Eh, I have a feeling no one will believe my excuses, so I'm just going to skip to the disclaimer.
I do not own Teen Titans. Yeah...it's probably for the best.
Chapter Seven: A Touching Moment Turned...?
Robin groaned and resisted the urge to go running full speed through the Common Room window and plunge himself off into the ocean. It would definately save him some embarresment that way though it might ruin his reputation as the fearless leader.
"Tell me, Robin, do you enjoy the 'disguises' I have chosen for you?" Starfire's innocent sweet voice only made the situation worse.
Robin gritted his teeth and hissed out his words. "Star, no one could have picked out a more...unique disguise than you."
Starfire smiled and giggled gleefully. She had pleased Robin!
Cyborg had been doing all he could not to burst out laughing until he finally couldn't take it anymore. He fell out of the couch and started rolling on the floor with tears coming down his flushed face. His laughs came out choppy between his desperate attempts to continue breathing.
Starfire looked down at her incapacitated friend with a concerned expression on her face. "Please, is friend Cyborg...okay?"
Robin looked down with seething anger. "No, he won't be."
Cyborg's laughter subdued to occasional chuckles, and he slowly regained his ability to take in shaky breaths. "Aww, Rob, I mean Sherlock, don't choke on your pipe. Your gonna blend in great!"
Robin gritted his teeth once again; he had no idea how he still had any teeth left. He looked down at his outfit and swallowed a growl.
He was wearing a long brown trench coat exactly like something a detective in ancient mystery movies would wear. To complete the outfit was a matching mud brown hat that flopped down over Robin's masked eyes. In a real society like Jump City he would stick out like Raven in a video game store.
Starfire next to Robin was dressed in the exact same way. Cyborg was the only one who would actually blend.
Robin groaned once more and quickly replaced his mask with dark sunglasses. "Let's just go."
Cyborg grinned evilly.
BB/Rae
Beth slammed on the brakes narrowly missing an elderly lady crossing the street. Ignoring the shouted insults (Where in the world did a seventy-year-old learn to mouth like that?) she waited for the light to change.
Her foot tapped anxiously out of nervous habit. What was taking so long? Did the light break? Oh, no! If the light broke, then she would have to wait for the cops to show up, and they always took forever.
The red light flickered to green.
I really have to stop doing that, Beth thought as she floored her vehicle to keep going. In record-breaking time, she swerved into the closest 'parking place' in the Stone Hard Cafe. Of course, all of the speeding, rounding corners, running stop signs, and reckless driving probably helped. Beth just hoped that the guy's foot she ran over healed all right.
The line shocked Beth at first, but she figured it didn't really mattered. Radiating confidence, she strutted/ran toward the front until she saw a pasty middle-aged man.
"Hi, I'm not here to eat. I just need to go inside to talk to someone about important business," she said self righteously.
The man looked up boredly. "Ma'am, unless you have reservations, I can't let you inside."
Beth's artificial smile died on her face. "Look, Dude, I don't know who you think you are, but I need in there. Now!"
The man's expression didn't change in the slightest bit. He could have been at a funeral. "I told you, Kid. No one gets in here unless you have reservations or wait in that very long line. Not even the Titans could get in here without a reservation."
"Mister-"
"Ma'am! Do me a favor and: Go. Away." He went back to whatever he called 'working'.
Beth gritted her teeth and debated on whether she should act on instinct on common sense.
Instinct won.
Beth grabbed the front of the man's shirt and lifted him in the air. Her expression was cold and angry. Her voice came out a scary hiss. "I'm going through that door no matter what you do or say. It's your choice whether I leave you at your stupid job or duct taped to a wall."
Beth set him down and waited for his reaction.
The pathetic excuse for a human being corrected his posture and straightened his tie. "I believe I shall return to my occupation."
Beth snorted. "You do that."
Turning away from the stunned line, Beth walked through the doors. She made her way through the rivers of waiters and customers and searched for Beast Boy and Raven. At last she saw a teenage couple at a table in the corner. Looking closer, she realized it was them.
Beth watched as Beast Boy pulled out a small dark blue velvet box. She gasped as he opened it and showed the contents to Raven. Raven looked stunned; it was the most emotion Beth had ever seen the sorceress show.
Beth clenched her fists until nail marks were sure to show on her palms. Oh, no! She was too late!
Raven was going to kill Beast Boy!
BB/Rae
Raven looked at the changeling across from her with something close to fondness. He really could be amusing when he stopped trying so much. Not that she would ever tell him that of course.
Beast Boy was in the middle of a rare story from his past when their food came.
"I was just a little kid, so I didn't realize that lion-equals-bad. Heh heh. I know that now - oooh! Food!"
Raven looked up to see a uniformed waitor bringing platefuls of steaming food. Beast Boy had ordered fettucine noodles with a parmesian sauce. Raven, out of respect for Beast Boy, had also ordered something meat-less: A garden leaf salad adorned in the freshest vegetables. At least, that's what the menu said.
They ate their meals with only casual conversation. It wasn't until their dessert was on the way did things heat up again.
Beast Boy looked nervous. "Um, Raven? I, uh, have something for you."
Raven raised a single eyebrow. It was her version of a dramatic gasp. "Oh?"
Beast Boy nodded and reached into his pocket and pulled out a miniscule midnight blue velvet box. Raven looked at it with shock. What was going through the little changeling's head...?
"Raven, you're a really good friend, and I'd like to give you this." Beast Boy opened the box and revealed the inside to Raven's waiting eyes.
Inside, was the most beautiful thing Raven had ever seen. It was a silver chained necklace with a small pendent hanging down. Obsydian and midnight blue gems adorned the edges of an amethyst diamond-shaped crystal.
Raven looked up to Beast Boy's anticipating emerald eyes. "Beast Boy, this is beau..."
And that's about when all rage and pain broke loose.
Curious? Just a little bit? Yeah, I am extremely mean to break up this touching moment, but I'm going to enjoy this next part way too much. ^_^ By the way, I'd like to thank for the trench coat disguises idea: Thanks!
But until we get to that gut-busting hair-pulling heart-breaking moment...
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