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Bats in Jump City Chapter 5:

It was just another beautiful morning in Jump City. The birds were singing, the sun was shining, the bank was being robbed by that maniacal magician Mumbo. After a lengthy butt-kicking (mostly stress-relieving for Raven) the Teen Titans and Bats returned to their tremendously tall tower for lunch, leading again to the never-ending battle of meat and tofu.

"Listen here you little-" Cyborg started to yell.

"Animals have feelings too!" Beast Boy screamed back at him.

The rest of the Titans ate their lunches in a leisurely manner, seemingly unaware of the conflict going on three feet away. Robin and Tim were sitting next to each other, eating identical sandwiches at the same pace. The only way to differentiate the two now that everyone had seen both Robins in action was to measure them in height (as Mumbo had pointed out as well). Starfire munched serenely on something Tameranian that looked… somewhat like a cross between hamburger, jello, and pudding. Raven sat cross-legged in midair using her powers to stab at her salad with a fork.

"NOOOOOO!!! NOT THE STEAK!" Beast Boy wailed collapsing onto his knees.

"AW, YEAH! I'M BRINGING OUT THE STEAK! LUNCH IS SERVED!" Cyborg shouted victoriously.

"What? Somebody tell Cy he can't do that with me around. Somebody tell him how it would crush my little green heart! SOMEBODY! Anybody?" Beast Boy said, tears practically welling up in his eyes. All the Titans (even Tim) looked away and started whistling casually, pretending they hadn't heard BB's pleas. The poor soul, Batgirl felt sorry for him and went over to pat Beast Boy's shoulder comfortingly.

DON'T! IT'S A TRAP, BATGIRL, DON'T LET HIM- Raven tried to channel her thoughts to Batgirl but apparently she wasn't receiving.

"It's alright, Beast Boy," Batgirl soothed.

Immediately Beast Boy looked up with delight in those damp, green eyes and practically squealed, "SO YOU'LL EAT TOFU WITH ME?"

"Uhh…"

"GREAT!" Beast Boy had obviously predicted this happening and set a section of the table completely with tofu foods in the blink of an eye. "Just dig in." Beast Boy said loading Batgirl's plate. While he was bent down, though, Batgirl made 'help-me' signals desperately at all the Titans (and Tim) but Robin and Tim simultaneously shrugged helplessly, Raven mouthed 'I tried to warn you', Starfire shook her head sadly, and Cyborg… he was barely containing his laughter. For the next five minutes, Beast Boy watched Batgirl slowly swallow down every bite of tofu.

"It's so great to finally meet someone who truly appreciates tofu like I do," Beast Boy said dreamily. "I guess this means I should go out and pick up some more tofu!"

As he rushed out of the room, Batgirl ran for the sink and spit out all the tofu, while the rest of the team laughed. Batgirl wiped her mouth and muttered inarticulately about trying to be polite.

After Batgirl had finished feeling sick, everyone (sans Beast Boy, who was still out buying groceries and Raven who was reading at the window) plopped down in front of the TV for a video-game battle between Cyborg and Tim.

"BOO-YAH! In your face, tin man! Who's the squirt now?" Tim crowed as he blew up Cyborg's player. Cyborg's cheeks burned as Robin taught Tim the victory dance.

Suddenly a flashing icon appeared on the screen and the Tower's computers exited out of the game.

"What the heck is that?" Batgirl asked, confusion showing through the mask.

"Oh it shall be wonderful friend Batgirl, for you shall now meet our other friends Titans East. They must be calling us now!" Starfire said clapping her hands in excitement. "It has been so long since we have seen Bumblebee, or Aqualad, or Speedy!"

Batgirl had been nodding understandingly until she heard the names. "SPEEDY?!?!?" She yelled and dove behind the couch just as the screen went up and the faces of Titans East crammed into view.

"HI!!!!" They all shouted in unison.

"You guys have been practicing that for hours, haven't you?" Tim said.

"No… yeah… maybe… WHO ARE YOU ANYWAY? Mini-Robin?" Aqualad asked.

"I'll take it." Tim said with a sigh. "Mini-Robin? Oh, please…" he muttered under his breath.

"So, have you guys heard the latest gossip?" Bumblebee asked with a twinkle in her eye.

"No, please do tell!" Starfire said with enthusiasm.

And of course, Bumblebee didn't need that much encouragement. "Speedy has finally gotten over getting dumped and butt-kicked by Cheshire and is now going out with another girl!"

Speedy was blushing furiously as the rest of the Titans (East, West, and Tim) laughed uncontrollably.

"So, who's the unlucky girl?" Robin asked with a smirk.

"Oh, well she's a really nice girl who just came as an exchange student from a city. It was either Gotham or Bludhaven, but anyway, she's really…" Speedy went on but behind Robin's back, Barbara slowly rose up without her mask on and motioned desperately for Speedy to stop talking, but she was too late. "… and her name's Barbara Gordon."

"WHAT?!?!" Robin yelled, furiously [don't ask me why, he just is. It's probably 'cause of that 'sister' thing and Barbara ducked back out of view and put her mask back on, rising slowly to look at the rest of the team.

"He-he, hi Roy!" Batgirl said rubbing the back of her neck nervously. "I guess I should have remembered to tell you that I'm actually Batgirl… Oops…"

Speedy stood shocked for a minute but recognized Barbara and had the decency to duck his head and look ashamed that he'd been caught going out with Robin's little sister. For a minute everyone was silent, with Robin glaring at Speedy, Batgirl sending "you knew this would happen" looks at Tim, Tim returning Batgirls glowers with cheeky smirks, Starfire looking exasperated at her boyfriends antics, the rest of Titans East looking thoroughly uncomfortable, and Raven with a single brow cocked… But of course the silence wouldn't last, as Cyborg burst out laughing.

"Speedy, you'd better run for your life! I'll hold Robin down, you run… not that I think it'll do you any good." Cyborg was rolling on the floor and clutching his sides, he was laughing so hard.

"We'll call back later," Bumblebee said hastily and closed off communications.

"Breathe, Robin, breathe," Starfire soothed as a vein in Robin's head pulsed threateningly.

Taking a deep breath Robin calmed himself. "Why would you ever consent to going out on a date with a jerk like Speedy?"

"Well, he's a nice guy, he's pretty cute, I was bored…" Batgirl said counting off the reasons.

Tim interrupted with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes. "Really? When I asked you why you were going out with him, you told me that it was because Speedy was fun in the back seat."

Ooh, BUSTED!

Robin's head practically exploded. Starfire sighed and flew back to her room to take Silkie on a walk and leave Batgirl alone with Robin to talk. Cyborg, still laughing, went down to the garage to wax the T-Car and Tim followed before Batgirl could strangle him. Raven floated out the window and onto the roof for some uninterrupted reading.

Batgirl watched as the Titans left the room and as soon as Raven was out the window she blurted out an excuse. "Tim was totally lying! I mean, yeah, I guess what Tim said was kind of true," vein-throbbing "BUT, that's not the real reason I'm dating him." She added hastily.

"Then why?" Robin asked giving up on trying to remain calm. "No way is that guy getting away with…" inarticulate hand gesture "-ing my little sister."

Batgirl decided to let the last comment slide. "Well, maybe I was just trying to make someone else jealous." Not trying to steal my friend's boyfriend, not trying to steal my friend's boyfriend, not trying to steal my friend's boyfriend…

Robin calmed instantly and smirked knowingly. "I get it. You don't have to tell me, Tim already said he had a girlfriend named Cassandra."

Batgirl sighed and resigned herself to banging her head on the wall. "For the last time, Dick, I'm not, I repeat not, interested in Tim." She groaned (luckily, Tim didn't hear that, the poor guy).

"You are so in denial," Robin smirked completely convinced that Batgirl had the biggest crush in the world on Tim. If only he knew…

Before Batgirl had a chance to reply, a communicator eerily similar to the Titans' communicators (except a bat-shaped silhouette replaced the giant T) beeped from its compartment on her utility belt. Flipping it open with a sigh, Batgirl held it up to her face and listened intently for five minutes while Robin fiddled with his own communicator, trying to pretend he wasn't interested in what was going on.

Finally, Batgirl nodded at the person on the communicator and snapped it shut, replacing it back on her utility belt. She sat on the edge of the couch silently, wondering how to ask.

"WHAT IS IT?" Robin burst with curiosity and his voice came out louder than he meant it to, causing the rest of the team to run into the room.

"Batman's calling us back… And he wants Robin to come with us." Batgirl stared at her hands. She finally met Robin's eyes. "Will you come with us?"

Author's Note:

Okay, I'm not really good at long stories. In all honesty, the next chapter could be the last. If that's what you, my readers, want. I think it's very possible I could continue this story with a few chapters in Gotham City. Or I could end it. The choice is yours! REVIEW!

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