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Hey ya'll. I hope you all aren't too disappointed with the wait, but my internets been shut down for a long time, and I only had access to my dad's computer, and the man wouldn't let me update. I wrote this a while ago and I hope you find it enjoyable.
Important news:
For all the fans of Coolest School, the chapter that is coming up is so completely awesome. So…err…You better read it! Hehe, I think it's my favorite chapter so far for Coolest School.
Bathroom Reader was updated a few days ago. You won't have to wait long for the next chapter, I have it half way done.
For Forget Me Not, I was planning on just having there be one more chapter, but I have these cool ideas so there'll be a few more chapters.
For A Day in Titans Tower, you might have to wait a few more days before I update, this week is camp everyday so I can't get my hands on a keyboard till night.
ENJOY! Lol, also thank you to everyone for waiting, haha I'm glad you understand. Thanks!
Starfire beamed as she sat down at the pineapple colored table. She was surrounded currently by Robin at her left, Cyborg at the head of the table, Raven would be sitting across from her but she had not joined the table yet, and Beast Boy would sit next to her.
"BB, RAE, HURRY UP! MY FOOD IS GETTING COLD!" shouted Cyborg who had a fork in one and a knife in the other, with a napkin tied around his neck.
"Relax Cyborg, I'm sure they're hurrying," said Robin calmly, but Starfire caught him sneaking longing glances at the Kung Po Chicken.
Beast Boy walked into the room bearing the facial expression he usually wore when Cyborg beat him at a video game, "She's coming Starfire," he said as he sat down at his spot.
Starfire nodded, "So friends," she said trying to break the awkward silence, "How was your day?"
Cyborg shrugged.
Beast Boy jerked his head in a noncommittal sort of way.
Robin gave her a small smile, "It was…interesting."
Starfire smiled at him. They held each other's gaze till she turned away and blushed.
Cyborg jerked his head at the couple and then looked at Beast Boy, who pretended to throw up in his empty bowl.
"Oh…kay," said Cuborg searching for an excuse to leave the table, "I'm gonna go get…some…errr…forks, yeah forks, just in case. You wanna help me BB?"
Beast Boy nodded, "Sure thing, tin man."
The two walked over to the part of the kitchen where they kept the silverware, far enough to not over hear their two titans.
"Robin…," said Starfire not looking up at him.
Robin looked at her, "Yeah Star?"
"I was wondering…whether or not you would answer me on a certain question," she said uneasily, and quickly became fascinated with her finger nails.
Robin smiled at her, "Starfire, you know you can ask me anything."
"It's about what happened…" started off Starfire quietly.
Robin closed his eyes, "In the elevator." he finished for her.
Star nodded.
Robin took a deep breath, "Listen Star, it's…well sorta hard for guys to talk about their feelings and all…"
Starfire cocked her head, "Why? You are merely stating facts, it is not hard for the feminine race to talk about their feelings."
Robin smirked, "One word Star: Raven."
Starfire opened her mouth and then closed it, "I am…defeated."
Robin smiled.
Star looked at the ground, "Raven says that any man who acts as if you are something…but thinks of you as if you are nothing is a…man whore."
Robin blinked one, twice, three times, "A…what?"
Star looked at him as if it was as easy to say as her favorite color, "Man whore."
A look of revolt crossed over Robin's feature that made Star snigger. "Star I'm not a…man whore," said Robin uneasily, "And I'm gonna have to ask what Raven is teaching you. Because that's not a word I want you knowing. It's just…"
Star smiled and with it her eyes smiled back at him as well, gleaming at him like two emeralds, "Just what?"
He took at deep breath, "Starfire you're the nicest…uhhh…" Robin fought for something to say, Nice? Oh yeah, great job Rob, that'll sweep her off her feet.
Her face fell, "I'm glad you think I have a…kind nature."
Robin sighed and put his hand on top of the one she had resting on the table, "Starfire you're the most beautiful, sumptuous, intelligent, amazing girl I've ever met."
"Robin…" she whispered. Slowly his mouth moved toward hers. But before their lips could meet…
CRASH
What sounded like a window broke in the main room, a series of crashes and tearing noises occurred and the two pulled back in their shock.
Suddenly Raven walked out of the main room looking very disheveled.
They gaped at her.
"Hold you tongue, or lose it," said Raven with a glare sitting down at the table.
Almost as if on cue Beast Boy and Cy returned.
Beast Boy cocked his head, "Jeez Rae what's with the scary look? You look a bit touchy."
Raven glared at him.
He smirked, but then turned his attention on Star, "Hey Star you ok, your face looks kinda red?"
At this Star only blushed harder, "N-Nothing is the matter Beast Boy, I am well."
Beast Boy grinned, "That's good. Did you get me my Vegetable Dumplings?"
"I made sure she did," Robin interjected.
"Thanks Rob," said Beast Boy taking the container of dumplings from him.
"Ok," said Robin looking at the pile of containers, after of course he set the Kung Po aside for him.
"Garlic Chicken?"
"This way man," said Cyborg with his hands open as if to catch a pass in football. Robin rolled his…mask, and simply placed the food in front of him. "Man, your no fun."
Robin merely chuckled, "Shrimp Lo Mein?"
Raven raised a hand slightly and he placed it in front of her.
"And of course," said Robin taking the last one, "Sesame Chicken," he winked at her.
Star blushed, "Thank you Robin," she muttered.
"Dig in!" said Cy wolfing up his chicken and spooning great portions of rice onto his plate.
Beast Boy smirked and tapped Raven on the shoulder, she rolled her eyes and faced him mouthing 'What?'.
'And of course…Sesame Chicken,' mouthed Beast Boy dramatically.
Raven rolled her eyes.
And too add to the effect Beast Boy added an enormous wink.
Raven just sighed, "So immature," she muttered.
"Dude, how am I supposed to use these?" said Beast Boy fumbling with his chop sticks.
Starfire looked up from her meal, "I found it quite easy."
Beast Boy sighed in frustration, "Great the alien gets it, but I don't. No offence Star."
Star shook her head, "None taken friend."
"This is so whacked," said Beast Boy who had settled to stabbing things with is chopsticks.
Raven rolled her eyes for what seemed like the millionth time, "Stop it Beast Boy you're going to hurt someone. Here," she said placing his hands in the right position, "Like this…"
Beast Boy blushed slightly feeling her hands on his, and smirked when they didn't leave, "Jeez Rae you can let go, I'm not goin' anywhere."
Raven blushed, "I was just trying to help," she said through gritted teeth.
Beast Boy smirked, "Mmm hmm," he said unconvinced.
Raven glared at him, "Trust me, I loathe touching you."
Beast Boy patted her arm gently, "It's ok Ravey, you can believe your little lie if you want to."
"Revolting ass," she muttered.
"Obnoxious bitch."
Robin glared at the two of them, "If you guys want to fight, save it for training, some of us are trying to eat."
"Sure thing Rob," said Beast Boy saluting him and turning back to his dumplings, accidentally dropping his chop sticks.
Raven smirked.
Beast Boy tried to arrange them in his hands like they were supposed to be before throwing them down in aggravation, "Argh, I've had it. Hand me a fork Cy, before I starve to death."
Starfire grinned at her friends surrounding her. Meal times were usually like this, filled with playful banter, and occasionally a few swear words that Robin still refused to tell her the meaning of. This table held so many memories dear to her heart.
The table had taken quite beating too. There was a small bite mark at one of the corners when Beast Boy first got Silkie. It had taken Star a while, but soon enough she taught him Soy Milk-good, table-bad. She smiled, for some reason the little creature was hooked on Soy Milk, much like Beast Boy.
On Beast Boy's right side there was a carving right along were his elbow was currently resting, reading 'Beast Boy'. On one of their first days here Robin had assigned seats. He explained that he-as leader- should sit at the head of the table, and the girls should sit next to the girls and the boys should sit next to the boys. Of course today, Star had switched it for Cyborg's safety and her happiness.
Anyway, Robin had glued name tags to where they should sit. Beast Boy being who he was, managed to get it off the table, saying it looked tacky. Although, Starfire remembered, Raven had woken up one night to find Beast Boy rooting through the fridge in only his Superman boxers. Raven blushed, saying nothing was tackier than that.
Well anyway, Beast Boy was kindly informed that if his name wasn't next to his seat he would have to run 8 laps around the entire city, one for each letter in Beast Boy. So Beast Boy being the "intelligent" person he was carved his name next to his place setting.
He in fact did not have to run laps.
Star smiled at her own name tag, she had doodled on it. It had hearts and stars, and flowers on it. And a little spot in the corner had been crossed out when she absentmindedly doodled "Robin+Starfire" in a heart.
Robin's name tag was of course spotless. Cyborg's had food stains on it and Bee's private number when she first gave it to him one day when she visited. Raven's name tag had things crossed out all over it because Beast Boy often drew on it. Underneath the name 'Raven' it said 'is a' then something was crossed out, probably by Raven herself.
She smiled remembering one day at dinner when she handed them each a cloth napkin with their names sewed in it. Cyborg had gotten her a sewing kit for Christmas and she made them each one. Cyborg's was blue, Robin's was red, Raven's was purple, Beast Boy's was green, and hers was yellow. Till this day they were always set out for dinner.
"Star? Starfire?" said a voice brining her back to reality.
"Huh?" she questioned.
She blinked her eyes to see Robin smiling at her, "You ok? You sorta zoned out."
Star smiled, "No Robin, I am just fine. I was how you say…taking a stroll down Memory Avenue."
Robin grinned.
shhhluuuurrrrpppp
Raven flushed in embarrassment as the four other titans gazed at her, Lo Mein dangling for her chop stick.
Beast Boy coughed to cover up his laughter, "Did you just…slurp?"
Raven flushed a deeper red, "No."
While the three other titans erupted in a fit hysterics Beast Boy tired his best to keep a straight face, and he was failing miserably.
"Oh Azar," said Raven putting her face in her hands.
Beast Boy laughed and patted her gently on the arm, "It's ok Rae, lotsa people slurp."
"I didn't slurp," said Raven, her voice muffled by her hands.
"Of course you didn't," said Beast Boy smiling.
She glared, "Oh shut up Beast Boy."
Beast Boy grinned wickedly, "If it makes you feel any better," he leaned in and whispered in her ear, "I think girls who slurp are dead sexy."
If Raven was blushing before it was not as bad as now. Her face was the color of Robin's uniform.
Beast Boy laughed out at the look on her face.
She muttered an insult and he grinned.
"You gonna finish that?"
All the titans set off for bed in search of good night's sleep, although that's not what everyone got.
A low tremor in the night sky sounded and Starfire was becoming terribly frightened. She scolded herself, Koriandr you should not be afraid, you have already met those who control the sounds and light of the sky. But yet…, she was still afraid.
Suddenly she heard slow walking down the hall outside her room. It was coming closer and closer…she wimpered in fear…
Star felt her breath catch in her throat, It's nothing. Probably just Raven walking about, or Beast Boy going for the "snackage", or Cyborg and Robin off to play a game. The sound drew nearer, slow creaking footsteps. It was times like this when Starfire wished her bed was not in the middle of the room…
Maybe if she sung, she recalled Robin telling her that when he was little he was afraid of the Nasal Mucus Man. The man of bogeys…
Robin said that when he sung or hummed he would feel better.
Starfire racked her brain. She had to sing. But what songs did she know? She did not often listen to the Earth radio, but she did…know one song.
"When there is the trouble, you will know what do…" she sang quietly her head peeking out of the covers, staring at the door, abandoning her usual sleeping position, "Do the calling upon of Cyborg…"
Slowly the foot steps became louder…and stopped…right in front of her door…
"He has the ability to shoot a rocket from his shoe….Because he is Cyborg."
…the door swooshed open…
Starfire paused…she didn't know the rest of the song. She closed her eyes waiting for an axe murderer or the Mary of the Blood or something….
Suddenly the one who had brought up all her fear spoke in a blood curling tone…, "Do, do, do, do, do, something like that, oh yeah. Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, big fluffy cat, that's right."
"Excuse me?" piped Star from her hiding place underneath the covers.
"That's was the part you were missing," said a clearly male voice.
Star opened her eyes which had been shut in fear and gazed up at a familiar green face.
"Beast Boy," she gasped letting out a breath she didn't know she'd been holding.
"That's my name, don't wear it out," he said smiling.
"I-I feared you were the axe murder or a terrible monster or-or or Slade," said Star shivering in fear.
Beast Boy laughed, "You've been hanging around Robin too much."
She blushed, "Yes, I suppose I have. Beast Boy, not that I am not glad for your company during this horrible natural disaster, but…what are you doing in my room?"
Beast Boy put a hand to his temple like Raven had done before when summoning her powers. He closed his eyes and said, "I heard you calling me telepathically…"
Star cocked her head, "I did not know you possessed such powers."
Beast Boy laughed, "I don't Star, I'm just messin' with ya. I could hear you freaking out from all the way down the hall."
"Was I…was I that loud?" she asked wearily.
Beast Boy shook his head and sat down on her bed, "Only when lightening strikes…and you scream."
"Oh," muttered Star, "Did I wake up the entire tower."
"I think it was just me, considering I'm on your floor," he said.
Star sat up, "I am sorry for waking you."
"It's no problem," he said gazing out her giant window, then turned to face her, "But are you ok?"
Star looked at him wearily, "I…suppose."
Beast Boy nodded, "Well then I'm gonna go hit the hay," he sat up and started for the door.
"Wait!" shouted Star. He turned, "Please…do not leave me, I am…afraid."
Beast Boy sighed, "Ok Star, you win, I'll stay."
Star gave him a bone crushing hug. "Ow, Star…air…" gasped Beast Boy.
"Sorry," she said quietly releasing him.
"You know," said Beast Boy once again sitting on her circular bed, "I'm surprised, I thought you'd want someone else here"
She down, "Who do you mean?"
Beast Boy smirked, "Robin," he drawled.
"Beast Boy!" she scolded, flabbergasted.
He laughed, "Oh come on Star, admit it."
She flushed, "I will admit nothing, for I have been unjustly accused for liking-."
"Robin," drawled Beast Boy once more, which earned a slap in the arm from the alien princess.
He laughed, "Relax Star, I'm kidding…mostly."
She looked at her feet, "Robin is far too busy than to help me on such silly matters…"
Beast Boy looked at her as if she had just grown another head, "Star, he would let go of Slade himself if he knew you needed something."
Star blushed looking at his face which was surrounded in darkness.
He smiled in the dark, "That's why I'm so worried."
She cocked her head to the side, "Why, whatever do you mean?"
"Well, I may not be magical like Raven, but I can tell you two would make a pretty cute couple just by watching, even without powers to see the future," he stated smirking.
She blushed, "No, we couldn't possibly-."
"So I want to tell you something," he continued, "If he ever hurts you…I'll rip out his eyes, shave his head, paint it blue, and make him walk around Jump City naked for the rest of his life."
Starfire laughed, "But why would you do that friend?"
Beast Boy laughed, "'Cause you're like my little sister..."
"But I am far taller than you."
Beast Boy shook his head, "You know what I mean."
"Beast Boy?"
"Hmm?"
"I appreciate it..."
He smiled, "You're welcome Star."
"…and if Raven ever puts the hurt on you I will do the same."
Beast Boy's nocturnal eyes widened, "What do you mean Rave-."
"Shush, something's coming," interrupted Star.
"What do you think it is?" asked Beast Boy turning to face her
"I am not entirely sure…Hide!" shouted Star throwing the blanket over and Beast Boy.
"What!" asked Beast Boy from under her comforter.
"Shush, or we will surely be eaten," she said quietly.
"Fine, fine," muttered Beast Boy.
Suddenly the door swooshed open to reveal…
CLIFFHANGER! HAHA! Don't worry the next chapter is gonna be awesome! Hope you enjoyed it! Many many many more chapters to come! REVIEW! Oh and if its not too much trouble I always enjoy hearing the parts ya'll liked.
