic
Beast Boy: Hey, I gotta learn about animals if I'm gonna change into them.
Starfire: …but it is possible?
Beast Boy: Er…well…yeah.
Starfire gulped.
END PART TWO