I do not own Teen Titans. Sad, isn't it?

Chapter Eleven: Problem X

"Wow…" Raven stared at the big colorful poster hanging on the wall advertising the movie they were going to see. It was - *gasp* - Wicked Scary IX. Big surprise. How many movies can they make out of one villain? "This is a shocker."

Beast Boy shrugged. "Everyone loves a classic horror."

"Right…everybody…"

The couple walked through the doors of the big movie theater. Beast Boy bought a jumbo tub of popcorn and a large coke. Raven bought a small tea. Polar opposites? Beast Boy and Raven? Nah.

"Theater ten. Have a nice movie," a pimply teenage boy said with a bored tone as he took the tickets and pointed them in the right direction.

"Wow," Beast Boy said once they were out of earshot. "We're not even disguised, and he didn't recognize us."

Raven rolled her eyes. "Or maybe he just didn't care."

Beast Boy grinned. "Need I remind you that a mob of fan girls seemed to care a lot?"

"Do you want me to remind you?"

Beast Boy's ears drooped. "No," he said meekly.

The only other people beside Beast Boy and Raven in the theater were an elderly couple and a teenage boy sitting in the far back corner. Beast Boy blushed and rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "So…uh, you want to sit in the back?"

Raven's eyes widened as her mind slowly began to realize what teenage couples usually did in dark movie theaters…in the very back…

"Let's sit over here," Raven said suddenly and pointedly sat right behind the couple that had to be older than Jump City itself. Beast Boy followed.

"Hello, Dears," the woman said in her old lady voice. "The two of you love Wicked Scary, too?"

Beast Boy nodded enthusiastically. "It's my favorite movie ever!"

"Us, too!" the man said with the same vigor. They immediately launched into a complicated debate about whether the first, second, or seventh movie was the best.

Raven rubbed her temples. How did she get stuck in this situation? Oh, right. She agreed to go on a not date with Beast Boy. That's how.

At last, the movie started and the three movie addicts instantly quieted. Raven was grateful for that, but almost wished for their annoying voices again when the actual movie started. The special effects were pathetic in this one, so Raven definitely didn't have to worry about her powers this time. How Beast Boy was entertained by this was beyond Raven's logical mind.

"Ah! The horror!" the old man shouted suddenly when an obviously cardboard monster flew on screen. He stood up and frantically departed from the theater, his hands waving like a crazy person.

"Honey!" the woman called and followed.

"Well, that was odd," Raven said finally after the awkward silence that followed.

"No joke," Beast Boy agreed.

"For real," said a third voice. Raven and Beast Boy turned to their right to see none other than…

Red X!

"It's a surprise to see you here," Raven deadpanned as Beast Boy tried to get over his shock.

"No kidding," Red X said in that weird mechanical voice. "I could say the same to you. What's the dark bird doing with the green goof?"

"Hey! I happen to be on a date!" Beast Boy shouted just as Raven said, "None of your business."

Red X's eyes widened under his mask as Raven face palmed.

"You two…are on a - date?" And then he seemingly pulled a camera out of nowhere and snapped a very good picture of the empath and the changeling sitting next to each other in a movie theater. "This will be a great one for the Internet!"

"Wait!" Beast Boy shouted, fully aware that his life was quite literally on the line. "Wait! We'll do anything - anything at all! - if you give us that camera."

Red X smiled. A smile that could only be described as an evil smile.

"Anything…?"

BB/Rae

"This wasn't exactly what I had in mind," Beast Boy said nervously. No one could really blame him. After all, he was dressed in a pink fluffy dress with makeup and everything. A blond curly wig covered his natural green tint. He looked like a - well, a girl.

Red X chuckled. "You look great, kid. Now you're clear on the plan? You lure the girl into the alley, and I'll take it from there. If you tell anyone about this, a certain picture will end up all over the Internet."

Beast Boy tugged at the pink frills. "Why couldn't I have gotten the girl in the alley in my own clothes?"

"Simple. Your outfit amuses me. Now get moving!"

Beast Boy stumbled awkwardly in his high heels. "Who knew I'd ever be helping Red X ask out a girl he likes - in a dress!" he muttered to himself. Raven was back with Red X to make sure he didn't take off without upholding his part of the deal.

Red X had said that the girl he wanted to go on a date with was running from the police and should be going past the alley entry at any time. Apparently the criminal had been stalking this girl for a while.

Beast Girl - er, I mean…Beast Boy - positioned himself in front of the entrance and waited for this girl to pass by. He didn't have to wait long. All of a sudden a rocketing torpedo shot into his side.

"Watch it!" the girl shouted and picked herself up from the ground. She held out her hand to help the sprawled out Beast Boy up, too.

"I'm sorry," Beast Boy rambled. "But could you…follow me? I need you to - Beth?"

"How do you know me?" Beth asked suspiciously. The makeup was carefully applied after all. Red X was a man of many talents.

Beast Boy's tiny little mind raced. How was he going to pull this off? How was he going to get Beth to go into the alley? Wait - why was Beth being chased by the police?

"Um…I've seen you around?" Beast Boy answered.

Beth raised a single eyebrow. "…right. Look, I've got to get going. There's this really annoying loser following me, and I need to get away. Nice running into you. Bye."

She started to take off again when Beast Boy - wearing a dress, let's not forget that part - stepped in front of her. "Um, wait! I know a shortcut to a candy shop! It's right through this alley."

Beth looked at her - I mean, him - suspiciously. "You sure?" A shout could be heard in the distance.

"Yeah," Beast Boy shouted enthusiastically as he took off down the alley. Luckily - or unluckily, depends on your point of view - Beth followed the pink dress into the dark alley until there was nothing to see. The prominent pink fluff had disappeared.

"Hello, Beth. Nice to meet you," came a smooth voice.

Beth rolled her eyes and faced her suitor.

BB/Rae

Cyborg gleefully went through the pictures on the camera in his arm. "This is so sweet!" he squealed.

Robin nodded. "I almost feel bad about this. The guy's wearing a pink dress! …and we really should have caught Red X while we had the chance."

Cyborg rolled his eye. "Man, give it a rest already! This is about blackmail not criminals!"

Starfire giggled off to the side. "Friends, I do believe Beast Boy has removed his most lovely article of clothing and is now taking Raven to another place."

Cyborg stood up. "Great! More blackmail…"

Sorry, it's taken so long. Hope this chapter makes up for it.

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