A/N: It's all good in this neighborhood! Sup readers! It's your favorite vamper JC. I am not going to lie. I have been gunning through these chapters for this story like it ain't nothing. Probably because of the gorgeous plot. This chapter will be focusing on every titan finding out who Kori is. It kinda flows like the first episode of Ouran Highschool Host Club, but better- cuz there will be shade thrown. OH! And for some reason even though Lexi was introduced as a love interest for the mean Robin, the original author (Lilly) never described her physical appearance. So, I have decided to fill in the blanks by making her the antithesis of Kori. Hopefully ya'll like how she turns out. Note:All the songs that are being played are real songs I don't own them. Last note: This is kinda like a filler chapter, so many of the plots lines (like what Kori does during her soundcheck (spoiler?)) is not told. It's supposed to be that way in anticipation of the actual performance in the next chapter. Hope you don't hate me for it.
We made it to the club without a hitch for the most part. Cyborg and I made small talk about how my Suburban ran, while Raven and Beast Boy stammered around each other. Every so often I would look back there and smile. They were too cute. The only problem was Lexi and Nightwing. They kept arguing, and I found it super annoying. My car is my happy place, and where I keep the hype up before I perform. When they got loud and interrupted my train of thought for the third time I stopped the car.
"Listen you two! Ya'll need to cut that shit out. Like right fucking now, I got a performance to do and I would like to keep the good vibes high. One more argument and I am kicking BOTH of you out." Lexi rolled her eyes and muttered something about privilege. I had to bite my tongue to stop myself from going back there. She thought she was hot shit but she really isn't. The ice blue eyes that I thought could always cut me down with a glare seem tepid now, not even worth worrying about. She was wearing a skin tight booty shorts, and a hot pink top. Her makeup was overdone and her brown hair was piled on top of her head. Trying to look hot...she looks like a clown's whore. I snickered and then scolded myself for thinking so mean. She may have changed in the time that I have been gone. But as I saw her smack BB upside the head for a joke he made, I knew she hadn't.
Inside the club was eerily silent, given the fact that it's usually filled with people. The stage in the middle already had most of my equipment set up. Next to the stage, shouting at a whole ton of people to get this done was Selina. Wearing a beautiful three piece suit that complimented her curves perfectly, I had to whistle in appreciation at the woman who became a second mother to me. She turned and laughed.
"I am so glad you approve. Now I was thinking for the show..." She pulled me into a tirade of the order in which she thought I should perform. I thought some and decided that I would do something my own way.
"Selina...I want to make my own list for this one." She stopped short, obviously surprised. Usually I just dj out what she thinks is best. This time however, I have a point to make, even if they don't know who the point is to. She nodded briskly, kissed me on the cheek, wished me good luck and sashayed out of the room.
"So...I got to finish prepping for the show. You guys can go ahead check out the club while it's empty. Soon it will be overcrowded and you won't be able to make elbow room." I climbed up on the stage. Slipping on some headphones I got lost in the world of my craft.
With Kori's gift to roam the club the Titans did just that. Cyborg stayed close to the stage to talk about electronics with one of the stage hands, and to lift heavier items to where they needed to go. Lexi went to go sit at the bar and Nightwing reluctantly followed. Raven went to find an even quieter spot to read, while Beast Boy went after her. He still liked her but over the years they grew distant. The car ride proved to him that if he just tried he and Rae could still be friends. While Cyborg was helping the stage hands he overheard one of them say Starfire. He was so shocked he almost dropped the speaker he was carrying but quickly composed himself. Setting it down in the marked spot he wandered over to the stage hands who said it.
"Starfire? What do you mean?" The stagehand laughed at Cyborg's cluelessness. "DJ Starfire, over there. You came in with her." He pointed to Kori who was nodding, and then scribbling on a sheet a paper. "She is the face of Starry Looks- the arts company Bruce Wayne endorses. She is so cool!" Cyborg nodded absentmindedly, thinking back to earlier that day. He looked up with a jolt, startling the stage hand; who had kept talking.
"Sorry man, I had just remembered something." Cyborg now had a reason to stay close to Kori. If he was right, she had some explaining to do.
I pulled off my headphones with a satisfied frown. This list was faulty.. but the best I could do with all of the music swirling in my head. I chose to do in the first part: Apologize,They're Not Horses, They're Unicorns, Titanium, and Don't. After the ten minute break I would do the dj set: club songs to keep the flow hype like Non Stop, Hotel Room Service, and a couple of mixes by this guy I got hip to during one of my tours on the East Coast. Coolest dude on the East man, promised to do a shout out to his work. I guess I shouldn't say club songs, since all of the songs were mixed for the club...just the first set is a bit more somber. And for the final part it's requests. I think it's a pretty solid show. I stretch, then stand to go to the bar. While I am walking over there Cyborg meets me halfway.
"What up Cy?"
"Nothing much Little Lady. Just heading to the bar, and thought you would like someone to walk with." I nodded, but faltered as I saw his eyes widen a bit. Did I just fail some test I didn't know about? Whatever. I walked the rest of the way with Cyborg.
"Can I get a sweet tea, lot of ice, a burger, extra mustard and some fries?" The bartender nodded with a smile. I turned to Cyborg. "So how have you been Cyborg? This club awesome or what?" He didn't respond and just kept staring at me. I squirmed for a fraction of a second.
"So DJ Starfire? Where did you get the name?" I looked left and then behind Cyborg. Nightwing and Lexi were laughing at the other end of the bar. Lexi was sipping on some fruity drink and he was eating pretzels. I didn't want them overhearing this conversation so I told the bartender to bring my meal to the green room and motioned for Cyborg to follow. I got there and sat down.
"So what gave me away? Was it me hugging Raven in the house?" He smirked and then began to laugh. "It was you calling her Raven." I looked up, confused. "BB called her Rae, and we didn't say her full name at all. You called her Raven right off the back. That was what first got me confused. Then here, the stagehands called you DJ Starfire. That put everything together." He yanked the beanie off my head. "All that dye can't hide the fact that you are Star." I fell silent as the door opened and one of the waitresses handed me my plate. With a murmur of my thanks she went back out the door. The silence continued as I feasted on my meal. With the last bites of my burger gone I finally responded.
"Well, you found me. You want money for the damages I did- fine. You want to fight- wait until after this concert. I have made a life here, one that I am not giving up for anybody." He just looked at me, then ran toward me crushing me in a big bear hug. "Ohhhh Star, you are so stupid! We all missed you. A year after you left, we all fell apart. Me and BB still hung out but the Tower was never the same. I am so sorry Star." I wormed my way out of the hug and grimaced.
"Well that is all on you all. You had exactly you wanted. I left due to you being a real asshole. All of you, except Raven." He went to reply but I held up my hand. "Now, I don't mind you all knowing but don't think a hug and an apology will get you back in my good graces." He went to reply again, but was stopped by a knocking on the door. "Enter." One of the stagehands came in. "Everything is ready for soundcheck." "Ok tell everyone to meet me at the stage." With that the stagehand shut the door. "If you will excuse me Cyborg. I got a show to get fully prepared." I left, noting a fly on the wall. I shook my head, knowing that my confession was not just heard by Cyborg.
As Starfire left the room shaking her head, the fly that was on the wall morphed into a green young adult with his mouth gaping open. You see, when Starfire and Cyborg went into the green room, Beast Boy and Raven were on the upper floor of the club. Raven was reading and Beast Boy was staring at her. He was shocked, as it was not everyday he got to see his crush in everyday clothes. He didn't know what magic Kori worked to get Raven out of her cloak but he thanked her.
"So...whatcha reading?" Raven sighed and shut her book. "I was reading a long dead race's scientific discoveries on black magic and how it can be used to alter matter's properties... but you seem to want to talk." Beast Boy blinked in response. Usually Raven just kept her nose in her book, effectively ignoring him. "I..uh...well I don't know. We can talk about how awesome it is to finally get out of the Tower. Or how flustered I am that you are finally talking to me because when we are at home you never do, and I am really glad that you are because Cyborg is nice but I don't like Cyborg like I like you.." "WHAT!" Beast Boy froze and then went completely red. He just started blathering and ending up confessing in the worst way. He looked at Raven, and gained some confidence. Raven was just as red as he was. "I like you. A lot. Always have. You're gorgeous, smart and laugh at my jokes." He fell silent before he started blathering again and looked over the railing at the bar and saw Cyborg and Starfire going into the green room alone.
"I'ma go see what Cyborg is doing." He jumped up and hopped over the railing before Raven could even formulate a reply in her head. Sneaking into the green room as a fly, he sat on the wall just in time to hear that Kori was actually Starfire. He almost morphed back into a human over the surprise of it all, but stopped himself at the last minute. As Cyborg and Star talked he thought back to what happened before she left. Nightwing was dating Lexi, and.. they were all jerks to her. 'We legit treated her like shit. Rae was right. It was all our fault.' He felt disgusted with himself, and was about to change when he froze. A chill went over his spine as Starfire glanced in his direction. He watched as she left the room and changed back to a human. Cyborg jumped a bit but did not say anything.
"Well then...I honestly don't know what to say Cy.." Beast Boy shook his head as he looked at the closed door. Cyborg put his hand on Beast Boy's shoulder. "Me neither."
I walked to the center stage and addressed my stagehands. "Alright everyone. This is about to be one of our shortest shows. Be mindful that as a result we got to keep the sound and transitioning smooth. No one wants to deal with thirty minutes of technical difficulties for a fifteen minute show." A few chuckles rang through the small crowd. "Alright, let's get this soundcheck started!" I pulled my beanie off and slipped on some headphones. I glanced at Cyborg and Beast Boy as I fiddled with the songs on my controller. 'Three out of five...soon they will all know. I wonder if they all feel as guilty as Cy?' I shook my head as I turned the knobs on my crossfader all the way to the left.
"DJ STARFIRE! Let's go!" My remix of Apologize started blaring through the speakers.I relished the bass it throbbed through the ground. Sound is excellent, so I didn't have to worry about the sound quality. I paused the song.
"Ok so what I am going to want for this song..." I discussed what my show's lights needed to be the best for each song. I motioned with my hands as the stagehands timed them and practiced several times.
As Kori talked to the stagehands about lighting and smoke machines, Beast Boy, Cyborg and Raven all convened near the front door to the club. Raven was mad at Beast Boy for just vanishing after confessing to her. Who the hell does that? Regardless, she didn't know how to reply yet, although she knew how she felt.
"What are we going to do Rae?" Beast Boy exclaimed after restating all that happened in the green room. He seemed especially distraught, while Cyborg was quite calm. Raven shrugged her shoulders. "We'll tell Nightwing and Lexi and let them deal with it. Personally she has never had a problem with me." Cyborg nodded in agreement as Beast Boy looked on in distress. As a group they turned to the bar and looked at their leader with his girlfriend.
*Camera/ P.O.V. shift*
Nightwing internally sighed as Lexi drained the last of her Cosmopolitan. It was her fourth one and already she had turned into a giggling slurring mess, near-shouting how wonderful it was that they got to chill before the club opened. He looked over at this teammates. They all seemed to be discussing something of great interest and Beast Boy seemed extremely distraught. He lazily wondered if he should go see what was wrong, but decided not to as the three began making their move over there. Turning his head to look away, he stared at the Dj vibing on the stage. Kori- the name rolled around his head lazily. She was quite interesting- hugging Raven without hesitance, when her own teammates shied away from direct contact with the empath. Having such camaraderie with Selina, Alfred and even his hard ass father. Her hair was unnaturally dark, making him wonder if she dyed it the black and red it was. He didn't get the chance to talk to her that much, but she seemed to get along with everyone quite well. He winced- well not him and Lexi. They immediately started arguing when they got into her car. He was secretly glad she shut it down so quickly. He shook his head, trying to get rid of the negative thoughts that had followed him here from Jump City and turned to his teammates.
"What's up guys?" Beast Boy and Raven looked at each other, and then to Cyborg. He looked back and then sighed. Nightwing frowned. Just as Cyborg was about to open his mouth Lexi interjected.
"Hey you guys! Isn't this so coool? Koriin is so cool." She giggled and then hiccuped. As she stood on wobbly legs a Jamaican song came on: Non Stop. "Ohhhhh this is my favorite!" She tottered off toward the middle of the empty dance floor. Cyborg shook his head and turned back to Nightwing.
"Kori is Starfire man."
So that is Chapter Three! I wonder how the Titans are going to go about knowing Kori is Starfire. (Sike...I know ...kinda) I decided to keep Lexi effectively out of the loop until the next chapter, since she is the only Titan to not show remorse. Anyway- I'ma list all the songs that I used when planning out this scene and the next chapter. Special thanks to my best friend BOOM. (Yeah that's his real name, wanna fight about it?) He made it so I wasn't a complete moron about all things DJ wise. Still stupid, just not a COMPLETE moron. TY for reading- Review Fav Follow!
Part 1 of the Set:
1. watch?v=62NOGfQCGF4
Dj Antoine- APOLOGIZE
2. watch?v=2a7M4U6F3t4
Bayside- they're not horses, they're unicorns
3. watch?v=tATCmLjhVC4
Titanium - David Guetta ft. Sia (Si Senor Dubstep Remix)
4. watch?v=dzdLSX0QK3M
Ed Sheeran - Don't (Don Diablo Remix)
Part 2:
1. watch?v=SviZhEw3LJc
Gyptian NonStop
2. watch?v=Y2oT3e5AHBs
Pitbull - Hotel Room Service (Dancehall Club Mix)
3. watch?v=4HWddNrRKcA
DJ Dizzy-Tweety Bird 2k13 (Shakeoff Track)
4. watch?v=I2-uTZam4PQ
My Pussy Pops Severely [Baltimore Club Remix] DJDizzy_ duhgreatone #Vine
And finally the requests- now I actually asked people about this one
Requests
1. watch?v=tjjIWpGRMf0
ODESZA - Light (feat. Little Dragon) Requested by Clifford the Big Red Dog
2. watch?v=BKV8tmZvmiM
P!nk - Raise Your Glass (Riddler Big Room Club Mix) Requested by Capt. Devynn "KevEdd" Shipper
3. watch?v=W2gpgtW2Kqo
Habits (Stay High) - Tove Lo (Dark Intensity Club Mix) Requested by Mamma Domo
4. watch?v=pvnaivYjXkM
Miguel- Vixen Requested by Hanna 2 Fly Banana
5. watch?v=HFCi-DnEDHM
[NEW ARTIST] 주영 (JooYoung) - Call You Mine Requested By Selena Sexy Bambina