Hey guys I'm back, I swear I haven't abandoned any of my stories concerning Teen Titans! I've been on temporary leave because of College and it pretty much took over my life. I also wasn't getting very good writing vibes...I mean I can't write when I'm stressed out and have no good ideas. But alas I am finally done so hopefully I can continue on a few more chapters- I already have one halfway for You're not alone, so that one will most likely be the next one updated. This story is a little lighter so it's faster for me to update than the others. Also, I'm a weird writer... I tend to write a bunch for each of my stories, but I never write in order...so yea, it seems like I take forever because I don't have any ideas to further the story, I swear that's not it. I just need the fillers! XD
Ahem...anyway...here is the next chapter for Puppy Love. I have most of the next chapter written so you should see an update in hopefully a week or less. like always I don't own the teen titans, and enjoy the story!
"Just a little farther….and….NO!" Beast Boy screamed toward the television that spewed neon lights across his room. Throwing his control in defeat he glanced over at the puppy that lay on the floor nearby chewing on the control stick of the second player.
"How did I lose to you…?" He cried out, throwing his arms in the air dramatically. The puppy glanced up and wagged her tail before turning back to drool on the buttons, her tail beating against the carpet. Sighing he glanced at the screen to see his fighter down on the ground, the opponent jumping with victory. Scooting closer he picked up the controller, droll seeping down the side and grimaced. Glancing down at Elsa he frowned.
"Hey, you owe me a new controller!"
Elsa wagged her tail and opened her mouth just a tad, her tongue lolling out on the side with content. Beast Boy rolled his eyes with a half-smile and tossed the controller on his bed; then reached out, stroking Elsa's warm brown fur. Glancing up the two caught eyes and he saw the light blue eyes flash before him- wide and full of mystery. She blinked and he felt something prick at his brain, sending chills down his back.
Huh, weird.
Suddenly his whole room flashed a bright red and he looked up to see the light blaring above his door. Beast Boy grumbled, trying to drown out the sound of screeching sirens.
I thought today was our day off... this better be important or I'm totally taking tomorrow off.
Standing up he watched Elsa get up on her paws simultaneously, ears lowered with uncertainty. She looked around, tail tucked under her legs. The red covered the entire room and she crouched down, whimpering. Flashing red he scooped up the little pup and placed her on his bed in which he had quickly scooted all the trash and dirty laundry off on the floor. Stepping back he held up his hands toward her, "Stay."
The puppy gazed at him, slightly shaking and barked in response, ears still lowered from the blaring noise. Beast Boy lifted his hand to shush her, "No- no barking!"
Elsa tilted her head in confusion then wagged her tail slowly got to her shaky paws. Taking a few steps she tumbled off the bed with a quiet- "Oof!" Beast Boy watched her shake off the fall and yip, glancing his way with wide eyes. Taking a large step she trampled over toward him and tackled his shoes, pulling against the laces back toward the bed. He laughed, hearing her growl in in protest. Her voice still too young to sound like an adult- so the growl was more of a squeak than a threat.
Beast Boy sighed in patient frustration the siren still blaring in his ears, "No, stay!" He repeated and set her back on the bed, his left shoe covered in drool.
The puppy yipped again and he sighed, looking around he found one of his old stuffed animals and threw it at her. Elsa caught it with glee and nibbled at the ear of a stuffed bunny, temporarily occupied.
"Ok, be good, I'll be back after we kick some bad guy butt!"
With that he quickly opened the door and shut it, the little pup staring at him with curious blue eyes as he left her in his room. Beast Boy raced down the hall, past Raven's room and skidded through the automated door to the lobby. Cyborg and Raven were in the main room, he could see his other two teammates standing outside on the screen together.
"There he is." Raven stated, with the following stares of his friends.
"Sorry guys had to do something…." He paused then swallowed, nothing else coming to mind.
"It's fine, look I can't explain anything right now," he paused to look behind him, "I just need you three to meet Star and I downtown asap; I'm sending the coordinates to Cyborg, Robin out!"
The screen went black and the three titans glanced at one another, "I wonder what was so important that he can't even explain himself?" Cyborg asked as he flipped up a cartridge on his arm, checking for the location. Beast Boy glanced toward Raven who shrugged.
"Dunno-but I didn't like that look he gave us." Raven stated, Cyborg sighed and agreed, closing the hinge with a 'click'.
"Yeah-well let's not waste any time guys; come on." Beast Boy nodded in agreement and raced outside, following his two companions to the sea. He quickly transforming into an eagle near Raven who was waiting on Cyborg down below with the T-car…
"Alright ya'll there he is." Cyborg called from outside the window, the two titans hovering above. Beast Boy immediately caught sight of the familiar spiky black hair from the distance and the orange glow from his companion. Glancing around he noticed they were in the outskirts of the city- where many old construction sites had begun, but never finished. He glanced over at Raven who began to descend and quickly followed suit with Cyborg gaining below on the ground.
He had heard tales of these sites…why they were abandoned and left to rust. Ghost stories, odd happenings; and anything supernatural was a highlight for this area. Of course it wasn't hard to see why. Seeing all the rattling chains and rusted pipes, shadows came from every direction. It was pretty creepy. As he reached the floor he transformed back to his human self and waited on his teammate to get out of the car to join them. Glancing at the large constructed frame of what looks to be an apartment or hotel he shivered listening to the clanging of the metal. Although many people make up myths about this place there was a story that was true…
"You guys were too slow- I can't believe-ugh!" Robin shouted bringing Beast Boy out of his muddled thoughts. Raven touched to the ground beside him and glanced over at their leader who was quickly advancing in their direction.
"Hey man we came as fast as we could." Cyborg replied, turning around to lock the T-car.
"Well thanks to your timing, some of the evidence might be lost!" He cried out, with Starfire walking nearby but keeping a decent distance away, a concerned look crossed on her face.
"What evidence?" Raven countered, quietly gazing around next to Beast Boy with confusion radiating around her. Beast Boy took a look around as well and only saw the shadows that painted the walls of steel.
Suddenly they all noticed the look on his face and Beast Boy paled, "Don't say it…please don't say-"
"Slade."
A comparative groan escaped from all three titans and Starfire quietly rubbed her arm down nearby. Robin glanced at his teammates with surprise and frustration, "Seriously I believe I found a direct route to-"
"Come on dude, we already been through this; the guy is long gone, we haven't seen him for months!" Beast Boy countered.
"Yeah man, there's no way he made it out alive from our last battle." Cyborg added; Beast Boy spared a side glance toward his teammate, memories swarming in his head but didn't reply; not wanting to spike up another mission to hell.
Robin glared at the trio, "There is a way, he did it before, and he can do it again." He paused, "he's just waiting for the right moment…just wait-he will be back; and when he is, I'll-"
"Yes, we know, get your revenge. But couldn't you possibly get your revenge somewhere less creepy? I mean come on dude, its way past Halloween to be pulling these tricks." Beast Boy replied, annoyance seeping through his voice, his arms crossed in agitation.
Raven sighed inwardly to herself nearby and Beast Boy glanced toward her, wondering if that was toward him or Robin.
"Look I know this place is a little spooky, but were Titan's I'm sure you can handle it Beast Boy, huh?" Robin countered. Beast Boy huffed but didn't reply only glanced around the area with quiet green eyes.
Robin cleared his throat, "So the reason I called you guys here was because of this." Robin held out a paper that scribbled something red across the surface. Beast Boy felt his companions lean in to get a better look at the paper and heard Cyborg read: "I will find you. Be Prepared – You cannot hide."
Beast Boy took in the words and let a wad of spit race down his throat with uncertainty. That's when Raven spoke up, "How do you know it's not a silly prank some kid pulled?"
Robin glanced over toward his dark companion, "well I considered that fact, but the neighborhoods are farther down and many kids are afraid of this area since of well…the incident..."
Raven didn't look convinced, "I don't know Robin, you don't think-"but he interrupted her, "Look- I know what you're thinking…" He glanced around at his companions, "You think I'm going crazy- I'm not. I just want to be sure… I would rather be safe than sorry." The three titans glanced at one another when Starfire spoke, "I agree with Robin…we should give him a chance."
Beast Boy sighed and let his arms fall to his sides; it was useless arguing to Starfire. It was like arguing with a kitten who only knew how to cuddle. You just can't be mad at that. Cyborg and Raven seemed to contemplate the idea and seemed to come with the similar conclusion as him.
"Alright man, what should we do?" Cyborg spoke up. The team leader cracked a smile and folded up the paper and stuffed it in his pockets. "Thanks guys- I know this sounds silly but I wouldn't be able to do this without you."
Beast Boy glanced around at everyone who seemed a little more comfortable sacrificing their day off.
"Ok-so here's what we do…"
The ringing of the chains echoed in his ears as they wandered past the various construction sites; the tall frames reaching to the sky which seemed to be meters high and he gazed in awe. Cyborg walked nearby, scanning the area with his built in flash light, lighting up the shadows for moments before letting them seep back into the ground. It has been 20 minutes and nothing has yet to turn up- of course he was not surprised…when Robin gets into one of his missions there was no stopping him and his plans.
The cement crackled under his shoes and an unearthly silence filled the area, only the sound of their footsteps vibrated in the air. Something prickled under his skin and he glanced around, feeling the shadows leaning in closer, the chains rattling near his neck. Taking a couple steps closer to Cyborg he kept his pace near his best bud, his hairs standing on edge from the silence.
Suddenly Cyborg stopped and Beast Boy halted just right behind him and glanced around, "what…What?" Beast Boy cried out glancing around uncertainly.
Cyborg glanced at him, "A little jumpy green bean?" Beast Boy's eyes trained back on Cyborg, "NO! I'm just protecting you-I got your back dude!" Something clattered in the distance and he jumped, turning around in a split second, "What was that?"
Cyborg chucked then frowned, shining his light in front of him, "Come look at these Beast Boy…"
Beast Boy glanced back toward his best friend then took a few steps to get a better look in the light. Beast Boy frowned and sighed staring at the headstones that were placed under a pile of chains dangling from a pipe above. Cyborg shined his light farther out the sun peaking over the horizon announcing the end of the sunset, "Were getting close to the neighborhoods again."
Beast Boy hugged one of his arms and glanced at the headstones; there was a silence until Cyborg spoke, "you know I was just a kid when this happened…" he took in a breath, "I wonder if all the stories are true…" Beast Boy glanced around feeling his skin crawl. Suddenly a shadow appeared from over a headstone and he jumped, letting out a scream of fright.
"The ghosts have returned! Run!" he shouted frantically and raced behind Cyborg who shined the light on a familiar violet haired teammate.
"Raven, never took you as a prankster." Cyborg commented with a cheeky grin.
Raven raised an eyebrow and landed on the floor, "Gossiping about ghost stories again?"
Beast Boy, realizing his mistake, quickly stepped out from behind Cyborg, "Raven! Don't do that I almost wet myself."
Raven rolled her eyes, "Please, like that's hard to do."
"No it's not…" Beast Boy mumbled in return.
Cyborg laughed and patted him on the back, "It's ok little dude, we all have our fears."
Beast Boy huffed, "I'm not scared of ghosts or the dark... or rattling chains….or ….or" Beast Boy paused feeling a chill go down his back. A large shadow flared up behind Raven and he felt his muscles go weak, stumbling backward, and tripping on a pipe. Flailing his arms he fell on his back, catching himself with his hands- his gloves scraping against the gravel.
"Whoa, you ok Beast Boy?" Cyborg shined a light in his direction, Beast Boy's face paled.
"There's something behind you, turn around!" He cried out. Raven and Cyborg glanced at each other before turning around, shadows dancing in the faint light.
"I don't see anything…" Raven commented; Cyborg turned back to him, "Come on, let's not play jokes right now, were on a mission." Cyborg reached his hand down to help his friend up off the ground.
Beast Boy grabbed hold and stood back up, brushing down his pants, "I swear I saw something, I'm not making this up."
Raven glanced at him with a look that could say: cut it out or else. "Not now Beast Boy."
Beast Boy frowned and crossed his arms, a sudden clanging burst out from the side and Beast Boy jumped, fear escalating in his veins.
"I'm so done-see ya later!"
Beast Boy pushed past Cyborg and raced toward where the neighborhoods were located, ignoring the shouts from his teammates. Running blindly he suddenly felt a slap to the face and his vision turned a bright white.
"Ah! Help, help they got me!" Beast Boy screamed, then suddenly realized it was only a paper that had flew in from the neighborhoods. Grasping the sheet he pulled it from his face and glanced at it with mild curiosity, his heart beating furiously.
"Beast Boy, what's wrong?" He heard his two teammates shout until they managed their way next to him.
Beast Boy felt his heart drop and he let the paper fly, it soared past the dangling chains and rusted pipes. His two teammates watch it rise then turned back toward him, "Would you stick with the team for once?"
Beast Boy smiled sheepishly at Raven, "Sorry, you guys know how I get with the ghosts…." He paused and glanced around seeing the various homes lined up ahead of them, they were back were they had started.
"Think there is any evidence down this way?" Cyborg suggested, both seemingly ignoring Beast Boy's sad excuse.
"Maybe." Raven replied, "might as well go a couple blocks."
The three titans agreed and began heading down the side walk, the last of the sun's rays shining down on the path and lighting up the area a bright orange. Beast Boy gazed around then toward the sunset, lifting his hand over his eyes. Raven walked on his left, casting a shadow across his feet. He watched the sun light up her hair and stared at her for a moment before she glanced his way- he quickly looked back toward Cyborg who suddenly stopped near a telephone pole.
"Man, this is fifth one I saw on this street alone…" Beast Boy heard a ripping sound and glanced over, watching Cyborg rip a piece of paper tacked on the pole. Raven, curiosity mostly getting the best of her, walked over his way to get a look.
"I wonder why this is so important…" Cyborg murmured.
Beast Boy suddenly felt a wave of surprise radiate off of his dark teammate. Her eyes glazed over the paper before switching quickly over toward Beast Boy with demanding eyes.
Beast Boy gave her a quizzical look, "What, I didn't do anything…yet…" He smirked and walked forward to get a look at the paper and sucked in his breath.
He felt a wave of uncertainty go through him as he saw the exact picture of the puppy he had taken that very same day.
"It says here-"Cyborg continued, "Dog wanted: believed to have either ran away or stolen, if you have any information please contact…" He then burst with laughter; Raven glanced at him with unamusement as he continued, "Why would anyone go to all this trouble for just a pet!"
Raven smirked, "Oh and you wouldn't do the same if someone stole your T-car?"
Cyborg glared at her, "She's different, I built her and she's my baby."
Shaking her head she glanced around the area seeing how far off they were, "Look guys I know this may be the highlight of your day but can we seriously move on to more important things?"
There was a quickly voiced, "yeah," from Beast Boy on the side and Cyborg smirked, "Of course."
Raven glanced away but didn't say a word. Cyborg shrugged with a laugh and tossed the paper to the ground, crumpling it as he stepped on it on his way past. Beast Boy glanced up and felt his heart sink and expand with awe at the same time.
"Duuuude."
All three titans gazed up to see a mass of the very same sheets of papers casually lined up on each and every telephone pole, on every house and many blowing throughout the yards.
"Wow, that is one protective owner." Cyborg whistled- counting up to 50 copies just blowing by the three titans.
"Where did these all come from?" Beast Boy cried out- feeling Raven's stare boring into his back.
Cyborg was about to answer when a shout was heard across the way behind them. The titans glanced up to see Robin nearby, having found their location with Starfire flying in tow.
"What are you guys doing? You aren't looking hard enough!" He shouted in frustration.
"Robin please we are trying-"Starfire began as the two made their way toward their teammates, frustration radiating from her form. The alien princess landed nearby Raven and Cyborg and sighed seeing the determination laced within his orbs.
"Look, I found something that might compare with what I had found earlier in the week. But it's back at the tower, I need to go back to compare, we'll have to meet up later!" Robin turned around and was about to dash away when Starfire stepped forward, "But I thought tonight was pizza night..?"
Robin paused, considering what she had said and sighed. Turning around he forced a small smile her way, "Sorry Star I really need to get this done…maybe tomorrow ok?"
With that he turned around, racing toward his bike across the way.
There was a soft sigh and Beast Boy watched Starfire's shoulders sag with sadness. Cyborg laid a hand on her shoulder and gave Starfire a silent smile.
"I think someone needs to tighten on that light bulb of his." Beast Boy replied, glancing at the remaining titans. Cyborg smiled, "He does seem to have a few loose bolts lately, that's ok, we all have our times."
"Some more than others…" Beast Boy joked in return.
Raven rolled her eyes, "Can we get going? There is a limit on how many jokes I can hear in one day."
The two boys snickered at her comment and Cyborg replied, "Sure thing Raven," he paused and glanced over toward Starfire who watched Robin take off toward the tower. She sighed and looked down at the ground, "Hey Star there's room for one more…" Cyborg offered, walking over to the T-car with the other two in tow. All the titan's seemingly forgetting about the mass of papers flying around behind them.
Starfire glanced up in surprise, "No thanks… I think I want to fly home right now." She gave a soft smile; Raven and Beast Boy glanced at one another before Beast Boy took a step with a similar smile, "Need a flying buddy?"
Starfire laughed quietly and shook her head, "No thank you Beast Boy, I prefer to be alone right now."
Beast Boy took in a breath and nodded with an, "ok", and watched her rise and head toward the titan's tower.
"Ok ya'll… titan's tower, next stop." Cyborg hit the gas and the trio sped off toward the tower. Halfway there, Beast Boy who took the front seat yawned from exhaustion.
"Man, I'm beat."
"You and me both little dude." Cyborg replied, when suddenly their communicators blared, Cyborg swerving in surprise; almost hitting a car head on.
"Whoa! Watch the road dude!" Beast Boy screamed as he heard Raven open her communicator in the back seat. Starfire's distressed voice could be heard from the other end.
"Friends- please hurry to the tower! It is on fire!" She cried out.
All three titan's glanced at once another before simultaneously crying out…. "The tower's on fire?!"
Ah! I ended it there! I'm such a horrible person... :)
If you thought this chapter was a little slow, I'm sorry...It's going to have a ton of adventure for our two puppy loves for the next chapter for sure so stay tuned! Oh and just for fun I should mention I wrote this chapter...a month ago but I completely trashed it. It was...just horrible. Trust me. But anywho, review if you want I enjoy hearing from you guys!