And now it's time for another episode of...
WHERE WERE YOU?! This program is sponsored by peanut butter. Mmmmm...peanuts...
(See Carl the genie for the answer. Included in author's note)
Also, as for Red meaning dead, our tour guide in England told us that little fact.
One more thing, though. I am regarding my absence as one of pure business. Now that I have been to Paris, I can now write the part better!
Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans. I do not own any peanut butter companies, but I do have a jar of peanut butter in my pantry.
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Your
faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the
roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you
To
a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And
from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
-Verse 2 of 'Hallelujah' by Leonard Cohen
Now that he thought about it, maybe he should have taken French lessons when the rest of the Titans did. But no, he hadn't seen it as very important and, while the rest were in disguises in classes throughout the world, he had to be the one Titan who decided to skip class and buy a canary.
"Stupid canary ate fish boy's stupid fish and fish boy killed the stupid canary three days later anyway," he grumbled, trying to figure out which way was North on the map. He turned it around a few times before locating the compass rose. "Sweet! Maybe I don't need to know French after all! Now, if this is North, than all I need to do is…...alright, am I facing North or South now?" he groaned. This was not working well...at all. "Okay, I'll just ask someone for directions! Yeah, there's no way this could go wrong," He mumbled the last part under his breath. He saw a man in a white outfit standing outside of a butcher's, or what he was pretty sure was, shop. He walked over to the man, carefully trying not to look at the shop window next to him. The way the light shone on the glass made it reflect whatever passed by, sort of like a mirror. Now, while Roy usually had no problem looking at his devishly handsome self, he had gotten sunburned the day before and didn't want to see it.
"Uh, excuse me, do you know English?" he asked nervously. The butcher looked at him like he was an alien.
"Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire," he told him. Roy looked around.
"Are you talking to me?" he asked. The butcher gave him a confused look and repeated what he had said before.
"Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire," he told him.
"What does that mean?" Roy tried asking again.
"It means that even a fool can always find a bigger fool to admire him. At least, that is how it best translates into English," A voice from behind him stated. He turned to meet two bright green eyes staring at him.
"Uh, who are you?" he asked the girl standing before him. She had raven hair and, as previously stated, jade colored eyes. She was wearing a long, brown overcoat, as well as holding several large packages.
"Normally," she began, "A man introduces himself before he asks a woman's name." She rolled her eyes as he sheepishly grinned.
"Oh, right, I'm sorry. My name is Roy Harper. I'm from Steel City," She raised an eyebrow, "Oh! Right, that's on the East Coast of America," he explained.
"Very well," she sighed, "My name is Jade Nguyen. Is there something you want from me? If not, then will you kindly step to the side? This walkway is only big enough for one of us, and I have places to be." She told him in a sharp tone.
"Yes, actually," he began, "I need to know where I am on this map, and which way I am facing. Do you think you can tell me?" he pleaded. She rolled her eyes and took the map from him.
"Here," she pointed, "You are facing east at the moment. I thought that even an American could figure that one out." After explaining to him where he was and where most of the English speakers were, she pushed past him. He wasn't sure what it was, but something about her made him want to follow her. So, he did.
There are times in our lives when we will look back at our past and remember the moment, or moments, that changed our life forever. Most people think that these particulars memories, when occurring as a present situation, are times when you know that whatever you do, your life will be changed for good. But the truth of the matter is, that most of the time there is no way to tell if what you do now will affect your future.
Say, for instance, that you think walking across your yard one afternoon will not change your life. However, halfway through, your trip and land on the ground, breaking your left leg. Then, as you struggle to get up, you notice what you tripped over, dig it out, and find that it is actually a dinosaur bone that makes you famous.
So, how was Roy supposed to know that following this irritated girl would change his life forever? All he had been planning to do was see if he could get through the day without one of the two of them murdering each other.
"Hey, Jade, wait up!" He called after her. She turned and groaned when she found that he was still there. He had been following her around for the past two hours. She had tried to lose him in the city, for she had places to be where she would rather be alone, but he was incredibly, annoyingly persistent.
"What do you want from me?" She gave up.
"I wanted to know if I could tag along for the day. You know, see the sights, live like a French person, have a great time! And not only that, but with a pretty girl like you," She tried snapping at him, which was what she would have done had he not said that last statement. However angry she did sound was betrayed by the light pink tint on her cheeks.
"First of all," she started, "You should have asked first. Second, I've got things to do. I can't babysit you all day. Besides, I'm sure you can go find another girl who is a thousand times more good looking than I am and she'll love having you around," she told him, beginning to walk off again.
"Yeah, but all that they will speak is French. Kinda hard to communicate, you know? I saw some earlier, though. Not too bright if you ask me. I'd rather hang out with a girl who knows what she's doing," He replied simply.
"Look, I have to go to work, and-" she started. She didn't know why, but her face seemed to feel a little warmer than usual.
"When was the last time you took a day off?" He asked her, finally catching up beside her. They walked to the corner, where he saw a traffic sign. It was like the ones they had in America, with the person crossing the street and the hand signaling to either hurry up or cease your walking completely. Thankfully, he vaguely remembered Robin telling him that in France, unlike in America, people didn't stop and let your finish your walking. The little green man meant go, and the red guy meant you were in trouble. In other words, green meant go and red meant dead.
"I don't know, a while back I suppose," she admitted.
"Why not take the day off?" He asked her.
"Well, I kind of need the money. Living in Paris isn't exactly free, you know," Roy shrugged.
"What is one day going to do? Come one, just call in sick and enjoy the day," he told her.
It was at that moment that Jade realized that she truly hated the boy in front of her. Her hatred for him had no limit, and extended to the end of the Earth. Her newfound feeling had no words strong enough to describe it. And the reason she hated him so much?
Well, simply put, she found herself calling her latest boss and telling him that she was taking the day off for some training and would be a day late. It was something about those dancing blue eyes, or maybe it was the wind blowing through his now unkept hair, or it could have been that ridiculous smile he was always wearing, or even the numerous freckles that his new hilarious new sunburn brought out. Whatever it was, it had made her do what she thought she would never do; she decided to have fun.
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Hopefully that with hold you over until more ideas flow into my mind. Remember that this story covers a lot of material, and could last a long while. I mean, come on, the main character isn't even born yet! XD
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Restrictions: They aren't dating yet, so no kissing or anything. Also, this coupon cannot be used with three fourths of the store's materials. You cannot buy a sofa with this coupon. (Don't you just hate those coupons that restrict everything?)