Roommates Chapter 14: The Talk: part 2, a teen titans fanfic

Okay, here I am yet again. I was rather disappointed with the turnout of reviews. It was pitiful to say the least.

Where is everybody?

…everybody

Okay, creepy echo.

…echo

I'm gonna leave now.

…leave now

Creepy (shudder and door closes).

Creepy

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The Talk: part two

Raven turned on Jinx. Jinx swallowed. Coward, she thought to Beast Boy.

After a brief debate with herself on whether to flee and speak another day or just get it over with, Jinx chose what was on her mind.

"Um, I was wondering." She paused to swallow down her unease. "May go shopping for new clothes? Beast Boy's really aren't my type and, I have reason to believe, have not been cleaned recently." Raven simply stared at her in that special Raven-like way.

"I'm sure you understand." The changeling behind Jinx guffawed at this assumption.

After sparing a brief glare at Beast Boy, the half-demon replied "I have a pretty good idea."

"You will have to speak with Robin before the final verdict can be reached." Though with identical clueless expressions on their faces, the colorful teens followed the resident Goth down to the common room. There the found the leader at, where else, the computer.

Robin listened carefully as Raven and Jinx explained the situation and Beast Boy mouthed 'I'm not with her" silently over the witch's right shoulder. Cyborg and Starfire observed the state of affairs, not saying a word.

"Okay" the leader sighed, rubbing his left temple. "Starfire, Raven, and I will go shopping." One girl grimaced while the other one grinned. "But you two, Jinx and Beast Boy, are going to have to stay here with Cyborg." The sorceress and changeling appeared indifferent to the decision.

And so, off they went! Er, at least, off Robin, Raven, and Starfire went. The other three stayed home…

And played video games!

Round after round of Monkey Mega XRL3, GXSL, or whatever video games are called. While Cyborg and Beast Boy dueled in the electronic world, Jinx sat at the left-hand end of the black sofa and watched bordely.

Half an hour passed. Three quarters of an hour passed. A whole hour passed, and Cyborg beat Beast Boy again for the six hundredth seven millionth time.

Jinx finally spoke. "Okay buddy" and she jerked the shapeshifter's controller away from him. "I see you're not challenged in the slightest by him. So I'll play you."

Both boys hooted with laughter. "You?" She nodded. "Play me?" Another nod. "I am Cyborg, the Greatest Gamer this world has ever seen!" the robot declared grandly, jabbing his right index finger skyward.

"Then I guess you've got nothing to worry about" the witch replied smoothly.

Both boys grinned in anticipation of the gruesome murder to come, it's a boy-thing. But it wouldn't

Jinx took over Beast Boy's car, as she didn't yet have one of her own, but was counting on earning that right. The green teen stood in GO!" and he jumped to the side of the mega-screen. The race had begun!

Around and around the track, the green car and white car zoomed. Cyborg was in the lead the first three laps, but then his thumb stumbled over the jest button. Jinx took the lead and sped up, leaving poor little Cy in the dust. But not fer' long! Muhahaha!

Beast Boy had started out cheering Cyborg on, until the robotic teen had shouted at him that he was breaking the player's concentration. Now he was peeking over the back of the couch, watched uneasily as first Cyborg was in the lead and then Jinx and then Cyborg again, over and over.

The finish line loomed up over a hill, and both players' thumbs became invisible they were moving so fast (is that even possible?). The tension was inescapable!

Shoulder muscles were tensed up and backs were hunching closer over the controllers. All eyes were on the bright yellow-and-red banner that marked the finish line.

And then the cars crossed, but one was just ahead of the other.

"WHAT?!" the half-robot screamed as the names came scrolling up on the screen.

"Uh-huh! Oh, yeah!" Jinx shouted, then jumped up and bowed. "Take that, oh Cyborg the 'Greatest Gamer'" the witch mocked sarcastically and made quotation marks with her first two fingers of each hand.

Beast Boy was the guy who got over the shock first. "Dude", he faced Cyborg. He started giggling. "You got beat by a girl!" The shapeshifter pounded the back of the sofa in his hysterical fit. Jinx only smirked at the guy.

Then the doors swished open and a voice sang out "Dear friends! We have returned with the articles of requirement."

Jinx summed it up with a shriek of glee, "My clothes!"

"We didn't get anything splendid" Robin warned. "Remember, you're still under custody." The sorceress dismissed him with a wave of her hand, and then gathered up the three bags.

As the shapeshifter was being dragged from the room, he heard Robin comment to Cyborg.

"Never let me go shopping with those two again." The supposedly fearless leader shuddered at the memory of his shopping experience. "Starfire wanted to buy everything she saw, and Raven kept complaining about the price of everything!"

Jinx and Beast Boy, both having heard this tale, cackled as they strolled back to their bedroom, where the changeling was about to be out through Hell by the Mistress of Bad Luck.

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I hoped you liked this latest chapter. Also, I need some places for BB and J to go. I've putting in some bonding time for the twosome for the next couple of chapters. I've got the Zoo, Mall, and Bookstore. Where else can we take them? I'll take pretty much any idea, but I only need about three more places.

Anyone at all? C'mon, don't be shy. Anybody?

Fine! Be that way! Just leave a review at least! Jeeze!