Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans, Horton Hears a Who, or anything else for that matter.
Author's Note: Geese, I need to start updating regularly again. Sorry for taking so long, people. This is a strange chapter... just a heads up. Enjoy!
Titan Tower...
"Is it not glorious that they saved the Who people on the dust speck?" Starfire asked Robin giddily.
Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg had all just finished watching Horton Hears a Who. "Uh... Yah, Star, great." Robin replied half-heartedly.
"But I have a question, Robin."
"What's that?"
"Was Horton not supposed to be green?"
"Well, not all animals are green, Star. Don't you remember our trip to the zoo?"
"Oh, yes! It was wonderful of friend Beast Boy to morph and call the animals closer for us and the small children. Even if he did fall into the exhibit..."
They thought back to their trip to the zoo, where Beast Boy had been calling animals closer to the edge of the exhibit for his friends and the little kids. He also, though he wouldn't admit it, was trying to impress Raven. But unfortunately, he leaned too far over the rail and fell into the ostrich exhibit. Starfire giggled at the memory of Beast Boy being chased around the exhibit by ostriches. "I don't know why we even go to the zoo." Cyborg said.
"What do you mean, friend Cyborg?" Starfire asked him.
"I mean, I we have a one-man-zoo right under our noses!" He replied.
"Well, we can't just go up to Beast Boy and say, 'Hey, will you morph into a bunch of animals to entertain us?'!" Robin interjected.
"Sure we can! BB loves to change into animals!" Cyborg argued.
"Please, can we stop the talking of friend Beast Boy behind his back?" Starfire asked hopefully.
Reshly Ranch...
Raven and Beast Boy readied themselves to take off into the rainy night sky. Beast Boy almost smiled when Raven took one last look at the barn where George was now, with the rest of his family. But his smile disappeared when Raven asked him a question that could ruin his secret. "What happened while I was in the bathroom?" Raven asked Beast Boy.
"What do you mean?" Beast Boy asked innocently, then took flight as an owl.
"You know what I mean, Beast Boy. When I came out, you and Bernard got along perfectly. Just like old friends." Raven called after him.
Beast Boy landed again so he could talk to Raven.. "Nothing happened. Me and Bernard were just... joking before." He lied, turning back to an owl after his statement to signal he didn't want to talk anymore.
Raven rolled her eyes and was going to press further when a thought popped into her head. This is Beast Boy we're talking about. His 'secret' will be revealed sooner than later, whether it's purposeful or not. She decided she would find out soon enough and flew into the night after Beast Boy.
Titan Tower...
"We don't know if he really does like to morph. We don't whether or not it hurts. I think it would!" Robin told Cyborg.
"Well, don't you think he'd tell us?" Cyborg replied.
"He probably doesn't want us to worry." Robin told Cyborg.
"Hello! We're talking about Beast Boy here. He loves being the center of attention!" Cyborg replied.
"Yes, we are talking abut friend Beast Boy and we shouldn't be!" Starfire yelled.
"Fine, if you're so sure of yourself, then I dare you to ask him when he and Raven come back. If he says no, than you have to eat tofu for breakfast for a week." Robin said with a smirk, never having heard a word of what Starfire said.
"And if he says yes?" Cyborg asked.
"Then I eat it for breakfast for a week." Robin said.
"Then get ready to make some tofu, 'cause they should be here right about now!" Cyborg said.
Just as Cyborg finished his statement, the door leading to the garage opened and Beast Boy and Raven came in, soaked and dripping with water. "Well, go on. What are you waiting for?" Robin urged Cyborg, his expecting smile never leaving his face.
"Is it too late to chicken out?" Cyborg whispered.
"Yes, now go!" Robin whispered back forcefully.
Cyborg gulped. Talking about it was on thing, actually doing it was quite another. But before he could stop himself, he was walking up to Beast Boy and blurting out the dreaded question. "Doyouwannachangeintoanimalsforus?" (Do you wanna change into animals for us?) It came out in one word.
All eyes were on Beast Boy. Then as though it had just registered in his head, he burst out laughing. "Haha! That's –heh- that's a good on Cy!" He said between laughs.
"What?" Cyborg was somewhat confused now.
The laughing ceased immediately. "Wait. You're serious?" Beast Boy asked, a quizzical look appearing on his face.
"Umm... Yes?" Cyborg said as though he was guessing.
The confusion was replaced by anger. "So lemmie get this strait. You want me to change into different animals to entertain you?" Beast Boy said in an eerily low voice.
"Uh..." Cyborg started to explain but never finished.
"So you think I'm some kind of freak show!"
"RobindaredmeorIhadtoeattofuforbreakfast!" (Robin dared me or I had to eat tofu for breakfast!) Again his words came out jumbled.
"So, my best friend is betting on me and my other best friend is making fun of my eating habits! This is what best friends are for, right?" Beast Boy yelled as he stormed out.
"Hey, I defended you!" Robin called after him.
"Oh, sure! Right after you kissed Cleopatra!" He yelled back.
"I think he has repressed anger issues." Cyborg said, trying to lighten the mood with a joke like Beast Boy always had.
"Veeery mature." Raven commented before going off towards Beast Boy's room.
Needless to say, it didn't work. "Yes, and, Robin? We shall be speaking of your kissing this Cleopatra person later." Starfire said before getting up and flying out of the room.
"Do you think I should start telling you that I just drank 10 cups of caffeinated coffee before I talk to you?" Cyborg said.
"You mean... we got into this mess... because you were hyper?"
Author's Note: Ah, yes, the strange effects of caffeine. Hope you enjoyed this chapter! I apologize if it was boring but this was just to set the plot for something else. Thanks, reviewers! Orangespice kmutt Teleportal SKYE RainSprite03 Thanks again peoples! How do... tacos sound? Not taco (octopus) the Japanese stuff but the Mexican tacos. Hope you enjoyed, and I'll see you next week! Tata!