CHAPTER 3 - HOME
Beast boy charged into the living room, now wearing a purple T-shirt and a clean pair of jeans. Cyborg, expecting his dramatic entrance, throws the second controller in the air, knowing that his green buddy will catch it. Beast boy jumps towards the couch, and grasps the controller in his hands before landing. Without a single word being exchanged, the two teens stare at the TV screen as they fistbump each other and start playing their new Halo game.
"What do I get after I win?" Cyborg asked as he threw a plasma grenade, killing Beast boy.
"A nice, warm bear hug" Beast boy responded to his friend's cocky attitude.
On the very end of the couch, Raven was reading her book, completely blocking out the consistent sounds that emanated from the television. She had changed back from her cloak, but still retained her look by wearing a black hoodie and blue shorts.
"Friends!" Starfire flew into the room. She also changed away from her uniform, and now wore leggings and a tank top "Robin is again stuck in his room doing the research!" She said with concern in her voice.
"What a terrible human being" Beast boy joked sarcastically without moving his eyes away from the screen. Starfire flew right in front of him and the tin man, trying to get their attention.
"We should be celebrating! Is stopping the robbery of bank not good enough?" She proclaimed. Starfire always wanted to celebrate victorious missions, mostly because the police barely called the Titans for help. The only times when the police department actually called for help is when A: they were far away from the crime scene, or B: the crime was too dangerous to risk police lives. But whenever they are needed for a mission, their accomplishments are rewarded with a monthly check from the mayor.
Beastboy paused the game and stood up on the couch "Star's right!" The green teen made a leap across the couch and rushed to the kitchen located right in front of the living room.
Raven glared at Beast boy as he collected shot glasses and some vodka, then directed a glare toward the alien girl "Star, Why can't we just celebrate with peace and quiet?" Star looked at the hooded girl with a confused look.
"Is that another party method I am not aware of?" she questioned with sincere perplexity.
"B! GET ME THE LEMONADE ONE!" Cyborg screamed from the couch.
"DO YOU WANT YOUR PURSE TOO?" Beast boy responded loudly.
"WHY ARE YOU YELLING?" Robin walked in the room with his uniform still on (except for his mask, which he left on his desk). Starfire flew in circles around the leader of the team
"Beast boy is gathering beverages for the celebration!" Star exclaimed, cheerful as always.
"Really think that drinking at 6 in the afternoon is a good idea?" Robin asked as Beast boy returned in the shape of a jungle monkey, holding two bottles of alcohol with his tail, five glasses on his hands and a purse hanging off his neck. His clothes were extremely baggy as the monkey was a third of the size of human Beast boy. The green primate threw a shot glass to all the members of the team and handed the lemonade drink and purse to Cyborg.
"Really?" Cyborg sighed, as the Beast boy giggled, pleased with his commitment to the joke. Raven disregarded the glass, and with her powers, lunged it back to Beast boy, now in human form.
"Nice try" She glanced at Beast boy with a small smirk on her face.
"Worth the shot… HA...get it?" The changeling asked as the room fell silent thanks to his pun.
Robin rubbed his eyes in annoyance. Beast boy loved being the jokester, and he knew that, but he never took anything seriously, not even while on missions. Robin resented his attitude since the beginning of the team, and if it weren't for Beast boy's utility in battle, Robin would have thrown him off the team a long time ago.
"I'll get the tunes!" Cyborg decided to stand up from the couch and ran to his room in the basement. He came back half a minute later with his boom box already pumping music, making Starfire even more hyped.
"Guys please" Robin pressed the stop button on the device, pausing the music "Don't you guys want to figure out who organized that robbery? That was a pretty huge heist".
"Bruh let the police handle that, it's their job" Beast boy responded before taking a shot and cringing right after.
"Ya man, the cops don't even like us messin' around their business anyways" Cyborg commented as he unpaused the music "Have some fun today, we wrecked those guys!". He raised his glass and took a shot as well.
Robin sighed "You guys are just lazy". He poured himself a drink and dumped in his throat.
Beast boy raised his glass "I can speak from experience that laziness brings wonders to the heart".
"The rewards of working hard can be pretty satisfying, Beast boy" Robin said as he got another drink.
"Oh yeaa! Cuz fighting crime sure brings us a lot of rewards" Cyborg said sarcastically as he pointed at their home. The Titans lived on the edge of Jump City, on an isolated two story house.
The structure itself was pretty old and was decently damaged. With their savings, they managed to restore it so that it looked good enough to live in.
"I'm telling you Cy, one day we are gonna be living on our own tower where we can look out at the city all day" Said the changeling.
Raven barely paid attention to the conversation, she hadn't stopped looking at Beast boy since he got the glasses, and only listened to what came out of the green boy's mouth "You can't possibly be drunk already" She responded to his recent comment.
"Friends! Shall we watch a movie?" Starfire asked after almost finishing the bottle of vodka. Apparently Tamaranians do not succumb easily to the effects of alcohol.
"Donnie Darko!" Cyborg exclaimed.
"The lion king dude" Said Beast boy.
"Let's finish our Halo match. Winner decides"
"What the fuck, you know you're gonna win!"
"Well then start getting Donnie Dar-" Cyborg's comment was suddenly interrupted by the doorbell. This was followed by complete silence, and even Starfire grew a concerned look on her face. The Titans looked at each other with their eyebrows raised. Ever since they got to Jump they have been isolated from the rest of the city and kept their personal lives separated from the rest of the citizens, therefore they have never heard the sound of their house's doorbell. A second 'DING' completely paralysed the teens. After an awkward amount of seconds Raven slowly walked toward the door and signaled the other members of her team to hide behind the couch, knowing well that Beast boy's and Starfire's skin color, Cyborg's robotic body, and Robin's uniform would all reveal who the residents of the house were. Once Raven placed herself in front of the door she spoke.
"What do you want?" You could hear some anxiety in her voice.
"Hi, um..." A soft female voice emerged from outside "I wanted to umm...talk to you guys?"
Raven opened the door, revealing a skinny, blond haired girl with torn, dirty clothes.
"Who are you?"
"ohmygod HI" The girl got excited at the sight of Raven "My name is Terra"