AN: Nope, no ownership yet… deal with it

A Twister of a Halloween

Even though it was autumn, the weather never really changed in Jump City. It was still warm out, not hot but warm, and the trees didn't change here. But, whether it was hot or cold, it didn't matter for it was Halloween. And all of Jump City was dressed for the occasion. Every store had 'scary' pictures in their windows and there wasn't any more candy left to buy.

That evening the Titans were holding a costume party and all the other Titans were invited. They found it quite funny that they only saw each other in costumes anyway, but that was beside the point. On this day they could dress up as something that had nothing to do with saving the world. And children all around the world would dress up as them. It really was an interesting holiday.

The common room was covered with orange and black steamers and fake spiders' web. There was also a fog machine going and the lights were dimmed down slightly to give the room that eerie effect. It was full of different Titans in full costumes, so it was lucky that the common room was so large.

Cyborg was playing DJ this evening and he let everyone know how cool he was. He also wanted to rub it in Beast Boy's face, since he had wanted to be the DJ but was outvoted three to two. One could only imagine who had voted for Beast Boy, other that Beast Boy himself. But, back to Cyborg. He was dressed as an astronaut. The costume was very easy for him to wear since all he had to do was put on a large white suit and a giant bowl on his head.

"Hey y'all!" he announced into the microphone. "Just wanted to say welcome and it's time to get this party started!" They all cheered and a mix of scary/dance music began to play.

"Please, does anyone wish to try my Tamaranean briknak?" asked Starfire, who was dressed as a scantily clad statue of liberty. "It is my planet's version of the punch."

Everyone quickly gave their various reasons for not wanting to try the drink. Starfire wasn't sure why no one wanted to try it, but she placed it down on the table that contained all of the food any way. She then flew over to Robin.

"Robin, may we please do the bobbing for the apples?" she asked, clinging to his arm in a hopeful fashion.

"Sorry, Star," said Robin, who was in a rock star outfit with black sunglasses and all. "But bobbing for apples spreads germs."

"Then what games can we play?" asked Starfire.

"Why don't you go say hello to everyone first," said Robin. "Then we can think of something to do. That sound fair?" She smiled, nodded, and went off to say hello to all of her Titan friends.

Beast Boy felt quite cool. His costume totally made up for the fact that he didn't get DJ duty. He was dressed as the Phantom of the Opera and, if he did say so himself, he had to be the sexiest phantom to date. His dark green hair was gelled back and he was in a tuxedo that had a cape. He also bore the infamous mask that covered half of his face.

"Hey, Beast Boy, how's it going?" asked Aqualad.

"Fine," said Beast Boy. Then he stared at Aqualad for a second. He was dressed as a Japanese chef. "What's with the costume?"

"What? I came as the scariest thing I could think of," said Aqualad. Again, Beast Boy stared at him. "A sushi chef."

It took a moment for it all to click on Beast Boy's mind. He gave a pity laugh and said, "Uh, yeah, good one." Aqualad smiled and then went off to talk to some other Titans. Beast Boy sure was glad he had a better creative mind than Aqualad or he would have gone as a contestant in a rib eating contest. That was the scariest thing Beast Boy could think of.

He suddenly felt someone tap him on the shoulder. He jumped a little and spun right around. There stood Raven with a smirk on her face. She was dressed in some sort of princess costume, but not in any way a happy, prissy princess. She claimed she was the main character in one of her favorite fantasy books. She wore a dress of blue and silver and crown of 'diamonds' on her head and speckled in her hair. She also wore a necklace that shown the image of a raven.

"My, don't you look classy," she said as she looked him up and down. "Although, I'm rather curious as to what you're hiding under the mask."

"Remove it if you dare," he said, wiggling his eyebrows at her.

"Oh, I dare," she said and she removed is mask. She gasped and jumped back as Beast Boy began to laugh. He had really gone all out. The part of his face that had been masked was covered with deformed green skin that made him look hideous. She threw the mask at him and he quickly put it back on. "Where the hell did you find fake green skin anyway?"

"I called in a favor," he said with a smirk. "And you look awesome."

"Thank you," she said with a small smile. "I just wish I wasn't the only one who knew who I was."

"You're a beautiful princess, what's more to know?" laughed Beast Boy.

"Beautiful, huh?" she said, giving him a sly look.

"Hey, you said I look classy," said Beast Boy.

"That's because you never look classy," said Raven. "So, are you saying that I never look beautiful?"

Beast Boy paled and quickly said, "No, uh, of course not! You always look beautiful, I swear."

Raven started to laugh. "You know, you're really easy to get going," she said. "Now go off and have fun." She pushed him into the crowd and laughed to herself.

She meandered her way through the crowd and found a vacant seat on the couch. As much as she had changed, she still wasn't that big a fan of parties. She liked to hang around with her friends, but big gatherings were still a little much for her. But, she did enjoy watching her friends talk and have fun. She found that she could have more fun at a party if she was observing it more than participating in it.

"Raven, is this party of the all hallows eve not delightful?" Starfire gushed as she flew over to her friend.

"Yes, quite enjoyable," said Raven, pleasantly. "It feels like forever since I've celebrated any holiday."

"Please, will you not join our friends and talk?" asked Starfire.

"I've already talked to everyone a little bit," said Raven. "And now I'm just enjoying watching my friends have fun."

"Alright, if you are sure you are having the fun then I shall leave you be," said Starfire and she flew off.

The party went on and everyone was having a good time. Of course, it was a rare occasion indeed when the Titans didn't have a fun get together, especially when costumes were involved. Cyborg was having too much fun playing DJ and showing off to Beast Boy.

"Hey, y'all, it's time for us to get some games underway!" Cyborg announced. The crowd gave a mixed reaction. "Come on, you know we gotta play at least one game."

"Oh yes!" said Starfire, grabbing the microphone from Cyborg. "And we must play the game of…"

"Hey! I'm the DJ!" said Cyborg, grabbing it back from her.

"But I wish to announce the game," said Starfire as she struggled to get the microphone away from Cyborg again.

"This is my special job," Cyborg growled as he fought Starfire off.

"Please, I only wish to…"

"Yo! Get away!"

"But Robin said I could…"

"I'm in charge of the mic!"

"Let go!" they both shouted together.

The others watched as the two Titans battled it out for the right to the microphone. Starfire and Cyborg were both known for their ultra strength and their determinedness. They both struggled between each other until finally the microphone was encased in white energy. It then flew out of their hands and into Ravens.

"Are you two about done?" she asked into the microphone. They both started to calm down and let go of their hold of each other. "Now would one of you please tell us what the heck we're going to play?"

"We are to play the game of Twister!" said Starfire excitedly.

"You're kidding," said Raven with a deadpan face.

"No, I am not," said Starfire. "Quickly, Robin, fetch the game!"

"Star, there's no way we could all play Twister," said Beast Boy. "We'd need a Twister mat the size of…" He trailed off as he saw Robin enter with an enormous bundle in his arms. Evidently he had ordered the world's largest Twister mat.

Cyborg moved the couch and the mat was laid across the floor. He also volunteered to be in charge of calling the shots, just because he got to use the microphone again. Soon, the game was under way. "Robin, right foot yellow… Speedy, left hand red… Kole, right hand blue… Beast Boy, left foot green… Bumble Bee, left hand blue… Hot Spot, right foot red… Raven, right hand green… Flash, left foot yellow… Starfire, left hand red…"

Soon everyone was contorted into many odd positions. This game was very hard to win since they were all so flexible. But, eventually, one by one they began to fall. Mas fell over first, but his brother Menos was one move after him. Then Argent tumbled onto her head and was out. Speedy pushed himself a little too far and fell over, taking Hot Spot with him. After a bunch of cursing from Hot Spot, Starfire fell over with a scream.

Soon the only ones left were Robin, Flash, Beast Boy, and Raven. Everyone else who had fallen stood around the giant mat and cheered for one particular Titan that they wanted to win. Before long bets were placed. Raven felt slightly proud to be the only female left, but at the same time she was nervous that she would fall over and disgrace her gender.

At this time Robin was in a crisscrossed crab stance that looked rather uncomfortable. Flash, who was in a roadrunner costume, had one foot underneath Robin and was completely sprawled out across the mat. Beast Boy was squatting with one hand far in front and his other hand crossed behind it. Raven was in almost a complete split with her hands both on her right side, which was very close to Beast Boy. The others weren't sure how she was able to stay up for so long in such a position. Especially in a dress!

"Alright, Flash, right hand yellow," said Cyborg.

Flash looked for the yellow spots and groaned. The only way he could reach the nearest yellow spot with his right hand was to go over Beast Boy. But, he didn't have a choice. So he twisted his body about and reached over Beast Boy the best he could. Suddenly his left foot gave way and he slipped, crashing onto Beast Boy. Beast Boy let out a yelp and was pushed forward and right onto Raven. She gave a yell of shock as well as Beast Boy fell on her and knocked her down.

The entire group cheered as Robin was proclaimed the winner and the bets were cashed in. Flash grumbled to himself and crawled to his feet. Once Flash was off of Beast Boy, he propped himself up and looked below him. He was lying right on top of Raven! Their abdomens were touching and everything. And Ravens dress had become bunched up in the process of the game and their falling over. This was all too much.

For a second, they just stared at each other. Then quickly, their cheeks burned and both were blushing. They were never so happy to have the other Titans paying attention to Robin. Beast Boy quickly sat up completely and got to his feet.

"Uh, want some help up?" he asked, his heart racing.

"Um… thanks," said Raven as she took his hand and he brought her to her feet. He ended up bringing her up very close to him and again they had an awkward, silent moment. Suddenly Starfire grabbed Raven and hugged her tightly.

"Oh, Raven, you did most magnificently!" said Starfire.

"Thanks Starfire," said Raven, trying to fight her way out of the Tamaranean's grip.

"Man, BB, I can't believe you held out that long," said Cyborg, slapping his friend on the back. "Who knew a scrawny green bean like you could be that flexible?" He began to laugh and Beast Boy growled.

He strolled over to the refreshment table, grabbed Starfire's punch, and went back over to Cyborg. He opened a little hatch on Cyborg's astronaut helmet then poured whole bowl of punch into it! Cyborg started running around, screaming under the punch. He pulled the helmet off and cried, "It stings! It stings! Star, what's in this stuff?"