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The next few days that followed set Raven completely off.
Of course, Beast Boy hadn't been aware that Starfire knew of their immorality, so he continued to make flirty but subtle advances at her. Whenever he would do it in front of the others, Raven would always catch Starfire's large eyes blinking over at them with an all-knowing smile on her face.
She hated it.
It wasn't until the fourth day, however, that Raven backed the green teenager into a corner while the others were busy, throwing her hands on her hips and sighing deeply.
"What's up?" Beast Boy asked smugly, leaning his back against the wall. "Want more already?"
His sneer made Raven's heard thud against her chest and she could feel her cheeks burn at the question. But that conversation was for later, they had a more pressing matter to attend to.
"Starfire found out." She said bluntly, her violet eyes trying hard to stay focused on his green ones. He looked at her for a moment, the smile wiping from his face. She couldn't tell if he had understood what she had said or not, but he almost looked confused. "About us."
"What? How? When?"
"A few day's ago. Someone didn't get rid of the condom well enough and she saw it when she came into my room to tell me about her and Robin's date."
He chuckled and made a face. "Gnarly, she found that?"
Raven's blush deepened. "Well…the wrapper. But it doesn't matter what specific item she found, what matters is that now someone knows."
Beast Boy pushed himself off of the wall, immediately turning himself into a small cat. Raven looked down at him and watched while he stretched himself out in a few different positions. He didn't seem troubled at all by the news, at least nowhere near as troubled as she felt.
"So? What's the big deal if she knows?" he asked, stretching one of his back legs out behind him. Raven raised an eyebrow, annoyance beginning to boil from deep within.
"Excuse me? Um, forgive me if I'm wrong, but didn't I say, from the beginning, that I did not want the others to know?"
Beast Boy walked in a small circle around her, his tail flicking from side to side. "It's just Starfire," he said with purr. "She won't tell anyone. I think this is a good thing, maybe you can get some advice from her."
Advice?
Had she really been that boring that he would suggest her to seek advice from someone who, not long ago didn't even know that sex was for anything other than reproduction? She could feel her ego shattering within her, and felt a bit offended. Without realizing what she was doing, Raven reached down and grabbed the scruff of the green cat's neck, pulling him up right in front of her face. His ears flattened against his head and panic filled his eyes narrowed at him.
"Do you think I need advice?" she snapped, causing his ears to flatten even more, if that was possible.
"I-I didn't say-"
"And, more importantly…why do you assume I need advice if I clearly told you it was a one time thing? Sparing me for the next guy who perks my interest?"
Her tone was cold, and she could see how uncomfortable it was making him by the way he squirmed in her grip. She hardly cared, however; she was already having a rotten day without his snarky attitude. It wasn't her fault that it had been her first time, and quite honestly, she didn't believe that she had been bad. But her anxiety was ruling her mind, and all she could think about was all of the other women he had been with and how they had probably been much more experienced.
Beast Boy had no time to respond, as the blaring alarm of the crime alert rung through the tower at high volume, breaking their conversation. Raven dropped the cat she was holding, who sprung into human form, landing on his feet. They both took off towards the living room where the other Titans had already circled around the coffee table, which conveniently doubled as a monitor screen.
"What's going on?" Raven asked, rushing to stand beside Robin, who was reading the details of the mission, stroking his chin. It had been a while since Jump City had been plagued with crime, they had all almost forgotten about their positions as Heros.
"It seems to be a hostage situation at the museum of natural history." Robin said quietly, still seeming to be making sense of the situation himself. "By a group that goes by the name Tartarus."
"Never heard of them…" Beast Boy mumbled, leaning his head sideways to see the monitor better from his angle. Raven pushed into Robin slightly, craning her neck to get a better look. He got the hint and moved over, allowing her full access to the blurry picture that someone had taken through a large window of the museum. A blonde haired woman and a large monkey could be seen standing in front of a crowd of cowering bodies.
"What do they want?" she asked.
"We do not know yet. No one has been able to get into the museum." Starfire responded only to be continued by their leader himself.
"And they haven't made any demands."
Cyborg began to emit a beeping sound and the other teens looked at him. He nodded his head. "I couldn't find much about them, but they are a small organization based from Central Europe. The team consists of five members, all of which possess their own unique powers, and they've been connected to robberies across Africa, Europe, Russia and even South Asia."
Robin looked at him for a moment in silence. "Now they're in North America…" he muttered to himself outloud. "What can you tell me about each member? We need to know what we're about to go up against."
Cyborg's eyes flashed red while his internal programming ran through the information. "Groups led by a dude called Vandal Savage; born over fifty thousand years ago with a rare blood mutation that repairs his cells at an inhuman speed, he-
"Can't be killed." Robin guessed, finishing his sentence. Cyborg nodded.
"Bingo. He's since mastered five different types of martial arts, has a PHD in Biological Warfare, and he's super strong."
"We're gonna die…" Beast Boy mumbled causing Raven to elbow him in the side. He grunted and took a step back, casting her a look.
"Second in command is a hyper intelligent gorilla from a small village in Tanzania. The place got struck by an asteroid a few years back which resulted in some pretty messed up stuff, including some animals gaining some human like behaviors. Our man Grodd is super smart and has the powers of telepathy and telekinesis?" Cyborg shrugged his shoulders quickly before continuing. "Then we got the two girls of the group, Lady Vic and Chesire. Don't have much about Lady Vic, except that she comes from a long line of mercenaries and is good with guns; like really good. And Chesire, born in Vietnam and sold into the sex trade when she was only six years old; girl is crazy and likes killing men, especially with poison she uses in the form of lipstick or nail polish."
"Goodness…" Starfire gasped, raising her hand to her mouth. Raven thought for a moment, her mind reeling. These people sounded intense, far more intense than others they had faced in the past, such as the H.I.V.E.
"And the fifth?" Robin asked. Cyborg nodded once more.
"A man called Red Panzer. Dudes not really great at anything, but he's crazy and not afraid to make a move. His body armor is made from an unknown substance that can't be penetrated by any human known metal and…" he took a breath, his eyes turning back to their natural colour. "He's a racist."
"Sound like a fun group." Raven snorted sarcastically. Robin nodded, the clockworks in his head still working.
"Indeed…" A silence filled the room for a moment. "Alright Titans, we are going to have to be strategec about this one. We've never fought these people before and we don't know their motives. The last thing we want is to lose a single hostage. Beast Boy, I want you to cover Grodd."
Beast Boy quickly transformed into a large gorilla, towering over the others, and saluted. "Aye, aye captain."
"Starfire, you cover Lady Vic and Raven, you're on Chesire."
The girls nodded.
"Cy, Red Panzer. I'll take Savage."
Cyborg frowned and stretched his arms in front of him. "Why are you sticking me with the racist?" he shouted, bewildered by Robin's choice. Robin shook his head.
"If anyone can figure out how to penetrate that armor, it's you." He assured, patting his much taller friend on the shoulder. Cyborg's single brow furrowed.
"You're probably right…but I'm not gonna enjoy it. At all. Just so you know."
Robin walked away from the monitor and motioned for the others to follow, they did. Once they were away from the furniture they all huddled in a group, shoulder to shoulder. Robin inhaled deeply before exhaling slowly.
"Alright guys…here's the plan."